The six imperial concubines left after being lively for a while. Empress Zhou stood up to see them off with a smile. When there were no other people around, the smile on her face disappeared.
Sisters who are both in the harem have lived together for so long. How can she not know what others are like?
Empress Zhou had been paying attention to Concubine Yuan just now. She saw that she was worried at first, but then she smiled happily. She could guess what she would do next?
If it's other matters, Queen Zhou is not sure whether Chongzhen will agree to the other party in a moment of soft-heartedness, but it concerns Zhu Changwu, huh! But she was very confident.
Empress Zhou had seen Zhu Changwu not be a minister in front of Chongzhen, or even act like a minister. Even during conversations, he always spoke from a fair perspective. How could such a person be controlled by an imperial concubine?
It would be better if Concubine Yuan Gui did not mention these matters to His Majesty. If she did, she would be in trouble.
Queen Zhou is not a woman who likes fighting, but there are always people to provoke her. Just like Concubine Yuan Guifei, relying on her beauty and some tricks, she attracted the attention of Chongzhen, and she provoked the relationship between herself and His Majesty more than once.
In the past, Queen Zhou didn't have any better ideas, and she thought that the harem still needed harmony and couldn't let her Majesty worry about it, so she endured it. But now that there is an opportunity to kill people with a borrowed knife, of course she will not let it go.
"Mother, mother." When Queen Zhou was thinking about this, a voice sounded, and Princess Zhu Huiyu of Changping appeared in front of Queen Zhou like a trot.
"Look how old you are, why are you still so unruly? How many times have you told her to walk steadily and don't run." Seeing her beloved daughter, Queen Zhou scolded her, but her eyes were full of love.
"Mother, I understand." Princess Changping playfully stuck out her tongue, then remembered the purpose of her visit, and said happily: "Mother, have you smelled that perfume? The fragrance is rich. , I like it very much."
"I've smelled it, and it's indeed a good thing." Queen Zhou nodded. It's true that she is the mother of the world, but she is also a woman. She also likes good things like perfume very much.
Seeing that the Queen Mother also praised the things as very good, Princess Changping's smile became even stronger, "Queen Mother, is this really made by him?"
"Of course, Eunuch Wang has verified this." Queen Zhou continued to nod.
"Then, my son, can you go to the institute and have a look?" Finally, Princess Changping revealed her purpose.
Princess Changping was very curious about Zhu Changwu at first. From the first time they met, the other person's cynical appearance was deeply imprinted in her mind.
It is not that I have never seen Princess Changping, a minister of the Ming Dynasty, but none of them stood there respectfully and spoke cautiously, as if she was afraid that she would do something wrong with every move and cause her father's dissatisfaction.
Only Zhu Changwu didn't care about this at all. In front of Chongzhen, he just said whatever he thought of, but his father had no intention of blaming him at all, which made Zhu Hui'ao confused.
Women are like this, they always pay special attention to things that interest them.
Just when Zhu Hui'ao was still thinking about who Zhu Changwu was and how he could be so favored by his father at such a young age. During the military parade in the square in front of Guang'an Gate, Zhu Changwu killed three hundred people with one kill, which completely left an indelible impression on her heart.
This seemingly unruly minister was actually so powerful, killing people as easily as drinking water. She seemed to understand somewhat. Her father must have taken a fancy to Zhu Changwu's martial arts, so he paid special attention to him.
I originally thought that I already knew Zhu Changwu very well. He was a general who had no rules but was able to lead troops to fight. But now, people have come up with perfume and soap.
These two things were sent to her Shouning Palace. After seeing them, she liked them very much.
He can fight, is a high-level craftsman, and can make good things that women are so fond of. How can such a man not arouse her curiosity?
Out of curiosity, Zhu Hui'ao sent her maid out of the palace to inquire, and word came back that Zhu Changwu had become very close to Chen Yuanyuan, a daughter of a troupe. I don't know why, but after hearing this, Zhu Hui'ao felt faintly jealous.
He actually already has a woman he likes. It was better not to know before, but now that she knew, Zhu Hui'ao felt a dull pain in her heart. It was only then that she realized that she seemed to have a different kind of affection for Zhu Changwu.
After discovering the changes in her psychology, Zhu Hui'ao was really shocked. She didn't expect that Zhu Changwu had already penetrated into her heart, and he was still the kind of man who couldn't get rid of him and couldn't even think about it.
Being the emperor's daughter is happy, but also unfortunate.
When they were young, they were well-dressed and well-fed, and enjoyed treatment that other children simply could not enjoy. If they accidentally fell ill, there could be hundreds of people around them, making them the focus of attention.
Clothes come to hand, food comes to open mouth, this is a portrayal of their life.
But as they grow up, they naturally bear some responsibilities. Although it is said that the Ming Dynasty has never used peace as its foreign policy. But as a princess, the person you marry is not mediocre, and you have to choose carefully.
And most of the time, when choosing a prince-in-law, the choice is also made with a purpose, that is, to take this opportunity to enhance the power and influence of the royal family. From this point of view, it is impossible for ordinary people to become the emperor's son-in-law, because this is not in line with the royal family's policy of stabilizing the regime.
In other words, as a princess, she cannot make the decision on her own marriage, but it depends on what the emperor needs.
Ordinarily, with the sudden emergence of Zhu Changwu, such a man is exactly the one the royal family now relies on, and he is qualified to become the consort. But the appearance of Chen Yuanyuan made Zhu Hui'ao become worried.
In the Ming Dynasty, I have never seen a princess marry someone else to become a child, and there are very few cases of sharing a man.
Now that Zhu Changwu has Chen Yuanyuan, it means that he does not meet the conditions for being a consort. Thinking of this, how can Zhu Hui'ao not be anxious.
This time, through the perfume matter, she just wanted to test the mother's attitude. She wanted to get close to Zhu Changwu. I believe that the smart mother would be able to tell at this point, and then we would see whether she would agree.
If you agree, everything will still have a chance.
If you don't even agree with this, then don't think about it, it's definitely out of the question.
Queen Zhou is indeed very smart, at least she knows her daughter very well. When Zhu Huiluo mentioned going to the Daming Research Institute, she knew what her daughter was thinking.
Zhu Hui'ao was already fifteen years old, and at that time she was already a girl waiting to be married. If it weren't for the instability in the Ming Dynasty, the matter of choosing her consort would have been put on the agenda. Now that Daming has become more stable than before, it is also time to consider her personal marriage.
Queen Zhou was still thinking about this matter for the past two days, and asked Xu Gao, the eunuch chief of Kunning Palace, to search for young talents. However, there was no statistical result yet. Unexpectedly, her daughter had her own ideas. .
My daughter actually fell in love with Zhu Changwu!
This result surprised Queen Zhou, but after thinking about it, everything was reasonable.
Zhu Changwu single-handedly defeated the intruders and ensured the safety of the capital. What woman wouldn’t love such a man?
Although his daughter is a princess, she is still a girl, so it is normal for her to have a crush on him. She just had a headache when she thought of Zhu Changwu not being submissive to Chongzhen and speaking very casually.
If you asked such a man to be your consort, would he agree?
You know, in all dynasties, becoming an attached horse requires many sacrifices. For example, you cannot get too much power, this is also to prevent your relatives from becoming too big.
For example, if you want to be on good terms with the princess, you cannot marry another woman. Unless the princess is infertile, taking a concubine is something that is unthinkable. Anyone who dares to do this will offend the imperial power and Longwei and will be severely punished.
Can Zhu Changwu do this?
He had such great ability at the age of seventeen. Two days ago, more than sixty courtiers jointly impeached him, but in the end, his homes were ransacked and more than forty people were killed. The remaining 20 or so people can't be killed, but I heard that they haven't squeezed out all their money yet, so they may have to wait before killing them.
Chongzhen killed sixty ministers in a row, but Chongzhen showed no intention of stopping him. Would such an important minister be willing to be a consort, not holding any power, and marrying only one woman in his life?
Queen Zhou thought it was impossible, at least she was not optimistic about this matter.
"Mother, can you?" Zhu Hui'ao saw that she had already expressed her feelings, but Queen Zhou stood there without saying a word for a long time. She couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and then she started to act coquettishly, holding Queen Zhou's hand. The arms swayed slightly.
"Okay, okay, let the Queen Mother think about this matter carefully." Empress Zhou did not answer immediately, but decided to find an opportunity to test Chongzhen's tone first.
Speaking of which, if Zhu Changwu can really become the consort, Queen Zhou will certainly be happy to see it happen. Such a powerful person is actually her son-in-law. With this help, her position will undoubtedly be very stable in the future.
But she knew that things like this were not hers to decide, and it would ultimately depend on Chongzhen's wishes.
Queen Zhou did not agree, but she also did not refuse, which gave Zhu Hui'ao a glimmer of hope. "Mother, my daughter is waiting for news from you, but we have to do it quickly."
"Okay, I got it." Empress Zhou gently stroked Zhu Hui'a's hair with her loving hands and nodded in agreement.
