Prince of Chaos

Chapter 4 Actor Zhu Changluo

Zhu Changluo never expected that Emperor Wanli would take him to pay his respects to Empress Dowager Li, which made the eunuchs and maids who were waiting on the side secretly glance at Zhu Changluo, secretly remembering today's events in their hearts.

Zhu Changluo followed Emperor Wanli's Long Yuyi from Gonghouyuan all the way to Cining Palace, and Zhu Changluo followed closely behind Emperor Wanli in a Buyu carried by two eunuchs.

The eunuchs, maids and guards along the way saw Emperor Wanli passing by, and they all knelt down and kowtowed to the Prime Minister to welcome him, and Zhu Changluo also enjoyed the pleasure of pretending to be a tiger.

These eunuchs and court ladies no longer looked down upon Zhu Changluo with a bandaged head, but became more respectful instead.

Zhu Changluo was really happy, this was really a surprise.With the experience of riding a Buyu with Emperor Wanli, who will dare to underestimate me among the slaves in the Forbidden City in the future?

The Compassionate Palace is located on the west side of the Longzong Gate on the Inner Tingwai West Road in the Forbidden City, which is independent of the emperor's harem.

The Compassionate Palace in front of you is relatively new compared to other palaces in the Forbidden City. This is because the Compassionate Palace was newly built on the site of the original Renshou Palace in the 15th year of Jiajing.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was not the exclusive palace of the empress dowager, but because the empress dowager Li now lives in this palace, it has become the empress dowager's bedroom.In fact, the fact that the Palace of Compassion and Ning became the queen mother's bedroom exclusively took place in the Qing Dynasty.

Because successive generations of empress dowagers lived in this palace in the Qing Dynasty, it was officially designated as the empress dowager's palace in the Qianlong period.Many ceremonies for the Empress Dowager's birthday were also held here, so the Compassion Palace has a large area.

In front of the gate of Compassion Palace, there is a long and narrow square from east to west. The two ends are Yongkang Left Gate and Yongkang Right Gate, and the south side is Changxin Gate.The Cining Gate is located on the north side of the square, and there is a high platform and corridor inside to communicate with the main hall of the Cining Palace.The east and west sides of the courtyard are verandahs, which connect to the Cining Gate in the south, and reach the back bedroom hall and the east and west ear rooms in the north.There is a door in the middle of the east and west verandahs in the front yard. The east is called Huiyin Left Gate, and the west is called Huiyin Right Gate.

The guard of honor of Emperor Wanli stopped in front of the Cining Gate. There was a gold-plated auspicious animal on the left and right in front of the stone steps in front of the Cining Gate.

In order to show respect and filial piety to Empress Dowager Li, Emperor Wanli did not let the guard of honor go straight into the Palace of Compassion. He walked into the Palace of Compassion while the eunuchs sang after he got off Long Yu.

"The Emperor is here!"

The eunuchs in front of the Palace of Compassion and Peace saw the emperor's guard of honor approaching, and immediately sang to the Palace of Compassion and Peace. All the eunuchs and maids in the Palace of Compassion and Peace all went out and knelt down on both sides of the road to say long live.

Arriving in front of the Compassionate Ning Palace, Zhu Changluo raised his head and saw two couplets in front of the palace.

The content of the couplet is: "The day of love stretches long, the spring brilliance of the orchid palace condenses the colorful battle; the cloud of kindness surrounds the shade, and the garden is beautiful and connected to Pengshan Mountain".

The entire Compassionate Ning Palace looked extremely solemn, and Zhu Changluo followed Emperor Wanli into the main hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace.

At this time, Empress Dowager Li was already standing on the yellow soft roof of the main hall. Emperor Wanli and Zhu Changluo both knelt down and saluted, "My son (grandson) pays respects to my mother (grandmother).

Empress Dowager Li was also surprised to see Emperor Wanli and Zhu Changluo came to pay their respects together. She did not expect that the emperor would bring the eldest son with him. This is really the sun coming out from the west.

Empress Dowager Li held the empress dowager's majesty and said, "Get up, the emperor. Sit next to Ai's family."

Emperor Wanli stood up and said, "Yes."

Then Emperor Wanli got up and sat next to Empress Dowager Li half-bent, looking very respectful.

Zhu Changluo also got up. He looked up at Queen Mother Li, who was wearing a light-colored uniform embroidered with phoenix dark patterns, and wore a few gold and jade hairpins on her head to hold her hair. He doesn't have the nouveau riche temperament in TV dramas, nor does he wear long fake nail-like ornaments on his hands, nor does he wear gold silk dresses all over his body.

Empress Dowager Li is well maintained. If you look at it blindly, you will never think that she is a middle-aged aunt in her 40s. Instead, she looks like a mature young woman in her thirties.

When Zhu Changluo arrived at Queen Mother Li's place, he acted directly.Tears of grievance fell from his eyes.

Zhu Changluo said with tears: "Grandmother, my grandson almost lost sight of you. The old eunuchs and old nuns in Jingyang Palace bullied my concubine, me and my sister all day long. They hit my head on purpose." It was smashed in the box. Huh huh"

As he spoke, Zhu Changluo began to cry.

Empress Dowager Li looked at Zhu Changluo whose head was bandaged here, and heard Zhu Changluo crying so sadly, her heart was seized at once.

Empress Dowager Li got up and hugged Zhu Changluo regardless of etiquette, and comforted her in a soft voice: "Chang Luo is good, Chang Luo will stop crying. With the emperor's grandmother making the decision for you, no one will dare to bully you in the future."

Zhu Changluo cried and complained about his grievances, while Empress Dowager Li comforted him, and from time to time he cast a glance at Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli was frightened by Empress Dowager Li's eyes and hurriedly said: "Mother, my son has already asked Chen Ju to kill those lawless slaves."

Empress Dowager Li snorted: "Is it useful to kill them with a stick? You never go to the gate of Jingyang Palace. How long have you not been to Concubine Gong's place? You have to remember that you are the emperor, you are not a man alone. All the concubines in the palace are your women, you have to take good care of them, and you have to share the rain and dew evenly, so that you can spread the branches and leaves for the foundation of the Ming Dynasty and consolidate the imperial lineage."

Emperor Wanli was embarrassed, and he could only reply softly: "What the mother taught me is that my son has written it down."

Zhu Changluo watched Emperor Wanli being taught by Queen Mother Li. Although he was very happy, he couldn't show it yet. He immediately said to Queen Mother Li in a childlike voice: "The emperor's grandmother wrongly blamed the father. The father shoulders the sun, the moon, and the day. Countless state affairs are too busy, he is actually very good to Chang Luo, today is the father brought Chang Luo to see the emperor's grandmother."

When Emperor Wanli heard that Zhu Changluo was maintaining his dignity in front of the Empress Dowager Li, he couldn't help but take another look at this son whom he didn't like very much, and his eyes softened a lot.

Empress Dowager Li sighed: "What a good child, he will protect his father."

Zhu Changluo said: "Grandmother, I didn't defend my father. My concubine often told my grandson that my father didn't come to see my grandson because my father was just too busy. He was responsible for the entire Ming Dynasty by himself. His responsibility was more important than anyone else's." People are important, and his pressure is greater than anyone else. So sometimes the grandson really feels sorry for the father. He is worried that the father is too tired."

Emperor Wanli couldn't help feeling ashamed when he heard Zhu Changluo say this.I didn't expect Concubine Gong to tell Zhu Changluo like this.

When Queen Mother Li heard what Zhu Changluo said, Queen Mother Li said: "Concubine Gong is really a kind and considerate woman. Chang Luo will be filial to your mother and concubine in the future, you know?"

Zhu Changluo nodded and said: "Chang Luo is already a grown child, and he will definitely be filial to his mother and concubine, the emperor's grandmother, and his father."

Zhu Changluo is like an actor, desperately acting in front of Empress Dowager Li and Emperor Wanli, pretending to be pitiful and sensible.Empress Dowager Li's eyes were reddened by his performance, and Emperor Wanli's heart was filled with guilt, feeling that he had really treated his son badly.

(End of this chapter)