Chapter 188: Disaster Doesn't Come Alone
The person Teng Ling said must be Zhou Yafu, Yi Fang was relieved that he had followed his advice, but at the same time, he was still worried about his conjecture yesterday. If the murder of the mansion was really done by him, it would not be good to persuade him to go to the army.
"By the way, there is another miracle today." Teng Ling continued, "This month is Yue Liangren's birthday, and it stands to reason that she is guilty and cannot celebrate her birthday, but the new Bo Mei actually helped her speak, saying that she was worried that her bad mood would affect the child in her womb, and somehow persuaded the king and the queen mother to agree to lift Yue Liangren's grounding. ”
"Chu Ruo helped Wen Jiayi?" Yifang was surprised, and his trance-like brain began to sober up.
"Yes, the slave maid can't figure out why Bo Meiren would help Yue Liangren. She has only been in the palace for a few days, so she shouldn't have any friendship with Yue Liangren! ”
Yifang was puzzled, so he could only go and see what was going on first.
Now that the queen has died suddenly, the errand of managing the harem was originally to fall on Mrs. Cao, who has the highest status, but she has never paid attention to these, so she shirked it on the grounds that she wanted to take care of her daughter, and now the matter falls on Yifang. In fact, Liu Heng left everything to her to take care of, and she was more at ease.
Wen Jiayi is a guilty body, although he was released, his birthday should not be too public, so he just had a small party, just a little lively. She has a grudge against Yifang in her heart, so naturally she will not take the initiative to invite her, but Yifang is now managing the harem, and this kind of thing still has to be present.
By the time she was late, there were already a lot of people sitting at the party. This kind of small gathering is different from a banquet, there is no specific seat, but everyone sits around each other, and there is little distinction between dignity and inferiority.
Yifang came late, and congratulated Wen Jiayi on the surface, and the two seemed to be safe.
After Yifang sat down, he glanced around, and the closest one to Wen Jiayi was Chu Ruo, and the two kept talking, looking very good.
"If Yue Liangren is a prince in this womb, he has really made a great contribution to the king." As soon as these words came out, the low-ranking concubines around them hurriedly responded.
Yifang knew that she had sent return gifts to all palaces, and everything was very valuable, so it naturally caught the hearts of these people. These days, walking on the palace road, I have heard many palace people praise Bo Meiren for her gentleness and generosity. If it had been the beginning of the past, it would have never made these means of buying people's hearts. Although she had comforted Zili, she also felt strange in her own heart, and at the same time mixed with a trace of uneasiness.
"It's still good luck for Yue Liang, some people have won the favor of the king alone, but there is no news in their stomachs for so long, so there is no blessing." Chu Ruo suddenly said something meaningful, and everyone quieted down, silently looking at the Yifang who was silent.
"Ahh I accidentally poked Su Mei's sore spot, and it was my fault. Chu Ruo deliberately glanced over here, and then looked at the crowd, "However, what I said is also the truth, sisters said, right?" ”
Yifang could naturally feel that Chu Ruo was deliberately targeting her, but she always held back, and only said lightly, "It's okay".
She was obviously not welcome at this party, and Yifang didn't want to make people unhappy here, so she got up and politely greeted them before going back to the palace. She was secretly glad in her heart, fortunately Zili didn't come with her this time, otherwise she wouldn't know how angry she would be when she saw Chu Ruo like this.
"Beauty, the slave feels that this thin beauty seems to be aimed at you." Teng Ling pouted and said aggrievedly.
Yifang smiled: "You can see it too?" ”
"Yes! Originally, although you are both a beauty, it stands to reason that you are more qualified, and she should be the first to salute you. Not to mention, and the words she said, obviously she deliberately wanted to break your heart! It's so damning. Teng Ling puffed, "If it weren't for the fact that I always heard my sister talk about the thin beauty in the past, the slave would really think that she had an enmity with you." ”
Yifang sighed: "I don't know why Chu Ruo became like this, but things will always be clear, take one step at a time!" ”
Since Chu Ruo came to the palace, Yi Fang's heart has been uneasy, but fortunately, she just said a few unpleasant words from time to time, and did not take any excessive actions. And Liu Heng also pampered Yifang as always, and did not change anything because of the arrival of Chu Ruo, which made Yifang's heart feel more comforted.
But an incident that happened a few days later made Yifang feel that Chu Ruo was not as simple as it seemed. It's not a special thing, it's just that she found that Chu Ruo was deliberately approaching Zhiyao. These days, when Zhiyao came to play in Guangyang Palace, there were always some novel gadgets popping up on his body from time to time, and when Yifang asked, he always said that it was given to him by Bo Meiren.
The queen has passed away, and Zhiyao is now a motherless child, but he is deeply valued by Liu Heng, and it is understandable that the childless concubines compete for his love. But Chu Ruo is so young, and she has just entered the palace, and she always wants to have her own children, and the last thing she needs to attract Zhiyao's love in this palace is her.
"Zili, why do you think Chu Ruo has been so flattering to Yao recently?" Yifang knew that Zili had been struggling with Chu Ruo's affairs, so he couldn't help but ask her.
"What has she done since she entered the palace for us to guess the reason?" Zili seemed to be very disappointed in Chu Ruo, and he didn't want to mention it in half a sentence.
Yifang didn't force her, so he didn't continue the topic.
But two days later, when Zhiyao came to play in Yifang again, there was a strong smell of honey on his body. Yifang felt strange and asked him about it, and Zhiyao said that it was the honey soup that Wen Jiayi gave him to eat.
This matter is really getting more and more strange, and these two people suddenly show favor to Zhiyao like this, which is confusing. But Zhiyao looked happy, and Yifang also let them go, after all, she didn't believe that Chu Ruo would attack the child.
It was another afternoon, and Yifang prepared Zhiyao's favorite snacks early and waited for his arrival. This is the practice every three days, Zhiyao will come to Guangyang Hall after school in the afternoon, talk and play with Yifang, and if Liu Heng is free, he will also come here together.
It's just that today's usual time has passed for a long time, and I didn't see Zhiyao's figure at that time, Yifang was going to warm up the dim sum, but Tengling ran in with a panicked face. There was obviously grief in his expression, and Yi Fang felt that something had happened when he looked at it, and his heartbeat rose to his throat.
"What's wrong? Sit down and have a cup of tea and talk slowly. ”
Teng Ling hurriedly waved his hand: "Beauty, something is wrong, the second prince has an accident." ”
"Zhiyao? What happened to him? Yifang was a little uneasy this afternoon, but seeing that the sky was calm, he only felt that he didn't sleep well last night, and he no longer took this matter to heart.
"Beauty, I don't know who sprinkled honey on the clothes of the second prince, the second prince passed by the small garden after school, and was chased by a swarm of bees, and now he is staring at him all over his body. The second prince jumped into the water in order to avoid the bees, and choked on several mouthfuls of water, and he still hasn't woken up yet! ”
"What?!" Yifang retreated and almost fell to the ground, "Quick, help me go and see, where is Zhiyao now?" ”
"After the second prince had an accident, he was discovered by the eunuchs, so he was quickly sent to the hospital." Teng Ling replied while helping Yifang to walk out.
When he came to the medical hall, Zhiyao was already surrounded by many people, Liu Heng and the Queen Mother were standing next to them, as well as Chu Ruo and Wen Jiayi.
Yi Fang was only thinking about Zhiyao, and hurriedly ran to his bedside, not noticing anything else at all. She didn't notice that although Chu Ruo looked worried, there was a triumphant smile in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, how is Zhiyao?" Yifang asked in a trembling voice.
Liu Heng turned his head, his eyes were full of grief, and Zhiyao was still unconscious at this time. According to the doctors, if he could wake up on his own, he would have a better chance of being saved, but he has always been like this, and there is no sign of waking up.
"What's going on? How could Zhiyao become like this? Yifang seemed to be asking, and it was like talking to himself. Not only did she feel heartache, but she was also worried about Liu Heng, he lost three sons and the queen in a row, and now Zhiyao has an accident again, why is there so much during this time?
"Yifang, let Zhiyao have a good rest, let's go out and talk." Liu Heng glanced at the Empress Dowager Bo who was guarding the bedside, opened her mouth, and didn't call her out after all.
"Zhiyao's clothes were coated with a lot of honey, which attracted the bees to circle around him." Liu Heng gritted his teeth in this sentence, although the honey was coated on the inside of the clothes, but perhaps because he was worried that it was too little to attract bees, he used too much, so people could see at a glance that someone did it deliberately.
"Who did it? Who wants Zhiyao? Yi Fang's eyes were full of anger, if she knew who this person was, she would definitely be broken into pieces to relieve the hatred in her heart.
"This king has already asked people to check, and there should be results soon." Although Liu Heng sent someone to investigate thoroughly, he didn't know if he could find out the truth, and at this time, he saw that Yifang was so sad, so he had to comfort her a little with these words.
But when it came to honey, Yifang suddenly remembered something, she grabbed Liu Heng's hand and said: "A few days ago, just a few days ago, when Zhiyao went to Guangyang Hall to find a concubine to play, he once mentioned that he likes to drink honey soup recently, I don't know if it has anything to do with this matter?" ”
"Honey soup? Who gave him a drink? When Liu Heng heard this, he immediately became vigilant. He had just checked Zhiyao's meal a few days ago, and there was no honey soup in it, which could indicate that this item was definitely not from the dining room.
Yifang had heard Zhiyao mention it before, so he thought about it carefully at this time, and suddenly raised his head and said, "It was sent by Yue Liangren!" ”