Chapter three hundred and thirty eight: want to go
It was getting dark, and after dinner, Zhu Qiyu drove to Kunning Palace. In recent days, the Ministry of Rites has begun to work on the draft, and the palace has gradually become busier. The palaces are being renovated and the manpower is also increasing. Added a lot.
Entering Kunning Palace, Liu Huan, the eldest maid in charge of the palace, immediately came up to him. Not sure if it was his own imagination, but Zhu Qiyu always felt that today's Kunning Palace was different from usual, and seemed to be more lively.
Stepping into the palace gate, Mrs. Wang was playing with Sister Hui.
Now Sister Hui can stand up holding things. When she saw her father coming in, she stumbled over to her with her short legs.
Zhu Qiyu stretched out his hand and picked up the pink and jade-carved female doll. The little girl lay on his chest, drooling and crying: "Father~"
A few months ago, Sister Hui had just celebrated her first birthday and was officially canonized as the Princess of Gu'an, and she could barely make a name for herself.
"I have met your Majesty."
Seeing that the father and daughter were having fun, Mr. Wang also smiled, stepped forward to give her a blessing, and then waved, Liu Huan stepped forward, carefully took Sister Hui from Zhu Qiyu's hand, and hugged her. Went aside to play.
Taking Mr. Wang's hand and sitting down beside him, Zhu Qiyu asked.
"I heard that the imperial sister entered the palace today, had a quarrel with the Holy Queen Mother in Cining Palace, and ran back crying?"
After the Chinese New Year, the situation in the palace has almost stabilized, and the matter of the draft cannot be bypassed by the Queen of the Palace.
Therefore, the Wu family gradually let go and handed over the affairs of the Sixth Palace to the Wang family. He even got the news early about the Changde eldest princess entering the palace.
Mrs. Wang took a cup of tea, placed it on the small table, nodded and said.
"Yes, there is quite a commotion, and everyone in the palace is talking about it now."
Zhu Qiyu took a sip of tea, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Wang Shi smiled softly and said: "It's nothing more than saying that the princess was bullied because the Holy Emperor and the Queen Mother did not make the decision for her, and that the princess was playing tricks and contradicting the Queen Mother, and then there were those who talked about the prince-in-law. Anyway, the palace The servants inside always like to gossip."
Zhu Qiyu raised his body slightly, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked.
"Sister Huang's temperament has always been gentle, and she has never contradicted the Queen Mother. What happened today?"
During this period, the court was turbulent, but the harem was not peaceful either.
Since there is a draft, in addition to renovating the palace, it is natural to rectify the palace affairs and expand the manpower.
During this period of time when Wu was in charge of the harem, she was not polite.
He has deployed his own manpower in various places, large and small. The manpower originally promoted by Empress Dowager Sun were either removed or left idle.
Of course, there are also a small number of fish that slipped through the net and are still sitting peacefully in their original positions.
For example, among the little eunuchs serving in the Qianqing Palace, there are several who work for the Empress Dowager Sun, who deliver news and so on every day.
I thought I was doing it secretly, but in fact there was a pair of eyes watching everything behind my back.
Up to now, it should be said that the most wrong thing Empress Dowager Sun did was to send someone to assassinate Jin Ying.
This old guy came from the time of Emperor Taizong and stayed in Cining Palace for so long. He knew much more than the Empress Dowager Sun imagined.
Among them, there is a specific list of people who work for Queen Mother Sun.
At this point, even Zhu Qiyu had to admire Jin Ying's cunningness.
It should be said that although Empress Dowager Sun trusted Jin Ying at the time, she was still somewhat defensive, and many people did not tell Jin Ying.
But this old guy, relying on the intricate relationships among the maids and eunuchs in the palace, came up with a list of names.
This kind of ability would never have been possible if he hadn't stayed in the palace for decades and held a high position.
After getting the list, Wu took advantage of the opportunity of the draft to clean up the palace again.
But this time, she kept a careful eye on anyone who had any doubts or uncertainties.
On the contrary, it was determined, they were beaten first and then pulled, and a batch was specially cold-processed and let go.
So in fact, in the palace now, the person who Empress Dowager Sun thought had "survived" and delivered the message for her had long been registered with Zhu Qiyu.
There are even some that can be used by him.
Of course, he himself had no intention of taking care of these things. Wu and Xing'an were taking care of it.
Now that the Wu family is slowly letting go, these matters have been taken over by the Wang family, and Xing'an has also been transferred back to Kunning Palace.
Although the Empress Dowager Sun had issued a hush-hush order on the specific situation of Cining Palace today, it would not be difficult for the Wang family to know after the palace affairs had been purged to this extent.
Sure enough, Mrs. Wang glanced around and saw that the palace was full of confidant maids, so she spoke with confidence and told everything that happened in Cining Palace, word for word.
"...His Majesty imprisoned Prince Consort Xue today. The imperial sister was already in a restless mood. Impulsively, she said something she shouldn't have said. The Shangsheng Empress Dowager was also furious for a while. There were some quarrels, but I think it was nothing.
It was such a big hindrance that in the evening, the imperial sister was summoned to Cining Palace again."
After understanding the cause and effect, Zhu Qiyu also nodded, but his expression was also a little complicated, and he said.
"It is indeed a pity for the Imperial Sister. He is caught in a dilemma between me and the Cining Palace. Xue Heng is certainly guilty, but the way he looks now makes the Imperial Sister sad."
Although it is said that the Tian family is ruthless, in fact it is not absolute.
Among the brothers and sisters of Zhu Qiyu's generation, Princess Changde and he have a very good relationship.
Of course, this is because the former emperor's heirs were not wealthy.
The late emperor had three daughters and two sons. The eldest daughter, Princess Shunde, was born in the 18th year of Yongle. She was eight years older than Zhu Qiyu. She married early and was in poor health. She died of illness a few years ago. The second daughter, Princess Yongqing, was born in the 18th year of Yongle.
He died young.
So in fact, the only surviving descendants of the late emperor were the two brothers Zhu Qiyu and Princess Changde.
There were few children in the palace, they were similar in age, and there was no fight for the throne, so they naturally got along harmoniously. Even after Princess Changde got married, Zhu Qiyu did not leave the vassal, so he moved around frequently.
Therefore, from the bottom of his heart, Zhu Qiyu did not want Princess Changde to get involved in this matter, but there were some things that he could not control.
With a sigh, Zhu Qiyu shook his head gently. Putting aside this complicated mood, his mind returned to its normal calmness.
"The Empress Dowager Sun and the gang outside the palace certainly have great intentions and have evil intentions, but the thing they are currently involving the imperial sister in is probably just to rescue the Supreme Emperor."
Frowning, Zhu Qiyu's face showed a trace of thoughtfulness.
"Although the imperial sister has a strict mouth, she has a shallow mind and rarely thinks the worst of people. Her words today were certainly stimulated by Xue Heng's incident, but I always feel that someone mentioned these things in her ears.
matter."
It has to be said that as the two people who know Princess Changde best in the Forbidden City today, Empress Dowager Sun and Zhu Qiyu, it is rare that they have reached an agreement on this matter.
But the difference was that Queen Mother Sun was destined to not get the answer, and when Zhu Qiyu raised his head, he happened to see Mrs. Wang's big, watery eyes and spoke with a hint of shyness.
"I may be able to help your Majesty understand this matter."