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

Chapter 615 Visiting the Emperor
This morning, Chen Ce got up early. Madam Wu first helped Chen Ce to wash and dress, then she fed the two little ones and changed her clothes.

Afterwards, she went to prepare some gold jewelry gifts, which were to be brought into the palace as gifts. She also carefully selected a set of silk spring clothes for Empress Zhang.

Chen Ce doesn't need to worry about many things at home, Madam Wu will arrange everything.

The carriage was already waiting outside the mansion. Madam Wu and the servants pushed Chen Ce out. The servants carried Chen Ce onto the carriage, and then the carriage headed towards the Forbidden City.

After arriving at the Forbidden City, eunuchs from the inner palace had already come out to greet him. Looking closely, he saw that the person who came was Liu Jin.

Liu Jin said to Chen Ce respectfully, "Mr. Chen, you are here."

In order to show his favor to Liu Jin, a young eunuch rushed forward and tried to push Chen Ce's wheelchair.

Liu Jin shouted, "Get lost!"

He personally came behind Chen Ce and pushed his wheelchair. The group of young eunuchs were all shocked when they saw this. After all, they, the eunuchs, didn't know how powerful Chen Ce was outside!
Seeing their own ancestor actually pushing a wheelchair for a paralyzed person himself, how could they not be even more afraid of the boy in the wheelchair?
"What are you standing there for? Hold on to your things!"

Liu Jin scolded the young eunuch, and the young eunuch hurriedly took the gift from Madam Wu and apologized for his lack of tact.

Liu Jin smiled and pushed Chen Ce, saying, "These young eunuchs in the palace are still unruly and have not experienced anything. I am teaching them how to do things."

"I hope they won't think bad things about me in the future."

Chen Ce smiled and said, "Any eunuch who can be ordered around by you should be worth training."

"Yes, these guys are quite clever, but they don't know Master Chen yet. You should come to the palace more often, otherwise they won't know you."

Liu Jin pushed Chen Ce and walked slowly in the empty Forbidden City. Looking at the magnificent and huge imperial palace, Chen Ce felt a little dazed.

When they arrived at Kunning Palace, the harem, Chen Ce paid his respects to Empress Zhang and said, "I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Empress."

Empress Zhang smiled and said, "Chun Jian is here, don't be polite."

Chen Ce glanced at Madam Wu, who was holding the gifts and handing them to Empress Zhang, saying, "I greet the Empress. These are all gifts carefully selected by my husband. I hope the Empress likes them."

Empress Zhang said with a straight face, "Come if you want to. Why bring any gifts? You are not an outsider. Chunjian has a lot on her mind. No wonder the emperor has always been thinking about her."

"Sister, you don't want it? Don't give it to us."

The Zhang brothers also came to see Emperor Hongzhi early in the morning. During this period, the two brothers had come to Kunning Palace to see Emperor Hongzhi many times. They had been complaining to Emperor Hongzhi, saying that people outside were impeaching them, even though they had not done anything wrong.

If it were in the past, Emperor Hongzhi might have kicked the Zhang brothers out immediately, but now, listening to the two brothers' nagging, he actually felt quite happy.

He was very lonely and always wanted to meet more people. Those people whom he had ignored in the past, he now especially wanted to meet and chat with.

Empress Zhang glared at her two younger brothers, and then said, "Chun Jian, don't bother with them."

Chen Ce smiled and asked, "Where is the Crown Prince?"

Empress Zhang said, "He is handling official business in the Qianqing Palace. He only has time to come here at night. Too much of the burden of the Ming Dynasty is placed on him. Alas!"

Chen Ce comforted Empress Zhang, saying, "The prince is becoming more and more outstanding."

Empress Zhang wiped her tears and said, "Chun Jian, please go in quickly. The emperor has been thinking about you."

"Shuxian, come with me to the side hall. I'll chat with you and give you a gift."

Madam Wu said hurriedly, "As you wish."

The Zhang brothers pushed Chen Ce into the main hall of Kunning Palace.

Emperor Hongzhi was lying on the bed. The Zhang brothers walked over and said to him, "Your Majesty, Chen Chunjian is here." Zhang Heling came to the head of his bed, carefully lifted up the pillow, and then let Emperor Hongzhi lean on it.

Chen Ce felt warm in his heart as he watched this scene. Although these two brothers were not very reliable at ordinary times, they were still useful at critical moments.

Zhang Yanling pushed Chen Ce to the bedside. Chen Ce felt very uncomfortable as he looked at the dying Emperor Hongzhi.

"Jane is here."

Chen Ce smiled and said, "I am here."

"How are you?"

Chen Ce said helplessly: "It's a bit difficult to get up now. I cough up blood every day. I'm afraid everything inside has rotted away. I can only wait for the time to be buried."

Emperor Hongzhi laughed and said, "I like chatting with you. Others dare not mention life and death when they see me, but I know my own body."

"You, Chun Jian, are always so optimistic, even when facing death."

Chen Ce smiled bitterly and said, "I don't want to either. If I can survive, I would definitely want to live well."

"Isn't there no other way? If we don't open up some new things, the last moment of our lives will bring pain and sorrow to those around us. How bad it is."

The Zhang brothers were full of admiration. This Chen Chunjian was simply too awesome! He could be so calm in the face of death! They brothers definitely couldn't do that.

Emperor Hongzhi also admired Chen Ce's awareness. He smiled and said, "So, I love chatting with you."

"Your Majesty, don't lie in bed all day. Build a wheelchair like mine. Go out to bask in the sun, breathe the air outside, and interact with more people and things. You will feel better."

"If you feel better, this disease won't torment you so much, Your Majesty."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded heavily and said, "Okay!"

"Chun Jian, why can't I remember how I know you?"

"These days I have been trying to recall how we met, but I just can't remember it."

Chen Ce said, "It was in the Yongding River behind Huaihua Hutong. I was fishing at that time... I remember that it was after I killed the son of the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. The emperor suspected that I did it, so he pretended to be an official from the Ministry of Justice to find me."

Emperor Hongzhi looked confused and asked, "Really? Why can't I remember it?"

Chen Ce smiled and said to the Zhang brothers: "They should know."

Zhang brothers: "Ah? What?"

Chen Ce: “?”

He stared blankly at the Zhang brothers and said, "Didn't you help me kill Lin Mianzhi?"

The Zhang brothers looked confused: "Who is Lin Mianzhi?"

Chen Ce fell into confusion and trance again. What happened? What went wrong?

The Zhang brothers looked at each other, then laughed and said, "Oh, that matter, hey, we have forgotten about it, it's nothing."

"If you feel guilty, why not give us brothers some compensation?"

Chen Ce: “…”

(End of this chapter)