[Ming Dynasty] I seem to know too much

On the first day back to Jiao's house, the first dinner left everyone in the room shocked.

Yang Shi was as gentle as water, Jiao Jun's face was silent, Jiao Shizhi didn't say a word, but the three of them sat facing each other for less than half an hour, Jiao Shizhi felt a deep stomachache.The maid serving next to them was stiffly picking up food for the three of them. Normally, the masters would make a move to let them know what to pick up. Today's scene, standing next to them, felt inexplicably weird, and they didn't know what to do.

Jiao Shizhi wiped his mouth calmly, then stood up, bowed distantly and politely, "Father, madam, I'd better step back first, so I won't disturb the rest of you two." As soon as the words fell, The chopsticks in Jiao Jun's hand slapped heavily on the edge of the table, and the servant girl who served him trembled in shock. His eyebrows were furrowed, and a furrow was tightly squeezed between his eyebrows, looking bitter and bitter, "Sit down! Elder You haven't left yet, what are you talking about!"

"Father, since you don't feel comfortable eating, don't force yourself to sit together, so as not to hurt your stomach." Jiao Shizhi suggested earnestly. Although Yang's smile was like a flower, he didn't even move his chopsticks.

Jiao Jun's face was gloomy, and looking at Jiao Shizhi's appearance, he seemed to be unable to restrain himself from beating him up, but he was pulled back by reason when he was on the verge of eruption, and said sinisterly: "Nizi, don't think that after entering the palace, you just need to be beaten." You can be indifferent, your father is not dead yet! What madam, she is the wife I am marrying, you should call her mother! I heard that when you came back, you didn’t go to see your mother in the main courtyard. What does that sound like? ?!"

"My mother has passed away, and she still needs to be a concubine in front of my mother when it comes to the memorial tablet. If I really want to be serious, she can't even be a wife." The young man's voice was as gentle as his temperament, but his words were sharp The ground cut through the short-term calm, and dropped huge boulders on the lake, stirring up thousands of waves.

Although the Yuan Dynasty has relaxed the boundaries and allowed ordinary people to take concubines, in the Ming Dynasty, at least now, common people are not allowed to take concubines, and officials only have the right to have a concubine when they beat fifth-rank officials.Mr. Jiao is a fifth-rank official. It is not a violation of the system to have the Yang family before, but it is not a trivial matter to support the righteous by a concubine. It's over.But since it is Yang's identity, it is not difficult to conceal it a little now.

"You, you..." Jiao Jun was so angry that his fingers were trembling, and the chair under him was overturned with the force of getting up, his eyes were fixed on Jiao Shizhi, and he was about to slap him a few steps forward. In the middle of the journey, he was stopped by Yang's life and death, and hurriedly persuaded: "Master, what are you doing? The eldest son can't turn the corner for a while, so you let him, and it will be fine after this temper passes."

Jiao Jun's face twitched a few times, and his muscles were trembling. Jiao Shizhi saw the blue veins on his forehead, and knew that he was really angry.Looking at a father who was about to seduce others, a Yang family who tried his best to persuade others, Jiao Shizhi felt deeply tired. He stretched out his hand and rubbed the aching brows, and said in a low voice: "Father, my surname is Jiao, It won't hurt the Jiao family's reputation."

"I just want to know one thing."

"When the ancestral hall was set on fire, did you know there was something strange about it?"

Jiao Shizhi's voice was very low, almost muttering to himself, and he would easily ignore it. As a matter of course, Jiao Jun continued to scold him as if he didn't hear it.Yet they both knew that something had disappeared and was no longer there.

After Jiao Shizhi returned to the yard, Liu Fang got angry and turned around in a hurry, "Young master, why were you so impulsive just now, the master is so angry, why do you keep burning firewood! If the master punishes you What should I do!"

Jiao Shizhi poured himself a cup of tea, and sat on the couch with the warm cup of tea in his hands. His dark eyes shone with broken golden light in the flickering candlelight, which made the young man who was still very heroic just now look a little cute.He tilted his head and looked at Liu Fang, who was still immersed in frustration and irritability, and replied calmly: "I can only stay at home for ten days. If my father wants to punish me, I have to find a good reason to reject people from the palace. The crown prince I'm afraid that his temperament will directly kill Jiao Mansion, father is always the most calculative of gains and losses, the little verbal dispute just now is just a child's play, he won't take it seriously."

The corner of Liu Fang's mouth twitched twice, is the young master serious?Just now the master looked so angry that his face was livid, and he was almost poking over. Isn't that serious?

Although Jiao Shizhi's change made Liu Fang a little worried, such a change is not a bad thing for Jiao Shizhi, especially today, even if he was worried about whether the young master would offend the master, but when Liu Fang thought of the carefree appearance just now, Liu Fang would He took a deep breath!God knows how long this breath has been held since the ancestral hall caught fire.

But... Liu Fang carefully glanced at Jiao Shizhi, and said in a low voice, "Ma'am, I heard it's a boy."

Jiao Shizhi was not slow in drinking tea, and sighed after drinking it all in one gulp, "What are you doing to inquire about these things?" Liu Fang argued, "No, that's the news from the main courtyard itself, and the other side is eager to get all the tea. Everyone in the government knows."

Rubbing the edge of the teacup, Jiao Shizhi shook his head, "Remember, no matter whether it is a boy or a girl, they will all be children of the Jiao family in the future. There is no difference. As long as we guard our yard well, as long as I As long as the father is still with the prince for a day, these turmoil will not be involved here." Today is no different from the past, he believes that his father will not make such a decision again.

Hearing the son mentioned the prince, Liu Fang couldn't help asking curiously: "My son, what kind of person is the prince?" Jiao Shizhi tilted his head to think about it, and said with a light smile, "He is a very naughty and wise man. .”

……Naughty?wise?

Liu Fang looked confused, how did these two words fit together? !

After a while, a message came from someone from the main courtyard, who belonged to Mr. Jiao and was also his personal servant.The man said respectfully: "Eldest Young Master, the master ordered you to go to the banquet with the master tomorrow."

Accompanied by a list of banquet personnel, Jiao Shi saw that it was actually a banquet held by Liu's residence.The Liu Mansion here refers to the family of Chief Assistant Liu Jian. How could a minister like this post a message to his father?Jiao Shizhi carefully looked at the list of the banquet, there are many ministers of the first and second ranks, and Mr. Jiao is probably at the lowest end of the food chain above.Jiao Jun obtained this list from Jiao Fang. After learning that he was invited, Jiao Jun hurried to meet Jiao Fang. No one knew what the two had a secret conversation about, but in the end Jiao Jun took this list. The list is back.

Jiao Shizhi didn't know what was going on, but he still accepted it, and nodded to the boy, "I see, you go and report to father, and I will be ready tomorrow." The boy said some more about the time, Then he withdrew.After reaching the door, he breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, he was afraid that the eldest son would refuse. After all, this man directly defended the master just now.

Jiao Shizhi, holding the post, stood by the window, watching carefully by the candlelight.In the flickering candlelight, his figure was reflected on the window, and reflected on the snow with a thin light and shadow.

The snow was gradually getting smaller, and a few flowers fell scatteredly, and the entire capital was covered with hoarfrost in the previous snowfall.In the imperial city, there are snow-white flowers hanging on the branches of the imperial garden, presenting a completely different atmosphere from the spring day, which is icy cold but clear and piercing.The most noble family in the world is now gathering in Kunning Palace, having a rare leisurely meal together.

Although Zhu Houzhao sleeps in the morning and evening every day, in order to exercise his ability to be independent, he spends most of the time alone in the East Palace.Of course, this is a superficial statement, but in fact it is because he is so stubborn and impatient to watch over him, so he is very happy to put him in the East Palace.

The family ate, and there were not many dishes on the table. Emperor Hongzhi asked the people around him to go down, and he personally served Empress Zhang. Your food intake, are you trying to reduce your food for fear of being too tall?"

Zhu Houzhao pouted in dissatisfaction. The words of Emperor Hongzhi reminded him that he was half a head short of Jiao Shizhi, and he felt a burning sensation in his heart!He pinched a piece of meat for himself bitterly, and tore it as if he was facing an enemy.Emperor Hongzhi was amazed to see that his words had such a significant effect.

Empress Zhang rolled her eyes at Emperor Hongzhi, quickly picked up a few more chopsticks for Aizi, and persuaded in a warm voice: "Eat slowly, don't choke." After the meal, Zhu Houzhao was going back to the East Palace. Empress Zhang sent her mother to go back with her. The ground was slippery in winter, and the mother did not come back to report until it was safely sent back.

Emperor Hongzhi stayed in Kunning Palace as a matter of course, warming his hands with the tea cup he had just served, and said with a smile: "It's not that I feel sorry for the prince too much, who was protecting him just now?"

Empress Zhang said angrily and amusedly: "Can it be the same?" The soft words are intoxicating, "You always tease him, if you tease him too much, it's not like you don't know his ghostly appearance. If you can't coax it back, don't you have to worry yourself?"

Emperor Hongzhi narrowed his eyes slightly, as if thinking of something, "Have you seen the two guards next to the prince a few days ago?" Empress Zhang nodded without thinking too much, "He has been so well-behaved these days, isn't it because of these two guards?" Is it due to the position?"

"Oh, that's not necessarily true." Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and sighed: "I remember that one named Lin Xiu has been sent to the Fifth Army Camp by the crown prince, and the other one is still staying in the East Palace."

Empress Zhang tilted her head in doubt, the pearls and hairpins had been removed, and her hair was covered with black hair, showing a somewhat lazy look, "What's wrong?"

Emperor Hongzhi recalled the appearance of the crown prince in Chuxiu Palace that day, frowned slightly, and said in deliberation: "The crown prince seems... to favor Jiao Shizhi too much."