Chapter 52 House Arrest
The heavy rain at Hangu Pass did not spread to the capital, and Han Ruzi in the palace temporarily forgot Yang Feng. He couldn't just wait, he had to do something to save his and his mother's life.
The real struggle takes place between the Shangguan clan and the Cui clan, but no matter which side wins, the puppet emperor will be the victim. Although the Cui clan wants to change the Donghai king to the emperor, the queen mother also wants to replace the young puppet as soon as possible, Silai. When he wanted to go, Han Ruzi found that he really had no choice. He had to meet the Queen Mother and explain the matter clearly. Only in this way could he alleviate the impending disaster.
It is ridiculous to say that Han Ruzi went to see the Empress Dowager in Cishun Palace every morning, and often in the morning in the Hall of Diligence and Administration with the Empress Dowager.
Thinking about it carefully, Han Ruzi felt that the empress dowager deliberately did not see him. If the concubine's words were still somewhat credible, since he was not born, he had already been hated by the then princess of the East China Sea.
He slept all night in Qiuxin Palace, and in the early morning of the next day, Han Ruzi gently pushed the queen to wake up.
He no longer needs to keep the promise he made to the King of the East Sea, and can touch the Queen, but that's all, the two of them have no other ideas and fell asleep in the middle of the night.
The queen was so sleepy that she forgot she was in the palace for a while, thinking she was at home, and said vaguely, "Mother, let me sleep again..." After lying down for a while, she realized that she hurriedly opened her eyes, her face flushed. Fortunately, it was still dark in the room, covering most of her shyness, "Your Majesty... wake up."
Strictly speaking, this was the first time the two shared the same bed. Before, Han Ruzi was a couch, and only went to bed for a while in the morning.
"Did you sleep with your mother before?" Han Ruzi recalled his childhood. It was all a few years ago. In a trance, he felt that he had grown up a lot.
"No, I was accompanied by a wet nurse, my mother... very busy, and we have many brothers and sisters."
"Oh." Han Ruzi blushed slightly, "I'm not...I want to ask you one thing, can you see the queen mother?"
"Of course, won't Your Majesty go with me to see the Queen Mother later?"
"I mean face-to-face meeting, the kind that can talk."
"Well - since entering the palace, I have met the Queen Mother a few times and had a conversation, but not many. Every time the Queen Mother sent someone to call me over."
"The next time the mother-in-law summons you, can you pass on a word for me?"
"Okay, say what?" The queen didn't know much, but she vaguely guessed that the emperor was in danger, and her duty was to do everything possible to help.
"I want to meet the queen mother and tell her some truth."
"Okay." The Queen agreed a little reluctantly, not unwilling, but confused. She sat up slowly with the quilt in front of her, "Can your majesty tell me what happened? If it's the Cui family..."
Thinking of breaking up with her own family, the queen hesitated again.
After last night's conversation, Han Ruzi completely believed in the Empress, but he didn't want to tell the truth, because his truth was too cold. They were all sharp swords that would hurt innocents, only those who were fully armed and ready to fight. Only people, such as the queen mother, can bear it.
"I'm really sorry, I can't say many things yet, because... that's all my own guess. It's probably very wrong. Only the Queen Mother can find out the truth."
"Your Majesty doesn't need to say more, I understand. As long as I am summoned by the Queen Mother again, I will definitely pass the word." The Queen did not think it was too difficult.
"Thank you." Han Ruzi said sincerely, and now he really appreciates everyone who can help him.
The queen's face was a little red again, and she said softly, "Your Majesty doesn't have to be so polite to me."
A loud voice came from outside the door: "The Son of Heaven's holiness begins in the east. It rises at sunrise and ends at sunset. Being diligent in the world, virtue is surrounded by all directions..."
"Come in." Han Ruzi shouted, the only way to stop the noise outside, and then whispered to the queen: "I really want to meet this person, his voice is so loud...not like a eunuch."
The queen shrank her shoulders and smiled. After entering the palace for many days, she finally felt like the emperor's wife.
When he went to see the Empress Dowager at Cishun Palace, Han Ruzi once had the idea of rushing into the room to see the Empress Dowager, but he did not implement it. He was surrounded by Zuo Ji and other eunuchs, and at the door of the room stood the imperial concubine and a group of female officials. His actions will only be seen as madness, or even hatred for the Queen Mother.
Han Ruzi performed the entire ceremony in a proper manner.
The queen was sent back to Qiuxin Palace, Han Ruzi was about to go to Lingyun Pavilion, Zuo Ji stopped in front and pointed in the other direction, "Your Majesty, please go this way."
This round of the queen mother's lesson is not over yet. Han Ruzi has to admit that the trick of the imperial concubine and Luo Huanzhang is really ingenious. Now he can't get the queen mother's trust at all. really.
Not long after walking out, Han Ruzi found that he was not taken to the Emperor's Tai'an Palace, but the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace.
He was placed under house arrest again, and in the imperial concubine's palace.
In the backyard of Cining Palace, Zuo Ji gently stroked the scar on the corner of his mouth and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty is resting here and recuperating. The queen is young and Tong Qing'e is dull and boring. I will send a better person to teach your majesty the relationship between husband and wife. Dao, this time, Your Majesty will not push three or four obstacles again. Alas, His Majesty is really in the midst of blessings and does not know the blessings. It is the dream of all men in the world to walk around in gentle villages."
"Is it your dream too?" Han Ruzi asked. The other eunuchs and palace maids didn't follow up, so he didn't need to pretend to be submissive all the time.
Zuo Ji's face sank, his fingers resting on the scar, "I'm not a man, and my dreams are different from His Majesty's. It seems that His Majesty hasn't learned his lesson yet, could it be that Wang Meiren..."
"I learned my lesson." Han Ruzi said.
Zuo Ji snorted with satisfaction and turned to leave, when Han Ruzi suddenly said, "Don't you want to know who told me about Xianyin Pavilion?"
Zuo Ji slowly turned around and squeezed out a painful smile, "That's right. Actually, I'm not His Majesty's enemy. What's the benefit of going against me? Tell me."
Han Ruzi closed his lips and stared straight at Zuo Ji.
Zuo Ji didn't understand the emperor's intention, and gradually became angry, took two steps forward, and said in a low voice: "Enough, don't think that I call you 'Your Majesty' and I really think you are the emperor, you are not even a puppet, just a piece of Decorations, I can clean up if I want."
Han Ruzi looked back at Zuo Ji, but wanted to see if his "decoration" was really deterrent.
Zuo Ji didn't do anything, but backed away, the fierceness in his eyes gradually disappeared, and he snorted twice, showing only bluff.
Han Ruzi didn't speak until then, "I've already told you the answer, but you didn't wake up."
Zuo Ji was taken aback, "Answer? When did you..." He suddenly understood something, and looked around nervously, as if there were still outsiders hiding in the room, "You mean... it's impossible... No, it's very likely that she is jealous I took the queen mother's favor, her eyes..."
Zuo Ji stopped talking to himself, gave the emperor a fierce look, and turned to go out.
Han Ruzi couldn't guess whether this eunuch would take revenge on the imperial concubine, and how he would take revenge. He only knew one thing. Among all the plans that had been arranged, he was the most unlucky one. Let the parties plan more and more chaos.
Everything went well for the imperial concubine. She came over in the evening to check the situation in the house, and before leaving, she said, "Your Majesty is returning to the place where you lived. Are you still used to it?"
"Very good, thank you for taking care of the imperial concubine, and I will cause you trouble in the future." Han Ruzi said respectfully, and the expression on his face was telling the imperial concubine: I have to ask you for everything.
The imperial concubine smiled sweetly, "Your Majesty rest in peace."
Han Ruzi watched the imperial concubine leave, feeling horrified, and at the same time a little gloating, really wanted to know the result of Zuo Ji's fight with the imperial concubine earlier.
The palace maid came in to clean up the house and served the emperor to sleep. Han Ruzi thought that he had lost Zhang Youcai and Tong Qing'e, and was very sorry. As a result, after going to bed and turning off the lights, the waiter withdrew, and the two came in again.
Han Ruzi didn't know at first, until one of them touched the bedside and called "Your Majesty" in a trembling voice. He immediately sat up on the bed, "Tong Qing'e...Are you alright? Where's Zhang Youcai?"
The voice of the little eunuch came from the door, and he deliberately lowered his voice, "I'm here, Your Majesty, let's see if there is anyone outside."
The two of them are very cautious, and Han Ruzi is even more at ease. He needs them now more than ever, "Has Zuo Ji troubled you?"
Tong Qing'e was still in shock, her voice was trembling all the time, "He sent someone to lock us up, saying that he would come to clean us up at night, but he just asked a few questions, and he was sent to the Cining Palace, I thought... …”
She couldn't continue, and Zhang Youcai at the door added in a low voice, "I thought we would never see Your Majesty again, Your Majesty, did you find a way to save us again?"
This can't be wrong, but when Han Ruzi provoked the relationship between Zuo Ji and the imperial concubine, he didn't expect to save people. At that time, he didn't know that the two were arrested, and he didn't pay special attention to their whereabouts. He felt a little guilty in his heart. What it said was: "Well, I turned Zuo Ji's anger on someone else, and this person deserved it."
Tong Qing'e in front of the bed and Zhang Youcai at the door snorted at the same time, as they expected, in the eyes of others, this is still a puppet emperor, but in their hearts, the image of the emperor is getting taller and taller.
Han Ruzi just needed their gratitude and awe, and asked, "You said that the servants in the palace have their own channels. I want to know more about it."
Zhang Youcai also walked to the bed at some point and said, "Is Your Majesty going to have a palace change?"
The courage of the little eunuch sometimes surprises the emperor, but Ruzi doesn't have such great ambitions, and he doesn't think that the palace can be successful. He smiled and said, "It's not enough."
Zhang Youcai did not give up, and said again, "Does Your Majesty still remember Qiu Jizu and Shen Sanhua?"
Han Ruzi was even more surprised, "Remember, they are assassins."
"Qiu Jizu is indeed an assassin, Shen Sanhua is not. We all know this in our hearts, and we all want to avenge him. Only His Majesty can help us, and we are willing to serve His Majesty."
Han Ruzi was shocked, "Who are you...?"
"The eunuchs and palace maids also have to live, Your Majesty, we are a group of hard-working people." Zhang Youcai said.
The little eunuch's words were so smooth that Han Ruzi couldn't help but suspect that someone else had taught him these words.
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