After dragging his exhausted body back home, the first thing Zhu Qiyu did was to kowtow to the concubine.
As soon as he entered the dowager's chamber, he saw that it was already crowded with people. Even the prince and the princess of Chongqing are here, coming to wish everyone a happy new year.
Zhu Qiyu kowtowed to the concubine first, and then received worship from the prince and princess.
At this time, a maid next to the prince caught Zhu Qiyu's attention. This girl was charming, graceful and pretty.
Seeing Zhu Qiyu staring at a maid, Lin Xiangyu was busy and gently pulled Zhu Qiyu's sleeve.
Zhu Qiyu came back to his senses, but the concubine also noticed the abnormality and asked quickly: "What's the matter, Qi Yu, is there something wrong?"
"Who is this girl? She looks a little unfamiliar."
The concubine replied: "This is the new personal maid assigned by the queen mother to the prince."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Qiyu asked the maid curiously: "What's your name?"
The maid quickly replied: "Your Majesty, my servant Wan Zhen'er."
"really!"
Zhu Qiyu looked at Wan Zhen'er and nodded with satisfaction.
It turns out that this is the famous Concubine Wan Guifei. She looks sharp and looks smart and capable. No wonder Zhu Jianshen likes her. From now on, whether Zhu Jianshen is willing to take the initiative to abdicate, it will indeed fall on Wan Zhen'er in front of him.
It depends on whether Zhu Jianshen insists on marrying Wan Zhener as his wife.
If you want to marry Wan Zhen'er as your principal wife, then retire as a prince and marry Wan Zhen'er as your principal concubine.
If you don't want to marry Wan Zhen'er as your main wife, then continue to be the prince and make Wan Zhen'er the prince's concubine.
Everyone was happy with the former, but the latter just forced the emperor's cronies to be disgraceful.
Zhu Qiyu was lost in thought. Everyone present heard the words, but they all misunderstood. Wan Zhen'er even blushed with embarrassment.
The concubine whispered from the side: "Qi Yu, as your uncle, I'm afraid it wouldn't be appropriate for you to be the prince's maid, right?"
Zhu Qiyu came to his senses after hearing this, and replied with a speechless face: "What are you thinking, mother and concubine? I mean, the Queen Mother has really good vision.
This girl seems to be cautious and careful at first glance, so it is very suitable for her to be assigned to serve the prince personally. Later, the princess rewarded her more. "
After that, Zhu Qiyu ordered the prince and princess to return to the palace on the grounds of being tired.
After seeing the prince off, the concubine continued to ask with concern: "Qi Yu, do you really have no other intentions?"
Zhu Qiyu sighed helplessly, and then pointed at Qianxue and Su Xi: "Mother and Concubine, look at these two little sisters, they are not only stunningly beautiful and stunning, but they also look exactly the same.
I don't put my mind on such a top-notch beauty, but I care about an average-looking maid. Isn't there something wrong with my brain? "
Qianxue and Su Xi were overjoyed when they heard this, and quickly sat down next to Zhu Qiyu, holding Zhu Qiyu's arms one on the left and the other on the right.
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "I have a treasure in my pocket. Please help me take it out and see if you can recognize it."
Hearing this, Qianxue quickly rummaged in her pocket, but unexpectedly what she took out was a jade seal.
Everyone looked at it, and finally the jade seal came into the hands of the concubine. The concubine looked at it for a moment, then smiled and said: "This is the imperial seal of the Great Yuan Dynasty.
Tuohuan, the leader of Wala, Yexian's father, dedicated this jade seal to Xuanzong. Xuanzong didn't want it, and later Tuohuan and his son took the jade seal to support Tuohuan to do the Mongolian Khan.
I thought that since my son was officially proclaimed Khan of Heaven at the court meeting today, he would naturally have this jade seal passed down from generation to generation.
Let me tell you, you did the right thing. Xuanzong was too passive in martial arts. In terms of culture and governance, it's just so-so. If you don’t talk about it from afar, just look at Shanxi and see how it is governed by his precious ministers.
If it hadn't been for those so-called loyal ministers and good ministers messing around in Shanxi, our family would be spending the New Year in peace and contentment at the Palace of Prince Xin in Shandong. "
Zhu Qiyu also sighed: "Hey, let's not talk about them during the Chinese New Year. It's unlucky. This jade seal will not be used easily, let alone placed in the inner court, so you should just keep it at home."
After hearing this, the concubine handed the Yuan Dynasty Jade Seal to Lin Xiangyu. Lin Xiangyu handed it to Qianxue, and Qianxue handed it to Ningxiang.
Ningxiang and Linglong got up and went out to place the jade seal.
Zhu Qiyu was a little confused and just stared blankly at Ningxiang's leaving figure.
Lin Xiangyu smiled and explained: "Husband, please don't stare at her reluctantly. I know you love Ningxiang, but the little beauty will come back soon.
We fifteen sisters have a clear division of labor, and each of us is in charge of his own stall. Just like the twenty-four supervisory bureaus in the inner court, each has its own responsibility, husband, don't worry about it. "
"No, I dote on you all. I dote on every one of you. Okay, let me take a shower and let's have a reunion dinner together. Today's court meeting will make me exhausted just by serving those difficult vassals. .
However, I issued so many edicts in one breath at the court meeting. It is not certain whether the Emperor's faction is willing to let us sleep peacefully tonight.
By the way, who among you sisters will help me bathe and change my clothes? "
As soon as Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, the four girls Qianxue, Su Xi, Xian'er, and Mu Yu stood up.
Just as Zhu Qiyu was about to dissuade him, Qianxue smiled and asked, "What program do you think the Emperor's Sect will arrange for our family? It won't be the fireworks at Fengtian Palace, right?"
Sure enough, Zhu Qiyu's attention was attracted by this topic, so he went to the side hall and took a bath while discussing with Qianxue how to burn Fengtian Hall. In the end, the two even started a bet.
After bathing, the whole family gathered together and had a nice meal. Zhu Qiyu took his concubines back to his room and gathered around the soft couch to continue chatting.
During the Chinese New Year, there is no need to deal with political affairs. Everyone's hearts, which had been tense for several months, also relaxed.
A husband and fifteen girls gathered together like this, chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was quite warm.
Before we knew it, it was evening.
Just as everyone was about to disperse and go to sleep, a maid who was keeping watch ran in in a panic.
This maid was originally borrowed from the Wu family. Lin Xiangyu didn't want to scold her, so she just said angrily: "Okay, why are you running away? If you have any questions, please tell me slowly. My husband is here, and the sky will not fall."
The maid replied: "Your Majesty, Princess, ladies and gentlemen, what's wrong, the inner court set off fireworks to celebrate the New Year, and accidentally set the Fengtian Palace on fire."
Hearing this, fifteen pairs of eyes suddenly focused on Qianxue.
Qianxue spread her hands with an innocent look on her face, making a dumbfounded expression: "Don't all look at me. I didn't instruct you to do this."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand to the maid there: "You go ahead and just keep guarding our own home. There is no need to report the fire in the palace."
The maid had to turn and leave.
Zhu Qiyu smiled at the concubines again and said: "Don't worry, it's nothing. Qianxue won the bet and stayed with Su Xi. The rest of you can go back to your room to sleep. I will accompany the princess to her parents' home tomorrow morning, and you can clean up at home. thing.
We’ll have a banquet with our close friends the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow we’ll move our whole family to Yuquan Mountain, so we won’t stay in this ghost place that can catch on fire at any time. "
The weather was dry and the fire was kept going all night.
Early the next morning, the first thing Zhu Qiyu did when he got up was to order the entire city to be under martial law.
A large number of personal guards were dispatched, going door to door, to protect the civil and military officials and noble vassal kings who went to watch Shi Jing's Lingchi execution.
(End of chapter)
