Ping An never told the fact that Liu Jin told him to frame Zhang Tianrui.
Zhu Houzhao couldn't understand it, it was illogical.
But life is not a novel,
Not everyone is a completely rational individual.
Reality is illogical.
Reality can only be accepted.
Just like Li Guang could only accept the prince's alienation from him.
Fortunately, he may have been in the palace for many years, so he won't panic too much if something happens.
Changqing also brought the news back.
The crown prince punished Liu Jin severely.
According to the close relationship between the two of them in the past, they knelt for most of the day, slapped him twenty times, scolded him, and even threatened him with death, but this was just for Zhang Tianrui.
If this isn't called ruthlessness, what can you call it?
"How could His Highness be inclined towards civil servants..." Li Guang was really sad, "Isn't it obvious that those people bullied Your Majesty? If Your Majesty listens to them, they will praise the virtuous and sage. If you don't listen to them, they will curse. How can this be done in the past? His ministers? And Liu Jin, what’s going on?”
Changqing never thought that Liu Jin actually spread the false news.
Have you been having a hard time lately? That's why he was severely punished by the prince.
"Godfather, we will deal with Liu Jin later, mainly the prince... If the civil servants persuade the prince to go to your majesty... then we will be in danger."
Yes, although Li Guang is not that worried for the time being, after all, the emperor still trusts him.
But the prince's attitude towards him was always a hidden danger.
Therefore, there has never been a moment when he hoped that the emperor would live a long life as much as now.
"What does the prince like?" Li Guang fell into path dependence.
This is how he won the emperor's trust.
This question stopped both of them, but at the same time it also gave them some ideas.
I can only ask more about this.
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Qiuyun added a quilt to Zhu Houzhao.
She was leading a few palace maids to tidy up.
"You've talked a lot less in the past few days. Are you a little scared?"
Liu Jin, who has such a good relationship with His Highness, has the same result.
Qiuyun said he was not afraid that it was a lie.
This also triggered Zhu Houzhao's inner recognition of Zhang Yong. If he hadn't reminded him, everyone in the East Palace would have been frightened out of their wits.
Even foreign ministers would think that this prince was unpredictable, sometimes kind and sometimes ungrateful.
Qiu Yun put his two small hands in front of his abdomen and squeezed it again and again.
Her hair is very black and soft, with a small amount falling on the corner of her eyes. Sometimes she will brush it back, giving people the feeling of an early Hong Kong innocent actress.
"Qiuyun...it's not that you're afraid. Your Highness has his own reasons for what you do. As a servant, you should never have the thought of expecting forgiveness after doing something wrong."
"You all go down." Zhu Houzhao said to the older palace maids who were making the bed, and then asked Qiu Yun to sit down on the stool.
I don’t know why, maybe because I have saved this person, I feel that she is grateful for my life-saving grace, so I trust her more.
Or maybe it's because over the past few days, Qiuyun's every response has been spot-on. He has a delicate and clear heart, and is not the kind of person who is beautiful but stupid.
It gave him a sense of intimacy.
After all, he is a soul from another place that is somewhat unfamiliar with this space.
When you first come here, you will always become more familiar with the first people you come into contact with.
Moreover, the people he met in the Forbidden City now were either eunuchs who made him feel strange or uninteresting Confucian officials. Of course, his father, the emperor and his mother were included, but there were some things he couldn't say to them.
Although Qiu Yun's status is very low, he is at least a normal person.
It was completely dark outside, and there were only flickering candles in the house.
"Sit down and eat with me."
How could Qiu Yun be willing, "I don't dare."
"You are a person who has passed through the gate of hell, so you should be free and easy. There are no outsiders here. As long as I don't punish you, others dare not say anything. In the past, Liu Jin might talk nonsense and find fault with you, saying you were unruly, but now he doesn't Got it."
What he said made Qiu Yun purse his lips and smile.
Eunuch Liu was beaten with twenty boards.
Zhu Houzhao's habit in his previous life was to eat a lot at night. To be precise, he refused to eat breakfast, only ate lunch, and ate dinner with all his strength.
So, more or less out of habit, I passed on the meal and made braised fish, chicken soup and a dish of tofu mixed with green onions.
Especially tonight the moonlight is also very good,
It was this moonlight that made Zhu Houzhao feel a little homesick, thinking about everything in that different time and space.
"Qiuyun, don't ask me again, sit down quickly."
The girl's family probably felt the prince's sincerity, so they no longer refused, and actively helped pick up the food.
"Your Highness, when I was young, my mother told me not to eat too much before going to bed. As long as I can fall asleep if I'm not hungry. But...my mother is not a doctor either. I later thought it was because she never ate enough, so Want us to eat less.”
"Do you still have family?"
Qiu Yun's face darkened, "I have a younger brother who is probably still alive. But I haven't seen him for a long time."
To some extent,
This girl is just like me,
The Forbidden City is a place far away from home.
Zhu Houzhao had a lot to say, but he was still very young after all, and many of his words felt too strange, and he was still a prince.
So apart from talking about these parents' filial piety, there seems to be nothing much to say.
But sitting next to someone always feels better than being alone in an empty ancient building.
Zhu Houzhao came to the window and looked up at the bright moonlight. He used to think that this was very pretentious, but now he realized that those things did not happen to him.
Qiuyun looked at the prince's back and fell into confusion. She didn't quite understand.
Logically speaking, the prince's status was respected, his parents were right beside him, and he could see them whenever he wanted. Compared to her, that was much better.
But at the same time, she could clearly feel the prince's sadness.
"Your Highness, what's on your mind?"
Zhu Houzhao keeps looking up, even once in a while. He will allow him to relax his wandering and sentimentality.
"Qiu Yun... If you were just a tea-serving maid that no one cares about in the palace, your life might be much calmer. But when you come to the East Palace and stay by my side, this is a whirlpool of power. You can't be so weak in the future."
"Your Highness, this is..."
"I know you are afraid of Liu Jin and you keep a low profile. But last time, didn't Liu Jin still come to your door and ask you questions? This is the difference between being here with me and just being a tea maid."
"Your Highness!" Qiu Yun was startled and suddenly knelt down.
Zhu Houzhao was helpless and said with a smile: "Get up, I don't want to do anything to you. I'm not spying on you, but there are more people coming to me to make irresponsible remarks than you can imagine. What I said today is for Hello."
"Your Highness, can you make it more clear?"
"I like your temperament. You are careful, quiet, and do things well without haste. That's why I said this. But because your temperament is too soft, you will tolerate it when you can, hide when you can, and are unwilling to do it. It’s something that offends people, but only insignificant people can avoid being hated by others.”
And since she is close to the prince, she will only have more troubles in the future, not less.
With this explanation, Qiu Yun probably understood that she had never thought about this level in the past, but the prince did.
No wonder everyone now says that the prince is smart and will become a sage king in the future.
