Cining Palace:

Empress Dowager Wu sat on a chair at the top of the steps, looking at Liu Yonghe, who was standing below, and Chen Ji, who was kneeling on the ground.

"Ling'er, why don't you understand the rules so much, and don't hurry up to prepare a seat for my emperor." Mrs. Wu looked displeased behind her, and turned back to Ling'er who was standing behind her.

"The slave obeys." Ling'er walked down the steps and placed a chair covered with thick leather felt in front of Liu Yong, "Your Majesty, please sit down and reply." ”

Liu Yong's brows tightened, but he didn't sit down.

"According to what Erchen has seen, there is no sign of the enemy army outside the city, Lord Chen has just returned from outside the city, and he must be able to get some clues about the enemy army, which can be told to the queen mother."

Chen Ji pretended to be thoughtful.

"The minion was only ordered to send the letter, and he did not dare to delay during the period, and as for whether the enemy army entered the army, the minion really did not dare to speculate."

Liu Yong glanced at him and did not speak.

Empress Dowager Wu's mind was not here, and she waved her hand and said, "The emperor can't come to the battlefield in person in the future, the enemy army is heavy, if there is a mistake, how will the mourning family face the first emperor underground in the future?" ”

"The slave maid also thinks the same, but she doesn't dare to say it lightly." Ling'er is worthy of being a girl who has followed Empress Dowager Wu for many years, and she interjected at this time.

Liu Yong was silent.

At this time, a eunuch on duty hurriedly ran in from outside, whispered something in Liu Yong's ear, Liu Yong's expression changed slightly, but he quickly calmed down.

"After the queen of the mother, the sons still have state affairs to deal with urgently, so they will leave." Liu Yong said.

Empress Dowager Wu looked at the eunuch on duty, the man lowered his head, not daring to make eye contact with Empress Dowager Wu's gaze, like a child who had just done something wrong.

"Since the emperor wants to deal with state affairs, he can go quickly, and if he has something to do, he can invite him at any time." Empress Dowager Wu said.

Liu Yong withdrew.

"Slave and maid send your majesty." The palace maids standing outside the door saw Liu Yong coming out, and bowed down in unison and said.

In the house, Ling'er and Chen Ji didn't say a word.

"Stand down." Ling'er instructed the other palace maids.

Chen Ji didn't wait for Empress Dowager Wu to say anything, he had already stood up.

"Chen Jiyuan went to Cao Wei's camp, he must be tired, but he can go to the harem to rest for a while, the mourning family and Ling'er still have something, so I will go later." Empress Dowager Wu lowered her voice, deliberately avoided Chen Ji's gaze, and said.

Chen Ji naturally knew the meaning of Empress Dowager Wu's words, but he was not in the mood to accompany Empress Dowager Wu to "rest" now, his eyes rolled, he lowered his head and said "obey the order" and left.

Empress Dowager Wu looked at Ling'er.

"Ling'er dares to feel that the mourning family is upset that the mourning family didn't mention your beating to the emperor?"

"Slaves don't dare." Ling'er said, but her face was full of unhappiness, "Since the slave maid got rid of the queen master by the order of the queen mother, the slave maid feels that both His Majesty and the queen mother are wary of the slave maid. This time, the queen mother beat the slave maid, in fact, it was the face of the queen mother Chitose, if the queen mother refused to be the master of the slave maid, I am afraid that in the future, I will be inferior when the people in the Cining Palace go out. ”

Of course, Ling'er would not tell Empress Dowager Wu that she had informed Empress Zhang of Liu Yong's true identity, but only that Empress Zhang was suspected of bullying her.

Empress Dowager Wu smiled.

"You girl, with sharp teeth, has nothing to say to the mourners. It's just that this matter should not be quiet, and the mourning family will be angry for you in the future. By the way, where is the nephew of the mourning family now, you have to arrange for good manpower to take care of it, my Wu family only has this single seedling now, and you can't let it be lost. ”

"Uncle Xiao Guo is playing in the imperial garden, and the slave maid has arranged for the palace people to serve closely, so the queen mother can rest assured." Ling'er replied.

Empress Dowager Wu nodded, didn't say anything, got up, and prepared to go to the harem.

There was a sound of footsteps, and a man with a procrastinating image and a dumbfounded gaze ran in briskly from outside the palace gate.

"Uncle Xiaoguo can't trespass, I'm worried that I will startle the Queen Mother." A maid followed, shouting loudly.

The man looked to be in his twenties, tall, and if it weren't for the mud and stupid appearance on his face, he would be a very standard beautiful man.

He is the son of Wu Yi, that is, the nephew of the Empress Dowager Wu - Wu Zhi.

Choosing such a name, probably because his father hoped that he would be smart and wise, and make some achievements, but unfortunately, he was incredibly stupid. To this day, it is not as intelligent as a five- or six-year-old child.

Wu Zhi ran straight to the Empress Dowager Wu's side, and regardless of the muddy water and dirt on his hands, he grabbed the sleeves of Empress Dowager Wu's robe.

"Aunt Huang, it's not as good as at home here, these people are always chattering around and annoying, take me back quickly." As he spoke, he shook the sleeves of Empress Dowager Wu's robe vigorously, and actually tore it.

Empress Dowager Wu has no way to treat this nephew.

"Take my nephew to the back and wash up and put on a new dress, so that he can't run around." Empress Dowager Wu followed up, but the palace maid who didn't dare to step forward ordered.

The palace maid hurriedly ran over and pulled Wu Zhi away.

Wu Zhi is big, where is the palace maid her opponent, Wu Zhi pushed the palace maid down and ran out in a smoke.

The maid got up and chased after her.

Empress Dowager Wu's good mood was ruined for the most part, sighed, and returned to her bedroom accompanied by Ling'er. Immediately afterwards, something even more disappointing happened to her - Chen Ji was not here.

Yongtai Palace:

Liu Yong changed into another brocade robe with the help of the personal palace maid.

"Your Majesty went to the queen's place to drink, and didn't go out of the palace to meet the deceased privately, what do you want to do with new clothes?" The palace maid smiled while helping Liu Yong button up.

Liu Yong was a little unnatural.

In the eyes of the palace maids, they may just go to accompany their wives, such things may often happen when Liu Chan is alive, but for Liu Yong, it is a different scene.

I have long known that this imperial sister-in-law with the color of the city is virtuous and virtuous, intelligent, but I have never had the opportunity to really see it, and after becoming the emperor, I am afraid that I will not be able to easily approach it because I am afraid that I will not be able to easily approach it, if it is not for the last time I was injured, Empress Zhang came to visit, I am afraid that I will not even have the opportunity to listen to her conversation.

To be honest, Liu Yong had already realized that Empress Zhang was suspicious of him.

However, he couldn't guess the real intention of Empress Zhang to invite him to Jing'an Palace this time.

In any case, Liu Yong can't refuse such an invitation, or he can't bear to refuse. He couldn't even tell why he wanted to wash up and put on what he thought was the best.

"Tell me to go down, as soon as everyone is not to follow, I must go and have a drink with my concubine alone." After changing his clothes, Liu Yong said to the two eunuchs guarding the door.

"The slave knows." The eunuch replied.

The palace maid who followed behind retreated with interest.

Liu Yong took a few steps and glanced back with some anxiety.

At this moment, not far away, the figure of a eunuch came quickly.

"Has Lord Chen ever been out of the palace?" Liu Yong asked the eunuch with his hands behind his back.

The eunuch glanced around and made sure there was no one before nodding.

"The servant was ordered to follow behind Lord Chen, and found that he had slipped out from behind the Cining Palace as His Majesty said, and I am afraid that he had already reached the city gate at this time."

Liu Yong thought for a moment.

"Keep watching, and remember not to alarm him. If the matter is urgent and there is no time to reply, you can go to the nearest General Qi Fang and report to him, and he will deal with it on my behalf. ”

"The slave understands." The eunuch said, and quickly left.