When the sergeants heard that this was the famous Pingnanhou, they were frightened, and hurriedly stepped aside, not daring to say a word more.

Zhu Yujiao opened the curtain and said with a smile to Xia Nan on the side: "You are such a big official, you don't even need to show up in the palace to enter the palace, it seems that you can be unimpeded by your name." It is estimated that in the current capital, the name of Pingnanhou can stop children from crying, right? ”

"Let the princess smile." Xia Nan replied quietly, "In order to calm down the turmoil and stabilize the situation as soon as possible, I did act arbitrarily, but I am not a person who does not follow the rules and acts recklessly, it is just the people below who spread false rumors, which makes me like a demon who kills people without blinking......"

Zhu Yujiao didn't continue to ask and lowered the curtain. The group moved on.

A large group of soldiers of the Guards Battalion surrounded the soft sedan chair that Xia Nan and Zhu Yujiao were riding through the noon gate and walked towards the palace.

After the crowd had walked some distance, one of the guards cringed and asked, "My lord, if I remember correctly, no one can ride into the palace, right?" And armor and blades can't be brought into the palace, right? ”

The officer spat angrily: "Bah, as long as you can bear it, you have the ability to go and kill the blades of these southern barbarians!" By the way, take down Pingnanhou's mount again......"

The guard shrunk his neck: "Don't you dare, if you are cut by Pingnanhou, who will you talk to?" ”

"Then let's pretend we didn't see anything. Afterwards, he was held accountable by his superiors, and it was a big deal to take off this skin and go home to do a small business, it was better than offending Pingnanhou ......"

Xia Nan escorted the soft sedan chair to the vicinity of Shouning Palace, and said to Zhu Yujiao: "Princess, your bedroom has arrived, and the minister will leave." ”

Zhu Yujiao said in the sedan chair: "The palace is not in a hurry to go back to the dormitory, I want to meet the prince, and I am bothered that Pingnanhou will send a few more steps." ”

Xia Nan thought to himself, this inner courtyard of the palace is very safe, it is all your Zhu family's territory, why do you need me, an outsider, to see your brother? However, he felt quite guilty about Zhu Yujiao, and he didn't refute it at the moment, but just nodded: "Okay, then send the princess to Ciqing Palace." ”

When they arrived outside the Ciqing Palace, the two little eunuchs guarding the door saw a large group of soldiers surrounding Xia Nan, and they knelt down in a hurry, shouting: "The slave has seen Pingnanhou!" ”

Xia Nan said: "Excuse me, go and report quickly, and tell Your Majesty that the minister escorted Princess Kunxing into the palace, and the princess asked to see Your Majesty." ”

"No need." Zhu Yujiao let the sedan chair man get off the sedan chair and walked straight out, "When I see my brother in this palace, do I still need to report?" ”

Seeing Zhu Yujiao walking directly inside, the little eunuch was a little anxious, trotted all the way behind, and said loudly: "Your Highness, please come here, the slave maid will show you the way......"

"Damn minion, don't you have any eyesight?" Zhu Yujiao frowned and scolded, "It's not the first time I've come to Ciqing Palace, and I still need you to lead the way?" I don't care about you! ”

The little eunuch did not "get out", but walked to the front of Zhu Yujiao in three steps and two steps, and shouted towards the palace: "Emperor, Princess Kunxing has arrived!" ”

Zhu Yujiao resisted the urge to kick down the minion and walked into the door.

At this time, Zhu Cihong greeted him with a smile on his face and said, "The imperial sister is here?" Several of us were separated in the chaos that day, and I was very worried, but fortunately, the royal sister was safe and sound......"

Zhu Yujiao stared at him: "You miss me?" On the day that Pingnanhou sent you to the palace, I was also recuperating in Wenfu, and I was still unconscious at that time, but you didn't come to see me before leaving, I don't know where this concern begins? ”

Zhu Cihong was a little embarrassed, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

In the past few years after being appointed as the crown prince, because of Chongzhen's short temper, Zhu Cihong has been trembling, cautious, living in the shadow of Chongzhen, and is afraid of doing something wrong - seeing that the cabinet ministers are all changed like a marquee, he is very worried that one day his father will be in a mood to change his crown prince. On the contrary, Zhu Yujiao, who has no scruples, is much more comfortable than him, or much more lawless, and it is common for him to be bullied and teased by this imperial sister. This kind of psychological disadvantage is difficult to change in a short period of time, and it is also a fact that Zhu Yujiao was ignored on the day he returned to the palace, and he had nothing to say in the face of this question.

After Zhu Yujiao finished speaking, she walked inside: "What, I came to see you, and I am not welcome to enter?" ”

After Zhu Cihong heard this, he was excited, and quickly replied: "There is nothing to do, it's just that this Ciqing Palace is simple, and I am afraid that I will treat the imperial sister slowly......"

Walking into the hall, Zhu Yujiao found a chair to sit down, and said to Zhu Cihong: "You don't have to do this to me, in the past, I teased you and teased you, it was all when I was a child, now you are the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you should be confident, whether you face me or other courtiers, you must straighten your waist and look like an emperor......"

Zhu Cihong wanted to speak and stopped, when a voice came from outside the hall: "Minister Xia Nan asks to see Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Yujiao smiled: "It was he who saved me and sent me to the palace." I guess I had something to look for you, so since I was sent to Ciqing Palace, I asked to see you by the way......"

Zhu Cihong swallowed what he was going to say, looked back behind him, hesitated, and finally didn't dare to refuse Xia Nan's request to see him, and ordered the eunuch outside the door to summon him into the hall.

Xia Nan strode in and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to report." I wasn't in a hurry for this moment, but since I followed the princess to Ciqing Palace, I asked to see him by the way. It was almost exactly the same as what Zhu Yujiao said.

Zhu Cihong squeezed out a smile: "What's the matter with Aiqing, but it's okay to say it." ”

"After the rebellion and chaos in the capital, a mess was left behind, and the Beijing division was in ruins, and many things had to be restarted. The minister believes that Jinyiwei, as His Majesty's eyes and ears, and right-hand man, could not provide His Majesty with intelligence and information in a timely manner before and after breaking into Beijing, nor could he solve problems for His Majesty......

"Aiqing means ......"

"Jinyiwei must be rebuilt, and Luo Yangxing must abdicate to make way for Xian." Xia Nan said without any negotiation, "Wei Zhong, one of the fourteen thousand households of the former Jinyi Guard, is diligent in his work, and the minister recommended him to take over the position of the commander of the Jinyi Guard!" ”

Zhu Cihong couldn't maintain the smile he squeezed out anymore, and asked tentatively: "It's a big matter, do you want me to think about it?" ”

"At present, the capital is mixed, and Jinyiwei must play a role as soon as possible, and he can't wait too long." Xia Nan said expressionlessly, "After leaving the palace, I will send Wei Zhong to the Fusi Yamen in Beizhen, temporarily command the envoy, and ask Your Majesty to send the appointment document as soon as possible." After the minister's affairs were reported, he did not disturb the gathering of His Majesty's sisters and brothers, and the minister retired. ”

After Xia Nan left, Zhu Cihong's hands were trembling, and he asked in a trembling voice: "Sister Huang, you let me have the appearance of being an emperor, but how can I be a courtier?" The monarch is not a king, the minister is not a minister, who is the emperor in the end? ”

Zhu Yujiao didn't answer, but looked at the screen.

On the right side of the screen, half of the boots are exposed, obscured by shadows, and it is difficult to spot if you don't pay attention to them—if you are a regular rider, you can see that these are riding boots worn only on horseback.