The three eunuchs and several guards who accompanied the prince out of the palace were escorted down, and all the palace people kneeling outside the palace retreated, and were ordered not to approach.

Zhu Houzhao knelt in Ciqing Palace with his neck bent, honestly like a quail, listening to the sound of the palace door slowly closing behind him, his cheeks twitched slightly.

With the palace gate of Ciqing Palace being completely closed, there were only two father and son left in the entire hall.

The atmosphere was a little depressing, Zhu Houzhao silently picked up the cloth bag resting on his legs, took out the three remaining things in it one by one, and put them on the ground.

Zhu Youzhu just glanced at it, turned his gaze away, and asked, "What about my Duan Yan and that pair of white jade paperweights?" ”

"Dang."

In the face of this answer, Emperor Hongzhi did not think it was surprising, the so-called knowing son Mo Ruo's father.

Based on what he knew about this son, it was impossible for this rebel to love these things in the study, so he stole them and wanted to use them for his own use.

Zhu Youzhang's guess was that it was sold, and the answer of this rebel was yes.

There are some differences, but there is no difference in essence.

"Oh, how many taels of silver did the prince take my things for?"

"Fifty-five thousand taels."

"Where is the money?"

"The owner of the pawnshop said that the cash was not enough, and he needed to prepare, and he would take the silver deed to get it three days later."

"Give me the pawn ticket and the silver deed."

From beginning to end, Zhu Houzhao answered honestly, but in the face of this question, he was silent for a while. ”

At this time, Zhu Youzhang's expression finally changed, and he said in disbelief: "Lost?" ”

"Well, but don't worry, my father, my son will definitely help you redeem your things in the future."

“.”

Emperor Hongzhi was silent for a long time, and suddenly shook his sleeves, and a bamboo strip slipped out of the wide cuffs, about one meter long, the thickness of a kite stick, which is most suitable for pumping people, and this length is extremely handy.

Seeing this bamboo stick, Zhu Houzhao couldn't kneel when he boarded, suddenly got up, and immediately swooped out and ran away, "Father, don't fight, Erchen promises, I will definitely help you redeem things in the future, really, don't lie."

"It is immoral for the prince of a country to do something like a thief; As a son of man, stealing from his father's beloved things is unfilial piety;

The dignity of the prince, the ancestors are tied to you, and you go out of the palace privately regardless of your safety, and return to the palace in the middle of the night.

Zhu Youzhu stood still and didn't move, counting his charges one by one, and said at the end: "I ask you again, do you pay or not pay the pawn ticket and silver deed?" ”

Seeing that his father didn't come over to smoke himself, Zhu Houzhao did not take it lightly, and was always ready to run away, and said forcefully: "It's not that the sons and daughters don't pay, it's really lost."

"Huh"

Emperor Hongzhi sneered, he didn't believe this statement at all, he just wanted to keep the more than 50,000 taels of silver.

It's a long skill, it's a long skill.

Just based on the theft, today's beating is inevitable no matter what, but if you hand over the pawn ticket and the silver deed, and then obediently admit your mistake, you may be able to make a lighter move.

But this rebel still dares to deceive!

"I heard that the prince prefers to hang people?"

“？”

Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, but before he could say anything, Emperor Hongzhi had already opened the door of the palace.

"Someone! Hang this rebel up to me! ”

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Early in the morning of the next day, Xia Yuan came to Zhan Shifu, and before he entered the duty room of the Economic Bureau, he was led to the East Palace by a eunuch with some faces.

Then he entered the prince's bedroom, looked around, swept the furnishings in it one by one, and then his nose twitched, and it seemed that he could faintly smell a bitter medicinal smell.

His eyes finally fell on the bed, and when he walked over, he found that Zhu Houzhao was still sleeping, but he was lying on his stomach, and he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that the smell of medicine seemed to be more obvious.

After waiting for a while, seeing that there was no sign of waking up, Xia Yuan could only cough several times in a row, Zhu Houzhao opened his eyes in a daze, and when he saw the person clearly, he seemed to wake up instantly, and then got up from the bed suddenly.

Xia Yuan was taken aback by his swift movements, and before he could stabilize his mind, the quilt on Zhu Houzhao's body slipped off, revealing his bare back.

Then he was shocked, and saw dozens of blue and purple scars crisscrossing his back, as if they had been drawn from the thin bamboo strips of that kite stick.

Dare to beat the dignified prince, and give such a ruthless hand, besides the emperor, who else can it be?

And Emperor Hongzhi, according to what Xia Yuan himself heard and saw, although there was a slight deviation from the history books, it was generally correct.

Although this emperor is the lord of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, although he is the king of a country high above, sometimes he will have some intrigue with the ministers, but other times he is absolutely gentle to others, making people feel like a spring breeze.

Especially treats him, a big baby son, and loves him even more, completely to the point of spoiling, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would not have such a lawless and absurd emperor as Ming Wuzong.

But now, he has beaten his big baby like this.

This has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with it.

It must have been yesterday.

The prince has been beaten into this miserable picture, can he be a participant?

Those who step on horses know that this is an abyss.

Zhu Houzhao didn't seem to care about the scars on his back, adjusted his posture, and didn't get out of bed, just sat cross-legged on the couch.

"Master, you came just in time, quickly, let's plan a business plan to make money!"

Planning a fart!

Xia Yuan's cheeks twitched, "It's all like this, Your Highness still wants to make money?" ”

"Why don't you want to?" After that, Zhu Houzhao waved his fists, arrogant and indignant, "This palace must earn silver, and it must earn a lot of silver!"

The palace repeatedly promised his father that he would definitely redeem the things in the future, but the faint monarch did not stop, but smoked more and more ruthlessly, the palace must earn silver, the palace must be ashamed, and he must take a bad breath, and he will do a great job to let the faint monarch see! ”

“.”

After being silent for a while, Xia Yuan took out two pieces of paper from his arms, and then handed them over: "Your Highness, take this pawn ticket and silver deed to the pawnshop to redeem the things, and when the time comes, use the minister's silver to do business, and the two of us will still split it in half." ”

“.”

Zhu Houzhao seemed to be down, and looked at him in a daze.

Xia Yuan felt that this product was moved by his noble sentiments, but in the next second, Zhu Houzhao suddenly jumped off the bed, and then grabbed him by the collar, looking extremely excited.

"How can you say such a thing?! The palace has been beaten for so long, and after being beaten for so long, the faint monarch still hangs the palace under the beams of the house!

No matter how he fights, Bengong gritted his teeth and didn't tell the whereabouts of the pawn ticket and the silver deed, and he was sure that he had lost it. As a result, you actually said such things, saying that you want to redeem things now

If you redeem the things now, won't this beating of the palace be in vain?! ”

(End of chapter)