Bright Spring

Guo Yan listened and nodded.

The queen asked again, mostly about whether there was a shortage of expenses or not.But Guo Yan feels that these words are just polite words; what she needs most now is not those external things at all.

But the queen seemed to have nothing to say but those words, so she sat for a while and then left.

Guo Yan thought of the relationship between the two sisters before they got married. Although they would fight for things and quarrel, they were not as divided as they are now;In this world, it seems that even the closest friendship can be torn to pieces.

After the queen left, Guo Yan realized one of the details, the place facing the saint is the imperial garden.

The place of the Royal Garden is not hidden.The palace is huge, but there are also many people. Tens of thousands of people move around here, and there are eyes and ears everywhere; the real hidden place is only in the house, not the garden.

Could my sister have noticed Guo Yan's desperate plan?Guo Yan couldn't decide.However, she gradually understood that her younger sister was not a careless person under her gentle and kind surface, she just didn't seem too shrewd.

Chapter 7 Nineteen Heartless

The spring is bright and beautiful, and everything comes back to life.For a while, Zhu Gaoxu recalled a stable life in Yunnan, where he had a lot of time every day and could do what he wanted to do.The biggest difference is probably his state of mind; the threats and pressure he receives now are obviously not that great.

There is a relationship between imperial power and morality, and the rules of the world are strict and hierarchical; what's more, now that Zhu Gaoxu is still in control of the army, it is by no means easy for anyone to threaten the imperial power.When he was in Yunnan, he deeply realized this.

He mainly deployed some overseas affairs, and had several correspondences with the Shen family.

And this afternoon, Zhu Gaoxu decided to return to the harem early to discuss with the queen about expanding the harem concubines.

When I saw Guo Wei in Kunning Palace, she was wearing a yellow uniform, a phoenix crown on her head, and the crystal-clear emerald bracelet that was "a match made in heaven" on her wrist.Zhu Gaoxu felt a little strange.

When Guo Wei didn't summon concubines or order his wife, she usually didn't like to wear the clothes of the queen's etiquette.Although that kind of clothing has high specifications, the point is not to make women more beautiful.Guo Wei likes to wear light-colored and flowing skirts or Luo skirts, which look young and make her not look like a woman who has given birth to children; but sometimes she will follow Yao Ji's example, as if she wants to be more charming.

It was still early, the couple sat and drank a cup of tea in the main hall of Kunning Palace, and talked for a while about the canonization of concubines.

At this time, Guo Wei said: "I haven't been to the Royal Garden for a long time, the weather is fine today, may my lord accompany me for a walk?"

Zhu Gaoxu clapped his hands on his thighs, and he stood up, nodding his head in agreement.He thought to himself, no wonder Guo Wei was going to go out in the way she was dressed today.

"My lord..." Guo Wei's voice said.

When Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look, he saw her pretty face with a hesitant expression, so he asked, "What's the matter?"

Guo Wei finally said: "The concubine is sending my sister, Mrs. Guo, to the Central Capital according to the order of the Holy Majesty. My sister wants to see the Holy Majesty. How about meeting her in the Imperial Garden later?"

Zhu Gaoxu was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay."

A meeting with Guo Yan is just a matter of spending some time, Zhu Gaoxu doesn't have to refuse.As long as he can compromise, he will usually follow Queen Guo Wei.After all, Zhu Gaoxu was with other women in an upright way; perhaps the world at this time took it for granted, but he was still very touched.

Zhu He used to have an elder who earned a lot of money, so he found a younger one outside.The elder's wife has poured out her heart to relatives and friends in public many times, saying that when the man can't move, she will throw the man off the ladder and fall to his death, so that he will not die well.

But here, Zhu Gaoxu and Guo Wei still maintain a good relationship.In his heart, he inevitably felt that Guo Wei was virtuous, so he was willing to reciprocate and was able to compromise with her.

However, when meeting Mrs. Guo in the Royal Garden, Guo Wei does not need to tell Zhu Gaoxu in advance.Zhu Gaoxu vaguely felt that after Mu Zhen got Zhan Qi, Guo Wei seemed to be more cautious.

A group of people surrounded the car of Zhu Gaoxu and his wife and arrived at the imperial garden in the northwest corner of the palace.When Zhu Gaoxu got off the imperial chariot, he really saw Mrs. Guo.

Mrs. Guo knelt down on the ground and prostrated to see you.Zhu Gaoxu stepped forward and made a gesture of support, telling her to flatten her body.

Empress Guo Wei said: "My concubine will go for a walk in the forest first, and after Mrs. Guo's performance is over, I will come to accompany the sage."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded his head.Guo Wei gave the eunuch Huang Gou a wink, and walked towards the forest with her entourage, leaving only two palace servants to follow at a distance.

The imperial garden was built at the same time as the imperial palace, and it was completed in the Hongwu period, and the various trees planted in it were already very tall.The trees are paved with bricks and stones, and palace people clean up the weeds and leaves.So it looks a little monotonous here at first glance, but it is cleaner than ordinary woods.The huge canopy makes the brick floor very shady, and the sunlight can only cast dappled light from between the leaves.

Birds hide among the treetops and make "twittering" calls, but it still seems very peaceful here.From time to time, palace people passed by on the road, and people dared not make any noise.

Guo Wei had already walked towards a pool and a rockery in front of her. The strange stones and lava rocks piled up on the rockery were transported from nowhere, and they couldn't be seen in Zhili anyway.Only then did Zhu Gaoxu remember that the first time he met Guo Wei was next to the rockery.

He turned his head and glanced at Guo Yan in front of him.

Probably because of Gao Chi's death, Guo Yan knew the customs, so her clothes were very plain.A light blue top, a plain white long skirt, and no jewelry on her body; but the material of the dress is very good, soft and light silk material, with a restrained luster.Zhu Gaoxu has seen many women, so it can be seen that Guo Yan's face looks plain, but she puts on light makeup carefully.Because of her widowhood, it is obviously not appropriate to paint and paint.

"Let's talk as we walk." Zhu Gaoxu walked forward slowly, acting kindly.

The two of them walked silently for a while separated by a short distance, Guo Yan seemed to be planning to make a speech.

Now almost everyone should spend a lot of energy and thought when facing Zhu Gaoxu; people will prepare in advance, and they are very measured when talking.Zhu Gaoxu is used to this. With the power of life and death over almost everyone, and making everyone feel that being with you is like a tiger, what can he do?

Sure enough, Guo Yan finally said: "There is one thing, I don't know if the Holy Majesty knows about it. Before the Holy Majesty got married, the candidate for the Queen of the Han Dynasty at that time should have been a concubine."

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at her immediately, her face was a little red, a little nervous, and she showed a pitiful look of sorrow.

Guo Yan sighed softly, and said softly: "Later, because the concubine was not the daughter of the concubine, the one the Holy Majesty married was the concubine's sister. Everything is fate, alas."

"Oh..." Zhu Gaoxu made a sound, but he really didn't know how to respond.

What's the use of saying this now?

With Zhu Gaoxu's status at the time, it was entirely up to the father, the queen and the queen to decide who the main wife would marry.Before he got married, he didn't know what kind of person he was marrying. To him, it seemed to be the same who he chose; who.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't speak out what was in his heart, and used his parents' orders to prevaricate Guo Yan's grievances.After all, she didn't want Zhu Gaoxu to explain these words; she just wanted to win sympathy, right?

This attitude of showing weakness did not disgust Zhu Gaoxu.It's better than complaining when she came up, such as questioning Zhu Gaoxu and killing her man and son.

"My lord." Guo Yan called out from behind.

Zhu Gaoxu stood still and turned around, seeing that she was looking up at him boldly, because she was shorter than Zhu Gaoxu.After Guo Yan found that Zhu Gaoxu seemed indifferent, she couldn't see what kind of mood she was in.

Guo Yan took a deep breath and said, "The concubine does not resent the majesty, but is lost. Do you understand the concubine's heart, do you believe it?"

Zhu Gaoxu was silent for a while, nodded and said: "I believe it. You also have to believe that the abolished prince is always my elder brother, and the matter of losing the fire in Zhongdu is definitely not what I meant."

Guo Yan shook her head lightly, then nodded again, and said in a pleading tone: "Of course I believe... a weak woman like Chen Qie is powerless to everything, she feels aggrieved, maybe a little envious, but in the end All I want is to live well.”

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while.He didn't care much about it before, Guo Yan, who had lost all her strength, was only temporarily thinking about the relationship now.

Sending Guo Yan to Zhongdu was actually not his intention, but the wish of the queen and the Guo family.However, before that, Zhu Gaoxu did ask the supervisor of ceremonies to arrange for someone to watch her, so as not to cause any surprises; so did the Guo family's wish be facilitated?

Zhu Gaoxu understood his responsibility and didn't want to blame Wei'er, so he gave up his defense.

At this time, he said: "Mrs. Guo can live a good life in Zhongdu, and can also be praised by the world (Shouling). I will make a decree that the people who stay in Zhongdu will be allowed to send people to the Marquis of Wuding and the Queen. Zhongdu will meet with you so that you will not be embarrassing."

"My lord..." Guo Yan's face turned pale.

Zhu Gaoxu said kindly: "Marquis Wu Ding is an honorable man in the imperial court, and Wei'er is my rightful queen. You are a member of the Guo family. No matter where you live, you will not be treated badly. Don't worry too much."

Guo Yan bit her lip and said suddenly: "You are so cruel!"

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say a word, he seemed to acquiesce to Guo Yan's evaluation.

In his view, there is always injustice and victims in this world.Those who fail and are marginalized will inevitably lose their lives, or be robbed|difficult to make a living and lose their dignity.A completely fair and reasonable world is probably only the U|topia written by idealists in books.

Even though he is an emperor and claims to benevolent to the world, the Ming Dynasty may have a population of hundreds of millions, including hermits, women and children. Is he really capable and able to benefit everyone?