"Ziqian, is there any news about the woman that this king asked you to find?" At night, Liu Heng finished his day's work, leaned lazily on the back of the chair, and then remembered to ask about it.

It's a pity that Ziqian showed an embarrassed expression: "Your Majesty, the minister has sent someone to inquire about more than a dozen inns, but there is no news of this woman staying in the country, maybe she has left Daiguo." ”

"It's a pity to have such a rare woman, and I don't know how someone can be lucky enough to be her husband." Liu Heng was talking to himself, so he accidentally said what was in his heart.

"Is this the king's love at first sight for that woman?" Ziqian and Liu Heng grew up together since childhood, and sometimes they are open-mouthed when they speak.

Liu Heng came back to his senses at this time, and rebuked as if ashamed: "Nonsense, this king just feels that it is a great fortune for us to have a woman like this." ”

Ziqian muttered quietly: "But that woman is not from our country!" ”

"Your Majesty, there is a palace maid in the dining room who is out asking to see her, saying that something happened to the new family in Chang'an." A eunuch came in a hurry to report.

Liu Heng looked at Ziqian with a smile: "After waiting for these days, there is really a movement." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, let's hear what's going on!" After Ziqian finished speaking, Liu Heng asked people to bring the palace maid in.

"What's wrong with the new family in Chang'an?" Liu Heng sat slightly upright in the chair.

"Back to the king, it's that Xia girl." The little palace maid still had a bowl of soup in her hand, and she was trembling when she spoke, "Tonight, the slave maid went to bring her soup, but she only took one sip and spit it out, and then shouted that the king wanted to poison her." Later, a servant girl came out to persuade her, but she never persuaded her, I am afraid that she is still making noise that the king, the queen and the queen mother will poison her! ”

"Is there such a thing?" This was something Liu Heng didn't expect. Originally, he only thought that these family members had not been summoned for a long time, and it was time to make trouble, but this kind of trouble was unexpected by him. And unexpectedly, I actually thought it was quite interesting.

"It's true, the slave saw it with her own eyes and heard it with her own ears." The little palace maid was worried that the acting king would not believe her, so she hurriedly continued, "The slave maid looks at the Xia girl as if she has hysteria, don't think about coming to report to the king and calling the doctor to take a look at her." ”

"Wu Ping, go and bring your family son Xia here, and then ask the doctor to come over." Liu Heng continued to lean back in the chair and posed as if he was watching a play.

When Xia Liyun was brought to Liu Heng, she was still talking nonsense, she was already timid, and she could only do some tricks, but now she was frightened, and she chattered endlessly. It was only when she came to the acting king that she pulled her consciousness back a little, and after reluctantly saluting, the acting king gave her a seat. She didn't have a position yet, and it would be a great lift to be able to give her a seat, but at this time, she forgot to thank her.

Liu Heng didn't care about this, he originally wanted her to stay away from him, so as not to be upset when he looked at it. She was in a hurry when she drank the soup before, and she vomited on her clothes all of a sudden, and then she was directly summoned over, and she didn't have time to change her clothes, so she really didn't like it.

"Your Majesty, the physician has arrived."

"Pass it in and show it to the Xia clan to see if this king has poisoned her." Liu Heng's words were a little joking, but Xia Liyun's eyes widened. The words she said were very rebellious, she knew it in her own heart, she was just saying it behind her back, but now it reached the ears of the acting king, and she was even more worried in her heart.

The doctor carefully examined her according to Liu Heng's instructions, but did not find anything wrong. The doctor was afraid that he would make a mistake in the examination, so he went back and forth carefully, but still did not find any problems, so he could only tell the truth.

"Do you hear that? There's nothing wrong with your body, and now you still think that this king poisoned you? Liu Heng's voice was a little lazy, and he couldn't hear any anger that was framed.

"Your Majesty, there must be something wrong with that soup, there must be something wrong with that soup. The concubine can make it after taking a sip of soup, so it's okay, it must be like this. Xia Liyun was afraid that the king would punish her for her crimes, so she caught a glimpse of the soup bowl held by the palace maid, as if she had found a life-saving straw.

"Tell me, is there something wrong with this soup?" Liu Heng raised his head to the little palace maid.

The little palace maid waved her hand again and again: "From the time this soup is made to the time it is delivered, there are slaves and maids watching it, and it is absolutely no problem." ”

"No, you're lying! You little palace maid, what you say is what you say? Xia Liyun shouted angrily.

Liu Heng frowned in disgust, and raised his hand at the palace maid: "You, drink this soup." Since you watched the whole process, if you were poisoned, either you did it, or you were an accomplice, and you didn't lose anything if you were poisoned. If there is no poison in the soup, you can return your innocence, and this soup is considered to be rewarded to you by this king. ”

"Thank you, slave and maid, Your Majesty." The little palace maid was refreshed, and she drank the soup bowl in one go.

Everyone's eyes fell on her, but after waiting for a while, nothing happened to her. The doctor also checked the remaining soup in the bowl under Liu Heng's instructions, and there was indeed no problem.

"This can't be! The concubine obviously felt tightness in her chest and shortness of breath, as if she was about to stop breathing. Xia Liyun knelt in front of Liu Heng and explained.

Liu Heng glanced at the red mark on her neck: "This king looks, all your discomfort should be pinched out by yourself." ”

Xia Liyun thought about it in hindsight, she thought that she had drunk the poisonous soup and had been pinching her throat, it turned out that she had really thought about all this. However, seeing that the acting king was not very angry, maybe he didn't plan to pursue it.

It's a pity that Xia Liyun thought wrongly, and in the next second, Liu Heng beckoned to the guards waiting outside: "Come on, the family son Xia is crazy, framed this king, and sent him to the prison to stay!" ”

"What?! No! No! Your Majesty, the concubine knows that she is wrong, and the concubine will never dare again! Xia Liyun begged for mercy at this time, but it was to no avail, and her voice ran towards the prison with the guards.

"Your Majesty, these days have passed, and it's time to meet the people sent by Empress Lu." Ziqian reminded on the side.

Liu Heng also nodded in agreement: "It's been a few days, Wu Ping, let the remaining four family members meet this king tomorrow afternoon." ”

"No."

There was a lot of movement in the courtyard next to it, and Yifang naturally listened to all these movements. At this time, Zili and Tengling had already returned, and they quickly changed all the clothes on their bodies, just in case they burned them clean.

"Yifang, can this plan really work?" Zili was still a little worried. Xia Liyun has been taken away for a while, and there has been no movement in the courtyard next to her, and I don't know what her situation is now, and whether it will affect several other family members.

"I don't know much about the Acting King, so I don't know what he's going to do, but if he's a smart man, he'll be able to meet us soon." Yi Fang's tone was very affirmative, but he was leisurely pouring tea in his hand.

"Miss Dou, the chief manager of Wu Ping beside the king asks to see you."

Yifang smiled with satisfaction and said to Zili: "Look, isn't this coming." ”

As Yifang expected, as soon as Wu Ping came in, he made a big gift: "Congratulations to the girl, the king will announce the girl tomorrow afternoon." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Wu, do the other four family members know about this?" Yifang deliberately asked this question, but he was actually asking about Xia Liyun's situation on the side.

Wu Ping shook his head when he heard this: "Miss Dou doesn't know yet, now there are only three other family members. ”

"Oh? Why is that? ”

"That Xia girl slandered the king and acted crazy, I am afraid that she has hysteria and has been put in prison by the king." Wu Ping talked about it indifferently, and Yifang also nodded.

"I see, thank you Mr. Wu for a trip today." Yifang glanced at Zili, "These coins should be regarded as a meeting gift for Manager Wu, and Manager Wu will take care of them more in the future!" ”

"Miss Dou is polite." Wu Ping nodded, and happily took the coin before leaving.

"Yifang, you are really like a god, the acting king really plans to summon you." As soon as Wu Ping left, Zili unabashedly showed surprise.

"This summoning must be a Hongmen banquet, but it can only take one step at a time."

In the afternoon of the next day, Yifang had just taken a nap, and Tengling was in a hurry to pull in and dress her up. Then you said that when you first see the king today, the family members must dress up and show off their flowers, in order to get the favor of the king as soon as possible. But Yifang didn't do this, she only picked out a plain dress, the pattern was also the simplest style, and her hair was pulled up at will, without showing any traces of elaborate dressing.

"Girl, this pair of butterfly hairpins is very suitable for your dress today, let me bring them for you!" Tengling didn't know the origin of the hairpin, but he felt that it matched today's clothes.

Yi Fang looked at the hairpin but fell into deep thought, and I don't know if the Queen Mother kept her promise and protected Wen Zhou and Shaojun well. She was about to throw herself into the arms of another man, competing with many different women for his favor, and what face did she have to continue to carry this hairpin.

Yifang lowered his eyes: "That's it, bring the others, put this hairpin away, lock it in the box, I don't want to see it again in the future." ”

Just as Yifang thought, the other three family members were all dressed up very brightly, and almost wore all their jewelry on their heads. Against their backdrop, Yifang is elegant like a maverick begonia, although the dress is elegant, but the face is fresh and refined, so that people can fall into it at a glance.

Several other family members were very disdainful of her dressing like this, which was exactly what Yifang wanted to see. As a prince and nobleman, most of the women he saw were dressed up brightly, one or two were fine, but if too many people stood together, they would feel very boring. Her simple dress can attract the attention of the acting king.

Originally, Yifang just passed on the news according to the instructions of the queen mother, but the acting king rarely came to the harem, and the unfavored concubines were rare to see for a long time. If you just stay in the palace in peace, you won't be able to hear more news, and even less news can be passed on. If the Queen Mother doesn't get the news she wants, Wen Zhou and Shaojun's life will definitely not be easy.

She thought about it, only by winning the favor of the acting king could she have the opportunity to get close to him, and she would be able to get more news that the queen mother wanted. Since she has come to the palace of the acting king and become the concubine of the acting king, she naturally has nothing to do with Gu Wenzhou in this life. Rather than staying in obscurity and growing old in the palace, it is better to try to preserve their happiness.

"The concubine sees the king and the queen, and the king and the queen are happy forever."

When the family came to the palace, according to the rules, they wanted to visit the king first, and then go to the queen, but after these days, everyone was a little tired, and the king called the queen over today, which was considered to be a combination of the two visits.

The king did not speak when he heard their voices, but leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes, so they could only bow their heads and salute. Fortunately, before her legs and feet trembled, the queen finally said as if she were round: "Get up!" ”

The four family members stood in a row in the order of arrival, and Yifang deliberately came the latest, so he naturally stood at the very side. At the Queen's signal, they met one by one again.

"Concubine Liu Rong visited the king, and the king was extremely happy."

"Concubine Qi Zhi visited the king, and the king was extremely happy."

"Concubine Wen Jiayi wants to meet the king, and the king is extremely happy."

They were in a hurry to attract the king's attention, and they only had the king in their eyes and mouths, and their voices deliberately showed a sense of coquettishness, which caused the queen to frown involuntarily. This small action was seen by Yifang, and when it was her turn to visit, she said one more word.

"Concubine Dou Yifang to meet the king, to meet the queen, may the king and queen be happy."

Liu Heng summoned them just to go through the motions and give an explanation to Empress Lu, who was far away in Chang'an, so he simply took advantage of this time to take a rest, which was regarded as relieving the fatigue in the court. Originally, I listened to the same voice and words, but at this time, a different voice appeared. This woman is not like the previous ones, deliberately twisting her tongue to speak, she not only respects the queen, but her voice also sounds neither humble nor arrogant.

Liu Heng was a little curious, opened his eyes and looked at Yifang, but this figure looked a little familiar. A guess came to him, and he hurriedly raised his hand and pointed at her.

"The last one, raise your head and take a look."

"No." Yifang didn't know that Liu Heng had seen him, and only thought that he had noticed him when he heard Fang Cai's words, so he raised his head generously.

The face in his impression entered Liu Heng's eyes like this, the corners of his mouth involuntarily hooked an arc, but his fists clenched violently to hide his imperceptible joy.

"Dou Yifang, good name."

"The king praised it." Yi Fang had already made up his mind, no matter what he said, he had to answer simply, just pretending not to care.

Liu Heng was about to confirm again, but he caught a glimpse of the jade pendant she was tying around her waist, which was deliberately dropped to the ground by another woman that time. Now there is no need to ask, she is indeed the woman that Liu Heng sent someone to look for for many days.