Chapter 795: Peony is not inferior to Peony Fang

Renshou Palace is located in the east of the Fengxian Palace, both have the name of Renshou, and the nature of living is the concubine of the previous dynasty, so in addition to the main hall, the partial hall and the partial courtyard are also complete. It's just that because Zhu Gaochi did not canonize too many concubines during his lifetime, and there were many concubines who were buried after his death, most of the places were empty at first. Now the vassal kings, except for a few who are young and in poor health, have successively gone to their own domains, and Concubine Li Xian and Concubine Zhang Shun have also followed, and there are even fewer people in this Renshou Palace.

Less returns, but no one inside and outside the palace dares to underestimate such a place that seems to be a pension palace. Although Empress Dowager Zhang rejected the Linzhao system, after all, the edict of the first emperor left a decisive military matter, so when the cabinet presented things to the Qianqing Palace, it never forgot to present an abridgement to the Renshou Palace. If Empress Dowager Zhang has doubts, she will even send a special eunuch to inquire. As for the affairs of the Sixth Palace, there is almost no way to hide it from her.

Therefore, the scene of Zhu Zhanji's anger in the Qianqing Palace earlier only reached her ears in a short time. Annoyed, she immediately ordered to prepare the chariot, but when the eunuch outside reported that everything was ready, she gradually hesitated.

"A-Ning, according to you, should I go to the Qianqing Palace now?"

Zhu Ning had just come over with Zhu Qizhen's nurse to see the Empress Dowager Zhang with the child, but he didn't expect to hear such a thing, so he immediately didn't say a word, just teasing the infant child next to him. Hearing that the Empress Dowager Zhang suddenly asked herself, she stood up unhurriedly and said with a smile: "Where do I have any great knowledge, doesn't the Empress Dowager already have a decision?" ”

"You girl, you know my mind clearly!"

Empress Dowager Zhang smiled dumbly, so she ordered to withdraw her steps, sat down peacefully, and ordered the eldest son of the emperor to be brought in. Although she gave birth to three sons and a daughter, Zhu Gaochi's status was unstable in the early years, and her heart had to be put on serving Zhu Di and Queen Xu, so although the children respected her, the closeness was irreparable. Holding her eldest grandson now, she only felt that the more she looked at it, the more she loved it, and in the end, she couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Putting aside the original Queen Ma for the time being, Zhu Di's three surviving sons were all born to Queen Xu, and she also gave birth to Zhu Gaochi's eldest son and third son, so the status of the queen is unshakable. Although she likes Empress Hu's gentleness and frugality, the emperor doesn't like it, and it is rare to go there several times a year, let alone any children. How could the rest of the people in the palace not use their brains? You must know that the son is more expensive than the mother, but the mother is also more precious than the son!

Outsiders think that Zhu Zhanji is far better tempered than Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi's father and son, but Empress Dowager Zhang knows that Zhu Zhanji's stubbornness is no less than that of the previous two generations of emperors. And because from the crown prince to the crown prince to the emperor, that son has hardly wavered, and no one can be disobeyed. Therefore, she had seen clearly before that it would be difficult for the ministers to succeed in shaking the emperor with their words.

However, the two division commanders who had been ordered to teach him when the emperor deposed him when he was still the emperor's grandson, she reminded two sentences but it was ineffective, and now she persuades this matter, I am afraid that the effect will be even more counterproductive. Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't help but look at Zhu Ning next to her, and saw that the eldest son of the emperor was blinking at Zhu Ning, she couldn't help but move in her heart, and then stood up and told the nurse to take the child, and said to Zhu Ning: "A-Ning, I heard that the peony in the garden behind Renshou Palace has been opened, accompany me for a walk." ”

Zhu Ning knew that Empress Dowager Zhang must have something to say, so she hurriedly agreed. After going out, she saw that in addition to the two cronies and female officials, there were only a few little eunuchs in the distance, so she came back to her senses, and just picked up the new things in the market outside to talk to the Empress Dowager Zhang to relieve her boredom.

Until she came to the small garden full of peonies, Empress Dowager Zhang instructed the two female officials to cut a few peonies and go back to insert the bottles, and instructed the little eunuchs to choose some beautiful flowers and fold them down, and then turn around and distribute them to the palace concubines, which sent everyone away. Standing in front of the best-blooming yellow peony tree in the center, she turned her head to look at Zhu Ning. Seeing that she was dressed in plain clothes, standing among the colorful flowers, slim and elegant, her eyes were graceful, revealing a sense of fortitude that others did not have, and she suddenly felt more pity.

"Although this peony bloomed later than the peony, it looked very similar to it. Last month, the emperor's favorite peony in Xiyuan had just bloomed, and I ordered the queen to be rewarded. Now this peony with the same name as Yuyi Huang looks similar to it, so I simply rewarded Sun Guifei. Just now I asked people to reward these vases and flowers on their heads to the concubines of the palace, and later you will bring some out of the palace for me, and reward them to the ladies and daughters of the various families, and take them to see the British duchess, so that she can take the children into the palace to sit with me in her spare time. ”

Zhu Ning responded, expecting that Empress Dowager Zhang should have other instructions, so he just stood there and did not move. Sure enough, Empress Dowager Zhang hesitated for a moment, and her voice was lowered: "The British Duke is now a prince, and many things have been put aside, which is of course his virtue, but there are some things that he should take care of, and he still has to take care of some things, and he has taught his nephews and nephews well, which also shows his wisdom." For example, Zhang Yue was repeatedly impeached by the officials, but he was still able to deal with it calmly, and persuaded the emperor in the Qianqing Palace, which is very good. Tomorrow, if the emperor really argues at noon, he, the British duke, will also come forward to protect one or two, so as not to cause a big incident. Those who speak ...... If it's not good, I'm afraid it's really going to touch the emperor's scales. ”

Empress Dowager Zhang wanted to be vague at first, but later she couldn't help it, so she simply made it clear. Seeing that Zhu Ning's expression remained unchanged and agreed one by one, she called someone to pick up the golden scissors herself, cut the largest flower from this peony at once, and put it on the silver plate next to her, and then cut it a second time. After a while, the yellow peony tree, which had just looked unusually dazzling, suddenly looked a lot darker, and there were only a few half-opened and half-closed small flowers left on the branches.

"These were sent to Yongning Palace and given to Concubine Sun Guifei. Let her take care of her body and don't think about anything else. After giving this order, she nodded to Zhu Ning and said, "It's enough for someone else to do things here, you go to the treasury to pick up a few vases, let those female officials insert the vases well, and send them out." ”

Since it is a gift to a group of super-quality women, this flower is naturally not just a small garden of Renshou Palace. For a time, the peony in the West Garden and the Imperial Garden also underwent a big cleaning, although it was to not hinder the nobles from watching, most of the most conspicuous ones were left, but most of the flowers on the branches were missing all of a sudden, and naturally it looked a lot shabby. And Zhu Ning's family walked through and rewarded them one by one with all kinds of treasure makeup, stacking Xiangying, Guanqunfang, drunken Jiaohong, dotting lips, jade leisure, and trying plum makeup.

When it was awarded, except for everyone in the British Mansion, she saw Zhang Yue unexpectedly and couldn't help but smile slightly. Mrs. Wang ordered someone to put away the things carefully, and personally offered the vase. What the British government got is a treasure makeup, this peony flower color is slightly purple, the dense curved leaves in the twelve leaves, each small leaf, wrapped with gold thread, decorated with jade beads, fragrant orchid musk deer, is a rare treasure. Although Mrs. Wang is used to seeing treasures, she can't help but praise them.

At this time, it was already dinner time, and Mrs. Wang heard that her house was the last one, so she left Zhu Ning to eat. It was just a tentative word, but who knew that Zhu Ning actually smiled and said: "After walking all afternoon, the backache and leg pain are already unbearable." Since Madame is staying for dinner, I will honestly and unceremoniously disturb you before leaving. ”

Mrs. Wang was stunned when she heard this, and hurriedly agreed with a smile. Seeing that Zhu Ning really sent down the entourage of several Renshou Palace ladies and palace eunuchs, she sat down and rubbed her shoulders and shouted that she was really tired at the end of the day, she immediately glanced at the two big girls in the room, and immediately they stepped forward to help Zhu Ning to rest on the couch, one pinched his shoulders, and the other held a beauty hammer to beat his legs. Seeing that Zhu Ning's eyes were half-open and half-closed, she thought for a moment and then lifted the curtain and walked out of the room, Biluo hurriedly walked over.

"What about the Yue brothers?"

"Mrs. Hui, Young Master Yue is talking to the master in the study."

"You go over in person, go to the study and tell the master and Brother Yue, and say that Lord Ning will stay for dinner today. Then inform the kitchen, when preparing meals, be lighter, don't come up with eight pots and eight bowls at every turn, just be exquisite. ”

In the study of the British Mansion, Zhang Yue told Zhang Fu what he had done when he faced the saint in the Qianqing Palace, mentioned Wang Jin's words, and finally said some of Du Zhen's instructions and arrangements. Zhang Fu just listened carefully all the time, and finally sighed: "If it's just a squire of the Ministry of War, the resistance should not be too big, I don't care about it now, plus you still have a book above you, their opposition is also limited, and your purpose is not a book of the Ministry of War." Among the six departments, it is necessary to know that the household department and the official department have the heaviest powers! ”

What Zhang Fu said coincided with what Zhang Yue thought, and he immediately nodded. The uncle and nephew talked for a while, and then he turned the topic to Zhang Xin's release. However, as soon as he mentioned it, a wry smile suddenly appeared on Zhang Fu's face.

"At that time, Li Qing, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was sent to Nanjing, and he fell in love with that position, so he asked me to plan for him, but he didn't want to think about it, that position was so easy to count on? He, the squire of the military department, is the emperor who has seen him for many years, and then looks at the merits of the Zhang family for many years, and there are more comforts than rewards, and he still expects to go further, where is it so easy? I hinted that he didn't listen, so he could only find a way to mention it in front of the emperor, who knew that the emperor actually used such a method. As soon as he came, he and I became estranged, not necessarily because he was suspicious of what I said, but perhaps because he felt that I was blocking his way forward. He was sent out to Sichuan to command affairs, and I didn't even know at all. ”

At this moment, Zhang Yue couldn't help but be surprised, and only after thinking about it did he come to his senses. In addition to the fact that this military post is a matter for the Ministry of War, and in addition, he is not the chief officer of a provincial capital, but he is just a nominal and powerless idle post such as commanding affairs, so naturally no one will pay attention to it. Zhang Fugui is the prince of the United Kingdom, but he can't meddle in trivial matters, if Zhang Xin doesn't say it, he really may not know.

"What are you going to do?"

"Although the eldest uncle is not too old, now that he has turned to a martial arts, it is useless to stay in the capital. On the contrary, the fourth brother's three-year Hanlin Shu Jishi is over, and now he is in the process of electing officials, if he is tired of the fourth brother because of his eldest uncle, it will be more than worth the loss. I'm going to think of a way to deal with the matter of the fourth brother, and then try to persuade the eldest uncle to want to open some. ”

Zhang Fu thought to himself that even if he was replaced by himself, he could only do this, so he bowed his head slightly at the moment, and decided to let Zhang Yue do it. Thinking that although the situation of his aunt's three rooms is different now, there are things that can still be together, but his two younger brothers are just dragging their feet, he can't help but sigh. Just then, there was a knock at the door.

It was Biluo who came to report the news, whether it was Zhang Fu or Zhang Yue, they all thought that after Zhu Ning gave it, they would at most stay and talk and leave, but they didn't expect that people would eat here. The uncle and nephew glanced at each other, and naturally thought of Empress Dowager Zhang. After thinking about it, Zhang Fu nodded, asked the kitchen to deliver the food first, and after using it with Zhang Yue in a hurry, he asked Zhang Yue to go first, and he summoned the housekeeper Rong Shan to give instructions, and then went to the inner courtyard.

In the past two years, Zhu Ning often went back and forth to the mansions of various nobles on behalf of Empress Dowager Zhang, or gave or gave additional instructions, and even Princess Jiaxing, the daughter of Empress Dowager Zhang, was not able to stay in the palace for a long time like her. Zhang Yue met Zhu Ning because of Du Juan's relationship, and admired the courage of this Chen Liujun Lord, and now when they met again, he found that Zhu Ning was a little thinner than before, but there was still that calm look in his eyes, although there were no accessories on his body, but it did not damage her natural beauty at all.

At this time, the meal in the upper room had already been finished, and Zhu Ning, who was holding the tea, looked at Zhang Yue with his head and said with a smile: "No wonder the emperor said that you are still the same after going out for two years, and I see that it is the same, only the person is dark and thin, and his spirit is very good." As soon as you come back this time, I'm afraid you'll be sent around again. ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yue didn't know that all the conversations in the Qianqing Palace reached the ears of the Empress Dowager Zhang, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking that although the Empress Dowager Zhang had good intentions, Zhu Zhanji, the emperor, was really aggrieved, and he didn't even have a little free space. Zhu Ning nodded a few words as if gossiping, and only then did she say the most important words when Zhang Fu also "happened" to return to the upper room.

At the same time, in the north room of a small courtyard house in Songshu Hutong, where the poor Beijing officials lived, several people were sitting or standing, listening to the low voice of the man in the center. When he said that he could lose his life and his bones, all people of different ages stood up.

"That's right, what we have to do is to get rid of the eunuchs, remove the traitors, and correct the reputation!"