Empress Chu

Chu Zhao smiled and said, "I really know the prisoner's mood."

She looked into the night.

In that life, she was imprisoned in the imperial city, and her life was worse than death.

In this life, Ah Jiu was imprisoned there.

She took a deep breath and stepped forward.

"What are you doing?" Deng Yi frowned and asked, "It's late at night, don't wander around."

Chu Zhao said: "I don't wander around, I just walk around the house." She stretched out her hand and pointed around.

Deng Yi was puzzled: "What are you walking around the house?"

Chu Zhao had already started to walk, turned around and smiled: "Exercise."

Exercise?Deng Yi looked at her, Chu Zhao had turned his head and was walking slowly wrapped in a cloak, staggering and weak step by step.

Weak, Deng Yi twitched the corner of his mouth, he saw just now, the light beating in the girl's eyes, full of murderous intent.

Chapter 7 New Year

The second year of Jianning came with a heavy snowfall.

In the imperial city, as always, a New Year's banquet was held.

The men are okay, they are preparing as usual, but the female relatives are a little worried.

"To go or not to go?" The wife of the family asked her husband with a post and frowned.

The husband also frowned: "You are asking this, the emperor invites you to a banquet, but you won't go? Who do you think you are?"

"I mean, do you want to take the rest of the family with you?" Madam said, lowering her voice again, "After all, the queen is gone."

The husband was also slightly taken aback. It has been half a year since Empress Chu was convicted and absconded. It seems that all traces of Empress Chu in the imperial capital have been erased. Falling behind the emperor, there is no curtain, no seat, and no woman behind the emperor.

The queen was not talked about in the inner house. Some young girls turned to the anthology of Chu Yuan on the desks of their sisters and sisters-in-law, and asked curiously what it was. The girls all shut up and took the anthology back——

Some people burned the anthology.

Most of them were reluctant and hid them.

"Back then, I took the children of the family there because the queen was playmates with many girls, so as to make the queen happy and let the family show their faces in front of the queen." The lady said softly, "Now that the queen is gone, the female relatives don't have to go Let's go so much, so as not to displease the emperor and Mrs. Xie, and hate us—"

This is indeed the question, the husband nodded and said: "Then you and I will go, don't bring other people in the family."

Most people discussed this issue and made the same choice, but when they went to the banquet, it was not deserted.

The seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls were gone, but there were many little girls, ranging in age from eight or nine to ten years old, and the oldest were no more than eleven or twelve years old.

They wear festive New Year's clothes, with jewels, powder carvings and jade carvings.

Although I have been taught, I have not started making friends at this age. I always play with my sisters and brothers at home or among relatives. When I first came to the palace, a place that may not be able to enter a few times in my lifetime, I still couldn’t hide my nervousness. Restrained, some girls couldn't help but grab the corner of their elders' clothes and ask questions, and some girls didn't know what happened after being scolded, and their eyes were red.

The atmosphere in the hall became a little noisy.

"Why did you bring the children here?" Some people were puzzled and frowned, "Is it because you are worried that the banquet will be deserted and you want to add some excitement?"

"This is not their family feast." Someone laughed, "Bring a bunch of dolls to have fun with each other."

But some people smiled meaningfully: "You don't understand this, it has a lot of meaning."

Deep meaning?The others were stunned for a moment, and at this moment the music played, and everyone hurriedly stood up and watched the emperor walk in.

The emperor, who will be 13 years old next year, has grown taller again. His complexion is very fair, and his eyes are slender. He can see the portrait of the former prince, but he is more beautiful than the former prince.

I don't know whether it's the bright yellow dragon robe on his body or his indifferent face, which makes the young man a bit more majestic.

The delicate child who sat on the dragon chair back then has really grown up.

Next year, he will be in charge of the government and become the real emperor who promises everything.

Both the officials and the female relatives in the hall knelt down and kowtowed.

"Long live, long live, Your Majesty."

This time, there is no need to bow down to the queen. The female relatives have accepted this fact in the past six months, but at this moment they still can't help being in a daze.

Some people also vaguely understood another fact.

The emperor has no queen, and the emperor can remarry the queen!

It seemed that in an instant, many people in the hall came to their senses, and their eyes fell on the female relatives with their young daughters.

Shocked, stunned, puzzled, thoughtful.

Will this work?

Why does the position of Queen belong to the Xie family?

Not necessarily, the Xie family has already become the uncle of the country, and the family is the only one. It is better to choose a queen with another surname to pretend to be face-saving.

You can also win over in-laws.

For a while, the minds of the men and women were flustered, and no one cared what the emperor said, what wine and food the court ladies served, and how beautiful the singing, dancing and music were.

There were probably only two people in the hall with indifferent expressions, enjoying the singing and dancing intently.

One is the emperor, and the other is the son of the Xie family sitting below his head wearing a mask.

Young Master Xie watched a song and dance, and at the beginning when the ministers congratulated the emperor, he got up and left his seat, but just as he walked outside, he was stopped by someone behind him.

"Thank you, my lord."

Xie Yanlai turned her head and saw a young man following behind.

The lights jumped, and the golden beast mask became more and more ferocious. Liang Qiang took a deep breath and stood in front of Mr. Xie's family.

This young master never said his name, and he didn't know his rank in the family, so everyone only called him young master.

I don't know if he is a more mysterious existence in Xie's family than Xie Yanfang, or just Xie Yanfang's vassal.

Liang Qiang had no way of guessing, since the queens were defeated, the Xie family became more and more unfathomable.

"Is the third son okay?" He asked.

Xie Yan took a look at him: "Are you hoping for his good or bad?"

This question was very rude, Liang Qiang laughed at herself, and said: "I am not qualified to speculate, after all, whether I am good or not is up to you to decide."

Now that Xie Family has been taken over, Xie Yanlai naturally knew what Liang Qiang meant by what she said, so she said oh, looked away, and didn't bother to pay attention.

"My lord." Liang Qiang said again, taking a step forward, "I want to ask why."

Why push Liang Shi down with one hand and help Liang Shi up again.

Even if you want to support a puppet, there are plenty of Bianjun.

Xie Yanlai turned her head again, and the voice behind the mask laughed: "It's probably because you are here now that you dare to ask why."

These words were like a slap in the face, making Liang Qiang's face burn hot.

Yes, if you are being supported and supported when you first go into battle, ask why.

Or I didn't realize it at the beginning, and then after many times, when the fool knows that something is wrong, he asks why.

Or, when the girl noticed and questioned him, he asked why.

Things will not develop like this.

Today, it is because he is a waste, a coward, a coward, a greedy person, and he wants to be a puppet himself.

Xie Yanlai ignored him, turned around and looked into the hall, the guests were going forward to kowtow to the emperor one by one, at this time standing in front of the emperor was a woman with a girl about ten years old.

The servant on the side held the roster and read, "The wife of Shi Liangji, the commander of General Dingwei."

Xie Yan came and said, "Is that your mother?"

Liang Qiang came back to her senses, looked over, and nodded.

Xie Yanlai looked at the girl standing beside Liang's mother. The girl was dressed gorgeously and followed her mother to salute, but she was very courageous and secretly looked up at the emperor...

"How old is your sister?" Xie Yanlai asked.

Liang Qiang was stunned for a moment: "I will be 11 years old in March this year."

Xie Yanlai turned to look at him, said: "Not bad, very suitable." After saying that, he walked into the hall.

suitable?What is suitable?Liang Qiang was puzzled and wanted to catch up, but Xie Yanlai walked very fast, and everyone avoided wherever he passed, no one dared to approach him and talk to him.

Liang Qiang finally stopped and looked at his mother who had bowed and retired, and his eyes also fell on his sister. Thinking of the discussion he had heard earlier, his expression changed slightly.

No way.

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Before the various speculations caused by the New Year's banquet had time to spread, the imperial court announced an imperial edict just after the first lunar month.

The youngest daughter of Liang nationality is the queen.

Because she was still young, she was given a special palace, where she was educated by the court, and when she became an adult, she would hold a big wedding canonization.

When the news came, everyone was shocked.

It's all about being young, anyway, the previous empress was older than the emperor, so age is nothing.

But why is it Liang's daughter?

The Liang family was a convicted family before.

"You can't say that." Someone retorted, "Chu Ling was also convicted back then."

So, the emperor still chooses the queen according to the appearance of the queen of Chu?

"Stop talking nonsense, it's so obvious." Someone saw through everything calmly, "This was clearly chosen by Mrs. Xie, don't forget, the previous night, Empress Chu ordered Xie's house and Liang's house to be surrounded together .”

Therefore, the Liang family and the Xie family belong to the same party.

It turns out that the Liang family is not Deng Yi's person, or seeing Deng Yi's conviction, the Liang family turned around and voted for the Xie family.

Mrs. Liang really couldn't see it.

There were all kinds of discussions, and the door of Liang's house was closed. Although the heavens were overjoyed to let their Liang's identity leap again, but at this moment, Liang didn't dare to make a big show.

To be calm and prudent, not to be surprised by favor or humiliation, and to have the demeanor of the queen's mother family.

But for Liang Xiaomei, these are not childish considerations, she can wander around the house wantonly.

"I'm going to be queen!"

"I'm going to be queen!"

Close the door, only your own family, and there is no need to be too depressed and ecstatic.

Liang Qiang walked in, seeing her like this, Liang's mother smiled dotingly and helplessly, and asked, "Do you know what a queen is?"

"Of course I know." Liang Xiaomei said with bright eyes. She hadn't forgotten that she had just returned to the capital, the first time she went to the imperial city, and saw the woman walking beside the emperor.

So beautiful, so majestic.

Entering the capital and becoming a eldest lady is not enough prestige, if only she can also enter the palace and become a favorite concubine.

Unexpectedly, this day really came, and it was not the concubine, but the queen.

She is really like that woman!

Thinking of this, she ran like a butterfly again.

From now on, she will walk beside the emperor, wearing gorgeous robes, and accepting the worship of countless people.

And the emperor is really good-looking, prettier than all the boys she has ever seen.

"Look at her." Liang's mother said helplessly, "It's still a child, can it really be a queen?" She looked at Liang Qiang again, "Ah Qiang, does this matter have something to do with you and your father?"

Liang Qiang was silent for a moment, then nodded: "I just received the news that my father will be named a general and preside over the frontier army, and I will also go back to the frontier army to assist my father."

So it turned out that Liang's mother suddenly felt a little uneasy.

"Is this good or bad?" She said, looking at the edict on the table, "Can this queen be?"

When her words fell, Liang Xiaomei heard it, and immediately flew over, holding the imperial edict in her arms.

"Of course!" she cried, "I am a queen, and I must be a queen."