Qian smiled softly and shook her head gently: "Husband, I don't want to go back."
She understands what it means to go back, and she doesn't want her husband to go back.
"It's quite nice here, concubine..."
"I want to go back, I want to go back." Zhu Qizhen kissed her hand softly and said, "You said the queen, my queen is also the queen of the Ming Dynasty. If you want to go back, your husband also wants to go back."
Qian wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Zhu Qizhen: "Xiao Qian, don't lose your temper!"
"Husband... I know that you like this place better, so stay here." Qian advised, "My uncle is running around everywhere, but I don't want Wanqing..."
"She is already the mother of two children, why should she be worried?" Zhu Qizhen shook his head and said, "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, so we won't worry about their affairs. I have made up my mind. Don't worry about it anymore." advise."
Qian sighed softly and said, "It's better to say it in advance so as not to affect the national affairs."
"Hmm... That's fine." Zhu Qizhen nodded: "That bastard Li Hong just happened to come back, let him take a trip."
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Capital.
Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Jianshen was a little surprised when he saw his sister-in-law who suddenly came to visit: "Have you encountered difficulties in suppressing Japanese pirates?"
"No," Li Honggong cupped his hands and said, "The emperor has given such great support to the navy, and the little Japanese pirates are nothing. I came here this time because of other things."
Zhu Jianshen asked curiously: "Why do you need to go there in person?"
"Uh..." Li Hong was a little embarrassed and said: "Your Majesty, please step aside."
"Oh?" Zhu Jian was startled and became even more curious. He waved the slaves to retreat and said, "Stop being so pretentious, tell me what it is."
Li Hong cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty and Your Majesty are going back to Beijing."
"Ah?" Zhu Jianshen was shocked, and then he remembered that Li Qing had mentioned this a few years ago, and slowly calmed down.
He smiled bitterly and nodded: "When will you come back?"
"The Emperor said... that if it is convenient for the Emperor, he will come back immediately."
Zhu Jian sighed deeply and said, "It's convenient. You can go back and tell the Supreme Emperor that you can come back at any time."
Seeing this, Li Hong also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Then I will go back to summon you."
"There is no need to be in such a hurry." Zhu Jianshen said, "How can such a big event as the return of the Supreme Emperor be kept in obscurity? This is disrespectful to the court."
After a pause, "You go to Lianjiatun'er to stay for a few days. I've already had that small courtyard repaired. Don't worry, I'll make arrangements here. Then you can return to Jinling with a welcome guard." "
"I obey the order." Li Hong bowed his hands and resigned.
Zhu Jianshen looked at Li Hongyuan's retreating figure, feeling a little lost and a little sad.
It has been more than thirty years. The last time we were separated was when I was a toddler. So many years have passed... Is he okay?
His father's voice and appearance had long been blurred, and he couldn't even remember it.
He still vaguely remembered that... his father didn't like him, and he had no intention of making him the prince. It was just that there was too much resistance to the conquest in person at the beginning, so he had to do it as a last resort.
Decades later, Zhu Jianshen was relieved. Although he complained a little, he could not speak of hatred. Besides, that was his biological father.
There is still family affection in the imperial family.
As long as there is no conflict of interest, there is a friendship between father, son and brother.
With Zhu Jianshen's current powerful position, his father's return to the imperial court would not affect him at all, and after so many years, he also understood that his father had no longer wanted to be emperor.
After all, it was his father who left in his sixties, but it did not affect his ability to become emperor, and the Ming Dynasty still governed the country with filial piety. How could he, the emperor's son, not let his father come back?
"It's good to come back, the fallen leaves have returned to their roots." Zhu Jianshen exhaled deeply and turned around to go to the harem.
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Kunning Palace.
Empress Dowager Zhou was stunned when she heard that the Supreme Emperor was still alive and that the Supreme Empress Qian was also alive and was going back to Beijing.
Oh my God, the Emperor is still alive?
Isn't he dead?
"Queen Mother, Queen Mother..."
Zhu Jianshen called out several times before Queen Mother Zhou came back to her senses.
She said in shock: "He, he, isn't he... isn't he in the Mobei Grassland?"
To the Empress Dowager Zhou, to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and even to the people of the world, the Emperor had passed away a long time ago. Anyone who suddenly learned that he was alive and would return to Beijing soon would be extremely shocked.
Queen Mother Zhou was shocked, very shocked, shocked and panicked at the same time.
She was mostly afraid of the Supreme Emperor, but jealous and fearful of the Qian family.
Her situation in the past was no better than that of Queen Wang now. Thanks to her good luck, she got pregnant only a few times and gave birth to a son.
Otherwise, where would we be today?
But no one knew better than her how cold the Emperor was to her, and she also knew very well how much the Emperor loved Qian.
No less doting on the woman named Wan than his son did!
The good days have come to an end, and living in Kunning Palace has come to an end... Empress Dowager Zhou was panicked and worried about gains and losses. óΠъ.oяＧ
"Son, does the Supreme Emperor have to come back?" She held her son's hand, her face full of anxiety.
She had been living with the Sun family in the past, and she had a deep understanding of how unkind the Emperor was to her. Married people loved each other deeply, but she was just a peripheral figure.
Once the old couple came back, her situation was even more embarrassing than that of Queen Wang.
Queen Mother Zhou almost cried.
Zhu Jianshen comforted him and said: "Mother, there is no need to panic. The Supreme Emperor has no intention of court affairs and it will not have a big impact."
Am I worried about court affairs? I'm worried about myself... You don't think about your mother at all... Empress Dowager Zhou was very depressed, but she didn't dare to say no to her.
She wasn't qualified to say either.
"The Supreme Emperor...when will he come back?"
"Soon." Zhu Jianshen said, "Tomorrow, I, Xiaoyu, will ask the Ministry of Etiquette to discuss the matter and arrange for someone to pick up the Emperor."
After a pause, "The Queen Mother doesn't want the Emperor to come back?"
"...How can it be possible? Mother is so happy, so happy." Mrs. Zhou was so happy that she cried.
Zhu Jianshen smiled and said, "That's it, it's still early. I'm going to summon all the officials..."
"Don't, don't..."
"Um?"
"Uh... what the Queen Mother means is that the Supreme Emperor is now..." Mrs. Zhou cleared her throat and asked, "Do you know where the Supreme Emperor is?"
"I know!"
"...Then do you know whether the Supreme Emperor has any concubines?" Zhou said: "If you don't inquire about the situation clearly, if you lose etiquette, it will not only displease the Supreme Emperor, but also damage the dignity of the court, so you should be cautious."
Zhu Jianshen was startled for a moment, then nodded and said, "What the Queen Mother said is absolutely true. She wanted to find out in advance."
"That's right." Mrs. Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Where is the Supreme Emperor now?"
"In Jiangnan." Zhu Jianshen said.
"Where is Jiangnan?"
"It's not important, he will be back soon anyway." Zhu Jianshen did not explain, but just said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, you will not be affected at all."
Zhou was not convinced, but she had no choice but to please the emperor's son, which was her last resort.
"Um...will the Queen choose some concubines for you?"
Zhu Jianshen didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "These are enough for now, very enough."
There are too many women for him to bear!
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Lianjiatun'er, small courtyard.
Li Hong was leaning on the deck chair under the fruit tree. In the past, his godfather loved to lie here, thinking about it as if it was the other day.
My godfather has come back twice in the past few years, but he never caught up with me both times.
Li Hong was a little regretful. He didn't know when his godfather would come back next time.
"well……"
Looking at the dappled sunshine between the leaves, he was in a daze.
"Is General Lee home?"
"Here," Li Hong, who was about to fall asleep under the warm early summer sunshine, sat up and walked to the door to open the door, "Your Majesty, how do you... I am here to see you..."
"No gifts, no gifts." Zhu Jianshen smiled and said, "Let's go in and talk."
Then, he turned around and said: "No one is allowed to come in without my permission."
"yes!"
The Ouchi guards responded respectfully. This time, they were not worried.
Li Hong is not a vagabond, but an official of the imperial court, so he will not be disadvantageous to the emperor.
The two walked into the living room, and after sitting down, Zhu Jianshen asked: "Aside from the Supreme Queen, does the Supreme Emperor have other... concubines?"
"No," Li Hong shook his head: "It's just the Supreme Emperor and the Supreme Queen, bitches... ahem, the eldest princess won't come back."
Zhu Jianshen nodded slowly and said thoughtfully: "About the eldest princess... I don't want to restore her title. If she becomes a princess, you, the naval commander, will no longer be able to do it."
Li Hong scratched his head and said humbly: "My wife thinks so too."
"Well... As long as she doesn't blame me, my eldest brother." Zhu Jianshen smiled, and then asked: "About the Emperor's return to Beijing... what does he want?"
"The Supreme Emperor has no requirements." Li Hong shook his head, "They have secretly moved out of the Yongqing Marquis Mansion and moved into the house outside Jinling City purchased many years ago. They are waiting for Wei Chen to reply to the letter."
After a pause, "The Supreme Emperor said to reassure the Emperor, he just... wants to come back. He has no intention of being involved in government affairs, and he doesn't want to take care of things."
"I understand." Zhu Jianshen said: "Of course the emperor of the Ming Dynasty cannot wander around for a lifetime. I welcome the Supreme Emperor to return to Beijing. I welcome him very much."
He sighed and added: "I will make it public to the public tomorrow at the meeting, and I will probably be able to set off the day after tomorrow."
"Hey, okay." Li Hong nodded with a smile, and the task was finally completed successfully.
Zhu Jianshen also smiled, and then asked: "How is the clearance of the Japanese pirates going?"
"Japanese pirates are as vulnerable to our Ming Dynasty Navy as chickens and dogs." Li Hong said proudly, and then smiled awkwardly and said: "The Ming Dynasty Navy can destroy the Japanese pirates, but they cannot destroy them." The greedy heart of the Japanese pirates.”
After hesitating for a moment, he added: "Actually, many of the Japanese pirates are disguised as Han people, and even... there are even ordinary people involved. It is difficult to completely solve them."
In fact, it's not that difficult, but Li Hong still can't let go.
Of course, completely letting go will also have negative consequences.
Zhu Jianshen also understood this and nodded with a wry smile: "Don't put too much pressure on me. Just treat it as training for the navy. I will find a way to solve the key. Don't worry."
"I obey the order." Li Hong said yes with his hands in hand.
Zhu Jianshen sighed tiredly: "The bustling world is all for benefit; the bustling world is all for benefit.
Even though I am the emperor, I cannot stop the people of the world from being greedy for profit! "
Being an emperor... is difficult... he added in his mind.
