Chapter 40: Sortie

Outside the courtyard, the guards are crowded, which can really be described as five steps, one post, ten steps and one sentry. This is all sent by Wanli after the shooting, he loves and values this grandson very much, and will never allow anyone to hurt and threaten him. And the guard generals who guarded here before, who were transferred away from the mountain, were almost convicted and imprisoned, but Zhu Youxiao wrote a letter to intercede for them, and was let go by Wanli. But he was basically stripped naked of all his duties.

The orderly guards are heavily guarded here to prevent another attack.

"Squeak!" With a bang, the gate of the house they were guarding was pulled open from within. A short, thin, thin figure dressed in plain white came out of it. Compared with their general height of 1.75 meters or more, Zhu Youxiao, who came out, seems to be a little short.

Attracted by the sound of pushing the door, the general on duty looked back, and then froze. It was a teenager he had never seen before. The immature face makes him look very old, but he has a wise and indifferent temperament, especially those deep and deep eyes, which give people a penetrating chill.

Slightly startled in his heart, the general immediately reacted, this should be His Royal Highness Taisun. Although he has never seen it, before taking office here, he invited the former who was taken from office to dinner, and knew that in the past two years, the grandson has only dressed plain white and kept filial piety for his biological mother.

"The last general will meet His Highness, Your Highness is blessed with Jin'an." With an uproar, the general knelt down and bowed.

"Get up!" After a polite word, Zhu Youxiao didn't pay attention to it, but prepared to board the chariot that had just stopped. Looking at this posture, it turned out to be to leave this grounded place.

For a moment, the small leaders of these palace guards looked sideways, and then they all stared at the leaders who had just gotten up. Being stared at by so many subordinates, the leader's face changed slightly, but he had to step forward and ask.

"Your Highness, your grounding order has not yet been touched, if you leave here, I am afraid that Your Majesty will be to blame." The leader cautiously stepped forward to stop him. But his appearance of standing next to him bending over respectfully, where it seems to be blocked, it is like a little second who is sending off a guest.

"Oh!" After glancing at him in surprise, Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and said: "Thank you for the general's kindness, the imperial grandfather's will will not be disobeyed by this palace, but in his will, there is no provision for how long this palace will be grounded." After saying this, he boarded the chariot under the service of the eunuch and set sail.

"There is no time for the lockdown." In the same place, only the somewhat stunned general remained.

At this moment, a good show is happening in the Qianqing Palace.

In the main hall, Concubine Zheng was crying and crying to Wanli: "Your Majesty, the concubine is really wronged, and this matter is really not done by the concubine." The concubine was wronged, Your Majesty! ”

This matter is Zheng Guifei's old trick, in the past, as long as she encountered something, she cried here in Wanli, and it could basically be solved, and Wanli would protect her, except when the crown prince and grandson were canonized. This has been a reserved repertoire for decades, and the palace maids and eunuchs in the main hall are not surprised, bowing their heads and hanging their hands, silent.

Wanli is a little irritable at the moment, he has not been in the court for decades, but he still silently controls the government, in the past, he also compared himself with his grandfather Jiajing, his control is much stronger, but there will be no such thing as a change in the palace.

However, the appearance of the assault case slapped him in the face nakedly, and at this time it also involved his favorite grandson. This made Wanli very angry.

After listening to Concubine Zheng's cry, his heart became more and more irritable, and his tone was a little ruthless: "I can't help you with this matter, you go to the prince to solve it yourself." ”

Hearing Wanli say this, Concubine Zheng Guifei, who was invincible in the past, had no choice but to put away her tears, but it seemed to be more difficult for her to lower her head and find her enemy. After thinking about it, she had a flash of inspiration, and then took the palace people to hurriedly get rid of the Qianqing Palace and go to the Qianning Palace. It was the residence of the king and queen. The queen has no faction, and her virtue has always been very good, and her prestige is very high, so it is only fitting that she should come forward.

However, in the face of Concubine Zheng's request for help, the queen was powerless, she replied: "This matter is too big, I, a lonely and widowed woman, can't help you." If you want to solve it, you can only go to the prince and explain it to your face. ”

As for the ten-year-old Zhu Youxiao, he was ignored by Queen Wang, not because he had no status, but because he was too young, only ten years old, no one thought that he had the ability to do things, so naturally he was looking for his father. What's more, the grandson and the crown prince are one, and it is only fitting that the prince should come forward in this matter.

The crown prince was also angry about the attack, and even more concerned about his own affairs, and he even got rid of some civil officials in the Donglin Party who had a good relationship with him and had close contacts to write a letter, asking for a thorough investigation of the matter. Zhu Changluo thought very clearly, since the canonization of the grandson, no one has been staring at the national capital issue anymore, and his life has begun to be comfortable, and his father will not reprimand him.

Of course he knew why all this had changed. Now that the grandson is being attacked, it seems that it has nothing to do with him, but the real sword is still aimed at him, the prince. If the grandson of Shang Ruo dies because of this, his status as the crown prince may begin to shake again.

Faced with the answer that Queen Wang didn't want to hear the most, Concubine Zheng was a little helpless. No one is willing to help her, and the only solution is to bow to her enemies, which makes Zheng Guifei, who was arrogant in the past and has always looked down on the prince, very embarrassed. However, after thinking about it, Concubine Zheng Guifei, who no longer had any way to use, finally gritted her silver teeth, endured her shame and anger, and accepted this method.

But after many years of spoiling the Sixth Palace, she still couldn't lose the last trace of self-esteem, and was unwilling to go to the enemy's bedroom, but returned to the Qianqing Palace and asked Wanli for help, hoping that he could summon the prince to come. There was no reason not to help Wanli, and soon a little eunuch hurried out and went to Ciqing Palace with Wanli's message.

At this time, it was another Luan who came, but it was Queen Wang who also came to the Qianqing Palace out of curiosity and concern about the development of the situation.

The Imperial Horse Supervisor Duty Room and Ciqing Palace are in the same direction, and in terms of location, the duty room is closer to the Qianqing Gate, but due to the delay of Zhu Youxiao's writing of the chapter, the honor guard of the two happened to meet on the road.

After stopping to give way according to etiquette, Zhu Youxiao got off his frame and boarded the prince's frame. ”

"It was your imperial grandfather who summoned me to go to the Qianqing Palace, probably because of the attack. It just so happens that you are the sufferer in this matter, and you just happened to go together. Zhu Changluo was still a little angry, and his face was a little red because of the anger in his heart.

"Thank you for your kindness, my son's trip this time is precisely for this matter." Compared to the angry cheap father, he seems very calm.

"Oh!" Hearing him say this, Zhu Changluo glanced at him with some surprise, his lips moved, but he didn't say anything more.

For a while, the scene darkened, and the atmosphere seemed to become a little silent. The father and son sat opposite each other, looking at each other, but no one spoke. Wang's death caused some estrangement between the two.

"My son, how grown up! Now it's just beginning to emerge. After carefully looking at Zhu Youxiao, he sighed so emotionally. Zhu Youxiao's sturdy arms and slender and straight figure, except for his face, he can't tell that he is only ten years old, but looks like a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy.

Especially those dark eyes, which seem to be able to penetrate people's hearts.

His lips moved again, Zhu Changluo wanted to say something and reverse the relationship between father and son, but he was an emotionally introverted person, he understood everything, but he kept it in his heart, and his words were not good, and he was full of fatherly love, but he couldn't express a word. After trying hard a few times, he still didn't say a word, which made Zhu Changluo embarrassed and secretly scolded himself for being useless.

"Father, the past two years have been good. The palace is still healthy, and the younger brothers and sisters are still healthy. Just when he was embarrassed, Zhu Youxiao spoke, and a series of three questions directly broke the somewhat dull atmosphere.

"It's all good, it's all good." Hearing these warm words, Zhu Changluo's eyes moistened for a while, and he could hear that his son was sincere, and he had already forgiven himself. This attitude immediately made Zhu Changluo happy, and he began to chat with Zhu Youxiao through the conversation, telling him about his life in the past two years.

Zhu Changluo's life in the past two years has been good, quite leisurely. But what worries him is that his children have died one after another, and every time he receives the news of a child's death, he has to be sad for a long time. Fortunately, the eldest son, who he values and cares about the most, has been fine.

The ceremonial guards of the crown prince and the grandson merged into one, forming a long dragon, which drove through the Qianqing Gate and headed towards the Qianqing Palace. The wheels were rolling, but the father and son in the car were chatting with high interest. Of course, most of the time it was Zhu Changluo who said it, and Zhu Youxiao was listening.

Through the conversation, Zhu Changluo felt that the distance between himself and his son had narrowed a lot, and he even wanted to go all the way so that he could get along with his son for a while. However, the truth is always unsatisfactory, and soon the Qianqing Palace will arrive.

"Chitose Lord, it's already here." Wang An's gentle words interrupted the conversation between the two in the car. After the conversation was interrupted, Zhu Changluo was a little annoyed, but he still reluctantly got off the chariot and tidied up his clothes under Wang An's service.

Wang An looks the same as he did two years ago, but his face is a little older. After getting out of the car, after looking at the outliers among the eunuchs, he nodded and smiled and asked, "Wang Daban, you have been in good health recently." ”

This greeting made Wang An a little flattered, and His Royal Highness the Grand Sun, who had always been a little contemptuous of eunuchs, took the initiative to greet him. He hurriedly bowed to his side, saying that he didn't dare to accept it: "The master can torture the old slave, and the old slave can't be greeted by the master." The old slave's body is still strong, and he can still run errands for the young master and the thousand-year-old master. ”

"Deserved, deserved. Wang Daban's achievements over the years are all seen in the eyes and remembered in the heart. Zhu Youxiao smiled. The two of them were greeting each other, but Zhu Changluo couldn't wait, he decided to vent his anger for his son today. If Wang can support his son, so can I.

"Okay, by the school, let's go in with my father!" After interrupting their conversation, he straightened his posture and walked towards the main hall without squinting.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao also apologized and followed in.