In the prison of Dali Temple.

The head of the Liu family and Qinglian were separated from each other, and the surroundings were empty, the cell was dusty, the lights were dim, and something was squirming in the straw on the ground.

With a calm face, the head of the Liu family saw a mouse running in front of him as if no one was around, sniffed it in front of the food put down by the jailer, and ran away again.

I don't know how long the food has been sitting, but I can smell the smell of rancid food from a distance.

When the head of the Liu family was in the Jiu'an Palace, he had already been tortured and had no strength, and he couldn't eat this meal, his dry lips squirmed, he slowly stood up against the wall, and shouted at the door of the cell.

"Someone! Come! Come on! ”

After a long while, a jailer came impatiently: "What are you shouting!" It's the first time I've met you with so much in such a big cell. ”

Before the words fell, the jailer saw the untouched food on the side and sneered.

"You don't eat again? I can tell you, the food in this cell is like this, if you don't eat it, you will starve to death, and then you will be carried out and thrown into the mass grave, and we will not be blamed for being eaten by vulture and wild dogs. ”

The head of the Liu family didn't care about the jailer's yin and yang weirdness, thinking that he still had to ask for others, he softened his tone, took out a jade pendant from his arms, and stuffed it into the jailer's hand through the prison door.

The jailer took it and looked at it, then looked at the head of the Liu family, his face was a little better, and he said with a smile: "If you can't eat this meal, I'll send you some other ones in the afternoon, that's the master, I think you can, I specially bought it for you with my own money, you have to know my kindness." ”

After the jailer finished speaking, he also took the jade pendant and blew it, raised it up again to look at it, and finally wiped it and put it in his pocket.

The head of the Liu family accompanied the smiling face: "You must remember your kindness, I am here unjustly, this jade pendant can be worth three hundred taels, the right to give you a glass of wine for the eldest brother, my meal is secondary, I just want to ask the eldest brother to send me a letter." ”

"Sending a message?

The jailer was a little more vigilant and stared at the Liu family master up and down for a while.

"Where are you going to deliver the letter? I can tell you, your Liu family is not capable of doing anything now, I am afraid it is useless for you to send this letter. ”

"Whether it succeeds or not, it is the kindness of the eldest brother, I remember it in my heart, and after the letter is delivered, I still have a generous gratitude." The Liu family said.

The jailer's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Okay, I'll go and prepare a pen and paper for you, you write it first, and I'll send it out to you after I take my shift."

"Thank you, big brother."

The head of the Liu family lowered his posture, and when he saw the jailer carrying his things contentedly, the smile on his face sank.

After a quarter of an hour or so, the jailer came over with a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and personally spread it out for the head of the Liu family, watching him dry the ink and fold it up, and then took it.

"Where are you going to send this letter?"

"Just ask my eldest brother to help me send it to the west alley west of Miyagi, go to the last one on the left, and pass the letter through the crack in the door."

"It's quite troublesome."

The jailer couldn't help muttering, but when he thought of the reward after the deed, he agreed, and after packing up his things, he brought a new meal after a while.

Although the meal was a little cold this time, it was not rancid after all, and a pot of water was also delivered.

After the head of the Liu family thanked him, he immediately began to eat, not only did he not eat for the past two days, but he also basically didn't drink the water with him, and when he was in the Jiu'an Palace, he was tied up and exposed to the sun, and the cool water was drunk, and he suddenly felt comfortable.

Now, it is just waiting for this letter to be delivered to the Queen Mother.

……

"Queen Mother, this is the letter sent in from outside the palace just now."

The eunuch handed a letter to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was confused at this time, but she was already much better than the previous two days, although her face was pale and much thinner, but compared to the previous two days, she couldn't hear what she said clearly, and now when she heard the words of the little eunuch, she could barely open her eyes and look over.

After a while, the Queen Mother asked sluggishly, "Where did you send it?" ”

"The Queen Mother was sent from outside the palace." The little eunuch said in a low voice.

Mama Liu and Qinglian are not around now, and the other queen mothers can't believe it, so they drove out the little palace maid who was serving before, and there is anything that only this little eunuch can handle, at least for many years.

In the past, when Mama Liu and Qinglian were there, many things that came into contact with the outside were also done by this little eunuch when it was inconvenient for them.

At this time, the Queen Mother heard that it was sent from outside the palace, and raised her hand weakly: "You read it to the mourning family." ”

The little eunuch opened it according to the instructions of the Queen Mother.

"Now that I am in prison in Dali Temple, please save the Queen Mother quickly,"

There was only one sentence, and there was no payment, and the little eunuch looked at the Queen Mother after reading it: "The Queen Mother, this ......"

The Queen Mother waved her hand and ordered the little eunuch not to speak yet.

She was not very clear because of her serious illness, so she rubbed her temples for a while before remembering that this letter must have been written by the head of the Liu family.

Dali Temple......

The emperor actually got people to Dali Temple?

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother asked the little eunuch: "Have you heard any other news in the past two days, how are the Liu family?" Qinglian is also in Dali Temple? ”

The little eunuch said: "The emperor just ordered the head of the Liu family to be locked up in Dali Temple, and Aunt Qinglian was also in Dali Temple, but the rest of the Liu family was not imprisoned, but was locked up at home, and the emperor sent someone to guard outside the Liu family, and no one could come out, saying that he would wait until the queen mother recovered from her illness before deciding what to do." ”

“……”

The Queen Mother was silent.

This is a trap left by the emperor for her.

But after so many years of operation, if the Liu family is allowed to fall, her arrangements for so many years will be ruined.

If the head of the Liu family dies, who are the rest of the Liu family available?

"The Queen Mother, do you want to save it? Do you want the slave to go to Dali Temple to bring people out first? The little eunuch asked tentatively.

"Let the mourners think about it for a while......"

And think about it.

Is there a way to do both.

She almost couldn't imagine that the Liu family could use it immediately, and the previous things were basically handed over to the head of the Liu family to take care of, and this time, the emperor almost abolished all her arrangements in the capital.

The top priority now is that if the head of the Liu family dies, how should she rearrange the forces in the capital, and who can quickly transfer the forces from other places back to the capital to make up for it.

Moreover, she must find a way to keep herself from losing too much popular support, at least on the surface, she has to do something.

As for the head of the Liu family......

The Queen Mother pondered for a moment: "You let him stay in prison with peace of mind first, and then say hello to Dali Temple, don't be embarrassed for him and Qinglian, the mourning family will find a way." ”