Ming Dynasty: At the beginning, the house was ransacked and the ancestral temple was burned down.

Chapter 165: Robbery by force! The collapsed princess!

As soon as the word 'Tongwa' came out, Zhu Yijun gave up his previous guess almost instantly.

After all, Zhang Chonghui was under surveillance all day long, and there was no way or opportunity to get through to Japan.

And as we all know, Zhang Chonghui had already offended the Japanese slaves to death because of the previous peace talks! The Japanese slaves are crazy enough to collaborate with this 'big liar' who treats them like monkeys!

What's more, not long ago, news came from the Jinyiwei that they found the token of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's family from the dead Japanese slaves.

Rather than saying that Zhang Chonghui communicated with the Japanese, it is more reasonable to say that the Japanese slaves could not stand being deceived by Zhang Chonghui one after another, and were so angry that they took the initiative to come to the Ming Dynasty to kidnap Zhang Chonghui and exact revenge...

Although he did not think that Zhang Chonghui was a Japanese, Zhu Yijun still felt that something was wrong:
"You sent so many people to my Ming Dynasty to start a riot just to kidnap his useless deputy? Or are they here to kidnap my family?"

Zhu Yijun still felt that for a so-called deputy diplomatic envoy like Zhang Chonghui, who had never even received a salary from the court, the Japanese country would not be willing to go to the line with such a Bai Ding who had no actual official position.

"I don't know this slave..." Chen Ju didn't know what to say, so he just said:

"This group of Japanese slaves is also strange. According to inquiries, they had already entered the capital last month and did not show their faces until Yuan Ye this month.

Now that he was directly rejected by Zhang Chonghui, Zhu Xuanyu was really ashamed and angry, and had no choice but to complain unwillingly:
"You clearly promised that we would not die without saving our lives, why do you still regret it?"

Zhu Xuanyu was also a high-ranking princess. Although she was not favored on weekdays, no one dared to reject her so bluntly.

After hearing such explosive words, Zhu Xuanyu acted like a rabbit with fried fur, so angry that he couldn't even speak!
In a hurry, she hurriedly picked up the pebbles scattered beside the fire and threw them at Zhang Chonghui with all her strength!
"Snapped……"

I'm not sure, is it really Zhang Chonghui who kidnapped the queen and princess?

Zhu Xuannao's purpose was very simple. She just wanted to surround the queen's mother, who was so weak that she fell into a coma, with Zhu Xuanyao on her left and right to warm her up.

At this time, Zhu Xuanyu didn't know that Zhang Chonghui's superb eyes had clearly seen all her micro-expressions, and he had already seen through her purpose.

Although Zhang Chonghui rarely goes out, he has never been out, and every time he goes out, he is basically alone.

"Ayao, you..." Zhu Xuanyu didn't know what to say. To be honest, she was reluctant to let her warm sister go away, but she was even more reluctant to let her mother get cold.

And she also knew very well that without this man, the three of them, who did not distinguish between east, west, north and south, would have been snatched away by jackals long ago...

"It's impossible to give you my cloak. After all, I'm cold too. Let's just let your mother come into my arms. This way we can keep each other warm, and both sides won't lose."

Zhu Xuanyu was silent. She originally thought that the other party would show off his masculinity and insist that he was not cold, but unexpectedly...

It's already cold in the capital in the first month of the year, not to mention it's still in the wilderness.

"I'm not in good health either." Zhang Chonghui interrupted the other party's moral kidnapping.

"so cold……"

"But I see that you don't seem to be very cold. How about...can you give the cloak you are wearing to my mother? She is not in good health, and I'm afraid she won't be able to survive..."

"But my mother's whole body is cold..." Zhu Xuanyu's voice lowered, and the little girl looked pitiful. No man could withstand such coquettishness.

Through the hazy moonlight, Zhu Xuanyu looked to the opposite side not far away, and saw Zhang Chonghui sitting on the small slope behind him with an extremely relaxed posture, his posture was calm, as if he was not cold at all. generally.

"Since your mother is so cold, why not be like this?" Zhang Chonghui opened his arms and said magnanimously:

"What should I do..." Zhu Xuanyu was extremely anxious. All she could do was hold the sleeping Queen's mother as hard as possible, even though she herself was too cold and didn't have much warmth.

Chen Ju indeed thought so, but he couldn't guarantee it. After all, everything was possible.

"Sister Huang, he looks so warm." Zhu Xuanyao's voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Aren't you... cold?" Zhu Xuanyu asked Zhang Chonghui with seeming concern, but his eyes were fixed on the heavy cloak that the other party was wearing.

However, Zhang Chonghui withstood it. Because he didn't believe that the little girl who grew up in the palace could be simple, especially since this little girl was raised by Queen Mother Li herself.

At the same time, west of the city.

It’s not surprising that Zhu Yijun thinks this way, after all, most people think so now, and this is also the most likely guess.

Looking at his weak mother, Zhu Xuanyu gritted his teeth and said directly:

Oh, and there is an unlucky little princess.

"I..." Zhu Xuanyu knew she was in the wrong. After all, Zhang Chonghui had been busy for a long time and was still dragging his injured leg. She saw all this.

Yes, Sister Wang Xi has fallen asleep. I don’t know if she is weak, tired, hungry, or cold.

"Ayao, sit on the right side of my mother." Zhu Xuanyao motioned to Zhu Xuanyao, who was leaning next to him, to sit on the right side of the queen's mother.

"When did I give up on you?" Zhang Chonghui asked: "I was looking for a place to stay in the lee of the wind, and I was looking for firewood to keep you warm, and I was looking for water for you to drink. Why did I give up on you?" ?”

As soon as Chen Ju finished speaking, Zhu Yijun almost instantly remembered the 'beginning' incident of the Empress Dowager leaving the palace on Yuan Dynasty Night last year!
"You mean that the Japanese slaves' kidnapping of Zhang Chonghui was fake, but their real purpose was my family? Do they want to use my family to threaten me not to send troops to North Korea?"

……

The stone fell softly in front of Zhang Chonghui. It was obvious that the opponent was not strong enough.

There are only four people here in total. Zhu Xuannao can guess who Zhu Xuanyao is talking about with his eyes closed.

Zhu Xuanyao, who was dressed in furry and plump clothes, was the first to sigh, even though she was the one wearing the most among the others.

Even if these Japanese slaves wanted to capture him for revenge, they could have done it earlier. Why did they have to wait until Yuan Ye? "

"It's cold." Zhang Chonghui seemed not to notice, and replied lightly: "Thank you for your concern, princess."

"I don't want it." Zhu Xuanyao shook her little head and said seriously, "Aunt Huang is not warm at all. I don't want to go to her. I want to stay with you, Sister Huang."

"Why are you throwing stones at me?" Zhang Chonghui didn't seem to notice that the little girl was angry, and even said deliberately:

Looking at the pile of firewood that was about to burn out, the firelight reflected in Zhu Xuanyu's eyes became darker and darker, and his body temperature became lower and lower.

"What? Is it possible that you also want to come to my arms to keep warm? Okay, I don't disagree! In that case, how about you two coming together? It's okay for the three of you to come together!"

"You bastard!" Zhu Xuanyu was so angry that his face turned red. He hurriedly threw stones at Zhang Chonghui, cursing at the same time:

"What nonsense did you say! You, you, you! I'm so angry!"

Zhu Xuanyao actually wanted to say something more 'scary' to intimidate the stinky gangster in front of him who was full of 'nasty words', such as 'let my father chop off your head' or something like that.

But she knew very well that it was easy to say harsh words, but if she made the other party anxious and killed them directly, or gave them to... then it would be over!
When he thought of this, Zhu Xuanyu didn't dare to throw the stone away. He could only retreat silently, for fear of angering this disciple who had killed people before.

Facts have proven that it is true that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

Compared with Zhu Xuannao's shyness and caution, Zhu Xuanyao, who is only ten years old, is extremely thick-skinned and bold.

Not only did she take the initiative to get up and walk in front of Zhang Chonghui, she also dived into his arms without saying a word!
"It's so warm..."

Feeling the hot body temperature, the little girl's face did not turn red and her heart did not beat. She only knew that this big brother's embrace was warm, warmer than her father's embrace.

Not only Zhu Xuanyu was dumbfounded by this sudden scene, but even Zhang Chonghui himself was dumbfounded...

He was just being polite and trying to scare these three pampered royal relatives, but he didn't expect this ten-year-old girl dressed in furry and round clothes to be so invisible and sneak into his arms...

"Ayao, what are you doing! Get off him quickly! He is a foreigner! What if someone finds out!" Zhu Xuanyu was so anxious that he almost jumped up, looking like his cabbage had been eaten by a pig. .

However, Zhu Xuanyao was not willing to even raise his head. He only buried himself in this warm embrace and whispered:
"Sister Huang, there are only four of us here. As long as you don't tell anyone, who will know."

"But you are a girl! Your reputation is important!" Zhu Xuanyu said and stood up, ready to pull his sister out of the arms of the trapper.

Facts have proved that Zhu Xuanyao seemed to be really scared of the cold. Even if his cousin Zhu Xuanyao tried her best, she could not 'tear' her off Zhang Chonghui's body!
"Sister Huang, please let go, I won't leave!" Zhu Xuanyao hugged Zhang Chonghui tightly and refused to let go of this warmth no matter what:

"I'm almost freezing to death, why do I care about my reputation! Besides, he's so good-looking, and I won't suffer! Let go!"

"Who says you won't suffer a loss! You don't know this man! He is not a good person! He used to... Anyway, let me go!"

"I won't let go!"

"Believe it or not, I'm complaining to my uncle!"

"Then you go ahead and sue! I'm not you, I'm not afraid of my father!"

"..."

Zhu Xuanyu tried his best to drag his little cousin out of the tiger's mouth, but she was actually weaker than a ten-year-old baby and couldn't pull her away no matter what.

After struggling for a long time, Zhu Xuanyu finally gave up.

There was nothing she could do, she really had no strength left, so she could only watch her little cousin hugged Zhang Chonghui like an octopus, and became very angry.

"Okay, stop making trouble."

Zhang Chonghui, who had not spoken for a long time, looked like an old father who had had enough of watching his children misbehave. He threw a small dagger in front of Zhu Xuanyu and said:

"Cut two pieces of cloth from your skirt and wrap the hot stones from the firewood pile in them."

Looking at the dagger on the ground, Zhu Xuanyu was stunned for a moment, and soon realized the meaning of Zhang Chonghui's words!
Stone! Hot stones!
It was only then that she realized why Zhang Chonghui had picked up two full bags of rocks when he came back from collecting firewood...

It turns out that this man already knew that they would be cold... and this stone... was specially picked for them...

With a sense of guilt, Zhu Xuanyu hurriedly picked up the dagger and did as Zhang Chonghui said.

She was a little clumsy when using a knife for the first time, and it was dark at night and she couldn't see clearly. It took her a long time to cut off a strange piece of cloth from the horse-faced skirt.

Although the edge is uneven, it is enough to wrap stones.

Then, she hurriedly picked up stones from the pile of firewood.

Although the fire was extinguished, the stone was still scalding hot. The tender young lady's hands, which were not stained by the spring water, had tender skin. She only had to rummage a few times, and her hands were burned and blistered several times.

However, Zhu Xuanyu didn't know whether she was unconscious due to the cold wind or what. Even though there were several blisters on her hands, she still kept moving in the fire, hurriedly picking them up.

It wasn't until he wrapped the first 'modest' handwarmer bag that was crooked but still filled with hot stones and placed it firmly in the arms of the Queen's mother that Zhu Xuanyu relaxed. She continued to cut her skirt again and started the second job.

As time passed, the sky became darker and darker.

After Zhu Xuanyao finished making the second hand warmer, the first thing he did was to say hurriedly to Zhu Xuanyao in Zhang Chonghui's arms:
"Ayao, I've made a warm body for you. Get off it quickly."

However, it was not Zhu Xuanyao who answered Zhu Xuanyao, but Zhang Chonghui.

"She has fallen asleep a long time ago. You can keep it for yourself and return the knife to me."

This time, Zhu Xuanyu was silent...

Silent about my little cousin's adaptability, and even more silent about...

Looking at the sharp dagger on the side, Zhu Xuanyu actually wanted to keep the knife for self-defense.

However, the bursts of warmth coming from the bag are so real...

In the end, Zhu Xuanyu made her choice. She gently threw the dagger at Zhang Chonghui's feet and gave it back to him.

Zhang Chonghui picked up the dagger, retracted his cuffs, and raised his hand again to pat the furry female doll in his arms.

Needless to say, this female doll is dressed in thick and thick clothes, and it feels like a doll when held in her arms, which is extremely comfortable.

At the same time, Zhu Xuanyu was watching this scene through the hazy moonlight.

She originally thought that this disciple would be a dishonest person, and he might even bully her ten-year-old cousin. Unexpectedly, what she saw was...

Zhu Xuanyao didn't know how to describe the scene in front of her. The last time she saw such a scene was at a family banquet.

At that time, Zhu Xuanyu also looked at her emperor father like this, holding her brother Zhu Changxun so tenderly and dotingly.

The familiar posture of holding a baby, and the careful patting on the back, seemed to be the same as the scene happening in front of me...

Just a pat on the back, such a simple little gesture...

But maybe it's something she can't reach... even... in a stranger...

"Why are you crying?"

Just when Zhang Chonghui was holding the warm baby girl and preparing to rest for a while, he suddenly found that the little girl sitting opposite had been staring at him, and even shed tears while looking at him.

"I'm not crying!" Zhu Xuanyu denied it but was also surprised. The night was so dark, how could the other party see her crying!
"What's wrong with your legs?" Zhu Xuanyu asked this question as if to avoid the topic. It seemed that she was afraid that the other party would misunderstand something. She added:
"I don't mean anything else, I'm just curious. After all... you have also seen my father, and his right leg is the same as yours... I just think of my father."

"Oh." Zhang Chonghui didn't seem to be interested in the fact that Zhu Xuanyu's father was lame. He just said lightly: "I just accidentally sprained my foot. It will be fine tomorrow."

Zhu Xuanyu was a little unconvinced: "It's just a sprained foot?"

"Yeah." Zhang Chonghui didn't seem to want to talk about this topic. He held the warm doll in his arms as if he was about to fall asleep, and said lazily: "Sleep."

The topic was forcibly stopped, and Zhu Xuanyu was too embarrassed to continue asking.

After finally taking the initiative to strike up a conversation, she received such a perfunctory answer, which made the thoughtful little girl feel a little unhappy.

Recalling Zhang Chonghui's lame walking posture and the lame leg, he looked exactly like her father.

What happened accidentally? They're all excuses!

Just like her emperor father saying that his feet hurt because he was angry, they were all excuses!

It's obviously the kidney...

Yes, even though he had lived in the harem for a long time, Zhu Xuanyu still heard some rumors about the previous dynasty.

Ministers of the previous dynasty had always said that her emperor father's foot pain was due to kidney deficiency caused by being addicted to women.

Although this view is ugly, Zhu Xuanyu actually agrees with it. The reason why she agrees with this view is naturally because her queen mother also thinks so.

This rigid-minded mother and daughter actually knew why they did not please the emperor, but the arrogance in their bones made them unwilling to change, let alone change.

However, pride cannot be eaten as food.

When the sky lit up but no one came to take them back to the palace, the despair of being 'abandoned' enveloped everything.

Just when the queen, mother and daughter were filled with disappointment and felt that they had been abandoned by the emperor, a hearty voice sounded.

"Let's go."

Looking at the rising sun, Zhang Chonghui pointed to the west corresponding to the sun and said:
"We 'should' be in the east of the city now. Since the emperor doesn't send anyone to find you, then we will walk back by ourselves."

After saying that, Zhang Chonghui took long strides and led the way straight to the west.

This walk is destined to go further and further west, and the further we go, the further we go.

Doesn’t Zhang Chonghui know the way?

how is this possible.

Looking at Zhang Chonghui's legs that moved freely, the three of them were a little surprised.

Zhu Xuanyu took the first small step to catch up and asked, "Is your leg healed?"

"I just sprained my foot accidentally. Isn't it normal to heal?" Zhang Chonghui turned to look at the little girl next to him, and asked again deliberately but not intentionally:

"Otherwise, what do you think?"

Almost instantly, Zhu Xuanyu turned red with embarrassment!
The teenage girl had no idea why the boy in front of her, who looked only a few years older than her, could see through her thoughts so clearly. She was so frightened that she turned her head hastily, not even daring to look at this deceitful man again. Already...

however……

"Sister Huang, why is your face so red?" Zhu Xuanyao jumped out of the excitement and asked, pointing directly at her cousin's face.

Zhu Xuanyu really didn't know how to answer. While feeling ashamed, she just lowered her head and remained silent.

At the same time, Sister Wang Xi, who had just woken up, also noticed her daughter's thoughts, which also gave her a headache...

In the end, it was Zhang Chonghui who gave the answer for Zhu Xuanyu, saying: "Your sister is angry."

"That's it." Zhu Xuanyao still didn't know what was going on, so he jumped up and down to keep up with Zhang Chonghui.

After last night, the little girl didn't seem to recognize life at all. She held Zhang Chonghui's hand very familiarly and chatted with Zhang Chonghui very enthusiastically.

"Brother Zhang, believe it or not, my father will definitely come to find me!"

"So confident?"

"Of course! I am my father's baby!"

"That's good."

"Brother Zhang, I like you so much! When I get back, I will ask my father to buy you back to the palace and play with me every day!"

"Well... you are still young, don't say such nonsense, and I am already married, and I am not a slave."

"OK then."

"Wait, do you know what I mean?"

"do not know."

"Huh? Then you promised so readily?"

"My father said, it's just a promise, it's just a casual thing. Taking by force is the way to go!"

"..."

Seeing these two people holding hands like brothers and sisters, as well as this ridiculous conversation, Sister Wang Xi and Zhu Xuanyu were both dumbfounded...

Sure enough... only those who are favored... will have no fear...

……

Time flies, it's getting dark again, and another day is about to pass.

Two full days and nights have passed since the queen and princess disappeared.

Qianqing Palace.

The disappearance of the queen and princess seems to have stopped being in the limelight.

However, the "Continued Concerns and Wei Hong Discussions" became more and more intense. Almost all the civil servants of the dynasty were in Shangshu, buzzing like flies in Emperor Wanli's ears, asking whether the emperor had the intention to depose the prince. !

Zhu Yijun was very annoyed, but at this moment, Chen Ju submitted a letter, a "self-clarification" memorial by the cabinet scholar Zhu Geng.

If it were just an ordinary memorial, Zhu Yijun didn't even bother to read it.

But inside this memorial, there was also a "continuation" demon book that someone deliberately stuffed into Zhu Geng's house on the night of the 15th day of the first lunar month.

The first time he opened this 'continuation' demon book, Zhu Yijun's eyes suddenly lit up!
This word... is so beautiful!

But...it's also very familiar!
After a brief moment of recollection, almost like a thunderbolt, Zhu Yijun recognized the handwriting!

"It's...Zhao Shizhen's calligraphy!"

"No! It's Zhang... Chonghui's name!"

(End of this chapter)