King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 612 The queen has three sons

Although Zhu Jingyuan understood what his father meant, he felt resentful at this moment.

The reason is very simple. He is also a son. Whenever Old Thirteen is in trouble, his father takes care of everything for him. Now that the prince has spoken out to question such a trivial matter, the old man actually does not take the initiative to resolve it for him.

You must know that in this year, Zhu Jingyuan made so much money for his own money. In his opinion, it is better than Old Thirteen getting into trouble!

Now I am in trouble, but the old man can resolve it with a few words, but he is unwilling to help me...

The old man was too partial to Old Thirteen... Zhu Jingyuan became increasingly unbalanced.

But this city is very deep, and the resentment in his heart will not be revealed at all. He only hesitated for a few seconds before explaining.

This guy's reasoning was very clear. From the two aspects of urgent need and overcorrection, he clearly demonstrated what it means to share the worries of the king and father.

The prince was left speechless. In fact, even if he could forcefully speak a few more words at this time, it would be much better than simply throwing in the towel and admitting defeat.

Seeing the prince's silence, Zhu Xianming was not disappointed because he didn't expect much from him.

The two of them talked and went to Kunning Palace, while Baochai got off the sedan outside Donghua Gate and entered the palace accompanied by maids and eunuchs.

"Just make things clear. The Queen will host a banquet for you at Kunning Palace at noon. It's almost time now... You go first!"

Because her husband is not the legitimate son, Xu cannot participate in today's family banquet in Kunning Palace.

Zhu Jinghong jumped off his horse, and almost instantly he was surrounded by the crowd. The crowd either praised him for playing well or booed him for another game. The noise was not lively.

"Yes!"

"Okay, okay...listen to what I have to say!"

In addition to the dozen or so people on the field, there were seventy or eighty people watching the game, most of them were generals from the Dragon Guards and the Imperial City Yiwei Division.

It's okay to play ball, but organizing so many people to drink privately would be too public for Zhu Jinghong now, so he refused the matter immediately.

"I know!" Baochai replied calmly.

When they entered the courtyard, they saw dust flying inside, and more than a dozen knights running back and forth, cheering one after another.

"The banquet in Kunning Palace has been prepared. The Queen Mother has sent people to urge her many times, but Brother Thirteen has not come over. I'm afraid my sister-in-law should remind him!"

The two of them were talking and laughing on the surface, but in fact they were ridiculing and sarcastic at each other, and they were fighting quite happily.

In essence, he is more courageous outside and can deal with all "challenges" more calmly.

But as soon as he walked into the palace gate, he met Princess Xu of Qingyang.

So the final result was that Huangcheng Yiwei defeated Longjingwei nine to three, with Zhu Jinghong contributing seven goals.

Of course, even if the Queen wouldn't drive her away, she didn't want to stay there.

After the two brothers saluted, they walked out of the hall, and then began a textbook show of hypocrisy and subterfuge.

A eunuch followed the order and soon arrived at the gate of the imperial garden. The sound of horse hooves could be heard outside.

After saluting again, Mrs. Xu replied: "When my sister-in-law is free in a few days, my sister will come to visit me again!"

"I've met my sister-in-law!" Mrs. Xu quickly stepped forward and saluted.

"You guys can just compete, as long as it doesn't hurt our friendship. I've been busy lately... so there's no need to go!"

Although there is a polo field in the palace, it is rarely used on weekdays. Even if it is used for routine purposes, it is very rigid and not as unrestrained and fun as today's game.

She, the princess of the county, was extremely noble outside, but she was nothing in front of her brothers and sisters-in-law, so naturally it was best not to get involved in the fights among them.

Just listen to Zhang Lin say: "It doesn't hurt to invite you to drink. The Thirteenth Master will be a witness then, and we will compete with them in drinking capacity!"

This time the two sides faced off. The Dragon Guards and the Imperial City Yiwei Division each sent a team. Zhu Jinghong assigned himself to the Yiwei Division.

"Go, go!" Baochai waved his hand.

Mrs. Xu replied: "I just went to say hello to my mother, and now I plan to go back home. I have something waiting at home!"

"Hahaha... I've had a lot of fun today, I've had a lot of fun!" Zhu Jinghong laughed wildly.

Signing to Mrs. Xu to excuse herself, Baochai asked, "Are you coming from Kunning Palace?"

Zhu Jinghong shouted loudly, and the scene quickly became quiet.

At this time, a member of the Yiwei Department said: "We are not afraid of drinking!"

"Today is a friendly match. The losing side will buy you a drink. You can't go back on this!"

"I still have something to report to my sister-in-law. Brother Thirteen...is still at the polo ground!"

And because of his voice, even though the game was over, it still led to even more enthusiastic cheers.

It's strange to say that the prince was slow to react in front of the emperor, but he became much more enlightened after leaving Qianqing Palace.

Originally, Zhu Jingyuan wanted to stay and report alone, but the emperor said that he could only leave with the prince.

Baochai smiled and said, "I know you are busy, so go ahead!"

The people who played polo together today, except for a few "old people" such as Lu Yuxin and Zhang Lin, were all new guards of the Dragon Guard. These people will be the mainstay of the future army.

After Mrs. Xu said goodbye and left, Baochai ordered: "Go and invite the prince over, and tell him that I will wait for him here!"

Xu took only two steps, and just when she and Baochai were out of position, she suddenly turned back.

Baochai was not surprised at all that Zhu Jinghong would do this, because this was the result of their discussion last night, so Baochai was also late as planned.

"If Master Thirteen doesn't go, the wine will lose some flavor!"

"exactly……"

When everyone was making noise, Deng An finally squeezed into the crowd, came to Zhu Jinghong and whispered something.

"Okay, okay, stop trying to push me... I have important things to do right now, so I need to take a step forward!"

At this time, everyone remembered that this man was going to Kunning Palace for a banquet today and had to attend a prisoner presentation ceremony in the afternoon.

Everyone did not dare to joke anymore and made way for him to pass.

Everyone was having a great time today, so even if Zhu Jinghong left, these people who were not on duty made another appointment for a football match.

Let's say that after Zhu Jinghong left the polo field, he found Baochai a few minutes later.

When acting, one must do everything right, so Baochai complained along the way, saying that he shouldn't be so careless, just playing and forgetting important things.

During this period, Zhu Jinghong also defended himself a few times, but in the end he still couldn't speak out against Baochai.

Soon the two arrived at Kunning Palace. At this time, the prince and Prince Rui arrived, and of course Yuan Chun and Chen Zhi were also there.

"Thirteenth brother, you are finally here. My mother sent someone to tell you that if you didn't come, she planned to come and invite you in person!"

Zhu Jinghong entered the hall and heard Zhu Jingyuan's voice.

Compared with the prince, Zhu Jingyuan was more sinister and caused the most troubles for Prince Xiang's palace. Zhu Jinghong also disliked this sixth brother the most.

Zhu Jinghong has been "bullied" in the past few years, and he has basically never fought back. Now when he heard this guy's malicious tone, Zhu Jinghong's anger rushed to his forehead.

"Brother Six, you are active in everything you do. Of course you came early..."

Zhu Jinghong's tone was unkind, and Zhu Jingyuan showed an awkward smile.

Seeing Zhu Jinghong getting closer and closer, and still staring at him, Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"Thirteenth brother, we haven't seen each other for a year...could it be that we don't recognize him as a brother!"

When he came to a stop next to Zhu Jingyuan, Zhu Jinghong lifted the chair beside him and placed it heavily beside the former.

The sound of "bang" startled Lao Liu, thinking that the kid in front of him was going to do something stupid.

The prince sitting across from him felt particularly comfortable at the moment. He liked to see the sixth child deflated. "I'm afraid that Brother Six won't recognize me as a brother!"

"What do you mean..." Zhu Jingyuan appeared calm, but in fact he was ready to dodge.

Obviously in his heart, Zhu Jinghong still has a reckless temper, and he might actually fight against his brother.

When the cold air in the hall soared, the Queen's voice came from inside.

"What's going on? It's so noisy..."

The next moment, Queen Yang Qingyin was supported by Yuan Chun and Chen Zhi, walked out of the screen and appeared in front of the hall.

"Old Thirteen, you missed the time and came here so presumptuously, you are really amazing!" Yang Qingyin asked with a bad look.

"You're so good, why are you venting your anger on your sixth brother?"

Zhu Jinghong didn't answer, because it was Baochai's turn to speak next.

"Mother, I blame him for making him feel unhappy because of the words I gave him just now... That's why he was so angry. It's not because he was rude to Brother Six!"

Chen Zhi felt very uncomfortable hearing these words. Zhu Jinghong even threw something in front of his own man. Isn't this called Sixth Brother rude?

"Baochai, your sixth brother is generous... I won't care about these things, but my thirteenth brother's habit of throwing things is really not good!"

Baochai was about to reply when she saw the Queen say: "That's enough... Everyone sit back. You are here to eat, not to cause trouble for me!"

The emperor had always refused to hold banquets because he knew what the scene would be. Now that the banquet was starting to make a fuss before it even started, it really gave Yang Qingyin a headache.

"They all sit back and start arguing as soon as they come back... Do you know what it means to be brothers, friends and brothers?"

"Brothers must be filial and respectful, and younger brothers must be submissive. You claim to be highly educated, but you don't even understand this?" Yang Qingyin became angrier as she spoke.

She was rarely so angry, so at this time, the three brothers, including the prince, knelt down in front of the queen.

The same goes for Yuanchun Chen Zhi and Baochai, each kneeling behind their men, praying for the queen to calm down.

"Fourth..."

"My son is here!"

"Lao Liu..."

"Mother, please give me your orders!"

Looking up, Yang Qingyin could still vaguely see her son who looked like a boy. With the help of the palace maid, Yang Qingyin bent down slightly and prayed: "Stop making trouble... okay?"

"Son, I obey!"

The two people answered quickly, which meant that they were lying. This made the queen feel even more uncomfortable, and she couldn't help coughing for a while.

Something went wrong with this cough, and he coughed up blood continuously. The maids on the left and right were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they quickly helped the queen to sit down.

"Mom...what's wrong with you?" Zhu Jingyuan knelt forward and asked. At this moment, he was extremely anxious.

Unexpectedly, Chen Zhi interjected: "Old Thirteen, tell me why you are so angry, you will make your mother angry!"

Baochai immediately stood up and argued: "Sister-in-law Six, what you said is wrong. The Queen Mother was talking to Brother Six just now, why did you blame us!"

Baochai reacted quickly. She knew that the queen was in poor health. If Zhu Jinghong was somehow blamed, then Prince Xiang's palace would be in big trouble.

Damn you, you dare to trick me like this... Zhu Jinghong cursed in his heart!

At this time, Zhu Jinghong shouted loudly: "Stop arguing, hurry up and ask for the imperial doctor!"

In fact, the eunuch had already invited the imperial doctor, and Zhu Jinghong shouted that he was caring about his mother.

The six people present had different reactions, showing different thoughts, and at the same time once again exposed the differences between the three brothers.

This made Yang Qingyin feel more and more uncomfortable, so much so that she started coughing again.

The three daughters-in-law crowded forward, caressing the backs, passing tea, and cheering, and took away the work of the maids on the left and right.

As for the three sons, they were kneeling in front of their mother's knees, either panicking, crying or blaming themselves. The main hall of Kunning Palace was much more exciting than before.

The Queen was ill, which was a first-class matter, so the news quickly spread to Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Xianming had no intention of going to the luncheon at Kunning Palace today, and he was angry just because he went. It would be better not to go.

But he could not have imagined that his three good sons would make the queen vomit blood as soon as they met.

He was so angry that he vomited blood. The point is that he was so angry that he vomited blood... Zhu Xianming was furious. This was even more uncomfortable than vomiting blood himself.

Picking up a soft whip, Zhu Xianming left Qianqing Palace with a dark face, and hurried towards Kunning Palace with the eunuchs accompanying him.

The emperor appeared in anger, and the originally noisy Kunning Palace became dead wherever he could see it.

Zhu Xianming quickly arrived at the main hall of Kunning Palace. When he saw the queen holding the pillow and it seemed that nothing was wrong, Zhu Xianming breathed a sigh of relief.

The three Zhu Jinghong brothers were still kneeling towards the queen. Before they could turn around and salute, Zhu Xianming whipped out her whip and whipped her.

The first one to bear the brunt was Zhu Jinghong, who received the heaviest blows several times, and then Zhu Xianming slapped the Crown Prince and Prince Rui.

Although the pain was gentler, these two people had tender skin and tender flesh, and they still groaned a few times under the severe pain.

"Unfilial son..."

"Rebel..."

The emperor beat him and yelled loudly at the same time, so as to alleviate his anger a little.

Seeing that the emperor was so rude, Yang Qingyin quickly advised: "It's none of their business, don't fight anymore..."

With the Queen's advice, Zhu Xianming whipped Zhu Jinghong twice more, and then threw the whip heavily to the floor.

"Everyone get out!"

Zhu Xianming shouted loudly, he was still furious, especially when he saw these three bastards in front of him.

The three princes did not dare to say a word in defense. After kowtowing hurriedly, they quickly stood up in panic, turned around and ran out of the hall.

Seeing the three people disappear, Zhu Xianming turned around and walked quickly to the queen.

At this time, around the queen, except for the three daughters-in-law who were kneeling, only Zhu Yunsheng stood beside her, holding her mother's hand with concern and distress.

"Qingyin, are you okay?"

The next moment, he turned to look at the door of the hall and angrily shouted: "Why haven't you idiots from the Imperial Hospital come yet?"

Yang Qingyin said calmly: "I told them not to come. I accidentally bit my tongue just now, so there is blood... but it's not serious!"

"Seriously?" Zhu Xianming expressed disbelief.

So Yang Qingyin had no choice but to open her mouth and let Zhu Xianming see the broken skin. There was still blood gushing out at this moment, which made Zhu Xianming feel reassured.

The queen's health has been poor, and he is really worried that something will happen, and he will lose the love of his life!

"These traitors!" Zhu Xianming was furious.

At this moment, he felt powerless, because even though these were bastards, he still had to pass the throne to them.

Yang Qingyin explained: "Stop scolding... We have to offer prisoners to the Imperial Ancestral Temple in the afternoon. If the royal family causes such a thing, don't let the officials see the joke!"

Sighing, Zhu Xianming looked up at the roof and said helplessly: "In the past few decades, the royal family has been a joke!"

Whether Shizu killed his brother decades ago or the things he did thirteen years ago, they were all known to the world.

After so many years of public opinion blockade and various ways to whitewash peace, to a certain extent Zhu Xianming really believed that he was the Son of Heaven with an orderly inheritance.

But his three sons used the strongest force to wake him up from his dream every time.

(End of this chapter)