Seeing Zhang Min and Yu Shiyue finally leaving, Zhu Jianshen breathed a sigh of relief.
He came in a hurry and did not even expect that the emperor's uncle would be discussing something with the ministers. It would have been anyone else, but the people discussing the matter were these two cabinet ministers.
After Liang Fang's narration, he already knew that a large part of the reason why Queen Mother Sun was angry was because Liu Yu'er's incident caused some rumors.
In this case, it is even more important not to make this matter a big deal, especially since Yu Shiyue, the official of the Prince's Mansion, is present. If Zhu Jianshen tells the truth like this, it will really be over.
Therefore, he could only find a temporary reason, but this reason was not that easy to find. The most legitimate reason was naturally a problem with his homework. However, Zhu Jianshen rejected this idea almost immediately.
Zhang Min and Yu Shiyue are both his masters. Although they each have their own teaching content, they are knowledgeable and use their homework as an excuse. This will attract their attention. If Zhu Jianshen is tied here again, nothing will happen.
late.
Therefore, he could only use the harem matter as an excuse. Of course, this harem matter could not be related to Liu Yu'er. In desperation, he could only pull Sister Hui out as a shield.
He silently apologized to Sister Hui in his heart, and made up his mind to give her a good backup of gifts when he went back. Only then did Zhu Jianshen look up at the emperor's uncle. However, when he raised his head, he happened to meet Zhu Qiyu's sinking eyes.
Face, so Zhu Jianshen had no choice but to kneel down and say honestly.
"Uncle Emperor, please forgive me..."
"What mistake did the prince make that I can forgive you for?"
The slightly cold voice from above made Zhu Jianshen a little scared. However, thinking that Liu Yu'er might have been taken to Cining Palace, he had to muster up the courage to speak.
"Uncle, please forgive my nephew for deceiving me. What my nephew said just now, that Sister Hui asked my nephew to bring fans to my uncle, was just a lie that my nephew had to tell in order to distract the two masters."
"So that's it. I was still wondering just now. With Gu'an's temperament, it's strange that he can calm down, but he can still draw a fan properly? That's really strange."
Zhu Qiyu snorted lightly, but he didn't care too much. He immediately waved his hand and said.
"Come on, since you didn't come here for Gu'an, then why are you so anxious to find me?"
So, Zhu Jianshen honestly told the news he had received and said.
"...Uncle Emperor, Yu'er has always been respectful in the palace, and there is nothing wrong with it. However, this time, the Emperor's grandmother called her to come, and she obviously meant to blame her. She was brought into the palace by the nephew, so the nephew did not want to
She was scolded by the imperial grandmother because of her nephew."
"It's just that if my nephew goes to ask the emperor's grandmother, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive. Therefore, my nephew has the courage to come to ask the emperor's uncle. I hope you can help my nephew and save Yu'er!"
As he spoke, Zhu Jianshen kowtowed heavily again.
After listening to this narrative, Zhu Qiyu did not answer immediately. On the contrary, he calmly looked at the little man in front of him and asked.
"How does the prince want me to save him?"
After the words fell, Zhu Jianshen did not feel happy at all. On the contrary, his palms were immediately filled with sweat.
Because he could hear a hint of dissatisfaction in these words.
In fact, Zhu Jianshen knew very well that he was also gambling when he came to the emperor's uncle.
For the emperor's uncle, Liu Yu'er was actually similar to the emperor's grandmother in his heart. She was just a mere palace maid, and one word could decide her life or death.
What matters is not the life or death of a little palace maid, but the attitude of the prince.
However, everything is certain with the Queen's Grandmother. What Zhu Jianshen knows better is that with the Queen's grandmother's temper, the more he shows concern for Liu Yu'er, the more he will make the Queen's grandmother angry, and the more he will do
, will make Liu Yuer die faster.
However, here, the emperor's uncle, he can still take a gamble!
Therefore, even though he knew that after saying these words, the winner would be half to the loser, Zhu Jianshen felt cruel and still kowtowed and said.
"Please ask the emperor's uncle to come to Cining Palace and bring Yu'er back!"
This is the only way!
In the entire harem, the only one who could be superior to the Empress Dowager Sun was the emperor. Apart from that, neither the Empress nor Empress Dowager Wu could suppress the Empress Dowager Sun even if they went there in person.
Even if the emperor did not go there in person, even if the imperial edict arrived, it might not be useful.
Zhu Jianshen was not sure what the Empress Dowager Sun would do with Liu Yu'er now, but there was no doubt that once the imperial edict passed and asked for someone, the Empress Dowager Sun would immediately realize that he might have come to ask the emperor.
Under this situation, failure to protect her will actually make Empress Dowager Sun really painful to kill. In the end, when she gets the decree from the previous sentence, she is already dead, so who can really do anything to her?
After all, that was the Queen Mother, and what she did was just kill a mere little palace maid. There would be no commotion inside or outside the palace, both above and below!
Therefore, when things have reached this point, if you want to save Liu Yu'er, you must have the emperor's personal presence. Other than that, there is no other way.
only……
"You said, let me go to Cining Palace to ask for someone?"
Not surprisingly, after Zhu Jianshen finished speaking, he immediately felt that the atmosphere around him became tense, and the emperor's uncle's tone became more and more dissatisfied, and he said coldly.
"Just for...a mere palace maid?"
Zhu Jianshen knelt down, his palms already soaked with sweat, not only because of fear, but more importantly, because he knew very well that if he didn't handle it properly today, Liu Yuer's life would be ruined.
Gently raising his head, Zhu Jian endured his fear and spoke.
"Uncle Emperor, you have taught your nephew that as a king, you must love the world and not despise the lives of ordinary people. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. Although Yu'er is only a palace maid, she cannot be sacrificed in vain.
"
He had already thought about these words before coming here, but he was not sure how useful they would be.
Because, at this moment, he is no longer the man he was standing in front of that dirty little girl holding a jade pendant a few years ago.
At that time, he wanted to save people just because he wanted to save people, but now, it is different...
Because of this, Zhu Jianshen himself felt a little lacking in confidence when he said these words.
As expected, after he finished speaking, soon the superior cast a stern look, and then the emperor's uncle's voice sounded, slightly angry, saying.
"The prince is really promising now, and he has come to teach me the truth. In this case, I also want to ask the prince a question..."
"Today, if the person summoned by the Holy Mother is not Liu Yu'er, who has friendship with you, but an ordinary palace maid, will the prince still be willing to kneel here and beg me?"
These words made Zhu Jianshen's body tremble slightly. Unknowingly, his eyes began to sparkle, and he clenched his fists tightly. He didn't know how to answer, but he knew that time
We can't delay any longer, otherwise...
"Uncle Emperor, please..."
With a heavy kowtow, Zhu Jianshen opened his mouth tremblingly, full of supplications. This look made Liang Fang behind him feel heartbroken, but he did not dare to make the slightest move.
At the same time, seeing Zhu Jianshen like this, Zhu Qiyu also showed a trace of unbearability on his face. He sighed softly, turned to Hua En and gave instructions.
"Get ready and go to Cining Palace."
"In addition, send someone to Kunning Palace and ask the queen to go with him!"
The emperor Zhu Qiyu personally intervened in the affairs of the harem. If it was spread, it would inevitably create more associations, so he had to call the queen.
Zhu Jianshen obviously knew this, so after hearing these words, he was immediately grateful and said repeatedly.
However, he was obviously happy too early. Seeing him like this, Zhu Qiyu stood up and said.
"I promise you that I will go to Cining Palace with the queen and bring him back well. As for the prince, just think about it here and how to answer the question I just asked."
"When I come back, I hope the prince can give me a satisfactory answer. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to expel this palace maid from the palace..."
After the words fell, Zhu Qiyu didn't stay too long, turned around and left the palace. As for Zhu Jianshen, he was stunned on the spot with a complicated expression. For a moment, he didn't know what he was thinking.
On the other side, Huai'en was very efficient in his work and quickly prepared the luanjia. At the same time, Empress Wang also hurried over. Taking the same luanjia, the emperor and the empress headed towards Cining Palace.
On the way, Zhu Qiyu explained the basic situation to Mr. Wang, who didn't ask any more questions and just said that he knew what to do.
Not long after, Luan Jia stopped outside Cining Palace. Zhu Qiyu and Queen Wang got off the Luan Jia. There was a burst of greetings, and then the two palace maids kneeling below said.
"Your Majesty and the Queen suddenly arrived. The servants were not prepared, so they went to inform the Holy Mother..."
However, before she finished speaking, Zhu Qiyu interrupted her and said.
"Where is Our Lady now?"
The palace maid obviously didn't expect that the emperor would suddenly act like this, so she could only stumble and say.
"Back to Your Majesty, you are in the Nuan Pavilion."
So, Zhu Qiyu then gave instructions.
"You just stay here and don't report anything!"
Then, he took the Wang family, followed by more than a dozen chamberlains, and rushed all the way to Cining Palace. In order to prevent anyone from reporting the news, he even had a group of forbidden troops accompanying him.
Wherever Zhu Qiyu passed, all the palace maids and eunuchs he met along the way were guarded by them, and they knelt there and were not allowed to get up.
Just like this, he drove straight in and soon arrived outside Nuan Pavilion. Accompanied by a sound of kneeling down to say hello, Zhu Qiyu finally stood in front of Nuan Pavilion.
At the same time, the noise outside finally alerted the people in Nuan Pavilion. Following a burst of hurried footsteps, the door of Nuan Pavilion was opened. At the same time, the angry voice of the chief eunuch Wang Qin came out, saying
.
"What a noise, what an unruly thing, I don't know the Holy Mother is..."
Halfway through his words, he saw Zhu Qiyu and Wang standing outside the door, and his breath suddenly stopped.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Zhu Qiyu ignored him, but took a step forward, pushed Wang Qin away, and rushed in.
That’s right, break out!
He came here today. To put it bluntly, he came to rob people. Since he wanted to rob people, naturally the noise had to be louder.
What happened to Liu Yu'er can be regarded as a coincidence, but it is not a coincidence either.
Regarding this little palace maid, Zhu Qiyu had always known that she was not an ordinary palace maid among Zhu Jianshen, so he had the intention of making some articles about her.
That day, Zhu Jianshen was left alone. After a brief test, he said that he would transfer her to the East Palace. After that, it seemed that he was talking to Zhu Jianshen, but in fact, he was talking to Liang Fang.
He thought that Liang Fang would definitely tell Queen Mother Sun these words, but strangely, there was no action on the Cining Palace side.
Until Dilong turned around this time, after he heard Yu Shiyue reported the rumors about the prince, he actually felt that something might be going on.
Sure enough, the next moment, Zhu Jianshen came.
So in fact, the moment he met Zhu Jianshen, he had already decided to come to save people, because this coincidence was beyond his expectation.
If there was no such thing, then his temptation would certainly make Empress Dowager Sun pay attention to this little girl, but after all, there was no conclusive evidence, and there were no real consequences.
Therefore, even if it was just as a precaution, Queen Mother Sun would at most think of a way to expel Liu Yu'er from the palace. After all, although Liu Yu'er was just a palace maid, she was Sister Hui's maid, and she would be expelled for no reason.
What, it's a slap in Wang's face.
Although she is not afraid of the Wang family, given her current situation in the palace, it is of course better to avoid conflicts without conflict.
However, it is different now. Now there are rumors in the East Palace, which have affected the reputation of the prince. Under such circumstances, Queen Mother Sun may not take so much into consideration.
Zhu Qiyu just wanted to make some articles about Liu Yu'er, but he did not want to implicate her life. Therefore, this coincidence can be said to be what Zhu Qiyu wanted, but it was indeed beyond his expectation.
Therefore, his current actions can be said to be following the trend, but it does come from his true heart...
After entering the Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Qiyu glanced at the group of palace maids who knelt on the ground in surprise, and landed directly on the slightly thin girl in the middle of the Nuan Pavilion. At this moment, she was quietly
Lying on the floor of the Nuan Pavilion.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu glanced at Huai En beside him, and the latter immediately understood. He ignored the frightened Empress Dowager Sun, and went straight forward with two servants to the girl's side. First, he stretched out his hand to explore the girl.
Tan, then helped the girl up, returned to Zhu Qiyu, and said.
"Your Majesty, your breath is still there, but your forehead is a little hot. It seems that you are still ill. You were suddenly shaken. In addition, you have been kneeling for a long time and your strength is exhausted, so you fainted..."
After hearing this, Zhu Qiyu felt relieved and gave the order.
"Send the person back to Kunning Palace first and take good care of him."
"yes!"
Therefore, the few servants who were supporting Liu Yu'er bowed and were about to lead the people away. However, at this moment, Queen Mother Sun's angry voice sounded at the same time.
"The emperor breaks into the palace to rob people like this, but does he still put Aijia, the Holy Mother and Queen Mother, in his eyes?"