And Yuan Ang really didn't disappoint Liu Heng, he punished many corrupt officials in Xitan County, and he was not afraid of the threat of protecting officials, Liu Heng asked him to do everything he did.

Because of this incident, Liu Heng was still in a good mood these days, so he allowed Liu Concubine and Liu Qi to go to Jiaofang Hall to visit Yifang. Previously, he ordered the Jiaofang Hall to be confined to his feet, so the children were not allowed to go there. Liu Concubine and Liu Qi had to be taken by Chao Cuo occasionally, and looked at the Jiaofang Hall from the Bird Tower.

As soon as Liu Heng's order was passed down today, the two children were overjoyed. As soon as the schoolwork was over, they ran to the Jiaofang Hall with all their strength, and even the eunuchs and grandmothers who were taking care of them couldn't catch up with the footsteps of the two children.

Liu Heng's order had not yet reached Jiaofang Palace, and Yifang did not know that the children would come to visit her, so she was still watering the flowers aimlessly at this time.

"Niangniang, Niangniang, the prince and the princess are here." Tengling ran back from the yard in high spirits.

"Pavilion Tao and Qi'er?" Yifang was a little unconvinced, "Didn't the emperor not let them come?" ”

"I heard that Lord Yuan made a great contribution, and the emperor read that Niangniang recommended meritorious service, so that the prince and the princess came to visit to relieve Niangniang's worries."

Yi Fang nodded indifferently, but there was a little more smile on her face, and she walked quickly to the door to greet Liu Yan and Liu Qi. These two children haven't seen Yifang for a long time, so they naturally miss it very much, and Yifang's longing also wells up in their hearts.

"The son visits the queen mother."

"Hurry up, let the queen mother take a look, is she growing taller again?" Yifang's eyes are a little moist, and he is always impetuous, especially when he misses the children.

If Liu Qi was a tall man, he hadn't seen him for just half a month, and he seemed to be a lot taller than before, which could also be the psychological effect of Yifang, but he always felt that he seemed to be able to grow up soon.

"The queen mother patronizes her younger brother and ignores the pavilion pottery." Liu Yan pouted and was jealous.

Yi Fang hurriedly rubbed her hair: "You are all good children of the queen mother. ”

Because he didn't know that they would come, Yifang didn't prepare anything to eat in advance, so he hurriedly ordered the small kitchen to do it. Teng Ling and Zili were happy to see Yifang, and they didn't bother here, feeling that they went to the small kitchen to stare at them faster.

"These days, Father and Emperor always stay with that Mrs. Shen, and they don't come to visit us often, it's really annoying." Liu Qi said such a sentence indignantly, and Liu Concubine hurriedly signaled him to shut up with her eyes.

"The queen mother, the father and the emperor are just trying to be fresh for a while, and after this momentum is over, he will return to the queen mother." Concubine Liu hurriedly comforted her, but Yifang didn't care. Whether Liu Heng is fresh or really pampered, she sees it in her eyes and knows very well in her heart.

"Meow~" Suddenly there was a cat meow from somewhere, Yifang felt a little surprised, she didn't like these fluffy little animals, Jiaofang Hall has never had cats.

But Liu Qi was very excited, and hurriedly ran to the yard and picked up an orange cat, and teased it skillfully.

"Qi'er, where did this cat come from? It seems very intimate with you. Yifang asked curiously.

Liu Qi picked up the cat's paw and shook it towards Yifang: "Queen Mother, this is a wild cat in the palace, Erchen will feed it occasionally, and after feeding it too much, he will get acquainted with it, and he will often follow Erchen!" ”

"It's good that you have a good heart, but you also have to be more careful when you get along with cats so as not to get scratched." Yifang reached out and touched the cat's fluff, but it was a little slippery, I don't know if it was stained with something.

Yifang felt a little strange, but he didn't say it directly. Liu Qi has been very well-behaved since he was a child, and he has been listening to his teacher in the school, and it is rare for him to find something he likes, and Yifang can't bear to refute his interest.

"Qi'er has been playing with these cats very much lately, and she even gives them her own meals!" Liu Yan told Yifang with a smile.

She never knew that Liu Qi would like these little animals so much. The mother and son talked a lot of things, and they didn't reluctantly say goodbye until it was late.

"Queen Mother, Qi'er wants to stay in the Jiaofang Hall tonight and sleep with the Queen Mother." Liu Qi was reluctant to go back.

"Okay, Qi'er can stay if you want to!" Yifang touched his hair dotingly.

"Queen Mother, the Pavilion Tao also has to stay here, but you can't let Qi'er dominate the Queen Mother alone."

"Queen Mother, this is not in accordance with the rules!" The grandmother beside Liu Qi showed a look of embarrassment, "The emperor has instructed that only the prince and princess should come to visit, but he didn't say that he could stay overnight in Jiaofang Palace!" ”

Yifang raised her eyes to look at her, this was an old woman who was following Liu Qi, and what she said was naturally thoughtful. But Yifang really missed these two children very much, and didn't want them to leave, so he had to discuss with her.

"Since the emperor didn't have them to stay in the Jiaofang Palace, then he didn't say that they couldn't stay here?"

The grandmother thought about it carefully: "This ...... The same is true. ”

"In that case, it is not unruly for the prince and princess to stay here today."

"Although this is the case, if the prince and the princess really stay here, the slave and maid will still have to report to the emperor." There was a little more difficulty in the eyes of the grandmother.

She has been by Liu Qi's side for all these years, and she has also watched him grow up, so she naturally hopes that he can be happy. Mama could see that Liu Qilai was elated to see the queen, and it would be great if he could stay overnight in Jiaofang Palace. It's just that she also thinks in her heart that she can't go against the emperor's will.

"Since you're going to report it, then you can go!" Yifang has no bottom in his heart, but since Liu Heng has already let the children come here, it seems that it is okay to stay overnight. Besides, Yuan Ang has just made a great contribution, it stands to reason that Liu Heng must be happy, and Yuan Ang is also the person she recommended out, no matter how you say it, she has to think about this layer, and she will not be too serious about the children.

"No." The grandmother answered, and hurried to Weiyang Palace.

Yifang looked at the direction she was leaving, and wanted to remind her to go to Huanning Hall first to have a look, at this time, Liu Heng would most likely be in Mrs. Shen's palace. But she opened her mouth, but she still didn't say anything after all, maybe if she was in Weiyang Palace! After all, in addition to pampering Mrs. Shen, Liu Heng is also a really good emperor.

"The queen mother, the slave and the emperor have spoken." The grandmother hurried in to report it.

"You have always been with Qi'er to take care of it, so let's rest in the Jiaofang Palace, and we can take care of it together tomorrow." Yifang has already made the beds, and tonight with the two children is a rare thing these days.

But the embarrassed look on the grandmother's face became more and more obvious, and she hesitated for a long time before she slowly spoke: "Niangniang, the emperor said that the prince and the princess can't stay in the Jiaofang Palace, and they still have to go back to their respective residences." ”

Yifang was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect Liu Heng to not even agree to this small request, and her joy suddenly fell short. The two children happened to be taken to the door by Tengling at this time, and when they heard this, they rushed over.

"No, I'm going to stay with the queen mother tonight." Liu Qi shouted loudly, "My father won't come to visit us, let us sleep alone, it's better to stay here with the queen mother." The father himself has someone to accompany him, but he doesn't let the queen mother accompany us, what is the reason? ”

"Prince, you can't talk nonsense!" The grandmother was so frightened that she looked stunned, and hurriedly gave Liu Qi a silent gesture.

After a long time, Yifang finally sighed: "Since the emperor doesn't let them stay here, then you can take the children back, but you must take care of their safety." ”

The two children were a little reluctant, but Liu Heng gave an order, and they couldn't change it, so they could only follow Mama out step by step.

Although Yifang is lonely in her heart, as long as the children are safe, she is also relieved in her heart. Unexpectedly, early the next morning, news came from outside, saying that the two children collided with Liu Heng and were fined a board.

"What?! Hit the board? Qi'er and Guantao? Yifang couldn't believe that this news was true.

She repeatedly grabbed the eunuch who came to report and asked, completely unable to believe that Liu Heng would punish her two children like this.

"That's true, the emperor was angry yesterday." The eunuch was excited when he saw Yifang, and he couldn't help but be a little afraid.

Yi Fang saw his apprehension, and tried to calm down his emotions before asking, "Do you know what is going on, tell this palace clearly." ”

"Back to the queen's mother, I heard that the emperor didn't let the prince and princess stay in the Jiaofang Palace last night, so they were dissatisfied and went to reason with the emperor. But when he arrived at Huanning Palace, the emperor was furious when he spoke, and Mrs. Shen fanned the flames on the side, so the emperor punished the son and the princess with ten boards each. ”

"What about the prince and princess? Have you asked the Imperial Doctor to take a look? Did you hurt your muscles and bones? "Yifang threw out several problems in a row. She was really worried that the two children were still so young, and she didn't know if her body could stand it, and whether there would be any sequelae in the future.

"The imperial doctor has already gone to see it, although the emperor punished them, but after all, he still loves the prince and the princess, and as soon as the fight is over, he quickly let people be drugged."

Yifang thought about it again and again, but he was still worried in his heart: "No, this palace has to go and take a look at them." ”

The eunuch hurriedly stopped: "The queen mother, this must not be, you are still grounded, if you run out rashly, I am afraid it will cause great trouble." ”

"The children were hurt, and I couldn't see them with my own eyes, and I always felt uneasy." Yifang really can't let himself stay here without doing anything.

"But the queen mother, if you go and the emperor knows about it, I am afraid that the prince and the princess will also be implicated, and the situation will be even more difficult than now!"

"That palace can't just watch them get hurt and still sit here indifferent." Yifang was really anxious in her heart, and she also knew that going out at this time was not the best way, but the worry about the children in her heart had already crossed her reason.

"Where do you want to go? Are you taking my commands as a deaf ear? Liu Heng's voice suddenly came out.

"The concubines see the emperor." Yifang saluted according to the rules, and quickly explained, "The concubine didn't want to disobey the emperor's order, but she was really worried about Qi'er and Guantao, and just wanted to go and see them." The concubine only went to see it, only to take a look, and after reading it, she returned to the Jiaofang Hall to continue to ground. ”

"They are also my children, and it is natural to let people punish them in a measured manner, and they will not hurt the children, so you can rest assured that you can stay in your own palace!"

"Your Majesty, Qi'er and Guantao just wanted to stay in Jiaofang Hall for one night, and they didn't make much of a mistake, does the emperor have to punish him like this?" Yifang was angry in her heart, and she had suppressed it until now, and it was time to burst out, she raised her head directly to face Liu Heng, "Or rather, it's just that Mrs. Shen is not happy with Qi'er and Guantao, and wants to make them suffer." ”

"You are presumptuous!" Liu Heng glared at her fiercely, "As a queen, how can you say such a thing?" Could it be that in your eyes, I am a faint king who is gullible and slanderous and wantonly punishes his own flesh and blood? ”

"The emperor also knows that they are your own flesh and blood?" Yifang used to talk to Liu Heng, and he never needed to take into account any etiquette, but now that he has been grounded, this habit has not been completely changed, "But they are also the children of the concubines, and they are beaten in the body and hurt in the mother's heart." Even if you have a valid reason to punish them, you should let your concubines take a look. ”

"When will it be your turn to dispose of my beak?" Liu Heng flicked his sleeves, "You still stay in your Jiaofang Palace, and be your queen with peace of mind, and I will leave the children's affairs to the imperial doctor." ”

"Your Majesty ......" Yi Fang was about to continue, but Liu Heng interrupted her again.

"Also, in the future, you are not allowed to target Shushen verbally, she is not as vicious as you said, and she will not attack the children." Liu Heng left with this sentence, the door of Jiaofang Hall was slammed shut, and now even if Yifang wants to go out, he can't get out at all.

"Tengling, why do you say that the husband and wife for so many years can be so ruthless?" Yifang returned to the hall, sat in front of the mirror, looked at his vicissitudes of life, and the sentence of decay and love came out of his mind.

She recalled Mrs. Shen's face in her mind, she was indeed a rare beauty, but if she really wanted someone to comment on it, it was the kind of beauty that fell in the dust. Maybe Liu Heng has been facing her for so many years, and he needs such a person to provide him with some freshness. But now it seems that even if this freshness is no longer fresh, he is no longer the only one in Liu Heng's heart.

Yifang looked at herself in the mirror blankly, when she first arrived at the palace of the acting king, all she was thinking about was how to design to get Liu Heng's favor. But at that time, she didn't have any feelings in her heart, she just wanted to use Liu Heng's favor to achieve her goals, so at that time, when Liu Heng ignored her, she was free to do her own things, and she didn't feel any difficulty at all.

But now that I have feelings for him in my heart, I am left out again, and I begin to feel heartache.