Liu Xiu burst out laughing and said bluntly: "Che Ying, you are tempting me."
A chuckle like a silver bell came from the bathroom, and Xi Cheying asked: "Will Your Majesty be tempted by my concubine?"
Liu Xiu smiled, pulled a satin scarf, lifted up the curtain, and walked in.
At this time, Xi Cheying was soaking in the pool, with two jade arms like lotus roots resting on the edge of the pool, head tilted, with a relaxed expression, resting lazily on his arms, revealing a white jade back.
Seeing this scene, Liu Xiu, who had always had a strong sense of concentration, couldn't help but feel distraught. Waves of heat flowed from all parts of his body to his Dantian, where they gathered together and seemed to turn into a blazing ball.
flame.
Liu Xiu walked to the edge of the pool, squatted down, and handed the satin scarf in her hand to Xi Cheying. Xi Cheying slowly opened her eyes, looked at the satin scarf in front of her, and smiled charmingly at Liu Xiu.
Her smile made Liu Xiu feel like the spring breeze was blowing through the blossoming flowers, and the heat in his Dantian became even hotter.
Xi Cheying took the satin scarf, raised it up, and the satin scarf flew up. Then, she stood up, and the falling satin scarf just covered her body.
Although she was very fast, Liu Xiu saw everything he should and shouldn't see in a sudden glance, and his breathing gradually became thicker and heavier involuntarily.
Xi Cheying sat down next to him. While wiping her wet long hair with a satin towel, she raised her legs and gently rubbed Liu Xiu's thighs with her toes. She asked with a smile: "Your Majesty once said, Yin
The soles of noble people's feet are slender, but I wonder how the soles of my concubine's feet compare to those of noble people?"
Liu Xiuyi raised his hand, grabbed her restless little feet, looked straight at her, and said, "Che Ying, you are playing with fire!"
Xi Cheying laughed again, looked at Liu Xiu with a smile and asked, "So, does your Majesty like it?"
Liu Xiu did not speak, but held Xi Cheying's jade feet tighter and tighter with his palms. Xi Cheying said delicately: "I am already His Majesty's woman, why is Your Majesty so restrained with me?"
Her words caused the little rationality left in Liu Xiu's mind to disappear. He held on to Xi Cheying's little feet, leaned forward, and pressed her directly under him, and then
He grabbed the satin scarf wrapped around her body and pulled it out hard. The satin scarf flew out, and what came into view was a naked and attractive body with concave and convex shapes.
Even Liu Xiu didn't expect that Xi Cheying, who had been living in a busy place and had even entered the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion, could still maintain a perfect body.
The two of them lay flat on the ground, both covered in sweat.
Liu Xiu turned to look at Xi Cheying, whose face was covered with sweat and her jade face was crimson. She raised her hand to brush a few strands of messy hair from her forehead and said, "Cheying added aphrodisiac drugs to my tea.
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Otherwise, with Liu Xiu's determination, he would never have been so unlucky. Xi Cheying smiled sweetly and said, "Your Majesty made a mistake in blaming me. Even if I had the courage, I would not dare to add aphrodisiac drugs to your majesty's tea."
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Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows with a suspicious look on his face. Xi Cheying explained: "But the incense in the incense burner in the main hall does have an aphrodisiac effect!"
He looked surprised and asked, "Does Cheying know that I will come to Lecheng Palace today?"
"I don't know."
"Do you usually use this kind of aphrodisiac incense?"
"I have long been accustomed to it and will not be affected by aphrodisiac incense." She has been influenced by aphrodisiac incense since she was a child, which is also one of the basic skills for women to practice charm.
Xu Xiling no longer practiced the art of charm, and her body and bones gradually returned to normal under Pi Tong's care, and she gave birth to the eldest daughter Liu Xiu. However, Xi Cheying seemed not to want to follow Xu Xiling's example, and she never intended to give up practicing the art of charm.
After listening to Xi Cheying's explanation, Liu Xiu suddenly realized. He said sternly: "In the future, this kind of incense is not allowed to be brought into the palace, let alone burned in the palace."
Xi Cheying was startled at first, then leaned closer to Liu Xiu, resting her soft cheek on his arm, drawing circles on his chest with her fingertips, and asked: "Your Majesty hopes that I can be like my junior sister."
Same, give birth to a princess or a prince for Your Majesty?"
Liu Xiu asked: "Are you unwilling?"
Xi Cheying pressed her cheeks closer together, rubbing her slender white pink feet back and forth on Liu Xiu's legs. She was so delicate that she breathed into Liu Xiu's ear and said softly: "As long as your Majesty loves me, I will give you no choice."
Whatever you do, I am willing to do it!"
The desire that had subsided in Liu Xiu's body was easily seduced by Xi Cheying again. He took a deep breath, returned his hand, and took Xi Cheying into his arms.
When Liu Xiu and Xi Cheying came out of the bathroom, it was already past noon, and the food placed in the main hall was cold.
Zhang Kun came forward with a smile on his face and said: "Your Majesty, the food is cold. Please ask the kitchen to make new food."
Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "Just heat these up again."
"this……"
"Your Majesty's frugality is a blessing to all the people in the world. Why don't you hurry up and follow your Majesty's instructions?"
I couldn't help but tremble, and I quickly lowered my head and said yes, then summoned the maids on the left and right to take the food back to the dining room to be heated.
Liu Xiu looked at Zhang Kun and said, "Xi beauty has done a good job in attending the bed. I will reward you with a thousand taels of gold, a piece of Sichuan brocade, ten pieces of high-quality silk and satin, jade Ruyi, jade bowl, jade plate, jade bracelet, jade hosta, jade incense, and jade fruit plate."
, six emerald and pearl bracelets each.”
Zhang Kun hurriedly bowed and responded: "I obey your order!"
Although Xi Cheying on the side was exhausted, after hearing Liu Xiu's reward, he still smiled, got up and walked in front of Liu Xiu, saluted and thanked Liu Xiu.
Among the things Liu Xiu rewarded, the most precious one is Shu brocade.
At that time, there was a saying that every inch of Shu brocade was worth an inch of gold, and now that Gongsun Shu was occupying Shu, it was even more difficult to transport Shu brocade out. Even if Liu Xiugui was the emperor, there were only a handful of Shu brocade stored in the palace.
When Liu Xiu accepted Xu Xiling, she did not reward her with Shu brocade. Instead, she waited until Xu Xiling gave birth to the eldest princess, King Liu Yi, and then Liu Xiu gave her a piece of Shu brocade.
Now Xi Cheying was rewarded with a piece of Shu brocade after only attending her bed once. It can be seen that Liu Xiu is somewhat partial to her.
It's not certain whether Liu Xiu truly loves Xi Cheying, but it is certain that Xi Cheying can satisfy Liu Xiu's physical needs to the greatest extent.
As Liu Xiu's reward was sent to Lecheng Palace with great fanfare, Xi Cheying's position as concubine was completely established.
Everyone in the palace, whether they are chamberlains or maids, now know that His Majesty has a new love, the master of Lecheng Palace.
Compared with previous emperors, Liu Xiu's harem was relatively poor. Apart from Queen Guo Shengtong and the noble Yin Lihua, there were only three beauties: Xu Xiling, Xi Cheying, and Hua Feiyan, and among them, Hua Feiyan was the only beauty.
In the name of beauty, she is a fake with no real beauty.
Liu Xiu favored Xi Cheying, and in the following period, the palace was quite peaceful, and no messy things happened again.
On this day, Liu Xiu received a report from Gai Yan.
After the Eastern Expeditionary Army captured Suiyang, Liu Yong was killed, but two generals under Liu Yong, Su Mao and Zhou Jian, took advantage of the chaos to escape. They fled to Chuihuiju, where they found Liu Yong's son Liu Yu and established Liu Yu.
As the king of Liang, Yu Chuihui organized troops to continue resisting the Han army.
Gai Yan's report to Liu Xiu was to ask for instructions from Liu Xiu. He should take advantage of the victory to pursue Chui Huiju and kill Liu Yong's remnants. After Liu Xiu carefully read Gai Yan's memorial, he immediately wrote a report to Gai Yan.
Reply to the letter.
In his reply, Liu Xiu told Gai Yan that although Liu Yong was dead, his remnants still existed, so he must not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. He should attack steadily and devour Liu Yong's remnants step by step.
Not long after Liu Xiu received Gai Yan's memorial, Cen Peng's memorial also reached Luoyang and asked Liu Xiu for instructions. He wanted to lead the southern expedition to capture Yiling where Tian Rong was located.
Previously, Tian Rong was defeated by Cen Peng because of his rescue of Qin Feng. Now Tian Rong's forces have been seriously injured and have not yet recovered. Now is a good opportunity for our side to take advantage of the victory and pursue the attack.
Liu Xiu immediately approved Cen Peng's memorial without much thought.
Our side's eastern and southern expeditions were progressing smoothly, with consecutive battles and victories, which made Liu Xiu feel very good.
In a few days, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Liu Xiu decided to hold a banquet in the palace to entertain the emperor's relatives and princes and nobles. Liu Xiu chose the venue of the banquet in Wende Hall, and all the invited princes and nobles were seated.
Inside the palace.
As for those sitting outside the palace, they were all servants and guards brought by the princes and nobles.
Counting the people in the hall, there are not only relatives of the emperor, such as Liu Xiu's uncle King Zhao Liu Liang, Liu Xiu's brother-in-law Deng Chen, Liu Xiu's brother-in-law Li Tong, but also meritorious ministers such as Deng Yu, Jia Fu, Song Dynasty, etc.
Hong, Fu Zhan, etc.
Liu Xiu sat on the throne, exchanged cups with everyone present, and drank happily. Unconsciously, Liu Xiu and everyone present were a little drunk.
Shen Hou Liu Ci suddenly burst into laughter, picked up the wine glass, stood up unsteadily, and toasted Liu Xiu, while saying with stiff tongue: "Today, Axiu drank all your toasts, but I haven't yet."
Drink my toast! Ahxiu, I’ll toast you!”
After hearing Liu Ci's words, everyone present changed their minds, and their drunkenness was instantly awakened. Calling His Majesty by his nickname was a treason, even if he was sentenced to death, it would not be an exaggeration. Before Liu Xiu could speak, Liu Liang fiercely
He slapped the table and scolded sternly: "Marquis Shen, be careful what you say!"
Liu Ci looked confused after being scolded by Liu Liang. He looked around and asked suspiciously: "I...what did I say wrong just now?"
No one answered his question. Everyone swallowed their saliva and looked at Liu Xiu cautiously.
Liu Xiu raised his head and laughed indifferently, saying: "My uncle is offering me wine, so why shouldn't I drink it?" As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
When Liu Ci saw this, he burst into laughter and drank the wine in the same gulp.
Liu Xiu put down the cup and said meaningfully: "I originally gave Uncle Ci the title of Marquis Shen because I knew that Uncle Ci was impulsive and prone to losing his temper after drinking. I hope that Uncle Ci would be careful in his words and deeds!"
When Liu Ci heard this, he didn't realize where he was wrong, so he raised his hand to Liu Xiu and said, "Axiu treats my uncle well, and my uncle knows it in his heart! You and I, my uncle and nephew, should have another drink!"
This time, he did not use the term monarch or minister to describe the relationship between the two, but instead used the term uncle or nephew. Everyone present heard this and glanced at Liu Xiu secretly. Liu Xiu did not look angry at all. He actually laughed.
He poured another glass of wine and drank with Liu Ci.
Upon seeing this, everyone present gave a thumbs up, His Majesty is really tolerant of others!
