Even if he didn't want to see the old master, seeing Zhang Yan today made Wang Chengen feel a lot. Zhang Yan has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and the emptiness and loneliness in her heart, coupled with the loneliness after losing power, all make Wang Chengen feel desolate. is that within this hour, almost all of them are Zhang Yan talking to herself, and Wang Chengen is playing a qualified listener.

When he walked out of Cining Palace, the sky was already full of stars outside, Wang Chengen only felt indescribable tiredness, exhaled lightly, and looked up to see Huaide hurriedly catching up.

Walking to a secluded place and seeing that there was no one around, Huaide grabbed Wang Chengen's arm and whispered: "Father-in-law, just now the emperor suddenly issued an edict to release Zhu Yujian, a native of Tang Shu, from the high walls of the central capital, and allow him to live in Fengyang, where the ancestral mausoleum is located. Six stones of rice are provided every month, and they are taken care of by the eunuch palace of the town guard of the central capital. ”

Hearing this, Wang Chengen stopped, his eyebrows furrowed tightly. What is the Emperor going to do? Why did you suddenly release Zhu Yujian from within the high wall? The Ming clan is guilty of the people who are dismissed, but anyone who can come out of the high wall will be paid Lu rice every month, in order not to let the children of the clan live too undignified, which is the ancestral system passed down from the time of Yingzong. But since the Wanli period, Lu Mi has been reduced to Ershi, why does the emperor treat this Zhu Yujian so favorably? Did you see Zhu Ping'an's face?

 (.; Looking at Wang Chengen's thoughtful face, Huaide couldn't help but interject: "Father-in-law, my son has a lot of words, there is a news that your old man probably doesn't know yet." ”

"Speak!"

"Zhu Yujiao, the Tang King of Nanyang, has been on the throne since he succeeded to the throne. is extremely poor and extravagant, and has done a lot of things that disturb the people, and the local government has many impeachments. Last year, the emperor also issued an order to apply for the punishment, but he still turned a deaf ear, drank and feasted every day, and stayed all night. According to our eyeliner report in Nanyang, this Zhu Yuzhen is greedy for women and does not care about his body, I am afraid that his life will not be ......, and it will not be too long! ”

A reminder from Wilder. Let Wang Chengen instantly grasp the key. "Tang Wang's family, who else is there now?"

"Back to my father's words! When Zhu Yujian succeeded to the throne, in order to avenge his father, Chongzhen was nine years old. He used the excuse to kill his two uncles, Zhu Qijun, the king of Fushan and Zhu Qijun, the king of Anyang. It also includes several of his unidentified cousins who died. At present, Zhu Yuzhen has no heirs. Once he ......, there will only be a few distant children left in the Tang family, in terms of status and descendants. It is far from being comparable to Zhu Yujian! ”

"That's it!" Wang Chengen slapped his thigh fiercely, "The Shandong incident still made the emperor suspicious." Ping An is doing well in Dengzhou, and the money, food, soldiers and horses are all fine, and the emperor should have been afraid. Just in case, he released Zhu Yujian in advance, so that one day, once Zhu Yujian had an accident, Zhu Yujian could justifiably restore the title of King of Tang. But for Ping An, it means giving up all the current one! ”

"Don't worry, father-in-law!" Huaide looked around, "According to my son, this is just the aftermath that the emperor has prepared in advance. Now the situation is still unclear, and the emperor still needs Young Master Ping An to be stationed in Dengzhou as a backup, so he should not do it at this time. The son guessed that if these things were to be triggered, there must be two conditions, one was that the situation in the north was stable and the emperor had no worries; The second is that the world is in turmoil, and the young master of Ping An has completed the ...... after the transfer of the royal family from Beijing to Nanjing! ”

Wang Chengen nodded approvingly, and couldn't help but feel relieved, "You kid, the analysis is very accurate, at least now it seems that Ping An is safe!" ”

……

The night was sinking like water, and the Kunning Palace had already extinguished the lights, and even the Hongde Hall next to it fell into silence. But there was still a light on in the main room, and through the window lattice, two figures were faintly revealed.

"Your Highness, it's time to rest!" Xing Yuan sighed and removed the food on the round table without the slightest chopsticks.

Zhu Yujiao held her cheeks and leaned against the window lattice, but her eyes were staring at a dazzling bright moon in the sky, but she couldn't forget the scene when she left Dengzhou in her mind.

From Mu Yuling's marriage until she left, Zhu Yujiao never saw Cao Wuxian again. He seems to be avoiding Zhu Yujiao intentionally or unintentionally.

The crystal clear pearl necklace hanging around his neck is the only memorial he left to Zhu Yujiao.

Listening to Mu Yuling, it was a batch of pearl mussels that he personally went to the beach to buy at a high price from the mussel customers. He also took out the pearls from the mussel shells, selected the ones with the same size and color, and made this necklace with his own hands.

Zhu Yujiao was full of joy, but she was completely shattered by Mu Yuling's words.

"Sister, I shouldn't have said these things. But if you don't say it, it gives you hope in vain. You are the eldest princess of the Ming Dynasty, and you must know that your destiny is definitely not something you can do. The future marriage will have your own majesty and the queen's mother to carefully select for you, and it is definitely a ...... of the children of Guijie who are unparalleled in appearance! ”

"My father and mother love me in every way, maybe they will choose according to my temperament!" Zhu Yujiao couldn't put it down, and she couldn't put it down, and replied absentmindedly.

"Woohoo!" Mu Yuling's tone couldn't help but become stern, but seeing Zhu Yujiao's overjoyed expression, a feeling of pity suddenly surged in her heart, and she tightly held Zhu Yujiao in her arms, "Silly girl, it's not me and Ping An who want to wake up your sweet dreams." But you and him really can't come together! ”

"Why!" Zhu Yujiao broke free from Mu Yuling's arms, and Mu Yuling's words were like a spike, touching the softest place in her heart.

Mu Yuling didn't even dare to look at Zhu Yujiao's eyes, she also knew very well what kind of harm she would cause to Zhu Yujiao as soon as her words came out, but she couldn't help but say this sentence.

"Because, because there is no injury, it is an internal official!"

"Officer!" Zhu Yujiao seemed to have fallen into a bottomless ice cellar in an instant. The whole body became extremely cold. Growing up in the palace since she was a child, she still knows a little bit about this term.

Mu Yuling nodded painfully, "You also know that I met Ping'an and Wuxian in the Tang Palace, and that year, Wuxian's parents died and he was sold into slavery in the palace, and he was already a ...... at that time." Over the years, peace and harmlessness have relied on each other to support each other to get to where we are today. I and Ping'an sincerely hope that Wuxian can find their own happiness, but the world is like this, Wuxian and the two of us can't watch you stay drunk with an ethereal dream, and fall deeper and deeper! ”

Zhu Yujiao's face was as white as paper, as if she had lost her soul all of a sudden, which made Mu Yuling feel extremely distressed, and she grabbed her cold hands tightly, but she didn't know how to comfort her.

From Dengzhou back to Beijing, Zhu Yujiao has always maintained such a state. In front of Chongzhen and Queen Zhou, she would barely squeeze out some vague smiles, but in her own dormitory, Hongde Palace, she was like a soulless body, and she was unruly all day long.

Xing Yuan shook his head and put a cup of brewed tea beside Zhu Yujiao. Although she still doesn't know what happened to Zhu Yujiao's trip to Dengzhou, a fool can also see what Zhu Yuanjiao is sad for.

Xing Yuan moved a guqin, the slender jade fingers plucked the strings, the soft tone slowly played, Xing Yuan's lips opened slightly, "Mingyue should laugh at me affectionately, laugh at me now, lonely and sad, idle and singing alone." Recently, I'm afraid to talk about current events, knotting the orchid placket, the moon is shallow and the light is deep, where to find the clouds in my dreams! ”

The lingering poems accompanied by the gentle sound of the piano drifted in the huge hall, and two lines of tears suddenly slipped down Zhu Yujiao's cheeks, and slowly turned her head, "Yuanyuan, is this the word you made?" ”

As soon as Xing Yuan put away the strings, he stood up and walked to Zhu Yuanjiao's side, and brought the cup of hot tea to Zhu Yuanjiao's hand.

"Your Highness guessed wrong, this is what Lord Zhu Ping'an Zhu did. On that day, the slave maid was in the capital for a few days, and lived in Lord Zhu's house, and was fortunate enough to see a few poems, so they excerpted them one by one and composed a tune ......! ”

Zhu Yujiao rarely smiled, "You still remember Zhu Ping'an in your heart, don't you?" ”

Xing Yuan's hands were intertwined, and an indescribable smile appeared on his face. "It's enough to remember, what kind of identity Xing Yuan is, how can he expect the favor of adults. What's more, now that the adult has married Miss Mujia, the two are lovers and eventually become married, so why should the slave and maid secretly feel sad? It is enough to keep him firmly in your heart and pray for his safety and blessings! ”

Zhu Yujiao nodded, and her eyes turned to the lonely moonlight outside the window. "Mingyue should laugh at me if she is amorous! Is there always a sentimental person in this world who is going to be hurt? ”

"Why should Your Highness be persistent!" Xing Yuan explained: "There is a good chance that things in the world will not be satisfactory, Your Highness is a noble of the heavenly family, and there will naturally be a good marriage in the future." ”

Zhu Yujiao sighed lightly, her long eyelashes fell, and a bitter smile appeared on her face, "Being in the deep palace, what can you do?" Dengzhou's trip is the biggest luxury in this life, and he won't have any extravagant hopes in the future? ”

Zhu Yujiao looked at Xing Yuan, who was full of concern, and couldn't help laughing again, but her mood was much better. "You still have a deep affection for Zhu Ping'an, I can see this. The sister of the Mu family is simple-minded and modest, and she will never look down on you because of this. Hurry up and get the opportunity, I will go and tell the sister of the Mu family, let that Zhu Ping'an take you into the house. Now he is also the chief military officer of Zheng Erpin, and he has two wives and concubines, and he is just going to spread out. Lest thou sing these delightful sounds every day in my palace, lingering and sighing! ”

"Your Highness......!" Xing Yuan blushed suddenly. (To be continued......)