Shocking Harem Road: The Legend of Concubine Yi

Chapter 38
To Xinyi's surprise, Zhang De came to Liuyunxuan on the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Xinyi invited him to sit in her reception room, and after dismissing everyone, Zhang De took out a small package from his sleeve and put it on the table.

She looked at Zhang De suspiciously, Zhang De just smiled and said, "Open it and have a look!"

She just opened the small cloth bag, unexpectedly——

Looking at her surprised look, Zhang De smiled and said, "It's for you! You girl, you don't know what kind of virtue your ancestors accumulated to make the emperor treat you so well!"

"Me?" She still couldn't believe it.

"Of course it's for you!" Zhang De said with a smile, "The emperor told our family, 'Zhuang Xinyi should not be too shabby to serve in front of the imperial court. Knowing that the emperor gave you a reward, you will be in great trouble. The emperor ordered our family to secretly bring it to you!"

Xinyi hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Thank you sir!"

Zhang De got up and waved his hands: "If you want to thank, you can thank the emperor for going up! Our family is just running an errand!"

Xinyi felt embarrassed.

Seeing this, Zhang De said, "Think about what our family told you earlier!"

Zhang De left, and Xinyi looked at the five beaded jade hairpins, all of which were extremely simple in style. She reached out and touched them, and couldn't help tears welling up in her eyes.

Yu, which one is the real you?
On duty the next day, Xinyi deliberately inserted two hairpins, both of which Zhang De brought over yesterday.

When Lian'er and Qiao'er combed her hair in the morning, they said the new hairpin was very beautiful, but Xinyi just said that relatives entrusted someone to send it to the palace.

She also doesn't want anyone to know that those are imperial rewards, one thing more is worse than one thing less, there's no need to show off!
Maybe, he just didn't want to see her embarrassing him by asking Zhang De to send these things, but she stopped thinking about the reason.

In her heart, he was different, and the things he gave were naturally of great significance.

She was so beautiful and sweet in her heart that she actually smiled in the mirror, but she found that the two maids scratched her cheeks from time to time.

"What's wrong with you?" she asked.

"It's nothing, I just feel itchy on my face! Maybe it's because the sky is too dry!" Lian Er said.

"That's right," Xinyi said, "I haven't seen snow for a long time, and I heard that many people in the harem are sick. If you are not feeling well, please find someone to come and take a look!"

The two lead.

Xinyi happily went to work in Qianqing Palace, but Ming Xuanyu didn't sleep in the bedroom last night, but slept in Defei's Qing'an Palace.

Only Zhang De took a few close palace servants to accompany Qing'an Palace, while Xinyi worked in Qianqing Palace.

Ming Xuanyu didn't return to Qianqing Palace until noon. When he saw Xinyi, he was startled for a moment, and then walked past her as if he didn't see anything.

Xinyi was very happy in her heart, as long as she thought about what he did, her heart burst into laughter.

But it shows that Xuan Yu asked Zhang De to send some hairpins to Xinyi, and Xinyi was very happy, and happily went to work in the Qing Palace.

Everyone was studying with him in Dongnuange, after a while, Zhou Ming, the second head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, came, greeted him and asked.

"Your Majesty, my servant, please show me, do you still go to Xiyuan on New Year's Eve this year?"

Ming Xuanyu just said "um" and didn't say anything else, so Zhou Ming hurriedly bowed and left.

Xinyi's men were grinding ink, but she was thinking about what it would be like to go to Xiyuan.

With just a glance, he knew that she had lost her mind. He fake coughed twice to call her back from her thoughts.

"What are you thinking about?" He asked calmly without looking at her.

"Oh," she replied honestly, "I am thinking about what will happen to Xiyuan!"

"Didn't Tan Shanggong take you there?" He asked.

"I've been there, but the servants are very curious about celebrating the New Year!" She said it with a smile, and heard a burst of laughter. She looked carefully, not only him, but also Zhang De and others all laughed.

Ming Xuanyu waved her hands and told everyone else to go out. She lowered her head and stared at her hands in silence.

He suppressed a smile and asked, "You are really funny!"

He said, looking at her, "Repeating the same thing every year will only make people feel annoying. I'm so curious that people of your age are looking forward to the New Year!"

"Your Majesty, don't you like it?" She asked with her head tilted.

"I've said it all, it's annoying to keep repeating the same thing!" He put down the book and stretched himself.

"What the emperor said is true, things are repeated, but the people around you are different, so naturally the feeling is different!"

"Oh?" He looked at her with interest, "You think it's funny because you're in the palace this year?"

She nodded and replied: "I don't know how to celebrate the New Year in the palace! Is it different from outside, so I'm curious!"

He was silent for a while, and then asked: "You, don't you miss your family? I heard that many people in the palace are very homesick at this time. Are you different from others?"

How could she not want to?However, all good memories were destroyed by that killing.

She took a deep breath and said: "Servant, don't think about it!"

"Why?" He looked at her and asked again.

"Just keep it in your heart, you don't have to think about it!" She replied lightly.

Her face was very calm, and he stared at her, but he couldn't touch the heart under such a calm face.

At that moment, he didn't know that his heart trembled inexplicably.

"Yeah, don't have to think about it!" He sighed.

Hearing what he said, she looked at him puzzled.

But his eyes suddenly became quiet, those eyes were so deep that he couldn't see through them at all.

She didn't see through him, let alone now?

Maybe he remembered something, but she didn't know.

If you don't know, then quietly accompany him, just like that night!
Thinking of this, she felt much more at ease.

After only half a cup of tea, he smiled slightly and said, "You're right, just keep it in your heart, there's no need to think about it!"

She didn't know how to respond, so she just laughed dryly.

"I didn't expect you to be very good at talking! It seems that I was right to keep you!" His tone seemed very relaxed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment!" She hurriedly bowed.

"However, I don't want to hear you lie!" He pointed at her. Although she was guilty, she still pretended to be wronged and tried to defend herself, but he stopped her.

"Tell you not to play tricks in front of me, with your little ability, I've already gotten tired of it!" He took out a page of paper and began to practice calligraphy, without looking at her again, "Be a good errand, Zhen, of course I won't treat you badly! "

He also stopped talking, just bowed his head and wrote.

She didn't know how much he knew, and she didn't dare to be careless. Hearing what he said, she had no choice but to accept his orders.

"Hurry up tomorrow, tell them to bring in a table, I want to watch you study!" He said suddenly, and she was speechless.

But he sarcastically said: "Even if you are a rotten tree, I can carve you out!"

She was very angry in her heart, but she couldn't break out. She stared at him dissatisfiedly, unexpectedly meeting his eyes.

He didn't expect her to look at him with such eyes, he was startled suddenly, and immediately laughed.

She quickly knelt down to apologize, but he just waved his hand and said, "Get up and grind!"

Only then did she kowtow, and went to grind ink for him.

You are such a fun person, Zhuang Xinyi, it seems that I will have to have fun in the future!

He glanced at her and lowered his head to write.

Zhang De also smiled when he saw the situation through the crack of the door.

From that day on, Xinyi practiced calligraphy by Ming Xuanyu's side, and he taught her personally.

Just because the prime minister dealt with all major affairs in the court, Ming Xuanyu seemed to be very leisurely. Occasionally, when he had something to do, it was only the edict presented to him by the Ministry of Education of the Communist Party of China and asked him to stamp it.

Over time, Xinyi gradually learned about the operation of the imperial court. As the emperor, the only thing Ming Xuanyu did was to stamp the imperial edict with a jade seal.

Every time a new imperial edict was sent by Zhongshu Province, Xinyi carefully observed Ming Xuanyu's expression when he sealed it. Sometimes he would be unhappy, and most of the time, he was expressionless at all, as if he was doing something different from himself. Same thing.

Xinyi didn't go to the court with her, so she didn't know the situation in Zichen Palace, how Yang Dezhang controlled the court, and what kind of battle the courtiers were going on!
As for Ming Xuanyu, he doesn't seem to care about the state of the court anymore, except for studying and practicing martial arts, and then playing with concubines, the latter seems to be his favorite.

In the twinkling of an eye, on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, Ming Xuanyu issued an order to suspend the early court, saying, "From now until the Shangyuan Festival, the families of all the ministers do not need to enter the court to discuss matters."

Different from the previous years, this year's New Year's Eve, Ming Xuanyu's uncle, the youngest son of the Empress Dowager Zheng, and Yu Wang Mingqin, who guards the North County, will come to face the saint. This is the first time since Ming Xuanyu took office. pilgrimage.

28 At this time of day, Ming Xuanyu took his younger sister Ruoxi to Xiyuan, and everyone in the harem left the next day.

Since Ming Xuanyu ascended the throne, it has become a custom to spend New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in Xiyuan every year.

Xinyi and other palace officials followed Yujia, and the team arrived in Xiyuan in less than half an hour.

Xiyuan is the royal garden of the Ming Dynasty. Its real name is Jingyi Garden. Because it is located in the western suburbs of the capital, it is customarily called Xiyuan.

Xiyuan Zhongshan has beautiful mountains and rivers and beautiful scenery, which is suitable for summer.There are many scenic spots in the park, all of which are built around the lake and the mountains. The lake is Changchun Lake, and the mountain is Fushan.

Because the Empress Dowager lived here, and Ming Xuanyu had a very good relationship with her grandma, she would accompany her here every New Year's Eve, and the New Year's Day visits of all the ministers were also held in the Wanfang Anhe Hall in Fushan, Xiyuan.

Ming Xuanyu lived in the Jinghua Hall in the southeast of the lake area, while the Empress Dowager lived in the Leshou Hall on the east side, across the lake from Jinghua Hall.The queen and concubine all have their own courtyards in the garden.

When I arrived in Xiyuan, I was so busy that I had time to rest until the evening.

Jinghua Hall is a courtyard with three entrances and exits. There are many wing rooms on the east and west sides of the three-story courtyard, and there are two cross courtyards on the east and west.The main hall is in the double courtyard, and its layout is modeled after the Qianqing Palace. The East Nuan Pavilion is the emperor's study, and the West Nuan Pavilion is the sleeping hall.Zhang De lives in Xikuayuan, and Xinyi has a higher status, so he lives in Jinghuadian Dongkuayuan.

Nothing unusual was seen that day, but on the second day, when Xinyi accompanied Ming Xuanyu to meet the Empress Dowager, she heard the news that King Yu was coming.

King Yu is the only younger brother of the first emperor. After he became an adult, he was named King Yu, stationed in the four northern provinces, and controlled the military affairs of the four provinces.Beijun is adjacent to Ji Kingdom, with prosperous trade and rich products.

According to the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty, Beijun belonged to King Yu's vassal state, and only paid [-]% of the tax to the court every year, and [-]% of it belonged to King Yu.

On the other hand, because the army of Beijun has an establishment in the Ministry of War, the imperial court has to allocate a large amount of military expenses to King Yu every year.

Xinyi also knew about these situations, and Eunuch Nian once said, "... King Yu's army is strong and strong, and his men are like clouds, and King Yu himself is both civil and military, and he is praised by the world...".

Therefore, hearing the Empress Dowager talking about the Yu Dynasty this morning, Xinyi carefully observed Ming Xuanyu.

He just said, "Grandma and Uncle Huang haven't seen each other for many years. Even if you don't say it, my grandson understands how much you miss me!" While talking, he held the hand of the Empress Dowager, and said with a smile: "Uncle Huang is a virtuous king , Grandson also wants to take this opportunity to ask him some ways of governing the country!"

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "It's really a blessing for you to think so!" Then she sighed: "In any case, King Yu and your father are brothers, and under the current situation, he is always one of his own! "

Of course Ming Xuanyu understood what grandma meant, but he began to wonder in his heart whether it was the empress dowager's intention for King Yu to enter the capital?
King Yu has a heavy army in his hand, it would be a good thing if he can sincerely help him, but, in the position of King Yu, how would he think about it?

Ming Xuanyu fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)