Before sunset, Xiao Tiaozi met the eunuchs in charge of various departments.

These people used to obey Liu Jin's orders, but as their power grew, Liu Jin's focus was no longer on the palace's land, but was focused on the government. As for the matter in the palace, Zhu Houzhao ignored his family for a long time, and even Liu Jin looked down on these people who were forgotten by Zhu Houzhao.

Now someone finally came to contact us, and it was the emperor who was another celebrity in front of him. These eunuchs saw hope, including some well-known eunuchs, such as Li Xing, the imperial supervisor, and Gao Feng, the internal official supervisor.

When Xiao Taozi faced a group of old eunuchs, even if he wanted to act high-profile, he still lacked enough confidence. However, he mustered up the courage to ask: "Dear father-in-law, I believe that what you are going to do today has been conveyed to you?"

The eunuchs in charge of all the responsibilities quickly responded: "Yes, yes!"

Xiao Tiaozi said with a dark face: "It's not that our family has made the embarrassment of all the father-in-laws. It's really that this time the matter is too urgent. With our family alone, we cannot arrange the things arranged by the emperor properly. We need all the best cooperation. If the matter is done, we will each have their own rewards. If it is not done well, our family will bear it!"

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Where can you take responsibility for me? The chance to show our performance is a great gift... To be honest, we haven't done anything for Your Majesty for a long time. In more than a year, Your Majesty has returned to the palace for only a few times. If you can serve Your Majesty, we will do our best to do our best!"

"This...that's OK!"

Xiao Tiaozi hesitated for a moment and said, "I wonder what you are going to make arrangements today?"

Zhang Yuan did not answer, so he looked at Li Xing first. After all, Li Xing was the imperial supervisor and the daily usage in the palace mainly depends on Li Xing's arrangement. Li Xing was usually famous for his "wealthy and powerful" in the palace. Otherwise, he would not have obtained the imperial supervisor and seal position. For this reason, Li Xing bribed Liu Jin repeatedly, with a total of no less than 50,000 taels of silver.

Li Xing walked out and smiled and said, "If you want to twist your father-in-law, your Majesty will spend the night in the palace today, so he will naturally support the scene of the palace market. In addition to adding some eunuchs and palace maids who are dressed up as marketers, I am also planning to find a few folk women outside the palace to come back..."

Zhang Yuan said: "Is it inappropriate for Eunuch Li to do this? How can folk women be brought into the palace gate at will? This is inconsistent with the rules."

It is said to be non-compliant, but everyone present understands that this is the best arrangement at the moment.

If Zhu Houzhao relies on the uninformed palace maids in the palace to support the scene, it would obviously not be satisfied with Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao lost interest in the palace maids shortly after he ascended the throne. His favorite thing was not the graceful lady, but the charming woman. This is something that everyone around the emperor knew about.

Xiao Guozi hesitated a little: "If these women are innocent and can win the favor of His Majesty, you might as well give it a try!"

The old eunuchs present were thinking: "Who knows whether these women can win His Majesty's favor? If His Majesty is not satisfied, wouldn't he be questioned? It would be a serious crime to bring a woman into the palace by then!"

At this moment, Xiao Tiaozi is no longer the ignorant boy he used to be. He has learned to intrigue. Seeing the faces of the old eunuchs present changing, he probably understood what they were worried about, and said:

"Don't worry, no matter whether these women can be appreciated by Your Majesty or not, our family will take care of the matter. If Your Majesty has a reward, our family will definitely not forget you!"

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...

With Xiao Tiaozi's verbal guarantee, these eunuchs in charge finally had the confidence to do their business.

After a simple mobilization, it was done with great fanfare. Although Liu Jin was full of eyes in the court and the country, some links were omitted, that was the palace.

When Liu Jin was powerful, everyone in the palace could become a spy, but the problem is that for the sake of personal gain, the eunuchs in various yamen have joined forces to undermine Liu Jin and have fun for Zhu Houzhao, so it is impossible to inform him. Even if the middle and lower eunuchs are willing to report the news, they are not so courageous. Of course, it is not the main reason that they have no way to see Liu Jin.

Before nightfall, the imperial palace, which had only a few empty buildings, was re-arranged. For this matter, eunuchs from various responsibilities arranged thousands of eunuchs and palace maids to do things. This was not the "actor" who entered the market later.

Xiao Guozi kept watching the palace market take shape, so he left excitedly to report to Zhu Houzhao, feeling that he had done something with a long face, which was enough to be appreciated by Zhu Houzhao.

Just as he was about to leave, Zhang Yuan bent over and smiled and said, "Dude Teng is going to meet the saint?"

"Um."

Xiao Zhuozi nodded and said, "You continue to arrange it. Our family will go to see you first and explain the matter to His Majesty!"

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you, this is the wish of all your father-in-laws. Please accept it with a smile!"

As he said that, Zhang Yuan asked the two servants next to him to bring a wooden box, then opened the lid personally, and looked inside. He was shocked. It was not silver or copper coins at all, but neatly folded gold leaves. This box of gold leaves is over a hundred taels, which is over a thousand taels of silver.

"This..." Although Xiao Guozi usually accepts gifts, this is the first time he has seen such a valuable gift. No one would have bribed him with such a large sum of money before.

Zhang Yuan said: "It's all inconspicuous things. Don't dislike me. If you can let Your Majesty go back to the palace often and meet the elderly in the palace from time to time, no matter how many gifts you give."

Xiao Tiaozi stretched out his hand, but did not take the wooden box, and pushed Zhang Yuan forward, saying, "My father-in-law, our family understands what you mean, but our family really can't accept this gift!"

"ah?"

Zhang Yuan had never seen a eunuch who refused to accept gifts. If someone else had changed to someone else, he would have put these golden leaves in his arms long ago and would not have acted pretentiously.

Xiao Zhuozi explained: "Our family is under great pressure to do things for His Majesty now, because Eunuch Liu is in power. If all my father-in-law can work with our family and do things well, then we will be happy if we don't accept gifts, but if we don't do things after receiving gifts... our family will not have many opportunities to accept gifts in the future!"

Only then did Zhang Yuan understand what Xiao Tiaozi meant and thought to himself, you kid are afraid of Liu Jin's tyranny, so you dare not accept it! When you have power, aren't you the same as the one named Liu?

Although he thought so in his heart, Zhang Yuan praised: "Mr. Treasure is really a role model for us. If everyone can be as honest and dedicated as Mr. Treasure, why worry about the Ming Dynasty? Please rest assured that Mr. Treasure, I will arrange today's affairs properly. This is also the best gift for Mr. Treasure!"

"good!"

Xiao Twisted the key point, and suddenly felt that he was also in the style of a general.

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Zhu Houzhao did not go to Empress Dowager Zhang’s banquet that night.

Zhu Houzhao knew that my mother wanted him to join the queen and give birth to a grandson, so that there would be successors in the Ming Dynasty. However, in Zhu Houzhao's opinion, she was still young and didn't have to worry about the issue of offspring. Moreover, he was influenced by some historical events and believed that if he had a prince, someone would use it to make a fuss and worry about his throne, so she was not keen on having a son at all.

When Xiao Taozi and Zhu Houzhao reported that the palace market had recovered, Zhu Houzhao was still a little suspicious, thinking that Xiao Taozi was talking big because time was too hurrying after all. But when he and Xiao Taozi arrived outside the Xiefang Hall where the palace city was located, they saw the red and green buildings and the endless stream of pedestrians, and suddenly felt that he was in the legendary prosperous Tang and Song night market, and his eyes were lit.

"Little Twist, you have spent a lot of effort!" Zhu Houzhao sighed.

Zhu Houzhao understood the truth and asked Xiao Tiaozi to prepare for the palace market for him. It would not be easy to be able to build up the scene in such a short time, even if it was just a good outline.

Xiao frowned and smiled: "Of course, I must do my best to do my best to do my best to do my best and dare not neglect the slightest."

Zhu Houzhao smiled knowingly: "Don't say you are fat, just pant. Go and take a look first, don't be just a show. If the gold and jade are weak, I will still punish you!"

The speaker was unintentional and the listener was thoughtful. Xiao Tiaozi suddenly became worried. After all, what he saw was just a contour. As for the specific matters, whether they could meet the promises of Li Xing and others, Xiao Tiaozi was really unsure. He was just responsible for organizing and implementing all the details was completed by Zhang Yuan, Li Xing and others.

Xiao Taozi entered the noisy palace market with Zhu Houzhao with anxiety, and soon experienced different customs and cultures. This place was not an ordinary night market in the Ming Dynasty.

“Very good, very good!”

Zhu Houzhao walked into the brightly lit market and found that the people around him did not recognize him, and no one came to greet him. The pedestrians did not simply walk back and forth, but would stop and carefully check the dazzling array of goods displayed on the stalls, and even took out silver to buy them.

Zhu Houzhao felt that this scene was extremely real, more realistic than the palace market arranged by Liu Jin and Qian Ning before.

Xiao Torzi breathed a little relieved when he saw Zhu Houzhao's face showing satisfaction, but he was still worried about something going wrong behind him, so he walked as slowly as possible, trying to find some familiar figures and say hello to these people.

Zhu Houzhao walked to a stall, looked at the pendant placed on the table, and asked, "How did this be sold?"

"Four cents."

The merchandise looked similar to a market vendor, but as soon as he spoke, he knew he was an eunuch and his duckling voice was very harsh.

“It’s not expensive!”

Zhu Houzhao said, "Take money to buy it!"

This made the little twister stump. He usually doesn't bring silver and copper coins. Just when he was in a dilemma, a palace maid suddenly came over, took a few glances, nodded and said, "Four cents, right? I bought it!"

The scene suddenly froze. Xiao Tiaozi felt that the crisis was approaching, but he saw that the eunuch selling the pendant to the palace maid holding a copper plate in his hand, and completely regarded Zhu Houzhao as nonexistent.

"Did you come first and then?" Zhu Houzhao was dissatisfied.

The eunuch said carelessly: "Even if you do business in the palace, whoever pays for the money first will pay the money first. This is to come first and then arrive!"

What Zhu Houzhao and Xiao Tuozi didn't know at this time was that the palace market was not just a sign of its appearance.

Over the past year, eunuchs and palace maids in the palace have changed, and Zhu Houzhao has always been seeing the dragon and has never seen the end. Only a few people in the palace know Zhu Houzhao. Most of the eunuchs and palace maids who came out to "do business" don't know what the emperor looks like.

Li Xing had previously explained that in the palace, activities similar to "exchange meetings" will be held from time to time. Today's palace market is a trial operation. Many people come to the palace market, but they don't know that it is to accompany the emperor to make trouble. They think that this is the convenience of the eunuchs in the palace, so that the palace people can communicate with each other.

This is the previous scene.

"Young Master!"

Xiao Taozi and Zhu Houzhao have been to the real market and know that the little emperor does not want to reveal his identity in front of others. The problem is that this place is a palace market after all, and it is different from outside. He is afraid that Zhu Houzhao will get angry. After all, all this was arranged by him, and he needs to take responsibility if there is any problem. This is also the first time he has been valued by Zhu Houzhao to intervene in the affairs of the palace.

Zhu Houzhao said disdainfully to the eunuch: "What a broken thing? Just like anyone else, go and go to the next house to take a look!"

Xiao Guozi was stunned, but he didn't expect that this would happen. Obviously, Zhu Houzhao had integrated himself into this market atmosphere. He did not show off his emperor's airs and regarded him as an ordinary customer.

When Xiao Tiaozi and Zhu Houzhao walked a long way, they found that Zhu Houzhao's face was still full of smiles and looked at the surrounding environment. Xiao Tiaozi's heart was finally let go, thinking:

"Yes, the eunuchs and palace maids are so respectful to Her Majesty, they have long been tired of... Maybe His Majesty is just like this, and they want people not to know him?"

Thinking of this, Xiao Taozi suddenly felt confident and felt that Zhang Yuan, Li Xing and others were very capable, which was much more real than the palace market he had attended with Zhu Houzhao before.

Zhu Houzhao walked for a while, and not everyone knew him along the way. Many eunuchs and palace maids were obviously despised when they saw Zhu Houzhao, but these people did not dare to show off, and they could not come forward to greet them in order to ensure authenticity. As for those who did not know Zhu Houzhao, their attitude was much more casual. Zhu Houzhong walked around the palace city, but no one came to him to kneel down. This was a situation that he had never encountered before when visiting the palace city.

"Okay, I'm a little tired, but there is a suitable restaurant for me to go in and have a couple of drinks?" Zhu Houzhao looked at Xiao Tiaozi and said.

Xiao Guozi understood that what Zhu Houzhao said about "drinking two glasses" is not just about drinking. There must be women when drinking, and there must be fun in addition to women, so that it is more realistic.

But this palace city was not handled by Xiao Douzi himself, and he didn't understand many details. He didn't even ask where the place to eat and have fun. He was panicked and didn't know how to answer. It happened that Zhu Houzhao saw a place in front of him that looked like a wine shop: "It looks quite lively. Let's go and take a look!"

Xiao Tiaozi looked at the two-story building and saw many palace maids and eunuchs squeezing inside, as if there was something fun.

After the two of them entered, they realized that this was a place that integrates leisure and entertainment. There was not only a place to drink, but also a storyteller. He also knew this storyteller, which was Zhang Yuan.

"this……"

Xiao Twist pointed at Zhang Yuan, so surprised that he couldn't stop talking.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and signaled Xiao Tiaozi not to speak. Then the two of them sat down at the back table and listened to Zhang Yuan's storytelling.

Zhang Yuan talked about "Talking about Yue Quan Biography". Zhu Houzhao had heard of this story before, but compared to those martial arts, the story is obviously not so vivid and interesting. He hasn't reviewed it for many years, so he has long forgotten many details.

But seeing Zhang Yuan speaks vividly and even has the skills of ordinary folk artists to shake their bags, they say it so much that it is very ups and downs, and it changes from time to time, which increases the audibility of the story. Many eunuchs and palace maids stopped and listened for a while, and then couldn't help but spend two cents to come in to listen to books and drink tea. The small two-story building behind was already crowded with people.

“Funny, fun!”

Zhu Houzhao listened for a while and found it very fun. It was completely different from the atmosphere of listening to books before. Even if the eunuchs and palace maids were not real people in the market, they were also qualified listeners. They would fluctuate and change their emotions as Zhang Yuan’s storytelling fluctuates and win a lot of prizes when they were exciting.
To be continued...