Xingwangfu Shutang is the pure hall that Emperor Jiajing allocated special funds to repair later, is located in the east of the sleeping palace, is the place where Zhu Youqi Zhai lived. There are five rooms in the front and back, two out of ten in the left and right compartments, and three doors.

In the back room, Zhu Youqi was holding his son's hand on the couch with a concerned expression.

Yuan Zonggao sent the doctor out of the door, and when he turned back, he was followed by Zhu San, who bowed his head and did not dare to look at his father or Yuan Zonggao.

Yuan Zonggao said: "King Xing, I have sent someone to inform the princess, and the prince is fine." ”

"Father, I'm better...... Ahem, don't blame anyone else, that fire may have been accidentally started by me...... When I got there, I was a little sleepy, so I slept on my desk for a while, forgetting that there was a lighted lantern in front of me, probably because I accidentally knocked over the lamp and set the house on fire. ”

Zhu Houxi's voice was weak, the reason why he was bedridden was because his body was still a little soft, but his spirit was good.

Children are scheming, if they make mistakes, they will jump around immediately, and what if they are punished by their father? Pretend to be sick after experiencing life and death.

Zhu Youqi wanted to teach his son a lesson with a straight face, but seeing that his son was weak, he couldn't be hard-hearted.

Yuan Zonggao asked: "Shizi, have you known Zhu Hao for a long time?" ”

Finally got to the point.

Zhu San was the most nervous.

"Hmm."

Zhu Houxi just nodded, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on his sister.

Zhu Youqi and Yuan Zonggao looked at Zhu San at the same time, Zhu San blushed, and couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Zhu Youqi looked at his daughter, and asked with a straight face, "How did you meet?" ”

"I ...... I just know ......."

Zhu San's little head turned quickly, and his mouth didn't stop for a moment, "He is a disciple of Mr. Sui's friend, Mr. Sui took me to see him before, if you don't believe it, you can ask Mr. Sui ......"

Zhu San's principle of answering in front of his father is to push the responsibility on others as much as possible.

How much does Xing Wangfu attach importance to her younger brother, others don't know, can she still not know?

Since he was a child, he showed people in men's clothes, just to cover his younger brother, and he had to disguise himself as his younger brother to take risks, they were all the same parents, but the treatment was very different.

Take your younger brother out to play, and let your younger brother fall into the water, you must not say it unless you have to!

Zhu Youqi frowned slightly: "Sui Sect Xi's friend's disciple? ”

It sounds like a child is lying, and the father naturally doesn't believe it.

Yuan Zonggao asked with interest: "Let's listen to it specifically." ”

Zhu Sandao: "That day, Mr. Sui said that he was going out of the palace to meet a friend, and he also said that that person had both poetry and painting, and he was unparalleled in the world...... It seems that the surname is Tang, and I said that I also want to see it, so he took me out......"

Hearing this, Zhu Youqi and Yuan Zonggao glanced at each other.

Allowing Sui Gongyan to take his daughter out of the palace is a strategy agreed upon by Zhu Youqi and Yuan Zonggao before, as much as possible to make people think that Zhu San is Zhu Houxi, and Sui Gongyan did not violate the ban in this matter.

At that time, Zhu Hao was with the man and went fishing outside...... said that it was fishing but there was no hook, and what did Jiang Taigong say that the fishing wisher took the bait. ”

Zhu San remembered that the first contact with Zhu Hao by the river was indeed a "chance meeting", and she did not hide it in the slightest.

Zhu Youqi muttered: "Poetry and painting are unique? Unique in the world? Could it be Tang Yin? ”

Yuan Zonggao said: "I haven't heard of Tang Bohu coming to Huguang before. ”

"And then?" Zhu Youqi asked.

Zhu Sanyi saw that he couldn't make a difference just by the riverside, so he could only say a little more: "Later, Zhu Hao said that his mother was sick and wanted to sell rabbits to me, and I also wanted to raise a few rabbits, so I bought his ......."

The more the story is told, the more bizarre it becomes, Zhu Youqi didn't want to continue to listen to his daughter's nonsense, and asked Zhu Houxi instead: "Is that so?" ”

Zhu Houxi thought for a moment and nodded.

Yuan Zonggao thought for a moment and said, "It seems that it is quite fate...... Zhu Hao passed the assessment of Xingwangfu's selection of companions, if he was a disciple of Tang Bohu...... Famous teachers produce high apprentices, and everything makes sense. But why did Tang Bohu's disciple come to Xingwangfu? ”

Zhu Youqi continued to ask: "Then after Zhu Hao entered the Xingwang Mansion, how did you know that he lived in the East Courtyard?" Why go over? ”

This is the problem that Zhu Youqi and Yuan Zonggao are most concerned about.

Zhu Sanyi didn't know how to answer for a while.

Yuan Zonggao said: "Tell the truth, don't hide it." ”

Zhu San suddenly thought of something and said, "It's Ah Bing...... No, it's Lu Bing, he told us that Zhu Hao entered the palace and lived in the East Courtyard...... Father, go and ask him. ”

In the matter of shirking responsibility, Zhu San did it from beginning to end, and she still didn't lie this time.

"Lu Bing?"

Zhu Youqi looked at Yuan Zonggao puzzled.

Yuan Zonggao explained: "Lu Bing is the son of Lu Song, the official of the palace guard of honor, and he is also among the candidates for this palace selection, and he has intersected with Zhu Hao when he participated in the selection. Third son, do you mean that it wasn't Zhu Hao who came to look for you, but you went to find him, right? ”

Yuan Zonggao seemed to be only presiding over the last round of exams, but in fact, he knew all about the selection of companions by the palace, and naturally knew that Lu Bing had communicated with Zhu Hao during the exam.

Zhu San thought for a while and nodded seriously: "He can't enter the inner courtyard again...... It was only because of what Lu Bing said that we went to play with him. ”

Hearing this, Yuan Zonggao sighed slightly.

His last mystery was solved.

This is a problem he has been struggling with, if Zhu Hao took the initiative to find Zhu San and Zhu Houxi, it is likely that Zhu Hao set up a bureau, and Zhu Hao may be an accomplice to the arsonist.

But if it was because Lu Bing knew Zhu Hao, and told Zhu San and Zhu Houxi that Zhu Hao was in the palace, the two little ones took the initiative to find ......

Zhu Hao is the passive party, so setting fire has nothing to do with Zhu Hao!

Originally, it was Jianmao and others who deliberately set fire to Zhu Hao, but by mistake, they went to Zhu Hao to play because Zhu Houyu went to play, and it burned Zhu Houyu's body, but fortunately, Zhu Hao stepped forward at that time......

"King Xing, everything makes sense, as long as you verify it again, you will know if someone is lying."

Yuan Zonggao didn't completely trust Zhu San, but the matter was very simple, just ask Sui Gongyan and people related to this matter to know the truth or falsehood.

Zhu Youqi nodded, and when he saw Yuan Zonggao glaring at him, he understood that his father was too concerned.

Being in the royal family, even if you care about your son, you must show indifference and avoid letting people know your weaknesses, which is the responsible attitude towards your son.

"Alright, let's all go out...... Let Xiao Si live and recuperate here, and notify the princess to come over. ”

Zhu Youqi handed over the matter of taking care of his son to his wife, and even Zhu San was temporarily kicked out of the house, and this girl is likely to be ordered to think about it behind closed doors.

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Zhu Youqi and Yuan Zonggao came to the study in front of them.

In front of the desk, Zhu Youqi slapped the table suddenly: "A group of untouchables actually made their own decisions and dared to set fire to the land of the palace, and really regarded my palace as a den of thieves?" ”

Killing Zhu Hao was not Zhu Youqi's intention, or even Yuan Zonggao's intention, but the people below catered to the will of the emperor and made their own decisions by speculating on their own.

The sharp-haired hairy has no intention of killing, between the two theories.

But now the case has been completed as an ironclad case.

Yuan Zonggao shook his head: "I can't even understand it, that kid from the Zhu family...... Why do you want to save people desperately? ”

Zhu Youqi frowned slightly, glanced at Yuan Zonggao, as if to say, listening to what you mean, do you think he shouldn't save people? If he doesn't save people, the king's son may be more than lucky!

"King Xing, let's call someone in and ask!"

Yuan Zonggao proposed.

Zhu Youqi nodded and agreed to Yuan Zonggao's request, but after the others sat back at their desks, their faces returned to calm.

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Zhu Hao and Lu Song were called into the study.

Zhu Youqi looked at Lu Song, nodded and said, "Lu Dian, you have made a contribution to fighting the fire today, and I will give you three months of money." ”

Lu Song was originally absent-minded, but when he heard this, he hurriedly hugged his fists: "Thank you, Lord Wang." ”

Yuan Zonggao smiled and said, "Lu Dianzhan is loyal, and he is actually the pillar of my Wangfu...... You go get busy first, I have something to ask Zhu Hao here. ”

"Yes."

Lu Song was originally suspicious, but after communicating with Zhu Hao, he figured out one thing, that is, he had to be of the same mind as Zhu Hao.

Lu Song walked out of the door and closed the study door by the way.

"Meet His Royal Highness King Xing."

Zhu Hao bent down and saluted, "I've seen Mr. Yuan." ”

Zhu Youqi did not say anything.

Yuan Zonggao said with a smile: "Zhu Hao, when I took the school examination that day, I felt that you were quick to think...... I wonder who you studied with? ”

Come up and don't ask about arson and saving people, first ask which teacher to follow, Zhu Hao immediately made a judgment, the two old foxes asked Zhu San and Zhu Si first, this is to verify the answer from me?

Zhu Hao said: "The student did not formally apprentice, but a gentleman who went to Jiangjiang through Huguang and refused to disclose his name, taught me a lot of principles of life, and can be regarded as my enlightenment teacher." ”

"Then why did you enter the Xingwang Mansion?"

Yuan Zonggao's next question was more acute.

I entered the Xingwang Mansion to spy on intelligence, God knows that you know and I know, even those craftsmen know, and I still need to ask?

"I ...... I want to read books. ”

Since you all know, then I will pretend that you don't know.

Yuan Zonggao smiled and said, "Is it just for reading?" ”

Zhu Hao said: "It's not a secret, my father is a hundred households in brocade clothes, martyred in order to quell the rebellion, leaving an estate to our orphans and widows, but the family has always wanted to take the farm house back, and did not hesitate to frame my mother for selling illicit salt to put my mother in prison, and even asked us to hand over forty taels of silver in the clan every month......

"Oh, really?"

Yuan Zonggao was generally interested, thinking that he had known this for a long time.

"In order to let me study, my mother went to the city to invite my husband, but unexpectedly, the Zhu family let out a rumor and did not allow the reader to enlighten me...... I wanted to study in the palace so that my family could not control it, so I signed up for the assessment...... Before entering the palace, my grandmother asked me to give me a lecture, saying that I asked me to tell her everything I heard in the palace. ”

Zhu Hao was very sincere, and he actually told him all the things he had done in the palace.

Yuan Zonggao sighed: "Zhu Hao, you are very spiritual, you are very talented in reading, and you are really a talent that can be created. But it's not right for you to do this, the palace has invited you to be your companion for you to study, but you have informed outsiders about the affairs of the palace, isn't it a grievance to repay virtue? ”

Uncle, do you need to say this?

Zhu Hao said: "I also know that this is wrong, but I am just for studying, if I don't follow, the Zhu family will arrest me back, and take it away together with the property left by my late father...... We orphans and widows are really forced to do nothing. ”

Yuan Zonggao smiled, glanced at Zhu Youqi, and saw King Xing's face with disgust, obviously in his heart, even if Zhu Hao saved his son's life, he couldn't stay.

Who made Zhu Hao a member of the Jinyi Wei Zhu family?

And the Zhu family was arranged by the imperial court to move to Anlu to monitor the Xingwang Mansion nearby?

"Then Zhu Hao, why did you save people today?"

Yuan Zonggao continued to send out soul torture.

Zhu Hao asked in surprise, "Mr. Yuan, I don't quite understand what you mean...... I saw my friend in the fire, shouldn't I save it? ”

"Friends?"

Yuan Zonggao couldn't understand why Zhu Hao had such a statement.

"Yes, I didn't have any friends since I was a child, Zhu San and Zhu Si are my best friends, I know that they are noble and not worthy of being friends with them, but if my friends are in trouble, I will help, isn't it a matter of course?"

"And what happened when Zhu Si was still playing with me, was affected by me, even if he didn't want to fight for his life, I had to save him from the fire...... Alas, I really didn't think much of it at the time......"