eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 187

Zhu Houzhao doesn't bathe so frequently in winter, but basically after three or five days, he feels his skin is a little itchy, and it's the same today, so he ordered to go down and prepare fragrant soup.

Liu Jin saw that the prince was not very happy, so she told the eunuchs and maids who were serving outside, "Be careful today, if you offend His Highness, you will lose your own heads!"

Qiu Yun had to be careful at such a time, she peeked inside and found that many eunuchs and maids in the room also knelt down.

"Eunuch Liu, what happened to Your Highness today? But who messed with Your Highness again?"

"Sigh." Liu Jin sighed, "Wei Bin is gone. Your Highness probably feels bad too."

Qiu Yun blinked her eyes and didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Since she came to the East Palace in the tenth year of Hongzhi, she has known many people, and Wei Bin is one of them.She doesn't know about the political affairs of the foreign dynasty and the major events in the world, and she doesn't want to.But she knew that Wei Bin had been with His Highness for many years.

In recent years, it is not that the crown prince has never punished disobedient servants, but just like the foreign ministers misunderstood His Highness, those close to them all know that the crown prince is actually very lenient.

Just like this winter, His Highness will reward anyone who is short of warm clothes; His Highness will also give medicine to anyone who is accidentally injured on weekdays; Will also understand.In a word, as long as he is an honest worker, life in the East Palace is actually quite comfortable, and it is another matter if he is not happy with himself.

So now that Wei Bin is gone, he must have made a big mistake.

Qiu Yun turned around and gave the maids behind him a look. Some of them nodded, and some swallowed their saliva, "Today, I need to cheer up. What I did in the past, I have to do it more carefully today."

"Yes." Everyone agreed softly.

In the room, behind the screen, the soup pool was steaming hot, and the prince was soaking in it, while eunuchs kept bringing hot water.It's cold in winter, and he doesn't have dozens of people to take care of him when he takes a bath, so it's not comfortable to wash at all.

"...Liu Jin."

The old eunuch has been guarding not far or near, and when he heard the call, he quickly rolled in, "Your Highness!"

"I'm idle and bored, is there anything interesting among the folks, let me tell you about it?"

Uh... Liu Jin still rarely sees the prince and asks about these things, and most people dare not speak to the prince. If he talks too much, if the prince gets playful, then there will be a minister to play, saying that they are slaves Play with folk wild interest.

Liu Jin hesitated for a while, and Qiu Yun next to him took the words, "Your Highness, the servants have heard a joke recently."

"A joke?" Zhu Houzhao found a position and half-lyed, his black hair fell into the water, and now his head was floating on the water, "Let's listen."

"It is said that a scholar went to Beijing to rush for an exam. He encountered a strong wind on the road, and suddenly his hat was blown away and fell to the ground. The boy shouted: "Master, the hat fell to the ground." (No.)! Talk about the ground (No.). The bookboy didn’t know why, so he did it anyway, thinking that if he fell down again, he would fasten all the luggage a little tighter, and then said: The young master will no longer be able to reach the land (number)!"

"Pfft..." Zhu Houzhao still couldn't help laughing, "This is good. This is the earliest homophonic stalk."

When the Crown Prince smiled, Liu Jin and Qiu Yun felt a little relieved.

Liu Jin wiped off his sweat, and laughed dryly anyway.

But Qiu Yun became more proficient, "Your Highness, what is a homophonic stalk?"

"It's not important." Zhu Houzhao twisted his neck, "I'm a bit tired today, is the bed warmed up? I'll go to bed early when it's warmed up."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, it's already warmed up."

It's cold in winter, and there's no heating these days, so the quilt is more comfortable.It's troublesome if the hair is wet, so Zhu Houzhao will pillow on Qiuyun's lap, and Qiuyun will wipe it repeatedly with a dry cloth to absorb water.

"Your Highness, don't be too tired."

Zhu Houzhao took off the silk scarf on his face, and said with a bit of energy: "I can't squint. If I squint, the Ming Dynasty may find some corrupt officials and harm the people of my side. So I It should be tiring."

Qiu Yun's nose and eyes were sore, "If the people of the world can have people as good as His Highness from generation to generation, then the world will be peaceful."

"Then I can't keep squinting my eyes for generations."

"It is said in the palace that the emperor also feels sorry for His Highness's fatigue, so he has to choose a crown princess for His Highness, so that someone will be able to take better care of His Highness in the future."

Oh, I got busy and forgot about this.

"What are you taking care of? I don't have a headache for the other ones. I'm just afraid that she won't be able to do the job of serving people. It's even more difficult to serve so finely like you and trim her nails so well." Zhu Houzhao tusk After a bit of mouth, let's talk about it later anyway.

He was worrying about this matter, but when he looked up, he found Qiu Yun holding back a smile, which made him a little strange, "What's so funny about this?"

"Not at all..." Qiu Yun said in a voice like a mosquito, "It's just that when someone marries a wife, who would care about trimming nails... This kind of thing can be done by slaves...Your Highness, slaves To put it boldly, does Your Highness know what it means to marry a wife?"

She said this shyly, and the atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous.

The so-called half-curtain breeze, one couch bright moon, half shy and half shy, different from the usual wind and moon...

That's probably it.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao knew of course, but he was curious, "Do you know? You have never been married."

After all, Qiuyun is a few years older, her tender face is charming, and she whispered softly, "It's just... I heard it from the sisters in the palace."

"Then... Who did those sisters listen to?"

"This, I don't know. After all, someone has been married, so I know."

Zhu Houzhao, this bastard, pretends not to understand, and seems to like to tease the newly ripened flowers. He probably thinks that things like love are more charming if they are tuned rather than chaotic.

"Then what did they say?"

Qiu Yun didn't know if this was a violation of the rules, so she raised her mouth, "...Then His Highness promised me that I can only listen, not try."

Zhu Houzhao blinked deliberately, "Why?"

"Because...because this servant doesn't understand, if His Highness's body is damaged by the test, then this servant should feel guilty."

"Ah...it will still damage your body."

"Just saying it's possible..."

"Then you say, I promise you, just listen but not try."

Qiu Yun bit her lips, then patted her body and whispered a few words into Zhu Houzhao's ear. The voice was weak and weak, as if... It seemed that her own body was about to soften.

"Bah! What is the fragrance of ecstasy, who has smelled it?" After Zhu Houzhao heard it, a modern person would feel that the ancients were really...the more repressed, the more indulgent they were, "Qiu Yun, you still say these words to others Pass?"

Qiu Yun immediately shook his head, "I haven't, so I only told His Highness."

"Then... what about those maids around you, like Dong Yu, they won't talk when they're together?"

Qiuyun didn't have time to answer,

Liu Jin's anxious voice came from outside, "Your Highness, there is an order from Qianqing Palace, saying that His Highness should go over there."

These incomprehensible words broke all the beauty in the ambiguity.

Qianqing Palace, Late Night Come...

Zhu Houzhao's complexion changed, probably because his poor father was in poor health.

"Change."

Qiu Yun also acted simply, and immediately got up to bring the prepared prince's clothes.

Liu Jin then also rolled in, and reported more details to the prince, "...this afternoon, when His Highness was discussing matters with the cabinet, ministers, and ministers, Da Sima entered the palace to meet His Majesty. What did you say, angered His Majesty, until the evening, His Majesty was still angry, and now he is coughing badly."

Zhu Houzhao's face was tense, Hongzhi's 17 years passed by every day, and he saw that Hongzhi's 18 years were coming, and the deadline was approaching.He originally thought that Emperor Hongzhi in history should be a bit tired, but now that he is sharing the burden for him, he can feel better to some extent, and his health has indeed improved some time ago.

But now it seems that Hongzhi is in poor health, even if he is better, it will only take two or three years, and it will not be delayed for too long.Ugh.

But even though he knew this was the case, he was still very angry, "Didn't you ask what Liu Daxia said?!"

"Your Highness, the servants are asking. But if there is no shadow, the servants dare not say more. It is just that there are vague rumors that Da Situ said that your majesty cares less about the morning and entrusts all matters big and small to the East Palace. Now there is something to care about." , but they are eager to choose a princess concubine for the 14-year-old prince..."

The courtiers remonstrated directly, thinking that the emperor has room for improvement, of course it is possible to say so.But Liu Daxia was the emperor's favored minister, Hongzhi might feel sad when he said such words.

"Your Highness, don't be in a hurry." Qiu Yun fastened the jade belt on him, and picked a moment to interject a word of comfort, "The Emperor relies on His Highness more and more. If His Highness is not in a hurry, the Emperor will feel at ease. If His Highness is in a hurry, the Emperor will be more sympathetic." Anxious."

This is quite true.

It's just that it's easy to be infected by the tense atmosphere when you really go to the Qianqing Palace.

This reminded him of the scene of Hongzhi ten years ago, the only difference is that he grew up, and Hongzhi also looked older.

"Father..."

Zhu Houzhao knelt by the bed, and the medicine and other things had been served to the emperor for a long time. Now he could only grab the emperor's hand and accompany him, while the emperor just lay flat and looked straight at the top of the bed.

"Prince..."

"My son is here."

"Tomorrow, I don't want to go to court early, I'm tired...you go to court."

This actually has no political symbolic meaning, because with the support of Hongzhi, Donggong is already very powerful now.The export of these words really means that the emperor is tired.

"Your servant obeys the order, please rest assured, father, and take care of yourself in peace, there will be no mess in the Ming Dynasty."

The emperor turned his head with difficulty, showing some happy smiles, "I like to listen to you very much, and there will be no chaos in the Ming Dynasty without you. I, there are people who will succeed... I am worthy of the late emperor, worthy of Taizu Taizong, and worthy of the common people in the world... ... In the end, it’s better to be a son, no matter what, I won’t dislike him.”

This sentence should have a meaning, so it is a little sad.

Having figured this out, Zhu Houzhao's eyes changed, "Father is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and no one can bully the emperor!"

(End of this chapter)