Zhaoyang Palace

When Liu Che stepped in, Chen Jiao had just finished breakfast and played the guzheng that had been moved from the mansion of Maoling City the day before yesterday in the room, hoping to calm herself down with the sound of music. With the memory of the two, she naturally understood this classical instrument more deeply. She raised her bare hands and sang softly like flowing water, and her sleeves flute slightly under the morning breeze. Liu Huichen was also wearing a light green dress, blowing the flute, and coordinating. The sound of the flute and the zither sound sounded quietly in Zhaoyang Palace.

Liu Che stood in a daze not far away, looking at the familiar and unfamiliar Chen Jiao, and remembered again that whenever he was angry by the tyranny of the Empress Dowager, she would burn incense, play the piano, and soothe his heart in the Jiaofang Hall. At that time, he would play with him like Liu Huichen. They would always cooperate well with the same instrument master. Only at that moment can they leave the palace outside the palace and be like an ordinary couple sharing hardships. Now, this is not the Jiaofang Hall, she is not the piano, and the person who plays with her companionship is not herself. There is no Taihuang here, and there is no friendship between husband and wife.

It was Liu Huichen who first discovered Liu Che's arrival. The movements in her mouth stopped unconsciously. Chen Jiao, who felt Liu Huichen's changes, raised her head and immediately saw Liu Che. The sound of silk and bamboo stopped abruptly. They just looked at each other. For a moment, in the hall, there was only the breathing of the palace maids and eunu. Liu Huichen woke up first, and she hurried forward and kowtowed to Liu Che, "Liu Huichen, Jiangdu, has seen Your Majesty." The other palace maids led by Piao'er and Anu also came forward to salute.

"Get up." Liu Che made a gesture of getting up, and then said, "You all go out." After everyone left, Liu Che walked to Chen Jiao and looked at her quietly.

In the end, Chen Jiao couldn't stand his gaze first, so she turned her head and said, "Let me go."

When Liu Che heard this, his expression darkened, but he quickly regained his usual indifference and said, "Giao, I think you have recovered your memory."

"So what if I recover?" Chen Jiao finally couldn't help but turn her head, look at Liu Che, and said, "Do you think that if I recover my memory, I will stay in this palace as a bird in your cage? Liu Che, don't you think that in the past years, what you left me with happiness is so joy that I can't bear to leave?"

"Giao Jiao." Rao is a person as hard as an iron-hearted person as hard as Liu Che. Seeing the person in front of him, he couldn't help but feel shaking.

"Let me go." Chen Jiao gritted her teeth and said, "Liu Che, I don't owe you, I don't owe you from beginning to end."

Liu Che stood like this, looking at the person in front of him, watching the once familiar facial features appear unfamiliar with anger. Yes, anger rather than sadness. When Gillian still loved him, even if she was as strong as Gillian, she would not help but show her fragile side. Now... Liu Che's heart slowly calmed down, and the heart that began to float from seeing Gillian was finally completely calmed down at this moment. His eyes gradually became cold, and he said, "Let's go? Where do you want to go? Since ancient times, there seems to be no deposed queen who can leave the palace. Gillian, if your actions are known to the outside world, it will immediately cause an uproar. How could I let you go?"

Liu Che walked closer to Chen Jiao, looked down at Chen Jiao, and said coldly: "If you want to leave, please explain clearly what you have experienced outside the palace, what is going on with Momen and you, and how do you understand the books left by Yu Ming."

"Yu Ming, Yu Ming." Chen Jiao couldn't help but sneer, "You used to conceal your interactions with Yu Ming from me so carefully, but now you want to ask me about Yu Ming's affairs. It's really ironic, Your Majesty."

The interaction between Liu Che and Yu Ming, both teachers and friends, began at Princess Pingyang's Mansion, and began at the time when he was most depressed. Because of Yu Ming's suggestion, he was so fierce that he began the long period of hidden hidden powers. It was also from that time that he and Gillian gradually drifted apart.

"A Jiao, I hope you can understand that I am the emperor's lord. If you talk to me in this tone, if others hear you, you will definitely be punished for your disrespect." Liu Che was not angry by Chen Jiao's provocative words, but just reminded him lightly. With the training of his ten-year imperial career, his scheming has long been unfathomable. When he was unwilling to reveal his feelings, how could Chen Jiao affect him?

Chen Jiao sneered and said, "Of course I understand, of course I understand." In the past, Ah Jiao was confused by too many childhood memories and always separated him as an emperor and as a husband. Now she knew in her heart that the proud, cold, and always clear-headed man in front of her was a man who was born to be an emperor. She might have a moment of touching and guilt, but this emotion would never really affect him. It is precisely because of her understanding that she wanted to escape. Even if she couldn't escape from Chang'an, she at least hoped to escape from Weiyang Palace.

Chen Jiao walked to the mat, slightly folded her dress, put on silk shoes, walked to Liu Che, and knelt down without hesitation, looked up at Liu Che, looked at his face with an unconcealed surprise, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, since you just want to use my talents, do I have the right to have an independent mansion like the people of the Momen?"

"An independent mansion?" Liu Che's eyes narrowed unconsciously.

Chen Jiao said in an orderly manner, "Under Your Majesty's edict of the deposed queen, the friendship between husband and wife has been destroyed. If Your Majesty hopes to use Chen Jiao's talent, please treat him with the courtesy of the king and the minister, otherwise..."

"What else?" Liu Che sneered, "You actually want to threaten me? Gillian, do you think you have anything else to threaten me now?"

"Of course not." Chen Jiao smiled slightly, raised her head, and said, "I can't threaten you, but I can kill myself. Just see if what Your Majesty wants is a corpse or someone who can do it for you?"

The smile on Liu Che's face no longer existed. He looked at Chen Jiao with a cold face and said nothing.

"The rituals of the monarch and the subject are good." Liu Che left with his sleeves, leaving Chen Jiao who was lying on the ground alone.

Chen Jiao looked at the empty palace and suddenly laughed, muttering in a low voice: "It's better. That's better." She touched her chest and said, "Either A Jiao or Chen Jiao, they are not someone who can have any connection with Liu Che."

...

Pixiang Palace

"Your Majesty has gone to Zengcheng Palace?" Wang Ling asked.

"Greeting on the Empress, yes." A Jing responded, and then asked carefully, "Empress, I heard that the person in Zhaoyang Palace has an unusual relationship with the Marquis of Tangyi. The person in Zengcheng Palace reported that there was joy. Look, should we also report to Your Majesty..."

"Ajing, my wife has her own opinions. You don't have to worry." Wang Ling said, "I have found out what I asked you to investigate? Are you Shang Guancheng, who is in charge of the palace clothing. What level of clothing are you using in the Zhaoyang Palace? Lady? Beauty? Beautiful? Or something else?"

"Go back to my wife, I can't find it." A Jing said.

"Can't find it? How could it be? All the clothes and accessories in the palace must be handled by Shang Guancheng." Wang Ling was a little surprised.

"I asked the Nanwei Imperial Palace Order, and she said that Your Majesty's instructions that all the fees in the Zhaoyang Palace will be responsible for by Da Changqiu." A Jing replied.

"Da Changqiu? Shi Da? Then..."

"I have also asked the little eunuchs under Lord Shi. They said that Lord Shi just ordered them to take His Majesty's handwriting to Princess Guantao to carry things."

"The Grand Princess Guantao." Wang Ling lowered her eyebrows and murmured. She was in the palace, but she had to take the clothes from the Marquis' Mansion of the Outer. What's going on? Could it be that Your Majesty has not yet decided to give the people in Zhaoyang Palace the rank of the people?

...

Tangyi Hou Mansion.

"Shi Da, that's all the things. You can send someone to send them over." Liu Piao looked at Da Changqiu Shida who came to get the things with a smile.

Shi Da naturally did not dare to disrespect the emperor's aunt, and hurriedly said, "Of course we can rest assured about what the people in the princess's house do."

"Shi Da, I heard that you have always been poor and have many younger brothers and sisters in your family. It is so hard to do things for Your Majesty. The princess has always been the one who pitys his servants the most. Take these." Dong Yan took out a small box and stuffed it into Shi Da's hand.

Shi Da has been working in the palace for some time. He has always understood that Princess Guantao is the most sensible and the most meritorious in his work. The rewards are never too high. When Chen was still there, no one in the palace has ever received her benefits. After Chen was deposed, the cleaning in the palace made people panic. The remaining old people did not dare to contact the eldest princess again. Fortunately, the eldest princess is also a tactful person and has never taken their own way again. They finally don’t have to tear her apart. But now, the eldest princess’s gift...

"Thank you Princess Dazhao to be merciful! However, Shi Da dares not say he has worked hard for His Majesty." Shi Da gently pushed away the things handed over by Dong Yan and said.

"Shi Da, you don't have to do this. I know that you are a grown-up person." Liu Piao's lazy voice sounded, causing Shi Da's eyelids to jump, "But don't worry, if I dare to give it to you, it means you can definitely accept it. Take it."

"I dare not!" Shi Da still refused without any hesitation. Empress Wei had already given birth to a legitimate prince, and the chance of Princess Guantao's lineage turning over was very small.

"Is that right?" Liu Piao was not angry and smiled faintly, "It is the common nature of the palace people when they are high and low. I didn't see me when I followed my mother. However, no one would have thought that a blind old lady like my mother could last until she became the empress dowager of the great man, right? Today, I will pass on you to the palace. There will be unexpected situations in the world. If anyone thinks that I, Liu Piao, is still the material to hide the rain, I will welcome you at any time."

"Shi Da keeps the princess's instructions in mind. Shi Da leaves!" Shi Da bowed respectfully and withdrew, but he was careful about the words of the eldest princess so confidently.

"Princess, this kind of person..." As soon as Shi Da left, Dong Yan was a little angry. Starting from the time he followed Liu Piao, who he met was not polite. This Shi Da was so embarrassed by Liu Piao...

"Okay." Liu Jie shouted, "This is the palace people. Who can get along with them is not a single or two mindful person? Shi Da still remembers the one who has the old love. If someone else has changed to someone else, this time he will send our words to the Jiaofang Hall to ask for rewards."

When Dong Yan was told this by Liu Piao, he became angry and lowered his head and said, "Princess, you said you were going to lead Your Majesty to see the Empress. Now you have seen him and the palace has entered, but there is still no news. What do you think Your Majesty means?"

"He? I'm afraid he's upset now." Liu Piao smiled meaninglessly, "But don't worry, only Jiaojiao can solve the things he wants to know, so he will definitely not be willing to let Jiaojiao go. As long as he doesn't let anyone go, I will not believe that he can be cruel as before."

...

Added to the palace.

The emperor's arrival made the entire Zengcheng Hall look very lively, and everyone seemed to be happy. The golden lamp was lit up. Liu Che leaned on the bed, half hugged Li Qian, and watched the female doctor Chun Yuyi take her pulse. Chun Yuyi withdrew his hand, put Li Qian's jade wrist back on the quilt, turned around and bowed to Liu Che, saying, "Your Majesty, Mei Mei is weak, but her fetus is safe. In the next few months, she will be careful to recuperate and will definitely give birth safely."

"Is that so? That's good." Liu Che nodded. Li Qian was the only one among his many harems who announced their pregnancy. Naturally, he attached great importance to it. "He serves as a doctor, how about you stay in the side hall of Zengcheng Hall in the future? In this way, if you have any problems, you can take care of it in time."

"Return to Your Majesty, for the sake of the emperor, he should naturally stay in the palace for a long time. But if there is something wrong with Baicaotang on weekdays, I hope Your Majesty will allow him to enter the palace to report." Chunyu Yi frowned slightly and said.

"I am a doctor." Liu Che raised his eyebrows and said, "I know you still have to take care of your Baicaotang. However, this is the imperial heir. Isn't it more important than your Baicaotang?"

"Your Majesty, the doctor is the heart of his parents." Chunyu Yi said, "In my heart, the imperial heir is naturally important, but the common people treated in Baicaotang are also life."

"The doctor is still so compassionate." Liu Che smiled and said, "Okay, then I promise that if Baicaotang has something important to report, they will send someone to Beique to report."

Chunyu Yi was very skilled in medicine and had a reputation, so in order to facilitate the treatment of the concubines and princesses in the harem, Liu Che issued an edict to announce that she would enter the palace. There were very few women who were good at medical skills, so Chunyu Yi was so valued by Liu Che. Chunyu Yi had a first words at the beginning. Although she entered the palace, she did not want to be trapped in the palace with her medical skills, so she opened a Baicaotang outside the palace to treat civilians. In exchange, she trained some female doctors and breast doctors for the palace.

"If nothing else, I will go outside the palace first to prepare and enter the palace tomorrow." Chunyu Yi knew that the emperor would no longer force himself, so he smiled faintly.

Looking at Chunyu Yi's retreat, Liu Che lowered his head and said, "How do you feel recently?"

"Thank you Your Majesty for your concern, Xi is all right." Li Xi smiled, "Your Majesty, your complexion doesn't seem to be very good? Is the girl in Zhaoyang Palace not very good yet? I heard that so many imperial doctors can't do anything. Should I let the doctor go..."

When Liu Che heard the three words Zhaoyang Palace, his face immediately disappeared from the relaxation he had just now. He said softly, "I don't want to listen to this."

"I'm rude." Li Qian immediately apologized in time and said with a downed eyebrows, "Because many sisters in the palace are very curious, so..."

"My beauty Li, I said it, I don't want to listen to this." Liu Che's eyes had become a little sharp, which made Aguo, who was serving him, shook, knowing that his master had already angered the emperor a little.

"I know my mistake." Li Qian said quickly lowered her head.

Liu Che looked at the woman who had always been polite in front of him, a little annoyed. Her two indifferent inquiries just now aroused the unhappiness in his heart. He came to Zengcheng Temple tonight to forget those worries. Now it seems that it has added fuel to the fire. He stood up impatiently and walked out. The palace people knelt down silently to see him leave.

"Your Majesty is here!" The crisp voice of the little eunuch sounded in the middle of the night, and this sentence was heard in the ears of many interested people in the harem.

After confirming that Liu Che's journey had left, Aguo walked to Li Qian in panic and said, "Empress, what's wrong with you? Why do you ask..."

Li Qian raised her head, with no panic on her face. She reached out to cover Aguo's mouth and said to the others: "You all retreat."

"Yes! Empress." The palace maids responded.

"Aguo, I know what you are going to say, but I have my reasons for doing this." Li Qian said indifferently.

"What reason? Can't the Empress see that Your Majesty is already angry?" Aguo was panicked, and his tone was already filled with a sense of responsibility.

Although in theory, the female officials in the palace formed a system, even if the empress who was serving fell out of favor, it had nothing to do with their position. However, now the palace is different from the time when Empress Chen was in the palace. At that time, all the female officials were decided by Empress Chen. After Chen abdicated, the original female officials were either moved to Ganquan Changmen or were dismissed. After that, Your Majesty did not immediately make Wei Zifu the queen, so the officials of each palace were not only promoted from the original system, but also from the favored concubines. For example, A Jing from the Pixiang Palace is the Imperial Palace Chief, and Cui Yiyi from the Jiaofang Palace is Zhongchangqiu. Once the concubines he served fell out of favor, their status would definitely not be guaranteed. Therefore, as Li Xi's personal maid, Aguo, naturally, was very concerned about whether Li Xi was favored in front of the emperor.

"Aguo, I'm already happy. What else do you have to be afraid of?" Li Qian looked at Aguo's panic and laughed a little, "You are a Shangshi Order after all, why are you so uneasy?"

"Empress." Aguo couldn't stand Li Qian's leisure time at this time.

"Aguo, I always treat you as my own, so I told you this today." Li Qian walked out of bed, walked to the side of the case and picked up a cup of tea, and said, "I never want to be a queen."

"Do you think Empress Wei is so easy to deal with? If she was just a gentle singer, how could a person like Empress Chen be defeated by her?" Li Qian looked at Aguo who was in deep thought and said, "Don't think that Your Majesty is pampering me and the one in Pixiang Palace now. Don't go to the Jiaofang Palace, and think she is not good. In any case, she is the master of the Jiaofang Palace, and we are not. She can move into the Jiaofang before the Queen is sealed, we can't."

"If it weren't for an accident or a happy thing, I wouldn't want to announce it to the public. In the deep palace, who knows whether this child can survive?" Li Qian said this, touching her stomach sadly.

"Empress, what does this have to do with your intentional offending Your Majesty tonight?" This was the first time Aguo heard Li Qian say such words to her. He didn't want to be the queen? Among the concubines, who wouldn't want to be the queen?

"Since I am happy, if Your Majesty sleeps here again tonight, I'm afraid that not long before the entire Weiyang Palace's eyes will turn from Zhaoyang Palace to me." Li Qian said with a smile.

"So, have you deliberately let Your Majesty go away?" Aguo didn't understand. "Since you are afraid of attracting attention, then don't just show off the happy things."

"Silly girl, do you think you can hide the joyful things from the queen? After all, she is still the one who makes the decision among the six palaces." Li Qian knocked on her head and said, "If my period is not coming, the Imperial Palace will report this matter to her sooner or later. At that time, it will not be the same. Why not make the matter public when everyone's current heart is not with me. Tonight I anger Your Majesty, and this matter will soon spread throughout the palace, which can slightly reduce the jealousy of those people."

"However, this is not my most important purpose. I do this tonight because I hope I can be forgotten by the people in the palace next." Li Qian put down the teacup in her hand and said.

"Forgotten?" Aguo seemed to understand something.

"Aguo, in the next days, you must be careful in your words and actions. You should pay more attention to the diet in the palace, and don't make any mistakes. Otherwise, I will not be able to protect you." Li Qian chuckled at Aguo who was still confused. She slowly walked out of the hall, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and thought to herself, that's good. If your Majesty's annoyance tonight, no more worries will come to me. The storm is coming, Wang Ling, I hope you don't fall into it by yourself.

"Empress, no matter what, you'd better find a way to calm Your Majesty's anger. It would be bad if this continues." Aguo followed up and said in a long story.

"Silly girl, Your Majesty has few descendants. As long as the royal heir is here, there will be no trouble in the palace." Li Qian smiled and said to Aguo, "The palace has been full of ups and downs, and it is not necessarily a good thing to stand on the cusp of the wind and waves every time." Then she smiled mysteriously and said, "Let's take a step back and the sky is wide."
To be continued...