[Comprehensive] Empress Variations

Liu Jiang looked up at Liu Xiu, who was sitting not far from him dealing with the memorial, and he tightened his grip on the extremely precious paper book in his hand.Because the fingers were too hard, they left obvious marks on the paper.

These days, he will stay in the Quefei Palace almost every day after he goes down to court, but the reason why he stays here is not because his father personally taught him how to govern the country as rumored by the outside world, he is just stayed here to report Liu Xiu gave him the errand yesterday, and then read some military books, national policies and other books that are not unique to the palace.

Naturally, he would not feel how rich his favor was, and Liu Jiang could see that Liu Xiu's behavior was really deliberate.Apart from being able to appease the Zhending royal family, the most exciting thing about his being favored is that he now wants Yin Lihua to ascend the throne and Liu Yang to become the prince's Yin family.If Emperor Father really wanted to see the reactions of both parties, he would be able to see them soon.

Liu Jiang set his eyes on the book, but couldn't read the words on it for a long time.He didn't think that his father was targeting the royal family. Uncle Guo Kuang's behavior had always been cautious. These days he was more respectful to his father than in the past, and he didn't dare to act rashly.Father didn't need to give him the superficial attention and favor just because they came.

So, maybe the reason why the father did all this was for the Yin family? !However, with his father's love for the Yin nobles, how could he deliberately test the Yin family? !In the past, even if the Yin family made any mistakes, the royal father would try their best to accommodate them.Not to mention, the Yin Consciousness of the Yin family is also very cautious, and there are very few mistakes.

If there is something wrong with the relationship between Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua, Liu Jiang doesn't believe it.Now the royal father has given Yin Lihua the right to control the harem, and even goes to Yin Lihua's palace to guide him every day.Liu Yang is also often praised openly by Liu Xiu.

Liu Jiang naturally hoped that Liu Xiu would be at odds with Yin Lihua, or even with the Yin family.That would make their journey much easier.The more Liu Xiu valued the Yin family, the more difficult his future path would be.But, this can only be thought about.

Liu Xiu has valued the Yin family for more than [-] years, how can it be changed overnight.If the Yin family didn't kill themselves, there would really be very few people who could bring it down.Even if their Guo Jiaming is more powerful than the Yin family, there is nothing they can do.

Such a temptation is really a bit inexplicable.Or is it just to target his mother and his biological brothers?

"Jiang'er, what are you thinking?!" Liu Xiu stopped writing at some point, and looked at Liu Jiang who was not far away from her.

Whether it's the expression or the tone, it seems that he can easily hear his concern for Liu Jiang.No wonder there will be words in the message that "the emperor is so honored and favored by the prince, and he is ready to entrust the country to him".Even if it is a rumor, Liu Xiu has to show some signs.

Liu Jiang quickly bowed his head respectfully, he looked at the books in front of him, without any panic in his tone. "I have just been immersed in the book of war, and I just wonder if there is a way to solve it if I encounter the scene in the book of war. I was a little distracted for a while, and please forgive my father."

"It's really great for Jiang'er to be able to think deeply about the meaning of the book of war. However, it doesn't matter even if you are not good at military tactics. The most important thing for an emperor is the art of employing people. Knowing people and using them well is what you should learn most." Liu Xiu nodded, she didn't talk about his little fault, but mentioned something about the emperor's way.

He understood in his heart that Liu Jiang did not express his true thoughts.He has been in Quefei Hall for the past few days, but he is more and more prone to losing his mind day by day, which is definitely not a sign of being immersed in military art.He knew exactly what he was thinking.

Rumors have become more and more popular in the past few days, whether it is about his doting on the prince, or about the current vacant post.Correspondingly, the pressure on the people at the center of the rumors will increase, especially if those comments are not true.

"Jiang'er hasn't seen your mother for some time, right?!" Liu Xiu closed a memorial under her hand, with a casual attitude as if she was chatting about family affairs.

"Yes." Liu Jiang lowered his head slightly. These days, he would come to the Quefei Hall as soon as he was in court, and he would take some matters from Liu Xiu's hands before leaving.Originally, the time to pay respects was almost spent in the Quefei Palace. At other times, he put all his thoughts on how to best deal with the matters Liu Xiu entrusted to him, so as to avoid letting Liu Xiu treat his mother and them badly because of himself. The brothers were even more displeased.Where is the time to go to Beigong to see Guo Shengtong? !

"Tong'er dotes on you the most on weekdays. Although the world is the most important, this filial piety cannot be missed. Today, I will not give you any tasks. You go to the North Palace to accompany your mother well. And Fu'er They, as the elder brother, you should also teach them more." Liu Xiu instructed, his words were full of concern for Guo Shengtong.

"I understand." Although Liu Jiang was somewhat puzzled, he still responded respectfully.Since he was abolished, he pushed himself very hard, and really didn't have time to see Guo Shengtong.Although Guo Shengtong understands him very well, it is rumored that he does not even need to go to pay his respects every day, so that he can learn the strategy of governing the country from his father.

However, only he himself understands that he is not learning some strategies for governing the country in the Quefei Palace.He had read many of the military books that Liu Xiu showed him more than once.If you want to say what you have learned, it is really limited.In his opinion, Liu Xiu's "favor" is not as good as letting him go and giving him some tasks to learn more.

In this case, the stronger the gratification in his mother's words, the heavier his uneasiness.I can't wait to grow to a level where no one can threaten me, but the reality is always cruel.Not only can't provide mother and brother with a sex, even closeness seems a luxury.

This situation really made him a little anxious.As a result, the books in his hands can no longer be read for half a minute.The royal father was willing to ask him to visit the queen mother, even if he might have ulterior motives, he would obey.

"Your servant will leave." Liu Jiang saluted Liu Xiu, pushed open the door of Quefei Hall and left.

"Jiang'er and Tong'er are really close, and they are indeed loyal and filial people." Liu Xiu glanced at the seat where Liu Jiang was sitting just now, and praised.

Guo Shengtong should be happier after seeing Liu Jiang.These days, he did have a desire to go to the North Palace, but he was suppressed abruptly.Since he showed so much love for Yin Lihua and the Yin family, naturally he shouldn't get closer to Guo Shengtong.

He really wanted to test the Yin family, to see if this Yin family was the Yin family he had identified in his memory.

In these days, he has favored Yin Lihua and the Yin family so much that this harem is really completely controlled by Yin Lihua.On weekdays, when he passed by, he was not stingy with rewards.When facing him and Yin Lihua's eldest son Liu Yang, he also praised him a lot.In the court hall, Yin Consciousness is now surrounded by hundreds of officials.The entire Yin family is really in the throes of glory and favor.

When he gave the Yin family great honor and favor, he also put on an appearance of attaching great importance to the prince.If the Yin family really didn't value power as they have always shown, they probably wouldn't care about the position of the crown prince.Liu Jiang has a generous temperament, even if he really becomes an emperor, he will definitely not treat the Yin family harshly.

If Yin's reluctance to accept the reward was just an appearance, even what Yin Lihua did was just to cater to his wishes.Well, they should not be willing to miss this opportunity now.

There may be a crown prince added to the latter position, Liu Xiu understands that this is an irresistible temptation for any family.

If this trial is fruitless, he will still give the Yin family the trust and favor they deserve.If after this trial... Liu Xiu narrowed her eyes slightly to hide the trace of fatigue in her eyes.That can only show that he may have been somewhat ignorant over the years.

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Liu Jiang hurriedly headed to the place where Guo Shengtong lived in Beigong. After stepping into the door, his pace slowed down a little.Although mother dotes on them quite a lot, she attaches great importance to their etiquette.Naturally, he couldn't lose his composure in front of the present.

Blocking the notification from the gatekeeper, he walked directly to the hall by himself.Even if he is the prince, when he visits his mother, it is still too solemn to be informed layer by layer.He is the most casual gesture in front of his mother, and naturally he doesn't want the process to become so alienated.

Before he could enter the hall, he saw Bai Qin, the maid closest to his mother, walking in another direction with a plate of snacks.Except for her mother, there will definitely be no one else who can let Bai Qin serve herself.He hurriedly quickened his pace and followed.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince?! The maidservant will see His Highness the Crown Prince." Bai Qin was still holding a plate of dim sum in her hand, which might be somewhat irregular in etiquette.Of course, Liu Jiang would not care.

"Get up. You are the most important court lady by mother's side, so you don't need to be so polite." Seeing Bai Qin's difficult appearance, Liu Jiang offered grace.

"His Royal Highness, the servants are taught by the Queen Mother, this etiquette is absolutely unavoidable!" Bai Qin shook her head hastily.Although she followed Guo Shengtong after the maid next to Guo Shengtong got married, she also understood Guo Shengtong's temperament.Naturally, she dared not do it, the thing she disliked the most. "My maidservant is going to report to the empress, if the empress knows that His Royal Highness is here, she will be very happy."

"Where is the queen mother now?!" Liu Jiang could see that this was obviously not the direction of Guo Shengtong's bedroom.Even though he has never been to Guo Shengtong's new residence, he still knows that the size of the building means that the bedroom will not be in a somewhat remote direction.

"Recently, for some reason, the queen mother has become interested in those Fang Wai's travel notes, and felt that this is not worthy of the stage, so she changed the side hall into a study. Now this direction leads to the study, which is a bit quieter." Although the place is relatively Remote, but the scenery is quite good.Bai Qin felt that she could understand Guo Shengtong.

"Since it's a study, I can go in by myself." Liu Jiang stopped in front of the study, and he had something to tell his mother after a while.Even if Bai Qin was really close to her mother, it was inconvenient to tell her.He glanced at the tray in Bai Qin's hand. "I'll bring these snacks in."

Bai Qin nodded. In the past, when Guo Shengtong was with the crown prince or several princes, he would send her away.The prince has not seen the queen mother for so long this time, if she has nothing to say, she will be surprised.Handing the tray in her hand to Liu Jiang, she herself stood guard in front of the door.

"I have seen my mother." Liu Jiang put the snacks on the table first, and then saluted Guo Shengtong.

"You don't need to be too polite." Xun Ying raised her head and closed the book in her hand.The cover of this book is the most common travel note.She handed the book to Liu Jiang casually, "Recently, you must be under a lot of pressure. Don't work so hard all the time, and you need to relax occasionally. Take this and take a good look."

"I'm not very tired these days." Liu Jiang didn't reach out to take the book. He saw that Guo Shengtong misunderstood his recent affairs so deeply, and he couldn't say anything in his heart.

"Father, he didn't keep his son in the Quefei Palace to teach him personally. He just let him read books every day, and let him go back when the time is up. The tasks assigned here are much less than in the past. .His love for his children is not..." Not sincere.

"I understand." Before Liu Jiang could say anything, Xun Ying interrupted what he was about to say. "But mother still said that, read this book carefully, and relax. In front of your father, even if you are not studying, you will feel tired."

There are indeed very few people who can face the emperor without much pretense like Guo Shengtong.Liu Jiang couldn't do this, so he wouldn't be easy in front of Liu Xiu.

Although Liu Jiang felt that he would never read those miscellaneous books, but he was unwilling to ignore his mother's concern for him, so he reached out and took the books over.He felt that there was still a little warmth in the book, and he became more and more satisfied with his decision.

Xun Ying nodded in satisfaction, picked up the dessert and put it in her mouth to taste.This dessert was made by Bai Qin herself, and it's not much better than those imperial chefs.Bai Qin is good at many things, even if it's only herself, she can serve a person comfortably.That's why Guo Shengtong promoted her to be the most caring for him among so many candidates.

"Mother, the emperor doesn't dote on his children. You must not lose your composure because of this." Liu Jiang's words can be called a warning.However, the concern in his eyes made it impossible for people to get angry.

Xun Ying smiled slightly, and met Liu Jiang's gaze, letting him see the casualness in her eyes. "I will not pretend to be affectionate and think that your father has sincere feelings for me. Now in my eyes, the most important thing is not your father, but you."

"Mother, it's the best if you can think like this." After Liu Jiang got Xun Ying's affirmation, his impetuous heart these days was relieved.He didn't care about the impact of those rumors on him. Knowing the truth, he would naturally not do anything that would damage his identity.He has always been worried about his mother and several brothers.Now that the mother knows the truth, Na Fuer and the others will definitely not act rashly.

In this way, even if this is really a temptation, it will only be the Yin family who will be tempted.

"Now I'm no longer the queen, so I can no longer help you. In the future, your brothers will inevitably be reminded of you as an elder brother." Xun Ying's expression was a little serious.

Liu Jiang was given the post of prince since he was born, and he doesn't have much desire for power.Coupled with Yin Lihua's superficial expression of not fighting for power, the two brothers also look very happy.If you don't grab something by yourself, you won't pay attention to it.

What Liu Jiang valued most was Guo Shengtong's mother and his brothers.He would naturally understand what Xun Ying said.Even if you don't understand, you will never think about giving up the crown prince.

As long as he himself is unwilling, no matter how much the crown prince and Fu Zhang Zhan try to comfort him, it will have no effect.Not to mention, the current crown prince and Taifu have never resigned because of the deposed queen.Instead, he has been waiting for something.Thinking about it, in his heart, the prince still has a glimmer of hope.

"Mother, don't worry. Jiang'er will take good care of my younger brothers." Liu Jiang's gaze was exceptionally firm, and he looked up at his mother, who was at ease at this time, but still could not hide her noble spirit.Not only will he take good care of his brothers, but he will also make his mother proud of him.This was something he had decided after that day.Even if his mother didn't tell him, he would still do it.

"Jiang'er, don't let mother down." Xun Ying glanced at the books that Liu Jiang cherished in her hands. These travel notes were really carefully selected by her.

"My son won't." Liu Jiang tightened his fingers, how could he bear to let his mother down.

After Liu Jiang stayed in the study for a short time, he left and Bai Qin walked in.Seeing that the travel notes in Xun Ying's hand had been changed, she didn't care.The book she saw when she left was just taken away by the prince.

In her impression, as a mother, she always makes her children study hard.Even if he is not a prince, he is always busy with fame and fortune.Fortunately, the queen mother asked the prince to read these travel notes to pass the time with him.If the emperor knows, what should be done.

There was a bit of worry in Bai Qin's gaze, and she comforted herself inwardly.It's just a travel book, and the queen mother only let the prince leave with the travel book because she saw that the prince was too tired recently.In the future, similar things will definitely not happen, and the emperor will definitely not care.

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"Your Majesty, I have just heard rumors from my servant that His Royal Highness has left the Quefei Hall." Yutao walked into the room and glanced at Yin Lihua who was sitting in the main seat.It's only been more than a month, and Yin Guiren looks more dazzling than before.That beauty and enchantment has not changed, what is vaguely extra is that dignity and grandeur.Sure enough, after taking charge of the affairs of the harem, things will be somewhat different.

In the past, Yutao would tease Yin Lihua a few words, if the emperor saw their intimacy, they would feel that the nobleman Yin was easy to get along with and would give him more favors.Now, Yutao is a little afraid.He is respectful and respectful in everything he does, and he doesn't even dare to express his opinions.

"Huh? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned to his own palace?!" Yin Lihua asked, and finally got out of the palace affairs.When Guo Shengtong was in charge of palace affairs in the past, he didn't make any big mistakes.If Yin Lihua wanted to express herself in this respect, she must control every detail in her own hands.Always let the emperor take a look at his ability, so that he can feel more at ease with her.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not returned to his own palace. Judging by the direction he is walking, he should be going to see the Empress Dowager Zhongshan." Yu Tao said the news given to her by the people below.

"I don't know if the emperor suggested that he go to see Guo Shengtong, or the prince asked the emperor to go and have a look." Yin Lihua narrowed her eyes slightly. She used to have many people under her command to inquire about the important affairs of the entire palace for her, but now she is in power. , will naturally expand its power faster.She believed that if she wanted to know any news now, she would only be a little slower than the emperor.

However, the emperor's palace is not a place where she can reach out.No matter how tolerant the emperor is to her, it is impossible for her to violate his rights.Therefore, she didn't know what happened in the palace.

"I don't know." Yu Tao lowered her head even lower.

"No matter which one it is, there is actually no difference." There was a smile in Yin Lihua's opened eyes, but for some reason it made people feel a little chilly.

Isn't there no difference? !

If the emperor proposes, it means that the emperor still has some feelings for Guo Shengtong, even guilt.She, Yin Lihua, has had this guilt before, so she naturally knows how powerful this guilt can be.Guo Shengtong can no longer compete with her for the position of queen, and her son Liu Jiang is now sitting on the position of prince.Liu Xiu, I am afraid that he will transfer this guilt to Liu Jiang, and he will pay more attention to Liu Jiang.Can this also explain Liu Xiu's attitude of paying more and more attention to Liu Jiang these days?

If Liu Jiang opened his mouth and wanted to see Guo Shengtong, he must have Liu Xiu's consent.Since Liu Xiu agreed, we can also see his love for Liu Jiang.

There really isn't much difference between the two.If there is, it should be that the first type is more dangerous to her than the second type.

All of this stems from Guo Shengtong's "resignation from the post" made by Guo Shengtong for some reason.Since Guo Shengtong has such deep affection for Liu Xiu, why did he insist on imitating her style and doing this to make himself sad? !

In other words, Guo Shengtong's friendship with Liu Xiu has really reached the point where she gave up imitating her.In order to get Liu Xiu's favor, are you willing to make yourself the most hated person? !

"Your Majesty, what should we do?!" Although Yu Tao didn't know why Yin Lihua's expression changed due to such a small matter in her opinion, she still asked respectfully.

Yin Lihua looked at Yutao fixedly, her face suddenly relaxed. "Right now, don't worry."

If she takes the back seat, then the crown prince's seat is within reach.However, now she is only in charge of palace affairs, and what she is in charge of is not justified.So, for now, she'd better do nothing.

Of course, she does nothing, but she can make others do something.Even if she wants to get something, she doesn't have to do it herself.Sometimes it is only when you put yourself in a passive position that you will be pitied.She understands this better than Guo Shengtong, so she has won for so many years.Definitely will, keep winning.