Emperor's Grace

The Crown Prince's bedroom.

Wang Jiu poured out the last drop of wine from the wine jar, and sighed, "Your Highness, it's gone."

Zhu Yunjing put down the chopsticks: "Then I won't eat it."

Wang Jiu urged him urgently: "Your Highness, you can't just skip your meal just because the wine is gone. Even if you don't care about yourself, you still have to take care of your little Highness..."

Zhu Yunjing glanced over coldly, Wang Jiu immediately shut his mouth, and said embarrassingly: "Your Majesty said something wrong, forgive me... But you should use some of the food, right?"

During this period of time, Zhu Yunjing had to rely on the green plum wine sent by He Huailing as an appetizer for every meal, but now that the wine has run out, his appetite has also disappeared.

Zhu Yunjing reluctantly picked up the chopsticks. After taking two mouthfuls, her stomach felt acid reflux and rushed to her throat, so she threw the chopsticks away again, and lay back on the limp bed.

Wang Jiu wiped the sweat from his forehead, and lamented in his heart, His Highness has become more and more difficult to serve since he got pregnant.

In the afternoon, Zhu Yunxuan came to see Zhu Yunjing. Since Zhu Yunjing was grounded, this little brother had been to him several times, but this was the first time Zhu Yunjing let someone in.

When Zhu Yunxuan saw Zhu Yunjing's sick look, her eyes turned red, and she was about to shed tears on the spot, and she no longer had the usual hippie smile.Zhu Yunjing comforted him weakly: "I'm fine, I won't die."

Zhu Yunxuan wiped his eyes, choked up and said, "Brother Prince, why didn't you want to see me before? I'm very worried about you."

Zhu Yunjing raised her hand and patted Zhu Yunxuan's head: "Isn't it all right? I just don't want to involve you. This matter has nothing to do with you. You don't need to go into this muddy water."

Zhu Yunxuan was worried: "But I heard people say that those courtiers are going to punish their uncle and abolish the crown prince. Is it really that serious?"

"Someone just took advantage of the problem, Father just ignored them," Zhu Yunjing shook his head wearily, "Don't worry, Father won't abolish this prince so easily."

"But the matter is such a big mess, will father really deal with it lightly?"

"Gu is his appointed crown prince. As long as he doesn't touch his old man's bottom line, he won't touch Gu. Those people made the wrong idea. Besides, even if Gu really falls, won't you still be there?"

Zhu Yunjing is well aware of Emperor Zhaoyang's mind, as long as he does not do anything outrageous, his father will definitely keep him, no matter how many people criticize him, it will not help.But after these things, it was true that his father was disappointed in him, and he had to be more careful in the future, so as not to make any mistakes.

Zhu Yunxuan panicked: "I can't, brother Prince, please don't say such things, you must be well, I can't, really can't."

"There's nothing wrong with it," Zhu Yunjing's expression turned cold, "Gu Zao said that you are the same as Gu Zao, and you are more noble than Zhu Yunxun and the others. Don't underestimate yourself. One day, you have to do it if you can't do it. .”

Zhu Yunxuan was crying and didn't know how to refute, Zhu Yunjing rubbed the center of her brows, and slowed down her voice: "I haven't reached that point yet, I don't need you to worry about it now, you should be more careful in the future, as for the Xie family... don't worry about it, just let me know." Let them go."

Zhu Yunxuan nodded hesitantly: "I remember."

Zhu Yunjing sighed and said: "It's good that you know it in your heart. You have been smart since you were young, so why hide your clumsiness in front of outsiders, and put more thought into your studies in the future, so that Father can see that you are no worse than anyone else."

"How can I..."

"Do you know for yourself that the queen mother died young, and only you and Gu are the closest in this whole palace. Gu guards others but not you. Gu also believes that you are the only one who will not disappoint Gu. You You don’t have to do this in front of Gu, if you are more aggressive, it will always be beneficial whether you help Gu or yourself in the future.”

"Brother Prince..." Zhu Yunxuan threw herself on Zhu Yunjing and cried loudly.

Zhu Yunjing had no choice but to raise her hand to separate him, not letting him touch her stomach, and handed over the handkerchief: "Don't cry, you are already fifteen, what is it like to cry."

Zhu Yunxuan wiped away tears indiscriminately, her eyes were as red as a rabbit, and her heart was still uneasy: "Are you really going to be fine?"

"No, at least not now."

Zhu Yunjing's conjecture was correct. Although Emperor Zhaoyang was annoyed at his failure to live up to expectations, he never thought of deposing the prince. The censor who made a lot of trouble, now the officials can see clearly, except for a few people who have ulterior motives, most of them have settled down.At the end of the month, Emperor Zhaoyang directly issued an imperial decree, pointing to Zhu Yunjing a main concubine and two side concubines, both daughters of noble and high-ranking officials, and told everyone clearly that the crown prince is still the crown prince , no one can move.

Emperor Zhaoyang was ill, Zhu Yunjing took the initiative to visit, and sincerely admitted his mistake, which finally made the emperor feel relieved.In mid-June, Emperor Zhaoyang issued an order to return to the palace early on the grounds that he was unwell.

Zhu Yunjing liked the other palace better, but the emperor said he wanted to go back, so he could only order the people below to pack up.

Wang Jiu directed people to move things, and broke a white jade vase in a hurry. Zhu Yunjing, who was closing his eyes and recuperating, heard the voice, frowned and opened his eyes: "What's going on?"

Wang Jiu hurriedly apologized, and Zhu Yunjing glanced at him: "What's going on with you these two days? Why are you always absent-minded?"

Wang Jiu lowered his head, nana said: "No...nothing."

Zhu Yunjing waved her hand irritably: "Forget it, call someone to clean it up."

Two quarters of an hour later, Wang Jiu came in again to report to Zhu Yunjing, saying that Marquis Dingyuan had sent someone to bring over several jars of that green plum wine.

Zhu Yunjing glared at him: "Did you tell him?"

Wang Jiu explained in a low voice: "Master Hou came over again two days ago and stood outside the door. He didn't come in and didn't let the servant tell you. When he asked about you, the servant just said that you like him. The green plum wine, the maidservant also told Lord Hou because you have lost your appetite these days."

"You are perverse, how dare you tell an outsider casually about Gu?"

Wang Jiu knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Your servant only said this, and didn't say anything else that shouldn't be said, Your Highness forgive me!"

"Did you really say nothing?"

"Not really!"

"I'm sorry you don't dare," Zhu Yunjing was annoyed, "It's just this one time, don't make another example!"

But that day, with the new wine that He Huailing sent, he ate half a bowl of rice which was rare.

On the day of departure back to the palace, Zhu Yunjing saw He Huailing in the motorcade who came over to pay him special respects. He Huailing stood by the car and greeted Zhu Yunjing through the curtains of the car: "Your Highness still likes the wine I sent to His Highness yesterday. ?”

Zhu Yunjing's voice was cold: "Master Hou has a heart."

There was a chuckle outside the car, and He Huailing sighed: "As long as His Highness likes it, next time if there is no minister, I will send someone to the East Palace."

"Thank you." Zhu Yunjing was not polite. He Huailing, the little villain in his belly, also had a share, and it was nothing more than a few jars of wine.

"Your Highness, you don't have to be polite with your subjects."

"The Marquis of Dingyuan came down to greet Gu in full view, aren't you afraid of arousing suspicion?" Zhu Yunjing sarcastically said, "Nowadays everyone avoids the crown prince Gu, but Lord Hou eagerly posted it. What will others think when they see it?"

"Your Highness is serious, you are a prince, who dares to disrespect you." He Huailing imagined Zhu Yunjing's appearance when he said this, his eyebrows must have been raised, and his beautiful phoenix eyes were slightly squinted, full of vitality.The smile in He Huailing's eyes deepened, with a gentleness that he didn't even notice.

"There are too many disrespectful people, so why should Lord Hou say such things against his will?"

Zhu Yunjing's words are not false. Two days ago, Emperor Zhaoyang issued an imperial edict to take back Xie Chongming's title, and dismissed him, the governor of Jiangnan and other officials involved in the case. I don't know if there is no killer. It's not about Zhu Yunjing. After all, if other people deal with it severely, it is really unreasonable to not hold the crown prince who is also involved in the case accountable. Since the emperor is determined to protect the crown prince, other people will naturally have nothing to say, but here On the cusp of the storm, no one would approach Zhu Yunjing carelessly.

Only He Huailing didn't seem to care what others thought.

"At least the minister respects you."

What the hell!It is you who have done the most disrespectful thing to Gu!

Zhu Yunjing didn't want to talk to him any more, and ordered people to set off.

He Huailing stood aside, watching the crown prince's chariot gradually go away, his eyes gradually became gloomy.

"Cousin seems to be particularly concerned about the prince?"

Zhu Yunxun's voice sounded behind him without warning, He Huailing smiled, turned around and greeted him: "Your Highness, are you still leaving?"

"It's still early, don't worry," Zhu Yunxun shook his head slightly, "I just didn't expect that my cousin and the crown prince are so familiar."

Apparently, Zhu Yunxun listened to the conversation he had with Zhu Yunjing just now, but He Huailing didn't care, and said calmly: "Your Highness misunderstood, His Royal Highness, he is not happy to see me."

"Is that so?" Zhu Yunxun pursed his lips and smiled, "That's not surprising, the prince has that kind of temper, he's used to domineering, it's rare to get him to look at you highly, not to mention your cousin's surname is He, the prince is the most The ones who don't want to be seen are probably the He family."

Zhu Yunxun meant something, but He Huailing pretended not to know, but reminded him: "Your Highness and His Highness the Crown Prince are brothers, and they should live in harmony. Why do you always find fault with him?"

"I would like to, but the crown prince is not happy to see me either, so I have nothing to do." Zhu Yunxun said with a smile, "I didn't deliberately pick on him, and what I said is not all well-known things. ?"

He Huailing didn't say any more, Zhu Yunxun and Zhu Yunjing were born to be opposites, and his persuasion with just a few words couldn't change anything, and he didn't want to get involved.

He Huailing bid farewell and left, Zhu Yunxun looked at his back with a gloomy expression, a moment later a half-smile appeared in his eyes, he turned around and strode into the car.