Chapter 231 Bo Qiaohui 43
"Why do you ask that, nephew?"
Bo Qiaohui didn't answer her question first, but instead asked a question in return. But this tacit attitude already explained a lot.
Although her nephew did have some feelings for Liu Wu, nothing was more important to her than her sister's happiness. She would never do anything her sister didn't want her to do.
"I just feel that my sister seems to have some concerns." She had already sentenced Liu Wu to death in her heart and planned to go back tomorrow. She would come back when Liu Wu left.
Bo Qiaohui couldn't help but sigh that her nephew was indeed smart and considerate. If they were not half-siblings, even if Liu Wu was the King of Liang, she would have many ways to make him stay loyal to his sister.
"Sister, I don't object to you being friends, but he's not a good man. Liu Wu is arrogant and extravagant, and he was only able to stay in Liang thanks to Dou Changjun's advice. Even so, he has countless beauties in his palace."
Qiao Hui patted her nephew gently over and over again, her voice soft and slow, "Even if His Majesty now treats the people in the palace as mere decorations, I wouldn't dare to assert that I will be the only one in his life."
"But I know my nephew has such a good wish, right?"
The nephew lay on his sister's lap and nodded gently, "Big brother and the others have signed a document and sworn an oath with my sister-in-law. If you dare to have another lover in the future, even if I kill my husband, I will be innocent."
"The same goes for Aunt Xueyuan and General Zhou. As for my sister and His Majesty, although we can't predict what will happen in the future, at least right now, even His Majesty is devoted to my sister. Naturally, I also want to find a husband like her, otherwise I'd rather not marry."
"Our nephew is ambitious. I hope you can always stay true to your heart and not be blinded by temporary love and forget your most important bottom line. I'm sure you already have a plan for how to get along with His Highness Prince Liang in the future."
The two sisters exchanged a few words, explaining that after that night, Bo Jiyuan had intended to return home, but unexpectedly, Liu Wu had discovered her address and even prepared gifts for her family. Although the reason was not stated, seeing their daughter, who had originally planned to stay in the palace for a short time, hurried home and then the King of Liang sent gifts, they naturally had their suspicions.
Mo Li, in particular, understood the terrifying power of love. Even though her daughter appeared to be acting rational and self-possessed, she didn't dare to let her guard down. The next day, she entered the palace alone and met directly with Empress Dowager Dou.
No one knows what the two talked about, but from that day on, Empress Dowager Dou began to urge Prince Liang to return to his fiefdom intentionally or unintentionally. However, Liu Wu, who had always been filial and obedient, ignored his mother's words for the first time and remained in Chang'an City until Dou Changjun resolved the affairs of Liang. After waiting for Prince Liang to come, he came to Chang'an alone out of worry.
"Wu'er, didn't you say you'd be back in Liang in a month at most to live your carefree life? Your uncle has been waiting for you for two whole months. Do you know how worried I was?" Dou Changjun saw that Liu Wu was absent-minded and kept looking outside. He tapped his forehead in annoyance and said, "What's out there? I think your soul is about to be taken away."
"Uncle, I really have something to do. You've been so tired all this way, why don't you go back to the post station and rest? Or... you've arrived at the palace and haven't paid your respects to the Queen Mother yet, so why don't you go see her first? If there's anything else, we can talk when I get back."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man had already run away. Dou Changjun couldn't even say a word to stop him, and could only look at Liu Wu's back with worry.
"Chang Jun pays homage to the Queen Mother, and wishes her everlasting happiness."
Dou Changjun, unable to get an answer from Liu Wu, still came to the Empress Dowager. After paying his respects, he happened to meet the eyes of the beautiful woman in palace attire beside Dou Yifang. Judging from her attire, she was Liu Qi's wife, the current Empress of the Han Dynasty. Dou Changjun hurriedly paid his respects to the Empress, but was supported by Bo Qiaohui:
"My uncle is my elder, so there's really no need for this." Bo Qiaohui said with a smile, then looked at the Queen Mother. "Since my uncle is here, I'm sure he wants to catch up with you on some old times. I won't bother you."
"Oh, by the way, mother has been feeling a bit dizzy lately. The imperial physician prescribed some medicine, and she needs to take it again today. Yan'er will bring the medicine later. I'll have to trouble my uncle to advise mother that good medicine tastes bitter, so don't throw it away secretly again."
After saying this, Qiaohui didn't even look at the two people's expressions, and turned around and left with her people.
"Hahaha, sister, you actually get lectured by others sometimes."
Dou Changjun couldn't hold back his laughter almost as soon as the Empress closed the palace door. Dou Yifang, who was sitting at the top of the table, also protested somewhat embarrassedly for the first time: "Those medicines... are too bitter. Drinking them makes even my heart bitter."
As they were talking, Yan'er came in carrying a bowl of medicine. Dou Yifang frowned at the bitter taste of the medicine and said subconsciously, "Pour out this bowl quickly."
"That won't do. How can you not take your medicine when you're sick? Didn't you see what the Queen said just now: good medicine tastes bitter. Sister, drink it quickly while it's hot so it can work better."
Dou Changjun walked over and was about to take the tray of medicine when she glanced at it and a smile welled up in her eyes: "Sister, your taste is still so good."
Dou Yifang didn't understand why he suddenly said this. When Dou Changjun put the plate on the table in front of her, she saw that in addition to a large bowl of thick bitter medicine, there was also a plate of candied hawthorn. (Thanks to Sister Mei for the recipe)
"She's a good child, but it's not me who has good taste, it's the Empress Dowager...who has good taste." Dou Yifang took the bowl and drank the bitter medicine with emotion. Dou Changjun beside her quickly picked up a hawthorn and handed it to her. Seeing that Dou Yifang felt less uncomfortable after eating the candied hawthorn, he regained interest in chatting with her:
"The Empress Dowager was clearly trying to protect the Bo family. Ultimately, it's because you agreed to this marriage that the Han Dynasty has another good queen. That's why my brother said you have good vision."
"Don't be so joking. You've only just arrived today to see Wu'er? It's rare for you to come back, so I should let you stay for a few more days, but I hope you can take Wu'er back as soon as possible."
Dou Changjun's originally frivolous expression turned serious: "Did Wu'er do something wrong? Or Your Majesty..."
"If it were these things, since I'm their mother, you and I could still intervene. But emotions are the most unpredictable in the world."
Dou Yifang was not only sad but also terrified. In her eyes, the encounter between her nephew Bo and Liu Wu was already filled with an unspeakable fate, and the news brought by Mo Li made her tremble even more.
As half-siblings, she subconsciously regarded them as a pair of siblings. So when Liu Wu showed obvious affection for Bo Nie, she only regarded it as the affection between relatives, but ignored the fact that the relatives did not know each other at all. Faced with the natural closeness of blood, they might mistakenly think it was a signal of heartbeat and a sign of love.
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