Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 719 Please Second Lord Help!
"Sensible later?"

Wu looked at Zhu Qiyu, and repeated his words lightly. For a while, her expression was a little complicated. After a while, she sighed, as if she was a little sad, and picked up the bead string on the case, fiddled with it a few times, Fang said .

"Brother Yu, the Ai family remembers that when you were young, you once wrote a big picture, which was praised by your husband. At a young age, you have a strong face."

"At that time, you ran to find your father excitedly, but in the end, he rewarded you with a pearl and sent you out. After you came back, the Ai family punished you for this, and made you kneel twice." time."

Zhu Qiyu was taken aback, nodded, and said.

"Remember, when I was young, I thought that my father would praise my son a few words, but even though I was rewarded, my father didn't take a look at my son at that time, and when I came back, my mother and concubine punished my son. I have been wronged for a long time."

This incident happened so early that Zhu Qiyu couldn't remember the scene as early as that time. He only remembered that during those two hours, his knees hurt from kneeling. Since then, he He never took the initiative to run into his father's palace again.

It has been a long time now, and he can calmly bring up this matter, but there is still a hint of disappointment in his tone.

Seeing this situation, Mrs. Wu shook her head and asked.

"Do you know why your father treated you like this at that time?"

"At that time, why did Aijia punish you?"

This……

Zhu Qiyu was silent for a moment. These two questions may not be easy for others to answer, but now that he is the emperor, he naturally knows what the answer is.

It's just that he knew it was one thing in his heart, but when he said it, he couldn't help but feel a little pain in his heart. However, even so, he still took a breath and replied pretending to be calm.

"As the second son of a concubine, how can he overtake the eldest son of the Eastern Palace?"

By the emperor's side, there were eunuchs who accompanied him, and there were more daily necessities. Although the ministers could not see it, the affairs in the harem would inevitably spread through various channels.

As Zhu Qiyu said, at that time, he was just a concubine prince who was studying with the prince. As far as that assignment was concerned, his writing was indeed good, but what the prince wrote was only mediocre. Mr. The purpose of killing him is to motivate the prince.

However, when he showed it to his father, he seemed to be presumptuous.

Of course, a child wouldn't think so much. At that time, he just felt that his father didn't value him and wanted to please his father.

However, now that Zhu Qiyu looks back and thinks about it, he can understand his father's reaction at that time.

The husband can praise his character, but the emperor can't, because once the emperor praises it and spreads it, some people will inevitably suspect that the emperor loves the youngest son.

More importantly, as a bastard, he couldn't be better than the prince.

Therefore, it is normal for him to be treated indifferently, and it is also normal for Wu to punish him after returning to the palace, but...

Zhu Qiyu sighed softly, with a complicated expression on his face, and did not speak.

Seeing this situation, Wu Shi was also a little silent, but she still had to say what should be said, but she hesitated for a moment before she opened her mouth to speak.

"You're right, but you're not right either!"

"At that time, you were young and ignorant, so you didn't know many things."

"Actually, not long after the crown prince came out of the cabinet, there were ministers in the court who said that the princes should be allowed to become vassals in order to protect the country forever."

"At that time, your father refused, saying that the crown prince was still young and needed the company of brothers of the same age, and he would go to the feudal clan when he was older, but it didn't matter."

The meaning of these words is nothing more than saying that Emperor Xuanzong deliberately ignored Zhu Qiyu in order to reduce his sense of existence and let him stay in the capital.

only……

"Thank you, Concubine Mother, for your explanation. My son understands. However, it has been such a long time. Why is Concubine Mother bringing it up now?"

Of course Zhu Qiyu hoped that what Wu said was true, but even though he was still young at that time, he felt that there would be no mistakes.

Whether it was to protect him or really didn't care, he could feel it himself.

Seeing this situation, Wu Shi knew that he didn't believe it. However, this kind of thing became more and more false, so Wu Shi had no choice but to stop mentioning it and continue.

"Brother Ji is your eldest son. Although he is a concubine, Aijia can see that you have a preference for him. It's not just because he was the only prince before Brother Shu was born. To this child, how do you treat him?" He always has a preference."

"However, in fact, just like in the harem, excessive favoritism is not a good thing for the prince."

"Brother Ji was in Jingyang Palace during this time, but the Ai family only taught him one word, respect and inferiority!"

Wu said it calmly, but Zhu Qiyu understood the heavy meaning of these words. He opened his mouth to speak, but saw Wu raised his hand to stop him, and asked back.

"The Ai family asks you, what you told the Ai family before, you will not change the East Palace without reason, but do you still count?"

Zhu Qiyu frowned, this time without any hesitation, he said directly.

"Of course it counts. The East Palace's departure from the pavilion was delayed for a few days, but that was due to the consideration of the court. Why, someone spread gossip to the concubine mother?"

However, this time, Mrs. Wu shook her head and said.

"No one spread this gossip, and the Ai family is not interested in knowing what you are planning in the outer court, but since you don't plan to change the East Palace for no reason, then from now on, Brother Ji should be cautious in his words and deeds, which is different from yours. How is the situation different from before?”

"Mother and concubine, it's not like this. I was studying with the Supreme Emperor at the time, so there was a comparison. But now, Brother Ji and the crown prince have different identities. There are differences. It's a common thing. Why would it arouse people's suspicion?"

Facing Wu's statement, Zhu Qiyu disagreed a little, and asked back.

To put it bluntly, Brother Ji is his own son, but the crown prince is his nephew, so it is normal to have a difference in love, which is different from the relationship between Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Qizhen back then.

Wu Shi shook his head and said.

"Then Aijia put it another way, you dote on this child so much now, if the queen gives birth to a son-in-law in the future, what should you do?"

This question made Zhu Qiyu stunned.

If Wu's previous words were still cryptic, then this sentence broke the window paper.

Seeing Ji Ge'er this time, his most obvious feeling is that Ji Ge'er is a lot more restrained. He originally thought that this is not like a child, too young and mature.

However, if you think about it carefully, Ji Geer's sensibility is actually different from his previous life.

Ji Ge'er in the previous life was more forced to grow up because he shouldered too many people's expectations, but Ji Ge'er in this life seems to be simply learning the stereotyped hierarchy.

Because he has always felt guilty towards Ji Ge'er, he subconsciously feels that something is wrong, but is it really so?

The so-called superiority and inferiority, the eldest son is respected by the concubine, and the elder is respected by the youngest, just like what Wu said, he loves Brother Ji so much now, so what if the queen gives birth to a son?
If the pampering is not as good as Ji Ge'er, disasters will inevitably happen, and if the pampering is too much, it is not a good thing.

Thinking about it a little deeper, it also involves his problems a hundred years later. Although he has no intention of shaking the East Palace for the time being, if in the future... the example of the side concubine bullying the main wife is not uncommon in Daming.

In the previous life, Emperor Xianzong's mother Zhou bullied Empress Qian, and what happened to Empress Zhang after Sejong ascended the throne are all shining examples.

From this point of view, Ji Ge'er's current transformation is not a bad thing.

As if seeing Zhu Qiyu's thoughts, Wu sighed and said.

"The Ai family knows that you like this child, but in the royal family, some things are always beyond your control. Ji Ge'er is a good boy, and Hang is not a mean person. They are all to be taught well, do you understand?"

Zhu Qiyu pondered for a long time, with a complicated expression on his face, and finally nodded slightly.

…………

After nightfall, a simple and low-key carriage parked leisurely at the gate of Duke Cheng's mansion. After the carriage stopped, Zhang Yu got out of the carriage in brocade clothes. He didn't look like a third-rank military officer, but an ordinary rich man. .

Outside Duke Cheng's mansion, there was already a housekeeper waiting. Seeing this situation, he immediately stepped forward, bowed and said.

"I've seen the second master. The young master knew that you came here in a low-key way, so he didn't go out to greet you in person. Let the young one apologize to you on his behalf. Now the young master is already waiting in the hall, please come with the young one."

Zhang Xiang didn't think there was any surprise, really want to talk about it in detail, he and Zhu Yi's father Zhu Yong are of the same generation, a mere servant of Cheng Guogong's mansion, seeing him with sincerity and fear, respectful , is normal.

Nodding reservedly, Zhang Min waved his hand and said.

"Lead the way."

Following the butler all the way into the inner courtyard, just after passing through the second gate, Zhang Wei saw Zhu Yi coming up from afar, and bowed his hands in a salute, saying.

"Meet Shibo."

Afterwards, he waved his hand, signaling for the steward to step down, and personally led the way ahead, and the two of them sat down in the flower hall.

Even in the process of being seated, Zhu Yi refused to let Zhang Xiang sit on the top seat, saying that since the two families were married, it was a good family relationship, regardless of each other, only seniority.

Fortunately, Zhang Min was not a person who was completely ignorant of propriety. After all, he was in the family's mansion, and after some refusals, he still sat in the guest seat.

After each took their seats, before Zhang Bi could speak, he saw Zhu Yi asking calmly.

"Shi Bo is here, but because of my nephew's suspension pending investigation?"

Zhang Xiang took a sip of tea, heard the words, put the teacup on the table in front of him, nodded, with a strange expression on his face.

In fact, before he came, he had already thought about how to ask questions, but when he really came to the Duke Cheng's mansion, seeing Zhu Yi's calm appearance, he got stuck again.

You know, Zhu Yi is not just suspended for investigation, he has even been taken away from the hereditary iron certificate of Duke Cheng's mansion.

Even if Zhu Yi hadn't been completely flustered by such a big incident, she shouldn't have been so calm no matter what.

But in the end, Zhang Min thought about it and asked again.

"How did it become like this? The old man heard that the eldest uncle in the palace was there at that time, and the old people didn't stop him?"

This is euphemistic, but it is clearly referring to the World Voucher.

Hearing this, Zhu Yi shook her head and said.

"Yuezhang has never been involved in these matters. What's more, this time in front of the palace, I also intend to make a name for myself. If not, how can I put him to death and live?"

Zhang Ning blinked his eyes.

Put it to death, he can see it!
However, he didn't see where the road to the next life was!
You must know that under the current situation, the emperor is obviously taking out his anger on Cheng Guogong's mansion. If it is said that Zhu Yi's idea is to let the civil servants hold the injustice for him, then it is a big mistake.

If it is said that the person who played this time is a civil servant, then there must be many censors who have complained about their original grievances if they were suspended for investigation.

However, Zhu Yi is a son of a noble family, especially now that the imperial court is about to rectify the army and sharpen their knives against the noble family, the civil servants are eager to make the power of the noble family weaker by three points.

At this time, even if Zhu Yi is really wronged, there may not be anyone who is willing to complain for him. The only possibility is Zhu Yi's father-in-law, Hu Wei.

However, Zhu Yi said plainly that as an old man, he never gets involved in these matters.

Frowning tightly, Zhang Min asked.

"My lord, what exactly are you going to do? Don't keep it a secret. Before the old man came over, I also inquired about some news, the news about your memorandum, and the emperor's edict ordering the East Palace to leave the pavilion after spring hunting. Cheng Guogong's reputation has indeed changed a lot."

"However, if Mr. Zhu Ge didn't exaggerate the situation he described to me, then you have offended the emperor to the death this time. If he insists on refusing to let you revive Cheng Guogong's mansion, your way of life will be ruined." where?"

Facing Zhang Xiang's questioning, Zhu Yi still had that calm look, but when he spoke again, his expression became a bit more solemn, said.

"Uncle Shi, I admit that this time is a bit of an adventure, but an adventure will pay off."

"It's not unreasonable for you to worry. However, all willfulness comes at a price. It's not that His Majesty will not be willful, but most of the time, he will be more restrained."

"As for when to restrain and when to be willful, it depends on whether he is willing to bear the price of willfulness."

"The Uncle asked where the way of life is, and the way of life is right here!"

Seeing that Zhang Min was still a little puzzled, Zhu Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, looked into the distance, and said indifferently.

"Perhaps Shibo thinks that my nephew did this just to get back the title, but now that things have come to an end, my nephew might as well tell Shibo the truth. What my nephew wants is not only the title, but also my Duke Cheng." The name of the mansion! Since you want to take it, you have to take it back together!"

Looking at Zhu Yi's expression, Zhang Min felt a little difficult to breathe for no reason, and couldn't help asking.

"What the hell do you want to do?"

Zhu Yi smiled, leaned sideways, lowered her voice, and whispered something in Zhang Nu's ear, which immediately changed Zhang Nu's face, and said.

"My lord, this..."

However, the words were only half spoken before Zhu Yi raised his hand and interrupted, saying.

"Second Lord, this is the end of the matter, everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, does the uncle want to give up at this time?"

"But……"

"Don't worry Shibo, after this incident, Duke Cheng's mansion must be the most reliable ally of the British mansion!"

Zhang Min's body was a little stiff, his expression changed for a while, and finally he nodded slightly, and said.

"Forget it, since that's the case, the old man will accompany you to take this risk!"

Hearing this, a smile finally appeared on Zhu Yi's face, she stood up and cupped her hands, saying.

"Thank you, Uncle Shi, with you as a shareholder, my nephew believes that this matter will go smoothly!"

Looking at Zhu Yi's appearance, Zhang Min couldn't help sighing, and said.

"I hope so..."

(End of this chapter)