Chapter two hundred and eighty sixth as a minister
Zhou Xuan went down the mountain before dawn the next day. At that time, Qing Feng was still sleeping in his arms.
Zhou Xuan did not say goodbye to Chen Danzhu either.
Of course, not everyone knew about it. Zhu Lin and other guards saw it but were too lazy to pay attention.
When Chen Danzhu got up after sleeping enough, he first went around the mountain and practiced archery, then returned to the Taoist temple to bathe and eat——
Qingfeng rushed in rolling and crawling: "Miss Danzhu, you understand, our young master is gone."
Chen Danzhu was surprised and expressed that he didn't know. Then Zhulin said outside the door: "I was about to tell the lady that Mr. Hou has gone down the mountain - maybe he just took a walk and will be back soon."
Qingfeng said helplessly: "No, our young master will go back to the palace to see His Majesty."
Chen Danzhu nodded: "That's good. I'll admit my mistake to His Majesty and the matter will be over. He can't live with me forever."
Qingfeng thought about it and smiled: "Then I'll go see my young master as soon as possible. If I have any news, I'll tell you, miss." After that, he hurried away.
Chen Danzhu wanted to say that she didn't need to tell her, but then she thought of the secret Zhou Xuan told her and opened her mouth but did not say this.
Zhou Xuan wanted to avenge his father, and the emperor was bound to be on guard against him. Zhou Xuan did not dare to show any trace in front of the emperor. In his last life, he tried to kill Princess Jin Yao, but failed. In this life, because of his refusal to marry, the relationship between him and the emperor
There is another distance between them, making the assassination even more difficult.
This is good, it will make him dare not do things that are difficult to do easily, and he can live longer.
Although he was punished by the staff, Zhou Xuan entered the imperial city smoothly and knelt outside the emperor's palace.
There is no court meeting today. It is rare for the emperor to be lazy. The morning light fills the room and he has not gotten up yet.
The imperial guards outside and inside stood at attention, and the sparrows inside were silent, no one dared to disturb them.
Eunuch Jinzhong came over cautiously with tea and called in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please have something to eat."
The emperor leaned out from the tent and waved his hand: "There's no hurry."
Eunuch Jinzhong suppressed his laughter: "Your Majesty, you can pretend not to get up, but you can eat your food first."
Thinking of his actions, the emperor also wanted to laugh. He sighed, shook his head, walked out, motioned to put it on the table, sat down and asked, "How long has he been kneeling?"
Eunuch Jinzhong said: "Not much, only an hour."
The emperor held the tea cup and asked: "How long has the cane been tortured?"
Kneeling for an hour is not a long time, but it is different for a person who has just been tortured with a cane. Your Majesty feels sorry for Zhou Xuan after all. Eunuch Jinzhong said softly: "It's been more than twenty days."
The emperor gritted his teeth and said, "The scar hasn't grown strong yet. Did he let me see it on purpose?" He threw down the teacup and said, "Let him in!"
Eunuch Jinzhong hurriedly went out in person. As expected, Zhou Xuan couldn't stand up flexibly. Eunuch Jinzhong was angry and anxious. He asked two eunuchs to help him move a little, and then asked the imperial doctors who had been hiding aside to diagnose and treat him.
I poured a bowl of ginseng soup.
"The sick and miserable look will only make Your Majesty even more angry." He whispered to Zhou Xuan with a serious face.
Zhou Xuan pushed away the two eunuchs who were supporting him and smiled at him: "I know, thank you, grandpa."
Eunuch Jinzhong flicked his sleeves angrily: "You know you are still fooling around!" He walked in first, followed by Zhou Xuan.
The emperor sat in front of the case and ate breakfast with his head lowered, as if he didn't know he had been waiting for a long time and didn't know he had come in.
"Your Majesty," said Eunuch Jinzhong, "Zhou Xuan is here."
Zhou Xuan knelt down again and shouted to his Majesty.
"What else are you doing here?" the emperor asked calmly.
Zhou Xuandao: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."
The emperor looked up at him and smiled: "What's wrong with you? You make the decision on your own marriage. We are all outsiders and meddle in other people's business. It's me and the queen who are in the wrong."
Zhou Xuan said sincerely: "Your Majesty, I was wrong because I did not express my feelings to Your Majesty first and acted recklessly, catching Your Majesty off guard and forcing Your Majesty to punish me."
Therefore, he still believed that the marriage between the emperor and the empress was wrong, and the emperor remained silent for a moment.
"I have been recuperating these days and heard all the things about the Third Prince. I have always felt lonely because of the loss of my father, but in fact I have lived a smooth life without any disasters. The Third Prince is the one who truly strives for self-improvement. After suffering from illness for so many years, he never
Give up yourself and do your best for the court once you have the opportunity." Zhou Xuan knelt on the ground, looking a little sad, "Compared with the third prince, what I have done is nothing. I also received a reward from a marquis, but I still have nothing to do.
Acting wantonly and without knowing the importance.”
It turned out that he was inspired by the third prince. Before the third prince left, he passed by Peach Blossom Mountain and went up the mountain to see Chen Danzhu and Zhou Xuan. The emperor knew about this, and his expression softened a bit.
"Your Majesty." Zhou Xuan kowtowed again and raised his body, "I know that your Majesty loves me as much as the princes, or even better than the princes. I can no longer enjoy your majesty's favor with peace of mind like this. Please don't treat me like this in the future.
Treat me like a nephew and treat me like a minister."
The emperor looked at him for a moment and smiled: "My subjects, my subjects, everyone in the world is my subject, and so am I."
Zhou Xuan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please treat me as a minister first and then as a son."
Seeing what else he wanted to say, the emperor nodded and raised his hand to stop him: "I understand, you go back to recover from your injuries. Once you recover from your injuries, do what you, a minister, should do."
Zhou Xuan kowtowed happily: "Thank you Lord for your kindness. I, Zhou Xuan, will retire."
He stood up and left. The emperor did not call him again. Zhou Xuan stood outside the palace and looked in the direction of the harem and hesitated, as if he wanted to meet the queen and princes——
"Master Marquis." A guard came over, saluted him, and then extended his hand, "Please hand back your waist badge."
Previously, Zhou Xuan was able to freely enter and leave the harem because of a waistband granted by the emperor, which made him equal to the princes.
Since I can no longer be regarded as a minister and not as a son, I will naturally have to take back my belt. The minister does not get this kind of treatment.
Zhou Xuan smiled, took off his waistband and handed it to the imperial guard. The imperial guard saluted and said, "The Marquis is leaving the palace, right? Please go straight and don't walk around."
Zhou Xuan said hello, then looked at the high palace and the harem not far away, withdrew his gaze and strode away.
The eunuchs came in and out of the palace gently, and the emperor changed his clothes under the service of eunuch Jin Zhong, with a heavy expression that could not be said to be sad or happy.
"This is always a good thing. If he thinks like this, he has grown up and is sensible." Eunuch Jinzhong said in a low voice.
The emperor said calmly: "To put it bluntly, I still don't want to marry the princess or be related to me."
Eunuch Jinzhong smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Zhou Xuan went back to the Marquis Mansion directly and did not go to Peach Blossom Temple again. You see, he did not tell your Majesty what he wanted to do with Miss Danzhu——"
Thinking of this, the emperor became very angry and slapped the table: "How dare he! If he dares to mention it, I will give him another fifty strokes! He said he should be a minister and not a prince, he really thinks that I am in charge
Can’t you?”
Eunuch Jinzhong smiled and comforted him repeatedly, "You can take care of it, you can take care of it. Your Majesty is the parent of everyone in the world, so of course you can take care of it. Zhou Xuan and Chen Danzhu have no family members here. Your Majesty doesn't care about them, so who will take care of them."
The emperor angrily rolled up his sleeves and sat down.
"Where is Chen Danzhu?" he asked, "What is she doing? Did she instigate Zhou Xuan to come?"
Zhou Xuan lived at her place, and the third prince didn't forget to go up and see her when he passed by. It was like - hum!
Eunuch Jinzhong was also staring at Peach Blossom Mountain. When the emperor asked, he looked a little strange.
"Miss Danzhu is not in Peach Blossom Mountain either." He glanced at the emperor cautiously, "Going to see General Iron Mask."
Ha, the emperor sneered in his heart. Eunuch Jinzhong just said that Chen Danzhu did not have any family around, but they recognized him as a foster father.
The emperor ouched a few times: "Why don't you go to her adoptive father to arrange marriage for her?"
