Chapter Thirty: I Don't Want To Go
Mao Cheng looked righteous and had a strong desire to die. He snorted coldly and looked at Li Fang next to him, "I won't scream."
I pushed the door open and saw that there was indeed a fog in the room, "This... is this a bathhouse"?
Li Fang said with a smile: "Mr. Mao, of course, it's a bathing pool. This is where Your Majesty bathes after plowing the land on weekdays. Seeing that you are sweating all over, Your Majesty specially asked the little slave to take you to bathe."
As he said that, Li Fang began to strip Mao Cheng of his official uniform, and soon Mao Cheng was stripped of all his clothes.
It was not until Mao Cheng arrived that he felt a chill on his body.
"Sir, be careful of slipping your feet." Li Fang carefully supported Mao Cheng.
Suddenly Mao Cheng asked, "Did you torture me and scald me with boiling water?"
"Oh, my Mr. Mao, you are so obsessed with persecution. We have not received this order. Besides, if you were torture here, wouldn't it be a waste of water in the pool?"
The palace maids and eunuchs around him chuckled gently. The court had a day off on the seventh day. On that day, officials went to the official bathhouse in groups of three or three to take a good bath. However, Mao Cheng didn't like to take a bath, so he was still cleaning his body last month.
On June day, sweating and a strange smell came. Li Fang took a piece of white cloth and wiped Mao Cheng's body, and the white cloth suddenly turned into a black cloth. Mao Cheng blushed and lowered his head and did not dare to look at everyone. Today, he felt very embarrassed.
After washing up, I changed into a refreshing underwear and put on my official uniform again.
Mao Cheng was taken to Zhu Houcong who was resting.
Zhu Houcong looked at Mao Cheng carefully and said, "Look, my Mao Aiqing is also a handsome person." Although he was joking, Zhu Houcong was cursing in his heart, is it easy for me to be an emperor? He used to coax and deceive these stubborn old guys. I am only a teenager. I asked me to coax them for Mao, making me look like an adult.
"Your dear, come and make it. I have the newly offered tea here, come and try it."
"Li Fang is preparing to bring one pound to Lord Mao."
Mao Cheng loves tea, which is well known. Mao Cheng is indeed a little thirsty. After drinking two cups quickly, he realized that it was the emperor who kept pouring tea for him.
He hurriedly knelt down, "Minist, I have lost my manners before you, please atone for your sins."
"Don't blame me, please get up quickly." He helped Mao Cheng up personally. Zhu Hou's trick was so painful, and Wang Jun and the old guys were so proud of this. He was a little proud of this. As expected, the old antiques in history were right. As long as I was willing to let go, I would have everything.
"Look, you've just finished the shower and sweated again." So Zhu Houcan picked up the fan and slapped Mao Cheng a few times.
Feeling the breeze coming from his cheeks, Mao Cheng has been a veteran of three dynasties since the sixth year of Emperor Xiaozong. But this is the first time he enjoys the emperor's courtesy that he is flowing through his heart for a while.
"My...My", the old man Mao Cheng actually cried.
Zhu Houcan smiled slightly, knowing in his heart that it was "made"!
Mao Cheng wiped the tears in his eyes, "The old minister is guilty"!
Zhu Houcan waved his hand, "My dear, please come back. Your resignation is here with me. You can ask me for it within seven days."
Mao Cheng returned to the mansion, thought about it for a while, and wrote a memorial about people's livelihood and economy overnight, and delivered it to Zhu Houcong the next day.
Zhu Houcan looked at the memorial, "This old stubborn person, as long as you don't make trouble with me." Obviously, Mao Cheng, the old stubborn person, was temporarily surrendered by Zhu Houcan, and of course he expected everything to go well. Zhu Houcan never had this idea.
Li Fang whispered: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager Xingxian has an invitation."
After Zhu Houcan arrived at Jingren Palace, in addition to his mother, he also had two of his sisters.
"It turns out that my third sister He Simei came to Beijing, but I don't know."
Jiang complained: "Your son, you are busy with government affairs all day long, how can you remember that you have two sisters? The queen mother asked you for two things. Your four sisters were originally princesses, the eldest, and the second child died. Now the third child has just married. As for your fourth sister, you still have a husband's family."
Zhu Houcan shook his head, "My mother has not yet found the title of father, so how can I enthrone the four sisters? But it is okay to give a house. I will order people to find an adjacent house outside the palace, so that it is convenient for sisters to enter the palace to visit their mother."
When I saw the queen, I nodded, "I don't know what the second thing about the queen is?"
"You, you are not young anymore. The Ministry of Rites's words about choosing a concubine for you were handed over to Ai's family. Last month, you should not waste it by ascending the throne as the new emperor. The queen of mother has always been anxious. You must have a son and a half daughter. Besides, you want this throne to be able to fall behind others like Wuzong."
"Be careful of your words"! Zhu Houcan looked around and waved his hand. Li Fang hurriedly retreated around.
"Mother, I'm going to tell you that I have someone happy. But I still need to get the consent of her family."
"You are the emperor. Even in Anlu, as long as you like someone, the woman will rush to come to the door. Now this is the position of queen. Could it be that you have fallen in love with a civilian woman, or a smoke and dust woman?"
Looking at Zhu Houcan's expression, "Your Majesty, you are the king of a country and you want to set an example for the world. Can those beautiful women enter this harem?"
Zhu Houcan touched his head, "Mother, it's not what you think. That woman is a famous lady, but the "Instructions for the Emperor Ming Zu" clearly stipulates that those who are emperors should not be allowed to be dictatorial to their relatives. I am not afraid of the transfer of power from the mother's family, but I am afraid of affecting the career of this family."
"Oh, Your Majesty has fallen in love with a lady from the family, and I will go to match the matchmaker, but I don't believe that any one of them will refuse."
Zhu Houcong touched his head rarely, "Mother, my son-in-law thinks that even you may not agree with this person."
"Oh, who is that? You can't fall in love with the daughter of the prime minister of the dynasty, right?"
Zhu Houcan smiled shyly, "That's not, but it's not far away!"
"You fell in love with the only daughter of the cabinet minister Wang Jun." Empress Dowager Xiaoci sighed, "Your Majesty, this is a major event in the court, the Ai family is just a wife family. But the reason that the ancestors' etiquette and law cannot be violated, the Ai family wants to come to you to understand more.
Sometimes we royal people cannot do whatever we want. It is better to marry a queen with peace of mind and make a fortune for the country as soon as possible."
"My son understands."
"I haven't seen my third sister for a long time, so why not bring my brother-in-law into the palace and hold a banquet in the palace today. I haven't seen my third brother-in-law for a long time."
The third sister and the fourth sister were obviously a little restrained. Although they were younger brothers who grew up, they are emperors after all, and some words can no longer be the same as before.
"I haven't seen the two of them for a long time. Today I'm talking, don't be so reserved. My brother-in-law still likes to drink and fight against each other."
"He is still the same, without ambition, but as long as he doesn't go out and mess with the crowd, he will go with him."
"Well, as long as my sister lives well,"
Chapter completed!