"Third brother! You have almost eaten all my food, so please don't turn over!" said Zhu Mianzhu.
Zhu Cijiong stretched out his little fleshy hand and said, "Sister! You must have some more, give me some! I love cashews the most, they're delicious!"
"I let you finish it a long time ago! Did you also take the bottle containing my food?" asked Zhu Mianzhu.
"Hehe! I broke the bottle! Anyway, there are plenty of them at the prince consort's house, so don't be so stingy, sister!" Zhu Cijiong said indifferently.
Zhu Mianzhu was really helpless. She couldn't hit or scold him. She could only coax him. She didn't know if he would become as lawless as those princes and princes outside when he grew up and did evil. Thinking of this, she suddenly felt that this had nothing to do with her. In a few months, she would be married and become a wife. He could take whatever he wanted! Anyway, she had hidden all her favorite things.
"It's really gone! Your second sister also came to my place to eat, how could it be preserved until now?" Zhu Mianzhu said.
"If my sister doesn't give it to me, I will go to mother and tell her that you and the prince consort are communicating privately. Let's see if you will give it to me!" After saying that, she made a face at Kunxing and ran away.
After Zhu Cijiong's words, Kunxing realized that the letter she was holding was gone. It must have been taken by her third brother. She hurriedly put on her shoes and had a maid comb her hair. Then she hurried off to pay her respects to Empress Zhou.
When they arrived at Kunning Palace, the other princes had not yet arrived. Kunxing was the first to arrive. Empress Zhou was very puzzled. Why did this child come so early today?
"Kunxing! You come so early today?" asked Queen Zhou.
"My daughter pays her respects to the Queen Mother!" Kunxing said with a salute.
"Okay! Get up!" said Queen Zhou.
"Mother! Is my third brother here? I brought him some delicious food." Kunxing said.
"He's playing in the side hall! Don't give him so much food in the future. If you want to marry him, you can't always ask your husband for food, right? You can't let your brother become greedy! Do you understand?" said Queen Zhou.
"I understand, mother!" Kunxing said.
"Go! Go and play with him!" said Queen Zhou.
Kunxing hurried to the side hall to find Zhu Cijiong. As soon as he entered, he saw several young eunuchs looking for Zhu Cijiong. It seemed that Zhu Cijiong was playing hide-and-seek with them. Zhu Mianzhu smiled and said, "Third brother! I brought you some delicious food! Come out quickly!"
This really worked. Zhu Cijiong immediately came out of a cupboard and shouted, "Sister! What's delicious?"
"Pistachios! There's only one pack left, take it and eat it! But don't eat it too fast, or it will be gone once you finish it." Zhu Mianzhu said.
"Sister, you're so kind! I'll give it back to you!" Zhu Cijiong immediately handed over the letter he had just taken from his sister's bed. Zhu Mianzhu quickly put the letter away.
"There is nothing in my sister's room this time! You can't always go to my sister's room, okay?" Zhu Mianzhu said.
"Then sister should play with me more. You always play with second sister and spend too little time with me." Zhu Cijiong said.
"Okay! Sister will accompany you! What do you want to play?" Zhu Mianzhu said.
"I want my sister to carry me on her back. I want to play horse riding and war with them." Zhu Cijiong said, pointing at the young eunuchs.
"Okay! But we want to go out and play. We can't disturb our mother!" said Zhu Mianzhu.
"Okay! Let's go!" Zhu Cijiong immediately pulled his sister Zhu Mianzhu and several eunuchs to play outside the palace.
Zhu Cijiong was really rude. Holding a wooden stick in one hand, he jumped up and jumped onto his sister's back. He shouted excitedly: "Go! Charge! I'm going to chop them up!"
A princess, a prince, and a group of young eunuchs were playing a horse-riding war game in a corner of the palace. However, Zhu Mianzhu didn't notice that while she was coaxing her brother, the letter fell to the ground. It was picked up by a young eunuch and delivered to Empress Zhou.
As soon as Kunxing returned to Yonghe Palace, Empress Zhou summoned him. Kunxing was stunned. What was going on? He had just returned and was summoned by Empress Zhou.
When she arrived at Kunning Palace, she found the letter written by the prince consort to her on the Queen Zhou's table as soon as she entered. She subconsciously touched her body.
Empress Zhou saw all this and said, "Kneel down!" Then she said to another eunuch, "Go and call Liu Gongzheng!"
After a while, Liu Gongzheng came quickly, knelt down and saluted, saying: "This servant pays respects to the Queen! Pays respects to the Princess!"
"Liu Gongzheng, you have been in the palace for decades. Do you know what the punishment is for private correspondence with people outside the palace?" Queen Zhou asked sternly.
"The lightest punishment is thirty lashes of the cane, the worst is beating to death!" Liu Gongzheng's voice trembled as he spoke.
"Princess, how did you get to know her? How many times did she communicate with her husband through letters? Do you know?" Queen Zhou asked loudly.
"I didn't know! Please spare my life, Queen!" Liu Gongzheng kowtowed immediately.
"Someone come here! Give him forty slaps on the face so he will remember this lesson!" Queen Zhou shouted angrily.
At this moment, a eunuch came over and slapped Liu Gongzheng in the face. Kunxing quickly closed her eyes, knowing that Empress Zhou was punishing Liu Gongzheng as a warning to her. Liu Gongzheng was beaten so hard that he vomited blood and was unable to speak, which made Kunxing burst into tears.
After the execution, the eunuch returned to Empress Zhou's side. Empress Zhou declared, "From today on, Kunxing is not allowed to leave Yonghe Palace until the day of his wedding."
"I obey your command!" Liu Gongzheng gritted his teeth and tried hard to speak clearly.
"Kunxing! Go back and reflect on your mistakes. You are not allowed to eat dinner today." Queen Zhou said.
Zhu Cijiong watched Kunxing being punished to kneel in the corner. She ran over crying and said to Empress Zhou, "Mother! Don't punish me! I took my sister's letter!"
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