Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 52 Harem Trends
The sky gradually darkened, and Jiyi Hall turned on the lights early.

Zhu Qiyu walked out of the hall door and stopped in his tracks when he saw the large clouds that were reddened by the setting sun.

After several days of recuperation, his body is almost in good shape, and he no longer needs to be wrapped in a thick blanket.

Over the years, he spent a hundred years in the Forbidden City as a wandering soul, watching the sun rise and the moon every day, the moon is full and the moon is waning, and he thought that he had already smoothed out all his blood and heart.

But it wasn't until now that he felt the warm sunlight shining on his body again, and he suddenly realized it.

Living is such a wonderful thing...

There are still a lot of things to do to live a new life...

Cheng Jing followed and asked carefully, "Your Highness, where are we going?"

"Jingyang Palace."

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When Zhu Qiyu came over this time, he didn't inform him in advance. He came directly after handing over the sign.

However, Jingyang Palace was deserted, and there was nothing to prepare in advance.

When Jianyu arrived at the gate of the palace, Qing Zhu was still waiting at the gate of the palace with a few maids.

Zhu Qiyu glanced at it. There were more people than before, and there were quite a few unfamiliar faces. After thinking about it, he said.

"Aunt Qingzhu, the weather is getting colder these few days, can there be more charcoal fire in the concubine's palace? Her body is not good, but she can't be neglected."

Qingzhu owes her body, completely no longer the chattering Zhu Qiyu had when she came, and said respectfully.

"Don't worry, my lord, this morning, the princess just came to greet her, and she brought a lot of charcoal and cloth, and there are enough in the palace. In the afternoon, the queen mother sent dozens of palace maids to serve her. The servants also specially allocated four, and the manpower is enough."

Zhu Qiyu's eyes darkened, he stopped talking, and followed Qingzhu into the warm pavilion.

"The son visits the mother and concubine."

The room was warm, but as Qingzhu said, there were many more people serving inside and outside the room.

As always, Mrs Wu sat in the warm pavilion, holding the Buddha beads in her hands, closing her eyes and resting. Beside her, there were three or four pretty palace maids standing beside her.

Hearing this, Mr. Wu waved his hand and said.

"sit down."

The servant moved to the couch, and Zhu Qiyu sat down according to her words, and before she spoke, she heard Mrs Wu speak.

"Now that the emperor is not in the capital, you are in charge of major affairs, and you should focus on state affairs. Here in Ai's family, the Empress Dowager is taking care of you, you don't have to worry, just do your business with peace of mind."

Zhu Qiyu glanced at the people around him calmly, was not sure what Wu's meant, hesitated for a moment, and said tentatively.

"State affairs are important, and the concubine's body and bones cannot be neglected. Although the weather is cold these days, it is not good to be bored in the house all the time. If the concubine is free, she should go out for a walk often."

Wu Shi held the Buddha beads and did not speak, but Qingzhu, who was on the side, smiled.

"The filial piety of the lord, the maiden is naturally relieved, but you also know that our maiden is usually a weak temperament and does not like to move. Even if we go out, we only go to the queen mother and the queen maiden, and the weather has been cold these few days. , the robes and heaters have to be prepared, as soon as they go out, several people follow, and the movement is too loud, and the empress will not go out much."

Zhu Qiyu's face sank, but even after he recovered, he smiled.

"Having said that, the mother-in-law still needs to move around more. These days, the son has been ill, and the palace has given him a lot of precious supplements. Now that the son is in good health, he won't be able to use these things. Tomorrow, the princess will enter the palace. I will bring some more for my concubine, and if my concubine is free, I will ask the concubine to accompany my concubine, and I will send some to each palace, which is a piece of my heart.”

The Buddha beads in Wu's hand stopped, looked up at Zhu Qiyu, and when he saw his expression as usual, he nodded lightly and said.

"You have a heart, and that's the case, it's okay to go out to Aijia tomorrow."

After a short pause, Mrs Wu said again: "National politics and socialism are important. Aijia has been in the palace for many years and knows how to take good care of yourself. Just do your thing well and don't have to worry about Aijia too much."

Zhu Qiyu understood Wu's meaning, no longer mentioned the matter, and instead said some gossip.

But just as he was leaving, Mrs Wu seemed to suddenly remember something and said.

"When Yun Niang came this morning, Ai's family forgot to ask her about something. You bring her a message for Ai's family."

Zhu Qiyu stopped and bowed: "Mother, please speak."

Wu Shi smiled and said, "But it's not a big deal, just a few days ago, Aijia had nothing to do and sewed a sachet, and wanted to put the bead you always carried when you were young, but the bead is in your house. , Ai's family is inconvenient to leave the palace, so I asked Yunniang to take it away, you remember to ask her to bring it to Ai's family when she enters the palace tomorrow."

Zhu Qiyu thought about it for a while and said, "Don't worry, concubine mother, the beads were given by the father, and the son has been keeping them properly. When I go back today, I will look for it with the concubine and ask her to bring it to concubine tomorrow."

Wu shi nodded, turned back to the warm pavilion, and Zhu Qiyu also left the palace on the shoulder.

At the gate of the palace, he changed his shoulders and got into the carriage of Prince Yu's mansion. Zhu Qiyu's face suddenly sank.

Cheng Jing secretly swallowed his saliva and asked carefully, "My lord, but what happened?"

Zhu Qiyu raised his eyes to look at Cheng Jing, and saw that his heart was trembling before he asked, "You were there just now, but what did you hear?"

For Cheng Jing, Zhu Qiyu has always been a little wary, but because today is dealing with political affairs, Xing'an can't help much, so he brought Cheng Jing here, but unexpectedly encountered this incident.

Cheng Jing didn't notice the deep look in Zhu Qiyu's eyes, he just thought it was because too many things happened today, and his prince was in a bad mood.

After carefully going through the scene just now, she opened her mouth carefully, "Miss Qingzhu Fangcai said that the Empress Dowager has allocated a lot of people to Jingyang Palace, and she also said that Concubine Xian doesn't go out these days, so she just went out. , also to Cining Palace and Kunning Palace..."

Cheng Jing carefully observed Zhu Qiyu's face and said, "Could it be that the Empress Dowager is monitoring the concubine Xian?"

Zhu Qiyu's face became more and more unsightly, and he snorted coldly: "It's more than surveillance, I'm afraid that the mother and concubine have been in the palace these few days, and even their movements have been restricted..."

After all, the Queen Mother Sun still shot.

Her influence is limited in the outer court, but the harem is her territory.

With this shot, he pinched Zhu Qiyu's death point firmly and ruthlessly.

Just as the Empress Dowager Sun could not interfere in the political affairs at will, Zhu Qiyu, as a foreign minister, had almost zero influence on the palace.

Empress Dowager Sun just sent some people to restrict Wu's actions.

If Zhu Qiyu really dared to make any changes, it would be more than just monitoring and restricting actions...

A look of worry appeared on Cheng Jing's face, and he asked, "Then, my lord, what should we do now?"

Zhu Qiyu glanced at Cheng Jing and sighed: "What can I do? The Empress Dowager has been in charge of the Six Palaces for many years and has a solid foundation in the harem. This king has no connections in the palace, and even if he wants to intervene, he is also powerless."

Raising his hand and rubbing his temples, Zhu Qiyu suddenly asked, "Chengjing, didn't you stay in the palace for a while before? Are there any familiar maids who can help take care of the mother and concubine?"

(End of this chapter)