"Hey, Zhu Ping'an? Are you saying that this poem was written by Zhu Ping'an?"
After hearing the three words "Zhu Ping'an", Concubine Du Kang's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her eyes lit up. She couldn't help but exclaimed and asked in surprise.
"Why, have you heard of Zhu Ping'an? Oh, yes, he is the top scholar this year, but don't be fooled by his reputation, because Zhu is a fraud."
When Princess Ning'an saw that Concubine Du Kang was very interested in Zhu Ping'an, she quickly flattered Concubine Du Kang and insulted Zhu Ping'an.
"Oh, a fraud who steals reputation?" Concubine Du Kang had a smile on her face.
"Yeah." Princess Ning'an nodded repeatedly, like a chick eating rice, and finally threw a bucket of dirty water on Zhu Ping'an, "His reputation outside is tarnished."
"Oh?" Concubine Du Kang said softly.
"Really? Your Majesty, you didn't leave the palace, so you don't know. I heard it from people. Yes, I heard it from people." Princess Ning'an gave Prince Yu a look, letting him figure it out himself, and then said in a tone of hearing about it afterwards, "I heard that he was very mean. It seems that when he was on duty, in broad daylight and in front of everyone, he, he took off all his clothes."
As she spoke, the shocking scene of Zhu Ping'an stripping off that day could not help but come to Princess Ning'an's mind. Princess Ning'an's face turned red, and she spat in a low voice, then continued, "That's not all. I heard that he has a bad character and doesn't respect teachers."
"He is still a greedy and bullying fellow. The reason why he wrote this cryptic poem to me is because I did not rent the shop to him."
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In short, Princess Ning'an did her best to slander Zhu Ping'an and pinned all the groundless rumors outside on Zhu Ping'an.
However, looking at Concubine Du Kang's smiling face, it was clear that Princess Ning'an's efforts were in vain.
Princess Ning'an said that Zhu Ping'an took off his clothes in broad daylight. Concubine Du Kang had already known about it, and she also knew that what Princess Ning'an said was not complete.
The way Zhu Ping'an took off his clothes was not vulgar but noble. He became famous just by taking off his clothes.
In the history books of the future, Zhu Ping'an will certainly be recorded in great detail. In a certain month and year, the sixteen-year-old Taicang inspector Zhu Ping'an, in order to stop the obstruction and slander of his political enemies, stripped himself naked in public and walked into the Taicang silver vault, where he checked the gold and silver in the vault, uncovering the biggest corruption case since the founding of the Ming Dynasty - the Taicang theft case... ...
From this incident, it can be seen that Ning An has a problem with Zhu Pingan.
Therefore, when Ning An later said that Zhu Ping'an had bad character, did not respect his teachers, etc., Concubine Du Kang did not believe it.
Well, Du Kangfei also knew about the hidden poem. She heard some time ago that Huo'er and Ning'an had opened a shop outside the palace, but it seemed that they not only did not make any money, but also lost a lot of money. With Huo'er's cautious personality, he would definitely sell the shop to stop the loss, but Ning'an would definitely not agree. Du Kangfei knew Ning'an's temper. When Zhu Ping'an took over the shop, he must have been scolded by Ning'an, so Zhu Ping'an gave Ning'an a poem in return.
Hehe, I guess this is probably the case. Concubine Du Kang has this confidence because she has watched Prince Yu and Ning An grow up, and she knows them very well.
As for why people are so sensitive to the three words "Zhu Ping'an", it all starts with the "flipping cards" system that has become popular in the harem recently.
The "flipping cards" system has been popular in the harem for about a month.
The unanimous understanding in the harem is that the "flipping cards" system was created by Feng Bao.
Feng Bao took over the job of recording the history of imperial concubines in the secretariat, which was the job of recording and arranging the emperor's concubines' sleeping arrangements. Then Feng Bao was constantly threatened and bribed by the mistresses in the harem. His life became more and more difficult. He had a hard time and struggled in the harem. He was worried about his life at any time and was afraid of losing his head.
However, no one expected that Feng Bao, who had struggled in this desperate situation for more than a month, actually invented a system called "flipping the cards", and with the help of this system he achieved a great turnaround from the desperate situation.
Relying on the system of flipping cards, Feng Bao not only escaped from the desperate situation, but also firmly established his foothold in the harem. Not only that, he went a step further and showed off in front of the emperor. Relying on the system of flipping cards and the secretariat, Feng Bao gained considerable power and status in the harem, and was the most popular person for a time.
No one can deny that the system of flipping cards is a perfect fit for the harem system.
Each concubine was marked on a sign, and each sign represented a concubine. The sign also marked the concubine's expertise and background. Before the emperor went to bed, Feng Bao presented the sign to the emperor. The emperor would turn over the sign he liked, and the emperor would visit the concubine whose sign he turned over. After that, Feng Bao would go to the palace where the concubine was in advance to inform the concubine.
In this way, the secretarial work, which was originally the hardest and most dangerous job, became the most popular, lucrative and safest job.
Feng Bao undoubtedly benefited the most from this.
Although many people do not believe that the "flipping cards" system was created by Feng Bao and want to know who the mastermind behind the scenes is, Feng Bao is very tight-lipped and has always insisted that he proposed this system in order to relieve the emperor's worries.
However, although Feng Bao kept his mouth shut, Concubine Du Kang knew the inside story and knew that the system of flipping the cards was an idea you, Zhu Ping, gave to Feng Bao.
Feng Bao had a palace maid in the palace who was his soul mate and they were just a couple in name only.
What people don’t know is that Concubine Du Kang had saved this palace maid’s life before she entered the palace, and this palace maid had been Concubine Du Kang’s secret spy since she entered the palace.
The news that the system of flipping cards came from Zhu Ping'an was revealed by Feng Bao one time when he was drunk, and the maid secretly told Concubine Du Kang.
That's why Concubine Du Kang was so sensitive to Zhu Ping'an's name.
I haven't slept with the emperor for a long time. Although I don't have much physical need, for Huoer's sake, I have to sleep with him. Only by sleeping with him can I have a chance to be favored.
A prince who is a favored concubine in the harem.
A prince who was neglected by his concubines in the harem.
Outside, these are two different situations.
Why did the Ministry of Revenue and Taicang dare to withhold the prince’s benefits from Huoer
Why not suppress King Jing’s prince welfare
Isn't it because Concubine Lu is favored, while I am neglected by the emperor? ! Try it when I was favored, and see who dares to deduct the benefits of He'er.
From the different treatments of Hu'er and King Jing by the Ministry of Revenue Taicang, it can be seen how difficult Hu'er's life was outside the palace.
One rises and that falls.
If this continues, King Jing will be closer and closer to that position, while Huoer will be further and further away from that position.
Therefore, for the sake of Huoer's future, I have to sleep with him.
To sleep with the emperor, one has to start by flipping the cards. Since flipping the cards is done by Zhu Ping'an, no one knows more about flipping the cards than Zhu Ping'an.
That's why Concubine Du Kang was so sensitive to Zhu Ping'an's name.