Chapter seven hundred and sixty fifth come to defect
Hua Feiyan was speaking from her heart. She accepted the title of beauty. No matter what the actual relationship between her and Liu Xiu was, in short, she was Liu Xiu's concubine.
How could the emperor's concubine get married again? Even if Liu Xiu didn't care, he couldn't silence everyone, and the dignity of the royal family couldn't suffer such humiliation.
Liu Xiu blinked and immediately understood the meaning of Hua Feiyan's words.
He smiled calmly and said: "Feiyan is worrying too much. Feiyan's identity in the palace can last forever. Outside the palace, Feiyan can have another identity."
Liu Xiu had already thought of the problem that Hua Feiyan thought of. For him, it was not a big deal at all.
If Hua Feiyan really meets the one he likes and wants to get married, Liu Xiu can completely announce that Hua Feiyan died of illness and then give Hua Feiyan a new identity.
Of course, for the public, Hua Feiyan is his confidant, and for the private, Hua Feiyan is his concubine in name. Liu Xiu also has to help Hua Feiyan carefully examine the person she likes.
At least a family man like Zhao Jing would definitely not be accepted by Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu is not a person who only thinks about himself and does not consider others. From the day Hua Feiyan agreed to help him, he had already helped Hua Feiyan think of a way out for the future.
After hearing Liu Xiu's words, Hua Feiyan was even more moved. She said seriously: "Feiyan has never thought about getting married. If Your Majesty does not dislike it, Feiyan is willing to stay in the palace."
Liu Xiu laughed and said in a brisk tone: "How can I dislike Feiyan? As long as Feiyan wants to stay, I will support you even in his seventies or octogenarian years!"
Hua Feiyan was amused by Liu Xiu's words. She is a very beautiful girl, and her smile is even more beautiful, giving people the feeling of a hundred flowers in bloom.
The two of them were talking in the hall, and Zhang Kun coughed dryly at the door of the hall. Liu Xiu raised his head and said, "Zhang Kun, come in!"
Zhang Kun walked in from the outside with his robe in hand, bowed and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty! Flower Beauty!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand and asked, "What's the matter?"
Zhang Kun said cautiously: "Your Majesty, a woman came from outside the palace and said... that she and your Majesty are old acquaintances."
"Oh?" Liu Xiu looked confused.
Zhang Kun took out a folded handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Xiu respectfully. Liu Xiu unfolded it and wrote a series of small characters of "Xiujuan" in the handkerchief: I have been separated from you for many years, your majesty, do you still remember me?
The letter was signed Xie Cheying.
Liu Xiu's eyes flashed when she saw the name Xi Cheying.
At that time, he was ordered by Liu Xuan to carry out general affairs and patrol Hebei. Among the people he led were Xie Cheying and Queen Shi Luo Shi. When they arrived in Hebei, Xie Cheying took Shi Luo and found a place.
A safe place and settled down.
After so many years, Liu Xiu almost forgot about this matter. Unexpectedly, Xi Cheying actually came to Luoyang today. He asked: "Zhang Kun, how many people are here?"
Zhang Kun bowed and said: "Replying to Your Majesty, the Imperial Army who reported the news said that she was the only one."
Liu Xiu nodded slowly, pondered for a moment, and said, "Please come to Qingliang Hall to see me."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Zhang Kun responded, bowed and exited the hall.
Hua Feiyan looked at Liu Xiu in confusion, obviously she was also full of curiosity about this mysterious woman from outside the palace. She asked: "Your Majesty?"
Liu Xiu smiled at her and said, "This woman's name is Xi Cheying, and she is Xi Ling's senior sister."
Hua Feiyan said in surprise: "He is Mr. Yichen's disciple!" She knew that Mr. Yichen was the disciple of Xu Xiling, and Hua Feiyan admired Mr. Yichen very much.
Liu Xiu nodded and immediately told Hua Feiyan what happened that year.
Hua Feiyan looked surprised after hearing this. There were many rumors about Wang Mang's Empress Shi, but most of the rumors said that Empress Shi had died in the rebellion. Only Empress Shi's body has been found so far.
None were found.
It turns out that Queen Shi was not dead at all, but was protected by His Majesty that year and followed Xi Cheying to hide in Hebei where thieves were everywhere.
After listening to Liu Xiu's story, Hua Feiyan digested it for a while, and then couldn't help but sigh: "What your Majesty did back then was really risky!"
The reason why Liu Xuan did not dare to touch Liu Xiu back then was because Liu Xiu's reputation among the people was too high. If the world knew that he was secretly protecting Wang Mang's widow, people would not care whether Shi Luo did it voluntarily or not, and they would not care about Wang Mang marrying him.
Shi Luo died not long after. In short, in people's minds, Shi Luo was Wang Mang's queen. For this reason, Liu Xiu would be the target of thousands of people. Liu Xuan could rely on this to execute Liu justly.
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Liu Xiu smiled bitterly and said, "Xi Cheying is kind to me. I have to help her."
Back then, Liu Xin wanted to kill Liu Xiu. It was Xi Cheying who lurked beside Liu Xin and borrowed Wang Mang's help to successfully get rid of Liu Xin, which was equivalent to helping Liu Xiu get rid of this henchman.
Scenes of past events appeared in Liu Xiu's mind, and he couldn't help but be filled with emotion. At this time, Zhang Kun walked in from outside and said, "Your Majesty, Miss Xi is already outside the palace."
"welcome."
Zhang Kun responded and exited the hall. Not long after, he brought a woman in from outside.
Hua Feiyan looked closely at her with curiosity. This woman had a slender figure and was considered tall among women. Looking at her face, she didn't have heavy make-up, but it gave her a charming look.
She is not very stunning in appearance, but like Xu Xiling, she exudes a foxy aura from her core. What is different from Xu Xiling's coquettish charm is that her foxiness is mixed with a bookish aura.
The two temperaments that were originally contradictory actually achieved a perfect fusion in her body.
After reading this, Hua Feiyan couldn't help but sigh secretly. It's a pity that she has never met Mr. Yichen. Now she is really curious about what kind of strange woman she is who can teach apprentices like Xu Xiling and Xi Cheying.
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Hua Feiyan was sizing up Xi Cheying, and Liu Xiu was also sizing up her.
After all these years of not seeing each other, Xi Che's figure had hardly changed, and the years had not left any traces on her face. Looking at her appearance, Liu Xiu even had the illusion that the last time he met her, he was just in front of her.
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After Xi Cheying entered the main hall, she walked up to Liu Xiu without squinting her eyes, bowed and said, "Xi Cheying, a citizen girl, pays homage to your majesty!"
Liu Xiu involuntarily leaned forward, waved her hand and said, "Che Ying, please get up quickly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Give me a seat!"
Zhang Kun hurriedly took a cushion and put it aside. Xi Cheying thanked him and sat down opposite Hua Feiyan.
Liu Xiu said seriously: "It has been several years since our last farewell. During this period, I sent people to look for you, but could not find you."
Xi Cheying smiled and said: "As a single woman, living in the bustling city is very inconvenient. Not long after we parted ways with Your Majesty, Cheying and Mrs. Shi moved to the mountains outside the city."
No wonder he couldn't find anyone! Liu Xiu asked: "Shi... Where is Mrs. Shi now?" Even though Liu Xiu was now the emperor, for him, Shi Luo was still a troublesome person.
Hearing Liu Xiu mention Shi Luo, Xi Cheying looked sad, lowered his head and said, "Mrs. Shi has passed away."
Liu Xiu was taken aback. Xi Cheying explained: "Melancholy becomes a disease, and women of the common people have no way to recover."
Hearing this, Liu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in understanding. Shi Luo was indeed a very hard-working girl. She originally did a good job as the daughter of the Hou family, but she inexplicably became Wang Mang's queen.
Wang Mang was too old to trouble her. As a result, not long after she entered the palace, the Green Forest Army captured Chang'an and killed Wang Mang. Even Shi Luo's natal family were slaughtered.
How can a teenage girl not suffer from depression and become ill if she suddenly suffers so many changes and such a big blow?
Liu Xiu pondered for a moment and asked, "When did it happen?"
"Not long ago! Che Ying also came to Luoyang to seek refuge with His Majesty after burying Mrs. Shi." She specifically used the word "defect", which meant that she had no intention of leaving Luoyang this time.
Liu Xiu said without any hesitation: "Cheying will live in Luoyang from now on. Cheying doesn't have to worry about the mansion. I will make arrangements for it!"
Xi Cheying nodded with a smile, bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Cheying!"
Living in Luoyang is not Xi Cheying's purpose. Living in the palace is what she really wants. Of course, she cannot say this by herself, she needs her junior sister to help her say this.
Xi Cheying turned his eyes and looked at Hua Feiyan opposite, smiled sweetly at her, and asked: "Your Majesty, who is this young lady?"
In fact, she noticed Hua Feiyan as soon as she entered the hall, but she didn't know who this young and beautiful woman was.
Liu Xiu introduced with a smile: "This is Hua Feiyan."
Xi Cheying's eyes flickered, stood up, saluted, and said: "It turns out that she is a flower beauty, and a common girl is disrespectful!"
Hua Feiyan stood up and returned the greeting, saying with a smile: "Miss Che Ying, don't be too polite."
Their eyes met for a moment, and then they each looked away. Liu Xiu happily waved his hands to her and motioned for them to sit down. He asked with a smile: "How has Che Ying been in these years?"
Xi Cheying sighed softly and said: "Living in the wilderness, although it is quiet and far away from people, there are many inconveniences."
Liu Xiu nodded and couldn't help but sigh: "I have made Cheying suffer all these years. Now that I have arrived in Luoyang, I no longer have to worry about daily things." Liu Xiu has already thought about buying a big house for Xi Cheying in Luoyang.
Son, help her hire some servants. If she is willing to get married, I will give her a large dowry. If she is unwilling to get married, I will always support her to repay her kindness.
Xi Cheying's eyes were red, the corners of his eyes were moist, and his voice was choked, and he said, "I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
Seeing her like this, Liu Xiu felt a little sad, and tried to comfort her with some words. After Xi Cheying controlled her emotions, she leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, I want to see my junior sister... Xu Meiren."
Liu Xiu immediately said to Zhang Kun: "Zhang Kun, you personally take Che Ying to see Xi Ling."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Zhang Kun agreed, walked up to Xi Cheying, waved his hands to the side respectfully, and said: "Miss Cheying, please come this way!"
As Liu Xiu's chamberlain, Zhang Kun was the boss who could talk to people and tell ghosts. Liu Xiu valued Xi Cheying, and Zhang Kun treated her with respect and did not dare to neglect her at all.
Xi Cheying thanked Liu Xiu, stood up and left.
Jian Hua Feiyan looked at Xi Cheying's leaving figure and didn't look away for a long time. Liu Xiuxiao asked, "What does Feiyan think of Cheying?"
Hua Feiyan was startled at first, then smiled and said, "Miss Cheying, it's not easy."
Living in the wild mountains, it is said that I live a quiet and carefree pastoral life, but in fact it is not that simple. I have to do all the work by myself, exposed to the wind and the sun, but Xi Cheying is very good, petite, and she is a rich lady.
Hua Feiyan even noticed that her hands were all slender and jade-fingered, with no rough feeling at all. It didn't look like she had lived in the wilderness for many years, but more like she had been pampered and pampered for many years.
She looked at Liu Xiu meaningfully. She didn't believe that His Majesty would not notice the details that she could discover.