little emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 164 The Secret Edict
On the tall lamp stand in the Ciqing Palace, the candlelight emitted a hazy and soft halo through the gauze cover.

Prince Rui Zhu Changluo stared at the lamp quietly, staring at it for a while.Liu Xia and Tu Bi were unavoidably surprised and curious about the abnormal behavior of this little prince who had been out for almost a whole day and came back to the palace at night to light up the lights, but as palace people, of course they knew what to ask and what not to ask Asked.

Liuxia was careful, and brought hot water to serve Zhu Changluo's feet to relieve fatigue, until the faint water vapor rose, and the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus flowers wafted into his nose, and Zhu Changluo felt that there was no place in his body that was not painful.

Finding that the young prince's mood seemed very low today, Liu Xia felt a little heartbroken, and the hands massaging the soles of her feet became more tender.

The door moved slightly, and Tu Zhu came in with a stick and put it down lightly. On it was a bowl of steaming lotus seed lily porridge and a few light dishes. When he was about to persuade Zhu Changluo to use some, he suddenly found that Zhu Changluo Has fallen asleep.

When Ye He came back from the Compassionate Ning Palace, Zhu Changluo had just woken up from a dream.As soon as Tu Bi saw Ye He, she could even fly while walking, and the colorful butterflies floated around like flowers.Zhu Changluo, who was drinking porridge, was full of thoughts, but was amused by her.

Suddenly remembered an important matter, and called Liuxia and Tu Bi to come over: "Aunt Huichun came to our Ciqing Palace today, let everyone control their mouths later, and tell everyone that the trouble comes from the mouth, if there is someone who is gossip Gen entered the Punishment Department, don't say I didn't greet you in advance!"

The words Punishment Division are enough to make people feel terrified, and what makes them even more horrified is that this is the first time Zhu Changluo has issued such a straightforward order after entering the Ciqing Palace. Liuxia and Xu Bi know that it is not a trivial matter , all respectful and respectful.

Looking at the backs of Tu Bi and Liu Xia who ran away in a panic, Ye He frowned and said: "Your grandmother is really not a simple person, she is decisive in killing, cruel and merciless, and even more impeccable in her work. In order to guard against Senior Brother Song, even Ah Man They all stayed in the palace and were not allowed to come back."

Zhu Changluo nodded: "It's nothing unusual to check and balance each other and control each other."

"Ye He, do you think Concubine Duan really did the emperor's poisoning?"

Regarding Zhu Changluo's question, Ye He shook his head immediately without even thinking about it.

Zhu Changluo smiled knowingly: "Yes, none of us believe it. In my opinion, the Empress Dowager would not believe that Concubine Duan did it either."

Ye He was really surprised now, "...What do you mean? Did she do it on purpose?"

Zhu Changluo didn't speak, but the meaningful smile at the corner of his mouth had already given Ye He the correct answer.

The candle flames on the lamp stand were flickering, and suddenly there was a 'pop', and a dazzling lantern exploded.

In the Ci Ning Palace, there was silence.

On the red sandalwood table that grew up in the middle of the ground, there is a statue of Avalokitesvara in white clothes with benevolent eyebrows and kind eyes holding a willow bottle. In the incense burner, three sticks of sandalwood incense and green smoke curl up, suddenly go straight up and suddenly diffuse, stirring up the originally quiet and peaceful room with smoke and shadows, changing indefinitely.

Empress Dowager Li squinted her eyes and half-lyed on the arhat couch, holding a string of nanxiang wood rosary beads in her hands, as if she was closing her eyes in meditation.

Behind her, Zhu Xi put his hands on her temples and gently massaged back and forth.But she found that the queen mother's hand holding the string of beads has not moved a single one so far.

After a long time, Empress Dowager Li slowly opened her eyes, Zhu Xi stopped her hands, and after a moment of silence, she turned around and came to the Empress Dowager, knelt down on her knees.

"The Ai family didn't blame you, so why are you doing this?" Empress Dowager Li frowned and glanced at her: "Get up, there is nothing wrong with you in the first place."

Zhu Xi bowed his head: "The servant went to search the Changchun Palace, but found nothing, so he returned to the master without authorization, please punish the Queen Mother."

"There is no need to mention the matter of the jade bottle." Empress Dowager Li sighed with emotion: "The Ai family can see what happened today very clearly, but if you don't want to let go of Concubine Zhou Duan, how can you keep the queen? You You have done a good job of using the fake jade bottle to prove Concubine Duan's crime!"

"Concubine Duan was framed by someone, and her death is not wronged, but if she is safe, she won't be dragged out to be a target!"

"As for that person, Xu thought that Aijia was old and foolish, so she could be manipulated and fooled." After saying this, Empress Dowager Li sneered, "Aijia is really curious. What is the trump card behind her being so mad and desperate?"

Standing up, Zhu Xi bowed her head and lowered her eyebrows without saying a word. She has followed the Queen Mother for decades, and she is very clear about the Queen Mother's methods and resourcefulness.Among the conspiracies and tricks in the palace, which one can escape the queen mother's eyes...

"How is your majesty now? Is Mr. Song doing his best?" As soon as the emperor was mentioned, Empress Dowager Li suddenly remembered the words Zhu Changluo whispered in her ear after leaving the tent in Kunning Palace: "Grandmother, in front of my father's eyes Although there is no problem for the time being, the residual poison in the body is hard to clear, and what will happen in the future is still uncertain."

Seeing the dark clouds on the Empress Dowager's face, Zhu Xi first pondered in his heart and replied: "I have visited the emperor, and my complexion is better than before. It is not at 01:30. Mr. Song's medical skills are really sophisticated, comparable to those of the imperial physicians in our palace." Much stronger."

Empress Dowager Li is not as optimistic as Zhu Xi, her eyes are filled with worry: "Let's see what happens in the future... Aijia always feels a little uneasy."

Despite the many worries, Empress Dowager Li was in a daze for a while and suddenly said: "Zhu Xi, have you noticed that Ah Man's child looks like a person?"

Regarding the almost jumping thinking of the Queen Mother, Zhu Xi expressed a little at a loss, and said cautiously: "Queen Mother, what do you mean..."

Empress Dowager Li came back to her senses, and sighed: "Forget it, Ai's family is fine, why tell you these things, you can help me to see the emperor first."

It was almost midnight and the lights in each hall gradually went out one by one, and a person suddenly came to the small corner gate on the east side of Ciqing Palace.

Ye He led him into the study room, Zhu Changluo's eyes flickered under the light, as if a small fire was burning, he raised his eyes and watched the person coming quietly, but his face was as indifferent as ever.

Xiao Yinzi knelt on the ground softly and bowed, and stood aside with his hands down in order.

He casually picked up a bowl of tea at hand and took a sip, tapped his fingers on the teacup a few times: "Ziyan belongs to Concubine Zheng?"

Xiao Yinzi raised his head in surprise, his eyes sparkled brightly, and he replied in a loud voice: "Yes, Ziyan belongs to Concubine Zhou Duan...and also Concubine Zheng Gui."

The words were a bit of a mouthful, but Zhu Changluo understood, "Well, it makes sense that Concubine Zhou Duan was unlucky." After pondering for a while, he suddenly raised his eyes, "You came to see me, didn't you just come to tell this matter? Is it okay?"

Xiao Yinzi, with bright eyes, suddenly smiled slyly, "Your Highness is born wise, and only you know what Xiao Yinzi thinks in his heart."

Zhu Changluo looked at him deeply: "You just need to remember what this king told you back then, I will only forgive you once, not a second time."

Xiao Yinzi knelt down respectfully: "My lord's words, I take every word and every word to my heart, and I dare not forget it for a day!"

"I came today because I have something very important to tell His Highness..."

Not long passed, and after a while, Ye He sent Xiao Yinzi, who covered his head with a cloak, to quietly leave Ciqing Palace.

When he returned to the study room again, Ye He found that Zhu Changluo had lost the indifference in front of Xiao Yinzi just now, and was pacing back and forth anxiously.

Ye He raised his eyebrows: "What happened?"

Zhu Changluo shook his head without speaking, and suddenly raised his head: "Ye He, did Brother Song say when the emperor will wake up?"

Ye He frowned: "Although you gave up a Heavenly King Heart Protection Pill, it was just to keep him alive. It may not be easy to wake up."

Zhu Changluo was a little anxious: "Didn't I also wake up after taking the Heavenly King Heart Protection Pill you gave me that day? Why can't it be the emperor?"

Ye He suddenly took a step, his eyes were like cold stars: "What did Xiao Yinzi say? What are you afraid of?"

After a long time, Zhu Changluo sighed softly: "He said... Concubine Zheng has a secret edict in her hand!"

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.On this day, the streets and alleys of the capital city were filled with lanterns, and the crowds flowed like smoke, bustling and noisy, very lively.

Emperor Wanli, who was recuperating in the Palace of Compassion and Peace, was treated with all his heart by Song Yizhi. As expected, his condition was getting better day by day, but he just fell into a drowsy long sleep.Nothing happened for a day, but it was like this for a few days in a row, and Empress Dowager Li became a little impatient.

Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty had a cabinet, and Wanli did not go to court for several years in a row, so the ministers did not have much opinion on not seeing Longyan.However, if the emperor does not go to court, it does not mean that he can not work. The proposals sent by the cabinet still need to be personally determined by the emperor before they can be implemented.

Empress Dowager Li really can't sit still, the country cannot live without a king.

She is the queen mother, not the emperor.

Empress Dowager Li summoned Song Yizhi today, without any secrets, but straight to the point.

"The Ai family would like to ask Mr. the truth, when will the emperor wake up from the current state?"

Regarding the Queen Mother's question, Song Yizhi was well prepared: "The emperor's poison is extremely strange, and I will do my best to keep the emperor's condition from getting worse. If you want to get better and sober, you need a chance."

Song Yizhi was not the head of the Sun Academy, and he didn't talk so much with the Queen Mother, but the more straightforward he was, the more the Queen Mother believed it.

"Sir, it seems that the emperor's situation is not optimistic."

Seeing the empress dowager's ugly face, Song Yizhi closed his mouth, and Xu Shu came into Cao Ying without saying a word.

After dismissing Song Yizhi to leave, Empress Dowager Li slumped on the chair, unable to raise her spirits at all.

The so-called fire cannot be contained in paper, although she took strict precautions to guard against everything, but she knew that the matter of the emperor could not be suppressed after all.It seems that the preparations have been made early, if there is no precaution, the Forbidden City will definitely rise to three thousand disturbances when the incident comes to an end.

When Empress Dowager Li thought about it, she raised her eyes and saw Zhuxi coming in with a bowl of eight-treasure sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice balls. Empress Dowager Li sighed: "These days are full of turmoil, and the Ai family doesn't even know that today is the Lantern Festival."

Zhu Xi smiled softly: "It's the servant girl's fault, I forgot to remind the Queen Mother."

The queen mother shook her head and smiled wryly. Just now, she picked up the bowl and saw a small figure behind the door with cold eyes. She couldn't help laughing and said, "Little devil, the Ai family saw you, so hurry up and come out!"

Zhu Xi didn't need to turn his head to know that it must be Ah Man, so he couldn't help laughing and jokingly said: "The Queen Mother doesn't know, the young master Ah Man has tortured his slaves all morning, and he insisted on asking the slaves to come and talk to him."

Seeing Ah Man twisting her little butt, pouting her lips and holding her cheeks, she slowly moved over, Empress Dowager Li couldn't help but burst out laughing.

He reached out his hand to scoop up a dumpling and put it into his mouth. Seeing him eating with a smile on his face, he stretched out his hand and pointed to his small forehead: "Are you feeling bored in this palace? Want to go out to play?"

"Mother-in-law, I heard that it's very lively outside, but Brother Zhu said you wouldn't talk, so he didn't dare to take me out." Ah Man pursed his mouth aggrieved.

Zhu Xi smiled and watched from the side, these days she has also seen that as long as it is a request from Ah Man, this cold-tempered queen mother almost responds to every request, which makes Zhu who has been serving her all her life Breath is suspicious and boring.

"What's so difficult about it? Go talk to your big brother Zhu, and tell him that Aijia told him to take you to see the lantern."

"The queen mother-in-law is the best person in the world." Ah Man's eyes widened excitedly, his brows crooked in a smile, and suddenly he stretched out his mouth and gave the queen mother a hard smack on the face, then turned around and walked away. Far.

The noble and dignified Empress Dowager Li was taken advantage of by a little ghost, but the strange thing is that instead of being angry, Empress Dowager Li was very happy with a happy face.

Zhu Xi smiled and said: "Don't be upset, Queen Mother, turn around and teach him the rules of the palace."

Empress Dowager Li waved her hand and said: "The Ai family just likes his innocence and vivaciousness, with a pure heart, so there is no need to restrain him with rules."

After the joy, she was worried and worried about the matter that weighed on her heart. The smile on the Empress Dowager's face gradually disappeared. After a moment of silence, her eyes gradually became serious: "Zhu Xi went to the cabinet, Xuan Shen has always come into the palace. See, just say that the Ai family has something to say!"

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