King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 64 I Can't Hold It Back

The Kunning Palace is behind the Qianqing Palace, and there is no Jiaotai Palace in the middle, so they are surrounded by palace walls.

"Reluctantly" being dragged by his daughter, Zhu Xianming came to the gate of Kunning, followed by more than a dozen eunuchs and court ladies.

"Forget it, forget it, dad won't go in... Dad still has something to do!" Zhu Xianming kept pushing back.

Fifty years old, he is still the emperor of the empire, but now he is performing these tricks, outsiders will only be dumbfounded when they know it, but Zhu Xianming is still enjoying it.

Zhu Xianming is actually lucky to have such fun at this age.

"Sheng'er, father will be angry if you do this again!"

"Oh...you child..."

While evading, Zhu Xianming was pulled up the steps of the Kunning Gate, and all the eunuchs and maids on duty around him knelt down to pay the highest respect to His Majesty the Emperor.

In the side hall of Kunning Palace, the meal has been prepared at this moment, and the Queen Yang Qingyin, accompanied by the female officials, has already taken her seat at the head.

"Why hasn't Sheng'er come back yet?"

Li Shoufen, the female officer, replied: "Report to Madam, I have already sent someone to look for it..."

"None of these children is reassuring!" Speaking of this, Yang Qingyin held her forehead.

"My lady..."

Li Shoufen was going to try to persuade him, but there was a lot of noise outside, and if he listened carefully, it might mean that the princess is back.

But if you listen carefully, there is still His Majesty the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, it looks like your majesty is coming!" Li Shoufen carefully reminded.

"You know he's here, so just say I'm unwell and tell him to go to the other concubines!" Yang Qingyin didn't care.

"This... the servant is taking orders!"

There is no way, how could Li Shoufen not listen to Yang Qingyin's words, she only hoped that His Majesty the Emperor would not make things difficult for her.

However, before Li Shoufen could go out, Zhu Yunsheng had already dragged the emperor into the side hall, with a smile on his face, he said: "Mother... Dad called me... I want Dad to eat with me!"

Fortunately, Zhu Yunqingsheng changed his words in time, otherwise Zhu Xianming would have no place to put his old face.

These days passed, Zhu Xianming entered the room for the first time, which made him a little at a loss.

"Qingyin, this kid insists on pulling me over, you say this..."

Not wanting to expose the emperor's tricks, Yang Qingyin said coldly: "Since you were forced to come, please come back, Your Majesty, all the concubines in the palace are looking forward to you!"

With an embarrassed smile, Zhu Xianming picked up his daughter and said, "It's all here..."

"I don't have any food for you today!" Yang Qingyin was still indifferent.

"Hey... It's just a pair of bowls and chopsticks for multiple people, go and get another pair, and let the kitchen add two more dishes by the way!"

The emperor's words are the imperial decree, no one at the scene dared to disobey, Li Shoufen immediately ordered the maid to go down to spread the word.

After a few breaths, the bowls and chopsticks were set in front of Zhu Xianming, but the atmosphere on the table was still somewhat awkward.

"Mom... I'm hungry!"

Zhu Yunsheng's timely opening of the mouth enlivened the atmosphere a little, and made Zhu Xianming cough twice, it seemed that he was ready to speak.

But he was afraid that the empress would lose face and let the servants see it as a joke, so he ordered: "I am talking to the empress, you all go down!"

"Yes!"

All the eunuchs and maids in the side hall left the room upon hearing the words, leaving only Li Shoufen standing outside the door to serve.

"Qingyin, I've been really busy these days, so I don't have time to come and take a look. Are you all right?"

"Thanks to Your Majesty's blessing, the concubine can live for a few more years!"

"Your words are meaningless. I want to make peace with you wholeheartedly, so why are you aggressive!"

Seemingly feeling that his words were too serious, Zhu Xianming continued: "At least, in front of the children, you must save some face for me!"

"Your Majesty still knows about the child, which surprised my concubine..."

Seeing that there was going to be another quarrel, Zhu Xianming immediately interrupted: "All right, let's have dinner first, and see if Qing'er is so hungry!"

As the family of three began to eat, the atmosphere gradually eased, and Zhu Xianming also slowly changed the topic, and began to guide the Confucian court.

Yang Qingyin was also not ignorant of the general situation, the emperor gave her down the steps several times, and at this moment she also borrowed the donkey from the slope to discuss the court situation with Zhu Xianming.

"From what you mean, there will be a war in the Northwest sooner or later?"

"Back when my grandfather swept the Northwest, all the ministries bowed their heads and proclaimed their vassals. Now 40 years have passed... Grandpa's legacy has been exhausted, and the hearts of the various ministries in the Northwest have changed. I am afraid that this battle will be inevitable!"

The "grandpa" that Zhu Xianming said was Zhu Shenzhuo, who was the co-lord of the world and respected by all the allies.

When mentioning the grandfather he admired the most, Zhu Xianming even had light in his eyes, even now he is also a grandfather.

"It could be three years earlier, or five years later...there will definitely be a war!"

Zhu Xianming sent troops with Shizu when he was 15 years old. He has fought countless battles over the years, which is enough to be called the emperor on horseback.

Yang Qingyin firmly believed in his judgment.

"Is the court ready?"

"Lack of money!" Zhu Xianming said with emotion.

After thinking for a while, Yang Qingyin asked, "Why don't you let Zhao Yushan be in charge? When he was in charge of the household department, he never saw you worrying!"

The Zhao Yushan that the empress spoke of was one of the three ministers who stood at the pinnacle of civil servants in the Ming Dynasty.

"What Zhao Yushan said is that every household should be divided into mu, the involvement is really too great, and it needs to solve the internal and external worries of the imperial court, so that it can be used to reform the system..."

After taking a sip of egg custard, Zhu Xianming sighed, "It's not the time to use him now!"

"That's right!"

Zhu Xianming was about to speak, but he heard Li Shoufen's voice from outside: "Report to Your Majesty, Cheng Ying asks to see you!"

Zhu Xianming was about to refuse, but he heard Yang Qingyin say: "There must be something important to ask for an appointment at this time!"

"Let him in!" Zhu Xianming could only change his words.

Soon Cheng Ying entered the hall, holding a sealed letter in his hand, with urgent words written on it.

"Your Majesty, urgently report to the Jinling Thousand Households!"

Reports on Jinling's situation were only sent every three days, which was slower than news from Zhu Jingyuan, who received information almost every day.

Both sons are in Jinling, Yang Qingyin is undoubtedly concerned, so she said: "Hurry up and take a look!"

Zhu Xianming could only open it, took out the letter and read it carefully.

It took three days for the letter to travel from Yingtian to the capital, so it was about three days ago.

First, Jinling tried the case according to the Procuratorate, and Zhu Jinghong forced the trial to be crucified, and then when Zhu Jinghong entered Xiaoling, the great ancestor became angry...

Seeing this, how could Zhu Xianming not know that the so-called masculinity was Zhu Jinghong's trick, and his purpose has been clearly revealed.

Sure enough, it was written on the back that Zhu Jinghong had disturbed Taizu's mausoleum and ordered Xiaolingwei and Jinyiwei to arrest a group of students.

This little bastard's courage is really getting bigger and bigger now, even the great grandfather dares to play tricks...

Zhu Xianming was furious in his heart, but he glanced at the queen opposite, and tried his best to suppress his anger.

He just reconciled with the queen, and he didn't want to waste all his previous efforts. As an emperor, he could endure what ordinary people couldn't bear, and he still had some capacity for that.

Tried to warn himself not to get angry, Zhu Xianming continued to read.

In fact, Yang Qingyin had already seen her husband's strangeness, so she was worried that something happened to her son in Jinling.

"What's the matter in Jinling? But the thirteenth child is sick? Is the fourth child in good health?"

Before leaving, Yang Qingyin's face was full of worry, fearing that she would return later.

Although furious in his heart, Zhu Xianming squeezed out a smile and said, "It's okay...it's okay!"

Yang Qingyin was dubious, while Zhu Xianming continued to read.

Just as Yang Qingyin was holding a spoon to feed her little daughter, she heard a loud "pop", but Zhu Xianming took a picture of the report on the table.

The next moment, Zhu Xianming scolded angrily: "Old Thirteen, this little bastard..."

(End of this chapter)