"Aunt Liu, you look good today, I guess you're fine." Ye Liuli and Qingyi came to visit Liu Zhimei, so Shen Zhuang couldn't stop her.
"Thanks to Your Highness." Liu Zhimei smiled lightly. The color on his face was indeed much brighter than before, but the "darkness" between his eyebrows did not change at all.
"Aunt Liu, as I said, this is not outside. Just call me Liuli."
"Okay, Liuli, Aunt Liu is really happy that you can come and see Aunt Liu." Liu Zhi's brows relaxed, revealing a smile of relief, "I know that my body is just lingering on."
"Mrs. Liu, don't say that. If you survive a disaster, you will be lucky. You will have a long life in the future." Qingyi said.
"Miss Qingyi, where is Dr. Luo who treated me?"
"He didn't come because he had something to do."
"I want to say thank you to him. If it weren't for him, I might have died long ago."
"Aunt Liu, you don't have to thank him, he took the money." Ye Liuli took the words and said directly.
"Seeing a doctor and paying the medical fee is a matter of course, but without such miraculous medical skills, how can I be saved from death?" Liu Zhimei said, "I think if I have the opportunity, can I thank you in person?"
"If you want to see him, I'll just ask him to come over next time."
"Liu Li, I know you really want to know what happened to your mother and your father back then, but I actually know only what I saw. Can you understand?"
"Aunt Liu, I would be very grateful if you could tell me what happened back then." Ye Liuli couldn't help but feel excited. Although she had inquired about what happened back then, she knew very little about it, and some people who knew the inside story were silent. Talking about it made her very distressed.
"Your father, the former Crown Prince Ye Huan, was a very wise man. At that time, half of the ministers in the court were optimistic that he could inherit the throne and lead the Zhou Dynasty to new glory. He also received With the support of Jixia Academy, the crown prince's position can be said to be as stable as a mountain. Your mother's name is Chu Ran, and she is a true disciple of Yunlan Peak of Tianlan Sect. At that time, your mother was sent by the sect to go down to Luojing for training. This can be said It was a fateful encounter. It was also at that time that I met your mother and became good friends..."
Recalling the past is a person's recollection of his or her life. All the good and bad things in the past flash through his mind one by one.
Soon, Liu Zhimei's cheeks flushed and her eyes gradually became moist.
It was also at that time that she and Shen Zhuang fell in love.
"Your father had already made a marriage agreement with Cai Ya'er, the daughter of Xin An Bo Cai Yong. However, after your father fell in love with your mother, he planned to regret the marriage and marry your mother as the crown princess. This matter caused a storm in the city. You My mother was also accused by thousands of husbands, but your father insisted on marrying your mother. In the end, the late emperor had no choice but to give up the marriage and agreed to his request. This matter became a matter between your father and the late emperor and his son. A thorn in the middle. So far, although your father is still the prince, he has been ignored by the late emperor. The late emperor began to support several other princes. This was the source of the turmoil twenty years ago..." Liu Zhimei continued Tell it eloquently.
What she said was not even one ten thousandth of the complex political situation at that time. She only explained the whole matter from the perspective of what she could see.
In the eyes of outsiders and courtiers, Ye Liuli's mother Chu Ran played a role in bewitching and fueling the prince's rebellion. Moreover, if Chu Ran was not the true successor of Tianlan Sect in the Holy Land, she would have been said to be "coquettish". The witch who confuses the Lord.
Even so, many people still call Chu Ran "the demon concubine" in private.
After all, a good prince had his whole life ruined just because he married such a woman.
But in Liu Zhimei's eyes, Chu Ran was a kind-hearted woman. She really liked Ye Huan, and Prince Ye Huan also really wanted to marry her.
Moreover, behind Chu Ran were some careerists from the Tianlan Sect, who wanted to control more of the Zhou Dynasty and demand more.
But Prince Ye Huan is a person who distinguishes between public and private affairs. He married Chu Ran, but he did not marry the Tianlan Sect, so he refused the excessive demands of the Tianlan Sect.
Although Chu Ran is kind-hearted, she is also a smart woman who knows where to stand. She knows what position she should take and stands firmly with her husband.
The prince offended the Tianlan Sect, had a quarrel with the old emperor, and was not understood by many ministers who originally supported him. This made him a human being both inside and outside.
In addition, the old emperor deliberately indulged several other princes, which caused the prince's status to be unstable and others to have the opportunity to ascend to the throne.
In this way, when the old emperor became seriously ill and was likely to abolish his throne, it would be natural for the prince to rebel and seize power first.
This has to be said that today, he was the one who tipped off the old emperor and set things right. After the prince and his wife burned themselves to death in the East Palace, this man took advantage of the situation and ascended to the ninth position with his great achievements.
The important thing is that the relationship between Jinshang and the prince was the best back then, and Jinshang is the most trusted prince around the prince, no one else.
Regardless of whether the prince's rebellion is true or not, as someone who is trusted by the prince, he is despised for backstabbing. This is one of the reasons why it is forbidden to talk about what happened back then in the court.
This disgraceful past is the scar of the present. Who dares to expose it?
After the Prince's rebellion failed, most of the Prince's family were purged, and many secrets disappeared with the death of these people.
Qingyi's parents were also from the prince's line at the time and were also implicated. If she hadn't been a child, she might have suffered bad luck as well.
Moreover, thousands of officials and their family members were killed that year, and many more were sent to the Jiaofangsi and worked as hard labor, affecting hundreds of thousands of people.
At that time, many military generals and families supported the prince. After the failure of the "prince's rebellion", these families were demoted and exiled.
Especially in the Beida Camp of the Forbidden Army that year, more than half of the generals were punished, and most of them were transferred from the Forbidden Army or directly became officials and lost their titles.
This gave several new upstarts the opportunity to fill in.
Although the current Beiya Imperial Army has regained its vitality, its energy and spirit are much worse than those of twenty years ago.
"Aunt Liu, after my father and mother died, apart from their tombs, do you know where they were actually buried?" Ye Liuli asked after hearing the whole story and calming down a little.
"I don't know either. This matter is taboo. No one dares to ask, and no one dares to tell. I only know that this matter was handled by a eunuch named Wang Hai in the palace."
"Wang Hai, Wang Hai, Chief Manager of the Internal Affairs Department?" Ye Liuli frowned. She had only heard of this eunuch who was invisible in the palace, but had never seen him in person.
"Well, it should be him." Liu Zhimei nodded.
"Thank you Aunt Liu for telling me this."
"My child, if I don't say it anymore, I don't know if I will have the chance to say it in the future." Liu Zhimei smiled softly and said, "I just don't want you to live in hatred. The deceased is gone, so everything should move forward.
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"Well, but now I don't even have the ability to control my own marriage, so how can I look forward?" Ye Liuli sighed.
"Since you don't want to marry, why did you put forward those three conditions?" Liu Zhimei said in surprise.
"Your Majesty is forcing me with great righteousness. There are also people in the sect who want to use me to marry into the Xirong royal family to benefit them."
"It seems that your mother's shackles have returned to you again." Liu Zhimei sighed.
"Aunt Liu, I am different from my mother. I don't want to marry, and no one can force me." Ye Liuli's brows showed determination.
Liu Zhimei sighed slightly and said: "You are very similar to your father in this regard. As long as you think you are right, you must continue to do it and never compromise!"
"Aunt Liu, please take care of yourself. I'll come see you next time." Ye Liuli saw that it was almost time, and Liu Zhimei looked a little tired. If she stayed any longer, Shen Zhuang would probably come in and harass people.
"Okay, okay, Lan'er, send His Highness and Miss Qingyi off for me!" Liu Zhimei ordered.
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I don't know how long it took, but when Duan Tieniu opened his eyes, he found that it was already dark outside the window.
After another exercise, he actually saw the outline of his internal organs.
He was so frightened that he almost jumped up from the couch.
Looking inside?
He can actually see inside. This is a sign of breaking through and advancing to the second level of martial arts. It is common sense that every warrior knows.
Shock.
Trembling.
There is also a hint of excitement...
What kind of person did he get to know who could actually have such a magical method that allowed him to break through and advance to the second level of martial arts in one afternoon?
What kind of taboo method is this? If this is known to the outside world, it would not be crazy. No, calm down. This secret must not be told to anyone. It will rot in your stomach.
Damn it, the work in the dining room, Duan Tieniu suddenly thought, got down quickly and rushed out of the quiet room.
"Today's sweet potato braised beef tastes different from usual. The meat is crispy and melts in your mouth, and it also has a special taste."
"Has the chef changed in the first kitchen? Why has the taste changed so much?"
"Hurry up, I'm late. This kitchen is running out of beef. The beef tonight is particularly delicious..."
"Really, hurry up and let's go together."
It is human nature to chase after appetite. When they hear that there is delicious food, people will naturally chase after it.
What's more, Zhenwuyuan Restaurant has always been famous for its "delicious food". It often launches some new dishes and has almost become a check-in place for food lovers.
Luo Xing didn't expect that the black pepper beef stew he made would be so popular, although he made more of it on purpose.
But it was still not enough. It was served in a big bucket. The price of a portion was 30 taels of silver. Because the beef was from beast-bred cattle, it was naturally much more expensive than ordinary beef. In less than a quarter of an hour, the big bucket was sold out. .
Only two barrels were prepared in total, and Luo Xing still had some left to take back for Qingyi and the others to try.
Many people who came after hearing the news rushed to the dining room and found that there was not even a drop of soup in the bucket.
This caused dissatisfaction among the students. Not long after the restaurant opened, it was gone. This was obviously bullying the people behind.
So some people started making noises and insisted that the restaurant cook another pot for them.
But this is ferocious beast beef. It takes a long time to process the ingredients and stew it. Luo Xing also makes it on the basis of semi-finished products. If you make it first, let alone him, no one can do it.
Even so, it took two hours. It was impossible to do it now and there was not enough time.
When Luo Xing saw something was wrong, he quickly ran away. He just tried to help out and didn't want to cause any trouble.
Duan Tieniu, who came in a hurry, happened to hit the muzzle of the gun.
As a result, this incident became the trigger for Duan Tieniu to have a falling out with the Zhenwuyuan cafeteria and resign directly.
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