In the palace as usual, Zhang Zhijie walked in the solemn palace but felt a chill, the palace really eats people and doesn't spit out bones!

Zhang Zhijie arrived at the Qianqing Palace with a heavy heart, and Emperor Zhengde had just returned from Kunning Palace, and he happened to meet Zhang Zhijie.

From a distance, I saw Zhang Zhijie with his head down, looking preoccupied. Emperor Zhengde was greatly surprised, waved his hand to stop the eunuch palace maid who followed, and sneaked behind Zhang Zhijie.

"Hey!" Emperor Zhengde shouted violently, startling Zhang Zhijie. Zhang Zhijie never dreamed that there would be people in the palace who would dare to play pranks on him.

Zhang Zhijie, who was taken aback, turned his head and saw that it was Emperor Zhengde, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said: "Your Majesty, people are scared to death!" ”

Emperor Zhengde smiled: "I just watched you from afar with your head down, as if you were preoccupied!" Isn't everything from yesterday settled? Why do you still look preoccupied? ”

Zhang Zhijie let out a long sigh and said, "Alas, the minister has a guilty conscience!" ”

Emperor Zhengde listened and wondered: "Have a guilty conscience? Who are you ashamed of? What the hell is going on? ”

"After leaving the palace yesterday, I went to Sanshui Hutong, and Xia Ru actually moved to Sanshui Hutong to live!" Zhang Zhijie said in a deep voice.

Although Emperor Zhengde had never been to Sanshui Hutong, he also knew Sanshui Hutong, and frowned when he heard this: "The Xia family moved to Sanshui Hutong?" Although I removed Xia Ru's title, I moved the commander and did not raid his home, and I was merciful enough, why did he move to Sanshui Hutong? ”

Emperor Zhengde frowned, feeling very displeased, after all, the Xia family used to be the queen's maiden family, but now he has moved to Sanshui Hutong to live, even he, the emperor, has a dull face.

Zhang Zhijie groaned: "Xia Ru sold his family property and used it to take care of the palace, just want Xia and Queen Xia to live a better life." ”

Emperor Zhengde frowned when he heard this: "I once made a decree to treat the Xia family well, and all the concubines in the palace are concubines, is she still not doing well?" ”

Zhang Zhijie said in a deep voice: "Maybe, things are not as the emperor thinks!" ”

Emperor Zhengde's face sank like water, and if he realized, Zhang Zhijie said quietly: "If it weren't for the original minister who took in Empress Liu, maybe Empress Xia would not have been abolished!" Therefore, the minister has always felt guilty, and he once persuaded the emperor to treat Queen Xia well. This is the emperor's family matter, the minister should not say much, it is the minister who has trespassed! ”

Emperor Zhengde waved his hand and sighed: "One day husband and wife hundred days, the Xia family has no fault, even if you don't persuade me, I will treat her well!" That's it, I'm going to see her! ”

Emperor Zhengde strode all the way to the cold palace, Zhang Yong followed Emperor Zhengde all the way and felt very surprised, since Empress Xia was deposed and lived in the secluded palace, Emperor Zhengde has never seen the Xia family, why did he suddenly come to see the Xia family now?

When he entered the cold palace, Emperor Zhengde felt lonely for a while, and there was not a palace maid and eunuch inside. Emperor Zhengde frowned deeply, and walked into the hall, there was still food on the case, a bowl of white porridge was lonely there, and it seemed that it had only moved slightly, and there was nothing else on the case.

An emaciated figure was sitting alone by the window, and only turned his head hesitantly when he heard the sound. Emperor Zhengde frowned, his face was a little unsightly, this was definitely not what he imagined.

In his imagination, although the Xia family was only abolished, although there was no queen, she could still be clothed and fed, and she could still be served by palace maids and eunuchs, but the scene in front of her was not like this!

The figure in front of the window walked over slowly, knelt on the ground with a blank face, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Zhengde saw the Xia family in front of him clearly, his face was pale, and his shape was erect, and Emperor Zhengde exclaimed: "You, why did you lose weight like this?" ”

Xia just knelt there quietly and didn't speak. Emperor Zhengde turned his head and asked Zhang Yongdao with a gloomy face: "Didn't I make a will?" One application is the same as the concubine! What about the maids who serve her? What about eunuchs? Just give her this? ”

Speaking of the end, Emperor Zhengde was already full of voice, he really never thought that in just over half a year, the Xia clan would become like this! At the beginning, Zhang Zhijie suggested that if Empress Yi asked to treat the Xia family well, Emperor Zhengde agreed very happily, not falsely, but sincerely!

Emperor Zhengde is not a ruthless person in his bones, although he wants to help his beloved woman ascend to the throne, but he also doesn't want the Xia family to become like this.

Zhang Yong was taken aback by Emperor Zhengde's questioning, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, the slave maid has been busy with the affairs of the celebrant and the eunuch, and he doesn't know about the inner palace, and the slave and maid are guilty!" ”

Zhang Yong was busy with his own affairs, but if he didn't know at all, it was false. Although Emperor Zhengde made a decree, it was okay at the beginning, but Emperor Zhengde never asked the Xia family again. Emperor Zhengde's decree was treated as a cover-up lie, and the Xia family was just a waste queen who was thrown into the cold palace and never recovered! So it slowly became like this.

Emperor Zhengde said coldly: "Check it out, what about these palace maids and eunuchs?" Find out who neglected Xia's and what should be disposed of! ”

Zhang Yong hurriedly responded, and Emperor Zhengde sighed at this time, and personally went to help the Xia clan and said: "Let's get up, I was negligent, and this kind of thing will not happen again in the future!" ”

A bright light flashed in Xia's eyes at this time, and he did not get up with the support of Emperor Zhengde, but raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, can the concubine ask the emperor for something!" “

Emperor Zhengde felt that there was a little thin arm on his hand, and he was really a little sad in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "You said, I will promise you everything I can promise!" ”

Xia said: "The concubine wants to go out of the palace to cultivate, and since then she has escaped into the empty door to pray for the queen mother and the emperor." Please ask the emperor for permission! ”

Emperor Zhengde listened and said: "Don't worry, I won't let anyone suffer this kind of grievance in the future, you can stay in the palace with peace of mind!" ”

Xia said resolutely: "Your Majesty, the concubines have never asked the emperor for anything, and now they only have this wish, willing to cultivate the Tao sincerely, and never ask about mundane things, and only pray for the queen mother and the emperor." He also asked the emperor to have mercy on his concubines and concubines who had worked in the palace for many years, and the quasi-ministers and concubines were invited. ”

Emperor Zhengde saw the resolute look on Xia's face, obviously he had made up his mind, and Emperor Zhengde sighed and said: "Okay, since you have made up your mind, then I will promise you!" ”

Xia's originally dead eyes finally glowed with a trace of vitality, and he leaned down and said, "The concubine bows to thank the emperor for his holy grace!" ”

Emperor Zhengde pulled her up and sighed: "Since you are determined to leave the palace to cultivate, then I will let someone build a Taoist temple for you outside the palace." ”

(End of chapter)