Chapter 22: How dare you, rebellious grandson, pull my beard!
Erhu heard the sound outside the door and immediately ran out following the sound.
It turned out that a few Jinyiwei found a bottle of pills in the palace maid's quarters in a side hall.
"Record where you found it and keep it in a safe place!"
"promise!"
Erhu had just finished giving the order when a discovery was made in another room.
"Master Tiger, there's something here too!"
"Master Tiger, we found it too!"
Erhu couldn't help but sneer on his face as he listened to the sounds of harvest coming one after another.
Who would have thought that there were so many hidden talents in the Prince's Mansion? They found so much evidence in such a short time!
While Erhu was busy checking various pieces of evidence, Lu sat calmly in the main hall of the bedroom, watching the Jinyiwei's trouble with a smile.
After collecting dozens of pieces of evidence, Erhu immediately ordered people to send them to the Imperial Medical Bureau and asked the doctors to check whether there were any poisonous substances there.
After finishing all this, Erhu clasped his fists towards the Crown Princess, apologized, and then left with a group of Jinyiwei.
Old Zhu had been reviewing memorials for the entire afternoon. It was near dusk when he saw Erhu walk in with his head hung.
"What's wrong? You didn't find out?"
Erhu stepped forward, knelt down and apologized.
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent. I interrogated him for an entire afternoon but didn't get anything useful out of him!"
Old Zhu raised his eyebrows when he heard this and asked with some displeasure.
"Has torture ever been used?"
"Reporting to His Majesty, some palace servants were tortured, but not severely..."
"Tell me about the specific process!"
"Reporting to the Emperor, although I have found some pills in the Crown Prince's Mansion, after examination by the imperial doctors, they are all common medicines for treating diarrhea, headaches and fevers. There is no poisonous pill as Judge Ge said."
"What do the palace servants say?"
"Reporting to His Majesty, the palace servants' statements are basically the same. Even Crown Princess Jingyi's maidservant Chang Hongyu and His Highness Yunxun's wet nurse Madam Chang said that this matter had nothing to do with the Crown Princess."
"Because the Crown Princess is very self-respecting, she never sends food to the rooms of any children other than her own, and she always insists on the rule that legitimate and illegitimate children eat at the same table, so there is no chance for her to poison them."
Old Zhu frowned slightly when he heard this and asked with some uncertainty.
“Could it be some other way?”
"Reporting to the Emperor, I have also ordered people to investigate, and everyone said that the Crown Princess has never set foot in the residence of any illegitimate children, let alone entered His Highness Yunhuan's courtyard."
"For so many years, His Highness Yunxun's daily life has been taken care of by the people who came with Crown Princess Jingyi's family as a dowry, and the Crown Princess herself has never interfered."
"As for the clothes and utensils for the New Year and the two festivals, the Crown Princess herself and her personal palace maids never handle them. They are all presented by the various prisons according to the rules."
"hiss!"
After hearing what Erhu said, Old Zhu took a deep breath for no reason.
Although he did not hear any evidence against Lu, he understood one thing: he understood why Zhu Yunhuan hated Lu so much and called him hypocritical.
This Lu was too careful about her reputation, and she was too careful in doing things, as if she was afraid that others would doubt her...
As the Crown Princess, Lu's top priority is to protect herself at all times. It would be strange if she could take good care of the emperor's grandchildren!
"Okay, we got it!"
"The people imprisoned by the Jinyiwei..."
"Release them all!"
After saying this, Lao Zhu added another sentence as per his usual habit.
"Give each of them two taels of silver to calm them down. Give those who have been punished five taels of silver and ask the imperial physician to treat them!"
"promise!"
"By the way, Your Majesty, the Crown Princess also gave me fifty taels of silver. I dare not keep it privately. Please take a look, Your Majesty."
As Erhu spoke, he took the silver ingot off his waist.
In fact, even if he didn't say it, Old Zhu had already seen it. He hung it so clearly around his waist. Was he afraid that others wouldn't know that he had benefited from it?
"Hehe, she is virtuous and even more generous than our emperor!"
"Since it was given to you as a reward, why are you giving it to us?"
Erhu chuckled when he heard that.
"On behalf of my brothers, I thank the Emperor for his reward!"
Old Zhu laughed and scolded when he heard this.
"You are such a clever little monkey. Get out of here right now and don't delay us from reviewing the memorials!"
Old Zhu had just sent Erhu away and was about to review the memorials when he saw a small hand reaching out from behind him and stealing a memorial from his desk.
As soon as Lao Zhu saw the little hand, he knew who the thief behind him was and asked without turning his head.
"Awake?"
"My grandson has been awake for a while."
"If that's the case, did you hear everything Erhu said just now?"
"I heard."
"Then tell me, what do you think about this matter?"
When Zhu Yunhuan heard this, he couldn't help but curl his lips.
From Lu's behavior in the mourning hall, it can be seen that this woman is very experienced. Even if she poisons herself, she will not leave any evidence.
Therefore, he knew from the beginning that he could not rely on the Jinyiwei to find any evidence in this matter.
"Reporting to Grandpa Huang, I think all this is normal."
"If the person who harmed me could be found so easily, I wouldn't be interested in investigating it myself!"
"oh?"
Old Zhu couldn't help but look surprised when he heard this. Even though he didn't find out what he heard, he couldn't help feeling disappointed and even resentful.
However, he was really puzzled that the child , as a victim, could still maintain such a state of mind.
"You really want to check it yourself?"
"certainly!"
When Zhu Yunhuan said this, he suddenly became vicious.
"I will pull him out with my own hands, then skin him and whip him..."
As soon as Old Zhu heard this, he picked up the rebellious grandson, placed him horizontally on his thighs, and slapped him several times.
"Shut up!"
"Don't imitate my way of speaking in the future. What I said was just angry words. How could I really be that cruel?"
Zhu Yunhuan was lying on Old Zhu's thighs. When he heard this, he couldn't help but blink his eyes, his face full of disbelief.
Although he had forgotten many things from his previous life, there was one thing he remembered very clearly, that was that Old Zhu skinned and stuffed corrupt officials with straw and hung them in the City God Temple for public display.
Now he actually says that he was just saying it as a joke. Does he really think he is a three-year-old child?
When Old Zhu saw that this rebellious grandson didn't even cry out in pain after he slapped him several times, he immediately ordered his men to get their weapons.
"Someone come!"
"Bring us our whip!"
When Zhu Yunhuan heard this, he was so frightened that he screamed.
“It hurts, it hurts…”
"Grandpa Emperor, I know I was wrong. I will never dare to imitate your way of speaking again. Woo woo woo..."
When Old Zhu heard his grandson crying, he knew that he was just pretending to cry. But fortunately, he didn't really want to hit him, he just wanted to scare him.
“Hehehe!”
"Since you know you are wrong, we won't punish you."
"But starting tomorrow, you have to study hard in the main hall. If you dare to cheat, I'll show you how I'll punish you!"
When Zhu Yunhuan heard about reading, his face immediately fell.
"ah?"
"Being the grandson of the emperor still requires studying..."
"I will be crowned a king sooner or later, why should I study? What's the point of studying? Should I take the exam to become a scholar?"
When Lao Zhu heard this, he roared again towards the side.
"whip!"
As soon as Zhu Yunhuan heard the word "whip", he immediately became scared.
"Grandpa Emperor, I understand!"
"I want to study for the rise of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Hearing the cock-crow, getting up to dance, drilling a hole in the wall to steal light, hanging the head from the beam, piercing the thigh with a needle..."
Old Zhu was quite pleased when he heard "study for the rise of the Ming Dynasty", but when he heard his grandson start talking nonsense, black lines suddenly appeared on his forehead.
He knew by instinct that this guy couldn't study well, and wondered in his heart, was he paying his meal in advance?
Seeing that Old Zhu had not let go, Zhu Yunhuan had no choice but to continue making up stories.
"Only by studying hard can you govern the country well and become a qualified vassal king!"
When Old Zhu heard that this bastard was only this lowly, he became extremely angry.
But after thinking about it, Lao Zhu felt relieved.
If this child is always thinking about becoming emperor, then it will probably be his grandfather's turn to have a headache!
"Now that you understand, then go back. If you dare to be late tomorrow morning, I'll beat your ass to pieces!"
"Uh-huh!"
"Grandson promises not to be late!"
Zhu Yunhuan climbed down from Old Zhu and suddenly pointed at Old Zhu's face and exclaimed "Huh".
Old Zhu felt uncomfortable when being stared at by his grandson and thought there was something dirty on his face.
Just as he was about to reach out and wipe his face, the grandson suddenly spoke.
"do not move!"
"Grandpa Emperor, why is there a ..."
"What?"
As soon as Old Zhu finished saying this, he saw his grandson stretch out his little hand and quickly pull his chin.
After hearing the "bang", Lao Zhu suddenly felt a sharp pain under his jaw.
“Ouch…”
When Zhu Yunhuan heard Old Zhu cry out in pain, he immediately ran away.
"Grandpa Emperor, you have a white beard. Your grandson has already plucked it out for you. You don't have to thank me , la la la..."
Old Zhu covered his chin and smiled bitterly at the back of his rebellious grandson.
Isn’t this grandson too petty?
I just hit him twice, and he pulled out one of my beards to get revenge!
Old Zhu rubbed his chin and thought hatefully in his heart.
You rebellious grandson, just wait for us. When you fall into our hands, we will beat you so hard that we will even take your surname!
Wang De, holding the two taels of silver rewarded by the Embroidered Uniform Guard in his hand, returned to the Xiushen Palace with mixed feelings. The courtyard where the emperor's second grandson Zhu Yunhuan lived.
As soon as he entered the palace, he saw his own prince standing in front of a bookshelf with a thick stack of books under his feet, as if he was reaching for something on the shelf.
When Zhu Yunhuan saw Wang De returning, he hurriedly greeted him.
"San Dezi, help me take down the incense burner, I'm too short to reach it!"
Wang De looked at the hardcover ancient book under Zhu Yunhuan's feet, and his cheeks couldn't help twitching.
This is a Song Dynasty woodblock print of "Records of the Grand Historian". Even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanted to read it during his lifetime, he would have to wash his hands before he could turn the pages.
However, His Highness actually treated it as a stepping stone!
At this moment, Wang De's heart was filled with guilt.
However, the person he felt guilty about was not his own prince, but the Crown Princess who had rewarded him handsomely at noon.
The Crown Princess increased his monthly salary and gave him silver rewards every month. All she wanted was to let him take the imperial grandson out for eating, drinking and having fun, and not study hard.
But looking at the behavior of our prince right now, it's clear that he is not the type to study well!
Princess, the task you assigned me may be too simple. I feel guilty for taking this money...
