"Ah Yan?" Liu Ying caught his wife's delicate body and took a step back, with a stunned expression on her face.

Zhang Yan had a feeling of trepidation.

"I'm a little sorry for her," she said quickly and messily because of her mood. Because of her, Liu Ying alienated the entire harem, no matter what, Ding Qizi had nothing to do in this career, until she was coerced by the Empress Dowager Lu to deal with herself. "She saved my life this time, and I remember,"

In this life, the grievances between her and Ding Yan are indescribable. Although Ding Qizi also participated in acts that were unfavorable to her, he also saved her life in the end. Under the addition and subtraction, in the end, how much they owe each other cannot be settled, but when she was in despair, it was she who stepped forward to save her courage to survive. With this alone, no matter how grateful she is to Ding Yan, it is worth it!

After escaping and returning to Liu Ying's side, the pride in her bones was unwilling to let her hide Ding Ying's kindness in front of her husband, but this did not mean that she was willing to accept that her husband would have feelings for the former woman because of this.

"I'll repay the favor with my own thoughts," she looked up, her apricot eyes as bright as a torch in the dim dim dungeon sky, "but I'll never take you back the favor." - You belong to me alone, and I will never give it to her. ”

Liu Ying laughed for a moment and patted her on the back, "Silly girl." ”

He gently hugged his wife, raised his head slightly, looked at the solid soil on the top of the dungeon, and his eyes were faintly helpless, "This kind of thing, where is it said that you can let it?" Besides - even if you say it, can you still like her according to me? ”

"In my life, I only like you as a woman! Therefore, Ding Qizi saved you, which is equivalent to a kindness to me, and I am very grateful to her in my heart. But that's all there is to it! ”

The footsteps and eyes of the guards around Lang Wei didn't know when they began to gently avoid it, and they didn't dare to look at the affectionate sweetness between the emperor and queen. At this moment, a corner of this bleak underground palace has become a paradise for lovers. Zhang Yan lay quietly in Liu Ying's arms, put her side face on her husband's chest, listening to the sound of his pounding heart, his words slowly fell on Zhang Yan's ears and heart, soothing her anxious heart, but also brought out a sour emotion. Zhang Yan closed her eyes, and two lines of tears appeared on her cheeks. Quietly savor the faint sweetness that comes out of the bitterness in the bottom of my heart. The sweetness was dull, slowly rising from the sour and bitter background, until the end. It actually filled the entire heart, but the previous bitterness was also diluted, and on the slightly raised corners of the eyes and eyebrows, a gentle and pious joy bloomed, "Liu Ying." ”

"Thank you."

“…… Although over the years, there have always been some twists and turns between us that seem to be inescapable. But every time, as long as I'm by your side, I feel full of courage. You've been so good to me, and sometimes, I feel like I'm a little unworthy of you. ”

"I'm talking stupid again."

Liu Ying hugged her and smiled, and slowly, the smile on her lips gradually condensed. “…… If you really want to talk about it, I'm not worthy of you. …… I'm so much older than you, and I'm older, if it weren't for ......"

"Nonsense," Zhang Yan stood up and glared at him. The voice of the following sentence is somewhat muffled. "My uncle, always the best."

Liu Ying smiled. shook his wife's hand, got up and stepped forward to groom Ding Yan, and called, "Chang Liu." ”

"The slave is here." Han Changlu bowed forward with a very respectful expression.

"Go up there to find two innocent palace maids, come over and carry out Ding Qizi's body, and be sure to bury it with generous gifts."

……

The emperor mastered the entire underground palace of Weiyang Palace as quickly as possible, and sent his henchman Lang Wei to grope the entire underground palace according to the map, cut off the connection between the underground palace and Changle Palace, and sealed the exits of some palace rooms. The seventh son of Ding of the Zengcheng Hall died of illness due to "infection" and was buried in the Concubine Garden with a concubine ceremony, and some of the palace people in the Zengcheng Hall were also quietly disposed of. After Ding Qiren was buried, Lang Wei Xu Huan was ordered by the emperor to go to Ding Meiren's hometown Lantian to find Ding Meiren's family, and ordered Lantian County to take care of the python's wife.

All the follow-up reactions caused by the sudden change of the day's repetition were in full swing in the two houses, some of them were like stagnant water and no reaction, and some were full of sparks. Empress Lu in Changle Palace remained silent for the first time, as if it had nothing to do with the whole thing.

Zhang Yan hugged the fox fur alone in the Jiaofang Palace.

Her body was somewhat damaged because of that period of house arrest in the dungeon, and after surviving the end of the dungeon, she began to recuperate in bed.

"Your Majesty actually let the Kingdom of the King of Huaiyang?"

In the Jiaofang Palace, Zhang Yan's surprised voice came.

At this time, Liu Ying was still dealing with state affairs in the front hall of Weiyang, she sat on the bed, looked at the maid in her palace in front of her, and her expression showed a rare surprise and surprise.

"Yes."

Heather said softly,

"Your Majesty ordered the Kingdom of the King of Huaiyang at the end of September last year. It is said that before the king of Huaiyang left Chang'an, he deliberately went to the Xuanshu Hall to bid farewell to everyone, and knelt down in front of the palace to bow down again. Everyone was also very sad, and summoned him into the temple, and spent two and a half hours on the other hand, but in the end he did not take back this fate. So the king of Huaiyang left Chang'an at the beginning of this year and went to Huaiyang. ”

Shi Nan's voice flowed in the rich and soft Jiaofang Palace, looking at Queen Zhang's complicated face, and said cautiously, "Lu Twelve Niang is also married......"

Zhang Yan was stunned, and couldn't help but raise her eyes and glance at Shi Nan.

"It's Erlangjun who is married to the Li family, and this marriage is personally designated by everyone." Shi Nan put his hands respectfully at his side, his palms were flat, his face hung down slightly, his expression was calm and calm, and he said slowly.

Zhang Yan closed a pair of bright apricot eyes and leaned her body on the pillow at the head of the bed. Some of the mysteries that I couldn't figure out were finally clear.

I see!

In the underground palace of Zengcheng Palace, Empress Lu spared her life at the last moment for what reason, these days, she has not been able to understand, and at this time she finally knew the reason: Empress Lu cared most about her son's throne and the glory of the Lu family in her life, and this time she was embarrassed for herself, which was also part of the reason. Liu Ying is her son and one of the people who know her best, she is her own mother, and Liu Ying can't disobey her. So he took such an action and declared his determination to defend his wife. In the face of her son's fierce statement, Lu Hou threw a mouse bogey, which saved her life. Because of this, the guards of the underground palace were relaxed after that. Later, he was spied on by the secret forces, and took advantage of this opportunity to sneak into the underground palace and threaten his life.

And Liu Ying's efforts for herself, in addition to this, may have some other things.

Zhang Yan only felt that the corners of her eyes were astringent, but her lips couldn't help but pull out a shallow arc. He smiled slightly and said, "I want to sleep for a while." Go down, all of you. ”

Heather curtsied, "No." ”

She waited for Zhang Yan to change her clothes, and helped Zhang Yan put down the curtain in the hall, and then quietly retreated.

There was a faint incense of agarwood burning in the Jiaofang hall, and it was soaked in the sound of warm breathing. Luo Ji is gentle, and the oppressive coldness and hardness in the prison cell are like heaven and earth. After going through such a period of time, returning to the paradise on earth in Jiaofang Palace, Zhang Yan felt as if her mind was in a strange state of long clothing, as if all the pain and joy had been stretched out in a certain timeline, maintaining a slightly numb state. Joy and sorrow are unknown!

With a "bang", the crystal curtain of the Jiaofang Hall was opened from the outside, and then a brisk footstep of "kicking and kicking" came. I didn't stop until I was in front of my couch. Zhang Yan closed her eyes and hugged the petite body of the visitor, and said with a smile, "Okay, do you want to be a mother?" ”

Liu Zhi, who was wearing braids, raised her head and glanced at her mother. There seemed to be something reflected in the big phoenix's eyes, showing a clear color.

Zhang Yan suddenly felt that her heart softened.

Liu Zhi cried a lot yesterday.

It was easy for her to find her long-lost mother. After a lot of crying, I fell asleep with exhaustion. After Zhang Yan and Liu Ying placed the quilt for her, they went to the underground palace of the Zengcheng Palace. When she returned to the Xuanshu Palace, Liu Zhi had already woken up from the nightmare, crying to find the "lost" A-Niang, just grabbing her clothes, refusing to leave Zhang Yan at a step, and not letting go at night, Zhang Yan had no choice but to sleep with her daughter.

Because of her daughter, on the first night of reunion after a long time of parting from life and death, Liu Ying hugged her tightly and did nothing, just stroked every inch of the bones that protruded because of the weakness of the body, and in the dark night, it was silent......

Zhang Yan's eyes showed a look of pity, "Okay, okay to shout 'A-Niang'?" ”

There was silence in the temple.

Liu Zhi looked at her quietly and didn't say anything.

Still can't do it!

Zhang Yan's mood sank. - But such scenes have become accustomed after all, and when she gets used to it, she has no disappointment!

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In the spring of the sixth year of the Middle Yuan Dynasty, the Xiongnu invaded Didao and attacked Ayang. Didao County Shouhe Fangwu fought with his troops, and each suffered casualties. Thousands of miles away, at the great court meeting in Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty, the Han monarchs and ministers discussed sending a letter of state to condemn the Xiongnu and rewarded He Fangwu.

Zong Zhengcheng Du Min stepped forward and admonished, "Your Majesty, now that the King of Huaiyang has become a country, Your Majesty has no other princes under his knees, this is really not the blessing of the Han Dynasty." The minister heard that in the harem, Jiaofang was seriously ill, at this time, His Majesty should recruit good families, if he can give birth to one or two princes, it is not only the joy of His Majesty, but also the luck of the Han!"

Liu Ying's expression stiffened slightly, and her voice was cold, "I know that Du Qing is loyal to the country, but this is my family matter, and I don't have to worry about it." ”

After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Du Min to speak again, and said, "This matter ends here, if there is nothing to do, the court meeting will be dispersed!" ”

Liu Ying returned to the Xuanshu Hall where the Son of Heaven lived, and behind him, the honor guard belonging to the Han Emperor was Wei Hehe, His Royal Highness, and dozens of white-clothed servants were in front of the palace, kneeling on the ground, with respectful eyes.

Under the current governance, the population of the Han Dynasty has gradually increased, and the grain production has gradually increased, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and they no longer have to worry about life and death. To be able to do this, this young emperor is indeed qualified to be respectfully worshiped by him.

Suddenly, a servant came out of the crowd, knelt down with a bang on the palace road in front of the Son of Heaven, and raised his head and leaned back at a distance of three zhang and said, "There is something in the minister Chen to enlighten Your Majesty." ”

Lang Wei, who was behind the emperor, clenched his halberd and looked at Liu Ying with his eyes.

Liu Ying frowned, a hint of foreboding flashed in her heart, and said, "Your story can be detailed, but as a low-level official in the service, you rushed to the front of the palace without being summoned." Guilty of sins deserves to be punished, and you can be convinced. ”

"The minister knows that he is guilty, and he is willing to be punished after the minister's deeds," Chen Zhong raised his head and said loudly,

"But the things in the minister's heart have to be entrusted to the king. When the minister heard that he was facing up, Du Zongcheng asked His Majesty to accept the daughter of the people to postpone the heir, but His Majesty refused to do so with the family affairs of the Son of Heaven. But the emperor is the emperor of the people of the world, from this point of view. The private affairs of the Son of Heaven are not just private matters. Your Majesty has now stood in the Spring and Autumn Period, but there is only one King Huaiyang under his knees. And the biological mother is from a humble background, if there is no prince, I am afraid that the world will also be unstable, from this point of view, this is not just the emperor's private matter? ”

Han Changliu's green muscles jumped straight when he listened. Furious, "Bold, how can you allow your little minister to discuss the affairs of the harem of the Son of Heaven?" ”

When Chen Zhong was dragged down by Lang Wei, he was still full of self-expression, "I wish Your Majesty to think about it for all the people in the world, and accept the birth of a daughter to give birth to an heir, so as to calm the hearts of the people." To the country! "There was a loud sound.

Liu Ying shook his hand and asked Lang Wei to put down Chen Zhong, "Chen Zhong." Do you want me to heed your advice, or do you just make a show to make a name for yourself? ”

Chen Zhong didn't expect such a situation, and couldn't help but be stunned.

At this time, the emperor stopped in front of the court of the Xuanshu Hall in the front hall of Weiyang. Under the public, except for the many servants in the corridor and the house. There are still people in the palace watching. Even though Liu Ying felt that she had a good temperament, she was forced into such an embarrassing situation by her courtiers. There is also displeasure in my heart.

"If you really want me to accept your advice, although the position of the servant is low, it is the position of a companion, and you can find a private time to give advice alone; Being so aggressive in front of the public, do you think that I will be afraid of the will of the public and reluctantly accept the advice? Or do you think I won't punish you for your false words? As for the end of the voice, it was already full of voices.

Chen Zhong knelt on the ground with a panicked expression.

"I can't afford a courtier like you." Liu Ying said lightly, "Give it to Ning Lang Lieutenant Commander, and after punishing him for the crime of collision, send him out of Weiyang Palace." ”

Liu Ying stood outside the door of the Xuanshu Hall at the back of the front hall of Weiyang, looking north. From the heavy stairs of the front hall to go down, and then walk a hundred meters, is a palace gate guarded by the halberd of Lang Wei. This palace gate connects the harem and the vestibule of Weiyang Palace, enter the palace gate, walk through a long Yongxiang, and it is the Jiaofang Hall where the queen of the middle palace lives.

Ah Yan is there.

Thinking of his wife, Liu Ying's expression softened slightly.

In the two admonitions just now, although Liu Ying did not accept the advice of the Naliang family, he also felt in his heart: Now that Liu Hong has gone to the country, he really needs a son! Although Zong Lingcheng's admonition was suppressed by him this time, there will be other people who will continue to admonish after all, and when there are many excerpts to a certain extent, even if he is the emperor, he will be under great pressure. A prince can easily resolve such a dispute, not to mention,

Although the truth of the resumption of the Tao was buried, Ah Yan, as a daughter-in-law, and the relationship between her and Empress Lu fell to the freezing point, which is not a long-term method after all. The queen mother has always hoped for a child with the blood of the surname Lu, at this point in time, a child can be the most convenient and effective way to alleviate the relationship between their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Ah Yan's child should have eyebrows and eyes similar to her, right? Thinking like this, a faint smile welled up on his lips.

Han Changliu quietly approached, bowed and said, "Everyone." ”

Liu Ying asked, "Is there any news from Lang Wei?" ”

"Back to everyone's words," Han Changliu has always been neat, but somehow, Han Changliu's voice had a hint of hesitation, "Lou said that this person has always been alone in the Imperial Horse Prison, and everyone thinks that he is just a good person, but Lang Wei checked carefully, and found that the palace people in the previous years were missing, and he had a close relationship with him!" …… Those palace people...... They were all tortured and killed. ”

Liu Ying looked at Han Changliu in amazement, confirmed his guess in his gaze, and remembered the messy clothes on Zhang Yan's body when he got out of trouble that day, and couldn't help but be furious, "I cut off the body of that villain and threw it out to feed the wild dogs." ”

……

The Jiaofang hall is warm like spring at this time.

Princess Fanyang was sitting on the couch in the middle of the hall, holding a purple frost pen in her hand—Zhang Yan had taught her to start holding a pen since last summer—and drew a few words on the good paper on the desk, and became impatient, and the ink stained her body everywhere. Zhang Yan looked at her daughter's lively appearance, and a trace of tenderness flashed in her eyes.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of urgent footsteps in the court outside the hall, so I looked up at the door, and the voice of the maid under the curtain "See Your Majesty" had not completely fallen, and Liu Ying's figure had already pressed into the hall.

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The content that was originally intended to be written in one chapter exploded in word count, and it could only be divided into chapters. The next chapter will be published by Sunday. In this chapter, Chen Shizhong actually has the intention of relying on Emperor Hui's good temper and becoming famous. His admonition is quite reasonable. Liu Ying obviously couldn't refute him from the point of view, so he could only find another way to find trouble with his mentality. In fact, being a courtier can't embarrass the boss!