"Your Majesty's holy car has arrived, and everyone will quickly pick it up." As soon as the voice of the eunuch guarding the gate of Cining Palace fell, before the people in the palace could react, Liu Yong had already strode in.

The palace people, who didn't have time to put down their work, knelt on the ground in various ways.

Even Ling'er, who was holding the incense burner in her hand, was caught off guard, and was so panicked that she knelt on the ground with the incense burner in her hand, but she didn't forget to shout to the sleeping palace behind: "Your Majesty has arrived, please ask the Queen Mother to get up and take over." ”

"What, my mother hasn't gotten up yet, is she unwell?" Liu Yong said with concern.

"No, no." The expression on Ling'er's face was very unnatural, "It's just that I talked about my family affairs with the slave and the maid and others last night, and I slept late." ”

Liu Yong stopped, he had already guessed what Ling'er was deliberately hiding.

In fact, what Ling'er wanted to hide was naturally that Empress Dowager Wu and Chen Ji were together.

She and Chen Ji have just returned.

After Li Yin's assassination attempt on Liu Yong, he has been hiding in Cining Palace, and Chen Ji and Ling'er blocked Qi Zhen on the grounds that Empress Dowager Wu was not in good health. After that, Chen Ji was worried that the palace people would find Li Yin's traces, so he took him to hide in Yanghe Palace.

Today, after they killed Wu Zhi, Chen Ji was afraid that Empress Dowager Wu would suspect him, so he had to follow Ling'er back.

Before Liu Yong arrived, he was in the palace to report to Empress Dowager Wu on his whereabouts in the past few days.

Of course, everything has already been designed, just to deceive the Empress Dowager Wu.

The extremely intelligent Empress Dowager Wu has almost no resistance in front of Chen Ji, and her IQ is not even much higher than Wu Zhi, and many complaints and doubts disappeared after Chen Ji hugged him.

Hearing Ling'er's cry, Chen Ji's face turned pale in panic, he couldn't find a place to hide, and he lowered his head and was about to get under the phoenix couch of the Empress Dowager Wu, and was pulled back by the Empress Dowager Wu.

"You guy, how can you be so afraid of the emperor? Wait for the mourners to take you out and explain for you. The mourning family knows that the emperor is not a foolish person, and he will no longer be embarrassed by you. ”

Chen Ji still didn't dare to face Liu Yong.

Empress Dowager Wu had to let go.

"It's okay, you wait here, and after the mourning family explains clearly, I will come and call you out."

Empress Dowager Wu walked out.

Liu Yong stood at the bottom of the steps of the hall.

"Erchen has been busy collecting various materials in the past few days, and he has not been able to come in time to ask for peace for the queen mother, so he has come to ask for his sins today." Liu Yong saw Empress Dowager Wu coming out, and hurriedly bowed down and said.

"The emperor's hard work and mourning family know everything, and there is no need to explain." Empress Dowager Wu sat on the chair, looked at Liu Yong lovingly, and sighed lightly, "I haven't seen you for a few days, the emperor has lost a lot of weight, and the mourning family has no intention of participating in state affairs, but the emperor must also take care of his health, and it is also the last hope for my Shu Han." ”

"Thank you for the reminder, my son's son has written it down." Liu Yong said, "I believe that the queen mother has also seen that a large amount of grain and grass has been hoarded in my palace recently, which is enough for the people in my city to spend for two years." So many materials need to be checked by the sons and daughters themselves, so they are tired, but please rest assured that the queen mother has now been counted, and she only needs to guard them wholeheartedly in the future. ”

"The emperor doesn't mention it, but the mourning family still wants to ask, what is the emperor's plan?" Empress Dowager Wu asked.

Liu Yong's gaze shot in the direction of Empress Dowager Wu's bedroom.

Chen Ji hid behind the door of the dormitory, hating to suffocate himself completely, so he just pricked up his ears and tried to listen.

"Since the emperor gave the girl next to Qi'er to Sima Wangye, he has no other thoughts, thinking that my Shu Han spirit has been exhausted, and the destiny of heaven cannot be violated, and the sons only wish that there will be no more wars in this life, and the safety of the queen mother and her family will be safe." Liu Yong replied, "As for these burdens, they were sent by officials from all over the country after Prince Sima was conferred, and the sons and daughters only took care of them on their behalf. ”

Empress Dowager Wu's eyebrows raised.

Liu Yong's answer made her both disappointed and somewhat comforted.

He painstakingly helped him to the throne of the emperor, but he didn't want this to be the result, and he thought that it was also the will of heaven, which could not be reversed by manpower.

"Why do you need the emperor to do such things personally, so why don't the original ministers of the court and the central government do it for you?" Empress Dowager Wu changed the subject.

"The queen mother should know that since the death of the first emperor, my dynasty has been decadent, and all the ministers are only for personal gain, and the ministers are unable to rectify the dynasty, and they can't bear to punish them one by one, so they have to come forward in person. Although Prince Sima has sent heavy troops to guard it, it is inevitable that everything will be sparse, and for the loyalty of his cousins to the prince, it can only be so. Liu Yong made a very helpless look.

"With so many courtiers in my court, doesn't the emperor have anyone to entrust?" Empress Dowager Wu seemed to be very incomprehensible and asked.

"Erchen is all over the Manchu Dynasty, except for Qi'er and the people around the queen mother, Erchen really can't find anyone else to entrust this matter." Liu Yong felt that the time was ripe, so he said.

Empress Dowager Wu felt the same way.

Liu Yong observed Empress Dowager Wu's expression.

"Erchen used to have a candidate, but unfortunately, this person was killed by Erchen when Cao Wei's army broke the city. Come to think of it, it was Erchen who wronged him. At that critical moment, Lian Erchen was still difficult to protect himself, how could he blame others? ”

Liu Yong's words made Empress Dowager Wu a little surprised.

"Who is the emperor talking about?"

Chen Ji in the dormitory was also surprised, could it be that the person Liu Yong was talking about would be himself?

Sure enough, two words came out of Liu Yong's mouth: "Chen Ji".

Empress Dowager Wu stood up.

"The emperor really feels that he has wronged Chen Ji?"

Liu Yong nodded.

"This man has served his mother wholeheartedly for many years, and when he was in charge of the forbidden army, he also did his best, and he was able to know the number of days, and he was really a person who could bend and stretch. If this person is here, he will definitely try his best to assist Prince Sima, and his sons have formed a relationship with the prince, and being loyal to the prince is also loyal to his sons. ”

"The emperor is really sensible." Empress Dowager Wu was so excited that she slapped her hands hard.

Liu Yong sighed softly.

"Such a wise person has died at the hands of his son, and he asks his mother to blame him."

Empress Dowager Wu was overjoyed and walked down the steps.

"Don't be sad for the emperor, the mourning family is about to tell you good news. That Chen Ji is not dead, but has always been in the palace of the mourning family, and has already made this matter clear to the mourning family. The mourning family also wants to explain to you that the emperor has thought so thoroughly today, and the mourning family is very happy. ”

Liu Yong pretended to be surprised.

"Isn't the queen mother comforting her son?"

"How?" Empress Dowager Wu smiled, turned around and ordered: "Ling'er, I want Chen Ji to come and see you soon." ”

Ling'er was also skeptical of Liu Yong's words, but she didn't dare to disobey Empress Dowager Wu's edict and promised to go to the back.

Not long after, Chen Ji, who had already overheard the whole content, followed Ling'er to Empress Dowager Wu and Liu Yong.

"The slave knocks on His Majesty and the Queen Mother." Chen Ji didn't dare to approach, and knelt on the ground far away.

"Chen Ji, don't panic, my emperor already knows that you are to blame, and he is about to be entrusted with a heavy responsibility, so he came to speak recently." Empress Dowager Wu beckoned.

Liu Yong walked quickly to Chen Ji.

"Master Chen is really here in a good manner, and I am lucky."

Empress Dowager Wu came over and pulled Chen Ji up.

Chen Ji didn't dare to say anything, but his eyes were fixed on the saber hanging from Liu Yong's waist. I was afraid that Liu Yong would suddenly jump up and cut off his head unexpectedly.