Chapter 558 [Second Update] 558
When Liu Tan entered the palace, Emperor Wu of Han was holding a grand court meeting. He saved himself the trouble of going to see Emperor Wu of Han first and went straight to the Pepper Palace.
Zhao Pingjun was probably also very scared at this time, and she wanted to hold on to the pillar at the palace gate and not leave.
No one dared to take action against him because he was playing tricks, and Liu Tan couldn't order his subordinates to carry him away by force - what if Chen Ajiao saw it and couldn't blame him so she took her anger out on the subordinates?
So Liu Tan simply rolled up his sleeves, grabbed Zhao Pingjun's collar and walked towards the Pepper Room.
Zhao Pingjun once again witnessed Liu Tan's fighting ability and painfully realized that at least it would be no problem for him to beat him up.
Many people saw Liu Tan walking along the way, and he became more and more annoyed with Zhao Pingjun. When had he ever embarrassed himself in front of others like this?
However, this also had an advantage. Someone immediately ran to the Pepper Room to tell Chen Ajiao.
Chen Ajiao was also shocked when she found out, and subconsciously asked, "Did you see clearly? Is it really Tan'er?"
Zhao Pingjun had acted out of character in the past, and this was not the first time she was dragged by the collar into the palace to be complained about. The last time... I think it was Huo Guang.
After all, except for people of such status and position, others can only endure such things when they encounter them.
The maid who came to report confirmed, "It is His Royal Highness the King of the North."
Chen Ajiao frowned slightly. She knew her son's personality to some extent. He had a very good temper and would usually ignore anything unless it was excessive.
Zhaoping didn't know what he had done to make Tan'er so angry.
Just when Chen Ajiao was confused, Liu Tan had already strode in with Zhao Pingjun.
Chen Ajiao didn't pretend in front of him and asked directly: "What's going on?"
Although Liu Tan was angry, he still remembered to salute Chen Ajiao. Then he pushed Zhao Pingjun in front of Chen Ajiao and said in a deep voice, "Do you want to say it yourself or do you want me to say it?"
Zhao Pingjun looked up at his aunt and shuddered immediately. There were not many people he was afraid of, but the one he was most afraid of was this aunt. Everyone said he was spoiled, but he felt that sometimes he was nothing compared to this aunt.
Chen Ajiao looked at Zhao Pingjun expressionlessly and asked, "What's going on?"
Zhao Pingjun immediately said angrily: "Aunt, it's all because of that fierce woman Yi An. She dared to shout at me and kill me in front of my brother. Aunt, please have pity on my nephew and let him divorce her."
After hearing this, Chen Ajiao immediately asked, "Where is Yi'an?"
Liu Tan raised his eyelids and said, "I didn't ask her to come. Actually, it was Sister Yi'an who helped me with this matter." He turned to Zhao Pingjun and said, "You only described the process, why don't you tell us the cause?"
Zhao Pingjun immediately said, "I told you before that she was just angry that I wanted to steal that set of cosmetics."
Chen Ajiao was a little surprised: "What cosmetics?"
Liu Tan took a deep breath and said, "Yesterday, I hosted a banquet for Lord Zhaoping and Princess Yi'an to discuss the beauty salon. Before they left, I gave Princess Yi'an a set of cosmetics. Then, they started fighting outside my palace. Later, when I inquired, I found out it was over a set of cosmetics. I then promised to give Lord Zhaoping another set. Then, around midnight that evening, they started fighting again. Lord Zhaoping even barged into my bedroom."
Zhao Pingjun said anxiously, "Aunt, I have no choice. That fierce woman Yi An came to my yard and started fighting. I couldn't beat her, so I had to run to my brother. She even had a mace in hand. If I had run slower, I would have been beaten to death."
Chen Ajiao slammed the table and said, "Go and bring Yi'an here!"
Liu Tan raised his hand: "No need!"
Chen Ajiao turned to look at Liu Tan. At this time, she felt that Liu Tan was protecting Princess Yian.
She was a little confused: "Tan'er?"
Liu Tan looked at Zhao Pingjun coldly and asked, "Even if Princess Yi'an always strikes out, there's always a reason. Yesterday, you two quarreled first, and then Princess Yi'an struck out. Why did you quarrel?"
Zhao Pingjun stiffened his neck and said, "What else could it be? Isn't it just about what happened during the day?"
Liu Tan sneered: "Will you tell the truth obediently or let me pry the truth out of your mouth?"
When Liu Tan had no expression on his face and didn't speak, people would be so scared that they couldn't even look at him, not to mention that he looked unfriendly at the moment.
After all, he was a man who had experienced many storms and battles. A weakling like Zhao Pingjun who had lived in Chang'an for many years naturally could not bear it. At this time, his whole body began to tremble.
Chen Ajiao immediately asked: "Zhao Ping, tell the truth!"
Lord Zhao Ping immediately said, "It's... it's nothing. I just heard that the King of the Northern Territory traveled a lot, so I wanted to go and have a candlelit chat with you."
Chen Ajiao knew her nephew very well, and her expression became strange when she heard the words "talk by candlelight at night".
Liu Tan said calmly, "Yes, it's a little late. You really picked the right time to come to me near midnight."
To be honest, anyone who hears about this situation would suspect that this person has bad intentions.
Not to mention that Zhao Pingjun himself was not a good person. He did a lot of despicable things to those who were lower in status than him, either by force or by using tricks.
Chen Ajiao has always known about it, but she usually doesn't care. As long as no one is killed, or even if someone is killed, it can be settled with money, then it's not a problem.
However, she never thought that Zhao Pingjun would dare to set his sights on Liu Tan.
After Chen Ajiao figured it out, she raised her hand and slapped Zhao Pingjun in the face, shouting, "How dare you!"
Perhaps because Chen Ajiao had always been caring towards him and at most just scolded him a few words, Zhao Pingjun was stunned by this slap.
After a long while, he recovered and cried to Chen Ajiao, "Aunt, Aunt, I know I was wrong. I just... couldn't help myself. I have never seen a man more handsome than my brother, so..."
Chen Ajiao was furious: "How dare you say that!"
What was there for Zhao Pingjun to be afraid of? Even if Chen Ajiao got angry, she wouldn't kill him outright.
So Zhao Pingjun knelt down and said, "Aunt, isn't my nephew more reliable than that barbarian? That barbarian dared to covet my younger brother, nephew..."
Before he could finish his words, Liu Tan pulled him up from the ground and punched him.
Zhao Pingjun lay on the ground, his head buzzing. He stared blankly at Liu Tan for a long moment. Liu Tan gritted his teeth and said, "You have such dirty thoughts that you want to drag others into this? A barbarian? He's the dignified King of Wusun of the Han Dynasty, personally recognized by my father and the imperial court. Are you trying to split the Han Dynasty like this?"
He then ignored Zhao Pingjun and turned to Chen Ajiao, saying, "Mother, please handle this matter as you wish. I will take my leave now."
Seeing him leave, Chen Ajiao immediately stood up: "Tan'er!"
Liu Tan said with a stern face, "I'm afraid if I stay any longer I'll stab him to death."
Chen Ajiao: ...
Zhao Pingjun was frightened at this time. He curled up into a ball and watched Liu Tan stride away.
Before Liu Tan left the Pepper Room, he faintly heard Chen Ajiao say angrily, "Hit him!"
He stood outside the Pepper Room and took two quick breaths before he calmed himself down.
He was not lying just now, he really wanted to kill Zhao Pingjun.
The matter between Lu Xuan and him was basically known only to people within a small circle of friends. Even if people outside knew about it, no one would spread it.
Zhao Pingjun actually said it so carelessly and used it as an excuse for his obscene behavior. If Liu Tan had not retained his rationality, I'm afraid blood would have really been splattered in the Pepper Palace.
Liu Tan had just walked out when he saw a eunuch beside Liu Che trotting over and saying, "Your Highness, His Majesty has ordered that you go to the Xuanshi Hall after leaving the Pepper Room."
Liu Tan took a deep breath, rubbed his face, tried to soften his expression, and then said, "Let's go."
When he arrived at the Xuanshi Hall, Liu Che and Liu Ju were both inside. The way they both looked up at Liu Tan made Liu Tan particularly reluctant to go in - is it appropriate for you two to have such gossipy looks on your faces?
Liu Ju asked curiously, "Brother, I just heard that you took Zhao Ping to find your wife. What did Zhao Ping do to make you angry?"
Carry...Okay, this adjective is quite accurate.
Liu Tan frowned slightly. When Liu Che and Liu Ju saw his angry look, they knew that Zhao Pingjun probably deserved a beating again.
Liu Che had a big imagination. He knew that Chen Ajiao had asked Liu Tan to take care of Zhao Pingjun, but he would not specifically ask about such a small matter.
There weren't many things that could make Liu Tan angry, and everyone was well aware of Zhao Pingjun's bad habits.
Liu Che immediately asked, "Did he go to your place at night?"
Liu Tan puffed his cheeks and said angrily, "I didn't make it in time. Sister Yi An stopped him and beat him up."
Liu Ju smiled and said, "Yian did a good job."
Liu Che's eyes turned cold, he touched Liu Tan's head and said, "Wait for your father to vent your anger."
Liu Tan shook his head: "The Queen Mother has already ordered someone to beat him up."
This is the only way to deal with this matter. There is no benefit in making a big fuss about it. Everyone knows what kind of person Zhao Pingjun is. At most, we can only say that Zhao Pingjun was blinded by lust. What else can we do?
However, for Liu Che, it was useless for Zhao Pingjun to just be beaten. He had to find a way to make him feel the pain.
While Liu Che was thinking about this, he suddenly heard Liu Tan say, "Father, I have been away for a long time. There are many matters piling up in the Northern Border Kingdom. I should go back and deal with them as soon as possible."
Liu Che was originally just a little annoyed with Zhao Pingjun. In fact, there were many nobles who were more absurd than him.
But when Liu Tan said he wanted to leave, his annoyance escalated into a desire to really deal with him.
In Liu Che's view, his son was being harassed too much by Zhao Pingjun, and he couldn't really take action, so he simply stayed away to avoid trouble.
In fact, Liu Tan was not worried about Zhao Pingjun's matter.
But Liu Che didn't care. After Chen Ajiao beat Zhao Pingjun and told him to go back and reflect on his mistakes, Liu Che immediately raised his hand and removed the two idle positions held by Zhao Pingjun. He also took away his badge and prevented him from entering the palace at will.
All these were not enough. The title of Zhaoping Jun did not originally come with any fiefdom, but it did come with land for tax collection. Liu Che directly changed the fiefdom to the smallest and poorest county.
Zhao Pingjun's delicate body was beaten until she passed out. When she woke up and heard the news, she fainted again out of heartache.
Liu Tan was indifferent to this. The only thing that concerned him was that from beginning to end, the emperor and the empress had never mentioned asking Zhao Pingjun and his wife to divorce.
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