October in the south of the Yangtze River is still shrouded in lush greenery, but the river wind that blows inadvertently will bring a bit of chill to the bones.
At this time of year, snow has already started to fall in many places in the North.
Taiyuan City ushered in the first light snow of the year. In the splendid Jin Prince's Palace, Zhu Jihuang, dressed in fine clothes, slowly walked towards the gate of the palace.
Yun Ji supported Zhu Jihuang's arm with one hand and held up an oil-paper umbrella with the other.
When she was about to reach the door, Yun Ji's eyes were filled with water, and a pair of majestic breasts rubbed against Zhu Jihuang's arms.
He asked doubtfully: "Your Majesty, in such a cold weather, you can just send a servant there, why bother to go there in person?"
At this time, Zhu Jihuang no longer looked like a playboy at all.
He patted the back of Yun Ji's snow-white hand and said with a smile: "How can you allow others to do such things as worshiping your late father? It would be extremely unfilial."
Zhu Jihuang planned to go to the royal tomb. As for whether he was going to pay homage to the old prince Zhu Fan or what he was going to do, others didn't know.
After leaving the palace gate, Zhu Jihuang stepped on the servant's back and stepped into the carriage.
Then he opened the curtain and smiled at Yun Ji under the eaves: "It's cold, so go back to your house first. I will be back soon."
Yun Ji watched Zhu Jihuang's car drive away, and then the smile on her face slowly dissipated.
The servants in the mansion all know that Yunji is now King Jin's favorite concubine. At the same time, they also all know that Yunji has a special hobby and likes to raise birds.
She loved all kinds of birds.
And when feeding, never rely on others.
Zhu Jihuang doted on Yunji, so he set aside a separate courtyard in the palace and built a birdhouse for Yunji.
When Zhu Jihuang's car was far enough to see clearly, Yunji walked straight towards the aviary.
In the aviary, there are hundreds of species of rare birds from all over the country, including peacocks from Yunnan.
But in the past, Yunji, who loved to see peacocks in full bloom, didn't take a second look when she passed by the house where the peacocks were kept.
She walked straight to a much smaller room where a group of snow-white doves were kept.
Who would have thought that Yunji, who loves rare birds the most, only raises so many rare birds for entertainment. What she really wants to raise is a group of pigeons that are inconspicuous among all kinds of rare birds.
Because pigeons can deliver messages.
She took out a piece of paper from her sleeve, rolled it up and put it into a small iron pipe.
He reached out and grabbed a white pigeon and tied the iron pipe to the pigeon's feet. After letting go, the pigeon circled twice in the sky above the palace.
Then he flew straight towards the south.
After doing all this, Yun Ji couldn't help but picture that strange young man in her mind, that face that was smiling at all times, but was nonchalant about him.
He just took a look at it that day and remembered it deeply in his heart.
A look of struggle appeared on Yun Ji's face, then disappeared after a moment, and finally turned into an inaudible sigh.
Then, she turned around and started feeding the peacocks.
The peacock opens its tail to court a mate.
But... among the peacock community, only male peacocks open their tails to attract female peacocks.
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The soldiers guarding the royal tomb had already received the news that King Jin planned to come to pay homage to the royal tomb today.
When Zhu Jihuang's chariot arrived at the royal tomb, Baihu, who was responsible for guarding the royal tomb, had already led his soldiers to prepare for it.
Although they belong to the Three Guards of the Jin Dynasty, the Three Guards of the Jin Dynasty are now under the direct jurisdiction of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
But they still have to hang out in Taiyuan after all.
There are many places where we need to rely on the Jin Palace.
Therefore, they had to pay attention to Zhu Jihuang's visit today.
Zhu Jihuang got off the carriage, and Baihu quickly led people to greet him.
"See you, Your Majesty!"
The sight of more than a hundred people kneeling down to him at the same time made Zhu Jihuang's eyes flash with a trace of intoxication unconsciously.
But he soon came to his senses.
He knew very well that the current Jinwang lineage did not have the ability to have any overestimation for that position.
To suppress those inappropriate thoughts, he waved his hand and said calmly: "Get back on your feet."
Baihu stood up as instructed, and after receiving the signal, the two soldiers pushed open the heavy door of the royal tomb.
Zhu Jixi entered the royal mausoleum with his hands behind his back.
Naturally, servants will prepare everything needed to worship the royal tomb.
After Zhu Jixi retired, he walked alone towards the small room where the tombkeeper lived.
This is a very small house with a fire pit, some daily necessities, and a small bed.
In the past, this place belonged to the tombkeepers loyal to the Jin Dynasty. Now, it belongs to Jin Wang Zhu Jixi.
The room was very smelly, and Zhu Jihuang endured the discomfort and looked at the humanoid creature lying on the bed.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "My good brother, are you still used to living next to your father?"
The person on the bed was so thin that he was almost human-like, with disheveled hair and a withered face. The clothes on his body had turned into strips. The stench in the room was emanating from his body.
Perhaps hearing a familiar voice, the person on the bed moved slightly, revealing a pair of numb and dim eyes.
Who would have thought that the person who is now worse than a beggar is actually the arrogant King Zhu Jixi of the Jin Dynasty.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but all he could produce was a low growl from his throat.
Zhu Jihuang knelt down in front of Zhu Jixi and whispered: "My good nephew, Meigui, is very happy living in the pig house now~"
"Ho~ho~"
Zhu Jixing's eyes suddenly widened, and he made an unconscious sound.
"Tell me the location of your treasure, and I will raise your good nephew. You should know that your line has no chance to turn around, but the lineage of King Jin will continue..."
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On the tenth day of the tenth lunar month, there is light snow.
Chen Kan had just climbed out of the wall of the Imperial College, and before he could reach the Nancheng Bingma Department, he was blocked by the oncoming young eunuch.
"Master Chen, His Majesty has ordered you to come into the palace."
After conveying Zhu Di's instructions, the young eunuch Song Xin rubbed his hands and frowned: "Why does it get cold so early this year?"
Chen Kan heard his emotion.
Suddenly I remembered the historical records. It was precisely because the Ming Dynasty encountered the Little Ice Age that the climate gradually became colder and food production decreased, which led to various chaos in the late Ming Dynasty.
I couldn't help but sigh: "This year has been pretty good, but it will only get colder in the future."
Song Xin just thought he was talking about winter approaching and the weather would get colder, so he didn't think about it further.
But how did he know that Chen Kan was not talking about this year.
The two of them turned a corner and walked towards the palace.
Chen Kan estimated that Zhu Di's search for him should be related to his marriage to Princess Chang Ning.
Nearly two months have passed since the wedding was granted in the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the auspicious zodiac day calculated by Qin Tian Jian has not yet been announced.
Chen Kan also began to feel anxious.
