Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 54 I treat you as a friend, what do you treat me as

It was late at night, and Zhu Houzhao walked quickly out of the East Palace. Liu Jin was terrified. It was pitch dark, what should he do if he encountered a bad guy?
He immediately called Gu Dayong and a few others, and also brought a few soldiers from the Eastern Palace to follow Zhu Houzhao.

After arriving at the narrow and cramped Huaihua Hutong, Liu Jin waved his hand, signaling them to hide outside Huaihua Hutong and lie in wait.

"Oh, Master, Master, you are so powerful."

"This pace is too fast. I can't keep up."

Liu Jin pretended to be out of breath, but in fact Liu Jin was in good health.

Zhu Houzhao ignored him and knocked on Chen Ce's door. Chen Ce lit the lamp, put on his clothes and went outside to open the door. He found Zhu Houzhao standing outside with an anxious look on his face. He asked suspiciously, "Why are you here so late?"

Zhu Houzhao looked Chen Ce up and down, and after making sure that he was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I was scared to death!"

"I thought you were being bullied."

Chen Ce was stunned for a moment, staring at him blankly, then smiled and said, "I was also scared to death during the day, but fortunately I met two strong men who rescued me. However, the two strong men killed someone, and I don't know how they are now."

After he finished speaking, he invited Zhu Houzhao to sit in the central hall, and did not forget to say to Zhu Houzhao: "You Jinyiwei's ears and eyes are really well-informed. Now I really admire you."

Zhu Houzhao felt much more relaxed. After making sure that Chen Ce was fine, he laughed and boasted, "I've told you before, we Jinyiwei have all the information and information. There is nothing in the capital that I don't know about. How about that? Isn't it amazing?"

Chen Ce gave a thumbs up and said with admiration: "Great!"

Zhu Houzhao raised his head and chest, looking a little proud after receiving the compliment from his younger brother. He then asked Chen Ce, "Why is there a dead body in front of your door? Who did you have a grudge against? Just tell me. With me here, there is nothing I can't solve!"

Chen Ce said: "Didn't you just say that there is nothing you don't know?"

Zhu Houzhao: "..."

You can find a loophole here? You are really good at finding loopholes!
He coughed dryly and said, "Ahem, of course I will know. I asked you this because I want to see if you consider me a friend and whether you will take the initiative to tell me."

Even a cooked duck is not as hard as your mouth, my Royal Highness.

Chen Ce did not want to hide it from Zhu Houzhao, so he said, "Maybe he had a verbal dispute with the son of the Shuntian Prefecture Prime Minister before, so he suffered this incident."

He hastily informed Zhu Houzhao of his conflict with Lin Mianzhi.

When Zhu Houzhao heard the two insulting couplets, his eyes lit up and he clapped his hands, saying, "Not bad! How dare you ask a question like that... Well, it's a double entendre. Your wisdom is almost catching up with mine."

"It's a good thing that the son of the Shuntian Prefecture's chancellor died. Evil will be punished..."

Halfway through his words, he suddenly froze, the excitement on his face gone, replaced by anger, loss, and sadness.

Then I heard Zhu Houzhao say quietly: "I treat you as a friend, but you never treat me as a friend in your heart, right?"

what?
Chen Ce had no idea what was going on in the Crown Prince's mind, he was jumping so fast that he couldn't keep up.

"You know I'm an officer of the Imperial Guard, but when you got into trouble, you didn't tell me my name, and you didn't look for me."

"What if your luck is not so good today, what if you don't meet my... well, those two warriors attack, what will you do?"

The more he spoke, the more he sounded like a nagging woman, and in the end he looked angry and sad.

Chen Ce: “…”

How can there be so much luck in this world?
The so-called luck is just an excuse people who are content with mediocrity make for themselves; without your own planning, will something like luck be on your side?
Maybe, but the probability is too small. Chen Ce had been preparing for the layout and planning since the beginning of the conflict with Lin Mianzhi. This cannot be considered luck.

Chen Ce glanced at Zhu Houzhao who was still angry, and sighed in his heart.

It is precisely because I regard you as a friend that I don't want you to get into these troubles. You are just a prince who has just left home to study, and you don't have real power yet.

The Zhang brothers are like dead pigs that are not afraid of boiling water. They are old hands and they don't care if the civil servants report them again and again.

What about you? If you cause these troubles, your teacher in the East Palace will disappoint you, your father will be disappointed, and the civil officials will be disappointed in you.

You may be confined to the East Palace in the future.

It might not be a big deal that the Zhang brothers killed the son of a Shuntian Prefecture Chancellor, but if you, Your Highness the Crown Prince, kill a civil servant, it will immediately turn into a struggle between the imperial power and the civil service group, and a lot of trouble will ensue.

It is precisely because I regard you as a friend that I am unwilling to look for you, let alone use you in this matter.

It is precisely because I regard you as a friend that I want to do a better job of helping your Ming Dynasty thrive in the future. After I die, you will be able to face such a huge civil service group on your own.

You are still young and there are many dirty things you can learn, but you can't get involved now.

Chen Ce sighed and said, "But where can I find you?"

"I can't even get into the main gate of the Pacification Office. Who would believe that someone like me could get to know the high and mighty Jinyiwei? What do you think?"

"Is this true?"

This seems to be the case, Zhu Houzhao thought to himself.

It was indeed my fault in this matter. He would definitely not be able to find me if he went to the Jinyiwei, and I am not the real Jinyi Tongzhi.

But now I am still blaming Brother Chen in a petty way. I shouldn’t do that!

Zhu Houzhao asked back: "So, you actually want to ask me for help?"

Chen Ce said: "Of course, you are the only awesome person I know, who else can I look for if not you?"

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao turned from sadness to joy, and then said with a smile: "That's the right way to think!"

"I'm telling you, I never brag. There's nothing in this world that I can't solve. Next time you have a problem, you have to go to Jinyiwei in time. No one will turn you away. I say!"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty said this in a domineering manner.

Chen Ce nodded, and then said: "Sir, I have to rest now. I have been frightened so much today..."

"Stop talking nonsense."

Zhu Houzhao was speechless: "Why didn't I notice that you were frightened? People have died, but you can still sleep. Do you really think that a Jinyi official like me is a fool?"

Chen Ce gave a thumbs up and said to Zhu Houzhao, "You are really observant. It seems that nothing can be hidden from you. In fact, I want to see you off because I am sleepy."

Zhu Houzhao chuckled and said, "That's right. Friends should be honest with each other. Okay, I won't disturb your sleep. I'm leaving now."

Liu Jin stood aside, his mouth slightly twitched. Why did he feel that this consumptive man was playing with a child? But the child didn't even know it...

(End of this chapter)