Of course, Zhu Hong's original intention was not to sue, he just went to Zhang Yuan to send snacks to Zhang Shou on Zhu Ying's orders, but he happened to meet Zhang Shou getting off the car, but he didn't find out that when Zhu Ying came back from the palace before, he told him about the four princes who were driven to Zhang Shou by the emperor.

He was already extremely uneasy in his heart, and it happened that Zhang Shou asked him to tell Zhu Tingfang about this matter, so he didn't care about going back to give Zhu Ying his life, so he hurriedly went to the Soldiers and Horses Division to inquire before he came here.

As for this unexpected news, after Zhu Tingfang and Zhang Chuan looked at each other, Zhu Tingfang said casually: "Okay, I know, you can go back with confidence, I know it." ”

As for what the number was, he didn't tell Zhu Hongming, and when the person finally went back worriedly, he was about to speak, Zhang Chuan smiled and said: "The emperor is so inappropriate, and Master Zhang also looks like nothing, let alone us?" Well, after a busy day and a night, we will also go back to sleep well, recharge our energy, and combine work and rest! ”

Seeing Zhang Chuan yawning while talking, Zhu Tingfang couldn't help laughing, and immediately agreed. The two of them got on the horse together in front of this Xinglong Tea House, but Zhang Chuan also took the twenty soldiers of the Rui Cavalry Battalion allocated by the emperor to act as guards, but Zhu Tingfang used all of his own family, and even the soldiers and horses of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division were confiscated and the filial piety of the soldiers and horses commanded by them, so they parted ways and roared away.

In the end, the two groups of people entered the Qin State Mansion and the Zhao State Mansion respectively under the witness of many well-intentioned people. As a result, yesterday's case has come to an end, and the news has suddenly spread, including Confucius University scholars. Cabinet ministers like Wu Gelao and Zhang Dashi, I don't know how many people breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, with Hong Shanchang's stubborn character, what people will do after learning of the death of the second prince is simply not something that people need to speculate at all. If it weren't for that, why did Zhang Shou use that kind of kidnapping-like means to take people out and say that they were eating, drinking, and talking? Isn't it just trying to shut people up...... Or do you want to keep the hand in mind that can't help but write something?

As for the four princes who were punished by the emperor to kneel last night, and today they were sent to Zhang Shou to listen to the training, this news also failed to hide from those who had a heart. It's just that Zhang Shou actually left people in the public school building to live with others, but only a few people know about this news. Of course, when people who often stare at Zhang Yuan find out that Zhang Shou came back but got out of the car alone, whether they will have associations and go to investigate, then God knows.

All in all, the beginning of the night seemed very quiet compared to the night before. People really have nothing more to worry about, the Son of Heaven is still in his prime, the prince is in good health, the officials are still strong, and the world is peaceful.

In Qingning Palace, when the Queen Mother went to bed, there was a terrible howl again in the night, and Yuquan, who personally served the Queen Mother, finally couldn't help it.

She hurriedly came out and asked angrily, "What the hell is going on in this Xian'an Palace?" Wasn't it all too peaceful before, why did you suddenly howl every night like crazy? ”

If it is really because of the Queen Mother's words that she wants to seek death, then it is better to seek death, howling like crazy every night, is it possible that those palace people who are waiting can't even think of a way?

Under Yuquan's glare, a low-ranking female official hurriedly ran out. However, when she rushed back after touching a stick of incense, she conveyed an unexpected news - it was not the shouting of Concubine Jing after the abolition of Xian'an Palace, including the terrible howl a few days ago. In the past few days, before nightfall, he was fed Ningshen soup early and fell asleep.

Yuquan never expected such a result, and was shocked and angry: "It's not for the abolition of the queen shouting, then who else in this palace will howl like crazy?" ”

Wasn't it because I thought that the person who howled at night was Concubine Jing, so whether it was the Queen Mother, the Emperor, or the other concubines, didn't you delve too deeply? Moreover, listening to the direction of the voice, it was indeed from the Xian'an Palace in the northeast!

Several palace people immediately looked at each other. Although there are too many dead people in this palace, it is inevitable that there will be a lot of eerie and terrifying legends, but since Emperor Ruizong ascended the throne, this palace has been much more peaceful.

After a long while, an elderly female officer said uncertainly, "Could this be the meow of a cat?" When I had not yet entered the palace, I had heard the terrible cries of cats at night, and it sounded as if they were crying. ”

As soon as these words came out, Yuquan suddenly realized: "That's right, this is indeed not a human voice, but a cat, and cats can be raised in the palace...... No, even if it's a cat howling, shouldn't it be mostly after the beginning of spring? ”

As soon as the two words of spring came out, the older female officials of them remembered a word, and their faces immediately turned slightly red, but then they each became indifferent. And Yuquan suppressed the embarrassment and said word by word: "Tomorrow morning, summon Qian Ren, the master of ceremonies, and ask him to order someone to go down and investigate." If it's really a palace that can't even manage cats well and disturb people late at night, then don't raise them as soon as possible! ”

Having said that, Yuquan always felt that this statement was a bit far-fetched. You know, for several nights in a row, every time it stops, if it's a person, it must be intentionally controlled, but if it's a cat, it's easy to just want it to shut up?

But the queen mother and the emperor are both people who don't like to toss, and it is impossible for her to really continue to investigate this matter in the middle of the night, so she will just let it go. However, early in the morning of the next day, she got up two quarters of an hour early to wash and change her clothes as usual, and hurriedly planned to serve the Queen Mother.

Fortunately, although the person was in a hurry, he didn't shout, and when he came to her, he stopped in a panic, and said breathlessly: "Aunt Yuquan, Xian'an Palace...... Xian'an Palace came to report and said that it was ...... It is said that it died violently after being abolished! ”

On the night when the Queen Mother went to see Concubine Jing, Yuquan was worried that people would really kill themselves, but although people made a fuss at that time, they were safe and sound in the end, and the same was true for the next two nights. Now that the news suddenly came, her first feeling was not surprise, but there was a strange sense of relief, and then she regretted it.

That was also the mother of the country in the world, the lord of the six palaces, and once lived in harmony with the Son of Heaven and had two sons. But now, after the abolition, he died, and one of his two sons was in Huangzhuang, and the other was uncertain......

If you can do it all over again, will people choose not to enter the palace at all, instead of frowning coldly all day long, and forcibly making themselves into a resentful woman? And if you enter the palace, after giving birth to two sons, will you no longer be like a hen protecting her chicks, putting people under her wings, whether it is the emperor who is the father or other famous scholars and Confucians, they will not be able to really contact and teach them?

She took a deep breath and asked, "What about the cause of death?" Since it is said to be a violent death, it can't be unknown and passed away so suddenly, right? ”

If it was a small palace person, hearing that Yuquan used the word "death", he might still be ignorant, but this old palace person didn't think so. She immediately put away the thought that she was going to accuse of the last few sentences, lowered her head and said respectfully: "Xian'an Palace only found out about Concubine Jing's death early in the morning, and the specific cause of death is not clear, but it is likely to be ...... Swallow gold. ”

Sure that the person was indeed dead, and that he had committed suicide by swallowing gold, Yuquan couldn't help but sigh deeply again.

When she went to serve the Queen Mother and got up to freshen up, she was informed of such news. As she expected, the Queen Mother's reaction was quite flat, just a sentence of understanding, but when it was time for breakfast, the Queen Mother seemed to have no appetite, and only drank half a bowl of porridge and ordered to withdraw, and then sat there in a trance.

And the emperor also got the news after waking up in the morning. After the initial accident, he instinctively went berserk and knocked down the hanger at the head of the bed. But when the thud came, and he realized that he had once again committed the old problem of being impatient and irritable, he immediately tried to suppress his annoyance, and his initial rapid breathing gradually stabilized.

Last night, when he learned that Zhang Shou left the four princes in the public school to live with others, he was not as surprised as outsiders thought, but very approving, and was in a good mood for this, and he slept well at the beginning of the night, but in the middle of the night, the third watch was awakened by a nightmare, although he fell asleep in a daze after drinking water, but he was not so stable, so he only felt that his throat was dry and hoarse at this time.

After a long time, he tiredly opened his mouth and ordered: "Let Chu Kuan go to the funeral." In terms of skillful etiquette, there is no one in this palace who can compare to him. ”

Chen Yongshou is not like Liu Feng, the previous steward of the Qianqing Palace, he knows the affection between Chu Kuan and the Empress Dowager, so even if he was pushed to the end before, he was actually sent to Ciqing Palace to serve the prince's pen and ink, which is a little meaningful. Therefore, not only did he not say anything about the fact that Gonggong Chu has no grade now, and he was afraid that the funeral would be criticized, so he directly agreed.

And when he hurried out, he happened to meet the three princes in front of the main hall of the Qianqing Palace. Seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's eyes were slightly red, his face was tired, and he probably hadn't slept well all night, he had to whisper a reminder after he had saluted.

"Concubine Jing has passed away, the emperor is in a bad mood at this time, His Royal Highness the Prince, please be cautious in your words and deeds."

The third prince was worried about the fourth prince who lived alone outside all night, especially when he heard that the person was not in Zhang Yuan, but was abandoned by Zhang Shou in the public school building, he was even more worried, and he tossed and turned until midnight before falling asleep. Therefore, when he suddenly heard such a big news, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then he realized what it meant.

His pale face opened his mouth several times, but he couldn't say a word, and finally just hummed softly.

When he came to the emperor, he saw that his father was already standing at the desk and writing something, but he did not bother with his birth, but stood quietly at the bottom and waited.

It took a long time before he heard the emperor's voice: "I have already asked Chu Kuan to go to the funeral, and Shiro is not here, if there is a shortage of people around you when you are in Ciqing Palace, you can choose someone to serve you." ”

"No, no, no." The third prince hurriedly shook his head into a rattle. As soon as the words came out, he realized that he was used to being silent most of the time, and he would only speak when he asked, and every time he talked about Chu Kuan, who was on the point. I have to say that compared with those chamberlains who are either too wooden or too clever, he and Chu Kuan couldn't get along more easily.

Therefore, he hesitated for a moment, and then said what Chen Yongshou didn't dare to say before: "Father, it is indeed very appropriate for Gonggong Chu to go to the funeral, and he is very familiar with etiquette and the like, but he has just been dismissed from the palm seal of the celebrant before......"

The emperor was slightly stunned, and then asked with great interest, "Then what do you think?" ”

The third prince didn't expect the emperor to throw this question back, and Deng Shi felt that it was very tricky. After all, he hadn't figured out how to place Chu Kuan at all, and even not long ago, he personally said to Chu Kuan that Ciqing Palace didn't need to be in charge. After thinking about it, he could only say with a bitter face: "Father can't change his order overnight, so he can't be allowed to return to the celebrant eunuch." ”

The emperor smiled noncommittally: "And then? ”

Forced to such a position by the emperor, the young prince His Royal Highness could only say with a heart: "Can you let Chu Kuan represent the two noble concubines and go to the funeral of Concubine Jing in their name?" ”

The imperial concubine's canonization was only in the secret preparation stage, and the emperor was very sure that the three princes could not know, but at this moment, he was really a little surprised by the answer given by the three princes racking their brains. But even so, he still asked with a smile: "He is alone, but there is no way to represent the two concubines." ”

The third prince was forced by his father's gaze and question, and his complexion couldn't help but change again, but since he couldn't hide, he could only grit his teeth and say: "Then can you let Gonggong Chu represent his mother?" Gonggong Xie, the steward brand next to the concubine, was too old to go to the funeral, so he asked Gonggong Chu to go on his behalf. ”

The Emperor smiled faintly. He breathed a sigh of relief, then nodded and said, "Okay, let Chu Kuan represent your mother and concubine, in the name of the steward of Wan'an Palace, and come forward to treat Concubine Jing's funeral." Then let him listen to it in Ciqing Palace in the name of Concubine He's order, and that's it. ”

The third prince was stunned. Can it still be like this? Although this will help improve the status of his biological mother and concubine in the palace, but thinking about it, according to the rules, this is inevitably a little inappropriate, so he couldn't help but admonish in a low voice: "Father, the Duke of Chu came forward to treat Concubine Jing's funeral on behalf of his mother and concubine, which is understandable, but he stayed in Ciqing Palace in the name of the Wan'an Palace steward brand, which is not very good?" ”

The emperor laughed and said, "What, are you afraid that people will accuse your mother of interfering in politics?" ”

Seeing that the third prince bowed his head and was silent, obviously acquiescing, he said lightly: "This dynasty has only canonized the imperial concubine twice, respectively during the time of Gaozong and Sejong. I don't plan to canonize the queen again, so let's canonize the imperial concubine again. ”

"The imperial concubine sent someone to study with you in Ciqing Palace, then it is logical."