As the sun set in the west, Baochai returned to the palace.
As soon as they entered the Tongxin Hall, Deng An came over in person and conveyed Zhu Jinghong’s words with a humble expression.
After he retreated, Baoqin came over and reminded: "Sister, brother-in-law is in Yihe Courtyard. Can you let me go and find him?"
Hearing this, Baochai laughed and said: "He is not mine alone, so why does he have to come to accompany me?"
"But!"
"Okay, I'm tired, you should go back and rest!"
"Sister..."
"Go!"
There is no other way, Baoqin can only Baochai said goodbye and left, while Baochai summoned the female officer and gave instructions about the sealing.
Since Zhu Jinghong has agreed to this matter, there is no need for her to stop it. After all, they are just two concubines.
On the contrary, Baochai felt the need to think carefully about the residence of these two people.
There are four courtyards in the palace, among which Jiangyunzhai is full, and Lanyueyuan is home to Zhen Qin and Yinglian, but there is still one missing.
"Zhang Xiaoyue will go to Lanyue Garden, and Li Huizhen will live in Yiheyuan!" Baochai quickly made up his mind.
As for the empty Hanxiang Courtyard, she reserved it specifically for Daiyu, who will be the only woman to enjoy the exclusive courtyard in the future.
After all, even Yang Jingting’s Yiheyuan is now filled with Li Huizhen.
Having made up her mind on this matter, after Baochai gave the instructions, she didn’t need to worry about the next thing.
In the evening, Zhang Xiaoyue and Li Huizhen received notices respectively, asking them to be prepared to be sealed tomorrow, and at the same time, they packed their luggage.
After receiving this news, Zhang and Li were extremely happy. For them, they have undoubtedly entered a new stage of life.
It's a pity that there are only a few people in this palace who can share the joy between them.
Zhang Xiaoyue could only celebrate with her confidant maid, while Li Huizhen found Park Zhenying, and the two went to the backyard of the palace to chat.
"Zhenying, I finally broke through. You have to be more careful in the future. You can't just be a dancer all your life!"
"I...I don't have the skills of a sister!" Park Jinyoung lowered his head.
"Why do you say that? Don't forget that in North Korea, the prince thought highly of you!"
As a person who has experienced this, Li Huizhen continued to pass on his experience: "You should know that this The honor and disgrace of the prince's family are all determined by the prince's thoughts! "So if you want to get ahead, if you want to have a status, it's hard to say easy, but it's hard to say easy!"
Holding her sister's hand tightly, Li Huizhen said with an encouraging expression: "As long as you can please the prince, as long as you can make him miss you, your day will come!"
In fact, Li Huizhen didn't grasp the key. Park Jin Young herself is more Buddhist and has never thought about competing.
"Sister...if we sisters don't support each other, I'm afraid we won't have a foothold in this royal palace in the future!"
Unexpectedly, Park Zhenying asked: "Since my sister already has a position, how can she say that she has no place to stand!"
This remark reveals the fact that Li Huizhen is not satisfied with what she is getting.
At night, everything was silent. The emperor was in a bad mood and could not fall asleep.
In the end, Zhu Xianming chose to get up and planned to take a few steps out.
Older people sleep less, so it is not uncommon for Zhu Xianming to suffer from insomnia, and the eunuchs accompanying him are not surprised either.
It seemed that the emperor was wandering around aimlessly, but in the end he arrived outside Kunning Palace.
When the eunuch on duty saw him arriving, he immediately turned around and went in to report, but was stopped by Zhu Xianming.
He didn’t want to disturb the queen’s rest, so he didn’t want to start a big fight.
"Your Majesty, the Queen is not asleep yet!"
Hearing the report, Zhu Xianming was not surprised either. The Queen slept less than him now.
In response, Zhu Xianming slowly walked into Kunning Palace, and then he heard a faint cough.
This made him suddenly worried, and he couldn't help but speed up his pace towards the main hall.
Soon Zhu Xianming entered the queen's palace and saw his wife sitting on a soft couch with only a brocade quilt covering her lower body.
"Why is Your Majesty here?"
"The Queen is ill?"
"It's still the same, just cough a few times and you'll be fine, Your Majesty, don't worry! Yang Qingyin held on and replied.
"Those imperial doctors are all trash who get their salaries for free. We should kill a few to shock people, otherwise these people..."
Before the emperor finished speaking, Yang Qingyin interrupted: "The doctor heals diseases, not lives!"
"You are up so late, could it be that something bad happened to you again?"
Queen Changing the subject at the right time, she could tell that the emperor was angry, so she wanted to relieve him.
After all, in this world, the only one who can resolve the emperor's worries is the queen.
Of course, conversely, the queen is the only one in the world who can make the emperor speak openly.
Following the Queen's guidance, Zhu Xianming sat on the side of the soft couch and said: "Today's hunting, the generals suggested that Old Thirteen go to the northwest to lead the troops. This little bastard... said that he was rash and thoughtful. It's not good enough to do the job!"
With his butt still hot, Zhu Xianming stood up again, pointed to the direction outside the palace and said to the queen: "What do you mean... this kid?"< /p>
Looking at the angry emperor, Yang Qingyin said: "The battle in the northwest is of great importance, and it is normal for him to have doubts..." It's revealed that I intend to let him command the troops, but he still has so many worries!"
Both the emperor and the empress believed that Zhu Jinghong was worried that his success would shock his father, so he shied away from the responsibility and refused to go to war.
The emperor was in the middle of the situation and could not see many things clearly, but it was the queen who reacted first.
"Maybe... yesOld Thirteen is really not sure! ”
Even the queen was very cautious when proposing this hypothesis, because it really involved too much.
The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then instantly opened his mind.
Yes, I never thought that Old Thirteen would be unsure... Zhu Xianming secretly smacked his lips.
At the same time, he thought that even he, the emperor, had full confidence in Zhu Jinghong.
p>When Zhu Xianming thought of this, his heart skipped a beat, and he realized that his precautions should be strengthened.
The emperor is the emperor, and the first thing he thinks of when something happens is to protect his power and status. .
In fact, for Zhu Xianming to be so tolerant of the "behemoth" Zhu Jinghong, he is already an outlier among emperors.
After a while, Zhu Xianming replied: "If he is not sure, everyone else will be even more uncertain! ”
This fully exposed the fact that without Butcher Zhu, he would really have to eat pigs with hair on them.
In the blink of an eye, a night passed.
Xiang The atmosphere inside the palace was solemn and solemn at this time. Guards of honor were set up outside the Tongxin Hall. Of course, the ladies of the palace had arrived. Yang Jingting had also arrived and was sitting on the first seat to the left of Baochai. As for the others. They all stood.
“Oh, I didn’t expect that the prince would still stay in bed so early in the morning! "
What Yang Jingting said about staying in bed was actually a show off in public. The method was not high but it made him feel satisfied.
Baochai didn't take it seriously and smiled. After laughing, he said nothing.
Although choosing two concubines is not a big deal, after all, you have become a member of the royal family, so you have to create a certain sense of ceremony.
The ceremony soon began, and the ceremony was carried out as usual. Zhang Xiaoyue and the two were envied by the young maids present.
The movement in front was also spread to the backyard of the palace. After hearing this, Yingchun sat in front of the window. .
It can be seen that she is very disappointed, and this kind of thing is normal.
She is a princess, but she cannot compare with the two slave girls, so she will inevitably feel uncomfortable. Balance.
“Girl, don’t be sad, it’s okay! "
"Based on your weight in the prince's heart, those two women combined cannot compare to you. They are just little concubines, nothing at all! ”
Si Qi is still unraveling. She understands Yingchun’s feelings very well and knows how powerless her words are.
Of course, Si Qi’s words also make sense. As long as they have weight in Zhu Jinghong’s heart, It’s not particularly important whether you are in position or not.
“The prince likes to come to you and listen to your teachings and practice dual cultivation. This is something that no one else can ask for! ”
“Maybe! "Yingchun sighed.
The so-called "canonization" ceremony ended in less than ten minutes. Zhang Xiaoyue and Zhang Xiaoyue officially became the "little masters".
The ceremony ended , Baochai returned to Tongxin Hall,Everyone else is in their place.
Next, the women in each courtyard would congratulate each other on their favors. The inner palace of Prince Xiang’s Mansion was originally a social circle.
After Baochai entered the palace, she walked to the study on the side. Today she has to conduct an audit.
"Princess, the prince is inside!" the maid on duty at the door reminded. .
Baochai nodded, and then walked into the study.
I saw Zhu Jinghong sitting on the guest chair, raising his head slightly as if looking at the roof, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Hey... what kind of wind brought you here so early in the morning!"
Zhu Jinghong looked at the door and said with a smile: "Can't I come here?"
Zi Gu walked towards the desk, and after he sat down, Baochai said: "How can my place be better than Yihe Courtyard? It can make people feel relaxed and happy, and forget about favors and humiliations. It is so comfortable that you can't even get out of bed. ”
Zhu Jinghong suppressed his smile and replied: “I didn’t sleep all night last night!”
Baochai was looking through the account book and replied casually: “It can be seen that the prince is very important. Work hard!"
"Yesterday I said that I was not qualified for the important task of commanding the northwest. The old man was unhappy yesterday!"
Baochai just raised his eyebrows after hearing Zhu Jinghong say this. At first, I had no intention of joking anymore.
Immediately afterwards, she waved outside, and all the maids inside and outside the room got the message and left. Ying'er and Wen Xing even closed the door.
Looking at Zhu Jinghong, Baochai said slowly: "You can't sleep because of this. It shows that you are also worried about offending His Majesty?"
Most things in the world are difficult to do. Even if everything is perfect, there will always be some shortcomings.
Zhu Jinghong made his fortune through military exploits, but now he is afraid of losing the battle, and he might offend the emperor because of his excuses. It seems that no matter what he chooses, he will be wrong.
"So now, are you going to compromise or continue to refuse?"
Seeing Zhu Jinghong didn't answer, Baochai continued: "Compared with the trouble after defeat, I think ...It’s not a big deal to offend His Majesty and receive some punishment!”
It’s not a big deal to offend the Emperor. Few people in the world are qualified to say this, and Prince Xiang’s Mansion is exactly one of them, and it may even be one of them! only.
Looking at Baochai, Zhu Jinghong said slowly: "But after I thought about it at night, I think I can go!"
Baochai was very surprised, stunned for a moment and then said: " Why?”
“I learned from my research yesterday that Britain, France, Spain, and Portugal have all mobilized their troops to the northwest to form a coalition to harm our Ming Dynasty.”
“Ask you! "These Western barbarians are powerful countries. It can be seen that the situation is getting more and more critical. Why are you willing to go?" Baochai asked with a frown. She found that she could not guess the person in front of her.
“I don’t know why, but when I heard that these five countries had formed a coalition, I wanted to kill them... I wanted to do it very urgently!”
After hearing this ridiculous reason, Baochai He stood up and walked towards Zhu Jinghong. In the latter's confused eyes,Under Guang's gaze, she reached out to Zhu Jinghong's forehead.
Grabbing his wife's hand, Zhu Jinghong pulled her into his arms, hugged her waist and said, "I don't have a fever!"
"I don't have a fever...why are you talking nonsense!"
Of course Zhu Jinghong is not talking nonsense, but defeating the coalition forces of several countries is very attractive to him. This is a desire rooted deep in his soul.
Zhu Jinghong replied calmly: "I'm afraid I can't escape this matter in the end, so I made this plan!"
Baochai said slowly: "This... you bite If you don't go, I'm afraid there is nothing your Majesty can do!"
Now that Prince Xiang's palace is prestigious enough, she doesn't feel the need to go gambling. What's more important is that she doesn't want Zhu Jinghong to go to the battlefield.
When Zhu Jinghong just mentioned that he could go, his heart was still wavering.
But when he heard Baochai persuade him to retreat, he immediately made up his mind.
"I want to go!" Zhu Jinghong said calmly, but his expression was very resolute.
Baochai was stunned for a moment, and said again: "The risk is high, and the loss will be huge if you fail, why do you do this..."
"The imperial court spent too much money and food in the northwest, and the people all over the world I can't bear it. The old man insists on fighting this battle. If I lose...it will be harder for others to win!"
Zhu Jinghong said this with confidence, and he was confident that no one could refute it.
"So I should do my best to win this battle for Your Majesty, relieve the burdens of the people of the world, and find peace for the Ming Dynasty!"
"The world belongs to the Zhu family. Since I enjoy the honor of the royal family, it is my duty to do my best, and I cannot sit back and watch the front line be defeated and the country overthrown..."
If Zhu Jinghong said the previous sentence directly, Baochai would only think that he was just talking. .
As for this last sentence, she understood what it meant.
The world belongs to the Zhu family, and from now on it will belong to him, Zhu Jinghong. Now that the world has been disturbed, how can Zhu Jinghong sit back and watch the situation deteriorate.
To put it simply, before Zhu Jinghong became the prince, he was already thinking about issues from the perspective of the emperor and the attitude of the lord of the world.
Explained in this way, it makes sense on the surface that he suddenly decided to fight this battle.
But Baochai didn't know that Zhu Jinghong's desire to kill the coalition forces was also an important reason for his change of mind.
Sitting as straight as possible in Zhu Jinghong’s arms, Baochai asked with a smile: “Are you here to convince me, or to convince yourself!”
This is a wonderful question, Zhu Jinghong came over to tell him the truth.
So when Baochai said it, Zhu Jinghong laughed, and his hearty voice showed that he was in a good mood.
"So next, are you going to ask for a fight, or what?"
Zhu Jinghong replied: "Yesterday, it was the second time the old man ordered my general. Next time he will If you order more... I will agree with half a push."
Baochai laughed and said in a low voice: "Three concessions, three concessions, you!I really think of myself as an emperor! "
Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong laughed even more happily, then he bowed his hands and said: "Queen, I don't dare to be the queen, I don't dare to be the queen!" "
Baochai was also very playful, so he saluted and said: "Your Majesty, you can't do it, you can't do it! "
This is a secret discussion between them. All the maids have retreated and the door is closed, so no one will hear their whispered jokes.
At this moment, Baochai, For the first time in her life, she was called the "Queen," and she couldn't help but be touched by it.
She, a young woman who lost her father, had the fate of being a mother in the world.
Even though. This was almost a certainty, but she still found it unbelievable when she thought about it.
Seeing that he looked wrong, Zhu Jinghong asked: "What's wrong? ”
“You’re holding me back!” "Baochai said angrily. The transcoding has been serious recently, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please move your little hand to exit the reading mode. Thank you