Chapter 274: Pleasant

Before dawn, the gate of Anletang opened. Someone had come and there was something on the ground. Zhu Jianshen saw the words on the lacquer box and knew that it was sent by Zhaode Palace. Zhen'er knew that she was here. She knew that she was here again.

"Young Master, what does this empress mean?" Zhang Min said, "She is jealous."

"Don't talk nonsense, maybe Zhen'er is worried that I will go hungry." This is called pretending to be confused knowingly.

Did Zhen'er feel unhappy? Last night, he agreed to go to her place, but for so many years, Zhen'er has not been a petty person. She knew about her and Ji Nushi. Could it be that she had heard other rumors? After Empress Wu was deposed, she lived here, taking care of Ji's mother and son openly and secretly. Did someone know whether she was with Empress Wu yesterday? It was just to ask her to drink together. Yesterday was... Yesterday was Zhen'er's birthday... I forgot it, no wonder.

"Oh no..." Zhu Jianshen accelerated his pace.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, there is enough time, those ministers have not come yet..." Zhang Min said.

"No, it was me who was neglected. I forgot that yesterday was Zhen'er's birthday. Yesterday, many people in the palace went to give her gifts, but I forgot."

This is a big deal. Zhang Min's face looked really bad when she looked at the emperor.

"When the sky is getting dark, I will go to Zhaode Palace first and then in front. Do you have a way to help me remedy?" Zhu Jianshen said.

It was a little cold and empty-handed thing, so it was difficult to make Concubine Wan happy.

A few flowers in the corner of the wall were folded down casually.

"I thought of something, the empress might like it." Zhang Min ran away here.

Before the Zhaode Palace gate opened, Zhang Min chased after him, holding a small brocade box in his hand.

"Some time ago, Xiao Nu saw a Western businessman on the street holding some rare goods and selling them there. Glass pieces that can enlarge the characters. They call this magnifying glass, but it is not very expensive, so they bought one to play with it."

"As long as you have never seen it, it is rare things." Zhu Jianshen opened the box, and there was indeed an exquisite thing inside. The glass piece was inlaid in a ring of gold and silver, with exquisite workmanship.

The door was called open, and the palace people did not dare to stop the emperor. Zhu Jianshen went straight into Zhen'er's bedroom.

Wan Zhen'er had already stopped, but when he heard someone coming in in a daze, he instinctively grabbed the thing under his pillow, but saw the emperor coming in with a brocade box: "Zheng'er, I was wrong. I had made an appointment with Yuan Zhi and the others yesterday. Sister Zhen'er is a large number of them. This is an apology."

"I received a lot of gifts yesterday, so let's forget about this gift," said Zhen'er. "Your Majesty, you'd better go to court. Don't let your ministers wait in a hurry."

Zhu Jianshen refused to leave, and waited until Zhen'er opened the brocade box and smiled before leaving.

He forgot his birthday, but he couldn't complain. It was normal in this palace. He went to accompany the Ji family and his son just to compensate them. He also hoped that he could have children again.

Who doesn’t want to have children, but now he doesn’t have the strength. Even the court officials disliked him for monopolizing the harem.

"I can help you solve the sorrow of the empress." Shang Ming said. He was not the little eunuch who served Concubine Wan. He had been working in the East Factory. He was the eye and ear. Wan Zhen'er needed such a person to help him.

"I don't want to take those pills. Don't introduce any immortals to coax me to take pills. I only know that Li Zisheng is just a liar in the martial arts world." Zhen'er was annoyed, and Li Zisheng must have spent money on the Zhongguan Zhong.

"Empress, listen to me first. This Empress is a blessed person and will not be careless... In fact, Empress Dowager Sun might not have given birth to herself back then... It is rumored in the palace that the founder of the emperor was born to a palace maid... As long as he is regarded as his own child, the mother and son will have a deep affection in the future, the Empress can enjoy happiness. I have a few familiar colleagues who have raised some poor girls and now they have grown into beautiful women."

"Let's talk about it later." Wan Zhen'er didn't like him for some reason.

"Empress, I'm going to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager." After hearing this, Wan Zhen'er had a headache.

During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, when the country and the people were safe, the strong enemies in the north were no longer a threat. More people pursued comfort and the capital became more prosperous.

As the capital was prosperous, each family had spare money, and there were more monks and Taoists. There were also teahouses that specifically told stories about ghosts and monsters, both true and false.

It is said that ghosts can transform into human form and into various types of people, so some people believe in the art of practicing Taoism and killing demons. Taoism and the royal family have always respected it. The incense of Wudang Mountain and Longhu Mountain has become more and more popular. However, people who come to eat and drink are also walking in the world, and some troubles are inevitable. Taoism's reputation has been damaged. Now these are popular in the palace, and eunuchs and palace maids are inevitably getting better. Zhen'er always hears palace maids and eunuchs telling strange things.

There was nothing at all. There were some things in the palace maids and eunuchs who would not spread randomly, but for some reason, the palace affairs were spread among the people. The empress dowager and the imperial concubine were incompatible. There were often ghosts and monsters in the palace garden area in the middle of the night, which made Zhen'er upset. In fact, these secrets were just something that could not be explained explicitly. The capital was a place where fish and dragons were mixed. For this reason, the court did nothing and issued an order to arrest all those who wrote random books. During this period, everyone was in danger, but the court had to have written evidence for the convictions, and the people could not cure the crime, so the people became more and more lively.

Ji Yuanzhi stood in front of the teahouse and wanted to meet someone. Wang Zhi said that this person had something to discuss with her. Wang Zhi is now an eunuch walking beside the emperor. Who did he take him to meet? Could it be that the court discovered something?

Wang Zhi took Ji Yuanzhi into a house with high walls and deep courtyards.

"Miss, old lady, Eunuch Shi, is waiting for you here."

The house was very simple, with a table and a chair. There was a person sitting in the straw pile at the corner of the table, covering his face with his hair, but he looked familiar. The eunuch in the palace dressed as Eunuch Shi, an old gardener in the West Garden.

"All of you are fellow villagers, you thief." Eunuch Shi scolded Wang Zhi, "Even parents and brothers can betray you, are you still human?"

"Eunuch Shi, I am saving you. You shouldn't force us to assassinate... What's the use of assassinating the emperor?"

"Isn't this the task we came to the capital back then? I'm going to take you into the palace for this," Eunuch Shi glanced at Ji Yuanzhi and continued, "Yuanzhi, are you in the same group as him?"

Yuan Zhi hurriedly said, "Brother, you shouldn't treat Master Shi like this. We come to the capital to take care of him."

"Sister, we are just his tools. He is the one sent by the chieftain, Master Li to see us. If you kill him, we will be free."

"Yuan Zhi, Wang Zhi is not right in his mind. He actually tied me up for his own wealth." Eunuch Shi said, "You go quickly... escape from the city. The palace is unsafe. Go home... don't be caught."

Yuan Zhi was really shocked: "What's the use of catching Eunuch Shi? Master Toshi also arranged a lot of people in the capital."

"Sister, we're wasting time here, right? I'll forget it if I don't know others, but I can't let him suppress me. I don't know anyone else, so forget it..."

"Brother, please let Eunuch Shi go. He is old and just wants to stay in the palace forever, make flowers and grass, and have some food to eat." Yuan Zhi said. Over the years, Eunuch Shi has never forced herself. This Wang Zhi is really useless.
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