Zhu Houzhao couldn't do anything to Zhang Xuan.
His cousin was the same age as him, but her birthday was two months younger than his.
When the former emperor was still alive, Zhang Xuan often entered the palace. Emperor Hongzhi conferred Zhang Xuan the title of princess.
Emperor Hongzhi had no other concubines, only Empress Zhang. He was worried that Empress Zhang would be depressed, so he often let Zhang Xuan enter the palace.
Zhu Houzhao was naturally familiar with Zhang Xuan. The two of them had practically grown up together. They were childhood sweethearts.
Although Zhu Houzhao was Zhang Xuan's cousin, and in the eyes of others, Zhu Houzhao was the Son of Heaven and the Emperor, in Zhang Xuan's eyes, Zhu Houzhao was her cousin.
After the late Emperor's death, Zhang Xuan had not entered the palace for several months.
Today, he received his aunt's decree and happily entered the palace…
However, her cousin had already moved into Yangxin Palace Hall and had a lot of administrative matters to deal with. Zhang Xuan endured her temper and told herself not to disturb her cousin.
However, she missed her cousin very much.
Cousin was already the emperor. Everyone said that the emperor was busy every day. She wondered if Cousin had lost weight from hunger…
"Your poem is good, good…"
Zhu Houzhao gave Zhang Xuan a perfunctory reply.
"If you're good, then reward me! You're the emperor now, you should at least give me a cabinet scholar position. Just based on my talent…"
Zhu Houzhao glanced at his cousin helplessly.
……
Marquis Shouning Manor.
The Marquis of Shouning, Zhang Heling, looked at the visiting card of the East Pavilion Grand Secretary thoughtfully.
Yang Yanhe, the Grand Secretary of the East Pavilion, was quite talented and had a stable position in the cabinet. His son, Yang Shen, was quite talented and famous in the capital.
Yang Yanhe's greeting card was rather meaningful.
Yang Yanhe's eldest son, Yang Shen, was twenty years old this year. He studied hard and was still unmarried. Yang Yanhe was quite distressed about this.
When Yang Yanhe heard that Zhang Heling's daughter was a beauty, he had the intention to go to her house to matchmake.
The betrothal gift and matchmaker were already prepared.
Zhang Heling really wanted to become in-laws with Yang Yanhe, but he was worried that his daughter would not be willing.
Usually, Zhang Heling doted on Zhang Xuan too much. It was already the age for marriage, but she said that she could not find someone she liked and would not marry for the rest of her life.
This made things difficult for Zhang Heling.
Zhang Xuan often entered the palace and was deeply liked by the Empress Dowager. Zhang Heling was afraid that if he forcefully arranged a husband for Zhang Xuan, she would complain to the Empress Dowager.
Zhang Heling was very afraid of his elder sister, not only because she was the empress dowager, but also because she had been strict with her two younger brothers before she married.
A grown woman could not be kept. He had to arrange a good in-law for her.
Zhang Heling thought of this and decided to wait for Zhang Xuan to come back and explain the stakes to her. He believed that his daughter would definitely be educated and reasonable.
……
"Cousin! Let's go and visit Aunt. I have a lot to say to Aunt…"
Zhang Xuan held Zhu Houzhao's hand and headed to Cining Palace.
Cining Palace.
"Empress Dowager, if we let Xuan 'er enter the palace, it will inevitably cause the officials to criticize her.”
" Xuan 'er is my niece after all, and she's deeply in my favor. I'm prepared to support Xuan' er…"
The Empress Dowager had the intention of letting Xuan 'er enter the palace, but the officials would definitely object. After all, the matter of a consort holding power was still fresh in her mind.
In the Ming Dynasty, not only was it difficult for relatives to enter the palace, but it was also difficult for the women of important officials to enter the palace.
Letting Zhang Xuan enter the palace could be considered a precedent.
"If the Empress Dowager decides to let Xuan 'er enter the palace, she must first shut the mouths of the cabinet…"
"Aijia already has a way," the Empress Dowager said with a smile.”
The woman who was discussing with the Empress Dowager was a maid who entered the palace with the Empress Dowager. Her surname was Hu and she was like a sister to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager did not treat her as a maid either…
After the Empress Dowager entered the harem, she was named Hu Shangyi and was in charge of the Shangyi Bureau.
The Empress Dowager had also left many matters in the Cining Palace to Hu Shangyi…
Hu Shangyi, the supervisor of Shangyi Bureau, was one of the women who held real power in the 24 prisons of the harem…
It belonged to one of the Six Shangs of the harem.
Whenever the Empress Dowager had something difficult to decide, she would often discuss it with Hu Shangyi.
The Empress Dowager wanted to support Zhang Xuan to ascend the throne. If Zhang Xuan became the Empress, then the Zhang family would have two Empresses, and their prestige would soar to the heavens.
……
"Xuan 'er, you should go look for Aunt. I still have some memorials to deal with.”
After Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Xuan walked out of the imperial garden, they started to decline.
It wasn't that Zhu Houzhao didn't want to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, but his two younger sisters were too torturous.
It was already troublesome enough to have a Yun Luo Princess who kept shouting about practicing martial arts. Now, there was a cousin who pestered him all day.
Moreover, his cousin was already sixteen years old. At this age, it was already the age where men and women should not be close to each other. Zhu Houzhao deliberately kept a distance from Zhang Xuan.
However, Zhang Xuan did not care and continued to hang on to her cousin's body...
……
"Then I'll go find you after you're done with the memorial…Give me a token. Without it, I can't go to Yangxin Hall.”
Zhang Xuan's eyes sparkled as she pleaded.
"If I give you this token, I don't know what kind of trouble you'll cause!" Zhu Houzhao shook his head.”
Zhu Houzhao promised perfunctorily for a long time before Zhang Xuan agreed to go to Cining Palace with Princess Yun Luo and let her cousin go!
Yangxin Palace Hall.
After Zhu Houzhao returned to Yangxin Palace Hall, he let out a long sigh. Why did Zhang Xuan enter the palace? This girl was too torturous, even more torturous than Princess Yunluo.
Most importantly, Zhang Xuan didn't treat her cousin as an emperor at all. She was still playing with her cousin without any restraint...
Ouyang Jing 'er appeared in Yangxin Palace Hall and said,""Your Majesty, the lady of Chuxiu Palace, Bai Muxue, has already received the imperial edict?”
"Call her in."
Zhu Houzhao wanted to know about the Ming Dynasty outside of the memorial.
It wasn't the world's peace that the courtiers were trying to whitewash.
Ouyang Jing 'er thought that the emperor had asked Bai Muxue to come and wait on him, so he specially instructed Ouyang Jing' er to bathe and change her clothes.
……
The sedan chair landed in Yangxin Palace Hall.
Bai Muxue appeared outside Yangxin Palace Hall in a luxurious dress. She had dressed up meticulously and was even more beautiful than when Zhu Houzhao first met her.
Bai Muxue lifted her head and looked at the plaque of Yangxin Palace Hall. She was so excited that she could not calm down!
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