But suddenly, he thought of the rumored life story of himself. If he is really Zheng Jinlian's son, then he is not from Empress Dowager Zhang.

His sudden unauthorized exit from the palace must have made Empress Dowager Zhang and Liu Jin angry, plus their possible brother Xu Zilong, they suspected that they had been in contact with him, so they were eager to kill themselves, so that the events of the year could be hidden.

After their own death, they will choose an obedient little emperor from the clan, although he is not as able to deter the court as himself, but it is much easier to control than himself.

Thinking of this possibility, Emperor Zhengde couldn't help but be frightened by his own thoughts, the more he thought about it, the more likely it was, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Just when he wanted to tell Ning Xiu'er about this possibility and let her analyze it for herself, a eunuch's voice came from outside the imperial study: "Your Majesty, Cao Qiuhai, the head of the guard of Cining Palace, asks to see you!"

When Emperor Zhengde heard that it was Cao Qiuhai, he frowned for no reason. This Cao Qiuhai is the confidant of the Empress Dowager Zhang, and he has just dispersed the dynasty at this time, what is he doing here?

At the moment, although Emperor Zhengde was puzzled, he could not refuse to meet Cao Qiuhai, so he could only say a word. Then, under Ning Xiu'er's service, after sorting out her clothes, she sat behind the imperial case and waited for Cao Qiuhai to see her.

Not long after, Cao Qiuhai, who was dressed in a red robe, walked into the imperial study with his head held high, and bowed to Emperor Zhengde from a distance, shouting long live from the mountains in his mouth.

Emperor Zhengde gave him a free body, and then asked: "Cao Qing, this is just the early dynasty, you are not serving by the queen mother's side, but what are you doing in my imperial study? Could it be that the queen mother sent you to pick up some relics of the first emperor?"

"Return to Your Majesty!" Cao Qiuhai raised his head, clenched his fists and said, "At the behest of the Empress Dowager, I have come to invite Your Majesty to Cining Palace." The Empress Dowager said that Your Majesty has worked state affairs in the past few days, and she has never gone to Cining Palace to ask for peace, so she misses it tightly, so she sent her ministers to ask Your Majesty!"

Empress Dowager Zhang naturally didn't say this, but Cao Qiuhai was not a fool, so he naturally knew how to invite Emperor Zhengde to drive to Cining Palace.

It just so happened that Emperor Zhengde was busy with Li Dongyang and other courtiers in the past few days, dealing with the war on the side of the Yellow River, and he never went to Cining Palace to ask for peace, but Cao Qiuhai found an excellent excuse.

Zhengde couldn't help but be a little unable to refuse, so he had to think about it, and then said: "It turns out that the queen mother misses me, so just find a little yellow door to spread the word, how can you work for Cao Qing!"

"Don't dare!" Cao Qiuhai immediately bowed when he heard this.

"Okay, since it's the queen mother who wants to see me, I will naturally go! It's just that now I still have some things to deal with, please Cao Qing go outside for a while, and after I finish dealing with these government affairs, I will go to Cining Palace with Cao Qing!" Zhengde picked up the fold on the imperial case and said to Cao Qiuhai.

Cao Qiuhai was also afraid that Zhengde would be suspicious, and seeing that Zhengde did not explicitly refuse, he immediately said yes, and then retreated. Zhengde also looked at Cao Qiuhai with a smile, and waited until he withdrew from the imperial study before he looked at Ning Xiu'er with a nervous face and said, "Sister Xiu'er, how should this be?"

"Huh?" "How did Ning Xiu'er know that Zhengde had thought so much just now, and at this moment she was afraid that Empress Dowager Zhang and Liu Jin would conspire and plot against herself, at the moment she only felt inexplicable, and couldn't help asking, "Your Majesty, it's just to see the Queen Mother, is there anything to be afraid of?"

Zhengde saw that Ning Xiu'er didn't understand, so he told Ning Xiu'er all the guesses in his heart before, and said at the end: "How should this be good, if my guess is true, now that Liu Jin is out of power, when Yang Yiqing has news, I'm afraid that he will have no possibility of turning over."

At this time, if he and the Queen Mother really conspired, they would definitely be extremely anxious to turn the tables. And if they want to turn the tables, the first thing they have to do is to control or get rid of me!"

Although this is just Zhengde's private speculation, it is the closest guess to the truth. It's a pity that Ning Xiu'er was sure that Liu Jin didn't dare to do something rebellious, and underestimated Liu Jin, and immediately comforted him: "Your Majesty, where did you think of it, the Queen Mother didn't say if it was your biological mother, at least she raised you for more than 20 years!"

People are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless. The Queen Mother has been good to you for more than 20 years, and she will not attack you at will. What's more, all this is His Majesty's speculation, not necessarily true!

In Cining Palace, with the protection of the Queen Mother, even if Liu Jin really jumped over the wall in a hurry and had bad intentions, he was afraid that he would be helpless, and His Majesty did not need to worry!"

"Oh, is it true?" Emperor Zhengde was also guessing by himself, but he was comforted by Ning Xiu'er like this, and he was a little relieved.

Thinking about it in my heart, it is indeed as Ning Xiu'er said, this Queen Mother treats herself very well, even if she is not her biological mother, she will not harm herself casually.

After all, now nominally, she is also her son, and she is in power, so that she and her relatives can continue to enjoy glory and wealth. But once she is gone, then she may be fine, but the arrogant and domineering Zhang family, who is bullying the market, is afraid that the wall will fall down and everyone will push it.

So for the sake of her relatives, she won't do anything to herself.

Thinking of this, Zhengde gradually put his mind at ease, barely squeezed out a smile, and said to Ning Xiu'er: "Okay! Sister Xiu'er, what you said is reasonable, but this queen mother suddenly recruited, I always feel a little strange, so let's see if there are any reliable people in the palace, let them accompany me on a trip." ”

"If you want to say that the palace is reliable, but there may not be one, especially when Duke Zhang leaves Beijing and Duke Gao Feng protects himself, there are few reliable candidates!" Ning Xiu'er also said with a sad face.

"What about Qian Ning?" Emperor Zhengde was also helpless when he heard this, and immediately thought of his life and death henchman, so he proposed.

"He's in the camp now, and he's still shouldering your secret mission, and he won't be able to come back for a while!" Ning Xiu'er shook her head and said, "Besides, last time Liu Gong wanted to kill him, but he didn't kill him, and he was already married to Liu Gong." If he rashly appears in the palace again, I am afraid that if Liu Gong knows, it will be difficult for him to get out!"

"Hey! too!" Zhengde also knew that Liu Jin's eyeliner was all over the palace. When I met with Qian Ning on weekdays, I mostly asked Qian Ning to disguise himself to keep him safe.

At that moment, Emperor Zhengde had to sigh helplessly and said: "It is said that this emperor is the lord of the world, but in this deep palace, except for Sister Xiu'er, I have no one who can be trusted!"

"Your Majesty's words are serious......," Ning Xiu'er immediately bowed her head in fear and said.

Emperor Zhengde looked at Ning Xiu'er with some sincere fear, knowing that since he returned to the palace, his increasingly suspicious personality made this palace maid sister who had been close since childhood a little nervous.

At that moment, Emperor Zhengde pretended to smile relaxedly, eased the atmosphere, and then said: "Okay, Sister Xiu'er, I'm just joking! I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, this forbidden palace is my sleeping palace, and Cining Palace is where my queen mother is, there will be nothing wrong, and the time is not early, I will go to Cining Palace, so as not to wait for the Queen Mother!"

While speaking, Emperor Zhengde stood up from the warm chair, and Ning Xiu'er naturally stepped forward in a hurry, tidied up the corners of Emperor Zhengde's clothes, and asked: "Your Majesty, since you are a little uneasy, do you want me to accompany you?" Although I don't know martial arts, I can stand guard for Your Majesty!"

"Haha!" Emperor Zhengde couldn't help but smile when he saw what Ning Xiu'er said was interesting, but he shook his head again and said, "No need, Sister Xiu'er, Cining Palace is not a tiger's den in Longtan, whether the Queen Mother is my biological mother or not, at least she has raised me for twenty years, and the tiger poison still does not eat children, not to mention that the Queen Mother has a pure temperament, and she will be fine!"

After Ning Xiu'er sorted it out for herself, Emperor Zhengde raised her feet and prepared to leave, Ning Xiu'er knew that although Emperor Zhengde said so, he was really worried that Cining Palace would really change, and he would go with him, but he would burden himself, and he was moved at the moment, but there was no way to think about it.

Waiting for Emperor Zhengde to slowly walk out of the imperial study, together with Cao Qiuhai, walked towards Cining Palace. Ning Xiu'er looked at Zhengde's back, and the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became, and immediately gritted her teeth and stomped her feet, and walked in one direction of the Forbidden Palace.

said that Zhengde and Cao Qiuhai left, and they had been thinking about it, so naturally they didn't have any conversation with Cao Qiuhai.

Cao Qiuhai didn't know what he was thinking at the moment, plus he was a taciturn person, and he wouldn't talk to Zhengde.

The two of them also had their own thoughts, and came to the outside of Cining Palace surrounded by a group of eunuchs and palace maids. From afar, the guards of Cining Palace, Gong'e, eunuchs, etc., all bowed down to welcome the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor.

Zhengde didn't seem to see it, and it wasn't until the main gate of Cining Palace, under Cao Qiuhai's reminder, that he realized that he had arrived at Cining Palace.

Looking at the majestic plaque of Cining Palace, Zhengde shook his head, sighed imperceptibly, and came down from the top of the imperial palace, followed Cao Qiuhai, and went straight to the side hall where Empress Dowager Zhang was.

Entering the side hall, without waiting for Zhengde to salute and greet him, Empress Dowager Zhang stood up from the warm seat, walked over with a happy face, took Zhengde's hand, and said: "Your Majesty, you can be counted as coming, these days the mourning family heard that you have been dealing with government affairs with Scholar Li and others until late every night, and they have been thinking about Your Majesty.

No, as soon as there was a tribute from the Korean state, the mourning family ordered a bowl of Korean ginseng chicken soup to be stewed in the imperial dining room, wanting you to taste it and add it. Don't follow your father's example, for the sake of this country, your body is exhausted!"

Speaking of Emperor Hongzhi, not only Empress Dowager Zhang looked sentimental, but also the cynical Emperor Zhengde was also a little melancholy. Since childhood, although Emperor Hongzhi has been diligent in political affairs, he has never relaxed the cultivation of Emperor Zhengde.