Chapter 062 Jumping Back and Forth
This slap not only stunned Liu Ying, but also frightened the two children.
Liu Chang subconsciously took a few steps back. He was often beaten, but his mother always spanked his buttocks and never his face. He saw his second brother's face turned red and swollen instantly, and he was so scared that he dared not plead for him.
"Please don't be angry, mother! Forgive the prince!"
Liu Heng hurriedly knelt down to plead for Liu Ying, but Liu Chang raised his head and pretended that he saw nothing. It was not that he was afraid of being beaten, but he felt that it was natural for a mother to educate her son, and as a king, he should not interfere.
Empress Lü did not scold Liu Heng, but said calmly: "It's okay, you can leave first... I want to talk to the prince alone."
"Your Highness also means well. I hope your Majesty will punish you lightly!"
Liu Heng said one more sentence, and then turned and left. Liu Chang's eyes widened. What about me? What about this king?
"Mother..."
Liu Ying lowered his head and choked with sobs.
"You want to die? Do you think it's easy for me to raise you up?"
"Who are you worthy of?"
"Who told you to do this?!"
As Empress Lü was speaking, she slapped Liu Ying several times in succession. Liu Ying lowered his head and said nothing, but tears appeared in Empress Lü's eyes and Liu Chang was stunned.
So... my mother can cry too?
Liu Ying also noticed that Empress Lü's voice was filled with tears, so he knelt down suddenly and said, "I am an unfilial son, an unfilial son, an unfilial son..."
"shut up!"
Empress Lu took a deep breath and soon returned to her original state.
"From now on, if you dare to have such thoughts again, tell me first, and I won't have to do anything. I will do it myself and send you off."
"Your son..."
Liu Ying's tears continued to fall, and in the end he was unable to utter a complete sentence.
Empress Lü sighed helplessly, "Oh, forget it, you can go... Go to Chen's house, I'll have someone prepare some gifts for you..."
"Father has already told me."
"Um."
Empress Lu didn't say anything else. She just stared blankly at Liu Ying as he left the Pepper Room with his head lowered. Her eyes were extremely complicated and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Mother...don't be sad."
Liu Chang suddenly reached out his hand, hugged Lu Hou, and rubbed his little head against Lu Hou's face.
Empress Lu remained silent and didn't say anything, so Liu Chang kissed her on the face a few more times, leaving her face covered with saliva.
"Humph, you're just starting to speak now? Even Liu Heng was asking for mercy for your brother, why didn't you say anything?"
"I'm not stupid! Fourth brother has never been beaten by you. Even if he had been beaten a few times, he wouldn't dare to speak."
Empress Lü laughed in anger, shook her head, and said helplessly: "If your elder brother were half as smart as you..."
"Won't mother be even angrier then? I alone make you angry every day, if there is another one, it will be disastrous."
Empress Lu reached out and held Liu Chang's hand. "Your elder brother suffered so much today because of you. You must remember to protect your brother well. One day, if I am gone and someone wants to bully your elder brother..."
"I'll cook him!"
Empress Lu smiled and rubbed Liu Chang's chubby face.
"Mother... am I no longer able to be the king?"
"Don't talk nonsense... What's so good about being the King of Dai... When you are older, I will let you go to the best fiefdoms. Qi, Chu, Wei, aren't they countless times better than Dai?"
"well……"
"Why are you sighing?"
"I envy my elder brother so much... When my mother learned that my elder brother wanted to commit suicide, she was so anxious that she cried... If I suddenly died one day, would my mother cry too?"
"Shut up! Don't say such unlucky words!"
…
Inside the Chen Mansion, Chen Ping lay on the bed, shaking his head helplessly.
He never thought that he would be defeated like this. Since Liu Bang ascended the throne, he has been jumping back and forth. On the surface, he has always been the most loyal henchman of His Majesty, and His Majesty always takes him with him wherever he goes. In fact, every time the emperor and the queen have a dispute, he mediates between them to achieve a state of balance.
For example, this time, his idea was to help Liu Bang coerce Empress Lu, and then wait for Empress Lu to come up with a solution before jumping out to give both sides a way out, once again not offending both sides, and saving his life and governing the country...
However, the smart man Chen Ping never thought that he would have such a bad teammate.
Madam Qi's words almost caused the prince to die in Xuanshi Hall. Chen Ping was so angry when he thought of this. If the prince died in Xuanshi Hall, the queen and the emperor would never forgive him, and the whole clan would be buried with him...
Forget it, I won’t jump. It’s too dangerous to have teammates like this... I would jump into the pit if I wasn’t careful.
He was just thinking about it when a servant suddenly reported: "The prince is here!"
Chen Ping got up in a hurry and prepared to go out to greet him. As soon as he walked into the courtyard, Liu Ying appeared in front of him. Liu Ying bowed to him and said, "Please forgive my sins, Lord Chen!"
"Alas, I dare not accept such a gift! Please stand up, Your Highness! Stand up!"
Chen Ping hurriedly helped the prince up and said helplessly: "I was injured unintentionally, how can you blame the prince?"
He invited the prince into the inner room and asked the servants to leave, but Liu Ying helped him onto the bed and said, "Prince, this is not right. I dare not accept this gift..."
"It's okay. This is what my father and mother told me to do..."
Faced with this stubborn prince, Chen Ping had no room for objection at all. He watched Liu Ying help him to the bed and personally bring him medicine, feeling mixed emotions.
The prince carefully fed the medicine to Chen Ping. His right cheek was red and swollen, but he looked happy.
"The prince looks happy?"
"Yes, my two brothers finally don't have to go to the fiefdom..."
Normally, Chen Ping seldom came into contact with the prince. He always felt that coming into contact with the prince too early was definitely not a good thing and would easily bring trouble upon himself. But today, during the question and answer session, he seemed to have discovered something.
"Does the prince know where he went wrong today?"
"I dare not put myself in danger. I shouldn't hurt Lord Chen, and I shouldn't make my parents sad..."
"No."
Chen Ping shook his head and gave another explanation, "The Queen wanted to send Prince Zhao away because she was thinking about the Crown Prince. She didn't want to change the Crown Prince again..."
"And His Majesty sent the prince to the fiefdom to coerce the Queen, hoping that she would give up her idea and keep the two children."
"You, the Queen, and His Majesty are actually one and the same. The Queen is helping you, and His Majesty agrees with your thoughts."
Listening to Chen Ping's explanation, Liu Ying pondered for a long time and nodded, "Thank you, Lord Chen, for telling me these things."
"Does the prince know what to do?"
"I don't know. I hope Lord Chen can tell me."
Liu Ying hurriedly tried to bow, but Chen Ping pulled him up again.
"Your Highness, there is no need to be so polite."
"You are unwilling to let the King of Zhao go to his fiefdom. The problem is not with the King of Zhao, but with Madam Qi. If the Crown Prince can find a way to have Madam Qi sent to the cold palace and no longer be favored by Your Majesty... the problem can be solved."
"But...but...Madam Qi is Ruyi's biological mother after all."
" The relationship between your majesty and the queen will affect many things. Is the prince willing to give up one of them to restore peace in the palace? Or is he planning to make the dispute more intense because of one person? Besides, making Madam Qi no longer favored does not mean killing her..."
Liu Ying pondered for a moment and seemed to have made a decision. He asked, "Why did Lord Chen tell me this?"
"Prince, in fact, the reason why His Majesty is angry is not because of anything else, but because you don't know how to use people. As long as you are willing, there are definitely many people in the court who are willing to help you. Even the Prime Minister, the Grand Marshal, and the Imperial Censor will definitely give everything to help you... It's just that you don't know how to use people."
Liu Ying didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Your Highness, you can visit some of the court officials appropriately , and write letters to the princes in various places. They are all your close relatives... His Majesty and the Queen are very worried about whether you can be a qualified king after you inherit the throne in the future... You need to prove your ability to them, so that they will no longer worry..."
"Ying thanks Lord Chen!"
"I know what to do!"
Liu Ying saluted again, but this time, Chen Ping did not dodge but just smiled and nodded.
At this moment, a local minister ran into Chang'an in panic and was escorted to the palace by soldiers.
The visitor claimed to be Ben He, a minister of the Huainan State, and he had important matters concerning the Huainan State to report to the Emperor in person.
