Under the control of Ji Ling and Guo Deng, the border affairs in the north are gradually developing on the right track, and Zhu Qiyu's handling of the government is becoming more and more handy, and the first year of Jingtai has smoothly come to an end.
But who knew that at this moment, something suddenly happened that made Emperor Zhu Qiyu very unhappy: Wang Zhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Hu Hao, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, jointly played a request for Zhu Qiyu to lead hundreds of officials to the South Palace to congratulate the Emperor Zhu Qizhen on New Year's Day.
How could Zhu Qiyu agree to their request?
So while angrily refusing, he added another article: In the future, you are not allowed to go to Nangong to congratulate on any festivals!
At this point, Wang Zhi and Hu Hao finally gave up: The emperor has made up his mind to treat the emperor as a prisoner!
Alas, the will of heaven is so forceful!
After venting this call, Zhu Qiyu finally felt happy, but Ji Ling's wife Wang Shiyi failed to have a good New Year's Day: not only because she did not have Ji Ling by her side, but also because the new house she lived in has become haunted in recent days.
Wang Shiyi didn't take it seriously at first, she just thought that it was a trance caused by her excessive longing for Ji Ling, but then the situation became more and more weird: when she fell asleep at night, not only did she cry and wail women, but she could even occasionally see the female ghost in white and the long-tongued lady floating in front of the window......
Wang Shiyi is a lady who doesn't go out of the door and doesn't step out of the second door, where has she experienced this kind of battle?
So after two or three days, she was so frightened that she couldn't even speak.
After Ji Guang learned of this situation, he specially sent a few servants and maids to patrol at night, who knew that not only did the ghosts not catch them, but even they were frightened.
In the end, Ji Guang had no choice but to take Wang Shiyi back to the old mansion, and then abandoned the luxurious mansion in the western suburbs.
As a result, although Zhu Qizhen, who was in Nangong, failed to hold a grand ceremony like in the old days, his New Year's Day was still warm and peaceful.
Zhu Qiyu's food and clothing for Zhu Qizhen on weekdays is not very sufficient, but fortunately, today is the New Year's Day, Zhu Qiyu is not too harsh, and he also asked people to add meals to Nangongli.
Zhu Qizhen and Queen Qian and other concubines did not live comfortably in the South Palace, and there were few maidservants to serve, so many things needed to be done by themselves.
But because of this, the relationship between them is even deeper, and there are no more calculations that they had when they were in the harem.
When the table is full of large plates of dishes that are not usually easy to see, everyone can't help but cheer, sometimes people are so easy to be satisfied, provided that you have lived a hard life.
What made Zhu Qizhen even happier was that the crown prince Zhu Jianjun, who did not live with him on weekdays, was also hugged by the palace maid Wan Zhen'er, and he also bowed to him in a respectful manner, which made Zhu Qizhen and the others laugh.
It's just that Zhu Jianjun couldn't stay here for too long, so after being fed by Zhu Qizhen and eating half a piece of dim sum, he was taken away by the palace maid Wan Zhen'er, which made Zhu Qizhen sigh for a while But this did not affect Zhu Qizhen's emotions too much, because he still has a lot of children, so he can't say that he loves Zhu Jianjun very much.
The atmosphere at the table was very harmonious for a while, although Empress Dowager Sun was not able to attend because of the big gifts in the palace, but she also sent someone to send something over.
Queen Qian's eyes are not very good now, and her movements are becoming more and more sluggish because of her leg injury, so everyone takes good care of her, especially Zhu Qizhen, and personally digs out the fish eyeballs for Queen Qian to eat, saying that she can see clearly, which makes Queen Qian can't help but be moved: The emperor also knows how to take care of people......
After eating, Zhu Qizhen and the others got together and talked for a while, but due to the blockade of the palace wall, they couldn't go out to watch the fireworks and feel the festive atmosphere of the festival, which seemed a little regretful.
After laughing and playing with each other for half an hour, Zhu Qizhen's children were so sleepy that they yawned, so they had to be carried back to the room by their biological mother, and then the others began to clean up the table and wash the dishes and chopsticks.
Zhu Qizhen has a pair of uncles, although he is now down-and-out in Nangong, he is still a master who can't lift his shoulders and can't carry his hands, so when the women are busy, he will run around the courtyard again.
Nangong has always been closed to the outside world, so it is difficult for Zhu Qizhen to see any fresh faces, which is a little painful for him who is talkative.
Who knew that at this moment, a person suddenly came to the courtyard of Nangong, and Zhu Qizhen was so happy that he almost jumped up from the spot, because that person was Yuan Bin, who had been by his side when he was in Mobei.
For Yuan Bin, the old man, Zhu Qizhen still has a special feeling, because when he was in trouble, he really regarded Yuan Bin as a friend.
I remember that once Yuan Bin was cold, and there was no medical treatment, it was Zhu Qizhen who risked being infected, and kept hugging Yuan Bin tightly to make him sweat all over, which saved Yuan Bin's life.
It's a pity that after returning from Mobei, Zhu Qiyu sealed Yuan Bin a position of a brocade guard and tried 100 households, and transferred him away from Zhu Qizhen On weekdays, Lu Zhong, who is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, guards tightly, so even if Yuan Bin is in the Jinyi Guard, he can't see Zhu Qizhen.
Fortunately, Lu Zhong went to see the banquet today, and the defense here was also relaxed, so Yuan Bin took this opportunity to sneak in to see Zhu Qizhen.
Looking back on the past, the two of them always have endless words, but it is a pity that Ha Ming, who was also named the Jinyi Wei Test Hundred Households, was asked by Ji Ling to Zhu Qiyu to go to Datong, and used his Mongolian advantage to specifically inquire about the news in Mobei and collect intelligence for the Ming Dynasty.
Thinking of Yuan Bin's various care for himself before, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but sigh with emotion, so even though he was not rich now, he still gave Yuan Bin a golden knife that he carried with him.
Yuan Bin didn't want to bear it, but Zhu Qizhen insisted that this was a gift he gave to Yuan Bin on New Year's Day, so Yuan Bin had to accept it with a smile, but what they didn't know was that all this was seen by Lu Zhong's henchmen who commanded Jinyiwei to leave here......
Notes: 1.
About the South Palace where Zhu Qizhen lives, say a little more, it is located in the southeast corner of the Forbidden City, known as the "Little South City" and "Black Tile Palace", the first door, the front and rear halls and other ordinary designs are naturally not lacking, but specific and slight, the scale is very small, and the most important thing is very simple, and those tall buildings in the Forbidden City are naturally incomparable, but it should be better than ordinary people (the main ordinary people live too badly).
(The Pusheng Temple in the early Qing Dynasty was built on this basis) 2.
The novel tries to simplify the principle of the characters as much as possible, and does not explain too much.
(The prototype of the "Golden Knife Case" is someone else)