Chapter 456: Bastard Man

Because the high-ranking concubines have died of illness one after another, most of the noble ladies who enter the palace to meet the crown princess Zhang of the East Palace, and most of the things that the palace rewards to the ladies of each family are rewarded by Zhu Di on behalf of the Zhang family. On this day, as the limelight gradually relaxed, Xiao Wu came to the door again, and Zhu Ning, who was about to go out, simply took her to the East Palace to meet the crown princess Zhang. When she entered the East Palace, thinking of Xiao Wu Suri's unrestrained temperament, she suddenly regretted it a little, for fear that the little girl would make trouble.

However, when the two met, Zhu Ning introduced Xiao Wu to Zhang, and Zhang laughed: "Sister Ning, don't you say that I can't remember it, dare to love that it is the little girl that Rong Guogong often brought with him at the beginning!" She gestured to a higher level, her face full of kindness, "At that time, you were only seven or eight years old, only a little tall, you were curious to see everything, and you pestered Junji to tell you stories, do you remember?" ”

At the beginning, every time he went on a northern expedition to the north, Dao Yan stayed to assist the crown prince, and then the imperial grandson Zhu Zhanji went out of the cabinet to study, and he was ordered to give a lecture for him, because Xiao Wu was too young to be at home and not at ease, so he simply took her with him and often went in and out of the East Palace, so as soon as Zhang mentioned that experience, Xiao Wu was suddenly a little embarrassed, and said Ai Ai: "It's been so long, you still remember the princess!" I was ignorant at the time, and I probably caused you a lot of trouble. ”

It was the first time for Zhu Ning to see Xiao Wu's faceless expression, and he couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheek, and then smiled: "I'm afraid that you said the wrong thing when you saw the crown princess, and I didn't expect you to do all the more presumptuous things back then!" You little girl, it's the old monk who spoiled you, who else in the world dares to let the imperial grandson tell stories? ”

"Thanks to her at that time, otherwise there wouldn't have been so many laughs in the East Palace." Zhang Shi saw Xiao Wu lotus-colored silk jacket and lotus-colored pleated skirt, but he didn't wear gold and silver, only a pair of pearl pendants on his earlobes, so he beckoned her to come over, took off a white jade bracelet in his hand and put it on for her, and then said with a smile, "Good boy, I heard that now that Lord Du has recognized you as his daughter, it is finally Rong Guogong who did not entrust the wrong person before." I heard that you are still studying medicine with others? It's a big deal for the daughter's family to find a good husband to marry, don't take other things so seriously. ”

Although Xiao Wu didn't say much about accidents, he wasn't really stupid, although he didn't think so, he didn't say anything about it. Although she had the intention to ask for it, when she saw Zhu Ning glaring at her next to Zhang, she obediently swallowed back the words that came to her mouth. Sitting with the Zhang family for a while, the imperial grandson concubine Hu came to meet after a while, and as a result, she harvested a delicate phoenix hairpin, and when she retired, the Zhang family rewarded four additional gifts.

After getting out of Donghua Gate and getting into the Zhai car, Zhu Ning quipped: "The crown princess and grandson have always been thrifty, and most of the gifts under the festival are also the same, but you won a big prize today." Then again, how come you never talk about those things in the East Palace in the past? ”

"It was all many years ago!" Xiao Wu pursed his lips and said, "I remember that time when the emperor came back from the northern expedition, I don't know why he was furious, many people in the East Palace were gone, and I knew a lot fewer eunuchs and palace maids, I didn't understand anything at first, and I loved to talk and laugh as usual, so the princess often talked to me in the past...... Later, the old monk didn't take me into the palace very much, and I didn't know until a long time that a lot of people seemed to have died in the East Palace that time......"

Zhu Ning was originally a shrewd person, but suddenly thought of the countless major cases involved in Yongle in the twelfth year because the prince failed to meet in time, and he couldn't help but gasp. Because Xiao Wu was depressed, she quickly diverted the topic. Zhou Wang Zhu Hu is not in good health now, so she went straight to the Zhou King Mansion for the fifth time. When she got out of the car in front of the door, she was surprised to see the old manager personally greet her. ordered someone to lead Xiao Wu in advance, and she slowed down her pace and walked inside, accompanied by the old manager.

"The news just came, and the king of Runan didn't stop, and he almost used his knife after hearing that he quarreled with the prince. King Xin'an was also helping King Runan on the side, and the two Chitose Lords spoke very ugly, and even His Royal Highness King Zhou swept in, so the prince was very embarrassed. ”

Hearing the three words of King Runan, Zhu Ning suddenly frowned, and his heart was greasy. She has many brothers and sisters, but there are not many who are close to her, but the most annoying of them is the second brother King Runan. She really didn't understand that during the Jianwen period, it was clear that he was the first to report to the court that his father King Zhou had rebelled, but Zhu Di didn't do anything to him after he ascended the throne, and Zhu Hu simply thought that he didn't have this son. But Xin'an, who is a fellow mother with her, is close to her, and in the end, do you want to be a companion in the Dharma field?

"These two bastard men ......" scolded vaguely, she wanted to scold again, but thinking of the difference between the eldest and the younger, she still stopped her mouth, thinking that her father was trembling in the Jingshi, but the two of them were afraid that the world would not be chaotic. After thinking about it for a while, she opened her mouth and commanded, "It was difficult for my father to restrain them when he was here, and even more so now. Don't worry about this matter, how many times will they not make trouble in a year? Do not tell your father about this, lest he be troubled. ”

The old manager nodded hurriedly, then glanced around, and his voice was a little lowered: "Didn't you say that Arutai plundered Xinghe before?" I heard that there was a resolution in it to send that little Zhang to Xinghe. This seems to be nothing more than a re-replacement of weapons and a patrol of grain storage and armament, but because there are some ways in our palace, we have also heard some secret news. ”

Knowing that Zhang Yue was going to Xinghe, Zhu Ning only felt that his heart was raised. To the north of this Xinghe is the grassland, but whenever Mengyuan enters the Kou, it is often one of the breakthroughs, and there has always been only military attachés and no civilian officials. Thinking of the tiger-headed little Jingguan, as well as the situation of these heavenly trees wanting to be quiet and the wind does not stop, she vaguely understood a little bit of the emperor's intentions.

Didn't you use this move to calm the mouth?

Seeing Zhu Ning's expression of attention all of a sudden, the old manager didn't dare to sell Guanzi, and hurriedly said: "Arutai has entangled about 40,000 cavalry from various departments this time, including the men and horses of Wuliang Haduoyan Sanwei. The last time Xinghe plundered Xinghe, Xinghe guarded the thousands of households and lost a lot, and I am afraid that there are less than 1,000 people now. Although the Xuanfu has always stationed heavy troops, the Mengyuan spy is still very rampant. The former Xinghe garrison Qianhu was drunk in the field house when he took office three years ago, and was killed by Meng Yuan's spies......"

"Okay, okay, don't talk about it, the more you listen, the more suspenseful you get!" Zhu Ning only felt upset, and after walking a few steps, she suddenly turned her head to look at the old manager who had followed her father all her life, and said with a strange face, "These are all important news, without my father's permission to use secret spies, I can't find out, where did your so-called way come from?" Could it be that you used unused manpower that should not have been used in order to slap me? I still know clearly whether the public is public or private! ”

"The county lord can't afford to say this, how can a small person have such a big courage!" The old manager didn't expect Zhu Ning to be so keen, and hurriedly defended himself, but seeing that she was still staring at him coldly, he suddenly felt his scalp tingle, and hesitated for a while before coughing lightly, "It was King Zhou Chitose who specially ordered to pay attention to the situation on Lord Xiao Zhang's side." ”

Father? What does my father do about Zhang Yue's affairs?

Rao felt that something was wrong, but Zhu Ning still didn't expect that this was his father Zhu Hu's handiwork. At this moment, she had no intention of entanglement with the boss, so she glared at him coldly and entered the instrument gate. When she arrived at the main room, she saw that Xiao Wu was sweating profusely and was busy giving Zhu Hu acupuncture, and her father was humming comfortably, she couldn't help but be angry and funny, so she simply ignored them and went straight into the east room. Instructed the girl to grind the ink and lay the paper, she picked up the pen and pondered for a while, and then buried herself in writing. As soon as the ink on those pieces of paper was dry, she packed the envelope and sealed it with fire paint, and when Xiao Wu left, she asked him to take the letter back to Du Juan.

Before Xiao Wu left, Zhu Ning drove out the eunuchs and girls in the house, and then turned to Zhu Hu, and asked with a smile: "Father, why did you suddenly not mention my marriage these days?" ”

Faced with such a straightforward question, Zhu Hu was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said, "Isn't it because your fourth uncle is busy with the Northern Expedition and can't take care of so much?" cough, anyway, your marriage has been delayed for so long, don't be in a hurry, Kaifeng has two hairs and two big water in three days, and I can take advantage of your marriage to stay in Beijing for a few more days. Why, A-Ning, do you just want your fourth uncle, don't want me as a father, you must get married and drive me away? ”

This trick of changing the topic is effective for others, but where can Zhu Ning eat this set, he immediately said with a straight face: "Father, don't care about him, I don't know your temper yet, if things don't get done, you will never be reconciled." That day, you left Zhang Yue to drink, and when you were drunk afterwards, you said that you wanted to see the character and appearance of those two people, but suddenly you didn't mention anything, but you often walked outside! Don't you suddenly make some bastard man and let me marry him! ”

Seeing Zhu Ning leave such a sentence and turn his head and leave the house, Zhu Ning's face suddenly twitched. Bastard man...... This girl's personality is so strong, if she really finds a guest of honor casually, I'm afraid that his son-in-law will be treated as a bastard man by her in the future. I think that he was once full of ambition and thought about the supreme position, but after so many years of idleness, that little bit of thought has long been wiped out. If he were not a prince, he would have traveled all over the world and tasted all the herbs; If Zhu Ning was not the county lord, his eyes would not be limited to that narrow circle, and he could choose his son-in-law at will......

Zhu Lu slammed the tea cup on the kang table to the ground, and his chest rose and fell violently. He kept telling Zhu Ning that he wanted to sacrifice the three guards but didn't have a chance, and kept saying that he just wanted his wife to live in peace...... However, how could he want to hand over the last bit of self-preservation in his hands! Without the three guards, he was a dog with a chain on the side of the emperor's couch!

Speaking of which, Zhu Di is also a bastard man, and so is he!