"The Queen has sent a message for the Prince to come to see you." The chamberlain recited loudly.

At this moment, Zhu Cixiang was standing at the door of Kunning Palace with a frown on his face.

It's time to meet the parents... Although my body is guaranteed to be the original Zhu Cixiang, my soul has changed and is no longer the original one! I wonder if Queen Zhou will spot it?

Although he felt a little guilty, Zhu Cixi still straightened his red uniform and strode towards the main hall of Kunning Palace.

Queen Zhou just returned to Kunning Palace from Qianqing Palace this morning. Her eyes were still a little red. She didn't know if she had just cried or if she didn't sleep well last night. The moment she saw her son, she couldn't help but frown. Just a frown. Why does the prince look a little wrong? Why doesn't he have a sad face? Since the beginning of the year, the prince has been worried about the country and the people, and his face has always been gloomy and gloomy. He seems to be born in the same mold as his father.

Why do you look so high-spirited today? Did something good happen?

"Brother Chun is here." Zhou Hou nodded slightly towards her son, her slender fingers resting on the armrest of the seat. Her sad eyes revealed a loving look.

Zhou Hou and Chongzhen were born in the same year. They are both thirty-three years old this year. They are well-maintained and are beauties selected from thousands of people. Although they are bare-faced and have no makeup, their pure and natural appearance can be described as sinking fish and falling geese.

Seeing her, Zhu Cixiang couldn't help but think of his wife in his previous life. He didn't know how she was doing. Is the property he left behind enough for her to spend? She didn't have much money to spend...

Thinking of this, Zhu Cixiang had a favorable impression of Zhou Hou that went beyond the affection between mother and son. Thinking that such a beauty would be tricked to death by Chongzhen in a few days, his sympathy aroused.

It seems that she can still be saved... How can a man not save such a beautiful mother? Is she still a human being?

"Brother Chun, what are you thinking about?" Zhou Hou's slightly hoarse voice interrupted Zhu Cixiang's thoughts.

Only then did Zhu Cihong react. He quickly bowed his head in salute and said, "The eldest son Cixi asks his mother, His Highness Kun'an."

Zhou Hou raised his hand, and Zhu Cihong stood upright.

The palace people moved the embroidered pier and placed it under the queen's head.

Zhu Cixiang sat up firmly and looked at his beautiful mother with a smile.

Queen Zhou frowned slightly. Emperor Chongzhen wanted to be a holy king, so after he came to power, he vigorously rectified the etiquette and norms in the palace. And the prince was a good boy. He had been very well-behaved since he was a child. He was simply a model prince. When he grew up, , his temperament is similar to that of Chongzhen, he is very serious and rarely smiles like this.

"Everyone, please step back!" Zhou Hou whispered.

These words were spoken to the palace servants and eunuchs around. It was a little secret between mother and son.

Seeing the palace maid, the eunuchs all retreated. Zhou Hou looked at her son lovingly. Seeing the ungrateful smile on her son's face, she shook her head and said, "What happened today? Why are you so happy?"

Happy?

Zhu Cixiang was also stunned. He was depressed! He was not happy at all. How could he be happy when encountering such a thing...

Oh, is she talking about the smile on her face? That's a professional habit. When meeting with investors, you have to look optimistic and not frown, as if the stock market is about to crash.

Zhu Cixiang put away his smile and put on a standard bitter melon face - this expression was used when discussing refinancing with listed companies.

Queen Zhou was even more surprised when she saw her son changing his face as fast as turning the pages of a book. Is this the legendary intangible expression of joy and anger? Even his father and emperor didn't have such skills, but he actually had such power at such a young age.

A little stronger than his father.

Zhou Hou lowered her voice: "Doctor Zeng said that you were not sick because you couldn't sleep for a long time yesterday. Maybe it was a dream from your ancestors... Is this possible?"

Does Divine Doctor Zeng really have some skills?

When Zhu Cixi heard this, he immediately looked at the four-eyed imperial doctor with admiration. He could even see the problems that his ancestors had dreamed of. He was really a miracle doctor!

He paused and said slowly: "Mother, I saw Emperor Taizu Gao in his dream!"

Hou Zhou's face changed: "Is it really the ancestor who asked me for a dream? Did the ancestor say anything in the dream? Can I, the Ming Dynasty... be able to survive this disaster?"

Zhu Cixiang looked at his mother, whose beauty was pale, and thought that this beautiful mother was even easier to deceive than Wang Chengen! She believed him as soon as he told her, how could such a heartless woman play palace battle with others?

In fact, there were not many exciting palace fight scenes in Chongzhen's harem.

Except for the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the concubines of the Ming Dynasty were all selected from small families. They had no chance to receive the influence of palace fighting in a big house. Like Queen Zhou, she entered the palace at the age of fourteen or fifteen and became Princess Xin.

, then was promoted to queen, and then successfully gave birth to a prince, and Chongzhen was a well-behaved and boring man. How many disturbances and weirdness could there be in his harem?

In addition, Empress Zhou had a very good relationship with Emperor Chongzhen. She gave birth to three sons and two daughters for Chongzhen, and two sons and one daughter are still alive today. According to the inheritance system of the Ming Dynasty, the prince must be her son, and as long as she is

If his son dies before Chongzhen, his position as prince will be unshakable!

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, there was no prince who was deposed by his father!

The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty loved "fighting for the foundation of the country" the most! Emperor Chongzhen couldn't stand it if they made a big fuss!

So Empress Zhou went from being a good girl to a good princess and then to a good queen. Although she had a quarrel with Concubine Tian, ​​she did not buy Chen Yuanyuan to confuse Chongzhen as the legend said in later generations - sending a prostitute into the palace.

If the civil servants know about the matter, why don't they drown the father-in-law with saliva?

Besides, Zhou Guozhang was a famous miser. How could he be willing to buy Chen Yuanyuan? Chen Yuanyuan was so expensive!

Zhu Cixiang looked at his beautiful and innocent mother and sighed: "Mother, Emperor Taizu Gao said that Juyongguan has fallen, and Tang Tong and Du Zhizhi have become thieves... Tomorrow the rebel army will arrive outside the capital city. Later,

The city will be besieged and attacked in the future!”

"Ah..." Zhou Hou's face turned pale and her voice trembled, "This, this, is this true? I am Da Ming..."

When I said this, tears started streaming down my face. It was really heartbreaking to watch!

Zhu Cixiang quickly comforted him and said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, my son and Wang Cheng'en are already making arrangements to break out... By then we will definitely be able to protect Queen Mother and Father Emperor."

Hou Zhou looked a little calmer, but the tears still couldn't stop flowing down. The destruction of the capital city would be a dead end for her!

As the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen may not really die for the country, but as a queen, in times of crisis, she must commit suicide to keep her integrity... Of course, Queen Zhou was afraid of death!

Queen Zhou cried and asked: "You are a little kid, what can you do? Wang Chengen can't count on him, he is just a useless honest man!"

"There is a way, there is a way," Zhu Cixiang pretended to be mysterious, "If there was no way, Emperor Taizu Gao would not entrust his dreams to his sons."

"Really?" Zhou Hou looked at her son pitifully.

"Really, really!" Zhu Cixiang nodded seriously, "The queen mother just believes in her son, but I have an unkind request."

"Cixun, what kind of unkind favor do you want to ask of my mother?" Zhou Hou thought for a while, "Does it cost money? My mother still has some private houses, you can take them."

"Mother," Zhu Cihong nodded and said, "Your private house is lent to me. When you get to Nanzhong, I will repay you double the amount."

"What are you paying back? Besides, where did you get the money to pay back?"

"I'd like to thank my mother for that." Zhu Cixi said thank you, but the money will definitely be repaid. Not to mention that he will be the emperor after arriving in Jiangnan. Even if he is allowed to co-govern with Chongzhen as the prince, there is still a way to make a big difference.

To make money.

"Mother," Zhu Cixiang went on to say, "the son's merciless request is not for money, but for the mother to temporarily conceal from the father the fact that the son was entrusted with a dream by Emperor Taizu Gao, and that the son and Wang Cheng'en arranged a breakout."

"Why hide it?" Zhou Hou was puzzled.

Zhu Cihong said: "Because my father shouldn't know this."

"Shouldn't it?"

"Yes!" Zhu Cixiang nodded, "My father is a wise king. He can only guard the country and die for the country. How can he arrange an escape? This should have been arranged privately by Wang Chengen. If it were revealed, my father would definitely object."

"That's right!" Queen Zhou nodded repeatedly, "But Wang Cheng'en is an honest governor."

Zhu Cixi smiled and said: "Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty has the blessing of its ancestors... But the dream is too fantasy. My father is a wise king and will not believe such things easily. If he knows, he must investigate thoroughly, but wait until everything is clear."

Now that we’ve figured it out, it’s time for Chuangni to enter the city!”

Empress Zhou nodded and said: "Cixun, you are more thoughtful... Your father is a fool and cannot turn around. My mother will cover this matter for you. In addition, is there anything else you want to help me with?"

Just ask, but if you can't leave, call Huang Dabao to come."
Chapter completed!