[Ming Dynasty] I seem to know too much

Zhang Qiaoniang sat quietly in the hall, holding a slightly quaint book in her hand, the maid beside her carefully prepared tea for her, moved her lotus steps to the incense burner, and replaced the original spices lightly, Pick up a delicate and small fan from the side and shake it slowly to let the curling cigarette rise, and the hall will soon be filled with this slightly sweet fragrance.

"Girl, the prince didn't promise to give you a marriage." Another person entered lightly, the clothes on her body were fresher than the maid just now, she leaned over and said in Zhang Qiaoniang's ear.

One of them is called Cui Liu, the other is called Hong Tao. They are all maids that Empress Zhang took pity on her to be alone in the palace and specially allowed her to bring them from home.

Zhang Qiaoniang didn't move, but nodded slightly to show that she heard it.Then Heart quietly retreated to the side, and stood with Cui Liu.

The sun was gradually setting, and when the candles were lit in the hall, Zhang Qiaoniang closed the books in her hand, sighed softly, and said to herself, "Why don't you want to?" To whom to listen, the other two in the hall dare not answer.

"Girl, someone is urging you over there again, look" Cui Liu looked more restless than Hong Tao, and when the hall was quiet again, she couldn't help but speak softly.

"What's the use of urging? Now that there is martial law everywhere in the palace, he can ensure that things will be done?" Zhang Qiaoniang stood up, walked slowly to the bookcase, and put the books in her hands back on top.

Hearts stopped Cui Liu from speaking further, "Girl, the current situation is not good for us. We have been unable to infiltrate the East Palace, and Liu Jin has kept the East Palace tight."

"It's not that Liu Jin controls the East Palace so tightly, it's that the owner of the East Palace doesn't want us to get any closer." Zhang Qiaoniang smiled lightly and shook her head, preventing the two maids from guessing.

"His Royal Highness?" Cui Liu seemed puzzled, but Hong Tao's eyes were full of astonishment, "Girl, could it be that incident a few years ago?"

"That's natural. I never thought that such a crude scheme would be able to hide from that person's eyes." Zhang Qiaoniang said, looking careless.However, the two maids were worried, and Cui Liu couldn't help but said: "Girl, since the crown prince can doubt us, wouldn't it be easier for the emperor and the empress to make mistakes?"

Zhang Qiaoniang shook her head and said comfortably: "The empress is a member of the family, and she is very kind to the Zhang family. Have you not seen her doting on the two masters? I was sent in by the two masters. She loves the house and Wu. If you are willing to have too much doubt about me, on the surface it seems that I just happened to save His Highness, so naturally I don't think about anything."

"As for the emperor, as long as my actions don't hurt the empress and His Royal Highness, in view of my identity as the Zhang family, he won't be willing to make empress sad." Zhang Qiaoniang's voice was soft, but every word was calm and composed. It means that the mood of the two maids is also much calmer.

Hong Tao tilted her head and thought for a while, then asked softly: "What did the girl do a few years ago, was it to stay in the palace?"

"That's right. Based on how the prince treated me, I can't stay in the palace for a long time. Your Majesty won't let someone the prince doesn't like stay in the palace for so long, even if I'm from the Zhang family. I have to There is a reason for the two masters to keep me for a long time." Zhang Qiaoniang said, since there is no such reason, she created one herself.

Who said that the timing was so suitable, but that mistake happened.

When she first entered the palace, she was apprehensive, how could she know that when she looked back a few years later, she was already a person who made a decision and made plans before acting.

"But girl, since the crown prince has rejected the emperor's offer of marriage, it will be difficult to accomplish this in a short period of time. It is said that the emperor's body is a little weak. If the prince's heart is the same, there will be no room for maneuver." Hongtao frowned, Thinking of that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I felt very suspenseful.

"What am I afraid of? I am inside the palace, and he is far outside the palace. The plan between me and him is just to save my life. No matter what happens now, it has nothing to do with me. If possible, I would Do you want to cooperate with His Highness the Crown Prince?" Zhang Qiaoniang's voice became lower and lower, as if she was thinking about something, "How is the inquiry about Jiao Shizhi?"

"The tone of the East Palace is very strict, and the little servant girl only found out that Mr. Jiao seems to have returned to his hometown, and he is not in the palace now." Cui Liu said.

Don't look at Jiao Shizhi's frequent visits to the palace, in fact his whereabouts are not easier to detect than others, for some reason, his deeds are covered up tightly, and there is not enough manpower outside the palace, so Cui Liu can't find out more .

"It doesn't matter, as long as he is not in the palace." Zhang Qiaoniang nodded, and then stopped talking, her eyes swept lightly on the bookcase, and took out another book.

Hong Tao and Cui Liu have served Zhang Qiaoniang for many years, knowing her habits, they can't disturb her anyway at this time, even if they have more doubts in their hearts, they dare not disturb the girl's reading.

In the East Palace, Zhu Houzhao, who was being missed, looked at the memorial on the table depressedly, "Who sent it just now?"

Liu Jin said in a low voice: "He is the supervisor of ceremonies, and he has followed the emperor's order. The emperor said that he hopes that the prince can read these memorials tonight, and come up with a solution tomorrow morning, so that he can match up with the officials."

After hearing the last sentence, Zhu Houzhao's face was wrinkled, and it seemed that life would be worse than death, "What the hell is father thinking, etc., you said that father will go to court tomorrow?"

"That's what the visitor said." Knowing Zhu Houzhao's knot in his heart, Liu Jin said cautiously.

Zhu Houzhao turned his head and glanced at the current time. The vertical clock standing in the corner told him that it was not suitable to go to the Qianqing Palace. However, he was very worried. His father was able to sit up just a few days ago, and now he is about to go to court. .Zhu Houzhao was full of depression because he didn't know if his body was healthy or not, so he moved like this.

Thinking about it seriously at this time, in the past few years, especially after the matter of Li Guang was settled, Emperor Hongzhi has been more diligent than ever, spending almost all his daily time on government affairs. With his body, this should not have been done in the first place. The thing, maybe it was at that time that the foundation was exhausted.

Zhu Houzhao picked up the brush impatiently, dipped it in the ink vigorously, and opened the first memorial. After reading the first few lines, he immediately wrote down two large red characters at the end, "No approval!"

With the beginning of the first book, Zhu Houzhao approved the following memorials very quickly. Except for a few books in the middle, he stayed for a while, and went through the rest very quickly.After half an hour, Zhu Houzhao closed the last booklet, tossed the brush away, and stood up, "Take a shower!"

It was a joyful action.

Liu Jin didn't dare to slack off, so she hurriedly went out to give orders, and after whispering the instructions for a while, she finally felt more at ease.He is also literate, just now when the crown prince was marking the memorial, he stood by the side with trepidation, even though he didn't see most of the words, he could still see the large characters that the crown prince corrected.

Most of them are "not approved".

He could imagine the shock of the ruling and opposition parties tomorrow, no, it should be said that it was the opposition of the ruling and opposition parties.

But does Zhu Houzhao care?Thinking of this, Liu Jin unconsciously became proud again, His Royal Highness is definitely not an easy person!

Sure enough, the corrections made on the memorial the next day caused an uproar.However, Zhu Houzhao did not appear in the morning court as Emperor Hongzhi intended. Because Empress Zhang was too tired, she called the imperial physician several times in the past few days.

The first person to protest was Liu Daxia, Shangshu of the Ministry of War. He was tall, with a loud voice and a striking appearance. "His Royal Highness, the building of houses for the victims is imminent. Why does His Highness not allow this?"

Zhu Houzhao's seat was at the lower left of Emperor Hongzhi, and he rested his hands on the table carelessly, propped his chin and said, "Gu Ke never said anything about it, what is not allowed is for soldiers to build houses, and you haven't read the paperwork for re-distributing it is that clear?"

Liu Daxia was choked back by Zhu Houzhao's words, and he was silent for a while before he remembered that besides the two big "not approved", there was a small circle on the booklet, and now that he thought about it carefully, the circle was actually dotted on the word "soldier" .After thinking for a while, Liu Daxia regrouped and said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness, what he said is wrong. Soldiers have been building houses for a long time. I don't know if there is any mistake, and I hope His Highness can enlighten me."

"Since you ask Gu to teach me, Gu will not be polite." Zhu Houzhao smiled wantonly, which made people's calves tremble. "Gu remember, you are the Minister of the Ministry of War, right? Isn't something like building a house a matter for the Ministry of Industry? What do you have to do with it? Yuezu will do it for you, this is one!"

"The duty of a soldier is to defend the country, and drills are a daily priority. There are not enough manpower. Isn't there no one in the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion?! Regardless of their duties, this is the second!"

"Thirdly, I heard that the number of sergeants registered in the Ministry of War in the past few years is not quite right. Would you like to discuss the details with Gu in detail, Mr. Liu?"

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows, and looked at Liu Daxia who was trembling with a half-smile.

Perhaps the crown prince's first attack was too sharp, and the court fell into silence for a while, and no one responded.Liu Daxia, who was in the center of the vortex, felt a little unsteady, his lips murmured for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

The three questions raised by the prince, especially the last one, simply poked Liu Daxia's heart.As the minister of the Ministry of War, he is under more pressure than anyone else on the list of fugitives who are gradually rising every year.It's just that this issue has never been taken seriously. How could he know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, whom he had been neglecting all this time, had pointed out at the court today, rushing towards him like a stormy sea, and suddenly didn't know how to react.

Zhu Houzhao was killing all directions in the court hall, while Jiao Shizhi was digging mud in the small town.

The news of the attack on the small town has already been reported to the government office in charge of it, and the government office immediately dispatched manpower. Unfortunately, the silt caused by the torrent is too much, and the two sides are digging each other. It took about half a month to dig through.

The small town has quite a lot of food reserves, and there is no turmoil when they hear that they will not be able to go out for more than half a month.It's just that under the organization of Jiao's mansion, many young people went to help, even Jiao Shizhi was no exception.After a few days, it was quite effective.

Although Jiao Shizhi hoped to go back earlier, he knew that there was no other way for natural disasters and man-made disasters, so he could only wait slowly.

Compared with the capital city, the town is much cleaner and fresher. Although there is a threat of torrent ahead, the weather after the rain is very clear, the breeze is blowing, and the grass and trees are fragrant. Some enlightened, relaxed a lot.

In the evening, there are also people organizing soups for nourishing energy and health for people who have been busy all day. Jiao's family has prepared these early, but Jiao Shizhi doesn't care, and occasionally just brings a bowl of soup here to quench his thirst.Someone nearby looked at Jiao Shizhi's strange appearance and asked, "This strong man, are you from another place? Why haven't I seen you before?"

It was the first time in Jiao Shizhi's life that someone called him a strong man, and he couldn't help but say, "I'm a local, but I'm away all the year round, and I only come home these few days. It's only right that my husband doesn't know me."

The old man said with a smile: "So that's how it is. The scenery here is good. When I was young, I used to wander outside. After traveling all over the world, I felt that everything was not as comfortable as my hometown, so I came back. It's not bad to make a small living. "

Jiao Shizhi took a look, and it turned out that he was the stall owner who distributed free soup here today, "My old man said it well, personal ambitions are different, and you can't judge other people's affairs by yourself." The old and the young chatted happily. , Jiao Shizhi didn't go back until the people from Jiao's family came to look for him.

The silted place has been excavated by half, but the progress is still slow. There are still light raindrops in the past few days, and sometimes it will be washed away by the rain just after digging, which is indeed very troublesome.Fortunately, everyone worked together, and there were no major problems for the time being.

Although Jiao Shicong didn't know what happened, he was very happy that his elder brother didn't leave. He had a smile on his face for several days, watching Jiao Shizhi rubbed helplessly a few times.Even though he had nothing to do, he began to pull him to lay the foundation. Although Jiao Jun saw it, he didn't say anything, and he was no longer the same as when he stopped Jiao Shizhi from learning martial arts.

There are shifts arranged for the work outside the town, and Jiao Shizhi will go for a walk around when he has nothing to do, and occasionally go up the mountain to have a look.Although the topography of the mountain has changed a lot due to the torrent, the overall layout is still there.The remaining foundations are relatively stable, and the previous events will not happen again in a short time.After walking a few times, Jiao Shizhi suddenly discovered that the torrent not only blocked the road, but also opened a hole.

Originally, the only road between the town and the outside world was the road that merged with the official road ten miles away, but at this moment, there was a faintly visible route down the mountain that seemed to lead Outside.But just looking at it like this makes one's scalp tingle, part of the steepness is almost vertical, which is extremely prone to accidents, so Jiao Shizhi just took this matter to heart and didn't think about it.

However, he found a good place in the mountains. There is a flat ground halfway up the mountain, which looks very suitable for sword practice.When Jiao Shizhi was in the small courtyard of the Jiao family, he only practiced boxing when he got up early. If he wanted to practice swords, the place was too small. If someone passed by, he would be accidentally injured, so he kept restrained and remained silent.Now that there is a suitable place in the mountains, Jiao Shizhi will naturally not let it go.

For the next few days, Jiao Shizhi got up early every day and went into the mountain with red dates, and then practiced on the flat ground. After a few days, he was very clear about the situation inside the mountain.

Jiao Shizhi is always at his most relaxed when dancing swords.The mountain was leisurely and there was no one to disturb him. Jiao Shizhi drew out his sword and made thirteen sword strikes in a row. After that, he slowed down and disassembled the moves that he had already mastered in his heart one by one, and practiced slowly.

Xue Kun once praised him for his dexterity and superb swordsmanship, which is really rare considering his age, but he didn't know how much effort Jiao Shizhi put into practicing behind the scenes.He believes that he is not a so-called genius, and every improvement is made by a little bit of proficiency.Compared with the usual time to go to the high school, he always got up an hour earlier, practiced in the courtyard for half an hour, and then spent another two quarters of an hour practicing big characters with his wrists hanging.If you don't work hard on the subtleties, how can you see results?

Ordinary people praise Jiao Shizhi for being both civil and military at such a young age, but they know that praise has never been given in vain in this world.

When he was sweating profusely, it was the time when Jiao Shizhi was at his happiest.Putting the sword back into its sheath, Jiao Shizhi panted slightly and leaned against the tree, looking up at the blue sky and white clouds, his mind went blank, precisely because he didn't need to think, he was relaxed and fell asleep all at once.

Hong Zao looked at Jiao Shizhi with his head tilted to the side, and after a while he found that he hadn't moved, and quietly lowered his head to bite the grass next to him.

He seemed to be dreaming, Jiao Shizhi couldn't see the picture clearly because of his ups and downs, but he knew clearly that he should be in the palace, and the unusually familiar scene made him feel a little relieved.He seemed to be walking, and he ran from the East Palace to the Qianqing Palace very quickly, and the palace people of the two paths all avoided.

A heavy emotion suddenly weighed on my heart.

I was so irritable and depressed that I wanted to smash everything in front of me!

Jiao Shizhi realized in astonishment that this was not his emotion, but he couldn't control himself and stepped into the hall, before he got close, he heard a burst of crying, and his heart suddenly burst into heart-piercing pain, the pain was so severe that even his limbs were hurting. Trembling uncontrollably, even the originally stubborn and straight back seemed a little rickety.

A vague figure approached in front of him, and he couldn't make out what he was saying, "The emperor has no cure for medicine and stone, he passed away and passed away"

My heart hurts even more.

The severe pain spread from the dream to Jiao Shizhi's body, causing him to turn pale and frown.

wrong……

wrong!

Jiao Shizhi suddenly opened his eyes, sat up straight panting heavily, and bent down again due to the pain caused by his movements.With the blue sky and white clouds still in front of him, Hong Zao leaned over curiously, looking at Jiao Shizhi with big eyes, which reflected his sweaty and embarrassed appearance.

Jiao Shizhi pursed his lips, feeling the bitter and salty taste, he reached out his hand to touch it, tears streaming down his face, silently.

How is this going?

He clutched his heart that was still aching and twitching, his clear black eyes were a little dazed.

Suddenly, a line of handwriting that I hadn't seen for a long time flashed across my mind, it was a foresight.

Compared with the first sentence, the second sentence is so simple, but it contains great sorrow.

This is the first time that two visions appeared in a row, and it was because Jiao Shizhi had never met the prince. No, if dreaming counts, it was indeed a meeting just now.Jiao Shizhi thought about it carefully, he seemed to have dreamed of the prince just now, and the intense emotion came from the prince.

and many more!

Regardless of the pain in his heart, Jiao Shizhi stood up abruptly.

The seventh day of May, the seventh day of May, now is April 29!If the prediction is true, eight days later, it will be the day of Emperor Hongzhi's death!

omg...

Jiao Shizhi bit his lower lip tightly, got on his horse, and galloped several miles in an instant.Hongzao seemed to have deeply understood Jiao Shizhi's mood at this moment, let go of his hooves and ran wildly, and appeared in front of Jiao's mansion from the mountains in an instant.

Jiao Shi got off his horse, and went straight into the mansion without even a word of explanation.He rushed into his room, fetched the luggage he had packed a few days ago, and when he went out, he ran into Mr. Jiao who came in.

Seeing his usually calm son in such a hurry, Jun Jiao was startled when his eyes fell on the bag in his hand, and said hastily, "Where are you going? The town is sealed off, so you can't get out."

Jiao Shizhi pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "Father, I'm afraid something happened in the palace. I have to rush back anyway, and I hope my father will forgive me." He hurriedly asked the servant to stop him.

Seeing a few people running in Jiao Shizhi's direction, Jiao Jun felt at ease, but suddenly remembered Jiao Shizhi's words, what does it mean that something happened in the palace?How could there be news of the capital in this small town that is not known how far away from the capital!Is the child confused?

This is also the reason why Jiao Shizhi was too anxious, he would never blurt out such words on weekdays.

After half a day, the servants of the Jiao Mansion came back one after another, saying that they could not catch up with the Eldest Young Master. The Eldest Young Master seemed to be very familiar with the environment on the mountain, and he crossed the obstacle with red dates and disappeared.They searched there for a long time, but they could only reach a small cliff along the horseshoes. After sending people down, they didn't find any trace of the eldest son, so they had to come back.

Jiao Jun Jiao Shizhi's patience is counted, but he has always been a steady temperament, what is it that made him so anxious, so he left in a hurry?

When Jiao Shizhi rode out on the jujube, his mind went blank. He didn't even know what he was thinking at that time. When he came back to his senses, he was already running back to Beijing without hesitation.

Although he didn't understand the reason for the sudden panic at that moment, he knew that His Highness the Crown Prince must not be allowed to face such a scene alone.No matter how unrestrained and unrestrained the prince is in the eyes of outsiders, in Jiao Shizhi's eyes, he is still the Zhu Houzhao who will smile shyly and help him attentively.

Just why the hell!

Jiao Shizhi once again had such deep doubts in his heart, what exactly can his ability bring to the prince?What can you bring for yourself?

He really had enough of the feeling of knowing the history but being powerless!

Jiao Shizhi galloped all the way, except for a little rest at night, he kept running with red dates. Even though the variety of red dates was very good, he was still exhausted after traveling thousands of miles a day.Jiao Shizhi had no choice but to buy a good horse at the horse market on the road and replace it alternately. Although the speed was affected by this, the traveling time was lengthened, which made it faster.

It actually took him eleven days to complete the journey that should have taken nineteen days!

When they entered the capital, even the soldiers guarding the city looked at the slightly embarrassed Jiao Shizhi curiously. When they saw his badge, they didn't dare to say anything, and quickly let him in.Unexpectedly, that person looked clear and bright, but he was actually the Deputy Qianhu of the Jinyiwei. This could also explain why he looked like that, and he must have a mission.

Horse racing is not allowed in most parts of the capital, so Jiao Shizhi resisted and took the red dates around the downtown area and ran wildly all the way.As for the horse bought for replacement, it lay down at the door long before entering Beijing.

But soon Jiao Shizhi discovered that there was no need for him to go around.

There are not many people buying and selling on the street, and even passers-by are extremely rare.The few passers-by walked shyly, looking lifeless and afraid of causing trouble, and they didn't have the confidence at the foot of the emperor in the past.

problem occurs!

This premonition has always been lingering in Jiao Shizhi's heart, and at this moment it seems more like the dust has settled.

All the way to the gate of the palace without hindrance, the guards guarding the gate stopped Jiao Shizhi and shouted sharply: "Who is here!"

Jiao Shizhi swept his gaze and found that they were all unfamiliar faces, his heart moved slightly, and he got off his horse.He took out his waist card from his pocket and showed it in front of the gate guard, "Guard of the East Palace, Jiao Shizhi, Deputy Qianhu of Shangzhong Institute."

The gate guard frowned slightly, looked at each other a few times, then turned his head and said: "There is a saying in the palace that unless there is an edict, no one is allowed to enter. Please go back, my lord."

Jiao Shizhi almost laughed, what?Where can he go back?

Strictly speaking, he has been living in the palace for several years, and this seems to be his home.

That being the case, Jiao Shi didn't say much, he took out another object from his bosom and showed it in front of several people.

The whole body of this object is clear without any lines. It is about the same size as a seal, but it is small and cubic. The end that Jiao Shizhi is holding can't be seen clearly, but the part facing everyone is the handwriting.The clearly visible word "East Palace" is engraved on it, which is the prince's personal seal!Seeing this seal is like seeing the prince himself!

The guard at the gate turned pale with fright, and quickly knelt down to salute.Jiao Shizhi didn't want to be entangled, so he took the things back, "Can I go in now?"

"My lord, please—" Several people respectfully moved out of the way, and Jiao Shizhi walked quickly into the palace gate holding the red dates.

No matter how anxious things are, riding horses is not allowed in the palace, Jiao Shizhi stretched out his hand to comfort Hong Zao, then patted her buttocks, Hong Zao trotted away.With her intelligence, she can find out where the Imperial Horse Supervisor is.

Jiao Shizhi took a deep breath, he had no time to think about the reason why he was so anxious all the way, even now he didn't know the reason, but at this moment when he was going to meet His Royal Highness, Jiao Shizhi felt panic .

The emotion of fearing the prince was just like in his dream, heart-piercing and difficult to heal.

When Jiao Shizhi entered the palace, the prince received the news.After Liu Jin said this carefully, she looked at the reaction of His Highness the Crown Prince with some panic. The Crown Prince had not moved for three days.I saw him staring at the coffin in front of him silently, after a long time he seemed to hear a response, and tried to stand up.However, after kneeling for too long, Zhu Houzhao staggered and bumped his head against the coffin. The heavy and thick golden nanmu coffin remained motionless, but the prince's forehead was hit with blood.

Liu Jin let out a cry, and broke as if being strangled by the neck the next moment, and her heart was in her throat!Zhu Houzhao's dark eyes were staring at him coldly, and he couldn't tolerate the slightest inappropriate voice in the hall.

Liu Jin swallowed her saliva, and said softly: "Your Highness, Mr. Jiao is still waiting outside, you." Before he could finish speaking, the prince had already brushed past him.Liu Jin tremblingly reached out to wipe the cold sweat off his head, turned around and chased after the prince. Even though the prince is terrifying now, he is still the prince's personal attendant, and if he is far away, his life will be lost.

As soon as Zhu Houzhao came out of the palace gate, he saw Jiao Shizhi with a solemn face, his brows were slightly frowned, and even his clothes, which were always neat and tidy, were dusty, showing a dusty look.

Jiao Shizhi raised his head when he heard the movement, and saw the bright red blood on the crown prince's forehead meandering down, and cried out: "Your Highness, your injury..."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes moved slightly, and no matter how horrific he was bleeding now, he took Jiao Shizhi and walked in a few steps. Before Liu Jin could follow in, the door was suddenly closed in front of him.He touched the bridge of his nose, which was almost injured, and stood up awkwardly.On both sides of the palace gate, guards in brocade clothes wearing embroidered spring knives stood awe-inspiring, expressionless.

Jiao Shizhi was caught off guard at first, but later realized that he was caught off guard and left, and was dragged straight into the Qianqing Palace.

Jiao Shizhi seldom came to Qianqing Palace, except when he came here to meet Emperor Hongzhi when he formally entered the palace for the first time, he never set foot here again.However, as soon as he entered the hall, Jiao Shizhi's attention was immediately attracted by the golden nanmu coffin placed in the hall.

This is... the coffin of Emperor Hongzhi!

Emperor Hongzhi began to get sick in mid-April, and it was out of control.Suffering from chronic diseases, lingering on the sick bed until there is no cure for medicine or stone.

If it is said that the thing that Emperor Hongzhi regretted most before his death was the upbringing of Zhu Houzhao.He knows that the prince is extremely intelligent, sensitive and active, so his nature is naturally free and easy, and he hates the constraints of frameworks the most.These things that were lovely in his eyes in the past are now fatal!

Too strong is easy to break, and wisdom will hurt.For the prince, he didn't teach him that there is a softer way to deal with it besides being straightforward.It also didn't teach him to encounter dark and obscure things, don't forget to leave a softness in his heart.He hasn't taught the prince too many things, so much that he is full of guilt and has to entrust this responsibility to several important officials such as Liu Jian.

On the seventh day of May in the 18th year of Hongzhi, Emperor Hongzhi let go surrounded by Queen Zhang and the prince. Before he left, he still had a heavy courage in his heart, which was difficult to relieve.

After Jiao Shizhi was led into the main hall by the prince, they didn't speak to each other.The prince's gaze fell heavily on the coffin, and Jiao Shizhi couldn't describe his expression at that moment, and Zhu Houzhao was surrounded by an unspeakable sadness, making Jiao Shizhi unable to speak.He watched the prince kneel down helplessly, his throat overflowing with a howl like a trapped animal, as if he was about to be torn apart, Jiao Shizhi's chest seemed to be crushed by a big stone, and his eyes turned red.

His eyes fell on the golden nanmu coffin, and he also knelt softly behind the prince, knocking once, knocking twice, knocking three times——

Even with the help of the prince, if the emperor hadn't shown mercy and made him escape from the quagmire, from now on the sky is high and the land is wide, birds fly and fish leap, and he is no longer burdened by family affairs, he would never be as carefree as he is today.May the emperor's spirit in heaven bless you, the prince will be safe and happy in this life, and be free from worries for a hundred years.

"Why did you come here?" The prince's hoarse voice came from the ear, and Zhu Houzhao's voice seemed to contain gravel after he hadn't spoken for a few days.

Jiao Shizhi pursed his lips and said softly: "Hizhi always sleeps peacefully at night. For some reason, he dreams of the prince in the daytime. He suddenly woke up and was very frightened, so he rushed here. Unexpectedly, it was such a big deal. Stick to the capital." He lightly went through the hardships along the way, and blamed himself.

Zhu Houzhao frowned, that small movement attracted Jiao Shizhi's attention, he looked at the deep groove between the prince's eyebrows, and felt great pain in his heart.The prince usually has such a free and easy personality, he has never worried about anything, but now he has not seen him for two months, and he has changed so much.

"The matter of your leaving the capital was originally requested by me, so it has nothing to do with you. Although I am sad about the matter of the emperor, I have already known it. No matter what, it is just difficult to accept this fact. The queen mother fell ill, and the officials waited and watched , I have been confused for more than ten years. Now that I have ascended the throne of the emperor, I don’t know how many people are watching me laughing. Among my group of emperor uncles, how many of them can keep their own place? Japanese pirates invaded the country, thinking about it carefully, I was not prepared." Zhu Houzhao said quietly, his eyes still fell on the coffin, and the person lying inside was the Emperor of Heaven, and that was the emperor who the courtiers were eager for, not the emperor. He is a half-baked prince who drives ducks to the shelves.

"Pa-ta--" the sound of a heavy object falling suddenly sounded in the silent hall, Zhu Houzhao turned his head to look, but saw something fall to his feet.Taking a closer look, it was his Eastern Palace seal, which Jiao Shizhi entered the palace with just now!

Zhu Houzhao looked up at Jiao Shizhi, but saw that his face was full of anger, and his voice was cold, "Your Highness, why are you so contemptuous of yourself! I have followed His Highness for many years in a humble position, and I am not a defender of Taoism, but I am not a black-hearted person! If Your Highness is not a worthy candidate Why did you sacrifice your life to save him back then? If His Highness has such an attitude today, I would rather drown in Jiangxuexuan with His Highness six years ago, than see a weak person who belittles himself and cowardly escapes today!" Although he Kneeling on the ground, the loud words are like standing in the sky, every sentence is sternly spurring on Zhu Houzhao, making his dull dark eyes glow with bright color little by little.

Jiao Shizhi was really angry, so angry that his ears were buzzing and he couldn't hear any sound.

Although he has always been trusted by the prince, he has never stepped out of the boundary, never talked nonsense, and carefully guarded the relationship between master and servant, just like a miser guarding gold, but never dared to reach out to take other people's things.However, the prince's sudden self-deprecation today made Jiao Shizhi, who had always believed in the prince's ability, furious, unbelievable!

What a shame for him!

Zhu Houzhao, who was originally full of sadness, was suddenly flooded by Jiao Shizhi's sudden burst of warmth. The speed of spreading was very gentle, without the slightest hint of aggression, but it quickly occupied his whole body, making him frown. Tips are hot.

A tear fell to the toe of the shoe, and then a string of tears fell down the face.

Jiao Shizhi was taken aback by the crying Crown Prince, and frantically comforted Zhu Houzhao who suddenly threw himself on him, and couldn't remember what he was still angry just now.

The prince cried miserably and was out of breath. When he was sobbing, Jiao Shizhi was afraid that he would lose his breath just like that. His clothes were quickly wet, and the hand holding the prince did not dare to leave the prince. Holding someone taller than him in his arms.The palm didn't know how to place it, and finally landed gently on the prince's shoulder. The warm palm conveyed a temperature that didn't belong to him, driving away all the loneliness.

What Jiao Shizhi didn't know was that since the day of Emperor Hongzhi's death, Empress Zhang had fallen ill in bed, and all the burdens were piled on the crown prince alone.Whether it's the suspension of the coffin, the layout of the palace, or the big event in the court, the commotion in the northwest, any one thing is enough to make people feel in a hurry and unable to start.

Since that day, except for the matter of Emperor Hongzhi's cessation of the coffin, Zhu Houzhao has never stepped out of the Qing Palace, and knelt alone in front of the coffin for three days, without touching rice or water, and without saying a word.Liu Jian and other ministers asked for an interview frequently, but the crown prince ignored them all. If Jiao Shi hadn't asked for an interview today, I don't know how long this situation would last.

For the prince, such a belated vent weighed heavily on his heart, and it was so heavy that it was hard to say a word lightly.

How could he not know Hongzhi's painstaking efforts and Hongzhi's worries? It was precisely because he knew that he was so painful and entangled, and even had a thought that if it were someone else, perhaps his father would not have passed away so sadly that day.

Even the most optimistic person will have all kinds of emotions that are difficult to control at this time. If they cannot be resolved in time and let them suppress their hearts, something big will happen one day.Jiao Shizhi appeared like timely rain, which made the prince cry heartily. After waking up, he became much lighter.

Jiao Shizhi looked up from his arms, with a face as fresh as before, and he was really relieved.

If it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince before, he would definitely not recognize it!