Royal Palace, Nuan Pavilion.
Emperor Hongzhi had just finished reviewing the memorial and was preparing to go to Kunning Palace to talk to Queen Zhang.
I saw a burst of crying outside the door.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me!"
Emperor Hongzhi frowned, this voice was too familiar to him!
Every time I hear this, nothing good happens!
I saw Shouning Hou crying and entering the Nuan Pavilion under the leadership of the eunuch. Behind him was a man on a walking stick with half his body wrapped in gauze.
"Marquis Shouning, what is this?"
"I-did-your majesty-hey!"
Zhang Heling fell to his knees and started wailing at the top of his lungs!
"You have to make the decision for your nephew!"
Seeing that Zhang Heling's expression did not seem to be fake, Emperor Hongzhi quickly stood up and walked to his side.
"What did Hou Ning say? What happened to Kang Nian? Where is he now?"
Emperor Hongzhi felt a little confused. Didn't they just get married?
"Your Majesty, I am here!"
Zhang Kangnian, who was wrapped like a mummy behind Zhang Heling, said.
Emperor Hongzhi was shocked!
"What...is going on? Who hurt you like this?"
Emperor Hongzhi, who was originally a little suspicious of Zhang Heling's exaggerated words, suddenly became a little unhappy.
Although Zhang Heling and Zhang Kangnian are not the same father and son, they are still their relatives, not to mention that they are even closer now!
It is said that beating a dog depends on the owner. Doesn't this mean that the emperor himself doesn't take it seriously?
With the help of the eunuch, Zhang Kangnian limped to his feet and said with tears in his eyes:
"Your Majesty, you don't know. Yesterday, during the bridal chamber, I was severely beaten by the bride!"
"What? Xiurong beat you?"
Emperor Hongzhi frowned and said slightly displeased:
"No! How could Xiurong hurt you if Xiu Rong's shoulders can't be picked or lifted? Hurry up and get real!"
Zhang Kangnian shook his head and continued to cry: "It wasn't the princess who beat me, it was the bride!"
These words made Emperor Hongzhi a little confused, thinking that his nephew had something wrong with his brain?
Isn’t the bride Xiu Rong?
Just when he was about to ask, Zhang Heling took over and continued: "Your Majesty, what Kang Nian said is true. It was the bride who beat her, but not the princess!"
"what is going on?"
Emperor Hongzhi’s face was stern!
"Don't you know, Your Majesty?"
Zhang Heling hesitated and hesitated for a long time before speaking.
"What do I know?"
Emperor Hongzhi felt that communicating with these living treasures would cost lives!
Zhang Heling bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, let me tell you the truth. The person who married into Weichen's house yesterday was not a princess, but the daughter of a merchant!"
"Be bold!"
Emperor Hongzhi suddenly felt furious!
"You actually said that my Xiurong is the daughter of a merchant!"
Zhang Heling and his son were so frightened that they fell to their knees again, trembling.
At this moment, the eunuch on duty outside Nuan Pavilion shouted in a high voice: "The Queen is here!"
I saw Queen Zhang walking towards the Nuan Pavilion in a hurry, her face was pale and her eyes were red and swollen, as if she had just cried.
Behind him were Jianchang Bo Zhang Yanling and Prince Zhu Houzhao.
When Emperor Hongzhi saw Zhang Yanling, he immediately understood.
Of these two brothers, one ran to cry to him and the other ran to cry to the queen!
Emperor Hongzhi, who had a straight face just now, saw Empress Zhang looking like this and asked eagerly: "Empress, what are you?"
"Your Majesty! Xiurong is missing!"
As soon as Queen Zhang finished speaking, her whole body went limp.
Zhang Yanling on the side had quick eyes and quick hands, and took a step forward to hold on!
"Sister! Are you okay?"
The stunned Emperor Hongzhi came to his senses and immediately went up to hold Queen Zhang's shoulders, shouting: "Send the imperial doctor to me!"
The eunuch on the side nodded hurriedly in agreement and ran out of the hall in a panic.
After helping Queen Zhang onto the soft couch, Emperor Hongzhi walked up to Zhang Heling in a hurry.
Then he grabbed Zhang Heling's lapel, his face turned red and he gritted his teeth and said word by word:
"Tell me honestly! Where has Xiurong gone! If you dare to hide anything, I will never spare you!"
In the memory of brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, they had never seen their emperor's brother-in-law lose such a temper!
He was so frightened that he lay on the ground and shrank his neck, not daring to speak at all.
"Say it!"
"Father, I know this! Let me tell you!"
Zhu Houzhao on the side couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up and showed off!
Emperor Hongzhi glared at Zhu Houzhao,
"What's wrong with you?"
Zhu Houzhao was so frightened that he shrank his neck and lowered his head, daring not to speak!
Then Emperor Hongzhi looked at the Zhang family and his son who were kneeling on the ground, pointed at Zhang Yanling impatiently and said:
"Repeat to me what you just said in front of the queen, word for word!"
Immediately, Zhang Yanling saw that the emperor's brother-in-law was angry, so he naturally did not dare to hide it and repeated the whole story exactly!
After a long while, Emperor Hongzhi murmured with a blank look on his face:
"Are you saying that the person who married into the Zhang family was not Xiurong, but someone else? What about Xiurong?"
"Your Majesty, I don't even know!"
Zhang Yanling shook her head with a sad face, he didn’t know either!
Originally, the Zhang family and his son thought that all this was arranged by the palace.
They say they are marrying a princess, but they are actually marrying a civet cat for a prince!
So today I took advantage of Zhang Kangnian being injured and went to the palace to ask for an explanation.
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao on the side interrupted impatiently:
"Sister, it's very possible that someone made a mistake when she bumped into the sedan yesterday!"
Emperor Hongzhi then remembered that a eunuch had indeed reported the matter yesterday.
"Who did you bump into?"
Zhu Houzhao pursed his lips and looked up at his father, and said quietly:
"Pingjiang Uncle's Mansion, Chen Ziyu!"
...
Emperor Hongzhi felt a little dazed, and then he felt a dizzy feeling!
"Father!"
Xiao Jing on the side quickly stepped forward and held Emperor Hongzhi's arm!
Only then did Emperor Hongzhi react. He suddenly shook Xiao Jing's hand away and laughed angrily!
"I treat Chen Rui and his son well, but I didn't expect them to be so bold! Hiding the princess secretly but not reporting it truthfully is tantamount to treason!"
"I will send someone to arrest the father and son and imprison them!"
"No, I want to see this rebellious father and son in person! And poor Xiurong!"
Emperor Hongzhi closed his eyes, looking extremely painful. He couldn't imagine how much suffering his daughter had suffered!
To be honest, Emperor Hongzhi had a very gentle temper and would not be angry at all.
He has never been as angry as he was today!
I have always felt that I have few children, only one son and one daughter, so I love my children far more than an ordinary emperor!
Especially her daughter Xiurong, who has been frail and sickly since she was a child. Now in order to make her happy, she has to reluctantly give up her love and marry her.
But unexpectedly, I got on the wrong sedan chair and married a complete playboy and prodigal!
How can I deal with Xiurong!
It’s no wonder that Uncle Pingjiang and his son are so hateful!
If he didn't kill them, it would be unjust!
"Ahem...Your Majesty...Your Majesty, I will go with you!"
Empress Zhang didn't know when she woke up and heard that her husband was going to pick up her daughter. She quickly held herself up and endured her grief to follow her to the Chen Mansion.
When Emperor Hongzhi saw Empress Zhang waking up, he quickly walked to her, held his wife's hand and said:
"Queen, your body..."
Queen Zhang shook her head and said with a pale face:
"It's okay, I will personally bring Xiurong back!"
Seeing Queen Zhang's firm attitude, Emperor Hongzhi thought for a moment before nodding his head and agreeing.
"Okay, then the Queen will go to Chen's Mansion with me to bring Xiurong back!"
Then he looked at Zhu Houzhao and said:
"Prince, take my handwriting, take the Jinwu guards and follow me and your mother to the Chen Mansion to capture the Chen family and his son!"
"Yes, Father!"
