Probably because Zhu Houzhao had some bad records in the past, therefore, after the prince drank the medicine in a rare and refreshing way, the envoy of the Imperial Hospital actually came up to inspect the medicine bowl in person, and he also scraped the residue with his fingers and licked it in his mouth, and then nodded at the emperor. So, knowing that there was no greasy in it, Emperor Hongzhi suddenly showed a smile, stepped forward and rubbed Zhu Houzhao's head, and gave a stern order to a few attendants, and then called Xu Xun over.

Before the emperor could speak, Xu Xun rushed ahead and said, "Back to the emperor, Weichen has already persuaded the prince." The prince said that his illness had alarmed so many people, and he would definitely take medicine to recuperate with peace of mind, and he would never make trouble again. ”

Emperor Hongzhi was originally worried that Xu Xun would be self-respecting, and in the future, Zhu Houzhao said that he couldn't do without him when he took medicine, so it would be really troublesome - of course, if Xu Xun was really such an organic person, he would not be unable to find a ruthless way once and for all. Hearing this at this moment, he breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, he couldn't help but look at the young man in front of him more and more pleasing to the eye. After nodding happily, he glanced at his son, who was rarely so quiet on the bed, and said slowly: "That is the case, then it is the best, you have contributed a lot to this matter." It's not too early, so step down. ”

"Yes."

"Father!"

Xu Xun just replied respectfully, and although he was lying on the bed over there, Zhu Houzhao, who had been listening to Lao Gao, had his ears erected, immediately shouted. Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi hurried back, he pretended to be pitiful and said, "Father, let Xu Xun accompany his sons and say a few more words?" Just two or three sentences, just a moment! ”

When Empress Zhang saw Zhu Houzhao's sallow and sallow face, she couldn't help but persuade: "Emperor, since you have a headache, don't talk less!" ”

"Queen Mother!"

If it was in the past, Zhu Houzhao would have directly lowered his face and was angry, but at this time, he reached out and held Queen Zhang, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, and shook it coquettishly: "Queen Mother, you will allow your son, it's really a while...... Why don't you let them light a stick of incense and watch the hour yourself? ”

"You kid!" Empress Zhang was also stunned by Zhu Houzhao's rare closeness, and then immediately stretched out her finger and flicked her son's forehead, and raised her head to look at Emperor Hongzhi on the side. Seeing that her husband also nodded slightly, she thought about it again and again, and finally agreed, and while standing up, she instructed Xu Xun, who lowered her eyebrows and was pleasing to her eyes, "The prince is weak now, remember to advise the prince to take care of it well, and not to indulge!" ”

These two sentences were different from before, they were all dignified and solemn of the queen, and Xu Xun hurriedly bowed down. After seeing these two supremes go out, listening to the voices outside, and seeing the noise for a while, it seemed that the emperor and queen seemed to be leaving with the empress dowager and the empress dowager, Xu Xun breathed a sigh of relief, and then his sleeve was pulled hard, and the great force immediately led him to sit on the pedal in front of the bed, and when he looked up, he was Zhu Houzhao's angry face.

"I also drank the medicine this time, but don't expect me to pinch my nose and drink the second meal next, otherwise don't blame me for selling you to my father!"

Xu Xun glanced at it and saw Liu Jin standing aside with an expression on his face that I hadn't heard anything, and he couldn't help but be angry. He was about to say that it depended on your right-hand men, when he heard a rustling sound. Turning his head to look, he found that Zhang Yong, who had led him here, had crept in. Knowing that this guy was sent to make contact with someone in the Tai Hospital, he beckoned and gave up another seat.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the matter is done. That Liu Yuanju promised that he had already cleared up the relationship and went to see Gonggong Xiao, the master of ceremonies. It's just that I'm afraid that he will say that his method of hot moxibustion combined with medicinal pigeon soup is stronger than the decoction and acupuncture of those lao shizi made by the hospital, in case Gonggong Xiao is not gullible, and he is not willing to take the risk to speak to the emperor, and then the medicine will be ...... at night."

Seeing that Zhang Yong said that it was done in front of him, but in case of such a thing later, Zhu Houzhao's face suddenly darkened. At this time, Xu Xun hurriedly said: "If you can take me to the celebrant to see Gonggong Xiao when you leave the palace, I am seven or eight points sure about this matter." As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince puts on a gradual improvement after that, others will naturally have nothing to say. ”

"Okay, okay, then I'll leave this matter to you!"

Zhu Houzhao patted Xu Xun's shoulder with a happy eyebrow, and suddenly remembered that Empress Zhang was intimate with him just now, and suddenly felt a little hesitant in his heart. After a while, he looked at Liu Jin on the side and Zhang Yong, who was kneeling on one leg in front of the bed, and suddenly shouted: "Liu Jin, Zhang Yong, you two go outside to guard, I have something to tell Xu Xun!" ”

Liu Jin and Zhang Yong glanced at each other, and immediately exited the room without saying a word. And Zhu Houzhao was still not at ease, leaned out and looked around, and then leaned close to Xu Xun's ear and whispered: "Xu Xun, you go outside to check and see if there are rumors among the people...... Say that I was not born to my mother. ”

"Huh?" Xu Xun didn't expect that Zhu Houzhao was straightforward this time, after the initial surprise, his eyes couldn't help but flicker a little, and then he looked sideways at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so trusted, the minister will try his best." But ......"

"But what? Oh, you want benefits, I have gold and silver, and I'll let Liu Jin ...... when I turn around."

Although Zhu Houzhao said that he didn't care, Xu Xun immediately shook his head and interrupted him: "Your Highness, although the minister is a newcomer to Beijing, fortunately, there are still people to take care of him, and even the housekeeper Xiao Gonggong has already found a place, as for the gold and silver, which are outside the body, it is enough to use, what is there to covet?" What the minister wants to say is that His Royal Highness entrusted me to investigate the outside affairs, why not take this opportunity to check the palace myself? For example, how could Your Highness hear these words, did someone else deliberately let you hear them, or was it really unintentional? How widespread are these rumors, how many people have heard them, and why do the emperor and the queen seem to know nothing? ”

"What do you mean......" Although Zhu Houzhao is young and spoiled by his parents, he is extremely smart, his eyes immediately lit up at this moment, and he immediately slammed his fist on the bed board, "You're right, you take care of the outside, I'll take care of the inside, let's check the two of us separately!" What Jinyi Weidong Factory, let's overshadow them in one fell swoop this time, when the time comes to really reopen the West Factory, I don't want those useless guys to take care of things, I will personally take charge of the commander! ”

"Ahem...... Ahem, ahem! ”

Xu Xun was almost choked to death by his own saliva, and he couldn't laugh out loud in front of a serious Zhu Houzhao. He understood how this prince would proclaim himself marshal and self-proclaimed prince in the future, and now this one actually wanted to supervise the West Factory, which shows that he can do whatever he wants. It's just that he picked up Zhu Houzhao like this, he really wanted the prince to know a little bit about some tricky schemes, and he didn't really want people to mess around as he wanted. After all, today's Zhu Houzhao is really spoiled too much and protected too well. When the sky of Emperor Hongzhi falls, how can the little guy afford it?

"Your Highness is really ambitious...... In fact, if you want to talk about it, you have heard this news Your Highness, and the people around you should have heard of it one or two. And when it comes to doing things, you can't always come forward to check in person, it's better to pick one or two reliable ones, especially Gonggong Liu and Gonggong Zhang outside at this time. Of course, Your Highness must not let them know that there is still me checking outside..."

"You're right, I've heard it all, and I don't believe they haven't heard of this nonsense...... Liu Jin is empathetic, Zhang Yong is smart, it's really not good, plus Gu Dayong, it's not good to have too many people. The things that are out are yours, and I will not say a word to them. Well, now the internal and external division of labor, everything is fine! ”

Zhu Houzhao stretched out with relief, and when he saw Xu Xun standing up, he suddenly grabbed Xu Xun's sleeve again: "By the way, Xu Xun, my father has made you an honor, and I will also make you an official...... Well, I will make you the number one thousand households under me as the future commander of the West Factory, you can give me some heart! ”

Xu Xun almost fell to the ground without heeling when he heard this. Although this is just a joke from the prince, he is really afraid that this freewheeling little prince will come directly in front of the emperor when the time comes, then he will not be able to take off the word factory guard. So, he had to accompany Zhu Houzhao with a smile to explain his important surname of being unmeritorious and rewarding for meritorious deeds, and finally succeeded in making this master take back his fate. When he was about to retire, he remembered Xu Xu in Jinyiwei and Wang Shikun in Fangyuan, so he had to test a little bit, but he didn't want Zhu Houzhao to forget Xu Xu completely long ago, and Wang Shikun raised his eyebrows when he heard it.

"Is that the brother-in-law of Wei Guogong who beat his nephew with a horsewhip? He's good, to my spleen and stomach, come out of the palace and you will see me again! ”

When Xu Xun left the Chengqian Palace and went out of the Xuanwu Gate to go to the celebrant eunuch, and finally finally left the imperial city from Bei'an Gate, he was hungry and tired, and almost collapsed.

When I came, there was a carriage to pick up, and when I went, because it was good, it was also a carriage to send it, but I was poor Xu Xun was hungry in the car, and I saw those who were selling snacks along the way who wanted to stop and fill their stomachs first, and the people who were driving the car were behind their ears, and they couldn't tell how many times they stopped, so he had to hold on. When he arrived at the gate of Wei Guogong Fangyuan, he saw Tao Hong and Ah Bao sneaking out to greet him, so he patted Tao Hong on the shoulder weakly and said, "Go, let them prepare food, young master, I will be hungry!" ”

When Tao Hong slipped in, he held Ah Bao's shoulder and moved in step by step, and when he heard that Wang Shikun went to see the Duke of Dingguo, he didn't pay much attention to it. When he was about to arrive at the gate of the courtyard, he suddenly remembered Ah Bao's previous words, so he asked in a low voice: "Ah Bao, the Zheng Emperor you said before said that his daughter was on an errand in the Qianqing Palace, and then was accepted by the current emperor?" ”

Ah Bao was used to being wild on the canal boats, and when he first arrived in the capital and saw so many nobles, living in big houses, and wearing good clothes, he had already had some drums in his heart, and he didn't speak as casually as before. Hearing Xu Xun ask this at this moment, he was stunned for a while, and then he muttered: "Young master, I'm talking nonsense......"

"It doesn't matter if you talk nonsense, I want to hear it now."

Walking on the road, listening to Ah Bao repeat those words that he only felt had some value before, and then thinking of Zhu Houzhao's words, Xu Xun finally stopped all of a sudden. In this way, the rumors are not limited to the palace, they should have spread outside the palace.

(To be continued)