When Yifang went to the courtyard, she was carrying Zili with her, and there should be some of these old people she wanted to see.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, there was a musty smell rushing to my face, which was not only far away from the main hall, but also had not been inhabited for a long time. Those ladies who have always been pampered will definitely not be used to coming here.

As soon as Yifang walked into the courtyard, he saw a well-dressed woman reprimanding the palace maid beside her, who was probably her personal maid. In the past, there were many people around him, and the personal servant girl was half a master, so she would not be as embarrassed as she is now. But now each of them has a personal servant girl by their side, and they have to do everything, which is really miserable.

There were many people gathered in the courtyard, and the place was not big enough, and it was even more cramped when everyone moved in. They were all crying, not knowing whether they were sad about the current situation or worried about their future.

No one saluted her after Yifang came in, maybe they didn't know her identity, or maybe they were numb.

"Do you know where Empress Zhang is now?" Yifang casually pulled someone and asked.

The man raised his head and glanced at Yifang sadly: "Where is there any Empress Zhang now?" It's just a prisoner. ”

"Whether it's the queen or the prisoner, do you know where Zhang Yan is now?"

"Go around this house, there's a slightly cleaner one in the back, you can go there and have a look!" When the man had finished speaking, he turned his head away and paid no more attention to her.

Yifang went to the back as she said, and sure enough, there was another hut, but the size was not much better than the front. Compared with the Jiaofang Palace, one is in the sky and the other is underground. Although Zhang Yan doesn't care about these glory and wealth, she suddenly came here from such a comfortable environment, and she still has a child, she will definitely not have a good life.

Yifang was about to knock on the door, but a little palace maid rushed out in a hurry, and when she saw someone, she fell to the ground, shaking the corner of Yifang's skirt constantly: "Please save our queen mother!" Please! ”

"You mean Empress Zhang, what's wrong with her?"

"Since coming here, the queen's mood has been bad, just now I talked to the slave maid a few more words, and said that I want to use some food. The slave and maid were going out to get it, and when they came back, the queen mother hanged herself, and the slave and maid couldn't save herself, so she came out to find someone to help. After the maid finished speaking, she suddenly saw the appearance of Yifang, and was immediately shocked, "You, are you Shangguan Ansu?" ”

Yifang also saw the appearance of this handmaid clearly, as if she was the personal handmaid Lixin beside Queen Zhang, but now she can't admit her former identity.

"You're mistaken, this palace is not who you say you are."

Li Xin was anxious about Queen Zhang's safety at this time, and she didn't have time to study it in detail, so she only pulled Yifang to the house one by one: "No, it's not, please hurry up and see our queen mother, if you delay any longer, I'm afraid she won't be able to." ”

Yifang followed her to the house, and Zhang Yan was really struggling on the rope, looking very painful. Yifang hurriedly found a stool and carried her down with Lixin.

Zhang Yan couldn't stop coughing, and a child in the room who had been watching blankly quickly pounced and threw himself into Zhang Yan's arms.

"Queen Mother, Queen Mother, don't leave the child, if you leave, what will happen to the child alone?" The kid seemed to be scared stupid before, but now he reacted.

Zhang Yan had tears in her eyes, and patted the child's back for a while. Her eyes were full of sorrow, in the past she was only dissatisfied with life in the palace, but now she was desperate for her fate.

"Since you have a child by your side, you shouldn't rush to die, so you can't withstand setbacks, how can you be worthy of taking on the responsibilities of a mother?" Yifang didn't care that Zhang Yan had just been rescued, so he said bluntly.

"This lady, our queen mother has just recovered, please don't stimulate her anymore." Lixin really feels sorry for Zhang Yan.

"Lixin, you go out first, this palace has something to say to your mother."

Yifang said it in a commanding tone, and her words made Lixin feel a sense of oppression, and although she was not worried about Zhang Yan, she slowly retreated. But the moment she went out, she suddenly remembered that she hadn't told Yifang her name at all just now, why could she call Lixin directly?

"Do you remember me?" When Lixin closed the door, Yifang asked directly.

Zhang Yan raised her head from the sadness in her heart, and what caught her eye was the face of an acquaintance. Zhang Yan has never liked to remember people, she feels that the people in this palace are boring, they are all the same. No matter where they go, the minions look submissive, and the masters all have a smirk on their faces, but they don't know what to do behind their backs.

As a result, Shangguan Ansu, who was once in the palace but did not agree with other people in the palace, was put into Zhang Yan's mind and has not been able to forget it until now. As soon as she looked up, she recognized the person in front of her, who was Shangguan Ansu back then.

"Shangguan Ansu, you're not dead?" Zhang Yan was very surprised.

A few years ago, An Su was punished by Empress Dowager Lu to Yongxiang, and after a period of time, he was silent and never appeared in the palace again. Everyone thought that she had been executed by the Empress Dowager Lu, and at first she was sorry for the disappearance of different colors in this harem, but after a long time, everything could be forgotten, and she gradually disagreed. Now goodbye, the memory in Zhang Yan's heart has been awakened again.

"Yes, not only did I not die, but now I have also sat in the position where you once sat and become the master of this harem, the queen of the Han Dynasty." Yifang said very calmly, as if the past few years have been just a process of pushing the boat along the river for her.

Zhang Yan really showed an extremely surprised look, but in an instant, she accepted it all, the Shangguan Ansu in her memory was beautiful, smart and bold, and it was not impossible to sit in the position of the queen.

"Now that you're the queen, why did you deign to come here?"

"I'm here to save you." Yi Fang said truthfully, "You have always longed for freedom outside the palace, trapping you in the palace, it's just the meaning of the Empress Dowager Lu, now that the Empress Dowager has passed away, you can go wherever you want!" ”

"Where can I go?" Zhang Yan glanced at the child next to her, "If I were his age, there would be more possibilities, but what can I do now." Even if he is out of the palace, he is just surviving, and there is no difference from now. ”

"Really yearn for freedom, yearn for the great rivers and mountains outside the palace, no matter how old you are, you can realize your wishes and indulge in the mountains and rivers. But you want to end your life so early, do you want to spend your whole life in the palace with regret? Yifang patiently persuaded her.

"I ......" Zhang Yan took a deep breath and finally said what she really thought in her heart, "I have lived in the palace for so many years, and I am no longer used to the outside world. If I leave the palace rashly, I will have freedom, and I will not even be able to survive on my own. ”

"After many years, I still remember your wish, and now that I am here to fulfill you, you are not willing to give it a try." Yifang deliberately sighed and pulled the child to his side, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be Xu Meiren's child, right?" Since you are not willing to fight for yourself, but only want to die, then it is not necessary for the child to stay by your side, and I will take her away today. In the future, you can do whatever you want, you can kill yourself, or you can spend your life like those people outside, but you will never be free, and you will never see this child again. ”

Although it is not Zhang Yan's biological son, she has raised it for many years, and she has already established an inseparable connection with the child. Yifang took a fancy to this and wanted to use this method to cheer her up.

Zhang Yan watched Yifang pull the child out, and she was really anxious, so she pounced on them and blocked them.

"No, you can't take him, I don't have anything, he's all I have." Zhang Yan held the child tightly in her arms, "If you want to take the child away, it will really make me worse than dead." ”

"It's better to live than to die? Didn't you kill yourself just now? If you leave the child with you, in case you can't think about it one day, and another rope hangs on you, who will take care of the child in the future? Is he going to be like the women in the courtyard, trapped in this dark place for the rest of his life? What Yifang said was reasonable, and he couldn't refute what Zhang Yan forced him to say.

"If you can promise to live well in the future, I can rest assured that this child will remain with you." Yifang continued, "Otherwise, he doesn't need a weak mother like you. ”

"Okay, I promise you." Zhang Yan's assurance blurted out. It can be seen that she has been treating this child sincerely all these years, and this child is really important to her.

"Even if you can agree, do you really want to let the child stay in this yard forever?" Yi Fang continued to follow the temptation, "Originally, you stayed in the palace, so you could go out for a walk, but this child can only stay in the courtyard of this Quartet in the future, and the place where he can move every day is only so big, and the front is still occupied by those women." Do you really want him to follow in your footsteps? ”

Zhang Yan bit her lip involuntarily, she naturally wanted this child to go out to see a bigger world. Once upon a time, the puppet of the Empress Dowager Lu sat on a high dragon chair every day, seemingly infinitely beautiful, but unable to control his actions. This child has never been happy for a day, Zhang Yan sees it in her eyes and hurts in her heart, but she can't do anything about it, now that she has a chance, she can't just let it go in vain.

After a long time of self-struggle in her heart, Zhang Yan finally nodded and agreed to Yifang's proposal. She wants to go out and see the outside world, both for the sake of her children and for her former wishes.

"Thank you, Ansu."

Yifang put his finger to his lips and made a silent gesture: "My name is Dou Yifang now." ”