Bright Spring

The eunuch bowed: "Yes."

Zhu Gaoxu then said to Asari: "Let's stay and have dinner together."

Asari didn't refuse.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Ben Yali's child who lost his sweat, you don't have to avoid it, you can take care of him yourself. I won't have trouble with a child, Concubine Khan can rest assured."

Asari couldn't believe his words completely, that was no ordinary child, but a prince who was qualified to inherit the Great Khan of all Mongolia.But things have been exposed for a long time, and Asari seems to have nothing to do.

Chapter 939 People Around

It was late for dinner, and when Duan Xuehen came out of the courtyard where Zhu Gaoxu lived, the night had completely fallen.

For the first two nights, Duan Xuehen lived in a courtyard with the Mongolian concubine Asari, so that she could walk with her every day.Now that the errand given to her by the emperor has been fulfilled, Duan Xuehen no longer needs to pay attention to Concubine Khan.She went straight back to another place, ready to rest.

Along the brightly lit dirt road of the village, Duan Xuehen opened a simple courtyard gate nearby.Most of the houses on both sides are earthen walls and hilltops with narrow eaves, which are quite different from the houses in the capital and Yunnan.Duan Xuehen glanced at the small window of the room on the east side, and saw that the light was still on inside, so he guessed that Chen Xianzhen from Annan hadn't gone to bed yet.

Duan Xuehen took the initiative to arrange Chen Xianzhen's residence next to her.Because when people were still in Fengyang, the central capital, before Chen Xianzhen had an audience with Sheng Sheng, the person who was in charge of the body search was Duan Xuehen.Duan Xuehen thought that the Holy Majesty didn't seem to trust this Annan person very much, so he kept an eye on her silently.

At this moment, the door of Chen Xianzhen's room opened.Chen Xianzhen stood at the door, looked this way and greeted: "Debi is back."

Duan Xuehen also stood still and responded: "Miss Chen hasn't gone to bed yet?"

Chen Xianzhen said: "It's still early. Why haven't I seen Concubine De in these two days? It's boring for me to live here alone."

Duan Xuehen said casually: "I'm with Concubine Khan of Mongolia."

Chen Xianzhen said again: "Come in and sit for a while, I have hot water for washing in my room."

Duan Xuehen didn't refuse, turned around and walked towards the east.

Since the Mongolian Asari was mentioned just now, Chen Xianzhen naturally followed this topic and talked with Duan Xuehen.Duan Xuehen also told Chen Xianzhen about the story between Asari and Ben Yali.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xianzhen was inexplicably very angry and said, "I hate that kind of person the most."

"Who?" Duan Xuehen asked in confusion for a moment.

Chen Xianzhen said: "That Ben Yali is sweating."

Duan Xuehen did not respond.

Chen Xianzhen said to himself: "Tie up other people at every turn, and people owe him a big favor, and it will not be clear for nine generations. Besides, he can't run away, and he is caring about his posthumous child when he dies. Why do you say it so touchingly? "

Duan Xuehen was stunned for a moment, and said: "I don't think Concubine Han thinks so, she appreciates it."

Chen Xianzhen sneered and said: "That's because Ben Yali is the king, and I guess he is not bad looking. How about changing someone she doesn't like? Debi may not understand, but I know this kind of woman too well, and I have been used to it since I was a child." Being supported by others, what she wants is for everyone to surround her. If a man with a prominent status falls for her, she will naturally be happy in her heart, as if telling everyone how much she is loved. In her eyes, the status Men in high positions are fools."

Duan Xuehen felt that Chen Xianzhen's words were a bit paranoid, but he couldn't refute them.But why did Chen Xianzhen say that, Duan Xuehen quickly thought of something.

Duan Xuehen has also heard about the past between Chen Xianzhen and Ruan Jingyi.Probably when An Nanguo was in chaos, a certain empress dowager wanted to eradicate Chen Xianzhen. Ruan Jingyi was a general of the court guards. In order to save Chen Xianzhen, he killed his own father.What happened to the latter two was rather ugly.The good thing didn't work out, but turned into an enemy.Chen Xianzhen

Maybe they are very resistant to being bound and forced by others.

However, comparing the hatchback, Ruan Jingyi seems to be much more persistent than Ben Yali.And Chen Xianzhen is also a woman with a completely different temperament from Asari.

"What Concubine Khan cares about is how capable she is, not that sweat." Chen Xianzhen's words awakened Duan Xuehen, who suddenly fell into memories and was a little distracted.So Duan Xuehen continued to listen to her talk there.

The more Chen Xianzhen spoke, the more angry he became, and his tone became more and more sarcasm, "That Da Khan is really stupid, he came to provoke Daming without preparing anything, was beaten by the Emperor of Ming and fled in a panic, and fled in a panic with An Nanguo Hu's rebellious party. A virtue. He foolishly believed in his own internal enemies, and was once again deceived into a tight siege, with no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth. The only thing he could accomplish was the love of his sons and daughters. Such a king, how could his people Isn't it too miserable?"

Duan Xuehen listened silently, and when she saw Chen Xianzhen's cynical look, she suddenly thought of her adoptive mother, Duan Yangshi.Duan Yang's and Chen Xianzhen's experiences are different, but there are faint similarities.Duan Xuehen was in a complicated mood, and seemed to have returned to the past.

And the current night also reminded her of the days when she was nocturnal in the past.

Chen Xianzhen said again: "Compared to those people, I think Emperor Ming is not so disgusting. Although the emperor is a little arrogant and looks down on others, he never makes anyone feel that he owes him, but often feels that he owes you; even if you do I did something stupid, but he still has the heart to forgive you. Last time I also felt that I was too presumptuous and said something about the Ming Dynasty oppressing An Nanguo. I thought he would be angry that I had two hearts, but he instead Taking the trouble to give me a gift to show my kindness, it seems to make up for guilt. A person who can feel guilty is probably not too bad a person."

What Chen Xianzhen said was quite reasonable.Duan Xuehen thought of that rainy night with nowhere to go, Zhu Gaoxu found her and protected her many times; but Zhu Gaoxu always made her feel that it was because he wanted to win Duan Xuehen and use it for him.So Duan Xuehen accepted Zhu Gaoxu's kindness, and later felt at ease by his side, and was willing to let him take advantage of him, because he felt that he was a valuable person.

But now that she thinks about it, she doesn't think it's very useful.It's just that Zhu Gaoxu made her feel useful.

"It's not without reason that those civil and military soldiers who follow the Holy Majesty to conquer the world are very loyal to the Holy Majesty." Duan Xuehen finally said, "It's getting late, Mrs. Chen should rest earlier."

Duan Xuehen got up and left, Chen Xianzhen seemed a little bit unfulfilled, but he had no choice but to send her outside the door.

Although Duan Xuehen was usually taciturn and was always ignored when there were many people; but she had been in the palace for a long time, and many women liked her quite a lot.Unlike some people, they are always secretly wary of each other.

The next morning Duan Xuehen went to Shengshang's side and met the imperial concubine Mu Zhen.Mu Zhen also gave Duan Xuehen a friendly smile, that kind of intimacy came from the bottom of her heart.When Mu Zhen saw Duan Xuehen for the first time, she showed a subconscious expression.

Duan Xuehen felt a little uncomfortable, because Mu Zhen probably treated her like a relative.Duan Xuehen pretended not to notice, stepped forward to salute and said: "My concubine pays homage to the Holy Majesty, the imperial concubine."

Zhu Gaoxu moved his eyes away from the file on the table, looked up at her, and said in a casual tone: "There is no need to stay in Shandong for the time being. Let's leave tomorrow. I have ordered the Chinese army to issue a military order."

Duan Xue said bitterly: "Yes.

"

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "By the way, I asked Zhang Sheng to greet the captain of Jinyiwei, who is in charge of Binzhou Prefecture, and pay attention to Tang Sai'er's situation, and report every one or two years. Let's reduce the corvee in Shandong and let Tang Sai'er My son's father came back to farm, maybe she can live a stable life in the future? She is one of the people of the Shandong chief envoy."

Duan Xuehen didn't say a word, she usually doesn't care about Zhu Gaoxu's political strategy, and she won't compliment him easily.

Mu Zhen immediately took over the conversation and said, "But those who don't know, think that the saint is going to look for folk beauties."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and didn't care.

Mu Zhen glanced at the dossier in front of Zhu Gaoxu again, the eyes on her pretty face were very bright, but she was a little unhappy and said: "There are always people who don't know who speak ill of His Majesty. His diligence is so good for Ming Ji Changyuan, you should also ask those civil servants to help you say more good things."

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Mu Zhen, showing a look of embarrassment after being praised.Duan Xuehen kept silent as usual, but observed them carefully. She felt that Zhu Gaoxu would occasionally have something that was incompatible with a person of noble birth.

He picked up the teacup on the table, pretending to be drinking tea slowly.

Mu Zhen was thinking about something, as if wondering why the Holy Majesty didn't find someone to brag about, then turned to look at Zhu Gaoxu drinking tea.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu finally said: "Sometimes it's good to let people down, so that you don't have to be restrained all the time. Otherwise, if you become a sage and gentleman praised by everyone, you will have to care about other people's opinions every day, and you will be exhausted."

After Mu Zhen listened, a smile appeared on her delicate facial features, and she immediately made people feel like a spring breeze. She nodded in satisfaction.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "I want to do something myself, not to be praised by others. The success or failure of the thing itself is the most important thing, and it really doesn't matter to judge the merits and demerits."

Mu Zhen's tone was a bit coquettish: "When I was in the Shen family's garden in Yunnan, I knew that the Holy One cared about the people's livelihood and had ambitions in his heart. Later, I often advised my father to put the imperial court first because of his long grace. Unexpectedly, my father thought that I had become an imperial concubine, and he talked to him in an official tone, but he didn't believe that I was sincerely persuading him."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said, "If Duke Qian knew that you were in front of me, he would probably faint with anger if he spoke for him like this." He stopped his smile and said casually, "But if I hadn't been forced into a situation where I could only advance and never retreat, I would In fact, I am very envious of King Zhao and Duke Qian.”

Duan Xuehen remembered what she had talked with the imperial concubine Miaojin. Miaojin believed in Taoism and often said some mysterious things between birth and entry into the world.Now hearing Zhu Gaoxu's remarks, Duan Xuehen felt that the emperor seemed to be unable to get rid of the thoughts between Confucianism and Taoism.

Nothing happened today, everyone is resting in the barracks.Only Zhu Gaoxu had been busy all day, and was still reading at night with the lamp on. He heard that the government affairs files of the capital had recently been delivered.

Early the next morning, the guard brigade pulled out of camp as scheduled.According to the latest itinerary, everyone will first go to a small port in the northeast to get supplies from the official ship at sea.Then the army will go straight to the Beiping chief envoy without any stopovers.

And Gao Xianning, the emperor's confidant adviser, is still in Jinan Mansion and has not yet returned.Who doesn't know what he's going to do.