Bright Spring

Du Qianrui bowed her knees in embarrassment and said, "The concubine obeys the order."

The eunuch Huang Gou, the eunuch of the inner palace, trotted to the edge of the stage in a hurry, and yelled in a low voice: "The Peony Pavilion, get your instruments ready."

Du Qianrui went to the stage dignifiedly, walked for a while, then turned to Zhu Gaoxu and said, "I haven't practiced for a long time, I'm so ugly."

Zhu Gaoxu said casually: "I'm not very proficient anyway, I just think listening to opera is an elegant program."

Suddenly there was laughter all around, Du Qianrui blushed slightly: "Your Majesty really knows how to joke."

It was only then that Zhu Gaoxu realized that in this era, opera is really a popular program and one of the most vulgar forms of entertainment.

Elegant things seem to be just old things that have been eliminated.After all, it is elegant and cultured only if it is not down to earth; but culture is closely related to people, if something was completely unpopular, it cannot be called culture.

Chapter 772 A Beautiful Horse

That day in the old mansion, after Zhu Gaoxu met Ruan Jingyi and Chen Xianzhen, it was two days before he asked about Ruan Jingyi's recent situation.

At this time, in Dongnuan Pavilion, there were two people beside Zhu Gaoxu, one was the eunuch Cao Fu who was reporting the news, and the other was the virtuous concubine Yao Ji.Yao Ji was asked by Zhu Gaoxu to come to Dongnuange to serve Wenmo.

It is said that after Yao Ji's eldest brother, Yao Fang, gave the book "Scientific Translation of Various Kingdoms" to the South Guard Office, some officials respected Yao Fang when they saw Yao Fang; Some literati even suggested that he build an academy to give lectures, which might open his doors and make him famous.Literati take Confucianism as their foundation, but there are always scholars who will not reject new learning.

Today's Dongnuange still burns spices imported from India.It has a slightly pungent fragrance, which seems to have a refreshing effect. I heard that nobles in tropical areas such as Chenla and Siam also like this spice.It just so happened that the palace had already started to change summer clothes at this time, and the temperature had risen, so Zhu Gaoxu asked the Inner Palace Supervisor to arrange some things from tropical areas in the East Nuan Pavilion to suit the occasion.So the curtains were replaced with a simple style of straw woven curtains, and it really has a different artistic conception.

Cao Fu stood not far from a pair of straw curtains, and was describing in detail Ruan Jingyi's diet and daily life.

Zhu Gaoxu listened for a while, and couldn't help interrupting Cao Fu: "It sounds like Ruan Jingyi ate well and slept well, seems quite comfortable?"

"That's not it!" Cao Fu should have realized that Zhu Gaoxu was a little impatient, so he immediately picked up a special thing to say, "Ruan Jingyi also said yesterday that he has not been close to women for a long time. The man on duty over there The eunuch Meng Ji, the supervisor of ceremonies, went to Fuleyuan to find a prostitute|prostitute."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu glanced sideways at Yao Ji, only to see Yao Ji looked at him and smiled.

"Haha." Zhu Gaoxu raised his head and laughed, "Don't let him be too comfortable under house arrest in the capital, and don't want to go back."

Cao Fu said: "My servant is also puzzled. Ruan Jingyi seemed to be very sad that day in the old mansion of the King of Han. He was crying and shouting. But unexpectedly, he forgot in two days and became like this."

But Zhu Gaoxu muttered: "It's normal. It is said that after the hunter catches the eagle, as long as the eagle is willing to enjoy the food, it proves that it has given up a lot of persistence. And those scholars who were captured by the barbarians, as long as they give up their integrity, they will also start Obsessed with beautiful horses."

Cao Fu said flatteringly, "Your Highness is wise."

Zhu Gaoxu asked again: "Is he satisfied?"

Cao Fu was taken aback for a moment, then understood the meaning, and hurriedly said, "Ruan Jingyi doesn't seem very satisfied. Meng Ji asked him if the girls from Fuleyuan were not gentle enough; but he said it was eye-opening, but something was missing Something. Meng Ji asked him again, what was missing; he said that the girl's compliments were all fake and should not be taken seriously, and he might scold him later."

Zhu Gaoxu showed a vulgar smile, and Cao Fu was immediately encouraged when he saw this, and he immediately laughed and said: "But Meng Ji said that the imperial court priest is in charge of the Fule Yuan, and the girls generally don't talk badly, but they may not You can tell the difference between this lump of meat and that lump of meat.”

"Ruan Jingyi is really promising, and his body is not yet..." Zhu Gaoxu realized that his concubine was by his side, so he changed his words, "I haven't had enough food yet, let's pick up the ingredients first."

Cao Fu laughed and said, "The emperor is right."

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything for a while, and stretched out his hand to rub his broad forehead. After a while, he pointed to Cao Fu and said, "I listen to you, and I mentioned Meng Ji's name several times. I also know this person. My former father The emperor set up an internal study hall in the old Yanwang Mansion to teach the eunuchs how to read and write. At that time, Meng Ji was studying in the Yanwang Mansion. There are not many eunuchs who can read, so I can't waste talents, so I can assign him a more important job."

Cao Fu hurriedly said: "My servant is on behalf of Meng Ji, thank you for your grace."

Zhu Gaoxu then said seriously: "It's time for Ruan Jingyi to go back. Ask Zhang Sheng to pick a few people from Jinyiwei and send them to Meng Ji; then call Meng Ji to bring Ruan Jingyi back to Annan, and hand them over to Zhang Fu. "

Cao Fu hugged Fuchen and bent down, "Your servant obeys the order."

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "By the way, you can go to see Xue Yan later and tell him not to write Ruan Jingyi's name on any official documents; at that time, I spared Ruan Jingyi's death penalty, and there was no law to follow. Xun, don't make this matter public. Then tell Meng Ji to go to An Nanguo and tell Zhang Fu about Ruan Jingyi, and then let Zhang Fu decide on other matters."

Cao Fu kowtowed and said: "My servant thanked the emperor for his kindness, and I will go to work immediately."

The East Nuan Pavilion soon became quiet.The Dongnuan Pavilion is a little old, but all the things are polished and clean, and a lot of rare wood and silk materials make everything have a sense of texture.Although the place is not very spacious, it is indeed quite comfortable.

Zhu Gaoxu asked casually: "Concubine Xian doesn't think I'm not serious?"

Yao Ji smiled and said, "The unscrupulous person is Ruan Jingyi."

If Zhu Gaoxu realized something, he didn't think too much, and blurted out: "If it's a common people's family, most people won't take concubines, and the husband and wife are loyal to each other, and the man farms and the woman weaves, maybe it's a good thing."

Yao Ji's voice said: "I'm afraid many people don't want to, but can't, so what's the difference?"

Zhu Gaoxu was a little surprised when he heard it, and looked at Yao Ji and said, "You seem to make sense."

As he spoke, he picked up a memorial and flipped through it.After a while, Zhu Gaoxu didn't hear the following, and subconsciously felt that something was wrong, so he turned his head and looked at Yao Ji again, and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something you're not happy about?"

"It's nothing." Yao Ji shook her head with a forced smile, "I just remembered some irrelevant things."

"Oh..." Zhu Gaoxu looked at her with concern for a while, and didn't ask any more questions.

After a while, Yao Ji finally took the initiative to speak: "Your Majesty knows that concubines are brought up by adoptive parents?"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: "I know, the money from Daoyan."

Yao Ji murmured: "If it's a good thing for a husband and wife to be together, then Daoyan's money is poison."

Zhu Gaoxu gently put the brush on the inkstone, but didn't look at Yao Ji, just listened in a thoughtful, casual state.

Yao Ji glanced at him, and then said: "At first, the relationship between my adoptive parents was very good, and they lived peacefully in the countryside. Later, Dao Yan gave me money regularly as a reward for raising me, so everything changed very quickly.

Of course they won't spend most of their money on me, not only favoring their own son, but they will also withhold some of it themselves.Daoyan has no interest in this kind of thing, and he has no way to ask it in detail.

It was a village planted with many peach trees. Everyone was very poor at first, but because of Dao Yan's money, the adoptive parents' family suddenly became richer in the local area.The adoptive mother was suspicious, and always felt that the adoptive father was secretly raising other women outside, and often followed the adoptive father secretly.The adoptive mother also manages the money, but the adoptive father always seems to have a way to get some. "

Zhu Gaoxu asked curiously: "Then did he raise it?"

Yao Ji smiled bitterly and said, "I'm not sure, it seems that there really is such a thing. Because there were a few times, the couple had a very violent fight and even fought."

She went on to say softly, "When I'm in my teens, my adoptive father may still have a wrong heart for me. I'm not sure, but I think his eyes are not right. It's fortunate that my adoptive mother is cautious and suspicious, otherwise who Do you know what will happen to the adoptive father?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Daoyan's power was not small at that time, he had so many lives in his hands, it might be as easy as eating a meal."

"Our brothers and sisters can't appreciate Dao Yan's kindness in nurturing. If he didn't appear, we wouldn't need others to support us." Yao Ji said coldly.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

After a while, Yao Ji sighed softly again, her voice was a bit strange: "For a long time later, I couldn't trust any man, hated women even more, and couldn't get along with the people around me. At that time, I felt that there were some women, so I It seems to be some kind of flesh-eating creature, but its strength is very small, and there is a shrewd and shrewd light in its eyes..."

Zhu Gaoxu held her hand, tilted his upper body, and lightly stroked Yao Ji's shoulder with the other hand, "Forget it, it's all over."

Yao Ji said softly: "The concubine doesn't want to monopolize the Holy Majesty, let alone the days of being together as a couple. It's boring. The Holy Majesty has some place in my heart, and some trust is fine, as long as it's true."

Zhu Gaoxu carefully introspected for a while, then nodded solemnly and said, "It's true."

He felt that his feelings for Yao Ji should not be regarded as the love defined by later generations, after all he had many wives and concubines.But he really didn't lie to her just now.

Yao Ji smiled teasingly and said, "How long can the Holy Majesty trust me?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I don't know."