Liu Jin pondered Zhang Wenmian’s suggestions.

Although he didn't want to follow, after all, no one was a slut and was willing to suffer from flesh and blood. But for the sake of the future, he finally followed Zhang Wenmian's method and made some scars on himself.

He bit the wooden stick and made someone beat the butt a few times, then sprinkled some chicken blood on his clothes, pretending to be in a state of blemish... He was going to get really bleeding, but Liu Jin couldn't do anything to him, so he simply did something, and then he went back to the palace to report to Empress Dowager Zhang.

After Empress Dowager Zhang asked Liu Jin to leave the palace to find Zhu Houzhao, she stayed in Kunning Palace without moving.

On that day, some royal relatives and nobles in Beijing came to the palace to attend the luncheon and congratulated the emperor and the queen on their newlyweds, which was equivalent to a routine meeting.

Because Zhu Houzhao never returned to the palace, the ceremony could not be carried out smoothly. All the royal relatives and nobles were stranded in Wenhua Palace, without knowing that there had been any changes in the Ganqing Palace and Kunning Palace.

Liu Jin was supported and appeared in front of Empress Dowager Zhang. When Empress Dowager Zhang saw Liu Jin limping with blood on her body, she couldn't help but ask with some confusion: "Eunuch Liu, you are..."

Liu Jin knelt down with a "thump" and burst into tears: "Empress Dowager, I have to let you down!"

When Empress Dowager Zhang heard this, she frowned... Needless to say, he knew that Zhu Houzhao refused to return to the palace and even beat Liu Jin who went to convey her order.

Once she had preconceived ideas, the things that Liu Jin had worried about before were solved... Empress Dowager Zhang did not ask about what was the injury on Liu Jin, because in her opinion there was no need, but instead, the eunuchs in the palace, the palace maid, knew that her son was a moody and unreasonable emperor.

"Bang!"

Empress Dowager Zhang slapped the table and asked angrily, "Does this mother of Ai family still have in his eyes?"

After asking these words, there was no sound in the Kunning Palace Hall, and no one dared to respond. The heavy breathing of Empress Dowager Zhang almost spread to every part of the Kunning Palace Hall.

Finally, Empress Dowager Zhang raised her hand: "Eunuch Liu, get up, the Ai family doesn't blame you, but you didn't take good care of Your Majesty. It is also the fault of your ritual supervisor. Now you have to pay off your merits and demerits!"

Liu Jin obediently got up from the ground. When he heard Empress Dowager Zhang's words, he was happy and couldn't help but think about it... Because of his injury, he turned from a sin to a merit?

He thought to himself, "If this was a credit, if I had known it, I would have heard Yan Guang's words and asked someone to hit him a few more times, and it would be better to see the bones in a mess... In this way, the Queen Mother would not notice any problems."

Gao Feng kindly reminded: "The Empress Dowager, according to the rules, we will award the Prince's Mansion today."

Empress Dowager Zhang took a breath and then remembered that there were many things to do on the next day of the emperor's wedding. At present, there was no movement in the palace, and the ministers would inevitably be suspicious.

Empress Dowager Zhang thought for a long time and stood up and said coldly: "If anyone is spreading today, come and see you! Go and send the order to let Mr. Xie meet the Ai family!"

Liu Jin was complacent, but when he heard this, he immediately became nervous again. He raised his head and looked at Empress Dowager Zhang. He didn't understand why he wanted to find his mortal enemy Xie Qian to the palace. However, after a little thought, he realized that Empress Dowager Zhang was already in a hurry to seek medical treatment.

Liu Jin thought to himself: "As long as the Empress Dowager does not mention the dethronement of the throne... But Xie Yuqiao is a sinister and cunning person. If he takes the opportunity to target me, it will be a bad thing!"

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The royal relatives and nobles were waiting in Wenhua Hall for the banquet to be given.

There has been no news in the Ganqing Palace, and the royal relatives and nobles are used to it. Everyone knows how unreliable this emperor who has ascended the throne for more than a year is. Usually, the court usually comes late or simply does not come. There are few times on time. Now it is the wedding day, and the couple may be in love, so naturally they don’t have time to meet him...

In Wenyuan's office, Xie Qian was talking to Wang Yang about the emperor's departure from the palace all night.

Wang Yang was a little worried: "Yu Qiao, please take this matter out and discuss it with me, aren't you afraid that the Queen Mother will blame you for knowing it?"

Xie Qian said angrily: "When is it now? How can you care about these things? Now Your Majesty and the Queen are not in harmony. If Your Majesty mentions the deposed queen in the future, I am afraid that you and I will still have to take care of it..."

Wang Yang thought to himself, I have only been a Grand Secretary within a few days and may retire at any time, so I should not get involved in these things.

At this time, Wang Jiao was eager to retreat and retire to the countryside.

While the two were discussing, Dai Yi came in a hurry and was slightly stunned when he saw Xie Qian and Wang Liang in the office at the same time.

"Isn't this Eunuch Dai? What wind has blown you here?" Xie Qian knew what Dai Yi was coming, but pretended not to know. Xiao Yingying came forward and asked.

Dai Yi couldn't help but look at Wang Yang. Wang Yang was very aware and immediately stood up: "I still have something to do. You guys talk, don't care about me!"

After saying that, Wang Yang walked out of the office door and headed towards the inner courtyard.

After the person left, Dai Yi immediately went over and closed the door, turned behind and said earnestly to Xie Qian: "Old Xie, the Empress Dowager asked you to go to Kunning Palace."

Xie Qian pretended to be ignorant and asked curiously: "Kunning Palace? Didn't the Empress Dowager move to Cining Palace?"

Dai Yi seemed very embarrassed and hesitated for a long time and said, "You will know when you get old... As long as you always believe in our family and know that our family is not lying to you!"

Xie Qian smiled and nodded, followed Dai Yi, left Wenyuan and headed towards Kunning Palace. Xie Qian did not see a palace maid or eunuch along the way, and felt that the atmosphere in the palace was extremely strange.

When entering the main hall of Kunning Palace, Xie Qian asked deliberately: "Eunuch Dai, I have something to say first... Your Majesty marry the queen, and the six palaces have a master. I should not set foot here again. I am here today, but you have to take care of any deviations caused by your message!"

Dai Yi was anxious: "Old, aren't you just a funeral? Even if our family has great courage, we wouldn't dare to let you trek into Kunning Palace!"

Xie Qian nodded cautiously, then tidied up his clothes and entered Kunning Palace. He happened to meet Gao Feng out to greet him halfway.

Gao Feng was in a hurry. After seeing Xie Qian, he breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest and said, "Old Xie, the Queen Mother has been waiting for you for a long time!"

"I'm sorry, Eunuch Gao, come out to greet him!"

Although Xie Qian didn't talk much, he was very kind. He followed Gao Feng and Dai Yi entered Kunning Palace after the ceremony.

After entering, I saw Empress Dowager Zhang sitting on a phoenix chair. This place was originally prepared for the new queen, but at this time, there was no new queen there. In the entire Kunning Palace Hall, except Dai Yi and Gao Feng, only Empress Dowager Zhang and Xie Qian were left, and the other palace maids and eunuchs were left without any trace.

Xie Qian greeted him: "The old minister has met the queen mother."

When Empress Dowager Zhang saw Xie Qian, she was excited and said with a smile: "It turns out that Mr. Xie is here, Mr. Xie looks good today..."

He came up and said hello as if he was chatting about family matters. Xie Qian smiled and said, "Your Majesty's wedding is a joy for the country, and the whole country is thrilling. The old minister's good face is also a blessing for His Majesty and the Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Zhang waved her hand: "Give her a seat!"

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As Xie Qian's identity, he was given throne by Emperor Hongzhi and Emperor Zhengde many times before, but it was the first time he gave throne in Kunning Palace, which made him very uncomfortable.

Kunning Palace was the residence of the empresses of the Ming Dynasty, and it was regarded as the "inner house" of the emperor. Usually, only the emperor and his wife would enter here, and others could not visit him.

But Xie Qian came many times, and today he made an exception and was given a seat, which made him very embarrassed. However, he immediately thought: "Now the Empress Dowager is the widow of the late emperor. The Empress Dowager was very affectionate with the late emperor back then. Except for Kunning Palace, the rest of the palaces in the harem have been neglected. Today, the Empress Dowager is here, and she is still the same as before..."

Just as Xie Qian was thinking about it, Empress Dowager Zhang waved her hand, Gao Feng and Dai Yi were consciously withdrawing from the hall, and closed the door of the hall.

It is June now, and it is noon again. Not only is the door in Kunning Palace not only not open, but the windows are closed tightly, making it look unbearable. Especially in order to come over to see Empress Dowager Zhang, Xie Qian was wearing a thick court robes, and his face was covered with sweat for a moment.

Empress Dowager Zhang sighed and said, "The scene when the former emperor asked the orphan to be entrusted is vivid in my mind. Now, the minister who asked the orphan to be entrusted is only the only old man left!"

Xie Qian opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Indeed, among the ministers who were entrusted with the orphans, there were Xiao Jing, Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia, but unfortunately, the rest of the people have retired one after another, and the imperial court has undergone earth-shaking changes compared to two years ago. Almost every yamen has changed their positions.

Xie Qian said: "I thank the love of the old emperor, and the old ministers are among the ministers who are in charge... I cherish my corpse and eat for nothing, but I really have to bear the entrustedness of the old emperor!"

Empress Dowager Zhang shook her head and said, "I am too humble. With my ability to help the old emperor create a world of wise wisdom, it shows that my old man is very capable. Unfortunately, the emperor is young and indifferent to court affairs. Instead, he is addicted to Yile and cannot extricate himself. But he doesn't know what good advice does old man have?"

This problem stumped Xie Qian.

Let Zhu Houzhao return to the right path, this is a big topic, and many ministers are studying it, but unfortunately there is no result.

The biggest obstacle to this topic comes from the dominance of the eunuch party in the court.

The eunuch party has occupied the court. In the eyes of some upright ministers, the court's principles are now corrupt, and the corruption of guān hǎng has become corrupt.

Xie Qian said in embarrassment: "When I go back to the Queen Mother, the old minister can only advise Your Majesty as much as possible. In addition, I hope Your Majesty will calm down soon..."

Empress Dowager Zhang nodded and said, "I am really embarrassed to be old. If the former emperor knew about it, he would definitely be deeply disappointed with what the emperor did now."

Hearing this, Xie Qian finally couldn't sit still, so he simply stood up and bowed to Empress Dowager Zhang, not daring to answer.

Queen Mother Zhang said: "Sit down and talk. Let's talk about family matters today, there is no need to be restrained. It is also because of something yesterday that the Ai family suddenly felt so much emotion... I may not know that the emperor left the palace yesterday evening and has not returned yet. At this time, he has not yet worked with the queen for help!"

Xie Qian thought to myself, tell me what to do, isn’t this causing trouble?

Xie Qian suddenly knelt down and kowtowed, "The old minister failed to teach His Majesty well. He was really responsible for the entrusting of the previous emperor. The old minister was willing to resign from his responsibilities in the court and return home."

Empress Dowager Zhang was a little surprised when she heard this and hurriedly stood up: "Get up quickly, what are you doing? Your Majesty has today, but the Ai family has no guidance. What does it have to do with the Ai family? In the future, His Majesty's achievements will all be based on the Ai assistant. If you do this, how can the Ai family handle itself!"

Xie Qian didn't even want to ask any questions about Zhu Houzhao's destructive things.

As the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, Xie Qian had to deal with many things, but the problem was that he was willing but powerless. At this time, Xie Qian was not thinking about how to resolve the conflicts between the emperor and the empress, as well as the emperor and the empress, but how to retire and return home and avoid responsibility.

When Xie Qian was faced with Empress Dowager Zhang's courtesy, he was very confused: "Now what Your Majesty trusts is Liu Jin and the eunuchs in the palace, and he basically refused to accept the words of the court officials. Now the Empress Dowager asks me to talk about the Xiang, so why not let Liu Jin go? In the end, can Liu Jin talk to His Majesty? Let me go, can I see Your Majesty?"

"The Empress Dowager... the old minister is really unable to match." Even though Xie Qian was personally supported by Empress Dowager Zhang, he still made a gesture of refusing to cooperate.

Empress Dowager Zhang said sadly: "The Ai family knows the difficulties raised by the old man... The emperor is too naughty, so he just goes to talk to him. If he refuses to turn back, the Ai family will not blame him for this. Please help us to talk to him for the sake of our orphans and widows!"

At this time, Empress Dowager Zhang bowed her to pay her respects, which was already the greatest courtesy to Xie Qian. Xie Qian was in a very difficult situation and thought in his mind how to solve this problem to be the right way.

Xie Qian stood up and said, "Since the Empress Dowager insists, the old minister will give him a try. But I forgiving the old minister bluntly, I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to meet the saint now, let alone persuade Your Majesty to turn back. I am afraid that after the old minister goes, your Majesty will feel resentful, and the old minister will be unable to bear it at that time."

Empress Dowager Zhang showed her confidence in her son in this regard and comforted her: "No, the emperor is still a good teacher and respectful person. You are the emperor's mentor. It is best for you to persuade him. If you change to others, it will be impossible. After all, he is always the chief minister of the dynasty, and everything in the court depends on you!"

Xie Qian thought to himself: "I am still the chief minister. What's the turn to take care of now? Just a relatively independent Ministry of War is also in the hands of Shen Zhihou. When I talk to that boy, he seemed impatient. He asked me to go to meet the saint. It was like slapping myself in this old face!"

Xie Qian was unwilling to see Zhu Houzhao, but now Empress Dowager Zhang treats him as a life-saving straw, and he himself does not want to disappoint Empress Dowager Zhang.

In Xie Qian's mind, he always hoped that the Empress Dowager and the Queen could persuade Zhu Houzhao to return to the wrong path.

Empress Dowager Zhang suddenly shouted loudly: "Eunuch Gao, Eunuch Dai, come in and talk!"

Gao Feng and Dai Yi were waiting outside the hall. Upon hearing this, they entered the main hall of Kunning Palace together, knelt down and saluted Queen Zhang.

Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Eunuch Gao, there are all royal relatives and nobles in Wenhua Palace waiting for the emperor's wedding. Go and tell them that your Majesty occasionally feels cold today and is inconvenient to meet. As for the queen, she has already moved into Kunning Palace and let them go back by themselves after the banquet."

Gao Feng received the order: "Yes, Empress Dowager."

Empress Dowager Zhang said again: "Eunuch Dai, you go out to the palace with Mr. Xie and go to talk to His Majesty about something... It is best to bring some eunuchs and guards in the imperial court. Make sure Mr. Xie sees His Majesty himself... With your escort, don't worry!"

At any time, Empress Dowager Zhang hopes to win people's hearts with her kindness and graceful demeanor. Sure enough, Dai Yi felt very honored to hear this, and even he seemed to have some passion when he received his order.

Empress Dowager Zhang finally bowed to Xie Qian: "Your Majesty, I will be upset, and you will be troubled... I hope Mr. Xie can persuade Your Majesty to return to you so that Your Majesty can be a wise ruler in the prosperous era. Here, the Ai family thanks you first!" (https:)
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