In an instant, Zhu Jianshen's heart surged, his handsome face turned red due to excessive excitement, and his breathing became rapid.
But soon, the excitement on his face gradually faded away.
Just because... these are all his reasonings, based on the premise that Li Qing did not lie to him, and are not necessarily facts.
It's possible that Li Qing didn't investigate at all, but just told lies to deceive him.
And based on his knowledge of Li Qing, this guy can definitely do such a thing.
Zhu Jianshen's newly raised hope gradually extinguished, and the look in his eyes gradually dissipated.
Happiness came and went too quickly, making him uncomfortable.
Damn it, hate it, Li Qing is bullying others too much... Zhu Jianshen gritted his teeth secretly, he had never seen such a arrogant person.
'If you dare to come to court tomorrow, it will be over to see if I deduct your salary...! '
Zhu Jianshen was angry secretly. He was really angry at Li Qing. How could he not be angry? His first love was taken away by a person, and he was already a child. Who wouldn't be angry?
It's simply... deep hatred!
After he was done with it, he couldn't help but get entangled, should he look for it or not?
Don't look for it. I'm really not willing to do it. Go look for it. Li Qing's guy is probably lying to him. It's useless. If word gets out, where will he put his face?
Zhu Jian was deeply entangled all the way, and it was not until Long Chaan entered the palace that he made up his mind.
try to find!
I am the emperor, who dares to laugh at me... Zhu Jianshen encouraged himself.
~
Zhu Jianshen stepped off the dragon chariot, glanced at Xiao Hengzi, and said: "Come with me, no one else is waiting, just wait outside."
"yes."
Xiao Hengzi became anxious: Look at the emperor's face... Shouldn't he change our family?
In this palace, eunuchs have no human rights, even the eunuchs who are in charge of the ceremony.
If the emperor says to change you, I will change you. There is absolutely no room for negotiation.
The eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty were not even remotely different from those of the Han and Tang dynasties.
Xiao Hengzi followed him into the main hall. As soon as Zhu Jianshen sat down, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, slave..."
"I haven't said anything yet, so you can't do it?" Zhu Jianshen was furious: "If you can do it, you can do it, but if you can't, get out!"
"?" Xiao Hengzi was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses. His fright was immediately replaced by surprise, and he quickly said: "If you are capable, please give me your orders, Your Majesty!"
This was the first time the emperor had given him a task. Of course he was pleasantly surprised. Asking him to work proved that he had no intention of replacing him for the time being.
As long as you do a good job, everything will be fine!
"This matter is very...meaningful to me." Zhu Jian said in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will never let you down." Xiao Hengzi patted his chest, looking very professional.
Seeing this, Zhu Jianshen felt more secure in his heart and waved: "Come forward."
"Yes." Xiao Hengzi became more and more excited. The more confidential the things the emperor asked him to do, the greater the possibility that he could continue to serve as the eunuch of the palm print.
Zhu Jianshen glanced outside, and then whispered: "Help me find someone, a... woman."
Xiao Hengzi: (⊙o⊙)…
The dull expression disappeared in a flash, and Xiao Hengzi said seriously and seriously: "Can the emperor... be more specific?"
"Wait a minute." Zhu Jianshen walked to the imperial desk, opened the locked drawer, took out a painting and unfolded it, "That's her. She may be older in real life, um... in her thirties, with a smile and a pear dimple in the corner of her right eye. There is a tear mole on his lower body, so he probably lives near the capital."
Xiao Hengzi took a closer look and felt vaguely familiar, as if he had seen it before, but he couldn't remember.
"Your Majesty, can you please place this painting... Haha... I don't know how to paint. It would be difficult to find it without the original painting." Xiao Hengzi said tentatively.
Zhu Jian thought deeply for a while, nodded and said: "Send it back later, but...you must not let irrelevant people know about it."
Xiao Hengzi understood and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I just said that my relatives came to seek refuge and got lost... uh... is this possible?"
He was a little unsure as to what the emperor meant by the woman in the painting.
After all... the woman is in her thirties.
But no matter what it means, it is not something he can blaspheme, even if it is a little disrespectful in words.
"Yeah...that's fine." Zhu Jianshen nodded: "In short, the third person cannot know about this matter."
"This slave understands." Xiao Hengzi took the painting and put it away carefully, "Your Majesty, don't worry, this slave will do your best."
"Well, go and do it quickly." Zhu Jianshen nodded, "If the matter is completed, I will have a reward."
Xiao Hengzi was elated, not because of the reward, but because of the meaning of the reward.
"My servant obeys the order." Xiao Hengzi saluted and was about to turn around to do it. Suddenly he remembered that there was something he had not asked, "Your Majesty, when you find the person, do you bring him directly, or...?"
Zhu Jian was stunned and couldn't answer the question for a moment.
Yes, what can we do if we find her? Do we really want to force her into the palace?
She already has children, even if she is allowed to live in the palace, will she be happy?
She treats him so well, but he wants to... hurt her?
Zhu Jianshen was in pain and entangled, and Li Qing was whispering in his ears again.
'Your Majesty, if you love her, you must think about her. '
'Your Majesty, do you want her family to break up? '
'Your Majesty, there is a kind of love called letting go. '
'Your Majesty, don't disturb me, this is the greatest respect. '
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...what's wrong with you? Do you want the imperial doctor to be sent to you?" Xiao Hengzi asked with concern.
Zhu Jianshen came back to his senses and breathed out quietly: "If you find him, you must not disturb his life, not even a little bit, just come back and tell me."
After a pause, he said: "Also, you can't look for her and affect people's lives. Just search on the street. You can't go to people's homes and search door to door."
The second uncle had just passed away not long ago, and Zhu Jianshen did not dare to forget his instructions, and he also understood that the people below might do extreme things to please him.
Zhu Jianshen said seriously: "Remember, it is not a crime to find people, but it is a crime to disturb the people!"
"Yes, I obey your order."
Zhu Jian sighed deeply and said, "As the New Year approaches, everyone goes to the New Year's Fair. This is the time of year when women leave the house most frequently. Please look for her carefully."
After thinking about it, he added a deadline: "If there is no progress before New Year's Eve, just... give up."
Xiao Hengzi's pressure increased sharply, and he hesitated: "Your Majesty, in such a short time, I'm afraid..."
"I said, it's not a crime if you can't find it." Zhu Jianshen said, "As long as you are willing to use your heart, I won't blame you."
Xiao Hengzi breathed a sigh of relief: "I obey the order, I will leave."
~
Zhu Jianshen leaned on the chair, looked at the carvings on the beam, and whispered to himself: "Whether you can find it or not depends on God's will."
In fact, he had already accepted his fate.
So what if you find it? As an emperor, can he still forcibly seize civilian women?
Even if he really goes all out and is shameless, I'm afraid he will only get the hatred of Sister Zhen'er.
After all...she was rare back then.
Zhu Jianshen smiled bitterly. He had no idea now, he just wanted to put an end to his ignorant boyhood feelings.
…
The next day, before dawn, Li Qing was sleeping soundly.
'Bang bang bang...'
"Uncle Li, it's time for Uncle Li to go to court."
The annoying knock on the door woke Li Qing up. He got up and became angry as soon as he got up. He shouted: "Who told you that I am going to court?"
"I heard it all yesterday. The emperor said that if you don't go to court, your salary will be deducted." Outside the door, the little girl's voice continued to sound, "Get up quickly. The Marquis's salary for one month is more than enough for us to celebrate the New Year."
"Your ears are really sharp!" Li Qing said through gritted teeth.
"Oh, Uncle Li, get up quickly, or you'll be late." The little girl continued, while banging on the door, "Don't sleep, come back in the morning and sleep again."
Li Qing was so angry that his teeth ached: "Xiao Nizi, if you knock on the door again, believe it or not, I will slap you with a big ear-scratcher!"
"Uncle Li, how could you do this?" Zhu Wanqing was so aggrieved that she broke her guard.
In order to wake up Li Qing, she herself didn't even sleep well, but she got a lot of curses in return.
How pitiful she is, but she also has good intentions.
How can there be such an elder who is careless and cares about nothing, even if he doesn't receive praise, he still complains all the time?
"I count to three!"
"...I don't care, I don't care if the emperor deducts all your salary." Zhu Wanqing said with a cry, and then the footsteps disappeared.
Li Qing was also very angry. He groaned and lay down again, but he couldn't fall asleep anymore.
It's really frustrating to have your sweet dreams disturbed on such a cold day.
Faintly hearing the sobbing coming from outside, Li Qing sat up with a wry smile, put on his shoes and opened the door.
"Hello!"
"ah!"
Zhu Wanqing was so excited that she couldn't care less about her grievance and said hurriedly: "Uncle Li, you didn't count just now?"
"...I can't sleep because of your noise." Li Qing said helplessly, "Let's go to the living room to chat with Uncle Li for a while."
"Oh~"
In the living room, Li Qing lit a charcoal pot. After a while, the chill subsided a lot.
Zhu Wanqing said dullly: "Uncle Li, do you think the emperor dare not deduct your salary?"
"That's not true. I'm not that awesome yet." Li Qing shook his head slightly while stirring the charcoal to make it burn more vigorously.
"Then why don't you go to court?" She was puzzled and aggrieved, and muttered: "You worry about buying groceries, and you don't want to give up a month's salary. It's really... simply ridiculous."
Li Qing smiled slightly, but this time he didn't get angry with her.
Although she was unhappy to be woken up, the little girl did have good intentions. She was just angry and said, "Sooner or later, he will repay me twice as much as he deducted from me."
"So confident?" The little girl curled her lips.
"certainly!"
"Why?"
"Your father deducted my salary back then, but he didn't double it up afterwards." Li Qing said with a smile, "Because he needs me, and in the same way, the current emperor also needs me;
It's just that the new emperor has just ascended the throne and is not very familiar with government affairs. In addition, there have been previous conflicts, which is why this is the case. "
"You have an affair with the new emperor?" Zhu Wanqing asked curiously, "What affair?"
"...Children should stop asking about adults' affairs."
"I will be fourteen years old after the Chinese New Year." Zhu Wanqing refused to accept it.
"A fourteen-year-old is still a child!"
"Uncle Li, you are bullying me." The little girl prided herself on being smart, but she was always treated like a child by Li Qing. In addition, she had been scolded for her kindness just now, so she felt aggrieved and cried: "You just hate me, no matter what You hate whatever I do."
Li Qing felt somewhat unreasonable and said with a sneer: "How can I do that? It's not too late for you, Uncle Li, dear, how can you hate me?"
"That's right...!" Zhu Wanqing pursed her lips and shed big tears, "You are rarely mean to big brother, but you are mean to me every time. Wuwuwu...I want to go home."
Li Qing: "..."
I was woken up from a sound sleep. Who did I offend? I'm a victim too, okay?
