Chapter 7: Returning the Praise (2)
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Emperor Tianqi looked at the stone table where the four of them sat around, and actually smiled happily and said, "The queen actually took out the ju flower brew she brewed herself. I am so lucky today, I have a good time."
Wei Zhongxian also grinned and giggled and said, "The Empress's cooking skills and brewing wine are unmatched in the palace. I wonder if I have this blessing?"
Zhang Yan did not answer, but turned her attention to Emperor Tianqi. She was the queen, but she still had to listen to the emperor.
Emperor Tianqi said nothing, but nodded slightly, and everyone welcomed Emperor Tianqi to Lanxin Pavilion and sat down.
"Empress, why did you make an appointment with a father-in-law? King Xin and the concubine Chongyang admire chrysanthemums. Are you afraid that I will wipe out your elegant pleasure?" Emperor Tianqi was indeed instigated by Wei Zhongxian. As soon as he sat down, his tone seemed to be accused of the army.
Zhang Yang stood up in a hurry, lowered his head and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I just want my father to come to the palace to accompany you. I happened to be aware of it by the concubine, so she asked me to summon Prince Xin to the palace to meet him. This is just an ordinary thing. The emperor has a lot of government affairs, so I don't have to bother the emperor."
Emperor Tianqi thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Queen, please calm down, I misunderstood you."
"Thank you, Emperor." Zhang Yan stood up and sat next to Emperor Tianqi.
Emperor Tianqi asked Zhu Yinglong with a smile: "Fifth brother, you haven't drunk the ju flower brewed by the queen for a year. How about it? The taste has not changed yet?"
Zhu Yinglong felt a sense of fear and said, "I haven't drunk the ju flower brewed by the Queen Mother for a year. When I drink it today, it's really different."
"What do you mean?" Emperor Aoki asked in surprise.
"Things are gone." Zhu Yinglong slowly spit out four words from the end.
"Oh, do you have any feelings about Prince Xin?" Wei Zhongxian asked in anger.
"Your Majesty, I have lived in Kaifeng for a year before I understand the benefits of being in the palace. The people and things outside are different from those in the palace. When I get used to drinking the wine outside, I then drink the ju flower brewed by the empress himself, and then I understand what the real wine is." Zhu Yinglong said in a leisurely manner.
"My brother has been out for a year, and it seems that the more he says this, it becomes more and more pleasing!" Zhang Yan felt sweet in her heart when she heard him praising the ju flower brewed by herself so much. She seemed to be rude in her tone, but in fact she revealed this joy.
Emperor Tianqi was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, drank three cups of ju flower wine in a row, and a hint of blush appeared on his pale face.
"Your Majesty, isn't it a bit too light? " Wei Zhongxian saw that Emperor Tianqi was happy today, and thought about it and suggested.
Zhu Yinglong really wanted to pick up Wei Zhongxian at this time and kiss him. He was so cooperative that he thought it would take some effort to get Li Yongzhen to the front of Emperor Tianqi. Now, Wei Zhongxian's words immediately saved a lot of trouble.
"Zhongxian is right, it's better to let the imperial kitchen bring some exquisite side dishes." As soon as the golden mouth of Emperor Tianqi opened, Wei Zhongxian naturally sent someone down to pass the order happily.
After a while, a series of eunuchs came over with exquisite food plates. The Emperor of Heavenly Qi prepared eighteen exquisite side dishes, meaning "Double Ninth Festival".
Li Yongzhen was the last eunuch in all the serving eunuchs. He never thought that the one in the harem would take the initiative to find him and give him this opportunity. When he received this news, he was so excited. He knew very well that if he was in the palace, he had only one way out, and searching for Sun Er's family was also for the last attempt. He was unwilling to accept his failure. Now that God suddenly gave him this opportunity, how could he not cherish it? He knew that as long as he took this step, it would be equivalent to vanishing his kindness from his previous master. Compared with the end of his life, it would be better to take a gamble.
The seventeen dishes in front of Emperor Tianqi and others were placed one by one. When the eighteenth dish was brought in, Wei Zhongxian's face suddenly turned pale, while Emperor Tianqi seemed to look at the nervous Li Yongzhen in surprise, feeling that the eunuch seemed to be very familiar.
Zhu Yinglong had an ancient Jing Bubo on his face, but he wanted to laugh out loud inside. Just now, Wei Zhongxian saw the change in Li Yongzhen's face, just like a kaleidoscope, with a color at a moment, and Zhang Yan always kept the queen's smile. She was unwilling to use this person, but from the request of King Xin, she loved the house and the mistress, so she could only agree. Now that she saw Wei Zhongxian's reaction, she was so happy inside.
The old concubine Liu was completely stunned. She knew nothing and sat there happily.
Li Yongzhen put the eighteenth dish on the stone table. Seeing that Emperor Tianqi had not recognized him, he was anxious and nervous, but he could not stay in Lanxin Pavilion. Just as he turned around and walked down the steps, Wei Zhongxian breathed a sigh of relief, Emperor Tianqi would have revealed a name: "Li Yongzhen."
In fact, when Li Yongzhen turned around and left, Zhu Yinglong was also very nervous, and he could not remind him. When Emperor Tianqi said the three words "Li Yongzhen", he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!" Li Yongzhen turned around and knelt on the hard stone slab, kowtowed three times, and cried bitterly.
"You, are you really Li Yongzhen?" Emperor Tianqi widened his eyes and looked at Li Yongzhen, who was bleeding from his forehead in disbelief.
"I am Li Yongzhen." Li Yongzhen knelt on the stone steps and crawled.
"Emperor..." Wei Zhongxian saw that Emperor Tianqi seemed to believe Li Yongzhen, so he hurriedly wanted to divert Emperor Tianqi's sight.
"Zhongxian, wait a moment, I will confirm whether he is Li Yongzhen. You raise your head and let me take a closer look." Emperor Tianqi unexpectedly stopped Wei Zhongxian and said.
Li Yongzhen held back his tears when he heard this, raised his head, and met the gaze of Emperor Tianqi. Emperor Tianqi looked at it himself, and he was already sure that this eunuch was Li Yongzhen, the eunuch who served him a few months ago. He slapped the stone table and scolded Wei Zhongxian: "Zhongxian, don't you tell me that Li Yongzhen was hostage by the demons of the White Lotus Sect on his way back to Beijing. He had been killed long ago? Why did he suddenly appear in front of me and wear the costume of an eunuch in the imperial kitchen?"
"Report to the emperor, I thought that Mr. Li Yongzhen had been harmed by the demon, but I knew that Mr. Li was both wise and brave, and escaped from the demon of the White Lotus Sect. But I had already reported to the emperor, and Mr. Li suddenly appeared in front of me. For a moment, I didn't know what to do. I could only place him in the imperial kitchen as a guardian eunuch. Before I could report to the emperor, I was recognized by the emperor with a wise eye." Wei Zhongxian hurriedly knelt down and blamed himself, singing and singing, reciting and beating. This acting skill was already perfect, and his ability to lie was perfect. Emperor Tianqi nodded repeatedly, and even walked over and helped Wei Zhongxian up with guilt, saying, "I blame you for wrongly, and this cannot be blamed for you. Resurrection alone is not something that ordinary people can expect."
Wei Zhongxian was even more grateful to Emperor Tianqi for his understanding of himself, and the scene was very touching.
"Your Majesty Li's resurrection is a gratifying thing. Eunuch Li is both wise and brave. He is a minister of the pillars and beams of the Ming Dynasty. I have also heard of my brother in Kaifeng." Zhu Yinglong stood up and congratulated him.
"Yes, Eunuch Li is loyal and unyielding, and can escape from the demons of the White Lotus Sect. He is a role model for us to be slaves." Wei Zhongxian, seeing that Emperor Tianqi will not pursue him, praised and sarcastically said.
"Thank you for your misunderstanding. Yongzhen is ashamed of being accused of being able to escape. This is the result of the factory's careful teaching in fairness." Li Yongzhen could naturally hear it, but now he could not force Wei Zhongxian, but instead gave Wei Zhongxian a high hat.
"Zhongxian, what are the important vacancies in the palace now?" Emperor Tianqi wanted to transfer Li Yongzhen to him, but now there were no vacancies in the eunuchs he served in front of him, so he could only ask Wei Zhongxian.
How could Wei Zhongxian let Li Yongzhen return to Emperor Tianqi? He pretended to think for a while and said, "Your Majesty, there seems to be no vacancy in the palace, only the cold palace seems to be missing a general manager."
How could Li Yongzhen not be willing to do this? He hurriedly knelt down to Emperor Tianqi and said, "I am willing to take over this position!"
This move of retreating to advance made Emperor Tianqi have a great impression of Li Yongzhen, and he wanted to keep this person by his side and listen to it. Therefore, he pretended to think and said nothing. Wei Zhongxian naturally understood Emperor Tianqi's thoughts, but it involved major interests. How could he let Li Yongzhen succeed?
"It's better to let Eunuch Li go out to supervise the army!" Wei Zhongxian suddenly thought that it was actually good to get him out of the Forbidden City. He thought about what position he had the least interest to him, and suggested.
Emperor Apocalypse shook his head.
"I heard that the factory is running around for the emperor's selection and spending the royal family on major issues. I think Eunuch Li should be able to help you." Zhang Yan suddenly said with help.
Emperor Tianqi was immediately overjoyed and said, "The Queen's proposal is good, so it's decided. The draft will be fully handed over to Li Yongzhen. Zhongxian, the burden on you is too heavy. Let a few be carried by the people below. Your health is getting worse and worse, don't be too busy."
Wei Zhongxian failed to steal the chicken and returned the rice. All the draft was handed over to Li Yongzhen. How to implement his plan to replace the prince and how to turn the Zhu family into his country? His face turned green on the spot, and it was difficult to object. After kowtowing and thanking him, he left on the excuse of being uncomfortable.
Seeing Wei Zhongxian leaving in shame, Zhu Yinglong felt relieved. Wei Zhongxian's ceremonial war was the trust of Emperor Tianqi. Now Zhu Yinglong used the trust of Emperor Tianqi in him and made him dirty. However, Emperor Tianqi's trust in Wei Zhongxian is extraordinary. It seems that if he wants to move to Wei Zhongxian, he will have to wait until Emperor Tianqi dies. He must not be blinded by the small victory. He is constantly warning himself in his heart.
Chapter completed!