I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 222 Oops~ Grandmother~~~
Changle Palace Banquet.

Another Changle palace banquet.

Liu Sheng can't remember clearly, this is the first time he has come to Changle Palace to participate in the palace banquet initiated by Empress Dowager Dou.

But Liu Sheng clearly remembers: every Changle palace banquet he attended, Liang Wang Liu Wu was present...
"How is the young master busy with the food?"

In a daze, Liang Wang Liu Wu's low voice came to his ears, causing Liu Sheng to raise his head subconsciously.

In the huge Changxin Hall, the palace people are busy arranging seats and meal plans;
The imperial couch of the first lord was empty, and Empress Dowager Dou and Emperor Qi were having a chat in the back hall.

——Although it is a dinner party, no matter how you say it, it is still a palace banquet initiated by the Queen Mother.

Those who were invited to the banquet did not dare to wait until dusk to come.

Therefore, even though it was more than half an hour before dusk, scattered figures had already appeared outside the gate of the palace, gathering in twos and threes, chatting and laughing.

And Liu Wu, king of Liang, was standing in front of Liu Sheng with an obviously deliberate smile...
"Uncle Wang, don't worry."

"Everything is being done step by step, nothing can go wrong."

After a moment of bewilderment, Liang Wang and Liu Wu frowned in confusion, and Liu Sheng regained his composure from the short-term absent-minded state;
Again like waking up from a dream, giving a perfunctory reply to Liang Wang Liu Wu, Liu Sheng's eyes couldn't help but fall in front of him, the once high-spirited Uncle Wang who almost even got his hands on the crown prince.

Compared with the past few years, or even just a few months ago, Liang Wang Liu Wu at this time has become much more low-key and restrained.

In the past, the robes that were often sewn with gold thread and decorated with pearls and jade have long since disappeared;
In the temperament, the strength and arrogance exuded at that moment did not even leave a shadow.

She wore a simple solid-color gown, a simple Liu's crown on her head, and only a humble smile on her face.

——Liu Sheng could see it, and he could also hear it: in front of him, Liang Wang Liu Wu was vaguely stiff in both his demeanor and tone of voice.

Maybe I don't know how to deal with the embarrassing relationship of "elders are ministers and juniors are kings";

It may also be unable to accept the past, the major changes that have occurred in just a few months, and the psychological gap brought about.

But what made Liu Sheng feel a little more at ease was that in the eyes of Liang Wang Liu Wu looking at him, the only thing Liu Sheng didn't see was hostility.

As long as there is no hostility, then for the current Liu Sheng, they are all people who can be 'friends'...

"Uncle Liang Wang, why did you ask about the food?"

Thinking of this, Liu Sheng no longer froze, just smiled and turned sideways, asking Liang Wang Liu Wu to sit down.

After the uncle and nephew separated and took their seats, he asked with a smile, "Why?"

"Uncle Liang Wang is also interested in the grain business?"

As soon as this remark came out, without waiting for Liu Sheng to ask again, he saw Liang Wang Liu Wu smiled in relief.

Shaking his head to himself, he took a deep breath full of feelings, and then let out a long sigh leisurely.

"Young master, you still underestimate the widow..."

"—In the past few years, Father and His Majesty have loved and trusted me in every possible way."

"My requests are always answered; the rewards sent to Suiyang are also endless."

"The wealth accumulated over the years is already enough for a few people, even if the descendants spend their lives extravagantly, there is still some leftover."

"I have already obtained so much, how can I continue to covet wealth..."

It seemed to be showing off, but it was actually a remark to defend himself, which also made Liu Sheng nod his head with a light smile.

Liu Sheng did not defend Liang Wang Liu Wu's accusation of "underestimating widows".

——Liu Sheng can hear Liang Wang Liu Wu, this is giving in to himself, or expressing friendliness and closeness to himself;
But it's not because of Liu Sheng, Liu Wu really admired him, and even gave birth to the idea of ​​"you are more worthy of this crown prince than me".

It was because before, sending people to assassinate the court official Jiuqing in broad daylight in the street, which completely ruined the entire political career of Liang Wang Liu Wu.

Although in the end, Empress Dowager Dou and Emperor Qi both forgave Liang Wang Liu Wu, and did not investigate Liu Wu's crimes, but some things happened, they happened.

——In the eyes of Empress Dowager Dou, Liang Wang Liu Wu is still the respectful, filial, pure and kind baby son;

But nothing else.

For Tian Ziqi, Liang Wang Liu Wu is still the trustworthy and trustworthy brother;

But from now on, Emperor Qi will never really trust and trust Liu Wu again.

After that incident, Liang Wang Liu Wu has become a lunatic who "assassinates Jiuqing in the street" in the eyes of Chang'an Chaotang!

Even with the protection of the queen mother and the emperor's elder brother, the Liang Wang Liu Wu after that incident can only be the Liang Wang Liu Wu.

It's not even the past anymore, the king of Liang Liu Wu who rode thousands of horses and rode thousands of times, proud of the world......

"Uncle Liang Wang, I seem to have realized something."

"Even the eyes, are they much clearer than before?"

It was full of relief, and there was an inexplicable kind of ridicule, which only caused Liang Wang Liu Wu to shake his head and sigh again.

In the end, he just lowered his head with a wry smile, and let out a long sigh.

"In the past, I did too many ridiculous things..."

"Now, I don't want to think too much anymore."

"I just want to spend more time with my mother during my lifetime, and do my best to be filial..."

Once again sighed full of regret, but Liu Sheng only lowered his head with a chuckle, and didn't accept the words.

Liu Sheng knew that Liu Wu, king of Liang, wanted to tell himself: from now on, I will only be the empress dowager's obedient son, and I will not have any thoughts that I shouldn't have;
But for Liu Wu's hint, Liu Sheng was unable to give any answer at all.

——The current Liu Sheng is not even the crown prince, but just Liu Wu's nephew, an ordinary "son"...
"Lao San and Xiao Jiu, why are they still chatting~"

"Seeing me coming, I don't know how to step forward to help..."

The slightly awkward atmosphere was broken by Empress Dowager Dou's slow greeting;

Almost as soon as they heard the sound, the uncle and nephew hurriedly got up from their seats and stepped forward to greet them.

The left and right each supported the arms of Empress Dowager Dou, and sat down on the imperial couch above, and the figures of the two uncles and nephews paused for a while.

——Liang Wang Liu Wu first subconsciously took a step forward, as if he wanted to sit down next to Queen Mother Dou as usual;

Relieved, he froze in place as if he had been acupunctured.

Liu Sheng wanted to turn around subconsciously, and also wanted to walk away from Empress Dowager Dou and take a seat at the banquet as usual;

But before Liu Sheng straightened up, he found that his wrist had been tightly held by Queen Dowager Dou...

"Come, sit next to me."

"But some days, I didn't come to the palace, look at me, blind old woman~"

"what?"

The extremely gentle voice also caused a flower to bloom on Liu Sheng's face immediately, but he did not forget to take two steps, and sat down on the other side of Queen Mother Dou, leaving his current position to the emperor Qi who was beside him. .

Sitting down with a smile, he replied softly: "In the past few days, I have been busy with food matters, and I am really overwhelmed."

"It's almost over."

"Starting tomorrow, my grandson will still come to visit the emperor's grandmother every day as usual."

The well-behaved reply, which was the same as in the past, only caused the old lady to smile, nodded uncontrollably, and said a few words "good".

After Liu Sheng, Tian Zi Qi and his father sat down on the imperial couch with the old lady on their left and right sides, Liang Wang Liu Wu also turned sideways knowingly and sat back in his seat, the old lady's complexion finally sank a little.

"Come here by yourself~"

With a cold reprimand, Liu Sheng was surprised!
Xunsheng turned his head to the side, only then did he see his aunt Liu Piao, who lowered her head full of grievances, walked around the imperial couch, and walked to Liu Sheng's side.

"Gu..."

"—Tell me about you!"

"--what?!"

Before Liu Sheng could say "Aunt", Mrs. Dou's face suddenly darkened from behind!

Between the brows, there was a palpitating dignity in an instant.

"The matter of food, you, a woman, can rashly intervene with a touch of her mouth?"

"This is a major event related to the ancestral temple, the community, and the foundation of the country. Can you use it to make money?!"

"—You don't know that this matter is related to whether Xiao Jiu will be able to become the crown prince!"

"Could it be that your daughter doesn't plan to be a princess in the future, but wants to be the queen of Zhongshan, or even be a widow directly!!!"

In just a few words, Empress Dowager Dou was already furious, and her dim eyes, which were tentatively looking at Liu Xun, were full of coldness!

Even Tianzi Qi, who was on the other side of Empress Dowager Dou, was taken aback for a moment by the monstrous anger, and forgot to speak up to defend his sister.

In the hall, the palace servants and maidservants who were busy with their own activities all stopped in unison, lowered their heads and bowed for the first time;

In Empress Dowager Dou's body, there was no trace of the previous stubborn temperament of forcing the emperor to "Qi' and Li Liang Wang".

——At this moment, Empress Dowager Dou really showed the supreme majesty that the "old emperor" of the Han family should show!

Even Tianzi Qi, subconsciously avoids his edge, supremely majestic...

Grandma's outrageous rage for no reason, and the coercion that enveloped the Changxin Hall in that instant, also made Liu Sheng stunned for a while;

I just turned my head to the side in a daze, and stayed there for a long, long time...

The aunt Liu who had been on the side for a long time already had weak calves and almost knelt down. Liu Sheng finally took a deep breath subconsciously;

hiss~~~
huh~~~~~~~~~
The smooth breathing dispelled the suffocation Liu Sheng felt;
Thanks to Liu Sheng's repeated psychological training, the grandmother's livid face was no longer so scary.

Finally, he raised his head again, and tentatively looked at the other side of Empress Dowager Dou, who had also regained his smile on Tianzi Qi.

After Tianzi Qiwei nodded his head invisibly, Liu Sheng's face finally reappeared that bright and flowery smile before.

"Grandma~"

"The [-] shi of grain in Taicang was forcibly given to my aunt by my grandson~"

"The imperial grandmother blamed my aunt and grandson for this, but she would have no face to see her aunt again, and no face to marry Gillian as a wife again~~~"

The childlike tone of voice, coupled with the scalp-numbing coquettish tone, only made Empress Dowager Dou frowned slightly;
Subconsciously, he wanted to calm down his anger, but after realizing it, he quickly frowned back.

"Don't make up such nonsense to trick me!"

"My eyes are blind, but my heart is not blind!"

The tone was still full of anger and he scolded, and Queen Dowager Dou suddenly turned her head.

The cold gaze looking at Liu Xun is very similar to the death gaze of Secretary Dakang in a certain film and television drama of later generations...

"I ask you!"

"The food in Taicang, did you force Xiao Jiu to put a hundred thousand stones into your own bowl?!"

"-Is there no money for this [-] shi of grain!!!"

There were several reprimands one after another, and Empress Dou became even more angry!
It also provoked Liu whoring on the side, so he couldn't help casting his eyes for help to Liu Sheng who was caught between the mother and the child.

After receiving help from his aunt + mother-in-law, Liu Shengzi had no choice but to stand up with a smile on his face, and then he squatted obediently in front of Empress Dowager Dou, holding his grandmother's calf, and shaking it slightly.

"Grandmother, I really misunderstood my aunt..."

"Even if you want to blame, why don't you ask your grandson to defend yourself, so that your aunt won't suffer such an innocent disaster because of your own fault?"

Such a submissive gesture finally made Empress Dowager Dou a little angry, but she was unwilling to say more.

He lowered his head slightly angrily, and looked at his precious grandson who was squatting in front of him with his eyes still full of anger.

——Liu Sheng is very sure that no matter what the outcome of this matter is, Empress Dowager Dou will not blame Liu Sheng;

But being stared at so angrily by his grandmother, Liu Sheng also had an inexplicable illusion in his heart.

Liu whoring, he is dead!

If Liu Sheng's defense can't save Liu whoring, then Liu Sheng is doomed too!

"call······"

Frightened by the majesty coming to his face, Liu Sheng finally calmed down by taking a deep breath.

Afterwards, he began to make up defenses for his superb aunt Liu whoring.

"Grandmother knows that the most critical part of grandson's stabilization of grain prices this time is to let princes and merchants buy grain from grandson;"

"My grandson is most afraid, and what worries me the most is that the dukes and merchants see through my grandson's scheme and don't come to my grandson to buy food."

After speaking in a gentle voice, Liu Sheng became more confident in his heart, and Liu Shengcai turned slightly to look at his aunt Liu who was beside the imperial couch.

Then, he looked up at his grandmother again, and continued, "Grandmother thinks, Aunt Guantao is a well-known female hero in Chang'an, and even in Guanzhong!"

"In Guanzhong, my aunt never misses any profitable business!"

"If my aunt doesn't intervene in this grain business, how can the princes and merchants dare to do it?"

"—Who would dare to do a business that Princess Guantao dare not do?"

···
"If my aunt is not allowed to pretend to be in the game, the dukes and merchants will probably see through my grandson's scheme at a glance."

"It's because of this that my grandson has the cheek to force the [-] shi of grain to my aunt;"

"Maybe so that the princes and merchants can rest assured that they will fall into the trap of grandson unsuspecting..."

Gentle, gentle, and sincere words at all times, finally made the angry face on Empress Dou faintly change into a little doubt.

"is that so?!"

With a cold scolding, Liu Xun who was on the side was stunned for a moment, and then nodded again and again as if smashing garlic!
"Yes, that's right."

"Yesterday, there were still, many princes came to the door to spy on my daughter;"

"Daughter didn't say anything, just told them according to Xiaojiu's meaning: this year and next year, food is indeed a profitable business..."

Opening his mouth in shock, and stumbling out these words, even Liu Xun, who is the 'No. [-] guest of Changle Palace', couldn't help swallowing quietly.

It was also these actions that made Empress Dowager Dou finally calm down and suppress most of the anger on her face.

Turning around again, and getting an affirmation of "this is indeed the case" from Tian Ziqi's gaze, Empress Dowager Dou finally passed away depressed.

He also muttered as if with a hard mouth: "When the late emperor was here, the late emperor protected him;"

"The first emperor is gone, and the emperor is protecting him."

"Look at the situation today, when the emperor collapses in the future, Xiao Jiu will still protect him."

"—Just get used to her!"

"Sooner or later, you will get used to things..."

There was a burst of muttering as if angry, which only made Liu Xun and Tianzi Qi, who were on both sides of Empress Dowager Dou, bow their heads together.

——As Empress Dowager Dou said: Blind eyes does not mean that the heart is also blind.

As the "old emperor" of the Han family, Empress Dowager Dou still can't understand what happened today...
But even so, Liu Sheng still did not change his face.

He stood up with a smile, flatteringly beat his grandmother's shoulders, and said "naughty" on his lips: "The grandson is confused by what the imperial grandmother said;"

"—If your family doesn't protect your own family, why should you protect outsiders?"

"If you don't protect your own family, then you can still call yourself family~"

There was a burst of grumbling, pinching the waist and beating the legs, and doing eye exercises;
In addition, at the end, Liu Sheng tried his best to make Queen Dowager Dou's anger turn into joy.

Seeing Empress Dowager Dou smiling helplessly, she pulled Liu Sheng behind her and sat down again beside her.

Then, he cast a slightly warning look at his daughter Liu whoring.

"This time, that's all."

"Next time, I'm a blind old woman, but I won't be so easy to fool."

"—Remember to cover your mouth tightly~"

"Don't let the 'prey' in Xiao Jiu's trap scare you away..."

Seeing that his mother was finally willing to admonish him, Liu Xing nodded as if he had been pardoned;
Liu Sheng was not idle either, he got up quickly, gave up his seat to Liu Piao, let his grandmother be surrounded by his children, and he knelt behind Empress Dou, gently rubbing the acupuncture points around the eye sockets for Empress Dou.

After Liu Sheng's hard work, coupled with the fact that Tianzi Qi on the side spoke up from time to time, calmly defending his sister Liu whoring a few times, the anger in Empress Dowager Dou's heart was finally completely dispelled.

After a short while, he took the hands of the children beside him, and Liu Sheng rubbed his eye sockets, and closed his eyes with enjoyment.

Such a peaceful, peaceful, and inexplicably warm smile made the palace people in the palace busy again.

However, Liang Wang Liu Wu, who had already sat down at the banquet in advance, seemed to have been forgotten by the whole world. He could only sit on his seat with mixed feelings, cast his envious, resentful, and vaguely remorseful eyes on his ancestors. Sun four people.

—— Once upon a time, everything in front of you was the exclusive treatment that Liang Wang Liu Wu could reach and get at his fingertips.

But now, everything has undergone earth-shaking changes...

"Exactly, since when..."

"Since when has there been such a change..."

It's a pity that the doubts in Liu Wu's heart are destined to be unable to come up with answers.

Because up to this moment, Liu Wu's attention has never been concentrated on the young man behind Empress Dowager Dou, rubbing his grandmother's eye sockets with a smile.

Until this moment, Liu Wu has not yet realized: Liu Sheng's existence has brought about such unimaginable changes to this family, and even the whole world in the future...
　It was a long, difficult, and 'unforgettable' night.

　　The neighbor next door played mahjong in the middle of the night, and the mahjong machine rang until 4 o'clock...

　　Drill and piling upstairs during the day, and play mahjong next door at night?
　　Hey, that's interesting.

　　I don't know which family's Tai Sui I committed.

　　sleep~
　　Don't worry big guys, the impact drill upstairs will wake me up in the afternoon at the latest.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)