Emperor's Grace

In a few days, the assassin's identity was verified, and the cause and effect were all known. The memorial was presented to the imperial court, and Zhu Yunjing also received the news.

Three years ago, many dams on the Yellow River burst, causing hundreds of thousands of people along the banks to be displaced. Although the imperial government immediately allocated relief money, it was a drop in the bucket. Countless people died in that natural disaster, and some even became rogues and fled everywhere. , and even rose up to openly become an enemy of the imperial court.At that time, the war in the north was in full swing. Although the imperial court sent troops many times to encircle and suppress the rebel bandits, they were unable to wipe them out completely. Taking advantage of the triumphant return of the expeditionary army, he waited for an opportunity to assassinate the current prince.

When he heard the report, Zhu Yunjing was being changed by his servants, his eyes flickered and he didn't ask any more questions.

Wang Jiu carefully helped Zhu Yunjing fasten his belt, and then hung a shiny and transparent panlong jade pendant around his waist. In the mirror, Zhu Yunjing was tall and tall, with a dragon and a phoenix, Wang Jiu smiled She flattered her: "Your Highness is really a dragon and a phoenix among men, with an extraordinary appearance."

Zhu Yunjing sneered: "No matter how good the skin is, what's the use of it."

What's more, with such an appearance, there are bold and arrogant people who dare to tease him, Zhu Yunjing has been thinking about this bad breath.

"Your Highness is born with noble spirit, good is not just skinny."

"Okay, don't say these things are useless, have you prepared a birthday gift for my aunt?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, it's already loaded into the car."

"Let's go."

Today is Princess Shuhe's [-]th birthday, the Princess Mansion hosted a banquet, and Emperor Zhaoyang couldn't come in person, so he sent all the princes to cheer on the eldest aunt.

Princess Shuhe is the elder sister of Emperor Zhaoyang, the only daughter of the first empress. Although she is more than ten years older than Emperor Zhaoyang, Emperor Zhaoyang was adopted by the first empress, and she lives under the knee of the first empress with this eldest princess. Cheng Huan lived for a long time, and the two had a very strong relationship. Emperor Zhaoyang always respected this elder sister very much.

Zhu Yunjing was picked up by Zhu Yunxuan who left the palace together. Zhu Yunxuan had been bored in the palace for a long time, and today she was finally able to leave the palace. She was extremely excited and chattered non-stop along the way.

Walking to the bustling market, Zhu Yunxuan pushed open the car window to look outside, and sighed: "It's a pity that I can't go to the street to play, so many people follow, I can't leave anywhere."

Zhu Yunjing reminded him: "Be content, if you meet an assassin again, be careful that you will lose your life."

Today they went out of the palace in low clothes, but the number of guards following them doubled compared to usual. Since the incident happened that day, the streets and alleys of the capital have been strengthened for the past two days.

Zhu Yunxuan didn't take it seriously: "I'm just an ordinary prince, even assassins look down on me."

"Who says you're just an ordinary prince?" Zhu Yunjing said displeased, "You are a legitimate son just like Gu, and you are more valuable than Zhu Yunxun and the others, so you don't underestimate yourself."

"Well, my younger brother has been taught."

Zhu Yunjing took a gouging look at this heartless little brother, and the carriage that was going forward stopped suddenly, and Wang Jiu reported from outside the carriage: "Your Highness, Master Xie is here, to greet you and His Highness the Fifth Highness."

"Let him get in the car."

Xie Xuanming got into the car, wishing Yunjing to avoid his vain courtesy, Xie Xuanming said with a smile: "I am going to the eldest princess's mansion to celebrate my birthday, I didn't expect to meet His Highness and Fifth Highness on the way, it's a coincidence."

Zhu Yunjing didn't have the heart to tell him what he had or didn't have, so he cut to the chase: "After you go back, tell your uncle that these days, let the family members keep a low profile, and don't provoke the emperor's eyes."

Xie Xuanming was a little resentful when he heard the words: "How can it be, my father's errands are gone, and now he is sitting in the mansion drinking tea and walking birds all day long, so he can't keep a low profile."

Zhu Yunxuan on the side snorted softly: "Uncle was dismissed because of his ineffective regulation of the river. Now that the assassin's incident happened, I'm afraid that the old matter will be brought up again. Cousin doesn't want to think about how to get over it and still has the heart to complain here."

Xie Xuanming looked embarrassed: "Yes... I will tell my father when I go back."

At that time, if Xie Chongming, the governor of the river at that time, had not neglected his duties and neglected his duties, there would not have been so many breaches and so many casualties. For the sake of Empress Jing and Zhu Yunjing, Xie Chongming was dealt with lightly. For this reason, there was a lot of criticism in the court, and from time to time someone would turn it up and say a few words.

Zhu Yunjing closed her eyes, feeling depressed, but since Zhu Yunxuan had already helped him, he didn't bother to talk too much. Although Xie's family is not in tune, they still have the ability to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so it shouldn't be true. What's up.

Two quarters of an hour later, the Crown Prince's carriage stopped at the gate of the Princess Mansion, and the butler happily welcomed them in.

In the main hall, the eldest princess, dressed in gold and red brocade dress, was very graceful and luxurious, sitting on the main seat, chatting and laughing happily with the ladies and ladies in the room. Since all the people present here are elders, I wish Yunjing three people to go in He didn't shy away from it, saluted with the two princes and sat down again.

Zhu Yunjing and the others each sent birthday gifts, Zhu Yunjing prepared a jade wishful thinking, Zhu Yunxuan gave the Buddhist scriptures he had copied, the princess accepted it with a smile, pulled them to say a few words, and finally said: " Let's go play in the garden at the back, you don't like to listen to us old ladies chatting, so I'll call you when the banquet is over."

Today, the eldest princess’s birthday banquet only invited the wives and juniors from all the prefectures in central Beijing. They walked into the back garden of the princess mansion, and listening to Yingying’s laughter not far away, Zhu Yunjing suddenly understood and dared to love their aunt. It is the reality of a blind date banquet in the name of a birthday banquet.

Princess Shuhe was widowed in her early years, she had no children and adopted several clan orphans, and she lived happily ever after. What she was most passionate about in her life was being a matchmaker, and she really matched many happy marriages.

Zhu Yunxuan and Xie Xuanming obviously also wanted to understand the whole story, and they were both eager to try.The three of them walked to the lake, and saw a dozen young girls gathered in the flower hall on the other side, all of them charming, beautiful, and bold, they gathered by the lake, sometimes looking at them, sometimes whispering shyly, Occasionally, a string of silver bells laughed.

Xie Xuanming and Zhu Yunxuan huddled together and muttered to the girls on the opposite bank. Zhu Yunjing was very helpless and didn't get involved with them. She went up the stairs and walked into the pavilion on the rockery. There were already many people there. The people drinking tea and chatting are all young masters and princes from various prefectures in central Beijing.

As soon as the crown prince appeared, there was a moment of silence in the originally noisy pavilion, and everyone got up to say hello, Zhu Yunjing waved his hand to signal them to sit down, glanced sideways at Zhu Yunxun and the others who were sitting leaning on the railing, and said with a smile: "You are so reserved! What are you doing? Gu can still eat you, can't you? Why don't you see that they are so reluctant to let go of Gu's second brother."

Zhu Yunxun brought a few other younger brothers out together, and the ones who were too young stayed with the eldest princess. There are only a few brothers who are similar in age to them, and they are all cautious and transparent people. Hearing this, he felt a little uncomfortable. I just wish Yun Xun drank tea calmly, and said leisurely: "They have never played with you, brother prince, so it is inevitable that they are a little bit tied up, and I hope brother prince will not care about it."

"Gu is not that stingy."

Zhu Yunjing went to sit opposite Zhu Yunxun, ignored him, and sipped tea by herself.The rest of the people looked at each other in blank dismay, seeing that Zhu Yunjing really didn't seem to care about them, they gradually let go of their hands and feet, playing around with each other, and the atmosphere became warm again.

Zhu Yunjing was looking at He Huailing who was sitting with Zhu Yunxun. He didn't expect to meet this person here today, but after thinking about it, He Huailing is also a child of a family, so it doesn't seem unusual to appear on such an occasion.

He Huailing, who took off his armor, was less angry than when we first met that day, and more chic and suave. Zhu Yunjing loves beauties, no matter men or women, as long as they look good, they can always receive some preferential treatment from him, but it's a pity that He Huailing's surname is different. Hey, even a beauty is poisoned.

He Huailing seemed to be a little absent-minded, Zhu Yunjing lowered his eyes to hide the smile in his eyes, he knew that He Huailing must be having a hard time these few days, all kinds of rumors about him in Beijing were rampant, some said that he was born as a star of Ziwei, some said that he had a strange life Gui, there is also a bizarre life experience fabricated by someone who knows that He Huailing was born with a colorful sky and golden light. It is said that there is a nose and an eye, and it must be spread to the ears of Emperor Zhaoyang soon.

Not everyone can afford such flattery.

A young servant came into the pavilion with a bow, and handed a sachet to He Huailing, saying that Miss Zhao from the flower hall on the other side had sent it over. Whistling and booing, even Zhu Yunxun smiled and raised his eyebrows: "I didn't expect the cousin of the Zhao family to fall in love with my cousin, and even specially asked someone to send a sachet. Cousin might as well accept it."

On the other side of the lake, Zhao Xiuzhi held a round fan and half covered her face. She was smiled by the stars and looked at the suave figure in the opposite rockery pavilion. She was shy but timid and full of confidence. The Zhao family in front of the palace is just a butcher in the market, but so what, these aristocratic ladies now have to support her no matter how disdainful they are, she doesn't even want to be the crown princess, she only takes a fancy to He Huailing Are you afraid you won't be able to catch it with your hands?

A quarter of an hour later, the maid beside Zhao Xiuzhi returned the sachet with sweat profusely, and said tremblingly: "Ding... Ding Yuanhou said, Miss is so kind, he can't bear it, return the sachet, and return it to the original owner."

The smile on Zhao Xiuzhi's face froze, she got up and walked away.

On the rockery, Zhu Yunjing put down the tea bowl, and smiled contemptuously: "Ding Yuanhou doesn't even like the beautiful Zhao family cousin, so I don't know what kind of Mrs. Hou is looking for?"

The Empress Dowager's intention to promise Zhao Xiuzhi to Zhu Yunjing was only mentioned with Emperor Zhaoyang in the Yongshou Palace, and it was not spread. Otherwise, Zhu Yunjing would be the most embarrassing person today, but after this, Zhu Yunjing But he made up his mind not to accept this daughter of the Zhao family, even the side concubine.

He Huailing said indifferently: "Marriage matters, parents' orders, matchmaker's words, even if the heart belongs to you, what matters is your love and my wish, and the mutual gratification, otherwise it will only cause embarrassment and trouble to each other. It is even more injustice.”

Zhu Yunjing looked cold, who is persecuting whom?Can Zhao Xiuzhi be so favored that she can persecute He Huailing?He Huailing's words obviously meant something else, not only Zhu Yunjing, but also the people around him seemed to hear something deep in his words, and their expressions became a little weird.

Among the people present, there is only one crown prince who persecutes and makes a scene in the whole city!After Xu Hanlin was imprisoned, no one mentioned those romantic affairs, but it doesn't mean they all forgot!

"What Ding Yuan Hou said is very true," Zhu Yunjing said, "I hope Ding Yuan Hou will remember what he said today, and he will not forget it in the future."