In fact, the emperor asked Lian Wan'er to come to Qianling Palace. On the one hand, it was because she was familiar with Liu Yun. After all, he kept Liu Yun in the palace. He couldn't let her get too bored and find someone to accompany her. It is always necessary to relieve boredom. On the other hand, it is also to break the balance of the harem. Logically speaking, the emperor will not interfere with the affairs of the harem, but the previous dynasty and the harem are closely related. The disturbances in the harem also affect the thoughts of the officials of the previous dynasty. The emperor This skill was skillfully played, which not only caused turmoil in the harem, but also made the officials of the previous dynasty doubtful.
The art of the emperor is all about balance, and the harem is even more so. He personally selected the queen, but Concubine Xue made her a concubine because she valued the Xue family. However, Concubine Xue has become more and more domineering these days. Firstly, She was favored by the emperor, so she was naturally qualified to show off. Secondly, after the fall of King An, the Xue family became more valued, which also increased Xue Guifei's momentum.
However, how can the emperor be so easy to manipulate? It’s okay for Concubine Xue to dominate the harem by relying on the power of her mother’s family. After all, it is a matter between women. Since he has handed over the power of the harem to the queen, he should naturally trust her. However, the most intolerable thing to the emperor is Concubine Xue's disregard for human life. The emperor is a benevolent emperor, but his concubine does not take human life seriously at all, and will kill the people in the harem at every turn. It doesn't matter, she actually has the heart. Harming the heirs of a concubine is something that the emperor cannot tolerate. The most important heir in the royal family, and Concubine Xue dares to do something to his flesh and blood. This is really intolerable to him.
The current neglect of Concubine Xue is a reminder to her that it is he, the emperor, who has the final say in the affairs of the Great Ling Kingdom, not the Xue family, and there are people in the harem who have the final say, and it is not the turn of a concubine like her to make the final decision. , if she can be sensible, the past events will be wiped out for the sake of the Xue family. If she persists, then the only place waiting for her may be the cold palace.
The queen is generous and upholds the principle of harmony in the harem. She has never been willing to cause trouble to the emperor, let alone embarrass him. Therefore, she accepted some grievances in the past and never complained to him, but he is the emperor of Ling Kingdom. , what can be hidden from his eyes, so now, he will take this opportunity to summon Lian Wan'er to Qianling Palace.
He indeed pushed Lian Wan'er to the forefront of the storm, but any wealth is obtained through danger. As long as she can withstand these storms, what awaits her in the future will not be just a concubine.
Of course, the emperor would not say these words to Lian Wan'er. After all, she should learn to speculate on the holy will. If she can't even understand these things, then it can only mean that Lian Wan'er has no value at all and has no use value. The concubines have no way out in the harem.
At this moment, the emperor and Lian Wan'er were sitting together thoughtfully. Liu Yun didn't have any burdens. She couldn't get out of the palace wall anyway, and the emperor wouldn't hurt her, and he still had good food and drink. Looking at her, although she didn't know what he was planning, Liu Yun still knew some things. Huang Shang didn't just admire Dongfang Ye, this respect also included an undisguised trust.
"Wan'er's chess skills are also pretty good. Let's play a game with Liuyun girl." The emperor picked up the pastry and deliberately looked at Lian Wan'er's chess skills. People say that chess is like life, and you can tell by watching someone play chess. Xing Zi, the emperor had played chess with her before, but playing chess with the emperor always carried some ideological baggage. Who could be like Liu Yun, who didn't guess the emperor's thoughts at all, but just focused on the chessboard, so pure Surprising.
"Your Majesty, are you afraid of losing to me?" Liu Yun blinked and said with a smile, "This is just bringing in reinforcements, I won't obey."
"You girl, you are good at climbing along the pole." The emperor shook his head and said to Lian Wan'er helplessly, "Let go, kill this girl to pieces without giving her face."
Liu Yun and Lian Wan'er burst out laughing at the same time. They didn't expect that the always serious emperor would have such a childish side. Liu Yun suddenly remembered that when she was at Ciguang Temple, she asked Ling Xuan if he had ever defeated Dongfang.
Regarding Ye, if she asked the emperor this question now, I wonder if the emperor would become angry.
"What are you thinking about, girl? You have such a bad look on your face." Emperor Ling glanced at her and said with a cold snort.
"..." Liu Yun lowered his head silently, wondering if she meant "bad guy" on her face? Why was she thinking about "bad water"?
Just kidding, Liu Yun and Lian Wan'er actually played chess seriously.
Speaking of which, the two of them had never played a good game of chess. At the poetry competition, they played the piano, calligraphy and painting, but they missed the chess game. Liu Yun knew that Lian Wan'er's chess skills were not outstanding, but she
The victory lies in being thoughtful and cautious, so if you really want to play chess with her, you have to be very alert.
Both of them made moves very quickly, and no one thought too long. The moves they made were all at the key points of the opponent, especially Lian Wan'er, whose initial momentum was much stronger than Liu Yun's, which surprised the emperor slightly.
, I didn’t expect that I had misjudged her. This little girl looked as gentle as water, but she didn’t expect that she had many tricks. She acted vigorously and resolutely, without giving the other party any chance to breathe.
It’s just that her opponent is Liu Yun, the person who pesters Dongfang Ye to play chess all day long. In fact, chess skills can be trained, just like those princes who grew up with the emperor always think more thoughtfully and far-sighted than ordinary princes, and
The lieutenants who follow the general will always be subtly guided and changed by the general's thinking. The same is true for Liu Yun's chess strategy. Unknowingly, he has already adopted a bit of Dongfang Ye's behavior.
The emperor has played chess with Dongfang Ye, so he naturally knows that Liuyun's current chess style is very similar to Dongfang Ye. Perhaps she has not even discovered this herself, as if it is just a common thing, instinctive and natural, but in the eyes of the emperor
But it was different here. He could only say that Liuyun was indeed Ji Mengxian's daughter, and her ability to learn by drawing inferences from one example was amazing.
"I lost." Lian Wan'er is not someone who can't afford to lose. She lost half of the country, and now she admitted the defeat generously. She can only admire these two words for Liu Yun now. This little girl actually acted like this
Growing at an astonishing speed, she had to say that apart from Liu Yun, there was probably no one else who could match Dongfang Ye.
"Wan Ronghua is so good at chess. It's Liu Yun's luck." Liu Yun has always been modest. Although he has some friendship with Lian Wan'er, he still gave her enough face. If someone else had lost the chess game in front of the emperor, he would definitely have done it.
She wanted to hate Liu Yun, but Lian Wan'er wouldn't. Not talking about the friendship between the two, just talking about the emperor's kindness to her now, Lian Wan'er would not touch Liu Yun, otherwise she would be asking for her own death.
Already?
At this moment, the father-in-law outside the door suddenly came and spoke in a low voice, as if he was afraid of disturbing the emperor's pleasure: "To inform the emperor, Concubine Xue is here, saying that she has something important to see the emperor."
[Author's digression]: One more chapter before dinner...