General Constitution of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 9
In the early morning of the next day, at the Donghua Gate of the Forbidden City, two people dressed in common people's clothes quietly slipped out. Even Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Cheng who was in charge of the palace, did not receive any news. Ning Jue, who was sleeping soundly at home, It is even more impossible to know this.

This was almost the first time that Zhu Zaiyu was out of the palace.

He is full of curiosity about everything in the streets and alleys of the capital.

Since the first year of Jiajing, Zhu Zaiyu's father has also implemented some new policies, such as retiring Qi Zhuangtian, rectifying the size of the clan, implementing a pilot whip method, and directly decapitating the two brothers-in-law of Xiaozong Empress Zhang's natal family.Without the two brothers Zhang Heling, the capital is gradually recovering.

In addition, the end of the new year is approaching, so the inside and outside of the capital are very lively.

At this time, the people in the capital didn't know it. They thought that the gradually improving days were like candles in the evening wind, which might be annihilated in the twilight atmosphere of Ming Dynasty at any time.

Just when Zhu Zaishun was curiously looking at every plant and tree in the capital, in the blink of an eye, a pot of flowers in full bloom appeared in Meng Chong's hand.

Looking at the flowers in Meng Chong's hands, Zhu Zaiyu couldn't help being surprised.

"Meng Chong, where did you get such a pot of flowers in the middle of winter?"

Meng Chong wiped the sweat off his forehead and said with a smile: "Dian...Young master, these are flowers grown in the fire room, and they are sold to rich households in Beijing. The young ones are not because the New Year is approaching, and the young master feels that the family is a flower. It was empty, so I bought one."

Speaking of this, Meng Chong couldn't help lowering his voice and said: "This flower can live in the warm pavilion."

The so-called fire room is actually an ancient greenhouse, but it is kept warm with a heated kang, and the so-called warm pavilion in the Forbidden City is also a large heated kang with a hollow base and a flue.

Zhu Zaiyu looked at the flower in Meng Chong's hand suspiciously, touched his chin and murmured: "What flower is this, why have I never seen it before?"

Meng Chong touched his nose seemingly inadvertently, and then said with a smile: "I heard that it is a rare thing from the West, and the small one looks good, so I bought one."

After looking at it for a few times, Zhu Zaiyu didn't say anything else, but asked Meng Chong to lead the way, and went to find Ning Jue's residence.

The master and servant first went to the inn where Ning Jue lived.

Then I learned of Ning Jue's current address from the innkeeper.

Meng Chong had no choice but to hold a pot of flowers, and led Zhu Zaiyu towards Ning Jue's house.

Fortunately, the distance between these places is not far.

At noon, Zhu Zaiyu and Meng Chong also arrived at Ning's house. Meng Chong carefully placed the flower pot in his hand on the ground, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and knocked on the door.

"Meng Banban, Mr. Ning is a constitutional minister, it's better to be more elegant, don't forget etiquette."

Only then did Meng Chong restrain himself, and knocked on the door cautiously.

"when!"

The first door knocker knocked lightly on the door of Ning Jue's house, making a crisp sound.

And then there is no more then.

Meng Chong and Zhu Zaishun, master and servant, stood outside the door with a pot of flowers beside them, looking like two fools in a trance.

"Mr. Ning is not at home?"

Meng Chong looked around suspiciously, and then said: "No, Ning Bingxian is not at home, there should at least be a concierge in the mansion, why are the servants outside the palace so lazy? open the door!"

After finishing speaking, Meng Chong stepped forward and knocked on the door knocker.

"Dang" and "Dang" are two more sounds.

Meng Chong lay on the crack of the door and listened carefully for a while, then he was sure that the Ning family didn't have a concierge too lazy, but that there was no concierge at all!
But it is also confirmed that the door bolt is stuck inside, and Ning Jue is still at home.

"My lord, here, Ning Bingxian's family doesn't even have a servant."

Hearing this, Zhu Zaiyu's face suddenly brightened.

"Ning Bingxian doesn't even have a servant? My Daming actually has such officials?!"

Not to mention Zhu Zaiyu, even Meng Chong had never heard of such an official.

Even if you are going to Beijing to rush for the exam, you have to bring a book boy to serve you. After all, if you can reach the level of Juren, you are already the ruling class of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Zaiyu's brain was running fast, and after a long silence, he said to Meng Chong: "Meng Banban, knock again, I must see Ning Bingxian today, and I will just apologize to Ning Bingxian later." !"

With Zhu Zaixun's words, Meng Chong stopped covering up.

Immediately, "bang", "bang", "bang" knocked on the door of the Ning family.

Hearing the noisy sound from outside, Ning Jue instinctively covered his head with the pillow.

After knocking for a while, Ning Jue finally couldn't take it anymore, threw away the pillow in his hand, and roared in the direction of the street door wearing only his jacket:

"You're going to die! Don't die at the door of my house, go to another house!"

Ning Jue didn't have the slightest intention of being used to others, and directly chopped me off if he had the ability.

Ning Jue turned over and got into the quilt directly.

But after all, the yard is too big, Ning Jue shouted from the inner yard, and when it reached the street gate, there were only two "buzzing".

When Meng Chong heard the commotion inside, a bit of doubt appeared on his face.

"My lord, Ning Bingxian is awake?"

Zhu Zaiyu stayed a few steps away, and didn't hear that movement at all.

"are you awake?"

As he said that, Meng Chong slammed the door knocker a few more times.

"Ning Bingxian! My son is asking to see you, please open the door!"

"Ning Bingxian!"

"..."

Ning Jue: I #@￥!
Ning Jue, who couldn't bear it any longer, finally crawled out of the bed, put on his boots, and walked towards the street gate cursing in only a jacket.

Meng Chong's knocking on the door became more and more addictive.

Just when Meng Chong wanted to keep knocking on the door.

The door bolt that was inserted was suddenly pulled open from the inside, and then the door opened. The sleepy Ning Jue stared at the master and servant outside and asked sullenly: "Die! I don't buy anything! I have no money." Get out! Do you hear me clearly? Get out!"

Meng Chong, who was scolded by Ning Jue, was stunned.

He is the prince's great companion, even Huang Jin and Gao Zhong, the personal eunuchs of the emperor, are very polite when they see him. There are even a few young eunuchs who have recognized him as godfather, and today they left with potted flowers Along the way, the cold wind blew at the door for a long time, and I was already full of anger.

Meng Chong couldn't bear it anymore, and stretched out his foot to block the gap between the door.

"Ning Jue! Do you know who my young master is?! Believe it or not, he took your head in an instant?!"

Things happened so fast that even Zhu Zaiyi didn't have time to stop it.

Hearing what Meng Chong said, Ning Jue was also taken aback, and subconsciously opened the door.

"Take my head?"

"Meng Chong!"

Zhu Zaiyu was about to stop Meng Chong.

Satisfied, Meng Chong withdrew his foot caught in the crack of the door, and then bowed forward to invite Zhu Zaiyi, who was full of smiles, to enter the door.

"Young master, you have to deal with them like this, Ning Bingxian, what you said just now was not aimed at you, who told you..."

Before Meng Chong finished speaking, Ning Jue slammed the door on Meng Chong's old face.

"Bang!" There was a muffled sound, and then the door bolt was inserted from the inside.

Before Meng Chong could react, Ning Jue's angry reprimand came from behind the door.

"If you don't take my head, you will be raised by me!"

(End of this chapter)