Chapter 184 The slave didn’t see anything

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 184 The slave didn’t see anything

Regardless of the emperor's face and royal decency, he ran all the way to Ciqing Palace, the prince's dormitory.

However, what Zhu Youtang saw was an empty bed, and two eunuchs fell to their knees with a plop, kowtowing desperately.

Upon questioning, the prince was found to be fine.

As for why they wanted to trick their father into visiting him, the two eunuchs didn't dare to tell the truth and just kept trembling and crying.

It was obvious that both of them were coerced by the prince.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't know what his son was up to, but he felt relieved and he breathed a sigh of relief.

While relaxing, he couldn't help but feel annoyed. This feeling of being played by others made him angry, let alone an emperor.

After walking around the East Palace for a few times, no one was found. There was still a pile of memorials waiting for him to deal with in the Nuan Pavilion. Zhu Youtang could only write down the account secretly and save it for later calculation.

Then he came out of the East Palace with a sullen face and drove back to the Forbidden City.

After entering the Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Youtang sat down behind the imperial desk without saying a word, picked up the ink pen and continued to review the memorial.

This ink pen has been stored for a while, and the ink on the tip has long dried.

While he was reading the contents of the memorial, the hand holding the ink pen stretched out habitually, intending to dip some ink, but this time it came up empty.

I dipped it again, but it was still empty.

At this time, Emperor Hongzhi turned his head in confusion, and then saw that the place where the inkstone was placed before leaving was actually empty.

This inkstone came from the court of the former Song Dynasty, and was Song Renzong's favorite imperial dragon-patterned inkstone.

Soon his eyes were focused again, and he found that his pen pillow was also missing for no apparent reason, and he couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

This pillow is carved from the finest ice jade. It is crystal clear. It is engraved with various strange peaks and overlapping mountain stone patterns. The top of the peak is surrounded by clouds and mist, and the foot of the mountain is engraved with waves like ocean waves. It is majestic and majestic.

It is also exquisitely carved and radiant.

The two treasures disappeared without a trace. Emperor Hongzhi's expression changed. He glanced around the imperial desk, and then quickly looked around the entire Nuan Pavilion. The paintings on the walls were still hanging in place, and the ancient bookshelf

The bottles and jars on the table were all still there, and nothing else was stolen.

It seems that only the imperial court is the hardest hit area.

The paperweight, pen washer, pen holder, including the previous inkstone, and pen pillow were all gone. They were all gone.

Everything here is a treasure passed down from generation to generation, and everything is his favorite.

Understood, Zhu Youtang understood everything in an instant. This was a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

That precious son of his got two eunuchs to lure him away just to steal in the Nuan Pavilion, just to steal things from my study!

Unexpectedly, the first theft case in the country happened to me.

And the person who committed the crime is actually my son.

The emperor's residence was stolen and the prince became a thief.

One can imagine the sadness and anger in Zhu Youtang's heart.

If you want it, tell your father that although he won't give it to you, why do you need to do such a thief thing?

To do such a shameless thing!

The more Zhu Youtang thought about it, the more sad and angry he became, and a wave of anger rushed up, but he knew that this matter must not be made public, not even at this time.

Once angry, all the eunuchs in Nuange will know about it, and they will gossip about it in the palace and then spread the news outside the palace.

At that time, how should the people of the world treat the prince? How should they treat me, the emperor?

The emperor failed to teach his son well, and the son he taught turned out to be a thief. The prince of the country was immoral, and the prince of a country actually committed such a scandal.

Emperor Hongzhi sat on the chair speechless for a long time, trying to calm down his grief and anger. After a long time, he turned to look at Xiao Jing who was standing beside him, and asked in a calm tone: "Xiao Banban, what did you see?

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As the emperor's personal companion, Xiao Jing was standing next to the imperial case. He naturally discovered that many items were missing from the imperial case, and naturally he thought of the prince.

Hearing the emperor's question, he quickly expressed a serious look on his face and said, "I didn't see anything."

"Very good, go and get me what I need."

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At dusk, Zhu Houzhao led three eunuchs, followed by several guards, through the streets of the capital.

According to his previous conjecture, his father's study utensils were all his favorite objects. Since they were the emperor's favorite things, they could be worth a lot of money.

But he really didn't expect it to be worth so much money.

I've made it, I've made it.

Even if I don't do any business, I will still make a fortune.

The black inkstone is worth 30,000 taels, the jade pen pillow is worth 50,000 taels, and the value of those pen washes and paperweights is also an exaggeration.

Father is really

Zhu Houzhao didn't even know what words to use to describe his father, who complained about having no money and silver all day long, but secretly hid so many priceless treasures.

Just pick up a few of these things and sell them, and then you have everything.

Sitting on a mountain of gold and silver, he didn't know how to sell it. In order to save money, he cut off his own son's monthly payment.

Monthly rules, monthly rules for riding horses, I don’t want them anymore!

With so much money, what else do I need for monthly routines?

The white money hasn't been received yet, but Zhu Houzhao has already started to feel restless. He has the silver deed and the pawn tickets in his arms, and he is smart enough not to go back to the palace directly.

The study utensils were lost on the imperial desk. My father must have discovered this a long time ago, and must have guessed that he did it. At this moment, he may have laid some kind of dragnet, waiting for him to worm his way into it.

If he returns directly to the palace, he will be throwing himself into a trap. He will definitely not be able to keep the silver deed and the pawn tickets, so he must not return to the palace now. He must first hand over the silver deed and pawn tickets to his business partners.

Zhang Yong, who was following behind, said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, I feel scared in my heart, and my neck is cold. Why don't we take the pawn tickets and silver deeds to get the things back."

Zhu Houzhao didn't feel much at first, but after listening to Zhang Yong's words, he felt that his neck was starting to get cold.

So she turned around and glared at him, and shouted boldly: "I'm not afraid of you, so what are you afraid of? And if you want to come back, won't your hard work be in vain?"

Then, Zhu Houzhao pointed to Liu Jin and Zhang Yong next to him, and said with a look of disgust on his face: "Look at Liu Banban and Gu Banban, they look like they are doing something big, and they don't look like you are cowards.

I really regret bringing you out."

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Zhang Yong was speechless and choked for a while, while Liu Jin and Gu Dayong had already looked numb. After all, unlike this colleague, Zhang Yong at least still had hope of survival.

As for the two of them, the crime of deceiving the emperor is enough to be beheaded, and they followed the prince out of the palace and became the emperor's personal belongings. There is a high probability that their lives will not be saved.

I just hope that when the time comes, I can give you a quick blow without being cut into pieces by a thousand cuts.
Chapter completed!