Chapter 168 Protecting the calf and loving wife under the wrath of the emperor
"Father, father!"
Although Emperor Hongzhi had made up his mind that if Zhu Houzhao came back, he would definitely teach him a lesson with a straight face. However, when he actually saw his son excitedly entering the Dongnuan Pavilion and saw the horrible dress, he immediately softened his heart.
But he, as a father, could tolerate it after all, but Empress Zhang was different. Seeing Zhu Houzhao's crooked hat and blue shirt, she almost shed tears and left her seat almost immediately.
He got up, stepped forward and took his son into his arms.
"My son, where did you go? Do you know how worried your father, the Queen, and your mother are?"
As soon as Zhu Houzhao entered the door, he found that his mother was also there. He was about to salute together, but at this moment, he was hugged tightly by Empress Zhang, and he suddenly felt a little breathless. He bared his teeth for a while, remembering the case he had just heard outside.
Seeing the situation, he couldn't help but gradually raised his hand, and responded to Queen Zhang's enthusiasm somewhat awkwardly. After a while, he patted the Queen's back twice, and then said with a smile: "Queen, I am not young anymore, Father.
Just look at it..."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the deep love between mother and son, and realized that he also had great aspirations. Although he was not considered old, from the fragile crown prince to the emperor who ruled the world and balanced the court, his heart was naturally no longer young.
It wasn't until Zhu Houzhao said the last thing, "Father is watching," that he coughed majestically, and then asked lightly: "Huzhao, you didn't go to the Wenhua Hall to listen to the lecture today, but you sneaked out of the palace secretly, did you know
crime?"
"emperor!"
Empress Zhang became anxious when she saw that her husband was asking for guilt as soon as he opened his mouth. But before she could ask for mercy, she felt her sleeve being pulled. When she turned around, she saw Zhu Houzhao blinking at her and shaking his head.
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She was slightly startled, thinking that it would not be too late to plead for mercy when Emperor Hongzhi wanted to punish Zhu Houzhao, so she stood up hesitantly. At this time, Zhu Houzhao immediately knelt down, kowtowed with a bang, and immediately sat down
Emperor Hongzhi, who was sitting, and Empress Zhang, who had not yet sat down, were greatly frightened.
"There are ways to admit your mistakes if you are a tough parent. What are you doing!" Emperor Hongzhi used to worry about his son being playful and unwilling to listen to lessons, but now Zhu Houzhao also knelt down and kowtowed, but he
Afraid that this kid would be too hard on me, my face darkened again... "Don't think about cheating, tell me what you did today!"
"Return to the Emperor Father and the Empress." Zhu Houzhao glanced at Queen Zhang intentionally as he spoke, then raised his head and said... "My son and Xu Xun caught a bastard today who pretended to be the emperor's relative. He has already contacted Beizhen Fusi
Ye Guang went through the trial together. I begged my father to behead this bastard in public and exile all his family members to Liaodong as an example!"
What does it mean?
Seeing Emperor Hongzhi's confused face, Empress Zhang was also confused and confused. Zhu Houzhao, who was kneeling straight, suddenly shouted loudly: "Liu Jin, why don't you drag this person in!"
As he yelled, someone came in immediately, but it was Old Liu Jin who grabbed a Qianqing palace minister by the collar and dragged him in. The man was struggling hard at first, but when he saw the emperor, he was shocked.
Losing his composure, he hurriedly knelt down on the ground and did not dare to say a word. But at this moment, Zhu Houzhao actually got up, pointed at him and shouted: "Liu Shan, you still don't know your crime?"
Liu Shan was inexplicably dragged in by Liu Jin. He didn't know what was going on when he heard the prince's loud shout. He almost fell down in fright. He swallowed hard and then raised his head a little.
, stammered: "Little... Your Royal Highness, please don't... don't scare me, this... how do you start talking about this?"
"You still don't admit it?" When Zhu Houzhao had just interrogated Zheng Wang in the west of Wanggongchang, he was already so angry that he punched and kicked him. At this moment, he instinctively kicked him again, and then said angrily, "Let me ask you, what about Zheng Wang?"
What's going on with Wang, what's going on with Wang Fuli? What's going on when you tell old man Zheng Wang that he's going to be a royal relative?"
Emperor Hongzhi wanted to drink Zhu Houzhao away at first, but when he heard the last words, he stood up in shock, with a look of disbelief on his face. Although Empress Zhang did not fully understand, what did the word "emperor's relatives" mean?
To understand, you must know that the alley in front of the deer residence of her brother Shouning Hou Zhang Heling is called Zhanghuangqin Street. If Emperor Hongzhi hadn't been there for so many years, she would have almost thought that her husband was hiding in the golden house behind his back.
Liu Shan never expected that Zhu Houzhao said the two names Zheng Wang and Wang's daughter directly. He was so shocked that he lost consciousness. When Zhu Houzhao asked again, he suddenly rolled his eyes and fainted.
In the past. Seeing this scene, Zhu Houzhao was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent. He kicked Liu Shan a few more times resentfully. It wasn't until a hand pulled his shoulder that he stopped temporarily. When he turned around, he saw
He is his father.
"what happened?"
"If any of you dare to reveal a word about today's events, I will be ordered by this young marquis...I will have his head chopped off! Get out now, and you are not allowed to leave the door, but you are not allowed to eavesdrop...Liu Jin!" Zhu Houzhao!
He drank at the other Qianqing palaces around him, and when he saw a few people exiting in a hurry, he nuzzled at Liu Jin again. When he saw Liu Jin follow them out knowingly, obviously for surveillance, he turned around.
Looking at Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang, he said, "Father, Emperor, and Queen Mother, please forgive me for being a minister, because some words are not suitable for outsiders to hear!"
The son actually uses his identity as the prince to do serious things!
Emperor Hongzhi felt fond of it again, but he suppressed the emotion immediately, pulled Zhu Houzhao to the soft couch and asked: "Huzhao, what is going on? Please tell me and your mother the whole story!"
Zhu Houzhao first recalled the unified caliber agreed upon after discussing with Xu Xun and Liu Jin after coming out of there, and then he cleared his throat and said, "Father, this is what happened..."
Although the son's narration sometimes strays to some far-fetched places, the overall context is clear, especially when it comes to the actions of Renhe and Princess Luli, and how he got into it.
Door, how did you find a girl to undress the girl, how did you beat Zheng Wang, how did you show Qi Jiliang the waist card of Beizhen Fusi, how did you threaten Qi Jiliang, and how did you use Hu Youmian's paper bag
After stopping the pursuers, how did they find Ye Guang in Beizhen Fusi, how did they interrogate the prisoners... The only things that were ignored were that Zheng Wang said he was his daughter when he was drunk, and Shen Yue's matter was also blurred.
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From the beginning to the end, Emperor Hongzhi's mood was ups and downs. Sometimes he was angry, sometimes he was in admiration. His expression when he looked at his son was no longer as serious as before.
Even though he, an emperor who was used to seeing big things, was like this, he only had to deal with the empress dowagers of the two palaces in the harem, and he did not have to deal with the concubines and the concubines and the princes and daughters of Empress Zhang like any other empress in the past. Empress Zhang did not expect at all, Rumors about a concubine in the palace reached his son's ears. Unexpectedly, someone pretended to be a royal relative and went directly to the eldest princess Renhe's mansion to trick him. Even the eldest princess's son regarded the person as a guest. If Zhu Houzhao hadn't caused a scene, it would have spread throughout the capital, and she would have lost all her dignity!
"Father, that's what happened. Zheng Wang said that Liu Shan told him that it was Zheng Jinlian from the Renshou Palace who helped him find Zheng Wang's daughter, who is the daughter of the Queen of the Qianqing Palace. He also said that the Wang's daughter... Well, that one will be made a concubine, so he will be a relative of the emperor in the future!"
"emperor!"
Seeing that Queen Zhang was so angry that her face was red, Emperor Hongzhi didn't care that he was also so angry that his stomach ached, his liver hurt, and everything hurt. He hurriedly pressed his wife's shoulders and asked her to sit down. He comforted and confessed, and finally simply said so. Said: "If you don't believe it, you can just take people to see the prince's daughter now. There are many people in the palace to check whether the girl is perfect. You can tell it at a glance! As for Zheng Jinlian, she is the Empress Dowager of Renshou Palace. For those around me, please convey my wishes to the Queen and bring them over to confront you!"
Empress Zhang thought about it and finally felt that her husband's calm attitude should explain the problem. However, she couldn't bear the injustice and immediately said: "Well, Zheng Jinlian is extremely abominable. Such people must not continue to stay in Taipei." By the Empress Dowager's side! Zheng Wang is still in custody, and Liu Shan's personnel are unknown, so I will take care of the affairs in the palace first. I will go and get the Wang's daughter, and then go to Renshou Palace to see the Empress Dowager!"
Emperor Hongzhi understood his wife's impatience to protect her shortcomings best. Seeing the anger, he went out. He couldn't help but look at his son beside him, and suddenly asked meaningfully: "Huzhao, do you still have something to say? For example Tell me, how did you hear this rumor, and how did you know that Zheng Wang would go to Princess Renhe's mansion today, and how did you bump into Xu Xun and Liu Jin? I remember all the concubines in Chengqian Palace. He said, Liu Jin asked for leave today, but he did not accompany you to Wenhua Hall."
"Father, this is why I went to Princess Renhe's mansion." Zhu Houzhao said that he had heard the rumors for a year or two because of Xu Xunqian's instructions and Wan's instructions. Zhenfusi returned to the north to Zhenfusi, and the outside investigation could not be stopped just like that. So, at this moment, he took out a crumpled paper ball from his sleeve and stuffed it into Emperor Hongzhi's hand. He filled it up before his father could see it. He said with an innocent face, "As for Erchen meeting Liu Jin and Xu Xun, it is indeed not a matter of luck. Erchen had already asked Liu Jin to make an agreement with Xu Xun, and they had already been waiting for Erchen at the same place."
Xu Xun's thinking is that it is better to say that some things are a design than a coincidence, which will make people suspicious.
At least at this moment, Emperor Hongzhi felt quite satisfied after hearing this. In any case, the prince is a young prince, and they should obey his orders. Besides, Xu Liang, the Xing'an Bo, was originally looking after his son. It was for Xu Xun's sake that he let him seize the title. However, when he read the note with a frown and heard Zhu Houzhao's next words, his face could no longer control his madness and actually became furious. .
"In addition, Er Chen did not say anything just now. That Zheng Wang...that Zheng Wang actually talked nonsense, saying that Er Chen was not born from his mother, but from his daughter, and that he was Er Chen's grandfather!"