Your Majesty, please draw the card

The Empress Dowager's wedding date is June [-]th.

Because Zhou Yu, the former leader of the opposition and the chief minister of the cabinet, let go, the officials gradually stopped writing letters to ask for orders, and the emperor took back his orders.After all, there is no real loss for Dayan when the queen mother gets married. Openly confronting the emperor can indeed gain fame in the past, but now the emperor has too many die-hard fans among the people, and if he jumps out, he will probably have to slap himself in the face.Besides, seeing off the empress dowager, there will be less power in the harem from now on, which will be beneficial and harmless to all officials.Ever since, the wind direction changed, and the people who gave congratulatory gifts to the queen mother became the majority in an instant, and everyone wanted to take this opportunity to show their face in front of the emperor.

The folks are mostly interested in watching the excitement.Dayan has an open atmosphere, and has not yet developed the strong sense of chastity that Liu Xi knew about later generations. Marriage is also relatively free, and there are not a few people who divorce and remarry.For example, Bao Zheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, married a widow. Although some people were jealous of the new wife's good luck, no one would jump out to object.The queen mother had no children, and the object of her remarriage was an unknown commoner, so it was easier to be accepted.Even derived from this, various legendary stories have been popular in Chang'an for several years.

Liu Xi felt that his cheap son was very conscientious.Although the Empress Dowager Beauty stated that she would not take away anything from the palace except the old maid Mei Zhuang, he still carefully drew up a dowry for the Empress Dowager, and handed it over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to complete it.Since both Guilu's parents died and there were no relatives in the family, Liu Xi found an honest official and adopted Guilu as a foster daughter in order to complete various preparations before Guilu's marriage.

On the right day, the emperor's master of ceremonies and the general Baima sending off his relatives can be regarded as a strange story through the ages.Before leaving, the Empress Dowager specially talked with the Empress Dowager in Changxin Palace.

Ever since the fall of the royal family, the empress dowager seldom wore luxurious clothes, but today she made an exception and sat at the head dressed up.Her relationship with the queen mother is not good, but she has not broken her face publicly. Whenever she sees this woman, she reminds her of her son who passed away early.

The first emperor was fickle and suspicious. He once had a hot-headed expedition to Xianbei, and because of a word from the enemy general, he suspected that he had been ambushed, and fled back to Chang'an desperately, causing heavy losses to Dayan.As an emperor, he changed the order more than once, which made the ministers confused, but he was the only one who obeyed the empress.

In fact, the Empress Dowager also knew that her son would not be a great weapon, but she had no other choice.In the deep palace, the queen's son can only survive if he competes for the reserve position.However, after his son successfully succeeded to the throne and the power of the Wang family fell into power, such a woman happened to come.The most humble showgirl has become the noblest queen.From then on, the Wang and Zhao families seized power and power, and fought openly and secretly. After all, they neglected the emperor's body, which led to the sudden death of the emperor.Later, Liu Xi succeeded to the throne, which was originally agreed by both the Wang and Zhao families, but it caused the two relatives to fall one after another.

"Aijia never thought that one day you would take the initiative to leave this palace." The Empress Dowager spoke first.

"I didn't expect it either." Zhao Yingrong smiled and said, "Back then he said that he would take me to the most beautiful palace in the world. I didn't expect to see it for many years."

The Empress Dowager was taken aback: "Could it be that you never thought of dying in the palace?"

"If there is nostalgia, I will never leave. If not, why stay?"

The Empress Dowager was silent for a long time and said: "Jieer treats you with all sincerity."

Zhao Yingrong showed nostalgia: "If he is not a king, he must be the best lover in the world. I once told him that since I was six years old, I can't control my words and deeds. He said that he is the same, from childhood to adulthood. Follow the rules, that's why you want to go crazy and marry me as a queen. I will never forget the way he played the piano for me. He obviously can't paint, but he practiced hard for more than a year. I want to send a hand-painted one Give me the portrait. He is not a good emperor, but he has never been sorry to me in the slightest. So I have never paid attention to those women you asked him to accept."

The Empress Dowager nodded and said: "You have won his heart, so naturally you don't need to care about these things. Thinking back when Ai's family entered the palace at the age of 15, more than 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye. Ai's family has been a maid, a concubine, a queen, and a queen mother , and now it is the Empress Dowager again, but I don’t have a clear understanding like you. Now there is only one Ai family left in the palace wall, and the members of the family with the surname Wang are scattered. I don’t know whether the Ai family has won or lost in this life..."

Zhao Yingrong smiled and said: "My daughter-in-law is leaving, so I have to say something to my mother-in-law. The mother-in-law thinks that the world belongs to the Wang family, so that will lead to the disaster of extermination. The daughter-in-law thinks that the world will eventually belong to the Liu family, so Only today can we successfully leave this land of right and wrong. However, we are all wrong. Only the emperor can see clearly that the world belongs to the people of the world. Your majesty, but because what he said and what he did was what the people wanted. Why don't mother-in-law look away and enjoy the glory of this prosperous age and the emperor's respect and love for you?"

The empress dowager pondered for a long time, then Fang raised her head and said, "You are right, if I can hand over the country to the emperor, I can be regarded as worthy of Sheji, Jiangshan and my ancestors. Sigh... If he is my own grandson Okay. It's a pity that Mrs. Cao is as confused as Aijia used to be, she can't take care of the emperor, so Aijia will take care of her for her!"

Zhao Yingrong bowed profusely and said: "Then daughter-in-law will thank mother-in-law on behalf of the emperor!"

Because the Empress Dowager had untied her heart knot, she looked a lot brighter, she took off the bracelet on her wrist and said, "I'm afraid you will never see each other again when you go. You and my mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are also considered fate, so I will give this bracelet to you." Be your sweetheart!"

Zhao Yingrong took the bracelet with a smile: "Thank you mother-in-law! I have sent someone to send the phoenix seal treasure book to Changle Palace. When the emperor wants to use it, I will ask mother-in-law to pass it on to me. I just don't know if General Zhao is willing to accept it."

The Empress Dowager also smiled: "Does he dare not take what the Ai family gave?"

The two looked at each other and smiled, which actually wiped out the grievances of more than ten years.

The auspicious time has come, the emperor sent the queen mother out of the palace, and went to the Huangzhuang outside the city to give the queen mother a marriage.The people along the way lamented the imperial majesty one by one, and the older ones could compare the Queen Mother's two big weddings and the earth-shaking changes during it.

At the same time, another team sent off from the mansion of Fan Li, the richest man in the city, led by the white horse general Zhao Yun, to send another bride of Fan Li's adopted sister back to Lucheng.This team is also full of red makeup, but every dowry is an unheard of new style, which is even more eye-catching than the royal ones.After inquiring carefully, these are all new products that will be launched by the major stores of the Fan family soon. Afterwards, there was a panic buying frenzy. Liu Xi couldn't help but sigh for Fan Li's strong sense of advertising when he found out!

When the lights came on, the ceremony was over.Liu Xi saw that it was almost time, and decided to leave for the palace.Zhao Yun naturally wanted to go with him. He is currently serving as Weiyang Palace Guard, so when he saw Liu Xi standing up, he immediately arranged for the inner guards to accompany him for protection, and he himself rode a horse to guard behind the emperor's imperial chariot.

After walking for a while, Zhao Yun saw that he was going in the wrong direction, and he couldn't help being puzzled, so he rode his horse to catch up a few steps.

"Your Majesty, this is not the way back to the city."

"I know."

Hearing that the emperor did it on purpose, Zhao Yun nodded and said nothing.

"Zilong, come here, I want to whisper to you."

Zhao Yun glanced at the guards around him, and saw that they were looking at their hearts, as if they saw ten thousand taels of gold on their toes, and they felt a little hot, but they still leaned over.

"What is the emperor's order?"

"The imperial chariot is uncomfortable to sit on. I just had a full meal. How about we go ride a horse in Shanglinyuan to digest?"

As soon as Zhao Yun heard it, one head and two big.Running around without preparation in advance, no matter how good the law and order in Dayan is, it cannot prevent the emperor from acting like this.At the moment, I had no choice but to persuade: "It is not suitable to ride a horse after dinner, why not go to the Imperial Garden after returning to the palace?"

"Since it's not suitable to ride a horse, why are you riding? Why don't you come up and sit with me."

The corner of Zhao Yun's mouth twitched: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is inappropriate?"

Liu Xi curled his lips: "I can't ride a horse, and I don't want to sit in a chariot with me, so I can come down and walk by myself, right?"

As soon as Zhao Yun wanted the emperor to go back, it was too embarrassing, so he had to let go and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you go to Shanglin Garden to ride a horse!" At any rate, there were tens of thousands of Shanglin guards stationed in Shanglin Garden, so they were not afraid that someone would harm the emperor.

Only then was Liu Xi satisfied.When he arrived at Shanglin Garden, he urged Zhao Yun to find the fastest and strongest horse.Zhao Yun had no choice but to choose a red horse that looked fierce, but was actually very docile.Liu Xi waved away the guards, and ran a few laps with Zhao Yun in the racetrack, feeling physically and mentally comfortable, and then gradually slowed down the speed of the horse.

It was already summer at this time, and it was the fifteenth day. The moon was bright, but one could see clearly without lighting a torch.Liu Xi and Zhao Yun walked side by side, and their mood was as bright as the moonlight.

"I still remember that Zilong taught me how to ride a horse."

Zhao Yun recalled that the emperor was still a bright young man at that time, not as majestic and cunning as he is now, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Although it was the first time for the emperor to ride a horse, he has already figured out how to improve the saddle. His wisdom is outstanding and admirable."

Liu Xi has been traveling for a long time, and his face has become so thick that no one can match him. He happily accepted the praise of his sweetheart, and said with a smile: "That's because Zilong taught him well. On that day, I asked Zilong to train a team that no one can match for Dayan." You can reach the iron cavalry, I didn't expect to defeat the Xiongnu in less than three years in the Linwei, I really didn't misunderstand you!"

But Zhao Yun said: "The battle with the Xiongnu was the result of countless soldiers who did not fear death, and the last general did not dare to take credit for it."

"You! Do you want to be so modest?" Liu Xi pursed her lips, turned her head to look at Zhao Yun's face, and said in a low voice after a moment of silence, "You taught me how to ride a horse, so we can keep going hand in hand like this from now on?"

Zhao Yun's ears were slightly warm, and he said without squinting: "The final general is willing to stand behind the emperor and protect the emperor Zhouquan with his whole life."

"What if I don't want you to just stand behind me? What if I want you to join me in enjoying the beauty of the world and shouldering the responsibility of protecting the people of the world together?" Liu Xi's eyes were shining brightly under the moonlight , "This road is too lonely, I don't want to walk alone."

"...The final general will live up to the emperor's entrustment!" Zhao Yun said the same answer as before.

One promise in one's life, promise must be fulfilled.

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