Chapter 23 Early morning
He Xi was confused for a while and was woken up by the eunuch outside.
Xu Baoer said cautiously: "Secretary He, it's dawn and the palace door is wide open. Do you want to leave the palace today?"
He Xi woke up immediately. I got up and opened the door for Xu Baoer, only to see Xu Baoer with a group of palace maids carrying various things, such as tooth powder, toothbrush, mouthwash, face wash, towels, etc. Without waiting for He Xi to say anything, they started working together, from washing face and brushing teeth to sorting clothes, all in one go. The division of labor is clear and there is no confusion.
And He Xi was dazzled for a moment. Before he could react, he had already finished washing.
Then another bowl of white porridge and several plates of vegetables were served. There is also a cage of steamed buns. It's similar to modern food. This is certainly a Chinese cuisine with a long history. Although there are many dishes, they were developed after the Ming and Qing Dynasties. But many dishes existed before the Ming Dynasty. Just like soup dumplings, they say they came from the Song Dynasty.
This is also the result of He Xi's choice.
Today's imperial chefs are not the imperial chefs of the late Ming Dynasty. The imperial chefs of the late Ming Dynasty were a complete mess. Even the emperor could only eat some cold meals and dishes if he didn't go to the small kitchen. But Zhu Yuanzhang was not used to them. Therefore, it is not certain how high the level of the imperial chef is. At least the attitude is first-rate.
Any request from He Xi will be fulfilled with all our strength.
As a result, He Xi's food gradually became closer to that of later generations.
He Xi didn't waste time and finished her breakfast in three to five times. Get up and prepare to leave the palace. But they found that Xu Baoer and several young eunuchs were following He Xi step by step.
He Xi said: "Eunuch Xu, what are you doing?"
Xu Bao'er said, "My foster father has given me an explanation. It is inconvenient for Secretary He to have no one to run errands around. So let me follow Secretary He. If Secretary He has any instructions, just tell me. I will definitely take care of it for you."
He Xi pondered for a moment and said nothing.
On the one hand, He Xi also felt that it was inconvenient for him to do things without a few helpers around him. A man depends on his clothes, and a horse depends on his saddle. Sometimes if you don't show off, others really don't know who you are. Even though He Xi has a jade pendant given by the emperor. However, the people who look at the gates of various yamen may not know each other. If he comes alone, he will be looked down upon. And he wants to find someone. Without a phone or mobile phone, wouldn’t we have to have people running errands?
On the other hand, He Xi also suspected that some of these people were sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to monitor him.
But He Xi only dared to think about this kind of thing, not to ask or to say it. Just pretend you don’t know.
He Xi nodded and said, "Send someone to the Ministry of Industry to say hello first. Let them prepare. I want to check the weapons inventory. Pig iron, sulfur, cotton, beef tendon and other inventory."
Xu Baoer immediately agreed and asked a little eunuch beside him to run away.
Just as He Xi walked out of Qianqing Palace, he found a group of people waiting here.
The leader is a girl.
At this moment, a group of eunuchs and maids were pacing in front of him. This time is right at sunrise, the sun is about to rise, and the early morning sunlight is smudged by the atmosphere, giving it a golden and charming look. This kind of charm strikes the girl, giving her a pure and noble look. The originally fair skin has a kind of shyness that is white and rosy.
For a moment, He Xi subconsciously touched the phone.
He wanted to film this scene.
Because it's really beautiful.
When the girl saw He Xi, she took a few steps forward, paused and said, "I've met Brother He."
He Xi immediately returned the greeting with cupped fists, but didn't know what to call him.
Xu Baoer bowed first and said, "I will pay my respects to Princess Anqing."
Only then did He Xi realize that the girl in front of her was Princess Anqing, and she immediately said, "I pay my respects to Princess Anqing." She was about to bow down.
Princess Anqing hurriedly stepped forward, supported He Xi, and said, "Father said, Brother He is a family friend of my family and should not use this common courtesy."
Princess Anqing's weak little hand touched He Xi's big hand, and they were separated again in an instant. He Xi didn't feel anything. But he doesn't like kneeling either. Just follow the trend. Little did he know that Princess Anqing was feeling something in her heart.
This is the first time Princess Anqing has such close contact with her foreign husband.
Even though Princess Anqing was suspicious, He Xi was the illegitimate son of her father. There is also some embarrassment. It was just hidden under the bright morning sunshine, making it difficult to see clearly for a while.
Not to mention, the early morning sunshine seems to be a gift of beauty from nature. Under this kind of light, women are more dreamy, and men are more handsome. As a modern person, He Xi's basic necessities of life are somewhat more refined than those of ancient times. The sun was shining on his face, making He Xi's face more three-dimensional. The sunlight seemed to penetrate He Xi's outermost layer of gauze, and it seemed that He Xi's whole body was glowing.
The morning sunshine seems to be the beauty given by nature.
Princess Anqing's heart suddenly beat a few beats faster. Combined with yesterday's voice, it has an indescribable taste.
He Xi did not connect Princess Anqing with yesterday's palace maid. He just stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, Princess."
Princess Anqing gathered her thoughts and said, "Today I came to see Brother He, but it was under the orders of my father, the Queen, and my Queen." Princess Anqing turned around and said, "Bring His Royal Highness Prince Lu over here."
A moment later, the poor Prince Lu was carried over.
Last night, the prince was ordered to rebuke King Lu's 20 bosses, even though the prince had the intention to be merciful. But with the emperor's orders, he didn't dare to go too far. King Lu was only eleven years old. These twenty big slabs of water still beat King Lu to pieces.
It's just that King Lu didn't expect that after the fight, it wasn't over yet. He would have to come over early this morning.
In fact, Princess Anqing didn’t understand either.
Princess Anqing understood that her father asked King Lu's brother to come over and apologize. What King Lu did yesterday was outrageous. But she didn't understand why she came here. Her father was busy with official duties, but her mother was not too busy in the morning. Even if the queen mother comes and the specifications are too heavy, she still has the prince brother. Even though the prince's elder brother is going to the morning court with his father, there is also the Chu King's younger brother. Even if something happens to King Chu's younger brother, it's not like there aren't other younger brothers below him. It was never her turn as a daughter to show up.
Even if it can be considered as a good match for the whole family, it is not appropriate.
But his father wanted him to come over.
Princess Anqing doesn’t understand, but Gui doesn’t understand. But what needs to be done still needs to be done. Princess Anqing said to He Xi: "My younger brother is used to being arrogant. My father has already taught him a lesson about what happened yesterday. Let him come and make amends to you today."
He Xi immediately said: "Princess, you're welcome. This isn't a big deal, why should it be like this?"
"Look, sister, look. Gu just said it. It's not a big deal at all, and so does my father. Just for a trivial matter, he beat Gu and asked Gu to apologize. It's not necessary at all. .”
He Xi looked at King Lu and didn't know what expression to show for a moment.
He was obviously just being polite.
Could it be that he wanted to ask King Lu to apologize quickly? Doesn’t His Royal Highness, Prince Lu, know how to write the four words "human feelings and sophistication"?
Princess Anqing was immediately embarrassed and bit her jade teeth lightly. Said: "If you are asked to apologize, you will apologize."
King Lu snorted coldly, glanced at He Xi sideways, and said, "I was alone yesterday."
He Xi could see that King Lu didn't think he was wrong at all. And he was full of complaints and even hated himself. However, He Xi didn't care too much. If it was the prince or King Yan who hated him, He Xi would still think of ways to redeem himself, but King Lu.
There are no waves in history. And died young. He Xi didn't care at all.
But it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, but these days, it's all about father and son, and there is an old father like Zhu Yuanzhang. He Xi still has to give some face. He Xi said: "As I said just now, His Highness Prince Lu meant what he said, but it was just a small misunderstanding."
Then he took a step back, bowed and said, "Your Highness the Princess, Your Highness King Lu. I have the emperor's orders and I dare not stay for a long time. I will take my leave now."
After saying that, he took Xu Baoer and left.
After Princess Anqing watched He Xi leave, she turned around and gave King Lu a sharp look and said, "Tenth brother, what are you doing?"
King Lu said: "Sister, I'm just a slave. What can I do to give him face?"
Princess Anqing sneered and said: "Okay, okay, okay, I can't control you, let's see how father controls you."
King Lu didn't care either.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang was usually very busy, but he taught the prince diligently. But for the other sons, especially the lower-ranked bastards, they don't care too much. The board has been beaten. I've already apologized, what else can I do to him?
It's just that King Lu thought wrongly. He clearly mistook the previous Zhu Yuanzhang for the current Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a restless person.
The establishment of the Secretary Supervisor relieved Zhu Yuanzhang's great burden. At least it gave Zhu Yuanzhang an extra hour or two of free time every day.
If it were another emperor, maybe it was just for fun. But Zhu Yuanzhang spent this time studying. Learn the knowledge that He Xi brought from later generations. He also had more time to discipline his son, especially what King Lu did who knew the history, which made Zhu Yuanzhang even more determined.
If you can't change King Lu's temper. He would rather leave King Lu in Nanjing for the rest of his life. Damn it. He cannot be allowed to harm the people and torment himself. He died young in his early twenties.
Therefore, King Lu did not know, even though there was no such thing as today. His life of misery will also come. With what happened today, even Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to appease He Xi and make He Xi feel at ease. Attacking King Lu will only be more severe.
For Zhu Yuanzhang, who has the world in mind, the relationship between father and son is certainly important. But for the great cause of Jiangshan, what is in He Xi's mind is even more important. To put it bluntly, compared to what He Xi brought from the hereafter. A mere useless bastard is nothing.
