Shanglin Xiyuan is a royal garden, a place for pleasure and pleasure that Yang Guang built for himself. Empress Xiao suddenly invited him to go to Shanglin Xiyuan with her. What did this mean? Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but frowned, but he refused to agree easily.
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Empress Xiao's invitation to Liu Ziqiu to travel to Xiyuan was not a whim, but the result of careful consideration.
Everyone knows that it will be a matter of time before Yang Tan gives the throne to Liu Ziqiu, but the decision-making power when to take the throne is not in the hands of Yang Tan, nor in the hands of Queen Xiao, but in the hands of Liu Ziqiu. When Liu Ziqiu thinks the time is right,
Even if Yang Tan didn't want to give up this position, he had no choice but to give it up.
Since this day will come sooner or later, Empress Xiao hopes to be relieved one day early, so she wrote this edict. It is Liu Ziqiu's own business to give up the throne to Liu Ziqiu, and she just wants to take her daughter and
The two grandsons can live a peaceful life for a while.
Moreover, Empress Xiao has followed Yang Guang for more than 20 years and is able to send letters without fail. In addition to being as beautiful as the girl, she is also inseparable from her intelligence. Empress Xiao is very aware of the current situation, whether she takes the initiative to give up the throne or is forced to give up.
The treatment of each position is definitely different.
Taking the initiative to give up the throne will not arouse Liu Ziqiu's suspicion, and Liu Ziqiu is grateful for their benefits, so he will naturally take more care of their orphans and widowed mothers. If they are forced to give up the throne, the outcome will not be optimistic. Liu Ziqiu wants to arrange for them to die of a sudden illness.
Isn't it a piece of cake?
Since she had given up her throne on her own initiative, Empress Xiao had to make things more thorough so that Liu Ziqiu could accept Yang Tan's throne as soon as possible.
Everyone in the world wants to be an emperor, but why? There are no more than three things: supreme power, inexhaustible wealth, and stunning beauty.
Liu Ziqiu held a large number of troops. He was not an emperor but was already better than an emperor. He had supreme power in his hands. Even the empress dowager and the young emperor had to act based on his expression. This did not encourage him to accept the Zen position as soon as possible.
The opening of the Western Region trade route brought countless money to Liu Ziqiu. It was precisely because of the large sum of money that Liu Ziqiu was able to quickly organize a powerful armed force. Nowadays, aristocratic families from all over the country are also fawning over him.
He doesn't have much appeal anymore.
What else could make Liu Ziqiu eager to ascend to the throne of God? The only thing left is beauty.
When she first met Liu Ziqiu, Empress Xiao had planned to sacrifice her looks to seduce Liu Ziqiu in order to survive, but Liu Ziqiu seemed indifferent. At that time, Empress Xiao thought that Liu Ziqiu was not good at women.
Later, Empress Xiao met Lin Qiaoer and heard that Liu Ziqiu had snatched Mu Duoli from Mobei Grassland. Empress Xiao then knew that Liu Ziqiu, like ordinary stinky men, was also a lustful person. So why did Liu Ziqiu look down on Empress Xiao?
?When Empress Xiao wanted to come, the only reason was that Liu Ziqiu disliked her for being too old.
There are still some concubines of Yang Guang left in the palace. Although they are younger than Empress Xiao, they are all over 20 years old. In that era, women generally married early, and women in their twenties were already considered older.
However, there are also young women, and there are many of them. Those women are all in Shanglin Xiyuan. When they were elected to Xiyuan, the oldest was only sixteen years old, and the youngest was only twelve years old. Now they are two years old.
Much time passed, and those women were all between fourteen and eighteen years old, the age of a flower.
The women in Xiyuan are all carefully selected. They are not only beautiful, but also versatile. I won’t talk about the sixteen ladies in charge, but let’s talk about the twenty beauties in each courtyard. Every one of them is the most beautiful. Liu Ziqiu
Isn’t his wife Gao Xiuer a beauty from Qiyinyuan?
If you invite Liu Ziqiu into Xiyuan and let him see with his own eyes those many beauties and colorful flowers, don’t you believe he won’t be tempted? Youth fades easily, and beauty ages quickly. People like Empress Xiao who maintain a delicate face can only be considered an exception. Xiyuan
The beauties in the movie will all grow old one day. If Liu Ziqiu wants to enjoy her beauty, she can only do it as soon as possible.
But Shanglin Xiyuan is a royal garden. Even when Li Yuan occupied Luoyang, he was too embarrassed to enter and exit casually. If Liu Ziqiu wanted to enjoy the Xiyuan happily, he would have to ascend the throne one day earlier. By that time, Empress Xiao's family would be free.
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This was Empress Xiao's wishful thinking. No matter how smart Lu Xiangdong was, he couldn't figure out the connection in a short while.
It's not like Lu Xiangdong has never entered Shanglin Xiyuan, but he used the night to sneak in through the waterway. Now he can enjoy the most famous garden in history openly and openly during the day, so why not?
Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but chuckle, cupped his hands and said, "I obey the order."
Hua Yun, who had been following Liu Ziqiu, suddenly became excited: "Second brother, I have heard from my sister-in-law that the scenery in Shanglin Xiyuan is charming. Now that spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, it is a good season for visiting the garden. I will go with you tomorrow!"
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Empress Xiao originally felt uncomfortable when she saw a young general following Liu Ziqiu into the palace, but she only thought that the man was Liu Ziqiu's personal bodyguard and didn't know what to say. Now, the young general unscrupulously asked to travel to Xiyuan with him.
, Empress Xiao couldn't sit still and said in a deep voice: "How can an ordinary man enter the royal garden? If a general wants to enter, he can do it, unless he becomes a eunuch!"
This is because Empress Xiao heard Hua Yun call Liu Ziqiu "second brother" and left some favor for him, otherwise she would drive him out. Although a fallen phoenix is not as good as a chicken, she is still a phoenix. She dare not treat Liu Ziqiu
Well, dealing with one of Liu Ziqiu's generals shouldn't be a problem.
Hua Yun didn't take Empress Xiao seriously at all, and sneered: "If you want me to be a eunuch, I'm afraid your empress doesn't have the ability yet!"
Liu Ziqiu hurriedly shouted: "Third brother, don't talk nonsense!"
Hua Yun disagreed, walked up to Gao Xiuer and said, "Second brother, I would like to ask my sister-in-law to take a step to speak. Second brother has no objection, right?"
Liu Ziqiu was slightly startled and looked at Gao Xiuer. The ancients emphasized that men and women should not be intimate with each other. Even uncles and sisters-in-law had to avoid suspicion. What's more, Hua Yun and he were just sworn brothers. How could they avoid talking to him? Moreover, Hua Yun was just a sworn brother.
As soon as Yun heard that Gao Xiuer had arrived in Luoyang, he couldn't wait to follow him into the palace to see his sister-in-law, which made Liu Ziqiu have a big question mark in his heart.
Seeing Liu Ziqiu looking at Gao Xiuer, Hua Yun smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you can't go back on what you promised me."
"Brother Hua, when did I, as my sister-in-law, stop talking and keep my word?" Gao Xiuer actually laughed and said to Queen Xiao, "I want to use the palace of the queen, and I hope the queen will give me permission!"
The two of them were talking more and more ambiguously. Liu Ziqiu was filled with anger and turned pale. He almost had a fit on the spot. However, thinking of the life-and-death experience he and Gao Xiuer had gone through, he endured it. He just wanted to see the two of them.
What else was there to perform? Lin Qiaoer and Mu Duoli covered their mouths, too surprised to speak.
Empress Xiao was very interested in this matter. She glanced at Liu Ziqiu meaningfully, nodded happily, and said: "The side hall has everything, so let's lend it to Madam. I don't know if Mr. Liu wants to come to the side hall too."
Rest in the palace?”
Gao Xiuer and Hua Yun said in unison: "Husband (second brother), you can't go!"
After saying that, Gao Xiuer and Hua Yun left the hall hand in hand.
After all, what Liu Ziqiu is about to take away is the Yang family. Although Empress Xiao hopes to give up the throne to Liu Ziqiu as soon as possible, she actually feels a little unhappy. Now she sees Liu Ziqiu's woman openly having sex with his subordinates in front of him,
Her heart felt like drinking ice water in the dog days of summer, and she felt indescribably comfortable.
Liu Ziqiu's hands clenched and unclenched, and he felt indescribable in his heart. One was his lover, and the other was his good brother. He would not believe that these two people would betray him no matter what.
.But the facts are before his eyes, and he can’t help but not believe it!
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In the side hall, Hua Yun said with some anxiety: "Sister, we have performed it before."
Hua Yun did have something to say to Gao Xiu'er, which Gao Xiu'er had promised a long time ago, but Hua Yun didn't expect that Gao Xiu'er would hold his hand in front of Liu Ziqiu. He just saw Liu Ziqiu's face getting more and more ugly.
But Gao Xiuer laughed and said: "Who makes you so impatient? Just wait a few days and let my sister prepare well and choose a lucky day."
Hua Yun pouted, not looking like a general at all: "It's better to choose a day than to hit it. I can't wait any longer. Why is he going to visit Shanglin Xiyuan tomorrow? What if..."
"Okay, stop talking, let's change clothes quickly." Gao Xiuer took a baggage, which she secretly prepared when she was in Hongnong and kept it with her. Sighing, Gao Xiuer said again: "I did it on purpose too.
I'm so angry with him. A few days after the Western Expedition, I found two younger sisters who came back, and there's another one waiting to come in."
Hua Yun chuckled and said, "Sister, aren't you talking about me?"
Gao Xiuer rolled her eyes: "Change your clothes quickly!"
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When Gao Xiuer came out of the side hall, there was already a tall and beautiful woman beside her. The woman was eight feet tall, and almost all men were half a head shorter than her. That is, Liu Ziqiu was just a little taller than her. So
Tall women were extremely rare throughout the Sui Dynasty.
Liu Ziqiu was slightly startled. He always felt that this woman looked familiar, but he had never seen such a tall woman before.
The tall woman said a deep blessing: "Second brother, don't you recognize me?"
Liu Ziqiu was shocked: "You, you are Hua Yun? Why are you pretending to be a woman?"
Hua Yun pouted again, showing off her girlishness: "What's the point of a man disguising himself as a woman? I'm originally a girl. Otherwise, why don't you say that I don't have the ability to turn my slave into a eunuch?"
"Impossible!" Although some traces of Hua Yun could be seen on this woman's face, Liu Ziqiu still couldn't believe this fact, "You and Liu eat and sleep together, how can you be a woman!"