Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 43 Encounter in the Imperial Garden (seeking a monthly ticket)
Chapter 43 Encounter in the Royal Garden
"Sister, hurry up!"

"Cousin, you run slowly"

Zhu Xiurong, the owner of Yunluo County, followed closely, and the two girls ran to the stone bridge. The girl in the lead hurriedly grabbed a handful of fish food, and they were all in the water, attracting a large number of goldfish in an instant.

From a distance, Zhu Hou took care of Princess Yunluo and the slender woman.

That woman was his cousin Zhang Xuan.

The daughter of Zhang Heling, Marquis of Shouning.

How did she enter the palace?
Standing on the stone arch bridge, Zhang Xuan threw fish food into the water, pointed at the fish of various colors below, and held Zhu Xiurong's hand, feeling extremely happy.

Zhu Houzhao didn't intend to disturb them, he walked to the other side of the imperial garden and watched the other flowers inside.

Both Zhang Xuan and Zhu Xiurong stood on the stone arch bridge.

Yunluo Princess Zhu Xiurong smiled and said to Zhang Xuan: "Cousin, you haven't entered the palace for a long time."

"Do you know, if you don't enter the palace to play again, I will almost die of suffocation."

"Do you think I live in the palace like you? Also, for some reason recently, my parents want to arrange a marriage for me. I have a headache." When Zhang Xuan mentioned this matter, he felt inexplicably irritable stand up.

She has reached the age of marriage, and Zhang Heling is looking for a husband for her.

"Sister, you are already 16 years old, and you should be out of the cabinet."

"Why do you leave the court? I am like a cabbage, picked up and picked up. I don't like my parents treating me like this, especially interfering with my marriage like this."

"Then what do you want?"

"I have to find a husband by myself, and I will marry only if I find a husband I like. If it is not for the one I like, I would rather not marry for life!"

Zhu Xiurong heard her cousin's words and said with a smile: "Being a nun is the best. You can never marry for life, and you can still find someone you like."

"You are looking for a fight!"

Zhang Xuan saw that Zhu Xiurong was making fun of her, saying that she couldn't get married, so he chased his cousin and played happily in the Royal Garden.

The maids and eunuchs in the back all followed closely behind them, for fear that there would be any mistakes between the two of them.
Inside the Peony Pavilion in the Imperial Garden.

Zhu Houzhao stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the blooming peonies, thinking about what happened in the court. According to Cao Zhengchun, in the court, besides the cabinet and the East and West Factory, there was a huge force.

What kind of force is this?
The queen mother's power?
Or was it left by his father, Emperor Hongzhi?
Zhu Xiurong, the owner of Yunluo County, and Zhang Xuan ran to the back garden. Zhang Xuan looked up and saw his cousin Zhu Houzhao standing there, and ran behind his cousin with a smile.

Before Zhu Houzhao turned around, Zhang Xuan had already put his arms around Zhu Houzhao's shoulders, and his whole body seemed to be on Zhu Houzhao's body.

"Cousin, do you miss me? We haven't seen each other for a long time, tsk tsk tsk, you still admire peonies by yourself? You're so elegant!"

"Cousin, let me recite a poem for you! If you recite it well, you can play with us."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes were instantly filled with anticipation. Although he was the emperor, when he was the prince, the teacher taught him most of the things in the Four Books and Five Classics.

Opening and shutting is "Zi Yue", he is already tired of those things.Later, he was fortunate enough to come across a few Tang poems, and he felt that the things he had learned were not so boring.

Later, Zhu Houzhao always had a dream of being a poet.

Unfortunately, when Emperor Hongzhi was only 36 years old, he left the riddled empire of the Ming Dynasty to Zhu Houzhao, who was only 15 years old. Since then, he has never dreamed of being a poet.

Hearing that his cousin could recite poems, Zhu Houzhao was instantly happy.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhang Xuan with squinted eyes, and said, "Well, as long as you recite any poem to the peony in the pool, I will accompany you all afternoon. You can't make up random sentences."

Zhu Xiurong, who was standing aside, was frowning like a Sichuan character. She had never heard of poetry since she was a child.
Last time, his brother Zhu Houzhao actually found her a Jade Girl Heart Sutra. It is said that this book was written by Lin Chaolin, the founder of the Tomb Sect, but this Lin Chaolin never married.

At this time, Zhang Xuan straightened his body, and recited like a student: "Flowers of water, land and vegetation are even more lovely than fan lotus. They come out of mud but are not stained, and they are clean and not demonic. Peony, the wealth of flowers Also."

A piece of "Ai Lian Shuo" was recited word by word from Zhang Xuan's mouth, and Zhu Hou listened with joy.
Zhu Xiurong, the owner of Yunluo County, stood behind and pouted: "Cousin, how can you do this, look at you, seeing cousin, you can speak eloquently, even memorize such elegant poems."

Zhang Xuan turned his head, looked at Princess Yunluo who was emitting a sour smell, and made a playful grimace.

It's interesting to play with my cousin, but it's not interesting to play with a little girl like you.

"Cousin, tell me, how is my poem? Please evaluate it!"

Zhang Xuan was almost hanging on Zhu Houzhao's neck, and the eunuchs and maids around him almost turned their heads away
However, in this state, Zhu Houzhao had nothing to do with them.

The cousin is about the same age as her, but her birthday is two months younger than his.

When Emperor Hongzhi was alive, Zhang Xuan often entered the palace, and Emperor Hongzhi looked at Empress Zhang's face and made her the princess.

Because Emperor Hongzhi had no other concubines, he was worried that the queen would be bored, so he asked Zhang Xuan to come into the palace often to chat with Queen Zhang and interpret dreams.

Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Xuan have also known each other since they were young. The two almost grew up together. They are childhood sweethearts and childhood sweethearts.

Although Zhu Houzhao is Zhang Xuan's cousin, in the eyes of others, Zhu Houzhao is the son of heaven and the emperor, but in Zhang Xuan's eyes, Zhu Houzhao is the cousin who played with her since she was a child.

Emperor Hongzhi passed away, and Zhang Xuan did not enter the palace for a long time.

Today I received an order from the Empress Dowager, asking him to enter the palace.

However, Zhu Houzhao had already handled government affairs in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, so Zhang Xuan patiently did not bother him.

However, at the age of sixteen or seventeen, in that era, everything was no longer hazy.Zhang Xuan has secretly fallen in love with Zhu Houzhao.

However, my cousin is the emperor after all, and everyone said that the emperor has a lot of things to do every day, but I don't know what the emperor thinks.

"You recited very well, very well."

Zhu Houzhao was perfunctory.

"If you recite well, play with us!"

"I still have government affairs to deal with, so you can play here!",

Zhu Houzhao suddenly darkened his face, and Zhang Xuan suddenly felt the majesty of an emperor attacking her
She glanced at Zhu Houzhao helplessly, her heart was already in a panic.

"Cousin, let's go and visit my aunt. I have a lot to tell my aunt."

Zhang Xuan took Zhu Houzhao's hand and walked towards the Palace of Compassion, Zhu Xiurong, the owner of Yunluo County, seemed to be reluctant to follow behind them.

Cining Palace.

"Empress Dowager, if Zhang Xuan is allowed to enter the palace, I'm afraid it will cause criticism from the ministers of the court."

"After all, Zhang Xuan is my own niece, and she is deeply in my heart. I am going to support her"

The Queen Mother intends to let Zhang Xuan enter the palace, but the ministers of the court will definitely object, after all, this belongs to the foreign relatives who are in power, and the Chinese, military and military officials of the court can clearly remember it.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was not only difficult for foreign relatives to enter the palace, but it was also difficult for women in the court to enter the palace.

Letting Zhang Xuan enter the palace is like walking through the back door.

"If the Empress Dowager decides to let Zhang Xuan enter the palace, she should first stop the mouths of the cabinet ministers."

The Queen Mother smiled slightly: "I have already figured out how to do this."

The person who discussed this matter with Queen Mother Zhang was the maid who entered the palace with her back then, surnamed Jia, who was the same sister as the Queen Mother. A powerful figure in the harem.

The queen mother often consulted with Jia Shangyi when she was unsure about something.

The queen mother wants to support her own niece to become a queen, so isn't this family a double queen, with a status in the entire Ming Dynasty, who else can compare?

　Ask for a monthly pass
　　
　
(End of this chapter)