The Empress Dowager Wang loved purity, and because she was getting older and tired on weekdays, she naturally rarely left Qingning Palace.
Almost all the concubines have passed away, and the young emperor Zhu Houzhao has not yet adopted a concubine. On weekdays, no one bothers her in the name of asking for condolences, and her life is quite comfortable.
However, this day, for the first time, Empress Dowager Zhang, who usually showed her only superficial respect, stayed after greeting her. Although she was quite surprised by this, Wang knew Empress Dowager Zhang's temperament and always listened to her comments with a smile.
He went around in circles for quite a while before Empress Dowager Zhang revealed her intention.
"Ever since the death of the late emperor last year, the Ministry of Rites and the Supervisor of Rites have been selecting candidates for the posthumous post, and now it's almost done. I came here today also to ask the Empress Dowager to take a final look and select from among ten people.
Three of you come out."
Although Wang was the Empress Dowager, she had no intention of fighting for power with Empress Dowager Zhang on this matter. After hearing this, she was stunned and excused herself because of her poor health. However, Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't help but persuade her. Thinking about how Emperor Hongzhi was doing this
A single seedling, and one who is fearless in doing whatever he wants, he had to choose a safe person to keep him by his side, and finally agreed. However, others thought this was a matter of course, but Rong Shangyi was not taken lightly by this surprise.
When Empress Dowager Zhang returned to Renshou Palace, she immediately quietly asked someone to report to Zhu Houzhao, who had been indulging in sumo wrestling in Xiyuan these days.
Only two quarters of an hour later, Zhu Houzhao rushed into the Renshou Palace in a hurry, and ran all the way into the Dongnuan Pavilion. He was sweating profusely and shouted angrily: "Mother, I heard that you invited the Empress Dowager.
Do you want to choose a queen and concubine for your son?"
"The ten people who were carefully selected have been taught etiquette by Aunt Jiaoyin for several months. Now it is natural to select the final candidates. This is what it should be." Seeing Zhu Houzhao stunned, Empress Dowager Zhang mistakenly
Thinking that his son was shy because of the upcoming wedding, he immediately said with a smile, "When men get married, women get married. Don't you think Xu Xun still has a harmonious relationship after marriage? Now the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother will also give it to you."
Choose a girl with a gentle temperament and good looks."
"I don't want it!"
Zhu Houzhao brought Zhou Qiniang to his side through the boss's circle. Although he was never able to kiss Fangze, he didn't care at all, and he didn't expect that Li Rong and others still pushed the matter of selecting the concubine to the present point without asking.
At this moment, he exploded. After yelling, he said angrily: "What ten people? I have never seen the ten people they picked. How can I choose a concubine for you from among them?"
Empress Dowager Zhang didn't want Xu Xun's biggest trouble to be solved. Now that he was no longer in the capital, Zhu Houzhao was still so stubborn. She couldn't help but feel annoyed for a while: "You haven't seen anything important. I think your father was also in the wedding room at the end."
When you meet me at night, aren’t you just as harmonious and beautiful? Even after the Empress Dowager and I pick out the last three people, you won’t be the ones to decide on the queen yourself? Compared with the folk parents’ orders and the matchmaker’s words, you are blindly blind.
If you don't get married, you are already a huge blessing!"
"I don't want this blessing!"
Zhu Houzhao felt like a ball of fire exploded in his head. He stopped arguing with Queen Mother Zhang and turned around and left. Seeing that Queen Mother Zhang was so angry that she fainted, Rong Shangyi quickly chased after him and finally intercepted Zhu Houzhao at the entrance of the main hall. , then he said sincerely: "Why did the Emperor bother to confront the Queen Mother like this? Wouldn't it be better to be more gentle and say that you already have someone you like? After all, the Queen Mother is your biological mother, and maybe she will comply with your wishes. It may not be known that she will be made a concubine."
Let the woman he likes kneel down to pay her respects to Queen Laoshizi who comes from who knows where?….
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao's head was in a mess. He shook his head vigorously and said, "I completely forgot about that place... But Li Rong is really hateful. You can't talk to me about this matter! I won't talk about it anymore." , please let me think carefully first!"
Seeing Zhu Houzhao walking quickly, Rong Shangyi stood there blankly for a while, and finally turned around. He racked his brains and piled up a lot of good words in front of Empress Dowager Zhang, but he still could not make Empress Dowager Zhang feel relieved. And another While Zhu Houzhao angrily left Qianmingmen and returned to Xiyuan, he suddenly felt that everyone around him was very annoying, so he drove everyone away, leaving only Ruisheng, who walked along the shore of Taiye Lake. Bored, he walked forward, and when he saw that he was approaching Taisu Palace, he hesitated for a moment and rushed in.
No one in the Taisu Palace knew that the little Eunuch Zhu who often came and went was the emperor. They all said that he was a celebrity of the Supervisor of Ceremonies and had taken a fancy to Zhou Qiniang, who was sent by the Empress Dowager to serve the emperor. Although it was against the rules, the emperor was once He didn't even come here, which shows that Miss Zhou's chance of winning favors is slim. Instead of waiting, she might as well establish a good relationship with the imperial attendants. So as soon as he came in, a few of the little flamers didn't come to join in the fun. They all got away with grease on their soles. Only Ruisheng stayed outside without saying a word when Zhu Houzhao entered the inner room.
Zhou Qiniang, who was immersed in sewing, heard the commotion and looked up to see Zhu Houzhao rushing in angrily. She couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then put down the embroidery frame and stepped forward and asked: "Why are you so angry? Did you hit Eunuch Li?" scolded, or bullied by someone?"
"Seventh sister..." Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath and suddenly said bluntly, "The emperor's wedding is approaching, and it is time to decide on the candidate for the concubine!"
"Huh?" Zhou Qiniang raised her eyebrows in surprise and said with a frown, "Isn't this something everyone knows? I have screened so many channels over and over again, and now it is almost time to make a decision. But this is the case between the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. The Queen Mother is in charge of things, why are you, a person following Eunuch Li, angry?"
"I'm angry...of course I'm angry. Your Majesty, the Nine-fifth Emperor, can't just follow your own will on who to marry as your queen. That's too pitiful. You might as well be Pingbei Bo Xu Xun!"
Seeing what Zhu Houzhao said, Zhou Qiniang remembered that the young eunuch had once told her the story behind the "Dream of Jinling", and she also knew that Xu Xun and Shen Yue did not meet again after all, but came to Beijing together in the first place. .Although she was envious of the fact that these two people got married as successfully as in the drama, she knew better that there was no comparison in such stories. She was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and pulled Zhu Houzhao to sit down, and then personally filled the copper basin with cold water. , twisted a wet towel and handed it to him. When he took it and wiped his face angrily, she reached out and took it.
"How can the emperor peaceful Bei Bobi? The emperor is the king of a country. The queen mother and the queen mother are watching the rules and regulations above, and the civil and military officials and the people of the world are watching below. On the contrary, it is even more difficult to make decisions on one's own." Zhou Qiniang was in the palace.
After all, I have been here for a long time and followed Rong Shangyi in Renshou Palace. At this time, I couldn't help but sigh again, "I used to hear outside that the emperor is the emperor and the most noble person in the world. But now that I think about it, it's hard for him to be the emperor."
Be tight."
Zhu Houzhao only felt that these words had reached his heart, and for a moment he felt that he had seen the right person, so he just nodded in agreement. However, when Zhou Qiniang said this, she immediately shook her head and said with a smile: "However, Your Majesty
It is a good thing to get married as soon as possible. I heard from them that the emperor is obsessed with fun and just wanders around Xiyuan all day long, paying little attention to government affairs. After the queen and concubine are canonized, they will probably persuade the emperor to be more diligent and diligent, so that the world
The people will all be blessed."
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Houzhao was stunned, and his energetic expression suddenly froze there. After a long while, he said dryly: "Seventh sister really thinks that the emperor is such a person?"...
Zhou Qiniang was washing the soft towel in the copper basin, and did not notice the change in Zhu Houzhao. At this time, she said without looking back: "I have never met the emperor. I just heard about it, so I feel this way."
"Then what if the emperor wants to appoint you as his concubine?"
When Zhou Qiniang heard this, she was startled. She used too much force on her hands, and all the water in the copper basin suddenly splashed to the ground, soaking her skirt and shoes. Only then did she realize that she was overreacting.
, immediately took a soft towel and wiped the water droplets on his hands angrily, and said without raising his head: "That's nonsense, look at you scaring me! I don't care about being a queen or concubine..." After a pause
, she said angrily, "Besides, the Queen Mother assigned me here, and I haven't seen the Emperor even once in so many days. You should stop saying this kind of things in the future, and don't get yourself into trouble!"
When she raised her head, she found that Zhu Houzhao had disappeared. This was a big surprise. She quickly chased him out, and when she saw the familiar figure disappearing around the corner, she called out to Xiao Zhu twice.
When there was no response, I wanted to rush over to find out what was going on, but seeing that I was in a mess, I had no choice but to give it up for now, and hurried back to my room to clean up, but I felt very puzzled.
Although this child is usually irritable and hot-tempered, he is never like this. What happened today?
Others didn't know what was going on, but Ruisheng, who followed Zhu Houzhao out, vaguely understood. After all, he heard every word of the conversation in the room. He wanted to persuade this young man who was very kind to him.
Emperor, but every time he opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say. He could only blame himself secretly for being clumsy, and in the end he could only follow Zhu Houzhao silently.
"Addicted to fun... I don't care about being a queen and concubine... It turns out that in her eyes, I, the emperor, am just such a person!"
Zhu Houzhao suddenly stopped and punched the willow tree beside Taiye Pond, and then lowered his head slumped. At this moment, he suddenly heard someone calling him, and when he raised his head, he saw Liu Jin
Fengfenghuohuo ran over.
"Oh, Your Majesty, there is a big show going on over there in the school grounds. That Riben is planning to fight ten of them one by one! Hey, if we have such ability on the battlefield, wouldn't it mean that a hundred of us can fight off a thousand Tatars?
?”
Hearing what Liu Jin said, Zhu Houzhao, who was originally depressed, snorted and suddenly clenched his fists.
You are useless if you indulge in fun? I will lead the troops into battle when the time comes and show you!