Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 216 Sudden Encounter with Zhu Houzhao

Qin Shao was very surprised that the old queen and the old concubine lived in the same palace.

After Fu's explanation, Qin Shao realized that the concubines in the harem of the Ming Dynasty, except for the top few, were actually treated generally.

What's more, someone said that the tea was cold.

In some dynasties, many poor concubines had to do needlework to support themselves.

Qin Shao and Fu arrived at a small square outside Shouren Palace under the guidance of an internal official, and they saw many small tents.

The internal officials did not allow them to talk too much, but arranged them in a small tent according to their palace badges.

There is a small table inside the tent with some chairs beside it.

There is no curtain at the door of the tent, so you can see the general situation inside from the outside.

An internal officer stood not far from each tent.

The inner officer who led them led them to sit in the tent, and whispered to the inner officer who was standing not far away.

The inner officer walked towards the Inner Academy in the distance.

About the time of a cup of tea, there was a noise outside.

Qin Shao and Fu stood up.

I saw a palace maid supporting a gray-haired old man walking tremblingly towards this side.

"Toffee!"

Before the old man came in, Mrs. Fu stood up to welcome him out.

Qin Shao stared blankly at the old lady, his open mouth remained open for a while.

Until Mrs. Fu led the old concubine into the tent, Qin Shao still stared blankly at the old concubine.

The old concubine was trembling, with tears in her eyes, and looked at Qin Shao excitedly.

"Xiao Qin, show the concubine the clothes I brought to the concubine. It's cold today, concubine, I made some clothes for you. The clothes in the palace are good, but these are convenient for me to wear. No, try it, Xiao Qin, help me put the clothes on for the old concubine, and try if it fits or not?"

Seeing Qin Shao's blank expression, Mrs. Fu sighed in her heart. After all, she is a close relative, so she was naturally excited to meet him.

Qin Shao heard Fu Shi's words, and hurriedly took out those clothes from the basket and handed them to Fu Shi, asking him to try them on for the old concubine.

"You don't need to try, everything you do is good, everything is good! The old concubine patted Mrs. Fu's hand, but kept her eyes on her grandson."

For the next time, the old concubine looked at the standing grandson, while Mrs. Fu chatted with the old concubine.

It seems to be commonplace, but it actually revolves around Qin Shao.

The meeting didn't take long, and there was an hour, and there were internal officials and maids standing outside, so they couldn't say too many sensitive words.

At most, talk about the situation of the family members, and understand the diet of the old lady.

I know that she is not bad, and her spirit has improved a lot recently.

It's just that the Queen Mother Wang in the same palace has not been very well recently, and has been unable to get out of bed for half a month.

Speaking of this, the old concubine looked at Qin Shao with sadness and relief in her eyes.

Time is fast, and an hour will arrive soon.

The palace maid came to help the old concubine go back.

Fu Shi and Qin Shao also rushed forward to help her up.

The moment the old concubine stood up, she firmly grabbed her grandson's hand.

Muttering incessantly:
that's nice!

that's nice!

……

When walking out along the streets of Shouren Palace, Qin Shao was still in a daze.

From time to time, court ladies and eunuchs passing by on business.

There are a lot of people in this inner palace, and there are naturally a lot of people doing things every day.

Qin Shao came to his senses, took the basket from Fu's hand, and the two quickly walked towards the palace gate.

Walking near the Cining Garden, I suddenly heard a loud noise.

The palace maids and eunuchs who were walking stayed on the side of the road.

Fu called Qin Shao to avoid the side of the road.

After a while, a luxurious sedan appeared in front of him.

"The emperor is here!"

When Qin Shao heard someone talking about it, he thought it was bad, don't let that Zhu Houzhao recognize him!
Fortunately, he was wearing a servant's clothes today, not so conspicuous. Hearing the discussion, Qin Shao tried his best to lower his head and hide himself in the shadows.

Mrs. Fu seemed a little nervous, and stood cautiously by Qin Shao's side.

Qin Shao didn't quite understand the rules of the palace.

Seeing everyone bowing their heads and bowing their heads, they didn't kneel and kowtow when they saw the emperor like on TV.

Since he came into contact with Zhu Houzhao, he found that unless it was an important occasion, there was no complicated kowtow to salute when meeting the emperor, and most of them were simple salutes to show respect.

And the emperor didn't call himself Zhen or widow in a polite way, and often called himself in private.

It's just that his figure is too tall, which is a bit obvious among the people bending over to salute.

Qin Shao held his breath for a moment, and waited quietly for the sedan chair to drive past, so that he and Mrs. Fu could leave the palace quickly.

After a while, the sedan chair finally passed by.

Qin Shao noticed that some court ladies and internal officials began to move forward.

Qin Shao breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to follow the crowd ahead, but a voice behind him stopped him.

"Self-evident?"

Qin Shao looked up and saw Zhu Houzhao's face.

This guy didn't know when he jumped out of the sedan chair and came to him.

And his sedan chair stopped not far away.

An internal official is instructing those court ladies and internal officials to continue to do things.

"Emperor... Your Majesty!"

Qin Shao was holding his breath and almost choked.

Fu Shi knelt directly on the ground.

"Hahaha! I said it was you. I wasn't sure at first, but it was really you? You... why are you here? Still wearing such clothes?"

Zhu Houzhao seemed to have seen something very funny.

"You... you don't come to see some relatives, do you? Today seems to be the concubine's family visit day. It's just... just what are you wearing this for?"

Zhu Houzhao laughed loudly, as if he didn't intend to give Qin Shao room to speak.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is true...it is indeed to visit relatives. My brother is away on business and there is no help at home, so I followed my sister-in-law to the palace to visit my aunt."

Qin Shaoping calmed down and replied.

"Eh? I don't know which concubine you are looking at?"

Zhu Houzhao asked with great interest.

"Old Concubine Shao."

Qin Shao replied.

"Eh? Uncle Xing's mother and concubine? What is your relationship with her?"

Zhu Houzhao asked in surprise.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the grandfather of my family has been kind to the old concubine Shao in nurturing her. The old concubine is getting old now, and she misses her family a little bit. The slave family listened to the father-in-law's order to visit the old concubine on a family visit day, and sent some clothes to show off to the younger generation. Feeling of filial piety. In the past, my grandpa came to help me, but my grandpa is not at home now, so I asked my uncle to come over to help. My uncle likes to joke, saying that what I came to do today is the work of the servant, so I really changed the clothes of the servant , please don't blame the emperor."

Fu hurriedly explained.

"Who is this……"

Zhu Houzhao was a little confused.

"This is the wife of Wang Yun of the Raptor Workshop and the Dog Workshop. Wang Yun is my elder brother, so today I will be a servant for my sister-in-law to help drive the cart and carry the basket."

Qin Shao pretended to be relaxed and smiled.

"Wang Yun? Lin Tong..."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Wang Yun and Lin Tong have a close relationship. He went to Goufang to work on an errand, and it was recommended by Lin Tong. We drank together at my house earlier."

Qin Shao reminded.

"Forehead!"

Zhu Hou said clearly.

"emperor!"

An internal officer came over.

"Okay, you guys go back!"

Zhu Houzhao waved to Qin Shao and Fu.

Seeing Zhu Houzhao get back into the sedan chair with the internal officials, Qin Shao let out a deep breath.

Fu's body was a little limp. If Qin Shao hadn't helped her, she would have almost collapsed and fell to the ground.

"emperor!"

Seeing Zhu Houzhao waving towards him, the internal officer approached Zhu Houzhao.

"Tell Jiang Bin to check their relationship in the palace."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Fu Shi and Qin Shao who were walking away and ordered:

"Yes!"

The officer nodded and left.

Zhu Houzhao's sedan chair drove towards the palace of Mrs. Lin, the nurse.

(End of this chapter)