The vertical arch hall is not close to the Qinghua Palace, and there are still a group of Zaifu outside who are busy, and they can't tell when they will come over to ask, even when they are talking to Cui Yongchen, Empress Dowager Yang has not stopped for a while.

Busy like this, she still has to take the time to see Zhao Fang, not so much because she wants to see that he can't get used to it, but because she is curious about what his personal things are.

The group soon arrived at the Qinghua Palace.

Zhao Fang had already gone to bed, but when he heard the footsteps outside, although it was not obvious, he still sat up all of a sudden, lifted the curtain, and poked his head out.

Empress Dowager Yang hurriedly sat on the edge of the bed and said, "You kid, do you recognize the bed?" ”

Where did Zhao Fang have any qualifications to recognize the bed, and he was about to get out of bed and salute immediately, but was held down by the Empress Dowager Yang, and said: "Why are there so many courtesies, I just came to see if you can't live there." ”

He also asked him what he had eaten in the evening, and what he was not used to, and whether the people who served him were smooth.

Zhao Fang answered them one by one, not being picky, his attitude was very respectful, but he was a little less close.

Empress Dowager Yang was relieved, but she was a little disappointed.

Although she knew that even if she was a child of three or two years old, she would not know each other for a day and get close, but she really wanted to get along with Zhao Fang as soon as possible like a real mother and son.

There is no urgency.

She silently reminded herself in her heart, and said with a smile: "I heard Cui Yongchen say that you have something to put in his place during the day, and I am afraid that you will be in a hurry to find it, so I will get it first." ”

As soon as Empress Dowager Yang finished speaking, Cui Yongchen personally held the wooden box and sent it over.

Zhao Fang wanted to reach out to pick it up, but suddenly his hands stopped in the air and paused like this.

He looked at Empress Dowager Yang, who was sitting on the bed, with a pair of eyes looking straight at him, and the pair of hands immediately turned around, took the key in the sachet on his waist and came out, and opened the lock in Cui Yongchen's hand in front of everyone.

Cui Yongchen hunched his waist and lowered his hands, so that Empress Dowager Yang could see the contents of the wooden box clearly without any movement.

It's half a picture.

The painting is face up, the strokes are simple and rough, in the eyes of the Empress Dowager Yang, there is nothing strange to find, there is only half a sheet, and the tear on the right side is even uneven.

But she still smiled and asked, "Who drew this, it's weird and beautiful." ”

Zhao Fang hesitated, but he didn't hide it at all, and said, "It was given to me by Zhang Bi." ”

Empress Dowager Yang was taken aback and asked, "But Zhang Bi of the Empress Dowager's family?" ”

Zhao Fang answered.

The emotions in her heart were a little complicated, and it was difficult to describe them for a while, so she only murmured: "It turns out that you have a good time with Zhang Bi on weekdays." ”

For Zhang Bi, the child, Empress Dowager Yang doesn't hate it, but she doesn't like it either. I don't hate it, it's because Zhao Rui loves him very much, and thinks he's lively and smart, but I don't like it, because Zhang Bi has been spoiled by the Queen Mother since he was a child, and his temper is very lawless.

Last time, because she met Zhang Bi, her nephew Yang Du secretly entered the palace to help deliver the letter.

At this time, seeing that Zhao Fang and Zhang Bi were so good, and even half of the bad painting given to him by the other party had to be kept close to him, so he was naturally not very happy in his heart.

Although Zhao Fang couldn't guess the woman's situation of a thousand turns, he was a good hand when he looked at his words and looks, and he had heard a little about the grievances between the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager Yang.

With his former cleverness, it was actually obvious how to return at this time, but for some reason, he just didn't want to lie, but nodded and said, "I'm very good with him." ”

After thinking about it, he added another sentence and said, "We studied together in Guozi School, and he was very good to me." ”

Empress Dowager Yang smiled reluctantly and said, "It's good to have a few classmates, I have a nephew, who is about the same age as you, and when you are free in the future, you can also study hard together." As he spoke, he asked a few more questions about food and accommodation, urged Zhao Fang to fall asleep, and hurried back to Chongzheng Palace.

When he went, he was happy, and when he returned, his face was gloomy, and Cui Yongchen was watching from the sidelines, how could he not know the reason.

He stood aside, and saw that Empress Dowager Yang was holding strong tea in her hand, and she wanted to drink it or not, but she whispered: "Your Royal Highness is really a person who values love and righteousness, although he is not a parent, but he is the same as the previous emperor." ”

Hearing Cui Yongchen speak so suddenly, and still said such presumptuous and inappropriate words, Empress Dowager Yang was stunned for a moment.

However, she only pondered for a few breaths, and quickly reacted.

Yes, how long has Zhao Fang been in Beijing? Going to Guozi Middle School is only a matter of the past two months?

The time of knowing each other is so short, how much effort do you have to get along?

But Zhao Fang insisted on bringing the useless paintings that the other party gave him on his body because Zhang Bi was good to him, doesn't it show that this son attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and has a kind temperament?

Zhang Bi is a naughty child like him, he has a lot of requirements and a big temper, and he can play with Zhao Fang in one place, and Zhao Fang can even tolerate him, doesn't it mean that Zhao Fang can bear it generously?

Zhang Bi, a little kid, only took a little more than a month to be able to ask Zhao Fang to treat him as a close friend, and he is a mother, who will get along with him day and night in the future, and treat him considerately, but he doesn't want him to regard himself as his biological mother, is it not even the stepmother of Qinzhou?

With such an idea, Empress Dowager Yang's face immediately became much better-looking.

The teacup in her hand was held for a long time, and it was already cold, but at this time she finally remembered it and lowered her head to take a sip.

The tea was already cold, soaked for a long time, and it was very bitter, but after entering her throat, she tasted a little sweetness from it.

***

In the spring of this year, the people in the capital were really not peaceful, and in just one season, three emperors were replaced. Not long after the Qingming Festival, only overnight, the one who hung the curtain in the palace changed from the former Empress Dowager to the Empress Dowager Yang.

I heard that it was the royal sacrifice to the sky, the empress dowager accidentally lost her foot, fell down from the high stone steps, and the little emperor Zhao Zhu was frightened, that night was a nightmare, yelled and made a fuss, and injured himself, the palace hurriedly summoned the imperial doctor, several people gathered around to see, still not cured, only to know that he was suffering from madness.

Such rumors have no origin, but they quickly spread all over the streets.

The Huaiyin Marquis Mansion closed its doors to thank guests, and several marriages were ruined because of this.

- Madness may be passed from parents to children and grandchildren, many people know about this, Zhao Zhu has such a problem, if there is no special reason, who would dare to marry his family, and who would dare to marry his daughter-in-law?

Fortunately, there were still officials in the court, and there was Empress Dowager Yang, so according to the edict of Emperor Zhao Rui in the past, Zhao Fang, the son of King Qin who had already become a vassal, was invited to succeed him.

No matter how many rumors are behind the scenes, and how many big dramas are secretly sung in the restaurant, on the surface, everything is quietly alternated.