The night is dark and the leopard room is brightly lit.

The leopard room was completely reversed day and night. Everyone here knew who they were serving. The eunuchs and palace maids who were transferred here, as well as the palace guards, and the beauties collected from all over the place, all adapted to Zhu Houzhao's living habits... Worked at sunset and rested at sunrise.

Seeing that it was about to dawn in two hours, Zhu Houzhao was still in a state of interest, eating snacks, drinking wine and watching the show.

Several southern opera troupes gathered together to sing on stage operas. It is said that this is a popular performance method outside the palace, which is to place multiple stages at the same time in a place not far away, and each of them sang their own, and the audience below chose whose play they listened to.

The biggest feature of Taiwanese opera is lively.

Qian Ning and Xiao Guozi made arrangements, allowing the palace maids and eunuchs who were not on duty in the leopard room to come to listen to the opera, making the stages arranged tonight very lively.

Unfortunately, there is no hustle and bustle of children and vendors passing by. No matter how lively the Taiwanese dramas in the high houses are still far less than those among the people.

But even so, Zhu Houzhao was still very enjoyable. After all, he was not a two-person sing on the stage, but four opera troupes were present at the same time.

"well!"

Zhu Houzhao started to make a fuss, clapped his hands and cheered loudly, and the silver he rewarded was delivered to the stage like flowing water. This made the actors more motivated and sang more vigorously.

Qian Ning smiled and said, "Your Majesty, which corner you like? Just tell the villain that the villain is responsible for bringing people over and letting you taste it well."

Zhu Houzhao was still scared: "Many of these performers sing about female roles, and female roles sing about male roles, and male roles sing about male roles, and perhaps a woman who looks very beautiful, called her over and took off her makeup but was a big and thick man... Tsk tsk, it was so scary!"

Qian Ning said: "Your Majesty, you can first limit the conditions and let the opera troupe select it by themselves. You must be a beautiful woman, and the villain will bring you a look."

"Okay, but I hope the greater the disappointment is... These actors travel around the world, and the atmosphere is too strong, so it's not interesting to be lucky for them." Zhu Houzhao said calmly.

Qian Ning was very proud. Zhu Houzhao was almost "hungry" in the late period of Liu Jin's rule. Many women with poor looks and talents were also favored by Zhu Houzhao because their choice was too narrow. But after he came back, he, a professional, recruited women for Zhu Houzhao, which significantly improved the quality of women in the leopard room. Now Zhu Houzhao is not interested in those actors who are sought after by civil officials and wealthy businessmen.

"Where is Zhenren Sima? Let him come and drink with me." Zhu Houzhao looked around and gave instructions casually.

Qian Ning was stunned. Didn’t Sima Zhenren watch the show in the opposite theater? Where is the person? He looked around but didn’t find anyone. He muttered to himself that the guy might have done something shameful, so he reported: “I have seen the real person before, so the villain will look for you now.”

"Go quickly and let him send another pot of elixir, I'm done!" Zhu Houzhao finished speaking and waved at Qian Ning.

Qian Ning quickly stepped down to find Sima Zhenren, but in a secluded utility room behind the stage, he found Sima Zhenren who had just been dressed out.

"Master Qian? Why are you...?"

Sima Zhenren knew who was successful now. As Zhu Houzhao relied on the heavy weight, Qian Ning's position in the Leopard Room rose rapidly. In addition, he was guilty at this time and spoke very politely.

Qian Ning looked inside and saw a woman huddled in a corner with untidy clothes and costumes scattered on the ground. She immediately understood what was going on.

Qian Ningzhi said proudly: "What's wrong with the real person today? Aren't you a half-immortal who is not in the world? How could you be interested in the vulgar folk fans?"

Sima Zhenren smiled and said, "Even if you are an immortal, you have to be an ordinary person occasionally, otherwise the yin and yang are not in harmony and damage the Taoist foundation... Mr. Qian, I will send you some good things."

"Forgive it!"

Qian Ning's tone was cold, "Don't say bad things in front of His Majesty. Even if you burn incense... Your Majesty invites you to come and drink!"

"good."

Sima Zhenren was eager to leave early, so as not to let Qian Ning ask someone to reveal his scandal.

On the way back, Qian Ning said in a sarcastic tone: "The real person is really capable. Your Majesty is watching the show there, but the real person is here to experience the addiction to being an emperor. If Your Majesty knows, I am afraid that something you have to be in the palace and become a eunuch... By the way, gods are not as good as human beings, even if they are father-in-law, it doesn't matter?"

Sima Zhenren's handle fell into Qian Ning's hands and could only smile: "My Master Qian smiled."

He felt annoyed. He had clearly found an extremely hidden place to do business, but why was he still found by Qian Ning, a shameless villain?

When the two returned to the opera-singing garden, they saw Xiao Tuozi hurried up to the second floor from afar, and quickly flew to Zhu Houzhao.

Sima Zhenren nodded: "It seems that my father-in-law has something to do to find His Majesty."

Qian Ning said: "My father-in-law seems to be losing power recently, and he is not always with His Majesty as before... Do you know why?"

"I don't know."

Sima Zhenren shook his head and then looked at Qian Ning, but in fact he didn't want to know the answer.

Qian Ning said coldly: "Your Majesty arranged for him to stay in the front hall to wait for news from Shangshu Shen, the Ministry of War. It can be seen that even if His Majesty is ridiculous, he is very concerned about external affairs... His coming means that something happened to Shangshu Shen."

"oh."

Zhenren Sima responded casually, as if he was indifferent to this.

Qian Ning said: "The real person should understand that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. He is an eunuch. The greater the power, the harder your life will be in the leopard room... Don't forget how arrogant Eunuch Liu was at the beginning. You and I should distinguish between the enemy and me and know how to deal with it!"

Sima Zhenren was stunned: "Master Qian, are you talking about twisting your father-in-law?"

"Who else besides him?" Qian Ning's eyes were sharp, as if he was saying, "You have the evidence of your guilt in my hands now, but you don't listen to my orders?"

Sima Zhenren smiled and said, "That's right, Ben Zhenren is healthy, and naturally different from the deacons in the palace... Master Qian is now deeply trusted by His Majesty, so Ben Zhenren naturally understands who should be closer to."

Qian Ning sneered: "I hope you see the situation clearly!"

After saying that, the two of them started climbing the stairs. As soon as they left the second stairs, they saw Zhu Houzhao standing up suddenly and asked anxiously: "What did you say?"

Based on the observations of Qian Ning and Sima Zhenren, Zhu Houzhao asked this in anger, and both of them realized that something might have happened.

Xiao Zhuozi replied: "Your Majesty, it's just happened. It's unclear how Lord Shen is injured now. However, he has been sent to the mansion. Then the servants of the mansion went out to ask the doctor and buy medicinal materials... It is said that Lord Shen arrested a group of suspects and has now been escorted to the Ministry of Justice."

Zhu Houzhao slapped the table. The sound was not prominent in the noisy environment around her, but the people around her looked as if they were dead and might be affected by the fish in the pond.

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "The humeral minister I trust is ranked among the three orphans. If I do my business for me, I will be assassinated on the street? Will the assassin be caught?"

"The incident happened suddenly, and the assassin succeeded in a blow, and then used the night cover to escape successfully." Xiao Tiaozi said.

Zhu Houzhao's face turned pale and waved his hand and said, "Give me instructions, let's leave today, go whatever I should do, I'm going to Chen Mansion now... Call the Imperial Doctor, I won't believe it anymore. The Ming Dynasty's King Law is just to be ruined! Come on! Be prepared to go out with me!"

Qian Ning and Sima Zhenren looked at each other and didn't understand what was going on.

But from beginning to end, Zhu Houzhao didn't call the two of them, so they could only watch the emperor take his little knives downstairs and leave the theater.

"this……"

Sima Zhenren looked at Qian Ning with confusion.

Qian Ning sneered and shook his head: "It must be something that happened to Shangshu Chen... It's okay, the real person hadn't had enough fun before, right? Now if you go, no one will ruin your good things again!"

...

...

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly left the palace, unlike in the past when she acted alone, and this time she brought a large number of followers.

From the assassination of Chen Xi, Zhu Houzhao felt a huge crisis... Even the Minister of War protected by heavy troops could be assassinated in the street, which only involved the interests of several forces. If it involved the inheritance of the throne of the Ming Dynasty, more people would be watching him, and his every move would be paid attention to, which would be even more dangerous.

Zhu Houzhao arrived at Chen Mansion in a carriage. At this time, there were people inside and outside Chen Mansion, basically Chen Xi's personal soldiers and the officers and soldiers of the Five City Army.

"Who?"

When the carriage approached, soldiers came to stop it, but after the Imperial Guard General showed his waist sign, no one came to him. When Zhu Houzhao got off the carriage, Hu Songyue, who was in charge of the access control, and Ma Jiu, who had just rushed back from the Ministry of Justice, came to greet him.

"See Your Majesty."

Ma Jiu knelt down and bowed directly.

Hu Songyue felt very honored. He didn't expect that the boy he saw was the emperor and looked excited.

Zhu Houzhao asked anxiously: "Ma Jiu, where is your master? What's the situation now?"

When Zhu Houzhao was still the prince of the Eastern Palace, Ma Jiu was with him in the battle of defense of the capital and was considered an "old subordinate". Therefore, Zhu Houzhao attached great importance to Ma Jiu.

Ma Jiu replied: "After being stabbed, he was sent back to the mansion immediately. It is not clear what the injury is."

"Why don't you know anything?" Zhu Houzhao said annoyed, "I have brought the best imperial physician and go in and treat Lord Shen quickly!"

Zhu Houzhao was anxious and went to the Shen Mansion. Ma Jiu accompanied him. Hu Songyue wanted to come over and get familiar with him, but Ma Jiu waved his hand to signal him to stay outside to guard the access control.

When Zhu Houzhao accompanied Ma Jiu, he arrived at the east wing of the Shen family's intermediate courtyard. Through the doctor's mouth, he learned that Chen Xi was seriously injured and threatened his life.

"Doctor Song, what are you waiting for? Go in quickly!"

When Zhu Houzhao saw that Doctor Song had been following him, he couldn't help but scold him.

Doctor Song quickly entered the door first.

There were many doctors inside and outside the room where Chen Xi was temporarily in. Zhu Houzhao smelled a strong smell of blood as soon as he entered the room, and he felt a little panicked:

"If Mr. Chen has any accident, will there be no hope for paving the grassland next year? Not only next year, I'm afraid there will be no chance in the future! Only two such famous players have been produced in a thousand years, the former one is the champion Hou Huo Qubing... Can such famous players be destined to die young?"

Zhu Houzhao entered the room, and He Jian, who had arrived earlier, quickly came forward to salute: "Old minister, please see Your Majesty."

"Isn't this...Shu He?"

Zhu Houzhao thought about it carefully before remembering He Jian's identity. This is pretty good. If he had changed to a minister and an official of lower rank, Zhu Houzhao would probably not know him.

He Jian said worriedly: "When the old minister heard that Shangshu Chen was stabbed, he came to visit him and never went out to greet him. I hope Your Majesty will forgive him!"

Zhu Houzhao was too lazy to pay attention to He Jian, so she quickly walked towards the bed.

When I arrived at the head of the bed, under the faint candlelight, Chen Xi closed his eyes tightly, his face turned pale, and the blood cloth that had wiped the wounds scattered on the ground nearby, and several basins of water were stained with blood.

When Zhu Houzhao saw that Doctor Song was taking the pulse for Chen Xi, he couldn't help but ask with concern: "How is Chen Qing's family's injury?"

Doctor Song quickly stood up and replied, "Your Majesty, Lord Shen was stabbed in the chest and lost too much blood. In addition, the wound was very deep, so the blood had not been completely stopped at this time. I am afraid... I am afraid of life!"

When Zhu Houzhao heard that Chen Xi was in danger of life, she said angrily: "Who dared to assassinate Shangshu Chen? Shuntian Mansion! Are the people from Shuntian Mansion coming??"

The Shen family was in a mess and no one answered.

He Jian came over quickly and said, "Your Majesty, this case has been reported to Shuntian Prefecture. At this time, Shuntian Prefecture has sent people to investigate the murderer in the city!"
To be continued...