Chapter 18: Preparing for Trouble
Zhu Mingxuan looked up at Wang Jin: "Let's go cry and cry, let's go, go to the study." Wang Jin followed Zhu Mingxuan to the study.
The upper study was brightly lit, and Zhu Quan was still commenting on the recitals presented by various parts, and the candle the size of the baby's arm was burning not far away, and from time to time there were candle flowers dripping on the candlestick.
"Your Majesty, it's time for dinner, the queen mother has sent red dates and lotus seed soup, look?" A eunuch standing at the foot of Zhu Quan reminded Zhu Quan.
Zhu Quan: "Wait a minute! I still have a few twists and turns to read, so you have someone warm the meal sent by the queen on a small stove, and I will use it later. "The eunuch bowed his head.
"Father is inside?" Zhu Mingxuan walked to the upper study, he saw the emperor's personal little eunuch, and called him to the side to talk to him.
Little eunuch: "Here, the prince is in trouble?" ”
Zhu Mingxuan: "Has my father eaten?" ”
Little eunuch: "No, just now the emperor also instructed the servants to warm the meal sent by the queen's mother, what is the matter with the prince?" ”
Zhu Mingxuan: "This palace asks to see my father, and my father-in-law will report it!" After speaking, Wang Jin took out a silver ticket of fifty taels and gave it to the little eunuch.
The little eunuch excused: "The prince can't do this, the slave can't accept the prince's things, and the slave will report it." After speaking, the little eunuch hurried to the study to report the matter.
Liu Fei, the big eunuch beside Zhu Quan, heard about this, he asked the little eunuch to go down first, Liu Fei looked at Zhu Quan: "Your Majesty, the third son of the emperor is waiting for you to summon you outside, it seems that there is something looking for you, you see?" ”
When Zhu Quan heard this, he raised his head and looked outside: "Let him come in, prepare the pastries and tea he likes to eat." Eunuch: "Yes!" ”
Zhu Mingxuan was taken to the upper study by the little eunuch, and he walked up to Zhu Quan and knelt down for him: "Erchen greets my father, long live my father." ”
Zhu Quan watched his son arrive: "Well, get up, are you using dinner?" ”
Zhu Mingxuan stood up, he raised his head and looked at Zhu Quan: "Back to my father's words, my son's ministers have dinner in their own residences and houses, and Xue Fei has used it, has my father used it?" ”
After hearing this, Zhu Quan's brows furrowed: "Not yet." ”
Zhu Mingxuan looked at his father's expression, and he slowly explained: "That's the case, this afternoon, Uncle Qingwang's cousin called Xue Fei, and the queen mother probably heard the news, she asked Erchen to eat with them at the residence, and next time Erchen won't." ”
When Zhu Quan heard this, he came to his senses: "Oh? You said that the kid of the Qingwang family beat Xue Fei? Hehe, I just don't know what excitement my master has seen after listening to it. ”
Zhu Quan continued: "You have dinner with Fang Yue and Xue Fei, I don't object, after all, they are your attendants, but I hope you and them still have to pay attention, after all, they are courtiers, you are the prince, and there must be a balance between the monarch and the minister." ”
Zhu Mingxuan: "Yes, Erchen knows." ”
Zhu Quan stepped down from the dragon chair, he walked in front of Zhu Mingxuan, he looked at Zhu Mingxuan with a smile: "You come to talk to me, why did the kid of the Qingwang family beat Xue Fei?" Is this little fox of the Xue family making it bad? ”
Zhu Mingxuan said to Zhu Quan seriously: "Father, do you say that Qingwangfu has any external intentions?" ”
Zhu Quan's face returned to seriousness for a second: "Why do you say that?" ”
Zhu Mingxuan: "This morning, the cousin of the Qing Wang family asked Fang Yue to kneel down for him, Xue Fei said a few words to him, although some of the words are rebellious, but it makes sense to think about it carefully, Erchen feels that it is better to believe it than to believe it." ”
Zhu Quan looked at Zhu Mingxuan, and he said to him after a long time: "Tell me, what Xue Fei said." ”
Zhu Mingxuan finished telling Zhu Quan the ins and outs of the matter, Zhu Quan didn't have an idea for a while, he said to Zhu Mingxuan: "Your Uncle Qing Wang grew up with me back then, and his mother Yumei left three years after giving birth to him, and then your imperial grandmother has been raising him, and I have always regarded him as my biological brother, and he has been getting busier and busier in the past few years. ”
Zhu Quan sighed: "I really don't want him to have any thoughts, I will let people check this matter, but you must not reveal it, you know?" ”
Zhu Mingxuan: "Erchen knows, my son heard outside just now that his father has not eaten yet, so my son will accompany his father to use some more?" ”
Zhu Quan smiled and said, "You! Okay, I'll eat, Liu Fei will set the meal! I'm dining with the emperor! ”
Liu Fei got the order, he hurriedly commanded the palace people to set the meal, Zhu Quan and Zhu Mingxuan sat at the table of the Eight Immortals, eating together, the atmosphere at the table was harmonious, Zhu Mingxuan saw that Zhu Quan had eaten almost, he spoke: "Father, the son wants to ask his father for something." ”
Zhu Quan looked at his son, who had never made him feel at ease, and he asked curiously, "Do you have anything to ask me about, tell me." ”
Zhu Mingxuan: "My son plans to engage in the little cousin of the Qing family, so my son wants to borrow the words in the hands of his father, you see?" After speaking, Zhu Mingxuan looked at Zhu Quan with a look of hope.
Zhu Quan smiled and nodded at Zhu Mingxuan with his hand: "You, you, you grew up with the kid of the Xue family, the same fox, good!" I can lend you the official, and as for the outcome, I'll take it for you! ”
After Zhu Mingxuan heard this, he immediately knelt down: "Thank you, Father!" ”
Zhu Quan: "Get up!" After a while, I will send a letter to the officials in my hand, and let them come to the study. ”
Zhu Mingxuan: "Such an open-minded summon to the official, will Uncle Qing Wang?" ”
Zhu Quan looked at Zhu Mingxuan with the eyes of a child who had grown up: "No!" He knows, even if it's resentment, it's resentment against me! It won't be you, either. ”
After dinner, four or five Yanguan in the side room of the upper study discussed with Zhu Mingxuan how to impeach King Qing tomorrow morning, although the content of the impeachment only revolved around the issue of etiquette in King Qing's mansion, but Zhu Mingxuan felt the benefits of power for the first time.
The residence arranged by the Inner Court Division for Xue Fei and Fang Yue was very close to Guozijian, and there were only two people in the room, Xue Fei and Fang Yue, so the room seemed very quiet.
After the house was washed, he was still reading on his bed, of course, the book was the book in the room, and Xue Fei was lying on the bed in a daze in the pajamas that his mother made for him.
Fang Yue looked at Xue Fei and lay directly on the bed: "You put on a quilt or the wind will be cold, we are in the palace, and we don't want to have a doctor in the house to treat you." ”
Xue Fei covered the quilt when he heard Fang Yue's words: "Got it." "Lao Tzu said it, but I was very excited when I thought that Zhu Mingzheng would be cleaned up tomorrow.
After a while, Fang Yue heard the sound of Xue Fei's breathing as he slept, and when he saw Xue Fei asleep, he shook his head funny: "What a child!" ”
After speaking, Fang Yue also changed into his pajamas, and also half lay on the bed to read, looking at him He also fell asleep, and the book in his hand slowly slipped on his bed.
The stars were twinkling in the night sky, the candles in the room had burned out, and a new day was coming.