The kite was hidden in a nearby palace wall, which was indeed a common trick for children, and there was a small hole in the palace wall that had been formed somehow, and after some of the stones outside the hole were cleared, it revealed a space large enough for the next child to stand. At first glance, it looks black, but if you look closely, you can see that there are many kites stored in it, all of which have been carefully arranged by the children, and each one is very well preserved, and it seems that they are right, these little girls really like these kites.

Ziqian reached in and took one, which also had two lines of poetry written on it, "There are no colorful phoenix wings, and the heart is a little clear", this is a kite made like a butterfly, and then take one out, it is a dragonfly kite, it is very exquisite, enough to see the dexterity of the person who makes the kite, and there is another poem on the kite as usual.

"Uncle, uncle." The boy in the lead shook Ziqian's arm twice before pulling his thoughts back. Looking at these poems at this time, it seems that there is no way to find anything, so I can only go back and study it carefully.

"What's wrong?" Ziqian turned around and asked.

"Uncle, it's not too early, we should go back to dinner."

"Okay, let's go!"

Ziqian didn't care much, but the children were hesitant, and they stared at the kite in Ziqian's hand as if their treasure was about to be taken away by someone else. Ziqian immediately reacted, they were probably afraid that they would take these kites away.

"Don't worry, I won't take these kites." Ziqian reassured, but they still didn't seem to believe it, so he had to tear off a piece of cloth from his body and dip the thin mud on the ground with a branch, "In this way, I'll write down the words on these kites, and then I'll go first, how about you make sure the kites are intact before leaving?" ”

The girls all looked at the boy who was the leader, he hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "Okay, we'll let you write it down, but you have to hurry up, don't delay our time." ”

Ziqian was overjoyed, and hurriedly copied the handwriting on those kites one by one, and then hurried back to the palace.

The hunt in Muzhou lasted for nearly half a month, and although the eldest prince and the second prince were injured, fortunately, there were no more problems afterwards, and it barely ended up happily. And Yifang was injured, so naturally he couldn't ride a horse and shoot arrows, so he stayed in the palace all day long.

During this time, she was recuperating from her injuries, and she had a good time, not only did the Queen Mother send things over from time to time, but the Queen often took Zhiyao to see her. Zhiyao, this child is very cute and well-behaved, and every time he comes, he can make Yifang happy all day. Later, he gradually became familiar with it, even if the queen was not free to come, Zhiyao would come alone to relieve Yifang's boredom.

Zhiyao came diligently, and occasionally met the Queen Mother and Liu Heng, and everyone talked or played with him, and they got along very harmoniously. Whenever Yifang saw Zhiyao running behind Liu Heng, he couldn't help but fantasize about whether he could be as beautiful as them if he had children in the future. Thinking about it like this, I have some faint expectations in my heart.

However, within a few days of joy, the hunt in Muzhou was over, and they returned to the palace in a mighty way. When I entered the palace, I felt different from the outside, and when I looked up at the boxy sky, it seemed to be a heavy shackle on my body, even if the sky was clear, it made people feel sullen and breathless.

As soon as Yifang went back, he couldn't help but sigh, Liu Heng saw her reluctance to the outside world, so he secretly patted her hand: "Don't worry, if you want to in the future, this king can accompany you out of the palace at any time to relax." ”

This sentence made Yifang's heart feel some warmth and hope, she lowered her eyebrows and smiled, and for the first time felt that if there was a person standing next to her, she seemed to be able to rely on it. It's just that Liu Heng is a high king, and the king's favor has never stayed for too long, Yifang couldn't help but be a little worried, if one day he was old and decrepit, would he still make such a statement.

When they arrived at the palace, after the concubines said goodbye, they went back to their respective palaces. Yi Fang looked at it, and returned to Guangyang Hall with Tengling and Zili. Not to mention that they are not in the palace these days, but the palace people who stay here are very diligent, and they still clean the palace spotlessly as before.

"Welcome the beauty back to the palace." As soon as Yifang came back, everyone was overjoyed, as if her return was a great joy.

The peaceful atmosphere in Guangyang Hall lasted until the evening of the next day, but Liu Heng's side was in a different direction. The original fun obtained in the hunt was also disrupted by Ziqian's words.

"If you say that these verses were transcribed from kites, where did you find them?" Liu Heng flipped through those poems, almost all of them were sentences expressing longing and love between men and women. When these verses are taken together, there is nothing wrong with them, and there is no secret code for the transmission of information.

"The kites were found outside the palace walls on the west side of the small garden." Ziqian replied truthfully, "There is always a group of children playing there, and they think those kites are beautiful, so they pick them up and store them in a specific place after they fall." It was from these children that the minister copied all the words on the kite. ”

"What do you think?"

"The minister asked the children, they had hardly ever seen anyone collecting kites nearby. Maybe the minister was wrong, the poems on these kites were carefully studied, and they were also seen by several knowledgeable ministers in the court, and they didn't find any problems. So the minister thought, could it be something wrong? Ziqian has always trusted his own judgment, but this time he was a little skeptical.

Liu Heng looked at these poems and was silent for a long time, if it weren't for the detailed delivery of the news, such poems would naturally be in love with the lover. Both of these situations were undesirable to him, but this kite was indeed from Yifang's hand, and Liu Heng himself knew very well in his heart that there was no place to start if he wanted to refute it.

"Have you asked the kids, is it true that no one is out to answer them?" Liu Heng asked again as if confirmed.

Ziqian nodded: "Those children are very smart, and they remember it very clearly, but they really don't." ”

"That's just a plain beauty who has nothing to do, and copies some poems on the kite at random, just to have a good intention." Liu Heng pretended to explain easily.

"No, the minister thinks that although it is not a detailed delivery of news, this matter is also unusual." Ziqian continued, "Those children also mentioned that every time the kite was released from the palace, it was put halfway up, and it fell off unexpectedly, and every time it landed exactly outside the palace. That's why the kids were able to collect all the kites. ”

"Every time it falls in a similar position, such a coincidence, it can only be for people." Liu Heng sighed inadvertently.

According to his own speculation a few days ago, Ziqian concluded: "Your Majesty, the person who wants to fly a kite must wait until the kite flies to a specific position, and then cut off the kite string in his hand, so that the kite can fall outside the palace with the power of the wind." ”

Although Ziqian didn't say it explicitly, and only used the words "kite flyer" to refer to it, Liu Heng knew in his heart that the kite flyer was Yifang and her maidservants.

"So you still think that the kite is Su Mei delivering a message outside the palace?"

"The minister feels so, but since this matter has been determined not to involve the issue of Empress Lu's meticulous work, it is the king's family matter, and it is inconvenient for the minister to take care of it anymore." Ziqian distinguishes these things very clearly, what he should never interfere with is never to interfere, but all the clues I get must be told to Liu Heng. Ziqian thought of a point, so he mentioned again, "Your Majesty, the minister also learned another thing from those children. ”

"What's the matter?"

"One of the children said that one night outside the palace he saw a man climbing over the palace wall and going out."

"Yes...... Plain beauty? Liu Heng hesitated for a moment before asking.

Ziqian shook his head: "No, those children said that it was a man." According to their original words, it means that the man is very good-looking, and a little more beautiful than the beautiful woman. ”

"A man who is more beautiful than a woman...... Deng Tong?! Liu Heng suddenly popped up this name in his heart, and remembered some of the words he had said to him in the past, and his heart seemed to be suddenly torn apart, empty, and painful.

"Does the king mean Lord Deng?" Since Deng Tong went to Chang'an, Ziqian and he haven't seen each other for a long time.

In the past, when Deng Tong was still in Daiguo, the two of them did not communicate often. Although both of them are Liu Heng's friends, Ziqian has a calm personality and is a little old-fashioned, so he naturally can't get along with someone with a temperament like Deng Tong. However, at this time, Ziqian recalled Deng Tong, and felt that it was indeed as those children said, that he Deng Tong could indeed afford to be more beautiful than a woman.

"Does the king suspect that it was Lord Deng who took those kites?"

Liu Heng shook his head, his face showing exhaustion, as if he didn't want to talk any more. Ziqian noticed this, so he also bowed and retreated, leaving Liu Heng enough space to think on his own.

Suspicion is a very cholerous thing, once it emerges, it will continue to expand like a plague, and finally accumulate more and more, and finally break out one day. And Liu Heng's suspicion at this time was about to reach the limit. He was originally a suspicious person, suppressing his thoughts on this matter, but he was provoked by the evidence in front of him.

And in the Guangyang Palace, the parties involved in this matter still don't know anything. Yifang is working with Zili on a new method of pork rib soup, and Zili intends to add a few herbs to it, hoping to achieve the effect of replenishing qi. Yifang tried it according to her method, and it seemed to taste good, and there was a refreshing feeling when I drank it.

"We seem to have succeeded?" Yifang only tasted one bite and was overjoyed.

"Really?" Zili was also delighted, and quickly took a bite, which did not disappoint her.

Naturally, such a thing is indispensable to Tengling, she was not in the kitchen, but she seemed to smell the fragrance outside, so she looked for it.

"Beauty, this pork rib soup is so delicious!" Tengling fed himself a big mouthful and exaggerated praise.

"Is it really that good?" Yi Fang smiled and handed her a handkerchief to wipe her mouth.

Tengling chick nodded like pecking rice: "Of course, it's really delicious, beauty, why don't we clean up and send some of this pork rib soup to the king!" ”

Yifang seemed to have been poked in the heart, and involuntarily turned his head: "Why did you send it to the king?" It's just some pork rib soup, and if the king wants to eat it, the dining room will naturally prepare it and serve it. ”

"Since the king came back from the hunt in Muzhou in the past few days, he has been busy with state affairs, and he hasn't stepped into the harem for several days, hasn't the beauty been watching in the direction where the king is?" Teng Ling ruthlessly pierced Yifang's thoughts.

"Where? I'm just looking at the scenery, and I'm breathing. "Yifang, a smart and free person, is also shy at this time. She herself was shocked by this, and she felt uneasy in her heart, she would feel this way, did she actually have Liu Heng's place in her heart?

"Tengling, since the beauty is unwilling to send it to the king, isn't that exactly what we want?" Zili deliberately said aggressively, "This pot of pork rib soup can be divided into three bowls, and it is best for us to drink one bowl per person." ”

Zili said as he was about to bring out the pork rib soup, while Teng Ling looked at Yifang with a smile on the side.

"Wait!" Yifang finally opened his mouth, "It's true that I haven't seen the king for some days, so I'd better go for a trip!" ”

Teng Ling and Zili immediately smiled: "Beauties are always duplicitous, and they are obviously very worried about the king in their hearts!" ”

Yifang was really shy in the face of their laughter, so he lowered his head and concentrated on the pork rib soup in his hand, no longer paying attention to their laughter. In the end, the pork rib soup was carefully packed into the food box, and Tengling accompanied her to the table. For such things that need to be revealed, Zili is generally reluctant to go, that is, he can't go out without leaving the temple gate.

Full of thoughts for Liu Heng, Yifang came to his dormitory. Before the night was deep, the dormitory and the lights were bright, and the Yifang stayed outside the hall for a moment, and she looked at the bright light that filled the room, as if looking at the clouds and light of the nine heavens. This kind of light, in addition to making her full of admiration, actually gave birth to a little fear for no reason.

Yi Fang stood in place and shivered, and tightened the clothes on his body a little. At this time, Wu Ping, who was guarding outside the door, happened to find them, hurried over to salute, led the two to stand at the door of the dormitory, and then he went in to report. It's just that Yifang looked at him, and always felt that he wanted to say something, and he didn't know if something happened to Liu Heng. But looking at the palace people in front of and behind the palace, they were very calm, and they were relieved again.

"Beauty, the king has summoned you in!" Wu Ping came out quickly, and only brought out this sentence. But Yifang looked at his expression, and always felt that something was wrong, which made her feel panicked.