It wasn't until the doctor came to diagnose that the news of Yifang's pregnancy was really confirmed.

Liu Heng really wanted to go to the Jiaofang Hall to have a look, sitting in the imperial study, he couldn't even watch the folds, so he couldn't help pacing back and forth. Wu Ping was tired from watching on the sidelines, and couldn't help but persuade.

"Your Majesty, you still care about the queen mother, why don't you go over and take a look?"

Liu Heng didn't reprimand him as usual this time, but thought about it seriously, and finally couldn't help but stand up: "No, I have to go and see her." ”

Wu Ping nodded with relief, but when Liu Heng was walking out, a little eunuch came over with a bowl of lotus seed soup.

"Don't worry, the emperor, let's drink this bowl of lotus seed soup first!" Although the man was wearing eunuch clothes, his temperament did not look like that of a eunuch.

Liu Heng immediately became vigilant and waved his hand at Wu Ping: "You go down and wait first!" ”

After Wu Ping went back, the eunuch stepped forward and put the lotus seed soup in front of Liu Heng: "The emperor is planning to visit the queen?" ”

"How?" Liu Heng had already guessed who he was, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth a little, but he had no choice but to continue to listen to him.

"The queen mother is already frail, and now she is pregnant again, if she is not careful, it will be a loss to both mother and child. Does the emperor still plan to visit the queen? Think again! The eunuch did not speak softly, but made people feel sonorous and powerful.

Liu Heng clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and asked, "Who are you?" What exactly do you want to do? ”

"What we want to do, we will naturally inform the emperor when the time comes. It's just that the poison on the queen's body can't be delayed, and the antidote must be taken every once in a while, if the antidote is not taken on time, the liver and intestines will be broken and die. Seeing that it is about to be the day of taking medicine again, must the emperor violate the agreement with us at this time? ”

Liu Heng's heart trembled, but he pretended not to care on his face: "The imperial doctors in the palace are all very skilled, and over time, they will definitely be able to find out what kind of poison the queen has in, and when the time comes, the poison will be resolved, and none of you will be able to escape." ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, this poison has taken us a long time to develop, it is rare in the world, and it must not be easily unraveled. Besides, we have already said before, if you ask the imperial doctor to diagnose the queen's mother, our people who are hidden in the Jiaofang Hall will do it immediately. Even if we have to be cut by a thousand knives afterwards, it is worth exchanging our lives for the life of the queen mother. ”

"What you want, you can negotiate terms with me, and you don't need to involve the queen."

The eunuch laughed exaggeratedly a few times: "You are the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, the master of this country, and the emperor who is high above, which can be easily shaken by us people." We have been thinking about it for so long, and we finally found the entry point, only the queen mother is your weakness, once we hold the life of the queen mother in our hands, even the supreme emperor has to obediently listen to our words. ”

Liu Heng's fists clenched tighter and tighter, and his fingernails left a few deep marks on his hands, but these people held his most important things in their hands, and no matter how angry they were, they would never tear their faces with them.

"What do you want to do this time?" Liu Heng finally compromised.

"It's nothing, just to give this month's antidote to the emperor." The eunuch smiled a little hideously, "In addition, I want to remind the emperor again, our master doesn't like children very much, and the queen's mother is not born smoothly." ”

"What?!" Liu Heng was extremely angry, and suddenly knocked over the lotus seed soup in front of him, "Do you want me to let the queen miscarry?" ”

"The emperor is wise."

"This is impossible, how can I hurt my own flesh and blood?!" Liu Heng was extremely angry for a while.

"The queen mother and the fetus in the womb can only live one, and this choice is made by the emperor himself." After the eunuch finished speaking, he turned around and left, no longer giving Liu Heng a chance to say more.

It has not been a day or two since he was threatened by this group of people who didn't know their origins, and when they first appeared, Liu Heng didn't care about it, until he saw with his own eyes that two blood marks appeared on Yifang's wrists. Later, he compromised, and then experienced the incident of Yifang falling down the stairs, and he couldn't let it go.

These people seem to have power inside and outside the palace, they lurk in invisible places, I don't know who will be one of them, and I don't know if their actions are in their hands. It was about Yifang's life, Liu Heng didn't dare to gamble. Fortunately, these people have only let him snub Yifang so far, and there are no other more excessive demands. But they are always a bomb buried deep in front of them, and if they are not uprooted, they will surely suffer endlessly.

Liu Heng secretly thought about how to deal with them, but on the surface, he still had to do what they wanted, but this time it made him difficult, did he really want to let this child be stillborn?

"Your Majesty, are we going to Jiaofang Hall now?" Wu Ping was still thinking about this, and as soon as the little eunuch left, he immediately got in.

"No need, I still have a piece of money to be approved, you go and call the imperial doctors who diagnosed the queen, I have something to ask them." Liu Heng sat indifferently.

Wu Ping heard the eunuch say something inside just now, but he didn't know what he said, which made Liu Heng's attitude change greatly. I didn't dare to ask more questions for a while, so I could only go to the imperial doctor as instructed.

Yifang has been staying in the Jiaofang Hall these days, and he hasn't gone out much, except for being depressed, there are no other problems, and the fetus in the womb is very safe.

After Liu Heng learned about these circumstances, his heart was also very happy, but as long as he thought of the eunuch's words, he felt that the whole person was in a trance. He knew he had to make a decision, but he couldn't bear to hurt his child, so he put it off and on.

Although the Yifang is still grounded, the food and clothing are much better, and the door can be opened for ventilation. These days, her mood has calmed down a bit, probably because there is another little life in her body, and her emotions will also be affected by him, and she is no longer as sullen as before.

It's just that quiet days always pass quickly, and in half a month, there are some rumors in the palace. It is difficult to find the source of these words, but everyone is saying this, and it will naturally be heard by the palace people of Jiaofang Palace.

"You can say this carefully, and don't let the mother hear it. Niangniang is now pregnant, and she can't hear these words that affect her mood. Knowing that those people are lying nonsense, the people who will be waiting for Niangniang have also begun to discuss, think for yourself whether it shouldn't be! Teng Ling heard some gossip in the morning, and in the afternoon he gathered the people together and told them.

"Tengling, what are you talking about? What's going on in the palace again? Teng Ling was teaching the palace people a lesson, and Yi Fang suddenly walked out from behind, catching her off guard.

"No, it's nothing, the slave maid is just asking them to take good care of the mother, and nothing else." Teng Ling hurriedly rounded up the words, but what they just said, Yifang also heard some of them, and it must not be as simple as what she said.

"Tengling, tell the truth to this palace." Yi Fang furrowed his brows and stared straight at her. Tengling has always thought about her, and if there is anything that she can't know, it must be a very important thing.

"Mother, it's really nothing, we're just chatting." Teng Ling bit his lip after speaking, obviously hiding something in his heart.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Yifang casually pointed to a palace maid: "Since she and I are telling the truth to this palace, then you can tell me." ”

The palace maid was about to speak, but Teng Ling turned her head and glared, so she didn't dare to speak again, and only replied hesitantly: "Niangniang, what Sister Teng Ling said is right, it's really nothing, we're just chatting." ”

"Who is the owner of this Jiaofang Hall now?" Yifang pretended to be angry.

Zili finally walked out: "Tengling, you can hide it for a while, you can't hide it for a lifetime, those rumors are spread so badly, Niangniang will hear it sooner or later." ”

Teng Ling was embarrassed, and struggled in his heart for a while before waving his hand to let the people behind him retreat.

"Mother, there are rumors outside...... Say the child in your womb...... Not the emperor's. Tengling's voice became quieter and quieter, "and they all said...... said that it was the pregnancy that the Marquis of Heisei made Niangniang pregnant. ”

"Ridiculous." Yi Fang sneered twice, "Don't pay attention to this kind of rumor made out of nothing." ”

"But Niangniang, the rumors in the palace are boiling, I'm afraid it will be bad for Niangniang's reputation!" Teng Ling's face was worried, "If these rumors let the emperor hear them, maybe he will be suspicious of Niangniang again." ”

"The emperor will not listen to this kind of rumors, the Marquis of Heisei only came to visit the palace once, and the emperor was also present that day, others don't know, but he knows very well in his heart that the palace and the Marquis of Hecheng are selfless." Although Yifang was a little disappointed in Liu Heng, he still believed that he was a person who knew right from wrong.

It's a pity that her trust has failed, and on the evening of this day, Liu Heng finally came to the long-lost Jiaofang Palace, and brought a bowl of soup and medicine to Yifang.

"The concubine visits the emperor." Yifang made a formal salute, and Liu Heng also accepted it, and waited until the ceremony was over to let her get up.

"How are you doing these days?" Liu Heng looked at her as if she had lost weight, and felt as uncomfortable as if she was being twisted by a knife.

"If you go back to the emperor, the concubine is very good." Yifang's every move is based on etiquette.

She knew very well in her heart that when she was favored before, it was common to be perfunctory in terms of etiquette. But now she is no longer the person on the tip of Liu Heng's heart, if she loses her courtesy, she may be punished for it, so she remembers it everywhere.

The two of them said something casually, all of them were painless greetings, but now they looked at each other, but they didn't say too much. Liu Hengxu felt that the atmosphere was really embarrassing, so he took out the decoction he brought with him.

"This is the tocolytic medicine that I specially asked the imperial doctor to boil for you, drink it while it's hot!" When Liu Heng handed the medicine out, his hands were trembling.

Yi Fang thanked him and took the medicine. It's just that when I was about to put it in my mouth, I found that there was something wrong with the taste of this medicine. She doesn't know how to use toxicology, but Zili likes to study all kinds of medicines, and after a long time, she also remembers the taste of some medicinal herbs. In this bowl of medicine, there is a faint smell of musk and safflower.

"Your Majesty, is this bowl of medicine really a fetal pill?" Yifang raised his eyes and looked at Liu Heng solemnly.

Liu Heng's gaze was a little evasive: "Yes, drink it quickly!" ”

Yi Fang couldn't help but clench her fists, she endured it these days no matter what, but for the child in her womb, she would never allow anyone to hurt him, even if this person was Liu Heng. Yifang picked up the bowl of so-called fetal medicine and poured it directly into the flower pot next to it.

"Your Majesty, what mistake did the concubine make to make the emperor give the concubine this bowl of slippery pills?"

Liu Heng's brows trembled violently, he didn't expect Yifang to be able to distinguish it at all, and thought that as long as it was handed over by herself, she would drink it without hesitation. But now that it has been exposed, there is no need for him to hide.

"That's right, I'm just going to give you a bowl of slippery pills." Liu Heng gritted his teeth and said, "The rumors of you and Pingchenghou are all over the palace, do you want me to become a joke for everyone in the world?" ”

"Since the emperor said that it is a rumor, it is naturally not credible."

"You have been pregnant for more than two months, and I have never summoned your records for three months in a row, and what the palace people said is well-founded and well-founded, so it can be spread so widely!"

Yifang was suddenly aggrieved and cold: "Whether this child is the emperor or not, others don't know, doesn't the emperor know?" ”

"Of course I understand, but I can't help it, so I have to do it." Liu Heng said meaningfully, "Yifang, sometimes in order to protect what you care about the most, you always have to make some sacrifices. ”

But Yifang's heart was all about the child at this time, and he didn't think about his words at all, just thinking that he was trying to protect his face.

"Does the emperor really want to kill his own children in order to quell the rumors?" Yifang's eyes revealed a decisive role, and there was a kind of desperation that broke the boat.

Liu Heng was shocked by the strange light in her eyes, and his heart was suddenly a little flustered, not knowing what she wanted to do. He sighed after all: "If you have a way to quell the rumors in the palace, and then come and talk to me about keeping the child, if you can't quell the rumors, I will ask someone to give you another bowl of slippery pills." I only give you a month, and within this month, you don't have to be grounded. ”

This is Liu Heng's biggest compromise, he is thinking about how to deal with those who are holding Yifang's life, it is really not an easy thing to save their mother and son.

But Yi Fang's eyes seemed to be on fire, and her voice was extremely cold: "In less than a month, the concubine will be able to quell all the rumors tomorrow." ”

"What do you want to do?" Liu Heng suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, he always felt that Yifang's whole person had changed, and her whole body was shrouded in a layer of haze, which made people feel very dangerous.

Yifang spit out a sentence lightly: "The concubine has her own way, the emperor will look at it!" ”