Chapter 123 (2/2)

You don't need to greet old lady Chu today. You don't have to worry about dinner. Besides, only their own people pay much less attention to the dinner table, and there is no need to avoid eating and sleeping. The second young master lost his appetite after a few chopsticks. He asked Changxing Hou, ”father, you were rare a few days ago. What are you doing?”

Hearing the second young master's question, many people stopped their chopsticks and looked at Changxing Hou. It seems that since Chu Jinyao came back, Changxing Hou was suddenly so busy that he didn't even come to the back house several times. Zhao's wife, Huang's and Furong's aunts, all want to know what's going on.

Changxing Hou sighed, ”it's not for his royal highness.”

Your highness? The people of the Chu family were a little surprised. Zhao asked, ”good, how did you get involved with the crown prince?”

Although it was said that this was a private affair of the heavenly family and should not be arranged, in fact, almost all provincial officials knew it. Shanxi knows more because of its favorable location.

This is at home, surrounded by wives, concubines and children. Changxing Hou felt it was unnecessary to avoid it and directly said: ”In June, beizhili sent troops from Shanxi to join the Fifth Army camp. They were practicing together with the 3000 battalion and the Shenji camp. The emperor took the empress of the back palace to watch on the wall. This was originally a good thing for Yang Guowei. It was rare for the soldiers below to see the emperor and show their faces in front of the emperor and the empress. The Shenji camp also took out a lot of firearms to show off. Empress No When I saw a firearm, it was very novel. I asked someone to come and perform. ”

When Changxing Hou said this, he took up tea and moistened his mouth. Chu Jinyao didn't understand the palace and officialdom, but she didn't seem quite right.

I'm afraid the scale of this exercise is not small, and the generals and soldiers are heroes who serve the country and the people and protect the frontier. The queen thought it was novel and fun, so she called the people of Shenji camp to perform for her... Is this a show?

Chu Jinyao thinks it's wrong, but she secretly looks at others and doesn't look different. Chu Jinyao doesn't know what's going on, so she doesn't make a sound and listens silently.

Changxing Hou put down the tea lamp and continued: ”things were good here. My mother likes it. Then we ministers should do it. The Shenji camp demonstrates below. The emperor and queen see the rise and let people beat drums to cheer up. A very respectable maid in front of the queen takes the initiative to ask for orders. The emperor's dragon heart is happy, so it's OK.”

When Changxing Hou said this, others couldn't help saying ”ah”. This... Is ridiculous. What's the style of letting a woman play drums for military worship?

Obviously, the Duke of Changxing thought it was ridiculous, but empress Qi was favored. The emperor became more and more superstitious about alchemists over the years. He loved empress Qi and didn't even care about the affairs of the court. On that day, everyone felt wrong. They watched a woman playing drums on the wall with laughter. The emperor also talked and laughed with empress Qi. He was very happy. Even the head and assistant of the cabinet could only laugh with him. They didn't dare to say more 。

”His Highness the crown prince was there that day. When the crown prince saw the maiden beating the drum, he went directly to the city wall to find the emperor and empress. According to the adults accompanying the city wall that day, the crown prince and the emperor said that the drum was an important weapon to inspire the hearts of the army, not a plaything. The army lined up, but a woman was laughing and beating the drum in front of the array. What's the matter? The emperor was not very happy, and the empress might be angry with that plaything The emperor's face was also very bad. Seeing that the situation was wrong, the cabinet hurried out to speak for his highness, and the Taifu asked the prince to go down first. ”Changxing Hou sighed and said, ”Who could have thought that the prince was fine at that time, and the adults thought it was all right. Who knew that the prince took two steps, suddenly grabbed the bow and arrow from the bodyguard, turned around and directly shot the palace maid to death. The imperial front saw blood. At that time, the chief auxiliary and the commander of the royal guards were scared white, and the women screamed. Tens of thousands of soldiers below saw the dead people on the wall, and they were all in a commotion.”

When the Chu family members heard that the prince dared to shoot a palace maid in front of the crowd, who was still a popular lady in front of his mother, they all covered their mouths with handkerchiefs in horror. Thinking of the scene at that time, Changxing Hou wanted to sigh: ”In this way, Long Yan was very angry. The emperor personally ordered the prince to come to Datong to guard the border. Datong often fought with Tatars and said that the dead were the dead. How can the prince come to such a place? The senior cabinet members took turns to plead with the emperor, and the prince was also stubborn. He refused to be soft with the queen, so he really ran to the border.”

There is a deep estrangement between the Royal father and son. Although we don't talk about this, we all know it. This time, it's completely big.

The story of the crown prince shooting and killing his mother and maidservant spread all over the country within a month. Now the Chu family heard it, and the second young master said, ”although the crown prince's trip is inappropriate, it's also to maintain the military prestige. It's understandable.”

”We feel extenuating. Where are the emperor and the empress?” more Changxing Hou are hard to say, so they can only pass by. ”The prince was only 16 years old at that time, young and energetic!”

Chu Jinyao sneered at the jade pendant. After knowing Qi Ze and at Qi Ze's strong request, Chu Jinyao had to change a tie and hang the jade pendant around her neck. It turned out that she was tied around her waist. It was childish and lovely for children to wear a hundred life lock around their neck. Chu Jinyao was so big that she still hung something around her neck. Chu Jinyao felt very ashamed, but she couldn't stand Qi Ze said she could only bite her teeth and bear it.

Chu Jinyao blinked, almost suspecting that she had heard wrong. Qi Ze was more vigilant than her. He never spoke when there were many people. Now there is still her father sitting here. Shouldn't he be able to help it?