[Hanwu] Attack and retreat

The so-called knowing yourself and the enemy is the only way to win a hundred battles. The Empress Dowager Dou never felt that Chen Xu would pose any threat to her, and even the crown prince might not take it seriously. She's a pretty little boy.

As a mother, Liu Xun was most concerned about the marriage of her two children, so Empress Dowager Dou only mentioned it a little bit, and Liu Xun went to the palace the next day.

Wei Qing now has to go to the military camp to report on drills on a regular basis every day, and Chen Xu is getting busier day by day, so he can't find time to meet Chen Xu. I propose marriage to you, hurry up and get ready to refuse, right?

Wei Qing was so anxious that Wei Qing held back for two days, and happened to run into Liu Che on the way to the military camp that day.

"Prince." Wei Qing was relieved when he met Liu Che, and quickly grabbed Liu Che and took him aside. "Prince, something is not right."

"What's wrong?" Liu Che's expression looked relaxed and happy. "I'm going to find Chen Xu, do you want to come with me? Ah, by the way, it's time for you to go to the barracks."

"I haven't met Chen Xu for two or three days. That day I heard the news in the garden that Empress Dowager Dou wanted to marry Chen Ajiao."

"Oh? Isn't this a good thing?" Liu Che lost interest: "A-Jiao is not young anymore, it's always good to get married early, after all, as a woman, it's not good to stay in her mother's house for a long time."

Wei Qing narrowed his eyes. "You and Gillian are childhood sweethearts, don't you have the heart to watch Gillian marry someone you don't like, and then wash your face with tears every day?"

Liu Che was stunned for a moment. "Probably not. The Empress Dowager always selects carefully and finds the right one... Those who are worthy of the status of Princess Guantao's mansion are not my brothers but also come from the eldest sons, so they won't be so bad." After a pause, seeing Wei Qing getting more and more worried, he added: "Don't worry, with Princess Guantao's mansion here, no one will bully Gillian."

Wei Qing: "..." But the problem is that he is not worried about this. "I thought you should understand."

"Understand what?"

"A-Jiao has been staying in Princess Guantao's mansion all this time, and she has never met a few men. Except for Chen Xu, the only ones she can chat with are you and me..."

"You don't want to say that Gillian likes me, do you?" Liu Che's mouth twitched. "I can't see that she likes me."

"You have been with Gillian for so many years, don't you consider her your friend?"

"She is Chen Xu's younger sister, so I naturally regard her as my younger sister."

"In that case, you should think about her." Wei Qing pursed her lips and said, "Why can't she choose whoever she likes to marry?"

"She is a little girl who has no experience in the world, what does she know?"

Liu Che felt that Wei Qing's thoughts were unreasonable, and was about to teach him a lesson, but Wei Qing said, "You must know that the main purpose of Queen Mother Dou is not Gillian, but you, and Chen Xu."

Liu Che "..." What kind of moth did the old witch play?

"I heard it with my own ears... If the Queen Mother is really asked to marry A-Jiao, A-Jiao will be a hostage in the hands of the Queen Mother in the future. She wants A-Jiao as a hostage... Isn't it just to deal with Chen Xu?"

Liu Che thought about it carefully. "She has always disdained to do anything to Chen Xu, why?"

"Isn't it just to deal with you?"

"If she really dares to attack Chen Xu, I will never let her go." Liu Che's face darkened. "Chen Xu has the final say on the affairs of Princess Guantao's mansion."

Seeing Liu Che finally showed his expression of wanting to take care of this matter, Wei Qing felt a little relieved. "You have to remember to tell Chen Xu about this, so that he can make plans earlier."

"Tell Chen Xu? No, Chen Xu can't let Chen know about this." Liu Che said, "Chen Xu loves Gillian a lot, and you can see that, if you tell him directly, he will definitely use all the power and manpower in his hands to stop the queen mother." , the queen mother will definitely not insist on marrying Gillian, because her purpose is to see how capable Chen Xu is... If Chen Xu doesn't stop this matter, then the queen mother will naturally have an extra hostage in her hands, so this matter You can't tell Chen Xu... at least you can't tell him now." Liu Che thought about it again, and said, "I'll handle this matter."

Wei Qing looked suspicious. "You have a way?"

"I have to find a way for myself." Liu Che, who was going to find Chen Xu, made up his mind almost immediately. "I'm going to the palace right now... Remember not to tell Chen Xu, and don't let other people know about it."

Wei Qing nodded.

Marriage is so natural that many courtiers are looking forward to it, how can we stop it quietly?On the way back to the palace, Liu Che thought about it seriously, and felt that the only way to do it was to kill first and play later.

With Gillian's status, there are really not many people who are worthy of her, and there are only a few of them. Unfortunately, a few of them are his brothers, and a few of their parents are cronies of the Queen Mother, and they are not reliable enough. .

Liu Che sighed. "I hope Chen Xu won't misunderstand..."

When Liu Che asked to see him, the emperor was reviewing the memorial. Seeing Liu Che, he smiled and asked, "Didn't you go out of the palace? Did you come back so early today?"

Recently, the emperor has become more and more open about the fact that he puts eyeliner around Liu Che, and has become explicit in his words. Although Liu Che doesn't think there is anything wrong, today is not the time to chat with the emperor.

"Father, Che'er has something to say to Father."

"Oh?"

"Che'er is thirteen now, and has grown up."

"Well, I know, your servant reports to me every day." The emperor raised his eyes to look at Liu Che, and said with a smile, "Why? Do you want to get married?"

Liu Che didn't answer right away.

"It's too early now." Now that King Liang has lost power and is sick and bedridden, Empress Dowager Dou's anger is vented on the heir to the throne. If Liu Che now establishes his wife to consolidate his position as crown prince, it will only make Empress Dowager Dou even more angry. Soon after.

"I know, but I'm afraid that others will get there first." Liu Che pursed his lips, thinking of Chen Xu's smiling face, his cheeks were slightly rosy.

The emperor blinked. "Oh? I don't know who the other party is, but I can make you say such things."

"Princess Guantao's Mansion, Ajiao Chen."

The emperor: "..." The emperor originally meant to kill Liu Che before Liu Che's affection was deeply rooted so that Liu Che would stop thinking about it, lest the queen mother find out and act first, and then Liu Che would fall into the queen mother's hands .Who would have thought that it was not easy for him to touch the person Liu Che spit out. "Oh, it's A-Jiao." The emperor said, "A-Jiao is still young, so it's too early to talk about marriage."

"I once said that a woman like Gillian should build a golden house as a gift, and hide her so that no one can see her." Liu Che thought in his heart, "Although I said that, I prefer to hide Chen Xu and prevent her from being seen." Gillian and Wei Qing saw it, especially the "brother".

The emperor finally put down the pen in his hand and said, "I see."

Liu Che looked at the emperor with some frustration in his heart.He didn't want to marry Gillian, but Gillian couldn't fall into the hands of the Queen Mother.