I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 353 What Aunt Is Doing?
"Aunt Guantao..."

Riding the yellow house left flag that once belonged to his father Liu Qi alone, walking on the street to Shangguanli, looking all over the outside of the car, Liu Sheng murmured softly, and then let out a long sigh.

No matter how euphemistic Xia Que said, no matter how much she tried to show Liu Xing some face, it was still not difficult for Liu Sheng to guess who wrote those "rumors in the palace".

——Princess Guantao Taichang: Liu whoring.

Emperor Taizong Xiaowen Liu Heng, together with the eldest daughter of the current empress dowager, Emperor Daxing Xiaojing Liu Qi, and the eldest sister of the late Liang Xiaowang Liu Wu's compatriots, are the aunts of today's son Sheng.

Of course, she is also the wife of Chen Wu, the Marquis of Tangyi, and the queen of the dynasty: Chen Ajiao's biological mother...

"Could it be that I was really wrong?"

As if whispering to himself, Liu Sheng's suspicious and helpless eyes fell in front of Ji An, who had been promoted from the prince Xima to the patron shooter.

Outside the carriage, the person who was driving the imperial chariot for Liu Sheng was Yuan An, the court servant.

It's just that Liu Sheng didn't care about "walls have ears", especially Yuan An's pair of smooth ears, and just looked straight at Ji An in front of him, as if he wanted to get a satisfactory answer from Ji An.

After several years of experience in the womb of the Crown Prince, Ji An is no longer what he used to be, the stunned young man who only cares about chatting with Liu Sheng and forgets his job.

Although the beard is sparse, it is already four inches long, and when I want to pretend to be thirteen, I can barely stroke most of it;

His brows became softer, his gaze became firmer, and his facial features, which were already upright, became more and more like a "good-natured elder".

When asked by Liu Sheng out of the blue, Ji An subconsciously pursed his lips, pondered for a moment, and then arched his hands slightly to Liu Sheng.

"I believe that His Majesty did the right thing."

"—As the saying goes: no rules, no squares."

"It's the same when it comes to this time..."

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"The matter between Your Majesty and the Empress was decided by the late Emperor and the Empress Dowager when Emperor Xiaojing was still alive."

"Almost not long after His Majesty became the Crown Prince, the Empress was appointed as the Crown Princess by the Empress Dowager."

"Nowadays, Emperor Xiaojing is on a grand tour, and His Majesty's Crown Prince is on the throne. Although there is no crown and wedding, the Empress Dowager still issued an edict in a low-key manner according to the rules: the Crown Princess Chen is the queen, and she will enter the pepper room soon... ·”

"The reason why His Majesty didn't marry the Empress in a big wedding is because as early as Emperor Xiaojing, His Majesty, who was still the crown prince, already had the name of husband and wife with the Empress who was still the Crown Princess at that time."

"The crown prince will be established immediately, and the princess concubine will be registered as the empress. This is the reasoning in the question, and there is no need for another wedding ceremony."

"It's just that His Majesty didn't get crowned when he ascended the throne. After the crowning ceremony is held in the future, if he wants to be in charge of the court, he needs to hold another big wedding ceremony with the queen in accordance with the rules of 'coronation as an adult, big marriage and personal governance'."

"But even so, the wedding ceremony between His Majesty and the Empress is after His Majesty's crowning ceremony, and it's just a formality for His Majesty's personal governance..."

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"Both, since Emperor Xiaojing passed away, His Majesty held a national funeral."

"If Emperor Xiaojing hadn't specially left a will to order that the people of the world should not avoid marriage because of the national mourning, even ordinary people would not be able to marry during the national mourning."

"If the common people are like this, as the eldest son and successor, His Majesty will naturally not be able to hold a wedding ceremony with the queen during the national mourning period."

"—I believe that these principles are very simple. As the eldest sister of Emperor Xiaojing's mother and compatriots, Princess Taichang cannot fail to understand these principles."

"I just don't know why: Princess Taichang seems to His Majesty..."

"Ahem, it seems that the urging is too tight?"

He said something with a slightly embarrassed expression, and saw Ji An smiled a little embarrassedly, and looked at Liu Sheng with a vaguely tentative look.

——The above words are all internal and external factors analyzed and dismantled by Ji An through the current situation;

But based on past experience, or in other words, according to Liu Sheng's evaluation of Ji An: On similar issues, Ji An, a "gentleman", is often a bit too idealistic...

"Perhaps, it's because I'm worried that today's queen will encounter what happened to Queen Bo back then and Queen Mother Zhao now..."

"So you want to let the empress give birth to the eldest prince while the empress dowager is still alive, and I haven't become an adult yet, and I haven't come to power yet?"

"Hi······"

"No matter what it is, I will only find out after seeing Aunt Guantao~"

Sensing the inquiry in Ji An's eyes, Liu Sheng only pretended to sigh indifferently, then turned his head away full of melancholy.

Looking out of the carriage, at the street people silently retreating to both sides of the road, Liu Sheng's heart slowly fell to the bottom in a corner that Ji An didn't find...

This time, it is not complicated to say that it is complicated, and it is not simple to say that it is simple.

——The first emperor passed away, and the new emperor Liu Sheng was established immediately.

If Liu Sheng is an adult crown prince, then after Liu Sheng ascends the throne, the Crown Princess Chen Ajiao only needs to bring the imperial edict of "Cetang Yihou, Guantao master's daughter Ajiao is the queen" and move into the Jiaofang Palace in a grand manner.

Even now, Liu Sheng is standing without a crown, and if he wants to be in power in the future, he must be crowned and married. It only needs to be like what Ji An just said: "marry" again with his nominal wife Chen Ajiao, and hold a wedding ceremony. Ceremony, just go through the motions.

But Liu Sheng knew very well: Aunt Liu Xing's temptation this time, or a "troubleshooting", pushed this problem, which was not a simple one at all, into a more complicated direction...

"This woman..."

"Is it stupid or bad?"

"-Call her stupid? Holding the late emperor so firmly, going in and out of the mansion, library and even Changle is like walking into your own back garden;"

"But she's not stupid, is she?"

"Look at this mess..."

Moaning in a depressed mood, Liu Sheng retracted his attention from the car window, pretending to casually cast a glance at Ji An in the car.

——What Ji An mentioned is just the superficial reason for this problem.

Whether it is "it is not suitable to marry during the national mourning" or "it is better to hold a wedding ceremony after crowning" are just superficial things.

On this matter——on the low-key handling of the empress Chen Ajiao, what Liu Sheng really cared about was actually the feelings of Empress Dowager Dou.

The reason is very simple: in this generation, a king who is underage and not in charge must go through a coronation ceremony and a grand wedding ceremony from adolescence to adulthood and ruling.

Crowning an adult, getting married and being in charge, that's all.

And more than ten days ago, Emperor Xiaojing Liu Qi passed away, and Crown Prince Liu Sheng ascended the throne. The "Invincible Under Heaven" Dou Shi, the Empress Dowager, turned into the "Invincible Three Realms" Empress Dowager in the blink of an eye!

One is the son-emperor, who is underage and not in charge, and the other is the empress dowager, who is likely to be let down by even ghosts and gods;

How to do?
Liu Sheng, what can we do?
The only way is to maintain the order of the "good grandson" until next year's coronation ceremony, and to take charge of the court as soon as possible.

Therefore, Liu Sheng's approach is easy to understand.

——If he is too indifferent to Gillian, Liu Xing will definitely turn pale in shock, and then cry to the Empress Dowager Dou, saying that Liu Sheng is "feeling and ungrateful";
Although this accusation may not necessarily cause Empress Dowager Dou to undergo a 180-degree change in Liu Sheng's tutor, it will inevitably make Empress Dowager Dou whisper in her heart: she promised well back then, and this ass has only sat on the throne for a few days. Contradictory?

If this kid is allowed to be in charge, what's the deal?
From this point of view, it seems necessary for Liu Sheng to use Chen Ajiao to please his grandmother, Queen Mother Dou, with great fanfare.

But the crux of the problem is: if Liu Sheng pays too much attention to Chen Ajiao, especially the "Big Wedding Ceremony" where the formal significance is greater than the actual significance, it will easily give Empress Dowager Dou an illusion;
——Liu Sheng, I'm very anxious to 'get married and take charge'!
Combining all the above, there is Liu Sheng's final, moderate attitude towards Chen Ajiao, the empress.

In order not to make his aunt Liu whoring feel flustered, and make his grandmother Empress Dou feel suspicious, Liu Sheng let Chen Ajiao live in the Jiaofang Palace;
But in order not to leave a bad impression in the heart of his grandmother Dou Dou, Liu Sheng did not dare to get too close to Gillian.

Ji An obviously didn't see Liu Sheng's intentions at this level, or a gentleman like Ji An shouldn't have seen through this kind of scheming between blood relatives.

But Liu Sheng is very sure: his aunt, the current Princess Taichang of the Han family, must understand his thoughts.

But even so, Liu Xun still still...
"If you don't stay overnight in Jiaofang, you will go to Changle to cry?"

"Hey, don't look at how old Gillian is, do you really treat me like a beast?"

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"It's my aunt's ability to stir up gossip in the palace..."

"Maybe even Xiaque..."

"Um······"

In just a moment, countless possibilities flashed through Liu Sheng's mind.

——Without exception, they are all possibilities that are extremely unfavorable to Liu Sheng.

It's just that Liu Sheng didn't realize that: the emperor Sheng, who used to be dismissive of conspiracies and tricks and only paid attention to being upright, became exactly the same person as the late emperor Liu Qi for a moment.

At least, the exact same way of thinking is followed.

Once upon a time, Liu Qi, the first Xiaojing emperor, relied on his high vigilance to "guard against the whole world", so that he, who was originally mediocre, could also achieve the achievements that a wise and virtuous lord can do;

But now, the immature son of heaven, who has just sat on the throne for less than ten days, and has not even been crowned as an adult, has already embarked on the path of his father.

"Do not trust anyone!"

"As long as you don't cause trouble for yourself, you must remain suspicious of anyone!"

The old man's deep, sinister voice sounded again in his mind, but it only caused Liu Shengman to close his eyes with longing, and even a little bit of enjoyment.

"Old man..."

"Why, did you leave in such a hurry?"

"Why, don't hold on for another three or two years..."

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"Tangyi Hou Chenwu..."

"—Hello~"

"What is Tang Yihou doing?"

"—Please get up quickly, please get up quickly!"

When the imperial chariot stopped outside Tangyi Hou's mansion in Shangguanli, Liu Sheng had already put on a mask, and stepped down from the imperial chariot with a happy face;

Without even waiting for Chen Wu to bow down to pay respects, Liu Sheng strode forward, even lowered himself, and stretched out his hand to pull Chen Wu up from the ground.

He turned his head pretending to be joyful, and glanced at the Chen family men who were waiting outside the gate of the mansion one by one. Liu Sheng's gaze finally fell on the old, but obviously unwilling Serve the old' face.

"Aunt is really too~"

"It's all a family, what are you doing with such a big battle?"

"If it continues to be like this in the future, nephew, I don't dare to bother you again..."

When he said so, Liu Sheng's eyes did not forget to scan around him for a week, as if he was talking to Liu prostitute: I am just a junior, why should my aunt be so serious?
It's sweeping and tidying up, and even the servants are wearing spotless new clothes, which is too embarrassing...

As for Liu Sheng's apparently superficial manners, Liu Xing could see through them at a glance;
But to see through is to see through, to see through but not to tell the truth, Liu Xing will not fail to understand.

Extremely forced a smile, and waved his hands with a hey smile, while leading Liu Sheng to walk towards the courtyard, he replied with a smile: "Look at what your Majesty said;"

"They all talk about the monarch and ministers, father and son, those are the rules left by the ancestors."

"In this round of seniority, I am too young to be older than your majesty, and I am honored by the late emperor, so I can be regarded as half of your majesty's clan elders;"

"But the difference between monarchs and ministers, honor and inferiority, I will not throw it aside..."

That's what he said on his lips, but Liu Xing's body is not polite at all;
First, he took Liu Sheng's arm carelessly, and enthusiastically led Liu Sheng into the living room, and then sat down next to Liu Sheng without any pretentiousness, and immediately began to boo and greet Liu Sheng.

For a while, he talked about the affairs of the palace, and for a while, he talked about the affairs of the court, and then said politely, "My Majesty mourns the death of the late emperor", and then wiped away tears in a hypocritical way.

Liu Sheng was a little confused, so Liu Xun finally said vaguely and obliquely: "If you want to say it, I have long wanted to see His Majesty."

"After all, this family, that is, see the higher-ups and talk to each other from time to time, so the friendship will not fade?"

"It's just my body, it's really inconvenient to walk around recently, if someone really carried me into Weiyang, it would be a little unpleasant to hear the word out."

"—Maybe someone will say that since His Majesty sits on the throne, even the elders of blood relatives don't respect him..."

"This is a last resort. I can only clean the house every day. I just wait for His Majesty to come to the door and talk to me face to face one day when he is free..."

(End of this chapter)