Chapter 95: When will Chang'an play chess? (Three)

Ganquan Palace

The night was as bright as water, and the moon was as bright as jade. Chen Jiao looked at the sky and walked towards Yunyang Palace. Her expression seemed very haggard. When she walked into Yunyang Palace, she heard the child crying endlessly. Chen Jiao took a deep breath and walked in. Sure enough, she saw her daughter sitting on the ground, crying. When Liu Jia saw Chen Jiao, she immediately threw herself into her arms and said, "Mom, you are finally back."

Chen Jiao sighed inwardly, picked her up, and said, "Be good." Then she winked at Anu on the side and signaled her to leave.

"It's dark, Jia'er is afraid." Liu Jia said while sobbing.

"Jia'er is not afraid. Are there many people accompanying Jia'er? My mother is back too." Chen Jiao said, carrying her daughter to the bed, lie down with her, and covering her with a quilt.

"I'm afraid." Liu Jia said nothing else, just like that.

Seeing her tears on her face, Chen Jiao couldn't help feeling a little sad. From the time this child was born to now, she has obtained the best of this era. How could she have been so frightened? She comforted her with kind words: "It's okay, isn't you here?"

It has been three days since the dream-like assassination, and Chen Jiao has never believed that all this is true. The powerful Liu Che fell down like this and has not woken up yet. In the past five years, since she met him again, even though she was unwilling to admit it, this man has always covered all the places she could reach with his shade of trees like a big tree. This is certainly a kind of confinement but also a kind of protection. Today, he suddenly lost the shade of trees that he gave him, and suddenly felt unable to adapt. He suddenly realized that he had begun to rely on this man after all.

"Mom..." The daughter's timid voice sounded in her ears, pulling her mind back from the distant shore. She lowered her head and smiled at her, and said, "What's wrong? Jia'er."

"Father. Will he be fine?" Liu Jia asked with red eyes, timid, like a little rabbit.

"It will be fine. You have to believe in the medical skills of Yi Shi. Didn't you see that she has saved many people?" Chen Jiao lowered her head and comforted, "But Jia'er must remember that you must stay in Yunyang Palace obediently and not go out. Don't let people find out that you are not actually sick."

"Yeah." Liu Jia nodded obediently, and then said, "Jia'er will be very well-behaved. Jia'er doesn't want the prince to be the emperor, and Jia'er wants his father to come back..."

Seeing the tears in the corner of her daughter's eyes, Chen Jiao reached out to wipe away her tears. Chen Jiao quietly left the bed, waved to Anu who had been guarding the door, and said, "Come in and take good care of the princess."

"Yes, Empress." Annu responded. Then he asked with some concern, "Empress, have you not rest for a while? Have you ever since yesterday..."

"I'm fine." Chen Jiao shook her head and said. Humans are really strange animals. They are under a high level of tension. The body does not feel tired at all, and the only thing they are tired is the energy.

Quickly pass through the corridors and walk towards the bamboo palace, the palace of the Taiyi God's Di. Yongdi and Ganquan Palace are very close. That day, after entering the palace, there were naturally many doctors on standby in the palace, but considering the many factors such as confidentiality, she still chose Chunyu Yi. Moreover, if the sick person was Princess Guangyu who was accompanying him, it would be normal to call the maid to serve the doctor in the palace.

As for moving to Ganquan Palace, it was another matter. Although Liu Che was not suitable to move at that time, for Chen Jiao, Ganquan Palace was obviously a safer place than the palace. When Liu Che stayed in the palace, he could not stay in the palace all the time because there were still many sacrificial activities waiting for him, and under his own arrangements, many similar activities had been avoided. If this continues, it would inevitably make people suspicious. But it would be different to come to Ganquan Palace.

Ganquan Palace. The correct title at this time should be Ganquan Shanglin Garden. It consists of many palaces and is actually an extremely large group of palaces. It has always been a capital of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of Han would come here for a while every year, similar to the later emperors of the Qing Dynasty who went to Mulan Eid to hunt every year. The most important thing is that in Ganquan Palace, there is a bamboo palace that worships Taiyi God. After Liu Che entered Ganquan Palace under the name of worshiping Taiyi God, even if he no longer appeared outside, no one would have doubts. In addition, before Chen Jiao was deposed, she lived in Ganquan Palace for seven or eight years. Although many of her confidants had been beheaded when she left, she was obviously more capable of controlling Ganquan Palace compared to the Yongdi Palace.

"Empress, why are you back?" The lights were brightly lit in the bamboo palace, and Liu Huichen was guarding it, with Chunyu Yi and Yang Deyi who were decorating medicine next to it.

Chen Jiao walked to the edge of the bed where Liu Che was lying, knelt down, held his exposed hands, looked at his closed eyes and a beard on his chin that looked a little messy because he was not taken care of. She couldn't help feeling uncomfortable, forcibly swallowing tears that were about to burst out, and said, "Huichen, go out and call Lord Nie Sheng over."

"Yes." Liu Huichen nodded and left.

"You are a doctor, how is your Majesty's situation?" Chen Jiao asked while scrutinizing Liu Che's random hair.

"Your Majesty's heart vein was injured by the golden blade, and the three souls had seven souls, so he has been unconscious now. Although the weapon has been removed, a lot of painkillers have been added. But..." Chunyu Yi hesitated for a moment.

“But what?”

"I dare not guarantee anything to the Empress in your situation... Everything depends on Your Majesty himself." Chunyu Yi said a little unbearable.

Chen Jiao felt that a string in her heart seemed to be broken because of this sentence, and she felt a burst of stinging pain hitting her heart. Liu Che, Liu Che, you are so fragile. Are you not the emperor who is promising for the twenty-four dynasties and eternal eternal emperor? Are you not the Emperor Wu of Han who is decisive in the killing? I always thought that even if one day I left first, you can still command the world in your Weiyang Palace. Could it be that I was wrong?

Thinking of the look in front of him, the look with infinite worry, Chen Jiao felt that she could not distinguish between reality and illusion. Is he still that Emperor Wu of Han? Will Emperor Wu of Han take her out for a trip? Will Emperor Wu of Han give her the only favor for so many years? Will Emperor Wu of Han... hand over the emperor's seal to her so easily? How could Emperor Wu of Han who would make a son and kill his mother for the sake of the Han world, who would hand over the emperor's seal to her, who could appoint the three ministers?

Perhaps, the one who was wrong was not necessarily himself. The Emperor Wu of Han had not met Yu Ming, and the Emperor Wu of Han would not cry in the secret passage of Yilan Palace. The Emperor Wu of Han... had never met himself. The Emperor Wu of Han had always kept him out of his heart just for a few lines of words on the history book, and ignoring the self who had tried to reconcile over the years, perhaps it was even more cruel than the person who was sleeping in front of him.

When he was a child, Che'er held his hand, Che'er with red eyes in the tunnel, the pretended calm king Tong in Maoling, Liu Che, who accompanied him gently in the Shanglin Garden, and Liu Che, who has been dedicated to being a good father of Jia'er for many years. That night, Liu Che who listened quietly to "A Chinese Odyssey" and Liu Che who held him behind him when the assassin came... Every scene came to his mind at this moment, and finally penetrated the layers of tears, and fell into his eyes. The haggard Liu Che in front of him...

It turns out that before I knew it, Chen Jiao also had so many memories with him. Are there so many common memories? It is not only the memories of Gillian and Cheer.

"Liu Che, you won't have any trouble. This is what you said myself." Chen Jiao raised his hand and gently kissed her, "Don't think I'll cry. I'll live well and wait for you to wake up. This time, I promise to have more courage than before."

"...Empress, are you okay?" Chunyu Yi saw that she had stopped talking for a long time, and then murmured something in a low voice. He said with some concern.

"Yi served the doctor," Chunyu Yi felt the woman with her back facing her as if there had been a change in an instant, although her voice was still so faint. "No matter what method you use, you must wake up His Majesty. What medicines do you want and what conditions do you want, you can speak as much as possible."

"...Yes." Chunyu Yi was stunned for a moment and couldn't say anything, so he could only agree.

"Empress, Lord Nie is here." Liu Huichen walked into the hall and said.

Chen Jiao stood up and said, "Please go to the side hall."

Chen Jiao observed Nie Sheng in front of him. This man, who was about forty years old, was valued by Liu Che more than ten years ago. He was responsible for supervising all officials and intelligence work for the Huns. Although he did not have an official position, he was one of the top real power figures in the Han Dynasty. His position was actually equivalent to the head of the Dongchang in the Ming Dynasty, but Liu Che has always been a rational emperor. He has never let Nie Sheng's power exceed his due territory, so Nie Sheng has always been a shadow of loyalty.

At the same time, Nie Sheng was also observing Chen Jiao, a woman with a noble background, a woman who was still favored after being deposed, and a woman who made His Majesty the Emperor decide to travel in confinement. When His Majesty was injured and her status was in danger, was she worthy of her loyalty and surrendering to her?

"Mr. Nie, the wise man doesn't say secret words. I think you should know very well. Is this palace's current situation?" Chen Jiao said directly.

Nie Sheng listened without saying a word.

"So, I won't go around any circle with you. I just ask you one question, can you help me hide all the injuries of Your Majesty? How long can I hide them as long as you can?" Chen Jiao walked closer to Nie Sheng step by step. Seeing that he didn't say anything, she couldn't help laughing, "Mr. Nie, Ma Heluo can not follow me, and Yang Deyi can not follow me, but you no longer have the qualifications to pick and choose. It's better to cooperate with me as soon as possible."

"Empress, don't scare me. If I leave Ganquan Palace directly and go to Chang'an to report the news, I will be appreciated by Queen Wei." Nie Sheng finally spoke.

"But you will no longer be the shadow of the emperor who supervises all the officials, let alone the injured in the hands of the people you brought. Even if Wei promised something, you must demote you first before it is realized? Lord Nie, don't forget that everything you have come from Your Majesty. And people are very realistic. Once you lose something you can exchange, it is easy and legitimate to step on you to the end."

"The most important thing is, don't forget that you once made a deal with my mother, Princess Guantao." Chen Jiao said coldly.

Nie Sheng suddenly raised his head and looked at Chen Jiao, but saw her An Zhiruosu looking back at her with clear eyes.

Chen Jiao replied without hesitation: "How did my mother catch Wei Qing at the beginning? Why could my mother attack Wei Zifu several times? Thank you all for this, Lord Nie."

Nie Sheng suddenly felt a sweat on his back. He didn't remember these old things from more than ten years ago. Back then, he was just a young man next to Liu Che, and started the transaction under the threat of Princess Guantao. One reason was that Princess Guantao was extremely powerful at that time, and the other reason was that he could see that Liu Che's feelings for Ah Gillian were far better than Wei Zifu, so at that time, he didn't care about offending a small palace servant for the sake of the queen. But who expected that things would turn around later, and Wei Zifu actually got from Yijie.

The female slave became the mother of the Han Dynasty, so when Chen Jiao was deposed, he was one of the groups who most wanted Liu Che to change his mind. You brought these to you, and he was worried about the transaction that year, fearing that someone would be exposed. After Chen Jiao returned to the palace, he kept a step away from doing things, trying to remain impartial between the Chen family and the Wei family to make up for the mistakes he made back then. However, he also knew in his heart that he had no way back, but at this time, Chen Jiao suddenly pointed out, and his mental defense was broken.

Seeing his reaction, Chen Jiao smiled slightly and said, "It seems that Lord Nie has already remembered it all."

Nie Sheng stared at Chen Jiao for a while and found that the woman in front of him was no longer the way he thought, no longer the girl who was ignorant of the world under the protection of her mother and husband. The slightly naive Queen Gillian was able to negotiate a deal with her so frankly today. Perhaps, she could indeed fight against the people on the other side of Chang'an... and she had no other choice.

He slowly lowered his body and said in a deep voice: "Empress, if you have anything to do, just give me instructions, no one dares to refuse to obey."

Chen Jiao looked down at him and nodded slightly. She knew that as long as Nie Sheng-kan cooperated, she would have overcome the initial difficulties.
Chapter completed!