Royal Palace, West Warm Pavilion.

Zhu Xiurong is now a big child who is about to celebrate her seventh birthday, and at this time she is sitting on the stool, looking seriously at Zhu Houxuan lying on a small bed, her eyes are shining as if she has discovered a new world.

Zhu Youzhu is not there, only Concubine Xian is there.

Concubine Xian looked very unconfident in the face of Empress Zhang, and even when she faced Zhu Xiurong, she didn't dare to speak.

"Princess...... The prince's illness is not cured yet, so don't infect you. Concubine Xian said.

"It's fine." Zhu Xiurong said very clearly, "I have a serious illness, and my father said that my life is very hard, and it will not be easy for God to take me away in the future." I'll look at the royal brother, the mother doesn't have to look at me more, I left after reading it. ”

At Zhu Xiurong's age, she has no malicious intentions, but it will make the regular attendants in Xinuan Pavilion feel nervous.

How can I say that Zhu Xiurong is also in the queen's lineage, it's okay to come to see a younger brother who is not yet a year old, she thinks it's funny, but if she wants to pick up her brother and play, what will happen...... In the end, it wasn't their group of attendants who had no voice to be blamed?

But fortunately, Zhu Xiurong didn't plan to get started, she probably just thought that a child less than a year old was cute, like a big toy.

"Mother, it's so warm here, can I come more often in the future?" Zhu Xiurong asked.

"Yes...... OK. Concubine Xian couldn't refuse, "But it was only because the prince was sick that we moved here, and when the prince recovered, we moved back." ”

Zhu Xiurong said: "He's still so young, isn't it troublesome if he catches a cold?" I've had a cold, and every time I have a runny nose, a cough and shortness of breath, it's so boring. Hey, he smiled...... It's so cute. ”

As she was talking, Ning Tong walked in from the door, and it was time for her to check on the little prince's condition once a day.

Zhu Xiurong was very happy to see Ning Tong, and almost jumped up and said, "You are the miracle doctor in their mouths, right?" ”

Ning Tong looked confused.

Where did this little girl come from?

Concubine Xian said: "Mrs. Ning, this is Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

Ning Tongxin said, no one in this palace can be provoked, an inconspicuous little girl is the princess of the Ming Dynasty, that is, ...... The only daughter of the current emperor? The little girl who was once pulled back from the death line by Zhang Bingkuan?

It is said that Zhang Zhou treated Zhu Xiurong and led to the miracle medicine for the prevention and treatment of smallpox, which was widely spread among the people.

In addition to thanking Zhang Zhou for his kindness, the people also regarded Zhu Xiurong as the "lucky star" of the Ming Dynasty.

See.

If it weren't for the emperor's daughter's illness, Zhang Banxian would not have won the emperor's trust, and spread the magic medicine in Daming, and used it to benefit the people, it can be said that this little princess is the light of the people.

After the salute.

Zhu Xiurong went up and pulled Ning Tong's sleeve and said, "Goddess doctor, you are so powerful, can you teach me medical skills?" I want to learn! Later, when my brother is sick, I will treat him. ”

It turned out that Zhu Xiurong came to Xinuan Pavilion, not only to see his younger brother, but also to rub the heat, but also to see the goddess doctor who is now very evil in the palace, which is like a hope for Zhu Xiurong to see in a boring life.

There is nothing new in the palace very often, and a goddess doctor stepped forward to cure her brother when the hospital was helpless about her brother's condition......

It may be more powerful and authentic than those false stories, which makes her yearn for it.

Ning Tong said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, the folk girl doesn't know much about medical skills, so she can't teach you anything. ”

Zhu Xiurong tilted his head slightly, and said with a puzzled expression: "How is it possible?" It is rumored that you are so good at medicine that even the imperial doctor of the Tai Hospital is not as good as you, I want to learn medical skills from you, I will not harm anyone. ”

As he was talking, the eunuch who came in Kunning Palace at the door walked up and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, the queen is looking for you everywhere." The slave maid asked the virtuous concubine to say goodbye. ”

The eunuch of Kunning Palace, in the end, is still a little powerful, come in and talk to Zhu Xiurong first, and then salute and greet Concubine Xian.

His words also showed that in fact, Empress Zhang didn't know that her daughter came here, and it was Zhu Xiurong who ran around in the palace by herself.

is also because she began to grow up and has a certain assertiveness, plus Zhu Youzhi is very doting on her little padded jacket, there are not even any taboos for her everywhere in this palace, where she wants to go, she almost ran to Fengtian Hall to watch the excitement when her father was in the early dynasty.

But when she got up in the morning to see the minister's court, she had done it more than once or twice.

Zhu Xiurong said: "I came to see my younger brother, and I also have medical skills with the goddess." ”

The eunuch said: "Your Highness, it is useless for you to study medicine, someone will diagnose you for you." There is also Zhang Xianshi. ”

Zhu Xiurong pursed his mouth and said: "You all say that Immortal Master Zhang is powerful, I haven't seen it, I have long forgotten about the fact that he treated me before." ”

The eunuch couldn't cry or laugh, and wanted to pull the princess away, but he knew that he was not qualified to get started, and wanted to let Concubine Xian help, but now it is in the territory of the concubine Xian, and this is still the official room where the emperor usually rests and deals with things, but it has been temporarily changed to a place for living and working.

Maybe if Zhu Houxuan hadn't been sick, Zhu Youzhu wouldn't have gone back to the Qianqing Palace to deal with official business.

Ning Tong said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, it was not Cai Guogong who came to treat your acne in person, he calculated that you were going to be sick from afar, and he traveled thousands of miles to send you medicine, and no one understood why he did it at that time." ”

"Really?" Zhu Xiurong asked, "How do you know?" ”

Even the people around him looked at Ning Tong curiously, and said in their hearts, how do you know so many secrets?

Ning Tong thought to himself.

At the beginning, Zhang Bingkuan still instigated my ex-husband to go to the capital to deliver medicine, and when he went to the Guogong Mansion to discuss the sale of grain after delivering the medicine, he still bragged in front of me and disrespected me.

Ning Tong said: "The people's daughter already knew Cai Guogong at that time. ”

"Can you tell me about it?"

It is rare for Zhu Xiurong to see a stranger in the palace, or a woman like Ning Tong who seems to be assertive and self-reliant, this quality is not even in Empress Zhang and Concubine Xian.

Women in this era rely too much on men, and people like Ning Tong, who come out to pick up the big beam and stand on their own, have an indescribable fortitude, and the content she said is something that Zhu Xiurong couldn't touch before, so she immediately attracted Zhu Xiurong's attention.

Ning Tong said: "The people's daughter still has to diagnose the third prince first, can Her Royal Highness the princess wait for the diagnosis before talking?" ”

"Hmm."

Zhu Xiurong looks naughty, but she has a little benefit, that is, she is very reasonable.

does not have the brutal willfulness of the little girl, probably because this quality has been passed on to Zhu Houzhao excessively, so that all she embodies is curiosity about the whole world.

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Just when Ning Tong was revisiting Zhu Houxuan.

Zhu Youzhu also received a new letter from Zhang Zhou, mentioning some of the time and plans for returning to the capital.

"Your Majesty." Li Rong came in, because he didn't need to go in and out, and after coming in, he just said hello to the emperor and told him that he was coming, and then he waved his hand to retreat a few little eunuchs who were standing straight and sweating on their heads.

Zhu Youzhi did not look up.

Li Rong said: "The little princess entered the Xinuan Pavilion and did not come out for a long time. ”

Zhu Youzhu said with an indifferent look: "It's okay, Xiurong is usually well-behaved, she has long said that she wants to see her brother more, and the last time she hugged her, she reflected her sister's love for her younger brother." And she has a pure character...... The same goes for Concubine Xian, she will be fine. Maochun, look at it, Bingkuan is coming back. ”

Regarding Zhang Zhou's recital, Zhu Youzhu will not easily look at it, but this time he rarely shows it to Li Rong.

Li Rong took it, swept the whole article at a glance, and said with a smile: "After Cai Guogong returns to the court, there must be a new atmosphere in the court, and His Majesty will have more room to display in the court in the future." ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "Yes, I want him to stay in the court, and if anything happens, I can discuss it with him, even if there is a dispute with the ministers, he will come out to speak for me." But I also knew that this would put him in opposition to his ministers, and he would always be at odds with those people. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Youzhu was slightly sad.

Li Rong saw it.

The emperor wanted to renew Zhang Zhou, but on the other hand, he was afraid that this kind of weight would make Zhang Zhou a lonely man in the government and the opposition, and Zhang Zhou would encounter too many senseless attacks.

"The specific time to return to Beijing, Bingkuan has not yet decided, I mean, let him pick a good time, I personally go out of the city to meet him." Zhu Youzhu smiled.

Li Rong hurriedly persuaded him: "Your Majesty, your dragon body is important, the weather will be extremely cold after the autumn of this year, and it will be a few days away...... I'm just afraid that if it cools down again......"

Zhu Youzhu said: "The first snow of this year has not come down, my idea is that on the day Bingkuan returns, the first snow in early winter just fell, and I and Bingkuan walked in the snow, so that the ministers and the people know that I and Bingkuan are sympathetic, so that even the heavens can be inspired......"

Zhu Youzhu was talking, as if he was looking forward to the beautiful scene of "Ruixue Yingbingkuan".

This is to show that in order to let you not be criticized, I endured the pain to let you leave the capital and go to Jiangnan, and now I finally welcome you back, and even the heavens are moved by this.

Li Rong said: "This ...... It's not easy to calculate, is it? ”

It's embarrassing.

"Others can't do it, can't Bingkuan do it? I hope the first snow doesn't fall in these two days. Otherwise, it will ruin the atmosphere! Zhu Youzhu said, "I also hope that the people will know that where there is Bingkuan, the wind and rain will definitely be smooth in the coming year, so that he can accumulate prestige among the people, so that there will be much less criticism of him, and it will be easier for him to stand in the court in the future." ”

Li Rong said with emotion: "Your Majesty is in the government and the opposition for Cai Guogong, but it is really a holy grace. ”

Zhu Youzhu shook his head and said: "You can say the same to others, but forget it about Bingkuan, he has a lot of kindness to me and Daming, and besides, this snow is not something I said will fall in a while, it depends on him." ”

Li Rong asked: "Then will the hundreds of officials in the court also go to greet him that day?" ”

"No need." Zhu Youzhu said, "This is my personal relationship with Bingkuan, why bother the courtiers?" If you raise the court to greet you, I'm afraid that you will be gossiped again, besides, I am also to welcome the prince! ”

is not only to welcome Zhang Zhou, after all, there is also Zhu Houzhao who returned to the dynasty with Zhang Zhou.

If there is such a snow when Zhu Houzhao returns to the court, it will also reflect that this prince can still be recognized by God.

"Okay, set up the Kunning Palace, I will go to see the queen, I haven't seen her for a few days......"

When Li Rong heard this, he thought to himself, Your Majesty still remembers your wife?

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Inside the Kunning Palace.

Zhu Youji, Empress Zhang and Zhu Xiurong sat down to eat, in the past, it was common for the family to sit down and eat together, but since Zhu Houzhao ran away, Concubine Xian gave birth to Zhu Houxuan, Zhu Youzhu seems to have lost interest in Kunning Palace, not to mention coming to spend the night recently, and even rarely appearing.

"Father, the son wants to learn medical skills from Female Official Ning, her medical skills are very powerful, they are all talking...... When I learned, my father, the emperor, the queen mother, and the royal brother, younger brother, and mother were sick, and the sons and daughters could diagnose them. ”

When Zhu Xiurong saw Zhu Youji, he hurriedly put forward his ideals.

Studying medicine.

As a princess, she doesn't need to learn any of the Four Books and Five Classics, at most she can learn to read and write, as well as an introduction to women's studies that involves the basics of the Three Outlines and Five Constants.

Zhu Youzhu said: "The Ning clan is not suitable to teach you. ”

"Why?" Zhu Xiurong asked with a puzzled expression.

This made it difficult for Zhu Youzhu to answer.

Empress Zhang asked: "Your Majesty, that Mrs. Ning is the former wife of Anbianhou, and now Anbianhou has never remarried for national merit, why don't you let them remarry?" It is in itself disgraceful for a woman to leave the door after she has been married. ”

Empress Zhang was so enthusiastic about helping Ning Tong and Zhu Feng match, naturally thinking that she couldn't let Ning Tong have the opportunity to be involved by her husband.

She also saw that Concubine Xian was easy to deal with, a small family.

But this Ning Tong is not simple, after Zhu Feng became famous, he was still decisive and left, with Zhang Zhou's help, all the women are qualified to communicate with the palace.

If you become a concubine, I am afraid that there will be no peace in the palace.

Zhu Youzhu smiled: "This is their little couple's business, I won't interfere too much." Ahem...... Bingkuan is going back to Beijing recently. ”

Obviously, Zhu Youzhu didn't want to talk about this topic either.

As the emperor, it's okay to help Bingkuan match the marriage, but Zhu Zhijie's kid still wants to get my favor? He also has to show enough skills to do it.

But recently Zhu Zhijie ...... What a disappointment for me.

"Xiurong, don't be sad, what I mean is that Qi Ning's medical skills are all learned from Bingkuan, that is, your imperial brother's Mr. Zhang, he will return to the capital immediately, and when he enters the palace occasionally in the future, let him teach you, won't you be able to learn faster?" Zhu Youzhu still yearns for his daughter in his heart.

Zhu Xiurong blinked, looked very innocent and asked, "Father, is Mr. Zhang really powerful?" I've asked a lot of people this question, and they all say it differently. But Lady Ning also said that he was actually very powerful. ”

"Huh." Zhu Youzhu smiled and glanced at his wife.

Empress Zhang knew what her husband meant, she said: "Emperor, Bingkuan is a first-class capable minister in my Ming Dynasty, it can be said that it is a matter of heaven and earth, there is nothing he doesn't know, and he can even calculate the things of ghosts and gods, your two uncles used to be very critical of him, and now they all respect him very much, saying that they want to wait for him to come back and study hard with him." ”

Originally, it was not bad, but Zhu Youzhu was quite satisfied.

But Empress Zhang was obviously a little "entrained", and he was not very satisfied with the Zhang brothers without mentioning them.

"Queen, Heling and Yanling have been in the capital recently, but it's a bit unusual, you have to take care of it when you have time." Zhu Youzhu didn't say anything specific about what was going on.

Anyway, there are many places where the Zhang brothers don't talk like each other, and throwing the whip up can always make these two boys stop for two days.

Empress Zhang said: "They don't have a position in Jingying, Your Majesty should give them a better opportunity to train." ”

Zhu Youzhu said impatiently: "Then wait for Bingkuan to come back, and discuss it together." In fact, many of the errands in the Governor's Mansion have been idle recently, and it is no big problem if they are empty, after all, now the Tatars do not dare to violate the border at will, and at this time, it is still important to take major matters seriously. ”

The so-called major event is probably Zhang Zhou's return to the dynasty.

Before Zhang Zhou came back, everything could be put on hold first.

"Yes." Empress Zhang is different from the past, she seems very tame and no longer argues about anything.

She seemed to hear some signs.

If you want your two younger brothers to have a good errand in Beijing, you must first make a fuss about Zhang Zhou, at least you must tie Zhang Zhou up first.

"Father, where are the ministers?" Zhu Xiurong was afraid that his father would forget his appeal.

Zhu Youzhu smiled and touched his daughter's little head, and said, "When Bingkuan comes back, you will officially worship him as a teacher and go to school with your brother." ”

"Hmm." Zhu Xiurong nodded firmly, "It's best to add Female Officer Ning, she speaks very interestingly, and Erchen also wants to learn from her." ”

Zhu Youzhu saw that his daughter never forgot that there was still a Ning Tong, and said in his heart What if Ning Tong's daughter taught her badly?

A woman thinks about how to be self-reliant...... This is not a good social fashion.

"Good! In the future, the Ning clan will also teach you, but not to learn medical skills, but to learn skills, and to assist me and your brother in governing the country in the future......"

"Got it, father, thank you, father!" Zhu Xiurong didn't mention how happy he was.

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Zhang Zhou is about to return to Beijing.

came to Zhu Youzhu to talk about the item, indicating that there were many people who wanted to let people who had connections with him move closer to Zhang Zhou.

The Empress Dowager Zhou naturally mentioned to him the matter of the children of the Zhou family, and even his sister, Princess Yongkang, took advantage of the time when she entered the palace to greet the Empress Dowager Zhou, and specially asked to go to the Qianqing Palace to meet Zhu Youji, and proposed to let the eldest princess Cui Yuan study with Zhang Zhou.

"Yongkang, I used to take care of you, but it was also because your mother died early, why do you not understand the rules more and more now?"

Zhu Youzhu was slightly dissatisfied with Yongkang.

Yongkang's mother, Concubine Guo Hui, when Concubine Guo Huifei died, Yongkang was only thirteen years old.

Although Zhu Youzhu doesn't have much affection for his father, he still takes care of his younger siblings.

Yongkang said: "Brother Huang, the men of other people's families are all in and out of the phase, why can't my family?" Now Zhang Zhoudu is Cai Guogong, such a capable person, anyone who follows him can get ahead, don't you even believe in outsiders, but don't even believe in your brother-in-law? Cui Yuan is also self-motivated, and he also wants to make contributions and assist the country. ”

Zhu Youzhu frowned and said, "Brother-in-law is a scholar, do you let him go to war?" ”

"That's fine." Yongkang said, "As long as he can be motivated, he can do anything, but I'm afraid that the imperial brother won't give him a chance." ”

"Then Bingkuan must also look at it, when Bingkuan returns, you let the horse and those who are interested in Yanwutang go to sign up together, and then you can pass the exam!" Zhu Youzhu was casually perfunctory.

"Exams?"

Yongkang was also shocked.

As the eldest princess of the Ming Dynasty, what kind of martial arts hall does my husband go to, and he still has to take an exam?

"Treat everyone equally!" Zhu Youji's tone was non-negotiable.

(End of chapter)