After the family banquet, Liu Chang walked in the Weiyang Palace.

Speaking of which, when he was young, the first emperor still lived in Changle Palace, although this Weiyang Palace was completed in the ninth year of the Han Dynasty, but no one has lived in it, so it is inevitable that it will be a little lonely. Later, the first emperor Yan Jia, the imperial brother ascended the throne, he also went to the country and left Beijing, and the imperial brother moved into this Weiyang Palace, as a daily living and handling of government affairs of the palace. Weiyang Palace gradually became prosperous and rich. He walked in it now, and felt a little familiar, but it was inevitable that it would be strange.

"Lord Wang," a man from the palace in front of him came down from the rockery, stretched his sleeves and bowed, "The queen mother is enjoying the snow and painting plum blossoms on the mountain, and she saw the prince of Huainan and invited the prince to come over." ”

"Queen?"

"Ah Yan." Liu Chang was in a trance for a moment, and said solemnly, "Lead the way." ”

He walked with the palace people, passed a mountain climbing corridor, bypassed the corner, and saw a four-cornered mountain pavilion sitting between the mountainside, on the plaque with eight points of calligraphy iron painting silver hook to write the word "Lan Ting", the eaves tooth is high peck, such as the beautiful mountain eagle.

The pavilion was windy on all sides, the purple gold pot was boiling above the red clay stove in the pavilion, Zhang Yan was dressed in a fox fur, holding a handstove in his hand, standing in front of the case, looking back, looking out of the pavilion, and said with a smile, "Ah Chang." ”

"Brother to see the queen, may the queen be happy for a long time!"

"Your own brother, you're welcome." Zhang Yan put down the paintbrush in her hand and said with a smile.

She also grew up in Changle Palace, although she was closest to Liu Ying in the past, she had some friendship with other princes, and she was also familiar with Liu Chang, the king of Huainan.

Zhang Yan raised her delicate chin, and her face turned into a special beauty under the twilight of the day, "After a long time, I didn't expect Xiao Qi to marry a daughter-in-law." ”

Liu Chang was not to be outdone, "Not really." I remember when you were a kid you should have called me uncle. Now, it's time for me to call you the imperial sister-in-law. ”

The two looked at each other and smiled. In an instant, the years of separation were erased, as if returning to the youth.

The eldest princess, who was wearing a vermilion embroidered jacket, rubbed her phoenix eyes, broke out of the nurse's arms, walked to Zhang Yan's side with sturdy short legs, and pulled the hem of her mother's clothes.

After the New Year, the eldest princess of Fanyang is already three years old, in addition to not being able to listen or speak, she is very precocious, and Zhang Yan has controlled her temperament very well. has the noble atmosphere of the eldest princess, but she rarely angers her subordinates. He is a very caring child.

Zhang Yan smiled and hugged Liu Zhi. Pointing at Liu Changdao, "Okay, this is your Seventh Emperor Uncle." Come, call to A-Niang, "Make a straight mouth." "Seven, uncle."

Liu Zhi tilted her head, pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes were calm, as if she hadn't heard anything.

A look of insight swept through Liu Chang's eyes.

Although he was far away in Huainan, he had also heard about the deaf and dumb expedition of the eldest princess of Fanyang. So he laughed. "The eldest princess is a natural person, although there are occasional minor accidents, but I believe it. In this life, we will be able to turn things into good fortune. ”

Zhang Yan smiled, "It's more auspicious words for the Seventh Emperor Brother." "The clouds are light and the wind is light.

“…… I was asked by the Queen Mother and your imperial brother to choose a concubine for you, and I thought that you would be the one who married the concubine and would live a lifetime. So I asked you to come over and ask, do you have anyone you like? If not, for the future Princess Huainan. What can you think? ”

It was the same thing that the royal brother asked before. Liu Chang smiled in his heart, but he didn't care about answering as usual. "It's just a woman. The queen looked at it and chose one. ”

"Nonsense." Zhang Yan made a straight face, "The so-called wife, Qi Ye, husband and wife are one, how can they be so casual?" ”

When she looked solemn, her face was extremely bright. Liu Chang saw it against the light of the sky, and was slightly stunned in his heart, and thought, the young girl back then had grown into such a beautiful generation, no wonder the royal brother was infatuated. The face looked serious, and he said thoughtfully, "The marriage of children is decided by the parents. The first emperor and the brother of Qi Wang have passed away, and the queen is the eldest sister-in-law of the minister. If you have to ask the minister's meaning, the minister is a little wild, but he hopes to find a virtuous and gentle one. ”

Zhang Yan served the tea and said, "So, I know." ”

The final princess of Huainan was the young daughter of the late Shifang Su Marquis Yongya.

Shifang Su Hou Yongya, also Pei County Pei County, Qin II two years with the first emperor to raise troops against Qin, the first emperor defeated the Qin army, ordered Yong tooth to garrison Fengxiang. Yongya was lured by the Wei people Zhou Shi to rebel, rebelled against the first emperor and stood on his own, and then repeated several times, and finally attached to the first emperor again, so he was disliked by the first emperor.

In the sixth year of the Han Dynasty, the first emperor listened to Zhang Liang's advice and sealed Yongya as the Marquis of Shifang, with 2,500 households, ranking 57th.

The Marquis of Shifang was close to the Marquis of Zhou and Lü and the Marquis of Xinping.

After setting Yong's as the princess of Huainan, Yong's went to Jiaofang Hall to thank him.

Yong's single name is a Ke character, his personality is tranquil and gentle, he is fifteen years old, one year older than Liu. People are like beautiful jade, dignified and generous. Zhang Yan looked like it and admonished: "...... In the future, when you marry the king of Huainan, you should treat your husband well, give you the middle feed, and Yan should think about her husband well. ”

Yong's cheeks were stunned, and he stretched his sleeves and bowed again, "No." I remembered that before entering the palace, the eldest brother Shifang Hou had a deep conversation with himself:

"Ake, you are designated as the princess of Huainan, which is the honor of the Yong clan and the opportunity of the Yong clan. The cause and effect of my Yong's marquis, sister, you also know, and because of this, although my brother is now a marquis, it is inevitable that he will be a little embarrassed. You must know that His Majesty succeeded to the throne for his son-in-law, and although Empress Zhang did not give birth to a prince under her knees, there was still a king of Huaiyang in Weiyang Palace. The imperial system is already solid. After you become unconscious, you should persuade the prince to be kind to His Majesty and the Queen Mother. You are a smart person who knows how to behave in order to be good for your family and for yourself. ”

Among the princes of the first emperor, Liu Fei, the king of Qi, was the son of a foreign wife, older than the rest of the princes, and the marriage was decided by the first emperor, and he married his wife very early; After His Majesty ascended the throne, King Zhao Yin died in vain, after the acting king Liu Heng went to the country, the acting king Liu Heng was afraid that the queen mother would control his marriage, and the Empress Dowager Bo was afraid that the queen mother would control his marriage, so he started to be strong, and married the daughter of the powerful Du family as a concubine for the twelve-year-old acting king, in order to make it easier to control the land, but it was also offended by the queen Lu and gave a group of palace people. The queen mother learned the lesson of the acting king, and single-handedly controlled the marriage of Liu You, the king of Zhao, and Liu Hui, the king of Liang. Queen Liang was born in the Lü family. Queen Zhao was born in the Lu clan at all.

In such a situation, the king of Huainan asked himself to write a letter and ask His Majesty to choose a princess for him. With such a background, he chose to be the princess of Huainan, and he had no choice, only by making Huainan attach himself to the imperial court could he stabilize his position.

Thinking of this, Yong's eyes looked at Queen Zhang's eyes and looked kind and admiring, "Thank you for the teachings of the queen." ”

The Han system. The vassal king was not allowed to leave the country on weekdays, and he had to be summoned by the emperor to enter the court, if there was no special purpose. The stay in Chang'an cannot exceed three months.

Because the king of Huainan was about to get married, Liu Ying specially ordered Liu Chang to get married in Chang'an, and then return to the fiefdom with the new Huainan princess.

In summer and June, the king of Huainan welcomed the princess Yongshi in the residence.

On the second day, Liu Chang took the new princess into Changle Palace to meet him. Empress Lu set up a family banquet in Minglutai in Changle Palace. Zhang Yan accompanied. The banquet was harmonious, and Empress Lu was quite satisfied with Yong's background, and commanded with a smile, "...... If there is anything wrong with this leather monkey, just tell me, and I will call the shots for you. ”

Yong was flattered. Hurriedly got up and restrained his hands. On the side, Liu Chang complained in a dissatisfied tone, "What did the queen mother say?" Am I that kind of person? ”

Lu Hou was amused and laughed.

Empress Lu is old. When the feast was gone, he went back to his bedchamber to rest. Liu Ying got up and said, "Seventh Emperor Brother, follow me." ”

Liu Chang hurriedly got up and answered, and followed Liu Ying to the Xuanshu Palace.

Yongshi stood alone on the Minglu platform. Helpless.

Zhang Yan smiled and said, "Your Majesty and the King of Huainan have a deep brotherly relationship. I haven't seen him for many years, and the king of Huainan is about to return to the country, so I will get together, the princess might as well accompany me back to the Jiaofang Palace, and when the king of Huainan leaves the palace, I will go back with the emperor's brother. ”

Yongshi breathed a sigh of relief, "I wish to follow what the queen says." ”

Bu Yuan passed through the re-passage between the two palaces and returned to Weiyang Palace.

"Ake is going to Huainan here, the mountains and rivers are far away, and he should cherish it all the way."

Yongshi bowed and replied respectfully, "Thank you Queen Mother." "The face is delicate, with the shyness of a new wife, but also the pride of the spring breeze of the first princess and the reluctance to the Chang'an family.

"Have you ever been to Huainan?"

"No, I didn't."

Yongshi bowed and replied respectfully, "When the concubine was born, Ah Weng had already been made a marquis, and the concubine had always grown up in Chang'an and had never been out of Chang'an City. ”

"Huainan is a good place." Zhang Yan said with a smile, "When His Majesty was still the crown prince, Yingbu rebelled, and His Majesty went to Huainan at the behest of the first emperor. ”

"Your Majesty is wise."

"What's the wisdom?" Zhang Yan looked at Yong's and giggled, "I was in Chang'an with the Queen Mother back then, but I took care of him. He himself said that the battle was extremely dangerous, but fortunately he won in the end. ”

When she talked about Liu Ying, her eyebrows and eyes were affectionate, and her posture was extremely charming, Yong's stunned look, and a feeling of envy arose in her heart, and she couldn't help but say, "Speaking of which, the concubine heard the good name of the mother in the boudoir when she was a teenager." ”

"Oh?" Zhang Yan smiled and brushed her sideburns, "What do you say?" ”

Yong's eyebrows were raised, "The queen is a young man, she is in harmony with Your Majesty, assisting Your Majesty, and stabilizing the country, which is naturally famous." ”

The corners of Zhang Yan's lips raised slightly. She naturally knew that Yong's was deliberately flattering, and what he said was much beautified, but in any case, it was still very pleasant to listen to. It's just that I don't know where a melancholy arises from the bottom of my heart. Between her and Liu Ying, it is really not easy to get to where you are today.

There was a slight noise in front of the guard of honor, and after a moment, it calmed down.

Zhang Yan frowned slightly and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Shi Nan stepped forward, and came back after a while and said, "It's Bai Guo, the palace man next to the eldest princess, who came to find Niangniang." ”

Zhang Yan was stunned, and her face changed slightly.

On the side, Yong's observation and busy said, "Your Highness, the concubine is newly married, and there are still some things in the Huainan Palace, I want to report it first." ”

"It's fine." Zhang Yan said with a reserved smile,

"Ake is newly married, I don't want to bother too much. Before you return to the fiefdom with King Huainan, I will pick a day and invite you to the Jiaofang Hall to have a good gathering. ”

Bai Guo was led up and bowed to the ground, "Slave and maid see Her Royal Highness the Queen." ”

Zhang Yan frowned and asked, "What happened to the eldest princess, does it matter?" ”

"Back to Niangniang, the slave maid serves the eldest princess, it is Sang Niang who asked the slave maid to come over to report to the queen, this morning the eldest princess visited the plum blossom forest in the north of the Qilin Palace, and somehow, bumped into the Huaiyang King ......"

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Do you remember who the King of Huaiyang is? Ahem, it's Liu Hong.

Brother refers to both Liu Ying and Liu Chang, as well as Liu Hong and Liu Zhi, because the younger sister is called a female brother. So you can also say brother!