Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 133 Phoenix Fate (2)

Zhu Jun laughed lightly: "Brother, are you so open-minded? Although we are ordinary people, we still have to look at the face of God to eat. Selling shoes on sunny days and selling umbrellas on rainy days, we must have some news to protect us."

Zhu Feng pondered slightly: "We have a lot of friends in the capital, news can't be short. Don't rush into everything. If you want to build a relationship, you have to see which one has a higher branch first?"
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Zhu Jun couldn't understand his arrogant arrogance, and secretly disdain him.

However, he also knew that the eldest brother's self-confidence was not groundless, and he did have many friends in the capital, those friends he made based on his reputation as the head of the Zhu family.

Even though it was thousands of miles away from the capital, the Zhu family also replaced the red lantern colored silk, and hung white cloth and white lanterns at the door.

When Zhu Jintang came back from the outside, he had already heard the news from the capital.

After dark, it snowed again outside.

Zhu Jintang came back despite the wind and snow, and walked into the house expressionlessly.

Shen Yuechen reached out to shake off the falling snow on the cloak for him, and then asked, "Have you heard, sir?"

Zhu Jintang said "Yes", and it was spread all over the city and outside the city. He naturally knew what everyone knew.

Shen Yuechen walked to the window and looked at the white lights swaying in the wind outside the courtyard, which was a little gloomy accompanied by the fine snowflakes.

Although the four corners of the room were lit with charcoal pots, they still couldn't stop the cold air from seeping in through the cracks in the windows.

Shen Yuechen turned around gently, looked at Zhu Jintang with a tired expression, and said, "It's getting late, brother should rest."

Zhu Jintang took a sip of his tea, frowned slightly and said, "There are too many things to do today, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep even if I want to sleep." After speaking, he took out another list, handed it to her, and said, "This is today's gift card." The things that came, and two boxes of high-quality leather, you should put them away first."

Shen Yuechen was slightly taken aback, these New Year's goods were previously handed over to the upper house, and then the elders distributed them to various courtyards.

"The old lady said that everything in the mansion will be kept simple this year. These things are survivable items. You should put them away first. After the national funeral is over, you can take them out to honor them."

After Shen Yuechen heard this, she was still a little puzzled, but she still nodded: "I know."

Zhu Jintang followed the satin bag he had brought back earlier, and handed it to Shen Yuechen, "You put this away too, and keep it for emergencies."

Shen Yuechen just put away the list, saw the cloth bag he handed over, slightly surprised: "What is this?"

Zhu Jintang didn't speak, but let her open it and look at it by herself.

Seeing that the bag was heavy, Shen Yuechen stretched out his hand to open it, only to feel a golden light flash in front of his eyes, and there were several gleaming gold ingots in the bag.

Shen Yuechen couldn't help being startled, she didn't expect that it would be filled with gold, Zhu's family has a special warehouse for storing gold and silver, except for when it is used, the gold is rarely exposed.

"Master, this money is..." Shen Yuechen was puzzled.

Zhu Jintang said indifferently: "This is the bonus silver that I invested outside. It's less than 300 taels. You should take it first."

Shen Yuechen thought for a while, and thought to himself: The money invested outside is not the Zhu family's own business, could it be his private money... She pursed her lips slightly, tied the bag, and said with a smile: "Since you are so Said, the concubine must keep it well." After that, he got up and put it away himself, and deliberately hid it in a box with a lock, hiding it thoroughly.

Looking at her busy back, Zhu Jintang couldn't help smiling, and thought: It seems that she also loves gold.

The two chatted for a while, then stopped.

Shen Yuechen had been thinking about Ruan Linluo's matter in his heart, now that he knew she was fine, he felt relieved and slept more deeply.Zhu Jintang became less aware, kept an eye on the time, and opened his pocket watch to take a look after a while until dawn.

Shen Yuechen had a good night's sleep, feeling refreshed, but seeing that Zhu Jintang beside him was still looking tired, she couldn't help worrying: "Master, didn't you sleep well last night? You have dark circles under your eyes."

Zhu Jintang rubbed his head, and said lightly, "Maybe I drank too much tea, and I can't sleep well."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuechen hurriedly ordered Chunming to bring over a bowl of walnut and almond milk.

The milk is warm, and Shen Yuechen drinks some every morning and evening, so the kitchen is always prepared.

Zhu Jintang frowned and said, "I don't drink this kind of children's stuff."

Shen Yuechen saw that he deliberately put on the airs of an adult, and hurriedly coaxed him with a smile: "What about adults and children, as long as it is good for your health, I should drink more. I must have been too busy recently, black and white are reversed, so I will drink more." insomnia."

As she spoke, she personally scooped up a spoonful of milk and handed it to his mouth, as if coaxing a child, and said "ah".

Zhu Jintang frowned, barely opened his mouth and took a sip.

Seeing this, Shen Yuechen smiled faintly, and just fed him a whole bowl of milk.

Before dawn, the white-covered carriages outside the palace gate had already been dispatched in a row, and all civil and military officials were waiting outside the palace, waiting to enter the palace.

The Holy Majesty passed away. According to the rules of the ancestors, His Highness the Crown Prince Li Zheng personally led the Third Prince Li Ran, the Fourth Prince Li Huan, the Fifth Prince Li Min and other princes and civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to guard the Holy Spirit in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Inside and outside the palace, everyone was waiting for the news from the palace, as if they were facing an enemy.However, the atmosphere in the palace is extremely delicate. The crown prince Li Zheng has not yet held the enthronement ceremony, and the fourth prince Li Huan is even more stubborn. At dawn, the people asked for an explanation.

The people in the city were already in disarray, and they started hoarding rice and noodles one after another, as if they were about to go to war.However, the gate of the city is closed, and there is no way to go in and out, which makes people feel more uneasy and depressed.

The prince Li Zheng and the fourth prince Li Huan have always been at odds with each other. Although there is a difference between the monarch and his ministers, they are still in the same situation and do not give in to each other.

Right now, the palace has already begun preparations for the enthronement ceremony, but Li Huan has also begun to secretly deploy, wanting to seize the throne.

On the surface, the two people were deeply saddened, but in reality they were competing secretly, and neither of them wanted to admit defeat.Although the bloody battle has not yet been seen, some people have been seriously injured.

King Jingrong was the first to bear the brunt.His Royal Highness imprisoned him in the palace on the grounds of guarding the spirit, making the soldier talisman in his hand useless, fearing that it would be difficult to escape with his life.

The Empress Dowager looked at the mess in front of her eyes helplessly, she had more energy than she wanted.She knew in her heart the matter of the Holy Majesty, and the prince could not get away with it.However, he is the crown prince and the heir apparent, and will soon become the pillar of the entire Li family in the future, so what if he does well... In Tai'an Palace, the candles were brightly lit, and like all the palaces, the eyes were full of plain white, desolate and deserted.There was a bitter medicinal smell in the air.

The Empress Dowager had been ill for half a day, and just now she got up and sat up, her body was still weak and weak, listening to the reports from the palace people, her brows became more and more wrinkled.The white-haired man giving away the black-haired man already made her heart ache, not to mention that the black hand behind the scenes was her own grandson. At this moment, they are kneeling in the Hall of Supreme Harmony crying heartbroken... The empress dowager thought hard for a long time, but she couldn't figure out who was the one who murdered the Holy Majesty?Although the crown prince is the most suspected, others are not totally irrelevant.Compare your heart with your heart, as a prince, who doesn't want to be an emperor?
The nurse next to her brought the boiled medicine to the Empress Dowager, and said softly, "Your Majesty, it's time to take the medicine."

It was only a day's work, and the Queen Mother instantly aged ten years, with a lot more gray hair.

The hall was quiet, there was no sound at all, no one dared to make a sound, after a long silence, only the Empress Dowager said calmly: "Let's put it down first, the Ai family doesn't want to drink."

Nanny Cui put down the pill lightly, made an extremely small sound, and persuaded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you must ensure your phoenix body."

Take care of yourself?The queen mother took a deep breath and said: "At this time, it would be really lucky for the Ai family to take care of themselves. The sage is dead, so why should the Ai family take care of their old bones? It's better to go with him, together Go to the late emperor and kowtow to plead guilty..."

Cui Momo said again: "Mother, why are you bothering? You must be safe now!"

Seeing that the palace is about to become a mess, it will not work if no one is in charge of the overall situation.

"Your Majesty, just now His Highness the Crown Prince sent someone to greet you and ask how your Majesty's phoenix body is doing."

As soon as she heard the word Prince, the Empress Dowager's face changed instantly, and she said with a slightly livid face, "Does he still care about the life and death of Ai's family?"

Mother Cui murmured slightly after hearing the words: "His Royal Highness was raised by the empress herself, how could the prince not remember you?"

The queen mother sneered: "As the saying goes, three years old is old. The Ai family knows best what kind of child His Royal Highness is. Our Prince Highness is such a person who will use all means to achieve his goal. "

When Mother Cui heard this, she immediately fell silent.

The queen mother pondered for a while, and continued to ask: "How are the preparations for the enthronement ceremony?"

After hearing this, Nanny Cui felt relieved, and replied: "Basically, everything for the grand ceremony is ready."

The Queen Mother let out a long sigh, so angry that she almost gritted her silver teeth: "The one who should come will always come. Even if the prince is wrong, he is still the prince, and the Ai family is also the queen mother. The Ai family should be like Bao's old sage." , protect the crown prince and ascend the throne!"

In order to protect the overall situation, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must ascend the throne, and all the important officials in the court support him, and he is the heir apparent, so all of this is fate and calamity.

"My lady is wise, my lady is wise."

With the Queen Mother's words, Nanny Cui could feel at ease, and stepped back and said: "It's getting late, the empress should rest early..."

As soon as she finished speaking, a servant outside the hall sang an announcement: "His Royal Highness is here."

When everyone heard the words, they got up to greet Li Zheng, who was wearing a filial piety dress with a white dragon pattern, walked in, kowtowed to the queen mother, and called out: "Grandson pays respects to the queen mother, I wish you good health! , Fuze Wannian."

Seeing him coming, the queen mother immediately closed her eyes without even looking at him.

When the queen mother didn't speak, Li Zheng knelt down and couldn't get up, and said quietly: "The grandson heard that the emperor's grandmother was ill, and he was very worried about it, so he specially withdrew from the Hall of Supreme Harmony to pay his respects to the emperor's grandmother in person."

The queen mother heard the words, and said lightly: "It's deeper and heavy, His Royal Highness, get up and talk."

Li Zheng got up slowly. His figure was tall and straight, and he inherited his father's youthful handsomeness. His face was full of his father's shadow, but he had a more intimidating hostility.

(End of this chapter)