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Chapter 413 Filial piety is not a show
"...Then tell me, why did your parents have so many children?" Lu Chengqi was so choked up by this little eunuch named Gao Hao, he found an excuse to fight back.Gao Hao was taken aback when he heard the words, not knowing how to answer.Seriously, he is only about the same age as Lu Chengqi. He has entered the palace since he was a child, and he has no money to carry on the family line. How did he understand these things?

Lu Chengqi calculated that he didn't know, so he asked this question.What he didn't expect was that although Gao Hao was ignorant of human affairs, he was quick-witted: "Your Majesty, I heard from the old man that you are blessed to have more children..."

Lu Chengqi laughed and said: "You are already on duty in the palace, how are your parents so lucky?"

Gao Hao said in a low voice: "The younger one has other brothers and sisters who serve the second elder, and the second elder is still in good health. In addition, on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, the younger one asks someone to send some money to the second elder. worry……"

The eunuchs in the palace cannot leave the palace at will, unless they have the emperor's or a certain empress's will, they can only enter and exit with the token.Every first and fifteenth day, there are major temple fairs.There are three thousand concubines in the palace, the most lacking of rouge and gouache, so these two days are the usual shopping days for going out of the palace.At that time, the palace will send a procurement team composed of eunuchs and court ladies to go to the temple fair to purchase.Before this time, it was also the time for the eunuchs and maids who were not allowed to go out in the palace to ask someone to send money.Because the candidates for going out of the palace are uncertain, these court ladies and eunuchs are still willing to take this opportunity to return home to visit.If the family is far away, it will naturally become the object of entrustment by the court ladies and eunuchs who are not allowed to go out.

Gao Hao is Lu Chengqi's personal eunuch, although he is very beautiful at the moment, he knows how to feel warm and cold.He couldn't leave Lu Chengqi one step at a time, he could finish his day's work only after Lu Chengqi fell asleep, and besides sending him to the palace to do some things, he had almost no free time.Generally speaking, it is also in line with his identity.

Lu Chengqi was a little surprised when he heard his words: "Yo, don't you see that you are still a dutiful son?"

Gao Hao apologized and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is joking, Dashun governs the country with filial piety and fraternity, the young ones understand this principle even if they are illiterate. What's more, the crows know how to feed back, and the lambs know how to kneel and suckle. The small ones are just part of the line That's all..."

Lu Chengqi nodded as he listened: "Yes, it seems that I am obedient and filial in governing the country, and I have already gained popularity. In this respect, how can I lose to you? It's been a while since I have seen my mother, and you Go and inform the Imperial Dining Room to bring more dishes to Jingfu Hall, today I will have lunch with my mother."

Gao Hao knew that the little emperor always did things on a whim, without a final decision.It is normal to have any strange commands.It's just a temporary idea to go to Jingfu Palace, it's nothing.After Gao Hao said that he obeyed the order, he withdrew from the Chui Gong Hall and went to find other young eunuchs to handle errands.He is a popular person in front of the emperor, such a trivial matter does not require him to do it himself.

After returning to the Chui Gong Hall, Gao Hao bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have ordered you to go down."

Lu Chengqi also recovered from his contemplation, and said, "Then what are you waiting for? Let's drive!"

Gao Hao hurriedly said: "The emperor drives!"

So after exiting the Chuigong Hall, a group of eunuchs and maids followed closely, walked through the long corridor, the imperial garden, and went straight to Jingfu Hall.The eunuchs and maids I met on the way all avoided and saluted one by one, and they didn't dare to get up until Lu Chengqi passed by for a long time.There is no way, this is the rule of the Tian family, and it is impossible not to abide by it.Lu Chengqi is already used to it, and it's not surprising.

Dashun's imperial palace was passed down from the previous dynasty.Although it has been repaired many times, it has never been extensively built.It is not as big as the Forbidden City in later generations, but under the dark green tiles, it is more quiet and more in line with the aesthetic taste of the Han people.Lu Chengqi felt that this was enough. If it was like the Forbidden City, he might not be able to walk through the entire palace in a few days.Smaller is better, at least the way to go is not too far.

Not long after, Jingfu Palace was already in sight.The maids of Jingfu Palace didn't expect the emperor to arrive suddenly, and they all lost their hands and feet when Gao Hao yelled.Fortunately, Lu Chengqi didn't care about these details, he just asked lightly: "Is the Queen Mother in there?"

The court lady who was questioned tremblingly replied: "In...inside..."

Lu Chengqi wondered: "I'm not a big bug, is it so scary?"

While the court lady was still waiting to explain, Lu Chengqi had already stepped into Jingfu Hall.Before he had time to see the situation in the palace, he heard a familiar voice saying: "Your Majesty is coming?"

Lu Chengqi said subconsciously: "Zi Tong?"

After thinking about it, it's not right, Zhou Zhiruo shouldn't be in the orphanage at this time, or go to manage Huangzhuang, why is he in Jingfu Hall?
Before she understood what was going on, Zhou Zhiruo's graceful figure appeared in front of Lu Chengqi, seeing Lu Chengqi's dumbfounded appearance, she covered her mouth and started to laugh.

It took a while for Lu Chengqi to understand what was going on, and he put his arms around Zhou Zhiruo's fragrant shoulders and asked, "Did Zi Tong deliberately come to see me make a fool of myself?"

Zhou Zhiruo smiled sweetly, and said, "The concubine is not so carefree, but seeing His Majesty withdraw from state affairs, it seems that he has remembered what the concubine said, and the concubine is too late to be happy."

Lu Chengqi said with a smile: "Da Shun governs the country with filial piety, I am the king of a country, how can I fall behind others in the matter of filial piety? Besides, this is not a play, after all, the empress dowager is my mother and concubine!"

Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager Zunci is still spinning, and she won't even let the concubine want to help." After finishing speaking, she lowered her voice and said, "Whether your majesty is sincere or not today, the concubine is very happy. Tonight Concubine, please serve His Majesty well..."

Hearing such ambiguous words, Lu Chengqi couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he looked at Zhou Zhiruo's peach-blossomed face, and almost couldn't hold it back. "Lu Yunzhi, you can't be a beast. She is only 17 years old this year. Before she was reborn, she was only [-] years old. She didn't even graduate from the third year of junior high school. Can you do it!"

After silently chanting the "Bing Xin Jue" in my heart, I finally suppressed the evil fire, and quickly got back to the topic, and changed the topic: "It's almost noon, and the queen mother hasn't eaten yet, so she must be hungry. Today our family How about having a reunion dinner here in Jingfu Palace?"

Without waiting for Zhou Zhiruo's objection, Lu Chengqi said loudly, "Come here, let's hold a banquet."

The lady behind him overheard Lu Chengqi's order, and quickly said to the maid carrying the food box behind her, "Didn't you hear your majesty's order? What are you doing in a daze, why don't you go to the banquet?"

The maids finally understood after hearing this, and quickly said: "Yes!"

Zhou Zhiruo hurriedly stopped and said, "Wait!"

Lu Chengqi wondered: "What's the matter? Didn't you tell me, Zitong, to eat on time?"

Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said, "Your Majesty doesn't know. The Empress Dowager is devoted to worshiping the Buddha now and doesn't eat meat. Presumably there must be meat in these food boxes? If the Empress Dowager's practice is ruined, it will be terrible..."

(End of this chapter)