Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 274 Family Letter
In the evening, the lights in the palace gradually brightened, and the candlelight was as bright as day.

Under the orange lamp, Xia Houhui looked at the family letter from the distant Central Plains, and couldn't help but miss his brother Xia Houxuan and his mother, the village owner of Deyang.

Although it was a festive day in the first month, Xia Houhui was very lonely in his heart. Hearing the voices of the maids talking and laughing, and thinking of those girlfriends in Luoyang, a feeling of loneliness swept over his body.

A drop of crystal teardrops dripped from the corners of her eyes, soaking the silk letter.

"Your Majesty, the Empress invited Madam to have fun together, I wonder if Madam will come?" Xia Houyi said softly.

Xia Houhui wiped the corners of his eyes lightly, and said softly, "I'm not feeling well, so I won't go tonight."

Xia Houyi hesitated to speak, but finally replied: "No!"

At this moment, a shadow appeared in the hall, approaching slowly with light footsteps, signaling Xia Houyi who was about to salute to back down.

The lights flickered, and the lonely Xia Houhui couldn't help but think of Liu Chan, if only he could accompany her now.But soon there was a sour taste in her heart, maybe he was in her gentle place, and why would he miss himself all the time.

Facing the deserted palace, Xia Houhui sighed, and said quietly: "Women's procrastination, you can't say it. (Note ①)"

Hearing this, Liu Chan looked at Xia Houhui's back, feeling a little inexplicably distressed, and immediately responded: "You can't talk about women's procrastination, and you can't talk about scholars' procrastination."

"Your Majesty~"

Xiahou Hui heard the reputation and looked around, only to see Liu Chan appearing behind him, and couldn't help but exclaimed.

Liu Chan went up a few steps, looked at the delicate and lovely face in front of him, hugged her in his arms, sniffed her fragrance, and whispered: "I have been a little bit cold in Yuanrong in recent days. But after I was in Hanzhong Words, never forgotten."

Xia Houhui pursed her red lips, nestled tightly in Liu Chan's arms, and said softly: "The words of my concubine just now did not mean to insinuate His Majesty, I hope His Majesty knows."

After a short pause, Xia Houhui was afraid of Liu Chan's misunderstanding, and continued to explain: "The concubine is the daughter of the lover in the poem, and your majesty is not the one who abandons the daughter in the poem."

Liu Chan smiled slightly, gently stroked the back of the beautiful woman in his arms, and said: "What I said just now is my sincere words. The daughter in the poem is trapped in love and cannot extricate herself; A woman, but I don’t love her. But my wife will not experience this woman, and I am not a scholar. You and I should both grow old together. You can’t talk about the procrastination of a scholar or a woman!”

After finishing speaking, Liu Chan sighed slightly. Xia Houhui is only eighteen or nineteen years old now, and he was forced to leave his hometown and come to Chengdu thousands of miles away. Own.In the future, I need to spend more time with her when I have time. After a few years, it will be fine when I get used to it.

Liu Chan let go of the beautiful woman in his arms, looked around the deserted palace, and asked: "This is an auspicious day, why don't you go to the queen's place, summon your wife, and celebrate the festival together?"

Xia Houhui gently stroked his temples and messed up his hair, and replied in a weak voice: "The concubine likes to be quiet, besides, there is a letter from home."

Liu Chan held the catkin and said comfortingly: "Today is a festive day, when the whole family should be reunited, so I will accompany my wife to spend this day together."

Xia Houhui could hear the deep concern in Liu Chan's tone, his heart warmed up, and he said softly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Chan patted the beautiful woman Rou Wei, and said: "In the future, I will visit the counties of Yizhou for business. It may take several months. If my wife is bored, I can visit the queen more often, and I can also call my wife into the palace to entertain my boredom."

Xiahou Hui seemed to understand something when he heard the words, and asked hesitantly, "Are the Han and Wei dynasties going to war again?"

Liu Chan was stunned. Seeing that she knew about it, she didn't hide it, and asked curiously: "How does Madam know? I didn't intend to hide this from Madam."

Xiahou Hui pursed his lips and said with a smile, "Your Majesty supervised the battle in Hanzhong in the past. Could it be that the ministers and concubines don't know?"

"Since your Majesty has been on the throne for several years, he has only left Chengdu twice, both for the Han and Wei battles. This year, he will travel far again, presumably because of the Han and Wei wars again. Besides, Liao Shizhong has been in the palace recently, and he has sent soldiers to guard him. Everyone knows it." Xia Houhui reasoned.

Liu Chan nodded slightly, and said: "Madam is really observant. This year, the prime minister wants to attack Liangzhou in the north. I will go to Hanzhong to supervise the war and supervise the transportation of grain and grass."

Xia Houhui pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the concubine's mother wrote a letter saying that the concubine's uncle is unwell recently."

After a pause, Xia Houhui said: "I don't know if this news is useful for the war. Your Majesty can inform the Prime Minister."

Liu Chan was startled. Cao Zhen's illness was a serious matter. He subconsciously held Xiahou Hui tightly and asked, "What else can I say?"

Xia Houhui groaned softly in pain.Seeing this, Liu Chan quickly let go of her catkin.

Xia Houhui lowered his eyes and said: "Other things, my mother didn't talk too much about it. On the contrary, my elder brother has something to say. Cao Rui has many powers. The superiors blame Sikong and Chen Qun, saying that he talks more than he does."

Liu Chan's eyes flickered, and his voice couldn't help being softer. He said tentatively: "My wife is a relative of the Wei family. It may be inappropriate to do such a thing. I am worried that if this matter gets out, it will damage the future of my wife's brother if it is small, and it will be life-threatening if it is big. worry."

Xia Houhui pinched Liu Chan's collar, looked up at Liu Chan, and said: "The concubine is married to Your Majesty, and she is His Majesty's wife, a person with the surname Liu, not just the Xiahou family."

As he said that, Xiahou Hui couldn't help but emphasize his tone, and said: "Your Majesty, the concubine is Liu Xiahou's family, Liu is in the front, and Xiahou is in the back."

Liu Chan was taken aback when he heard this, but he didn't expect Xia Houhui to do this for himself. He felt ashamed of his temptation just now, sighed, and said, "Madam's heart, Chan will only know today."

After all, although Liu Chan didn't know why Xia Houhui did this, he still hugged her and said in a warm voice: "Madam, as long as you don't make things difficult, Chan will agree to everything you ask for in the future!"

If Liu Chan is familiar with psychology, he should be able to know that Xia Houhui's these are all due to her sense of insecurity.

Xia Houhui is in a foreign country, sensitive to the surrounding environment, and lacks a sense of security.

Previously close to Liu Chan in Hanzhong, facing Liu Chan's doting, Xia Houhui enjoyed it very much, and at the same time indulged in his sweet words.But all this changed after returning to Chengdu. Because of Zhang Yun, Liu Chan was a little alienated from himself.

This made Xia Houhui feel worried, fearing that he would be abandoned by Liu Chan. In order to regain Liu Chan's care, he just hoped to use Cao Wei's military affairs to attract Liu Chan and regain his sense of security.

Xia Houhui heard that Liu Chan no longer called himself Zhen, but 'Zen', with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said shyly: "I hope your majesty can come here more often."

Liu Chan nodded and said with a chuckle, "Where can Zen go if the beauty is here!"

The spring breeze overnight is not in words.

As for Zhang Yun in the Changqiu Palace, listening to the maid's narration, saying that His Majesty stayed overnight at Mrs. Xiahou's, he didn't say much.

It's just that when facing the close wife, the smile is a bit forced, not the joy of the earlier time.

Wang Meiren seemed to sense Zhang Yun's strangeness, and she sighed slightly in her heart when she realized that Xia Houhui didn't come to the banquet.Pulling the eldest son Liu Sui, he resigned to Zhang Yun on the grounds that he will go to school tomorrow.

On the way, Liu Sui walked on his short legs and asked curiously, "Why doesn't Father come to see Sui'er often?"

Wang Meiren was silent for a while, pulled Liu Zhen, and said: "If Er'er succeeds in studies, Father will come to visit."

Liu Sui nodded thoughtfully, and said, "From now on, Sui'er will study hard with Master Zhang and dare not be playful."

Wang Meiren patted Liu Zhen's little head lovingly, full of thoughts in her heart.
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① "National Style · Weifeng · Gangster": Once a woman falls in love with someone, she sinks.

(End of this chapter)