The Royal Study.

Zhu Youqi was discussing things with Yuan Zonggao and Zhang Zuo.

Yuan Zonggao went out to see the people who came to pass the word, and said with a smile when he came back: "King Xing, I heard that the opera troupe invited by the palace has sung a full house, and the people in the palace are vying to watch it...... Would you like to check it out? ”

Zhu Youqi shook his head, his heavy face indicating that he was not in such a mood at all.

Zhang Zuo smiled and said, "I really should go back and take a look." ”

Yuan Zonggao and Zhang Zuo tried their best to be relaxed, but Zhu Youqi was not happy at all.

"King Xing, someone in the court is targeting me Xingwangfu, it is something that has been expected for a long time, even if the matter of transferring stones and trees can be done well, there are still other excuses to attack Xiaoxiao in the middle of the court, why care too much?"

Yuan Zonggao spoke of relief.

What he said was also entangled in Zhu Youqi's heart, after Zhang Zhong, the eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch, returned to Beijing, he attacked the Xingwang Mansion and prevaricated the matter of transporting stones and timber to the imperial court to rebuild the palace, and hindered it from supervising the transportation of wood and stone, and even secretly entangled the henchmen in plotting against them.

Many things are unsubstantiated.

It is a fact that the Kexing Wangfu did not exert much effort in the matter of transporting wood and stone, so Zhu Houzhao directly issued an order to be held accountable, and did not say that he would be punished, but just a warning and beating.

This made King Xing feel that the court was deliberately targeting.

Zhu Youqi said: "I have stayed in Anlu for twenty years, but I still can't get the trust of the imperial court in me?" ”

Yuan Zonggao shook his head: "How much the imperial court trusts the Xingwang Mansion is not what happened in Anlu, but the movements of the imperial court, if it is...... Hehe. ”

There is no need to make many words clear, to put it bluntly, Zhu Houzhao has no heirs, if he has a son today, then Xingwangfu will no longer be the target of public criticism.

When Yuan Zonggao talks to Zhu Youqi alone, he may still be able to say it clearly, but there is a Zhang Zuo who needs to be avoided, although Yuan Zonggao did not treat Zhang Zuo as an outsider.

The three of them talked, and the two of them talked about the feeling of being very different, in case the news spreads, not to mention whether it is really one of the three who leaked, that is, the three of them are suspicious of each other, which will make the Xingwang Mansion become a plate of loose sand, so when the three of them are together, when it comes to the topic of leaking secrets and saying taboos, whether they trust each other or not, they only need to understand it without speaking out, and eliminate the risk of suspicion in advance.

Zhu Youqi understood the meaning of Yuan Zonggao's words, shook his head and sighed lightly: "Time is not up to people, how to make up for it next?" ”

Yuan Zonggao said: "In the next suggestion, I will transfer three thousand taels of silver from the treasury of the Xingwang Mansion, and requisition a batch of stones and timbers from Huguang to send them to the Beijing Division. ”

Zhu Youqi nodded, and looked at Zhang Zuo again: "How is Zhang Fengzheng?" ”

Zhang Zuo said with a smile: "Yuan Changshi's proposal is very good, three thousand taels of silver, it will not hurt the muscles and bones for the palace, but it can block the mouths of the people, and the money is worth it." ”

Zhu Youqi was relieved.

Logically speaking, Yuan Zonggao has a closer relationship with Zhu Youqi, equivalent to the role of the chief butler of the palace, but when it comes to the expenses of the palace, Zhu Youqi is more consulted by Zhang Zuo.

The civil official is an invited staff, no matter how close he is, he is an outsider, and his words and plans never mean that he is dependent on everything, and even if his own eunuchs are weak, they are dependent on the palace and exist, and their hearts are completely oriented to themselves, which is probably the same as the emperor's attitude towards the eunuchs and ministers around him, Zhang Zuo and Yuan Zonggao also have their own positions in the Xingwang Mansion.

Zhu Youqi said: "I don't know if Jinyiwei has made a small move in Huguang recently? ”

Yuan Zonggao smiled and said, "Everything is very calm, King Xing doesn't have to work too hard...... Zhang Fengzheng, why don't we accompany King Xing to watch the play? ”

"Okay."

Of course, Zhang Zuo agreed.

Zhu Youqi yawned, looked very tired, waved his hand and said: "You guys go, this king is going to rest, and the internal and external affairs of the palace will be troublesome." ”

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The inner courtyard of the palace is full of good shows.

The play was sung until the evening, and the palace would take care of the meal in the afternoon, but before sunset, Zhu Hao forcibly dragged Jinghong back to the dormitory of the West Courtyard.

Jing Hong looked depressed: "Such a good show, why don't you continue to watch it?" Zhu Hao, if you want to come back, just come back by yourself, why are you pulling me...... I haven't seen enough. ”

Zhu Hao looked at the guards coming and going at the gate of the courtyard, almost all the guards in the palace were there that day, even the ones who were on duty last night were no exception, which is enough to show that the Xingwang Mansion regarded this meeting as a major event and deliberately strengthened its precautions.

"How do you understand? The inner courtyard of the palace is not a place where we should go, if you want to watch a play, I will take you out of the palace to watch it when you go back, isn't it much more comfortable than here? ”

After Zhu Hao finished speaking, someone walked in at the door, but it was Lu Song.

After Lu Song entered the house, he looked around, and made sure that no one else called Zhu Hao aside except for the second elementary school, and asked in a low voice: "The princess asked me to ask, can the opera troupe still spare time recently and enter the palace to perform again?" ”

Zhu Hao blinked and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Lu Song said impatiently: "That's what you heard." ”

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Lu Dian is so angry, if the palace wants to listen to the play, it can completely change the troupe to perform and send out an invitation, and the opera troupes from all over the country must not rush to it?" Why is the palace so defensive of me, but let my troupe sing even the stage? ”

Lu Song frowned: "The princess doesn't know much about the festival between the Zhu family and the palace, so she asked." ”

Zhu Hao had an expression of "I see", and said clearly: "Then I understand, please go back and tell the princess, the recent arrangements for the opera troupe are full, and it is about to reach the end of the year. ”

"You ......"

Lu Song was just about to get angry, and suddenly understood why Zhu Hao said this.

Since the princess didn't know about the festival between the Zhu family and the palace, she only asked you to ask because the play was good-looking, and she had to come, then I will help you push the matter, and you can go back to deal with King Xing and Yuan Zonggao!

Lu Song pointed at Zhu Hao with his finger and said, "Look at your sophisticated appearance, where do you look like a seven-year-old baby?" But...... Just reply as you wish......"

Zhu Hao corrected: "Lu Dianzhan, I will be nine years old after the New Year, don't always treat me as a six or seven-year-old doll...... Besides, if you are in the tiger's den in Longtan and don't learn to grow, how can you keep the head on the neck? ”

Lu Song glanced back at Zhu Hao and left directly.

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Lu Song left.

Jing Hong leaned over and asked curiously, "What did Lu Dianzhan come to tell you?" It looks like something is serious. ”

Zhu Hao said: "Oh, just asked me if I could go back and perform in the palace again, and I said no." ”

"Why?" Jing Hong was puzzled.

"The performances of the troupe at the end of the year are full, and I really can't spare time to perform in the palace...... Xiao Jingzi, why do you care about the drama troupe? Even if you come next time, you won't have a chance to listen. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Hao greeted, "Let's go, let's go eat first." ”

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The troupe's performance in the palace was very successful.

The most exciting is "The Legend of the White Snake", after the end of the performance of the popular southern opera "Moon Pavilion" and "The Story of Jing Hai", but unfortunately there is not much brilliance, after nightfall at the request of Princess Jiang, "The Legend of the White Snake" was re-enacted.

More people came to see the play in the evening, and they were all attracted by the wonderful content.

And that night...... Jing Hong tossed and turned again and couldn't sleep.

The next day, Jing Hong went to class with Zhu Hao with dark circles under his eyes, and when he saw the situation of Zhu San, Zhu Si and Lu Bing, they were not much better.

Zhu ...... Zhu Hao, I can be regarded as seeing you, that play...... Did you write it? How do you sing that sentence......"

When Zhu San saw Zhu Hao, he couldn't say anything, and almost grabbed Zhu Hao's arm and asked for an autograph.

Zhu Si asked on the side, "Is that how you sing...... Hi Hi Hi, Hi Hi Hi, beautiful view of West Lake, ...... in June"

Saying that, singing out a part of what he had learned, Zhu San shook his head: "The tune doesn't seem right." ”

Zhu Hao didn't have the heart to teach them to sing, and said: "I don't know the specifics, why don't you go back and ask the person who sang yesterday?" ”

"Good!"

The two sisters and brothers replied in unison this time, and there was Lu Bing standing next to him who didn't have time to shout but raised his hands in approval.

Zhu Si then smiled and asked, "The sister who sang yesterday was so beautiful, can you take me to meet her?" How happy it would be to hear her sing again! ”

Several children, including Jing Hong, looked at him with strange eyes.

Zhu San frowned: "Little Four, what bad idea are you playing?" ”

Zhu Sidao: "I don't have bad intentions, I just want to listen to her singing, she sings so well, I want to learn the minor key...... Zhu Hao, what's that tune? Why haven't I heard of it before? It's like a heavenly tune. ”

Zhu San rolled his eyes: "Is that called the Song of Heaven?" It's a shame to be uneducated. ”

Zhu Si ignored his sister, and just looked at Zhu Hao with blank eyes, hoping that Zhu Hao could give an explanation.

"Maybe it's Jiangnan Minor, or Huangmei Tune? I don't know the specifics, if you still want to hear it...... Just study hard, and I'll take you out to listen, or I can take her ...... Alone called into the palace to sing the song...... Wait, are you talking about the green or white one? ”

Zhu Hao finally wanted to make sure.

"The one in white, of course."

There was a hint of confusion in Zhu Si's eyes.

is similar to a child who has just learned to chase stars, and hearing "pop songs" for the first time has a great shock to Zhu Si's young heart, and he wants to get close to idols...... Self-taught.

Zhu Hao doesn't think that Zhu Si will have thoughts about men and women at this young age, even if he is precocious, his physical condition will not allow it, right?

Zhu Hao thought about it again.

Yes, it is not possible!

"Okay, let's go back to our respective seats first, I don't know if Mr. Gongsun will come today, even if you don't come, I will give you a lecture...... Hey, you don't all think about yesterday's play and don't have the heart to read, right? ”

Zhu Hao's question was asked in vain.

Including Jing Hong, who vowed to study hard, they were all in a trance, where did a few small ones still have the heart to study at this time? I'm afraid that my heart will fly out of the high wall of the palace and float to the troupe.