Spring Forest Evening

Then... I hope it is simply used as a token of alliance with Prince Jing!

Zhou Heng felt that it was a bit too much for him to think about others, but he couldn't control his wild thoughts. After all, the empress was lonely in the palace, and the emperor actually hooked up with the empress dowager. Under all his disappointments, he suddenly found out that Shen Fu, who was called a fiancée, kept filial piety. How can you not be tempted by someone who is young and handsome and holds military power on the northwest border?

In the 21st century, a woman in her forties still has charm, and a man in his 20s, just at the time when he has left the stunned youth, is the age for the best combination of sibling love, let alone in In the ancient palace where everything is possible?

The queen wants revenge and wins over Shen Fu. To put it bluntly, if she wins at that time, the military power in the Northwest will be firmly established, and it will be icing on the cake.

No, this matter must be asked clearly. Although Shen Fu definitely has no such thoughts in his heart, he still has to be warned, don't accidentally follow the advice of Empress Jiang!

Shen Fu didn't know what she was thinking, and when she mentioned that "seeing things is like seeing people", he nodded in approval:

"That's right, she was the one who came to us on her own initiative before. Although she contacted us several times later, it was a big deal. Now that she sent this jade pendant, it can be regarded as the sincerity of an alliance. I reckon that there should be another matter soon. , the Empress must have sensed something, and it can be regarded as a warning."

Is there anything else to do?Zhou Heng already had doubts in his heart. Hearing what he said, he couldn't help asking:

"What's going to happen later? Do you want... you to go to the empress to have an interview in person?"

Regarding this, Shen Fu shook his head and said:

"It's not yet known, but now that the emperor has returned to the palace, and it is a certainty that the eldest prince will be crowned prince. The second prince's side, the ironware shipped from Zhongnan Road has not been found. I always feel that something is wrong. Third...Chen Huishan But it still looks like nothing happened, from now on... it won't be so peaceful forever. "

This is true, according to Uncle He's later letter, the Zhongnan Road is now calm, and nothing seems to be going on. Even the information obtained by the people he secretly sent to the garrison camp there has not changed. Uncle He also became stubborn when he couldn't figure it out, saying that there must be a big name in it, and he didn't plan to come back until he solved this strange thing.

Thinking about it, the Empress Dowager's natal family spent so much time arranging people to carry out targeted attack training somewhere in the Taohua River, and also ordered so many large iron objects, it would not be random, Shen Fu and the others thought that the three princesses And the ancestral family behind her wants to support the second prince, and I feel that there is also a possibility that the third princess has ambitions to emulate the legendary Emperor Wu and become an empress. No matter what the possibility is, the eldest prince is now going to be the prince , will never let it go.

After answering the first question asked by Zhou Heng, Shen Fu didn't care about the interview with the empress, turned around with a smile and kissed her temples and explained:

"The rules in the palace are strict. Even high-ranking wives like the eldest sister who want to see the nobles in the palace have to submit invitations in advance. They can only enter the palace after they are allowed. After entering the palace, they are always accompanied by palace people. , time and place are all limited, and will be recorded one by one.”

"I'm a foreigner. If I want to meet the female relatives in the palace alone, there is no possibility at all. That is, when I go to the palace to have a banquet during the New Year and holidays, I will meet and meet from a distance. A person of high status, the rest of the concubines have never even seen each other. So, Ah Heng, this is also the reason why the Empress took this opportunity to ask the eldest sister to hand over the jade pendant. Basically, unless it is outside the palace Otherwise, I can't talk to her."

Zhou Heng was generally relieved after hearing this, but the small thoughts in his heart still hadn't completely dissipated, so he bit his lip and thought for a while, then asked veiledly:

"This empress is really amazing. She actually came up with such a token and method. Speaking of which, I'm still quite curious. I don't know what the emperor and empress look like. I forgot to ask my eldest sister just now, that... empress The empress is so smart, she should look like a fairy, right?"

Shen Fu couldn't help being startled when asked this question: What does the empress look like?I really haven't paid much attention to it, didn't I just say that I am a foreigner, and I don't see the female family members in the palace at all on weekdays, that is, the last time I went to the palace to meet in private, but now I can't remember how old she is. what!

And what does being smart have to do with looking like a fairy?

As he began to search for Empress Jiang's appearance in his mind, he thought amusingly: looks like a fairy?This word is used on a woman who is nearly forty years old, it seems... some inappropriate words, looking down at Zhou Heng, but seeing her eyes flickering seems a bit unnatural, in a blink of an eye, Shen Fu suddenly understood , suddenly angry and funny:

What a disaster, what kind of vinegar is this eating?

But at the same time, there was a surge of sweetness in his heart, Ah Heng seemed to care more and more about himself, even the queen and other irrelevant people began to take precautions.

He coughed lightly and tried to control his urge to laugh out loud, looked at Zhou Heng with a smile and said softly:

"The empress's mother's appearance is naturally admirable, but now that I'm talking about it, Ah Heng, speaking of it, I also have two questions for you."

"Ask me?" Zhou Heng was about to ask him specifically what an "appearance that makes people look up to" was. Seeing what Shen Fu said, he couldn't help putting aside his doubts, and asked:

"what is the problem?"

"One," Shen Fu looked like an old god at the moment, pulled Zhou Heng's hand to make her face him sideways, looked into her eyes and asked slowly:

"Aheng, what does the Empress's appearance have to do with her giving this jade pendant?"

"No, I'm just asking casually. I'm just curious." Zhou Heng felt guilty at first, and when he asked him this question, he subconsciously wanted to avoid his direct gaze. Unfortunately, he pulled his hands and had to turn his head to look at him unnaturally. Beside, oops, my face is a little hot, so embarrassing, could it be that he saw through it?

Shen Fu saw that she was overwhelmed by his illogical question, she looked flustered and didn't know what to do, and he knew it in his heart. It seemed that she was thinking wildly. While laughing secretly, there was an expression on her face. With a more serious expression, he suppressed the smile on his face, and said thoughtfully:

"But what you said reminded me. Speaking of which, although this chilong jade pendant is in line with my status as a prince, it was once owned by the emperor after all. I heard from you just now that it was given as a gift when I had a better relationship with the empress. Although I, a foreigner, have no chance to meet the empress, but I am afraid of being made a fuss by someone with a heart, that’s all! Or find a chance to meet the empress someday, and ask her what she means in person. And you are not curious about what she looks like Well, I can also tell you at that time, the left and right emperors treat me like a brother in the open, and she is also my emperor's wife, and it doesn't matter if I, the younger brother, look at it for you."

Shen Fu himself felt embarrassed after saying this, what does it mean to look twice, even his own sister-in-law can't do that, that is to bully Ah Heng who is not familiar with the situation in this dynasty, now he wants to tease her.

When Zhou Heng heard it, he didn't expect that Shen Fu would go to Queen Jiang without hesitation, and immediately became anxious:

"Oh, you said just now that it is impossible to see the female family members in the palace, why..."