Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen frowned. He immediately thought of that damn Zhou Kui. Could it be because of him that the queen wanted to see him?
Estimating the time, I guess I should have finished meeting Zhou Kui by now.
Thinking like this, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to see what was going on with Empress Zhou looking for him, and what did she want to say? So he sent a message to summon him.
After a while, Queen Zhou came over in a hurry. Meeting the emperor politely according to the etiquette system reminded Emperor Chongzhen of his usual behavior as a queen, and the anger in his heart became much less.
I saw Empress Zhou asking Emperor Chongzhen with a worried look on her face: "Your Majesty, although the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, I don't want to ask about outside affairs. However, I gave birth to Cixi and Ainao. As their mother, I want to ask Your Majesty, they are both still young, so it is completely unheard of to ask them to do things, especially the concubine, and to ask her to be someone's maid. This... Your Majesty, is it appropriate?"
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen understood her mood. Thinking of the current situation, he sighed and said: "You are their mother, but don't forget, I am also their father. If it is not necessary to do this, Will I do this?"
After hearing this, Queen Zhou looked at him for a while, and then asked with concern: "Your Majesty, can you give me the reason?"
Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to tell the real reason, because it was related to Zhang Mingwei's magical origin. But if you don’t say anything, it doesn’t seem to make sense. After thinking for a moment, he said seriously to Queen Zhou: "I believe you should already know about the defeat of Songshan. The main army of the imperial court was completely wiped out. Now there are almost no available troops. The country and the country are in danger. Let the two of them do their job. For the sake of reviving the Ming Dynasty, do you understand?"
After hearing this, Queen Zhou's mood became obviously depressed. She can naturally feel the ups and downs of the Ming Dynasty. He wanted to sigh, but he was afraid of affecting Emperor Chongzhen's mood, so he had to hold back and said: "I can understand Cixi going south, so I won't say anything more. But, what about Ainao? She is the eldest princess of Daming Hall. , but to be someone else’s maid, this is simply appalling, does this have anything to do with the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty?”
At this point, she showed a little bit of confusion, and said with a bit of resentment: "She is really too young and not sensible at all. She wants to be someone else's maid, which makes me feel like she has some kind of ambition." You mean cheering, no matter what I say, you won’t listen. This... I really don’t know what’s going on!”
Well, Emperor Chongzhen had to admit that it did sound absurd to let his eldest daughter be someone else's maid; however, wouldn't it be even more absurd for people from later generations to suddenly travel in front of him?
However, this is how it happened, no matter how absurd it is, it is true!
Thinking like this, he emphasized again: "I don't agree with this! I think our daughter has grown up, understands filial piety, knows right from wrong, and is a good child!"
When he said this, Emperor Chongzhen's mind recalled the scene in which Zhu Yu'a seriously said that she was willing, even willing to sacrifice her life!
Thinking of this, he was very pleased, and said to Queen Zhou: "This is Ainao's own choice, I did not force her. You don't have to worry about this matter. Believe her, and believe me, about this matter." It will be of great benefit to her and Ming Dynasty."
"..." Queen Zhou was speechless. Why did she feel that these words were so unreliable? There would be huge benefits in becoming someone else's maid? It's impossible to be a maid of a god, right?
When she thought about it, she immediately realized the crux of the problem, and she quickly asked curiously: "Your Majesty, who is that gentleman? I heard that His Majesty values him very much. How come I have never heard of him before?"
It’s weird you’ve heard of it before! Emperor Chongzhen thought in his mind and said seriously: "The origin of Sir is incredible, so you don't have to worry about it. Just remember that he is more important than anyone else in the world today. Without him, Ming Dynasty will have no future!"
"..." Queen Zhou was dumbfounded again. She felt that there was no difficulty in communicating with Emperor Chongzhen before, but today no matter how she communicated, she couldn't understand him!
Thinking like this, she suddenly had a very strong impulse towards this so-called gentleman. She wished she could meet him immediately to see what kind of person he was, who could make His Majesty say so many incomprehensible words.
When Emperor Chongzhen saw that she was silent, he asked her: "If nothing happens, I will be busy!"
After hearing this, Empress Zhou immediately remembered that in addition to her son and daughter's affairs, she also had her father's affairs when she came over. Therefore, she said to Emperor Chongzhen: "I heard that your Majesty, in order to organize and train the new army, reorganized The imperial army wants to borrow money from the royal family and nobles for an emergency?"
Of course Queen Zhou knew that the court had no money. Otherwise, if Emperor Chongzhen's inner garment was torn, why would she need her to mend it and wear it again?
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen's heart moved, thinking that this matter had finally come to pass.
So, he calmly nodded and said, "That's right!"
After hearing this, Empress Zhou said sincerely: "Jia Dingbo is the head of the royal family, and he should set an example. He came to see me and complained that the palace was tight on expenses, and he wanted to do his best for His Majesty, but he didn't. This ability. Therefore, I gave him some jewelry and asked him to sell it and hand it over to the court on his own initiative, so that other royal relatives and nobles could see it and not have to find excuses to shirk it."
"..." Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be speechless.
He never expected that Zhou Kui came to the palace to deceive his own daughter and wanted his daughter to pay for the money. How shameless was he?
Seeing Queen Zhou's sincere face, he could understand what Queen Zhou was thinking. But the more this happened, the more hateful he felt Zhou Kui was. So, Emperor Chongzhen slammed the table and said bitterly: "What an old man Zhou Kui!"
"..." Queen Zhou didn't expect him to be so angry. After being stunned for a while, she quickly asked, "Why is Your Majesty so angry?"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen said bitterly: "You really have a good father! Do you really believe that he spends a lot of money? Do you know how much money the Jiading uncle's house has?"
"..." Queen Zhou was speechless. Only then did she remember that the Jiading uncle's house should not be short of money!
She immediately thought of her father's usual stinginess. Maybe, it was really possible that she was hiding her own money and didn't want to take it out!
However, as soon as Queen Zhou thought of this, she felt it was a bit impossible, so she replied with a little uncertainty, "But this is a big deal! My father must know that his glory and wealth come from your majesty. It comes from the prince. If the current situation is in crisis, I believe he will not be in trouble. No matter what, he should be of the same mind as your majesty and the court! My father is not a three-year-old child, so he can't recognize this, right?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen himself was stunned for a moment. Logically speaking, this should indeed be the case. Is it possible that he really has no money?
But when he thought of this old man selling the prince for himself, Emperor Chongzhen didn't care whether he had money or not. Anyway, he would not forgive this old man for that matter.
Just as he was thinking this, he heard an announcement from outside the palace door: "Your Majesty, the silver donated by Jiadingbo has been delivered to the palace."
So fast? Emperor Chongzhen and Queen Zhou couldn't help but have this doubt in their hearts.
After a while, the eunuch Xu Gao was allowed to enter the palace and once again reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, Jiadingbo just handed over the silver and said that the emperor was in urgent need of silver. He was anxious for the emperor's urgent need. Not only did he collect the money, but also There’s more!”
