[Comprehensive] Empress Variations

"Your Majesty, the Empress, please see me!"

"Empress? What does she want to do at this time?!" Liu Xiu frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty, that slave should go and tell the Empress that you are busy with palace affairs now?!" Seeing Liu Xiu's expression, Zhang Cheng knew that Liu Xiu didn't want to see the Empress.He asked a question.

"No, let the empress come in." Liu Xiu stretched her eyebrows, with a smile on her lips, which was really gentle.He wanted to see, Guo Shengtong came here at this time, but it was not what the palace said.

It has been a long time since Guo Shengtong took the initiative to come to the palace to look for her.After listening to Guo Shengtong's dissatisfaction with his doting on Yin Lihua, he naturally became more and more reluctant to see her.Even if she finds it herself but is not the palace, what she gets is often an excuse for his busy palace.In this way, if there is no important matter, Guo Shengtong will not take the initiative to look for it.Even if you miss him, you will ask the servants around you to ask.

Guo Shengtong came to her suddenly at this sensitive time, could it be that he heard something?There was obvious displeasure in Liu Xiu's eyes, and naturally there was no possibility of changing the decision he made.If Guo Shengtong really came here for the purpose of abolishing the empress, where she got the news is worth scrutinizing.

Now that the imperial decree has not yet been issued, how did the news get out?He did negotiate with some of his courtiers.Those people are all people he trusts. If it is true that they spread the word, how can he be at ease?The court has been in chaos for a while, and now it seems that it is not the time to relax.Those courtiers who once trusted may not be completely trustworthy.

"The concubine sees the emperor." Guo Shengtong entered the room and performed the most standard etiquette.

"Queen, get up." Although Liu Xiu didn't help Guo Shengtong up himself, there was a bit of intimacy in her words.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After getting up, Xun Ying raised her head to look at the emperor sitting in front of the table.

Liu Xiu's temperament is notoriously gentle. When he might be a little tough in the court, he really has a bit of gentleness towards everyone in the harem.Coupled with his own bravery and noble status, he is very attractive to women.If this is not the case, why did Guo Shengtong deliver all the truth in such a foolish manner when he knew that the two were just a political marriage? !

Seeing Guo Shengtong's face at this time, Liu Xiu felt more peaceful.The suspicion he had just had about his courtier was subconsciously dispelled by him.

At this time, Guo Shengtong looked radiant. Although no makeup was applied on his face, he looked younger than when he was full of makeup in the past.Looking at his place, the skin quality seems to be no worse than that of a [-]-year-old girl.The steady and dignified body is something that girls can't possess.

What made him most relaxed was the smile on Guo Shengtong's face at this moment. He hadn't seen Guo Shengtong smile like that without any impurities for a long time.Usually what he sees the most is Guo Shengtong's flattering or forced smile.

"The queen came to see me this time, but there is something very happy about it." Liu Xiu couldn't help but said, his eyes kept looking at Guo Shengtong, giving people a feeling of respect and care.This is just his habit, but it always makes people think more.

"Happy event?" Xun Ying tilted her head slightly, revealing a woman's perfect profile.Her smile is also extraordinarily soft, taking advantage of that face to seem a few years younger.Vaguely, it even makes people feel pure and beautiful. "For the emperor, it is indeed a happy event."

"Huh? Why is it for me?" Liu Xiu was shaken by Guo Shengtong's smile for a while, but she was absent-minded for a moment, so no one noticed.This kind of smile is quite familiar to Liu Xiu.There was also a sweet time between Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtong, but compared to the time when he was dissatisfied with Guo Shengtong, it was too short.This smile reminded him of that memory for a moment.

"Although the courtiers and concubines don't understand the important affairs of the court, they also know that since the emperor went to save the fields, things have increased. Although the matter of saving the fields seems to have settled down on the surface, it is still panic. And the solar eclipse, there must always be someone Bear it." Xun Ying took two steps forward, getting closer to Liu Xiu.Naturally, she also clearly saw the obvious stiffness on Liu Xiu's face, no matter how quickly Liu Xiu concealed it, she would not think that she was delusional.

"Your Majesty, the only one in this world who can afford such a catastrophe seems to be a concubine except you." The smile on Xun Ying's lips did not change at all, as if she was not here to plead guilty, but to attend a grand banquet . "The concubine came here to let the emperor abolish the concubine's position as queen."

"..." Liu Xiu's pupils narrowed slightly, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether it was Guo Shengtong's idea, or whether Guo Shengtong had heard some news, and that's why he appeared in Quefei Hall one step ahead of time.For him, it is indeed best for Guo Shengtong to abdicate.

It's just that this Guo Shengtong is too different from the past, which makes him feel out of control.How could Guo Shengtong be willing to give up his second position? !If she knew the news about the abolished empress, shouldn't she beg him, or even complain to him? !

"Why is the queen like this?" Liu Xiu naturally didn't reject Guo Shengtong's idea, but he didn't immediately agree to Guo Shengtong's resignation either.

This resignation is equivalent to pleading guilty to the world. Does Guo Shengtong know that if he takes a step back, there will be no possibility of starting over again? !

Xun Ying naturally understands, but if she doesn't plead guilty, she will also be accused by the emperor Liu Xiu, there is really no difference. "The emperor wants the concubine to do this, doesn't he? Even if the concubine doesn't come today, the result will not change. If the concubine does this, will the emperor feel that he owes the concubine even more?!"

Liu Xiu didn't know what to say for a while, he looked at Guo Shengtong in front of him, and felt that he had never really known the person next to him.

"The concubine is just imitating Sister Yin. The emperor was happy when she insisted on resigning from the post back then." Xun Ying met Liu Xiu's eyes.

Back then, Guo Shengtong and Yin Lihua were both nobles, so one of them must be chosen as the queen. "When you marry a wife, you should marry Yin Lihua." Liu Xiu's words really showed his love for Yin Lihua.For the queen position, Liu Xiu's favorite is also Yin Lihua, whom he likes more.Yin Lihua insisted on resigning from the throne, and it was Guo Shengtong who finally ascended to the throne.Liu Xiu even said that when Yin Lihua's mother and brother were in trouble, she personally said that it was because of Yin Lihua's resignation that Guo Shengtong was able to ascend to the post.

There are some things that Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua should ignore, but it is impossible for Guo Shengtong to ignore them.

Guo Shengtong was born in a famous family, and her family has the merit of owning dragons.After marrying Liu Xiu, he even followed him in the north and south.Yin Lihua did not help Liu Xiu's great cause.After entering Luoyang, I don't know how many soldiers only knew about Guo Shengtong but not about Yin Lihua.At that time, Guo Shengtong had already raised Liu Jiang, and Yin Lihua had nothing to do.Under such circumstances, how could Liu Xiu establish Yin Lihua as queen?

Even when Guo Shengtong was established as queen, it was not Yin Lihua who resigned again.It was Guo Shengtong's uncle Liu Yang who rebelled, and Liu Yang was naturally executed.

The entire Zhending royal family was a little anxious, wondering how Liu Xiu would deal with them.In order to appease the hearts of his courtiers, Liu Xiu not only made Guo Shengtong the queen, but also Liu Jiang the prince.Even Liu Yang's son Liu Ding took over Liu Yang's title and became the new King Zhending.

Liu Xiu obviously prefers Yin Lihua, so he always favors Yin and Lihua, avoids the important and ignores the minor.The reputation of Yin Lihua's general knowledge has been stabilized by "please resign from the post".What Yin Lihua did back then is so similar to what Xun Ying is doing now.Because you can't ask for it, you can give in without hesitation.

"The queen is much more magnanimous." Liu Xiu could naturally notice that there was no haze in the depths of Guo Shengtong's eyes.It seems that it is just a nostalgia for the past.The Guo Shengtong in front of him seems to be completely different from the Guo Shengtong who has been complaining in his ears all these years.

For Liu Xiu, the "resignation to the post" is also a relatively beautiful scene in his memory.Now that the old things are brought up again, I don't know why it makes people feel a little mixed.He couldn't help recalling the scene back then, and his complexion became somewhat complicated.But after all, there is a difference. Yin Lihua had his protection in every way back then, but now he is happy to see her success.In the end, because Yin Lihua became a concubine, he did owe her a little more, and doted on her a little more...

Xun Ying's smile finally brought a bit of bitterness, but the gaze she was looking at Liu Xiu was no longer as affectionate as before, just a momentary trance. "Your Majesty, I was wrong. It's not magnanimous for a concubine to do this."

"In order to make me feel more indebted?" Liu Xiu responded subconsciously, which was indeed what Guo Shengtong said just now.

"No." Xun Ying's face had regained its calm, and her dazed eyes were refocused. "The beginning of the relationship between the concubine and the emperor is decided by the emperor, so it is only fair for the concubine to terminate it. The concubine should only start from the day you propose to marry me. It is just a dream."

Mostly, not many people have ever thought that it was not what Guo Shengtong wanted to step in between Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua.Could it be that her mother clan was too prosperous back then, so she fell into the eyes of the emperor who wanted to pacify the world?Should she be able to abdicate only when all her value is exhausted?The world may also say "return the original spouse".

Liu Xiu's choice made Guo Shengtong commit to his life.However, the guilt that appeared in his heart always belonged to Yin Lihua.Liu Xiu always remembered only her own debt to Yin Lihua.Never thought of another woman who would accompany him in battle and bear children for him.This is probably the difference between my liking and political marriage.

Liu Xiu asked Guo Shengtong to marry him in order to gain the support of Liu Yang and the Guo family, and he himself felt forced.Then, even if Guo Shengtong does too much, he will not be able to catch his eyes after all.Between the two of them, who forced whom? !

Liu Xiu subconsciously raised her head to look at Guo Shengtong. The calm expression on her face somehow reminded him of the confusion and fear when they first saw her in their bridal chamber.At that time, he had felt pity for this girl, and had treated her tenderly for two or three years.

Until he entered Luoyang and took Yin Lihua back to the palace.He saw that Guo Shengtong really couldn't tolerate Yin Lihua, and there was a change between them.Until today.