Spring Drunk Chang'an

"Kill, kill someone?" Wang Jin was startled. He looked up at Liu Wenbai and asked in confusion, "Which blind person offended the prince?"

He was born into a military family and killing was his specialty.

"Liu Chang'an!" Liu Wenbai said in a deep voice, a cold light flashing in his eyes, "I am a second-class maid in my mother's courtyard!!"

"Maid? That's just a slave!" Wang Jin was stunned and blurted out, "My Lord, if you want to kill a slave, do you need your subordinates to take action? Just assign a crime and beat her to death!"

"She lives in my mother's courtyard." Liu Wenbai gritted his teeth in hatred.

Song, that incompetent, weak, and kindhearted fool, had caused such a commotion by sleeping with his second uncle's maid. How could he be allowed to torture and even kill people?

And, and…

Liu Changan was from her courtyard, and he approached Liu Yu. Was it unintentional or intentional?

The Song family knew his and Liu Yu's identities, which were...

Liu Wenbai took a deep breath, suppressed the panic in his heart, and tried his best to calm down. However, he couldn't help but secretly resent his father for being too soft-hearted and leaving Liu Yu as a troublesome future, causing him to always worry and fear.

"Wang Jin, no matter what, I will create an opportunity for you to kill Liu Changan."

"She must die."

Regardless of whether Song Shi had truly discovered something, or whether Liu Changan had no intention of contacting Liu Yu, simply to get close to him, touching Liujiazhuang would be like touching his weak spot.

Whoever touches it will die?

"I understand!" Wang Jin bowed his head and accepted the order.

Liu Wenbai waved his hand and asked him to leave.

Looking at Wang Jin's back, his expression was dazed for a moment, hesitating whether he should tell this to Duke Liu, but, but...

Duke Liu is not only his father, Liu Yu is also his child.

And sooner or later, I will get rid of this troublesome Liu Yu! !

Liu Wenbai's eyes were vicious.

-

Chunliyuan.

Xiao Chuo sat upright behind a large mahogany table, looking down at the border defense map on the table, annoyance flashing in her smoky eyes.

Tapping his fingertips lightly on the table, he picked up the secret letter sent by the secret guard, glanced at it, and suddenly slammed it on the table, saying in a low voice: "Liu Xiu, in order to help the King of Yan ascend to the throne, you colluded with foreign enemies, framed the border generals and the Qu family, and secretly communicated with the barbarians. I have confiscated your property and exterminated your entire family. I have not wronged you!"

"Your Highness, how should your subordinates respond now?"

Two strong men were kneeling on one knee on the carpet in the room.

He is a staunch member of the prince's party in the court, Xiao Chuo's former study companion, and now a minister of the Eastern Palace.

The taller one is called Zu Hongyi, and the thinner one is called Yin Ziyang. The two of them, one civil and one military, are considered Xiao Chuo's arms.

Yin Ziyang whispered, "Your Highness, you've been away because of the palace's prayers. The Prince of Yan is now at Your Highness's knees, beating drums and gongs every day, giving gifts, and I'm afraid Your Highness doesn't know how filial he is."

"He comes into the palace every day, and I don't know if he has put us in a bad light. Your Majesty, Your Majesty is also afraid of you. You have brought up these things, and although Your Majesty will deal with them, I am afraid that more importantly, he will still be wary of our forces at the border..."

"Besides, Duke Ning is the Empress's brother-in-law and a member of the Prince's faction. He has been building up a network of connections over the years, and if they were to suddenly reveal themselves and bring down the Liu family, we wouldn't be able to find out how many spies there are among our people."

Yin Ziyang paused, clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness needs to be cautious."

"Are we just going to watch that old bastard plot against us?" Zu Hongyi was furious. "Liu Xiu is colluding with the barbarians and trying to harm Duke Cheng'en?"

Your Highness's uncle has defected to Prince Yan, and no one would believe it if anyone told them!

"That's a crime against the country. You can swallow this anger, but I can't."

He glared angrily.

"Hong Yi..." Yin Ziyang wanted to persuade him.

"Enough!" Xiao Chuo suddenly spoke.

The two men suddenly shut up and obeyed.

"We can discuss the impeachment of Liu Xiu later. What's important now is the border war. We can't let internal troubles lead to chaos at the border and cause suffering to the people!"

"Father..." Xiao Chuo paused, his eyes shimmering with gloom. Seeing Zu Hongyi's unwilling expression, he said, "Father is too suspicious and has become completely wary of me. If you rashly tell Liu Xiu, I'm afraid he won't believe you and might even suspect I've been tricked into framing the Prince of Yan."

Zu Hongyi and Yin Ziyang gasped at the royal secrets. They had never imagined that the Crown Prince and the Emperor's father and son would be so suspicious of each other!

Is collaborating with the enemy a joke?

"Your Highness, what should we do?" Yin Ziyang said in panic.

Xiao Chuo lowered her eyes, her brows relaxed, "Zi Yang, go and secretly summon my uncle. I will go out of the city with him to discuss things."

"Yes!" Yin Ziyang responded.

Xiao Chuo added, "Hong Yi was ordered to go to the border and tell them in person about the Liu family's rebellion, and then help Cheng En to put down the rebellion."

Zu Hongyi accepted the order, "I obey."

The two men bowed their heads and greeted each other.

Xiao Chuo hid in the shadows, her smoky eyes solemnly looking at the border defense map. After a while, she sighed deeply.

-

Juneing Alley, Liu Family.

In the morning, smoke from cooking rose. Liu Sanxi opened the big pot, blew on his fingers, picked up the hot, plump white flour buns and put them in a bowl, placed it next to the stove, scooped a ladle of water, cleaned the pot quickly, and carried the buns into the house.

At that time, Liu Wang'er had just set the table.

There were scrambled eggs, minced meat and tofu fried in fine oil, and cracked duck eggs oozing with oil. Liu Sanxi placed a large steamed bun in the middle of the table, scooped a bowl of meat sauce from the vat, and washed the juicy vegetable leaves, green onions, and water radish. He called out, "Dad, Mom, Big Sister, it's time for dinner. Come out."

"Hey!"

In the inner room, Liu Aishi and Liu Laishun came out from behind the curtains and saw a table full of delicious food. "Wow, what a sumptuous meal today."

"Breakfast is so good, fried tofu and meat."

"Big sister is on duty today and won't be home for several days. Eat more!" Liu Sanxi smiled, his eyes narrowed into slits, and called out again, "Big sister, hurry up, the food will get cold soon."

"I'm coming!"

The door curtain was lifted and Liu Changan walked in. She had a graceful face, with drooping eyebrows and a look of being worried. She sat down at the table. Liu Wang'er handed her chopsticks, but she didn't even react to take them.

"Chang'an, what's wrong with you? You look dazed?" Liu Ai tilted her head and asked her with concern, "Did something happen?"

"Is the work at the palace too difficult? Or are the prince and the eldest lady giving you trouble again? Don't hide it from your family, we will help you find a solution together!"

"Mother, no, you're working in the mansion. How could you not know that someone is causing trouble for me? Besides, I have my wife to protect me. Who would dare to mess with me without any reason?"

"I, I haven't recovered from what happened to the Xia family a few days ago." Liu Changan came back to his senses and whispered to comfort her, but his mood was still heavy.

That day, Liu Yu's crying made her unable to forget it for a long time.

At the age of four, his thigh bone was broken in the middle, and there was no good doctor to fix it. Although Liu Yu was a 19-year-old adult, his legs were atrophied like a child's.