Gengzi in the first month of the second year of Jingrui, Xuande Hall.
When the court meeting was about to end, Zeng Huai suddenly came out to ask for his successor, and he said loudly: "Your Majesty has been on the throne for a year. Now that the world is at peace and the country is peaceful and the people are safe, it is time to establish a central palace as soon as possible, stretching the country and ensuring peace." Sheji!"
All the officials in the court agreed one after another, Yan Shixue's face was flushed, suppressing his excitement, although he couldn't say much, he stood firmly behind Zeng Huai.
Liang Zhen's eyes were dark, and he twitched the corners of his mouth calmly. On the throne, Zhu Yunxuan looked at the people under the steps calmly. After a moment of silence, he said calmly: "All matters after the wedding will be arranged by the Ministry of Rites. Follow the old rules and do not exceed the rules."
Yan Shixue responded loudly: "The minister receives the decree!"
After retiring from the court, Zhu Yunxuan had just returned to the bedroom when Liang Zhen came over. When he entered, Zhu Yunxuan was being served by Gao An and was changing into regular clothes. When he saw Liang Zhen coming in, his face did not change, and he didn't even move his brows.
Liang Zhen squinted his eyes lightly, looked at him deeply, and after a long while, asked in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is planning to become a queen?"
"Since you know, why ask again."
"What if the minister says no?"
Zhu Yunxuan frowned slightly, and looked into Liang Zhenpi's gloomy and cold eyes in the mirror: "...how do you treat? I am the emperor, how could I not accept my concubine if I don't stand up? Can you say no?"
Liang Zhen was furious: "What's so good about the little lady of the Yan family? Has Your Majesty seen her before? Whether she is tall, short, fat, or thin, what kind of appearance and temperament does Your Majesty know? You don't know anything about her and you plan to enlist her." Become a queen?"
"So what?" Zhu Yunxuan interrupted him coldly, "No matter what the daughter of Yan's family is like, she is the one who was pointed out to me by the late emperor, and she is the sure queen. It is useless for King Zhao to talk too much!"
Liang Zhen's pupils narrowed slightly, and his eyes became darker. After a while, he left a sentence of "resignation", turned around and walked away.
Seeing him walking away, Gao An worriedly reminded Zhu Yunxuan in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it may be bad for King Zhao to leave in such a huff..."
Zhu Yunxuan closed his eyes: "Let him go."
Two days later, Shu and the eldest princess came into the palace to visit Zhu Yunxuan.
Princess Shuhe is the eldest sister of Emperor Zhaoyang and the only daughter of Empress Dowager Qinghui. She took good care of Zhu Yunxuan in the past, and Zhu Yunxuan also respected this aunt very much. Now in this palace, it is rare that there is such an aunt who can Talk to him.
The news of the emperor's imminent wedding has spread throughout the capital, and the date initially set was in late April, so the Eldest Princess has naturally heard about it, and this time she came to the palace to talk about it with Zhu Yunxuan.
"Your Majesty, it's boring to be bored in the palace all day long. Why don't I hold a flower viewing party and invite all the ladies in Beijing? Your Majesty, you can go to my house quietly and take a good look at the girl from the Yan family. What does it look like."
The eldest princess was enthusiastic and hearty, but Zhu Yunxuan was very helpless: "This is not good, it is against the rules..."
"If there are any irregularities, just take a look from a distance and don't let her know." The eldest princess sighed in her heart. Her nephew was the most lively and clever in the past, and she had many mischievous ideas. Going to another extreme, she is more upright and rigid than her half-buried person, and abides by the rules. The vigor she had when she was young is no longer visible.
Zhu Yunxuan still hesitated, and the eldest princess persuaded: "Let's make it so. When the time comes, I will call all the little ladies who have not left the court in Beijing, and your majesty will take a look. The queen's person has been selected. The harem With four concubines and nine concubines, His Majesty can choose the one he likes, so why should you wrong yourself."
After all, Zhu Yunxuan nodded and agreed. He knew that his aunt was thinking of him, and he was afraid that he would feel more lonely if he didn't have someone who was really caring and caring around him in the future.
The Eldest Princess acted resolutely, and the flower viewing party was scheduled for ten days later. Early in the morning, Zhu Yunxuan took people out of the palace in low clothes, and quietly entered through the side door of the Princess Mansion without disturbing other people.
The eldest princess made arrangements early in the morning, and invited him to enjoy the scenery and drink tea in a quiet and elegant garden by the lake. Across the lake, those little ladies were playing on the opposite bank. Swinging and flying kites were very lively, and the weeping willow Yiyi blocked it. Zhu Yunxuan could clearly see their every move from the eyes of the little ladies.
The eldest princess pointed at her casually, and told Zhu Yunxuan: "That is the eldest daughter of the Yan family. I have seen it for you. Although her appearance is not top-notch, she has a good temperament and a natural and generous personality. It is just right to be the mother of the country. "
Zhu Yunxuan looked in the direction she pointed. The girl in the crowd was wearing an emerald green spring shirt, with a quiet smile on her mouth, drinking tea and chatting with others. As the eldest princess said, her appearance can only be considered delicate , but it looks very gentle, with the attitude of a lady.
Zhu Yunxuan only took one look and then looked away, without any disturbance in her heart, she said calmly, "As long as my aunt thinks it's okay."
The Eldest Princess disapproved and said, "It's fine if I think it's good. The Queen is your bedside person, and I will live with you in the future."
"... She just needs to take care of the affairs of the harem and be a qualified queen."
The eldest princess sighed: "You, why are you so young and mature, when you swore at the beginning that you would marry a prince and concubine who is so beautiful and unparalleled, where did your lofty ambition go?"
It was just a joke with my elder brother when I was young, and it was laughed at by this aunt when it was heard later. After all these years, Zhu Yunxuan himself can't remember what kind of state of mind he was in when he said that. .
Zhu Yunxuan smiled lightly: "Auntie, don't make fun of me anymore, it's just stupid things I said when I was young and ignorant."
"What nonsense, isn't it good that you have something you want? This young lady Yan is indeed not beautiful, but now that you have different identities, the choice of queen can't be determined solely by your preferences. If you I like pretty ones, I see some of these girls are good looking, if you think it's good, you can take them all, as long as you are not such a vixen, it is not a crime to covet beauty."
The Eldest Princess has always been open-minded. If someone else told her these words, it would make people suspect that she had other plans. I only wish that Yunxuan, an aunt who is nearly sixty years old, has no children. The adopted son was not recorded in her name, and there was really nothing to gain, all she wanted was to wish Yun Xuan well.
After a brief silence, Zhu Yunxuan shook his head lightly: "Let's talk about the concubine later, with the queen here, it won't be too late for a year or two."
The eldest princess looked at him worriedly, and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, do you... have someone in your heart?"
Zhu Yunxuan was slightly taken aback: "...how could my aunt say that?"
"I'm just making random guesses. You're always so distraught. You don't even care about your own marriage. You look like nothing. I'm worried about you..."
"No, my aunt is worrying too much," Zhu Yunxuan suppressed the strange emotions that surged up in his heart at that moment, and said firmly, "Really not."
The eldest princess looked at him suspiciously, the more he emphasized it, the more people guessed: "Could it be a man?"
No wonder she thinks so, they wish their family members have had this habit since Emperor Taizu, not to mention those emperors and princes, even many princesses also have female companions in private, what did Emperor Zhaoyang do for the son of the Anlehou Mansion back then? Whether she wants to die or live, others don't know that she is a sister-in-law, but she knows it well. When it comes to Zhu Yunxuan, she is so preoccupied now, it is really...
Zhu Yunxuan's face turned pale for a moment, and the eldest princess thought she had guessed it right, and sighed: "What about the man, if you really like it, just accept it, why bother, there is no male concubine in my Dayan dynasty, it is you Father, he..."
She didn't go on, Zhu Yunxuan pursed her lips lightly: "Auntie... what kind of love is it?"
"I like it..." The eldest princess's eyes froze slightly, as if she was lost in memories, "That's right, I would laugh when I saw him, and I would laugh when I didn't see him. Just think about there is such a person, Just feel happy."
Zhu Yunxuan knew about the eldest princess. She and the son-in-law had a deep relationship. They used to be a couple that everyone admired. Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. The son-in-law died for the country on the battlefield. She was widowed, and her daughter died young. She insisted on not remarrying again, and spent her whole life guarding her memories. Even Zhu Yunxuan was very moved by such feelings.
Unfortunately, he will never be able to experience it for himself.
Zhu Yunxuan lowered her eyes: "No, I don't have any sweethearts. The girl from the Yan family is very nice. I will treat her well and give birth to the eldest son as soon as possible to inherit the country."
The eldest princess sighed again: "Okay, as long as you know what's in your mind, I won't say so much to be annoying, old lady, you, don't restrict yourself too tightly when you become an emperor, enjoy it when you should enjoy it, Or the emperor didn't do it for nothing?"
Zhu Yunxuan nodded: "Thank you, aunt, and you too, it's time to enjoy your old age in peace."
The eldest princess smiled and said: "Of course I will. After I have lived enough in this life, I will kick my legs and go down to meet your dead ghost uncle. Wouldn't I be happy."
Zhu Yunxuan also smiled: "Very good."
After staying in the Princess Mansion for less than an hour, Zhu Yunxuan bid farewell and left quietly. After leaving the Princess Mansion and turning a street, it was the gate of Prince Zhao's Mansion. Just outside the gate, someone hurried over and stopped the driver.
The housekeeper of Prince Zhao's Mansion whispered outside the car: "Your Majesty, my lord, please come to the mansion to talk about it."
Zhu Yunxuan said coldly: "No need, I'm rushing back to the palace, and I still have important matters to deal with."
The butler brought seven or eight attendants, took another step forward, stopped the car and refused to let go, insisting: "Your Majesty, my lord, please move."
Gao An glared at these people, and angrily said: "You guys are so brave, you dare to intercept His Majesty's car!"
Fortunately, not everyone can pass outside the palace, and there are no other people around at the moment, otherwise, if the matter gets out, I don't know how it will end.
Those individuals still refused to budge. After a moment of stalemate, Zhu Yunxuan ordered in a deep voice: "Stop the car."
ps: The first update, the second update at noon