eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 13 Autumn Clouds
"Queen, queen!"

Outside Kunning Palace, Emperor Hongzhi rushed in overjoyed.Although he lost his composure and was reckless, Xiao Jing and the others who accompanied him all had smiles on their faces.

Empress Zhang was originally serving the flowers and plants in Kunning Palace, but when she heard the emperor's shout, she hurriedly threw her things out to welcome her.

"The concubine sees..."

"Oh, the empress, don't be too polite." Hongzhi smiled brightly, and said excitedly, holding Empress Zhang's hand: "Empress, do you remember that Zhao'er came to plead yesterday, and you spared the two maids? "

Empress Zhang's eyes were a little blank, "Yes... there is such a thing."

The atmosphere seems to be a good thing?

Over there, Eunuch Xiao pursed his lips and smiled, as if he already had the answer.

"Your Majesty, what is... what happened?"

The emperor showed a memorandum to the empress: "The one who forgives moves the world, the one who is lenient is famous in history, and the one who is benevolent is invincible in the world. The empress can know that this is an excerpt from Wang Jia, and congratulates Zhu Houzhao, the crown prince of Ming Dynasty, on the forgiveness, leniency, and benevolence. Knowing these courtiers of mine, sometimes I can't do anything with them. But my emperor's son is very popular with them!"

"Really?" Empress Zhang was also pleasantly surprised. Now she recalled carefully, "That's why Your Majesty brought up Zhao'er's pleading with me. At that time...the courtiers and concubines didn't think much about it at that time, they were just coaxed by Zhao'er." After a few words, I agreed to him."

"Good promise." The emperor slapped his thigh, still smiling proudly, "The empress may not know that she is in the harem, but the ministers have already praised me and the empress' child to the sky!"

Xiao Jing flattered at the right time, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, my great Ming has someone who will succeed me!"

Empress Zhang covered her chest, as if she was about to shed tears of joy,
"Zhao'er, really...?"

Emperor Hongzhi explained the details of the matter to her clearly, otherwise he thought it was very simple, "Song Renzong left a lot of good stories. Zhao'er's story is similar to some stories of Song Renzong. It’s all about talking.”

Since the emperor came to the throne, he has always had such a concern,
First of all, he has to have a son, otherwise who will the Great Ming Dynasty pass on to?

Later, his wife gave birth to a son for him.

At that time, it was the congratulations from the Manchu Dynasty, and he himself was very excited, so that he would have an explanation to his ancestors in the future.

When he really has a son, the courtiers next to him will start to say that he himself will also have such an idea: that is to raise the child into an adult.

Let him become a person who can entrust the world with heavy responsibilities.

Zhu Houzhao was born to be an emperor, and Emperor Hongzhi had the same expectation for his son. He was very angry when everyone said that his child was not successful.

Now that the crown prince has received such recognition, he is also very excited.

"Okay, okay, okay." The emperor pouted, with a thousand words in his mind, and finally these three words.

"Pass the decree. Zhan Shifu's young Zhan Shi Wang Jia is talented, diligent and loyal, teach the prince to be meritorious, give bullfighting clothes, use it to comfort and show his ambition, and give him great honor!"

Wang Jia has just been promoted, and it is obviously not appropriate to be promoted again.

But for this meritorious service, the emperor wanted to reward the prince just to show the prince's virtue.

Conferment, originally also has the function of making up for some ministers who fail to meet the promotion standards but should be rewarded.

Of course, bullfighting uniforms are generally given to officials of rank three or above.

But Zhan Shi, the young man of Zhan Shifu, is a fourth-rank official.The emperor's use of it here also highlights the importance he attaches to Wang Jia.

"I just want people to know that if you teach and serve the prince well, I will give you any kind of favor."

"The concubine thanked His Majesty on behalf of Zhao'er!"

The news spread to Donggong,

Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised.

Now everyone says that when he begged for mercy that day, he used a phrase he had just learned, "Being a gentleman stops at benevolence".

It happened that Wang Jia taught him that day.

But in fact,

Only some people know that it was Yang Tinghe who first taught him...

Zhang Tianrui was still talking to Yang Tinghe, he himself was fine, because he flinched that day, but he was a little bit embarrassed when he mentioned this colleague, "Jie Fu, Your Highness studied half of the university that day, it should be..."

That sentence should be included.

Do the same thing, completely different fate.

Yang Tinghe was originally an open-minded person,
But the continuous bad luck made him a little depressed.

"The heaven and the earth are all in one force, and the hero is not free when transported away."

Only Luo Yin's negative poem can express his inner feelings.

talking room,
The two maids rescued by Zhu Houzhao that day also walked into the Xiefang Palace. They were asked by the Crown Prince to serve tea in the East Palace.

When I arrived at the East Palace, I happened to find that Zhu Houzhao was practicing calligraphy in front of the desk.

The little young man was serious in front of the desk, with a cup of tea beside him, and the hot air was swaying upwards.

The Crown Prince was still a child, with a delicate skin, and his silk satin was not wrinkled, and it was so clean that it was not stained with a trace of dust.

In terms of nobility, who in the world is more expensive than this crown prince?
Listening to him and the servants around him give orders, the speech was also so gentle and gentle.

Daming, is this about to usher in a crown prince who is loved by all people?
If there is him, the people in the world can live a good life, and their families should also have less suffering.

In just a few days, these two little girls experienced life and death, and the emotions in their hearts seemed to be unstoppable.

But when they arrived at the East Palace, they really saw the prince, and they seemed to have calmed down again.

"Subservants Qiuyun and Dongyu, pay homage to His Highness the Crown Prince. Thank you His Highness for saving your life."

Only then did Zhu Houzhao realize that someone had brought them here, and while writing, he said, "How's the butt injury?"

Dong Yu was too young to speak out.

As for Qiuyun, she has grown up and knows a lot, words like butt still make her a little shy.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern. It's just a small injury. After applying the medicine, it's much better."

"Okay, then just take care of it and add value."

Qiu Yun plucked up his courage, and suddenly made a big salute, touching his head to the ground, "Slaves have such a lowly life, how can they be worthy of His Royal Highness to plead with your empress? There is no way to repay the favor of rebirth, but to serve with all one's heart, and dare not save the rest." Nian. I beg Your Highness to fulfill the wishes of your servants and Dong Yu."

Zhu Houzhao put down his pen and looked at them carefully.

Qiuyun has a longer figure, and her black hair is soft and beautiful, with a few strands falling on her pure white forehead.She has a small oval face, her face is extremely clean, and there is a bit of a bookish look between her brows.

Dong Yu's face is wider, his eye sockets are slightly deeper like those in the Western Regions, and his big double eyelids are also very characteristic.

The Ming Dynasty was still different from the Qing Dynasty. The photos left by the queens and maids of the Qing Dynasty broke the beautiful imagination of too many descendants of the imperial palace.

But no matter how beautiful the imagination is,

Zhu Houzhao is still a child after all.

Liu Jin, who was bowed at the side, said at the right time: "Your Highness, these two girls don't look very big. They have been through the gates of hell in the past two days, and I'm afraid they were frightened. Moreover, it is unusual for His Highness to do such a great favor." Beasts also want to repay their kindness day and night, let alone humans? If they are asked to just keep them, I am afraid that they will feel uneasy, and the pain will be worse."

"Really?" Zhu Houzhao was really surprised.

Qiu Yun couldn't say Liu Jin's flattering words, but since someone said it for her, she could only accept it, "Eunuch Liu said exactly what he said."

"How can you have such an idea?" Zhu Houzhao also felt that people are really pitiful.

Liu Jin, who was on the side, saw the prince's expression, so he flattered her, "No need for them, these maids are just slaves. Thanks to His Highness's kindness, even a little pain is nothing. It should be the slaves. Your Highness, there is no reason for His Highness to take care of your servants."

Zhu Houzhao naturally knew that his mouth was very selective, but maybe there were people in the Forbidden City who were like that.

"If you think you can persist, then serve."

(End of this chapter)