Zhen Xi's youthful beauty made the emperor feel much younger. It made him intend to advance the selection next year, but he knew that a woman like Zhen Xi could be met but not sought after, so he gave up and only devoted himself to spending time with Zhen Xi after government affairs.
One day, Yan Yu'er invited several princesses to visit the garden, and happened to meet a group of eunuchs when she passed Qianbo Gate. Except for the first one who was empty-handed, the next nine were holding flower pots, which were full of rare and precious green chrysanthemums.
The flower disc in the first pot is rich, dark green and crystal clear, in the shape of a dense oblate ball, flowing like a cloud, which is an "emerald cloud". The other pot has slender petals, hanging green silk ribbons like celestial maidens scattered flowers, dancing with the wind, it is "Wind Dress and Water Wear". Another pot of flowers with golden stamens flowing, and leaf buds finely broken and soft, like ripples blooming, is the "stream wind golden sun"...
Several princesses naturally gathered around to watch, and the leader was He Man, the young supervisor of the inner palace supervisor, who hurriedly saluted the princesses.
Zhu Dai saw the pot of "thousand-petal emerald lotus" at a glance, and ordered He Man to send the pot of flowers to Kunyi Palace. He Man hurriedly said: "Princess Qi, nobleman Yun especially likes green chrysanthemums. These flowers are all ordered by the emperor." I sent it to Mr. Yun."
Zhu Dai's complexion suddenly turned ugly. She is a dignified princess, and if she wants a pot of flowers, she has to wait behind a little nobleman? She didn't believe that her father would favor Zhen Xi so much, so she immediately became angry.
In the end, Zhu Dai still failed to take away the pot of thousand-petal emerald lotus, because He Man insisted on following the emperor's holy will. After Zhu Dai went back to the palace and cried to the queen, the queen stood up for Zhu Dai and called Zhen Xi to Kunyi Palace Punishment to kneel.
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There was a miasma among the concubines, but Zhu Yi was not affected much.
She learned how to make rose cakes from Aunt Qing in the small kitchen of Liji Palace, and boiled Huaiyu soup. She ordered Mianfeng to put them into a mahogany food box with colorful snail flowers, and covered the food box with a black cloth cover, and went to the store. Linde Palace went.
When Zhu Yi walked to Xie Ying's room, he saw a red sandalwood birdcage hanging under the corridor, and a mynah inside saw her and suddenly shouted: "The princess is the most beautiful! The princess is a fairy daughter! The princess is a fairy daughter!"
Zhu Yi was so frightened that he almost fell down, Tao Fan rushed forward and explained: "Princess, this mynah does not belong to the eldest son, but to His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince."
Zhu Yi naturally recognized that it was Zhu Xiuli's mynah cage, but she remembered that stupid bird could not speak.
Tao Shan said again: "It was His Highness the Seventh Highness who told the prince that his mynah would not open his mouth no matter what, so he asked the prince to help him tame the mynah. His Highness Seventh asked to teach me these two sentences."
Zhu Yi raised his forehead, it seems that Zhu Xiuli wanted to curry favor with her and let her take less care of his schoolwork, but now she just wanted to pinch Zhu Xiuli's ears.
Tao Shan said again: "Princess, the prince was called away by His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, if you want to find the prince, you have to go to your highness."
Zhu Yi turned to Zhu Xiuli again, and as soon as she entered the yard, she saw Xie Ying and Zhu Xiuli sitting under a red maple tree, and Zhu Xiuli was yelling: "Cousin, your white-fronted tiger with eye-catching eyes is too powerful , Win again and win again!"
Looking up at Xie Ying again: "Cousin, did you really give me the white-fronted tiger? Then I won't be afraid of Zhu Baining and the others."
The other party hummed.
Zhu Yi looked at Xie Ying who was still playing with the fighting grass in his hand, and was slightly taken aback. How old is he, and he is still sitting on the ground fighting crickets with Zhu Xiuli. Isn't he tired of crossing his legs with such long legs? Xie Ying looked at Zhu Yi almost at the same time, and said, "A Li, the princess is here."
Zhu Xiuli jumped up immediately: "Sister! Are you coming to see me?"
Xie Ying also stood up and smiled at Zhu Yi.
Zhu Xiuli found what Mianfeng was carrying, and immediately went to pull it out, opened the food box and took a look: "It's rose cakes, I like to eat, sister, you are so kind."
Zhu Yi opened his mouth, but couldn't stop Zhu Xiuli, he swallowed two pieces of shortbread in two or three bites, and hurriedly said, "Be careful not to choke."
Sure enough, Zhu Xiuli choked, so Zhu Yi had to give him the soup again. Alas, she made it for Xie Ying, and it turned out to be all cheap for Zhu Xiuli.
Xie Ying naturally knew that it was Zhu Yi who made it for him to eat. He frowned slightly and looked at Zhu Xiuli. For the first time, he felt that this child was not cute.
Fortunately, Zhu Yi found an excuse later, went back to Xie Ying's room, let him pester him all the time, and saved Zhu Xiuli's impression in Xie Ying's heart.
After that, it rained for several days in a row, and the sky above the imperial city was always covered with gray, which was no longer as refreshing as in autumn. The geese flying in the west wind are getting farther and farther away, and the chilly breath of winter is approaching.
Xie Ying was sitting in the emperor's study room, and heard the emperor ask: "How many guards did Shouxu bring from Weizhou to Beijing? I forgot for a moment."
"Back to the emperor, the minister brought three hundred soldiers and guards, and two generals."
The emperor nodded. In terms of the number of soldiers, Xie Ying did bring very few soldiers, which can be called cautious. You must know that the last time we met with the vassal dynasty, King Yongnan brought 2,000 vassal soldiers into Beijing.
But Xie Ying's 300 people were all elite soldiers, and the emperor didn't dare to take them lightly. In addition, Xie Shao also brought three hundred people, and when King Ning of Wei enters Beijing in the spring of next year, if he brings another three to five hundred people, the Xie family and his son will bring more than a thousand elite soldiers by their side. There are also many hidden corners in the capital that cannot be seen, and there are people from the Xie family all over the place.
Xie Shao also arrived at this time, the emperor asked Xie Shao to sit down as well, and after a few words of concern for Xie Shao, the emperor said: "Shouxu, tell me, what is the reason for the founding of the emperor?"
Xie Ying replied: "Carefully guard the border, guard the court with wings."
The emperor said: "That's right. I ordered all the vassals to mobilize their troops to share the worries of the imperial court. Now I happen to have a difficult matter, and I want two virtuous nephews to share my worries."
Xie Ying and Xie Shao asked the emperor to show them.
The emperor pressed his finger on a memorial on the imperial case, and said: "This is the note of Li Jingzong, the governor of Huzhou. Li Jingzong said that the bandits in Yongping County, Huzhou are becoming more and more rampant, occupying Jiaoshan, and strangling Baihe Gorge, oppressing the people. , looting the property of passing caravans and ships, it is simply lawless. But those bandits are very cunning, Li Jingzong sent troops to destroy them twice but failed, but hundreds of officers and soldiers have been killed."
"The two virtuous nephews happen to be in Beijing. I thought that with Xie Jiaerlang's bravery, it would be easy to put down the evil bandits. I wonder what the two virtuous nephews think?"
Xie Ying thought to himself, Yongping's bandits are notorious, and they have already existed like a cancer in Huzhou. If the emperor did not go on the mission arranged this time, there must be another mission soon, and I don't know what it will be. Isn't it just a bandit? It's not too far from Huzhou, so it's better to take the order and make a quick decision and return to Beijing as soon as possible.
Xie Ying turned her head and glanced at Xie Shao, Xie Shao understood. The two stood up together and said: "The minister receives the order."
"Okay." The emperor seemed very pleased, and said: "Then I will appoint the two virtuous nephews as the upper guards, and I will send 400 elite soldiers from the Gyeonggi camp at your disposal, and they will go to Yongping in three days!"
Xie Ying and Xie Shao answered yes.
As he was leaving the capital in three days, Xie Ying temporarily called people from the capital to discuss and arrange some matters, and the night became a bit late, and when he arrived at Zhu Yi's Yonglian Hall, the other party had already fallen asleep.
Xie Ying sat on the edge of the bed, reached into the quilt to find Zhu Yi's hand, and silently looked at Zhu Yi's sleeping face. If it is said that he is most worried about leaving Beijing, it is naturally this girl.
Zhu Yi was awakened by the kiss, and the familiar soft touch on her lips made her tremble intoxicated, Xie Ying was slightly startled, he was already very light, he originally wanted to kiss for a while and leave.
Zhu Yi opened his eyes and asked, "Are you here?"
Xie Ying hummed.
Zhu Yi sat up, took the initiative to hug the man, and said, "I don't know why, I miss you so much today." She listened to his steady and strong heartbeat, and thought that it would be great if he didn't have to leave at night. She thought he was always by her side.
Hearing this, Xie Ying raised Zhu Yi's chin and kissed her deeply again. After parting, he told her about the emperor's edict today.
Zhu Yi was stunned for a long time before asking: "It's going to be freezing cold soon, Father told you to go fight against the Kou?"
Xie Ying comforted her: "The weather is nothing. Huzhou is not as cold as Weizhou. Your husband was only called cold when he was still dealing with people on the Mongolian grassland in the twelfth lunar month of winter."
Xie Ying's original intention was to tell her that he had already experienced a much harsher climate and environment, and going to Huzhou was not a big deal, but Zhu Yi felt even more distressed after hearing this. Then she snapped her fingers: "Who did you say you were to me just now?"
Xie Ying smiled and said: "Your husband. Yiyi, let me hear your husband."
Zhu Yi blushed: "I don't want it." He said again: "Has the edict been issued? Must go? I don't want you to go, I'm afraid..."
Xie Ying patted Zhu Yi on the back, he knew what Zhu Yi was afraid of, women were like this, they cared about their husbands. He coaxed her softly: "Princess, don't worry, it's just a few little bandits. I haven't noticed them yet. You should go and relax."
Zhu Yi looked at Xie Ying, and carefully looked at his slender eyebrows and shining eyes. The man spoke frivolously, but his eyes were extremely quiet, with a unique and dazzling expression.
Xie Ying said again: "What's more, being idle in Beijing all day long makes me feel like I'm getting fat."
Zhu Yi curled his lips, he doesn't have a single piece of fat on his body, is he still fat? In fact, he can't be idle, right? She was too busy playing with crickets and birds with the children. She thought for a while and said, "Xie Ying, you can't underestimate the enemy. You used to lead cavalry to fight in the wilderness, but most of those bandits hide in the forest. It's hard to guard against. And they are familiar with the mountain terrain, but you don't know anything." Otherwise, why is there a saying that a strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake
"Yes, I have listened to the training." Xie Ying smiled and pinched the tip of Zhu Yi's nose: "The princess knows a lot."
Zhu Yi was immediately embarrassed. He must understand what she knew.
Zhu Yi said slowly: "Xie Ying, don't you want to see me dance for you? Before you go to Huzhou, I will dance for you."