Volume 2: Mountains Have Trees and Trees Have Branches Ninety-Eight: Cowardice

Then he saw a pair of clear eyes.

It was a pair of beautiful apricot eyes, like the cold moonlight in the night sky, and the autumn water was rippling.

It's just that the girl with such beautiful eyes now looks a little haggard and bleak.

The white gauze covered the girl's face, revealing a smooth forehead, and a red acne appeared three inches above the left eyebrow.

"Ah Yan," Empress Lu asked with concern, "Are you feeling better?" ā€

Zhang Yan leaned on Lu Hou and sat down, and said dying, "Thank you for the care of the Queen Mother's grandmother, I just used the medicine, but I feel weak, and the rash still can't go away." He coughed several times, and his voice was hoarse.

Qilu gauze is light and thin, separated by several seats, and you can also faintly see the red rash on the girl's cheeks.

The Hun envoy was shocked and couldn't help asking, "Is this Mrs. Zhang?" ā€

"What is the envoy talking about," Empress Lu said unhappily, "The mourning family is such a granddaughter, can she still be faked?" ā€

"Don't dare." The Hun made Haha laugh twice, and reluctantly said, "Zhang Niangzi's beauty is worthy of her reputation, but it's just ......."

"Just what?"

Zhang Yan asked coldly.

It's just that no matter how beautiful a woman is, if she has a red rash on her face, she won't be beautiful.

For the Xiongnu, with the Han Dynasty and relatives, what they really value is the silk given by the Han Dynasty as the dowry of the princess of the Sai, the tillers, the silk silk, gold and silver, etc., the woman who married in the past, who it is, in fact, it does not matter.

Whether it was Mao Dunshan Yu or him, he insisted that the Han Dynasty marry the niece of the Son of Heaven, firstly, because the Huns valued faith and righteousness, and the Han Dynasty and the pro-envoy Liu Jing married Zhang Yan to the Xiongnu, so they did not allow the Han Dynasty to rebel. The second is that this time it is a Han. He was sensitively aware that the two nominal supreme rulers of the Han Dynasty, the young and weak emperor and the shrewd and strong empress dowager, both loved this girl unusually much, and it was his rare pleasure to force the emperor and queen of the Han Dynasty to make concessions when the situation was stronger than others.

However, the woman who married back was not placed in the king's tent after all.

Mao Dun Shan Yu seems to like the weak style of Han women, and the Jing clan was quite favored among the royal tent clans.

The Huns lived in the grassland for a long time, and their diet was far from that of the Han people. There were very few people who got chickenpox, and he didn't know what kind of disease the girl in front of him was, but it was a fact that the girl's face was covered with red rashes. If the rash does not go away for a long time. Or even if it subsides, it leaves traces on his face, and when Mao Dunshan Yu finds that he is greeted back by a Han "princess" with a red face, the messenger can't help but shudder.

"It's just that Mrs. Zhang is sick and weak, and she probably can't stand the wind and rain of the Huns."

"yes." Lu Hou couldn't hide his worries. "Originally, the matter of harmony was established, and the big man should not shirk it. It's just that my granddaughter's body is delicate, and this time she suddenly got a strange illness, and the Imperial Medical Department consulted, and there were different opinions, and I don't know when it will get better. The envoy might as well go back and tell Mao Dun Shan Yu, anyway, Ah Yan is still young, so it is better to wait a few more years. When Ah Yan's illness is cured, let's do the kiss again. ā€

"No need. Not necessarily. The envoy hurriedly shook his head, in fact, not only the Han needed this peace, but the Huns also needed it. Last year, there was a great drought in the Xiongnu steppe, and many wild beasts starved to death on the grassland. If there is no gift from the Han Dynasty, then in winter, the entire Xiongnu will face the situation of having no hunt to fight and no food to eat, so they can only plunder the Han Dynasty again.

He laughed, "Although Mrs. Zhang can wait, the alliance between our Han and Hungary can't." I heard that there were many beauties in the Han Dynasty, and the Han Emperor might as well choose another candidate, and my Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty would be a brotherly state and coexist peacefully. ā€

Liu Ying swallowed the humiliation in her heart, and said lightly, "In this case, let's do it." ā€

He gulped down the wine in his glass, spit out a mouthful of turbid breath in his heart, and asked with a smile, "Ah Yan, are you okay?" ā€

"Hmm. Not good. Zhang Yan said in a daze, with a mind that must not fall to support, after the messenger left, he could no longer support it, and fell down with a bang.

"Ah Yan." Liu Ying was startled and hurriedly went to help. The heat of the tentacle skin was terrifying, and he hurriedly called, "Quickly call the imperial doctor." ā€

"During the pox, it is advisable to recuperate, and the most taboo is to blow the wind, but Zhang Niangzi is depressed, which makes the pox dangerous." The old lady doctor didn't have any resentment in her heart, but she didn't dare to reveal it, "For today's plan, the only way to do this is to use honeysuckle, forsythia, psyllium, and six coins each, yellow flower diding, purple flower diding nine coins, boil soup and decoction internally, and decoction to the affected area." Do not move the patient again. ā€

"Got it." Empress Lu nodded and ordered, "Then let Ah Yan choose a palace room in Weiyang Palace to recuperate." The Imperial Doctor's Department took care of it carefully, and there could be no more accidents. ā€

Before leaving, Liu Ying looked back at the girl on the couch, she was lying on her side in the quilt, her body was petite, because of recuperation, the white gauze she was wearing was removed, her long eyelashes were slightly curled, her face was burned into a red color, and there were a few red rashes sparsely falling. Xu is because he has always loved it in his heart, he doesn't feel that such a Yan is bleak at all, but very cute.

When it was late, the palace people lit two rows of forty-eight lights in the Xuanshu Hall.

"Your Majesty," the palace man said outside, "Aunt Su Mo of Changle Palace asks to see you." ā€

"Let her in."

Su Mo entered the temple with a wooden box in his hand and bowed, "See Your Majesty." On the orders of the Queen Mother, I gave this box to Your Majesty. ā€

Liu Ying took it from the hand of the waiter curiously, unfolded it and saw a neatly folded silk book, "What is here?" ā€

Su Mo said goodbye and said lightly, "I heard that it was a handwritten letter from Lu Jiuniang before she left home." ā€

Liu Ying was stunned.

"Now that the things have been delivered," said Su Mo, he curtsied, "and the minister will retire first." ā€

"Three years of spring have passed by in a snap of a finger. You don't mistake people, but people mistake themselves...... Make you cherished, and there will be no time in the future! ā€

Liu Ying looked at it for a long time, and finally sighed softly.

"Changlu," he asked, "you say, did I do something wrong?" ā€

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?" Chang Lu was confused for a while, and he didn't dare to talk casually, so he had to say cautiously.

"I have always only thought about what I should do and what I can do, but I have never thought about Jiu Niang's grievances and sadness. That's—"

"Sun Fengchang said that Your Majesty cannot do anything wrong." Chang Xiao took it quickly. "Even if there is something wrong with this, it is not on Your Majesty."

"Really?" Liu Ying said in confusion, and asked again, "Have you found Jiu Niang's whereabouts?" ā€

"Not really." Chang Lu shook his head, "The Lu family didn't dare to look for it with great fanfare a few days ago, but now, there is no trace of the two of them for a long time. ā€

"I hope she's okay in the future." Liu Ying said, "Changliu, I have a handwritten book, you give it to Taiwei Zhou." Ordered him to secretly search in all counties and counties across the country, and if he found Jiu Niang's whereabouts, he would-"

What then?

Liu Ying could only say softly in the end. "Let the local officials secretly help them, and be careful not to let them know."

"No."

Chang Lu wanted to make the emperor relax, so he smiled and said, "I haven't told Your Majesty yet, someone from Huailan Pavilion came to say hello just now." Ah Yan's mother woke up. ā€

"Oh." Liu Ying was stunned for a moment before responding.

"Isn't Your Majesty going to see her?" Chang Qi asked. He knew that the emperor loved Zhang Yan very much, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"No need." Liu Ying smiled bitterly.

If it was in the past, with his love for this niece, he would naturally not hesitate to embark on such an experience. But

Since ten days ago. The queen mother said to herself in the Xuanshu hall that she wanted to take Ayan for herself, and everything was different.

He still can't be described. At that time, he listened to his mother's words, and he was horrified.

"Queen Mother, Ah Yan, she is my niece. Moreover, he is still so young. ā€

"So what? Twelve years old. It's not small. Or do you want to watch her forced and pro-Huns? Back then, Duke Wen of Jin also married Wen Ying, his uncle and nephew. It's not in the case of Wulun. ā€

So what?

If this isn't, then what's so good?

Ah Yan, in his mind, is the girl who cried a handful of snot and tears at the first sight of Changle Palace, and the girl who sang Zhao Ge in the wilderness under Shangshan, she was always small, raising her head and calling him an uncle in a soft voice. She is sometimes fragile, sometimes strong, and many times, he thinks that as a child, Ah Yan is too smart, although she seems to try her best to hide.

For this reason, he always bears an extra heart for her.

Ah Yan is very beautiful, she has soft green silk, apricot kernel-like eyes, when she laughs, she will become a crescent moon, sweet and lovely.

She is not arrogant, she cares about people, and she is a very good girl. He has always been very fond of her, as an uncle.

However, he never imagined that one day she would be possible to become his wife.

Niece and wife, these are two very different roles in life. Just like jasmine and peony, one is amiable and the other is gorgeous. It's not the same.

He could never have imagined that he would have the urge to kiss passionately and caress Ah Yan.

Whether Ah Yan knows about this embarrassing marriage or not, he doesn't know; Whether he understands it or not, he doesn't know. But he knew that from now on, when facing her, he would be embarrassed, and he would no longer have the intimacy and naturalness of his past.

"Changliu," Liu Ying sighed and ordered, "I won't go, you can go and see her on my behalf." Well, during the days when she was recuperating in Weiyang Palace, she instructed the palace people to serve them wholeheartedly. ā€

"No." Chang Lu also sighed.

Wyland Court

The bead curtain covered the pavilion into a gloomy space, Zhang Yan sat in her arms, and asked with a strange expression, "Isn't the emperor's uncle here?" ā€

"Your Majesty is busy with political affairs, so he can't come." Chang Xiao sighed, and his face did not change.

He has always had a good impression of Zhang Yan, if it weren't for the fact that this girl was His Majesty's niece, then it would be very good to be His Majesty's queen.

It's a pity.

"But Your Majesty is very worried about Ah Yan's lady in his heart," Chang Lu smiled, "Before the year, Longxi County Shoujin offered two snow lotuses, and the imperial doctor said that this thing was very good for the lady at this time, so His Majesty ordered that a snow lotus be given to the lady." At this time, it should have been taken by the doctor to boil the medicine. ā€

Zhang Yan bowed her head and said, "Thank you for me, Your Majesty." ā€

The matter of being close to the Huns finally freed Zhang Yan from it, which put down a kind of concern for Empress Dowager Lu and Liu Ying, but the matter of harmony must continue, and it is imperative to elect a candidate for harmony as soon as possible.

On this day, Empress Lu handed over the silk letters of the three clan women she had chosen to Liu Ying, asking him to make a final choice among them.

Liu Ying looked at the silk book and laughed at herself, it turned out that even if she saved a Yan, there would still be a second person to sacrifice after all.

And the three names written on this silk book are not like Liu Danru in the past, and he is just a stranger. Their blood ties are all related to him.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the number of clans was not large. And there are very few girls of marriageable age.

"Changliu, you say, will this chosen person hate me?"

He lifted the pen and circled his name on the silk book.

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