"Why is the queen here?" Wu Ping saw the Yifang who was hesitating outside, so he hurriedly greeted him.

"Is the emperor inside?" Yifang asked knowingly.

Wu Ping nodded again and again: "The emperor is here!" The Queen Mother also discussed some things with the emperor inside. ”

"The woman inside is the Queen Mother?" Yifang realized that he had misunderstood.

"Yes, the Queen Mother has been here for a while, and I don't know what to discuss with the emperor. The queen mother waited for a moment, and the slave went in to pass the ceremony. ”

Yi Fang nodded, and only then did she smile again, no wonder she thought about it more, she heard the conversation between the two palace maids during the day, and when she looked at anyone, she felt that they were all Liu Heng.

"Yifang is here, you husband and wife can talk, and the mourning family will not be disturbed." When Empress Dowager Bo saw Yifang come in, she intended to leave space for the two of them, so she took Rong Yang and left.

"I sent someone to the Jiaofang Hall to inform you, why did you still run over?" Liu Heng took a robe and put it on, "This night is much colder than in the daytime, you just run over like this, don't add a piece of clothing, beware of catching a cold." ”

"Didn't the emperor add it to his concubines?" Yi Fang pursed his lips and smiled.

Liu Heng scratched her nose: "You! ”

"The concubine heard that something happened in the court today, if the emperor has any difficulties, he might as well tell the concubine." Yifang came over at this time, firstly, to send some food to Liu Heng, and secondly, to help him solve his problems.

Liu Heng walked to the edge of the chair and sat down, and pulled Yifang to his side again: "It's still those things about the rest of the Lu family, didn't a team escape before?" They have disappeared since, and I have sent people to search for them, but they have not been seen. There are also some old ministers in the court who are worried about this, and those people still have some soldiers in their hands, even if they can't shake Chang'an City, they are afraid that they will cause chaos in other places. ”

Yi Fang thought about it seriously: "In this case, the emperor might as well issue a notice, and if there are people who can provide useful information about the rest of the Lu family, he will reward ten thousand gold." In this way, as long as they have the slightest bit of trouble, someone will definitely report it, and the emperor can also kill them as soon as possible. ”

"You're right, I just discussed with the queen mother, and I also came up with this solution." Liu Heng smiled and hugged the Yi room, "Our husband and wife really have a good understanding!" ”

Yifang pretended to break away from his embrace: "Since this method was proposed by the Queen Mother, it should also be the concubine and the Queen Mother." ”

Liu Heng pretended to be angry, and Yifang went to coax him again. While the two were laughing, Yifang suddenly remembered something very important.

"Your Majesty, today's concubine punished an old lady with some qualifications."

"Since you punished her, it must have been her who committed an unforgivable mistake, so there is no need to report such a thing to me. This harem is managed by you, the queen, so naturally it is up to you. ”

Yi Fang shook his head: "Your Majesty, although the concubine punished this grandmother, there are still many people in the palace like her, who wantonly oppress newcomers and corrupt the palace rules with their years of seniority. If you leave it alone, the atmosphere in the palace will be worse day by day. ”

"What do you want to do?" When Liu Heng heard her say this, he knew that she had thought about what to do, and she just came to ask for his consent.

Yifang said as he expected: "Now that the emperor has just ascended the throne, the harem atmosphere is still the same as when the Empress Dowager Lu was in the past, and the concubines are thinking about letting a group of people out of the palace. This can not only reduce the expenses of the entire harem and save a sum of money, but also call it an amnesty for the emperor who has just ascended the throne, and by the way, it can also promote a wave of good intentions of thrift and thrift. ”

"That's a good idea, it's a triple win." Liu Heng naturally agreed with her idea, and he continued to ask, "It's just that I don't know who you plan to let out of the palace?" ”

"Naturally, we will first clear out those girls who love to break their mouths, and those old people who rely on their own qualifications will also be cleared, and there are those who are not right-minded." Yifang took out a few pieces of hemp paper that he was carrying with him and showed them to Liu Heng, "The emperor's concubines are idle, and some people have been set up first, you can come and take a look." ”

There are not many people written on the hemp paper, most of them are some grandmothers who feel old by name, and some elderly eunuchs. Among them, there are only two who look like young palace maids, one is called Ah Yun and the other is called Ah Ru. This is exactly the two palace maids that Yifang met in the small garden today who tried to seduce Liu Heng, and she asked Teng Ling to quietly inquire about the names of the two, which was to leave this trick.

"I've only been thinking about the previous dynasty these days, and I don't know much about the harem, since you think it's good to send these people out, then send them all out of the palace, it's better to be quiet." Liu Heng didn't care about these at all, as long as Yifang was willing, he had no opinion at all.

After getting Liu Heng's consent, Yifang naturally reorganized the harem drastically, and in less than half a year, the entire palace became orderly, and there were many fewer people, which looked very refreshing.

Yifang took care of the harem and focused on the two children. They are now studying together with Chao Cuo, and the two siblings support each other, compete with each other, and are thriving. And Chao Cuo gradually walked from the prince's companion to the court, and began to appear in the eyes of those ministers.

Time flies, and two years have passed in a flash. Liu Heng and Yifang, one in the front dynasty and the other in the harem, cooperate with each other, which is seamless. Although there were also ministers in the court who proposed to accept some concubines, they were all rejected by Liu Heng on the grounds that state affairs and family affairs could not be mixed together.

But during this time, not everything went smoothly, and there were some headaches. For example, an organization called "Righteous Ranger" appeared among the people, and it took them only half a year to become a household name. And Liu Heng also received a report from the minister in the court.

"Your Majesty, the activities of the righteous rangers are very frequent now, and they really can't be left alone." When Ouyang Ziqian came back from the civil investigation, he felt that this matter was imminent.

"Why are you in such a hurry? How so? Liu Heng felt a little strange, although he had heard of the actions of the righteous rangers in the past, most of them secretly did things like robbing the rich and helping the poor, and they had never made any big moves, so it stands to reason that there is no need to worry Ziqian like this.

"Nowadays, there are frequent reports in Chang'an City, saying that there have been more than a dozen cases in just two months, and all that have been stolen are rare and valuable items. In recent days, they have intensified, stealing can not be directly robbed, these people are strong in martial arts, and the cooperation is seamless, it is said that they have never missed. And those who were robbed by them, even if they all reported the case, the government never caught those people. ”

"Why haven't I heard anything about such a serious matter before?!" Liu Heng was furious, and his eagle-like eyes crossed the faces of the ministers, which was a complaint against them for concealing and not reporting.

"Your Majesty, you can't blame the ministers, the actions of the righteous rangers have been too intensive in the past few months, and even if they want to report, they always plan to catch up with the changes." Ziqian said something for everyone, and seeing that Liu Heng's expression softened a little, they were a little relieved.

When Liu Heng first ascended the throne two years ago, these courtiers still looked like old ministers, and they always liked to teach him a lesson as an elder. But during the past two years, Liu Heng has done more and more, and they are all plotting secretly, and by the time they find out, the wood is already in the boat.

Only then did these old ministers realize that the little sheep they had chosen that year was actually a wolf in sheep's clothing. But now it's too late to regret it, they can only obey Liu Heng's dispatch, really be a courtier in the court, and never dare to encroach on half a point.

"It's okay to rob the rich and help the poor, but do they have any other actions?" Liu Heng thought that if the Yi Ranger was just a civil organization organized by some idle people, it would be easy to deal with, but he was afraid that they would be those Lu clan people who had escaped before.

Ziqian thought for a while and replied: "In addition, they always like to go against the government, and so far they have robbed the court twice and rescued those death row prisoners who were sentenced to beheading. Not only that, but they always leave a big 'injustice' word at the gate of the government. ”

"What are they doing robbing those death row inmates?" Liu Heng was puzzled, so he continued to ask, "Are those people really wronged?" ”

"I don't know what this minister is." Ziqian looked at Liu Heng's face and proposed, "Does the emperor want his ministers to check?" ”

"No need, I have other plans."

"I don't know what the emperor is going to do?" One of the ministers asked suddenly.

Liu Heng's eyes widened: "How do I plan to report to you?" Lord Liang is too lenient! If you have this leisure, you might as well take care of the officials under you. If it weren't for their incompetence, such a trivial matter would still need to be brought to the court? ”

The minister was really silent, but Liu Heng still put this matter in his heart. The strangeness of this righteous ranger organization may be related to the remnants of the Lu family, and it really can't be let go.

In the evening, Liu Heng went to the Jiaofang Palace. Yifang knew that he would be here tonight, and had already prepared mung bean soup for him. But seeing that his face was full of sorrow, the soup that had been brought up was put down again.

"The emperor's affairs in the court today, the concubines have heard about it. The emperor doesn't have to worry too much, if it is really the remnants of the Lu family, I am afraid that it will not only stir up this small storm. ”

Liu Heng sighed and shook Yifang's hand: "You can always guess what I'm thinking. ”

"What is the emperor going to do? The concubine thought that this matter was so big, and the emperor would definitely not sit idly by. ”

"Yifang, our husband and wife haven't been out of the palace for a while, right?" Liu Heng suddenly put forward such a sentence.

The last time they went out together was when they were acting for the country, when Liu Heng was still acting for the king. After arriving in Chang'an, all kinds of things are really cumbersome, and I can't find time to take a good walk, let alone go outside the palace. Listening to Liu Heng's meaning now, it seems that he wants to go out and have a look in person.

"Does the emperor want to investigate this matter personally?" Although Yifang also feels that this matter is somewhat important, is it too serious to make such a big fanfare?

"In the past two years, the people have gradually settled down, and the princes and kings are no longer eyeing Chang'an. I want to take this opportunity to make a private visit and observe the people's feelings, what do you think? ”

"If the emperor thinks it's necessary, then it's naturally good." Yifang sat beside him, "It's just that in this way, the concubines won't be able to see the emperor for a while." ”

Liu Heng chuckled: "Since I told you about this matter, of course I plan to take you with me." ”

"Really?" Yifang raised his head and looked at him, but there was some hesitation in his heart, "What about the children?" ”

Liu Heng rubbed her hair: "Guantao and Qi'er have grown up, you don't have to be by their side all the time, there will be teachers and eunuchs in the academy to take care of them." ”

"That's fine, the concubine will accompany the emperor on this trip."

After discussing with Yifang and deciding on the time, Liu Heng only brought a few guards and eunuchs, and asked them to change into folk clothes, and the group pretended to be rich and noble people who went out to play. This kind of outfit can attract the attention of the Righteous Ranger without being recognized as their true identity.

The carriage they were riding in quietly went out through the east side gate, and even the guards guarding the door didn't know who was sitting inside, but as soon as they saw Wu Ping, they let them go.

This time I went out of the palace to investigate the matter of the righteous rangers, so naturally I couldn't just stay for a day or two. When they arrived on the streets of Chang'an City, they found an inn to stay in. The inn was arranged by Wu Ping, and when Yifang walked in, he felt familiar, and when he looked up, it was Hongyu Inn.

This inn evoked many memories of Yifang, when Gu Wenzhou was poisoned by the fairy spleen, she helped him to come here, but fortunately met a miracle doctor, so that the two of them could go out innocently. Just as he was thinking of the miracle doctor, Yifang actually saw a person walking out of the room of the Hongyu Inn, and that person was Chun Yuyi, who had saved Gu Wenzhou.

Yifang is strange, this person takes the sky as the quilt and the earth as the seat, that is, he is at peace with the encounter, how could he come here again? Besides, looking at his dress, he doesn't look like a person who lives in an inn.

"Yifang, what's wrong?" When he came back to his senses, Liu Heng had already walked a long way forward, and at this time he turned around and greeted Yifang.

"It's fine." Yifang thought that he might have admitted his mistake, so he no longer bothered about this person, and followed Liu Heng up.

But the moment they entered the room and closed the door, Chun Yuyi also turned around, his eyes locked on their room, and there seemed to be a bit of exploration in his eyes.

"This life is really wonderful, a few years ago she was just a lively little girl, and now she has become such a rich and noble person. It's a pity that the saying that a lover eventually becomes a family is not accurate all the time. Although the son next to this girl is also good, the former affection has been lost. Chun Yuyi sighed, remembering Gu Wenzhou's coming, and shook his head again.