Chapter 4 Want Benefits
Zhu Changluo had been acting so hard for so long that he could hardly shed tears and almost ran out of words. But he had not yet said the benefits he wanted.
So Zhu Changluo took advantage of Empress Dowager Li's affection and Emperor Wanli's guilt and said: "Emperor Grandma, my grandson is now a big child, but he still doesn't know a few words. My mother and concubine usually have to coax my sister, but now
There is no one to teach me how to read and write. I want to go to school."
When Queen Mother Li heard this, she glanced at Emperor Wanli and said, "What's going on, Emperor? Chang Luo is five years old, why hasn't he been taught how to read and write by a teacher? Do you want to teach an illiterate eldest son of the emperor?"
Emperor Wanli hurriedly said: "My son was negligent. When I returned home, I arranged for the Hanlin from the Hanlin Academy to teach Chang Luo how to read and read."
When Empress Dowager Li heard what Emperor Wanli said, Empress Dowager Li hugged poor Zhu Changluo and said, "I hope you will do what you say."
Then Empress Dowager Li hugged poor Zhu Changluo and coaxed her, "Chang Luo, come and try this peach blossom cake. It was made by the imperial grandmother herself in her spare time. It tastes different from the imperial dining room."
Zhu Changluo took the peach blossom cake given by Queen Mother Li, bit into a piece, and then stopped eating.
Queen Mother Li watched Zhu Changluo stop eating after taking one bite. Queen Mother Li asked: "What's wrong with Chang Luo? Is it not delicious?"
Zhu Changluo said: "No, grandma, the peach blossom cake you made is very delicious. I want to take it back to my sister. My sister has never tasted such delicious peach blossom cake."
Queen Mother Li really didn't expect that such a young Zhu Changluo could be so sensible. She even thought that her sister had never eaten peach blossom cake and wanted to bring it to her sister.
Empress Dowager Li couldn't help but shed tears, "What a sensible and good boy. Chang Luo, you can eat as much as you want. Grandma Huang has plenty here, enough for you and your sister."
Emperor Wanli felt unhappy after listening to Zhu Changluo's words. Although he didn't like Concubine Gong or the eldest son of the emperor, it didn't mean that he didn't care about his children.
When he heard that his children were in such hardship, Emperor Wanli couldn't help but blame himself. He really didn't expect that his son and daughter would be so miserable in the palace.
Emperor Wanli immediately said to the eunuch beside him: "It is decreed that from now on the emperor's eldest son will pay double monthly salary, and the expenses of Jingyang Palace will be provided according to the normal expenses of the concubines."
When Zhu Changluo heard Emperor Wanli's decree, he felt very happy. Emperor Wanli was indeed still a young man, what a fool! But he deserved all this.
Zhu Changluo was eating peach blossom cake in the arms of Empress Dowager Li while pretending to be excited and said: "I thank my father for the reward."
Emperor Wanli looked at Zhu Changluo's pitiful appearance. His heart softened and he couldn't help but reach out and touch Zhu Changluo's little head.
The eunuchs and maids in Cining Palace all heard Emperor Wanli's decree and saw Emperor Wanli's attitude towards the eldest son. They all couldn't help but look at Zhu Changluo in the arms of Empress Dowager Li.
After staying in Cining Palace for half a day, Emperor Wanli also left with Zhu Changluo.
Emperor Wanli seemed to be overflowing with fatherly love at this time. He actually forgot his agreement with Concubine Zheng, and took Zhu Changluo directly to Jingyang Palace.
At this time, in Jingyang Palace, Concubine Gong watched with trepidation the arrival of Chen Ju, the eunuch beside Emperor Wanli.
When Chen Ju arrived at Jingyang Palace, he first saluted Concubine Gong, and then said to the several sturdy eunuchs behind him: "Come on, go and fetch those slaves in Jingyang Palace who are bullying the master."
Concubine Gong didn't know what was going on. She looked at Chen Ju and others who suddenly appeared in her palace and asked, "Eunuch Chen, what is going on?"
Chen Ju said respectfully: "Mom, please be patient. Your Majesty saw His Royal Highness the eldest son in the palace garden today. He knew that His Royal Highness the eldest son was bullied by the unruly slaves in the palace, so he asked the old slaves to punish these people.
A slave who doesn’t know the heights of heaven and earth.”
Concubine Gong was surprised: "Chang Luo saw the emperor. Did he annoy the emperor? How is he now?"
Concubine Gong was very worried about Zhu Changluo's safety, fearing that Zhu Changluo's ignorance would offend Emperor Wanli, which would be bad.
Chen Ju said: "Don't be afraid, Madam. The eldest son of the Emperor is fine. He went to Cining Palace with Your Majesty to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager Cisheng."
The more Concubine Gong listened, the more frightened she became. What was going on? Why did Zhu Changluo go with Emperor Wanli to pay his respects to Empress Dowager Li?
At this time, the people brought by Chen Ju also brought out the unscrupulous eunuchs and the sharp old nuns from Jingyang Palace.
When these eunuchs and old ladies saw Chen Ju here, their faces turned pale with fright, "What's going on, ancestors?"
Chen Ju said in a hoarse voice: "How many times have we told our family that we should be cautious in everything in the palace and think about our masters in everything. Our family also often hangs the eight words "the laws of our ancestors and the principles of sages and sages" on the palace.
But how many of you have listened? You have gone so wildly in Jingyang Palace that you even plotted to kill the emperor’s eldest son! Come on, kill these unscrupulous slaves!”
When these eunuchs and old ladies heard what Chen Ju said, they were all frightened to death!
They kowtowed, "Ancestor, please spare your life! Ancestor, we did not murder the emperor's eldest son!"
But Chen Ju did not listen to their pleas. Chen Ju turned to Concubine Gong and said: "My Lady, this slave is about to be executed. Please step aside to avoid dirtying your noble eyes."
Concubine Gong saw that Chen Ju seemed to be serious, and she didn't know what to do. She could only obey Chen Ju's words, return to her palace and hide.
After Concubine Gong entered, Chen Ju turned around and said: "Execution!"
Several sturdy execution eunuchs were like eagles catching chickens, grabbing the eunuchs who were begging for mercy and holding them down on the bench.
The thick-armed torture stick was struck hard, and the stick broke the back of an old woman. The old woman screamed miserably: "Old ancestor, please spare your life, I am the imperial concubine's wife."
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Chen Ju heard that the damn old nanny actually said that she was the wife of Concubine Zheng. She was so desperate that she dared to reveal this!
Chen Ju was immediately angry, "You bastard, you dare to bite the imperial concubine when you are about to die, give me a stick to kill you!"
The torture stick in the hand of the eunuch who carried out the execution hit the old woman directly in the back of her heart. She was killed on the spot before she even had time to scream.
The remaining eunuchs and maids were also killed one by one with Chen Ju's stick.
Chen Ju looked at these corpses and said, "Drag them all out and throw them into mass graves. Clean them up properly."
When everything was cleared up in Chen Ju, Emperor Wanli also sent Zhu Changluo back.
Emperor Wanli only sent Zhu Changluo to the gate of Jingyang Palace and did not go there. After all, he really didn't like this submissive, timid and panicked Concubine Gong.
When Emperor Wanli saw Chen Ju coming, Emperor Wanli said, "Rearrange a few reliable and obedient eunuchs and maids to serve Concubine Gong and the eldest son of the emperor."
Chen Ju said: "This slave accepts the order."
Chapter completed!