Bully

The two children walked away holding hands, Ming Chuan tilted his head to look at their backs, and remained silent for a long time.Yan Ke looked around, it was cold at night, and there were no people wandering by the river.It's just the two of them left.

Yan Ke called out, "What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

Ming Chuan shook his head: "Nothing."

Seeing that he was not energetic, Yan Ke said, "Let's go back."

Ming Chuan still shook his head: "Sit again." He lowered his head, raised his foot to tap the water surface, and stirred up a string of water splashes.

"Jinghua is the eldest princess. Anyone who is married is a low-marriage, but it is because of my brother, whose throne is in jeopardy. From the perspective of others, marrying the eldest princess Jinghua is tied to me. It won't benefit her, so she avoids Jinghua. Jinghua knows it herself, so she picked Zhang Xinyuan, after all, from outsiders' point of view, I appreciate Zhang Xinyuan."

Yan Ke said: "The eldest princess chose the person herself, so she is naturally satisfied."

Ming Chuan smiled and said, "I'm sorry for them. Back then, Jinghua's sister Jing Rong married the eldest son of the Great General Protecting the Country. Before she got married, she came to look for me, but there was nothing I could do. She didn't blame me either. One year after she got married, she followed her husband to the frontier. Later, the frontier was in turmoil, and both the General Protector and his son died. Jingrong became a widow before Double Tenth. Last year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, news came from Jingrong that her three-year-old son had passed away. At first she just suffered from a cold, but later she developed a high fever, which lasted all night and disappeared by dawn."

Ming Chuan took a deep breath: "I used to always feel that people like us are born with gold and jade, with no worries about food and clothing, and should not have a lot of resentment. Just thinking about it carefully, I feel sad or sad, resentful or resentful. Most of these It’s something you can’t think about.”

Yan Ke didn't know what to say, so he could only listen in silence.

Ming Chuan put his chin on his knee and asked, "Do you know how I got the throne?"

Yan Ke shook his head. He hadn't entered the palace at that time, and he was at ease far away from the rivers and lakes. He didn't know anything about the affairs in the imperial city.

Ming Chuan said: "I shouldn't sit on the throne. The previous emperor had many heirs, and I have seven princes above me. These princes formed cliques and attacked each other in the late emperor's later years. Duke An also thought about helping me fight for the throne, but At that time, I really had nothing to rely on. No one thought that at the end of the fight, my brothers would die together."

Ming Chuan laughed, not sure if it was ironic or really amused.

"I ascended to the throne in such a muddle-headed way. At that time, Rong Shang was Minister Gu Ming and the only one who supported my ascension to the throne." Ming Chuan shook his head: "Although he often smiles, he actually rejects people thousands of miles away. Besides, it's very cool."

"The government is unstable and the current situation is uncertain. He was assassinated as much as me. For convenience, he found a remote palace in the palace to live in. I was afraid of death at that time, so I often curry favor with him, hoping He can see that I am well-behaved and protected me. Later, he probably got used to having me by his side, and slowly changed his attitude. He taught me poetry, etiquette, and cared about my basic necessities. In this world, I die young My mother did not treat me well. The previous dynasty said that I would seize power with him when I grow up, but I knew in my heart that this throne was originally given to me by him, and it is normal for him to take it away."

Ming Chuan narrowed his eyes: "Once I wanted to leave the palace, but he refused, so I told him that I wanted to go on a hunger strike. He said that I would forget about starving to death, but he changed his mind after two hours and agreed to my going out." Palace. I just don’t understand why it became like this later.”

Mingchuan didn't speak any more, and a long silence spread around him.

Yan Ke asked Ming Chuan: "Does Your Majesty want to leave the capital?"

Ming Chuan smiled and asked: "I don't know anything, how can I survive after leaving the palace? Besides, it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. I am not used to living in poverty."

"Has Your Majesty ever been out of the capital?" Yan Ke asked again.

Ming Chuan glanced at him, with a sly smile in his eyes, and he pointed to the river: "Go north along the river, most of the poor are there, mixed with fish and dragons, there is an underground black market directly outside the city, but there are no identity documents. If you bring enough money, you can go out of the city." Ming Chuan said with a smile: "That place is the farthest place I have been to since I was born."

Yan Ke looked at him and wanted to ask him why he went to such a place since he didn't want to leave the capital.The words came to his lips, but he didn't ask after all, he just said: "It's late at night, it's not safe to be outside, go back as soon as possible."

Ming Chuan said indifferently: "The national teacher's eyes and ears are all over the capital, and the entire capital is under his nose. If there is anything unsafe, just wait for him to pick us up."

He patted the hem of his clothes and stood up, suddenly there was a sharp pain in the back of his head, and he could only vaguely see Yan Ke running towards him after chopping down a person neatly.

It turns out that he knows kung fu.This was the only thought in Ming Chuan's mind before he passed out.

There were two guards kneeling in front of the hall. It was still a little cold in the early spring night, but their backs were already wet with sweat.

Rong Shang strode in, his face covered with frost: "Where's Your Majesty?"

The two shivered, and said: "Your Majesty did not take a carriage when he left the palace, and traveled to many places. On the way, the two of us... were left behind."

"Trash!" The teacup shattered in front of the two of them, and they buried their heads even lower, trembling and daring not to make a sound.

"Where did you lose it?"

"Near the Yongding River."

Rong Shang's complexion was gloomy, and his handsome face was covered with a layer of haze. He said to Rong Feng: "Pass down my warrant, ordering the imperial guards to search outwards with the Yongding River as the center. Someone find it."

Rong Feng took the order to leave, Rong Shang walked over with his hands behind his back, passed by the two of them, and said in a deep voice: "If His Majesty has anything bad or bad, you two will apologise with death."

After the curfew, there was no one on the street, and there were still a few river lanterns scattered in the Yongding River.Praetorians walk around with torches, disrupting the tranquility.Rong Shang stood on the bridge, his white clothes were spotless, his eyebrows and eyes were as cold as ice under the moonlight.

Not long after, a Imperial Guard dragged the two children over.

"Report to the Imperial Teacher, these two are beggars living under the bridge hole, and found His Majesty's purse on them." The Imperial Guard presented the two purses.

The two children were still struggling: "My brother gave it to us, we didn't steal it!"

Rong Shang took the purses, one was for Mingchuan to hold dried and candied fruit, and the other was for money. Although there were no marks on the silver melon seeds and gold leaves, they were crafted by the palace.

Rong Shang glanced at the two children: "Where did they come from?"

The elder brother protected his younger sister, and said, "It was given to us by an elder brother."

"What does that person look like?"

The boy couldn't think of how to describe him, so he had to say: "He is very good-looking and he speaks very well. There is also a brother with him, and that brother is also very good-looking."

"Where did they go?"

The boy shook his head: "I don't know, they were there before, under the steps over there, and then we left first."

Rong Shang ordered people to go over to check, put away the purse in his hand, and said to Rong Feng: "Give them some money."

"What happened to them?" the boy asked.

No one paid attention to him, Rong Feng handed him the money: "It has nothing to do with you, let's go."

The girl still looked at the purse containing the candies, and was taken out with her brother.

Rong Shang turned around and went to the stone steps where Ming Chuan stayed, there was no trace of a fight.

He squeezed the purse in his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Send more people."

Rong Feng watched from the side, afraid that with such a big fanfare, people would be panicked at the court tomorrow, he just said something to persuade him, but Rong Huo grabbed him and shook his head at him.

Most of the imperial guards were dispatched, and they didn't stop overnight, disturbing the whole area.But the little emperor seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, without any clues.

Rong Shang stayed up all night, not knowing which force had abducted the little emperor for what purpose, or the little emperor deliberately got rid of the guards and was about to flee.Thinking of this, his face turned frosty.

After staying up until dawn, Rong Shang had to go to court. It was not a big deal for the little emperor not to go to court. In the past, he complained of illness frequently.Rong Shang had to stabilize many courtiers.If the little emperor was really taken away by some force, he would hold the initiative in his hands and wait until the other party calmed down and showed his feet.

Zhang Xinyuan asked for leave early in the morning and stayed at the door of his house early in the morning. At three poles in the sun, he saw a plain carriage slowly driving out from the entrance of the alley. Two plain silver hairpins are attached.

Zhang Xinyuan helped her down, and said, "Mother, be careful."

This is his wet nurse Zhang Shi, after his parents left, the two lived in the countryside with difficulty, Zhang raised him single-handedly, for many years, Zhang Xinyuan has recognized her as his mother in his heart.

Mrs. Zhang stood in front of the door and looked at it for a long time, with creases on her smiling face: "Okay, okay, Brother Shu is promising!"

"Mother, it's a long journey, let's go in and rest." Zhang Xinyuan helped the old lady into the door, and said to him as he walked, "I rented this house. I bought two maids and two women who cook for the yard I entered. , dedicated to serving you."

Mrs. Zhang took his hand: "It will cost a lot, but do you still have money? There is still a long way to go in the future, and you need money to manage it."

"I'm rich." Zhang Xinyuan wanted to make her happy, so he said, "I'm an official now, and I have a lot of ways to make money. Now I'm here, and I will earn my mother's life in the future!"

Mrs. Zhang made him smile and couldn't stop saying yes.

In the house, Zhang Xinyuan asked the servant girl to serve tea, the cook prepared the meals, and waited for Mrs. Zhang to rest.Mrs. Zhang pulled him: "Don't be busy and rest."

I saw Mrs. Zhang took out a small package from her bosom, opened it, and found a pair of nobile hairpins and a pair of jade bracelets. It looked a bit old, but the gold was still bright, and the suet white jade was also well preserved.

"This is something from Madam's dowry. Our family used to have a lot of gold and silver. At that time, it was a good thing."

Zhang Xinyuan's face was indifferent: "Why don't you pawn this thing, it's better than asking your mother to work hard day and night."

"How can this be?" Zhang said: "This is for you to marry a wife. Now that you have achieved fame, it's time to marry a wife. Having these few things for the bride is not considered an insult to others."

Zhang Xinyuan smiled, took those few things and put them away: "I'm afraid they might look down on them."

When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she hurriedly asked, "Why, is there someone here?"

Zhang Xinyuan smiled and said, "Yes, your son is going to marry the princess."

Mrs. Zhang pushed him: "What are you talking about, even if you don't tell me, don't say it is fooling me."

Zhang Xinyuan said: "It's true, I met the Holy Majesty yesterday and wanted to ration Princess Jinghua to my son."

Mrs. Zhang's eyes widened, and it took her a long time to react. She chanted Buddha's name aloud: "Bless the ancestors, there is such a great fortune!"