The carriage drove slowly back to the East Palace. Chang Luohua led people to greet him. He smelled the smell of wine when he got close to Zhu Biao, and quickly asked people to make sobering soup. Zhu Biao didn't feel anything at all.
After washing his face and drinking the sobering soup, he fell asleep. There was nothing much to do in the afternoon anyway, so it was rare for him to take a rest. In order to block the light, Zhu Biao put a screen embroidered with dragon patterns in front of his bed. There is a gold-liquid incense burner sitting on a mountain, about several feet high, and it is very cleverly made.
Warm jade gently ignites the spices inside, and wisps of green smoke snake out. Its aroma is as beautiful as musk, some like seaweed, woody, and moss. It has a sweet and delicate fragrance, a special sweetness, and an extremely long-lasting lingering fragrance. The fragrance base is a very complex aroma combination.
This is a palace-specific incense mainly composed of ambergris. It was passed down from the palace of the Song Dynasty. It is said to be able to activate blood circulation, replenish the essence, help the Yang Dao, stimulate blood vessels, calm and soothe the mind.
This was specially sent by coastal officials in the first year of Hongwu. It took more than a year to complete. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't get much of it. Basically, it was sent to the East Palace and Kunning Palace.
Zhu Biao was still in Fengyang at that time, and Chang Luohua himself was reluctant to use it, so he stayed until now. Zhu Biao naturally slept very comfortably. After waking up, he led Chang Luohua for a walk around the yard.
Chang Luohua looked at his energetic husband and asked softly: "Is His Highness going to leave again tomorrow?"
Zhu Biao nodded and said: "There is still something to do over there in Fengyang. After finishing it, I will go to the coast and try to come back before the New Year."
Chang Luohua's expression darkened a lot when he heard this. The couple really spent less time together and separated more. They didn't spend much time together after getting married. When a new person enters the palace next year, will His Highness still remember her?
Zhu Biao naturally felt it, and suddenly turned around and glanced at Chang Luohua. A forced smile immediately appeared on her face, but she still couldn't hide her worry and panic about the future.
At Chang Luohua's age, she would be just a high school student in future generations. Even if she is mentally mature, it is normal for her to feel panic in the current situation.
Zhu Biao reached out and took the hand of his princess. It seemed like this was the first time they had held hands like this for so long after they had been married. Chang Luohua struggled several times. This was so against the rules.
Liu Jin, who was following behind, turned around and looked at the palace maids and eunuchs. They were so frightened that they immediately lowered their heads and stood there, as if they were a group of wooden people. Zhu Biao took her hand and walked forward, comforting her softly: "You are the Crown Princess. No one can get past you."
Chang Luohua didn't answer. Is she just a princess? It's not because she is Chang Luohua, but because she is a princess. Is this the answer she wants?
The atmosphere was somewhat silent, but Zhu Biao didn't say anything. After taking office next year, his East Palace will be filled with many women every year. He may not love or like these women, but he will not refuse. This is also The prince's responsibility.
In the evening, Zhu Biao led his Crown Princess to Kunning Palace. Empress Ma was holding Zhu Lu and talking about something. She bowed to her mother and then sat down. Zhu Lu jumped down and said hello to Chang Luohua. Then he threw himself into Zhu Biao's arms and acted like a spoiled brat.
The food has been prepared long ago, and now they are waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to come over. When she heard that Zhu Biao was leaving tomorrow, Queen Ma was a little sad, but she also knew that the people's livelihood was the most important thing, so she turned to comfort Chang Luohua.
She is a woman and she understands her daughter-in-law. She was the same way back then. It was common for Zhu Yuanzhang to go out to fight all year round and not see her once every six months.
After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang walked in at a fast pace. Looking at the four people in the room, he couldn't help laughing. He worked day and night just so that his family could live such a stable life.
Zhu Biao led the Crown Princess and classmate Zhu Lu to salute his father. After getting up, Zhu Lu looked back at his mother, then rushed towards his father and was hugged by him.
Zhu Yuanzhang is a very traditional person. Although he loves his children very much, he usually doesn't show it, and he leaves early and comes home late. Therefore, except for Zhu Biao, the other princes and princesses are still in awe of their father. After all, they have no chance to get to know him.
The whole family gathered together for dinner. Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood and even drank a few more drinks. He didn't have too much regret about his son going out. After all, the man had ambitions in all directions. He let Zhu Biao go around while he still had some energy left. It's definitely a good thing to leave.
After dinner, Queen Ma took Chang Luohua to talk, and Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Biao out to eat and take a walk. The father and son walked in the imperial garden with their hands behind their backs. It was getting cold and they both put on cloaks.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said: "King Shunning of Mongolia has just ascended the throne and has no wife yet, so he wants to marry one of my princesses from the Ming Dynasty. Biao'er, what do you think?"
Zhu Biao frowned. The last king of Shunyi was probably the Mongolian prince who was captured by him. He later accepted the canonization of Zhu Yuanzhang. The title of Shunyi speaks volumes.
Zhu Biao replied directly: "My son thought he rejected me sternly and issued an edict to reprimand me. How can a mere king of Shunyi be qualified to marry my princess of the Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "King Shunyi has nearly 100,000 people, so it is not a trivial matter to cause trouble."
Zhu Biao didn't reply. According to his father's character, it was impossible for him to let his daughter marry to Mongolia. Now he just wanted to hear his opinion.
Zhu Biao thought for a while and said: "The Mongolian tribe can't make trouble. They have just recovered a little strength. How can they dare to fight again? King Shunyi's request to marry the princess should be the Mongolian tribe's test of our Ming Dynasty. They want to see our current situation. Do you still have the power to restrain them?"
On the surface, the Mongols have constant conflicts, but secretly they are similar, but they can still accept the union for the vast land of the Central Plains. The unified nation cannot be underestimated.
There are people from the Ming Dynasty in various Mongolian tribes, and there are also people in the Ming Dynasty who are interested in Mongolia. After all, there are still quite a lot of old officials from the Northern Yuan Dynasty in the court. Although they dare not do anything more, it is still possible to pass on some news.
They should already know that they will attack Bashu after the spring of the Ming Dynasty and begin to explore Yunnan and other parts of the Western Regions, so they want to see if they can get some benefits from this time.
The situation in the various Mongolian tribes was actually not very good. Zhu Biao had plundered too many cattle and sheep, and the court had been forcing them to pay tribute to horses, which made the life of the herdsmen difficult. Herdsmen who could not survive on the grasslands were plundered everywhere.
The current situation is that either the Mongolian princes and nobles should bear all this themselves, or use their finances to buy some food from the Ming Dynasty to feed the hungry people, but this is obviously impossible, or they should divert the conflict and let them plunder the Han people.
If King Shunyi agreed to marry the princess, it would mean that Ming Dynasty had no spare energy to waste on them, so he agreed to marry the princess to appease them. This would make the situation more complicated.
If they don't agree, then they will be wary, but there is also discipline that will stimulate them to rebel. After all, there are a lot of idiots without brains. As long as they are used and stimulated by someone with intentions, it is not surprising to do such a thing.
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