I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 101 Liu Qi's Nature (12)

Back to Weiyang Palace with the support of his elder brother Liu Pengzu, he drank a bowl of hangover soup in a daze, Liu Sheng threw himself on the couch, stared at the roof, and stared blankly in a daze;

But soon, following the figure of his mother, Mrs. Jia, and being supported by his elder brother Liu Pengzu, Liu Shengrao walked into the house. Liu Shengrao didn't want to get up anymore, so he had to sit up obediently.

After Liu Pengzu pulled two wooden chairs made by Liu Sheng himself, and then sat in front of the couch with Mrs. Jia, Liu Sheng finally took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled...
"Mother need not worry;"

"The baby is fine."

"Boy, I just can't figure out why someone would be so cold-blooded..."

When he said something with a numb expression, Liu Sheng did not forget to squeeze out a stiff smile to reassure his mother, Mrs. Jia.

Because Liu Sheng knew that the main reason why his mother appeared here was because he was worried about himself who stared blankly and said nothing on the way back to the palace.

In the past few years, especially after Liu Sheng turned six years old, no matter what happened, Mrs. Jia never came to the apse;
Even if something happened, Liu Sheng would discuss it with his elder brother Liu Pengzu, and then Liu Pengzu would go there and inform Mrs. Jia of the result of the discussion.

But today, Mrs. Jia came to the apse unprecedentedly, and appeared for the first time at the 'meeting' where the two sons discussed and communicated...

"Shenger..."

Seeing that Liu Sheng clearly looked deeply shocked, but he still did not forget to pretend to be calm so that he would not worry, Mrs. Jia only subconsciously said the word "Sheng'er";
But the following four words 'don't think too much', Mrs. Jia tried several times, but she still couldn't say it...

"Your Majesty's temperament, Sheng'er must be mentally prepared..."

"If you don't understand it as soon as possible, you may cause trouble in the future..."

The seemingly random, but clearly full of deep meaning reminder also made Liu Sheng wake up like a dream.

—— Mrs. Jia, indeed, among the concubines in the harem, she is a rare honest and responsible person.

But the "honest man" here is only compared to other concubines.

Although Mrs. Jia is still a "fuel-efficient lamp" in terms of jealousy and intrigue, but being able to give birth to two sons in this sinister deep palace and raise both sons with full tails is enough to show: No matter how fuel-efficient the lamp is, it is also a lamp.

Mrs. Jia still has the minimum survival skills.

But at this moment, when Mrs. Jia reminded Liu Sheng intentionally or unintentionally, to "see His Majesty's true face as soon as possible", Liu Sheng finally realized: I was once again deceived by my father Liu Qi;

In other words, Emperor Liu Qi once again refreshed his lower limit.

As for Mrs. Jia, a concubine in the harem, how an honest and responsible person can see that the emperor Liu Qi is "innately like this", I have to mention the emperor Liu Qi's attitude towards feelings.

——From the ten sons who are still alive today, and the biological mothers of these ten sons, it is not difficult to see that the emperor Liu Qi is actually an "affectionate person" to a certain extent.

Li Ji, who was the first to be favored, gave birth to three sons, Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor, Liu De, the second son of the emperor, and Liu Yu, the third son of the emperor, and a daughter who was born but could not support her;
In other words, the emperor Liu Qi once maintained the attitude of pampering only one person for the time of "four children".

This is five or six years, which is the emotional experience between the emperor Liu Qi from a young Muai to a crowned adult.

After Li Ji, the emperor Liu Qi quickly turned his "gun head" again, and in his early twenties, he began to favor Cheng Ji alone.

In another seven or eight years, Cheng Ji, who was favored by the emperor Liu Qi, gave birth to the fourth son Liu Yu and the fifth son Liu Fei successively;

Later, Cheng Ji was ill for a period of time and asked her personal maid to give birth to the sixth son Liu Fa. After recovering from her illness, she gave birth to the eighth son Liu Duan herself.

Aside from these three sons and the period of illness, Cheng Ji also gave birth to two daughters for the emperor Liu Qi.

When Cheng Ji gradually faded, Liu Qi's special favor was transferred to Liu Sheng and Liu Pengzu's mother: Mrs. Jia.

——Speaking of which, Mrs. Jia was able to give birth to Liu Pengzu, but she took advantage of Cheng Ji's illness and let Mrs. Jia inadvertently take advantage of the loophole;
It was also after Mrs. Jia became pregnant with Liu Pengzu that Cheng Ji, who hadn't fully recovered, "forcibly came back from injury", supported her sick body and gave birth to the eighth son Liu Duan, hoping to win back the favor of the emperor Liu Qi.

But with the birth of Xiaojiu Liu Sheng, Cheng Ji's dream of "regaining her special favor" was officially declared shattered;

It was also precisely less than a year after Liu Sheng was born that the favored position of the emperor Liu Qi was passed down to Wang Meiren, who gave birth to the emperor's tenth son more than a year ago, like a drumbeat to pass flowers on...
"Hu~~"

"yes······"

"One Ji Jin, one will only be favored; when the color fades, one Ji Jin will come again and again..."

"Obviously I knew these things a long time ago, and I should have known what kind of person my father is..."

"Use it like a baht, throw it away like a shoe..."

"Ah······"

Shaking his head and sighing, Liu Sheng raised his head with a wry smile, blinked slightly at his mother, Mrs. Jia, and nodded at the same time;
After seeing Liu Sheng's expression, Mrs. Jia finally let go of her worries.

——This expression is the exclusive expression of Liu Sheng, Mrs. Jia's mother and son.

As long as this expression appears, it means that Liu Sheng promises: I will never let my mother down in this matter...
"It's not a bad thing to see it as soon as possible;"

"Just like me, if you find your position as soon as possible, you won't be like Li Ji and always do something inappropriate;"

"Occasionally, it's okay once or twice, but if you continue to make trouble several times, once you annoy His Majesty, you will bring trouble for yourself and even your own children..."

Hearing Mrs. Jia's gentle admonishment, Liu Sheng only nodded with a gentle smile: "What mother taught is right."

The depression in his heart was solved by his mother in a few words, and Liu Shengzi no longer had any psychological burden;

He straightened his face, exchanged glances with his elder brother Liu Pengzu, and then turned his revitalized eyes to his mother, Mrs. Jia.

"Just now at the Changxin Hall, Li Ji invited her mother to the Phoenix Hall to meet;"

"What does mother think?"

Asking softly, it made Mrs. Jia sigh uncontrollably, looking at Liu Sheng with a hint of worry.

"If I hadn't made up my mind, as a mother, I wouldn't have come to this apse specially to disturb the peace of you two brothers;"

"This time, I want my son to win, so please give me some advice as a mother..."

With a very serious tone, he said this sentence full of ridicule, and saw Mrs. Jia smiled wryly, expressing the worry in her heart.

"Earlier, His Majesty and the King of Liang had a drink together, and it was fine to say that sentence after drinking."

"Sheng'er said that His Majesty wanted to deceive King Liang, and I also felt that it should be like this."

"But now, the Empress Dowager has stepped in again, clearly in the posture of forcing His Majesty to issue an imperial edict to establish the crown prince and establish the king of Liang;"

"With the Empress Dowager intervening in this matter, I'm afraid I can't say what the final result will be..."

As soon as she spoke, Mrs. Jia's brows were already quietly furrowed, her normally peaceful and kind face was also full of worries at this moment.

"Sheng'er has to think about this matter carefully. My mother and son, what should I do?"

"If the position of crown prince really falls to King Liang, then this matter is not just the matter of the eldest son of the emperor;"

"It's a major matter that concerns the lives of the two of you brothers, and even the lives of all the young masters."

"——Sheng'er will talk about it first;"

"Phoenix Hall, should mother go?"

"I've gone, how should I deal with myself, how should I deal with Li Ji?"

Worryingly said these words, Mrs. Jia's worried eyes immediately fell on Liu Sheng.

But when Liu Sheng heard the words, he first lowered his head to think for a moment, then turned his head to the side, and looked at his elder brother Liu Pengzu for a while;

After Liu Pengzu nodded his head in agreement, Liu Sheng slowly turned around and smiled lightly at Mrs. Jia.

"My mother doesn't have to worry too much about Uncle Liang."

"—Father will never allow that promise to fall on any imperial edict with a seal."

"Even if the Empress Dowager uses the seal and issues the imperial edict, the imperial father will definitely do everything possible to force the emperor's grandmother to swallow the imperial edict that encloses Uncle Liang, including the cloth and words!"

Without hesitation, he expressed all the thoughts in his heart, but seeing his mother still had doubts, Liu Sheng just shook his head with a wry smile;

After thinking about it for a while, he got up slowly, pulled the stove by the door to his mother, and knelt down on the spot at Mrs. Jia's knee.

"Son, tell mother a story."

"This story is about an emperor and the mother of the empress dowager."

The gentle words made Mrs. Jia nod her head suspiciously;
Seeing Liu Sheng took a deep breath, cast his eyes on the stove beside him, quietly immersed in the memories.

"It is said that it is a monarch. He lost his father at the age of 13 and succeeded to the throne at a young age. The lord is less suspicious."

"And the mother of the young monarch is also very young, only less than 30 years old;"

"After the husband died, the son ascended the throne at a young age, and he was a monarch, but his wings were still fledgling;"

"This woman is also a mother and a child is precious. She became a queen mother, but she was not willing to be a widow for her dead husband at all, so she gradually became unscrupulous."

"——In the beginning, it was an affair with the Duke of the Court and the Forbidden Man of the Palace;"

"In the end, I even directly selected a beloved man, only took out the man's beard, and then lied to the outside world that he was an eunuch, and brought this man into the palace, where he would be licentious every day and sing songs every night... ···”

Hearing that her 12-year-old son mentioned these red-faced words in front of her face, Mrs. Jia's complexion couldn't help becoming a little awkward;

On the other side, Liu Pengzu understood the story Liu Sheng told, so he also smiled warmly and knelt down on the other side of Mrs. Jia, quietly waiting for Liu Sheng's next words.

"Soon, this dissolute empress dowager gave birth to an heir with the man she loves, that is, the fake eunuch;"

"In order to prevent this matter from being known to outsiders, the queen mother even lied to the outside world that there was a fortune teller who said that the palace was unlucky, so she took her child and her beloved man and hid in a palace outside the palace."

"It was only later that the matter finally came to light. Someone told the young monarch that the queen mother had an affair with someone and gave birth to a child."

"Even what the Empress Dowager said to others in private, 'If the king dies, let this youngest son succeed', it has reached the ears of the young monarch."

"Mother, guess, how did the young monarch deal with this matter?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Jia only shook her head slightly, then tentatively asked with doubts on her face, "Have you committed suicide in shame and anger?"

"Abdicated to Xian?"

"I can't..."

"—Did you really kill the Queen Mother's mother?!"

But when Liu Sheng heard the words, he just shook his head with a wry smile;

Looking at his elder brother Liu Pengzu with a smile, Liu Shengcai got up slowly, put his hands on top of the stove, kept warm, and continued: "Of course not."

"The young monarch didn't commit suicide in shame, nor abdicated to be a virtuous person, nor did he kill his own mother."

"——Young Sovereign, smashed the man beloved by his mother, and threw his two half-brothers to death;"

"As for the queen mother, she was imprisoned in that palace by the young monarch, and ordered: the queen mother will never be allowed to return to the royal city;"

"The young monarch also ordered that if anyone pleads for the Queen Mother, the corpse of the pleader will be displayed in public, and the flesh of the back will be scraped off with thistles, the limbs will be cut off, and they will be piled up under the city gate."

"In the end, there were as many as 27 court officials who were brutally executed by the monarch for pleading for the queen mother..."

The leisurely words made Mrs. Jia's complexion suddenly froze, and a little horror suddenly appeared in her eyes!
The hand, which was no longer considered delicate, could not help covering its mouth.

But Liu Sheng took a deep breath, calmed down, and continued: "After the man who had an affair with the queen mother was smashed, the two half-brothers were thrown to death, and then the queen mother was imprisoned in the palace, and all the ministers who pleaded for the queen mother were executed. The young monarch wrote a letter to the former prime minister."

"In the letter, the young monarch said: What contribution have you made to the country? Now you can occupy the food town of [-] households?"

"What is the close relationship between you and the clan? You want me to call you Father Zhong!"

"Don't obstruct my eyes anymore, take your family and live in Sichuan."

"After receiving this letter, the former Xiangguo committed suicide by drinking poison in the fief."

"—Because the man who was disguised by the Queen Mother as a palace man, but who had sex with the Queen Mother day and night in the palace, said to the outside world that he was the false father of the young monarch, and even wanted to usurp power, was the one who was recommended to the Queen Mother by the former Prime Minister. ······"

"After the old Xiangguo died, many years passed before the young monarch took the queen mother back to the palace;"

"But it's only because people all over the world are accusing the monarch of 'not being filial to his mother'..."

As Liu Sheng's gentle and calm words fell, the bedroom fell into a long silence.

Recalling the story Liu Sheng told just now, Mrs. Jia's expression changed even more, with mixed feelings.

——Thinking of the shameless queen mother, Mrs. Jia only felt that such a woman would shame all women in the world!
Thinking of the fake eunuch who had an affair with the Queen Mother and even gave birth to an heir, Mrs. Jia hated her so much that her teeth itched, wishing she could bite that man to pieces!

But thinking of the young monarch who killed the fake eunuch, threw his younger brother to death, and imprisoned his mother, Mrs. Jia felt bad for a while...
"Young boy immediately, the mother not only does not help the child, but also shames the late emperor..."

"Ugh······"

"This young monarch is probably a poor man, right?"

Seeing Mrs. Jia's unconvinced and mournful sigh, Liu Sheng got up from the ground and looked at his mother with a smile.

"Mother knows, who are the people in this story?"

"—The queen mother in this story is the first emperor mother in history: Zhao Ji;"

"The fake eunuch who had an affair with Zhao Ji and gave birth to an heir is a traitor through the ages: Lai Ai."

"The old Xiangguo who was enshrined in the food town of [-] households, but was eventually forced to death by the young monarch, was Qin Xiang Lu Buwei;"

"The young monarch who made my mother feel sympathetic and mournful was none other than Qin Shihuang: Yingzheng..."

The words of indifference finally made Mrs. Jia slow down after a while, she was stunned for a moment, then raised her head apprehensively.

But Liu Sheng smiled again, then turned around, returned to the edge of the couch and sat down, pointing to the outside of the hall, the direction of the Xuanshi Hall, which was already hidden in the darkness...
"The Xiangguo who was forced to death..."

"The rebel who was cracked by the car..."

"The empress dowager under house arrest..."

"The one who was thrown to death for threatening the high position..."

Muttering to herself with a sluggish face, Mrs. Jia couldn't help raising her head a little, but she saw Liu Sheng smiled wryly at the edge of the couch and nodded slowly towards herself.

"Father and Ying Zheng may have many differences, and it can even be said that they have no similarities."

"But at this point, father and Ying Zheng are the same people."

"——Never allow the big one to be threatened, for the sake of the ancestral temple and the community, someone who can be cruel to his relatives, and even the mother who gave birth to him!"

When he spoke firmly, Liu Sheng stopped talking, then shook his head with a wry smile.

"Before, I thought that no matter how ruthless my father was, he was only ruthless to outsiders;"

"Father shouldn't go too far with his relatives."

"But today, after this experience in Changle Palace, the boy finally understands: father and Ying Zheng are actually the same kind of people..."

The slightly sighing, but obviously self-deprecating voice finally made Mrs. Jia nod her head thoughtfully.

"I see;"

"With His Majesty here, the King of Liang will always be the King of Liang."

"When His Majesty is gone, King Liang will be gone long ago..."

Seeing that his mother finally saw through it, Liu Sheng couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and shrugged his shoulders pretending to be strong.

"So, Phoenix Palace, mother has to go."

"But after going, mother doesn't need to do anything;"

"Sit with Tang Ji, hide behind Cheng Ji, and act worried and frightened, that's all."

"If Li Ji makes any request, mother can follow Cheng Ji's rules. If it doesn't work, she can agree."

"It's just a promise to a promise;"

"If Li Ji really wants mother to do something, mother, she must learn from today's father..."

(End of this chapter)