This slap not only stunned Liu Ying, but also the two children were shocked.
Liu Chang subconsciously took a few steps back. He was often spanked, but his mother always spanked him and never spanked his face. When he saw his second brother's face instantly red and swollen, he was so frightened that he no longer dared to do anything for him.
Begged for mercy.
"Please don't be angry, Queen Mother! Forgive the Prince!"
Liu Heng hurriedly knelt down to plead for Liu Ying, but Liu Chang raised his head and pretended not to see anything. He was not afraid of being beaten, but he just felt that it was only natural for a mother to educate her son. As a king, he would not
It's time to intervene.
Empress Lu did not scold Liu Heng, but said calmly: "It's okay, you can leave first... I want to talk to the prince alone."
"The prince also has good intentions and hopes that the queen will punish her lightly!"
Liu Heng said again, then turned and left. Liu Chang's eyes widened, what about me? Where is this king?
"Mother..."
Liu Ying lowered her head and choked on her words.
"You want to die? Do you think it's easy for me to raise you like this?"
"Who are you worthy of?"
"Who asked you to do this?!"
While Empress Lu was speaking, she slapped Liu Ying several times in succession. Liu Ying lowered her head and said nothing, but tears appeared in Empress Lu's eyes, and Liu Chang was stunned.
It turns out... Grandma can also cry?
Liu Ying also noticed the cry in Empress Lu's voice. He knelt down suddenly and said, "My children are not filial, my children are not filial, my children are not filial..."
"shut up!"
Empress Lu took a deep breath and soon returned to her original appearance.
"From now on, if you dare to have such an idea again, just tell me first. You don't need to do anything. I will do it myself and give you a ride."
"My son..."
Liu Ying's tears kept falling, and she was unable to say a complete sentence in the end.
Empress Lu sighed helplessly, "Oh, forget it, you can go...Go to Chen Mansion, I will have someone prepare some gifts for you..."
"Father has already given instructions."
"Um."
Empress Lu didn't say anything more. She just stared blankly at Liu Ying leaving Jiaofang Palace with her head lowered. Her eyes were extremely complicated and she didn't know what she was thinking.
"Mom...don't be sad."
Liu Chang suddenly stretched out his hand, hugged Queen Lu, and rubbed his little head on Queen Lu's face.
Queen Lu was silent and did not speak, so Liu Chang kissed her a few more times on the face, making Queen Lu's face covered with saliva.
"Humph, now you know how to speak? Just now, even Liu Heng knew how to plead for your second brother, why didn't you say a word?"
"I'm not stupid! Fourth brother has never been beaten by you. Even if he has been beaten a few times, he won't dare to speak."
Queen Lu laughed angrily, shook her head, and said helplessly: "If your elder brother was half as smart as you..."
"Wouldn't Grandma be even more angry? I alone make you angry every day. If another one comes, it will be fine."
Empress Lu stretched out her hand and held Liu Chang's hand, "Your elder brother has suffered so much today, all because of you. You must remember to protect your brother. One day, if I am no longer here, someone will want to
Bullying your elder brother..."
"I'll cook him!"
Empress Lu smiled and rubbed Liu Chang's plump face.
"Mom...am I no longer able to be the king?"
"Don't talk nonsense... What's so good about Dai Wang? When you are older, I will let you go to the best fiefdoms, Qi, Chu, and Wei. Isn't it countless times better than Dai Guo?"
"well..."
"Why are you sighing?"
"I envy my eldest brother so much... My mother was so anxious that she cried when she learned that my eldest brother was seeking death... If I suddenly died one day, would my mother also cry?"
"Shut up! Don't say such unlucky words!"
.......
In the Chen Mansion, Chen Ping was lying on the bed, shaking his head helplessly.
He never expected that he would actually overturn like this. Ever since Liu Bang ascended the throne, he has been jumping over and over again. On the surface, he has always been His Majesty's most loyal eagle dog. His Majesty will take him with him wherever he goes.
In fact, every time the emperor and the queen had a dispute, he would mediate it and reach a balanced state.
For example, this time, what he wanted to do was to help Liu Bang coerce Empress Lu, and then wait for Empress Lu to figure out a way before jumping out to give both parties a step down, so as not to offend both parties again, and to save his life and rule the world...
However, the smart man Chen Ping never thought that there would be such a pig teammate.
Mrs. Qi's words almost caused the prince to die in the Xuanshi Hall. When Chen Ping thought of this, he was filled with hatred. If the prince died in the Xuanshi Hall, neither the queen nor the emperor would be able to forgive him, and the entire clan would follow him.
Buried with...
Forget it, I won’t jump anymore. It’s too dangerous to have teammates like this... I’ll jump into the pit if I’m not careful.
Just as he was thinking about it, a servant suddenly reported: "The prince is here!"
Chen Ping stood up in a hurry and prepared to go out to greet him. As soon as he walked into the courtyard, Liu Ying appeared in front of him. Liu Ying bowed to him and said, "Please Chen Hou forgive me for my crime!"
"Hey, I dare not accept this gift! Prince, please get up! Get up!"
Chen Ping hurriedly helped the prince up and said helplessly: "I was injured unintentionally, how can I blame the prince?"
He invited the prince into the inner room and asked the servants to leave, but Liu Ying helped him get on the bed, "No, prince, I dare not accept this gift..."
"No problem, this is what the father, the queen, and the queen have told me..."
Facing this stubborn prince, Chen Ping had no room for objection at all. He watched Liu Ying help him get on the bed and serve him personally with the medicine, and he had mixed feelings in his heart.
The prince carefully fed Chen Ping the medicine, his right face was red and swollen, but his face was filled with joy.
"The prince looks happy?"
"Yes, my two brothers finally don't have to go to the fiefdom..."
Chen Ping rarely had contact with the prince in normal times. He had always felt that contacting the prince too early was definitely not a good thing and could easily lead to trouble. But today, during the question and answer, he seemed to have discovered something.
"Prince, do you know where I went wrong today?"
"I didn't dare to take risks. I shouldn't have hurt Chen Hou, and I shouldn't have made my parents sad..."
"No."
Chen Ping shook his head and gave another explanation, "The queen wanted to send King Zhao away, but it was actually for the sake of the prince. She didn't want to replace the prince again..."
"And your Majesty asked the eldest son to go to the feudal country to coerce the queen, hoping to make the queen give up her idea and leave her two children behind."
"You, the Queen, and Your Majesty are actually one. The Queen is helping you, and Your Majesty has the same idea as you."
Listening to Chen Ping's explanation, Liu Ying pondered for a long time and nodded, "Thank you, Marquis Chen, for telling me these things."
"Does the prince know what to do?"
"I don't know. I hope Chen Hou can tell me."
Liu Ying hurriedly wanted to bow down, but Chen Ping pulled him up again.
"Prince, there is no need to be polite."
"You are unwilling to let King Zhao go to the feudal country, and the problem is not with King Zhao, but with Mrs. Qi. If the prince can find a way to let Mrs. Qi enter the cold palace and no longer be favored by His Majesty...
The matter can be solved."
"But...but...Mrs. Qi is Ruyi's biological mother after all."
"The relationship between Your Majesty and the Queen will affect many things. Is the Prince willing to abandon one person to restore peace in the palace? Or is he planning to make the dispute more intense because of one person? Besides, it is not necessary to make Mrs. Qi no longer favored.
Kill her..."
Liu Ying thought for a moment and seemed to have made a decision. He asked, "Why is Marquis Chen telling me this?"
"Prince, in fact, the reason why Your Majesty is angry is not because of anything else, but because you don't know how to employ people. As long as you are willing, there will definitely be many people in the court who are willing to help you, including the prime minister, the Taiwei, and the imperial censor.
I will do anything to help...but you don't know how to use people."
Liu Ying didn't know what to say for a while.
"Your Highness, you can visit some officials in the court as appropriate, and you can write letters to the princes and kings in various places. They are all your close relatives... Your Majesty and the Queen are both worried about whether you will be able to succeed after inheriting the throne in the future.
To be a qualified king... you need to prove your ability to them, so that they will no longer worry..."
"Thank you very much, Marquis Chen!"
"I know what to do!"
Liu Ying saluted again, but this time, Chen Ping did not avoid it, but just nodded with a smile.
At this time, a local minister ran into Chang'an in fear and was escorted by soldiers and sent to the palace.
The visitor claimed to be Ben He, a senior official of the Huainan Kingdom, and he had important matters concerning the Huainan Kingdom that he wanted to report to His Majesty the Emperor.