Qi Ming, you go to the West Pavilion to play, and then you will mourn and order someone to go over to pass the meal. ”

Hearing the Queen Mother's instructions, Zhu Qiming felt extremely awkward when he thought that there was still a flower butterfly perched in the West Pavilion.

I was worried about Lu Xiyu in my heart, and I really wanted to say goodbye to Xianxi Palace and return to the other courtyard, but no matter how I beat the draft, it was difficult to find a wording that could be spoken.

When he was embarrassed, he saw the imperial attendant enter the inner chamber and said: "The queen mother, the emperor will come to Xianxi Palace to greet him before dinner." ”

The queen mother was so shocked that she opened her mouth and was stunned for a long time, and sighed softly when the imperial attendant retreated.

"The emperor is really rare, and he finally remembered Xianxi Palace. The mourning family didn't go to him, but they were afraid that they wouldn't see the emperor a few times within a year! ”

Zhu Qiming couldn't find half a point of joy on the face of the queen mother, there was only a faint color on it. Thinking of an artifact of the Son of Heaven who is already in charge of the country, there are too many temple clouds floating in his head, so he blurs the true feelings of the world, even if he sees the queen mother, he just says some beautiful scenes and makes elegant scene rituals, how can he ever take such trivial things as what she wants to eat and what she wants to drink?

Warmth always comes from ordinary moments, and in this deep palace hall, how can the Son of Heaven be willing to be ordinary? As a result, loneliness has become an inescapable fate for the Queen Mother.

Zhu Qiming looked at the Queen Mother's lonely and slightly excited eyes, his heart moved, and for a while his thoughts seemed to be indulged in some inexplicable taste and couldn't extricate himself. Suddenly woke up, and immediately thought of the reunion of mother and son, what kind of energy is an outsider doing here!

The unhappiness that had been suppressed for many days suddenly surged from the bottom of my heart, and finally turned into a trace of resentment. That's it, the scene in the Qianqing Palace is still vivid, why bother to meet the Son of Heaven and touch the scars of the past!

"Queen Mother, Qi Ming retires."

The Empress Dowager didn't seem to have any intention of stopping Zhu Qiming from leaving, and there was a complicated meaning in her eyes, "You don't have to mind." It is necessary to give enough trust to those who see it, but there are always people who stir up trouble in the emperor's ears, and over time, misunderstandings will inevitably arise. I don't want to think about it, a prince doesn't even care about his life, and fights in the north, isn't this trustworthy! ”

The Queen Mother's words aroused Zhu Qiming's hidden thoughts, "In the eyes of many people, no matter what a prince does, he is a prince, so what is his plan for fighting bloody battles in the north regardless of life and death?" ”

The Queen Mother's eyes widened in shock, "Isn't it just for the sake of the country!" ”

"However, in the final analysis, Jiangshan Sheji is the emperor's Jiangshan Sheji."

Leaving behind the surprised Empress Dowager, Zhu Qiming walked out of Xianxi Palace, and the Empress Dowager's questioning voice came from behind him: "The country is the emperor's country, but it is the Zhu family's country!" ”

The Zhu family? The prince's destination is just an incomparably luxurious "pigsty", and the country will be blocked by the royal city, where is the Zhu family with a large family?

Thinking about his thoughts all the way back to the other courtyard, Zhu Qiming looked around and found that Lu Xiyu had not returned to the courtyard after all, and the umbrella was still quietly erected by the railing of the corridor.

picked up the umbrella and put it back in the study, and then sat down in front of the chessboard with only one chess piece, looking at the lonely child, but what appeared in front of him was the scene that had just happened in Xianxi Palace, the queen mother's indifferent eyes and Lu Xiyu's sensitive expression alternated, as if to show the beginning of another human tribulation.

The gusts of wind stopped suddenly, and there was a "whoosh" sound, and the rainstorm outside the curtain was like a note, and the sound of the rain covered all the sounds in the heaven and earth, and also sprinkled the unprovoked sorrow into the study······

A few days later, the Forbidden City finally ushered in a sunny day that had not been seen for a long time. Mama Cui led Yin'er and Qu Qing into the study to clean up, Zhu Qiming left the bookcase, sat down on a chair near the door, raised his eyes and looked out of the door, and what he saw was the mess left behind after the heavy rain.

"It's a fine day today, Your Highness should go out and walk around." Mama Cui was busy cleaning up the chess case with both hands, but her mouth was not idle.

Standing up and looking at the palace in the distance, the Forbidden City after the rain looked a little unfamiliar, Zhu Qiming shook his head slowly, "No, this king will stay quietly in the courtyard." ”

"Don't let the slaves and maids enter the study for a few days, and look what has become of the study!" Mama Cui looked around at the messy surroundings, frowned, and when she turned her eyes to look at Zhu Qiming, her face naturally relaxed, "I heard from people outside that Gonggong Wu, who was the master of ceremonies, committed suicide in Jinyi Prison, saying that he committed suicide in fear of crime. ”

Zhu Qiming's mind was full of Wang Zhen's faces, but he didn't say anything.

"You guys have quick hands and feet, don't let Your Highness wait for a long time." Mama Cui instructed Yin'er and Qu Qing to go to the window to clean up the piano case. "Yesterday, the slave maid went to Qingning Palace, and saw a very elegant woman, I heard that it was the daughter of the commander of Haizhou Qiangui, who should be a show girl, and her age seems to be slightly older than the emperor, ouch, the queen mother was very happy to see her, and the slave maid has not seen the queen mother so happy for a long time!"

Show girl? Chin's? Zhu Qiming immediately realized that the middle palace of the orthodox emperor was about to usher in its new master, and the footsteps of the empress landing on the Forbidden City could already be faintly heard.

At that time, the old people in the palace will come to an end, and a group of young women will stage a tragicomedy full of grievances and hatreds for favor and position.

Jingci Immortal Master and Concubine Wu, who originally had little right to speak, were banned at a critical moment, and even lost room for secret activities, and could only watch the Empress Dowager choose her future spokesperson. However, after all, there is still the Queen Mother in the palace!

The women who can enter the Qingning Palace and Xianxi Palace are extraordinary, and the Zhou family and the Qian family are definitely the two most popular candidates for the future masters of the Middle Palace, who can finally win the throne of the Middle Palace, it depends on how the forces of all parties play!

"Alright, you guys get out."

Mama Cui's command, Yin'er and Quqing's footsteps out of the door woke Zhu Qiming back from his contemplation.

"Your Royal Highness, yesterday the Empress Dowager left a slave and maid to speak, and the Empress Dowager said that the Jingci Immortal Master was infected with a disease and had been bedridden for many days, and I am afraid that the body and bones of the Jingci Immortal Master will not be able to delay for a long time."

Zhu Qiming shook his head disapprehantly, "This matter is not difficult. Although the imperial physician can't enter the palace of the concubine, Jingci Immortal Master only needs to send someone to the imperial hospital to ask for symptoms and get medicine. ”

"Doesn't this have to be approved by the Queen Mother?"

"The Empress Dowager can also approve."

Mama Cui beckoned Zhu Qiming to take a seat next to the bookcase. "Your Highness doesn't know that the Queen Mother will only come forward when she has to come forward. The days to come are still long, and there must be room for everything now, otherwise the future of many people in the palace will not be favorable. ”

Is that what I have to do? It's not fair, I have to do things alone, and I have to suffer the grievances alone! Zhu Qiming couldn't help but grit his teeth secretly.

"Oh, Your Highness, that Yanluo has been sent to the Huanyi Bureau. The Empress Dowager said that although she is young, after all, she is a palace maid who has served the first emperor closely, and she has been a person close to the king, and the dignity of several generations should still be taken into account. ”

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Walk north along the palace road, stop at the fork near the Xuanwu Gate and look west, you will see that there is a palace located in the northwest corner of the palace city, the twisted and sloping courtyard wall is covered with moss, and from a distance, the eye is a slippery dark green, mixed with large pieces of gray black.

There seems to be only the main hall in the courtyard, and there are no other buildings. The roof of the main hall seemed to be missing a corner, and it looked dilapidated.

A few bushes of bamboo stand tall in the courtyard, adding a touch of eye-catching color to the lifeless courtyard.

This is the new residence of the Jingci Immortal Master, and it looks even more desolate than the cold palace.

On the potholed dirt road leading to the bleak land, Mao Gui and Wang Qing stood on a high place chatting, their eyes glancing at the northwest end of the palace from time to time.

When the two saw Zhu Qiming at a glance, they wanted to run over to pay their respects. Zhu Qiming waved his hand at them, turned around and walked towards the Xuanwu Gate.

He usually goes out of the palace from the Donghua Gate, and occasionally goes out of the palace through the noon gate, you must know that the phenomenon of the royal family leaving the palace through the Xuanwu Gate is extremely rare, so when Zhu Qiming appeared at the Xuanwu Gate, the guards guarding the city were all stunned there and forgot to salute.

Zhu Qiming didn't say a word, and after leaving the city, he walked east next to the outer wall of the Forbidden City, bypassing several inner chambers and eunuchs, and found the Huanyi Bureau, a place he had never set foot in.

As soon as he entered the Huanyi Bureau, there was an unpleasant smell coming to his nose, and Zhu Qiming couldn't help frowning.

A neatly dressed internal official looked at Zhu Qiming from afar, his mouth opened wide in surprise, and he hurriedly stepped forward after a long time. "The eunuch Meng of the Huanyi Bureau's palm print is nothing more than His Royal Highness the King of Yue."

"Father-in-law doesn't have to be polite. Stretch out your right hand. ”

With a "snap", a bulging embroidered bag fell on Meng Wufei's right hand.

Meng Wu was shocked, "Ouch, how dare you accept the reward of Your Highness if you have no merit in the future!" ”

With a "snap", another embroidered bag fell on Meng Wufei's hand.

"One for you, and one for others."

"This is called how to dare to be a ······ in the next" Meng Wuzhi stared at his blank eyes for a moment, and then put the embroidered bag into his sleeve very neatly. "The Sprinkle family understands, His Highness wants to see someone, please move."

Following Meng Wuzhi to the north, passing the doors of several laundry rooms, he saw many women and women gathered by the sink to scrub all kinds of clothes, their clothes were shabby, and occasionally women with disheveled hair showed their demented faces.

Finally stopped in front of a laundry room, Meng Wuyi went in and chased everyone away, leaving only one woman.

"Your Highness, please take care of yourself, the Sprinkle family is waiting not far away." Meng Wuyi bowed and left.

The woman who remained still did not stop what she was doing, her head almost on the edge of the basin, her hands busy, and her mouth coughing.

She turned her head slowly, and the whole person was stunned.

It was a sick face without half a point of lead, and it had a bit of pitiful charm. Zhu Qiming had never looked at her in detail before, and under the gaze at this moment, he couldn't help but admire the unique vision of King Yu.

Perhaps, sick Shih Tzu is more moving!

But seeing the splash of water in the basin, Yanluo hurriedly stood up, "Slave maid see His Royal Highness King Yue." His Royal Highness has a precious status, why bother to find this dirty place for the sake of a cheap maid. ”

"This king can't help but come."

"There are countless pairs of eyes in the palace, why should Your Highness make yourself uncomfortable for a cheap maid?"

"You think too highly of yourself! There are countless pairs of eyes in the palace, but those eyes are fixed on the place where they should be staring. ”

Yan Luo's nose was sour, and he saw tears floating in his eyes, "Yes, a slave's life is as cheap as an ant, how can it be stared at by others!" ”

"But King Yu didn't see it that way, King Yu looked for the Queen Mother, so the King came to the Huanyi Bureau. This king is all taken care of, someone will treat you, for the sake of the king, you have to take care of your body, grit your teeth, the hard days will come to an end! ”

Suddenly, I saw Yanluo sit down dejectedly, lying on the edge of the basin and crying, and a few wisps of hair were soaked in the sewage.