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

Chapter 94
"My son, the prince is not in a very good mood at the moment. You go back and wait quietly. When the prince calms down, I will inform you to come over and greet the prince."

Yuan Zonggao said to Zhu Houcong who was standing under the eaves.

Today's Zhu Houcong is still a boy who will only be 12 years old in a few months.

He was thin and pale, probably because he hadn't had a good rest in the past few days, and his eyes were black and blue.

Yuan Zonggao wanted to sigh a little.

It has become more and more difficult for the heirs of the Zhu family these years, not to mention the distant relatives of the offspring, the emperor and the prince, or the childbirth is difficult, or the child dies shortly after birth.

Emperor Yongle's heirs were difficult, and his branch really inherited his "tradition".

For many years, the first emperor had only one son, Zhu Houzhao.

Today's Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao also has many concubines in the palace. It is often rumored that he is happy with many folk women, but he has not yet given birth to a son and a half daughter.

The Prince Xiang's mansion next door has not had a legitimate son for several generations, and if there is no son, the younger brother can only inherit it.

The same goes for their Xingwangfu.

After the prince's eldest son died, two princesses died in succession.

Only the present eldest son, Zhu Houcong, was left as a single seedling. Even though his life was safe, minor illnesses continued, and he was in a gloomy and unhealthy state all day long.

Not to mention that the prince and concubine are worried, even his long history is actually worried.

"Chang Shi, we have already dispersed the practitioners in the clean room, please forgive the queen mother, and let the queen go quickly! Chang Shi, please help me to tell the king father, and say that we know that we are wrong! We know that we are wrong Already!"

Zhu Houcong said with a runny nose and tears.

Crying to the point of choking, the long snot kept dripping on the sleeves, and the tears flowed down.

"Sir..."

Yuan Zonggao had a headache.

He took out a handkerchief to the entourage around Shizi and asked him to help Shizi wipe it.

"Chang Shi, help me, I... I'm afraid of my father, I dare not..."

Zhu Houcong directly grabbed the corner of Yuan Zonggao's clothes.

In fact, Yuan Zonggao also hugged this kid when he was a child. Although he was small at that time, he was quite obedient and cute.

He once lamented that Prince Xing's Mansion finally gave birth to a healthy little son.

It's just that it's too early to say a lot. A few years ago, Shizi suddenly had a fever, and the doctor's medicine didn't work for a few days.

The concubine was worried that the son was suffering from the same illness as the prince, so she invited Taoist priests to help cast spells. Although the son was cured, he began to practice Taoism with the concubine since then, but his personality became more and more gloomy.

"My son, the lord is just sick. If you still talk about the princess, the lord will get angry easily. I am worried that the lord will get sick again. I suggest that the prince wait a few more days. Even if the wangfei is in the dark room and has everything to eat and drink, nothing will happen. Go back and rest first!"

Yuan Zonggao persuaded helplessly.

"Changshi didn't lie to me? I heard that the queen mother has been crying in the dark room, and that the father is going to lock the queen mother in the dark room forever. I am afraid... afraid..."

Zhu Houcong's body began to shake again.

"Don't worry, my son. The prince and the concubine are husband and wife. The prince was only angry for a while. He will release the concubine in a few days. You don't have to worry too much."

"Chang'an, help your master go back to rest. It's cold, and the prince is wearing thin clothes. You don't even talk about adding clothes. If you are sick, you just ask!"

Yuan Zonggao said angrily at the little eunuch beside the prince.

The little eunuch panicked and hurried forward to help Zhu Houcong.

"Chang Shi, will the father really release the mother? Are you sure?"

Before leaving, Zhu Houcong still didn't forget to turn around and ask again.

"Will do!"

Yuan Zonggao replied, and waved his hand, signaling Zhu Houcong to go back quickly.

"Chang Shi, the concubine has been locked in the darkroom for two days, and... do you want to continue?"

Just as Zhu Houcong left, Zhu Chen, the deputy of Yiwei, came out from the corner and said.

Immortals fight, mortals suffer.

The prince and concubine are angry because of the son, and the concubine is now locked in a dark room, although there is no danger of her life.

But after all, it is a dark room, where the sun is dark and the princess is noble, they are worried about what will happen, and they can't explain clearly at that time, so they can only come to Chang Shi.

Yuan Changshi is the prince's confidant. In their eyes, there is nothing he can't solve, and Chang Shi represents the prince.

"How is the princess?"

"I'm in good health, but I just don't want to eat. The mother-in-law around me persuaded me to drink some water and eat something. Before that, I kept shouting to come to the prince to argue. We are worried that there will be problems. I would like to ask Chang Shi to give me an idea. .”

Zhu Chen had a headache.

If the concubine Jiang is the daughter of the commander of the army and horses of the Central Military Commission, Jiang Yan, the daughters of military officer families generally cannot be said to be female, at least compared to ordinary daughters, they are neat and straightforward.

It's just that Princess Jiang doesn't have the air of a woman from a family of military officers at all, she is obsessed with fighting in the inner house, and her relationship with the prince is not very harmonious.

Let's not talk about that, after all, no matter what, she is considered to have given birth to a son for Prince Xing's Mansion, and her status will generally not change.

It's just that after the eldest son and the eldest princess died, Princess Jiang became obsessed.

Instead of fighting with the lord's concubine, he devoted himself to his son Zhu Houcong.

I'm afraid that I will lose this little Dumiao.

He had to take care of himself when he ate, dressed, and went out to worship, because he believed that the son was the reincarnation of a pure Taoist, and let the son practice Taoism since he was a child, making the house smoky.

Especially after the Taoist priest named Tao Zhongjie came, he said that he wanted to refine some pills, and said that he needed to eat the pills, so that the son can be said to be healthy, and the descendants will be dense in the future.

How old is the son?If he is less than 12 years old, consider the issue of his heirs.

After Princess Shanhua fell ill, the princess, as the mistress, didn't care at all, and King Xing was still in grief just two days after the princess passed away.

The concubine took the eldest son to practice immortality and preaching in the clean room of Jingshan Hot Spring, and let a few young women wait on the eldest son, saying that it is also a kind of cultivation and self-cultivation.

After the prince found out, he was furious, arrested those Taoist priests, and punished the prince.

The concubine was eager to protect her son, and she even directly accused the prince of choosing to live in Anluzhou, which made it difficult for his heirs (Xiaozong originally designated Wei Hui as the domain of King Xing), and caused several children to die young.

In his rage, the prince fell ill immediately.

You must know that the difficulty of heirs has always been the prince's heart disease, and the Princess Shanhua has just left, and his only child is like this, so it's no wonder the prince is not anxious.

"You send someone to watch first to avoid accidents. I'll go to ask the prince for attention. The prince is still angry today. I'm worried that directly mentioning this matter will be bad for the prince's health."

Yuan Zonggao also had a headache.

The prince's body is like this now, the son and the princess are still not resting, and they don't think about the prince's health at all, which is really disturbing.

It's just that the prince's condition has just eased, so should we talk about these troubles?

Do you want the princess to suffer more in it?

"Zong Gao, are you outside?"

"Yes, my lord, you haven't slept yet? I thought you were asleep!"

"The prince has gone back?"

"Go back! The prince is actually quite obedient..."

"You don't need to speak for him. People say that the tiger father has no dogs. I, Zhu Youzhao, are not bad. I never thought that the children I have are not as good as... one! Think about it, it's better to be born in an ordinary family. At least you can study hard and be enterprising. heart of!"

"Even if Qin Shao is like that, sticking to fame and fortune, and aspiring to be a small landlord, at least it's vivid, like a person, not like a prince..."

Zhu Youzhu's face was sad.

"My lord, Mr. Qin has told you that you should not be excited, be overjoyed and deeply saddened about your illness..."

"I know that in our family background, it's better to be aggressive than to be safe without it. It's just that I don't want to be reconciled. If I am like this, my son still... Then Mrs. Jiang asked her to stay in the dark room for a few more days to reflect, let her I will release it after I have a long memory."

"Yes!"

"My lord, Mr. Qin said that they have built a heated kang at home, but I have never seen what a heated kang looks like. You can come to see it some other day!"

Yuan Zonggao was worried that King Xing would think about those sad things again, so he hurriedly changed the subject.

"You are from the south, so of course you have never seen it. Most of them are in the north, but not all of the north have them. Most of them are in Jin Province and Northeast China. In fact, ordinary people in Shangjing also had them in the early years. It is really convenient to use. It has been many years away from Shangjing, and it has long been gone. I've seen it."

Zhu Youtang thought of his life in Beijing in the early years, and unconsciously had a smile on his face.

"Then when can we go and see?"

"Wait a little longer, that kid probably hasn't digested my identity yet, by the way, don't forget to ask someone to check the situation of his hometown at Xiangyang Laohekou!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)