That Chen Gonggong is tall and thin, wearing a flat scarf covered with bamboo silk for the fetus green Luomeng, which is the so-called yarn pot piece, and the patch on his body is just miscellaneous birds. After glancing at it, Xu Xun knew that although this Gonggong Chen seemed to be invincible, he was actually at most a long-term follower, and he was not worth mentioning in the eyes of the palace Da Jue.

Therefore, seeing that the two strong envoys behind Gonggong Chen rushed forward to kill people without saying a word, he pulled Zhu Houzhao behind him, and waited for the two to get close to him a foot in front of him, because he saw that Zhu Houzhao's face was not good, he stretched out his hands and pulled a belt, and Suo used the set of unloading joints that he had learned in the army before, and directly twisted the person's arm and pressed it to kneel on the ground. I only heard the two people on the ground crying out in pain and scolding at the same time, and the father-in-law Chen shouted loudly.

"It's the other way around, it's really the other way around! Come on, come on, take down these two daring boys! ”

As soon as I heard the voice of Gonggong Chen's return, the women in the main courtyard and the east and west wings all hugged out, and at this time, I saw that the young man who only thought that he was a tasteless and low-level small fire person at first dared to hurt Chen's henchmen.

"Sister Zhou, why are you still standing with these two people who don't know the rules, you're not afraid of making Gonggong Chen angry, come back quickly!"

Hearing this, Xu Xun glanced sideways, and saw that it was the tall girl who was complaining about the food in front of the two of them, and he couldn't help but squint his eyes. And Zhu Houzhao didn't have a city like Xu Xun, he glared back and was about to sneer at him, but the older girl didn't seem to hear it, took a deep breath, stepped forward and bowed to Gonggong Chen, who was jumping straight to his feet: "Gonggong Chen, please calm your anger, these two fathers-in-law are the people of Gonggong Li, the master of ceremonies......"

"Master of Ceremonies Grandpa Li? What nonsense, Li Gongcheng is in front, how dare the people around him walk away without permission! That Gonggong Chen didn't believe this nonsense at all, and shouted impatiently behind him, "What are you doing in a daze, pull these two little rabbit cubs out and tie them up, and we have to teach them a hard lesson when we turn back!" ”

"Gonggong Chen, please think twice! A few days ago, you punished a person who trespassed on the palace, and under the example of killing chickens and monkeys, who would dare to stumble into such a place indiscriminately? The older girl calmly bowed deeply again, and then raised her head and said calmly, "Besides, who in the vicinity of the little fire and the inner envoy doesn't know that Gonggong Chen is very authoritative, and there are lessons from the past, how dare they be so offended?" Since Gonggong Chen said that Gonggong Li was ahead, he might as well send someone to investigate, and if so, it would not be too late to punish them. ”

Gonggong Chen hesitated by the elder girl's words, and looked at Xu Xun and Zhu Hou's photo engravings again, seeing that Xu Xun, who had just made a clean shot, didn't look at the two people who were moaning in pain on the ground at this time, and there was no fear on his face, and Zhu Houzhao on the side looked lively, not like those ordinary small firefighters who had learned the rules when they entered the palace, and trembled when they saw the older and high-grade people, and they were really a little uncertain for a while. After thinking about it, he beckoned to the first envoy to come up.

"Father-in-law Chen, don't be frightened by her, when these two people broke in just now, they clearly said that they were lost and came in to beg for saliva to drink!"

"That's it, talking nonsense!"

Although there were several voices behind her, the older girl's face did not move at all, and she still looked at Gonggong Chen so frankly and said, "Horizontal and vertical is just a moment's work, Gonggong Chen can't even afford to wait for this moment?" ”

"Listening to your tone, it seems that you are very familiar with the two of them? If they are really the people under Gonggong Li, our family has nothing to say; But if you don't ......" Gonggong Chen paused slightly, motioned for the envoy to go and investigate, and then a sneer appeared on his face, "You have already learned the rules of the palace, if you are honest today, it will not be enough to punish you for lifting the bell for this crime!" ”

The older girl lowered her head slightly, but her face was still calm: "If it really proves to be true, she should be blamed." ”

Seeing that Gonggong Chen snorted and strode out of the door, he could vaguely hear the sound of him ordering his subordinates to guard the courtyard and not let people enter or leave, Zhu Hou took a look at the women who were chattering but didn't dare to come up under the corridor, and suddenly felt that they were as annoying and hateful as noisy crows, and even patted his chest at the older girl and said, "Sister, thank you for speaking for us!" Don't be afraid, we are really Gonggong Li's people! ”

"Even if you are Gonggong Li's people, then you should say it first, how can you do it first? In case Gonggong Chen calls more people in, and your two fists are invincible to your four hands, wouldn't you have to suffer a greater loss if you shout out again at that time? The old girl looked at Zhu Houzhao and said a few words, and when she saw Zhu Houzhao stunned for a moment and quietly glanced at Xu Xun with her eyes, she smiled bitterly, "But don't thank me, if I don't speak for you, others will fall into the hole for me, and I ...... it for myself."

She glanced back at her companions who had gone through the primary, two, three, and four selections, and saw that all of them had come out, and she stopped talking for a while. She is the oldest among the more than 30 people, and they usually ask her to mention anything to Gonggong Chen, not wanting to catch her just and make a mistake, that is, everyone wants to step on her, and there is not even a charcoal in the snow.

If there was still hope of being selected as a mother before, it would be fine, but they knew that only 300 out of a thousand people were selected this time, since they were assigned to the most remote place, in fact, they had already been eliminated, and they would just be palace maids in the future, so what are they doing with these famous halls? Do you still hope that if you please Chen Gonggong, you will have a chance to turn the tables? If these two people are really Gonggong Li's people, they who have just fallen into the well will definitely not be pleased, why bother?

"There are people in this world who often do things that are harmful to others and not to themselves." She didn't say it, but Xu Xun said it for her, and she said it by looking at Zhu Houzhao who was full of indignation. Seeing Zhu Houzhao's delicate complexion, he whispered to him again, "Where there are many people, there are often many people and few hearts, otherwise in the huge harem back then, how could the first emperor only have the queen mother?" ”

Zhu Houzhao's face changed when Xu Xun's tone changed, and when he looked at those beautiful girls, he felt even more disgusting like a snake and scorpion. He let out a long breath, exhaling all this anger and depression, and then waved his hand again, as if to drive all these emotions away.

"I don't think they have the life to be mothers, jumping up and down...... By the way, you haven't told me your name yet! ”

"Me?" At this moment, the older girl had almost concluded that Xu Xun and Zhu Houzhao were most likely really the people of the eunuch Li Rong, who was in charge of the seal of the celebrant eunuch, so she smiled and said, "My surname is Zhou, I am the seventh in the family, and I am the oldest here, so they all call me Seventh Sister." What's the matter, the two little fathers-in-law plan to say something nice to me in front of Grandpa Li? ”

"Yes and what? Why, Seventh Sister thinks I don't have this ability? ”

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao directly called out to the seventh sister along the pole, with a big grin on his face, Zhou Qiniang couldn't help but laugh, and immediately said: "If the two little fathers-in-law are really proud people in front of Gonggong Li, and take care of them more in the future, I will be grateful, as for the rest, don't be busy." Today, you have finally swept the face of Gonggong Chen, besides, looking at your age and clothing, there should be no grade, in case you make a self-defeating sentence in front of Gonggong Li, and when the time comes, you will lose the trust of Gonggong Li, and it will not be easy for Gonggong Chen to clean you up? ”

"Hey, you really don't want to be the queen's concubine? I heard that the emperor is rarely handsome and chic, and he can't find such a good man with a lantern! ”

At this moment, Xu Xun could only lower his head and grit his teeth to restrain the urge to laugh. And Zhou Qiniang only found that Xu Xun's shoulders trembled slightly, and thought that it was caused by hearing Zhu Houzhao flattering the emperor behind his back, she couldn't help but laugh too: "No wonder you can be trusted by Gonggong Li at a young age, if the emperor hears your honey-smeared mouth, he will have to transfer you to his side to serve!" Even if our emperor is handsome and chic, there are more people who want to be the queen and princess, I don't have more than one me, and I don't have a lot less than me! If you really have that ability, it would be cheaper to transfer me to serve the Empress Dowager. ”

Serving the Empress Dowager Wang and serving the Empress Dowager Zhang are completely different treatments. One is only the emperor's nominal grandmother, but the other is the emperor's mother, this is different, and filial piety is naturally very different. Therefore, Xu Xun looked at Zhu Houzhao's stunned appearance, he couldn't help but smile, but secretly praised Qi Niang for seeing it thoroughly this week.

After all, the previous case of Zheng Wang and Zheng Jinlian and the Empress Dowager Wang were very inexplicably involved, which also determined that the imperial grandmother would not stuff a woman next to Zhu Houzhao and let her grandson regain her heart for herself. In this case, staying by the side of the Empress Dowager has less disputes, and it will not be mixed into the troubled waters of the harem, which can be said to be a really light place in this palace.

Zhu Houzhao frowned, very angry that he was a golden bachelor who didn't let people take it to heart at all, and for a while he tentatively interrogated the situation in Zhou Qiniang's house, and learned that this girl who happened to be stuck in the upper age limit of sixteen years old after the election was the same as his mother, and his father was only a prisoner, he couldn't help but roll his eyes, but just when he wanted to interrogate further, there was a commotion outside, followed by only Gonggong Chen sideways in front, and a large number of people rushed in behind.

Seeing Zhu Houzhao, the big stone in Li Rong's heart finally fell. Xu Xun left the next sentence to persuade Zhu Houzhao, and then the two of them disappeared together, and when he came back to his senses, he couldn't find anyone. He originally thought that Zhu Houzhao would simply go back in a fit of anger, and for a while he could only take the eunuchs in charge of these idle palaces to vent his anger, and he let people be exposed to the sun for a long time before he ordered them to disperse, but it didn't take long to get the news that the first two little eunuchs under him broke into the most remote Suihan Pavilion.

Seeing Li Rong come in, Xu Xun saw the opportunity very quickly, and immediately pulled Zhu Houzhao, who was still trying to talk to Zhou Qiniang, and stepped forward. However, before he could make a gesture of saluting, Li Rong took a step back to the side without a trace, and then shouted angrily: "Let the two of you go and see how many people live everywhere, but you have been delayed for a long time!" ”

At this time, knowing that Zhu Houzhao might poke out some basket when he answered, Xu Xun preemptively said: "Father-in-law forgives the sin, the younger two are here for the first time, and they are lost for a while, so they come here to beg for saliva to drink." ”

Zhu Houzhao is next to him, and Li Rong's pretense naturally has a limit. Even if he wanted to take advantage of this rare opportunity to scold Xu Xun for a bloody dog, he could only stop in moderation, so he snorted lightly and waved his hand angrily. Seeing Xu Xun dragging Zhu Houzhao to stand behind him, he looked at Gonggong Chen, who was sincerely afraid, and said coldly: "These palaces are for you to manage, but our family has never said that you can do whatever you want." Just like a few days ago, you pulled people out to play the board because of a small fireman's trespass, you are majestic, but you touch the top of your head and ask yourself, do you have this authority? ”

Since Li Rong came over in person, Gonggong Chen already knew that the momentum was not good, and when Li Rong even turned over his old account before, his legs and stomach trembled, and he knelt down as soon as his knees were weak, and after kowtowing three times and not daring to say anything, he knelt there and didn't dare to move. However, Li Rong originally didn't plan to pursue it further, but Zhu Houzhao next to him said angrily: "Not only that, the tea he drinks is all tea residues, and the food is either cold or rancid......

Hearing this, Gonggong Chen was shocked and angry for a while, and hurriedly slammed his head on the ground, and said with a crying voice: "Ancestor Mingjian, the little ones definitely don't dare to deduct their due examples!" The two little fathers-in-law came to this place for the first time, and they must have listened to the demagogy of these women. If the old ancestor doesn't believe it, he can investigate it thoroughly, the little one and all the stewards and fathers-in-law here are the same and act the same as the regulations, and they don't dare to be sloppy in the slightest, please let the old ancestor know what is going on! ”

As he spoke, he kowtowed again and again, and the dull voice was so loud that the women under the eaves who had not had time to retreat were all pale, and Zhou Qiniang, who was beside Gonggong Chen, clearly saw the Yin Yin blood flowing on his forehead, and his heart suddenly pounded violently, and finally couldn't help but glance at Zhu Houzhao with a worried gaze.

And Xu Xun couldn't cry or laugh, fortunately Zhu Houzhao is the emperor, if not, the complainant would have to put himself in. The barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, and with a bite from Chen's mouth, he stirred up all the fathers-in-law in charge here, but he was measuring the muddy water, and it was impossible for Li Rong to replace all the people up and down, so he would naturally be able to save himself. So, seeing that Li Rong's face was cloudy, he coughed lightly beside him and said: "Gonggong Li, although Xiao Zhu is a little impulsive, what he said is true, and I ask you to be aware of everything and judge justice." ”

Speaking of which, even if Gonggong Chen is his godson, he can only cry at this time, not to mention that this guy is just following the path of a godson under him. So, Li Rong made a choice almost without thinking, and immediately said to Du Jin behind him: "Du Jin, the matter of this deduction will be handed over to you for thorough investigation, and this courtyard will be changed to a steward first." Within three days, we will listen to your return! ”

"Rest assured, the little ones will definitely find out."

Du Jin bowed down to say this, and couldn't help but glance at Zhu Houzhao and Xu Xun, and then glanced at Gonggong Chen, who was stunned, and secretly sighed that this guy was really unlucky, and he didn't say anything when he bumped into the little emperor, and tried in vain to pull others into the water to deal with the little emperor's reprimand. However, just when he ordered someone to take away Chen Gonggong on the ground, Chen Gonggong, whose forehead was full of blood, suddenly opened his voice and shouted that I was not convinced, and then he was about to shout again, he suddenly snorted, and before anyone shouted the next sentence, he stepped forward with an arrow and directly blocked the person's mouth with a handkerchief, and then said sharply: "Take away, don't let him talk at will without orders!" ”

Li Rong was secretly glad that he had brought someone out who understood, and when he peeked at Zhu Houzhao's satisfied smile, he breathed a sigh of relief. Looking around at the warblers and warblers in the courtyard, and staring at Zhou Qiniang, who had just stood close to Zhu Houzhao and Xu Xun, he suddenly felt a move in his heart, secretly thinking that since the little emperor had stayed here for a long time, he might have something to like, but when he was about to open his mouth to test two sentences, he changed his mind.

Instead of rushing too quickly, it is better to wait until you find out how to surprise the emperor and make some preparations yourself!

So, he withdrew his scrutinizing gaze, said lightly, and then took the lead. At this time, Xu Xun had to pull up Zhu Houzhao, who was full of reluctance, and saw that the little emperor still did not forget to gesture goodbye to Zhou Qiniang, he snickered in his stomach for a while, and when he came out of the yard, he specially paid attention to the plaque on the door and wrote down the three words of Suihan Pavilion. waited until he left the distance, and then he joked in a low voice: "Didn't the emperor think about the girl painted by Tang Yin before?" ”

"Painting is painting, people are people." Zhu Houzhao completely forgot what he had said to Xu Xun before at this time, and said with great interest as he walked, "I sued that Gonggong Chen just now, and you saw that she didn't have that look, she was obviously worried about me!" Hehe, she doesn't know that I'm the emperor, but she still looks at me like this, this is a really gentle and considerate good girl, unlike those women who seem to be beautiful but have a heart like a femme fatale, which is disgusting! Hmm, you were right before, no wonder there is only one queen mother in my father's life, and if there are more women, I can't help but use these unseemly means, and I can't prevent it......"

Is this called self-inflicted amorousness?

Li Rong, who was walking in front, frequently looked back, and saw that Zhu Houzhao pulled Xu Xun to mutter, but his face was elated, and he didn't look like he was happy before, he was more and more sure that the little emperor must have taken a fancy to someone in the Suihan Pavilion, so he couldn't help but think about it in his heart. When they arrived at the stolen goods and punishment library, they found a place for Zhu Houzhao and Xu Xun to change their clothes one by one, and as soon as the two came out, Li Rong immediately knelt down, and before the words of the guilty plea were spoken, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand.

"Okay, okay, what those tricky guys do has nothing to do with you, take care of yourself and make an example, don't have any scandals like deductions, just make me look bad!"

Seeing Zhu Houzhao pulling Xu Xun away, Li Rong agreed repeatedly, and after the others left, he immediately looked at Du Jin and ordered: "Send someone to check immediately, what is going on in this year's cold pavilion, what is the origin of the woman who is mixed with the emperor and Xu Xun, what has she said, and I will find out everything in detail!" ”

And Xu Xun accompanied the enthusiastic Zhu Houzhao to the Lingxing Gate, and it was not until Liu Jin and several internal envoys stepped forward with a smile on their faces that Zhu Houzhao's gushing words temporarily paused. And Xu Xun excused that there were important things outside the palace, and politely refused Zhu Houzhao to let him accompany him back to Chengqian Palace, but he glanced at Liu Jin. Sure enough, the old eunuch, who was accustomed to observing words and feelings, immediately found an excuse to stay, and only said that he wanted to give him a ride.

Walking on the road, seeing that there was no one else around, Liu Jin smiled and asked, "Brother Xu, what's the matter with leaving me?" ”

"Of course it's a good thing." Xu Xun smiled and said the original thing about accompanying the emperor to see those women to be selected today, seeing Liu Jin's face full of envy, jealousy and hatred, he patted the old eunuch's shoulder considerately, and then squeezed his eyes and said, "Looking at Gonggong Li's appearance, he should have noticed something, maybe he will inquire about it immediately, maybe he will arrange another courtyard for Zhou Qiniang to be settled, and then tell her the identity of the emperor. ”

Seeing that Liu Jin's face changed greatly, Xu Xun knew that the old eunuch was not because the little emperor was finally moved, but because Li Rong would be annoyed by it, so he said while the iron was hot: "You should also know the emperor's surname, if people know that it is the emperor, they will naturally have to be deferential, and it will be self-defeating when the time comes." Only if she doesn't know it, the next thing is infinite possibilities. Therefore, if Gonggong Liu has the ability, he might as well think of a way. ”

The more Liu Jin thought about it, the more he felt that Xu Xun's statement was reasonable, and immediately instinctively asked, "What can you do?" ”

"Get people out of there and send them to the Queen Mother. Let the Queen Mother take people by her side and send a few female officials to train one or two, but remember not to let her meet the emperor who went to greet her, and if she reveals her identity, she will not have to sing. Then I tried to pry the queen mother a few words, and said that the emperor often goes to the West Garden, and the West Garden might as well put a few stable and generous palace maids, so as to welcome the emperor at any time. With you taking care of her, will she still have insight into the truth? ”

Although Zhou Qiniang said that she wanted to serve the Empress Dowager, not Empress Dowager Zhang, where would Xu Xun really fulfill her wish. Empress Dowager Zhang and Empress Dowager Wang were not so harmonious, if someone came to that person's side, it would be very difficult for Zhu Hou to get his wish fulfilled, and maybe he would have to fight to offend his mother.

As soon as Xu Xun said this, Liu Jin immediately understood, squinted his eyes and nodded emphatically: "I know, this matter is on me." Although Li Rong regarded the one-third of an acre of land as his own and did not let others interfere, I did not have no way, you must know that Gao Feng and Gao Gonggong were originally appointed by the Empress Dowager to assist in this matter. In addition, this deductible thing can also be made to make a fuss, saving Li Rong from being too comfortable! ”

"If you have a way, this matter is done, and the emperor will be determined!"

When he arrived at Xi'anmen and Liu Jin separated, seeing Liu Jin running fast with a reflexive smoke, not looking like a person in his fifties or sixties, Xu Xun couldn't help but smile slightly. However, when his little servant led the horse over, he turned over and sat down, but a thought suddenly came to his heart.

He used to think that Zhu Hou took care of Tang Yin's painting just because the beauty in the painting had the right spleen, but listening to Zhu Houzhao's previous words today, it was clearly because the beauty in the painting was holding an umbrella and taking care of another boy under the umbrella. And today, Zhu Houzhao paid so much attention to Zhou Qiniang, who was not very stunning, not because of any beauty, but because of this girl's words and deeds that moved the little emperor's heart. In addition, Zhu Houzhao was also familiar with Shen Yue for the first time in the past, and he was almost able to draw a conclusion that seemed outrageous but was actually reliable.

There have never been brothers and sisters, except for Emperor Hongzhi, no one dares to have a heavy sentence Zhu Houzhao, ten have ** likes those reliable and considerate women like big sisters, and the most important one is, don't treat him as an emperor! After all, who let Emperor Hongzhi set him the best example back then, and Empress Zhang, who wanted to dominate the harem, also regarded Emperor Hongzhi as a husband more than an emperor.

(To be continued)