Chapter 50 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 could not just wait, but had to do something to save his and his mother's lives.
The real struggle occurred between the Shangguan family and the Cui family, but no matter which side wins, the puppet emperor will be a victim. Although the Cui family wants to change the King of Donghai as the emperor, the empress dowager also wants to replace the young new puppet as soon as possible. After thinking about it, Han Ruzi found that he really had no choice and had to meet the empress dowager and explain the matter clearly. Only in this way can the upcoming disaster be alleviated.
It's ridiculous that Han Ruzi went to Cishun Palace to pay homage to the Empress Dowager every morning, and often followed the Empress Dowager in Qinzheng Hall in the morning, but the two were always separated by human walls and house walls, and they met very few times.
After thinking about it carefully, Han Ruzi felt that the Empress Dowager was interested in not seeing her. If the imperial concubine was a little credible, she had been jealous of the Princess of the East China Sea at that time before he was born.
Sleeping in Qiuxin Palace for a night, in the early morning of the next day, Han Ruzi gently pushed the queen to wake up.
He no longer had to keep his promise to King Donghai and could touch the queen, but that was all. Neither of them had any other thoughts and talked until midnight to fall asleep.
The queen was sleepy and forgot to be in the palace for a moment. She thought she was at home and said vaguely: "Mom, let me sleep for a while..." She realized after lying for a while, and hurriedly opened her eyes, her face turned red. Fortunately, the room was still very dark, covering most of her shyness, "Your Majesty... Wake up."
Strictly speaking, this is the first time the two of them have a bed together. Before, Han Ruzi had both beds on a chair and only went to bed for a while in the morning.
"Did you sleep with your mother in the past?" Han Ruzi recalled her childhood life, which happened a few years ago. In a trance, he felt that he had grown up a lot.
"No, the wet nurse is with me, my mother... I'm very busy, and we have many brothers and sisters."
"Oh." Han Ruzi's face turned slightly red, "I'm not...I want to ask you something, can you meet the Queen Mother?"
"Of course, will your Majesty go to see the Queen Mother with me later?"
"I mean face-to-face meeting, the kind that can talk."
"Well--I have met the Queen Mother several times since I entered the palace and talked for a while, but not much. Every time the Queen Mother sent someone to summon me."
"Can you pass on a word for me next time the Queen Mother summons you?"
"Yes, what do you say?" The queen didn't know much, she just vaguely guessed that the emperor was in danger, and her duty was to do everything possible to help.
"I want to see the Queen Mother and tell her some truth."
"Okay." The queen agreed a little reluctantly, not because she was unwilling, but because she was confused. She slowly sat up and blocked her quilt. "Can your Majesty tell me what happened? If it was the Cui family..."
When the queen thought of breaking up with her family, she was a little hesitant again.
After last night's conversation, Han Ruzi had completely believed in the queen, but he didn't want to tell the truth, because his truth was too cold, and they were all sharp swords that would hurt innocent people. Only those who were fully armed and ready for battle, such as the Queen Mother, could withstand it.
"I'm so sorry, I can't say many things yet, because... they are all my own guesses. It's probably a big mistake. Only the Queen Mother can find out the truth."
"Your Majesty needs no more, I understand. As long as I am summoned by the Queen Mother again, I will definitely pass the message." The Queen did not think this matter was too difficult.
"Thank you." Han Ruzi said sincerely that now he is sincerely grateful to everyone who can help him.
The queen's face turned red again, and she whispered: "Your Majesty doesn't have to be so polite to me."
A loud voice came from outside the door: "The emperor's holy virtue begins in the east. It rises from the sunrise and rests from the sunset. Diligent in the world, virtue is passed down from all directions..."
"Come in." Han Ruzi shouted. Only in this way can the voice outside stop, and then whispered to the queen: "I really want to see this person. His voice is so loud... not like an eunuch."
The queen shrank her shoulders and laughed. After many days of entering the palace, she finally felt like the emperor's wife.
When they went to Cishun Palace to pay homage to the empress dowager together, Han Ruzi once had the idea of rushing into the room to meet the empress dowager, but it was not implemented. He was surrounded by eunuchs such as Zuo Ji, and there were eunuchs standing at the door of the room. His actions would only be regarded as crazy, and even hatred for the empress dowager.
Han Ruzi performed the entire ceremony in a regular manner.
The queen was sent back to Qiuxin Palace. Han Ruzi was about to go to Lingyun Pavilion. Zuo Ji stopped him and pointed in another direction, "Your Majesty, please go here."
The Empress Dowager's lesson is not over yet. Han Ruzi has to admit that the moves of the Imperial Concubine and Luo Huanzhang are really clever. Now he cannot get the trust of the Empress Dowager at all. Even if he meets, the truth he tells is likely not to be taken seriously.
Not far away, Han Ruzi found that she was taken to not the Emperor's Tai'an Palace, but the Cining Palace of the Imperial Concubine.
He was placed under house arrest again, and was placed under house arrest in the palace of the Imperial Concubine.
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 here to rest well and accumulate strength. The queen is young and Tong Qing'e is dull and boring. I will select better people to teach Your Majesty the way of your husband and wife. This time your Majesty will not stop you anymore. Oh, Your Majesty is really in a blessing and does not know how to walk in the gentle countryside, but the dream of all men in the world."
"Is it your dream?" Han Ruzi asked. The other eunuchs and palace maids did not follow in, so he didn't have to pretend to be obedient at all times.
Zuo Ji's face darkened, and his fingers stopped on the scar, "I'm not a man, my dream is different from Your Majesty. Your Majesty seems to have not received a lesson yet. Is it a beauty Wang..."
"I've learned a lesson," said Han Ruzi.
Zuo Ji snorted with satisfaction and turned to leave. 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 true. Actually, I'm not your majesty's enemy. What's the benefit of going against me? Tell me."
Han Ruzi closed her lips tightly and stared at Zuo Ji.
Zuo Ji didn't understand the emperor's intention, and gradually became angry and embarrassed. He stepped forward and whispered: "Enough, don't think that if I call you 'Your Majesty', I really think you are the emperor. You are not even a puppet. It's just a decoration. I'll clean up if I want to."
Han Ruzi looked back at Zuo Ji, wanting to see if this "decoration" is really useless.
Zuo Ji did not take action, but instead retreated, the evil intention in his eyes gradually disappeared, and he hummed twice, showing only bluffing.
Han Ruzi didn't speak until then, "I have told you the answer, you have not woken up."
Zuo Ji was stunned, "Answer? When did you..." He suddenly understood something and looked around nervously, as if there were outsiders hiding in the room. "You mean... this is impossible... no, it is very likely that she was jealous of me taking away the Queen Mother's exclusive favor, and her eyes..."
Zuo Ji stopped talking to himself, gave the emperor a fierce look, turned around and went out.
Han Ruzi couldn't guess whether this eunuch would take revenge on the Imperial Concubine. He only knew one thing. Among all the plans that he had already arranged, he was the most unlucky one. Since that's the case, let the plans of all parties be more complicated.
For the Imperial Concubine, everything went well. She came over in the evening to check the situation in the house. Before leaving, she said, "Your Majesty is also returning to his hometown. Are you still used to living?"
"It's very good. Thank you for your care of the Imperial Concubine. I'll cause trouble for you in the future." Han Ruzi said respectfully, and the expression on his face told the Imperial Concubine: I'll ask you for everything I have.
The Imperial Concubine smiled sweetly, "Your Majesty rest with peace of mind."
Han Ruzi watched the Imperial Concubine leave and felt a little terrified, and at the same time she was a little gloating. She really wanted to know the result of Zuo Ji's fight with the Imperial Concubine as soon as possible.
The palace maid came in to clean up the house and served the emperor to bed. Han Ruzi thought she had lost Zhang Youcai and Tong Qing'e, and she was very regretful. As a result, after going to bed, the waiter withdrew and the two came in again.
Han Ruzi didn't know at first, until one of them touched the bed and called "Your Majesty" tremblingly. He immediately sat up on the bed, "Tong Qing'e... Are you okay, where is Zhang Youcai?"
The little eunuch's voice came from the door, deliberately lowering his voice, "I'm here, Your Majesty, hear if there is anyone outside."
Both of them were very cautious, and Han Ruzi was even more at ease. He needed them now than ever, "Is Zuo Ji asking you for trouble?"
Tong Qing'e was still in shock, her voice trembling, "He sent someone to lock us up and said he had just come to deal with us in the evening. As a result, he just asked a few questions and sent us to Cining Palace again. I thought..."
She couldn't continue, and Zhang Youcai at the door whispered: "I thought we would never see Your Majesty again. Your Majesty, you have tried to save us again?"
This cannot be wrong, but when Han Ruzi stirred up Zuo Ji's relationship with the Imperial Concubine, he did not expect to save people. He had no idea that the two of them were arrested at that time, nor did he pay special attention to their whereabouts. He felt a little guilty, but he said: "Well, I turned Zuo Ji's anger on someone else, and this person deserves the crime."
Tong Qing'e in front of the bed and Zhang Youcai at the door said at the same time. This was as they expected. In the eyes of others, this was still a puppet emperor, but in their hearts, the image of the emperor became taller and taller.
Han Ruzi was just in need of their gratitude and awe and asked, "You have said that the slaves in the palace have their own channels, and I want to learn 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 little eunuch's courage sometimes surprised the emperor, but the son did not have such a big ambition, and he didn't think the palace transformation could succeed. He smiled and said, "It's not that."
Zhang Youcai did not give up and said, "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, Chen Sanhua is not. We all know this very well and want to avenge him. Only Your Majesty can help us, and we are willing to serve His Majesty."
Han Ruzi was shocked, "Who are you...?"
"Eunuchs and palace maids must also live. Your Majesty, we are a group of miserable people." Zhang Youcai said.
The little eunuch said the words too smoothly, and Han Ruzi couldn't help but suspect that these words were taught to him by others.
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