"Duoer, smell it, does this perfume smell good?" Queen Zhang deliberately approached Duoduo and asked in a low voice.
Duoduo said helplessly: "It smells so good."
Empress Zhang showed a satisfied smile and said lightly: "This Liu Chengfeng is quite sensible. This perfume is really thicker than that Luqi. I just don't know if there is any more of this perfume if it is used up. I'll ask someone tomorrow to ask.
Ask him, let him send a bottle of perfume to the palace every month in the future. I am thinking about whether I should give him some rewards, otherwise it would not be good to bother him all the time to send perfume to the palace. Duoer, tell me.
Look, what should I give him?"
Duoduo was irritated in her heart, but she had to listen patiently, but the queen mother always refused to open a certain pot, which made her feel uneasy and had to hide it. She forced herself to say: "What else should I give him?"
Reward? If the queen likes his perfume, it is already a great kindness."
Empress Zhang scolded her: "What are you talking about! Even the Tian family cannot accept favors from others in vain."
Just as he was talking, Zhu Youtang walked in and said with a smile: "What kind of favor? Who is the favor?"
Duoduo was speechless and said: "I'm going back to the palace to sleep. Father and Queen, you should have a rest earlier." She felt that she couldn't stay here anymore. Ever since that bastard named Liu left the palace, she kept hearing
The words Liu Chengfeng really made her feel guilty.
After bowing to Zhu Youtang, Duoduo walked out quickly.
Seeing Duoduo walking away in a hurry, Zhu Youtang couldn't help laughing and said, "This girl is always frizzy."
After saying that, he sat down on the same bed with Queen Zhang and said, "Whose favor did the Queen just say she received? Huh? The Queen smells so good today..."
Empress Zhang was overjoyed, and the thorn in her heart seemed to disappear without a trace. Then she explained the effectiveness of the perfume Liu Chengfeng sent, and said: "I am thinking that in the future, I will have to invite you."
Liu Chengfeng brought some perfume to the palace. It would be fine if I just accepted his perfume on my birthday. But in the future, if I have to trouble him often, wouldn't I be receiving a favor from him? I am wondering whether I should reward him.
Some of his things are regarded as reciprocity."
Zhu Youtang chuckled and said: "This boy doesn't need to be rewarded with anything. He is too young to be promoted to an official or a title. Besides, he cannot be granted a title without merit. If he is given an official title, people will inevitably gossip. As for rewarding him with wealth...
..." Zhu Youtang remembered that Liu Chengfeng entered Jindou's Baihu House that day and collected fifty thousand taels of silver in a few months. Such a large sum was no less than the palace's expenses, so he continued:
"I don't think it's necessary. The queen doesn't need to be worried. After all, he is my disciple and your descendant. It is natural for the younger generation to respect their elders."
When Zhu Youtang said this, Empress Zhang calmed down and said with a sweet smile: "That's right."
After a day of hard work, the two of them were already tired, so they asked someone to wait on them before going to bed.
On the early morning of the second day, Zhu Youtang still got up early. Every time he got up, he was very tiptoeing. For fear of disturbing Queen Zhang, he lightly kicked off his shoes and went to sit in the bedroom of Kunning Palace.
After a while, he was about to wash up when he heard several eunuchs whispering outside.
"Someone saw it with their own eyes yesterday. How can it be false? This guy named Liu is really bold. He even dared to peek at the princess taking a bath."
"Ah... is there really such a thing? The Zajia family also heard about it yesterday. I thought it was someone talking nonsense..."
"Hehe... nonsense? Who dares to talk nonsense about this kind of thing? To tell you the truth, it took two full sticks of incense for Her Royal Highness to take a bath. Liu and the princess stayed in the bathroom for so long. God knows what happened.
What happened? Later I heard that the man named Liu came out of the bathroom in a swaggering manner. Who else in this dynasty can be so bold?"
"If that's the case, then Liu Chengfeng would be cut to pieces with a thousand cuts..."
"Hey... it's not necessarily a matter of being cut to pieces. Think about it, would His Highness dare to speak out when he encounters such a deceitful person? Aren't you afraid of ruining your own reputation? This man surnamed Liu has figured this out.
How dare you be so unscrupulous. We brothers are good friends. The Za family just told you, but you must not spread the word."
"Of course... I just don't know if His Majesty has woken up. You should leave quickly. If Your Majesty hears you, look inside your head."
Zhu Youtang's expression changed suddenly, and he was shaking with anger. He was leaning on a teapot on the small table next to him, and he grabbed it hard and threw it down.
Snapped……
The teapot fell into the carpet and made a muffled sound.
The discussion came to an abrupt end when the voices inside were heard outside.
Queen Zhang, who was sleeping on the couch, was also awakened by the movement. When she opened her eyes, she saw Zhu Youtang was in a state of despair and his face was ashen. She quickly got up from the couch and said, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Zhu Youtang only had one son and one daughter. He held it in his mouth for fear of melting and held it in his hands for fear of falling. He was cared for and loved in every possible way. When he heard these words, his whole head was buzzing. Queen Zhang asked
He, he didn't say anything, he just looked coldly and shouted outside: "Who was just talking outside? Come on, bring it in!"
After this shouting, there was silence outside.
After a while, an old eunuch with a dull face came in slowly, bowed and said: "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Youtang slapped the case and shouted: "Check, find out who was talking about the princess outside just now, tell the cabinet that I am ill today, so I will not discuss political affairs with them, and let them approve all the memorials today.
Just ask the Supervisor of Ceremonies to approve it. Immediately summon Liu Chengfeng to enter the palace, and also call Duo'er to my bedroom."
Zhu Youtang didn't seem to understand his hatred yet, he smiled coldly and said: "Some people in the palace are really becoming more and more unscrupulous. Go and find out and find out for me if there are any other rumors in the palace."
The old eunuch had a dull face and just bowed and said: "I understand, I will do it now."
After the old eunuch left, Zhu Youtang still couldn't understand his hatred. He was so angry that he walked around in the hall with his hands behind his hands.
Empress Zhang was frightened and said with disheveled hair: "What's wrong... Your Majesty, what's going on?"
Zhu Youtang didn't answer, not because he didn't want to pay attention to Queen Zhang, but because he really didn't know how to say it, so he just sighed heavily alone.
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In fact, the palace is no different from the outside. There are twelve eunuchs, four divisions, eight bureaus, and I don’t know how many eunuchs are usually in front of the emperor and nobles. Everyone is a slave, but after all, there are few nobles in the palace, especially in the Hongzhi Dynasty, the empress
There is only one princess, and there is only one princess. Apart from a few eldest wives supervising her, what kind of thing can't happen?
For example, eating, chewing, gambling and playing, etc., as long as the emperor does not know, the people below can do whatever they want? In addition, the eunuchs will always be in this small cave, except for the guarding eunuchs who have become very successful.
If you live outside the palace, you will never come out of this palace for the rest of your life. There is no entertainment in this small place. Naturally, if there is something new, it will go viral.
Take the incident between the princess and Liu Chengfeng, for example. Everyone knows that if such words are spread, they will definitely be punished. However, discussing this kind of thing with acquaintances in the palace makes the eunuchs very excited.
Even during the reign of Taizu Hongwu, rumors in the palace were constantly suppressed, and Zhu Yuanzhang killed a lot of people, but people still discussed right and wrong with luck, not to mention the relatively relaxed Hongzhi Dynasty.
But the atmosphere in the palace suddenly felt tense. Countless Han generals and palace guards appeared in groups. All the eunuchs from various supervisory departments and bureaus knelt at the entrance of Kunning Palace and outside Kunning Palace.
In the open space, there were a dazzling array of people kneeling on the ground.
Many people are speculating that the queen's birthday has just passed, and what happened to make the emperor so angry.
And then, Princess Duoduo hurriedly walked into Kunning Palace. She was a little guilty at first, and she felt even more frightened when she entered here. However, Duoduo was not an ordinary weak-tempered princess after all, so she thought to herself: "This matter must be done."
Keep it a secret, otherwise you won’t have to live anymore.”
Duoduo looked as usual and saluted Zhu Youtang: "Father." Then she saluted Empress Zhang and said: "Mother."
Zhu Youtang did not speak, his face was still livid, and Queen Zhang was standing next to Zhu Youtang restlessly. Zhu Youtang just stared at Duoduo, but Queen Zhang forced a smile and said: "Your Majesty, don't be scared.
It’s a flower.”
After listening to Queen Zhang's words, Zhu Youtang's expression softened a little. His face was no longer so livid, but rather pale.
Zhu Youtang said in a hoarse voice: "Tell me, is what happened yesterday true?"
"Yesterday? What happened yesterday?" Duoduo resisted stubbornly, but her heart was trembling. She couldn't help but think: "Who spread this? Those two maids, I have warned you many times.
How dare they have the courage to tell people nonsense after just swearing?"
"Humph!" Zhu Youtang slapped the table and sneered: "You...you..." He took a deep breath, and Queen Zhang quickly held his hand and looked at him worriedly. Only then did Zhu Youtang calm down some of his anger and calmly
Authentic: "Okay, if you don't want to say it, let Liu Chengfeng do it. You...you..."
Zhu Youtang stopped talking. Such a big scandal also involved his only daughter. Zhu Youtang's anger had reached the extreme, and his whole body was trembling.
Duo Duo couldn't help but feel aggrieved, but she pretended that nothing had happened. Seeing her aggrieved look, Empress Zhang went up to persuade her: "Duo'er, tell the truth to your mother, what happened yesterday? Look.
Look at your father, he is so angry because of you."
Duoduo bit her lip stubbornly and said, "Mother, I really don't know what happened."
Empress Zhang had no choice but to sigh and said: "Okay, no matter what happens or not, you and your father don't get angry in a hurry. Come, sit down and relax."
Zhu Youtang shouted angrily: "She is not allowed to sit!"
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I would like to ask weakly, do you students still have monthly tickets to support Tiger? The penultimate day... (To be continued)