Love on the Pillow: Pampering the Unscrupulous Queen

Chapter 49
The Liu family in the capital city, if it was said to be more than 100 years ago, must be a powerful and powerful family in Beijing.

The Liu family has been loyal ministers and generals of the Da'an Dynasty since the founding of the country, and even the 24 generals recorded in the Lingyan Pavilion have ancestors of the Liu family.When talking about the glory days of the Liu family, anyone with a bit of experience in the capital can remember them all.

It's just that the emperor and the courtiers, the Liu family's ups and downs in the Da'an Dynasty's 300 years of dynasties, and maintaining the inheritance of this line is already very good.

The most glorious era of the Liu family is gone forever, followed by nearly a hundred years of silence. Although there are people in the family who are officials in the court, they are not important officials.

It wasn't until this dynasty that the eldest daughter of the Liu family was valued by the late emperor for her virtue, and she was selected as the crown princess, the first wife of the current emperor Sheng'an, and later named the empress, and the Liu family once again entered the inner circle of the powerful.

After Empress Liu entered the palace, it was also because of her virtuousness and virtue that she won the favor of Empress Dowager Su. The emperor also treated his first wife with respect as a guest at first.

It’s just that the emperor was obsessed with the way of alchemy after he ascended the throne. Empress Liu persuaded him several times, but not only failed to persuade the emperor, but was reprimanded by the emperor as a woman’s foolish opinion, hindering him from becoming a fairy, so Empress Liu also lost the emperor’s favor. .

It just so happened that Zhou Jiaxiu was selected into the palace, and when she learned that the emperor was obsessed with Taoism, she went out to find a well-known alchemist who introduced her to the emperor, so she was promoted all the way, and finally sat on the throne of imperial concubine.

Empress Liu was depressed and unhappy, and finally passed away when Prince Fengjun was seven years old, and entrusted the young prince to the care of Queen Mother Su.

Following the death of Empress Liu, the brilliance of the Liu family was as short as a shooting star across the night sky, and soon fell silent among the star-studded noble families in the capital.

The prosperity of the past was like a dream, but it disappeared in an instant, and now there is only a deserted traffic in front of the door.

Feng Jun and Su Qing were dressed in casual clothes, and they only brought their bodyguard Han Yi and maid Shiqin to ride out on horseback. They soon arrived at the gate of Liu's house.

Feng Jun's uncle, Liu Siyang, was a fourth-rank general in the imperial court. Although his rank was not high, he controlled nearly half of the imperial guards in the capital.Even so, not many people came to congratulate her.

The concierge saw Feng Jun and Su Qing stop their horses, carefully identified the faces of the visitors, and immediately stepped forward to salute: "I have seen His Royal Highness, the Crown Princess. The old marquis, the elder master, and the second master are here There are two waiting in the lobby."

The ancestors of the Liu family were also conferred the title of Duke, but they only inherited the title from generation to generation. Although there were rewards, there were two emperors who promoted their titles. So far, the old man of the Liu family is only a county marquis.

And when the eldest master of the Liu family inherited the title, he could only inherit the title of marquis of the county.

Feng Jun nodded slightly, helped Su Qing get off the horse carefully, handed the whip in her hand to the porter, and led Su Qing directly through the gate through the two halls in the front yard, and saw the lanterns and festoons behind the garden in the atrium. It's also considered stylish.

Walking through the small garden to the front hall, I saw many servants busy back and forth in the front courtyard, serving food and wine.

At this time of year, a lot of flowers bloomed in the front garden, and the layout of the front hall was quite lively.

Because there were not many outsiders, the family members of the family were also active in the front hall. A few pretty girls were chatting and laughing with some young people and throwing pots. They were slightly stunned when they saw a pair of beautiful women with dragons and phoenixes approaching. He stopped what he was doing.

Feng Jun smiled slightly, stepped forward and said: "Long time no see, how are you cousins?"

"I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince." The young masters and ladies of the Liu family came back to their senses and saluted with smiles.

Although Feng Jun had been living in the imperial city before she left the palace and opened the mansion, she seldom interacted with these cousins, but she was very considerate and never forgot to send gifts on occasions of New Years and birthdays, so with these brothers and sisters of the Liu family The relationship is also pretty good.

"This is the prince's new concubine, right?" A flirtatious girl handed the feather arrow for throwing pots to the servant next to her. What! There is no other person in the capital with such a beautiful appearance."

"Li'er, this is the eldest cousin, Liu Yiran, the eldest daughter of the uncle. She is lively and straightforward. Next to her is the second cousin, Liu Yanran. The youngest sister is the third cousin Liu Qingran, she is 14 years old this year, she is as lively and lively as the eldest cousin." Feng Jun introduced Su Qing one by one with a light smile.

Su Qing slightly pursed her lips and smiled lightly: "Su Qing has met several sisters and sisters. It was the first time they met, and they didn't prepare any good gifts. I hope you will accept them with some kindness."

"Your brother and sister are wrong. You are the crown princess. According to the etiquette, they should be the ones who salute you." A handsome young man next to him said with a smile, "Why do you still ask them to say hello to them?"

"Only above the court do we talk about the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers. Feng Jun said that Liu's family is his own family. Since it is in his own family, it is natural to discuss it according to the family law." Su Qing still smiled gently.

"Li'er is right, big cousin, you don't have to be too outsider, you should be more casual in your own home now." Feng Jun laughed.

Liu Xinggui is the eldest son of the Liu family, and he is also the backbone who firmly supports the prince. He has a good relationship with Qin Han, who is the prince's faction.

The three sisters of the Liu family had a good impression of this cousin's princess at first glance, so they ordered the people around them to accept the gift from Shiqin, and learned that it was made in the Qifeng Pavilion, which is currently the most famous in Beijing. I was even happier when I was in front of you.

"Cousins ​​and cousins, you play first, I will take Li'er to meet grandpa and uncles first." Feng Jun smiled and took Su Qing's hand and stepped into the front door.

"The relationship between the prince and the princess is really good." Liu Yiran couldn't help sighing as he watched the two leave hand in hand.

Liu Yanran next to her covered her lips and smiled lightly: "Speaking of which, the last time Brother Qin Han came to the house to look for him, I seemed to hear that he has neither a wife nor a fiancée. What's more, Brother Qin Han is also a member of the middle-aged generation in the capital. An outstanding person who can become a captain of the Shenwu Army by virtue of his own strength, even the son-in-law of our Liu family."

"Bah, that's all you have to think about yourself, you girl, and you're going to burden me!" Liu Yiran turned her head and spat at Liu Yanran, but a tinge of red appeared on her beautiful face.

Next to him, Liu Xinggui frowned and reprimanded softly: "You are not allowed to talk nonsense from now on, if it gets out, you girls may not have a place to cry."

Liu Yanran stuck out her tongue quietly: "Big cousin, I was wrong."

Liu Xinggui shook his head, feeling helpless towards his younger sisters, so he turned and went into the hall.

The front hall is very spacious, and the servants have already arranged several tables of sumptuous dishes.

Old Hou Ye was wearing a pale purple Shu brocade robe. Although he was sixty years old, he was still full of energy and vigorous.The two middle-aged men next to him were talking to the old master. When they saw Feng Jun walking in with Su Qing, they looked at him for a while and nodded in satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)