"The tea given to His Highness should not be too hot or too cold, especially as the weather is getting colder. A cup of tea will feel cold in less than half an hour, so you need to change it more frequently."
"Your Highness gets up at midnight every day and likes to drink a glass of water after getting up. We have to get up an hour in advance, clean the tea sets, boil hot water, and cool it to half temperature at midnight."
Qiuyun is so busy every morning, and it has been like this these days.
The only difference today was that Eunuch Liu suddenly walked in. The wrinkles on his face were deeper than before. He looked a few years older. In short, his temperament had changed.
If he was high-spirited before, he is probably much more cautious now.
"Qiuyun, His Highness is changing. Hurry up."
Qiu Yun was slightly startled when he saw Liu Jin, but quickly returned to normal.
Then I rubbed my hands and breathed some air to warm them up.
It's winter now. It's fine at noon, but it will be very cold in the morning.
Going all the way like this, your hands will be a little stiff from the cold. If you make any mistakes because of this, it will be a big sin.
Liu Jin was on duty for the first time today after being slapped. She became much more honest in front of the prince and stood quietly aside with the Buddha dust in hand.
Zhu Houzhao also felt a little cold,
In this era, even the crown prince cannot enjoy heating.
I can only wear a few more layers, and add a red plush thick coat.
He glanced at Liu Jin. He wanted to say something, but it was hard to find a word. Anyway, it would be good for this old guy to be honest, even for the time being.
The sun was far away from the horizon and could already be seen from within the palace walls.
The weather is cold, and the trees in front of the palace are all bare. In the past, the eunuch would sweep the fallen leaves, but now there is nothing.
"Your Highness, do you want to warm up the book?" Liu Jin asked.
He would never have thought of saying this before.
"Okay. By the way, let peace come."
Although it's a bit early, it's still a time when my mind is clear.
Ping An is a dying person.
Because whoever decides the rules on that day will be punished by death.
But Ping An never said anything.
After all, Zhu Houzhao is still a modern soul, and it is difficult for him to speak out about such torture, even though he has a decisive character.
When Zhang Yong brought him here, he could also see Liu Jin.
Speaking of which, if he hadn't asked Liu Jin for help inexplicably that day,
The crown prince would not anger Liu Jin because of this.
So when Ping An saw Liu Jin in the palace, he was instinctively a little scared. There is still hope in the midst of fear. I probably feel that I am tight-lipped and have not said anything. I finally have a bottom line and am qualified to live.
However, the Liu Jin of today is not the Liu Jin of that time. He is very honest now. Not to mention Ping An kneeling down in front of His Highness, even if his own father is kneeling here, he must not have any expression at all.
"Your Highness, we have arrived safely."
Zhu Houzhao sat in front of the desk and looked at the people kneeling in front of him.
After a long silence, he said: "Peace..."
"My servant is here," the little eunuch said tremblingly.
"In the palace, you need someone like me to have a backer to survive. Do you know that?"
Zhang Yongjing was completely devoted and loyal to the prince after what happened to Wu Kuan last time, so he felt right after hearing this. Qiuyun didn't care about this and pretended not to have heard anything.
In fact, Liu Jin would feel harsh after hearing this.
But Liu Jin had been temporarily tamed, so Zhu Houzhao had no scruples in speaking.
"This slave is confused! I didn't understand these things before, I only knew how to obey orders. Please spare this slave, Your Highness. From now on, Your Highness will be my slave's heaven, and I will definitely listen to Your Highness in every matter." Ping An sounded tearful when talking about it, but he was actually pitiful.
From his perspective, what can he do?
In this Forbidden City, he is not even qualified to go to the card table. If he dies, he will die in the wave of power struggle.
Just as Zhu Houzhao wanted to suppress Liu Jin, it was the evolution of power in the East Palace that led to his end.
"Logically speaking, if you don't explain, I should take your life, but your tight mouth is also an advantage. I do have one thing to explain to you. This matter is not easy. After it is completed, I will let Zhang Yong I’ll send you out of the palace and go somewhere else… I’ll bring you back later… I’ll bring you back later.”
He wanted to wait until he ascended the throne.
Ping An had no other thoughts at this time. He hit the ground with his head and faced death, "Your Highness, please tell me!"
Zhu Houzhao called Zhang Yong over and whispered in his ear,
Zhang Yong's body tightened.
Liu Jin might have looked curious in the past, but now...he still has a dead fish face.
"Your Highness...in this case..."
"Go ahead and tell him."
Zhang Yong's face was very serious, and Ping An was also panicked when he saw it. What on earth is going on? !
Can I still live after this is done?
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…
In the afternoon, Zhu Houzhao went to accompany his father.
Emperor Hongzhi worked very hard every day. Originally he only had morning dynasty, but later the minister suggested that he should add an afternoon dynasty. Well, then add an afternoon dynasty.
In the afternoon, around three or four o'clock, I can get some free time.
When he came back from Qianqing Palace, he happened to see Wang Hao waiting for him in the East Palace.
Zhu Houzhao felt happy and went over to salute, "Mr. Wang."
"My lord, I have met His Highness."
Last time at the Qianqing Palace, Wang Hao and Wu Kuan were together, wanting to ask the emperor to explain the prince's departure from the palace.
It’s just that he sees more and talks less.
After all, Wang Hao was a pure person. The crown prince said a lot of things for the people at that time, so he could not help but recognize such a prince.
But after all, they haven't been together for a few days, and there seems to be an awkward atmosphere between them.
At least that's what Wang Hao thinks,
Of course, Zhu Houzhao was fine. He's not embarrassed anyway, it's others who are.
Back to the Nuan Pavilion,
He also showed Wang Hao a copybook that he had practiced many times.
The prince's seriousness was something he, the King, had seen with his own eyes.
Every time I come to the East Palace, I always ask for help. Either I can't read the words, or I don't understand the sentences. Now a few days later, I gave him the copybook I practiced and asked him to evaluate it.
The attitude towards him was still as warm and polite as before, and it seemed that he was not affected by that day at all.
Wang Hao felt unbearably sad for a moment, feeling moved and remorseful at the same time.
"Your Highness..."
"What's wrong? I'm not making any progress in my writing?"
He used the word "no progress" because now is not the time to talk about good or bad. If the level is there, what is written is poor. This is not something that can be done in a day or two.
"No, Your Highness has certainly made progress. Besides..." Wang Hao opened his eyes hard, holding back tears, and then said: "Besides, calligraphy is just a small thing for Your Highness. Back then, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was considered a famous calligrapher. But he was ignorant and ignorant, misled the country and the people, and ruined thousands of miles of country."
After finishing speaking, he looked carefully at the words written by the prince: There are successive orders for learning, and there are specialties for skills.
This sentence comes from Han Yu's "Shi Shuo".
"Mr. Wang's words naturally make sense. I don't want to become a master of calligraphy, but if everything is crooked in the future, where will the royal family's face be? At that time, the scholars will still say that my teacher did not teach well. That is not for me. Are you embarrassed?"
The meaning of these words is naturally to recognize Wang Kuo as his teacher.
Wang Hao sighed in his heart that he was not as open-minded as his children.
"Your Highness is serious. It is a blessing for me to be your teacher."
"There is no need to say these polite words between master and disciple. Today I want to ask this: there are specialties in the arts."
Zhu Hou copied his hands, his face became relaxed, and he told some stories to make Wang Hao not feel so bitter and resentful, as if he had committed a serious crime, "That day I went out incognito and had a brief chat with the shopkeeper of a restaurant. He Although he doesn’t look very good, he is good at marrying a wife. He has many children in his family, with three daughters and four sons.”
"This is a good thing, but...his four sons are all studying, but only the eldest son can pass the exam. Do you think this is pitiful?"
There are stories to listen to, and the atmosphere finally becomes relaxed and comfortable.
Wang Hao also rarely chuckled, "It is indeed difficult to get to the top of the imperial examination, and it is not easy to be valued by the court and the emperor. Since ancient times, there has been a saying of ten years of hard study, but in fact it is more than ten years? I know that some people After studying and taking exams for a lifetime, it’s hard to get on the imperial list in the end.”
White hair but no rank, that’s what they say.
"Yeah, whether you read well or not, you have talent. For example, the shopkeeper's son, in my opinion, can't win. I don't want such a stupid man in the first place." Zhu Houzhao smiled relaxedly, but Gradually, sadness appeared on his face, "However, I think this shopkeeper is determined, saying that as long as he can afford it, he can study for a day. If this continues, won't this well-off family fall back into poverty because of this? "
Wang Hao was startled, and he suddenly understood why the prince wrote that calligraphy.
Moreover, Wu Kuan said that day that it was a sophistry for the prince to equate traveling incognito with doing things for the people.
He originally believed it, but now it seems that it is nonsense. Even if it is not completely equal, His Highness the Crown Prince still has the people in mind when he leaves the palace!
Wang Hao felt incomprehensible, and he probably felt guilty for doubting His Highness.
Such a prince obviously practices the Confucian morality of serving the people wholeheartedly! He doesn't support such a prince, and he still calls himself a saint's apprentice? !
