Liu Heng was not in a hurry in his heart, but the others were unexpected, and the night banquet suddenly became chaotic. On one side were well-trained assassins, on the other side were guards who arrived in a hurry, and the officials and concubines present also fled in all directions.

Liu Heng protected Mrs. Shen, and under the protection of the eunuchs and guards led by Wu Ping, he hurried to a safe place. Everyone was busy, and the only one who sat calmly in place was Yifang.

She expected something to happen early this morning, and she didn't even have Teng Ling with her. thought that if something happened, she would be able to help Liu Heng a little. It's just that he didn't expect the assassin to come out, he only escorted Mrs. Shen out, and didn't look at himself at all.

Yifang didn't feel good in her heart, and she even saved her life and let the swords of those assassins ring around her. It's just that she sat calmly and drank on the spot, but those people didn't notice her, and they didn't get hurt in the slightest.

After all, the team of righteous rangers was organized by the people, and naturally they could not compare to the well-trained palace guards. Although they had planned in advance, they still didn't expect the guards to come so quickly, and most of the rangers were quickly controlled.

Just when they were cornered, one of them noticed Yifang. The man seemed to be the leader of the Righteous Rangers, and he glanced at his companions, and the remaining group of people slowly approached the Yifang.

Knowing that the guards had controlled this assassination, Liu Heng walked out with the guards, but Mrs. Shen, who was guarding him by his side, was no longer here. Yifang looked at him and thought, it was about to send people to a safe place first.

"You, come here!" The man in the lead suddenly pointed his sword at Yifang.

She glanced at the man lightly: "This palace is the queen, and it should be you who came to visit this palace." ”

The man didn't say anything, just raised his sword and pressed it against Yifang's throat, she still looked at everything in front of her indifferently.

"Don't come here, take one step further, and I'll take her life!" The few remaining people stood in front of Yifang, separating the guards from her.

"With so many guards around, do you think you'll be able to escape?" Yifang opened his mouth coldly, and there was no trace of warmth in his voice.

"Shut up!" The man rested his sword around her neck, "You can escape with you." ”

Liu Heng saw that they had taken Yifang hostage, his face suddenly changed greatly, he turned sideways and said something to Wu Ping in disbelief, and then walked out from the support of the guards.

"What do you want?" Liu Heng didn't say much, and directly talked to them about the conditions.

The man at the head thought for a moment, "I want you to let all our brothers go, and prepare a few more carriages, which must be fast-paced." Send us out of the palace immediately, and when all of us leave safe and sound, she will naturally be returned to you. ”

"The beauty you want? You have the courage to come to the palace to assassinate you, and it would be good if you don't behead all of you on the spot, and you still want to escape. The leader of the guards thought that with Liu Heng's temperament, he would definitely not agree to this ridiculous thing, so he reprimanded loudly.

But unexpectedly, Liu Heng hurriedly waved his hand: "Go and prepare the carriage." ”

"Your Majesty?" The leader of the guards was stunned, he didn't expect Liu Heng to agree so readily.

After thinking about it carefully, he felt that Liu Heng must have his own plan, so he quietly leaned over and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to do anything in the carriage?" ”

Liu Heng was impatient for a while: "Didn't you see that they arrested the queen?" What else can you do? Now everything is guaranteed for the safety of the queen first. ”

This was something that the head of the guard didn't expect, and it was also something that Yifang didn't expect. Although she was in danger of being held to her neck by the sword, she was thinking carefully in her mind, Liu Heng didn't care about her life or death at all, but now she was so nervous, which one was his true thoughts.

"Can you really accede to our request?" Now even the Vigilantes don't believe it anymore.

"If you can send the queen back unscathed after you get out of the palace safely, you can save your life. If something happens to the queen, all of you will be buried with you. Liu Heng looked at them with blazing eyes, which made those people tremble in their hearts, and the deterrent power of this gaze was no less than that of the executioner on the execution ground.

"If we can get out of the palace safely, there is naturally no need to hurt the queen." The man nodded, and the two sides reached a consensus.

Liu Heng sent someone to prepare the carriage, and the two sides waited in a stalemate. Yifang was not as frightened as ordinary hostages, but seemed very leisurely, she even picked up the wine glass in front of her and took a leisurely sip.

It was a small gesture, but it startled the people around her, and the person with the sword brought the sword closer to her throat.

"What are you going to do?"

Yifang smiled indifferently and raised his glass to him: "Drinking, don't you see?" ”

The Assassin glanced at his companion with a strange expression, and he was a little nervous as he watched the hostage so freely. Probably sweaty from his hands, he pulled up his sleeves so that his arms were exposed, at least a little cooler than before.

But it was this that made Yifang see the birthmark on his arm. It was a button-like mark, half black, half red, and when I was small, it looked like a four-cornered outline, but now that I'm older, it's more and more round.

The wine glass that Yi Fang pinched in his hand smashed to the ground all of a sudden, making a crisp sound that attracted the attention of everyone around him. She stared blankly at the person with the sword across her neck, and there were tears in her eyes, and there was a feeling in her eyes that she had never seen before.

"You...... Why are you looking at me with such strange eyes? The man seemed to be stunned by her gaze, and even the hand holding the sword began to tremble.

"Shaojun...... Are you a young gentleman? Yi Fang muttered.

Although she was asking, she was already sure in her heart that this person was her younger brother Shangguan Shaojun, whom she had not seen for half her life.

Since Empress Dowager Lu deceived her with a fake Shaojun, Yifang has no hope of finding her younger brother, but she didn't expect to see him again in such a situation.

"How do you know my childhood name?" Shaojun clenched the hilt of the sword with both hands, as if otherwise, he couldn't hold the sword steady with one hand.

"I not only know that your name is Shangguan Shaojun, but I also know that your family is in Qinghe County, and you have an older sister Shangguan Ansu and an older brother Shangguan Changjun. When you were eight years old, you went missing in Qinghe County, and you have never seen your eldest sister again. Yi Fang said, and the tears in his eyes couldn't help but fall.

When Shaojun saw her like this, he couldn't help but be moved, and the expression on his face also changed again and again: "You...... Who are you? Why is it so clear about me? ”

"Shaojun, I'm the eldest sister!" Yifang finally choked up and said this sentence with difficulty.

"Eldest sister?" Only then did Shaojun carefully observe the appearance of Yifang, just in the dark, he was anxious in his heart, he didn't pay attention to Yifang's face at all, he just wanted to quickly grab a hostage and escape.

He looked at Yifang's face, and gradually coincided with the eldest sister in his heart who held him to watch the stars and the moon, although many years have passed, but after a careful look, he can still be sure that the queen in front of him in brocade clothes is his eldest sister who has been lost for many years.

"Yes, you really are my eldest sister!" Shaojun's eyes also turned red all of a sudden.

But the two had just recognized each other, and before they could say a word, they heard the sound of a bow drawn not far away.

Liu Heng not only asked people to prepare the carriage, but also secretly prepared archers, who were ambushed not far behind them. Because all their energy was focused on the guards on the other side, they didn't realize that someone was approaching behind them, and they didn't know that there was an arrow pointed at them behind them.

Seeing Liu Heng wave his hand, the long-awaited archer shot the arrow in his hand towards Shaojun. Yifang knew what this action meant, and she quickly turned her head. Seeing that this arrow was about to hit Shaojun, Yi Fang tried her best to push him away, and she would never allow her brother, whom she had just recognized, to die in front of her like this.

Fortunately, Yifang's movements were fast enough, and the arrow would pass through Shaojun's ear, only taking away a few hairs.

"Shaojun, are you alright?" Yifang was about to go over to help him up, when the guards behind him rushed up and surrounded her, careful not to let the Righteous Ranger get close to her for half a minute.

"Yifang, how are you?" The next second, Liu Heng also came to her side and held her hand nervously.

"Your Majesty, I'm fine, those assassins ......" Yifang's was interrupted by Liu Heng just halfway through speaking.

He thought that Yifang had just been taken hostage, and now he must be full of fear, so he hurriedly comforted: "You don't have to worry, none of those assassins can escape." ”

Wu Ping also said on the side: "That's it, these people even dare to hold the queen mother hostage, it's really bold, they must be divided into five horses." ”

"Put these people in prison first, I still have something to ask." Liu Heng commanded the guards, then turned around and whispered to Yifang, "You have been wronged today, go back and rest first, I will definitely give you an explanation." ”

As soon as Liu Heng's words fell, Yifang was about to explain, but he caught a glimpse of Teng Ling and Zili hurrying over not far away. They originally stayed in the Jiaofang Palace, but they must have heard that there were assassins at the night banquet, so they rushed over uneasily.

"Niangniang, but we are in a hurry, as soon as we came here, we heard that the assassins had kidnapped you, and we were worried that something would happen, but we didn't expect to save people." Teng Ling supported Yifang while motioning for Zili to put on her robe.

"Wait, Your Majesty, the concubine has something to say." Yifang watched Liu Heng go to the guards, and hurriedly chased after him.

"If you have anything to say, I'll wait until you're rested." Liu Heng turned to Teng Ling and said, "Take good care of the queen." ”