The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1825

[1825. Chapter 1736 The Eight Immortals pay their birthdays]

Although they felt surprised, Empress Dowager Zhang and others still stood up and led Fang Jifan and a group of ladies out of the palace.

Outside the hall, a high platform was indeed set up.

The shed below was also prepared. The old Queen Mother, Queen Mother Zhang and others took their seats, with Fang and Zhu Xiurong waiting on the left and right.

Fang Jifan wanted to hide aside, but Empress Dowager Zhang had sharp eyes and said with a smile: “Where are Jifan going?”

Fang Jifan had to stop and smile awkwardly.

Immediately afterwards, the fun begins.

First, a group of actors came on stage and sang a piece of “Eight Immortals’ Birthday Wishes”, and the atmosphere became lively.

The royal family is all about celebration.

The old Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Zhang were whispering and talking with gusto about which character sang better.

Immediately afterwards, there was a bang… everyone looked at it intently and were in an uproar.

“Your Majesty…it’s your Majesty…”

Fang Jifan immediately covered his eyes with his hands.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao came on stage with his head covered. His appearance alone was enough to shock everyone.

He was wearing a short coat and sunglasses that covered half of his face, and he was holding a huqin in his hand.

Liu Jin followed carefully, with a rope hanging around his neck and a small drum hanging on the rope.

Zhu Houzhao waved in this direction: “Great-grandmother, queen mother, I am here.”

The Empress Dowager tried her best to open her eyes and looked, not quite recognizing that this was her great-grandson.

The expression on Queen Mother Zhang’s face… she couldn’t laugh or cry.

But…after all, he is the son he gave birth to, so what else can he do?

Empress Dowager Zhang asked: “What is your Majesty going to do?”

Fang Jifan immediately said subconsciously: “Mother, this has nothing to do with me.”

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at Fang Jifan suspiciously.

Fang Jifan immediately laughed dryly: “Yes, I don’t know what new gadgets the emperor has come up with. It’s my queen’s birthday, and the emperor just happened to… you say it’s a coincidence or not.”

At this time, Zhu Houzhao on the stage cleared his throat and raised his arm. Liu Jin put down the drum and sat cross-legged behind Zhu Houzhao, looking a little guilty and looking around, as if he wished he was invisible.

Zhu Houzhao began to play the Huqin.

Together with the Huqin… no one had ever heard such music before. It was completely devoid of drama. The ladies outside the colorful shed began to whisper, and some covered their mouths and chuckled.

Zhu Houzhao shouted at the top of his lungs: “I have been asking endlessly, when will you come with me…”

At this point, Liu Jin from behind played the drums and at the same time shouted at the top of his throat with his unique bass: “Oh …Oh…Oh…Oh…”

Queen Mother Zhang: “…”

Zhu Houzhao sang again: “But you always laugh at me and have nothing…”

Liu Jin continued to play the drum: “Oh… oh… oh… oh… …”

“…”

People were shocked.

No one knows… what the emperor is singing about.

As for that piece of shit Liu Jin, there’s no end to it.

But Zhu Houzhao’s Zhenghuan singing was off-key in many places, and later on, his voice became hoarse…Liu Jin did her duty and still kept singing.

Queen Mother Zhang’s face has turned the color of pig liver.

Fang Jifan blinked, he was shocked. It was just a joke at the time, but he didn’t expect… His Majesty would really dare to come…

Zhu Houzhao finished singing and exhaled.

The wives all looked embarrassed, but then they all applauded.

Zhu Houzhao said happily: “I never expected that I like to sing this song, and you also like to listen to it so much. This is something that I never expected. It’s so good, I will sing it again!”

Then all the ladies were pale. , the smile solidified.

Empress Dowager Zhang frowned and waved to Fang Jifan: “What kind of song is this? It’s very noisy. Stop singing it. The Empress Dowager will be too much for her.”

Fang Jifan nodded hurriedly: “Oh, oh, I will go and invite the emperor right now.”

Fang Jifan He ran over and persuaded Zhu Houzhao to come down from the stage.

Zhu Houzhao said happily: “How is it, Lao Fang, are you surprised? Your song is good, but I have nothing. You have so much money, and I have so much crappy land in my hands. It’s my mother’s birthday, you How much gift are you planning to give? Why don’t you give it to me in cash? I’m running out of money. Oh…I still want to sing.” He hummed and sang softly: “You will follow me now…”

behind him. , Liu Jin subconsciously opened his hoarse voice and said: “Oh…oh…oh…”

This time, he only said three words, and Fang Jifan slapped him with a backhand.

With a snap, Liu Jin’s voice finally stopped.

Fang Jifan cursed angrily: “Oh oh oh, oh you’re so big, try saying oh again.”

Liu Jin swallowed her saliva, shuddered with fright, and tried her best to wink at Fang Jifan, indicating that this was His Majesty’s intention.

When Zhu Houzhao arrived in the colorful shed, he quickly bowed down and kowtowed to the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Zhang happily, and said loudly: “My son, I sincerely wish my mother a safe future.”

Queen Mother Zhang’s stiff face looked better just now.

Zhu Houzhao then asked the Empress Dowager: “Great-grandmother, does Sun Chen sing well?”

The Empress Dowager showed a kind smile and said: “Okay, okay, everything the emperor sings is good.”

Zhu Houzhao looked at Empress Dowager Zhang happily and said: ” What does the Queen Mother think?”

Queen Mother Zhang: “…”

In this situation, is she telling the truth or a lie?

Zhu Houzhao sighed and said: “My son’s singing is not good. He is self-aware. It was just a smile from Empress Bo, but she didn’t know that she didn’t like it. It seems that this is my fault. But…”

He shook his head. Shaking his head: “My son found that singing is quite interesting. He roared and roared, and his mood improved.” Then

Empress Dowager Zhang said: “But you are the emperor, how can you do this? If word spreads, others will want to It’s a joke.”

Zhu Houzhao said: “Today is the mother’s happy day, and I don’t sing every day.”

Empress Dowager Zhang finally smiled and looked at him dotingly: “I appreciate your kindness, get up, next… …What is it?”

“There are two more performances to come. I ordered the queen’s favorite, Silang Tanmu.” Empress

Dowager Zhang’s face became more gentle: “Okay, okay, okay.”

Zhu Houzhao accompanied Zhang at first. The Queen Mother chatted for a while, and then while Queen Mother Zhang and others were fascinated by the play, she quietly pulled Fang Jifan out of the colorful shed.

He put his hands behind his back and wandered back and forth with Fang Jifan, saying: “Old Fang, why are you so sad?”

Fang Jifan said sadly: “Your Majesty is like this, and people outside will gossip again. They dare not say anything about Your Majesty. You are stupid and can only say that there is a traitor around your majesty. All this was taught by me.”

Zhu Houzhao’s eyes widened: “It was you who taught me, but now you don’t recognize it?”

Fang Jifan himself was happy: “Originally, I was just having fun with your majesty. It’s just a joke. I didn’t expect His Majesty to sing, but who knew that His Majesty actually sang?”

Zhu Houzhao said cheerfully, “It’s actually quite interesting. Although the words in it made me dizzy, it was very exciting when I shouted it. Not to mention this, I heard that you started building a project on that land. What kind of project is it?”

“I don’t dare to reveal the secret now, otherwise it will not work,”

Zhu Houzhao said: “I am now hoping that your promise will be fulfilled day and night, but even if I try hard, I can’t imagine how to raise the land so much…”

Fang Jifan said: “Your Majesty has mentioned this matter several times, Your Majesty. Just be at ease, but… I still say what I said, this is my fiefdom, no one can control what I do in it.”

Zhu Houzhao said happily: “Don’t let anyone listen to your words .

Go ahead, otherwise, people will think you want to rebel. Lao Fang, tell the truth, do you want to rebel? Look, in the past, who didn’t want to rebel and become the emperor?”

Fang Jifan resisted the urge to beat Zhu Houzhao and said seriously. Said: “I can do whatever I want outside, and no one can restrain me. As long as I don’t rebel, I can be very free. But when your Majesty is the emperor, can I really be happy? With so many people staring at me all day long, even the highest From the queen mother to the officials, everyone hopes that your majesty will be the person they want to be, and what is the good of being the emperor? What’s more, my family has been favored by the country, and my conscience will be at ease if I rebel? It doesn’t matter. The most important thing is that the emperor is so wise and knows everything. How dare I rebel?”

Zhu Houzhao patted him on the shoulder: “You and I are good brothers and good friends. Even if you rebel, I will never do anything to you. Yes, if you rebel, the first thing I will think about is, how have I treated you poorly, and whether I have done anything that makes you dissatisfied. People say that being an emperor means being alone, but I am different. I would rather not do it. A good emperor must also be a loyal man.”

Fang Jifan grinned, and his smile showed sincerity from the inside out.

At this moment…Liu Jin trotted over and said, “The queen is looking for your Majesty and the Duke of Zhen.”

So the two had no choice but to go back and continue listening to the play.

After spending most of the day in the palace, Fang Jifan returned to Zhenguo Mansion after coming out of the palace.

Before the seat was warm, Wang Jinyuan came: “Master, Shouning Hou came here just now. Seeing that the master is not here, he knew that the master had gone to the palace to celebrate his birthday. He said that he would go later, but…he stayed There is a book here.”

Fang Jifan nodded: “Let me take a look.”

Wang Jinyuan took the book and Fang Jifan immediately felt his scalp numb.

But after taking a closer look, he became interested and couldn’t help but said: “It’s interesting, it’s interesting… Send this thing to a weekly, publish it, and let people discuss it.”

Wang Jinyuan understood what the young master meant. , everything must first appear in the weekly, and then it will trigger discussions among many people. After the discussion, a new thing may appear and finally be implemented.

Wang Jinyuan said: “There is one more thing…”

“Let’s talk.”

Wang Jinyuan said: “Before they left, they moved some things away, saying… they said that the things were not good things. The young master kept them to disturb the master, which was bad luck… This is For the sake of the young master… no one in the house dared to stop them.”

Fang Jifan immediately glanced at him with vigilance, and then gritted his teeth and said, “Where is my paperweight? Where is my ivory gold-plated squatting paperweight?”

Wang Jinyuan swallowed. He was vomiting, his face was pale, and he didn’t dare to say a word.

(End of chapter)