Zhu Houzhao finished the class with Zhou Zhi in the morning, so he thought about continuing to compete with Zhou Zhi in the afternoon, but he couldn't find Zhou Zhi left and right, so people looked around to find Zhou Zhi and knew that Zhou Zhi had gone to Kunning Palace. Zhu Houzhao also immediately thought that he was busy with classes and playing football these days, and it seemed that there were a lot fewer opportunities to meet the queen mother, and he should really go to Kunning Palace to greet the queen mother these days.

Without hesitation, he brought Ding Qiang and other five palace guards, as well as Liu Jin, Gao Feng, and Wei Bin, three eunuchs, and came to Kunning Palace in a hurry. I searched all over the living room of the study and bedroom of Kunning Palace, but I didn't see the queen mother, and then I heard the palace maid say that the queen was talking to Zhou Zhi in the back garden. Zhu Houzhao was immediately happy. Hum! This thoughtful, I think I must have found something interesting again, and I came to Kunning Palace to please the queen.

After coming to the back garden to meet the queen mother, I saw Zhou Zhizheng standing on an old locust tree at a glance, and I couldn't help but be even more happy. Zhu Houzhao ignored his mother at this time, and strode towards the old locust tree.

Obviously, he is going to climb the tree like Zhou Zhi. In his mind, Zhou Zhi might have found something interesting in the tree. Empress Zhang was naturally worried about her son's safety, her face was slightly gloomy, and she said anxiously, "The emperor can't go over, the queen mother just asked Zhou Zhi to go up the tree to pick some locust flowers, and there is nothing interesting on the tree." ”

Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment and muttered, "Eh, it turned out to be picking locust flowers." ”

Mama Xia, who was beside Queen Zhang, took the opportunity to say, "If the queen wants to eat acacia flowers, she will let Zhou Zhi go up to the tree to pick them." ”

Mama Xia was in a very bad mood today. When she said this at this time, she undoubtedly wanted Zhu Houzhao to stop Empress Zhang from eating acacia flowers, after all, it was very effective for her son to persuade his mother. But she seemed to have forgotten Zhu Houzhao's character.

Zhu Houzhao didn't even think about it and said, "Since the queen mother wants to eat locust flowers, then naturally Zhou Zhi can't be picked alone, and the sons and daughters immediately go up the tree to pick locust flowers, which can be regarded as a filial piety to the queen mother." ”

When Empress Zhang heard Zhu Houzhao say the word "filial piety", she was stunned. In her impression, it seems that Zhu Houzhao has never said such a thing, and he doesn't seem to have any concept of filial piety. But now that he suddenly said this, it shows that his precious son is studying very hard and very productive these days.

Zhu Houzhao's ability to make such progress is naturally due to Yang Ting, Dong Yue, and Li Dongyang. But the time they have been teaching the prince to read is not short, why didn't Zhu Houzhao have such an awareness earlier? Well, this should be the credit of Zhou Zhi, the prince's companion.

When Empress Zhang thought about it like this, she had a good impression of Zhou Zhi.

Zhu Houzhao didn't wait for his mother's consent, and strode towards an old locust tree under the north wall. Empress Zhang then stood up, because Zhu Houzhao's filial piety just now made him feel extremely comfortable, so she hurriedly advised, "The emperor must be careful." ”

"Erchen wrote it down." With that, he climbed up the tree.

His five guards and Liu Jin and the other three eunuchs rushed over with Zhu Houzhao in a hurry, and stood under the tree with a panicked expression.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince be careful."

"Hehe, you people are really, this prince may not be able to compare with Zhou Zhi in reading, is this tree climbing not as good as Zhou Zhi? Don't forget, this prince's martial arts are not weak!" Zhu Houzhao stood on a branch, deliberately raised one foot, and made an independent shape of a golden rooster, which was very chic and perfect.

His action frightened Ding Qiang, Liu Jin and the others into turning pale in an instant. You must know that they are the ones who protect and serve the prince, and the prince has a little harm, and they can't afford to bear it. Moreover, they bet all their future on the prince, the prince is their hope, and if the prince really has an accident, their future will be over.

Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao's body shook a few times, then he stood firm on the trunk of the tree, and shouted to Zhou Zhi on the neighboring tree, "Zhou Zhi Xiucai, look at your picking speed, you look like a girl, you come to see the prince." ”

Zhou Zhi was not worried about Zhu Houzhao climbing the tree. He knew that Zhu Houzhao was actually used to beating since he was a child, and he was juju with himself, and Zhu Houzhao often played some tricks and some exciting actions.

It's no wonder that the future Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao is also an emperor to some extent.

Zhou Zhi smiled slightly and said, "Don't be anxious, the prince is actually a meticulous job picking acacia flowers." Prince, please look, you have to pick such locust flowers, such locust flowers are sweet to eat. ”

Zhou Zhi said as he raised a bunch of freshly picked acacia flowers to Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao took a closer look and said with a smile, "Okay! ”

Speaking of which, Zhu Houzhao is really good today, he was originally impatient and couldn't sit still, but today he stabilized his temperament, slowly selected carefully, and picked the acacia flowers required by Zhou Zhi.

Empress Zhang, Mama Xia, as well as Liu Jin, Ding Qiang and others stood under the tree, looking up at Zhu Houzhao, and their hearts slowly steady. Empress Zhang nodded frequently, and said secretly, who said that the emperor's temperament has not changed, he has still changed. It seems that with Zhou Zhi, the emperor has really been affected a lot.

Zhu Houzhao and Zhou Zhi picked on the tree for half an hour, and each picked two baskets before they came down from the tree.

It is worth mentioning that Zhou Zhi slowly slid down from the trunk, while Zhu Houzhao jumped directly from the tree. His jump like this made Empress Zhang, Liu Jin and others feel a lot of shock. Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao landed safely and was unscathed, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Empress Zhang inspected the four baskets of locust flowers picked by the two, and she was already overjoyed. When I was a child, I often ate acacia flowers raw, but now when I taste it, my mouth is full of relish, and I swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva silently, so I calmed down and said to Zhou Zhi, "Zhou Zhi Xiucai, I just heard you say that acacia flowers can be more delicious when cooked." Seeing that you don't have anything to do now, this palace simply made it for this palace to see. ”

It is said to be watching, but in fact it is eating.

But when the queen said this, naturally no one would argue with her.

Zhou Zhi said, "In fact, there are many ways to make this acacia flower, and today the small one will make two for the queen!" ”

Sophora flowers can also be made into a variety of food, Queen Zhang is simply unheard of, at this time, she can't help but say, "Okay!" ”

In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, whether it is in the palace or the wealthy family, they delicacies every day, and naturally they don't think about what acacia flowers to eat. And for those ordinary people, or even poorer people, often hungry, naturally eat raw locust flowers, so no one has thought about how to cook acacia flowers. At this time, there is no such thing as making ripe locust flowers.

Zhou Zhi then cleaned the four baskets of acacia flowers, and prepared to make two delicious snacks for the queen.

At this time, Mama Xia was gloomy, always paying attention to Zhou Zhi, trying in vain to find a loophole in Zhou Zhi, and took the opportunity to stir up Zhou Zhi's curry favor with the queen this time.