When Yang Jingting returned to Yiheyuan, the place had been basically cleaned up, and it was roughly the same as when she left.
At this time, she was standing in the study room, looking at everything familiar around her. She picked up a pen, turned the tip of her nose and said softly: "Can it really be the same as before?"
When she was feeling sad, Zhu Jinghong had returned from the palace.
He already knew that Yang Jingting had returned home, but he had no intention of going to Yihe Courtyard to see it. Instead, he went directly back to his palace, Yin'an Hall.
As soon as I took a sip of tea, Baochai came over.
"I thought you would go see Ting Yatou!"
"You are not an outsider, why should you be so different!" Zhu Jinghong said calmly.
Sitting next to Zhu Jinghong, Baochai asked: "What do you say about Sheng'er?"
"We kept chattering along the way, so I sent her into Kunning Palace and left , so as not to be caught and taught by the Queen!”
“You are not responsible at all... I will go to the palace to pay my respects tomorrow, and the blame will fall on me again!”
< p>Putting down the tea cup in his hand, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "What the princess said... is too outrageous!"Taking the hand stove handed by the maid, Baochai said: "I said... tonight You'd better go to Ting Yatou's room!"
"Huh?"
"If you treat her too coldly on the first day, it will not be easy for her, and it will not be easy for her mother. Bian won't be happy either!"
Baochai's words showed his generosity, but Zhu Jinghong didn't respond because he didn't care about the two points Baochai said.
"There is another one. She is now aware that she was wrong. You can give her a chance!"
"You know you were wrong?" Zhu Jinghong finally spoke.
“She talked to me today, and when she was about to leave at the end, she stayed alone and told me some of her innermost thoughts, saying that she was ignorant in the past and was used by others to make big mistakes!”
p>"Today in front of me, she honestly admitted her mistake and said that she would only live a good life in the future and never collude with outsiders!"
After saying this, Baochai looked at Zhu Jinghong again When I arrived, I found that he had already stepped on the bed.
"Hey...you should say something!"
"I'll just follow your arrangements. No one in this house is allowed to listen to you!" Zhu Jinghong said with slightly narrowed eyes. .
Hearing this, Baochai stood up directly, then raised his leg and kicked the guy in front of him.
"You thought I was willing to arrange it, but there are a lot of things going on in this house, including weddings and funerals, festivals and birthdays, and all kinds of materials are being prepared..."
p>“It’s control again
The position of the princess is indeed very complicated. Baochai kept talking about it. Unexpectedly, Zhu Jinghong turned over and turned his back to her after a while. Lying down.
“I just obey your orders, why are you telling me this? "Zhu Jinghong said helplessly.
"That's all, you know how to love outsiders, weThese old people... naturally they won't take it easy! "
"How do you say this? "Zhu Jinghong turned around and asked.
"What should I say? Other people’s daughters are better and more worthy of your love! "
Zhu Jinghong sat up directly from the couch. He thought Baochai knew something, such as what happened between him and Yingchun a few days ago.
Who knows the next moment, Baochai laughed and said : "Looking at your reaction like this, I must have been right! "
Knowing that he had been deceived by her, Zhu Jinghong jumped up from the couch, and the next one picked up Baochai.
"Ah...what are you doing..."
While the two were making a fuss, Yu Hai appeared outside the hall, lowered his head and reported: "Your Majesty, Madam Yang is outside asking for an audience! ”
“Put me down quickly!” Baochai said quickly.
After being tired of Baochai for a while, Zhu Jinghong told Yu Hai: "Let her come in!" "
"Yes! ”
It was only after Yu Hai left that Zhu Jinghong put Baochai down. The latter quickly arranged the clothes and accessories on his head, and ordered the maids on the left and right to help.
As for Zhu Jinghong, He sat back on the couch and picked up the teacup to drink.
When Yang Jingting entered the hall, Baochai had already sorted everything out and then greeted her as if nothing happened.
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“Girl Ting, the prince just said he wanted to see you, but you came right away! ”
First she saluted Baochai, and then came to Zhu Jinghong. At this time, she was extremely excited.
No matter whether Zhu Jinghong gave her a cold shoulder or not, Yang Jingting always loved her deeply. How can this cousin not be excited to see you again after a long absence?
“I, my concubine...meet the prince! ”
Yang Jingting knelt on the ground, and in front of her were the soles of Zhu Jinghong’s shoes. At this time, she kowtowed and did not get up.
Zhu Jinghong did not ask her to get up. He only saw him slowly. He slowly put down the tea cup, then looked down at the woman in front of him, and asked: "Have you gained anything from your one year in the Jade Emperor's Palace? "
"I have gained a lot. Now I know that I was wrong. All the absurd things before... Now I think about it, I am really ashamed. I hope the prince will forgive me! "
"It is said that knowing your mistakes can make a lot of improvements. If you really know your mistakes and correct them, of course I can ignore the past grievances! "
"You should remember to live your life with peace of mind in the future, and don't have any more evil thoughts, otherwise you and I will be cut off from each other! ”
These words of Zhu Jinghong are much more straightforward than Baochai.
The so-called no more evil thoughts, just tell her directly not to covet the position of princess. , if she does it again, she will go back to where she came from.
"I must remember this! "Yang Jingting replied solemnly.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost over, Baochai walked forward with a smile, bent down and helped Yang Jingting up.
"We are all a family, why bother? It’s so exciting... get up quickly! ”
Pull Yang Jingting to sit down on the couch, and Baochai then sat on herStanding next to him, he held her hand and said, "We're going to have dinner soon. We'll be together in Yin'an Hall in a while. Let's talk slowly!"
After saying this, Baochai said again He looked at Zhu Jinghong and asked, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"That's fine!" Zhu Jinghong replied.
In order not to be left in the cold, Baochai started chattering again, and Yang Jingting slowly began to integrate into the palace.
In the next few days, life in Prince Xiang's Mansion was uneventful, except that as the New Year approached, more gifts were received.
In addition to the major dignitaries in Beijing, some local officials with close connections will also send gifts to Zhu Jinghong.
For example, Zheng Xianlin, the governor of Jinling, He Gujin, the chief envoy of Jinling, Jia Yucun, the deputy envoy of Jinling, and Ning Wanfu, a thousand households in Yanshan, Jinyiwei...
According to Zhu Jinghong As we know, the four mentioned above will adjust their positions after this year.
For example, Zheng Xianlin would be transferred to the governor of the south of the Yangtze River, He Gujin would be promoted to the title of Minister of War to the north of the Yangtze River, and Jia Yucun would be promoted to the chief envoy of Jinling.
As for Ning Wanfu, he thought that he failed to get a job in Beijing, but was transferred to Nanzhen Fusi and transferred to North Korea Qianhu.
North Korea is very important now. Ning Wanfu's appointment to the Thousand Households of North Korea is a sign of gaining the emperor's trust.
After talking about these people, Chen Yuntai has now been promoted because of his great achievements. He was transferred from the Nancheng Qianhu Office to the Beicheng Deputy Qianhu.
In other words, there are now four Thousand Household Offices of Fusi in Beizhen in Beijing. Zhu Jinghong has Deputy Thousand Household Li Wenzhao in Nancheng, and Chen Yuntai has Deputy Thousand Household in Beicheng.
The New Year is approaching step by step, and the capital has become more and more lively. As in previous years, envoys from various countries have gathered in the capital to send New Year blessings to His Majesty the Emperor.
On New Year's Eve, the royal family still held a grand family banquet. The princes, princesses, princes and generals of the country were all invited to gather in the Chonghua Hall.
But unlike in the past, the Supreme Emperor was unable to attend due to physical reasons, but this did not affect the joy of this banquet.
On the first day of the first lunar month, a great court meeting was held as usual. Officials of fifth rank or above in Beijing, as well as envoys from vassals, tribes, chieftains, and khanates, presented the most noble gifts to the emperor outside the Fengtian Palace. Respect.
Although the war in the northwest is still ongoing, Zhu Jinghong's rapid pacification of North Korea in the northeast still greatly boosted the country's prestige and military power, and the visiting envoys did not dare to underestimate it.
What is more funny is that Li Shuo and his son and the Japanese generals were led out by Zhu Xianming and were watched by envoys from various countries.
Among them, the most embarrassing thing is the North Korean envoy, who can only lower his head and pretend to be an ostrich.
As for the Japanese envoys, they landed from Dengzhou Prefecture a month ago. Before they reached Laizhou, they were captured by the Jinyiwei under orders, and then they were all driven back to the sea.
After the first court meeting on the first day of the first lunar month, various sacrifices were carried out according to the old customs. Except for paying homage to Suling where the ancestor of the throne rested, the emperor delegated everything to the prince.
The prince's health was not very good this winter. After completing the sacrifices to heaven and earth, he became tired and sick. The emperor left the rest to Prince Rui.
This was the first time that Zhu Jingyuan took charge of this matter, exercising the power of offering sacrifices to the gods and ancestors on behalf of the emperor, which made him as excited as a chicken's blood.
Zhu Jingyuan's reputation was already strong, but after such an arrangement, people's hearts were moved even more, and his reputation was once again boosted.
As for Zhu Jinghong, he has been living a very humble and low-key life since he confessed to the crime. He basically disappears except when necessary.
So during this period of time, he was greatly relaxed. Every day he would either fall in love or listen to music and watch the theater. When he was in a good mood, he would go hunting in Shanglinyuan.
Of course, Zhu Jingchun will also appear to watch or even participate in the games of the polo teams recruited by each of them.
During this process, Zhu Jinghong also observed Liang Yi, the young man who was attracted by Zhu Yunsheng, at close range.
Although it was a brief contact, Zhu Jinghong can still feel that this person has a hard work beyond ordinary people, and his performance is particularly outstanding on the court.
In a blink of an eye, the time came to the thirteenth day of the first lunar month. This was a rather special day because the emperor was going to give a banquet in the Wuying Hall, mainly for the envoys from foreign countries who came to Beijing.
In the back garden of Prince Xiang's Mansion, Zhu Jinghong, dressed in casual clothes, was sitting in the attic listening to music. Zhang Xiaoyue played the strings and sang.
With his eyes closed, Zhu Jinghong slowly shook his head, obviously he was very engaged in listening.
At this moment, footsteps came from the attic, and then the singing stopped suddenly. When Zhu Jinghong opened his eyes, he realized that Baochai was coming.
Signing Zhang Xiaoyue to step back, Baochai came to sit down next to Zhu Jinghong and said: "Today, the banquet given by Wuying Palace will start in an hour. It's time for you to change your clothes and enter the palace!"
"I have just ordered someone to ask for leave from His Majesty!"
Knowing that Zhu Jinghong did not want to be in the limelight, Baochai said: "Applying for leave? There must be a reason!"
< p>Zhu Jinghong rolled up his sleeves, then picked up a piece of pastry and said while eating: "I feel cold and am not in good spirits!""Humph... your reason is too far-fetched!"
"At least there's a reason not!"
"Forget it...it's up to you!"
"If there's nothing else, just go back!"
p>“There’s something else!”
“What’s the matter?”
“Didn’t you say you were trapped by a nightmare... Someone will come to treat you in two days ”
“Oh?”
“Stop pretending, haven’t you been waiting for it for a long time?” Baochai said with a smile.
"I mentioned it before, I thought the prince's family had forgotten it!"
"Now that the sixth family is so powerful, how could they forget it!"
"That's true!"
While the two of them were chatting, the news of Zhu Jinghong's leave had also reached Qianqing Palace.
"Caught the wind and cold? Are you in low spirits?"
Seeing the emperor's doubts, Cheng Ying said in the room: "That's what the people in Prince Xiang's Mansion said!"
" Damn it, we were playing polo yesterday!" Zhu Xianming slapped the table.
"This little bastard dares to deceive the emperor now..."
After scolding him, Zhu Xianming said to Cheng Ying: "Send someone...to call him in." Come to the palace and tell him that I will treat him personally!"
"Yes!"
After half an hour, the prince and Prince Rui arrived at Qianqing Palace one after another. Both of them will be present at the banquet.
"The prince is feeling better?"
Zhu Jingyuan replied: "Reporting to my father, I have rested for a few days, and with proper conditioning by the imperial doctor, I am already fine!"
"Yes!"
At this time, Zhu Jingyuan interjected: "Fourth brother, you should rest more. My brother will take care of everything, so you can rest assured!"
Zhu Jingyuan replied Said: "I want to do my own thing in my position. My father asked me to be the prince. How dare I covet comfort!"
"Okay, if you have nothing to do, go to Wuying Hall to greet you first. Don't let foreign envoys say that the heaven is above." The country neglected them!"
"Yes!"
The two of them said goodbye and left, while Zhu Xianming continued to read the memorial.
As Zhu Jinghong guessed, Zhu Xianming really wanted to return to Korea, so he put aside the matter of establishing his king.
However, most of the envoys who visited in recent days were particularly concerned about this matter, and they all expressed their intention to discuss the matter in a vague way.
Obviously, for those independent vassal states, promoting Korea to resume its inheritance is a matter of vital interest.
At present, there is a war in the northwest. If Korea is forced to return to the country, whether it will alienate Tibet and the tribes in the northwest is a question that Zhu Xianming must face squarely.
While he was thinking, another half an hour passed, and Cheng Ying came to remind the emperor that it was time to appear.
The emperor did not have much time to attend the banquet in person for the envoys from various vassals who came to Beijing, so this year was more special, expressing the importance he attached to these people.
"Old Thirteen hasn't come yet?" Zhu Xianming asked in a deep voice.
"I think we are on the way!" Cheng Ying replied.
"Send someone to urge you again!"
"Yes!"
After giving this order, Zhu Xianming set off for Wuying Palace. It was very lively.
Various costumes are displayed here, and various languages are exchanged here, fully demonstrating the prosperity of the empire.
The two Zhu Jingyuan brothers were in two directions at this time, each surrounded by envoys and talking. Both of them tried their best to show their kingly demeanor.
The banquet was held in Wuyingdian Square. At this time, the emperor's throne had been set up outside the gate of Wuyingdian, but the emperor had to go to Wuyingdian before ascending the throne.
At this time, Zhu Xianming came to the second floor of Wuying Hall and looked through the window.Observing the situation outside, I mainly looked at the Crown Prince and Prince Rui.
Although these two people had behaved appropriately, Zhu Xianming always felt that something was missing, until a figure appeared at Wuyingmen.
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