Chapter 8: The Imperial Palace Fire
Zhu Hao and Zhu Youxiao followed the old eunuch who passed the decree, and soon came to the imperial study, along the way Zhu Hao wanted to liven up the atmosphere, and Zhu Youxiao laughed a few words, but Zhu Youxiao seemed to be very afraid of seeing his father in a while, for the jokes and anecdotes that Zhu Hao said, there was just a match, and Zhu Hao made a fuss, but fortunately, Zhu Hao's dormitory was not far from the imperial study, and the group soon arrived at the imperial study, which ended this embarrassing atmosphere.
Entering the imperial study, Zhu Hao saw that his father Zhu Changluo was looking at him with a warm smile, if he was present at this moment, Zhu Hao would definitely throw himself into Zhu Changluo's arms and ask for a hug. But now that he is with Zhu Youxiao, he has to take into account Zhu Youxiao's feelings, and he can't let the brotherly friendship that he has built up with great difficulty today be completely lost because of his father's favoritism.
Therefore, Zhu Hao came into the room and stood aside very honestly, without any excessive actions, but unfortunately his father never let go of himself, squatted down with a smile and said, "Come, come!" By the inspection, the father and the emperor hug! ”
Looking at his father, with a look of hope in his eyes, Zhu Hao wanted to get close to his father, but he turned his head to look at Zhu Youxiao with a very tasteful expression, and his hands were restlessly rubbing the corners of his clothes. Zhu Hao gritted his teeth and decided to give up this opportunity to kiss his father, only to see his head shake like a rattle, and then said: "Father, the young and the young are orderly, the child and the eldest brother are the children of the father, and the father should hug the eldest brother first!" ”
Zhu Changluo was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect Zhu Hao to say such a thing to him, which made Zhu Changluo very embarrassed, and he laughed dryly and said: "Your eldest brother has grown up, and your father can't hold it, it's rare that you attach so much importance to Gangchang ethics, and today your father won't hug you!" ”
As soon as Zhu Changluo finished saying to Zhu Hao, the fatherly smile on his face disappeared but looked serious, giving Zhu Hao the feeling that his father had instantly become a supreme and majestic king.
Zhu Changluo looked at Zhu Youxiao and said in an extremely stern tone: "Prince! Let me ask you, what caused the fire yesterday? ”
Zhu Youxiao listened to Zhu Changluo ask him, and shivered unconsciously, and then immediately knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "Go back...... Back to my father, child, child doesn't know! ”
Zhu Changluo snorted coldly when he heard this, he didn't hide the dissatisfaction in his heart at all, and his voice seemed to be a little colder: "As the prince, you are the prince, you don't even know anything about such a big thing!" How will you inherit this ancestral legacy in the future? Then you told me what you were doing when there was a fire? ”
Although Zhu Changluo didn't say this to Zhu Hao, it also made Zhu Hao feel afraid, and his body trembled slightly unconsciously.
Zhu Hao, who is not the party concerned, is still like this, and as the protagonist Zhu Youxiao, who was reprimanded by Zhu Changluo, the pressure he is under at this moment can be imagined. Zhu Hao seems to understand why his brother will be addicted to Lu Banshu in the future, and he doesn't care about the government, I'm afraid it has something to do with his father's attitude towards him, which will completely make his eldest brother afraid of this throne, and naturally he has no intention of doing anything about the government, and in the end, it is Wei Zhongxian, a big eunuch, who steals the imperial power, although this eunuch is not called the emperor, but he claims to be nine thousand years old, and he is actually the uncrowned king.
Zhu Hao sighed secretly in his heart, in this life, Zhu Hao made up his mind that he would never let this kind of thing happen again, thinking like this, Zhu Hao couldn't help but clench his fists.
At this time, Zhu Hao glanced at his eldest brother, only to see Zhu Youxiao kneeling on the ground at the moment, his head was lowered as if he was about to be inserted into the ground, sweat continued to ooze out of his forehead, his body was constantly trembling, his face was pale, he was obviously frightened, and he couldn't speak.
Seeing this, Zhu Hao knew that it was time to make his own move, otherwise, his eldest brother would probably be forced by his father to become ill today.
Thinking like this, Zhu Hao spoke: "My father is above, and my son has something to say!" ”
Zhu Hao's words attracted Zhu Changluo, Zhu Changluo turned his head to look at Zhu Hao, the chill on his face disappeared instantly, and turned to a loving smile, which made Zhu Hao slander for a while, and secretly said in his heart, has this father studied Sichuan opera! This "face-changing" kung fu is really perfect!
Zhu Changluo said in a doting tone: "Oh? What do you have to say? Then you talk about it, my father listens! ”
Zhu Hao looked at his father's loving look, listening to the doting tone, he was a little apprehensive because of Zhu Changluo's stern tone just now, and instantly became bold and said: "Father, no matter what caused the fire in the queen's palace, but the son can be sure that it has absolutely nothing to do with the eldest brother!" How can anyone in this world set fire to himself! The eldest brother must be a victim, but now the father is interrogating the eldest brother as a prisoner, and the sons think that this is unfair to the eldest brother, and at the same time, it also hurts the saintliness of the father! Please also ask your father to think twice and stop reprimanding the eldest brother! ”
Zhu Changluo listened to Zhu Hao's words, his face changed several times, he was surprised at first, then angry, relieved, and finally returned to indifference, he sighed deeply and said, Grown up by the inspector!
Compared with Zhu Changluo's face has changed several times, Zhu Youxiao's face is relatively simple, he turned his head and looked at Zhu Hao intently, his eyes were full of gratitude, and there was a trace of envy and unknownness, Zhu Hao naturally saw all this in his eyes, and secretly said in his heart, he can be regarded as laying a solid foundation in his eldest brother's heart today, as long as there are no accidents in the future, the person who his eldest brother will definitely trust the most, not Wei Zhongxian's big eunuch.
Zhu Changluo didn't ask Zhu Youxiao again, nor did he talk to Zhu Hao again, but paced back and forth in the room, and after a while, he stopped and then, his eyes looked at Zhu Hao and said: "You Zhen, you said that your eldest brother is innocent, then the father asked you, who do you think is the murderer who caused the palace fire?" As long as what you say is reasonable, your father will reward you! ”
Listening to Zhu Changluo's words, Zhu Hao almost didn't blurt out, still need to ask? It must be the queen's old witch! But these words only turned around Zhu Hao's mouth, and he swallowed them back.
First of all, not to mention that he can't afford to offend the queen now, and secondly, even if his father supports him, he has no evidence in his hand now that the fire has something to do with the queen, so he just accuses the queen of empty words, not only can he not help the queen, but he will also make himself the target of the queen for no reason.
Zhu Hao groaned slightly, but still kicked the ball to Zhu Changluo and said: "Father and Emperor are aware of everything, presumably everything is already clear, and the son is stupid and doesn't know what kind of vicious person he did, and he actually wants to murder his eldest brother!" ”
Although Zhu Hao couldn't testify against the queen clearly, he didn't let go of the opportunity to be addicted, using "vicious person" to refer to the queen, Zhu Changluo laughed when he heard Zhu Hao's words, raised his hand and pointed at Zhu Hao and said: "You ghost elf, how old are you to play tricks with your father!" ”
Zhu Hao looked serious when he heard this, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhu Changluo and said, "Erchen doesn't dare!" ”
Looking at the appearance of Zhu Hao's little adult, Zhu Changluo laughed again, and after a while, Zhu Changluo restrained his smile, his face was full of sadness, and he sighed: "I am rich all over the world, but no one can find out the truth about this palace fire for me, it's really sad!" ”
In fact, Zhu Changluo's words are not said to Zhu Hao and Zhu Youxiao, any of them, it is just an exclamation from the heart, but the speaker is unintentional, and the listener is intentional.
Zhu Hao hurriedly spoke: "Father doesn't have to worry, the son and eldest brother are willing to share their worries for their father!" Saying that, Zhu Hao took Zhu Youxiao's hand and looked at Zhu Changluo with a straight face.
Zhu Changluo felt that his son, today really made him feel bright, and said with a smile: "By the procuratorate, do you know how to investigate the case?" Then tell me where you want to start. ”
Zhu Hao heard that this was Zhu Changluo testing himself, originally he wanted to fool Zhu Changluo with the content of those detective films he had seen before he crossed over, but when he thought about his current age, in order to avoid shocking the world, Zhu Hao sold a pass and said: "Back to my father, my son will not investigate the case, but the son knows someone who is particularly good at investigating the case!" ”
Zhu Hao's words instantly made Zhu Changluo interested, only to see Zhu Changluo's eyebrows rise slightly, and he said with some doubts: "Who is the person you are talking about?" But now bring it to see my father, if I really have the ability, my father will definitely reuse this person! ”
When Zhu Hao heard this, he stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Changluo's sleeve and said: "Father, please be calm, this is gold or dung, you need to take it out to dry, it is better for your father to hand over the matter of checking the fire in the palace to the son, and the son will hand it over to that person, if he can find out what happened, then it proves that he is indeed talented, and at that time, the son will introduce him to his father, so as not to make his father happy, wouldn't it be better?" ”
In fact, where does Zhu Hao know any master of case investigation, what he relies on is just a summoning system, he can't tell his father that he has a very powerful summoning system, and he can summon whoever he wants to summon, if so, I'm afraid that his emperor dad is not directly scared and hung up by his amazing words, then he has to directly treat himself as a psychopathy and let himself hang up.
I have to say that Zhu Changluo loves Zhu Youzhen's son very much, although Zhu Changluo didn't believe in his heart, what Zhu Hao just said about the existence of any case investigation masters, but looking at Zhu Hao's hopeful look, he couldn't bear to disappoint Zhu Hao, so he laughed and said: "Okay, I will make you the minister of the Imperial Mission, and have full authority to thoroughly investigate the palace fire case!" If I can find out the facts of the case, I will have a great reward! ”