[Ming Dynasty] I seem to know too much

Jiao Shizhi started to prepare for returning home. First of all, he needed to ask for leave. He had to tell Xue Kun about this first, and then apply to his superiors. By the time the leave was approved, it was already the day before he was going to leave.

Jiao Shizhi had someone tell Jiao Jun about this, and then he returned to the palace early.He didn't plan to go back to Jiao's house tonight, he just went directly to the gate of the city tomorrow morning to have a reconciliation.He didn't need many things, and Xiao Dezi had already prepared a burden for him.

After returning to the palace, Jiao Shizhi found that the East Palace looked a little quiet.The holiday that the crown prince begged from the emperor is not over yet, and the East Palace should be more joyful than usual at this time.Compared with every time he came back from Duanjing Temple, Zhu Houzhao looked like he had gone through a big battle.

Jiao Shizhi was afraid that the prince would sneak out of the palace again, and Zhu Houzhao didn't know about his early return today. He searched around the East Palace, and after searching all the places the prince often visited, he suddenly remembered that he was still there. There is one place.

In the end, Jiao Shizhi found Zhu Houzhao in a corner of the backyard with a pensive face. The people serving around him stood in a circle around Zhu Houzhao, making Jiao Shizhi think that something happened to Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao, who was in deep thought, recently felt that something was wrong with his father.

Today is the eighth day that he has not seen his father, which is impossible for Emperor Hongzhi.

And there is another thing, no matter what happened in the past, Emperor Hongzhi would definitely go back to Kunning Palace to accompany Queen Zhang every night.The deep palace is lonely, and there are only a few people around Empress Zhang, and she is very boring on weekdays.Emperor Hongzhi couldn't bear to see Empress Zhang like this, and usually went in and out with Empress Zhang, and there was no reason to live in another place.

However, when the prince visited Empress Zhang in the morning the day before yesterday, he occasionally heard Empress Zhang complaining softly, saying that Emperor Hongzhi was so busy during this period that he had not even set foot in Kunning Palace.

How can this be?It was as impossible as Liu Jin not being greedy for money.

But not two days later, that is, today, Zhu Houzhao was suddenly asked by Emperor Hongzhi to follow him to the morning court from tomorrow!

Just half a month ago, there was an official who talked about this matter in the book, because Zhu Houzhao directly refused, and Emperor Hongzhi didn't force him to do anything.In just half a month, why did Emperor Hongzhi do something completely different?

Zhu Houzhao didn't like going to court. Emperor Hongzhi was still in his prime, and he didn't bother to listen to the nagging of those courtiers. This was the best of both worlds.Emperor Hongzhi knew Zhu Houzhao's character, and he never forced the prince to do anything.

These successive incidents made Zhu Houzhao feel ominous in his heart.

Just as he was thinking about these two things, a familiar and gentle voice sounded from beside him, "Your Highness, if you plan to think about problems, you might as well stay in the study, because it's easy to catch cold outside." It wasn't very warm, Jiao Shizhi stood beside him for most of the day, the crown prince was motionless, especially vulnerable to cold.

Zhu Houzhao stretched his waist, and said lazily, "Isn't this going to come out to bask in the sun?"

Jiao Shizhi looked up at the dark cloudy sky, looked down at the prince silently, Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and smirked twice, and suddenly said: "Before you leave, accompany me to Wenhua Palace." He still felt that It's not appropriate, I'm going to drag Jiao Shizhi to find someone.

A quarter of an hour later, Liu Tao faced His Royal Highness alone with trepidation, looking at the sharp eyes of the prince, he felt a little guilty.The emperor is still in the Wenhua Palace, but the prince came over directly.

"Liu Tao, has something happened to my father recently? Have you noticed any abnormalities after you have been by my father's side for so long?" Zhu Houzhao was too lazy to talk nonsense, and immediately asked questions when he caught someone. Liu Tao was so scared that he thought the prince had discovered something. .

However, after hearing the prince's words, he breathed a sigh of relief, arched his hands and said respectfully, "Your Highness, the emperor has been discussing with several adults because of the instability in the northwest, and his body is exhausted. , It is indeed a bit uncomfortable. But the imperial physician was called over two days ago, and there is nothing serious."

Listening to Liu Tao's words, Zhu Houzhao said suspiciously: "Is that really the case?"

Liu Tao was calm and composed, "Yes, Your Highness."

"Okay, let's go back." The prince waved his hand a little irritably, and drove the people away.Jiao Shizhi stayed behind and listened to the whole conversation, "Your Highness is doubting that Liu Tao is not telling the truth?"

Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly, with ruthlessness in his dark eyes, "It's all nonsense, it doesn't make sense." After all, the prince was educated by the palace, and he is really angry in his heart when he speaks like this now.

Liu Tao may not be the most powerful servant in the palace, but he must be the closest servant of Emperor Hongzhi.Even the Supervisor of Rituals, who was most trusted by the emperor, could not be as close to Emperor Hongzhi as Liu Tao.No one in this palace has ever dared to tell lies to the prince. If what Liu Tao told was a lie, then it is only possible that Emperor Hongzhi requested it.

Hmph, busy with affairs in the northwest, even when he attacked Hami, the emperor never did what he does now!

However, no matter how clever Zhu Houzhao was, he still couldn't fully figure out what happened at this moment, but he remembered Liu Tao's words just now, turned around and went to the Tai Hospital.

Zhu Houzhao didn't say much along the way, Jiao Shizhi looked at the prince who had been silent all the time, frowned slightly, and unconsciously held the sword in his hand.It is clear to the bystanders that the prince may not know what happened now, but Jiao Shi suddenly thought of a possibility in his heart.

A chilling, creepy possibility.

What if there is something wrong with the emperor's body?A problem that is almost beyond the reach of hospitals?Only in this way can we explain why Emperor Hongzhi was so anxious and abnormally hoped that the prince would accompany him to experience the court.Only in this way, Emperor Hongzhi suddenly felt this sense of racing against time!

Half an hour later, the prince came out of the imperial hospital with a dark face.

Zhu Houzhao didn't get a satisfactory answer in the imperial hospital. Those imperial doctors babbled and repeated the words that were written according to the scriptures, which made the prince's ears feel like calluses.He glanced at the few thin imperial doctors in the room, clicked his tongue irritably, couldn't resist his shoulders, couldn't lift his hands, and after a few more questions, one of them passed out. With such a body, how can he be a doctor who heals diseases and saves lives!

Zhu Houzhao didn't feel it. In fact, it was the extremely low air pressure all over his body that made several imperial doctors tremble.

Standing in the center, the crown prince's brows were full of rebellion, and the cold look on his face made the faces of several imperial doctors ugly.Perhaps it was the first time he had shown such an oppressive aura when he had never been so anxious.

Just when the atmosphere in the imperial hospital was about to rise to the extreme, a pair of warm palms touched his shoulders and said softly, "Your Highness."

After returning in vain, the prince's expression became more and more silent and ugly.

Jiao Shizhi hesitated to speak a few times, and finally entered the East Palace without saying a word.The current actions of Prince Yi probably reminded him of the same possibility.Liu Tao's concealment made him follow the clues to find out the unusual place.

But such a guess is too terrifying, so terrifying that it is chilling and unbelievable.

Emperor Hongzhi heard the news that the prince was looking for Liu Tao at night, he let out a long breath, his expression tired, "Liu Tao, this matter must be guarded, don't let the news out."

Liu Tao looked at Emperor Hongzhi who seemed to be a few years older these days, and softly persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't do this. The Empress and the Crown Prince will know about it sooner or later. Even if you keep it a secret, it will still be the same in the end."

"Haha, Liu Tao, Liu Tao, you can't hold back your words occasionally." Emperor Hongzhi laughed instead, pointing at Liu Tao, "If you want to talk on weekdays, you can't say a word with three sticks. , but now it's the other way around, and I haven't finished talking."

"emperor"

"Okay, I have my own idea in my heart, so stop talking nonsense." Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand and didn't intend to say any more.

"But your majesty, your prince, your highness may already know about it." Liu Tao bowed before kneeling on the ground without saying anything else.

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned, and his eyes gradually shifted to the dancing candlelight on Liu Tao and him. After staring at him for a long time, he lost his mind.

How could he not know about his own son?

If he didn't have doubts in his heart, why did he dare to confront Liu Tao directly, without any fear that Emperor Hongzhi behind him would know?Or, he simply wanted to use this to question Emperor Hongzhi.

With the prince's temperament, this is not impossible.

The candlelight in the palace was getting dimmer, but the two people in the room were not in the mood to think about it at all. One stood and the other knelt, as if frozen in ice and snow, without any movement.

Forget it, Emperor Hongzhi finally let out a long sigh and stood up.

Life and death matter, and he has been the emperor for more than ten years, so it is not a loss after all.Emperor Hongzhi regained his composure, and said calmly, "Go to Kunning Palace, and also, bring the prince here."

Liu Tao understood Emperor Hongzhi's thoughts in an instant, knocked his head to the ground, and replied loudly, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Hongzhi scolded with a smile: "How old is a person, still crying?" Liu Tao's face was buried in his sleeve, and his voice was not clear, he said: "Your Majesty, the villain is so happy!"

Pain in the morning and pain in the evening, it's all a stab at the head, but that's all.After all, it is death. It is always different to die alone and someone to accompany you to die.

Emperor Hongzhi would not fail to understand this truth.

It's just that not long after he stood up, Emperor Hongzhi's body shook a few times, and he was about to say something, when Liu Tao's eyes were shattered, and he fell down, unconscious.

"Come here - tell the imperial physician -"

The sharp tearing sound came out of the hall, and along with the wind, it seemed to be introduced into the East Palace. Zhu Houzhao, who had just sat down and was about to pick up the teacup, looked at the broken porcelain pieces under his feet with an unpredictable expression.

That's what he just dropped.

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Qianqing Palace urgently summoned the imperial physician, the news was unavoidable, it swept through the entire palace like a gust of wind, and at this time, except for Zhu Houzhao and Jiao Shizhi, even Queen Zhang didn't take this matter to heart.Occasionally, people have minor physical problems, but it is not a big problem at all. Emperor Hongzhi is only in his thirties.It's just that Queen Zhang was still worried, so she rushed over quickly.

Based on the distance from Kunning Palace to Qianqing Palace, Empress Zhang should have arrived first, but when Empress Zhang got off the phoenix car, she happened to see the hem of the prince's clothes disappearing at the door.Empress Zhang wondered for a moment, how did the prince arrive so quickly.

Jiao Shizhi, who followed closely behind Zhu Houzhao, was the one who felt the prince's chill most profoundly. The bursting fear and furious anger were intertwined, forbeared under the mask of calmness, and could erupt anytime, anywhere.

People directly passed the palace people kneeling down in the hall, crossed the front hall, walked through the side hall, and directly entered Emperor Hongzhi's bedroom. , Liu Tao was changing the scarf between Emperor Hongzhi's forehead.

And he was the one who discovered the prince's arrival the fastest among this group of people. Liu Tao hurriedly got up, pushed aside a few imperial doctors, and knelt down in front of the prince, "The villain pays homage to His Royal Highness the prince."

Zhu Houzhao suddenly kicked Liu Tao in the heart, and kicked him to the corner of the wall with such ruthless force, he vomited blood and his face was as white as paper.The sound made everyone kneel in the hall in shock, and the prince's voice was extremely cold, falling on Liu Tao as if he was looking at a cold corpse, "This is what you said there is no serious problem! If the father makes a mistake, the lonely I want you, Liu Tao, to be smashed into thousands of pieces! You can't live! You can't die!"

The prince suddenly became violent, scaring the courage of a group of people, and also scared the group of Empress Zhang who came in after the prince.

Empress Zhang looked at the strange prince in astonishment, and then looked down at Liu Tao who was struggling to get up not far away, and she didn't know how to react for a while.

Liu Tao managed to get up from the ground, then knelt down again, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, originally, I wanted to tell you, and the Empress, about this matter." , new blood flowed from his mouth, vaguely, "It's just that just now, when I was about to go, Kun, when I was in Ninggong, I didn't know why, and suddenly fell into a coma. The imperial physician was discussing, and hoped, His Highness rested, angry, Take it easy, don't be impatient."

Liu Tao's every sentence was simply describing the matter. In the end, he still didn't beg for mercy, but just advised the prince to wait patiently.

Without saying a word, Zhu Houzhao walked towards the imperial physician. Jiao Shizhi followed the prince, but stopped the outermost imperial physician, and said in a low voice, "Please show Mr. Liu a look, after all. It's the emperor's servant, and the emperor will still use him when he wakes up." The imperial physician was of no help to Emperor Hongzhi's treatment, but seeing Jiao Shizhi's words were reasonable and the prince didn't stop him, he turned around and went to see Liu Tao injury.

With the strength of the prince's anger just now, if he is not treated in time, accidents will easily happen.After all, Liu Tao was someone close to Emperor Hongzhi, and beating him was equivalent to slapping Emperor Hongzhi in the face. Although there was a reason for the incident, if Liu Tao died because of this, it would be bad for the prince's reputation.

Although Queen Zhang was taken aback by the scene just now, but Zhu Houzhao is her son, how could Queen Zhang be afraid of her beloved son.She lightly passed Jiao Shizhi and went straight inside.From the prince's appearance just now, it is not difficult to see that Emperor Hongzhi's illness must not be the minor ailment she thought before.

However, until the imperial physician's words came out, the two standing in front of the dragon bed couldn't believe it.

Empress Zhang's slender hands grabbed the handkerchief with such strength that some ferocious veins appeared on the back of her hands.Still unaware, she said softly, "Say it again?"

"Your Majesty, the emperor's body is weak, and he has a fever. The ministers have already prepared the medicine and can be fed. It's just that the emperor's body is weak and cannot be replenished. The dosage of the prescription is carefully considered, and the effect is not as good as before." This means that a normal amount of medicine is equivalent to arsenic for the current Emperor Hongzhi, but a medicine with too low a dose has almost no effect, and it is a dilemma.

"Don't talk nonsense, bring the medicine." Zhu Houzhao glanced coldly. After the medicine bowl was delivered, he and Queen Zhang carefully fed Emperor Hongzhi to swallow the medicine juice, and then watched Emperor Hongzhi discuss with the imperial physicians.

Jiao Shizhi's heart was clear, and after taking Liu Tao to the side hall to rest, he stood outside the door and waited.It's natural to wait inside the door, but Jiao Shizhi's general office is uncomfortable, as if he has inadvertently invaded his private space.

When Jiao Shizhi sent Liu Tao away, seeing the prince calm down, Liu Tao, who was seriously injured, heaved a sigh of relief, showing an expression that he didn't know whether it was sad or something, but he was always lonely.Jiao Shizhi didn't talk to Liu Tao, but Ma Yongcheng came over to bring tea and water, and quietly asked for news. Liu Jin and Gao Feng stood cautiously a few steps away from Jiao Shizhi.

Standing under the pillar, he quietly looked at the vegetation outside Kunning Palace, his mind wandering.

This year's spring came very late, even now it is still chilly, the branches on the trees are beginning to sprout green buds, dotted with rare and vivid colors among the rich and noble colors on the wall.This is the most liked color and the most hated color.Represents the breath of recovery, but also the breath of death.

Those who have survived the winter will naturally be happy.Can't stand it...

Jiao Shizhi was outside the door, waiting from night to night, the long night was long, and there was no movement in the hall.Liu Jin and the others were a little restless, this was the first time that this happened, and the guesses in their hearts were poured out now, perhaps piled up into a basket.

Liu Tao was also lying in the side hall. Although he was seriously injured, the imperial doctor just treated him in time, and at least he came back alive, so he can just rest and recuperate.However, even so, his thoughts were obviously not as relaxed as the few people standing outside the door. He stared outside the door for a long time, and then gradually remembered the people around the prince.Those are old people who have served the crown prince for many years. Needless to say, people like Liu Jin, after the emperor, these people will be the ones who will replace them logically.

But Jiao Shizhi and Liu Tao did not have a deep impression on Jiao Shizhi. There are many people around the prince, and Jiao Shizhi did not follow the prince at the beginning. When the prince was making trouble with the emperor for a personal bodyguard, Liu Tao was also there , to be honest, he was not optimistic about Jiao Shizhi.

The prince's character Everyone in the palace knows that it is good to be sincere and sincere, but if you calculate it carefully, it also means that happiness and anger depend on your own mood.Emperor Hongzhi's gentleness and self-sufficiency fell on Zhu Houzhao, and I am afraid that there are not a few sporadic ones.It is easy to stand out by the prince's side, but it is also easy to smash into the rafters.The prince was enthusiastic in the early stage, but lost interest in the later stage, and the things that he wanted so much at the beginning were naturally forgotten.This is not impossible for the prince, after all, it has happened too many times.

He didn't like the new and dislike the old, he just simply forgot.This is the most frightening thing. Otherwise, why would Liu Jin and others have to do their best to make Zhu Houzhao forget their existence?

Later, I heard that the prince was willing to study, and later, I saw His Highness on the training ground, and when the people in the palace finally paid attention to Jiao Shizhi, the changes of the prince also fell into their eyes. .It is still the same as before, but it is no longer so sharp and aggressive, hurting people with eyes.

pretty good.

In the end, Liu Tao simply commented on this matter and closed his eyes, he was tired.But then he opened his eyes again and turned his thoughts elsewhere. He had more things to think about, and this was just one of them.

When approaching, the wooden door behind him opened silently, because everyone outside the door had their backs to the door, so the first person to react was Jiao Shizhi.

He suddenly turned his head to look at Zhu Houzhao who came out of the door, carefully watching his expression.The prince's face was calm, and he couldn't see the current situation inside at all.

He just walked straight ahead without looking away.

When passing by Jiao Shizhi, Zhu Houzhao suddenly stretched out his hand to grab his wrist, and dragged him forward with big strides, the pace was so fast that the people behind couldn't catch up, and soon fell down.

Jiao Shizhi opened and closed his mouth a few times, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he closed it abruptly without saying anything.

The force that pulled him was too heavy, so heavy that Jiao Shizhi's heart couldn't help trembling.

He didn't know where the prince was going, but looking at the familiar scenery around him, he knew where he was going after a little thought - Jiang Xuexuan.The prince once fell into the water when he met a snake, and Jiang Xuexuan, whom he never visited for a long time.

The two strode along the palace road one after the other, and the countless patrols they met on the way carefully avoided this combination. The prince's appearance was not quite right at first glance, and they were looking for death if they got together.

When these two people entered Jiangxuexuan with the wind blowing, the prince stood in the courtyard and shouted coldly: "Get out, all of you!" The cold and hard voice made the servants who heard the movement panic Trembling, hurriedly ran away.

It was almost midnight at this time, and there was no candlelight in Jiangxuexuan. The bright moon in the sky was clear and fell on the ground like water, reflecting Jiangxuexuan into this small world clearly. Flowers and plants are planted on it, and it will be even more beautiful when the spring comes next year.

Jiao Shizhi stayed where he was, and his gaze fell on the prince quietly. The person who stood half a step in front of him didn't show any movement or expression, and the strength of holding his wrist was still surprisingly strong, almost the kind that was about to be twisted. Strength.Jiao Shizhi seemed to be able to feel the creaking of his wrist, but he didn't move.

The prince didn't move either.

The two stood in front of each other like this, until the prince turned around and let go of Jiao Shizhi's wrist, but he stretched out his hand and pulled Jiao Shizhi into his arms.

Jiao Shizhi was at a loss for a while, unable to react, the arms crossed behind his back contracted, wrapping Jiao Shizhi's whole body around the prince's chest, Jiao Shizhi leaned against the Prince's chest uncontrollably, his heart beating. The sound hit his ears, which made Jiao Shizhi's ears numb for a while, but the next moment, the little mercury on his shoulder made Jiao Shizhi have no time to notice this overly intimate move.The warm touch first dripped onto the clothes, and then soaked into the skin.The tall body leaning against him was trembling slightly, again and again, restrained but uncontrollable, Jiao Shizhi trembled his hands slightly, hesitated for a moment, then gently hugged the prince's shoulder.

There was a tremor at first, followed by a deeper and bigger hug, so tight that it was difficult to breathe, as if afraid that the person in his arms would run away, and seemed to be venting something.

Jiao Shizhi didn't know how long the silent crying lasted. He only knew that when he couldn't notice the passage of time, the prince finally raised his head from his arms. The shivering chill, mixed with the tyrannical color between the brows, constituted the aura that repelled everything on the prince at this moment.

However, in Jiao Shizhi's eyes, he easily saw endless pain in the depths of the prince's eyes.

He finally spoke, but not to comfort him, "Your Highness, the humble position is here, and the humble position has always been here."

The prince asked back like a young child: "Will you always be here? Will you always be here? Will you leave? Will you leave?"

Jiao Shizhi continued to comfort him patiently, until at a certain moment the prince stood up straight, and he heard him say, "Shizhi, Father, time is short."

These words finally fell into Jiao Shizhi's ears clearly, like a thunderclap, breaking Xu Mi.

Emperor Hongzhi finally woke up, and at the same time, he spoke.

During the Hongzhi period, the feelings of the royal family were different from others, and they lived like ordinary families.Emperor Hongzhi was unwilling to tell his physical condition, not only for the sake of stabilizing the situation, but also because of the undeniable emotional involvement.Emperor Hongzhi spent a lot of self-cultivation to bear this fact, so what about Empress Zhang and Zhu Houzhao?

When Zhu Houzhao came out, Empress Zhang still shed tears.

It is impossible for the crown prince to reveal all the roars in his heart in front of Emperor Hongzhi and Queen Zhang.One was already in the center of the vortex of this unfortunate disaster, and the other was emotionally unstable. Zhu Houzhao could only bear it again and again.

Until just now it was unbearable.

Jiao Shizhi knew that Zhu Houzhao must be in great pain now, at this time, he must not abandon the prince, and the matter of returning to his hometown might have to be re-determined.

Zhu Houzhao seemed to understand what Jiao Shizhi was thinking, his palm fell on Jiao Shizhi's shoulder, the warm body temperature passed through his clothes, and he said in a deep voice: "No, Shizhi, you have to go back tomorrow. "

Filial piety is greater than the sky, and no matter what happens, nothing can happen at this juncture.

This is no different from the matter of the ancestral hall, Jiao Shizhi has no regrets about that matter, but if he makes a mistake along the way of filial piety, it will be completely ruined.The imperial court has always advocated filial piety, otherwise why would it need an official Ding You for three years?After all, the crown prince is not the emperor, and mourning is not Ding You. Jiao Shizhi must go to the funeral!

Jiao Shizhi was persuaded by Zhu Houzhao, or he had to compromise.

He really didn't want to know to go away, but the crown prince didn't allow Jiao Shizhi to refuse at all, and made an appearance that if Jiao Shizhi wanted to stay, he would forcefully take him away, and he couldn't allow Jiao Shizhi to resist at all.

The prince stayed up all night, Jiao Shizhi stayed up with him all night, young and vigorous, but he didn't feel anything.In the early morning of the next day, Jiao Shizhi rode a jujube, went to the gate of the city with the necessary things to attend the appointment, and went out of the city with the Jiao family's motorcade.

Zhu Houzhao sent Jiao Shizhi away, and the atmosphere in the palace was completely different that day.Now that Emperor Hongzhi had informed Queen Zhang and Zhu Houzhao of this matter, it was time to prepare to inform the ministers.

Although the prince was sad in his heart, he did not give up lightly.Even if the hospital has no solution, can't the whole world find a capable person?He sent his men to look for them, but he did find a few capable ones. After they entered the palace, they worked with the people from the Imperial Hospital to prescribe the right medicine for Emperor Hongzhi's situation.

At this time, the courtiers also learned that the emperor was seriously ill, which immediately caused a storm.

Perhaps the ministers were a little dissatisfied with some behaviors of Emperor Hongzhi over the years, such as doting on the prince and trusting relatives, but as an emperor, his diligent administration and his acceptance of advice made the courtiers deeply admire.

Emperor Hongzhi may have shortcomings, but he was a good emperor.

Emperor Hongzhi's health was not good in the early years. Later, during the period when he favored Li Guang, many ministers were worried that the emperor would have an accident because of the elixir. At that time, the worries gradually subsided after Li Guang committed suicide, but they never thought of this. Time came true.

Liu Jian and other cabinet scholars were even more worried. They knew Emperor Hongzhi better and paid more attention to the crown prince. At this moment, His Royal Highness the crown prince was not ready at all.If it is true, it is purely to catch ducks on the shelves!

Right now, there is no real conclusion yet. Although the news from the Tai Hospital is serious, under the wonderful hands of them and famous folk doctors, Emperor Hongzhi's health has improved a little, which makes many people feel relieved. Take a breath.

The words were divided into two parts, Jiao Shizhi who was out of the capital walked all the way, the more he left the capital, the more worried he was, although the prince's mood had stabilized when he left, and even joked with him a few words before he left.But Emperor Hongzhi's meaning to the prince was extraordinary, and Jiao Shizhi couldn't rest assured at all.

It wasn't until this moment that Jiao Shizhi realized that the prince had become the most important person in his mind.This has nothing to do with status, nor is it because of the so-called master-servant relationship, it's just a concern from the heart.The human heart is fleshy. Compared with what Jiao Shizhi and Lin Xiu said seven years ago, the state of mind at this moment is completely different.

The night before leaving the palace, Jiao Shizhi's heart was still palpitated by the screaming of the prince, fearing that something bad would happen to him after he left the palace.It's just that after leaving the capital now, the speed of receiving news is extremely slow, and the news comes and goes, and I don't know how many days ago it was.

Jiao Shizhi, who was on his way home now, didn't know what the atmosphere in the capital was like.Jiao Jun's hometown is in Henan, and it would take nearly 20 days to drive all the way back from the capital, not to mention there are two children in the car, no matter how fast the journey is, Jiao Shizhi was anxious, but he didn't rush.

Jiao Shizhi just rode on the red dates silently along the way, and had no close contact with the Jiao family's convoy. Although the two children occasionally looked at him curiously through the car window, they were soon hugged gently by the waiters. went in.When they settled down, Mr. Jiao would send someone to invite him, and Jiao Shizhi would not refuse, but he had nothing to say, which often made the atmosphere slightly awkward.

Before coming here, Jiao Shi had expected such a scene long ago, but he didn't feel unaccustomed to it, so he avoided it once in a while, and it just passed.

After traveling all the way, at No. 19 days, I finally returned to the old house of Jiao's family.

This so-called old house deserves to be the house of Mr. Jiao's line. The direct line of the Jiao family is naturally not here, but there are many people in the town with the surname Jiao.There are not many people from the Jiao family who really go out, Jiao Fang is one, and so is Jiao Jun.However, Jiao Fang is a member of the direct line, so naturally she would not rush back just because a subordinate elder passed away, she just sent someone to attend on his behalf.

The person who came to greet them this time was Jiao Jun's second brother, Jiao Ming.

Jiao Shizhi politely called out to his second uncle, and then followed them for a while, before they arrived at Nei Li's mansion from the gate of the town.The Jiao family's old house here has been repaired several times, and it looks much larger than Jiao Fang's house in Beijing, let alone Jiao Jun's house.

Jiao Jun is very familiar with this place. After getting off the carriage, he personally carried the two children out of the carriage, then led them one by one, and said to Jiao Ming in a low voice: "You don't need to make more arrangements, although there are several places. Everyone lives in one place, but it’s still not as comfortable as the previous place. After I’ve placed a few children, I’ll go to the mourning hall to watch.”

Jiao Jun didn't live in the old house many years ago, but bought another house to live in. Before they came, Jiao Jun had sent someone to clean and ventilate the house. Now they came , just right to move in.

Jiao Shizhi led Hongzao into this small house with only two entrances. The layout here is not as magnificent as the old house, but it has its own exquisite atmosphere, which makes people linger and forget to return.The faces of the two children were also full of joy, and the exhaustion of the past few days seemed to have disappeared.

The two children were still young, and it was impossible for Mr. Jiao to leave them alone here, so they lived with Jiao Shizhi in the main room, and Jiao Shizhi picked one at random and went in.Hongzao doesn't seem to like this place very much. With her temper, she probably senses that this is a house that has not been opened for a long time. There is still a musty smell in the house, but it is not very strong.

Jiao Shizhi opened the window inside the house to let the sunlight in, and then led the jujube out the door.

The town is very small, and it doesn't take half an hour to walk from the entrance of the town to the innermost part of the town, it takes about two quarters of an hour, but behind the town, there is a high mountain, and many people will go in to pick things , and then bring it out for sale.

The air in the mountains was much fresher than outside, and Hong Zao's mood was obviously elevated. She stepped on the ground with her front hooves, then lowered her head and rubbed against Jiao Shizhi. Jiao Shizhi knew that she wanted to run away.

She has been running all the way, but she has developed the habit of jujube, which made her feel uncomfortable after staying here today, so she must drag Jiao Shizhi to run around.

Jiao Shizhi stood on the mountain road and looked around. The situation along the road was pretty good, so Jiao Shizhi followed Hong Zao's wishes, "Run slower." Before running, Jiao Shizhi was still pretending to be serious After admonishing Hongzao, he got on his horse and ran along the road.

Hongzao trotted for a certain distance at first, then slowly increased her speed, and soon she shuttled through the forest like a flash of red lightning, until she obediently slowed down again after her excitement passed, everyone and a horse were disfigured by the mountain wind just now , Jiao Shizhi patted Hongzao's neck lightly, and said helplessly, "Where is the promised trot?"

Jujube neighed, sounding very happy.

Jiao Shizhi patted her helplessly, then he passed by and took the rein to tell Hongzao to turn around. They had been out for a while, and they needed to go down the mountain.

When the jujube came out of the mountain, the sky was a bit dark, Jiao Shizhi didn't care, he led the jujube to the door of the small house before, and the gatekeeper hurriedly invited him in, "My lord, the master has been waiting for a long time."

Jiao Shi was taken aback, and then realized that they are living together now.After delivering the red dates to the stable, Jiao Shizhi then went to the main room, where the dinner had already been set, apparently waiting for Jiao Shizhi to arrive.

Looking at the two small children on the opposite side, Jiao Shi felt a little guilty, and said softly, "Father, you don't need to wait for me to come back to eat in the future. The two children are still young, they should be more important."

Jiao Jun shook his head, said without any hindrance, then looked at Jiao Shizhi and said, "Where did you go today, why can't you find it everywhere?" Although the people looking for it said they went to the side of the mountain, they didn't find any trace .

Jiao Shizhi said: "I took the red dates into the mountain and ran around, and I came out a bit late." Jiao Jun frowned slightly when he heard this, as if he wanted to say something, but he stopped when his eyes fell on Jiao Shizhi. Turning to other things, "Father's coffin needs to stay for seven to seven days. Counting the time of notification, there are about five or six days before it can be buried. During this time, I need to go to the mourning hall to worship."