"If I don't marry Galdan, I won't marry until I die! I want to stay with Lord Long Live. I'm willing to be a cow or a horse, and I can go anywhere!"
The one who spoke was naturally Anu, who knelt at the feet of Emperor Zhu, with his chest puffed out, and he was so aggrieved that he almost cried. Do you look down on her body or something? Without even giving you a chance to warm the bed, you slept with several of those nuns who came with Princess Nissa... now you want to marry her off!
So as soon as Jin Boguo and Jin Xuanye left, Fan Anu gave up and knelt in front of Zhu Cixiang with tears in his eyes and began to plead.
Zhu Cixiang looked at this stubborn little girl and was really angry and funny. But he can't blame the woman who was raised by his side. These days, slaves and maids have the function of warming beds. Didn’t Fan Anu’s mother rise from a slave to a chosen attendant? Fan Anu is much more loyal than her mother, serving Emperor Zhu wholeheartedly, so why can't she be promoted to an attendant?
"Both the Hanlin bachelors and the female officials in daily life have to step down." Zhu Cixiang did not immediately do Fan Anu's ideological work, but asked all the Hanlin bachelors and female officials in the audience hall of Huangji Palace to step down. The latter was still responsible for recording "Notes on Daily Life" "The female official...Zhu Cixiang, a wise man, cannot leave a stain on "Daily Notes"!
Seeing that all the "miscellaneous people" had left, Emperor Zhu put on a serious expression and said to Fan Anu in a serious voice: "Anu, I know you are loyal, so I asked you to marry far away from the Western Regions and keep an eye on me for me. With Galdan... In addition to Galdan, you also have to look after the territory of the Western Region for me.
Anu, there are so many maids and palace maids around me, and only you can handle these two things for me! Only you can carry this heavy burden. You are my most trusted slave... Don't let me down! "
This is true. Except for the Rajput beauties brought by Princess Nisha, the maids and palace maids around Zhu Cihong are all aunts. Should they go to the Western Regions to be Galdan's wife or stepmother? As for those Rajput beauties, they are beautiful, but they are not as reliable or caring as Anu!
Besides, those "Bollywood beauties" and Galdan are not in the same circle at all. How long can they attract Galdan with their beauty?
But this Fan Anu is different. She is an educated woman who graduated from elementary school, and she has something in common with Galdan, a student!
Moreover, Anu and Galdan have known each other since they were children. Anu even called Galdan "Brother Monk" when he was little. He was so affectionate, and he could be considered a childhood sweetheart!
In addition, because Fan Anu has been involved in the core activities of the Ming Dynasty for a long time, he is no stranger to politics, power, palace fighting, etc... You will not suffer any loss if you go to Galdan!
After hearing what Zhu Cixiong said, Anu also knew that he had to go to the Western Regions - for Emperor Zhu, national affairs were always more important than the love between children!
And she is really loyal to Zhu Cixi - she has been brainwashed by her mother Kong Sizhen since she was a child (Kong Sizhen did it to show her loyalty and for the sake of her daughter's future) and regards Emperor Zhu as her god. She flirted with Emperor Zhu before, not because of love between men and women, but because of loyalty. She felt that she should serve the emperor because she was pretty.
Now Emperor Zhu wants to give her a more important responsibility, how can she push it out?
However, when he thought that it would be difficult for him to see Emperor Zhu again after marrying far away, Fan Anu burst into tears immediately, but he still expressed his determination with tears in his eyes: "No matter how heavy the burden your majesty entrusts to your slave, I will definitely pick it up. .....But this slave is just a prostitute, and I am afraid that if I cannot handle the errands assigned by His Majesty, I will be shattered to pieces, and it will be difficult for me to atone for my sins..."
You are really loyal... Zhu Cixiang thought to himself: It seems that it is right to send you to Galdan!
"Anu, you don't have to worry about not being able to stand up to Galdan, and don't worry about Galdan treating you badly." Zhu Cixiang said with a smile, "You are my slave, and you married Galdan in the name of my goddaughter. ...He dare not ignore you! Of course, don't bully Galdan based on my love and protection. I asked you to marry Galdan, not one of my sisters. , I’m just afraid that Galdan will be bullied.”
"I know, I will not bully Galdan..." Anu nodded, "But I won't let Galdan bully me either!"
Zhu Cixi smiled and said: "That's good... From today on, you don't have to serve me anymore. You go and learn a few tricks from Kou Baimen first. In addition, I will arrange for someone to teach you Mongolian." "
When Anu heard this, her tears could no longer be held back and flowed down, "I can't bear to leave you, so please let me serve you for a while longer... I promise to learn from Kou Nuguan well." , and also learn Mongolian well."
Zhu Cixiang nodded and said: "That's it... It will take Jin Boguo and Jin Xuanye several months to meet Galdan, and it will take almost a year for Galdan to come to Yingtian Mansion to marry you. That’s it. You don’t have enough time, so you have to study hard!”
"Slave, you must work hard!"
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Jin Xuanye's Yanenhou Mansion is located on the outskirts of Pukou City, on a remote and cold street. It is said to be a Hou's Mansion, but it doesn't look as deep as the sea once you enter the Hou's Gate. It is just a courtyard with three entrances and three exits. It’s not luxurious at all, it’s even a bit shabby and a bit in disrepair.
Of course, Zhu Cixiang did not treat Jin Xuanye particularly badly, but only gave him the standard treatment of a Marquis of the Ming Dynasty - a marquis mansion, 2,000 acres of fertile land, and corresponding admission quotas for primary and secondary schools.
Among them, the land of the Hou Mansion can be selected within a certain range. If it is built in a busy city, it can only be smaller. If it is built in the suburbs, it can be larger. There are also choices in how to build the house in the Hou Mansion. You can let the Zongren Mansion, which is also in charge of the affairs of the nobility (Zhu Cixiang expanded the jurisdiction of the Zongren Mansion and handed over the nobles and nobles to the Zongren Mansion) to build it according to the standards, or you can get the money to build the house and build it yourself. .
Jin Xuanye's Marquis Mansion was built by Bumbutai with money from the clan's mansion and careful budgeting. Therefore, it was very crude, with poor materials, and it looked quite shabby.
However, there was nothing that could be done about it. After Shunzhi surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, he was granted the title of Prince Gong, built a palace according to the standards of a prince, was given land, and received an additional reward of silver. Therefore, Bumubutai and Fuquan (the eldest son of Shunzhi) lived a relatively comfortable life. But later, Shunzhi rebelled and re-established the Qing Dynasty, which angered Emperor Zhu. He confiscated Prince Gong's Mansion and then transferred it to Jin Boguo. Bumbutai and Fu were all kicked out, and even the silver coins stored in the cellar were not allowed to be taken away. They all belonged to Jin Boguo. If Ajige hadn't used his personal money to rent a house for his grandfather and grandson, they would have almost slept on the street. Later, Xuan Ye granted the title of Marquis of Yanen and granted land and homesteads, allowing Bumbutai's family to truly settle down.
But the old lady who has suffered from poverty no longer dares to spend lavishly, so she can save every penny...
Of course, no matter how shabby it is, it is still a Hou Mansion, and it is still much better than the houses of ordinary people. In the backyard of the Hou Mansion, in a spacious Buddhist hall, Bumu Butai, who was chanting sutras, became angry when he heard that Xuan Ye was going out to find his father.
"Your father died a long time ago. He was buried in the sea of fire and turned into ashes. Where are you going to find him?"
"Yaoma (grandmother)," Xuan Ye looked around to make sure there was no one else, then lowered his voice and said, "Many people outside are spreading rumors that my Ama is not dead! Instead, she faked her death and got away... .”
"Nonsense! That's nonsense..." The old lady became anxious, "What are you doing to death! We only have these few shabby tile-roofed houses left, and you are still going through the trouble. Are you really going to let us all die?" Are you living on the streets? Do you know how wronged your aunt was in the palace in order to give our grandparents and grandchildren a place to live and settle down? You, you..."
"Momma," Xuan Ye looked at the old lady's anxious look and quickly explained, "My grandson knows the importance, and he won't act rashly...Besides, my grandson doesn't know that my grandma is not dead." ? When he asked his grandson to go out, he probably had the intention of fishing out my Amma!"
