When King Chen saw Ming Jingzhou and took a few yellowed books from him, King Chen understood a truth. If he can run away from his father, but not his father-in-law, there is always someone who can make him write like a fly.
"Father, what kind of book is this?" Jiu Zhu curiously took one and opened it. After a while, she returned the book to King Chen, and said with a bitter face, "I know all the words on it, but I don't understand a single one of them. Your Highness. , you read this kind of book all day, don't you have a headache?"
"What's so difficult about this?" Seeing Jiu Zhu's adoring eyes, King Chen was instantly refreshed and full of energy: "I'll tell you this at night?"
"Okay, okay." Jiuzhu's big eyes flashed brilliantly: "Your Highness is amazing!"
"What's this." King Chen raised his chin slightly: "It's not worth mentioning."
A man who is admired by his daughter-in-law is an excellent man.
Ming Jingzhou watched this scene with a smile on his face.
It turns out that no matter how rebellious a man is, he may make a compromise because of one look.
At this moment, as a father, he finally felt completely relieved.
When a man changes his previous habits and strives to be better, just to get a look of admiration from her, it shows that this woman already has the most unique position in his heart.
That kind of thing is often called - love.
"His Royal Highness, the book has been delivered, the lower official is leaving." He got up and prepared to leave.
Seeing that he was leaving, Jiuzhu wanted to keep him for dinner, but Ming Jingzhou refused: "Your brother is handling a case in Dali Temple today, and it's very late to return to the house. I'm going back to accompany your mother for dinner."
When Jiuzhu heard the words, she stopped holding back and nodded with a smile: "Daddy did the right thing, you can't let mother eat alone."
"I'm going to see my father-in-law." King Chen stood up and whispered in Jiu Zhu's ear, "In the evening... I'll teach you a book."
After speaking, he smiled and walked away.
Jiuzhu was stunned for a while, then slowly covered her face.
Her highness, the little fairy boy, was so serious just now!
"Father-in-law." After walking out of the Qilin Palace, King Chen said, "My father asked me to do the worship on his behalf, and I agreed."
Ming Jingzhou stopped. He and King Chen had always maintained the distance that should be between ministers and princes. No matter how he looked at it, in front of King Chen, he could not be called "confidant". He didn't expect Chen The king will tell him things that His Majesty has not made public.
"His Royal Highness is already an indomitable adult. As His Majesty's child, there is nothing wrong with you going to worship on your behalf." Ming Jingzhou bowed his hands: "Your Highness believes that His Highness can do the best."
The wind blew the horns of their robes, and King Chen was silent for a moment: "I just want to be the child of the emperor."
"Your Highness has always been His Majesty's good boy." Ming Jingzhou understood what King Chen meant, "Xiaguan thinks, and His Majesty thinks the same."
King Chen looked at him without speaking.
As he said that, he bowed to King Chen: "Your Highness, the official retire."
"I thought that my father-in-law's thinking would be different from that of the father."
"It may have been different originally, but when His Highness stepped into the door of the Ministry of Rites and recited what the Xiaguan gave you, the Xiaguan's thinking changed a lot." Ming Jingzhou was silent for a moment: "The Xiaguan is on His Highness, look. To some of the good qualities of Your Majesty."
"It was Xiaguan's fault in the past." Ming Jingzhou gave a big salute: "People say it's terrible, and everyone agrees with what they say, and Xiaguan also made such a mistake."
King Chen returned to the younger generation: "Father-in-law is right, this king is indeed ignorant."
"No, His Highness has a sincere and benevolent heart." Over the past few days, he has carefully checked the rumors related to King Chen, bullying literati, bullying the sons of noble families, humiliating military generals, and found that everything happened for a reason.
The literati who was oppressed by him were ruthless lovers who deceived women's feelings.
The son of an aristocratic family who was punished by him hit a child with a horse.
The generals who were humiliated by him spoke ill of Empress Su in private, and tried to take a woman from a good family as a concubine.
Every piece, every piece, became evidence of King Chen's domineering. Every force can't wait to suppress his reputation.
What's wrong is not the simple and direct King Chen, but the whitewashing Taiping who hides filth and filth.
And although he took into account the friendship between the monarch and his subjects, he never said that King Chen was not in the court, but he never got to know King Chen.
The arrogance in the literati's bones made him prejudice against King Chen. When he was prejudiced against King Chen, he didn't know that the other party was his daughter's savior.
If it wasn't for Jiuzhu, maybe he still wouldn't know the merits of King Chen.
"Father-in-law, today..." Why did you praise him so much
Could it be that there are more books waiting for him to copy
King Chen was worried.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, there are officials from the Ministry of Rites in the worship ceremony." Ming Jingzhou smiled heartily: "With officials from the Ministry of Rites, no one wants to play tricks."
After sending Ming Jingzhou to the gate of the palace, on the way back, King Chen met King Huai and Princess Huai who had just come out of the harem.
King Huai's face didn't look very good, and there were a few medicinal stains on his cuffs.
"Fifth brother." Seeing King Chen, King Huai forced a smile.
"Big brother, big sister-in-law." King Chen gave a perfunctory salute.
King Huai didn't care either. For him, Yun Duqing could salute him perfunctorily, and he was already satisfied: "Where is the fifth brother coming from?"
"I just sent my father-in-law out of the Vermillion Bird Gate." King Chen glanced at the tired look on King Huai's face: "Big brother, you should pay attention to rest."
"Thank you fifth brother." Princess Huai spoke first: "Mother has been seriously ill in the past few days. The lord is worried about mother's health.
"Concubine Xu is sick again?"
The word "again" has multiple meanings.
He remembered that Concubine Xu had always been in poor health and was always sick, but she had survived all these years.
Now that Princess Huai said that she was ill, King Chen was not surprised at all.
"Fifth brother." King Huai said: "I heard that there is an old imperial doctor in the Taiyuan Hospital. In recent years, except for the pulse of the father and mother, he has not diagnosed others. Big brother is shameless, please help me to treat this old man. The imperial doctor invited me to Zhaoxiang Palace to see a doctor for my mother and concubine."
The old imperial doctor that King Huai was talking about was over ninety years old, with children and grandchildren around his knees, and he was in good spirits.
The father and queen couldn't bear him at his age, and he was still walking in the palace, so he said to the outside world that he would only ask the emperor for his pulse. In fact, in the past few years, he has never been asked to do anything.
King Chen did not expect that King Huai would make such a request to him, and the relationship between their brothers was not much better.
Could it be that some time ago, they ate a warm pot together in Yun Yanze's house and accumulated the brotherhood
"I can't decide this matter. The old imperial doctor is too old. If the elder brother really intends to invite him into the palace, he will send someone to carry a soft sedan chair to invite him." King Chen did not embarrass him: "I will help with the father and the queen. Big brother say something. But no matter whether the old imperial doctor is willing to enter the palace or not, big brother, you can't make things difficult for him."
"Thank you fifth brother." King Huai gave King Chen a sincere bow, bending his spine deeply.
"Concubine Xu's treatment is important." King Chen waved his hand, not taking this matter to heart.
Wang Huai looked at the back of him leaving, and didn't know what to think. After a long time, he said to the equally tired Princess Huai: "You go back to Zhang Liugong to rest first, and I will send someone to pick up the old imperial doctor."
Princess Huai looked at the bruises in his eyes and sighed: "My lord, the mother's health is not yet well, you can't wear yourself out."
"I know." King Huai was always not careful enough, and he didn't notice the tenderness in his princess' eyes, so he pushed people back to sleep.
His big man can hold it up, and women are not as strong as men in terms of physical strength, so let her rest.
After arranging someone to pick up the old imperial doctor, King Huai returned to Zhaoxiang Palace.
Concubine Xu was already awake, leaning on the head of the bed, the room was filled with the bitter smell of medicine.
"Mother concubine, are you feeling better?" King Huai put down the things in his hand and strode to Concubine Xu's side.
"It's alright, this is an old problem for many years." Concubine Xu coughed a few times: "Just let the concubine serve you here, you can go back and have a good rest."
"How can she have a son who understands your preferences." King Huai didn't understand what Concubine Xu said, and directly rejected her proposal: "Bring the medicine, and my son will serve you to take it."
The palace maid looked at Concubine Xu, Concubine Xu nodded.
"My son met the fifth brother in the palace just now." After feeding the medicine, King Huai put down the bowl: "His relationship with the Ming family seems to be pretty good."
Concubine Xu smiled weakly: "It seems that the Ming family still values Ming Jiuzhu's daughter."
"I originally thought that the Ming family would give up the daughter Ming Jiuzhu for the sake of their own reputation. It was the son who guessed wrong." The emperor's favor, Erchen has no choice but to let go of his mind."
Maybe as early as the day his father ascended the throne, when he saw his father wearing a dragon robe and carrying his fifth brother behind him, he should have given up.
Concubine Xu coughed a few times, but did not speak.
"My concubine is seriously ill, my son shouldn't tell you this." Wang Huai saw that concubine's face was particularly ugly, and thought it was because the medicine was too bitter. Go to the emperor to intercede, and invite the old imperial doctor who is over ninety years old to diagnose your pulse..."
Concubine Xu grabbed his hand: "I'm all a little trouble, I can't trouble this old man."
"You are so ill, how can you say it's a minor problem?" Wang Huai said, "Mother concubine, my son knows that you are a kind and considerate person, but for your health, the son must be self-willed once."
"Don't worry, my son has already sent someone to pick him up in a sedan chair, so the old imperial doctor won't be tired."
"What?" Concubine Xu grabbed King Huai's hand, increasing her strength, and the back of King Huai's hand hurt. "You said he was already on his way?"
"Calculate the time, it's almost the same." King Huai looked down at the hand that was in pain, and didn't dare to cry out. I was a little happy in my heart, the mother concubine's strength was so strong, indicating that the condition did not worsen.
"No." Concubine Xu brought King Huai's hand: "Stay on the shore and send someone to send the old imperial doctor back. I don't need him to diagnose the pulse here."
She knew that this old imperial doctor was a master who could be called the master of Chinese medicine. No matter what kind of disease, as long as he took the pulse, he would be able to get a clear picture.
"Why?" King Huai was puzzled: "Are you worried about the punishment from the father and the queen? You don't have to worry about that. The fifth brother is the kind of person who will never nod his head if he doesn't agree, and won't fool people if he agrees..."
"I said no, but I can't!" Concubine Xu raised her voice: "Stay on the shore, listen to the concubine, and send the old imperial doctor back."
After Concubine Xu's voice was raised, it sounded a bit sharp and ear-piercing. King Huai seemed to think of something, and his expression gradually changed: "Okay."
When the room became quiet, Concubine Xu raised her hand and asked the other palace servants to retreat: "It seems that you have already guessed it?"
King Huai's lips moved, but nothing came out.
At this moment, the eunuch's voice sounded outside the house: "My lord, the old imperial doctor Liu is unwell and cannot go out."
Xu Fei's expression relaxed.
"But the old man said that his granddaughter has inherited his mantle. Do you want to summon her?"
"What kind of disease can a woman see." Across the door, King Huai said, "Since Mr. Liu is unwell, let him take care of his health before inviting him into the palace."