[Ming Dynasty] I seem to know too much

After Zhu Houzhao found out about the full moon wine, the prince blocked Jiao Shizhi with his beard and stared eyes. He was very happy to hear the little song, but unfortunately, he was very unhappy when he heard the news about Jiao Shizhi.

Jiao Shizhi persuaded the prince with a smile, "Your Highness, I want to visit my younger siblings, and I will come back after reading this. Nothing happened, so don't be nervous, Your Highness."

Zhu Houzhao rolled his eyes impatiently, propped up his hands, and jumped from the rockery all at once, with his feet dangling below, which was very eye-catching.The prince's action was a bit dangerous, Jiao Shizhi hurriedly jumped up and barely stood beside the prince.But Jiao Shizhi was able to go up like this, the rest of the people had no choice but to coax the prince anxiously below.

The field of view on the rockery is indeed much wider than that below. Looking at the sprawling palaces, you can see shy flowers and trees on the walls of the palaces from time to time, showing off their beauty wantonly in another place.

"Shizhi, where does your sense of awe come from?" Zhu Houzhao obviously meant something.

"From the very beginning. No matter what surname or clan it is, just like the Jiao family that has continued until now and has never been cut off. Whether it is because of the blessing of the ancestors or the wisdom of the clansmen, they are all worthy of awe." This is why the world attaches great importance to the ancestral hall. .

Zhu Houzhao snorted softly, but did not speak.

Jiao Shizhi knelt down, sat down beside the prince, and said softly: "Your Highness, the ancestral hall in the humble family's family is not actually a real ancestral hall. One family has one ancestral hall, and there are only a few memorial tablets inside." Just such a simple memorial tablet carries an awe that people dare not desecrate.

That means heritage, and hope.

The prince continued to sit on the rockery in a daze, and Jiao Shizhi also sat in a daze with him.Then the crown prince accidentally shook off the shoe, and threw it directly on Liu Jin's head, causing him to fall into a big mess.Zhu Houzhao couldn't help bursting out laughing, and immediately burst into laughter from his brows and eyes.

Jiao Shizhi was indeed getting more and more busy, but after getting started, he handled it very quickly. On the contrary, he was able to get out earlier than before, and the time for returning to the palace gradually stabilized.

Empress Zhang once asked Zhu Houzhao with a smile, now that this personal bodyguard seems to be completely unable to do personal work, do you need to find another person to come over.

Zhu Houzhao replied like this, "There is no need for the queen mother, Afu is dead, did I ever find another Afu?" Although the analogy is not appropriate, Queen Zhang has nothing to say.

Afu was Zhu Houzhao's favorite cat. He liked to go to bed and take her with him when he ate and bathed. However, she fell into the water when Zhu Houzhao was five years old and was not rescued.At that time, the little Zhu Houzhao also jumped into the water and searched for a long time, but it was Emperor Hongzhi who came and pulled him up.

Facing the little baby with red eyes but no tears, Empress Zhang was so anxious that the child hadn't had any water for several days.Emperor Hongzhi coaxed him, saying that he would find him another Afu, which would look exactly the same.

The little prince who hadn't spoken for a few days finally spoke with a hoarse voice, "There is only one Afu, and I will never raise it again." Then he said harshly: "There is only one thing I like. Not what I want!"

Recalling the child's stubborn words back then, Empress Zhang no longer had such thoughts.It's just a personal bodyguard, if Shou'er wants it, he will have it, and if he doesn't, he won't.I don't know how many ways she and Emperor Hongzhi thought of to give Zhu Houzhao a playmate, but they were all rejected.Compared with Emperor Hongzhi, the father, Zhu Houzhao relied more on his servants than him.This situation improved slightly after Jiao Shizhi came, but not much.

It's just that it's rare that there is such a person that the prince likes so much, even Liu Jin before.

This day, Jiao Shizhi packed up early and left the clerical work to Chen Yuhan who had not yet returned to the guard without hesitation. After counting the 30 days of this month, he helped him write for 25 days, and this time it was his turn to help. A little busy.

As for why Jiao Shizhi was in such a rush today, it was because he had learned about Zhu Houzhao's birthday from Liu Jin. It was ashamed to say that Jiao Shizhi had never thought about it after living in the East Palace for so long.If he hadn't heard Liu Jin say something when he passed outside the hall that day, Jiao Shizhi would not have known that Zhu Houzhao's birthday was in September.When he met Shou'er, it was already the beginning of October.

It's mid-August now, and there is still a month before September 24th. Jiao Shizhi still has time, but he doesn't know what to give.On the crown prince's birthday, there are naturally many people giving gifts. Jiao Shizhi's gift may be nothing, but it is still a treat.

Half an hour later, Jiao Shizhi came out of the street with dazed eyes, touched the mane of red dates and sighed, "I never knew that these things have so many tricks, I was completely blind," said the outsider Some shops don't know the authenticity, so if they send a fake product, it will be ridiculous.Jiao Shizhi was originally from a low-level family background. After searching around famous utensils and antiques, he found that his style was not at all, so he stopped working on it.

Pulling the jujube for a couple of laps, Jiao Shizhi went back to the palace.

Even if the guards guarding the palace gate were on shifts, they were familiar with Jiao Shizhi, who was a person who went in and out of the palace every day.Seeing someone coming, he greeted him with a smile, lowered his head to check his badge, and let him in.

From this, Jiao Shizhi thought of the group of friends he had in the guardhouse of the East Palace, whom he hadn't seen much for many days, and when he found a time to take a rest, he took a vacation with His Highness, and then went to meet them.

He was thinking about something in his heart, and his head was hanging halfway. He has been familiar with this road for half a year, and it is impossible to go wrong even with his eyes closed.As he was walking, Jiao Shizhi suddenly heard Hongzao yelp twice, this was his reaction when he saw a stranger, he looked up, but found that he knew it.

The person who came was Zhang Qiaoniang, the girl from the Zhang family who lived in Kunning Palace for two months.

When Jiao Shizhi saw her that day, he still felt that Zhang Qiaoniang was like a hibiscus coming out of clear water, and she was quite pretty.But when I saw her today, there was something wrong with her expression, and she lost the natural and fresh feeling before.

"I've seen Miss Zhang before." Jiao Shizhi bowed to her.

Jiao Shizhi has an official position now, so he doesn't need to salute a white body.But he is still the prince's bodyguard, Zhang Qiaoniang is still the prince's sister in terms of seniority, from this aspect, Jiao Shizhi is right to salute her.However, according to etiquette, Zhang Qiaoniang should avoid it, because she has no imperial orders.

Unexpectedly, this seemingly well-educated Ms. Zhang stood upright and received this gift alive.

Jiao Shizhi was slightly surprised in his heart, but he didn't take it to heart.He had heard from Zhu Houzhao that this lady was a girl from a side branch, so he might not be very clear about these etiquettes.

"Miss is looking for a humble job?" Jiao Shizhi said gently, seeing that Miss Zhang was still holding a handkerchief, he guessed in his heart that there might be something unspeakable.After waiting for a long time, he still had nothing to say, so Jiao Shizhi had no choice but to say: "If there is nothing wrong, then I will take my leave."

He was holding the jujube, and was about to go around Zhang Qiaoniang and her maid when Zhang Qiaoniang finally spoke, her voice was soft and melodious, light and graceful, and she leaned forward and said with the words: "Master Zhang, my little girl has something to ask. promise."

Jiao Shizhi was surprised, and said softly: "If something happens to the young lady, it would be more appropriate to find the empress. After all, I'm an outsider in a lowly position." After listening to Zhang Qiaoniang's words, Jiao Shizhi knew what it was going to be For ordinary matters, it is better not to even hear them.

Seeing that Jiao Shizhi turned around and wanted to leave, Zhang Qiaoniang hurriedly stepped forward and said: "My lord, my daughter discovered something and should have told His Royal Highness directly, but His Royal Highness doesn't seem to like my daughter very much, and my daughter has no choice but to ask an adult to tell it on my behalf. "

Jiao Shizhi stopped walking, turned to look at Zhang Qiaoniang behind her, and saw her bow profusely, and then took out a small paper bag from her cuff, "This is what my maid picked up from near the Nine Dragon Wall. A few days ago, I accompanied the old lady to the East Palace to visit His Highness the Crown Prince, and found the same thing in the corridor, I hope the Lord can remind His Highness to leave."

After giving the things to Jiao Shi, the man left without hesitation.Jiao Shizhi looked at Zhang Qiaoniang's words and deeds before and after, raised his eyebrows in doubt, and then opened the paper bag helplessly. A girl stood in front of him with tears in his eyes. Jiao Shizhi no longer wanted and could not throw the paper bag back.

Wrapped in the yellow paper were a few round objects, which looked a little greenish-yellow, Jiao Shizhi lowered his head and sniffed for a while, but couldn't see why.Putting this thing into his pocket, Jiao Shizhi led the red dates and continued walking towards the East Palace.

Zhu Houzhao, who was sweating from martial arts training in the afternoon, found Jiao Shizhi who came back early today after taking a bath. He glanced up and down, and said with a smile, "Why is your face so sad? Could it be that someone robbed you on the way?"

Jiao Shizhi said helplessly: "The humble official is wearing a Jinyiwei costume. If he can still be robbed by someone, he really doesn't know if there is something wrong with his brain." But after speaking, Jiao Shizhi suddenly thought of the two cases a while ago, In the end, it turned out that it was love murder, and the two cases should be combined into one.

In order to compete for a certain oiran, the two made an appointment to compete outside, but one of them accidentally killed the other, and buried him in fear.After a period of time, he was not found, and he became complacent again. As a result, he accidentally fell to his death while riding a horse while going out for an outing.That's right, pay for your life directly.

"Then what's going on?" Zhu Houzhao asked casually, and then turned his wrist, thinking that he should buy himself a rest and bath time. The heart is ready to move again.

"Your Highness, do you know what this is?" Jiao Shizhi took out the paper bag from his arms and handed it to Zhu Houzhao.Zhu Houzhao didn't react at first, so he took it apart casually. After taking a look, his face immediately became serious, "Shizhi, where did this come from?"

Jiao Shizhi glanced suspiciously, "Miss Zhang told the humble officer that she saw it on the side of the road between Nine Dragon Wall and Laidong Palace. She asked the humble officer to remind you to be careful."

Zhu Houzhao pointed to the contents of the yellow paper bag and said, "This is Aphrodisiac."

Afulan, also known as opium.There were very few drugs produced in the Ming Dynasty, and most of them were tributes from neighboring countries, and only the royal family could use them.It was used a lot in the previous dynasty, but Emperor Hongzhi never liked it, even when he was obsessed with Jindan, he never used it, so these things rarely appeared in the royal family in recent years.

But in any case, this is not something that can appear in the palace at will.

Jiao Shizhi's heart suddenly jumped, Nine Dragon Wall, on the way to the East Palace, could it be that he suddenly looked up at the prince, looked at him, and said in unison: "Little dining room!"

Zhu Houzhao frowned, threw the things in his hands to Liu Jin, and said annoyedly: "Take a few people over there, search the small dining room, and then send someone to inform the parents."

Liu Jin immediately took orders and left.

Zhu Houzhao likes to play, but he doesn't like to play with things that are easy to lose control, so he knows it but never gets involved.If this thing is used too much, it is not only addictive, but also easily poisoned. If this thing really appeared in the small dining room, then there must be eyeliner that has not been pulled out in the palace!

Two quarters of an hour later, Liu Jin came to report that they had indeed found a hidden corner in the small dining room, which was what was hidden in the small jar, and there was a cook in the small dining room who took advantage of others when they came to search. Unprepared, he committed suicide with a kitchen knife.

Zhu Houzhao glared at Liu Jin, "If you find anything, you will die. Where can you find clues now?" Liu Jin stood aside shyly.

Jiao Shizhi said thoughtfully: "Since it is hidden so well, why are some omissions scattered outside, so that Miss Zhang found it, and finally found out the trick. Your Highness, the most urgent thing, please call the imperial physician to come and check immediately body, in case of accidents."

Zhu Houzhao squinted at Liu Jin, and Liu Jin rolled away immediately.

"You still said that you missed something." Zhu Houzhao said calmly: "She lives in Kunning Palace, why didn't you tell the queen mother?" Now that you know what it is, why have you endured it until today?

It seems to be a matter of course, but in fact there are flaws everywhere.

The imperial physician rushed over quickly and took Zhu Hou's pulse with trepidation. This little master has caused a lot of things in the past six months.

Fortunately, the imperial physicians did not find any signs of poisoning on Zhu Houzhao. After examining the crown prince, Zhu Houzhao forcefully asked the imperial physician to examine Jiao Shizhi's pulse. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with him, his tense face looked better. .Jiao Shizhi has been eating with him from the small dining room, and Jiao Shizhi must have eaten everything he has eaten.

Zhu Houzhao ordered people to send the meals prepared in the small kitchen today to the imperial physicians for inspection, and sure enough, a small amount of Afulan was found in it. Afulan is not considered a poison, and it cannot be tested with a silver needle. In this way, The two of them have been eating food adulterated with drugs for a while, but the time is still short, or the portion is too small, so they haven't been infected yet.

Jiao Shizhi's expression was gloomy. The last white snake incident didn't seem quite right, and he let it go only after His Royal Highness hinted to him that this incident was unusual and he should not pursue it.

Looking at it today, it may be too early to worry.

After receiving the news, Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath and didn't rush to see the prince. He knew that Empress Zhang had already passed away.He put down the pen in his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Call me in Mu Bin."

"Yes." Liu Tao knew that Emperor Hongzhi was in a very bad mood now, and being teased for his beard again and again, it was like pulling out his teeth!The last time that matter was still in the past, it is hard to say now.

A few days ago, Mou Bin, who was still proud of his horseshoe disease, had a heart attack for some reason when Emperor Hongzhi summoned him. Before leaving, he sighed to his fellow conductor Xiao Minghua: "I guess something happened again. It's really a bad time." months.

After entering the palace, Emperor Hongzhi didn't scold him, but the killing intent in his words surprised Mou Bin.When the incident of the White Snake was discovered earlier, Emperor Hongzhi asked them to stop the investigation for some reason, and shelved it for the time being. However, today is a completely different story. Could it be that something happened to the East Palace?

Mou Bin restrained his mind and said in a low voice: "People have been observing, and they have been traveling in the mountains and rivers for the past month, but there is no movement. If there is an order, it should have been arranged earlier." The second strategy, in this way, can explain why Jin Yiwei couldn't stop the news from spreading to the outside world, and that's why the fish slipped through the net, because the small dining room is indeed safe and sound, and no one has touched it since entering the palace. people, there is no trace to be traced.It can only be sent in after being trained outside.

"Killed." Emperor Hongzhi said lightly.

Mou Bin raised his head suddenly, his eyes were fixed on Emperor Hongzhi, and Emperor Hongzhi was also looking at him, with an extremely indifferent expression, "I said to kill, what objection does the Qing family have?"

"I obey the order." Mu Bin knelt down to accept the order.

Since the Ming Dynasty, apart from Taizu, Emperor Hongzhi has treated his clan most kindly.As for the princes from all walks of life, which ones didn't submit papers every year to increase land and Zhuangzi for various reasons, Emperor Hongzhi allowed them all, and even the ministers didn't listen to the advice.Therefore, Mou Bin was greatly surprised that Emperor Hongzhi was so decisive today.

It's not that Emperor Hongzhi's approach was wrong, but he was not a tough character in the first place, and now he didn't even have the intention to continue to investigate, so he just did it without going through three joint trials, which was contrary to his usual methods.

In fact, there is an unclear public case involved in this, and the other protagonist is Qihui Wang Zhu Youzhen.He was the son of Concubine Shao. When Concubine Shao was pregnant with him, she was poisoned after eating the pastry made for Emperor Hongzhi by mistake. Although she tried her best to treat him, there was no miscarriage. However, Zhu Youzhen was weak and sick after birth, and he was sentenced to be useless from the very beginning. .

Emperor Hongzhi felt very guilty towards him all the time, he and Concubine Shao had suffered for him, otherwise Emperor Hongzhi would have died at that time.Over the years, he has often tolerated certain actions of King Qihui Zhu Youzun. After finding out that he was the one involved in the White Snake incident last time, he ordered Mou Bin to stop, thoroughly investigated the palace, and warned him privately.It was precisely because Zhu Youzhen had done so many things that he recognized him at a glance. It was unbelievable that he had sent Jin Yiwei to investigate.Targeting the prince again and again, this completely touched his bottom line.

But if there are three joint trials, what should Concubine Shao do now after being exposed?How should Zhu Youzhen's half-brother get involved?The official's verbal criticism was too severe, and Emperor Hongzhi didn't want to suffer this.

Annoyed to drive Mu Bin away, Emperor Hongzhi ran to see his son. After all, the son is the most important thing.

Zhu Houzhao didn't know that Emperor Hongzhi had already dealt with the matter in a hurry, and now he was talking to Jiao Shizhi about today's affairs, but after all, he didn't have the most critical information in his hand, and he couldn't find the target after much deliberation.Zhu Houzhao was a little bit aware that his father had talked to him last time, and he had a glimpse of something, but there was no evidence after all.

Because of this, the two of them deviated from the topic while talking.

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and looked at Jiao Shizhi, "You said why the Zhang family didn't look for the queen mother, the old lady, or me, but just came to you, and it was really involved in something?"

With helplessness between Jiao Shizhi's brows, he pointed at Zhu Houzhao disrespectfully, "It's not that you don't give others good looks, Your Highness, but now you are complaining about why they dare not look for you."

Zhu Houzhao didn't take it seriously, curled his lips and said, "What's the matter? Did I give her a good face when she posted it, it makes her uncomfortable." Jiao Shizhi laughed, and pointed at the sunset outside the window, "Your Highness, it's not dark yet , why do your words sound so erratic."

Zhu Houzhao scolded him with a smile, but he enjoyed Jiao Shizhi's natural appearance very much in his heart. He thought about sneaking out of the palace one day, and then he could go to a place where he could see him.

Not long after, Empress Zhang came over, and another half an hour later, Emperor Hongzhi also came over, the most honorable couple in the world rubbed their sons together, Jiao Shizhi saw that these two would probably stay for dinner tonight Meaning, he quietly backed out.

When it was time to pass the meal, Zhu Houzhao turned his head to look for someone habitually, but he couldn't find a familiar figure. Empress Zhang tapped the back of the head affectionately, "Who are you looking for?"

Those three words were kept in Zhu Houzhao's mouth for a long time, but he couldn't get out.For some reason, he felt very uncomfortable. It wasn't serious, but he suffered from fits and starts.

Originally, Jiao Shizhi wanted to find time to visit the guard's office, but today happened to be the time, so he strolled over.Chen Chuming happened to be off duty and hid inside to drink a little wine. When he saw Jiao Shizhi coming over, he was overjoyed and said, "It's been a long time since you took office, and today you finally think of your old friend?"

Jiao Shizhi arched his hands in apology, not even daring to speak.The few of them sat down together, Jiao Shizhi glanced at the dishes on the table, and said with a smile: "You guys have a good relationship with the small dining room now? Can you even get these now?"

Chen Chuming lowered his head and waved his hands, "How can I do this, but just a few days after it succeeded, didn't the small dining room be folded in today? The money is wasted. These are for us The big dining room makes it, and the taste is far worse."

Only then did Jiao Shizhi realize that he hadn't eaten, and had been eating with the prince for a long time, but he forgot that he should have a meal with Chen Chuming and the others.While eating and drinking, he listened to their jokes, and suddenly heard someone mention, "Brother Jiao, if you come over in a few days, you won't be able to see this kid Chu Ming." Older ones, but not in this circle, most of the families haven't started writing yet, and some rude ones don't care about themselves, they all yell in confusion.

"What's the matter?" Jiao Shizhi turned his head to look at the brown-skinned boy whose face was flushed from drinking, and he said shyly: "The family thinks that my face blindness can be cured, so they want me to go out for a walk. "

"Do you want to go up or go out?" Jiao Shizhi said casually, but he didn't hear his answer. Jiao Shi was stunned, "You don't want to go to the border, do you?" The northwest has always been unstable, until Hongzhi It took ten years for the imperial court to recover Hami, but Gansu was still in chaos.

Chen Chuming said with a smile: "I have such an idea, but my family doesn't want it, so I guess I went to the south in the end." Someone next to him broke the table and laughed and said: "People still want to go to the coast to eliminate Japanese pirates. My father beat me for a long time."

Chen Chuming became impatient after drinking the wine, "Where is this going! Are you hiding from my house to eavesdrop or have you found someone? You have said nothing." The others laughed and were not angry.

Jiao Shizhi said a few words to comfort him, and it was over.

After drinking for three rounds, they broke up.After all, they are all on duty in the palace, and they will be on duty in the second half of the night, so they should take the time to rest.Chen Chuming sent Jiao Shizhi out, but he was a little sober after being blown by the wind. He stopped and looked at Jiao Shizhi, and said sincerely: "Shizhi, Your Highness treats you differently from others, but you have to think about it yourself. All in all, don’t you still have the title of Deputy Thousand Household? Thinking about it is also a way out.”

Jiao Shizhi patted him on the shoulder, "Just take care of yourself, I know that."

"You don't look like you know what's on your mind." Chen Chuming rolled his eyes, but he didn't want to talk too much about other people's affairs, so he stopped after a few words.

Before going out, Chen Chuming, who was quiet for a moment, suddenly said, "Shizhi, do you know what it feels like to like someone?"

Jiao Shizhi thought for a while, then shook his head, "It wasn't my turn to think about it before, but now I'm far away, and I don't have the time to think about it." At this time, it's meaningless to say whether you like it or not, the elders of ordinary people Most of them make a marriage contract directly, and seldom have the idea of ​​asking their children.Jiao Shizhi reckoned that Jiao Jun would have no face to do this, and Yang Shi was not qualified to do so now, and he himself didn't care too much.

Chen Chuming stared blankly at the front, and said vaguely: "That's fine, sometimes liking someone is not necessarily a good thing."

Jiao Shizhi didn't think so. He took a few steps forward, turned around and looked at Chen Chuming with a smile and said, "It's good to have someone in your heart. It's better to think about it often than to be empty-minded all your life. Let's go." La."

Chen Chuming stared blankly at Jiao Shizhi's thin back that was fading away. He didn't know who he thought of, and his heart gradually became brighter, with a big smile on his face. He looked back at the slightly bright guard behind him, feeling quite Jiadi walked in, humming a little song while walking.

Jiao Shizhi didn't get a taste of it until he arrived in the East Palace. Could it be that Chen Chuming is looking for someone?Is it because of this that I ran outside?That would be terrible. After careful calculation, Chen Chuming was only half a year older than him.

Others are experiencing emotional problems now. I don't know if he will have such troubles ten years from now.Jiao Shizhi seldom let out his thoughts, walked slowly, and when he looked up, he met Zhu Houzhao who came to settle accounts, and the dark-faced little prince startled him.

No one knows what happened next, anyway, Jiao Shizhi had been frowning for the past few days, and since then, the incident of running away has been completely eliminated.

The days passed quickly, Jiao Shizhi tossed and tossed for half a month, finally thought of a suitable gift for him, and brought it back to the palace. Now it is only a few days before the prince's birthday, and the palace has hurriedly arranged it. It's also good for a festival.Because the prince didn't like court banquets, Emperor Hongzhi used to have family banquets except for the first few years.

As soon as Jiao Shizhi returned to the house and put the things away, the prince sent someone to look for them.Jiao Shizhi changed his clothes and passed away. Now is the time to grow his body. When Zhu Houzhao asked the embroiderer in the palace to take measurements, he would also add Jiao Shizhi's, so that his clothes now Specially made, mostly red, seems to be requested by the prince.

The prince had a smile on his face when he saw Jiao Shizhi. During this period of time, he was also growing tall. The height of the two of them was chasing after each other, and it seemed that the momentum was gaining momentum.

"Don't go to the family banquet in a few days, so as not to have to stand for half an hour in vain. Just wait for me in the backyard, and I will ask the small dining room to prepare some wine and food, and we will have it by ourselves." Zhu Houzhao said with a slap in the face , casually picked out an orange on the table.

After the small dining room was rectified, the innocent ones stayed, and a few dirty hands and feet were kicked out, and a new batch was replaced.Mou Bin wished he could dig out all eighteen generations of his ancestors.

Jiao Shizhi's brows trembled. This was the first time he heard the prince say the word "we". Despite the inexplicable commotion in his heart, he said calmly, "Your Highness, you can't drink."

Zhu Houzhao shot him a sideways look, "Dare you despise me?" There was a smile in his words.

In the blink of an eye, it was September 24, and the East Palace was bustling.Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang were not happy with the set of etiquette that juniors followed their elders, and they came to celebrate their son's birthday with great interest, which was quite grand.

A few days ago, Emperor Hongzhi asked the prince if he had any presents he wanted, and Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth and said, "Father, please give me a few days of vacation and let me go out for a walk." Emperor Hongzhi laughed and cursed, "It's a virtue that can't be changed! It's a good idea, I'll let people watch the palace gate tighter."

Zhu Houzhao failed to ask to leave the palace, so he asked for a second, "Then quickly give the gentlemen a vacation, so that I can relax."

Emperor Hongzhi pondered, "You've made so much progress during this time, why are you still talking about this?" The gift he asked for last year was similar to this one, but it was changed to ask Mr. to get out.Compared with the two, there is still progress in this language.

Zhu Houzhao curled his lips, and said reluctantly: "I promised Shizhi to read it, and I blame this quick mouth." Emperor Hongzhi watched his son forcefully bury his mouth, and was overjoyed beside him. Appropriate rewards.Because of Zhu Houzhao's commitment, it is not easy to get a correct sentence from his mouth.

Recalling the conversation that day, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help punching his son, and asked Liu Tao to bring the gift under the prince's bewildered eyes.The prince muttered about giving a gift, why did he beat someone when he gave a gift, and accepted the things awkwardly.He didn't look at it carefully after receiving it. In the past few years, there were only a few things that his father and mother gave away, and he couldn't see much difference.

Finally, after the banquet, Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang were still drinking tea and talking, and the prince could no longer sit still.It was not easy to drive people away, so I had to ask Liu Jin time and time again, and finally Emperor Hongzhi couldn't stand it anymore, got up and kicked the prince, pulled Queen Zhang and turned around, and left, "Come on, you can go on your own. "

Empress Zhang was pulled by Emperor Hongzhi and laughed so hard that she couldn't breathe.

Zhu Houzhao touched his back innocently, isn't he just a little obvious?Why did the father beat someone, that frail scholar kicked him quite forcefully.

After complaining about his father with peace of mind, Zhu Houzhao happily went to the backyard.

Jiao Shizhi had been waiting in the backyard for more than half an hour, maybe one and a half.But the moonlight is really good tonight. Although it is a crescent moon, it is bright and clear. It is so bright that the stars in the sky are dimmed. The courtyard looks very bright without candles, which looks quite artistic.

After waiting for a long time, Jiao Shizhi drew out the long sword that never left his body and waved it casually.Since he entered the palace, he almost never took off this sword.With it, it's like your mother is still by your side.It's just that except for maintenance, it is rarely out of the sheath.The most recent time was when he held Zhang Wanquan with his sword.

When Zhu Houzhao came to the backyard, he saw Jiao Shi, dressed in red, dancing with the moon.

The courtyard was filled with silver light, as bright as day, and even the trembling eyelashes could be clearly seen. The young man in red turned over eight or nine times in a row, his figure was vigorous, and the long sword in his hand pierced the void. With joy from the blade.That wanton flow seemed to fill the courtyard, and it was about to break through.

A faint panic rose in Zhu Houzhao's heart, and suddenly there was an illusory feeling that he was about to ride the wind and leave.At this time, the young man in red clothes stopped his momentum, turned his head and saw His Highness the Crown Prince standing beside him, with his eyebrows and eyes bent, as gentle as ever, "Your Highness, how long have you been here, why are you not called a humble job?"

"I seldom watch you dance the sword, so I watch it for a while." Zhu Houzhao didn't show his thoughts, walked to Jiao Shizhi's side, looked down at the long sword in his hand, "Is this something from your mother?"

Jiao Shizhi nodded, and put the sword across his chest for Zhu Hou to take care of, "After all, my mother's ancestors came from military exploits. This sword has been passed down to five or six generations now. The old man only has the grandson of Xiaozhi. If this thing falls into the hands of Xiaozhi, it will be buried." Take it." Jiao Shizhi was not close to the Jiao family, and the Gong family occasionally went back to visit. The only elder of the two was Gong's daughter, and they didn't have much contact with the Jiao family after they left, but Jiao Shizhi's grandson still cared.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at it, went straight to the stone table in the courtyard and sat down, and said leisurely: "I don't think it's enough, how dare it hate it?"

Jiao Shizhi looked at him with a smile, "The significance of it to the humble is not that it is valuable, after all, it is the mother's thing, keep it by your side as a thought. The humble is nothing more than a little guard, His Highness praises the humble too much."

There are only a few jars of wine on the table now, and Zhu Houzhao knocked on the jars slowly, making a dull sound, "I praise you? You say you have such a temper, it is quite difficult to dig you out. But I I just like to get out little by little what others don't want to show, what do you think should I do?"

Jiao Shizhi even had helplessness on his brows, "Then please take care of me, Your Highness."

After a while, when the things were really put together, Zhu Houzhao didn't ask anyone to guard them, so he drove them all out.Sitting in the courtyard, the two of you drank a glass of wine, and it seemed that their body and mind were so harmonious that they could soar.

After drinking for a while, Jiao Shizhi took out a small object from his chest, raised his hand and put it on the table, and gently pushed it in front of Zhu Houzhao, "Your Highness, there is nothing good about a humble job. I have all my wealth here. I hope your Highness Don't be disgusted." This is true, Jiao Shizhi really took out all the money he had in the palace, and the rest of the rewards were marked and could not be pawned.He echoed what the school boy said when he was in Jiao's house, that with Jiao Shizhi's personality, he couldn't even do bribes, and the salary for the past year plus the previous savings was less than 200 taels.

It was a cute little piggy with a tassel hanging from it.The quality of the jade is indeed not good, and the shape of the piglet is not up to standard, but it is rarely so clear that it can be seen through at a glance.Zhu Houzhao touched the somewhat rough edges and corners, and suddenly crossed the table to grab Jiao Shizhi's hand on the table.

Subconsciously, Jiao Shi shrank, and was held tightly by the quick-acting prince, forcing him to spread his palm.Not only the fingers, but even the palms were covered with bloody scratches.Jiao Shizhi said a little uneasy: "This is the first time I do this, and His Highness laughed at me."

The prince said softly: "If you beat this little thing, it will be over. Why do you want to hurt yourself?" While talking, he held the little piglet so tightly that his palm ached.

Jiao Shizhi rubbed his nose, "Hasn't Your Highness engraved characters for humble officials?" The word "Shi" on the pendant he was wearing was carved by the prince himself.

"Is engraving a character the same as being a jade?" The prince said dissatisfied, but he didn't know that his eyes were full of joy.

"Yes, Your Highness. I wish you a happy life every year and no worries from now on." Jiao Shizhi changed the subject and raised the wine glass.

Zhu Houzhao laughed and cursed, "Going to school is the number one worry, so you let me go?"

Jiao Shizhi was serious and said unambiguously: "This is still necessary."

The prince spat lightly, raised his head and drank from the wine cup.Looking into the night sky, the moon is really beautiful, curved, like a smiling person.Looking down at Jiao Shizhi who was holding peanuts across the way, Zhu Houzhao decided that he must carry Jiao Shizhi everywhere in the future, otherwise it would be too disturbing.

If it flies away, he can't find the second one.