Empress Dowager Liu, in order to avoid being laughed at by the crowd, complimented the emperor against her will, saying, "Your Majesty is truly thoughtful. I am old after all, and I cannot think as thoroughly as you do."
"It's all thanks to my mother's good teachings,"
The emperor walked down the stairs. Although the mother and son were smiling, a crack appeared in their hearts.
"Your Majesty, this is a token of my identity."
Master Liu Er broke free from the restraints on his body, raised his eyebrows and glared coldly at the two servants who had just used great strength to hold him down.
His arm was extremely sore now, and even through the thick clothes, he could still guess that his arm must be bruised.
He reached into his bosom and fumbled carefully before pulling out a square jade pendant with a cloud pattern carved on the front and a "willow" character in the middle.
On the flat back of the jade pendant, there is a character "二" carved.
Every generation of children born in the Liu family has a token that represents their identity.
"Hello Queen Mother, Your Majesty, and Prime Minister Liu!"
Master Liu Er held the jade pendant in both hands and bowed to the three people again.
The servant stepped forward and presented the jade pendant to the emperor.
The emperor took it in his hand and looked at it carefully. He had heard of it as a symbol of the Liu family's status.
"Queen Mother, it really is my second uncle."
As the emperor spoke, he handed the jade pendant to the empress dowager.
It was not an inquiry, nor was it to seek the empress dowager's opinion. With just one word, the emperor completely confirmed the identity of Mr. Liu Er.
Empress Dowager Liu looked at the emperor in shock for a long time. She was furious, but she had to defend her motherly love and filial piety on the surface.
"I haven't seen you for many years. You've changed so much, I was mistaken for you."
Empress Dowager Liu glanced at the jade pendant but did not take it. How could she lose face in public with the emperor?
He could only turn around and look at Master Liu Er who was kneeling in the hall, with a hint of resentment in his tone.
"Someone, quickly help Master Liu up."
"Please take a seat."
The emperor quickly ordered someone to give his second uncle a seat.
Prime Minister Liu was unwilling to give up, so he looked at Empress Dowager Liu, trying to find the last glimmer of hope.
After all, this second brother has been away from home for many years.
Now that he's back, he's naturally unwilling to accept it.
The Liu family is wealthy and powerful. Even if the second brother is born out of wedlock, if the family really wants to be divided, he can still take away a lot of property.
How could he be willing?
"Brother, I haven't heard from you for many years. Now that I've returned, I think you must have suffered a lot out there. Please take good care of me in the future."
The emperor has already proved his identity to the second brother, so it is naturally not appropriate to say anything more now.
If there were any more disputes, it would only make the Liu family a laughing stock. Therefore, the Queen Mother continued, "Brother, now that our parents are gone, we are the closest people in this world."
"Your Majesty, I will definitely keep your instructions in mind."
Prime Minister Liu had no choice but to give up for now.
…
Halfway through the banquet, no one from the Zhang family showed up.
Prime Minister Liu took a deep breath and thought to himself that today was really unlucky.
After a while, the servant came forward and reported that the Zhang family's carriage was frightened, and Mr. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang fell out of the carriage and were now unconscious. Miss Zhang was so frightened that she couldn't even speak.
At this critical juncture, the Zhang family is in chaos.
Prime Minister Liu looked at his son and ordered, "Something's happened to the Zhang family. After all, your marriage was granted by imperial decree. Go and take a look. Don't let others find fault with our family."
General Liu was chatting and laughing with Aunt Liu.
Suddenly, my father pulled me over and said a lot of things to me.
He sympathized with the Zhang family, but he didn't like Miss Zhang after all.
"Father, you're not married yet, so it's not appropriate for me to go there."
Prime Minister Liu was furious when he saw his son like this, but he couldn't show his anger because of the occasion.
But how can I let my son miss such a good opportunity today?
He gritted his teeth, glared at his son, and lowered his voice, which was filled with anger, "If you don't go to the Zhang family, won't your child be raised under the name of a concubine? Do you, as a father, want your child to be unable to hold his head up in Chang'an in the future?"
"I'm going to talk to you nicely now. If you still refuse to go, then you can take your woman and get out of the Liu family. We will pretend that we don't have a son like you!"
General Liu frowned, looked at his father, and finally compromised.
Zhao Yunzhu sat opposite Prime Minister Liu and his son and saw the quarrel between them.
I was curious.
Linglong stepped forward, moved closer to the young lady, and told her the news she had just received, "Something happened to the Zhang family..."
Zhao Yunzhu suddenly understood that it was because of this matter.
General Liu did not come back until the banquet was over.
After everyone saw off Empress Dowager Liu and the Emperor, Prime Minister Liu saw off the guests one by one.
Zhao Yunzhu walked at the end.
Master Liu Er was walking in front of her. She saw that the previously dignified Concubine Zhu had become a little dazed at some point.
She did not follow Prime Minister Liu to see off the guests, but instead secretly glanced at Master Liu II behind her from time to time.
His expression was complicated.
Zhao Yunzhu could tell at a glance that Master Liu was probably acquainted with Concubine Zhu.
Master Liu sighed and turned around to see Concubine Yun behind him.
"Congratulations, Mr. Liu, you have now returned to the Liu family openly and honestly."
Zhao Yunzhu looked calm.
Master Liu Er's face showed a complicated expression. "Thank you very much. I should also thank Concubine Yun. Otherwise, how could I have come back?"
…
After returning to Prince An's Mansion, Zhao Yunzhu sat cross-legged on the couch, listening to the news Linglong had heard from outside.
"Young General Liu hasn't left the Zhang family yet."
"I heard that the Zhang family is making trouble."
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