The next day, the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, was also the first time to go to court in the new year.
On the 15th of last night, the emperor stayed in the Queen's Palace as usual. Zheng Cheng prepared the dragon robe and chariot early. After the Queen dressed the emperor, a group of people carried the emperor to the Guangming Palace.
On the way, Zheng Cheng saw the emperor taking a nap with his head propped up and swallowing what he was about to say. He didn't wake up the emperor until he reached the place.
The emperor opened his eyes and waited for a while before letting Zheng Cheng help him get off the dragon chariot. He closed his eyes hard to get rid of the sleepiness:
"I am really getting old, and my spirits are getting worse and worse."
Zheng Cheng: "Your Majesty's body looks much tougher than that of a slave. His energy level is only in his forties at best. How can he support his old age?"
The emperor glanced sideways at Zheng Cheng, smiled and cursed:
"You have a smooth tongue. If you eat less sugar on weekdays, you won't have to worry about losing your teeth."
Sitting down on the dragon chair, the emperor showed no trace of the tiredness he had just shown before, and looked like an emperor with a majestic and energetic look.
After all the civil and military officials finished shouting long live, the prince said a few kind words and said that the princes had reached the age of being crowned kings and took advantage of the New Year to draw up their titles and announce them to the world today.
Hearing this, Zheng Cheng took the imperial edict, took two steps forward and read it loudly. The three princes knelt down to receive the order, took the prince's crown and robe from the interior, and once again thanked the emperor for his kindness.
As the emperor listened to the officials one by one reporting on the government affairs during the New Year, he wanted to yawn several times but had to hold it back.
Seeing this, Zheng Cheng hurriedly ordered the waiter to change the cup of strong tea.
After the government affairs report was finished, Chen Yushi came out to salute. A large number of Zhu Dianhua, the only son of Hong'an Bozong, was arrogant and tyrannical over the common people, criticizing Zhu Dianhua for his personal incompetence. At the end, he added that the Earl's Mansion is a royal canon, and improper family tradition will affect the royal family's reputation.
After the emperor inquired, he immediately sent an oral message to Hong'anbo's mansion, reprimanding Hong'anbo for his incompetence in educating his son, and ordered him to be strictly controlled.
In the imperial study, Zheng Cheng reported back to the emperor, who had his eyes closed and was concentrating, on the news he learned last night:
"The Green Star was released by the Tianji Sect last night because the young master of the Tianji Sect came to Kyoto to play and had a conflict with the master of the Mingye Pavilion who also came to Kyoto. After the fight, he did not stop the person and saw that the person was about to leave the city. The young master of the Tianji Sect In desperation, he released the Green Star and ordered Tianjimen to dispatch to intercept and kill the master of Mingye Pavilion."
Emperor: "You sent out an emergency signal just because you had a conflict with someone? Have you ever verified it?"
"Back to Your Majesty, there was no curfew on the Lantern Festival last night. Many people saw the fight between the two. The young master of Tianjimen chased them out of the city."
The emperor sneered: "With such descendants, it seems that the Tianjimen, which has stood for hundreds of years, will also decline."
Zheng Cheng: "One more thing. Last night, a lantern accidentally caught fire in a wine shop by the moat, causing the fire. The people were frightened and fled, and countless people were trampled and injured."
Emperor: "Didn't these reports be reported to the court? The relevant people were also punished."
"Lin Shanchang's daughter was kidnapped in the panic caused by the fire last night, and was found intact by General Anbei, but somehow he couldn't find the person who kidnapped her. The general's mansion is Miss Baolin. His reputation has not been publicized to the outside world and is still being investigated privately.”
The emperor wondered: "With the prestige of the Gu family and the protective temperament, who dares to kidnap his granddaughter Gu Hongzhang?"
Zheng Cheng: "The secret investigation found some clues, which seem to be related to Prince Hong'an."
Emperor: "Is it Zhu Dianhua again? Why did he kidnap the Lin family girl?"
Zheng Cheng: “We still don’t know.”
After thinking for a moment, the emperor pinched his eyebrows:
"Send someone to follow Zhu Dianhua and see what he is going to do."
(End of chapter)
