King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 62 Prince Rui's Mansion

Luoyang, the capital of gods, is the residence of Prince Rui.

In the study room of the inner house of Prince Rui's Mansion, there was only a "bang" sound, followed by the sound of a cup breaking.

"Trash, rubbish...all rubbish!"

Although it is nearly two thousand miles away from Jinling, King Rui Zhu Jingyuan controls the general situation in Jinling, fighting his own brother in the ring.

However, due to Zhu Jinghong's various troubles, most of his plans failed, so Zhu Jingyuan couldn't be angry at all.

King Rui Zhu Jingyuan's roar made the eunuchs and maidservants tremble with fright, and they all knelt on the ground at this moment.

Among them, the one who felt the deepest fear was the little eunuch who reported the situation, and it was his news that made Zhu Jingyuan angry.

"What are you still doing here? Why don't you get out quickly?"

"roll……"

Following the exit of the rolling characters, there was another sound of porcelain breaking in the study, and then a little eunuch escaped with a piss.

As the emperor's second son, Zhu Jingyuan is 12 years old this year, and has been crowned king and opened the mansion for [-] years.

Ever since the ancestor Zhu Shenzhuo swept away the world and exterminated his imperial brother's lineage, he further strengthened the restrictions on the royal family.

It was also from then on that all the children of the royal family stayed in the land of Kinai, and adopted the system of descending to nobility.

Even if it is a prince, as long as there is no special order from the emperor, his descendants will still be demoted one by one, and eventually become ordinary civilians.

As the emperor's second son, how could Zhu Jingyuan not have the desire to fight for the big position when his elder brother was weak and unable to be a holy family member.

Through these years of accumulation, Zhu Jingyuan has also created his own momentum, and this time it took even more effort to get the boss to Jinling.

According to the hole he dug in advance, Zhu Jingyuan will definitely stumble. At that time, the whole court will work together to abolish his position as the crown prince.

However, because of Zhu Jinghong's tossing, all the plans were completely changed, how could Zhu Jingyuan not be so angry.

Inside and outside the study, when the maids and eunuchs were trembling, they heard footsteps coming from the direction of the bedroom.

The daring maid raised her head to peek, and found that it was Princess Chen who came, and she was relieved immediately.

Princess Rui's name is Chen Zhi, she is only one year younger than Zhu Jingyuan, and she is exactly the age of Chushui Furong.

I saw her wearing a pagoda bun, wearing a dark blue shirt with long sleeves, and a horse-faced skirt with two knees.

This attire is simple yet luxurious, especially the floral pattern embroidered on the clothes, it would be a felony for an ordinary wealthy family to impersonate.

Chen Zhi stopped at the door of the study, asked the maid about the situation in a low voice, and ordered, "You all step back!"

Looking back at the maids behind her, Chen Zhi also signaled them to leave, and soon she was the only one left in the huge courtyard.

Pushing open the door and entering, looking at the broken porcelain on the ground, Chen Zhi's expression tightened immediately.

"Oh my lord, look at these porcelains, they've tricked you..."

"This piece is from the Yuan Dynasty. At least three or four hundred taels of silver. This piece is from the Song Dynasty's Ru Kiln... I'm afraid it will cost a thousand taels!"

"It's all about money...do you have a grudge against money?"

Zhu Ming's royal family didn't pay much attention to family status when they got married, and they especially favored small families. Princess Chen was only born in a family of raw members.

In fact, a scholarly family with aspirations was unwilling to marry their daughters to the royal family, which would ruin the future of future generations.

As for the Wu Xun family, they are trusted by the royal family, but the two do not marry very often, and there is no need to say much about the taboos.

Hearing his wife's complaints, Zhu Jingyuan felt even angrier, and immediately reprimanded: "Money, money... you know money!"

"I don't know about money, so who will pay for the expenses of the whole family?"

"You donate generously outside, and you will help anyone who has a problem. It's comfortable to throw a lot of money... But I saved this money?" Chen Zhi became more resentful.

The old Zhu family has three traditions, which are almost engraved in the genes.

One is fear of father, the other is intergenerational relatives, and the third is loving wife.

If it wasn't for this, Chen Zhi would have been sitting on the bench for arguing with her husband like this.

"You...you are simply unreasonable!"

What my wife said made sense, Zhu Jingyuan couldn't compete with her, so he could only say these innocuous words.

"You said the porcelain fell and the shelf became empty, what should I do?"

Looking at the empty places on the bookshelf, Chen Zhi was very worried.

"Buy two and put them up!" Zhu Jingyuan said angrily.

"It's easy to put it up, but if it's too bad, you can't take it out. If outsiders see it, it will embarrass your lord!"

"Then move two from other places, such a big palace is short of two dead objects?"

"There are still good things in the inner house? You can't put my jewelry on it? As for the things in the outer house, you can't move them!"

Hearing these words, Zhu Jingyuan directly laughed angrily, his mother's majestic royal palace was missing these dumb things.

However, he also understood in his heart that it was all related to his spending too much money on weekdays. Even in addition to salary and rewards, he also bought various properties, and the money of the palace could not make ends meet.

"Then just...buy two sets of books and put them up!" Zhu Jingyuan said seriously.

Chen Zhi nodded, and said helplessly, "That's the only way to go!"

Books are "priceless" treasures, and they are suitable for the occasion.

"It's just my lord, you should keep your temper in the future, we can't just put books on the shelves on the left and right!" Chen Zhi said quietly.

"Understood!" Zhu Jingyuan waved his hand, and sulked alone again.

Walking behind Zhu Jingyuan, Chen Zhi gently helped him hold his shoulders, glanced at the letter on the table, and asked, "I don't know, who made the prince angry again!"

"Who else, of course it's the Jinling stall!"

"The matter of Jinling? Didn't the lord say that he has a chance to win?"

That's right, Zhu Jingyuan bragged to Chen Zhi half a month ago, saying that he would definitely be able to pull the boss down this time, that was a promise at the time.

At this moment, he still remembered that the husband and wife called each other the prince and concubine, and the slap in the face really came too fast.

Just as Zhu Jingyuan was in embarrassment, Chen Zhi asked again: "What happened?"

Zhu Jingyuan briefly told Chen Zhi what was said in the letter, and it was considered that he had a channel to express his depression.

"I can't tell, the old thirteen is quite capable of tossing around, when did he agree with the boss?" Chen Zhi was extremely puzzled.

"The old thirteen is just a fool. He usually only knows how to dance with a spear, stick a stick, bow a horse, ride a horse, and shoot. He has such thoughts!" Zhu Jingyuan was extremely disdainful.

He was about ten years older than Zhu Jinghong. He had watched Zhu Jinghong grow up, so he naturally knew this younger brother very well.

It is also because of enough understanding, so according to the thinking of normal people, they will not believe that this is Zhu Jinghong's handwriting.

"What I'm worried about is... the fourth child has changed his sex!" Zhu Jingyuan said with a solemn expression.

Around Zhu Jingyuan, there is never a shortage of smart people to give advice, but because of his own personality, even if he makes the right choice, things will go wrong.

Zhu Jingyuan is not afraid that the fourth child has a good adviser, nor is he afraid that he will suddenly become smart, but that he will change his benevolent and weak character.

Once it becomes what the emperor expects, his crown prince position will be secure.

Approved by the emperor above and supported by hundreds of officials below, no matter how virtuous Zhu Jingyuan is, he will not be able to shake his brother's status in the slightest.

"Fourth brother changing sex? I'm afraid it's more difficult than the old thirteen!" Chen Zhi blurted out, representing her truest thoughts.

"Now that the fourth child is far away in Jinling, there is no guarantee that he won't change his nature without his father's support!" Having said this, Zhu Jingyuan frowned.

(End of this chapter)