After the Grand Chamberlain finished speaking, Chen Ajiao looked at Liu Tan. Liu Tan was calm and he was not surprised.
It was obvious that Liu Fuling was the one causing trouble today. If he told his parents about it without exaggerating, Liu Tan would write his own name upside down!
Now that he has saved his name, he doesn't feel any psychological pressure when meeting Emperor Wu of Han. Would Emperor Wu of Han punish him for such a small matter?
What's the punishment? Copying books? That's nothing. Liu Tan doesn't even have a kingdom now, so he can't even reduce the county.
But he didn't leave immediately. He was still waiting for instructions from his mother.
Chen Ajiao touched his face and said, "Go, don't keep your father waiting too long."
ah?
Nothing to say?
Shouldn't he take the opportunity to kill Liu Fuling and Lady Gouyi?
Liu Tan was a little surprised, but he still left obediently. Until he left the Pepper Room, Chen Ajiao did not give him any more instructions.
Liu Tan was puzzled. Was he being allowed to express himself freely? Was he really not going to say anything?
Not to mention Liu Tan, even Princess Danyang was a little surprised. After Liu Tan left, Princess Danyang took Chen Ajiao's hand and asked, "Mother, are we just going to let my brother go like this? That vixen is definitely not a good person, not to mention that Liu Fuling looks just like her."
Chen Ajiao reached out and tapped Princess Danyang's nose and said, "You're so young, you shouldn't be so harsh with your words. She's your father's concubine, how can you call her that?"
Princess Danyang pouted and said, "You are the only one with a good temper. That fox... Madam Gouyi is so arrogant, yet you still tolerate her."
Chen Ajiao took Princess Danyang's hand and sat back down, saying, "Tolerate her? How long do you think she can remain so complacent? What happened to Wei Zifu back then? Her son was crowned Crown Prince, her brother was a General, and even her nephew was a General of the Cavalry and Marquis of Guanjun. Does she still have a voice in this palace now?"
Chen Ajiao saw through it all. A man like Liu Che would not stay for one person. Have there been fewer men and women around Liu Che over the years?
Lady Gouyi does seem to be very favored now, but since Liu Fuling, she has no children, so this favor is just that. At least Wei Zifu gave birth to several children.
Shortly after the New Year's Day, new palace maids would enter the palace. Even if none of the new palace maids were what Liu Che liked, Chen Ajiao would choose a more beautiful one to enter the palace.
She also understood Liu Che's preferences. Since Liu Che liked this, she would send more to him and let those people fight and compete. She just had to sit firmly in her position as queen and watch.
If it was Chen Ajiao before her rebirth, she would never have imagined that one day she would become like this, but only after failure did she realize that winning is the most important thing.
In the past, she didn't understand and willfully lowered herself to fight and compete. Now that she has her son and her family, those people in the harem feel that she has lost power and don't target her anymore, so her position as queen is still very stable.
Liu Che did not stay overnight very often, perhaps because he did not want her to give birth to another prince. But now when Liu Che encountered important matters, he learned to come to the Pepper Room to discuss with her. The two of them were more like colleagues than husband and wife.
There's nothing wrong with that. Think about Queen Mother Dou and then Queen Mother Wang. That's Chen Ajiao's goal now.
Princess Danyang looked at Chen Ajiao in confusion. Chen Ajiao touched her face lovingly and said, "Alright, my Danyang doesn't need to know these things. You are a princess, so why do you need to be so humble?"
Princess Danyang tilted her head: "Then fifth brother..."
"He has his own path to walk. He has to face all of this on his own. No one can help him."
Princess Danyang asked, "But what if he is bullied?"
Chen Ajiao was silent for a moment before she smiled and said, "But isn't there still the Queen Mother?"
Princess Danyang finally felt relieved. Even at her young age, she knew that even as a princess, she would have to live her life according to the emperor's wishes. She and Crown Prince Liu Ju had a big age difference and their relationship was average. Now her fifth brother was back. Although they were not born of the same mother, having a queen was better than having a crown prince.
So even Danyang hopes that Liu Tan will compete for the position of crown prince.
The mother and daughter had somewhat similar ideas, but Chen Ajiao knew very well that she couldn't do it alone, and Liu Tan had to be able to hold on.
Chen Ajiao herself failed once, and paid with her life for the tragic lesson. Now it is just a mediocre result. If her son fails again, there is probably no hope for him.
At this time, Liu Tan didn't know that Chen Ajiao had placed all her hopes on him. Maybe he knew, but he didn't want to think about it.
Liu Tan went all the way to Gouyi Palace. After entering, he saw Liu Che sitting on the throne with a beautiful woman leaning beside him. On the other side sat Liu Fuling, who was talking to Liu Che in a coquettish manner.
To be honest, Liu Tan was relieved. He was afraid to see Lady Gouyi crying and Liu Fuling looking aggrieved. He would not be able to help but clench his fists.
After Liu Tan saluted Liu Che, he stood there quietly, treating Lady Gouyi as air.
Fortunately, he was not Liu Che's biological son. If he had been born with a breast cancer, he would have been so angry that he would have turned into a puffer fish based on his values.
Chen Ajiao was all alone in the Pepper Palace, with only Princess Danyang for company, while Liu Che was having a great time living a life of debauchery here.
Anyway, he was the queen, and Lady Gouyi was just a concubine. She was not worth his even a glance if she were to be seen by others.
Oh, now he's not looking straight at me either.
Lady Gouyi gritted her teeth in anger, but she still peeled a grape and put it into Liu Che's mouth, saying with a sweet smile, "I've heard that the Fifth Prince is beautiful, and now I see that he is indeed extraordinary. Fuling should learn a lot from your fifth brother."
Liu Che smiled slightly without saying anything. Liu Fuling said obediently, "Yes, son, I know. Today, I know I was wrong. If it weren't for my fifth brother, I'm afraid I would have made a big mistake today. I asked my father to summon my fifth brother to thank him."
Liu Tan sneered in his heart, you little thing, you are trying to be so rude to me, maybe you are thanking me in public but actually complaining about me in private?
He lowered his eyes and said, "Sixth brother, you are too polite. I haven't done anything today, so I am ashamed to thank you."
Liu Fuling's eyes widened as he said, "How could that be? If Fifth Brother hadn't stopped me, if I had injured Little Kunmi today, I'm afraid the situation would have been disastrous."
Oh no, you were waiting for him here, and you even injured little Kunmi. How can you flatter yourself so much?
I’m afraid that after three seconds of you rushing forward, you’ll have to lie on the ground and beg Xiao Kunmi not to beat you.
Liu Tan's mind was filled with frantic comments, but he said with a guilty look, "This is my fault. I forgot Sixth Brother told me that you had fought against the Xiongnu before, so I thought you could defeat Little Kunmi without any problem. I was so anxious at the time, worried that Sixth Brother might get into trouble, that Little Kunmi escaped. If something like this happens again next time, you two should handle it yourselves."
Liu Fuling was shocked. Was he going to be accused of frequently beating the little Kunmi?
To be honest, even if Liu Fuling hated and looked down on the little Kunmi in his heart, if Emperor Wu of Han really knew that he had beaten the other person for no reason, he would probably be punished.
Liu Che doted on him, but he was not without bottom line.
So Liu Fuling looked surprised and quickly changed the subject: "Sixth brother won't help me?"
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Liu Che pitifully and whispered, "Did I do something wrong to make Fifth Brother unhappy? Fifth Brother, don't be angry. Tell me and I will change."
As Liu Fuling spoke, he tugged at Liu Tan's sleeve.
Liu Tan felt like the veins on his forehead were popping. This little bastard was actually trying to be cute with him!
In terms of physical age, this guy is only two years younger than him. He is already twelve years old this year. If he were to appear outside, he would be considered an adult, yet he is still acting cute!
Liu Tan held Liu Fuling's hand that was pulling at his sleeve and said gently, "Why does Fuling think that? I don't care because I can't control it. There's no way I can control it. What if I end up hindering Fuling?"
Liu Fuling tilted his head and smiled, "How could that be? Fifth brother, don't be too modest."
Liu Tan said very frankly, "I'm not being modest, I'm self-aware. That little Kunmi looks like he has extraordinary martial arts skills. Even the people around my sixth brother can't do anything to him. I'm far inferior to him. I'm afraid that if I go up to him, he'll kneel down and beg me within three punches."
Liu Fuling subconsciously asked, "What do you want?"
Liu Tan said, "Please don't let anything happen to me."
Liu Tan originally wanted to use a joke from later generations, but then he remembered that people in this era were still quite taboo about the word death, especially for Liu Che at this time. He was in his prime but was about to end his youth, so he would probably be even more annoyed with this word, so he simply changed the wording.
Liu Fuling: ...
He didn't expect the other party to admit so readily that his skills were inferior to Xiao Kunmi.
Are you still a prince? Where's the pride of a prince? How can you just admit it like that?
Liu Fuling had a lot of questions in his mind but couldn't say them out loud. Lady Gouyi, who was watching from the side, keenly realized that her son seemed to have encountered an enemy of equal strength.
Apart from anything else, at least they are evenly matched in terms of open and implicit sarcasm.
Since no one can do anything to anyone else, let's not go on. The emperor may just watch for fun if you say a few words, but if you say too much and the emperor gets annoyed, it won't be worth it.
It has to be said that compared to Chen Ajiao, Lady Gouyi actually knew more about Liu Che's preferences.
After all, Chen Ajiao was the legal wife and came from a good family, so she never needed to please Liu Che.
Liu Che was indeed watching his two sons talking as if he was watching a play, but his eyes were more focused on observing Liu Tan.
He knew very well what Liu Fuling was like. It didn't matter. His son was still young, so he could be spoiled a little.
And Liu Tan... when he said that day that he saw Liu Tan's eyes as if he saw Wei Qing, it was not dazzlement or confusion, because he really looked like him.
Although Liu Tan had a gentle smile on his face and seemed to be the same type as Liu Ju, his eyes were calm from beginning to end, calm to the point of indifference.
If Wei Qing had not been calm, it would have been difficult for him to complete his task successfully.
When Liu Che thought of this, he suddenly became interested in his son. He waved to Liu Tan and said, "Tan'er, come here."
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment, and then hesitantly walked over before sitting next to Liu Che under the pressure of Liu Che's gaze.
At this time, Liu Fuling's expression was distorted, not to mention that Lady Gouyi was already frozen there.
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