Bright Spring

Mao Li's small eyes looked at Qiu Yueshi's face, and Qiu Yueshi met his gaze with a calm and polite smile on his pure and beautiful face.

"Then let's go." Molly said.

The two walked into the courtyard, greeted the two attendants, and then walked outside the meeting hall.The disciples sent by the Ming government did not embarrass them, but just greeted them.They took the Huitong Bridge in the south to cross the river, and then walked along Chang'an Street to the right gate of Chang'an. After showing their official documents and seals, the defenders let them in.

After a few people walked for a while, they saw the broad thousand-step corridor.Those simple and elegant big houses on both sides of the street are where many central government offices of the Ming Dynasty are located.

Maori turned back and said in Japanese, "The identity of Wang Shan may be false, he must be a martial artist. I guess he is probably a general, or a relative of a powerful man in the Ming Dynasty. In short, he has someone he knows in the government, otherwise it is really impossible to do those things." ; Ask the government to investigate the thieves, and let the eunuchs of the palace take you into the palace for a stroll."

Qiuyue said, "Why did he lie to us?"

"I'm not sure, maybe I don't want to show my real identity." Maori said.

Qiu Yueshi said, "Let's go to the Ministry of Rites and ask, don't we know?"

Molly nodded yes.

When I arrived at the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, it happened that Hu Wei, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was sitting in the hall, so I invited the envoys and Qiu Yueshi to pass through the hall and drink tea in the living room behind.The official who presided over the banquet was not Shangshu.

Several people chatted in the living room for a while, Mao Li explained the purpose of coming, and sent the memorial.As a result, Qiuyue and others knew at this time that the sending and receiving of memorials was a matter of the Secretary of General Administration and not the Ministry of Rites, but Hu Wei still left the memorial and promised to help them submit it.

Qiu Yueshi asked, "Is Mr. Wang Shan, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, here?"

Hu Mei said, "It's a coincidence that Wang Shan sent him out."

Qiu Yueshi and Mao Li looked at each other, as if to say, listen, Wang Shan is not lying, right?

She put the things down and said, "Master Hu, please pass this thing over to Mr. Wang Shan. This is our gift of thanks."

Hu Mi said, "Don't talk about jewelry, gold and silver. Officials in our court are not allowed to accept bribes."

Qiu Yueshi shook his head and smiled back.

After talking for a while, Mao Li wanted to leave.The Master Shangshu didn't try to persuade them to stay, but kindly reminded them that after the imperial court approved the memorial, there would be "

Dismounting banquet", after the banquet, people will be arranged to send them back to China.

...the Ministry of Rites really has an official named Wang Shan, and his official position is the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, and he is in charge of the Department of Fine Food and Cleaning Officials.But he was a veritable middle-aged literati figure, with a thin face and high cheekbones.

After Wang Shan returned to the yamen, his colleagues gave him the things and said that it was a thank you gift from the Japanese woman Akizuki.Of course, my colleagues consciously didn't ask too many questions. They usually inquired behind the scenes to find out if there was anything to talk about after dinner.

Holding this thing, Wang Shan was very confused, because he didn't know the Japanese at all.The person in charge of receiving Maori and Qiuyue was an official arranged by the Department of Cleaning Officials, and there was also an honorable man from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

Wang Shan looked at the package on the table, pondered for a while, and then simply opened it to have a look.There was a piece of silk in the wooden box, but nothing else, let alone a note.

Wang Shan put it away again, and asked an official to pay attention to Hu Butang and when to sign the mortgage room.When it was close to noon, Wang Shan took the things to the signing room and explained the strange situation.

"Can Hu Butang allow the lower officials to send people to Huitong Hall and return them?" Wang Shan asked.

Hu Wei took a look and said, "Since it's here, do you dare to ask you to see them on purpose? Give it to the North Office of the Guardian Division."

Wang Shan bowed his head and said, "I will obey your orders."

The North Office of the Defense Department had received news from Hakata Bay long ago, and confirmed that the two Japanese were fine, but they couldn't figure out what was going on for a while.Those officials felt that the Qiuyue clan should be a beautiful girl who was given to the emperor, so they directly handed the things over to Cao Fu, the young supervisor of the Sili Supervisor.

So the embroidered belt went through several twists and turns, and finally came into the hands of the real "Wang Shan".

Zhu Gaoxu took out something and recognized what it was at a glance.He looked at the silk belt in front of him, feeling very strange; he didn't know whether to be happy or angry.

But think about it, Qiuyue's entry into the palace is just a "duty" similar to an alliance; and she has some affection for "Wang Shan" she has seen with her own eyes, which is a personal emotion.In his previous life, he really didn't realize how easy it is to get close to a beauty.But in the past, he really didn't have the fine silk robes like Armani clothes, and he couldn't help women solve problems easily. Without the confidence of that identity, the temperament may be very different.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled, took out the belt and stuffed it into his arms, while the wooden box was thrown on the side of the table.He thought light yellow|color silk belt, what should I use it for?The emperor's various styles of uniforms have special belt specifications. If you wear a scholar's scarf robe, who will wear a yellow|colored belt?

He thought about it, only to get entangled in his clothes.

A few days ago, Zhu Gaoxu accidentally forgot about the Japanese woman because of Liu Ming's matter and the "aftermath" of the Yang family. Only now was he reminded.

end of this chapter)

Chapter 837 It's Late Autumn

Maori's farewell memorial was not approved, and officials from the Ministry of Rituals persuaded them to stay and watch the ceremony before returning home.Since the imperial books, seals, and printing boxes have not yet been completed, the etiquette of conferring Qiu Yueshi as Li's concubine will have to wait for some time.

After discussing with the ministers, Zhu Gaoxu decided to make Qiu Yueshi his concubine. The reason was mostly due to a comprehensive alliance consideration.

According to the opinions of some officials, they can be named imperial concubines.Although the Akizuki Clan is not from the Ashikaga Clan, they are from the royal family. This is the first marriage with Japan since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.The Akizuki family is well-known in the Kyushu Island area, and the Ouchi clan involved in this matter is a key force that affects Ming's interests in Japan; the imperial court has almost no interest in the eastern part of Japan, and only wants to win over the western region. daimyo.

However, the North Office of the Defense Department has collected a lot of information, and believes that all parties in Japan are still hostile to the Ming Dynasty at this time; A force that can be allied.

Ru Yuan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry who paid more attention to the affairs of foreign vassals, also supported Shouyusi's opinion.So Zhu Gaoxu adopted this idea.

The place where Qiuyue lived was arranged in the East Sangong in advance.It turns out that there are no concubines living there, and the Qiuyue clan will actually be able to manage the affairs of the entire East Three Palaces in the future.

In mid-September, when everything was properly arranged, Qiuyue was taken to the palace for a canonization ceremony.During the whole process, Zhu Gaoxu met her once, that is when she came to Fengtian Hall to thank her after she was awarded the certificate and seal.

As soon as Qiuyue entered the hall, she seemed to recognize Zhu Gaoxu on the throne.When she came to thank him, she lost her manners and raised her head to look at Zhu Gaoxu twice.It was only corrected after being reminded by the deaconess around me.

The canonization ceremony ended in less than half a day, and Zhu Gaoxu couldn't see Qiu Yueshi after that; when we met again, we had to wait until the evening when he called her to bed.And during this period of time, she probably had to take a bath and change clothes, and prepared carefully for a long time.

At night, Zhu Gaoxu returned to Qianqing Palace and changed his clothes.Inside a half-arm cape, he tied a light yellow belt made by Qiu Yueshi inside.

After a while, Qiuyue Shi entered the bedroom surrounded by the maids.She spotted the belt on Zhu Gaoxu's body at a glance, then lowered her head with a blushing face, and came forward to salute.She neither wore concubine gowns nor Japanese costumes, but was dressed in a Hanfu ruqun, only the way her hair was rolled up was different from that of women in the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing her clothes, Zhu Gaoxu nodded slightly, acknowledging her sincerity in actively accepting Han culture.Zhu Gaoxu helped her up, and said to the maids: "You all go down."

The maids knelt and said, "Yes."

Qiuyue raised her head, and her eyes flicked across Zhu Gaoxu's face and belt.She pursed her red lips, seeming a little embarrassed.Her expression also changed subtly, and when she realized that Zhu Gaoxu was looking at her, she smiled gently again.

"The concubine originally thought that we were going back to the country." Qiu Yueshi said softly.Her pronunciation is a bit strange, and her speaking speed is also slow. What is rare is that her enunciation is very clear and her rhythm is very smooth.The teenage girl's voice was clear and gentle, very pleasant to hear.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "'Wang Shan' is me, and I am 'Wang Shan', we already know each other."

Qiuyue seemed to be secretly relieved, and she could only see Zhu Gaoxu's face when she raised her head; her body was petite, and her height probably barely reached Zhu Gaoxu's shoulders.Zhu Gaoxu also showed a lot of

easy smile.

Zhu Gaoxu doesn't want to worry too much, he usually takes the initiative to maintain a good relationship with the people around him.

Besides, the palace is a big prison.

Zhu Gaoxu reached out to hold her little hand, walked hand in hand to the side of his large dragon bed, and sat down beside the bed, so that the conversation would be much closer.Qiuyue said: "Your Majesty said he was a civil servant, but my concubine believed it. Besides being big, His Majesty treats people very gently."

Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "We have military generals in Ming Dynasty who claim to be Confucian generals. Who said martial arts look very vicious?"

Qiuyue said: "I didn't expect His Majesty to be such a person."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Shouldn't it be full of beards, vicious, and scary when you look at it?"