Hearing that Concubine Liu was going to raise her head, Lu Bu hesitated slightly.

Bao Zheng touched Lu Bu's body lightly with his toes, signaling him to look up.

"The grass people obey the decree of the concubine." Lu Bu had no choice but to say, slowly raising his head.

The four looked at each other, and both sides were stunned for a moment.

Needless to say, Lu Bu is handsome, I am afraid that there are not a few men in the entire Great Song Dynasty, and Concubine Liu's beauty is also very comparable.

As we said, if we didn't know that she was the biological mother of the current emperor, I am afraid that by just our eyes, we would have thought that she would not be more than thirty years old.

The dignity and beauty of the royal woman were vividly interpreted by her.

However, what surprised Lu Bu the most was not Concubine Liu's beauty and temperament, but that feeling of déjà vu.

Trying to remember, Lu Bu's mind slipped the figure of a woman.

The moment the two shadows overlapped, Lu Bu felt that he must have made a mistake.

Because the other shadow is not an ordinary person, but a benevolent old nun in Qinglian Nunnery.

The wrinkled mercy on her face, where exactly is it similar to this concubine of the dynasty, Lu Bu couldn't tell for a while.

Concubine Liu was shocked by Lu Bu's heroism.

"The strong man is really extraordinary, no wonder Bao Aiqing loves you so much." Concubine Liu said, an imperceptible smile slid across her face, and she turned her head to look back at Ji Feng, who had just returned behind her.

Ji Feng understood, holding a huge tray in his hand, and walked down the steps with lotus steps.

"Lord Bao, my concubine Niangniang remembered that you had a meritorious service in capturing Yu Lun and others, and specially prepared some silver taels, and asked the adults to reward the meritorious people one by one after they went back."

"Weichen thanked the concubine on behalf of the official in the palace." Bao Zheng wanted to refuse, but when he heard that it was a reward for the officials in the palace, he had no choice but to say.

Concubine Liu nodded.

"Emperor, the mourning family knows that you are discussing with Lord Bao and state affairs, and it is inconvenient to delay for too long, so the mourning family will no longer bother, and go to the back to rest for a while."

"The emperor obeys." The Emperor replied.

"Weichen sends the concubine Niangniang." Bao Zheng also said.

Concubine Liu went down to the back with the support of the palace maid.

The emperor then came over and motioned for Bao Zheng and Lu Bu to stand up.

At this moment, the eunuch outside suddenly ran in.

"Changning has been waiting outside the palace gate for a long time, praying to see the concubine."

The emperor thought for a moment and smiled.

"Presumably, my imperial sister and uncle heard that Aiqing had returned to Beijing and had already cracked the case, so she came to congratulate the concubine."

Bao Zheng doesn't think so.

Thinking that Dong Chun had imprisoned Diao Chan, if Lu Bu knew about this matter, it would definitely turn the world upside down, so he hurriedly said, "Long live the minister, and then call the master of the horse to come in later." ”

The emperor was stunned.

"Aiqing doesn't want to meet my royal sister-in-law?"

"Long live Mingjian, it is an exception for Weichen to bring Tang Zhuangshi into the palace, this matter should not be known by more people, although the master of the horse is a royal person, but he is also a Jinshi, it is better not to meet Tang Zhuangshi." Bao Zheng replied.

The emperor thought about it, and although he still didn't understand what Bao Zheng meant, he still nodded.

So, the emperor turned to look at Lu Bu and said, "The day before yesterday, I heard that Ma Biao, the commander of the forbidden army, was missing, and there is no news so far. ”

The official position of the commander of the forbidden army is not large, but it has always been the emperor's most trusted person, and he must also be strong in martial arts and thoughtful. The emperor asked Lu Bu to stay in place of Ma Biao, which shows the degree of trust in Lord Bao.

Even Bao Zheng felt that this was an unexpected beauty difference.

Lu Bu has always remembered Diao Chan's advice.

"The grass people are just a reckless man, and they know that they can't take on this heavy responsibility, and they don't dare to accept it for fear of being entrusted with long live."

Bao Zheng pulled Lu Bu's sleeve hard, signaling him not to refuse.

Lu Bu was unmoved.

The emperor was also a little surprised, if he hadn't seen it for Bao Zheng's sake, how could he ask you to be the commander of the forbidden army by my side as soon as they met?

"Tang Zhuangshi thinks that the position of commander of the forbidden army is too small?"

"The grass people don't dare." Lu Bu hurriedly said, "The grass people have caused trouble several times, and this time they have to be pardoned by Banzai himself, so they are fortunate to follow Master Bao to arrest Na Yulun and others. The grass people have been happy in the market for a long time, and they don't think about being officials, and they also ask Long Live to take back their lives, and the grass people are only willing to follow Lord Bao's side and be a free people. ”

The emperor looked at Bao Zheng.

Bao Zheng seemed happy.

"Since Tang Zhuangshi doesn't want to be an official, please don't force it."

"Okay, I'll just stop mentioning it." The Emperor nodded.

After a few more words, the two got up to take their leave.

Because he was worried about being seen by Dong Chun, Bao Zheng asked the eunuch to lead the two out of the side door.

Walking on the road, Lu Bu mentioned his suspicion of Concubine Liu.

Bao Zheng pretended to smile mysteriously.

"Tang Zhuangshi doesn't know what is going on, and when he has time in the future, the official will tell you in detail."

Looking at Bao Zheng's appearance, Lu Bu felt that there must be some kind of connection between Concubine Liu and Cihui, but this should be a royal secret, and it is estimated that many court ministers will not know about it.

Actually, what Lu Bu thought was right, this Concubine Liu did have a connection with Cihui before.

At the beginning, Cihui was sent to the Great Song Dynasty by the Western Xia Kingdom as the princess of Lal, accompanied by a few servants, and a girl named Lal Meda, who was only sixteen years old at the time.

This Lalmeda is brilliant by nature, and many times even the limelight overshadows the kindness.

Because of the death of his ministers, the first emperor had no choice but to ask Cihui to go to Qinglian Nunnery to become a monk, but he only left this Lalmeda.

It wasn't until two years later that the ministers didn't know about it, but at this time, Lal Meda had been named Concubine Xia by the first emperor, took a word from Western Xia, and gave it the surname Liu in order to hide people's eyes.

It is rumored that the first emperor once had the idea of deposing the queen, but he was worried that his identity would be revealed, so he never succeeded.

Later, the prince of the East Palace unfortunately died, and the emperor insisted on canonizing Zhao Zhen, who was only four years old at the time, as the crown prince.

The mother follows the son, and this Lal Meda became the imperial concubine.

It is said that the reason why the first emperor favored this little girl from the Western Xia Kingdom so much was because her appearance was extremely similar to Cihui.

At the beginning, the Western Xia Kingdom also went through strict selection in order to select the two.

Probably because of this reason, this Lal Meda has not been able to sit in the position of the queen mother so far.

After the death of the first emperor, Lalmeda also sent people to the Qinglian Nunnery several times to find Cihui, hoping that she could enter the palace and enjoy the blessings with him, but because Cihui had long been accustomed to the purity of the nunnery, he never agreed.

Only a few important ministers of the imperial court knew about this matter, and even the emperor himself was confused, and he did not dare to ask Concubine Liu for verification.

Bao Zheng also heard some rumors after a few years.

In the past, Bao Zheng had also met with Concubine Liu several times, but he couldn't confirm it, but he saw it again today, and like Lu Bu, he was able to confirm the authenticity of these rumors.

However, Bao Zheng would rather bring such a secret to the grave than easily tell Lu Bu and the others.