In the early morning of the next day, in the Donghua Gate of the Forbidden City, two people dressed in people's clothes quietly slipped out, and even Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, who was on duty in the palace, did not receive any news, and Ning Jue, who was sleeping at home, was even more unlikely to know about it.

This is almost the first time Zhu Zaili has left the palace.

I am full of curiosity about everything in the streets and alleys of Jingshi.

Since the first year of Jiajing, Zhu Zaili's father has also implemented some new policies, such as retiring Xunqi Zhuangtian, reorganizing the scale of the clan, piloting the implementation of a whip law, and directly beheading the two brothers-in-law of Empress Zhang's mother's family of Xiaozong. The Jingshi lost Zhang Heling and the brothers, and they are gradually recovering.

In addition, the New Year is approaching, and it is not lively inside and outside the Beijing Division.

At this time, the people of Jingshi did not know, and they thought that the days of gradually getting better were like candles in the evening breeze, and they could be annihilated in the twilight of the Ming Dynasty at any time.

Just when Zhu Zaili was curiously looking at the grass and trees of Jingshi, in the blink of an eye, Meng Chong had an extra pot of blooming flowers in his hand.

Looking at the flower in Meng Chong's hand, Zhu Zaili couldn't help but be surprised.

"Meng Chong, where did you get such a pot of flowers from in the middle of winter?"

Meng Chong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "Your ...... Childe, this is a flower raised in the fire room, it is sold to the rich in Beijing, the small one is not to see that the New Year is approaching, Childe feels that the house is empty, so he bought one. ”

Speaking of this, Meng Chong couldn't help but lower his voice and said, "This flower can live if it is placed in the warm pavilion." ”

The so-called fire room, in fact, is the ancient greenhouse, but the use of the kang to keep warm, and the so-called warm pavilion in the Forbidden City is also a base hollow, reserved for the flue of the large fire kang.

Zhu Zaili looked at the flower in Meng Chong's hand suspiciously, touched his chin and muttered, "What kind of flower is this, why have you never seen it?" ”

Meng Chong touched his nose seemingly inadvertently, and then said with a smile: "I heard that it is a rare thing from the West, and the small one also looks good, so I bought one." ”

After a few glances, Zhu Zaili didn't say anything, but asked Meng Chong to lead the way in front and go to find Ning Jue's residence.

The master and servant first went to the inn where Ning Jue lived before.

Then I learned Ning Jue's current address from the innkeeper.

Meng Chong had to hold a pot of flowers and take Zhu Zaili in the direction of Ning Jue's house.

Fortunately, these places are not far away.

At noon, Zhu Zaili and Meng Chong also arrived at Ning's house, Meng Chong carefully put the flower pot in his hand on the ground, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and knocked on the door.

"Meng Companion, Lord Ning is a constitutional minister, it's better to be elegant, don't forget the etiquette."

Meng Chong restrained himself a little and knocked on the door cautiously.

"Dang!"

The first knocker knocked lightly on the door of Ning Jue's house, making a crisp sound.

And then there was no more.

Meng Chong and Zhu Zaili, the master and servant, stood outside the door with a pot of flowers beside them, like two fools in a trance.

"Mr. Ning is not at home?"

Meng Chong looked around suspiciously, and then said: "No, Ning Bingxian is not at home, there should be at least a gatehouse in the mansion, how can the people outside the palace be so lazy, they don't know how to open the door when they are all three poles old!" ”

After saying that, Meng Chong stepped forward and knocked on the knocker again.

"Dang" and "dang" are two more sounds.

Meng Chong leaned on the crack of the door and listened carefully for a moment, and then he determined that the Ning family was not too lazy in the porter, but that there was no porter at all!

But it was also confirmed that the door bolt was inserted inside, and Ning Jue was still at home.

"Childe, this, Ning Bingxian doesn't even have a subordinate in his family."

Hearing this, Zhu Zaili's landing was obviously bright.

"Ning Bingxian doesn't even have a servant? I still have such officials?! ”

Not to mention Zhu Zaili, even Meng Chong has never heard of such an official.

Even if it is a move to Beijing to catch the exam, you have to bring a scholar to serve with you, after all, if you can get to the point of lifting people, you are already the ruling class of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Zaili's brain was running rapidly, and he was silent for a long time before he said to Meng Chong: "Meng Banban, knock again, I have to see Ning Bingxian today, I will apologize to Ning Bingxian later!" ”

With Zhu Zaili's words, Meng Chong no longer covered it up.

When he boarded, he knocked on the door of the Ning family with a "bang", "bang", and "bang".

Listening to the noisy sound outside, Ning Jue had already instinctively covered his pillow on his head.

After knocking for a while, Ning Jue finally couldn't bear it anymore, threw away the pillow in his hand, and roared in the direction of the street door wearing only his middle coat:

"You're going to die! Don't die at my doorstep, get out of my house! ”

Ning Jue didn't mean to be used to others at all, and he had the ability to cut me directly.

Ning Jue turned over and went directly into the quilt.

However, this courtyard is too big after all, and Ning Jue's voice shouted in the inner courtyard was transmitted to the street gate, and there were only two "buzzing" sounds.

When Meng Chong heard the movement inside, his face showed a little doubt.

"Childe, Ning Bingxian is awake?"

Zhu Zaili was a few steps away, and he didn't hear the movement at all.

"Are you awake?"

As he spoke, Meng Chong slapped the knocker a few more times.

"Ning Bingxian! My son-in-law asks to see, please open the door in accordance with the constitution! ”

"Ning Bingxian!"

“……”

Ning Jue: I'm #@¥!

Ning Jue, who couldn't bear it anymore, finally crawled out of the bed, put on his boots, and walked towards the street door with a scolding scolding while wearing only a middle coat.

Meng Chong knocked on the door and became more and more addicted.

Just when Meng Chong wanted to keep knocking on the door.

The originally inserted door bolt was slammed open from the inside, and then the door opened, and the sleepy-eyed Ning Jue stared at the master and servant outside and asked with a sullen face: "I'm going to die!" Lao Tzu doesn't buy things! No money! Get lost! Did you hear me clearly? I don't care about you! ”

Meng Chong, who was scolded by Ning Jue's head and face, was stunned.

He is the prince's companion, even if it is the personal eunuchs of the Son of Heaven Huang Jin and Gao Zhong, they are polite when they see him, and even a few little eunuchs have recognized themselves as godfathers, plus today he walked all the way with potted flowers, and the cold wind blew at the door for a long time, and he was already holding back his anger.

Meng Chong couldn't help it at all, and directly stretched out his foot to block the middle of the door.

"Ning Jue! Do you know who my son-in-law is?! Believe it or not, I took your head in an instant?! ”

Things happened so fast that even Zhu Zaili didn't have time to stop.

Hearing Meng Chong say this, Ning Jue was also stunned, and subconsciously opened the door.

"Take my head?"

"Meng Chong!"

Zhu Zaili was about to stop Meng Chong.

Meng Chong was satisfied with the foot that was sandwiched between the crack in the door, and then bowed forward to invite Zhu Zaili, who was full of smiles on his face, to enter the door.

"Childe, you have to deal with them like this, Ning Bingxian, Fang Cai's words are not aimed at you, who called you ......"

Without waiting for Meng Chong to finish speaking, Ning Jue directly slammed the door panel on Meng Chong's old face.

"Bang!" There was a muffled thud, and the deadbolt was inserted from inside.

Before Meng Chong could react, Ning Jue's angry reprimand came from behind the door.

"If you don't take my head, I raised it!"