This courtyard is a small courtyard in the southwest corner of Cining Palace, the mezzanine outside the courtyard is very clean, Zhu Youzhen asked others to wait outside the courtyard, and only let Wang Chengen and Gao Qiqian follow him in.

As soon as the courtyard door was opened, the garbage piled up in a corner of the courtyard that had not been cleaned up suddenly made Chongzhen frown.

Gao Qiqian was about to call the palace people to come out to pick up the car, but was stopped by Zhu Youzhen's voice, and he walked casually towards the main house in the north.

In front of the closed door, Zhu Youzhen heard a burst of laughter from the room, and he suddenly fell silent.

He didn't expect Concubine Li Kang and Princess Le'an Zhu Huiyuan to come to visit Concubine Zheng today, Zhu Youzhen quickly reacted and motioned for Wang Chengen to come forward and knock on the door.

With Wang Chengen's call to the door, several palace maids who were chatting in the west wing room suddenly ran out, wanting to find out.

Seeing that it was actually the emperor himself, they who were lazy were suddenly startled. Today's weather was cold, and Concubine Li Kang came to visit Concubine Zheng Guifei, so they took the accompanying palace maids to hide in the side room to drink tea and keep warm.

Seeing that these palace maids were about to kneel down and salute regardless of the mud on the ground, Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, you can go back to the room by yourself, I am just here to visit the lower emperor Zheng Guifei, if there is something, I will naturally order you." ”

As Wang Chengen opened the door, Gao Qiqian obediently stepped forward and lifted the cotton curtain. Zhu Youjian straightened his clothes and walked in.

After receiving Wang Chengen's reminder, several people in the room were ready to meet the emperor.

After Concubine Li Kang and Concubine Zheng Guifei saluted him first, Zhu Youzhen returned the salute in accordance with etiquette.

After seeing the ceremony, Zhu Youzhen smiled at Zhu Huiyuan, who was standing behind Concubine Li Kang, and said: "The day after tomorrow is New Year's Day, Le'an, you will go to Zhou Hou to pick up a few silks, which can be regarded as a New Year's Day gift from the imperial brother." ”

Concubine Li Kang suddenly wiped her tears and got up and said to Chongzhen: "Now only Your Majesty in the palace still remembers our orphans and widows, and I will ask Your Majesty to take care of your poor sister in the future, Le'an is not going to thank your imperial brother soon." ”

Zhu Huiyuan, who had a little baby fat on her face, stepped forward a little timidly and gave Chongzhen a blessing. When she was less than 9 years old, Emperor Guangzong died, and her mother had a very tense relationship with Emperor Tianqi because she killed Tianqi's biological mother.

In this situation, the life of the mother and daughter in the palace is relatively bleak. It wasn't until a few years ago, under Wei Zhongxian's maneuvering, that Tianqi vented his anger a little, and gave her mother Li Xuanzhi the title of Concubine Kang, so that their living conditions in the palace were slightly improved.

However, Zhu Huiyuan, who grew up in this environment, inevitably seemed a little cautious. Looking at Zhu Huiyuan, who had some flesh on her face but a very thin body, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but turn around and say to Wang Chengen.

"Go and inform the imperial dining room and raise Le'an's diet by one level. Or is this the case, let Le'an's diet menu be arranged by herself, and every month the imperial dining room will take the menu to Le'an to order her favorite food, and see how Le'an has lost weight now? ”

Zhu Huiyuan's face turned red, and she defended in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Le'an eats very well, but it doesn't grow meat." ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled and said: "Then it's still what you want to eat, just order what is more appetizing, these people in the imperial dining room basically have nothing to do except pork and mutton." Even I often can't bear it, let alone Le'an's age..."

Gao Qiqian moved a chair for Chongzhen, and after Zhu Youzhen sat down and chatted with the two concubines for a while, Concubine Li Kang took Princess Le'an to say goodbye and leave.

Since Chongzhen came in, Concubine Zheng has been paying attention to the young man in front of her curiously. At the age of 62, after seven years of living in near disregard, she has finally restrained her unrealistic delusions.

After giving up the attachment in her heart, Zheng Guifei's mind matured instead. These years of lonely life made her finally understand that the position of the emperor and the queen mother, who were once within reach, was getting farther and farther away from King Fu and her.

Now Zheng Guifei just wants to live her quiet life quietly, and miss her son by the way.

As the mother and son of King Fu who failed to compete for the throne with Guangzong, they naturally will not be treated well by the Emperor of the Apocalypse. And the Donglin Party regarded the expulsion of King Fu from the capital as their greatest political achievement, so they naturally ignored the action of the Apocalypse not to give Zheng Guifei the title.

After Chongzhen came to power, he also didn't ask about the harem, and Concubine Zheng Guifei would not be disappointed because she didn't report hope.

And suddenly, Chongzhen actually broke into his yard without notice, saying that he was here to visit her. This made Zheng Guifei couldn't help but guess what the young emperor's intentions were when he walked into her courtyard.

As soon as Concubine Li Kang and Princess Le'an left, the room suddenly fell silent, and after waiting for a while, Chongzhen still didn't speak. Concubine Zheng said to the female officer waiting beside her: "Begonia, you go and boil a pot of hot water, go and make a pot of fresh and clean water." ”

The middle-aged palace maid agreed, and quietly exited the room, Zhu Youzhen also smiled and said to Wang Chengen and Gao Qiqian beside him: "You also go out to find a hot tea to drink, and I will talk to the emperor Zheng Guifei." ”

Wang Chengen agreed, and then withdrew from the room with Gao Qiqian, but did not leave, but stayed at the door.

In the room, Zhu Youzhen had time to look at the layout around him, obviously compared to the main hall where Concubine Xuanyi lived, it was much narrower and cramped, and the decoration was quite simple. It doesn't look like the residence of a former imperial concubine, but rather the residence of an elderly female official.

"I didn't expect that Imperial Ancestor Zheng Guifei was living so plainly, but I was negligent for a while, in fact, I should have come over to greet Imperial Ancestor Zheng Guifei earlier?" Zhu Youzhen said tentatively.

Concubine Zheng Guifei was half-lying on the recliner and said casually: "Your Majesty wants to worry about state affairs, and it is only right that you can't take care of coming to see me, an old woman, so you don't have to blame yourself so much."

Besides, my wife has been concentrating on asking Buddha all these years, and she doesn't like to interact with outsiders, so she wants to be pure. It's not so much that His Majesty neglects the old woman, but that His Majesty is empathetic and doesn't disturb the old woman's cultivation. ”

Looking at Concubine Zheng Guifei, who was in the harem in the past, she looked calm and light-hearted today, and Zhu Youzhen was a little bottomless about whether his actions were rewarded today.

Zhu Youzhen's face suddenly became sad, and he said with a little choked up: "Concubine Zheng's words reminded me of my mother.

If my mother was still alive, she would have been so comforted. If you can bring your mother back to life, Youzhen would rather not be the emperor. ”

Zheng Guifei's originally half-closed and half-closed eyes opened suddenly, and her face was a little ugly and said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, please be careful, this is not the emperor's words, you can't say nonsense, especially in front of people, if it spreads, it will be an uproar."

Your Majesty may have nothing to do, but those who listen to Your Majesty's words will become the target of public criticism. ”

Zhu Youzhen wiped away his non-existent tears, cleared his throat, and apologized to Concubine Zheng Guifei: "It's all my feelings for a while, but it makes the imperial ancestor Zheng Guifei worried."

After the death of my brother, I have been in a bad mood. The father and brother died young.

After I ascended the throne, I found that there were eastern and western captives in the north of the Ming Dynasty; The southeast coast swarmed swarms; In the Southwest Tusi Rebellion, Luxury Chongming just went to Anbangyan and rose again.

In addition to these, there are also disasters in the world, and there are people in various places to make trouble, especially in Shaanxi, and I don't know if Uncle Fuwang is good in Luoyang.

The Ming Dynasty has become such a mess, and the ministers of the DPRK and China are still attacking each other all day long. I sometimes thought that if an experienced clan elder came up with an idea for me, it would not allow You Jian to be deceived by these ministers. ”

Concubine Zheng Guifei looked at Zhu Youzhen with some stunnedness, although after she moved to Cining Palace, she basically imprisoned herself in this courtyard, and basically didn't know much about the outside world.

But she still knows something about the recent affairs in the palace. From the news she heard, Chongzhen was not the weak appearance he seemed to be now.

Compared with the Emperor of the Apocalypse, the young Chongzhen was obviously more sleek and spicy than his brother. Just hesitated for a while, and Zheng Guifei's political talent woke up.

"He wants King Fu to return to the capital to support him." Concubine Zheng suddenly came to her senses. However, after no longer had the fierce ** for the throne back then, she did not rush to climb up the ladder handed over by Chongzhen.

Concubine Zheng Guifei pretended to be old and confused and said, "Yes, if there is an elder of the clan who comes up with an idea by His Majesty's side, of course it is a good thing. However, the ancestral law, once the country of the vassal king can no longer return to Beijing to live for a long time, although His Majesty's idea is good, but it can't be implemented. ”

Zhu Youzhen said with some consideration: "I have consulted the classics, saying that when Taizu divided the vassal kings, he once left a prince in the capital, or to pay tribute on his behalf, or to supervise the country and raise the army when the state has affairs, and the name is the king of the city, and this article was abolished in the Zhengde Dynasty." ”

Concubine Zheng Guifei twisted her clothes tightly with her hands, and her heart was extremely conflicted. She thought in her heart that if her son King Fu returned to Beijing to serve as the king of the city, then the mother and son would be able to see each other often.

And if there is really anything, as the bloodline of Emperor Shenzong, and the bloodline of the clan closest to Chongzhen's bloodline, plus he is still settled in the capital, then the emperor's position may not be hopeless.

After all, Emperor Guangzong and Emperor Xizong are both short-lived emperors with an indefinite lifespan, and God knows that this Chongzhen can be the emperor for a few years. Her son, King Fu, is only 41 years old now, which is the age of prime of life.

Concubine Zheng's face changed for a long time before she asked in a gentle tone, "Then Your Majesty plans to recall that clan elder?" ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at Concubine Zheng and said sincerely: "Among the several uncles, Uncle Yifu Wang is older and has rich experience. Naturally, I hope to recall Uncle Fuwang back to Beijing, so that I can see the emperor Zheng Guifei often.

It's just that I heard that Luoyang's characters are as prosperous as the capital, and I'm afraid that Uncle Fuwang will not be happy to return to Beijing to suffer. ”