Zhang Wu felt that the envoy was noisy and noisy to Liu Heng and Dou Yifang's rest, so he broke him apart and let the soldiers form a circle, which could not only protect Liu Heng and Dou Yifang, but also prevent them from being noisy and unable to rest.

In desperation, the messenger went in to report the situation to his superior.

Taiwei Zhou Bo was furious when he learned that Liu Heng, the acting king, was blocked at the door. scolded: "How can the acting king say that he is also His Majesty's brother, are you not afraid that Your Majesty will blame him for being so contemptuous of him?" ”

"They are really not afraid of His Majesty's blame." Jing Zhao Yin said.

Listening to his tone, Zhou Bo understood that it must be the Queen Mother's instructions that the city gate captain dared to do this. Since it was the queen mother's meaning, Zhou Bo didn't dare to say anything more, so he could only sigh secretly.

The next day, early in the morning, the fog had not yet cleared.

In Weiyang Palace, Empress Dowager Lu was already sitting in front of the dresser, and a grandmother was combing her hair.

Another palace man stood beside her half-bent over, explaining to her what had happened last night.

"The acting king didn't want to cross the low gate, so he spent the night outside the city last night......"

"Liu Heng, this kid, still has a bit of backbone, what about others now?"

"I have entered the city and placed in the palace of Linhua Palace."

"Who else is with him?"

"Dou Beauty."

Empress Dowager Lu only felt familiar when she heard it, but she couldn't remember who it was for a while.

The grandmother who combed her hair reminded at this time: "Could it be that it was sent to the Dai Gong family last year?" The slave remembers that there is a ...... called Dou Yifang"

Empress Dowager Lu suddenly realized, "By the way, it's that Dou Yi room." You go and preach the decree now, and the mourning family wants to see her! ”

"Yes."

……

Linhua Palace.

This Linhua Palace is much larger than Youlan Palace, and the environment here is elegant and the scenery is beautiful. It's not so much a palace as a palace in a garden.

But now Dou Yifang is not in the mood to play, she tossed for a night last night, which caused her to sleep well, and now, she wants to make up for it.

At this moment, someone from the palace found Dou Yifang, saying that the Queen Mother wanted to see her.

Dou Yifang glanced at Liu Heng, Liu Heng nodded slightly, agreed with her to go to the palace, and instructed: "The palace is not as good as the palace of the dynasty, when you see the queen mother, you must pay attention to proportions in what you say and do." ”

Dou Yifang nodded, indicating that he understood.

Dou Yifang followed the palace people to Weiyang Palace, and what he saw in front of him was still so familiar. It was a cold, nauseous feeling.

"Concubine Dou Yifang see the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is blessed with Jin'an."

"Get up and speak."

"Empress Dowager Xie."

When Dou Yifang slowly raised her head, Empress Dowager Lu was stunned. It was as if she saw a man, a dead man. In the past, she felt that Dou Yifang and Mrs. Xue were somewhat similar.

This time, when Dou Yifang put on gorgeous clothes, she naturally revealed that dignified and noble temperament, which made her more similar to Mrs. Xue.

Naturally, Mrs. Xue is already dead, and her daughter and son are also dead a long time ago. Empress Dowager Lu was very sure of this, because this was what the judge told her, and it was impossible for the judge to deceive her.

So she sighed, "There are such similar people in this world......

When Dou Yifang heard her say this, her heart was half cold, as if Empress Dowager Lu saw that she looked similar to her mother. She regretted that she had raised her weight, and she should have changed her appearance a little and come back again.

However, listening to Empress Dowager Lu's tone, she didn't seem to regard her as Mrs. Xue's daughter. So she quickly calmed down and smiled: "Is the Queen Mother talking about concubines?" ”

Empress Dowager Lu bowed slightly.

Dou Yifang pretended to be curious and asked, "I don't know who Yifang looks like?" ”

Empress Dowager Lu shook her head and said, "Don't say it." To get down to business, you shouldn't have forgotten the intention of the mourning family to send you to the Daigong!! ”

"Yifang always remembers, and I dare not forget."

"Then you can talk about the situation over there in the Dai Palace, and Liu Heng."

"Yes......"

Empress Dowager Lu once sent a messenger to the Dai Palace to investigate, so when Dou Yifang talked about the situation in the Dai Palace, she answered as truthfully as possible, but she didn't say much, because if she said too much, she would lose.

After hearing Dou Yifang's statement and the messenger's reply were basically not much different, Empress Dowager Lu also had basic trust in her. Next, talking about Liu Heng's situation, Dou Yifang tried his best to tell Liu Heng about Liu Heng's shortcomings.

For example, greedy for sex, this shortcoming, she said about Wei Muyu. Wei Muyu committed a big crime, Liu Heng tried every possible way to help her exonerate, and in the end, under the heavy pressure inside and outside the court, he had to endure the pain and cut off her love and execute Wei Muyu.

Regarding the matter of Wei Muyu, Empress Dowager Lu also heard about it from the envoy, and she also believed Dou Yifang's words for seven or eight points.

"The mourning family heard that the house is kind-hearted, diligent and thrifty, and has won the support of the people, isn't that so?"

Dou Yifang carefully weighed her words, obviously, she couldn't say Liu Heng too well, otherwise she would bring Liu Heng to death.

But she can't deny it completely, otherwise it will arouse the suspicion of Empress Dowager Lu, and it will also be a disaster.

"The acting king is indeed kind-hearted, but it is not necessarily diligent and thrifty."

"Oh, how so?"

"Last month, the twelfth was the birthday of the acting king, and the gifts given by the officials and palace concubines were extremely extravagant, and the acting king was overjoyed, and accepted all the ...... according to the order."

Empress Dowager Lu was silent, as if she was thinking about the credibility of Dou Yifang's words.

"Liu Heng has governed the land for many years, the wind and rain are smooth on behalf of the land, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, his talent is extraordinary!!"

Dou Yifang covered his lips with his sleeve and smiled softly.

Empress Dowager Lu laughed at why she was, she said: "The acting king is just lazy, and most of the government affairs in the court are actually handled by the prime minister." ”

"He's the laziest guy. Maybe this is also his blessing, so that he has a bunch of ministers. ”

"Last night the mourning family sent someone to welcome him into the city, why didn't he come in?"

"That was Lord Song's idea, and Lord Song said that the acting king should enter the city through the main gate, so that makes sense. The acting king usually listens to them the most, so he doesn't think much about it. ”

Empress Dowager Lu bowed slightly, with a satisfied smile in her eyes. It seems that she believed Dou Yifang's words, at least for now.

"It's rare for you to come back, the queen misses you very much, you go and see her!!"

"Yes."

After Dou Yifang said goodbye, he got up and walked out.

Empress Dowager Lu said to the grandmother beside her: "Go and ask the acting king to come over......"

……

This palace is still the same as when Dou Yifang left, and it hasn't changed at all. Zhang Yan is so yearning for the world outside the palace, this immutable palace wall will definitely make her depressed.

On the way to Jiaofang Palace, Dou Yifang listened to the palace maid talk about Zhang Huangyan, and when she learned that Zhang Yan was depressed all day long, she couldn't help but feel sad.

In the Jiaofang Palace, someone had already informed Zhang Yan, and Zhang Yan couldn't believe that Dou Yifang had arrived.

After confirming with the palace maid three times, she trotted out to prepare to meet Dou Yifang, and no matter how the palace maid around her persuaded her, she didn't listen.

When she came to the palace gate, she saw Dou Yifang, with a bright smile on her face, and ran over happily.

"Queen Mother, you slow down......" The palace maid chased after her and said hurriedly.

"Dou Yifang, you're finally back!"

"The concubine asks the queen mother to say goodbye, and the queen mother is blessed with gold."

"Hurry up and excuse me!"

Zhang Yan smiled like a flower, she hadn't been so happy for a long time. She took Dou Yifang's hand and walked back to the Jiaofang Hall with her, "Tell the palace about the situation outside......

"The queen is not in a hurry, don't be in a hurry......"

The words were divided into two ends, Liu Heng came to Weiyang Palace and saw the Empress Dowager Lu.

Empress Dowager Lu looked at this man who looked a little similar to Ge Puji, and she felt a little unhappy in her heart.

"When did you go to Daidi?"

"When the minister was eight years old, he went to Daidi with his mother."

"Eight-year-old...... More than a decade has passed. It's rare to let you govern the land in an orderly manner!! ”

"This is also a blessing for the Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Lu asked people to sit and watch tea, and Liu Heng talked a lot. When talking about the life of this generation of palaces, Liu Heng's eyebrows danced, his mouth was like a river, and he talked endlessly.

But when it comes to the customs and customs of Daidi, his answer is fragmented, using many words such as "should", "should", and "heard".

From this, Empress Dowager Lu can judge that Liu Heng is only immersed in his own world of flowers, and he doesn't care about everything outside the palace at all. Perhaps, as Dou Yifang said, Liu Heng did not have any talent, but he just met some capable ministers.

At this point, Empress Dowager Lu didn't want to embarrass Liu Heng.

But the next day, the arrival of the judge changed her mind. Judging Shiqi told her that since Liu Heng had come, it was better not to let him go back.

Empress Dowager Lu smiled: "Liu Heng's qualifications are mediocre, why worry." ”

"But he is still famous, even if he does not have the heart of disobedience, it is difficult to ensure that those ministers under him do not want to do the founding of the country." ”

Empress Dowager Lu's pupils shrank, and her eyes became extremely cold.

"What about the land?"

"You can send someone to take over ......"

This idea is indeed very good, and it is very in line with Empress Dowager Lu's intention of planting the Lu family's forces in various places.

Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Lu was ruthless, and she didn't stop doing it, instead of putting Liu Heng under house arrest in the palace and causing criticism, it was better to simply kill him.

"I'll leave this to you......"

"We're in command."

……

Two days have passed, and Liu Heng and Dou Yifang's life in the Linhua Hall has been in a regular and simple manner. There is everything here, and life is quite comfortable.

In the past two days, Liu Heng found out that he was the only one in Chang'an. This made him feel regretful and uneasy, regret that it was because so many people did not come, in fact, he could not come.

The reason for the uneasiness is that perhaps the Empress Dowager Lu only gave him a holy decree, which means that the Empress Dowager Lu has the heart to deal with him.

Dou Yifang hugged him and comforted him, if you come, you will be safe. At least the current situation is not too bad, and Empress Dowager Lu has no intention of deliberately embarrassing. After congratulating their birthdays, they took their leave.

It's been two days, and Liu Heng has never been able to see the emperor. Later, I heard that the emperor was sick in bed and was not suitable to see guests.

It wasn't until the third day that the emperor finally sent someone to invite Liu Heng.

Liu Heng was very happy in his heart and immediately changed his clothes. While waiting, Dou Yifang reminded him to take the opportunity to have a good relationship with the emperor. The emperor is merciful, maybe he can help them leave Chang'an.