Liu Yan is not a well-behaved child in the eyes of everyone, but she has inherited her mother's intelligence, and she can accept things she doesn't understand after a little slowdown. Chao Cuo's words were good, she understood her shortcomings, which was enough for a two-year-old child.

This quiet life with children didn't last long, and the news of the death of Empress Dowager Lu came from Chang'an. In the past two years, so many people are about to move, but they don't dare to act rashly because Empress Dowager Lu is still there, which can be regarded as leaving the last trace of majesty for this woman who has been in power all her life.

After learning the news, Liu Heng came to Guangyang Hall for the first time and discussed the next matters with the same law. In the past two years, Liu Heng deliberately let Yifang participate in political affairs, and she has become his right-hand man. When encountering difficulties in the court, Liu Heng always likes to listen to Yifang's opinions.

"Your Majesty, now all forces are converging in Chang'an, and the old ministers in Chang'an who have the right to speak are waiting and seeing, and they will definitely choose the most suitable candidate to be the emperor from among the children of the Liu family. And the king has been silent for so long, he must do enough tricks, and at this time, he can't appear in Chang'an too early, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the old ministers and lay the seeds for the future accession to the throne. ”

Liu Heng nodded: "This king also thinks the same way, but now Chang'an is too turbulent, and no one can go over." Deng Tong has too many things to do over there alone, and I'm afraid he is also more than willing to do it. Then I plan to send a capable person to Chang'an to lurk first, and if anything happens, I can discuss it with Deng Tong. ”

"The king is wise, the candidate who goes to Chang'an in this matter must be trusted enough by the king, and it is necessary to be brave and strategic. When you encounter something, you can make your own ideas, and you don't need to send letters back and forth from Chang'an to Daiguo, which consumes manpower and time, and is really not worth it. Yi Fang thought carefully, screened out some people in his mind, and asked casually, "I wonder if there is a suitable candidate in the king's mind?" ”

"This king hasn't thought of a suitable person, if you have any suggestions, just put them forward!" Liu Heng came this time to ask her this question.

"The concubine thought about it, but she only thought of one candidate."

"Who?" Liu Heng looked at her sly expression and asked hurriedly.

"Concubine." Yifang stretched out his hand and pointed to himself.

Liu Heng actually thought of letting Yifang go on this trip, but Chang'an was in turmoil, and she was staying in that place, which was really not very reassuring. Liu Heng finally dispelled this idea and wanted to find a new candidate, but after thinking about it, there was no better candidate.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is indeed the most suitable to go to Chang'an at this time, and the king is also very clear in his heart. It's just because the king is worried about the safety of his concubine, so he can't make this decision for a long time. Yifang took Liu Heng's hand, "Just let the concubine go, there are people around to protect her, and the concubine will definitely be safe." ”

Liu Heng's eyes seemed to be impulsive, but in the end he shook his head: "No, this king can't let you take this risk, if something happens to you, what will happen to the children?" ”

"It's just to go to Chang'an's hometown to revisit, where can something happen?" Yifang held Liu Heng's hand tightly, "The king can rest assured, the concubine will definitely return safely." All along, the concubine wants to help the king realize his dream, and hopes that in the king's great cause, there will also be a concubine to contribute. ”

"But ......" Liu Heng was still hesitating.

"Your Majesty, it was decided that the concubine would go to Chang'an and take this trip for the king." Yifang held Liu Heng's hand tightly, not only to show his firmness, but also to hope to retain this warmth.

Liu Heng finally compromised, and without further ado, Yifang was going to set off on the second day. arranged for the two children to serve the eunuchs and grandmothers, and instructed Guo Chao to teach them well, and Yifang embarked on the road to Chang'an.

Chang'an is now in turmoil, but the inventory outside the city gate is not as strict as before, and Yifang was released with little effort. The streets of Chang'an City are still the same as before, and most of the shops are still open, but just walking through the streets, you can feel a strong sense of tension.

"Beauty, where are we going now?" Teng Ling still followed Yifang's side.

Liu Heng was originally worried about the safety of Yifang, so he arranged for many soldiers with strong martial arts to go with her. But Yifang felt that this was too eye-catching, so he persuaded Liu Heng to let her only take Teng Ling and Zi Li, and then went to Chang'an City.

"Since I'm going to find Deng Tong, of course I'm going to Zuichun Building." Yifang followed the route in his memory. She hadn't been here in years, but the journey she remembered was still the same. Zuichun Tower is located on the most luxurious street in Chang'an City, which can be seen at a glance.

When I arrived at the door of Zuichun Building, the door was still closed. This is still the same as before, the girls and sons are resting during the day, and at night, it becomes bustling.

Yifang remembered the method he had used before, and planned to repeat the old trick, so he took a deep breath and shouted loudly inside: "Deng Tong—Deng Tong—"

But after shouting a few times, no one inside responded. Yifang felt strange, knocked on the door a few times, and only then did a small guy come out, and it took a lot of effort to open the door alone.

"Who are you looking for, lady?"

"I'm looking for Deng ......" Yifang suddenly remembered that Deng Tong was his real name, and in Zuichun Building, most people knew that it should be his flower name, so she changed her name, "I'm looking for Grandma Gongzi, is he there?" ”

The little guy shook his head: "It's unfortunate that the lady came, Grandma has been out for a while." ”

"Got out?" Yifang sighed, "Then I'll come back later." ”

"Hey, wait, this lady, it's no wonder that I didn't remind you, our grandma often goes out these days, and he is very busy on weekdays, and he doesn't stay in the Zuichun Mansion much. If you want to come to him, I'm afraid you'll have to pounce on him. The little guy looked very enthusiastic, worried that Yi Fangbai would run a few times, so he reminded.

"Then do you know where Grandma went to?" Yifang asked hopelessly.

Sure enough, I heard the little guy laugh and said: "How can the little one know the whereabouts of this son!" However, every morning, I saw Grandma go out and go to the east. ”

"East?" Yifang glanced to the east, it seemed to be the direction of Zhu Xuhou's Mansion, and an idea popped up in her heart, so she nodded to the little girl, "Thank you." ”

Leaving Zuichun Building, Yifang ran to the flower field on the other side where Deng Tong had taken her. There is one of the entrances to the underground secret passage, and now that Chang'an City is in turmoil, Deng Tong must be most concerned about this secret passage, and he will definitely stay in it at all times, which is also in line with what the little guy said.

"Tengling, Zili, you just wait here, I'll just go in alone." Yi Fang left all the luggage on his body to them, and he was going to find the entrance in his memory.

"How can this be?" Teng Ling was the first to object, "Beauty, before leaving, the king told us to take care of you, if you go down alone and encounter any danger, we have nine lives that are not enough!" ”

"Don't worry, I'm measured, I've been to this secret passage, and I have some experience." Yifang comforted them and said, "Besides, there are many organs here, although I know how to go, but you don't know, if you follow, I will have to take care of you, wouldn't it be more distracting?" ”

"Yifang, then let's make an appointment, if you don't come back within an hour, we will go down to look for you." Or Zili is more sober and thoughtful at this time.

Yifang thought about it, this secret passage is complicated, and it has been so many years, she is afraid that she will not be able to come back for a while, so she bargained with Zili and said: "One hour is too short, or two hours!" If I don't come back in two hours, then go back to the kingdom of Dai. ”

"What? Back to the country? When Teng Ling heard her say this, he suddenly became anxious, "Beauty, isn't it dangerous down here?" Are you lying to us, the secret passage is actually gone forever? ”

"It's not that serious, just in case." Yifang patted their hands, "After two hours, if you want to go down to find me, then look for me!" ”

Teng Ling and Zili compromised and let Yifang go down to the secret passage, next to the previous entrance, there was also a lot of new mud, and people have been coming and going frequently in recent times. Yifang looked at these new mud, and his heart settled down a lot. Since Deng usually goes down from here, it means that the road here is still smooth.

Walking forward with the memories of the past, Yifang stopped to confirm safety at every node. This was taught to her by Deng Tong in the past, and in this secret passage, there will be some big traps at every fork in the road. In order not to fall into these traps, Yifang had to stay for a while every few steps.

In fact, she wasn't sure if Deng Tong would be here, but now that she had entered here, she could only move on.

Yifang didn't know how long he walked, but he heard a rustling sound nearby, as if something was rubbing. She subconsciously approached in that direction, but there seemed to be a lot more traps than before, and she accidentally stepped on several of them, and only moved a few steps forward.

Yifang didn't want to give up, so she continued to walk forward, but she didn't want to step on a crooked stone, her whole person was about to fall backwards, and when she was in a panic, she grabbed a stone wall casually, and finally managed to stabilize her figure. It was only in the next second that she realized that something was wrong, and a huge stone rolled towards her in front of her, so fast that she didn't have time to dodge.

Yifang's whole person froze on the spot, I didn't know that there would be such a boulder in such a not too spacious underground secret passage.