Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The 408th chapter Xiang Zhuang sword dance (3)

There were large ornate beds in the court, and long hangings that stretched to the floor. There is a little green smoke in the cave, and the spices are carefully blended to not only make the smell good, but also repel mosquitoes. There are no mosquitoes in the bedroom, and everything is very comfortable.

But if Zhou Xian can do what she likes, she doesn't want to sleep here at all. But she has to have sex with Li Yu every night, so that he has an excuse not to visit other concubines. Therefore, some women in the palace still slandered Zhou Xian behind their backs, thinking that she should be favored to dominate the king.

She is really tired.

When going to bed, Li Yu was still talking about his strategy: "Han Xizai looked down on me and the Southern Tang Dynasty. He thought that I would be defeated, so he was unwilling to advise me. He was afraid that he would be ridiculed by the northern scholars if he failed, so he pretended to be bohemian and spent his time at home. Since this person is an official in the Southern Tang Dynasty and takes my salary, it really hurts me to think so..."

"Han Xizai came from a noble family, so maybe he was a pleasure-seeking person." Zhou Xian responded quietly, "Why don't you see him, the king, and ask him in person what he thinks?"

Although her voice was pleasant to hear, her emotions were expressed in a straightforward manner, without any disturbance, and she even felt a sense of loss of interest. Perhaps in the past, when she heard Li Yu speak clearly about his strategy, she would talk to him with interest, because she would feel that her husband was very smart and powerful, which would generate enthusiasm; but now she is really not interested.

Li Yu said coldly: "People's hearts are unpredictable. If I ask him like this, will he tell me what's in his heart?"

The power that Li Yu once dreamed of is now obtained. First he was the prince, and then he succeeded to the throne of the great Southern Tang Kingdom. Everything went smoothly... However, Zhou Xian was more confused. What's the use of getting all this, just to worry about it every day? Zhou Xian understood herself, she was not interested in power, what she was greedy for was affection.

Zhou Xian is now spending time in this kind of boring life every day, and he has no interest in anything. Sometimes she feels that everything in the world is the same color, gray and black, without any brilliance.

She turned over and lay flat on the bed. The more plump breasts naturally spread out to both sides, and the height of the clothes propped up was much lower, but it was still very plump and protruding under the thin clothes, but the abdomen was very smooth. She inadvertently put her hand on her stomach, her fingers were blocked by a bone when she moved, and she hastily withdrew her hand.

Subconsciously, she wanted to turn over and sigh again, but immediately realized that such behavior might arouse Li Yu's suspicion, so she lay still and didn't make a sound.

Under the dim light, Zhou Xian looked depressed, with melancholy hanging between his brows. I don’t know how this happened, maybe I should resent the former prince Li Hongji, who made Li Yu crippled, but Li Hongji is dead, it’s useless to hate him... Li Yu’s body was also like this before he arrived in Tokyo last year, but Zhou Xian didn’t feel like this now, she felt that Guo Shao was also to be blamed, it was he who let herself fall into this joyless life!

She lazily said, "Your Majesty shouldn't have sent someone to spy on Han Xizai. If Han Xizai found out, he would be unhappy."

"I'm not happy either." Li Yu said angrily, "He doesn't agree with me, and everyone in the world doesn't agree with me. I'm going to be alone."

Zhou Xian opened his mouth, and was speechless to describe the unhappiness that peeping brought to others.

At this moment, Li Yu tilted his head, his eyes swept Zhou Xian up and down, and paused for a while at the position of her face and hands. Zhou Xian noticed Li Yu's gaze, and after a while, he calmly took his hands from his abdomen one after another.

Li Yu turned over and said quietly with a smile on his face: "There are many ways to satisfy women..."

"What does your Majesty mean? Who do you think I am!" Zhou Xian subconsciously scolded him seriously.

Li Yu asked softly: "Ehuang really never wanted to?"

That kind of desire has always been shameful in Zhou Xian's eyes. Whenever it is mentioned, she will naturally want to protect and cover herself up, so she reacted like that without thinking much just now. However, Zhou Xian quickly recovered... She had to recall one thing.

When she and Li Yu were still living in the East Palace, there was a hole in the wall of the bedroom where one could peek inside. And before she discovered the hole, she did some things quietly, all of which were private|private. I thought no one knew about it, but Li Yu probably saw it all.

Thinking of that incident, Zhou Xian felt ashamed and annoyed, but he didn't have the face to say anything. At that moment, he had no choice but to answer: "I used to think about it..."

"When? Don't you want to now?" Li Yu asked hurriedly.

Zhou Xian said helplessly: "When the king had not succeeded to the throne. Later, I was concerned about other things. I didn't think about it for a long time. When I mentioned it again, I felt disgusted. I am not interested anymore, so there is no need to mention it again."

Li Yu didn't say anything after hearing this.

Zhou Xian observed his face calmly, knowing that he had passed the test again. If he just said that he never wanted to, he would definitely suspect that he lied to him... Never wanted to, so how could he do such shameful things quietly in the East Palace?

Li Yu pondered: "Whatever Ehuang wants, just tell me, and I will try my best to treat you well."

Zhou Xian said softly: "My concubine thanks the king for his favor."

The two talked for a while, and fell asleep as usual.

... Li Yu got up very early the next day. When the eunuch Gao Ji beside him was dressing, he whispered: "I have asked someone to ask clearly. Liu Liuyao, who performed the sword dance at Han Xizai's mansion last night, has a lot of background. She is Liu Renzhan's daughter."

"Liu Renzhan..." Li Yu thought for a moment.

The eunuch Gao Ji thought he was wondering who Liu Renzhan was, so he immediately explained: "During the Huainan War, Liu Renzhan was the general guarding Shouzhou. Guo Shao captured the city, and their father and son led more than 20,000 elites from the Southern Tang Kingdom to surrender without a fight. The Supreme Court blamed him and took his mansion in Jinling; and his good land property in Huainan has been occupied by the Zhou army. All the concubines in the mansion fled. On Han Xizai's house."

Liu Renzhan was a well-known general in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Of course Li Yu knew who he was, and he was thinking about other things.

Li Yu thought for a while and said, "Go to Han Xizai's mansion and invite Liu Liuyao to the palace. I will see her when I come back from court."

"Here." The eunuch replied hastily.

Li Yu first went to the court to meet the minister, and then waited for the person to meet in a pavilion in the imperial garden. Walking out of the palace room, the sun was shining outside and the vegetation was lush, taking a breath of fresh air, Li Yu's mood was much more comfortable.

He calmly sipped tea and waited in the waterside pavilion. After a long time, the eunuch finally came along the road with a handsome young lady. Li Yu observed for a while, and found that the girl's skin was fair and fair, but she lacked the gentleness of an ordinary girl between her feet, and she was very free and decisive. Li Yu thought in his heart: Even the women in the general's family are a bit tough.

There are also some court ladies around Li Yu, and they are also curious when they see him meeting a strange little lady. It is difficult for Li Yu to get close to women other than the queen, and everyone can't help but see what kind of person the girl looks like.

The eunuch gently reminded the young lady, and the woman stepped forward and knelt on the ground, and said: "I am Liu Liuyao, my concubine, and I kowtow to the king."

"Please get up quickly." Li Yu stepped forward to support Liu Liuyao himself. He didn't just make a movement, but actually held Liu Liuyao's hand. She blushed suddenly.

Li Yu looked sideways slightly, and the eunuch Gao Ji immediately called the servant to leave the pavilion.

"I have not been on the throne for a long time, and I have little time to spare. I just heard that Liu Renzhan's daughter is in Jinling, so I can see her." Li Yu said.

Liu Liuyao stood up, stood in front of her respectfully, and said: "I am the daughter of a concubine who committed a crime. It is a great honor to be summoned by the king today."

Li Yu shook his head and said: "Liu Renzhan is a hero of the Southern Tang Dynasty, how can he be called a criminal general?"

The king overturned the case for Liu Renzhan with a single sentence, and Liu Liuyao suddenly looked surprised.

Li Yu said solemnly: "Huainan was defeated, and the morale of the country was low. The father just took over a courtyard of the Liu family in Jinling as a punishment. In fact, we all blame Liu Renzhan, he has tried his best. But Liu Renzhan's daughter was reduced to here. I was negligent, and I really treated you badly."

"I don't dare." Liu Liuyao hurriedly said, "My father, thank you for your grace."

"Father?" Li Yu frowned, "Do you think Mr. Liu is still alive?"

Liu Liuyao was startled and said, "Has my father passed away..."

Li Yu looked at her expression calmly, and asked, "What do you know about Mr. Liu?"

Liu Liuyao said: "After my father lost Shouzhou, his father and brother were captured by the Zhou army. I heard that they were escorted to Tokyo. I don't know anything about what happened afterwards."

Li Yu listened and said: "You have always been in the south of the Yangtze River, no wonder you don't know. Last year the Southern Tang Dynasty was in turmoil. I stayed in Tokyo for a while. It was rumored that Liu Gong had passed away. I heard from a friend that Liu Gong was humiliated by Zhou Dynasty monarchs and ministers in every possible way, and died of anger... Alas, it is a pity. I know that Liu Gong surrendered in order to protect the people of Shouzhou City.

"Father..." Liu Liuyao's expression changed, and he knelt down on the ground again pale.

Li Yu observed Liu Liuyao for a while, and felt that she was convinced, after all, a king would not just talk about it. With a sad face, Li Yu persuaded: "Mrs. Liu is sad."

As soon as she said mourning, tears rolled down Liu Liuyao's cheeks, she didn't cry, she just sobbed.

Li Yu sighed: "The country is in decline, and the courtiers are humiliated. I am also at fault."

"Don't dare to let the king blame himself, our Liu family did not do our duty for the king's guardianship." Liu Liuyao cried.

Li Yu helped the teary-eyed girl up, pointed to the bench next to her, gave him a gentle admonition, and said, "Mr. Liu is a good minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty. I can't just sit back and watch his descendants fall into the rivers and lakes. You can just stay in the palace."

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