Ming Empire

Chapter 158
However, Emperor Chongzhen did not agree to Cao Yue's request in the end, and did not agree to let Auntie Zhu go to Nanjing with him after the wedding.

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen was not angry, and those who refused were not very firm, Cao Yue was not discouraged, and was going to find another opportunity to talk about this matter, and then let Zhu Yuxi go talk to Emperor Chongzhen and Queen Zhou by herself, and use the offensive of family affection to talk about this matter become.

After leaving the Qianqing Palace where he stayed with Emperor Chongzhen, Cao Yue didn't plan to leave the palace immediately, he wanted to find a chance to meet Aimee Zhu and tell her about it.It's just that he doesn't know where Auntie Zhu is staying today. He can't run around in the palace. Many places in the Forbidden City are restricted areas, and foreign ministers are not allowed to wander around.

That is, when Cao Yue was about to find someone to pass a letter to ask Zhu Yu to come to him, a young eunuch hurried over, saluted him, and said that the empress had an invitation.

When Queen Zhou asked him to talk about something, Cao Yue fell in love with him, and immediately followed the little eunuch who came to pass.

Following the little eunuch to the Kunning Palace where Queen Zhou stayed, Cao Yue saw that Auntie Zhu he was looking for was also staying there.I don't know why, at this moment, Auntie Zhu's pretty face was blushing, looking overwhelmed with shame, while Empress Zhou was watching her with a smile, with a loving look.

After saluting, Cao Yue stood aside respectfully, waiting for Queen Zhou's question.

"Brother Yue, I haven't seen you for a long time. You seem to have lost weight." Empress Zhou motioned Cao Yue to sit down beside her, and asked with great concern, "It must have been very hard in Datong for the past few months, right?! It's really hard for you. , you have to take on the heavy responsibility of guarding the soil at a young age."

"Thank you, Empress Empress, for your concern, and I don't have to work hard," Cao Yue smiled at Empress Zhou and Auntie Zhu, who stood aside and glanced at him from time to time, and said with pride, "Defending the land and defending the country is a man's duty, and this minister is personally appointed by His Majesty. Datong’s commander-in-chief, Datong was attacked by Jiannu, and the ministers and the soldiers under his command will fight to the death, never let Jiannu capture Datong and poison the people of Datong.”

"Brother Yue is a true man, I admire you very much, and my wife is also proud of you," Queen Zhou said, holding the hand of the shy and lovely Zhu Yuxi full of affection, and said to Cao Yue: " My son can marry a husband like you, and I am very satisfied. I hope that you will always love each other after you get married. My son has been doted on by His Majesty and this palace since she was a child. Love makes some petty temper. You must be more tolerant in the future !"

Before Cao Yue had time to answer, Aunt Zhu on the side refused to let her go, "Mother, why is my son so petty? Hasn't my son always listened to you and my father? You can't speak ill of my son in front of outsiders." !"

"Brother Yue is about to become your husband, how could he be an outsider?" Empress Zhou pinched Aimi Zhu's tender face affectionately, then turned her head and said to Cao Yue: "Brother Yue, Your Majesty and Ben Gong I said, this time you come back, don't go back to Datong again, that place is too dangerous, he wants you to stay in Beijing and work in the Beijing camp, in the future, you can always stay with my son here, so as not to save her old age It’s about caring and worrying.”

"Mother, I don't miss him all the time, I don't miss him," Aimee Zhu argued tenaciously, her face had already turned red, coupled with the coquettish attitude she showed in front of her mother, no matter how you look at it cute.

"Empress, Your Majesty has just talked about this with your ministers. Your Majesty has now agreed to let you go to Nanjing to supervise Nanjing's military affairs and train the new army. So in a few days, I will go to Nanjing to serve," Cao Yue said, standing up and saying goodbye Empress Zhou saluted, and then sincerely begged: "Empress Empress, I hope that the princess can also go to Nanjing with me, so as to save the lovesickness between the two places, and I can take care of her. I have already told Your Majesty about this, but Your Majesty didn't agree right away, I hope the empress will agree. I will stay in Nanjing for a long time, and I won't be able to return to Beijing often. If the princess doesn't go with me, I may not see you all year round. She will definitely be unhappy. , and there is no way to get the minister's care."

Empress Zhou didn't expect Cao Yue to make this request, and she was stunned for a while. At this time, Zhu Yu also took the opportunity to ask, saying that she wanted to go to Nanjing with Cao Yue, and hoped that her father and mother would make an exception and let them do their wish.Auntie Zhu also gave many reasons, saying that Cao Yue was training soldiers for the country, so he should not be too distracted, and with her by his side to take care of him, many things would be much less troublesome.

Women are always soft-hearted than men, and Empress Zhou liked Cao Yue very much, and she also loved Aimi Zhu very much. After the two talked about it, she softened a little, and agreed: "Brother Yue, my son, since you all think so , then I will talk to His Majesty, as long as His Majesty agrees, I will not object. The two of you are together and can take care of each other, so I don’t need to worry too much."

Hearing what Queen Zhou said, Cao Yue was overjoyed, and Zhu Yu was also very happy. It seems that this matter is possible.

After chatting with Queen Zhou again, and talking about some things related to the marriage, Cao Yue also left.Aimed by Empress Zhou, Aimee Zhu sent him out of Kunning Palace.

The two found a quiet place and talked about it for a while. The main reason was to fight for the matter of going to Nanjing together. Auntie Zhu told Cao Yue that she would immediately talk to her father about it, and she would talk to her mother after she went back. In this matter, try to let the queen mother speak for them.If the queen mother can speak for them in front of the emperor father, then this matter will basically be accomplished.

Auntie Zhu also revealed one thing to Cao Yue, that is, their marriage, the imperial court will not make a fuss, after all, the emperor's private treasury has no money now, and coupled with the tense situation, it is estimated that next month it may be for They arrange marriages.

For this reason, Auntie Zhu looked very embarrassed, and she also explained to Cao Yue, saying that her father and mother loved her very much, and she was going to arrange a grand wedding for them, but due to some circumstances, it was impossible to do so. Grand, I hope Cao Yue can understand.

Cao Yue didn't care about this, and he was relieved to hear what Auntie Zhu said. He was most afraid that he would make the marriage too grand to make it sound.Now that the national treasury is empty, and the imperial court can't even pay the military salary, if they make a big fuss about their marriage and waste money, it will cause public resentment and his reputation will be affected.If the marriage is frugal, it will make his reputation even better.

On the third day after entering the palace this time, the wedding date of Cao Yue and Zhu Yuxi was fixed, that is, on the 22nd of next month.

On the second day after announcing the wedding date, Emperor Chongzhen also announced the new appointment of Cao Yue. Cao Yue was promoted to be the commander of the Nanjing capital because of his meritorious service, to supervise Nanjing's military affairs, and to train new troops for the imperial court. Nanjing took office.

This appointment was made by Emperor Chongzhen despite the opposition of many ministers.With the help of Empress Zhou and Aimee Zhu's efforts, Emperor Chongzhen finally agreed to let them go to Nanjing together after their wedding.

In extraordinary times, extraordinary things must be done. This is the explanation of Emperor Chongzhen's decision on this matter.

For this reason, Cao Yue also had a good impression of Emperor Chongzhen.

A few days before the wedding, Cao Yue's mother and other family members also came to Beijing one after another.While Cao Yue was preparing for his marriage, he was also preparing for going to Nanjing.

(End of this chapter)