This question really stumped Lü Lingqi.
After thinking for a long time, she replied calmly, "I think it's enough to serve Your Majesty well. It's not up to us to decide which concubine Your Majesty will favor."
"And... I really don't compete for favors."
She has always remembered what her father Lü Bu said to her before entering the palace, asking her to serve Son of Heaven well and give birth to Dragon Heir, so that she can become Empress in the future.
Anyway, no matter how hard we fought, Empress's Position couldn't fall to anyone else's head.
Of course, she does not compete for favor.
She only knows how to dance with guns and sticks.
Big Xiao Qiao looked at each other after hearing this.
They all saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.
If they had a father as powerful as Lü Lingqi, they would definitely compete for Your Majesty's favor.
I can only say that Lü Lingqi is too straight-tempered. In this Imperial Harem, I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.
Pepper Chamber Hall.
After Noble Lady Fu, Zhen Mi and others left one after another, Empress Fu leaned on Soft Couch alone and murmured, "Where did he come from? Could it be that Lady Wang really gave birth to twins back then?"
While she was deep in thought, a familiar voice came into her ears.
"Empress is very satisfied with your performance just now. I have decided to give you some rewards."
Empress Fu looked up suddenly and saw Liu Xie dressed in Son of Heaven’s Court Dress walking in.
At first glance, she couldn't tell whether it was Pretender Emperor or Son of Heaven.
Chapter 232 Changes in Empress Fu
Liu Xie walked up to Empress Fu, looked down at this stubborn and disciplined woman, and showed off her peak acting skills.
In his eyes, there were three parts pain, three parts regret, three parts anger and one part love.
"Not long after Zitong entered the palace, he was kidnapped by Dong Zhuo with me and went to Chang'an. In the following years, he never lived a peaceful life, which was really hard on you. But even so, you shouldn't not be able to recognize me!"
Empress Fu After hearing the word "Zitong", her delicate body trembled and her pupils suddenly shrank.
Zitong was the emperor's name for Empress, but she had only heard these two words from Son of Heaven when he was established as Empress five years ago.
After that, he wandered all the way, escaping from Chang'an, Return East Luoyang, and was kidnapped by Cao Cao to Xu County.
During this period, Son of Heaven never called her Zitong.
Even Noble Lady Dong is his favorite.
Empress Fu:"You..."
Liu Xie, however, did not give her a chance to speak. She turned sideways to face Empress Fu, with her hands behind her back, and raised her head to look out the window at a 45-degree angle, showing a look of nostalgia and emotion.
"When I was young, Dong Zhuo entered the capital and caused trouble in the imperial court. I saw with my own eyes the emperor's brother sitting dejectedly on Dragon Throne, crying, but I did not dare to resist Dong Zhuo."
"That scene will never be forgotten by me."
"At that moment I was thinking, if I ascend the throne as emperor, I will never let anyone hold me hostage, and I will never become the treacherous minister of any Puppet."
"As long as there is an opportunity, I will seize it with all my strength! I will imitate Emperor Guangwu Emperor Guangwu to sweep the world and defeat all the enemies."
"Later, the imperial brother was deposed, and Dong Zhuo made me the emperor. I am not the imperial brother, and I will not be Puppet, let alone surrender to Dong Zhuo's overwhelming power!"
"Gradually, under my planning, we finally got a turn for the better."
Having said this, Liu Xie paused deliberately.
If Empress Fu has the idea of continuing to listen, then continue to make up and use her to play a game of chess again.
If she has no intention of listening, then this will be the last time Liu Xie steps into the Pepper Chamber Hall. From now on, Pepper Chamber Hall will be completely sealed off. Not only Empress Fu, but also the maids inside are not allowed to go out.
Empress Fu looked at Liu Xie's profile and his determined eyes, and couldn't help but think:
"Son of Heaven was fashionable and dared to scold Dong Zhuo when he was young. But when he grew up, he did not dare to scold Guo Si Li Jue Cao Cao and others. He was reduced to their Puppet, crying in the palace every day. In just a few years, he became a completely different person."
Seeing Liu Xie pause, she couldn't help but ask, "What's the turning point?"
Liu Xie suppressed the rising corners of his mouth, turned around and looked at Empress Fu, and asked, "Empress, do you know who raised me?"
Empress Fu frowned and said, "Son of Heaven lost his mother when he was young and was raised by Grand Empress Dowager."
If you answer directly, it will feel like you are acknowledging the identity of Liu Xie in disguise.
So she only said Son of Heaven, not Liu Xie.
Liu Xie didn't care about Empress Fu's little thoughts, nodded and said:
"I lost my mother when I was young and grew up under the care of Grand Empress Dowager. Later, Grand Empress Dowager was attacked by He Jin Poisoning. There were only some Grand Empress Dowager left to serve me, Eunuch."
"After I ascend the throne, I will not have any military power. Without military power, I will become Puppet like Dong Zhuo."
"Later, with God's mercy, I finally found a person who looked exactly like me from among the people. So we came up with the plan of Stealing Heaven and Replacing the Sun, and I got rid of the hostage and came to Ye City."
"Yuan Shao is the most powerful prince in the world after Dong Zhuo. However, there are many factions within him, and they attack each other. As long as I work step by step, I may not be unable to obtain Yuan Shao's Founding Base."
"Three years later, I succeeded. I drove Yuan Shao out of Ye City, and recovered Wei Commandery, Yangping Commandery, and Guangping Commandery, and Xu Province of Lü Bu. I have 40,000 soldiers and hold great power. I only need to conquer Qing Province to recover the entire territory of Ji Province."
"At that time, Xu Province, Qing Province, and Ji Province will be connected together, and Unification of the North will be just around the corner. In this way, there will be Founding Base of Guangwu. Why worry about the world being unfair?"
Empress Fu looked at Liu Xie who was getting more and more energetic, listened to how he drove away Yuan Shao step by step, and listened to his ambition to dominate the world, he felt admiration in his heart.
She had to admit that if the position were changed to Xu County, she would never be where she is today.
After hesitating for a moment, she still asked, "You have nothing to do with the person Xu County? Are they not twin brothers?"
Liu Xie shook his head, walked slowly to Empress Fu, and sat down on her Soft Couch.
Empress Fu's body tensed up, but he still didn't pull away.
Liu Xie smiled slightly in his heart, he had no idea about Empress Fu.
This move was just a small test, which showed that Empress Fu's heart had finally changed, and it was by no means as peaceful as it seemed.
"What kind of twin brothers are there?"
"I said that he is a shadow and a substitute found from the people."
"Empress still doesn't believe that Stealing Heaven and Replacing the Sun swapped Son of Heaven's package, so I'll talk to you about it."
Hearing this sentence, Empress Fu's eyes lit up.
Why do Yang Biao and her father Fu Wan firmly believe that Son of Heaven has been switched?
Even Dong Cheng, as the most trusted person by Son of Heaven, regards Son of Heaven of Xu County as Pretender Emperor.
This doubt has been buried in her heart for a long time.
Liu Xie said, "Since Empress knows that I was raised by Grand Empress Dowager, he must also know the relationship between Dong Cheng and me."
Dong Cheng!
Liu Xie did not mention Empress Fu, which was expected, Yang Biao and Fu Wan, but Dong Cheng was mentioned alone, which shocked her.
She subconsciously remembered everything about Dong Cheng.
Dong Cheng, Ji Province Hejian Dong Family, nephew of Grand Empress Dowager.
When Son of Heaven fled all the way from Chang'an to Luoyang, Dong Cheng was always by his side. He was born in Hejian Dong Family. There was indeed a way to secretly send Son of Heaven to Ji Province.
When Son of Heaven returned to Luoyang, Han Xian disrupted the government affairs, and it was Dong Cheng who transferred Cao Cao to Beijing, so that Cao Cao welcomed Son of Heaven Move the Capital Xu County.
At these two points in time, Dong Cheng has the opportunity to switch Son of Heaven.
Could it be that the reason why Cao Cao was allowed to enter Beijing to welcome Son of Heaven was to protect the real Son of Heaven who entered Ye City alone to seek for Yuan Shao Founding Base?
Otherwise, how can we explain that Dong Cheng suddenly decided that Son of Heaven was fake when Xu County happened.
You must know that at that time, Son of Heaven trusted him the most and doted on his daughter Noble Lady Dong.
Empress Fu didn't want to think about it, let alone question Son of Heaven of Xu County's identity.
But this series of clues connected together had to make her think wildly.
Liu Xie continued, "After Pretender Emperor escaped from Xu County, under the escort of Tiger Guard, he did not go to Liu Biao, but went all the way to Shou County to look for Lü Bu. Do you know why Empress?"
Empress Fu opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer.
If Son of Heaven of Xu County is really the orthodox Han Dynasty, the first choice place must be Jing Province, not the place where Lü Bu is located.
The only explanation is that he was afraid that Liu Biao would find out his identity and lead to death.
For a moment, she was confused.
If Xu County is not Son of Heaven, how should she deal with herself?
Liu Xie saw that Empress Fu's mood was completely confused and said again:
"Now, Lü Bu has ordered people to escort Pretender Emperor to Ye City."
"As my substitute, I am willing to give him a dignified death, but he is so audacious that he wants to turn falsehood into truth!"
While observing Empress Fu's expression, Liu Xie said, "Pretender Emperor was rebellious and had to be killed. The reason why I didn't let Lü Bu and Dong Cheng kill Pretender Emperor immediately was because he was still valuable..."
He fully revealed his plan on how to use Pretender Emperor to take down Qing Province, and then dressed up Dong Cheng as the loyal minister who had betrayed Son of Heaven.
Anyway, Dong Cheng cannot survive in the escort team of Cao Xing.
Put all the credit for the package swap of Son of Heaven on his head, and let him die without any evidence.
Empress Fu Hearing this, everyone seemed a little lost.
I don't know whether it's because Emperor Xian of Han has become a chess piece in a plot to capture Qing Province and will definitely die, or because she mistakenly identified Son of Heaven.
Liu Xie was very satisfied when he saw this, and stood up and said, "Zitong, please rest and recuperate. I will come to see you in a few days with the reward for you."
After that, he left Pepper Chamber Hall.
He was thinking about how Empress Fu could use her to play a big game and gain more benefits if he really believed his lies.
Empress Fu looked at Liu Xie's back and murmured to himself, "But why don't you answer me some secrets that only Son of Heaven and I know? Or was it already switched before then?"