The palace was quiet and the atmosphere was somewhat depressing.
After today's court meeting, the emperor did not return to the Leopard Room. The reason why he stayed in the Leopard Room in the past was partly because the cabinet and the Queen Mother had strict restrictions on him, which made it difficult for the emperor to do anything he wanted to do.
That's why the emperor built a separate leopard room, and after the leopard room was completed, he couldn't wait to move into the leopard room.
But during this turmoil, Zhu Houzhao suddenly discovered something. Compared with the Forbidden City, the defense of the Leopard Room was obviously much worse.
Another point is that after this incident, the cabinet was severely damaged. Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe didn't think much about causing trouble for the emperor for a while. As for the Queen Mother, Zhu Houzhao was not worried.
As long as Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and others don't complain to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother will generally not point fingers at the emperor.
So Zhu Houzhao returned to Qianqing Palace.
Gao Feng, Luo Xiang, and Wei Bin stood there one by one, with their heads bowed. As for the other servants, they had their heads drooped, not even daring to breathe loudly, for fear of irritating them, who were obviously in a bad mood. The emperor.
Luo Xiang, Wei Bin, and Gao Feng looked at the emperor's worried expression, and their hearts were full of doubts.
At the end of the previous court meeting, the emperor was still well and in a cheerful mood. They had not seen the emperor so happy for a long time.
If the emperor is happy, these slaves will naturally be happy too.
But when the emperor returned to Qianqing Palace, he specially ate a bowl of porridge and practiced cross-legged practice there, the emperor didn't know what happened, but his face suddenly changed. Even they could clearly feel the emperor's displeasure.
It was unclear why the emperor suddenly changed his expression, so few people did not dare to disturb the emperor and could only pin their hopes on Li Huan.
After all, the emperor asked Qiu Ju to come to find Li Huan, which means that even if there is something wrong with the emperor, Li Huan should be able to solve it, otherwise he would not be looking for Li Huan to come.
Under this situation, any movement was very obvious, so when there was a burst of footsteps outside the palace, Gao Feng, Luo Xiang, and Wei Bin couldn't help but show joy on their faces.
He raised his head and looked outside the main hall, only to see Li Huanzheng and Qiu Ju walking over.
Secretly glancing at the emperor who was sitting there in a daze, Gao Feng hurriedly stepped forward and whispered to Li Huan: "Brother Li, you are finally here. The rest of our family are worried. Come and take a look." , Your Majesty, what’s going on here?”
Seeing the worried expressions on the faces of Gao Feng and others, Li Huan felt a little curious in his heart. He looked towards the main hall and happened to be looking at Zhu Houzhao.
It turned out that Li Huan, Gao Feng and others were talking in low voices, which had already alarmed Zhu Houzhao.
Seeing Li Huan coming, Zhu Houzhao looked happy and said hurriedly: "Since Li Qing is here, why don't you come in quickly!"
After saying that, he glared at Gao Feng, Luo Xiang and others and said, "What are you doing to stop Li Qing?"
Hearing this, Gao Feng and others hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, aren't we saying hello to Brother Li?"
As they spoke, Gao Feng and the others made an appearance of pleading to Li Huan, obviously hoping that Li Huan could help them plead with the emperor.
Li Huan couldn't help but smile when he saw this, strode into the main hall, saluted Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, these few of them are just worried about Your Majesty, Your Majesty should not be the same as them."
Zhu Houzhao didn't mean to be angry at all, but he was in a very unhappy mood at the moment. After listening to Li Huan's words, he immediately waved his hands to a few people and said: "Okay, Li Qing is enough here. You can go first."
Retreat, no one is allowed to come in without my call."
Obviously, Zhu Houzhao must have something to tell Li Huan, and this matter should be quite secretive, and he doesn't want others to know about it.
Gao Feng, Qiu Ju and others nodded to Li Huan, then called the young chamberlains and exited the inner hall silently.
Soon only Li Huan and Zhu Houzhao were left in the inner hall.
Zhu Houzhao exhaled a breath of turbid air and said to Li Huan: "Li Qing, please sit down and talk."
When there are no outsiders, Zhu Houzhao is actually quite easy to get along with, and he doesn't have the airs of an emperor at all.
You must know that in the past two years, Li Huan went to the Leopard Room many times. In the Leopard Room, Zhu Houzhao took a group of people there to barbecue after practicing martial arts more than once.
Moreover, the emperor still grilled meat himself, and then distributed the meat he roasted to everyone, including the chamberlains and palace ladies. Therefore, Zhu Houzhao was very respected by the chamberlains and palace ladies.
Li Huan was naturally relaxed in front of Zhu Houzhao. Without outsiders, he sat directly on the exquisitely patterned carpet and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, you asked Qiu Ju to summon the minister over in such a hurry, but what's the matter?
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When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he showed a bit of hesitation on his face, as if he had something to hide.
Li Huan noticed Zhu Houzhao's expression and couldn't help but be even more surprised. Looking at the emperor's reaction, it seemed that something was really going on. He just didn't know what it was, but it made it difficult for the emperor to speak.
But Zhu Houzhao gritted his teeth, subconsciously glanced at the entrance of the hall, and then whispered: "Li Qing, I...is there something wrong with my body?"
When Li Huan heard this, he couldn't help but look at the emperor in confusion, then looked at Zhu Houzhao carefully, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty's face is ruddy, his energy and blood are abundant, and his body is healthy. There is nothing wrong with him."
Li Huan said to Zhu Houzhao: "If your majesty is worried, I will give you a diagnosis."
Zhu Houzhao took the initiative to stretch out his wrist, and Li Huan put his hand on the emperor's wrist and carefully checked the emperor's pulse.
Finally, under the emperor's gaze, he shook his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty's pulse beats strongly. Although he was in a coma for several days, he has obviously recovered after this day."
While Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief, the worry on his face did not dissipate at all. Instead, he became a bit gloomier than before.
Now Li Huan was even more puzzled.
Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath, looked at Li Huan, and said solemnly: "I summoned Li Qing because I wanted Li Qing to diagnose me. Since my body is fine, why do I have no heirs so far?
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While Zhu Houzhao was practicing cross-legged, because the matters in the court were almost settled, and he was relaxed, Zhu Houzhao inexplicably thought about what would happen to the Ming Dynasty if he did not wake up this time.
Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao suddenly discovered a huge problem that he usually ignored, that is, he had no heirs.
You must know that when he was fifteen or sixteen years old, he had already married the current Queen Xia, and they had been married for at least five or six years.
But so far, there has been no movement at all in Queen Xia's belly. Of course, if it is just Queen Xia's belly that has not moved, then that's fine. The key point is that the concubines in Zhu Houzhao's harem have also not moved at all.
Even if Zhu Houzhao thought about it carefully, he would have at least hundreds of favored women in the harem, and he did not order anyone to take any precautions during this period.
After all, it is too difficult for him to have children of this line. His father, Emperor Xiaozong, Zhu Youtang, only had one woman, the Queen Mother Zhang, and the Queen Mother Zhang only gave birth to two boys. Zhu Houzhao was the eldest son, and the second son died young, so he
So far, he is the only one in this lineage.
Even if this situation were placed in the homes of ordinary people, it would be a huge problem. There is a saying that there are three types of unfilial piety, and the worst is to have no descendants. There is also a saying that there is no descendant.
In the previous episode, Zhu Houzhao suddenly found that he had no heirs, and he thought that the queen and all the concubines in the harem had nothing to do.
In this situation, no matter how stupid Zhu Houzhao was, he realized that there might be something wrong with his body. Otherwise, if it weren't for his own problem, it would be impossible for him to favor so many women in the harem, and none of them would be pregnant.
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After listening to Zhu Houzhao's words, Li Huan's expression gradually became serious.
If any trivial matter happened to the emperor, it would not be a trivial matter, not to mention the emperor's situation was really not a trivial matter.
To put it in a small way, this means having no descendants; in a big way, it means breaking up the inheritance.
A hundred years after Zhu Houzhao, the throne will be passed on to the prince, but Zhu Houzhao now doesn't even have an heir. How can this be passed down in an orderly manner?
That is to say, the Emperor is now only in his twenties, which is still young. Many ministers in the court and even the Empress Dowager Zhang in the harem are not aware of the problem of the Emperor's heirs.
After all, the emperor was too young, and no one thought about the succession to the throne if something happened to the emperor.
But things are different now. After such an experience, the emperor almost couldn't sleep. Even the emperor was aware of this problem. Li Huan didn't believe that the queen mother and other important officials in the court were not aware of it.
Even if they don't realize it now, after a while, when the turmoil in the DPRK subsides, someone will definitely realize this.
When Zhu Houzhao saw Li Huan's expression became solemn, he couldn't help but look at Li Huan and said: "Li Qing, tell me, there is really something wrong with my body, right?"
Judging from Zhu Houzhao's expression, I'm afraid he knew in his heart that the incident might really be his fault.
Li Huan did not speak, but put his hand on Zhu Houzhao's wrist again, and then quietly helped the emperor check it.
Zhu Houzhao didn't say anything. He trusted Li Huan's medical skills. Otherwise, he would not have ordered someone to call Li Huan as soon as he realized this problem.
Even if there was really something wrong with his body, Zhu Houzhao would not worry about Li Huan leaking it. The only person who could reassure him about such private matters was Li Huan.
After a while, Li Huan shook his head at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, I checked your Majesty's body again. There is nothing wrong."
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but his heart sank. If even Li Huan couldn't figure out his problem, does that mean his problem was serious?
Li Huan took a deep breath and looked at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, would you like to send the imperial physician to come and examine your Majesty?"
Zhu Houzhao shook his head subconsciously and said: "I'm afraid even the imperial doctors can't see my condition. Whenever I've been ill in the past few years, these imperial doctors have helped me see the doctor. No imperial doctor has ever said that there is something wrong with my body."
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan with a look of frustration on his face and said, "Li Qing, do you think I really want to have no heirs?"
Li Huandang even shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to be so worried. Although I can't see what's wrong with your Majesty's body, I recommend two people to your Majesty. They may be able to see your Majesty's problem."
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but his eyes lit up, he looked at Li Huan and said, "Li Qing, please tell me, who is the miracle doctor?"
To be able to be praised by Li Huan, he is obviously not an ordinary person, there must be something extraordinary about him.
Li Huan pondered for a while and said: "One of them is a very famous miracle doctor in the world. He is known as the famous murderer."
Zhu Houzhao was stunned and said in confusion: "If you are a miracle doctor, why is he also called a famous murderer?"
This name is really too weird, even the emperor is extremely curious about it.
Li Huan explained the origin of Yifan Ping Yi Zhi's name as the famous murderer. When Zhu Houzhao learned that the other party would kill someone if he saved one person, he suddenly said with a worried expression: "What kind of miracle doctor is this? He is obviously a murderer. Since he saves people, then what?
Why do they want to kill people? This kind of people actually win the title of a miracle doctor. It seems that the local government of the Ming Dynasty has too much indulgence in such crazy people."
People in the world took Ping Yizhi's rules for granted, but in the eyes of the king of the country, Zhu Houzhao, Ping Yizhi's rules simply ignored the king's law, and it would not be a pity to kill him.
Li Huan was not surprised at all by Zhu Houzhao's reaction, and said: "Since Your Majesty does not like this person, I have another person to recommend to Your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan and said: "Li Qing, please tell me, if this famous murderer is like that, Li Qing should not mention it. If I see such a devil-like person, I will definitely punish him."
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Li Huan couldn't help but laugh and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the person I recommend to your Majesty is a true cultivator of the right way, Shao Yuanjie, the true practitioner of the right way in Longhu Mountain."
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard this and said: "Master Shao Yuanjie? I have heard this person's name mentioned before. It seems that he is a true cultivator for Youdao."
Li Huan nodded slightly and said: "Since your majesty has heard of this Master Shao, you may not know that this man is proficient in the secret arts of the house and can be regarded as a master in this way. Perhaps he can see where your majesty's illness lies."
Zhu Houzhao nodded slowly and said, "In that case, I will send an order to urgently summon Master Shao to the capital."
The monarch and his ministers looked at each other, and Li Huan said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Maybe you and I are overthinking. Besides, even if there is any problem, just find a way to solve it."
Zhu Houzhao was comforted by Li Huan, smiled and said: "I believe what Li Qing said."
Zhu Houzhao said, "Since Li Qing is here, please have lunch with me before leaving the palace. There is one more thing that I need to bother Li Qing with later."
Li Huan asked doubtfully: "I wonder what your majesty wants?"
Zhu Houzhao stood up and shouted towards the outside of the palace: "Qiu Ju and Gao Feng, please pass the order to the imperial dining room and order them to serve the meal!"
Qiu Ju and Gao Feng responded quickly when they heard the words.
Soon, a somewhat exquisite and appetizing meal was placed in front of him. Seeing that Zhu Houzhao had no intention of speaking, Li Huan did not ask any more questions, but ate with Zhu Houzhao.
After filling his stomach, Li Huan couldn't help but sigh: "The generals and ministers have been really busy these past two days, and now I finally have a full meal at your majesty's place."
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sigh after hearing this: "Because of my affairs, I have troubled Li Qing."
Li Huan took the towel from the little chamberlain, wiped his mouth, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty, can you tell me now what you want me to do?"
Zhu Houzhao looked serious and said: "When Zhang Maoshen dies, I will send someone to express my condolences to the British government on my behalf. After much thought, I decided that you, Li Qing, would do it on my behalf."
Li Huan was stunned for a moment, obviously he did not expect that Zhu Houzhao had arranged such an errand for him.
However, Li Huan did not refuse. He nodded and said, "In that case, I'll just go ahead and do it."
While speaking, Zhu Houzhao suddenly glanced at Li Huan and said, "Has Li Qing's family arranged a marriage for Li Qing, or does it mean that Li Qing has a woman he likes?"
The emperor's jump was so great that Li Huan couldn't even react.
After coming back to his senses, Li Huan shook his head towards the emperor and said: "My Li family is not prosperous. When it comes to my generation, my father has only one son. I had reached the age of getting engaged a few years ago, but I never thought about it."
My father was killed, and the marriage was delayed, so there is no marriage so far."
Although Zhu Houzhao already knew about Li Huan's life experience, when he heard what Li Huan said, he still couldn't help but feel a sense of empathy.
After all, if you really want to talk about it, the two people's situations are really quite similar.
They are both only sons in the family, and both of their fathers died young. It's just that one is from a royal family, and the other is from a local family of hundreds.
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "Now that Li Qing has reached your prime, it is time to consider marrying a virtuous and virtuous woman, start a family, and expand the Li family."
Li Huan smiled and said: "My mother is far away in Fujian. Such important matters must be reported to my mother Ming, who will take charge of it. Besides, the marriage will come back when it is due. I am not in a hurry."
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly and said: "It's good that Li Qing knows what he said before. I guess Li Qing also heard the last words of the British Duke. I also heard that the British Duke had a girl under his knees, and she was a famous beauty. Since this
Now that Li Qing is going to express my condolences to the British government on my behalf, you might as well take the opportunity to see how the British government's girl is doing, so that she can catch Li Qing's eye."
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao smiled and said teasingly: "If Li Qing likes it, I will ask the queen to act as a matchmaker for you."
Hearing this, Li Huan couldn't help coughing violently and said: "If your Majesty is fine, I will leave first."
It was rare to see Li Huan looking so embarrassed. Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but feel good. He couldn't help laughing at Li Huan's embarrassed appearance.
While laughing, he waved his hands to Li Huan and said: "Go, go, remember to take a look at the British princess's daughter."
After leaving the imperial city, although Li Huan said that he had received the emperor's order and wanted to go to the British palace to express his condolences on behalf of the emperor, the emperor even sent Qiu Ju to accompany him.
The two of them can be regarded as representatives of the emperor.
Li Huan did not leave the imperial city and rush to the British palace. Instead, he took Qiu Ju with him and returned to his residence in Beijing.
The mansion in Maoyan Lane became a little more lively because of Li Huan's return. Originally, Forsythia and others were taking care of the mansion, but now that Forsythia and others may still be on their way to Beijing, the mansion can only follow him.
Cao Yu, who came back together, is taking care of it.
Seeing Li Huan return, Cao Yu quickly came up with two servants.
Li Huan gave Cao Yu some instructions, and soon Li Huan changed into black regular clothes. After all, he was going to the British government to express his condolences. He couldn't go there in a flying fish suit and an embroidered spring knife so carelessly.
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Those who knew clearly knew that he came to express condolences on behalf of the emperor. If they didn't know, they thought he was going to the British government to arrest someone.
Putting on a black uniform, Li Huan has a tall and straight body and a good temperament. In addition, he has been in a high position in recent years and has the power of life and death. When he has a sullen face, he can be said to be calm and authoritative, which is heart-stopping.
Qiu Ju couldn't help but smile when he saw Li Huan's attire: "Brother Li is really handsome and mighty. Looking at the world, I really can't find anyone else like him."
Li Huan couldn't help laughing and said, "When did Brother Qiu learn to make fun of me?"
Hearing this, Qiu Ju couldn't help laughing and said: "Our family is not joking. Compared with when we first met Brother Li, Brother Li has really changed a lot now. If you don't know the identity of Brother Li, you would say he is a nobleman.
, I’m afraid no one will doubt it.”
Li Huan laughed loudly and said, "Okay, even if you praise me again, it won't do any good."
After finishing everything, Li Huan felt something in his heart and whispered a few words to Cao Yu.
After hearing this, Cao Yu left. Not long after, he saw Yue Buqun, dressed in the uniform of an official of the Hundred Households of Imperial Guards, striding over.
When he saw Li Huan, he stepped forward and said with a salute: "I have seen your Excellency. Your Majesty has asked me to come down. Do you have any instructions?"
To be honest, Yue Buqun has changed a lot. Looking at Yue Buqun's speech and behavior now, if you don't know Yue Buqun's details, you will only think that Yue Buqun is an old man who lives in officialdom.
It can only be said that Yue Buqun's ability to adapt is really strong, or he may have truly assumed his current identity.
If Li Huan was a little wary of Yue Buqun at the beginning, then after getting along with him for this period of time, Yue Buqun always fulfilled his orders without compromise. Li Huan naturally responded to Yue Buqun's behavior.
Very satisfied.
Li Huan was even considering whether to promote Yue Buqun to an official position and give him a position as a guard of thousands of households.
Yue Buqun just felt that Li Huan was sizing him up, but he didn't know that Li Huan was thinking about promoting him. If he knew about it, he didn't know how Yue Buqun would react.
Seeing that Li Huan was lost in thought, Yue Buqun did not dare to disturb Li Huan, but stood beside Li Huan with his hands down respectfully.
Qiu Ju on the side looked at Li Huan's background. After a while, he coughed lightly and said, "Brother Li, what are you thinking about?"
Li Huan came back to his senses, nodded slightly towards Qiu Ju, his eyes fell on Yue Buqun, and said slowly: "Yue Baihu, I have given you a task. If you can successfully complete it, I will report to you
Your Majesty will ask for your merit and promote you to the rank of Jinyiwei Qianhu. When the time comes, you will be the official of Jinyiwei Qianhu in the imperial court, and you will be able to honor your ancestors."
A gleam flashed in Yue Buqun's eyes, and he said solemnly: "I would like to thank you, sir, and I will serve you to the death."
Li Huan whispered: "You go and capture the famous murderer Ping Yizhi quietly for me. As long as I do this well, I will never break my promise. If you come back with Ping Yizhi safe and sound, you will be my Jinyiwei Qian."
household."
Yue Buqun cupped his hands at Li Huan and said, "I accept your order."
Obviously Li Huan still took the matter of Zhu Houzhao's heirs very seriously, even though the emperor showed his disgust and disdain for the famous murderous doctor.
He also looked down upon Ping Yi Zhi, but it would be good to capture Ping Yi Zhi as a backup. If Shao Yuanjie couldn't solve the Emperor's problem, there was still hope for Ping Yi Zhi, right?
Of course, if Shao Yuanjie has a way to solve the emperor's problem, then wouldn't it be up to him to have the final say whether Ping Yi Zhi lives or dies?
Yue Buqun left in a hurry, and Li Huan and Qiu Ju packed up, then mounted their horses and ran towards the British government palace.
Soon Li Huan and his party arrived at the British Government House
As the British Duke's body was transported back to the British Palace, the entire British Palace fell into sadness.
As the Optimus Prime of the British government, everyone in the British government learned about the death of the British government. Some people even cried and fainted.
Nowadays, the street in front of the British Crown Prince's Palace has been hung with white flags, and carriages are parked on the side of the long street. Those who come are all dignitaries from the capital and officials of all sizes.
The parked carriages alone occupied a long street, and dignitaries and officials walked into the British government palace with heavy faces to express their condolences.
A special master of ceremonies sang in front of the British Duke's palace, and there were bursts of mournful music. Standing in front of the palace, he looked up and saw a white cloth hanging on the plaque, and the sound of crying came from the palace.
When Li Huan and Qiu Ju walked one after another to the British palace, what they saw was such a busy scene filled with a sad atmosphere.
Because the emperor personally issued a decree to confer Zhang Mao the title of King of Ningyang, and promised to be buried with royal honors, and even sent officials from the Ministry of Rites to help arrange Zhang Mao's death, it is said that Zhang Mao's funeral was very large.
It can be said to be extremely sad and glorious.
Li Huan and Qiu Ju were accompanied by several servants, and coupled with Li Huan's impressive demeanor, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Li Huan and his two men were extraordinary.
Some officials even saw Li Huan and Qiu Ju coming on horseback from a distance, recognized Li Huan's identity, and had strange looks on their faces.
Many people were curious as to why Li Huan came to the British government at this time. They had never heard of any grudge between Li Huan and the British government, so they would not have come to cause trouble for the British government.
Just when these officials who had recognized Li Huan were thinking wildly, Qiu Ju said: "Li Huan, the commander of the Jinyi Guards and the governor of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion, has come to express condolences to the British Duke Zhang Mao on behalf of the emperor at your majesty's order."
Qiu Ju shouted in such a voice that many people were stunned.
Although everyone knows that the British Duke Zhang Mao has passed away now, and the emperor has promised to be buried with royal honors, then the emperor will definitely send someone to express his condolences to the British Duke Zhang Mao on his behalf. I thought it was the Zongzheng representative of the Zongren Mansion.
The emperor represented the royal family, but he did not expect that the person coming on behalf of the emperor would be Li Huan.
Just when these officials were surprised, someone was already running into the mansion in a hurry.
If Li Huan came to express his condolences in a private capacity, there was no need for the British government to send anyone to greet him. He could just enter the British government's residence to express condolences on his own like those officials.
But Li Huan now represents the emperor. Naturally, he cannot do it casually. Everything must be done according to etiquette. Otherwise, he will definitely be criticized behind his back. It will be embarrassing for him. Otherwise, he may also be criticized.
People say that the emperor does not know people well.
In the British Duke's palace, the British Duke's coffin has been enshrined. An extremely heavy coffin made of fine sandalwood is placed in the mourning hall, and Zhang Mao's body has obviously been collected and arranged again.
However, at this moment, he was lying there wearing a solemn shroud. At first glance, he seemed to be asleep.
Zhang Mao had many children and grandchildren, but there were only a few direct descendants.
Those who are qualified to kneel in this mourning hall to keep vigil for Zhang Mao are naturally his direct descendants. At this moment, a steward from the British Duke's Palace came in a hurry and whispered in Zhang Lun's ear, who was wearing hemp and mourning: "My lord,
The emperor sent Li Huan, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army Governor's Office, to express his condolences on his behalf."
Zhang Lun couldn't help being shocked when he heard this. He took a deep breath, stood up in a hurry, gave instructions to his third uncle beside him, and then hurriedly got up and went to greet him.
Zhang Lun is now the master of the British Duke's mansion, a new generation of British Dukes, and his status can be said to be extremely noble.
Although there were many people who came to express condolences, there were only a few people who really needed Zhang Lun's personal greeting, such as Zhu Fu, Duke of Cheng, Xu Guangzha, Duke of Ding, Li Dongyang, the first assistant, Yang Tinghe, Wang Yangming, etc.
There are not many other people who are qualified to be welcomed by a prince in person.
But Zhu Fu, Xu Guangzha, Li Dongyang and others had already been here, so many people were a little curious when they saw Zhang Lun going out. Who was coming now?
In the inner hall, the female relatives also knelt down. As the British father-in-law's direct daughter-in-law, granddaughter-in-law, or married daughter-in-law, Yingying Yanyan, all of them cried until their eyes were red.
Zhang Lun's behavior outside naturally attracted the attention of these female relatives.
As Zhang Lun's first wife and now the Duke's wife, Su is naturally the core of these female relatives.
Su summoned a confidant maid and asked in a low voice: "Who is here, and he wants to be welcomed by the Duke himself?"
If any female relatives come, they will also have to welcome them personally.
Just like the British Duke's relationship with the Chengguo Duke's palace, not long ago Chengguo Duke Zhu Fu personally brought his wife to express his condolences. Needless to say, Cheng Guogong's wife was naturally greeted by the British Duke's wife Su, led by a group of female relatives.
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Therefore, if a distinguished guest does come, the female family members of the Su family must be ready to welcome him at any time. Otherwise, people will definitely accuse the British government of not knowing etiquette behind their backs.
The confidant maid whispered: "Madam, it is said that the person who came is Li Huan, the governor of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion, who came to express condolences on behalf of the emperor. Madam and others do not need to go out to greet you."
The Su family nodded slightly when they heard this, and the other female family members were also secretly curious. They had heard of Li Huan, but they never thought that he came as an envoy of the emperor.
Being in the inner hall, one can actually clearly see the situation in the outer mourning hall, and many people can't help but subconsciously look towards the outer hall.
Among these female relatives, a pretty figure was dressed in mourning clothes, kneeling on the ground, with black hair hanging down, and a mourning cloth tied on her head. Her originally bright eyes were now red, she sobbed softly from time to time, and her delicate body trembled slightly.
, big tears rolled down my cheeks,
Who is Zhang Jin if not Zhang Mao’s youngest legitimate daughter?
Because of his cold temperament, although Zhang Jin was extremely loved by the British prince in the British government, few relatives in the government were close to him.
It can be said that in the huge British government, the only people who really made Zhang Jin feel like a family member were the old Duke Zhang Mao and Zhang Lun. In Zhang Jin's eyes, the rest were family members, but there was no family affection at all.
This can be seen from the fact that Zhang Jin was sitting there alone, with no one around him willing to get close to him.
However, Mrs. Su suddenly remembered that her husband had inadvertently mentioned that the old man intended to match up Li Huan with her little aunt, and she couldn't help but become a little curious about Li Huan.
Putting aside her cold temperament, to be honest, Mrs. Su highly admired the character, character, and appearance of her little aunt Zhang Jin. She asked herself that there were so many noble girls from noble families, no one could compare with her.
This little aunt at home is comparable.
And what kind of hero is Li Huan who can make the old prince, who has a vicious eye and regards a little daughter like Zhang Jin as a treasure in his hand, have a married daughter?
In front of the British palace, Zhang Lun saw Li Huan standing there with Qiu Ju and several young chamberlains. A flash of light flashed in his eyes. He quickly stepped forward to pay homage to Li Huan and said, "Zhang Lun has met Mr. Li, Your Majesty."
The emperor's son is so powerful that the whole British government is grateful for the emperor's kindness and bows to his heart with tears in his eyes."
As he spoke, Zhang Lun shed tears in his eyes and bowed in the direction of the Forbidden City.
Li Huan then helped Zhang Lun up and said: "Your Majesty said that the old Duke worked hard for the country all his life and was loyal to the Ming Dynasty and the royal family. Your Majesty will keep this friendship in your heart."
Zhang Lun burst into tears when he heard this, and said with tears of gratitude: "I thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Huan conveyed the emperor's sorrow for the passing of the British Duke, and comforted him by saying: "The British Duke is mourning."
Zhang Lun took a deep breath, led Li Huan into the British palace, and walked towards the mourning hall.
Li Huan was dressed in a black robe, with a jade belt around his waist, and his hair tied into a crown. His body was tall and straight, and he was full of heroic spirit. Especially at this moment, his expression was solemn, and his majestic power was fully displayed.
Taking the incense candle from the hands of the ceremony officer, Li Huan burned incense and knelt down to the British Duke's soul amidst the sonorous voice of the ceremony officer.
At the same time, in the inner hall, seeing Zhang Lun leading a young man in black into the mourning hall, they immediately realized that the person coming was the legendary Li Huan, and they all opened their eyes wide or secretly
, or just stare at it openly.
Su Shi glanced at Zhang Jin, who seemed to be indifferent to everything in the outside world, and then looked at Li Huan. When she saw Li Huan, Su Shi couldn't help but her eyes lit up, and she secretly praised in her heart.
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