Prince of Chaos

Chapter 36 Kunning Palace

"The Twelve Beauties of Jinling? This is interesting."

Emperor Wanli flipped through the "Dream of Red Mansions" sent by Chen Ju, and he was now interested in the Twelve Beauties of Jinling.

Emperor Wanli asked Chen Ju, "Is Jinling City really so prosperous?"

Chen Ju said carefully: "Jinling is one of the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty. Jiangsu and Zhejiang account for more than half of the country's taxes. I think Nanjing should be as prosperous as it is written in the book."

Emperor Wanli's eyes shined brightly. His level of reading "Dream of Red Mansions" was different from that of Chen Ju and others.His worst days were Zhang Juzheng's ten years in the country and the harsh education of Queen Mother Li when he was a child.

Therefore, when Emperor Wanli read "Dream of Red Mansions", he saw only the colorful world in Dream of Red Mansions, just like the later great writers commented on "Dream of Red Mansions": "Confucians see "Yi", Taoists see obscenity, and wits see lingering."

Emperor Wanli was a Taoist. When he read Dream of Red Mansions, he didn't understand the emotions and sufferings of the characters in the book. He only saw women of various colors and styles described in the book.

Emperor Wanli flipped through the thin booklet in his hand and sighed, "It would be great if I could see these twelve gold hairpins."

Then Emperor Wanli opened the content of the fifth chapter, and then went back to review the roster of the twelve beauties of Jinling, as if he wanted to keep their names firmly in his heart.

After more than two months of fermentation, the spread of "Dream of Red Mansions" is no longer limited to the palace, and some of the content has been spread to the capital through hand-copied methods.However, most of the content is pieced together, and some places are obviously wrong with the previous sentence, but this does not affect the charm of "Dream of Red Mansions" at all, but makes it even more fascinating. Content.

In the cabinet, Shen Shixing got a hand-copied "Dream of Red Mansions" somewhere and looked at it. What Shen Shixing saw in this book was the rise and fall. There are many, only Wang Xifeng is struggling to support it.So Shen Shixing especially likes this woman, Wang Xifeng. He thinks that although this Wang Xifeng is usually domineering, she has taken care of a lot in this family and managed a lot of things.Shen Shihang felt the same way.

In the Inspector's Court, Chen Yujiao was holding a copy of "Dream of Red Mansions" in his hand, and he read it with such fascination. He lamented the fate of the women in the book and imagined the life in Rongguo Mansion.

After reading it, Chen Yujiao put the book down, and said to the two censors who were waiting for him: "This book is obscene! It is suspected of slandering ethics. The matter between men and women is the order of parents, the words of matchmakers, But this book is so deviant. It also borrows the book to satirize the present and talk about the palace. It should be banned!"

After listening to Chen Yujiao's words, the censor below was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Why would Mr. Chen make such a comment?"

Chen Yujiao said: "I am good at Yuefu, and I am good at opera. I have written several legendary dramas, but none of them are as deviant and full of obscenity as this book. Therefore, I think this book should be banned."

The two censors were speechless. Even if the book was banned, it was the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites.You are just a teacher of officialdom, and it seems that you have nothing to do with this matter.

Jingyang Palace.

During this period of time, Concubine Gong became more and more radiant, people who would not normally come to Jingyang Palace, are now gradually getting acquainted, such as this one in front of her.

"Slaves see Concubine Gong."

An old nanny with a serious face saluted Concubine Gong. She was the nanny in charge of Kunning Palace, Nanny Hu.

Concubine Gong didn't expect Nanny Hu to come here, and Concubine Gong didn't push her too much. She was as cautious as always, and said, "Madam Hu, please get up."

Mother Hu said: "My Lady, the Empress would like to invite you to Kunning Palace to have a talk."

Concubine Gong was surprised, what's going on?Why did the Empress suddenly think of inviting her to Kunning Palace?
Concubine Gong didn't dare to be negligent, Concubine Gong said: "Okay. I'll go as soon as I get ready."

Mother Hu said: "Then the servant girl will go back and return to order first."

After Madam Hu left, Zhu Changluo also came out from the side.Zhu Changluo asked: "Concubine mother. Why did Madam Hu come to invite you to Kunning Palace? Isn't the empress always in poor health and doesn't see people often?"

Concubine Gong said: "Concubine Mu doesn't know what's going on, but the queen has invited me, so I have to go."

Zhu Changluo said: "Then mother and concubine can go at ease, take Wang An, Liu Qing, and send someone back to report if there is anything."

Concubine Gong nodded in agreement with Zhu Changluo's proposal. She always felt that the queen's sudden invitation at this time was not a good thing, but she couldn't figure out what it was.

So, Concubine Gong took Wang An and Liu Qing to Kunning Palace, and brought a piece of ice cream, but the portion was very small, so she didn't dare to bring more, because the queen's health has always been poor, so if you eat it If it is broken, it will be a disaster.

When Concubine Gong arrived at Kunning Palace, she saw the graceful empress in a phoenix dress and Xiapei. The empress' face was slightly pale, and she coughed softly from time to time.

Concubine Gong bowed to the queen, "The concubine sees the queen."

The queen looked at Concubine Gong, and she showed a smile: "Sister, don't be too polite, get up quickly."

Concubine Gong carefully stood up, the queen looked at Concubine Gong's appearance, and then said: "My sister is getting thinner. It's really hard to bring Chang Luo and Xuan Yuan these years."

Concubine Gong said: "This is the job of a concubine, it's not hard."

The queen sighed: "It would be great if all the concubines in this palace were as sensible as my sister."

The queen empress kept talking about him, but never got to the point, and Concubine Gong could only respond to the queen's question sentence by sentence.

Finally, the queen suddenly said, "Chang Luo is five years old, right?"

Concubine Gong didn't know what the empress meant, so Concubine Gong said, "It's five years old."

The queen smiled with satisfaction: "Five years old is still a big child. Are you studying now?"

Concubine Gong said: "I have read some, and now I am studying with Chen Ju, the supervisor of ceremonies."

The queen immediately reproached and said: "How is this possible? How can the prince study with an eunuch? It's really ridiculous."

Concubine Gong quickly explained: "This is what the emperor meant."

At this time, the queen restrained her temper a little, and she said in a warm voice: "It's always bad to study with eunuchs. It's better to be educated by the Jinshi of the Imperial Academy. My sister has also sunk in the palace for many years, and she must have understood the importance of status." Bar."

Concubine Gong didn't dare to raise her beak, she quietly listened to the queen's next words, the queen continued: "I intend to adopt Chang Luo as an adopted son, what do you think my sister would like?"

Concubine Gong snorted, and looked at the queen in disbelief. She never thought that the queen wanted Chang Luo.

For a moment, Concubine Gong was in a state of confusion and didn't know how to deal with it.

At this time, Wang An and Liu Qing, who were beside Concubine Gong, had different expressions when they heard what the queen said, and they couldn't tell whether they were shocked or surprised.

After all, this was the queen's own proposal to adopt Zhu Changluo as an adopted son. If this is true, then wouldn't Zhu Changluo become a legitimate son!This is a great thing!

Concubine Gong was extremely resistant in her heart, unwilling to agree.The atmosphere was momentarily awkward.

At this time, Wang An seemed to have noticed something, he saluted first and then said: "The slave will go to Jingyang Palace to pick up the eldest son of the emperor."

The queen nodded slightly, "Go."

　Chapter 2 arrives!
　　Ask for a ticket~~especially the monthly ticket~~~ Today is the first day!The value of the monthly pass is full, let's throw it all at the handsome guy!
　　And Chapter 3~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)