Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 36

Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The close servant eunuch conveyed the emperor's will.

Cao Zhengchun asked suspiciously: "Who do you think His Majesty is talking to?"

"Eunuch Cao, you are the secret agent of Hulong Villa."

When Cao Zhengchun heard this, his expression changed.

This Dragon Hulong Villa has always been Cao Zhengchun's confidant's serious trouble, except for Tiedan Shenhou, his four masters are all very difficult to deal with.

At this time, among the four masters of Hulong Mountain Villa, Cheng Shifei of the Huangzi generation has not joined yet, but Huangzi No. [-] secret agent still exists, but it is not him.

Cao Zhengchun stood outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, not daring to leave.

He really didn't know why the Ouchi spy entered the palace.

If Lord Tiedan sends someone to spy on him, or to assassinate him, then his good life will be over.

On the south side of Tianwei, if the Son of Heaven is bewitched by the inner secret agents, I am afraid that the West Factory will be destroyed.

Cao Zhengchun was sweating profusely at the thought of this, but he dared not leave.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Shangguan Haitang narrated her various conjectures about the eunuch's poison test in the imperial dining room without involving various forces.

In her view, Shangguan Haitang, Dongchang and Xichang were worried about His Majesty's comfort, and defined this matter as murdering the emperor.

Taking advantage of this, they not only eradicate dissidents, but also expand their own strength, which really kills two birds with one stone.

"Your Majesty, I think that everyone's self-defense is not conducive to the investigation at this time. Only the six gates are enough to investigate this matter. The East Factory and the West Factory can completely withdraw."

"Or only the East Factory or the West Factory will be left. Now the two forces are hindering each other, which is not conducive to the progress of the case at all,"

Listening to what the woman in front of him said, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help frowning slightly.

This woman in front of me is not simple!

Zhu Houzhao looked at the woman in front of him, bright eyes and white teeth, smart and heroic!

"Well, you're right!"

"You are worthy of being the woman in charge of the world's number one village!"

Shangguan Haitang heard that Zhu Houzhao was praising him, waved his hands and said, "A lowly position is nothing before His Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao got up suddenly: "Come on, you accompany me to Chuxiu Palace, I want to go and see, who is going to poison me? Or is it going to poison Baixue?"

If you want to poison the emperor, it is disobedience, enough to punish the nine clans, but it is difficult to vent your anger.If Bai Xue was poisoned, then there must be a black hand behind this group of people, maybe the black hand is among his ministers.

The White Lotus Sect was just a cover, so maybe someone was behind the assassination of him that day, otherwise, who would know exactly where he appeared?
Besides, in this palace, there are not many people who can bring poison into the palace, and put poison into the imperial dining room without anyone noticing.

As for poisoning Bai Xue.

A little court lady who has just been awarded the title of lady, and has not been canonized as a concubine, or even has a lower status than talented people, has no use value for them.

So what's the use of poisoning her?

However, if this is said again, if this poison is to poison Bai Xue, it must be a cruel palace fight!

Then who regards Bai Xue as a thorn in the side, a thorn in the flesh?

Zhu Houzhao walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation and shouted to the eunuch, "Come here, drive to Chuxiu Palace!"

When Cao Zhengchun saw the emperor going out, he immediately followed Zhu Houzhao and went together.

The Forbidden City is located in all directions. The Forbidden City is located on the west side of the harem. The Chuxiu Palace is not a palace, but a well-proportioned palace complex with more than a dozen courtyards and hundreds of houses inside.

Bai Xue lives in the third courtyard inside Chuxiu Palace.

The big and small things that happened in the palace recently made the eunuchs in the harem panic. Many eunuchs' daughters turned green when they mentioned the imperial dining room.

This imperial dining room is an important place in the palace, and there was a poisoning incident. It is said that all the eunuchs in the imperial dining room were taken away by Dongxichang. This is not important, what is important is that many people died there.
Who is not afraid?
If you are afraid that you will be involved, your life will be lost!
"My lord, how cruel do you think this poisonous person is? Not only did so many people die, but many people were also implicated. It is said that they captured all the eunuchs in the imperial dining room, even the one who delivered vegetables. The eunuchs have all been arrested."

"Shhh, being talked nonsense, be careful not to be overheard, cut off your tongue!"

The palace maid who spoke also quickly closed her mouth, for fear that another word would leak out of her mouth.

Bai Xue was also a frightened bird at this time. When she came out of the clothing bureau, she also experienced the same setbacks and sufferings as ordinary people. When she was in the clothing bureau, she was also bullied by those old palace ladies. will be beaten.

She is also cautious about everything around her.

She couldn't find an exit in the palace, and she was actually teased by the sisters accompanying her, they didn't want this Bai Xue to follow them back, if Jin Yiwei caught her, she would probably eat her good fruit.

In the Cining Palace.

Empress Dowager Zhang was burning incense when a middle-aged eunuch stooped in.

"Report to the Empress Dowager, the East and West factories are arresting people wantonly."

The queen mother still burned incense devoutly and remained unmoved.

After a while, the queen mother said to him: "Isn't it just such a poisoning case? What's the fuss? It's very strange that this kind of thing happened in other places, but in the Forbidden City of Nuoda, there are intrigues everywhere, everywhere There are swords and swords, this is normal!

When Emperor Hongzhi was in power, he and Empress Zhang were husband and wife.

How many storms and waves have the two of them experienced in their lives?

She is no stranger to the brutal killings in the palace!
Back then, there were more people who poisoned and killed Emperor Hongzhi!

This incident happened in the imperial dining room, and it was a test for the emperor. He had to grow up, and he had to experience some cruelty himself in order to become more mature.

In Chuxiu Palace, Bai Xue and several maids are building flower branches.

There was a scream outside the door: "The emperor is here!"

Soon, all the eunuchs and court ladies around Chuxiu Palace knelt down.

Bai Xue's heart was pounding with fright, she remembered that day when she was in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she was still letting herself go, unrestrained, and she didn't feel panic at all.

Until this boy appeared in front of him.

Yes, it was the young man in front of me, like the little brother next door, he prevented others from scolding her.

At that time she did not know that he was the emperor.

It's just that since then, her fate has changed. She lived in Chuxiu Palace, and a group of sisters changed around her.
Zhu Houzhao entered Chuxiu Palace and saw Bai Xue kneeling on the ground.

"His Majesty."

"Be flat!"

Many eunuchs and maids stood up and retreated, Zhu Hou looked at Ouyang Jing and Shangguan Haitai behind him, feeling a little doubt in his heart.
Zhu Houzhao ordered Ouyang Jing and Shangguan Haitang to stand outside the room where Bai Xue lived today, and Cao Zhengchun was the only one who followed him in.

After all, Cao Zhengchun is the governor of Dongchang. His martial arts skills are unparalleled and he can protect himself from all accidents that happen around him.

There are many guards in the Palace of Mental Cultivation, so Cao Zhengchun doesn't need to follow him, but if he goes to other places, he can only follow closely if there is no one soldier.

As soon as he entered Bai Xue's room and sat down, Zhu Houzhao turned his head and said to Cao Zhengchun who was beside him, "Why, you are still worried that she is a weak woman and will be bad for me?"

Cao Zhengchun immediately cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not think so, but I still dare not leave."

Cao Zhengchun made it clear what he meant. He definitely didn't want to leave the emperor for even half a step. If the emperor made the slightest mistake in front of him, he would be killed by the nine Zhulian clans. He had shed blood for this price.
(End of this chapter)