After Feng Ling left, she did not go directly back to her concubine's residence. Instead, she secretly went to her companion Chu Yan's residence.
Not long after, an ordinary-looking middle-aged woman left the back door of the Chu Mansion and went straight to the Princess' Mansion.
The middle-aged woman never came out after entering the concubine's residence. However, the concubine Wei Qinghua returned to her parents' home in a carriage not long after.
On the next day, the Taifu Wei Shuye entered the palace to see the empress who had withdrawn from the court due to illness. Shortly after the Taifu entered the palace, the Chu army surrounded the palace. The conspiracy between Dejun and the second princess Feng Xu was exposed, and they both committed suicide.
When the empress was dying, she ordered the crown princess Feng Ling to succeed to the throne. She became the seventeenth empress of the Fenghua Dynasty. The following year, she was changed to Kunde.
The empress succeeded to the throne, granted amnesty to the world, and granted a large harem.
The former Queen Mother Chu gave birth to a new emperor and managed the Sixth Palace, so she was honored as Queen Mother Feng. The former Queen Mother Wei was the daughter-in-law's husband. She was intelligent, benevolent, filial, virtuous and virtuous, so she was named Queen Mother Phoenix.
Because the empress' harem was empty, Empress Dowager Feng issued an order to fill the sixth palace with sons of suitable age.
In just ten days, the situation in the court was changing and the situation was turbulent.
The buddies in Zhuoyu Pavilion are still living a life of dissipation and extravagance.
Liu Qingyan learned from the few words spoken by the guests that Fengling had successfully succeeded to the throne, and felt at ease, waiting for the girl who had already fallen in love to take him into the palace.
Five days later, he opened the back door of Jade Pavilion.
Lu Yan pulled Liu Qingyan's sleeves and burst into tears: "Liu'er, in the past two years, Daddy Yan has watched you step by step until now. He never thought that you would leave so soon. Daddy Yan really can't bear to leave you." !”
Liu Qingyan followed Shan Ruliu and said, "Liu'er can't bear to leave you, but things in the world are unpredictable. You must take care of yourself in the future!"
Lu Yan nodded repeatedly: "If it weren't for... Yan Daddy would definitely be reluctant to let you go..."
The middle-aged woman dressed as an attendant reminded her at the right time: "Master Liu, it's almost time."
Liu Qingyan replied "Yes", took one last look at the green smoke, turned around and opened the curtain and got into the carriage. Seeing this, the woman also jumped on the carriage, waved her whip, and drove forward.
In a low-key manner, the luxurious carriage moved forward in the dark night. Lu Yan stood there and watched the carriage disappear around the corner. He raised his hand to wipe away his tears and touched the one million taels of silver notes in his arms. Joy bloomed.
Liu Qingyan closed her eyes and leaned on the carriage wall, her body swaying with the carriage, and her heart suddenly relaxed. Two years of receiving guests from Zhuoyu Pavilion, plus Feng Ling's one million taels of silver notes, finally settled the cause and effect with Lu Yan.
Cause and effect are difficult to explain, so you must be more careful in the future and try not to cause cause and effect with mortals!
The carriage stopped outside a very long wall. The woman got out of the car first. When she opened the curtain and was about to hold it, she saw the very handsome man in red avoiding her hand and jumped out of the carriage with a slight jump. .
The woman quietly retracted her hand and said calmly: "Master Liu, please follow me." After saying that, she turned around and entered a single door that only allowed one person to enter or exit.
Liu Qingyan followed naturally, walking along the alleyway inside the wall, passing several exquisite and gorgeous palaces, and finally stopped in front of the gate of the sixth palace along the way. The name of this palace is - "Fu Fu" Willow Palace".
The woman brought him here and just said, "Mr. Liu, please come in. Someone is waiting for you inside." Then she turned and left.
Liu Qingyan didn't stop her. She stood there for a moment, took a deep breath, and reached out to push open the two gilded doors. What she saw was a yard full of willow trees. There were traces of fresh plowing on the soil at the roots of the willow trees. You can tell at a glance that these willows were recently transplanted.
After silently surveying the courtyard, Liu Qingyan walked straight through the cobblestone path among the willow trees and walked step by step into this carefully prepared palace.
The people in the palace turned their backs to him.
The man was wearing a mysterious robe embroidered with gold threads and a five-clawed dragon pattern, a purple gold crown with pearls on his head, and flying dragon boots. Although his outfit was similar to the one when he first met at the White Horse Temple, he was actually much more noble.
As if he heard Liu Qingyan's footsteps, the man turned around slowly, with a handsome face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and a certain dazzling light shining in his eyes.
She opened her arms and said softly: "Liu'er, come here."
Liu Qingyan stared at her deeply, and walked toward her like a puppet on strings. He stopped when he was two steps away from her, and did not fall into the close embrace as expected.
He just stood, with his back straight and his arms hanging naturally by his side, and smiled: "I have met Your Majesty." His red lips and white teeth were extremely dazzling.
Seeing that he did not take the initiative to throw himself into her arms, Feng Ling smiled helplessly, took two steps forward, and hugged him tightly: "Liu'er, I miss you so much!" She had already ascended the throne and became the empress. I didn't call myself "I" at that time.
Feng Ling didn't ask Liu Qingyan why he knew her identity, and Liu Qingyan didn't explain, as if this was the way it should be.
Liu Qingyan did not avoid her hug, but her arms hanging by her sides did not respond.
His attitude was different from when they parted, and Feng Ling naturally felt it: "Liu'er is blaming me... for delaying so many days before coming to pick you up? It's really..."
"No," Liu Qingyan stopped her unsaid words, "Your Majesty has recently ascended the throne and has many things to do. How can you distract me."
Feng Ling gently touched Liu Qingyan's silky long hair hanging down her back, and said disapprovingly: "How can it be considered a distraction for you?"
Liu Qingyan was very embarrassed: "I didn't know your identity before, so I was thinking rashly. Now that I know, how can I still do it?"
Feng Ling froze, and let go of her arms tightly holding Liu Qingyan. She looked at him intently for a long time before saying, "What Liu'er means is that you can't do anything after knowing that I am the emperor? What's the truth!"
Liu Qingyan said very calmly and pointedly: "You are the emperor, so you naturally have four emperors and eight attendants who come from high families. But I can't be one of them, and I don't want to be one of them."
"For this inexplicable reason, you gave up our relationship?" Feng Ling said in disbelief.
"Thank you for redeeming my life. If you can repay your kindness, this will be enough." Liu Qingyan lowered her eyes and did not respond directly to her question.
Seeing that Liu Qingyan was having trouble explaining for a while, Feng Ling let out a long sigh and said, "You're tired today too. Let's take a rest. I'll see you another day." Then she walked away.
How could he, the Lord of Ten Thousand Vehicles, endure such cold words!
The next day, Fuliu Palace welcomed another distinguished guest. At that time, Liu Qingyan was standing on a stone bench pruning the branches of the willow tree in the courtyard.
As soon as Phoenix Queen Wei Qinghua stepped into Fuliu Palace, she saw a man in red standing in the wind. The red robe and willow leaves silk ribbon on his body contrasted with each other, making him look very charming.
Ever since His Majesty returned from injury, his attitude towards him has been different from before. Even now that he has become the Phoenix Queen, he still feels that there is a hidden barrier between him and His Majesty.
Yesterday, he heard from a palace official that someone had taken over the recently renovated Fuliu Palace. He had a gut feeling that it was the person who had changed His Majesty. When he saw it today, it was indeed the case.
Women in the world all love beauty. Who can resist such a graceful appearance? No matter how wise and powerful your Majesty is, he is no different from ordinary women in this aspect!
In the past, it was only said that the Tainu and Tainu Jun were deeply in love and envied others. It turned out to be because they had never met such a man.
Wei Qinghua tried his best to suppress the sadness in his heart and told himself that he was the current Phoenix Queen and must set an example for all men. He must not be anxious or jealous. Even if there is no man in front of him, there will be four kings and eight attendants in the future. After all, he is your majesty. The official husband of Ming Media is married. As long as he can hold his own, no one can get past him!
"Master, if you are free, can you come down and talk?" Wei Qinghua's words were quite polite.
Liu Qingyan had noticed someone coming a long time ago, but pretended not to notice it. After listening to these words, it was as if he had noticed someone coming for the first time. He got off the stone bench and said, "Sorry, I didn't find you just now! I wonder who you are?"
"I am the current Phoenix Empress. This younger brother is so handsome. I don't know what to call him?"
Liu Qingyan hurriedly declined: "I really don't deserve the title of brother, just call me Liu'er!"
Wei Qinghua was very familiar with him. Without any explanation, he took Liu Qingyan's hand and came to sit in the hall. He said affectionately: "From now on, we will all be serving His Majesty. Why does Brother Liu need to be so outspoken?"
Liu Qingyan looked embarrassed: "To be honest, I am not blessed to serve His Majesty in my capacity. You are too flattering!"
Wei Qinghua's expression changed and he asked softly: "What do you mean by this?"
Liu Qingyan told the truth: "Liu'er was born in a brothel, and it's really not a good thing. His Majesty was seriously injured at that time, and I was lucky enough to save His Majesty. For this reason, she will redeem my life, not what you call serving..." Wei Jue After understanding Fei Ling's thoughts, Liu Qingyan revealed his origin to Empress Feng, just for the sake of the harem's reputation, he would also prevent Fei Ling from accepting him.
That's what he thought, but how could Wei Qinghua believe such words? Your Majesty is so noble and outstanding. Which man in the world wouldn't want to fall in her eyes?
Thinking of this, Wei Qinghua looked at Liu Qingyan with a somewhat complicated look. He was born in a brothel, so he was very skillful in playing the trick of refusing to welcome someone. Unfortunately, his Wei family was also a wealthy family, and the secrets in the back house had never been cut off. However, he himself stood out and won His Majesty's favor with his outstanding skills.
"My brother, please rest assured that I am not that narrow-minded person. If Your Majesty has your heart, I will not stand in the way!"
Liu Qingyan understood as soon as he heard it. Empress Feng thought she was testing him. That's all. As time went by, she naturally knew that he didn't mean this.
"You are serious! I have something to ask you for help. Liu'er has always liked reading. I have heard that the library in the palace has the richest collection of books. Now that I have entered the palace, I want to take a look. It is not a waste of time. Okay!" Liu Qingyan tactfully told Wei Qinghua his true purpose of entering the palace, but of course, Queen Feng would not believe it at this time.
Wei Qinghua smiled and said: "This is not a big deal. If my brother wants to go, I will order someone to take you there." He doesn't mind giving him a good deal on these matters.
Liu Qingyan's face was full of joy: "Thank you, Empress Feng!" Based on this, he didn't care about being called "brother" one after another. To be honest, this kind of title was really difficult for him to adapt to.
