[Comprehensive] Empress Variations

After Liu Xun finished reviewing the last memorial in his hand, he stretched out his hand and pressed the position of his temple.Because he had the experience of the cool touch, he felt that something was missing when he did this kind of movement again.He pressed his fingers twice on his temples, and before he felt tired, he took it off by himself.

After Huo Xian left, he also quickly left Jiaofangdian with the excuse that the state affairs had not been dealt with, and no longer got along with Huo Chengjun there in an "enenai·aiai".Although Huo Chengjun's smile is still as light as he is most familiar with, he also maintains the majesty that an emperor should have as always.

However, he felt that Huo Chengjun's smile carried a somewhat inexplicable meaning.Under his seemingly unrestrained back, it was a bit of embarrassment that he could only feel.

After leaving Jiaofang Palace, he immediately looked at the note handed over by the person monitoring Huo Chengjun.The dialogue between the two was written out in detail.Huo Chengjun didn't hide anything from him. In the conversation between her and Huo Xian, only these two things she said would make him care.

Huo Chengjun can be regarded as frank with him, and that article is his most trusted subordinate, that's all.But she is not someone who can be trusted.Frank but untrustworthy, it seems a bit contradictory, but it is a true portrayal of the relationship between them.

Liu Xun pursed his lips and petals. During these days of getting along, he sometimes even forgot that Huo Chengjun was the daughter of the Huo family.Huo Chengjun's cooperation with him was so tacit that it even made him feel like a confidant.

Even though she is new to the affairs of the harem, she has never made a big mistake.As long as it is a mistake she has made, she will definitely not make it again next time.Compared with Xu Pingjun when he first came into contact with palace affairs, people often complained to him openly and secretly, which is really much better.

Huo Chengjun indeed Xu Pingjun is more suitable to be a queen.

If Huo Chengjun's identity can be changed, Liu Xun is not sure if he will truly open his heart to this woman.But facts are facts and nothing can change.When he wants to relax his vigilance, he will remind himself of the identity of the woman in front of him.

Therefore, during the more than a month of getting along, he still maintained enough vigilance against Huo Chengjun.When Huo Chengjun mentioned Liu Shi, he became more vigilant.Even, his vigilance towards Huo Chengjun at this time is a bit higher than when he first met him.

On the day of their wedding, his understanding of Huo Chengjun was still that she was the daughter of the Huo family, a standard lady of everyone.Now in his eyes, Huo Chengjun's danger is not only her identity.Apart from her identity, her unpredictability made him even more vigilant.No one can guess what Huo Chengjun will do next moment.

Huo Chengjun's smile couldn't help but appear in Liu Xun's mind. He looked very gentle, but all he could feel was danger.It can even be fatal.

Huo Chengjun told him so frankly about her conversation with Huo Xian.If she hadn't mentioned Liu Shi at the end, he might be much less wary of Huo Chengjun.But she just mentioned one thing, and also pointed out the fact that he wanted to train Liu Xi to be the heir to the throne.Not only is it impossible for him to relax his vigilance, but it will deepen his vigilance.

"Where is the queen at this time?" Liu Xun boasted that he was also a smart person.Even Huo Guang, who is in power, can somewhat guess his thoughts.But facing Huo Chengjun, he couldn't guess at all.Since the two first met, she has been free from her control.

"Return to Your Majesty, after you left, the empress headed towards Jianzhang Palace." Xu Shun, who was serving beside him, responded.This Xu Shun is also someone Liu Xun trusts very much, he naturally knows that the emperor is very concerned about the queen's affairs.He always remembered the Queen's whereabouts clearly.

"She's quite interested." Liu Xun shook his head with a slight smile on his lips.When he was worried about her, she went directly to Jianzhang Palace to play.

Since Huo Chengjun entered the palace, he has never visited the palace alone.Except that Liu Xun would take her for a walk, and occasionally play with the Empress Dowager Shangguan.When she was alone, she mostly dealt with harem affairs.This time she has the interest of playing alone, and she should be in a good mood.

"Your Majesty..." Seeing that Liu Xun was not unhappy, Xu Shun hesitated whether to speak at this time.However, if he didn't open his mouth, the two of them would really meet.I'm afraid he will inevitably be punished in the end, and it is better to bear a bit of the emperor's anger now than to be punished afterwards.

"Your Majesty, if the slave's memory is correct, the prince should be near Jianzhang Palace at this time." Xu Shun said cautiously.

They have long heard that Liu Xi is not interested in martial arts, archery and the like, he prefers to practice calligraphy and painting.Because of this, the emperor never let go of his guidance on martial arts.

It has been more than a month since the prince Liu Shi started studying at the age of three.If he is not interested in something, let him contact it in advance, but it will cause disgust for no reason, and it will be harmful to his future teaching.

If it makes him interested, then his learning speed will increase in the future.This Jianzhang Palace is located in Shanglin Garden, among which there are Jianzhang Palace, Taiye Pool, and dozens of palaces around it.For example, buildings such as 'Bear Shooting Hall' and 'Deer View' can be used for riding and shooting.

Liu Shi is too young to hold a bow and arrow.However, he can watch other people's riding and archery skills, and when watching other people's skills, he may have some interest in martial arts.

There is no parent who does not want their children to be better. Although Liu Xun is an emperor, he is also a father.The three-year-old Liu Shi is still very malleable now, even if he is a little bit unhappy now, there may be some turning point in the future.This is not the time to give up letting Liu Xi practice martial arts and let him focus on literary talent and politics.

The smile on Liu Xun's face subsided. He had no reason to forget the order he gave himself.He just didn't think of it for a while, but when Xu Shun reminded him, he remembered it very clearly.

It is impossible for the servants around Liu Shi to disobey his orders, and those he carefully selected are naturally very obedient to his orders.If there are no accidents, Liu Shi will definitely appear in Shanglin Garden now.Even if they may not be in Jianzhang Palace, the location is too close to him in his opinion.

"Let's go to Jianzhang Palace." Liu Xun got up and walked out the door as he spoke.

"Yes." As soon as Xu Shun raised his head, Liu Xun was about to walk to the door, and he quickly reached out to open the door for Liu Xun.

Liu Xun rode the imperial chariot to Jianzhang Palace, because his expression was obviously displeased, the speed of the imperial chariot was much faster than before.

Just as the imperial chariot stopped in front of the gate of Jianzhang Palace, Xu made an announcement by the way.The eunuch who heard his voice also hurriedly communicated, "The emperor is here!"

Liu Xun got off the imperial chariot, ignored a row of slave maids kneeling on both sides, and walked quickly to Jianzhang Palace.Before Liu Xun took a few steps, he saw a group of people hurrying over, and his pace slowed down a bit.

"The concubine sees Your Majesty." Xun Ying came up with the servants who were serving her.

"The queen is free." Liu Xun felt at ease when he saw that Huo Chengjun was not surrounded by anyone he had arranged for Liu Xi.No matter whether Huo Chengjun had any plans before coming here.With him here, it is impossible for Huo Chengjun to be unfavorable to Liu Xi.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xun Ying put her hand in Liu Xun's palm and followed his strength to stand up. "The concubine knows that His Majesty will definitely come, so she has already prepared snacks and wine. Jianzhang Palace has better scenery than other places, and it is really a good place to appreciate the scenery."

"..." Liu Xun's pupils shrank slightly.Did she know that he would definitely come over, or did she deliberately lure him over?Obviously he was spying on her, but now he seems to be used by her because of it.

Huo Chengjun may have been aware of his surveillance for a long time, maybe everything he knows is what Huo Chengjun wants him to know.What she didn't want him to know, such as where she went every day and night, he still didn't know anything about it.

Xun Ying pulled Liu Xun to sit on the stone bench in the courtyard, she met Liu Xun's somewhat dark gaze, and the smile on her face was still pure and innocent. "Your Majesty is in a bad mood today? But the snacks prepared by my concubine are not to your liking?"

"No." Liu Xun glanced at the snacks on the table, most of the items on it were her favorites.Moreover, there are many types of dim sum, which can be seen to be carefully prepared.He picked up a piece of pastry and put it on his lips and took a bite. The taste of this pastry made people feel tasteless.

Seeing that Liu Xun had already made a move, Xun Ying stretched out her hand to taste the dim sum.Food is such a thing, no matter how many times you enjoy it, you will never get tired of it.

Liu Xun saw that Huo Chengjun seemed to really enjoy it, and his heart became more and more unbalanced.Reaching out to pick up a piece of snack, he didn't put the snack on his lips, but put it on Huo Chengjun's lips.

Xun Ying had just picked up a piece of snack by herself, before she put the snack to her lips, a big hand appeared in front of her.She froze for a moment, blinked her eyes and saw the situation clearly.He took a bite of the dessert in front of him.

Liu Xun didn't know why Huo Chengjun was willing to accompany him, showing that they were very affectionate.However, there was one thing he felt he was very clear about.I'm afraid she won't like the intimacy without a little emotion.His actions like this should destroy Huo Chengjun's good mood.

Huo Chengjun really opened his lips and took a bite from the dessert, her lips even touched his fingertips.Although it was only a momentary touch, he really felt the softness of her lips.Even because of the fruit wine I just drank, it was a little wet.Such a touch made him want to shrink his fingers into his palm.

However, because he still had half a snack in his hand, he held back his thoughts.Looking up at Huo Chengjun, she bit off half of the snack from her hand, but as if nothing had happened, she continued to hand the snack in her hand to her lips.From time to time, I picked up the fruit wine with low concentration.

Liu Xun glanced at his fingertips, he still held half of the dim sum between his two fingers.It would be too deliberate to put this half of dim sum back on the plate.The illusion that the two of them were very affectionate that he had painstakingly created had one more obvious flaw.

Liu Xun reached out and put half a snack into his mouth, thinking that he would feel a little uncomfortable.He hadn't been feeding each other like this with another woman in so long.Perhaps it was because he cared too much about the taste of the half piece of pastry in his mouth. Not only did he not feel any discomfort, but he felt that this piece of pastry was extraordinarily sweet, and it was no longer as tasteless as the ones he ate before.

Swallowing the dessert in his mouth, he seemed to be trying to cover up something.He reached out and picked up the flagon with fruit wine on the side, and took a big gulp into his mouth.The taste of the fruit wine concealed the taste of the dessert.

After Liu Xun drank the wine, no matter how much he lingered in his mouth, there would only be the smell of wine, so he put the wine pot aside.But his eyes couldn't help but stay on the snack in Huo Chengjun's hand for a moment.

Xun Ying was obviously vigilant, and Liu Xun's gaze didn't stay for long, but she still noticed it.Xun Ying glanced down at the plates on which the snacks were placed, and then at the snacks in her hand.She reached out and put the snack on Liu Xun's lips.

'Reciprocity? Such a word subconsciously appeared in Liu Xun's mind, he opened his mouth and was about to take a bite, so that Huo Chengjun could also feel the struggle in his heart just now.But as soon as he opened his mouth, Huo Chengjun withdrew his hand. If he hadn't reacted quickly enough, the snack might have fallen directly from his mouth.

If it fell, it would indeed be Huo Chengjun's mistake, but wouldn't it be him who was embarrassed?He ate the snack in his mouth, and casually glanced at the plate where the snack was placed.Finding that what he was talking about was the last tuckahoe cake, he would rather think that Huo Chengjun took the initiative to give him the last piece of snack, and he didn't want her to misunderstand something just because of his gaze.However, the pity in Huo Chengjun's sight made him feel that the facts were more inclined to the second one.

Although he has not been emperor for a long time, there is no need to compete with others for a piece of pastry.Especially, still competing with his own woman.As long as he is a man, it is impossible for him to do such a shameless thing.

Liu Xun felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart, and he was very familiar with this feeling recently.Moreover, it is very likely that they will always be familiar with each other.Thinking of this, Liu Xun felt even more powerless.

Swallowing the dim sum that he had 'snatched' from his mouth, Liu Xun no longer had the desire to reach out for the dim sum.Occasionally, he picked up the jug on the side and poured it into the glass, even paying attention not to let his eyes linger between Huo Chengjun's palm and lips.

"Jianzhang Palace is really good, I want to live here for a few days." Xun Ying glanced at the scenery outside the gazebo from time to time, and his words were full of admiration for the beautiful scenery.

"There are many insects, ants and ferocious beasts around this Jianzhang Palace. The empress has a noble status, so it must not be treated as a joke." Liu Xun picked up the wine glass he had raised.Shanglin Garden was originally built for hunting and hunting, but there is a resting place in this palace.But it is somewhat inappropriate for the queen to live here alone.

Liu Xun met Shang Xunying's gaze and said something again. "If the Queen really likes this place, it's fine to come back tomorrow."

"It's the concubine who didn't think carefully." Xun Ying lowered her eyes slightly, her voice became much softer.

It was not the first time Liu Xun heard such a tone.But every time he listened to it, Liu Xun would suddenly feel a little protective.He tightened his palms tightly, leaving a mark on the palm of his nails.Remind him not to forget the identity of Huo Chengjun.

Regardless of whether her own abilities need his protection, Huo Chengjun will never be able to step into the circle he wants to protect. "It's okay, the queen should think more about it in the future. Now that you are the queen, don't do something inappropriate."

Liu Xun warned Huo Chengjun, and he was also warning himself.She is Huo Chengjun, he can't do something inappropriate! !

"The concubine has been taught." Xun Ying nodded.

The people around heard Liu Xun's harsh tone towards Huo Chengjun, but his attitude softened after that, which made people think that the emperor was only worried about the queen.There are indeed many ferocious beasts around the Jianzhang Palace, although they are indeed guarded by special personnel, and there are very few accidents.

Afterwards, what the emperor said was inappropriate, it was just to cover up his selfishness.That's right, it's selfishness.Everyone understands it very well!The emperor is now affectionate towards the empress, how could the empress be allowed to live in Jianzhang Palace, which is much farther away than in the past, and it is not so convenient for the two to meet.

The empress may not care about it herself, but the emperor is afraid that she doesn't want to.

Liu Xun's doting on Huo Chengjun was already a consensus among the court.Now even if Liu Xun himself said that he and Huo Chengjun were just "acting" between them, maybe everyone thought there was something awkward between them, and they would not doubt the "true love" between them.

"Hey, I'm too serious." Liu Xun felt that he was indeed a bit serious just now, which did not conform to his "love" for Huo Chengjun, so he reached out and patted Huo Chengjun's shoulder.If it wasn't for the fact that the position between the two of them was not suitable for him to hold Huo Chengjun's shoulders, he would have already embraced Huo Chengjun in his arms.

"No, Your Majesty is right." Xun Ying shook her head, she turned her head to look at the palm of Liu Xun's hand on her. "What your Majesty does is right."

Even if something is wrong, no one dares to make irresponsible remarks.What is wrong can also become right.

It was obviously the first time Liu Xun had heard such remarks. He, Liu Xun, was not a saint, so how could he do everything right.These words are indeed very exaggerated, but they are also very comfortable to hear. "Huh? What if I did something wrong?"

"Your Majesty will let me do something wrong?" Xun Ying's eyes were full of doubts.

Liu Xun's eyes were full of desire, it was the desire to become stronger and to be able to make no mistakes.It didn't take long for this ** to dissipate after it appeared, which is really unrealistic.

As an emperor, he interfered with many things, and correspondingly, the possibility of making mistakes was greater.Even those famous emperors through the ages, how many of them never made wrong decisions? "Of course I don't want to let myself make mistakes, but that doesn't mean I won't make mistakes."

"Even if His Majesty made a mistake, it should have nothing to do with the concubine. Your Majesty controls the overall situation of the world. How can a concubine, a little girl, see clearly?" Xun Ying looked very disinterested in this. .

Nothing to do with her?Liu Xun didn't feel that what he wanted to do the most was related to her, and also related to the world.After the Huo family died, the world would be legitimately in his hands.Naturally, it is related to Huo Chengjun, and it is also closely related to the overall situation of the world.

Huo Chengjun can't see the situation of the world clearly, can she see the situation of the Huo family clearly? "What if it's about you?"

After Liu inquired, he regretted it a little.The Huo family's matter is indeed related to her, but he has no intention of changing what he has decided a long time ago.He asked her, besides raising her vigilance, what else could it do? !

"If it's related to the concubine, the concubine would naturally want to make up for it." Xun Ying's eyes were particularly bright, and there seemed to be a bit of cunning on her face.

Huo Chengjun's appearance couldn't be better. He usually only has a slight smile, which is easy to get people's eyes lost.Now her expression is much more lively, and it is easier to attract people's attention.

Seeing Huo Chengjun, Liu Xun didn't seem to think much about it, he was just performing 'love between husband and wife' with him, and he also relaxed a lot. "What does the queen want to make up for, tell me?"

"That depends on what mistake you made, Your Majesty." Huo Chengjun reached out and took Liu Xun's palm off his shoulder.She played with his fingers as he used to do.

Women's palms are softer than men's.She made such a movement, which made Liu Xun feel a bit of itching between the palms.I want to make him stop, but I don't want to stop his movement.

"For example?" Liu Xun looked at Huo Chengjun's fingers moving across his fingertips, and he tightened the distance between the two fingers without any trace.His attention was on the palm of his hand, so that he didn't hear the hoarseness in the words.

"If your majesty owes your life to your concubine, then you will naturally have to make up for it." The content of Xun Ying's words seemed to be joking, but her tone was firm.

"Oh? Do you want me to pay you my life?" Topics about life are always interesting.Especially for an emperor, his own life is the most important thing.Although the smile on Liu Xun's lips was not restrained, there was a bit more guard in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. Even if you give your life to your concubine, your concubine will not dare to take it. In this world, no one's life can be exchanged with your majesty." Xun Ying stretched out her hand to touch Liu Xun's finger Buckle, she tightened slightly.

Liu Xun looked at Huo Chengjun's face, and could clearly see Huo Chengjun's eyelashes trembling slightly.As if nervous.But is she really nervous?

"Taking the life of one person is a crime, and taking the lives of two people is an added crime. If His Majesty feels that he owes one concubine, he should also protect the other." Xun Ying's voice seemed much weaker.

"Oh, I won't owe you." Liu Xun really felt that he was making a fuss now.Suddenly, he talked with Huo Chengjun about life and death.He knew very well that it was impossible for the Huo family to kill him.At least, not until there is a next heir.

With a slight smile on her lips, Xun Ying picked up the jug and poured a glass of wine for Liu Xun, "Yes. Your Majesty will definitely not let myself owe others."

Even if he wiped out the entire Huo family, there would be a reason for it.But how could she let him get his wish.Liu Xun, when he began to accept Huo Chengjun's cooperation but was unable to give the corresponding trust, he had already begun to owe money.

He doesn't feel that way now, it will only make him feel this feeling more deeply in the future.

Liu Xun nodded, as if he had overlooked something.He picked up the wine glass and drank it down, the wine entered his throat, and the acrid feeling made him see Huo Chengjun's smile no different from usual.

Feeling a little helpless in his heart, after getting along with Huo Chengjun for a long time, he couldn't stand the troubles around him more and more.I even feel that Huo Chengjun's smiles carry a deep meaning.