Zhu Yihai was sitting in the queen's palace, and the prince was sitting next to him.
The female officer in the Queen's Palace stood aside uneasily. Fujian jasmine tea was brewed on the table. It was green tea that had been scented by jasmine flowers for nine times. Although the jasmine flowers had been removed after it was made, the fragrance of the flowers was still there.
The scent of jasmine is supreme and ranks as the best fragrance in the world.
This tea used to be the queen's favorite. Zhu Yihai also specially asked the young master to build a jasmine tea house in Fuzhou, and asked the master tea maker to carefully brew it into a top-quality product. This tea carries the emperor's love for the queen, and it has always been the emperor's love for the queen.
The Queen cherishes it.
In the past, every time the emperor came, the queen would personally make a pot of jasmine tea, and sometimes she would even sing a piece of Yi tune for the emperor and play a piece of piano.
But today, the tea has gone cold and the Queen didn't come out.
The queen said she was ill.
Ever since he told the Queen that he wanted to make Hongjia the Crown Prince, the Queen could not afford to be ill. She even did not show up when the Crown Prince came to pay homage to the Queen during the Crown Prince's canonization ceremony. The Crown Prince was turned away, which was a great loss of etiquette.
After that, the prince visited the queen several times, but was turned away every time.
Even Zhu Yihai was rejected several times. Today was the Lantern Festival. After the court meeting, the prince once again requested that he and the emperor could come to see Empress Zhang and apologize to Empress Zhang.
Zhu Yihai came together regardless of the exhaustion of the day.
But the queen still refused to show up.
Zhu Yihai looked at the prince's uneasy eyes and felt angry in his heart.
He was indeed the one who started the matter, but establishing a crown prince was a big deal. The eldest son was both old and virtuous, so there was no reason for him to leave the ninth prince, who was just over a year old, unless he established him.
"I'm going to see the Queen."
Zhu Yihai stood up and wanted to go inside, but the female official came to stop him.
He just glared, and the female official quickly stepped aside. The emperor's eyes were too majestic, and most people couldn't stand it.
Zhu Yihai walked into the bedroom.
When the queen heard his footsteps, she turned her head on the bed and turned her back to Zhu Yihai.
Zhu Yihai sat down by the bed and reached out to grab her hand, but she threw it away.
Zhu Yihai continued to reach out and grabbed it hard, causing Queen Zhang's body to tremble.
"I want to apologize to you first. Today is the Great Yuan Festival. The concubines in the palace and the concubines outside the palace came to greet you and salute you. You didn't see them either. Everyone is very worried."
"It would be better if I died, so that I won't be an obstacle to others."
"What did you say?"
"Don't you, Your Majesty, want to depose the queen? Then just issue a decree to depose the queen. If that's not enough, you can issue another decree to give me three feet of white silk or a glass of poisonous wine."
Zhu Yihai heard that her tone was still full of resentment, even very serious, and sighed, "You haven't wanted to see me for several days. I'm here today, why don't you see me?"
He used to think that Queen Zhang was a gentle girl from the south of the Yangtze River, knowledgeable, courteous and gentle. Even if she didn't have deep feelings, she was as gentle and considerate as water, and she was also generous and tolerant. But now he felt that she was unreasonable.
, even over the top.
He also knew that the queen was extremely dissatisfied with the matter of establishing a crown prince, but he still hoped that she would understand, and gave her time. He came more than once and apologized to the emperor, but she could not accept it.
This matter became an insurmountable obstacle.
"The prince is still so young, why do you always target him?"
"I hate him, he stole the Ninth Prince's throne."
"Hongjia calls you mother, you can't be so heartless."
"Now that I think about it, I felt sorry for him before and asked him to call me Queen Mother. Now I feel sick when I think about it."
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It's not enough to say anything speculative.
No matter how Zhu Yihai comforted and persuaded her, Queen Zhang refused to turn her face away, which made Zhu Yihai feel very bored and even annoyed.
Zhu Yihai stood up and glanced at Queen Zhang who had covered her head with a quilt. Jealousy had made her look completely different and strange.
He didn't know how to get along with her, and this matter had become a hurdle that she couldn't get over. They had had warm and sweet moments before, and even had a son and two daughters together, but now they felt that their fate was over, and there were even
It feels a bit like an enemy.
"You should take a good rest, at least for the sake of the three children, they are still so young."
The queen began to cry in the quilt, her shoulders twitching.
Zhu Yihai felt uncomfortable and went out directly.
The prince was still sitting there a little nervously. When he saw him coming, he stood up quickly and asked, "Isn't the queen still unwilling to see my son?"
"It's been snowing and cold recently. She's caught the wind and cold, so it's not suitable to meet her. Go back and come back next time."
The father and son left one after the other, both in silence.
Although Zhu Hongjia is young, he has already been crowned an adult. He is now fourteen years old. He knows very well why the queen hates him so much.
He is no longer alone now. His father has established an official tributary in the Eastern Palace for him. In addition to the ministers who hold part-time positions in the Eastern Palace who only come to guide occasionally, there are also some full-time subordinate officials in the Eastern Palace. Although they are young and of lower rank, they are
They were devoted to the prince.
There were many things he didn't expect, and they would remind him and teach him.
Just as Prince Xima Dong Zhining told him, from the moment Emperor Linxuan named him Crown Prince, he was no longer just himself. He was the reborn crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, and he was the future of the Ming Dynasty.
He could not live up to the emperor's expectations, nor could he live up to the expectations of everyone in the world. He could only shoulder this burden and do his best.
Therefore, no matter how unhappy the queen is, she cannot say anything to the emperor about not being a prince.
The prince did not give in.
Since I have chosen you, you have to do well, even fight, and fight back against anyone who dares to take it away.
Now that the Ninth Prince is still young, everyone can tolerate Empress Zhang's dissatisfaction, but there will be a time limit. If Empress Zhang cannot understand it herself and treat the prince correctly, then the East Palace will not tolerate Empress Zhang forever, and sooner or later it will start
Abolition of the program.
Zhu Hongjia understood this, not completely, but it did not prevent him from understanding it, but he was still unable to accept it for the time being.
On one side is family affection, on the other side is power, the requirements and teachings of the officials of the East Palace.
He wants to be an excellent prince so that he can live up to his father's expectations.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In fact, he is still so young, but six years outside the customs have made him tougher.
Zhu Yihai took his son's hand and pulled him to walk side by side in the snow outside the palace. The snow was white and it was very cold this winter. There would be less pests next year.
For the people, the cold winter is something they look forward to and it is difficult to endure. But only by surviving this cold winter can there be more spring rain next year, fewer diseases and insect pests, and a bumper harvest.
"Let's go and be a guest at Governor Zhang's house. I've arranged a marriage for you. I've arranged a marriage for you, Zhang Cangshui's daughter, a talented woman who is famous for her poems, novels, and scripts in newspapers. You go and have a look."
After leaving the palace, Zhu Yihai and the prince went to Zhang Huangyan's house in Dongcheng.
Zhang Huangyan had also been waiting at the door for a long time. As soon as he saw King Wu opening the way, the Yulin guards, and the guards of the inner four guards, he immediately asked someone to open the middle door.
Qian Sule, Dong Zhining, Yang Zhao and other in-laws of the Zhang family also came.
Today’s family banquet was quite grand. We invited a chef from Ningbo and the dishes prepared were mainly seafood.
The chef's skills are good, combining fresh and salty food, steaming, roasting and stewing, making it tender, soft and smooth, with original flavor and rich color.
There are not many dishes, but each one is exquisite and full of color, flavor and flavor.
Such as yellow croaker wrapped in bean curd skin, small cubes of grilled moss greens, stir-fried fresh bamboo shoots with pickled cabbage, rice balls made with rice wine, crab meat dumplings, etc.
Although the smell, which is a characteristic of Ningbo cuisine, was not used this time, as their stinky amaranth stalk was not served, it still showed its ability.
Paired with a few pots of Shaoxing rice wine, this meal is quite enjoyable.
During the Chinese New Year, Zhu Yihai also drank two glasses of rice wine, with a smile on his face, hiding his unhappiness in the palace just now.
After the meal, red envelopes were given to the children of several families.
The red envelopes contained gold, silver and copper coins, which were specially made by the Mint as 'New Year's coins'. The children who received the New Year's money were very happy to kowtow to the emperor. The prince also gave New Year's money to several children younger than himself. The performance at the banquet was
All pretty good.
After the children finished their New Year greetings, Zhang Huangyan's wife, Mrs. Dong, also led a group of women and girls over to pay homage to the emperor and the prince.
Zhang Huangyan and Qian Sule, brothers-in-law, introduced the emperor to the side.
When Xiaoxiang layman Zhang Jinghui came out, Zhang Huangyan was still a little nervous, but Miss Zhang was generous, very polite, and not shy.
Zhu Yihai even asked her to write a poem to celebrate the New Year, which she came up with easily and was very good. She even asked the prince to write a poem too. As a result, Zhu Hongjia spent six years herding cattle and horses outside the customs and missed his studies. He came back and worked hard to make up for the lessons for a year.
But I also fell behind a lot. After thinking for a long time, I reluctantly made a song. It is at the level of a beginner at most. It is very difficult to be able to rhyme and balance oblique and oblique.
Zhang Jinghui smiled and revised a few things on the spot, which actually made the poem more polished.
"Although your Royal Highness's poem is not neat enough, it has a very high conception and is very strong." She also gave a good evaluation.
Zhang Jinghui was generous, but the prince was a little shy. After chatting for a few words, Zhang Jinghui left with his mother, sisters and others.
"How's it going? From the look in your eyes, I'm quite satisfied with Governor Zhang's daughter."
The prince was as shy as a young man in love, "Father, Miss Zhang is very good."
"Why, are you worried about gains and losses? Are you afraid that she won't want to? Father, I think she was quite satisfied with you just now. Although your poems are not as good as hers, it doesn't matter. Poems are nothing more than trivial matters."
Zhang Huangyan went out for a while on the pretext that he had something to do, and it took him a long time to come back.
Zhu Yihai knew that he must go to see his wife and daughter and ask them what they meant.
Seeing his flushed face and smiling face, Zhu Yihai knew that this could probably happen.
"His Majesty."
"How?" Zhu Yihai asked with a smile.
Zhang Huangyan lowered his voice and said, "My daughter speaks highly of His Highness, but she said that she is only thirteen and does not want to talk about marriage so early and wants to study more."
Zhu Yihai was surprised by these words. He thought it was a sure thing, but unexpectedly he heard an obvious rejection.
The prince, who had been pricking up his ears to listen, also heard it, and his expression immediately became gloomy.
In front of Zhang Huangyan, Zhu Yihai patted the prince directly and said, "Young man, cheer up. What's the point of being afraid of a little setback? Governor Zhang's daughter didn't refuse directly, and she also has a good impression of you. Now it's time to test your ability.
arrive,
If she hasn't agreed yet, then you have to find a way to impress her and make her agree.
Nothing is difficult in this world, as long as you are determined, my father will support you to boldly pursue it. My dear lady, a gentleman is always brave."
Zhang Huangyan also quickly smiled and said, "I will go back and talk to Zhuo Jing about my daughter."
"Cang Shui, let the children handle their own affairs. We are only responsible for making connections. As for the rest, it is up to them to decide their own destiny. Your daughter is so outstanding, and my son is also very good. I believe that good things can come true.
."
"Prince, this is the first task I give you. You must perform well."
