Eunuch's Declaration of Loyalty

Chapter 61

In May, the state of Zhou was defeated, and its land was swallowed up by several surrounding countries.Under the leadership of Liu Guogong, the army of the Southern Dynasty fought several great victories. While deterring other countries, it also assigned most of Zhou State's territory to the Southern Dynasty, further expanding the territory of the Southern Dynasty.

This was originally good news, but along with the news of the triumphant return of the army, it was presented to Liu Qingtang along with the news that Liu Guogong was seriously injured.

The words written in the letter were vague, Liu Qingtang turned pale when she saw it, and threw the booklet out.If it wasn't for Qin Shu who happened to come and stop her, she would almost have left the palace regardless.

"Qingtang, calm down first, the army will return to Yujing in a few days, and it won't help if you go out of the palace now." Qin Shu helped Liu Qingtang to sit back in her seat, holding her hand in one hand and supporting her in the other shoulder, said calmly.

"I'm going to see my brother, and tell him to hurry up and see what's going on with my father." Liu Qingtang still had a worried expression on his face.

"Don't worry, you can't go in person for this matter, I'll go see Uncle Guo, he knows what to do, Qingtang must not mess up in the palace."

Liu Qingtang put her arms around Qin Shu's neck and gradually calmed down. "You go, I want to see what's going on, whether it's an accident, or someone's restless action."

After Qin Shu left, Liu Qingtang sat alone, looking through the void at the Chang'an Palace where the emperor was, with suspicion flashing in his eyes.

Qin Shu came back soon and told her that Liu Qingrong had left for the trip, and Liu Qingtang breathed a sigh of relief.The brothers and sisters of the Liu family never said how much they cared about their father, but in their hearts, the father who brought them up and taught them how to grow up is the most important person in the world.The man who is always like a mountain is the guide they can see no matter how far they go, as long as they look back.Therefore, even though Liu Qingtang had experienced a lot, even if Liu Qingrong was called a seasoned fox shortly after entering the officialdom, she couldn't keep her composure at this time.

The two brothers and sisters knew each other well, so Liu Qingrong hurried away for two days, and when the returned army saw Liu's father, they wrote a letter to Liu Qingtang who was waiting for news in the palace.

The Liu family's father was indeed injured, but it was not that serious, it was only a minor injury.The person who was really seriously injured was Xi Lan, the young man who became the champion of martial arts and was accepted as a disciple by the Liu family's father.This immature and ruthless young man bravely killed the enemy for the first time on the battlefield and made a great contribution. In the end, he blocked an arrow for the Liu family's father in the chaos.

When Liu Qingtang got the news, she was completely at ease.

After half a month, the army returned to the court, and when the military officers were rewarded one by one at night, Liu Guogong was not present.Liu Qingtang stayed up all night seemingly indifferently, and the next day he went out of the palace in disguise and returned to Liu's mansion.

When Liu Qingtang arrived, Liu's father was writing in the study.Liu Qingtang was originally full of restlessness, but now she was sitting on the sidelines watching her father write a picture, and she calmed down unconsciously. When Liu's father put away the pen, washed his hands and sat opposite her, Liu Qingtang could already He said calmly, "Did he do it?"

Liu Shaodi's murderous look on the battlefield made people dare not look directly at him, but he completely restrained himself when he returned home. Hearing his daughter's question at this time, he even showed some fatigue.If he had any hesitation in his heart when he heard what his daughter said, it was all gone now.He was silent for a while, then nodded.

"It's him." After the final victory in the war, the person who shot an arrow at him while taking advantage of the chaos was the one whom his daughter told him about the emperor's grandson buried in the Liu family's army.He had heard his daughter talk about it a long time ago, but he still insisted on putting that man in the Liu Family Army. Relentless.It's funny to say that he has killed countless people on the battlefield in his life, and walked out of the sea of ​​blood and corpses. He has always had a heart of stone, and his only soft heart was given to his relatives and lovers, but now he has been completely hurt by his grandson.

However, what made him feel the most uncomfortable was the daughter in front of him. He really loved this daughter so much. On the way back, he kept thinking that if she knew the news, he might be heartbroken again.She loves Huai Xu...the emperor a lot more than he does. Now that the situation is like this, I'm afraid she feels even more sad.Now recalling the words she said last year, every word was full of blood and tears, and he didn't realize one or two until now.Liu Guogong, who is strong and strong, feels unspeakable in his heart. At this time, he is just an ordinary father.

"Qingtang, you..."

"Father, don't worry. I already know what kind of person Xiao Huaixu is. I've already suffered enough in my last life." Liu Qingtang smiled without warmth, her eyes darkened.After a while, she returned to normal and said, "Father, since the outside news is that you have lost weight and are seriously injured, then you should take this opportunity to fade out of court and stay at home to take good care of yourself."

"I won't put my daughter and son in danger, but I don't do anything." Liu Guogong said in a deep voice.

Liu Qingtang smiled and took his arm, "Father, my daughter has grown up, and so is my brother. We can't be under your protection forever. We should do these things. I know what father wants, but I will discuss it with my brother. No matter what, we don't want you to get involved in this kind of thing, no matter how you say it, it's a big treasonous thing, please father promise your daughter. As long as father takes care of himself, my brother and I will have no worries at all."

When she was about to go back to the palace, Liu Qingtang saw her brother standing in the yard thinking about something, her brows were furrowed and she looked very sad.

"Brother, what are you thinking?"

Liu Qingrong turned her head and smiled when she saw her sister, "It's okay."

"Speak up if you have something to say, what are you laughing at!" Liu Qingtang punched his waist.

"Oh, it hurts!" Liu Qingrong cooperatively covered her waist, still smiling and didn't say anything.

This means that he really can't speak anymore, and he won't reveal a word if he asks again.Knowing this, Liu Qingtang didn't ask any more questions. Anyway, he would tell himself when the time came, so he turned around and said, "I heard that Xi Lan saved my father's life. I can't see him in person. You can visit him for me. You can't be careless about saving your life, you have to be polite to him in the future, don't always hold on to him and make trouble for him like before, it's okay for you to bully a child."

Hearing her talk about Xi Lan, Liu Qingrong felt uncomfortable for a moment, but soon she returned to smiling, and promised repeatedly, promising not to bully that cold boy cautiously again.

Liu Qingtang was thinking about another matter, and her mind was a little wandering, so she didn't pay attention to his strangeness.On the contrary, Liu Qingrong saw that she was not in the right place, and asked curiously: "Why, father is fine, what are you still worrying about, could it be that Qin Shu made you angry?"

"Qin Shu is very good!" Liu Qingtang gave him another slap, then frowned and said in a low voice, "Brother, I want to ask you to find someone for me."

"Find a woman who has a similar face to mine, but it doesn't need to be too similar. It doesn't matter what your birth is, as long as you are younger than me."

Liu Qingrong raised her eyebrows and asked in wonder, "What are you going to do?"

Now that Liu Qingtang made up his mind, he stopped hesitating and shook his head with a cruel expression, "It's hard to say, just help me find it everywhere, it's not easy for me to show up here."

"That's fine, as long as you have a sense of proportion," Liu Qingrong said more seriously, and patted her sister's shoulder.When to ask and when not to ask, the brothers and sisters have their own habits of getting along.

Back in the palace, when facing Xiao Huaixu, Liu Qingtang was still not close but not too distant, and sometimes would suddenly joke with him just like when he first entered the palace a long time ago, which made Xiao Huaixu a little flattered .In short, Liu Qingtang maintained a just right balance on the surface of heavy thoughts.Yujing City still looks prosperous and stable, but the dark tide is surging inside.

A few months later, Liu Qingrong found a beggar who looked four quarters like Liu Qingtang, and secretly sent him to an unnoticed small village.

There are always many secret medicines that are not passed on in the forbidden palace. Liu Qingtang has seen one in the early years. Taking it by a woman is good for her appearance, but after taking it for a long time, it will cause damage to the body of the man she has sex with. It is difficult to diagnose. There is no medicine A cure.For ordinary people, the medicinal materials needed for this prescription are precious and rare, but Liu Qingtang didn't care, and sent a full year's worth of medicine to the village to give to the woman who looked somewhat similar to her.

After waiting for a year, this woman will meet Feng Shoufu by chance and become his adopted daughter, and then sent to the palace at the suggestion of Feng Shoufu's son.Wang Shoufu was too suspicious to deal with, but Feng Shoufu was not so difficult to control, and she had already buried the pawn of Feng Shoufu's son brought back.

Just waiting for the plague in the seventh year of Yuanning to take the opportunity to send her to Xiao Huaixu by Feng Shoufu's hand.Xiao Huaixu didn't trust her, but only trusted the two chief assistants, such an arrangement couldn't be better.

Liu Qingtang thought of Xiao Huaixu's thoughts about him again, and he frowned with disgust on his face.She couldn't accept that her nephew fell in love with her, especially when he destroyed the Liu family and killed her valued relatives and friends.

When she was in Yushui Villa, she began to sense Xiao Huaixu's thoughts, and it was because of Qin Shu.By chance, she saw Qin Shu looking at Xiao Huaixu's back.It was the same as the way Qin Shu looked at her when he didn't know Su Shu's identity as a woman.Qin Shu seldom shows emotion towards anyone, except for her and people who are close to her, he seems to have no emotion at all.

Liu Qingtang didn't show anything at first after seeing that scene, she told herself that she was thinking too much.But as smart as she is, if there is a clue, it is easy to get involved in many traces, and self-deception has never been her favorite.

Later, when she got along with Xiao Huaixu, she deliberately tested it a few times.Xiao Huaixu is still young now, far less thoughtful than in the previous life, she tried a few more times, and she really tried it out, the result made her teeth cold.

This is the case with many things. When you don't know, everything is fine. Once you know, you can find clues everywhere.Looking back on her previous life, Liu Qingtang suddenly discovered many things that she hadn't noticed.

"Oh, that's love? It's ridiculous."

(End of this chapter)