Chapter 087: Is Mr. Gai going to kill me?
"My king? Where have you been?"
Fan Kang was holding a large pile of food in his arms. He looked at the others warily and shouted, "If I hadn't protected them, they would have eaten everything!"
Then, he pointed to the food in his arms and shouted with a smile: "My king, these are all left for you!"
Liu Chang looked at him seriously, his eyes fell on Xiahou Zao and Chen Mai again, wondering what he was thinking about.
"Why don't you let me put it down!"
Liu Chang suddenly laughed and scolded. Fan Kang put the food on the table with a fierce look. Liu Chang sat down nonchalantly, "Where were we talking about just now?"
"We were just talking about the great king's profound knowledge..."
"Yes, yes, that's it. I've loved reading since I was young. Over the years, I've read at least 6,000 or 7,000 volumes of books..."
In the inner room, Xiahou Ying stared at the young master who was still boasting outside the room, smiling and shaking his head, "It seems that Lord Chen has to find someone else to deliver the letter."
Chen Ping narrowed his eyes and said, "No need."
After Liu Chang and his friends had eaten their fill, they went out to walk Ruyi around the street. Unfortunately, no matter how Liu Chang tried to hint, Guan Ying refused to give him the dog. But Guan Ying patted his chest and said to Liu Chang: "Brother, don't worry! My father is old! When he dies, I will make the decision and give you the big dog!"
Guan'a was relatively young among the wise men, about the same age as Yafu and Gu. He was completely led astray by those ruffians like Zhou Shengzhi and Fan Kang.
After playing until dark, Liu Chang returned to the palace in a swagger.
When he returned to the Pepper Palace, Empress Lu was not alone.
My aunt was also there, but at this moment, she lowered her head and wiped her tears, while my mother looked extremely angry, pointing at her nose and scolding her.
"Are you saving people or killing people?!"
"Our whole family is going to die at the hands of a fool like you!"
Hearing his mother's roar, Liu Chang couldn't help but shrink his body. Seeing Liu Chang coming, Lu Hou didn't say anything else. With a cold face, she asked her aunt to leave. It was the same old routine. She said, "You are not allowed to come to the Pepper Palace again without my order!"
Liu Chang frowned. His aunt walked very quickly without even looking at him. She was so anxious, probably because she knew that his father wanted to kill his uncle. Then why did Chen Ping go to the trouble of asking him to pass on the message?
Liu Chang, with a smile on his face, walked cautiously to the side of Empress Lu.
Empress Lu had a stern face, more serious than ever.
"Mom, don't be angry."
"I went to play with Lu and Zhong today. I had a lot of fun with them!"
"By the way, I answered Mr. Gai's question today, and he praised me!"
Liu Chang rubbed his head against Empress Lu and kept talking.
Empress Lü finally set her sights on Liu Chang. She stared at her son in front of her, stunned for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Chang...if you were asked to choose between my father and my mother..."
"I choose mother!!"
Before Empress Lu could finish her words, Liu Chang started shouting.
"Your surname is Liu..."
"So what? I was born and raised by my mother. How many times has he seen me? Every time we meet, he wants to beat me up. He treats me like a cub when there is something wrong and a brat when there is nothing wrong. Recently, he has been going crazy and even sent people to throw me out. I have long been fed up with him! It's just that I am still young. If I were older, if he dared to beat me..."
"What do you want?!"
Empress Lü flew into a rage and yelled, "You unfilial son! Why did your father beat you? Don't you know in your heart? If your father wasn't here, would you be able to sit here peacefully?! How dare you dislike your father? And want to fight with him? You are not a good son! Look at how your father treated your great-grandfather?!"
Liu Chang lowered his head and endured Lu Hou's scolding without saying a word, but he was secretly happy in his heart.
After Empress Lü finished scolding, Liu Chang raised his head cautiously, "No... Mother, you don't know... Today I met Chen Hou, he knelt down crying and begged me to save his life. I hurriedly helped him up and asked him to speak slowly . While wiping his tears, he said: Your Majesty wants to send him and General Xiahou Ying to kill my uncle..."
There was no surprise on Empress Lu's face, which further confirmed Liu Chang's thoughts. It turned out that her mother had known about this for a long time!
Empress Lu said calmly: "This matter has nothing to do with you... You can't tell these words to anyone... Also, from today on, you must not leave the palace."
"Why?! I promised someone else, a real man should keep his word! I'm going tomorrow..."
"Hmm?" Empress Lu looked at him coldly.
"If you don't want to go out, then don't go out... Filial piety is the most important virtue..."
Liu Chang was trapped in the Pepper Palace, but he could feel that things were gradually getting out of control. The atmosphere in the palace became increasingly solemn and cold. Every day, attendants were constantly coming in and out of the palace, including people around his father and mother. Many attendants even carried swords after leaving the palace.
But now he was trapped in the palace. The imperial guard named Wang was a stubborn person and it was useless for Liu Chang to intimidate or flatter him.
Unable to seek advice from the wise men, Liu Chang had to settle for the next best thing and decided to ask Gai Gong, who was not too bad in knowledge.
When the two were practicing swordplay alone, Liu Chang deliberately acted as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. Seeing his unfamiliar acting skills, Gai Gong shook his head and said, "Frown a little more... Yeah, that's right, don't open your eyes so wide, look left and right, don't look at each other... Yeah, that's right, that's it..."
"Master... I have something very important and I need your help."
"But this matter is extremely important. If we are not careful, many people will die... Master, please keep it a secret."
Gai Gong was a little angry, "Are you trying to force me to commit suicide to keep this secret?"
"ah?"
Liu Chang looked confused.
"In the future, either don't ask for advice, or if you do, don't say such things. Otherwise, the other party will probably commit suicide to keep the secret..."
"Master! Please don't commit suicide! I haven't finished learning swordsmanship yet!"
When Liu Chang heard this, he was shocked and hurriedly held Gai Gong's hand. Gai Gong pulled him away with disgust on his face, "You are not worthy of me committing suicide. Tell me, what's the matter?"
Liu Chang looked around and whispered to Gai Gong everything that had happened in the past few days.
Liu Chang had just said half of his words when Gai Gong suddenly covered his mouth.
"Who else have you told these things to?!"
"Master is the first one... I never mentioned it to my brothers..."
Gai Gong took a deep breath. It was the first time Liu Chang saw his master become so nervous. Gai Gong calmed down and said, "Don't get involved in this matter... The Queen doesn't let you go out because she is protecting you... This matter is very dangerous. Anyone who gets involved in this matter will not have a good ending... Even if you are a prince, it is the same."
"I knew that Chen had bad intentions!"
Liu Chang cursed, and then he looked at Gai Gong, "Then how should we solve this problem?"
"It's the same as usual, and it will be the same next time. Just keep to yourself..."
"Master, I am asking how to save people?"
"I told you, this matter is extremely dangerous and we cannot interfere. If you get involved today, you might end up dead tomorrow... Don't ask any more questions."
Liu Chang's eyes widened. "Will he die?"
"will die."
"Who dares to kill me?"
"In the face of power and war, love is often the first to be abandoned, young master..." Lord Gai hesitated for a moment and continued, "Do you know that when you went to persuade Han Xin, the queen ordered that we should not be afraid of the hostages and kill them all?"
Liu Chang looked at him blankly, "Why...?"
"I am not trying to alienate mother and son. It's just that you may be able to impress Han Xin, but you can't influence Zhan Sheng. So, continue practicing sword skills."
Liu Chang picked up the wooden sword in a trance and confronted Gai Gong.
Suddenly, Liu Chang dropped the wooden sword in his hand and said angrily: "Mr. Gai! You said at the beginning that if you don't even have the courage to face death, you are not worthy of learning swordsmanship! Why are you trying to persuade me to live today!?"
"If you are talking big, Marquis Wuyang, General Xiahou, and even Chen Ping, they have all contributed to the country and spread virtue throughout the world. They are people who should be admired by future generations. It is really unfair for them to die like this! To be honest, Fan Kang, Chen Mai, and Xiahou Zao are my brothers! And the two people who are going to fight now are my parents! The parents who gave birth to me and raised me until now!"
"If I can't even protect them and let them kill each other, am I still a human being?!"
"Even if I, Liu Chang, die, I will make people kneel down and salute me when they see my tombstone! I will never live in disgrace!"
"Since Mr. Gai cherishes his life, then go back and continue reading your book!"
Liu Chang turned around, picked up the wooden sword, and cursed as he walked: "What's the use of studying? You are just a softie! I'm going to the Xuanshi Hall to see who dares to kill me! Even if I die, I will splatter his blood!"
Gai Gong was scolded and stunned. Seeing that the guy was about to leave, he jumped in front of Liu Chang and put the sword in his hand in front of Liu Chang, blocking his way.
Liu Chang raised his wooden sword and pointed it at Gai Gong, asking fiercely, "Does Gai Gong want to kill me?!"
