Bright Spring

Qi Tai nodded and said: "Xianning's words are very reasonable, and he has thought very carefully; therefore, I am not too opposed to Xia Yuanji's party. If the reform does not change for the better, the final benefits may fall into the hands of the so-called New Party , but it is harmful to the court.”

Qi Tai thought for a while, looked at Gao Xianning and said, "What do you think is the way to limit the power of each yamen?"

Gao Xianning immediately smiled and said, "Master once taught students the way of balance?"

Qi Tai clapped his hands and said, "You remember very well. In the future, we must consider multiple checks and balances in the layout, otherwise we cannot reform."

The two stopped their intense discussion for the time being, Qi Tai stood up from his chair, and walked among the piles of books for a while.

Gao Xianning said with a solemn expression: "This kind of layout and consideration is unprecedented. The implications are extensive and the consequences are serious. It is unpredictable. Is it good or bad?"

Qi Tai said in a deep voice: "The Holy Majesty wants to develop a grand plan, and this is what he wants to accomplish. I have been euphemistically persuading the Holy Majesty to be cautious, but since the Holy Majesty is determined not to regret it, I just repay the favor with my own body."

After hearing this, Gao Xianning got up and bowed respectfully to Qi Tai: "The student is willing to help the teacher."

Qi Tai walked to the door, looking at the scene outside, with his hands behind his back, the study fell into a long silence again.Gao Xianning picked up the tea that his wife put on the desk, and took a sip of it.

(Tianjin)

Chapter 852 The Spring Breeze Like Scissors

It's been a while since I visited Enhui.Zhu Gaoxu asked the eunuch Cao Fu to arrange everything early in the morning, and ordered the Jinyiwei commander Zhang Sheng to deploy guards and go to inform Enhui.

Zhu Gaoxu's mood has changed today, as if the spring breeze is blowing on the water surface, there are some ripples and water patterns.He likes to travel with purpose and purpose, and he knows roughly what he is going to do.Perhaps this is also a kind of impetuousness.

In the morning, Zhu Gaoxu went about his business step by step, doing his own thing, but secretly looking forward to the trip in the afternoon.After he left Fengtianmen, he went to the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace; it was because every time he left the palace privately, he always went through the Xuanwumen in the north.Most of the government offices are located in the south, and civil and military officials often go through the Xihua Gate and Donghua Gate when entering the palace, and few court ministers enter and exit through the North Gate.

When it was close to noon, Cao Fu arrived at Dongnuan Pavilion, bowed by the partition door and bowed to the north, seeing Zhu Gaoxu nodding, he walked in.

Cao Fu bent forward and stood beside the imperial case.Seeing that he didn't speak much, Zhu Gaoxu looked sideways and said, "You all go down."

The maids in the room left in response, and walked towards the front of the partition one after another.At this moment, Cao Fu stepped forward and reported softly: "My lord, this servant has finished everything. By the way, when this servant saw 'Madam Wang', she asked this servant a question."

"What?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

Cao Fudao: "She asked about the concubine Xian, how she knew the emperor and how she was favored."

Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: "How do you answer?"

Cao Fudao: "The servant girl said that she is not very clear. But the servant girl told her that the concubine Xian gave birth to the emperor's eldest princess."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and Cao Fu took two steps back, standing beside him.

This Cao Fu has been following Zhu Gaoxu for a long time, not to mention his godfather is Wang Gui, of course he knows what is going on with Yao Ji.But he didn't tell Enhui.

Zhu Gaoxu also stopped talking, and continued to do what he was doing.However, he was a little distracted for a while, and couldn't help thinking about the matter between En Hui and Yao Ji for a while.

Among the women in the harem, there are all kinds of conflicts of different sizes.The etiquette and law system of one emperor with multiple concubines in the Ming Dynasty determined that most of the friendship between them was just paper, and it only depended on how to maintain it.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't feel that he could fundamentally solve such problems; just like he couldn't really solve most problems, what he could often do was just tinker.

But there's something odd about this.Enhui has already moved out of the palace at this time, and the person she has the deepest grudge against now should be Guo Yan, not Yao Ji.Because Yao Ji and Enhui only had some mutual torture, and Guo Yan may have mistakenly believed that Enhui had the revenge of killing her son.

Why is Enhui most concerned about Yao Ji's affairs?Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while, guessing that Enhui might want to move back to live in the palace.Only in this way, Yao Ji's threat to Enhui is greater than Guo Yan's. After all, Guo Yan has already gone to Fengyang.

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head lightly, picked up the brush and dipped it in the inkstone, and began to write on the paper.He didn't think about it anymore, and planned to meet in the afternoon.

He ate lunch at Dongnuan Pavilion at noon, wandered around the small courtyard next to the inclined corridor for a while, and then took Cao Fu to leave Qianqing Palace.After getting into an ordinary carriage that had been arranged, he changed into the tuanlong robe on the carriage, and put on a dark straight gown, without the hat.

A group of people left the imperial city and headed for Yanque Lake outside the Taiping Gate.Zhu Gaoxu watched the scene in the capital city from the carriage, and felt that nothing had changed, but if he recalled the scene during the Yongle period, the capital seemed to be a little different.Just like people can't see the full moon and the moon's waxing and waning, only when the time is stretched and compared can they feel its changes.

When the carriage and horse arrived at the gate of Yanquehu Mansion, the gate opened, and the carriage drove straight into the mansion.

The place where the two met was still in the attic behind the bamboo forest.There are many houses in this mansion, but the attic here is the place with the best view, with a view of Sparrow Lake.

Enhui's dress is very elegant, but it can be seen that she has spent a lot of time and meticulously groomed, and there is light makeup on her face.The jacket and skirt were also made of silk, and the soft and delicate light purple blouse made the outline of her body clearer and more beautiful.With her dignified posture and exquisite etiquette, at this moment, she really looks a bit like a lady from a well-educated family.

However, there always seemed to be some cloudiness in her eyes.Thinking of her experience and her entangled heart, Zhu Gaoxu can understand it.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, for winning the prince and princess." Enhui welcomed him into the room and said softly.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "The third prince's name is Zhan Tan, and the eldest princess's name is Shou Lai."

Enhui nodded slightly, and said nothing more.She would not mention her sad past in front of Zhu Gaoxu, she was usually very measured.At this time, she walked to a wooden table and started to pick up the kettle to make tea.

Zhu Gaoxu sat down on a grand teacher's chair, and watched Enhui doing trivial things there, admiring her back.Occasionally, she moved around, and when she turned to Zhu Gaoxu, she seemed to find his gaze, and turned her head to look at him and smiled.Zhu Gaoxu was suddenly in a daze.

After a while, Enhui brought over a cup of tea and said softly, "What's so interesting?"

Zhu Gaoxu immediately said: "From different angles, they are all beautiful."

Enhui said: "You can fool people, I'm already old."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at it for a while, then shook his head and said, "Why do you say that?"

Enhui sighed softly, sat down on another chair beside her, glanced at Zhu Gaoxu and said, "Really, it may not be obvious for now, but it won't stand up to closer inspection. Look." After she finished speaking, she stretched out her hand to pull Pulling the skirt up, the soft silk material was continuously folded in her palm, a finely stitched embroidered shoe was first exposed under the white skirt, and her ankle was gradually exposed.

She stretched out her hand, lightly pressed the skin above her knees with her fingertips, and said a little aggrieved: "Look, the skin on my body is already a little loose. No matter what nourishment I use, it doesn't work. Time is really scary."

Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath, stabilized his mind, and looked closer: "Why can't I see it?"

Enhui said: "Look carefully, it must be different from your young concubines, and it is not as good as every year."

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while, and said directly: "Yao Ji is not a few years younger than you."

En Hui's expression changed slightly, and she said, "How long has the woman been healthy?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "In my eyes, you will always be beautiful, don't think so much."

"Really?" En Hui's smile was a little playful, as if to say that I am not a little girl, and it is not so easy to believe sweet words.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't smile, and said seriously: "Really. Every age of a beauty has a different temperament, and the angle of beauty is different. What's more, people are a kind of breath, not just looking at the skin."

Enhui smiled and said, "Then Gao Xu smells it, what is it?"

"Breath." Zhu Gaoxu corrected.

Enhui was silent and did not respond.After a while, she stopped smiling, and sighed softly again: "Sometimes I just miss the ancient Buddha with blue lanterns, that's all. But you always make me restless. I can't bear Gao Xu's treatment like this. I think you are really strange."

"What's so strange?" Zhu Gaoxu asked casually.

Enhui said: "I can't say. I think about it at night... Maybe it's because I can't bear to see myself in your eyes, or maybe it's because I can't bear to be deserted and warm."

Zhu Gaoxu was silent for a while, thinking about what she said just now.He and En Hui did have feelings, so he found it a bit difficult, but he never gave up on her idea.That kind of warmth may be a kind of comfort between people, and the care of the opposite sex is always more wonderful.

Enhui stood up and walked towards the back door. The long silk skirt also hung down to cover her feet.She suddenly moved a little further away, as if she was indifferent.

The place is peaceful, with the faint sound of wind and waves coming from the lake.