At this moment, in Dong Zhuo's grange outside Luoyang City, the largest mansion had been given up. In other words, this house was prepared for two people to move in from the beginning, and from the beginning of the establishment of the Grange, this house was empty.

All the while, it was empty and unoccupied. Since Liu Xie appeared at the beginning, the house finally had its original owner, and then the Empress Dowager Dong appeared, and the owner of the house became two people.

The house is cleaned and very clean, including the furniture, which has been recently added. Although the grange is the most ordinary grange, and the yard is also very simple, but because of the different people who want to live, Dong Zhuo also specially asked Li Ru to prepare it.

At the very least, you have to make Liu Xie and Empress Dowager Dong trust him, right? What Dong Zhuo wants to present is the appearance of a loyal and good general.

He tried his best to satisfy what he had and what he could give. Otherwise, when Hua Xiong was ordered to rob the Empress Dowager Dong back, he would not have given up killing all the palace maids present because of Empress Dowager Dong's request, and only killed those soldiers and eunuchs.

This lies in Dong Zhuo's request and instructions at the beginning. Dong Zhuo left a good impression on the Empress Dowager Dong, and only in this way can he gain more trust and facilitate his next planning.

The Grange is still the same as ever, there has been no change, but the house in the middle has been inhabited. The rest of the place has not changed at all, including the people in the Grange, but because of the arrival of the owner who was waiting for the Grange, the vigilance of the Grange has been fully raised. Now the grange is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and all the soldiers on guard are arranged around the house.

However, it is more of a secret sentinel, and when guarding against external enemies, it is also guarding against some irrational behaviors that Liu Xie and Empress Dowager Dong may make in the house. This was arranged by Li Ru, and it was also arranged with Dong Zhuo's acquiescence, and it was precisely because the things planned were too important that there could be no mistakes or omissions.

Otherwise, if the disappearance of Empress Dowager Dong and Liu Xie here is known by people outside, no matter what his reason is, no matter who knows, Dong Zhuo will eventually fall into a place of no return. What's more, what they were planning in the first place was the kind of secret that they couldn't let others know.

Don't let Empress Dowager Dong and Liu Xie do some irrational behavior, this is a must, the old old, the young, just so, Dong Zhuo still won't let down his vigilance. After all, Liu Xie is still a teenager and doesn't know much about things, although Empress Dowager Dong is just an old woman who usually lives in the deep palace, she knows so many things and has seen so many things, which Dong Zhuo dare not underestimate.

History has always shown one thing, women are not simple, and women in the palace are even more not simple. After all, I don't know how many people died at the hands of women, including Han Xin, Xiao He, such famous generals and ministers, saying that they would die in the hands of Empress Lu?

They didn't believe it themselves, but it really happened.

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru both made the worst plan, that is, the Empress Dowager Dong saw through them, and was doing false and wrongful things with them, secretly planning how to get out. It's also possible, not impossible.

But what about these? As long as you watch them closely, let people see them firmly, with the palace maids around the Empress Dowager Dong, they can't even run out of the grange, let alone go to ventilate and report the news. A little closer, Queen He hated them so much that she wanted to kill them all.

Empress Dowager Dong and Liu Xie, in such a situation, can only rely on him, and can no longer rely on others. Dong Zhuo believes that the Empress Dowager Dong should understand this very well, but people always have to be on guard, right?

Believe? I believe it's a little too cheap.

In the grange, the palace ladies stood on both sides of the hall, and their posture was exactly the same as in the palace before, and they had not changed. It's just that this is not the palace, but the people they serve are still the same, they are still the queen mother, and there is an extra prince's association.

For the palace ladies, life is very much like it hasn't changed. The palace maid who served the Queen Mother for the longest time still remembers the scene when she served the Queen Mother and the prince in the palace at that time. At that time, the prince was fostered under the knees of the queen mother, so at that time, they had to take care of the daily life of the queen mother and the prince Xie.

If it hasn't changed, it won't be there. The ladies remembered the scene that had happened a few days ago, the day when the blood flowed in the inn, and the flames that had burned behind them after they had left. I remember that even at night, some palace maids often wake up from the nightmare of that night when they are asleep.

This made the palace maids tremble, but fortunately, the queen mother was there, and these vicious soldiers didn't dare to do anything to them, probably this was the only comfort left.

They can only take care of the Queen Mother and the Prince Association more attentively, and only in this way can their role be reflected. Otherwise, if one day the Queen Mother has no way to protect them, they also know what the outcome will be. At the very least, serve a little better, and you should be more likely to stay when the time comes.

After Dong Zhuo left, the defense in the grange was completely taken over by Xu Rong. With Xu Rong's ability, the defense of the entire grange was arranged by him without the slightest gap, so Empress Dowager Dong and Liu Xie have lived very calmly here these days, without any waves.

"Imperial grandmother." Liu Xie, who was sitting in the lower position, spoke.

"Xie'er, what's the matter?" Turning back from her contemplation, Empress Dowager Dong asked gently, and her kind gaze turned to Liu Xie.

Now in her eyes, there is only this grandson who has grown up since she was a child. As for Liu Wei, the son of that woman, when she thought of that woman, Empress Dowager Dong felt a little haze in her heart.

Dong Zhuo's words, she didn't fully believe the words of General Xizhonglang. It was only after this that she thought about it carefully, and suddenly realized that it was really possible that things were really like what Dong Zhuo said, all of which were the methods used by the woman of the He family to kill her.

That's right, let her go to the river, and then she dies in the river. Even if the ministers in the court had any doubts, there was no way to find the slightest clue. Because by the time the ministers arrived, all traces had been covered, and it was impossible to find anything more.

After thinking about it, Empress Dowager Dong realized that she used to think about the woman He family, but she was completely wrong. She thought that He Shi was just jealous, but she didn't expect that she was such a vicious woman that even she would be killed.

Coupled with the experience of the emperor and grandson Xie, this made the Empress Dowager Dong have to suspect that even the emperor's death was related to the He family.

"Imperial grandmother, General Dong's words seem to be trying to use us, right?" Liu Xie thought about it and said.

"Yes, Xie'er really thinks so?" Empress Dowager Dong first looked around, and only then did she relax after seeing that the palace maids who came out of the palace with her in the vicinity.

These palace maids are all palace maids who serve her closely, and only in this way will they go out of the palace with her. The words of these palace maids belong to the group that can be trusted, not only have they stayed by her side long enough, but now she is the only one who can rely on her

If these people can't believe it, then she really doesn't have anyone to believe anymore. In the presence of other people, she would not let Liu Xie say these words, otherwise it would be a great disadvantage if it fell into Dong Zhuo's ears.

Just like these palace maids can only rely on her, if he and Liu Xie are now, there is only one Dong Zhuo who can only rely on her. Only by relying on the power of Zhonglang and Dong Zhuo can we set things right, clear the power of the woman He from the court, and let the blood of the emperor, the prince's association, truly ascend the throne and continue the royal family.

As for the prince's argument? has the blood of that woman, and now when Empress Dowager Dong thinks of it, she is very displeased. Let such a person succeed to the throne, she will not agree to it anyway! Not to mention, when the emperor was alive, he never set up a crown prince, she knew that this was because she was hesitating, if there were not so many obstacles, the most likely to become the crown prince was the prince's association!

"Grandson has been thinking a lot about it these days, but he can't think of the reason why General Dong helped us like this anyway, and if I look at it now, it can only be because of some reason, to use me and the imperial grandmother to achieve some of his goals." Liu Xie looked at the Empress Dowager Dong and said cautiously.

Although young. But he already knew too much, in the palace. When I lived in the old days. I have suffered from crises I don't know how many times. Just like the eunuchs in the palace, many of the eunuchs who helped him wanted to get her father's attention from him, otherwise how could these eunuchs carry the influence of the He family and be so kind to help him?

There is no such thing as love and hate for no reason.

Empress Dowager Dong nodded approvingly, Liu Xie's words were something that many teenagers of this age couldn't say. Liu Xie, who is so smart, naturally the emperor was interested in him at the beginning, and if he wanted him to become the crown prince and finally become the emperor, there would be no problems at all.

What Liu Xie saw, she also saw, and also saw a deeper part

Shaking her head, Empress Dowager Dong said earnestly: "Xie'er, the important thing is not to be used, but that there is no value in use. Besides, the royal family has never been the kind of courtier who asks for it. The current payment is just for the future, many things, don't care about the gains and losses in front of you, you have to see the future,"

"Later?" Liu Xie nodded thoughtfully, but most of his face was confused.

(End of chapter)