Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 19 Missing Person, Notice

After a round of questioning, Zhu Changluo, who had "just woken up", seemed no longer so sleepy.

After asking Wang An to bring him some food, Zhu Changluo said, "It turns out that the Empress Dowager is worried about her grandson. Wang An, although the Empress Dowager should have gone to bed, you should still go to the Cining Palace. Tell the head of the Cining Palace that I have finally woken up thanks to the Empress Dowager's gift of scriptures, and go to pay my respects tomorrow morning."

Wang An went out. Zhu Changluo drank some porridge and ate some snacks that Concubine Wang Gong had brought. Then he said to her sincerely, "I am sorry to have worried you, mother."

"It's good that you woke up! Amitabha, may the Bodhisattva bless us, it's all thanks to the Queen Mother..."

She expressed her sincere gratitude there, but Zhu Changluo remained silent.

Whether it was Concubine Wang Gong or Wang An, no one cooperated with him in acting.

It was a hot day, and Zhu Changluo had been staying covered in the quilt all the time. He felt really uncomfortable, and his pale and tired face was not fake.

"Mother, my son is fine now. You should go to bed early and don't tire yourself out."

"Wait until Wang An comes back, and then he will look after you." Concubine Wang Gong shook her head firmly.

Fortunately, the pulse was not serious this time and the imperial physician did not prescribe any medicine.

Otherwise, she has to be extremely careful with anything she eats.

It took Wang An a lot of time to run back and forth to the Cining Palace. During this time, Concubine Wang Gong felt that her son was absent-minded.

The dazed look in his eyes still made her worried.

After Wang An came back, she gave Wang An some instructions and then went back to sleep, feeling anxious and worried.

Zhu Changluo didn't need to deliberately say anything to Wang An, so he just sat in front of the desk alone.

Wang An saw that His Highness was uneasy, his face flickering under the light, as if he was thinking and hesitating.

"Your Highness, it's getting late..."

"I can't sleep." Zhu Changluo shook his head.

"Are you afraid of having another nightmare?" Wang An asked caringly, and then said seriously, "I will quietly recite the scriptures given by the Queen Mother, Your Highness, just go and rest."

"I'll sit for a while and think about it carefully." Zhu Changluo still shook his head, "You are also very tired, take a rest."

"This servant will serve your highness."

Zhu Changluo didn't say anything else, just sat there without saying a word.

Wang An couldn't bear the fatigue after all. After all, he was almost forty years old.

Hearing his snoring, Zhu Changluo turned his head and looked over.

This play was not told to anyone.

Of course you can’t wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep, as long as he can hold on.

Among several sets of expected reactions, the final result turned out to be the most ideal one.

The emperor was indeed too lazy to care about him, but Empress Dowager Li was finally piqued by the "glorious and prosperous age" he had described in his dream some time ago.

It is not known how Chen Ju reported the incident, but the empress dowager expressed her concern by bestowing him with scriptures.

Next... Zhu Changluo has to prepare for various situations tomorrow... and he has to look even more haggard.

So it is true that he is worried at the moment.

In the back hall of Jingyang Palace, the light in the eldest prince's study was on all night.

When the fifth watch drum sounded, Wang An was awakened by Zhu Changluo shaking his shoulders.

"Your Highness?" Wang An rubbed his eyes and shuddered. "Your Highness! Have you not slept all night?"

The Zhu Changluo he saw was haggard, with bloodshot eyes and disheveled hair.

"Get washed up, it's time to go and greet you."

……

After seeing that the eldest prince had gotten better, he went to pay his respects as usual. Wei Gang sat in his own room, hesitating.

Yesterday in the middle of the night, someone came and quietly woke him up.

The news conveyed made Wei Gang extremely frightened and it was difficult for him to make a decision.

I didn't expect it to be so fast.

Want to do it?
Wei Gang is not stupid. After doing this, he will probably lose his head.

The truth was revealed and he was the one to take the blame.

Well, he will have to take the secret underground in the future.

But those filthy fellows who were replaced before, before they could play a bigger role, were all dealt with just because the outsiders suddenly made irresponsible remarks about the palace.

Although they were not killed or driven out of the palace, they were now sent to do menial labor.

Without those people, I would have to do this myself.

Wei Gang didn't want to do it.

People outside may not feel it deeply, but Wei Gang is in Jingyang Palace every day, and he knows best that this gentleman is very different now.

Rather than getting the job done and hoping for some wealth and honor in the future if he behaved himself to the end, Wei Gang was more worried that the master would find out about it and wipe out his entire family.

But if you don't do it, you will definitely be punished by finding a fault, and then you may die unclearly and bring disaster to your family.

After all, I already knew some of the plans.

Looking at the locked cabinet in the corner of the room, Wei Gang's face was gloomy.

After a long while, he decided to postpone it.

Just find an excuse, after all, this thing has to be done without anyone knowing.

On the other side, when Zhu Changluo went to the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yijun had not yet gotten up.

Naturally, he would not meet Zhu Changluo.

Zhu Changluo went to Kunning Palace again, but was still turned away.

The Queen would rather have less trouble than more.

So Zhu Changluo went to the Cining Palace again, and Empress Dowager Li met him.

Seeing his appearance, he knew that he had not slept all night, so he told him to go back and get some sleep, and asked Wang And to recite more scriptures.

Zhu Changluo hesitated several times, and Empress Dowager Li noticed this. After he left, Empress Dowager Li felt that her grandson was worried today, not like the eloquent and cheerful person he had been in the past few days.

Nothing to say for a day.

At dusk, Zhu Yijun went to the Cining Palace early to complete the morning and evening prayers for the day. On his way back, he met Zhu Changluo and Wang An who were about to pay their respects to him.

The father and son met on the west side of the Qianqing Palace, and Zhu Changluo naturally saluted.

Zhu Yijun took a step back with some repulsion and asked cautiously, "I heard from my mother that you were possessed by a ghost before?"

"Yes, Father. Fortunately, I was able to wake up thanks to the sutras given by my grandmother."

Zhu Yijun's eyes swept over him: "Did your mother give you scriptures to suppress him before he woke up?"

"...I just woke up at 11:00 p.m. last night." Zhu Changluo pondered the meaning of his words and only answered like this.

"Humph! If you don't play tricks on others in your daily life, how could you be invaded by evil things if your heart is pure and kind?"

"My son remembers it."

Zhu Changluo answered calmly, and his eyes looking at Zhu Yijun were also calm.

Evil spirits invading my body? Haha.

This look made Zhu Yijun very uncomfortable, as if he had guessed what he was thinking, and it also seemed a bit disdainful.

"Go!"

Zhu Yijun waved his hand and the imperial carriage moved aside.

He was originally looking straight ahead, but when he saw his son bowing his head to the side, Zhu Yijun turned his head to look.

At this time, Zhu Changluo had straightened up again and was looking at him.

Zhu Yijun felt a little annoyed, as this etiquette was too casual.

I didn't take any further steps before I heard footsteps fading away behind me.

Zhu Yijun looked back and saw that the boy had indeed turned around and walked towards the Cining Palace.

He didn't even behave politely and wait for me to leave!

It is very likely that he has been infected by evil spirits, otherwise why would he be so erratic and rude?

With something on his mind, he was having dinner with the Imperial Consort and her son when he suddenly heard the eunuch in charge of Ciqing Palace come to invite him, saying that the Empress Dowager had ordered the Emperor to come over to discuss an important matter.

Zhu Yijun was greatly surprised.

It had been a long time since the Queen Mother called him over for something important, and it seemed quite urgent.

For a moment, Zhu Yijun didn't think much and immediately set off.

It was not until he got on the imperial carriage that he suddenly remembered: If there was something important or urgent, why didn't he tell An Meng when he asked for the summons?

It was after that boy went to say hello!
"The eldest prince is still in the Cining Palace?" Zhu Yijun asked.

"Your Majesty, yes."

Upon hearing this answer, Zhu Yijun's face fell.

He had just recovered from his illness, so why was he making such a fuss again? Could it be that some evil spirit had gone mad?

"Is there anything unusual in the Cining Palace?"

"Your Majesty, no." The old eunuch in Empress Dowager Li's palace was a little surprised why the emperor asked this.

Zhu Yijun said no more and sat on the imperial carriage with a gloomy look on his face.

The Yikun Palace was not far from the Cining Palace. After entering the palace gate, the old eunuch led the way: "Your Majesty, in the Buddhist Hall."

Zhu Yijun was even more surprised, but at the same time he felt relieved.

In the Buddhist temple and in front of the Bodhisattva, even if there is any evil spirit, it would not dare to run rampant.

When they arrived at the Buddhist temple, the rebellious son was there as expected, kneeling before the Bodhisattva. The Empress Dowager Li was sitting beside him, twirling her Buddhist beads and chanting in a low voice.

There was also confusion and deep worry on her face.

"Mother, why are you calling my son here?"

Empress Dowager Li opened her eyes and first looked at Zhu Changluo who was kneeling over there, and then looked at Zhu Yijun, and then ordered the others: "You all should withdraw. Don't keep anyone around the Buddhist hall."

"Yes."

Zhu Yijun frowned slightly, which meant to dismiss the servants and tell them not to listen.

Looking at Zhu Changluo's back, he began to feel nervous: Could it be that what his mother wants to talk about is the issue of establishing a crown prince?

What kind of slander has this rebellious son made?

Unexpectedly, Empress Dowager Li picked up a piece of paper from the side and asked: "Has the emperor heard of these three people?"

Zhu Yijun took it doubtfully, and it looked somewhat familiar to him.

Isn't this the handwriting of that rebellious son imitating his own style?

Written on it are the names and hometowns of three people.

Xu Guangqi was from Songjiang Prefecture, Nanzhili.

Sun Chuanting was from Daizhou, Shanxi.

Lu Xiangsheng was a native of Changzhou Prefecture in Southern Zhili.

He had never heard of these three names.

"Mother, who are these three people?" Zhu Yijun asked in confusion.

"Does the emperor know these three people?" Empress Dowager Li stared at him with extremely sharp eyes.

Zhu Yijun felt a little uneasy when he was looked at like that and shook his head.

Empress Dowager Li nodded slowly, and then said something that shocked Zhu Yijun.

"That's good! In this case, please ask the emperor to arrange for a servant who is tight-lipped and knows the rules to send someone to secretly search for these three people. With their names, surnames and hometowns, it should not be difficult to find them. Before finding out that these three people are indeed there, Chang Luo will move to Ciqing Palace to fast and worship Buddha, and postpone his admission to school. If the outside ministers have any doubts, I will issue an imperial decree to make it clear that it is my intention!"

The tone and attitude left no room for doubt.

(End of this chapter)