[Ming] Wuzong's Chronicle of Rebirth

Du Ruo, Zhu Houzhao's good brother who grew up together, is now the hottest dignitary in the capital, and many people want to get news from him.Today the visit said that his family has a stunning daughter, and the next day the visit said that his daughter is virtuous and virtuous. Even if Du Ruo knew what was going on in his heart, he would inevitably feel jealous.

He made a mess, and Zhu Houzhao was in trouble.It's hard to stay alone for a while to enjoy the world of two, but Du Ruo's face is inexplicably dark, and if he asks him to ignore it and get closer, he immediately hides.Zhu Houzhao was a little puzzled at first, but after thinking about it for a long time, he realized that it was because of this incident, and couldn't help laughing.However, funny is funny, but Zhu Houzhao's heart is sweet.Du Ruo being jealous just means that he cares about himself.If he didn't feel anything at all, he should be worried.

Knowing the reason, Zhu Houzhao was not in a hurry, seeing Du Ruo ignoring himself, he just pulled him with a smile and said, "You are jealous of me today, you usually go out to socialize, and there are many actors and maidservants around, why am I not jealous of you?" ?”

If it's all calculated like this, then it's not clear.Du Ruo broke free from Du Ruo's hand, and said with a sneer, "I'm jealous of myself, what's the matter with you?" After finishing speaking, he left the palace by himself, and didn't even care about Mrs. Zhang keeping him for dinner.

Zhu Houzhao was angry and wronged, and entered the Weiyang Palace angrily, sitting there alone and sulking.Zhang Shi and Zhu Youtang were very puzzled when they saw it, but it was Gao Feng who solved their doubts. "I heard in a daze that the emperor and An Guogong had a conflict over the selection of the princess's servant. The emperor said something that angered the Duke, and the Duke left the palace in anger."

There is nothing contradictory about choosing a princess to accompany her to read, it is nothing more than Zhu Houzhao's choice of concubine.

It turned out that the two of them had a conflict because of this kind of thing. Zhang Shi and Zhu Youtang looked at each other and smiled, and Zhang Shi sighed: "I used to say what it's like to live between the two of them. Looking at it now, it's more complicated than usual. Children are still obsessed." Zhu Youtang hurriedly patted her hand to comfort her.The son raised by him is so concerned about another person, not to mention Zhang's mother, even his father's heart is empty.It's just that children have to grow up all the time, and parents still have to leave them in the end, and they are each other who accompany them in the end.

After lunch and taking a short rest, Zhu Houzhao will also attend the banquet to receive envoys from various countries.Zhu Houzhao sat on the top of the main hall and looked down at Du Ruo drinking alone, the anger in his chest was very relieved.Earlier, because Zhu Houzhao was angry, all the ministers of His Royal Highness did not dare to speak much. How could they know that halfway through the banquet, the emperor on the dragon chair toasted again, and patiently asked the envoys from various countries about their current situation in Beijing. People are average.Everyone was surprised at first, but then seeing that Zhu Houzhao's mood had indeed improved, they all came to talk to Zhu Houzhao, and the atmosphere of the banquet became lively.

In the eyes of the envoys of various countries, Zhu Houzhao, the emperor, is extremely mysterious. He has a handsome face and holds the most supreme power in the world.Whether it is Daming's rich products or convenient waterways, as long as he says a word, he can gain huge benefits for his country.

Don't you see, the various countries that took the lead in establishing embassies in Beijing and sending envoys, let alone others, the businessmen who are the vanguard in these countries, which one is not making a lot of money.Let's talk about the fine seeds, firearms, and various new medicines that Daming has researched today, which one is not enviable.It’s just that these things are still under the control now, except for Zhu Houzhao’s opening, no one dares to disclose these things to others, let alone foreign envoys like them.Now the most important goal of these foreign envoys is to sharpen their heads and use various means to get close to Zhu Houzhao, hoping to get some benefits from him.

Zhu Houzhao chatted happily with the envoys and ministers, and Du Ruo became more and more angry.In order not to embarrass you adults, the wine at the banquet is thin wine that tastes mellow but not intoxicating.Du Ruo wanted to get drunk, but the more he drank, the more boring he became.In the end, he simply put away the wine glass and was alone in a daze.Originally, there were still a few people who wanted to come and greet him, but after being rejected by him, no one dared to come up to talk to him.

At the end of the banquet, Zhu Houzhao left the venue on the pretext of feeling unwell.As soon as he left, everyone left one after another.When Du Ruo walked outside the hall alone, the little eunuch Niu Ben stopped him. "The Duke of the country stays, the emperor has something to call on the Duke of the country."

"It's already dark, and the palace gate will be locked later. If I stay, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with the time to leave the palace. You tell the emperor, if you have anything to say, we can talk about it tomorrow. I will leave the palace first today."

Niu Ben groaned secretly in his heart, the two masters were at odds, which made it difficult for them, the lower people, to be human.If the Duke of the Kingdom really doesn't stay today, he will have to suffer.Niu Ben wanted to talk, but Du Tuo left without hesitation. Niu Ben stomped his foot, but he didn't dare to stop Du Ruo.I had no choice but to go back to Zhu Houzhao with a sad face.

Zhu Houzhao had foreseen this matter a long time ago, seeing how nervous Niu Ben was, he smiled and said, "Let's go, I will take you to visit the Duke's mansion at night today."

As soon as the words came out, Niu Ben immediately knelt down and stopped Zhu Houzhao tremblingly: "The emperor thinks twice, the palace gate is about to be locked. The emperor is going out of the palace now. I don't know how many people will be alarmed. The emperor... the emperor does not read his own words." In terms of safety, we must also think about the Supreme Emperor and Empress Dowager in the palace."

Zhu Houzhao was about to pull him up with his hands, and smiled helplessly: "You are a good boy, and you know that you will move out of the emperor and the dowager to suppress me."

Niu Ben has been rolling around in the palace for so many years, not to mention the masters, the ladies and nuns who have a little bit of power don't dislike them and refuse to approach them.It is common to be beaten and scolded, and it is not uncommon to not have enough food and clothing.His master only taught him how to please his master and how to serve him well, but he didn't teach him what to do if his master was someone like Zhu Houzhao.Zhu Houzhao is the emperor, but he would extend his hand to such a little eunuch as himself, Niu Ben could only be terrified.

"The servant dare not."

Zhu Hou took care of him and wished he could take a few steps back, but he had nothing to do with him, so he had to stand there and wait for Gao Feng to come over with the things.Seeing that Zhu Houzhao didn't move and didn't speak, Niu Ben only thought that he had made the emperor angry, and thought that he might have done something wrong, so he knelt there and didn't dare to move, his sweat beaded profusely.In the warm night wind, Niu Ben's clothes were hardly soaked.

After waiting for a while, Gao Feng came in from the outside holding Zhu Houzhao's cloak and saw Niu Ben kneeling there, wondering what happened. "The Weiyang Palace has already known, and the carriages and horses have been prepared. Today's banquet is over, and there are many horse sedan chairs leaving the palace, and it is not easy to be found among them."

Asking Gao Feng to put on the cloak for himself, Zhu Houzhao told Niu Ben, "Since you don't dare, forget it." After speaking, he strode out.Gao Feng looked at Niu Ben with hatred, and hurriedly followed.Only Niu Ben was left limp on the ground, as if all his strength had been exhausted.After resting for a while, he got up and slapped himself hard.

Under the protection of the guards dressed as servants, Zhu Houzhao boarded an inconspicuous carriage and rushed towards the mansion of Duke Anguo.Du Lin had just welcomed Du Ruo back to his residence, and was halfway on the way, when he heard his family members who were on duty at night coming to look for him, he was puzzled.I don't know who came to look for Du Ruo at such a late hour.Hearing that his family said that it was Gao Feng and Eunuch Gao who followed him, Du Lin was startled, and hurriedly asked to find Du Ruo quickly, and then he carried a lantern to the door to welcome them.

He took the carriage to the inner courtyard, and the people in the carriage lifted the curtain to see if it was Zhu Houzhao or who it was.Du Lin immediately knelt down and saluted, Zhu Houzhao hurriedly asked him to excuse himself.While the two were talking, Du Ruo came out holding a glass lamp. "What are you doing here? Do you think you've lived too long?"

No matter how much he thought about it, Du Ruo never imagined that Zhu Houzhao would do such a bold thing.At night, with such a few guards, he dared to cross half of the capital and run to his house.If something happens on the road, I can't imagine the consequences.Therefore, even though he knew that he was angry with Zhu Houzhao and shouldn't talk to him, Du Ruo still couldn't suppress the worry in his heart and came out to see him in a hurry.

Taking off the cloak on his body and throwing it into Gao Feng's arms, Zhu Houzhao naturally walked to Du Ruo's side, and breathed into his ear: "The night is long, does the Duke feel empty beside the couch?"

They are all old men and old men, so this set of things is of no use to Du Ruo.Du Ruo grabbed him with one hand, and said bitterly: "Don't give me a nod, I still want to." After finishing speaking, she turned her head with reddish cheeks and told Du Lin: "Today, Eunuch Gao and the others are staying in the mansion, please take good care of yourself." Arrange it."

It wasn't the first time that the emperor and his father-in-law were so close. Du Lin took the order and made a gesture of invitation to Gao Feng.Gao Feng knew what Zhu Houzhao was planning, so he didn't refuse, and followed Du Lin with the guards, leaving only Zhu Houzhao and Du Ruo.

Seeing that everyone had left, Du Ruocai angrily left Zhu Houzhao's hand and walked in by himself.Zhu Houzhao knew it in his heart, and pretended to be in a hurry to follow. Just after passing the first threshold, he yelled "Ah", bent down along the door frame, hugged his feet and kept crying for pain.

Seeing that he could still hurt himself like this, Du Ruo frowned even more, and arbitrarily stuffed the lantern pole into his hand, picked up Zhu Houzhao and walked in.After walking a few steps, Du Ruo sensed something was wrong, Zhu Houzhao was hiding in his arms trembling with laughter.He was so angry that he put Zhu Houzhao down and took a look. How could he see that his foot hurt from kicking?So he turned around and left.Only then did Zhu Houzhao chase after him with a smile.

The two entered Du Ruo's bedroom, and the person who served Du Ruo had already prepared Du Ruo's washing.Du Ruo was just doing his own thing, but Zhu Houzhao pestered him to wash with his things.Du Ruo raised his eyebrows and said angrily, "Don't you have anything else to do?"

Zhu Houzhao kissed his lips lightly and said, "This is for fun."