Chapter 061 Empress Lu hits someone!
When the queen rushed into the Xuanshi Hall, the hall was already in chaos.
For the first time, Liu Ying made everyone understand what the anger of an honest man was.
He held the sword with trembling hands, and pointed it at his neck. If he was not careful, the prince would die. Opposite him, Liu Bang was like an enraged beast, with a ferocious face and even his breathing became heavy because of anger.
Chen Ping stood beside him, covering his arm, which seemed to be bleeding. His face was pale, but his expression was calm, without any anger at all.
Concubine Qi stood on the left side of Liu Bang, covering her face with one hand, her eyes wide open with tears in them.
On the left and right of Liu Ying stood two princes. Liu Heng stood on Liu Ying's left, looking at his brother worriedly, as if he was ready to pounce on and snatch the sword from his brother's hand at any time. On the other side stood Liu Chang holding a wooden sword. Liu Chang was like an irritated cat, hunched over, baring his teeth, confronting everyone, with no momentum at all.
Seeing this complicated scene, Empress Lu was stunned for a moment. She also had to think about what had happened.
When Empress Lü arrived, some were happy and some were worried.
Liu Heng hurriedly looked at her, then looked at Liu Ying anxiously. The meaning was very clear: quickly persuade your brother!
Liu Chang was overjoyed, as if he had a backer, and the intensity of his grinning increased to a new level.
"Go outside the palace! No one is allowed to enter or leave!"
Empress Lu first gave orders to the palace maids accompanying her to seal off the entire hall. Then, she ignored Liu Ying who was holding a sword and preparing to commit suicide, and walked calmly to Liu Bang. Liu Bang seemed not to see her and just stared at Liu Ying murderously.
“Pah~~”
Unexpectedly, Empress Lu slapped Concubine Qi hard in the face. Concubine Qi screamed in pain, covering the other half of her face. She looked at Empress Lu with fear and resentment in her eyes.
"Everything that happened here was caused by you!"
Empress Lu scolded Concubine Qi, but she was unable to refute and could only cry silently.
Liu Bang's expression relaxed a little, and he looked at Chen Ping beside him.
"Are you okay?"
Chen Ping shook his head and said, "I fell accidentally, and only scratched my skin a little."
"You were clearly stabbed by that brat! How can you say you were injured by a fall?"
"I was clearly injured by a fall, so why did Your Majesty say I was stabbed?"
Liu Bang pursed his lips and said, "Since you are injured, then go find the imperial physician for treatment."
Chen Ping agreed and walked out with his head down.
After Chen Ping left, Liu Bang glared at Empress Lu and cursed, "Why don't you take those two bastards away with you!!"
Empress Lü looked very cold and ignored Liu Bang's shouting. She turned around and walked away, pulling Liu Heng and the confused Liu Chang. Liu Heng did not struggle and followed his mother, but Liu Chang avoided Empress Lü's hand.
"Mother! Second brother is still here!"
"Stop talking nonsense! Follow me!"
Empress Lu grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and dragged him out of the hall.
“Second brother!”
Liu Chang was dragged away screaming, and Liu Bang waved his hand and asked Concubine Qi to leave. In the hall, only Liu Ying and Liu Bang were left. Liu Ying held a sword in his hand. Just now, Empress Lu did not even look at him from the time she came in to the time she left, which made him feel very aggrieved.
At this moment, only father and son were left. Liu Ying felt confused and didn't know what to do.
"You bastard! Put down your sword!"
Liu Bang cursed.
Liu Ying said hurriedly: "Then father, please promise me that you will not send my two younger brothers to the feudal states!"
The reason why Liu Ying was so excited was very simple. In this era, traveling far away was a very, very dangerous thing. Many young men died on the road , and the child mortality rate was even more outrageous. Sending two children to places like Zhao and Dai was basically a death sentence, especially for Liu Chang's age. It was a question whether he could live to reach his fiefdom, and whether he could survive there.
When Liu Bang heard his words, he became even angrier. He stood up and paced back and forth in the hall, shouting as he walked: "Foolish! Stupid! How could I have such a stupid son like you! Stupid!"
His voice became louder and louder, and Liu Ying took two steps back, still holding the sword in his hand.
Liu Bang looked at Liu Ying fiercely and cursed: "Do you really think I want to murder my own son? Do you know there is a thing called strategy? Do you know there is a kind of person called a counselor? You want to stop me? Huh?"
"Then why don't you call all the officials together to write a petition? Why don't you contact the King of Chu and the King of Jing? Why don't you discuss it with your mother? Why don't you cry in front of your grandparents' spirits? Even if you bribe the imperial physician to make your two brothers 'seriously ill'?"
"There are so many ways to do this, but you have to choose to kill yourself with a sword in front of me?"
Liu Ying was stunned. He shook his head and said, "My strategy is not as good as my father's. I can only use this method."
Liu Bang laughed out of anger.
"Go away! I won't send any more princes! Go back and wait for your mother to scold you! Go away!"
Liu Bang never wanted to see this troublesome son again.
The reason why he was angry was not because his son broke into the palace with a sword. He knew his son very well. He didn't have the courage to rebel. He was angry because Liu Ying chose this stupid solution. How could this be what a prince should do? There were so many people available!
Liu Bang sent Liu Chang to Dai State. This was just an excuse to make Empress Lu back down. If Empress Lu really agreed to it, he could go back on his word and deny it. He had done this many times anyway. The final decision-making power and the power of veto were in his hands. What can the emperor do to me?
But he never expected that this stupid son actually took it seriously and even wanted to commit suicide in front of him! Qi Dou Leng, even if you are not like me, even if you are like your mother? Did you break your head when you left the carriage?
Liu Ying was overjoyed. He quickly put down his sword and knelt down to thank Liu Bang.
Liu Bang didn't even want to look at him again.
Liu Ying was about to leave when Liu Bang suddenly called out, "Go to Chen Ping's mansion later, bring the medicine, taste it for him personally, and serve him!"
"only!"
After Liu Ying left, Liu Bang sighed helplessly and shook his head. Concubine Qi came in again, just crying.
"Did it hurt you?"
"When the Queen hits me, it's only my body that hurts... When Your Majesty hits me, it's my heart that hurts."
"Alas... I didn't mean to hit you... But how can you say that it was the prince who murdered Ruyi? You saw it too... Although the prince is unbearable, he is very good to his brothers... Don't say that in the future, especially in front of foreign officials, you must not say that..."
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Inside the Pepper Room, Liu Chang and Liu Heng glanced at each and began to explain to Empress Lu what had happened in the Xuanshi Hall.
"Because I felt that my elder brother was too young, I went to Xuanshi Hall and asked my father to change his decision and let me go to Daidi instead of my elder brother. Just after I opened my mouth, the prince suddenly rushed in and asked my father to change his mind, otherwise he would commit suicide."
"The emperor was furious and ordered the prince to leave the palace."
"Madam Qi said...Madam Qi said that the prince was hypocritical and was planning to murder the King of Zhao. My father was furious and beat her...After hearing what Madam Qi said, the prince was so angry that he drew his sword and was about to commit suicide. Marquis Chen stepped forward to stop him and tried to take his sword, but was accidentally stabbed by the prince...Then my eldest brother rushed in..."
"After I rushed in, I saw a crowd surrounding my second brother, trying to do something bad, so I used my wooden sword to give Chen Ping a hard blow... Uh, what did you just say, fourth brother? Chen Ping came to save my second brother ?"
"Just when none of us could persuade the prince, my eldest brother came up with a brilliant plan. He pretended to threaten Madam Qi, Marquis Chen and others , saying: If anything happens to my second brother, his entire family will be killed, leaving no one alive... Upon hearing this, the prince hesitated and did not commit suicide..."
Liu Chang was stunned, and nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, it is indeed a good idea of mine."
From their mouths, Empress Lu also understood the situation at that time. She called a palace maid, whispered something to her, and then looked at the two children in front of her.
"Heng, you did a great job."
A rare smile appeared on Empress Lu's face. She touched Liu Heng's head and said, "Call Madam Bo tonight and we will have dinner together."
"Thank you, mother!"
Liu Chang jumped up, "What about me? What about me? My clever plan saved my second brother!"
Empress Lu ignored him altogether, treating him as if the thing jumping around in front of her was just a ball of air.
Crown Prince Liu Ying walked into the hall excitedly and walked a few steps to Empress Lu, "Mother... Father..."
"Snapped!!"
Another heavy slap made Liu Ying feel dizzy. He took a few steps back and looked at his mother in fear.
Empress Lu's lips were trembling, "Kneel down!"
