My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 3 Right-hand man
For the first time in the past ten years, Liu Rong felt angry in front of his mother.

But when he thought that in the future, he would end up dying badly because of my mother's stupidity, Liu Rong felt agitated for no reason.

I thought that everything I had done over the years would make my mother change and restrain herself.

Until today, just as in the historical timeline, my mother refused the marriage offer from Liu Prostitute, and Liu Rong finally reacted belatedly: Li Ji, nothing has changed.

It can’t change either.

Li Ji is still the same Li Ji.

It's like no matter what Liu Rong does, he can't escape the future, and that "old dog" sound that almost broke the sky..."

"Ah~"

"What sin have I done..."

"In my previous life, I wasn't a very evil person who did many evil things, right?"

"Why did you end up with such a stupid mother?"

Returning to the back hall, lying on the rocking chair tiredly, Liu Rong felt his temples bulging.

He raised his hand and rubbed it, but found that it was of no use. He stood up irritably and pushed open the window.

Looking out the window from a distance, seeing the figures of the palace people walking in the palace, Liu Rong's heart sank to the bottom little by little...

"Big brother?"

The young man's timid cry came from behind, but it did not attract Liu Rong's eyes.

He turned slightly sideways, glanced at his two younger brothers from the corner of his eyes, and exhaled a long breath out the window;
After adjusting his mood, he turned around and sat back on the rocking chair, waving his hand casually to his side.

"sit down."

After asking his two younger brothers to sit down, Liu Rong's eyes swept over the younger brothers one by one.

As Liu Rong said: Li Ji's luckiest thing is that she gave birth to the three eldest sons of Emperor Qi as a concubine.

The eldest brother Liu Rong, the second child Liu De, and the third child Liu Yu.

Needless to say, Liu Rong, as the eldest son of the emperor who attracted much attention, had long developed the unique nobility of the royal family, as well as his gentle and jade-like easy-going.

At this moment, the two younger brothers sitting next to Liu Rong, the second brother Liu Dexiwen, kept their hands on the book all day long, shaking their heads, just like a little master.

But it has to be mentioned: Although Liu De is young, he is already quite famous, especially for his great attainments in "Poetry".

As for the third child Liu Yu...

"I am already weak and sick, so I use less tea soup and don't conflict with the medicinal stones."

"Go and get a bowl of warm honey water."

He reached out and snatched the tea bowl from Liu Yu's hand, and said hello to the palace servants waiting on the side;
When only the three brothers were left in the palace room, Liu Rong took a deep breath and turned his attention to his second brother Liu De.

"how?"

"Did anything happen this morning?"

Seeing the faint anger in his elder brother's eyebrows, Liu De instinctively felt a little panic;
Seeing that my eldest brother was talking about business, I couldn't help but secretly let out a sigh of relief. I picked up the tea bowl and took a sip before nodding and saying, "My father has issued an edict in addition to national mourning. My eldest brother should have already known about it."

"Immediately afterwards, Zongzheng began to report: King Liang repeatedly invited him to Chang'an to attend his father's funeral."

"Father, I agreed..."

"--So early?"

Before Liu De finished speaking, he saw Liu Rong's brows, which had just relaxed a little, knitted together again in an instant;
When he heard the last sentence, "Father, I agreed," he blurted out: So early?
"The Emperor Taizu Gao's system: Within half a year after the national funeral, the princes are not allowed to go to Chang'an."

"How could my father agree to Uncle Liang's request so easily?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Liu Rong had already vaguely guessed something.

Only a moment later, Liu De said something with a wry smile, which could be regarded as verifying Liu Rong's guess. "It is said that in the past few days, the imperial grandmother has been on a hunger strike..."

As soon as these words came out, there was complete silence in the palace room. Even Liu Yi, the third child who had received the warm honey water, couldn't help but put the bowl down from his mouth for fear of making any noise.

Emperor Taizu Gao stipulated that during the period of national mourning, princes and kings were not allowed to visit Chang'an. Naturally, this was to ensure the stability of the transfer of power.

But nowadays, the biggest rule in the Han family, which can even be said to be bigger than the sky, is the word 'filial piety'.

Even the emperor's posthumous title has the word "filial piety" in front of it, as can be seen from the "Emperor Xiaohui" Liu Ying, and the "Emperor Xiaowen" Liu Heng who just passed away.

According to the system, Emperor Qi certainly should not grant King Liang's request - even if the deceased Emperor Xiaowen died, he was also the father of King Liang.

But when his mother, Empress Dowager Dou, forced her to go on a hunger strike, even the already fully-fledged Emperor Qi, who had been sitting on the throne for more than twenty years and had been supervising the country for many years, could only bow his head obediently.

Even if he lowered his head, Emperor Qiye still could not escape the infamy of "disobeying his mother and forcing her to go on a hunger strike."

"It's not easy for me either~"

"I have just ascended the throne, and the throne under my butt has not yet warmed up, but I was severely manipulated by the imperial grandmother."

Finally, it was Liu Rong's seemingly casual words that broke the silence in the hall.

Hunger strike?

maybe;
Perhaps Empress Dowager Dou really took a few bites of rice symbolically to show her dissatisfaction with the emperor's son.

But he had just met his grandmother, Empress Dowager Dou, and Liu Rong was very sure that he did not see in her grandmother the dejection of someone who had been hungry for several days and was about to starve to death.

——At least Empress Dowager Dou was still very angry when she accused Sang and Huai in front of Liu Rong and reprimanded her daughter Liu for prostitution.

After frowning and thinking for a moment, Liu Rong raised his hand and rubbed his knitted brows apart. Liu Rongcai said tiredly, "Uncle Liang Wang, please come to Chang'an. This is only human nature."

"——Whether my father agrees or not, Uncle Liang's gesture of 'eager to attend his father's funeral' is something that must be done and will definitely be done."

"Logically speaking, Uncle Liang begged hard, but my father reluctantly refused - this is normal."

"Unexpectedly, the emperor's grandmother intervened again, and the fake show became real. Uncle Liang is really going to Chang'an..."

The keen sense of smell he has developed over the years, as well as the foresight of the time traveler, allowed Liu Rong to vaguely detect an abnormality.

It's not easy to explain clearly to my two younger brothers, so I simply make arrangements directly.

"Uncle Liang Wang has always been fond of literature and poetry, and he has raised many literati around him."

"When Uncle Liang comes to Chang'an, I will work hard for my second son to walk around more and explore Uncle Liang's tone under the guise of exchanging literary works."

"——Especially the people around Uncle Wang, you must pay more attention."

"I always feel that there seems to be a traitor around Uncle Liang;"

"Uncle Prince Liang is coming to Chang'an this time, and the visitor is not good..."

After receiving the order, Liu De immediately accepted the order and secretly thought about the deep meaning of Liu Rong's words.

Liu Yi on the side was younger and obviously didn't think too deeply. He was just waiting eagerly for his elder brother to arrange tasks for him.

"There is a counselor beside Uncle Wang, who says: Han Anguo has become a great official."

"Try to see if you can place an informant next to this person. Maybe you can find out something."

Liu Yi, the third child, was overjoyed when he also got the task. He was about to pat his chest in agreement, but then he frowned quietly, as if he was worrying about the details of the task.

Liu Rong was well aware of the inner activities of his two younger brothers, but he didn't pay much attention to them;

He told the second brother to prepare early, and mentioned the poor physical condition of the third brother in passing, asking the second brother to take more care of him, then stood up from the rocking chair and walked out of the hall with his hands behind his hands.

——Outside the palace gate, an eunuch stood with a smile and bowed his hand to Liu Rong from a distance.

Therefore, Liu Rong had no choice but to drag his exhausted body and follow the steps of the eunuch towards the highest room in Weiyang Palace.

(End of this chapter)