It was a night that was destined to be unpeaceful, and the queen slammed her head against the wall when she returned from blaming herself for killing her three sons. The collision was very ferocious, and the doctors were busy all night, but they couldn't save the person after all.

Zhiyao cried very fiercely on the side, although he was not valued by the queen on weekdays, but after all, mother and son were connected. He had just lost his three brothers, and at this time he had lost his mother, and the discomfort in his heart was not just talking.

Liu Heng raised his head and looked at the sky, it was dark and dreary, without any traces of brightness. Yifang stood quietly behind him, not making a sound, just silently accompanying him. After experiencing such a thing, there must be a process of relaxation, and no one can help in this process, only on his own, and Zhiyao is the same.

"Yifang, do you think it could be that this king has done something wrong, and God is punishing this king?" Liu Heng had tears in his eyes, but as a king, he could only let the tears roll in his eyes, but he couldn't let them fall.

Yifang stepped forward and hugged him gently: "How come? The king has always been a wise king, and these things are beyond his control and have nothing to do with what the king does. ”

Yifang accompanied Liu Heng all night, and returned to the palace the next day when it was just dawn. But as soon as she went back, she got even worse news, which came from Empress Dowager Lu. Teng Ling showed her the note that someone didn't know who put in the Guangyang Palace, which was the deadline given to her by the Empress Dowager Lu, but it was only one month.

Yi Fang suddenly remembered the previous instructions of the Empress Dowager Lu, there were too many things that had happened these days, so that she had no time to take care of her real task as a meticulous worker. I haven't delivered the message for a while, and it is inevitable that the Empress Dowager Lu will be in a hurry.

"Tengling, it seems that we have to hurry up to listen to the affairs of the court, but in the current state of the king, I really can't bear it." Yifang is really tangled.

Teng Ling also frowned: "Yes, if the beauty is just the king's concubine, not the Empress Dowager Lu's fine work, how good it would be!" ”

Although Yifang was also looking forward to this, after all, he couldn't make his wishes come true, so he still had to do what Empress Dowager Lu wanted. It's just that before she had time, Chang'an sent a messenger. These envoys brought a box of shortbread to Liu Heng and Empress Dowager Bo, and there were no other rewards, only this box of shortbread.

According to Empress Dowager Lu's intentions, these shortbreads were given to Liu Heng and Empress Dowager Bo to eat on the spot the day before the envoy left Daiguo. Prior to this, the emissary would stay in the country for a certain period of time.

Yifang was worried, and always felt that there was something wrong with these shortbreads, so he inquired about the location where the shortbreads were stored.

"Tengling, what do you think Empress Dowager Lu means?"

The slave thought that if it was just to deliver a box of shortbread, there was no need to send several people. Maybe it's to monitor our situation, or to pass on the news. ”

Yifang nodded in agreement: "If there is news coming here, it must be hidden in that shortbread." ”

"Shall we take a look?"

"Of course."

That night, Liu Hengqiang invited those envoys with spirit, and Empress Dowager Bo also wanted to attend, but in the middle of the banquet, she left in a hurry. Rong Yang said that she was going back to sober up after she was drunk, and the messengers had no objections.

At this time, Yifang and Tengling also successfully touched the place where the shortbread was stored. They took only a small lantern and gently opened the box, revealing only a plate of ordinary shortbread. The shortbread seemed to be bigger than usual, Yifang thought about it, then tore the cake open, and sure enough, he found a note inside, and the same was true in several other shortbreads.

Yifang put away the notes, replaced them with the shortbread prepared in advance, and took the original plate out. They were in a hurry, and although they took care of the shortbread, they couldn't find a pair of eyes at the door.

Empress Dowager Bo came when Yifang was secretly changing shortbread, but she didn't see her take out those notes, so she naturally understood what Yifang was doing.

"Queen Mother, what should we do now? I was going to come over and steal the shortbread, but I didn't expect the plain beauty to take the lead. Rong Yang asked in a low voice.

"The mourning family didn't expect her to have such thoughts, but the mourning family really misunderstood her in the past." Empress Dowager Bo looked at Yifang's distant back, "She was worried that the shortbread was poisonous, so she dared to take the risk to replace it, which can be regarded as having a heart for Heng'er." ”

At this time, Yifang didn't know that Empress Dowager Bo trusted her by mistake. If she had arrived a little earlier, I am afraid that everything would have been different, but the providence was like this, and Yifang could be regarded as having escaped a catastrophe.

The messengers would not open the shortbread to inspect before they brought it, and naturally they did not know what the shortbread contained in it looked like, so they did not find any clues. It's just that at the banquet on the last day, Empress Dowager Bo looked at Yifang from time to time, which made her a little uncomfortable.

Soon after this incident, Wen Jiayi's belly also grew bigger, and Liu Heng arranged for a doctor to take care of her, but she was still not allowed to go out. It's just that I heard that the Empress Dowager Bo was very busy during this time, she used to have a niece who was living in the people, and she had sent people to look for it for many years but there was no news, but recently she suddenly had a clue.

Empress Dowager Bo was overjoyed by this, and asked those who went out to look for people to increase their efforts. Sure enough, Huang Tian lived up to his wishes, and within half a month, they really let them find this niece who had been lost for many years. Empress Dowager Bo deliberately went out of the palace to meet with this niece, and she was very happy for a few days, but after bringing people back to the palace, she had to let Liu Heng make her a concubine.

Liu Henggang was very disagreeable at first, he could love this cousin who had not met for a long time, but he really couldn't accept her as a concubine. But I don't know what the Empress Dowager Bo and Liu Heng talked about, but after a few days, he agreed, and personally issued an order to make the Empress Dowager Bo's niece a beauty.

Not only that, three days after this thin beauty was affected by the wind, Liu Heng held a family banquet in the palace to welcome her arrival, and also let her meet the sisters in the harem.

Empress Dowager Bo sat very happily on the high seat, and the smile on her face never stopped. Liu Heng looked at Yifang from time to time, and the apology on his face was clearly visible. She smiled and shook her head, saying that she was okay, it was a common thing for new concubines to be concubines, although Yifang was a little sour in her heart, but reason told her that she didn't have to worry about these things.

The thin beauty appeared with the singers and performed a dance with a veil, and there was a feeling of holding the pipa and half-covering her face. But Yi Fang looked at her figure, but it felt very familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before.

After the dance, Yifang was still thinking about this problem, and the thin beauty had already stepped forward and saluted Liu Heng and the Empress Dowager Bo.

"The concubine sees the king, the queen mother."

"Good boy, get up." Empress Dowager Bo hurriedly raised her hand towards her, and then turned to everyone and introduced, "This is the newly sealed Bo Beauty." ”

After speaking, he beckoned to Bo Meiren: "Come, Chu Ruo, sit beside the mourning family." ”

When Yifang heard this name, he was surprised. Fang Cai's dancing posture already reminded her of the scene when she was in the dance workshop of the Chang'an Palace and watched Chu Ruo dance. I thought it was just a similar body, but I didn't expect it to be her.

Yifang watched Chu Ruo slowly pull off the veil, revealing a face that she hadn't seen for a long time, it was indeed her. It's just that how did she end up here, and she became the niece of the Empress Dowager Bo, wasn't she sent to Beili County by herself? Yifang had too many questions in his heart to ask Chu Ruo, but this was at the night banquet, even if they were not far apart, they couldn't say a word.

Yifang couldn't let go, and looked at Chu Ruo from time to time throughout the night banquet, but Chu Ruo didn't give her a single look, as if she hadn't noticed her at all. But Yi Fang thought in her heart, if she knew that she had come to Daiguo, since this was the case, she should have known that she would also appear at this banquet.

"Yifang, is that the Chu Ruo we know?" Zili was also a little surprised, and leaned into Yifang's ear and whispered.

Yifang nodded: "It should be, it's just ......"

"It's just a little strange, I remember that Chu Ruo used to be very shy, and he was trembling when he talked to his master. The generous woman who talked and laughed with the Queen Mother above was really the first one in the past? Zili really couldn't believe it.

"People change, maybe the first years have grown, but it's always a good thing." Yifang looked at the lively Chu Ruo and smiled, "Is it the Chu Ruo from the past, let's wait for the banquet to end, let's go to her and ask if we will know." ”

Zili nodded, but he still couldn't let go of it in his heart. She always felt that Chu Ruo's sudden appearance was a little strange, and there was a strange defense in her heart, Zili didn't know where this feeling came from, but it was faintly uneasy.

finally stayed up until the end of the night banquet, and the Empress Dowager Bo talked to Chu Ruo for a while, and then reluctantly returned to the palace. It stands to reason that Liu Heng has a new concubine, and she is going to Churuo Palace tonight, so she has to hurry back to prepare. Yifang also retreated again and again, and quickly followed.

"The first one, the first one." Yi Fang followed again and again, rushed to the front and stopped her.

"I've seen a plain beauty." Chu Ruo's face was full of indifference, and he only followed the rules and saluted Yifang, who was more senior but had the same share.

"Chu Ruo, you ...... What's wrong? Once upon a time in Chang'an...... Yifang said this, but was interrupted by Chu Ruomeng.

"The matter of Chang'an is in the past, so don't mention it again."

"Chu Ruo, why do you talk like that? In the past, you were bullied many times, and Yifang helped you out. Zili finally couldn't help but say.

"Su Mei has been the master of the palace for so long, don't you know how to manage the slaves and maids?" Chu Ruo looked at Zili condescendingly, "The master is talking, how can you be a slave and maid to interject?" ”

"You!"

"Zili, since Bo Meiren doesn't want to mention the past, let's go first!" Yifang stopped Zili, who took a step forward, and silently blocked her behind her.