Bright Spring

In the Shizi Mansion, the maid who combs the Shizi Concubine's hair has always been Luo'er.

Luo'er looks ordinary, but she is dexterous, meticulous in doing things, and able to read words and demeanor, which won Zhang's heart.The eldest concubine, Mrs. Zhang, would feel uncomfortable all day without Luo'er serving her.

This afternoon, Luo'er was extra careful when combing and dressing up the princess.At this time, Mrs. Zhang's expression was particularly ugly, as if there was no thunder and rain in the dark cloud-covered sky, but people had to protect themselves from the rain in advance.

Probably because the prince was in the palace in the morning, he was severely reprimanded by his father, and then the professors and other officials in the palace of the prince were also arrested and sent to prison.The prince came back in disgrace, and argued with Mrs. Zhang behind closed doors for a long time.

With light and steady hands, Luo'er smoothed Zhang's black hair, then picked up a gold hairpin and gently sent it into her hair with precision.At this moment, Mrs. Zhang suddenly stretched out her hand and pulled it out, threw it on the ground, and cursed: "Don't you have a heart?"

"I know I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong." Luo'er hurriedly knelt down on the ground, reached out to pick up the golden hairpin, and hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe it.But she really didn't know what was wrong...

Mrs. Zhang glanced at the bronze mirror, then pointed to the maid in the bronze mirror and said, "Are you still laughing? Are you happy to see Luo'er being scolded?"

The servant girl standing behind trembled all over, her face immediately turned pale, and she said in shock: "This servant girl is not smiling, this servant girl is really not smiling!"

Luo'er immediately turned her head back and said: "You still dare to talk back? The Empress Dowager said you laughed, and you just laughed. Could the Empress Dowager be wrong? Slap your mouth!"

The servant girl knelt down on the ground powerlessly, trembling all over, seeing Luoer looking at her fiercely, the servant girl could only reach out her hand hesitantly, and slapped herself with a "slap", and then "slap, slap, slap" ..." I started to fight myself, not daring to say another word.

Luo'er quietly glanced at Mrs. Zhang's face from the bronze mirror, then got up from the ground calmly, and continued to make up Mrs. Zhang.In the sound of "papa", one only needs to look into the bronze mirror to see that the maid's face is swollen.

After a while, Mrs. Zhang finished dressing, her face cleared up, she turned her head and said, "Stop. Go and bring the grandson here."

Luo'er immediately said: "Your Majesty is kind and tolerant, don't hesitate to thank me!"

The maid had no choice but to kowtow, but couldn't say a word.

Luo'er went out immediately, and after a while, Zhu Zhanji, who was wearing a small yellow robe, was led into the room by the hand.Mrs. Zhang glanced at the door, and Luo'er immediately called all the servants to leave.

Mrs. Zhang whispered to her grandson for a long time in the room.

Not long after, Zhu Gaochi entered the door, saw that Mrs. Zhang was dressed neatly, and asked, "Are you going out this afternoon?"

"The concubine wants to go to the palace." Zhang said.

"Father is furious today, you still touch that brow?" Zhu Gaochi frowned.

Mrs. Zhang said: "My son was wronged, and someone is behind the scenes! 'Son of Rensheng', you have such vicious intentions!"

Zhu Gaochi's face was ashen, and he said with a sullen look: "Of course I know, but I can't explain it in front of my father, I can only admit my mistake... because the rumors are not groundless, there are facts.

At the beginning of this year, the father ascended the throne and announced it to the world, so all places in Shandong except Jinan City surrendered one after another.When Guo Zi went to accept the surrender, he actually allocated military rations for disaster relief without authorization!Guo Zi has been assisting me in Beiping and is regarded as my person, so I can't explain it clearly. In the end, it was all on my head!But I really don't know anything about this matter, and I didn't hear about it until recently, let alone instigate Guo Zi. "

Zhu Gaochi frowned again: "Who is so well-informed?"

"Do you still need to guess? Besides your good second brother, who can make it bad?" Zhang said coldly, "The family doesn't have a fuel-efficient lamp, and the Guo family who just passed the door looks innocent and innocent. Belly heart! We must not take it lightly."

Zhu Gaochi didn't say a word, his face was quite ugly.

... When Mrs. Zhang brought her descendants into the palace, Emperor Zhu Di was still reading the memorial in Dongnuan Pavilion.

A crisp voice came from outside the partition: "Grandpa Huang, Grandpa Huang..."

The eunuch's voice said: "His grandson, keep your voice down, shhh! Your grandson's grandpa is dealing with state affairs."

"Let the grandson come in." Zhu Di said.

"Grandfather!" Zhu Zhanji walked around the partition, holding a piece of paper in his hand, and ran to Zhu Di happily.

"Slow down!" Zhu Di saw the innocent smile on the boy's face, and his heavy heart seemed to become clearer, "What is the grandson holding in his hand?"

Zhu Zhanji looked triumphant, put the rice paper in Zhu Di's hands with both hands, and said, "Grandpa Huang, grandson has learned to write. Does Grandpa Huang see how well my grandson writes?"

Zhu Di looked down, and there were four words written crookedly on it: Thousands of merits and virtues.

"Ha! It's not bad, it looks decent." Zhu Di smiled and said, "Does my grandson know what the four words you wrote mean?"

Zhu Zhanji opened his mouth and yelled: "Mr. taught his grandson, which means that because of the emperor's grandfather governing the world, the people have food and clothing, and the descendants of 1000 years later can also enjoy the blessings of the emperor's grandfather."

"Hahaha..." Zhu Di laughed suddenly, stretched out his hand and pinched Zhu Zhanji's little nose, "Mr. is a good teacher, but my grandson is smart, so I can remember it well. Come!"

With a smile all over his face, Zhu Di stretched out his hand to the pen holder of the imperial case, slid his fingers across a row of brushes, pinched a brush with a jasper holder, took it off and put it in Zhu Zhanji's hand: "If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first benefit himself." Tool, grandpa will give you a pen, so you can learn how to write from your husband."

"If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools!" Zhu Zhanji recited it methodically with his little hands behind his back.

Zhu Di was overjoyed, left the memorial, and patiently began to explain the meaning of that sentence to Zhu Zhanji.

Several eunuchs bowed and stood aside, seeing the smile on Zhu Di's face, they seemed to be secretly relieved.

……

Shizi was reprimanded this morning, and many people knew about it this afternoon.

In Xuanzang Temple, Yao Guangxiao was wearing a coarse cloth monk's robe, counting Buddhist beads with his left hand, and knocking on a wooden fish with his right hand. "Du, Du, Du..." The sound of the wooden fish is full of rhythm, very stable and not at all chaotic.

At this moment, the wooden door was gently opened with a "wow", and a monk walked in.However, Yao Guangxiao's action of knocking on the wooden fish was not affected at all, and he seemed to know nothing while sitting on the futon.

The monk who just came in was Qingyuan, who was originally a monk from Xuanzang Temple and had been in the temple for many years.

Qingyuan clasped his hands together and said, "Master, benefactor Yuan please see me."

"Please." Yao Guangxiao said, the boring sound of wooden fish finally subsided.

After a while, Yuan Gong, who was wearing a tunic-collared robe, walked into the fasting room, and the wooden door was immediately closed.While saluting, Yuan Gong couldn't wait to say: "Does Master Daoyan know what happened in the morning?"

Yao Guangxiao nodded slightly.

Yuan Gong then took a few steps forward, and said in a deep voice: "The population of the capital exceeds one million, and there are countless teahouses, restaurants, and inns. Before this incident happened, we didn't get any information, and now we don't know where to look."

Yao Guangxiao slowly put down the handle of the wooden fish, placed it neatly on the table, sighed, while slowly caressing the Buddha beads, he muttered: "Everyone is tired of external things, forgive me for forgetting internal cultivation... ..."

After hearing this, Yuan Gong looked thoughtful.

Yao Guangxiao raised his head and said: "People are often too easy to forgive themselves, and forget to deal with their own problems first. People in your own family acted rashly and did things without saying hello; now you blame others for knowing, Isn't it ridiculous and generous to blame others for making a fuss?"

Yuan Gong said in a deep voice: "Although Guo Zi is also a counselor of the old Yan Palace, he is not the same as us. He used to be an official."

Yao Guangxiao frowned: "If Prime Minister Yuan Si wants to calculate this way, how many people are there with you?"

Yuan Gong was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly folded his hands together and said: "The lower official has been taught."

Yao Guangxiao said earnestly again: "If Guo Zi hadn't allocated military rations to the hungry people in Shandong, in Shandong, in Shandong! The words about the "Sage of Benevolence" would be nothing but gossip. This matter is the most indisputable. , that is, there is indeed such a thing, how do you argue?"

"Master Daoyan, please show me, how should the officials respond?" Yuan Gong bowed respectfully.

Yao Guangxiao raised his hand and paused in the air for a long time: "Don't argue or beg for mercy. The Holy Majesty didn't mention that matter, so don't mention it again. Right now, we can only advance by retreating."

After Yao Guangxiao finished speaking, he murmured, "I knew this would happen... Last time you asked the son to intercede for Fang Xiaoru, you shouldn't have done it. Now the matter of the son going around buying people's hearts, whether it is true or not, is already a fact. "