In the afternoon of the next day, we put on new robes, led by a little father-in-law in the palace, entered the Huangji Gate, and saw the majestic imperial hall, the golden glazed tiles, shining in the sun, the majestic warriors, although they are also our brocade guards, the robes are almost the same, but the eyes look at us sharply, they obey the orders of the East Factory, naturally a little arrogant. We didn't dare to look around arrogantly, and secretly glanced at a few times, so we followed the corridor outside the hall, passed the Zhongji Palace, and arrived at the Jianji Palace, which was the Forbidden City. The garrison here is even more forested, and the father-in-law who is the leader claims to be surnamed Tang, and said in a long voice: "This is the royal forbidden land, you all be careful!" "The voice is a little familiar, and I think of the sound I heard at the old Heike store that day. I didn't dare to look up, but he said: "The leader is Zhang Ying, the chief banner of Jinyiwei!" I hurried over, crossed his hands and saluted, he looked at me, nodded and said: "You be careful, there are many royal rules, I think you also know that your subordinates have made mistakes, but if you want to ask!" "I even claimed that it was, and ordered Ning Boyang and Hardy to line up and let them check. Half an hour later, we were inspected one by one, entered the inside, and saw the Qianqing Palace from afar, it is said that the emperor was inside, and we did not have the opportunity to go further today, but turned right and went directly to the South Palace. We were properly arranged, and the hour was already Shenshi, and I led my people to stand on both sides of the gate outside the hall, and I could clearly see the people who came, and a dozen or so little fathers-in-law were also standing there with their hands spread out, talking in a low voice.

The guests invited by the emperor tonight are the Zhang brothers, one of them is the Marquis of Jianchang and the other is the Marquis of Shouning, they are all the emperor's brothers, they can be described as relatives of the emperor, and they have always been favored by the emperor. I heard that sometimes, they turn a blind eye to some illegal things of their brothers, which shows their respect for the queen.

I have heard the story of this emperor, and he has suffered too much, but this man is very generous, and he has not grudged with the family of Wan Guifei, who killed his mother, nor has he forgotten the eunuch Huai'en, who helped him. He treated the Zhang family well, probably because he was lonely since he was a child, and when he grew up, there was only one queen in the harem who depended on him.

It was getting late, and I saw some people coming in one after another outside the Huangji Gate, dressed gorgeously, with a proud demeanor, and the eunuchs ran before and after, presumably they were from the Zhang family. We stood far away, I was a little closer to the door, the eunuchs and the people of the Hou Ye's Mansion were mixed, but I still saw the Miss Ningxi at a glance, dressed in a light green dress, and she was more and more dignified, but her face was a little unhappy, and several old mothers and mothers-in-law were waiting carefully, and the Zhang brothers were about forty years old, wearing brand-new official robes, and they were even more proud.

A middle-aged father-in-law came out and shouted: "The emperor asked, why didn't you sit in a sedan chair?" A little father-in-law hurriedly came out and replied: "Back to Zhuang's father-in-law's words, Hou Ye said, this is a royal forbidden land, and outsiders dare not make a mistake." Father-in-law Zhuang said again: "The emperor said that the Zhang family is not an outsider, and they can directly enter the palace in a sedan chair in the future!" "As soon as I heard Grandpa Zhuang, I suddenly thought of Grandpa Zhuang mentioned by Ji Lifan and others in the old store of the Ping family that day, could it be him?

When these words were spoken, the people of the Zhang family were even more smiling, but Miss Ningxi's face sank like water, and she was a little melancholy. I couldn't help but look at her, she seemed to see me, glared fiercely, and suddenly smiled slightly, she must know who I am?

I didn't dare to go over to speak, just stood straight at the door, these people walked slowly, almost didn't look at me, when Miss Ning Xi passed by, people seemed a little happy, intentionally or unintentionally said: "You are also here, thank you that day!" I hurriedly said politely: "That's a matter for subordinates, and it should be." Miss Ning Xi chuckled and said, "If you Jinyi guards are all the same, okay, I still want to thank you!" The people from the Hou Ye's Mansion looked at me suspiciously, and some of them had already recognized me, and said in a low voice: "He saved Miss that day!" The men snorted, nodded slightly, and went in. Grandpa Zhuang heard it, walked up to me, and said with a smile: "Our family also heard about this, the emperor is very happy, and said that Jinyi Wei has finally made some breath, do it well!" ”

I was happy in my heart, and hurriedly saluted: "This is all a matter of subordinates, so naturally we should do our best!" Gonggong Zhuang smiled and said: "The emperor and queen are banqueting the people of the Hou Ye Mansion tonight, for convenience, there are many fewer guards inside, and it depends on you outside, so you must be on guard!" ”

I hurriedly said yes, and when I looked up again, Grandpa Zhuang was already gone. After these people went in, Ning Boyang came over and said in a low voice: "Could it be that this young lady is the daughter of the Hou Yefu that you saved?" ”

I nodded, and Ning Boyang couldn't help but praise, "The country is beautiful and fragrant!" I looked at him and said, "Don't talk nonsense, be careful of sticks." Ning Boyang and Hardy glanced at each other and smiled.

Not long after, the sound of a tsunami came from the palace: "Long live Your Majesty the Emperor!" Queen Mother Chitose Chitose! "Presumably the emperor and queen have arrived, although we are far away, the sound is still faintly visible, but intermittently. Soon, the sound of drums and bamboos began to rise, and we could no longer hear anything.

The moon went up, and the feast was held for an hour, and during this time some fathers-in-law came out, looking at the gate of the temple, as if waiting for someone. We are still like nails, nailed here, the hall is brightly lit, very lively, naturally it is a family joy in the world, and outside the hall because of the vigilance, the lights are dim, I quietly think of my hometown, think of my parents, think of my grandfather...... Hey, the spontaneous sadness makes me moisten my eyes. At this time, as soon as the door of the hall opened, Grandpa Zhuang and several other fathers-in-law came out of it, surrounded by a person, who was wearing an apricot yellow robe, walked slowly, waved his hand, and only walked over with only two people, and the rest of them retreated. Gonggong Zhuang coughed lightly and signaled me to strengthen my vigilance, I hurriedly gestured and ordered Hardy and Ning Boyang to hold the lamp to illuminate the verandah outside the hall, and I looked closely at the two of them turned out to be the Zhang brothers, and the two of them were humble and followed suit.

Emperor Taizu has rules for clothes, and the person who can make the Zhang brothers so humble, presumably this person is the emperor himself, the emperor walked over slowly, my heart was so nervous that my throat was raised, before entering the palace, Gu Dashou said, according to the regulations, when we are on duty, we meet anyone, no matter who he is, no matter how old the official is, we don't have to give a gift, but now that I have met the emperor, I don't know whether to give a courtesy. I hesitated for a moment, but still insisted on not giving a salute, standing aside, my eyes always following the emperor, but I felt that my knees were weak, and everyone around me did not dare to come out.

The emperor came near us, looked at us casually, turned around, walked a few steps, came to the corner of the hall, and stopped. I am only a dozen steps away from him, his every move, in full view, this is our Ming Emperor Hongzhi, I secretly said in my heart, the thin emperor is like an old man in the last years of his life, his hair is sparse and gray, and he is lacking in qi and blood at a glance. He trembled and walked a few more steps, but the Shou Ninghou brothers were busy with red light, fat and dundun, carefully following behind him, I didn't dare to look at them directly, but Yu Guang still saw them clearly, the emperor's voice was very low, and his words were slow, "Shicai Ningxi toasts, may I be healthy and prosperous." I'm glad that the children are grown up and sensible. This is very good, I am in the face of the queen, I have always been very generous to the Qing family, although the Qing family has illegal things, the voice of impeachment in the imperial history is endless, but I think that the queen is virtuous, should benefit the Qing family, and the prince is young, I am not in good health, and I rely on a lot. Therefore, although everything is not happy, it is not studied deeply, and the Qing family has changed it after hearing about it in this issue. Today, Qing is a relative of the country, and I have always treated him well, but Qing still violates the ban for a little baht, does Qing let me recite the ancestral teachings of Taizu? "You must know that Emperor Taizu has always been soft on corrupt officials, and it is common to peel and stuff grass, but after Xuanzong, the laws and regulations were relaxed, so that corrupt officials came out in large numbers.

Although the emperor's voice was slow and low, the chill in the words was even stronger, and when I heard it, I felt frightened, and the Zhang brothers were already so frightened that they fell to their knees, kowtowed, and said: "The guilty ministers are confused for a while, and they are insulted by the emperor's favor, and the ministers should die, they will not dare to commit it again, please give the emperor the guilt!" ”

The emperor coughed a few times, sighed for a long time and said: "The world is so big, how can I not allow Brother Qing, get up quickly, don't let the queen see it, make her sad!" There was no lack of respect for the queen in the words. I sighed in my heart, people say that the emperor is a rare king in the world, there is only one queen, and there are no other concubines, which is really admirable, maybe the husband and wife in distress are like this!

The emperor said leisurely: "I have always been in poor health, although the prince is very smart, he needs to be taken care of. Brother Qing is the prince's uncle, and he should be distracted by the prince in the country and at home. I am not the lord of the war, nor am I the king of the army, and the peace of the four seas is my expectation. Brother Qing should be like Liu, Xie, and Li, and do their best to serve the country. "I heard it clearly, and my heart was very excited, and sure enough, as rumored outside, it was for the lord of benevolence and righteousness, but unfortunately my health was not good, and the Zhang brothers said yes again and again.