The little queen is squeamish, and the tyrant of prey coaxes her every night

In the prison of Dali Temple.

Patriarch Liu and Qinglian were taken care of separately, the surroundings were empty, the cell was dusty, the lights were dim, and something was rustling in the straw on the ground.

Patriarch Liu with a sullen face, saw a mouse running towards him as if no one was there, sniffed the food that the jailer put down, and then ran away again.

I don't know how long the food has been stored, and the smell of rancidity can be smelled even from a distance.

Patriarch Liu had already been tortured so much that he had no energy when he was in the Jiu'an Palace, and he couldn't bear the food anymore. His dry lips twitched, and he slowly stood up while leaning against the wall, lying on his stomach and shouting at the prison door.

"Come on! Come on! Come on!"

After a while, a jailer came over impatiently: "What are you shouting for! It's the first time I've met you with so many things in charge of such a big cell."

Before the words were finished, the jailer sneered when he saw the untouched food beside him.

"You don't eat? Let me tell you, the food in this cell is like this. If you don't eat it, you will starve to death. Then you will carry it out to the mass grave and be thrown by vultures." It’s not our fault that the dogs share the food.”

Liu Patriarch didn't care about the jailer's yin and yang, thinking that he was still asking for help from others, so he softened his tone, took out a jade pendant from his bosom, and stuffed it into the jailer's hand through the cell door.

The jailer took it and looked at it, then looked at Patriarch Liu, his complexion improved, and he said with a smile: "If you can't eat this meal, I'll bring you some other food in the afternoon, that's my master. See if you can, I bought it for you with my own money, you must know my kindness, sir."

After the jailer finished speaking, he blew on the jade pendant, lifted it up to look at it, and finally wiped it and put it in his pocket.

Family Master Liu accompanied him with a smiling face: "I must keep your kindness in mind. I came here because I was wronged. This jade pendant is worth 300 taels. It is right to give you a glass of wine. My food is second. Send a letter."

"Message delivery?

The jailer became a little more vigilant, and stared at Patriarch Liu for a while.

"Where are you going to send the letter? Let me tell you, your Liu family has no ability to do anything now. It may be useless for you to send this letter."

"Whether it is successful or not, it is the kindness of big brother, and I will always remember it in my heart. After the letter is delivered, I will still have a generous gift to thank you." Liu Jiazhu said.

The jailer's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Okay, I'll go and prepare a pen and paper for you. You write it first, and I'll send it to you after I'm on duty."

"Thank you bro."

The head of the Liu family lowered his posture, and saw the jailer leaving contentedly with his things, the smile on his face sank.

After a quarter of an hour or so, the jailer came over with a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and spread it out for Patriarch Liu himself, watching him dry the ink and fold it before taking it.

"Where are you sending this letter?"

"Just ask my elder brother to help me deliver it to the west alley on the west side of Miyagi, go to the last house on the left, and just pass the letter in through the crack of the door."

"It's quite troublesome."

The jailer couldn't help muttering, but when he thought about the reward after the work was done, he agreed. After packing up the things, he brought new meals over after a while.

Although the food was a bit cold this time, it was not rancid after all, and there was also a pot of clean water delivered at the same time.

After Patriarch Liu thanked him, he started to eat immediately. He not only couldn't eat for the past two days, but he didn't even drink any water. When he was in the Jiu'an Palace, he was tied up in the sun and only drank the cool water. I feel better.

Now, all we have to do is wait for this letter to be delivered to the Empress Dowager.

……

"Empress Dowager, this is a letter sent in from outside the palace just now."

The eunuch handed a letter to the Empress Dowager.

The queen mother is confused at this time, but it is much better than the previous two days. Although her face is pale and thinner, she can't hear clearly compared to the previous two days. Now that she hears the little eunuch, she can still Barely opened his eyes and looked over.

After a while, the queen mother asked dully: "Where did you send it?"

"Empress Dowager, it was sent from outside the palace." The little eunuch whispered.

Nanny Liu and Qinglian are not around now, and the empress dowager couldn't believe the others, so she kicked out the little palace maid who was serving before, and only let this little eunuch handle anything, at least he has been by her side for many years.

In the past, when Madam Liu and Qinglian were here, this little eunuch also took care of many things that came into contact with the outside world when they were inconvenient.

At this time, the queen mother heard that it was sent from outside the palace, and raised her hand feebly: "You read it to the Ai family."

The little eunuch opened it according to the Queen Mother's instructions.

"Now I am deeply trapped in the prison of Dali Temple, please rescue the Queen Mother quickly,"

There was only such a sentence, and there was no signature. After the little eunuch finished reading, he looked at the queen mother: "Your Majesty, this..."

The queen mother waved her hand, ordering the little eunuch not to speak yet.

Because of her serious illness, she couldn't clear her mind, so she rubbed her temples for a while before remembering that this letter must have been written by Patriarch Liu.

Dali Temple...

The emperor actually got people to Dali Temple?
Thinking of this, the queen mother asked the little eunuch: "Have you heard any other news in the past two days, how about the Liu family? Qinglian is also in Dali Temple?"

The little eunuch said: "The emperor just ordered Liu Family Master to be imprisoned in Dali Temple, and Aunt Qinglian is also in Dali Temple, but the rest of the Liu family were not imprisoned, but were locked up at home. The Emperor sent people to guard Liu Family Outside, no one can come out, saying that they will wait for the queen mother to recover from her illness before deciding how to deal with it."

"..."

The Queen Mother was silent.

This is the trap the emperor left her.

But after so many years of operation, if the Liu family falls, her arrangements for so many years will be ruined.

If the head of the Liu family dies, who else in the Liu family is available?

"Empress Dowager, do you want to be rescued? Do you want the slaves to go to Dali Temple to bring him out first?" the little eunuch asked tentatively.

"Let Aijia think about it for a while..."

And think about it.

Is there any way to have both.

She can hardly think of anyone who can be used immediately by the Liu family. The previous things were basically left to the head of the Liu family to take care of. This time, the emperor almost abolished all her arrangements in the capital.

The most urgent thing now is, if Patriarch Liu dies, how should she rearrange the forces in the capital, and who can quickly transfer the forces from other places back to the capital to make up for it.

Moreover, she must find a way to prevent herself from losing too much popular support. At least on the bright side, she still has to do something.

As for Patriarch Liu...

The Queen Mother pondered for a moment: "Let him stay in prison with peace of mind first, and then say hello to Dali Temple, don't make things difficult for him and Qinglian, Aijia will find a way."