Shocked, Liu Yin's face suddenly collapsed. For some reason, she always panicked when she saw the emperor, especially when she recently took back her brother's military power, and she didn't know what to do to the Liu family.
"I... My fever hasn't subsided yet." She immediately held her forehead weakly.
The man didn't speak, but just stared at her quietly. The latter curled his lips and got out of his arms silently. He wrinkled his face and went straight out of the study. Anyway, the queen was there, so nothing should happen.
After returning to Tingyu Pavilion, she drank another bowl of medicine and changed her clothes. When Xiaoluzi came, she went to Changchun Palace with the prince. In fact, she really wanted to ask about the fifth princess, but she didn't know what to do. It would be embarrassing if it wasn't for the help of the other party, but she didn't expect that the fifth princess would take the initiative to invite her to make a kiss.
When the last twilight of the sky disappeared, the entire Changchun Palace had already been lit with candles, and the outer halls were guarded by the Imperial Forest Army and palace people. When they saw someone coming, they immediately bowed their bodies and saluted.
Wang Hai was also standing outside, and when two figures came into view, he hurriedly greeted them, "I have seen His Highness the Crown Prince, I have seen the Crown Princess, the Emperor and the Empress were still talking about Your Highness and the Crown Princess."
Looking at the gloomy sky outside, Liu Yin's heart became inexplicably depressed. Only every time she saw the emperor, she would feel that her existence was so insignificant that he could kill her with a single word.
"Some things have delayed the time." Qin Yan glanced at him, followed by stepping into the hall.
Liu Yin also hurriedly followed, there were many servants guarding the inner hall, but the atmosphere was exceptionally quiet, when he came to the depths, he saw two people sitting on the soft couch, the two seemed to be playing chess, even though they were not very skilled at chess , she could also see that the two sides seemed to be at an impasse.
"My son greets the father, the queen and the queen." She immediately bowed and saluted.
Hearing the voice, the emperor smiled helplessly, "Your empress really impresses me, but I haven't played with her for a few days, and her chess skills are about to catch up with me."
After the words fell, the queen on the opposite side said in a reproachful way: "That's because the emperor let the concubine, otherwise the concubine might not be able to last a cup of tea."
Hearing this, the emperor just smiled and let people pass the meal. He came to the long table and sat down. He seemed to be in a good mood today. His elegant outline was full of gentle smiles. It should be said that he was in a good mood these days, except for the five princesses. The incident made him angry, and everything in the court was going according to what he thought in his heart.
After the palace people served the dishes, he personally filled a glass of wine for his son beside him, with a friendly brow, "It's been a long time since I had a drink like this with you."
Sitting there, Liu Yin didn't dare to extend her chopsticks too far, so she could only pick up the steamed fish head that she hated the most in front of her. However, the queen was obviously not so restrained, and she was holding dishes for the people beside her with a smile. what happened in .
"Father's health is not as good as before, so don't be greedy." Qin Yan said calmly.
The candles were dimly lit, and the atmosphere in the inner hall seemed to be very harmonious. The empress also said with concern, "What the prince said is that the emperor must listen to the imperial physician."
Speaking of this, the emperor waved his hand, "It's rare for me to be happy today, so just let me and the emperor have a few drinks, and everything will be fine."
Liu Yin lowered her head and silently picked up the rice, thinking that when she goes back, she must ask the kitchen to cook more delicious food. Fortunately, the emperor doesn't often come to eat with them. Since he wants father and son to have a heart-to-heart chat, then he will ask her to come over do what.
"This flood in the south of the Yangtze River, who do you think should be sent to deal with it?" He took a sip of his wine and his expression gradually darkened.
Qin Yan glanced at the person who was picking rice grains beside him, and suddenly put a piece of lion's head into her plate, his expression was as usual, "Yu Hongguang has been a governor in Suzhou for several years, and he is familiar with the terrain in the south of the Yangtze River. Better."
Glancing at his actions, the emperor narrowed his eyes, paused for a while, and then took another sip of his wine, with a calm tone, "That being said, the amount of money for disaster relief this time is a little bit large, and I feel a little bit dissatisfied with giving it to him alone." rest assured."
Seeing a lion's head suddenly appearing in the bowl, Liu Yin couldn't help but secretly raised her eyes, glanced at the man next to her, and then continued to eat with a smile, well, in fact, sometimes this prince is very considerate.
"The atmosphere of mutual protection between officials and officials in the court has always been serious, especially for officials in the Jiangnan area. It is indeed difficult not to be filled with private pockets for the disaster relief money. If the floods become more serious, I can only go to Jiangnan in person, and the affairs of the people cannot be delayed." His expression gradually became serious.
Hearing this, the queen couldn't help but slowly lowered her eyes, put the chopsticks and vegetables into the emperor's bowl, and said softly: "The emperor's words are reasonable, and the concubine has always heard that there is a lot of luxury in the south of the Yangtze River. It is also a good thing to clean up the corruption of local officials."
Until there were more chopsticks and vegetables in the bowl, Liu Yin continued to eat with his head down, but the queen watched this scene with a smile in her eyes, and added vegetables to her niece from time to time.
"Let's send Yu Hongguang to have a look first. First, allocate part of the disaster relief money. You already have a lot of things at hand. If the other brothers can be as capable as you, I will be satisfied." sigh.
I don't know what came to mind, and suddenly looked at Qin Yan and said: "Recently Taifu Shen has been seriously ill and has not recovered. He is also a minister of the humerus and your teacher. His daughter is also considered talented and beautiful. There are indeed fewer people serving you in the East Palace. I intend to give you Shen Yao as a side concubine, and I can also share the burden for Yin'er."
After the words fell, the atmosphere in the whole hall suddenly changed. Even the empress was eating slowly with her head down, as if she didn't intend to interrupt, and Liu Yin was even more so. Looking at her face as a side concubine, I definitely can't say anything.
Speaking of this, the emperor's eyes suddenly fell on the woman across from him, and he smiled kindly, "How does Yin'er feel?"
Being called out suddenly, Liu Yin naturally replied respectfully: "Miss Shen is a famous talented woman, so it's best to be His Highness's side concubine."
Could she still say no
Qin Yan raised his eyelids, his expression did not fluctuate in the slightest, "I appreciate your father's kindness, but although the Taifu's daughter is demure, she is not my favorite choice. It is just right for my fourth younger brother to be a concubine, and I can also accept her. What do you think of my brother's temper?"
The queen raised her hand and wiped the corners of her mouth lightly, covering the almost invisible curve, and then said seriously: "Zihui should indeed get married and take care of her, so that my sister Concubine Shu won't worry about it all day long."
Glancing at the two, the emperor suddenly put down the silver chopsticks in his hand, his expression sank instantly, his eyebrows frowned, and he got up suddenly and strode out, "Wang Hai."
"The slave is here!"
Suddenly seeing the emperor coming out of the room with an unhappy expression, Wang Hai hastily followed, while looking back, as if he didn't understand what happened.
It seemed that he didn't expect the other party to get angry suddenly, and when the emperor left, Liu Yin was relieved immediately, and at the same time was a little frightened, she agreed just now, and this can't be her business.
The queen didn't seem to be worried, she still looked at the man across from her with a faint smile, "The queen mother knows that you are not greedy for women, but it is still inevitable to take a concubine, as long as you are willing to protect Yin'er, if you can give birth to an heir earlier , is naturally the best."
"Ahem—"
Liu Yin suddenly choked on a few grains of rice, and quickly took a sip from the teacup at the side, until she found that the people on the side were looking at her, she immediately lowered her head, and even the pinnae of her ears were red.
"What the queen mother said is that the minister will take it to heart." Qin Yan nodded slightly.
Seeing this, the queen's brows and eyes were full of smiles, she didn't seem to expect that the prince's attitude would change so much after getting married, and if it is true that long-term love is still useful, it seems that God has given them another way out for the Liu family.
After finally waiting for the meal, Liu Yin just wanted to go back quickly, but the queen asked her to stay first, without thinking about it, she knew that she was going to teach herself a lesson, but the prince didn't care about her at all, and left alone!
Not surprisingly, she was given a very serious education by the empress, and she was brainwashed for half an hour, all she said was to have a baby sooner and get closer to the prince, so that the Liu family could have other options.
Xu Shi was almost past Liu Yin before returning to the East Palace. Her thoughts were different from others. The decline of the Liu family was irreversible. The most important thing is to maintain the balance of the government and keep the Liu family, but unfortunately, the temptation of power is too great, no matter whether it is her father or the queen, no one is willing to listen to her.
In a few days, the fifth princess left with the Turkic envoys. No one knew the reason, but Liu Yin felt that this also highlighted the ruthlessness of the royal family. Because of face, even his own daughter could be abandoned, which is really chilling.
The weather was sunny and warm when I went hunting in the Western Mountains, but in autumn, the autumn wind brought a chill after all, because the emperor was traveling, and the accompanying Imperial Forest Army formed a long dragon, and the common people kept avoiding it.
Liu Yin didn't share the carriage with the prince, so Liu Yin ran into the carriage of the sixth princess. It was the first time for the latter to leave the capital, and she looked very curious, sticking her head out to look at the scenery outside from time to time.
"Cousin, what do you think I will give him later?"
Listening to that shy voice, Liu Yin leaned over there and looked at the script, raised her eyelids, and saw that the person on the other side looked nervous, and her heart was already springing up, not like she was crying at the beginning Don't marry a savage.
"Give it directly, or you can ask the maid to call him out secretly before giving it, but let me tell you, girls can't take the initiative, otherwise men will not cherish it." She said with a serious face.
The sixth princess was obviously also frightened, so she could only stare blankly at the purse in her hand, "Then... what should I do then?"
With a chuckle, Liu Yin immediately patted her forehead, "Are you stupid? As long as he has the heart, you just need to look at him, and he will know what you are going to do. Why do you need to call him specially? This is not the palace, there is no There are so many scruples, as long as you don't go to remote places, after all, you are not yet married, so you should be more or less taboo."
Hearing this, the sixth princess couldn't help but blushed, and nodded immediately.
Xishan is in the south of the capital, so the scenery along the way is needless to say, they didn't camp outside the valley until Shenshi, and after walking all the way, the emperor will definitely bring people to hunt tomorrow. keep watch.
After the tents were set up, Liu Yin and the sixth princess got out of the carriage together. From a distance, the trees were lush and lush, the sky was high and the clouds were clear, and a group of birds flew overhead from time to time. The scenery was naturally not comparable to that of the imperial palace. .
"Cousin, isn't that cousin?" The sixth princess looked east.
Surrounded by patrolling Imperial Forest Army and some accompanying officials passing by, Liu Yin looked along and saw her elder brother leading a horse and talking and laughing with several people there. Seeing this, she immediately walked over with the sixth princess .
When I approached, I realized that it was Xia Yi and the third prince and his party, and the prince of Zhennan was also there. Although he knew that the other party was going to rebel, everyone still had a good relationship, joking and laughing. prepare skills.
"Brother!"
She walked over immediately with her skirt in hand, looked at the horses they were leading, and asked curiously, "Where are you going?"
"I've seen the princess." Xia Yi immediately bowed his hands.
He Ji was leading a brown steed, and the woman in the yellow skirt glanced at him vaguely, with a slight smile on her clear outline.
Seeing her, Liu Lin also smiled and patted her on the shoulder, "You came just in time, brother is going to take a walk in the woods over there to see if there is any game, and it happens to be roasted for you to eat at night, how about it, Do you want to walk around with me?"
"Wild game?" The sixth princess seemed a little strange.
Liu Yin's eyes lit up, she nodded quickly, and said solemnly: "Then you wait for me, I'll go and tell the prince brother, you must wait for me!"
As he said that, he ran away with the hem of the skirt in his hand, and the people behind him couldn't help laughing. They thought that being a princess would make them more stable, but they still escaped like this.
The camp was surrounded by patrolling Imperial Forest Army, heavily guarded. Qin Yan was followed by several officials from the Ministry of Industry, all of whom lowered their heads and reported about the flood in the south of the Yangtze River.
"Your Highness, the rain in the south of the Yangtze River has not decreased recently. I think it is better to build houses first."
After the words fell, another official said in disapproval: "Now the people are displaced, and they must be controlled to move to other towns to avoid unnecessary trouble."
Qin Yan walked ahead and didn't speak, but saw a petite figure rushing over there, as if there was something urgent.
Seeing that there was an official here, and knowing that the other party had business to do, Liu Yin immediately went over and grabbed his sleeve, and said eagerly, "Your Highness, can I go around with Big Brother?"
Eyes met, his thin lips parted slightly, "No."