Chapter 33: The Wronged Princess
Chongzhen said that, but what he thought in his heart was: "My eldest daughter really died shortly after Madam was born. Was Madam really attacked? Madam is a disaster? No! When Madam was born, she invited a master of the court to meet her, saying that Madam is lucky and that she would survive a disaster even when she was in her 28th-year-old age! And she also said that she is beneficial to her parents, otherwise how could I make her the Princess Kunxing? It is the revival of the universe!"
When Chongzhen thought of this, he relieved a lot, while Concubine Liu was paying attention to the every move of Emperor Chongzhen, and all his performances could not be hidden.
Concubine Liu knew that this rumor alone would not make Chongzhen feel like what he said to Princess Kunxing. She just started to lay the groundwork and made Chongzhen feel dissatisfied with her daughter. Princess Kunxing is a willful woman who is easy to use and can also make people use it again and again.
Concubine Liu hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this is a rumor, not a fact! Although it is not necessarily groundless, please don't believe it easily! This rumor cannot be spread again! Your Majesty!"
There are two reasons why Concubine Liu said this. One is that she can cover up everything she wants to frame Princess Kunxing. The sentence "The groundlessness may not be without cause" in her words also implies Chongzhen that something is possible!
Second, it can also turn small things into big things. It is strictly prohibited from being rumored by outsiders, which means it will be more obvious and cover up the truth! In the future, as long as there is any disaster, it will be pushed to Princess Kunxing in one go. Under constant attacks of rumors, it will be difficult for Chongzhen to believe it or not!
Concubine Liu was laughing, and her purpose was achieved. Chongzhen said: "Yes! The beloved concubine is right! I will immediately prohibit such rumors!"
Concubine Liu retreated, and she was waiting for Princess Kunxing to have an unlucky way. As for Gao Qiqi's request to her to ask if Chongzhen would punish him, Concubine Liu could answer, but she couldn't find out and could do nothing. She didn't think about Gao Qi's secret way, and the most important thing was to complete her own conspiracy.
Chongzhen was waiting for the arrival of Zhang Biwu and Princess Kunxing, especially Princess Kunxing. He must blame her well, otherwise, he would not know what kind of trouble Princess Kunxing would cause and could not spoil her anymore!
When Chongzhen was waiting for Zhang Biwu and Princess Kunxing to come, he thought that Jingyi could not control the princess, was not smart enough, and did not know how to deal with things, causing such a big disaster. Although the princess's temperament became stubborn, no one could rebel, and Jingyi could not blame him. But the personal maid could not make people feel at ease!
At this moment, Fei Zhen'e, the palace maid who was on duty in the Qianqing Palace, came over. Fei Zhene was a beauty. Although she was only thirteen years old, she was like a lotus and loved by everyone!
How could Chongzhen not be moved by the beautiful women? It was just because he was not a lustful monarch and was determined to revive the Ming Dynasty, so he suppressed his lust again and again. Chongzhen wanted to wait until the country's fortune was better, so he issued an edict to enthrone Fei Zhen'e as a concubine.
Chongzhen was interested in Fei Zhen'e, and women were sensitive, and Fei Zhen'e could also feel it. This is one of the reasons why she assassinated General Luo Hu of Li Zicheng in the future. After all, Chongzhen was the first person she had fallen in love! First love is good!
Fei Zhen'e is a woman with both talent and beauty. She is smart and capable, and she likes Chongzhen very much. Chongzhen looked at her and had an idea arises. Fei Zhen'e has been by his side. He is always a little distracted. Now she wants her to study with the princess so that she can control the princess. She is about the same age as the princess, much more mature than the princess, and will provide great help to the princess!
If Chongzhen wants to return her in the future, he can still get it back. Especially Fei Zhen'e makes Princess Kunxing a little older and mature, and will not be as naive as she is now. When Princess Kunxing gets married, Chongzhen will ask her to return to the Ganqing Palace without a dowry. The close palace maid is Jingyi instead of Fei Zhen'e!
When Chongzhen thought of this, he made up this idea and waited for the right time to let Fei Zhen'e serve the princess.
It is rare for them to have a conversation along the way. After all, Wang Chengen, Eunuch Jin and others have taught you how to answer the emperor's words, especially when you are not on the premise of the saint, Princess Kunxing came out to find Zhang Biwu privately. This will make Princess Kunxing lose her value and lose her royal face!
Now, when Princess Kunxing came back, she never expected that Chongzhen would not want to see her. Princess Kunxing finally had no choice but to run back to her Shouning Palace and cry.
Empress Zhou came to visit Princess Kunxing and kept persuading Princess Kunxing, the main thing was to tell Princess Kunxing not to be willful anymore and to be more obedient in the future, especially to do something like this, even more so that she could not do anything about running out of the palace like this. This is to ignore the royal face! As a princess, you cannot be so willful.
But when it comes to Princess Kunxing being willful, Princess Kunxing is just a stubborn temper, so she doesn't recognize her! She is stubborn to the end. She said that she went to find Zhang Biwu, but in fact she wanted Zhang Biwu to untie the siege of Kaifeng himself, because Chongzhen said that Yang Sichang and Zhang Biwu were both literary and military. Now that Yang Sichang is dead, she can only rely on Zhang Biwu, so she wanted Zhang Biwu to share the worries of Chongzhen, which made Chongzhen happy. Why was she wronged by her father and even blamed her for almost a bad thing?
Princess Kunxing had nothing to hide in front of her mother. Even what Wang Chengen and others taught her would be thrown away.
After Princess Kunxing thought of being wronged, Princess Kunxing could no longer bear it, so she ran out.
After hearing this, Empress Zhou knew that Princess Kunxing was thinking about Chongzhen, so she wanted to find Chongzhen and tell Chongzhen everything, so she could excuse Princess Kunxing.
When Chongzhen heard what Empress Zhou said, he sighed, because he knew that although Princess Kunxing was going out of the palace this time, her starting point was good. Now Zhang Biwu has another memorial saying that he was willing to rescue Kaifeng and drive all his troops to the city of Kaifeng.
Chongzhen knew that Zhang Biwu had only 6,000 people now, and once he had a fight with Wu Sangui, the Guangxi wolf soldiers might have left Zhang Biwu. At that time, the number of soldiers Zhang Biwu could have would be reduced. Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai had hundreds of thousands of troops. It was difficult for Zhang Biwu to reverse the situation, and it was Zuo Liangyu in the end.
As Zuo Liangyu's great benefactor, Hou Xun asked him to go with Zhang Biwu and join him with Yang Wenyue and Ding Qirui's defeated troops. Even if Zuo Liangyu did not rise up so quickly, as long as reinforcements arrived, it would be a great boost to the hearts of Kaifeng.
When Chongzhen thought of this, he didn't want to punish Zhang Biwu anymore. Otherwise, he would be angry. It was Zhang Biwu who ordered Princess Kunxing to leave the palace and almost died, but now he wanted to use Zhang Biwu, so forget it!
However, through the incident of Princess Kunxing, Chongzhen knew that Wang Dehua, Gao Qiqian and others were really suspicious! Can they still be used? Of course, Chongzhen could not use it anymore.
However, Wang De has been transformed into the eunuch in charge of the seal for a long time. Even if Chongzhen wanted to replace the loyal Fang Zhenghua, he was not well-known. Even if he was the eunuch in charge of the seal, he was eventually undermined and had no effect at all. However, Chongzhen was unwilling to accept it if he did not defeat Wang Dehua and others.
Wang Dehua was very smart. When he knew Chongzhen's intention, he submitted a letter to resign and gave up his position as the eunuch in charge of the seal to Gao Shiming. Gao Shiming was Wang Dehua's right-hand man. As the eunuch in charge of the seal, he was like Wang Dehua continuing to be the eunuch in charge of the seal. Wang Dehua took retreat as he advanced, and he could still continue to maintain his own power and resolve Chongzhen's hostility to them.
Chongzhen knew that it would be bad if he really eliminated Wang Dehua's power! And maybe he would have a bad reputation! Now there is another step for him, so he will go down the step.
Gao Qiqian was reprimanded by Chongzhen again, and Gao Qiqian was not afraid. As long as Wang Dehua's power did not fall, he would not die.
In this struggle, there was only one person who was a bad guy - Luo Yangxing. He was dismissed from office. Although he was dismissed, he didn't have to worry about his life at all when he was in command of the Jinyiwei. There was only one thing that Luo Yangxing was a wealth-guarding slave. He was very concerned about money. He would never vomit as long as he entered his pocket.
Chongzhen called Zhang Biwu and Hou Xun, and encouraged them very much, saying that he would value them and that as long as he succeeded, he would be rewarded.
Princess Kunxing originally asked to attend together, but Chongzhen refused to give it to him! Princess Kunxing also wanted to see Zhang Biwu, but Chongzhen said nothing was allowed.
At this moment, Princess Kunxing naturally felt a little angry. Her temper was the same as Chongzhen. As long as she decided, she would do it to the end!
Chongzhen kept Zhang Biwu privately and said, "Zhang Aiqing, do you have any feelings for Princess Kunxing?"
"Ah!" Zhang Biwu looked at Chongzhen. Chongzhen was moody. He really didn't know what he meant, whether it was a blessing or a disaster! Zhang Biwu had to answer: "Yes! But I already have two wives and a son..."
Chongzhen smiled and said, "I know! Of course I know! I just want to tell you that as long as you make great contributions and lift the siege of Kaifeng, I can marry you! Of course, my princess must be a wife! Your two so-called wife can only be concubines!"
"Ah!" Zhang Biwu was shocked. He was not afraid and said, "Emperor, my two wives are in trouble! As the saying goes, a ruined wife should not be abandoned! What about the wife who shares troubles? I can't bear it! I don't want to be Chen Shimei! Please take back the life of the emperor!"
Chongzhen was very unhappy when he heard this, and his face was jumping because Zhang Biwu was over teenager than Princess Kunxing, and he was a minister. He was probably favored by the princess and mentioned it by the emperor himself. He had long been dizzy by Longpeng, but now Zhang Biwu dared to go against his will! This made Chongzhen angry!
Chapter completed!