Vanilla curled her lips and said with disdain: "Who else could be there besides the former Empress Xiao?"
The winner is a prince and the loser is a bandit. This has been the case since ancient times. Not only are the losers unable to protect themselves, but even their wives and daughters will be treated as trophies by the winning party. When the Sui Dynasty destroyed Nanchen, all the males in the Chen Dynasty's royal family were sent to the frontiers.
Women were either brought into the palace, rewarded as heroes, concubines, slaves, or maids. This was the case for Gao Xiuer's mother, Xie Zhaoyi, and Vanilla's mother, Princess Yueyang. And the experience of Vanilla's mother, Princess Yueyang, was even more tragic.
, was directly rewarded by Gao Jiong to the slaves in the palace, and as a result, Xianghua became a slave in the palace after she was born. If Gao Xiuer hadn't treated her like a sister, she would not be where she is today. Under the influence of her mother, Xianghua's hatred for the Sui family did not change.
Not inferior to Gao Xiuer who wants to avenge her father.
After the Han Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, Liu Ziqiu changed the behavior of the previous dynasty and treated Yang Guang's concubines with great courtesy. Not only did he not demote them into slaves, but he still allowed them to live in luxurious palaces and be supported by them. If
For those who are willing to remarry, the court will also prepare a generous dowry for them. After a few years, most of Yang Guang's concubines could not bear the loneliness and married each other, leaving only Empress Xiao, Concubine Xiao, and Mrs. Wang.
Still staying in the palace.
From Vanilla's point of view, it's not that the five of them don't want to remarry, but that they really can't get married. As Liu Ziqiu's woman, Vanilla also knows many secrets. Empress Xiao once had an affair with Yu Wenhuaji, and Concubine Xiao once had an affair with Li Yuan.
, both of them are not chaste women. With Empress Xiao’s identity, no one dares to marry her. Concubine Xiao also brought with her a slutty Yang Gao, who was also the emperor for a few days, who
Dare you take it back home? As for Mrs. Wang, she is Li Yuan's niece. If she doesn't remarry, she may have other motives.
It is for these reasons that Vanilla feels a little disgust, a little hatred and a little contempt for Queen Xiao.
But Gao Xiuer smiled and said: "You little girl, you are being petty again. Come on, come and see with me."
She had already dealt with Empress Xiao when she entered Xiyuan to assassinate Yang Guang. She knew that Empress Xiao was actually a relatively virtuous woman, but she was a bit weak in character. It was true that Empress Xiao came to Liu Ziqiu to cry out for any demands.
, but it is absolutely impossible for her to come to ask for help. As for Empress Xiao's death in Yu Wenhuaji, it was also forced by the situation. In troubled times, human life is as cheap as grass. In the face of a sharp butcher's knife, survival has become a luxury, and there are few
Does a woman still care about her chastity?
However, when Gao Xiuer and the others arrived at the side hall, Queen Xiao had already left, and Liu Ziqiu was left alone sitting in the hall playing with an old leather ball. Liu Ziqiu would not receive Queen Xiao in the palace after dark.
Yes, after all, she had a special status. Moreover, many ministers in the court, especially civil servants, were officials of the previous dynasty, and Liu Ziqiu also had to take care of the feelings of these people. Therefore, when the Youshi period came, Liu Ziqiu ordered people to send Queen Xiao out.
Seeing Gao Xiuer coming in, Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but smile and said, "Xiuer, why are you here?"
This is not a harem. Gao Xiuer paid great attention to etiquette and bowed to Liu Ziqiu before saying, "I heard that the man was coming. I don't know what happened."
Women always have to be more sensitive. Although Gao Xiuer respects Empress Xiao, she also maintains some vigilance. Even though Empress Xiao is already over forty years old, she looks like someone in her twenties and has a distinguished status. Princess of Xiliang,
If the Empress of the Sui Dynasty took the initiative to throw herself into her arms, I am afraid that few men would refuse. In fact, Gao Xiuer was not a jealous woman. Liu Ziqiu was the emperor of the Han Dynasty, so it was reasonable to marry more women. Even according to the
According to the rules set by Zhao Ling, all four wives, nine concubines, twenty-seventh concubines, and eighty-one royal wives were married. Gao Xiuer would not say "no" more, but only Empress Xiao could not. She was completely
For Liu Ziqiu's sake, if Liu Ziqiu occupied Empress Xiao, although no one would dare to say anything, there would inevitably be lewd and lustful comments behind her.
Liu Ziqiu didn't know that Gao Xiuer would have such thoughts, so he just smiled bitterly and said: "It's not because I held a son-in-law selection meeting for Wang Yufeng."
Gao Xiuer wondered: "The emperor chooses a son-in-law for Wang Yufeng, what does it have to do with her?"
"I also think it's none of her business, but she doesn't think so. She blames me for why she can choose a husband for Wang Shichong's daughter, but refuses to choose a husband for her two daughters." Liu Ziqiu shook his head and sighed.
He said, "There are some things that I can't tell her clearly, so I can only fool her back first, but that little girl Lanyue will also misunderstand that I am not willing to do my best. Look, that little girl gave me what I gave her back then."
The ball has been returned. Forget it, let’s not talk about her, let’s talk about you. Why are you here?”
After the fall of the Sui Dynasty, there were only seven people left in the Yang Guang family: Empress Xiao, Concubine Xiao, Mrs. Wang, Yang Gao, Yang You, Princess Nanyang and Princess Lanyue. Empress Xiao, Concubine Xiao and Mrs. Wang were destined to live alone.
The queen was still worried about these four children. According to the way the Sui Dynasty treated the Chen Dynasty clan, Yang Gao and Yang You should have been sent to the border areas to work and support themselves under strict supervision. Even if they were lucky enough to live longer,
They were also not qualified to marry and have children until the Yang family cut off their incest. As for the two princesses, they were originally supposed to be admitted to Yeting and become palace slaves. However, Liu Ziqiu gave the seven of them freedom and did not restrict their movements.
Originally this was a great thing, but no one dared to marry the three empresses Xiao, nor the two princesses, and no one dared to marry the two former princes and grandsons. I still agreed with those words, and lost my hair.
The phoenix is not as good as the chicken. Now that the dynasty has changed, they are all members of the royal family of the previous dynasty. No matter how noble their status is and the country is beautiful and fragrant again, no one is willing to mess with them.
Empress Xiao was weak by nature, and she did not dare to come to Liu Ziqiu to talk about these things. However, after a few years of ordinary life, her temperament gradually changed. She knew very well that her life would be like this, but she was still a few years old.
As a child, she had to make some efforts for their future. She had no hope for Yang Gao and Yang You, but her two biological daughters could not live alone like this.
In fact, she didn't know that Liu Ziqiu was not as cruel as she imagined and had never planned to eliminate the Yang family. Liu Ziqiu had also considered the affairs of these people, but Yang Gao and Yang You were still young and far from the age to start a family.
Princess Nanyang was originally married to Yuwen Shiji, but because of Yu Wenhuaji's regicide, she insisted on severing relations with Yuwen Shiji, and vowed not to marry until she died, determined to become a monk. Liu Ziqiu really couldn't help Empress Xiao in this matter
What's the big deal? And he had promised Princess Nanyang earlier that he would introduce her to Master Daoxin, but Master Daoxin never made the trip because the dragon was nowhere to be seen. As for Princess Lanyue, Liu Ziqiu always felt that she was still young.
Liu Ziqiu has been committed to changing the custom of early marriage, so naturally he will not choose a son-in-law for Princess Lanyue in advance.
But Gao Xiuer covered her mouth and smiled: "I am here because of Wang Yufeng's business."
Liu Ziqiu said angrily: "It's not like you don't know about her, so don't cause trouble here."
The Wang Yufeng who got married in the street today is actually just a Byzantine girl. The real Wang Yufeng was taken into the harem by Liu Ziqiu a few days ago. This matter is highly confidential and only a few people know about it. Gao Xiuer is obviously the same.
One of very few people.
Gao Xiuer laughed: "It's not my concubine who is causing trouble, but someone else. Your Majesty, please look this way."
Liu Ziqiu looked in the direction of Gao Xiuer's finger and saw a beautiful girl. He couldn't help but wonder: "Who is the girl? Could it be that she is here to recruit a son-in-law for Wang Yufeng?"
The girl was stunned for a moment, then burst into tears: "Brother, you, you don't recognize me anymore? I'm Wu Gu."
When Xianghua heard her call Liu Ziqiu "big brother", she felt a little unhappy and scolded her repeatedly: "How dare you, why don't you be polite when you see the emperor! You also called me big brother!"
Liu Ziqiu chuckled and said, "Xianghua, if you are so loud, I might have fetal irritation."
Vanilla was shocked, covering her stomach, and whispered: "I, I won't talk anymore."
Liu Ziqiu laughed heartily, then turned around and said with a smile: "Are you the eldest grandson Wugou? I didn't expect that after not seeing you for a few years, you have grown into a big girl. I can hardly recognize you."
Changsun Wugou looked at the gentle smile on Liu Ziqiu's face as always, and her heart softened. However, when she thought that her uncle, who treated them as if they were his own children, almost died violently because of Li Shimin being recruited as a consort, her heart hardened again.
, gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, I am indeed not qualified to call you the emperor's eldest brother. In my heart, my eldest brother is already dead."
Liu Ziqiu couldn't help being stunned and frowned: "Wugu, why did you say that?"
Changsun Wugou sneered: "Don't you know what the emperor has done? Don't you know it in your heart? Why do you need me to tell you!"
Liu Ziqiu was very patient and did not get angry. He muttered: "I dare not compare myself to Mingjun, but I do things with a clear conscience. Back then, I regarded your brother Changsun Wuji as a brother, but I didn't want him to go to Jiangnan with the intention of murdering my wife.
Son. I missed him when he was young, pardoned his innocence, passed the imperial examination to high school, and even allowed him to serve in the cabinet. I asked myself, I am not sorry for your brother and sister at all."
This is the truth. If it were another monarch, even if Changsun Wuji had ten heads, he wouldn't be enough to chop off the head. Not only that, it would also implicate the nine clans. But now, whether it is the Changsun clan or the Gao family, they are still
Live well. From this point of view, Liu Ziqiu is generous enough.
Changsun Wugou also knew that Liu Ziqiu was telling the truth, but she was young after all. Out of anger, she handed the ball in her hand to Liu Ziqiu and said loudly: "Return this ball to the emperor, and ask the emperor to issue an order to allow this slave to become a nun."
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Looking at the two rubber balls in front of him, Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Why bother? I just can't understand."
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(Two months ago, my physical condition recurred again. I am still recovering slowly. I will consider updating once a day at first, and gradually transition to three updates every two days. I have stopped updating for so long. I am very sorry to the readers who have always supported Bamboo. No matter how many
No matter how difficult it is, I will continue to write. I apologize to everyone again.)