vrcanaries Chapter 449 How Did Our Liu Family Offend His Majesty?
Chapter 449 How Did Our Liu Family Offend His Majesty?
"Shi Zhang is only fourteen years old. He is the apple of the eye of the entire Duke Dingguo's mansion and has been loved and pampered since he was a child. How can he go to the battlefield to fight the Huns when he has never suffered a bit of hardship?!"
"Xiaohuazi, where on earth did you hear this news?!"
Duke Dingguo had three sons, but only the eldest and youngest were born to his wife, while the second son was born to his concubine.
But Duke Ding's eldest son died of a cold at the age of seven.
Although Concubine Liu has two brothers, only this younger brother is born of the same mother as her!
Although her love for Liu Shizhang was not as exaggerated as Wu Changzai's love for Wu Yaozu, she also valued him very much.
After hearing what Xiaohuazi said, Concubine Liu couldn't accept it for a moment.
Xiao Huazi sighed and said, "It was the steward of the Duke's Mansion who was waiting at the palace gate and passed the message in. There was no way he was wrong."
"Your Majesty, the Duke and his wife asked you to think of a way with the Queen Mother to save Third Young Master Liu. Otherwise, if Third Young Master Liu goes to the battlefield, I'm afraid..."
Even without Xiaohuazi's explanation, Concubine Liu understood the consequences.
After being shocked and angry, her expression turned into confusion: "How, how could it be?"
"Why would His Majesty suddenly issue such an order for no reason?"
"Did father do something in the court to make His Majesty angry?"
Xiao Huazi shook her head: "If that were the case, the housekeeper would have explained the whole story long ago."
"Then why is this, Your Majesty?"
No one knew what Concubine Liu was thinking about, and her tone suddenly became much colder: "Could it be that because I taught that bitch Concubine Liang a lesson last night, His Majesty felt sorry for me and sent my brother to the frontier?"
"That bitch, it's not enough that she has taken away my power over the six palaces, now even His Majesty cares about her so much?"
Concubine Liu has told herself countless times that His Majesty is not worthy of her love at all, power is the most important thing!
But seeing that His Majesty cared so much about Concubine Liang, her heart still ached...
Xiao Huazi lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, the steward of Duke Dingguo's Mansion said that you should go to the Cining Palace to discuss this matter with the Empress Dowager. I think the Empress Dowager may know the inside story..."
"aunt?"
Could it be that my aunt did something to displease His Majesty?
But my aunt is very wise. She has been staying in Cining Palace and rarely asks about the affairs of the harem, just to reduce His Majesty's fear of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
How could this be?
Concubine Liu had many questions in her mind. She stood up and walked out in a hurry: "Let's go to the Cining Palace!"
……
Cining Palace.
Empress Dowager Liu also received the news from Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
Although she didn't lose her composure like Concubine Liu, her face also darkened!
Shi Zhang couldn't even stand the bitter cold of the border, let alone go to the battlefield to kill the enemy?
Queen Mother Liu let out a cold smile and said "good" three times in a row: "Our Majesty has really grown wings!"
What she did did not leave any evidence, so even the emperor could not do anything about it.
Therefore, he no longer held on to the fact that the midwife was bribed before the birth of Concubine Xian. Instead, he promoted him in name only and demoted him in reality, sending Shi Zhang to the frontier to die.
If you can't touch her, touch her most beloved nephew.
What a good idea!
Before destroying the Duke Zhenguo Mansion and taking control of half of the court in his own hands, the emperor had never been so rude to the Duke Dingguo Mansion!
Nanny Yuan bowed her head and said, "Empress Dowager, the most important thing now is to get His Majesty to revoke his order, otherwise the Third Young Master will be on the battlefield..."
At this time, a young palace maid came in and reported: "Empress Dowager, the Imperial Concubine is here."
Empress Dowager Liu was not surprised by this: "Let her come in."
"Yes!"
Concubine Liu hurriedly walked into the Cining Palace, bowed quickly, and asked anxiously: "Aunt, what is going on?!"
"How has our Liu family offended His Majesty? After all, Shi Zhang is His Majesty's cousin. Why does His Majesty treat him like this?"
Empress Dowager Liu's face looked somewhat gloomy.
During the talent show last year, she was only attracted by Concubine Xian's face and wanted to bring Concubine Xian into the camp of Imperial Concubine in order to balance the power of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion in the harem.
But I never thought that Concubine Xian was not only capable, but also extremely capable!
Now she has even seduced the emperor to the point of disregarding his years of friendship with the Liu family for her!
However, Empress Dowager Liu could not tell Concubine Liu about these things.
Because the Imperial Concubine was impulsive, if she knew that Shi Zhang was in trouble because of the Concubine Xian, not only would her alliance with the Concubine Xian be broken, but the two would also completely fall out!
The virtuous concubine is deeply favored by the emperor, and there is also the sinister De concubine in the harem, who schemes for the third prince everywhere. The hypocritical Liang concubine always has her eyes on the position of queen.
If she turns against Concubine Xian now, Imperial Concubine will be surrounded by enemies.
Besides, Concubine Xian was in the limelight. If Concubine Gui did something unfavorable to her in her impulse, Shi Zhang’s situation at the border would probably be even worse.
It was precisely because of the Imperial Concubine's impatience that Empress Dowager Liu did not tell the Imperial Concubine about this when she ordered people to use Han to destroy Concubine Xian's fertility.
It was good that the imperial concubine didn't know and didn't participate. This way she wouldn't be angered by the emperor.
Empress Dowager Liu put down the wooden hammer in her hand, calmed down her emotions, slowly raised her head and looked at Concubine Liu: "When your father was young, he was the most powerful general in the Great Zhou!"
"Shi Zhang is already fourteen years old. Even if he doesn't follow in his father's footsteps, he should go to the army for some training."
"Otherwise, in the future, when people talk about the Duke Dingguo's only legitimate son as a weakling who has never even touched a red tassel spear, wouldn't that be a laughing stock?"
Concubine Liu didn't believe this at all: "After my eldest brother died, my father and mother only had Shi Zhang as their legitimate son, and they never thought of letting him join the army."
"Besides, your majesty has issued an order this time, and my father and mother are even more anxious than I am. How could it be possible that they would allow Shi Zhang to go to the army for training?"
"Aunt, what on earth are you hiding from Qingqing?"
Empress Dowager Liu's voice was full of dignity: "When did I ever harm you?"
"Some things, since I said this, it's for your own good, so don't ask too much."
Concubine Liu bit her lip, her eyes still showing anxiety: "Yes..."
"But, aunt, haven't you always loved Shi Zhang the most? Are you really not going to care about his life or death this time?"
Empress Dowager Liu said in a deep voice: "I don't have any biological children. Shi Zhang is my nephew. How could I not worry about his safety?"
"I will make my own decision on this matter. You can go back to your Yongshou Palace with peace of mind."
How could she feel at ease when her brother, who was born to the same mother, was heading to the border to die?
Concubine Liu had never been so worried before, but she also understood that what her aunt said could not be refuted.
It's not like she hadn't thought about asking His Majesty for mercy, but she didn't even know the situation clearly, and was worried that going there rashly would backfire.