Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

Chapter 45 Does anyone know that I am a substitute?
  At this moment, Liu Ming had decided to treat He Jin completely as a tool - a tool to save his life and gain status.

He had thought about cultivating He Jin into a confidant before. After all, Queen He had this connection. If used properly, He Jin could help with many things.

But now it seems that this kind of person cannot be entrusted with important tasks and cannot be pinned on him. At most, he is just a tool for his own use, and no matter how great the value is, it will be gone.

Queen He snuggled into Liu Ming's arms, silently pouring him wine and picking up vegetables.

Liu Ming drank it all in one gulp. The alcohol content of wine in this era was generally not high, and the wine in the palace was specially made. It tasted very good and was very enjoyable to drink.

Disturbed by He Jin's incompetence, the atmosphere turned somewhat silent.

"When I came out of the East Palace just now, I saw what seemed to be the Queen Mother standing at the entrance of the palace watching us pass by." Queen He said suddenly.

Liu Ming was startled. The well-dressed old lady at the entrance of the East Palace was the Empress Dowager Dong, the mother of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty?
  Damn it, Lao Zi is now the stand-in for the Ling Emperor, and he didn’t even say hello when he met the real master’s mother? !
  Something went wrong today!
  When Jian Shuo took him to familiarize himself with the palace's terrain, he went outside the gate of the East Palace where the Queen Mother lived, but did not go in.

Because Jian Shuo said that His Majesty had told her that the Queen Mother was not in good health recently, so she should not disturb her.

Therefore, he has never seen Empress Dowager Dong for so long since entering the palace.

Now Liu Ming figured out that something was wrong. In this era where filial piety governs the world, it stands to reason that the worse Empress Dowager Dong is in poor health, the more Emperor Ling should go to visit her. In other words, the more Liu Ming, the substitute, has to run to the East Palace.

But the fact is that Emperor Ling specifically told her not to disturb the Queen Mother in the East Palace.

The son didn’t go, and the mother didn’t come either! It's unreasonable for mother and son not to see each other for more than twenty days when they live so close together!

Recalling the way Empress Dowager Dong looked at her just now, she was so disdainful. It was not the way a mother would look at her son.

Liu Ming suddenly thought of a key point - Empress Dowager Dong knew that I was a substitute!

This made him feel insecure.

He once asked Jian Shuo in a roundabout way before, who knew about the substitute plan, and Jian Shuo's answer was that it was only Ling Emperor, Jian Shuo and Liu Ming.

Liu Ming only met Emperor Ling once. There were only three of them at the scene. The eunuchs and medical officers who served Emperor Ling were all driven out of the hall.

But now it is very likely that Empress Dowager Dong also knows about this! Not only did she know there was a replacement plan, but she also knew that I was the replacement.

From this point of view, during the period after she entered the palace, Empress Dowager Dong should have had contact with Emperor Ling. Emperor Ling told her about the substitute, but she kept this matter from Jian Shuo.

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?" Seeing Liu Ming stunned, Queen He called out twice and said, "Your Majesty, is there something on your mind?"

"Hey, aren't you thinking about the general?" Liu Ming sighed, pretending to cover up, and said, "By the way, what did you just say?"

"I said that when I walked past the East Palace just now, I saw the Queen Mother standing at the door." Queen He said again.

"Really?" Liu Ming looked surprised, "I was running so fast that I didn't notice it. The queen must have been angry. Why didn't you remind me?"

The queen looked ashamed, like a little white rabbit who had been wronged, and whispered: "I was also running in a hurry at that time, fearing that the wandering hooves behind me would catch up, and seeing that Your Majesty had no intention of passing by, I didn't say anything. Do you want me to go to the East Palace tomorrow to apologize to the Queen Mother?"

Queen He's expression at this moment can easily arouse a man's protective desire. But Liu Ming knew that this woman had deep thoughts and vicious methods. Liu Xie's mother, Wang Meiren, died in her hands.

"There is no need for the queen to go, I will go in person." Liu Ming said, "You also know that the queen mother is quite unhappy with the many ridiculous things I do in the palace. The noise we made just now does not reflect the royal dignity. , it’s reasonable for the Queen Mother to be angry, it’s not necessarily because we didn’t go over to say hello.”

Queen He was relieved when she heard this. She hooked one hand around Liu Ming's neck, held up a glass of wine with the other hand and brought it to Liu Ming's lips. She said with charming eyes: "Your Majesty is really good at caring for people. I thank you." Thank you for Your Majesty's kindness."

Liu Ming took the wine cup and said with a smile: "Thank you? How can I thank you?"

"Your Majesty must be satisfied." Queen He said, gently untiing her skirt.

"Queen, wait a moment." Liu Ming said hurriedly, "Listen, they are still outside the door. This is not appropriate for us."

"They are playing with theirs outside the door, and we are playing with ours inside the door." Queen He said and took off another piece of clothing.

After Liu Mingxin finished speaking, it seemed that today he was going to break through the red line that Jian Shuo had drawn for himself. I wonder if it would be okay to just hold back for a while?
  The entire harem is a community of hungry perverts, and Liu Ming is their prey.

Most of the concubines worked so hard for one purpose, which was to give birth to an heir for the emperor, thus improving their own status in the palace.

But they didn't learn the lessons of their predecessors at all. Why did Liu Xie's mother, Wang Meiren, die? It was because she gave birth to a son for Emperor Ling that threatened Liu Bian's status. If Liu Xie hadn't been given up for adoption, even the prince might have died at the hands of Queen He.

But the problem is that Queen He already has a son, and he is the eldest son. Why are you still fooling around with those concubines? A look of endless demands.

Her purpose is actually not difficult to guess. By bringing her closer to the emperor, she would make him fall in love with Wujiwu and also like Liu Bian, thus making him the crown prince.

However, this would be a hardship for Liu Ming. If he continued at this rate, without the strong nourishment of the century-old deer whip and the thousand-year-old ginseng, his body and bones would soon follow in the footsteps of the sick man Ling Emperor.

"Your Majesty, the phoenix couch has been scented today." Queen He hinted brightly.

"Although the phoenix couch is fragrant, it is too small. There are blankets on the floor of your hall, and there is a heater, and the place is spacious enough. It is a good place." Liu Ming drank the wine in one gulp, threw away the wine cup, and put it away. Queen He pushed her to the ground.

Labor and management are out today!

A beautiful percussion music immediately echoed in the empty hall, while the concubines outside the palace gate were still chattering about their pain of missing each other and the difficulty of staying alone.

Outside the door, the orioles and swallows are seeking pleasure, while inside the door the clouds and rain are at their peak... (It has been deleted several times, so 400 words are omitted here.)
  In the evening, in the Nangong, the lanterns were turned on, and the curtains were blurred, creating a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.

The concubines had dispersed, and Liu Ming walked out of the West Palace where Queen He lived.

"Your Majesty, please have dinner in your concubine's palace tonight." Queen He said weakly, her face glowing like a pink rose, lying on the soft blanket on the ground.

Having just received the blessings of rain and dew, a mature woman like her is more radiant and has a unique flavor, different from the concubine who has just been cultivated, and has her own taste.

"Is it just a meal?" Liu Ming turned around and said pitifully, "When I first entered the palace, the queen only said that I would drink a glass of wine to calm my panic, but I am in your phoenix couch, several tables, Hu bed, and The ground was full of fighting all afternoon..."

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