"The Queen has sent the Prince to see you." The chamberlain recited loudly.
At this moment, Zhu Cixiang was standing at the door of Kunning Palace with a frown on his face.
This is the time to meet the parents... Although his body is definitely a fake, it is the original Zhu Cixiang. But the soul has changed its version and is no longer the original product! I wonder if Queen Zhou will see it?
Although he felt a little guilty, Zhu Cixi still adjusted his red uniform and strode towards the main hall of Kunning Palace.
Queen Zhou just returned to Kunning Palace from Qianqing Palace this morning. Her eyes are still a little red. I don’t know if she just cried or if she didn’t sleep well last night? The moment she saw her son, she couldn't help but frown. Why does this prince look like something is wrong? Why isn't he looking sad? Since the beginning of the year, the prince has always had a gloomy look on his face because he was worried about the country and the people, as if he was born in the same mold as his father.
Why do you look so high-spirited today? Did something good happen?
"Brother Chun is here." Zhou Hou nodded slightly at her son, and her slender fingers rested on the armrest of the seat. The eyes full of sadness revealed a loving gaze.
Zhou Hou and Chongzhen were born in the same year. They are both thirty-three years old this year. They are well-maintained and are beauties selected from thousands of people. Although she is bare-faced and has no make-up, her natural appearance can be described as sinking like a fish and falling like a wild goose.
Seeing her, Zhu Cixiang couldn't help but think of his wife in his previous life? I don’t know how she is doing? Is the property he left behind enough for her to spend? She doesn’t have much money to spend...
Thinking of this, Zhu Cixiang had a favorable impression of Zhou Hou that went beyond the affection between mother and son. Thinking that such a beauty would be tricked to death by Chongzhen in a few days, his sympathy aroused.
It seems that he is still saved... How can a man not save such a beautiful mother? Is that human being?
"Brother Chun, what are you thinking about?" Zhou Hou's hoarse voice interrupted Zhu Cixiang's thoughts.
Only then did Zhu Cihong react. He quickly bowed his head in salute and said, "The eldest son Cixiang wishes to express his condolences to His Majesty the Queen Mother."
Zhou Hou raised his hand, and Zhu Cihong stood upright.
The palace people moved the embroidered pier and placed it under the queen's head.
Zhu Cixiang sat up firmly and looked at his beautiful mother with a smile.
Queen Zhou frowned slightly. Emperor Chongzhen wanted to be a holy king, so he made great efforts to rectify the etiquette in the palace after he came to power. And the prince is a good boy. He has been very well-behaved since he was a child. He is simply a model prince. When he grows up, his temperament is similar to that of Chongzhen. He is very serious and rarely smiles like this.
"Everyone, please step back!" Zhou Hou whispered.
This was said to the palace servants and eunuchs around him. There is something to be said quietly between mother and son.
Seeing that the maids and eunuchs had all retreated, Queen Zhou looked at her son lovingly. Seeing the ungrateful smile on her son's face, she shook her head and said, "What happened today? Why are you so happy?"
Happy?
Zhu Cixiang was also stunned, feeling depressed! Not happy at all, how could I be happy when encountering something like this...
Oh, she means the smile on her face? That's a professional habit. When meeting with investors, you have to look optimistic and not frown, as if the stock market is about to crash.
Zhu Cixiang put away his smile and put on a standard bitter melon face - this expression is used when discussing refinancing with listed companies.
Queen Zhou was even more surprised when she saw her son changing his face as quickly as turning the pages of a book. Is this the legendary expression of emotion and anger? His father didn't even have such power, but he actually had such a city at such a young age, so he was a bit stronger than his father.
Zhou Hou lowered her voice: "Doctor Zeng said that you were not sick because you couldn't sleep for a long time yesterday. Maybe it was a dream from your ancestors... Is this possible?"
Does Divine Doctor Zeng really have some skills?
When Zhu Cixiang heard this, he immediately looked at the four-eyed imperial doctor with admiration. He could even see the problems that his ancestors had in their dreams. He was really a miracle doctor!
He paused and said slowly: "Mother, I saw Emperor Taizu Gao in his dream!"
Hou Zhou's face changed: "Is it really the ancestor who asked me about the dream? Did the ancestor say anything in the dream? Can I, the Ming Dynasty... be able to survive this disaster?"
Zhu Cixiang looked at his mother, whose beautiful face was pale, and thought that this beautiful mother was even easier to deceive than Wang Chengen! She believed it as soon as she said it. How could such a heartless woman play palace battle with others?
In fact, there are not many exciting palace fight scenes in Chongzhen's harem.
Except at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the concubines of the Ming Dynasty were all selected from small families. There was no chance to receive the influence of palace fighting in the mansion. Like Zhou Hou, she entered the palace at the age of fourteen or fifteen when she was still innocent, became Princess Xin, was promoted to queen, and then successfully gave birth to a prince. Moreover, Chongzhen was a well-behaved and boring man. How many turmoils and strange things can there be in his harem?
In addition, Queen Zhou and Emperor Chongzhen had a very good relationship. They gave birth to three sons and two daughters to Chongzhen, and two sons and one daughter are still alive today. According to the inheritance system of the Ming Dynasty, the prince must be her son, and as long as her son does not die before Chongzhen, the crown prince's position cannot be shaken!
In the history of the Ming Dynasty, there was no prince deposed by his father!
The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty loved "fighting for the foundation of the country" the most! Emperor Chongzhen couldn't bear the commotion!
So Queen Zhou went from being a good girl to a good princess and then to a good queen. Although she had some troubles with Concubine Tian, she did not buy Chen Yuanyuan to confuse Chongzhen as the legend said in later generations - sending a prostitute into the palace. If the civil servants know about the matter, why don't they drown the father-in-law with saliva?
Besides, Zhou Guozhang is a famous miser. How could he be willing to buy Chen Yuanyuan? How expensive is Chen Yuanyuan!
Zhu Cixiang looked at his beautiful and innocent mother and sighed: "Mother, Emperor Taizu Gao said that Juyongguan has fallen, and Tang Tong and Du Zhizhi have become thieves... Tomorrow the rebel army will arrive outside the capital city. Later, We will besieging the city and attacking in the future!”
"Ah..." Zhou Hou's face turned pale and her voice trembled, "This, this, is this true? I am Da Ming..."
When I said this, tears started to flow down. It was so heartbreaking to watch!
Zhu Cixiang quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, my son and Wang Cheng'en are already making arrangements to break out... By then we will definitely be able to keep Queen Mother and Father Emperor safe."
Zhou Hou looked a little calmer, but the tears still couldn't stop flowing down. For her, the destruction of the capital city is a dead end!
As the Ming Emperor, Chongzhen might not really die for the country, but as a queen, in times of crisis, she had to commit suicide to keep her integrity... Of course Queen Zhou was afraid of death!
Queen Zhou cried and asked: "You are a little kid, what can you do? Wang Chengen can't count on him, he is just a useless honest man!"
"There is a way, there is a way," Zhu Cixiang pretended to be mysterious, "If there was no way, Emperor Taizu Gao would not entrust his dreams to his sons."
"Really?" Zhou Hou looked at her son pitifully.
"Really, really!" Zhu Cixiang nodded seriously, "The queen mother just believes in my son, but I have a merciless request."
"Cixing, what kind of unkind favor do you want to ask of my mother?" Zhou Hou thought for a while, "Does it cost money? My mother still has some private houses, you can take them."
"Queen Mother," Zhu Cixiang nodded and said, "Your private house will be lent to me. When I get to Nanzhong, I will repay you double the amount."
"What are you paying back? Besides, where did you get the money to pay back?"
"I'd like to thank you, mother." Zhu Cixi said thank you, but he would definitely repay the money. Not to mention that he would be the emperor after arriving in Jiangnan. Even if he was allowed to co-rule with Chongzhen as the prince, he would still be able to make a lot of money.
"Mother," Zhu Cixiang continued, "the son's merciless request is not for money, but for the mother to temporarily conceal from the father the fact that the son was entrusted with a dream by Emperor Taizu Gao, and that the son and Wang Chengen arranged a breakout."
"Why hide it?" Zhou Hou was puzzled.
Zhu Cihong said: "Because my father shouldn't know this."
"Shouldn't it?"
"Yes!" Zhu Cixiang nodded, "My father is a wise king. He can only guard the country and die for the country. How can he arrange an escape? This should have been arranged privately by Wang Chengen. If it were revealed, my father would definitely object."
"That's right!" Queen Zhou nodded repeatedly, "But Wang Cheng'en is an honest governor."
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty has the blessing of its ancestors... But the dream is too fantasy. My father is a wise king and will not believe such things easily. If he is allowed to know, he must investigate thoroughly, but wait until everything is clear. Now that we’ve figured it out, it’s time for Chuangni to enter the city!”
Empress Zhou nodded and said: "Cixun, you are more considerate... Your father is a fool and cannot turn around. My mother will cover this matter for you. In addition, is there anything else you want to help me with?" Just ask, but if you can't leave, just call Huang Dabao to come."
Zhu Cixiang exhaled, a prince with a mother is a treasure! With Zhou Hou's cooperation, his chances of success in breaking out and escaping will be much greater!
