early morning
Chang Yu woke up slowly. This was the most solid and comfortable sleep he had had in more than half a month. He opened his eyes and lay down to relax for a long time. It was extremely quiet outside the room and no one was disturbing him. The house at home did not look like a government office. There is a constant buzz of people coming and going.
Although there are more than ten servants and maids in his house, most of them are busy in the front yard. Knowing that he is in the house, they walk and work much more lightly. This is the rule of a large family.
I got up and felt a little chilly, so I put on some clothes and opened the door. I was about to ask Lian Xin to fetch water to wash up, but I saw a woman standing in the yard looking at the fish in the water tank under the flower tree. She turned around when she heard the sound of the door opening. , Chang Yu was startled, it turned out to be Princess Kunxing, and he hurried forward and saluted: "Why are you here, Your Highness?"
"This is not the palace, and there are no other people. Don't be so strict." Princess Kunxing smiled slightly: "I knew you were busy with official duties, so I came here early in the morning. I was afraid that you would go to work for other things, but I didn't know you were hiding. I’m just sleeping in.”
There are only a handful of people who have seen Princess Kunxing smile.
Perhaps the rarer it is, the more intoxicating it is.
"I drank some wine with Chunxiang last night, and then..." Chang Yu smiled awkwardly and wanted to explain. Kun Xing smiled and said, "Even if you don't drink, you are tired from traveling these days. You should have a good sleep. But I came to disturb you early in the morning, which seems unkind."
"Where, where, Your Highness is here, the flowers are shining brightly," Chang Yu joked, and then said: "Your Highness, go to the hall to rest first, and wait for me to wash up... Hey, Old Hu is so stupid, I didn't know earlier that Your Highness was here. Will make a sound..."
"I don't let them call you." Kun Xing looked at Chang Yu and sighed suddenly: "We haven't seen each other for several months, and we have grown apart a lot."
Really? Chang Yu was startled. In fact, he did feel a little unnatural in his heart.
Alas, Kun Xing sighed again: "In the past, you called me Ajiu, and you didn't speak very politely. Now you speak like your highness, and you speak like a minister." Chang Yu laughed: "Your Highness has already said that I used to have no rules, but now I know the rules. Besides, Your Highness also treats me as my own."
Huh, Kun Xing took a quick glance and looked outside: "Then let's just do what we did in the past. It's not a palace and there are no outsiders here, so don't have so many rules, okay?"
Chang Yu nodded: "Then you wait a moment, I'll go wash up." After that, he took the basin to the water tank and scooped out water and started washing up. Kun Xing stood aside and watched: "Does Lian Xin usually serve you when washing up? ?”
"Occasionally," Chang Yu responded: "I usually clean up by myself when I'm out. When I'm at home, I occasionally let him help me comb my hair. I still like to do the washing and other things by myself."
No matter ancient or modern or Chinese and foreign, the collision of all cultures is mutual penetration. Chang Yu traveled through time and influenced the thoughts, thinking, and even the food, clothing, housing, transportation, speech and behavior of some people around him. However, he also accepted many traditional habits and life of the entire era in all aspects. Methods, such as brushing teeth with pig hair and salt, such as being washed and dressed by others.
And combing his hair is the most troublesome thing for him.
Long hair is fluttering, and you also need to add sesame oil...
It's really hard to get used to washing and taking care of it, and I really don't want to do it myself.
Therefore, on weekdays, he can wash and wipe his face, wash his feet and dress himself, but he is too lazy to take care of his hair. If he is marching, he will not take care of it for several days, or he may have personal guards to help him.
"Let me comb your hair today" Kun Xing said suddenly. Chang Yu was startled and shook his head quickly: "No, you are usually served by the palace servants, how can I let you comb it for me?"
"I told you, this is not the palace. Are you worried that my skills are not good enough?" Kun Xing pouted, Chang Yu shook his head and said, "In private, we don't have to abide by some rules, but there are some rules that we must abide by no matter where we are." Then he glanced at the door: "Although we are in my private house, the walls have ears. If even a trace of it spreads out, I will be punished for a small matter. Ruining your reputation will be a big deal."
Seeing Chang Yu's serious face, Kun Xing felt a little unhappy but had to give up and muttered: "You are afraid that outsiders will know and ruin your reputation."
Chang Yu was startled: "How can you ruin my reputation?"
"People will say that the big one in Dongchang...that Eunuch Chang is so domineering to the point of being outrageous. He bullies the royal family and forces the princess to comb his hair...it's so lawless." Kun Xing said and couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh. , Chang Yu shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly: "That's true. In their mouths, I already have all the power in the government and the public. I am a thousand years older than Wei Qiansui back then. I don't take the court and the emperor seriously anymore. If you add this ironclad proof, then But if you really fall into the Yellow River, you won’t be able to wash it off.”
Kun Xing curled his lips: "Although you have more power than Wei Zhongxian, you are far less prestigious. When Wei Zhongxian was in power, countless officials rushed over to kowtow to recognize his godfather. Look at you, you are a very poor man, let alone come to recognize your godfather. Well, there’s not even a single post.”
After hearing this, Chang Yu was delighted: "Who at my age can recognize me as my godfather?" Kun Xing spat at him: "Then recognize me as my godson."
Hey, this time it was Chang Yu's turn to pout: "I would like to recognize my god, but I'm afraid they won't have the guts."
After all, Princess Kunxing also knows the reason why Chang Yu’s family is so sparse, that is because people dare to come! In fact, Wei Zhongxian is definitely not the only person who wants to seduce the eunuch, but everyone in the government and the public knows his rules, which is not to do this, and he doesn't like to get too close to ordinary officials at all.
After washing up, Lao Hu brought the food, and Kun Xing sat aside and watched Chang Yu eat. As for Chunxiang, when he learned that Princess Kun Xing was coming early in the morning, he ran away very discerningly. Princess Kun Xing's mood today Very good, in a high mood, curiously asking about topics that could not be asked in the palace yesterday.
Chang Yu talked to her while eating. Of course, he also liked and enjoyed the time alone with Princess Kunxing.
"I've heard a lot of bad things recently." Princess Kunxing suddenly raised her eyebrows: "Many people in the court felt that it was inappropriate to open the teahouse and the shop at the entrance of the Huitong Hall, and they asked to be moved again and again."
Chang Yu smiled, everything was as expected. In fact, many people opposed it at the beginning. After all, the Huitong Hotel is equivalent to a foreign hotel. It is indeed inappropriate in this era to open a women's teahouse and clothing store at the door. No. suitable.
But that meeting was suppressed by Chang Yu. At that time, it was just to create a public opinion gimmick and create a topic. Sure enough, it was an instant success, and the brand Kunxing Princess was born. I also guessed that it would encounter more opposition and objections in the future. Strength, this is what happened.
The ministers of the Ming Dynasty, especially the imperial censor, were very tough. They would criticize the emperor and even slap me in the face. They were also proud to be slapped by the emperor. They said whatever they wanted, hey, look at how ridiculous I am. The emperor got angry, hey, he got angry, he slapped me... It was quite a face-saving thing, and over time, it became a trend to pick on the emperor for all matters, big or small. Obviously, because of this incident, Chongzhen The emperor was often criticized by them.
When the shop first opened, due to constant external conflicts, the court needed Chang Yu to solve the problem, so these people still kept some of them and did not dare to offend the eunuch too much. But recently, the problems have been almost solved, and the firepower has been fully activated. This matter was complained about together, because it was the property of the royal family, so naturally Emperor Chongzhen was also criticized.
If things had gone by in the past, Emperor Chongzhen would have relented long ago and even had to issue a self-incriminating edict.
But things are different now. There are people who support him and he is confident. In addition, Kunxing's shop has made a lot of money for the royal family, so he pretends not to listen to his ministers and becomes thicker and thicker every day.
But the city wall is thick enough, and it can't withstand artillery bombardment. Generally, when the ministers and censors complain in the court, he will just say it and send it away after knowing it or deliberation. But recently, even the cabinet has joined in, like Wu Sheng, and even Even Li Banghua came forward to say that it was inappropriate.
He can no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, but what should he do, complain directly to someone like Chang Yu?
It made Emperor Chongzhen feel a little hurtful to have to open his mouth to him even about this little household matter, so... let's take a roundabout way.
Naturally, Emperor Chongzhen would not directly ask Kun Xing to go to Chang Yu to tell him that matters in the court were never discussed with the harem.
How did Kun Xing know about it? He naturally heard it from the prince Zhu Cihong. The prince was scolded every day when he went to court with the real Emperor Chongzhen.
No, I am not looking for you, it is Kun Xing who is looking for you.
So when the family dinner ended yesterday, Kun Xing said to Chang Yu that he had time to talk about something. Emperor Chongzhen knew that Kun Xing must have asked Chang Yu to talk about this, and Chang Yu also guessed at that time that Kun Xing wanted to talk about this. It's just that I couldn't spare the time last night and it was inconvenient to stay in the inner palace. I thought I would go find her in a few days, but I didn't expect that she would come to her door today.
