I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 134
When the Prime Minister Shen Tujia, the imperial historian Tao Qing, and the Chinese doctor Yuan An walked into the Weiyang Palace under the cover of night and arrived at the Xuanshi Palace where the Emperor Qi was, the wives had already returned to the Weiyang Palace.

However, with regard to what happened in Changle Palace today, the views of the ladies are obviously somewhat different...
"Mother."

Weiyang Palace, Phoenix Hall.

Taking Liu De and Liu Yu's two younger brothers into the side hall where his mother Li Ji was, Liu Rong bowed his hands politely, but did not attract Li Ji's attention.

At this time, Li Ji was busy picking up one piece of exquisite jewelry from the jewelry box in front of her, and regardless of the fact that it was late at night, she began to dress herself up.

While dressing up, he didn't forget to mutter something.

"Fortunately, I didn't bring my best pieces of jewelry with me when I went out."

"If not, they will all be robbed by that old woman and given to Qiu Ba in the army for rice..."

The tone was full of casualness, but it made the three brothers at the side frown in unison;

The gazes of Liu De and Liu Yu immediately turned to the elder brother Liu Rong.

——What time is this!

——The chaos in the Kanto region, the national crisis is at the forefront!

Li Ji is still here, worrying about the gains and losses of a few jewelry...

Feeling the same eyes from the two younger brothers, Liu Rong couldn't help but take a deep breath, and finally stepped forward and sat down beside Li Ji.

After thinking about it for a long time, the sentence "Mother shouldn't think so" that should have been said has become...
"The mother summoned the child, but what do you want to order?"

As soon as Liu Rong's words came out of his mouth, the two brothers Liu De and Liu Yu who were beside him lowered their heads together, and there was a look of sorrow on their brows.

But Li Ji, hearing Liu Rong's question, was still busy adorning herself in front of the bronze mirror;

If others see Li Ji dressing up in the middle of the night, they might think that the Emperor Qi is coming to the Phoenix Palace tonight...

"I can't even talk about orders~"

"Just today, the jewelry of those foxes was snatched by that old woman."

"I'm wondering if I should take some jewelry that I don't like and send it to those vicious girls;"

"Why don't you give it to my son, and get a few siblings to help?"

Hearing Li Ji's words, Liu Rong raised his head subconsciously, and subconsciously looked at Li Ji with a hint of depression.

"Mother thinks, ladies and gentlemen, they will stand with the child just because the mother sent the jewelry?"

"Or will you be grateful to your mother just because of the few pieces of jewelry, and force your sons to worry about my affairs from now on?"

Hearing the weirdness in Liu Rong's tone, Li Ji stopped her movements and turned her head full of annoyance: "Why did you talk to your mother?!"

"I gave birth to you just to listen to you teach me!!"

In a few or two sentences, Li Ji's powder keg-like temper was completely ignited by his son Liu Rong.

He didn't even bother to continue dressing up, but got up angrily, walked to Liu Rong with his hips akimbo, and put his fingers on Liu Rong's forehead.

"What do you mean 'mere' pieces of jewelry?"

"—Women in the palace, who doesn't like jewelry?!"

"It's rare to have such an opportunity, I'm willing to bear the pain and give up, isn't it all for you?!"

"You are fine!"

"Don't want to thank me, instead, in front of the two younger brothers, have you taught your mother a lesson?!"

"It's like this now. When I become a prince and emperor in the future, will I, the empress and queen mother, be imprisoned in a cold alley?!!!!"

The successive reprimands of shrimp and pig heart made Liu Rong's complexion even more ugly;

The lips wriggled again and again, it was clear that Liu Rong wanted to say something, but in front of the furious mother, he couldn't say a word.

Not to mention Liu Rong, even the two brothers Liu De and Liu Yu on the side bowed their heads deeply at this moment, shaking their heads and sighing in despair at an angle that Li Ji could not see.

——The three brothers really don't understand very well: How did the mother give birth to the three brothers with such an IQ?
Co-authoring the genes of Tian Ziqi, is it that powerful?

So strong that even if he is averaged by Li Ji, can he still have so much leftover...
"You two! Come here!!"

While thinking about it, Li Ji's iconic sharp voice sounded, and the two brothers didn't dare to delay for a moment, and hurried forward.

Seeing Li Ji glaring at Liu Rong again, she turned around indignantly and came to the dressing table.

Stretching out his hand, he reluctantly picked up a few pieces of jewelry that were obviously not worth much, and even some were old;
After making up her mind again, Li Ji turned around and handed over the old jewelry to the two brothers one by one.

"Send one to Xuanming Hall, Guangming Hall, and Wang Meiren."

"—Go at once!"

Lowering his head, he looked at his hands, and saw those old jewelry that ordinary people might dislike;

He raised his head and looked not far away, his elder brother Liu Rong's face was redder than a pig's liver.

In the end, the two brothers had no choice but to take a deep breath, and bowed to Li Ji reluctantly.

"Here..."

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"Hey!"

"It's rare for Li Ji to be generous."

"—this is not;"

"For my mother, I sent such a simple..."

"hairpin?"

Late at night, the apse of Guangming Hall.

Looking at the newly delivered copper hairpin in his hand, Liu Pengzu said something jokingly, and casually threw the hairpin to Liu Sheng.

And on the couch beside her, Mrs. Jia shook her head and sat on the edge of the couch with a wry smile. Liu Sheng even lay down flat on his mother's lap without any scruples, and picked up the copper hairpin that had been rusted for a long time. , Looking carefully at the candlelight.

After watching for a while, Liu Sheng seemed to have discovered something, and hurriedly jumped up from the couch;
Taking the hairpin to the lamp, and carefully looking at it for a while, Liu Sheng finally smiled helplessly, and handed the hairpin to his mother, Mrs. Jia.

"Mother take it;"

"Anyway, it's an old thing."

"——An old object from the reign of King Qin Zhaoxiang..."

The words of indifference attracted Madam Jia and Liu Pengzu to rush to the side of the lamp, and looked at the copper hairpin carefully.

When they saw the blurred line of ancient Wei characters on the copper hairpin, the mother and son turned their heads in a daze;
They looked at each other for a while, and then smiled sadly...

"Li Ji, is she trying to show her favor?"

"Or humiliation?"

Liu Pengzu made a joke, but Liu Sheng laughed. He lay back on his mother's lap again, turned slightly, and looked at his elder brother Liu Pengzu who was kneeling in front of the couch.

"I'm afraid Li Ji, this is trying to buy."

"--buy?"

As soon as Liu Sheng finished speaking, Liu Pengzu's eyes widened in astonishment, he reached out to take the hairpin from his mother's hand, frowned, and looked around again.

The more he looked at it, the more weird the expression on Liu Pengzu's face became. In the end, he was full of suspicion and raised the copper hairpin in his hand to Liu Sheng.

"As for this hairpin, if you throw it to the Shaofu, the Shaofu may find it troublesome to remove the rust;"

"Even if it is given to the palace servants, I am afraid it will be considered stingy and stingy."

"Li Ji, are you using this to bribe your mother?"

"—What kind of woman would be bought by such a 'jewelry'?"

Looking at the rust-like, green hairpin, he lowered his head and looked at his own fingers that were stained with copper rust, Liu Sheng only sighed leisurely.

He turned sideways and lay down on his mother's lap again, his face was filled with helplessness.

"Li Ji's original intention should be to take advantage of the fact that all the wives have no jewelry today, so she can send some of her own jewelry, so as to ease the relationship with the wives in the palace."

"It's just that Li Ji's original intention is so, but she is not willing to give away too good jewelry."

"That's why I took these jewelries that are not on the table, and don't feel bad when I give them away, to 'buy' my mother..."

"Ah~"

"Li Ji's actions naturally have no effect on us;"

"It's just suffering, big brother~"

Liu Sheng said something half joking and half helpless, but only caused Liu Pengzu to shake his head with a sneer;

Lowering his head, he looked at the rusty copper hairpin in his hand again, and finally threw it aside contemptuously, not forgetting to pat the blue-green rust residue on his hand.

"That is to say, the eldest brother was born, allowing Li Ji to take advantage of 'giving birth to the eldest son of the emperor';"

"If it wasn't for this, I'm afraid that Li Ji would have fallen into a well in a corner of the palace long ago and starved to death."

"It's true, brother."

"—Anyway, he is the one who wants to be the prince. My mother does such a stupid thing, and I don't know how to persuade her from the sidelines."

"If things go on like this, even if there is nothing wrong with Eldest Brother, just a Li Ji may be able to change Father's mind."

"Hey!"

"At that time, no matter how much jewelry Li Ji has, she can only wear it in Yongxiang..."

Hearing this, Mrs. Jia and Liu Sheng who were on the couch also nodded thoughtfully.

Yongxiang, in fact, is the place where the maidservants wash clothes and wash rice in Weiyang Palace.

About 40 years ago, Mrs. Qi, the mother of Zhao Yin Wang Liu Ruyi, was imprisoned in this place by the Empress Dowager Lu.

The son is king.The mother is a prisoner.

Twilight all day long.Often associated with death.

Three thousand miles apart.Who told you?
—Son, you have become a king, but your mother has become a prisoner.

——Threshing rice all day until the sun sets on the western mountain, and there is often the danger of death.

——Three thousand miles away from you, who should send you a letter and tell you?
Then Madam Qi became a human pig;

Then, Zhao Wang Liu Ruyi was sent on the road by the Empress Dowager Lu with a glass of poisoned wine.

And now Li Ji, although unlike Mrs. Qi back then, has to face Empress Lu who gave birth to the eldest son, but Li Ji's actions...

"Hey, Ah Sheng."

While thinking about it, his mother's gentle tone came into his ears, causing Liu Sheng to raise his head quickly;

Seeing Mrs. Jia lowering her head, she kept stroking Liu Sheng's cheek with her hand, but there was a little worry faintly between her brows.

"A Sheng said earlier: Li Ji's entry into the main Jiaofang Palace is basically a certainty, so even the queen mother can't say much about Li Ji;"

"But today, in Changle Palace, the Empress Dowager didn't show any mercy to Li Ji."

"Does this mean that the queen mother no longer wants the eldest son of the emperor to be the crown prince?"

Hearing this, Liu Sheng thought about it for a while, and the ease on his face was immediately replaced by a touch of worry.

"Last year when the grand Nuo, the emperor's grandmother gave a banquet in Changle Palace, she wanted King Liang to be the heir apparent."

"Although this matter was disrupted by cousin Dou Ying, the emperor's grandmother's thoughts probably have not changed."

"Right now, the Kanto is in chaos, and the emperor's grandmother just doesn't mention it for the time being, so that the father can concentrate on putting down Liu Bi and Liu Wu's rebellion."

"When the rebellion is put down, the emperor's grandmother will definitely act again and persuade father and emperor to make Uncle Liang Wang the heir apparent."

As he spoke, Liu Sheng's expression gradually became serious;
He simply stopped lying down, but sat up, and naturally came behind his mother, gently kneading his shoulders for her.

With his hands busy, Liu Sheng continued to say: "In the past, even if the imperial grandmother didn't like Li Ji, she still tolerated Li Ji in every possible way because of her eldest brother."

"—Because in the eyes of the imperial grandmother at that time, no matter what, the position of the crown prince can only fall on the eldest brother's head."

"Since the eldest brother is sure to be the crown prince, then Li Ji's mother will definitely be the queen because of the value of her son;"

"For Li Ji, who is bound to become a queen, the emperor's grandmother can only be more tolerant and give Li Ji more dignity."

"And after last year's Nuo, the emperor's grandmother already had the idea of ​​'taking Liang Wang as the heir'."

"Since this is the case, in the eyes of the imperial grandmother, the eldest brother is naturally not the prospective prince, and Li Ji is not the prospective queen either;"

"Li Ji is not the queen-to-be, so the imperial grandmother doesn't need to show Li Ji any more decency..."

After some careful observations, Mrs. Jia nodded thoughtfully, but the worry on her face did not diminish in the slightest.

Even Liu Pengzu on the side, hearing Liu Sheng's words, showed some seriousness on his face.

In the end, the worries in the hearts of the mother and son turned into a worried question from Mrs. Jia.

"In Ah Sheng's opinion, what will be the final result of this matter?"

Asking softly, Mrs. Jia couldn't help turning her head slightly, and took Liu Sheng's hands that were constantly kneading her shoulders, and pulled Liu Sheng back to sit beside her.

"In the end, will the eldest son of the emperor be the crown prince, or will King Liang become the crown prince?"

Mrs. Jia asked clearly, and Liu Sheng understood immediately: what is the mother's worry about.

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Sheng shook his head with a stiff smile, took his mother's hand again, and patted the back of Mrs. Jia's hand lightly.

"Uncle Liang Wang, it is absolutely impossible to be the crown prince."

"Father, you will never allow the precedent of 'brother ends up with brother'."

"Especially since the father did not have an 'extinct heir', it is even more impossible for the situation of 'brother to end up with brother' to happen in my Han family."

"So, Uncle Liang, it will only be Uncle Liang."

"Even after the rebellion is put down, the imperial grandmother still insists, and the final result must be the same."

"—Because in this matter, the imperial grandmother is not only against the father, but against the entire court and even the whole world."

"As long as the rules of 'father dies, son succeeds' and 'firstborn son inherits' still exist, Uncle Liang Wang will absolutely not become the heir apparent."

Full of certain conclusions, Mrs. Jia and Liu Pengzu nodded their heads deeply, and then saw Liu Sheng continue to say: "As for the elder brother, it is the same reason."

"It is impossible for Uncle Liang Wang to become the crown prince because Uncle Liang Wang is not the heir of the emperor."

"And the elder brother is the eldest son of the father."

"According to the rule that there is a heir to establish a heir, and no heir to establish an elder, since the queen has not given birth to an eldest son, the position of crown prince can only be taken by the elder brother."

"So, the one who becomes the crown prince in the end must be the elder brother;"

"At that time, Empress Bo will most likely be deposed, and Li Ji will also live in Jiaofang Palace at that time..."

Liu Sheng stated the conclusion without hesitation, which only caused Mrs. Jia and Liu Pengzu to fall into a long period of contemplation.

After a long time, the mother and son finally nodded slowly, agreeing to Liu Sheng's conclusion.

However, when the mother and son recovered from their thoughts, they found that Liu Sheng's brows also had a touch of worry visible to the naked eye.

Just like just now, what Liu Sheng said made Liu Sheng himself have some doubts...

"Do not;"

"Can't say 'sure'."

"If the emperor is willing to follow the rule of having a heir and no heir, the eldest brother can become the prince, and Li Ji can also become the queen."

"But if the father is not willing to follow?"

"If the royal father ends up being annoyed by Li Ji, and even has the idea that 'Li Ji can't respect the world'..."

A burst of soliloquies with a depressed expression made Liu Sheng's face even more ugly.

Even Mrs. Jia and Liu Pengzu on the side immediately put on a worried look.

——The ownership of the prince and queen should not be, and should not be, concerned for the mother and son.

But the ecology of the harem is actually the same as that of the imperial court: in everything, the word 'stability' is emphasized.

Just like in the past, everyone knew that Liu Rong would become the crown prince and Li Ji would become the queen;
Therefore, everyone can treat Li Ji and Liu Rong's mother and son "correctly".

But right now, Li Ji's increasingly puzzling behavior has gradually opened up some other possibilities for this matter.

People who live in the deep palace will always feel at a loss for such unknown possibilities and unpredictable future trends.

Because "suspicious storage position" means "suspicious post position", which means that in the future, it is not clear who can successfully live in Jiaofang Palace.

This means that from today until the day when the crown prince is registered and the Jiaofang changes hands, everyone living in the palace will be in an extremely awkward living environment.

——To make friends with Li Ji?

People may not be able to be queens;

——Don’t make good friends with Li Ji?

In case someone ends up being a queen...

"During this period of time, mother should avoid going out of Guangming Hall, and avoid walking around with the other ladies."

"This situation is really disturbed by Li Ji, so I can't understand it."

"—Too many words will lead to mistakes, and too many actions will lead to mistakes;"

"Before the rebellion is put down, the three of us, mother and son, will try our best to stay in this Guangming Palace."

"When the rebellion is put down, those of our brothers who should be crowned kings will be crowned kings, and the remaining ones who are not crowned kings will most likely become the crown prince."

"At that time, everything will be clear..."

He said something in a deep voice, and when Madam Jia nodded slowly, Liu Sheng heaved a sigh of relief and got up from the couch;

Supporting Mrs. Jia, she walked towards the bedroom in the front hall.

But what Liu Sheng never expected was that his speculation today would become a reality after just half a year.

On that day, out of ten Liu Sheng brothers, nine of them were enshrined as vassal kings.

Even the four-year-old tenth Liu Zhi is no exception...

(End of this chapter)