I haven't visited Enhui for a while.Zhu Gaoxu asked the eunuch Cao Fu to arrange all matters early in the morning and ordered Zhang Sheng, the commander of the Jinyiwei, to deploy the guards and go to inform Enhui.
Today, Zhu Gaoxu's mood changed, as if the spring breeze at this time was blowing on the water surface, with some ripples and water patterns.
He likes traveling with purpose and purpose and knows roughly what he wants to do.
Perhaps this is also a kind of impetuousness.
In the morning, Zhu Gaoxu followed the steps and did his own thing, but he secretly looked forward to his afternoon trip.
After he left Fengtian Gate, he went to the East Warehouse of Qing Palace; because every time he left the palace privately, he would go to Xuanwu Gate to the north.
Most of the government offices are in the south. Civil and military officials often go to the Xihua Gate and Donghua Gate when they enter the palace. There are very few court ministers entering and leaving the north gate.
As noon approached, Cao Fu arrived at the East Warehouse. He bent down next to the partition and bowed to the north. Seeing Zhu Gaoxu nodding, he walked in.
Cao Fu bent over and stepped forward, standing next to the imperial desk.Seeing that he didn't say much, Zhu Gaoxu looked sideways and said: You all go down.
The palace maids in the room left and walked towards the partition.
At this time, Cao Fucai stepped forward and reported softly: Emperor, I have done everything.By the way, when I saw "Mrs. Wang", she asked me a question.
What? Zhu Gaoxu asked.
Cao Fu said: She asked about Concubine Xian, how she knew the emperor and how she was favored.
Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: How do you answer?
Cao Fu said: I said, I don’t know much.However, I told her that Concubine Xian gave birth to the eldest princess of the emperor.
Zhu Gaoxu nodded, Cao Fu took two steps back and stood beside him.
This Cao Fu has been following Zhu Gaoxu for a long time, not to mention that his godfather or Wang Gui, he certainly knows what happened to Yao Ji.But he didn't tell Eun-hui.
Zhu Gaoxu stopped talking and was still doing what he had done.However, he was a little distracted for a moment and couldn't help but think about the matter between Enhui and Yao Ji for a while.
There are various conflicts of different sizes among the women in the harem.
The etiquette and legal system of one emperor and multiple concubines in the Ming Dynasty determined that most of their friendship was made of paper, and it only depends on how to maintain it.
Zhu Gaoxu didn't feel that he could fundamentally solve such a problem; just as he couldn't really solve most problems, all he could do was paste and repair.
But this is a bit strange.
Enhui had moved out of the palace at this time. The person she had the deepest grudges now should be Guo Yan, not Yao Ji.
Because Yao Ji and Enhui only had some mutual tortures, and Guo Yan might have mistakenly thought that Enhui had a grudge for killing her son.
Why is Enhui most concerned about Yao Ji’s affairs at this time?
Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while, guessing that Enhui might want to move back to the palace to live.
Only by inference in this way can Yao Ji's threat to Enhui be greater than Guo Yan, after all, Guo Yan has already gone to Fengyang.
Zhu Gaoxu shook his head gently, picked up the brush and dipped it in the inkstone, and began to write on paper.He stopped thinking about it and prepared to meet in the afternoon.
He had lunch at the East Warehouse at noon, and wandered around the courtyard next to the slanting corridor for a while, then took Cao Fu away from the Ganqing Palace.
After getting on a regular carriage, he changed his robe dragon robe on the carriage, put on a dark straight robe, and no longer wore a hat.
A team of people left the imperial city and headed to the shore of Yàn Que Lake outside Taiping Gate.
Zhu Gaoxu was watching the scene in the capital city on the carriage, feeling that there was no change, but if you recall the scenes during the Yongle period, the capital seemed to be a little different.
Just like people cannot see the full moon and the waning moon, only by lengthening the time can they feel its changes.
The carriage arrived at the door of the Yàn Quehu Mansion, and the door opened, and the carriage rushed straight into the mansion.
The place where the two met was still in the attic behind the bamboo forest.There are many houses in this mansion, but the loft here is the best view and you can see the Yàn Que Lake.
Enhui's dressing is very elegant, but it can be seen that she has spent a lot of time and carefully dressed up, and she has light makeup on her face.
The jacket and skirt are also made of silk, and the soft and delicate light purple shirt makes her body contour clearer and more beautiful.
With dignified posture and etiquette, she was a bit like a well-educated and well-educated wife in her family.
But there always seemed to be some unhappy meaning in her eyes.Zhu Gaoxu could understand what she had experienced and what she was entangled in her heart.
Congratulations to the emperor, you have obtained the prince and the princess.Enhui welcomed him into the room and said softly.
Zhu Gaoxu said: The third prince is called Zhantan, and the eldest princess is called Shouseng.
Enhui nodded slightly and said nothing more.She would not mention her sad past in front of Zhu Gaoxu, and she was usually very sensible.At this time, she walked to a wooden table and began to lift the kettle to make tea.
Zhu Gaoxu sat down on a Grand Master chair, and watched Enhui do trivial matters there, and admired her back.
By chance, she walked around, and when she looked to Zhu Gaoxu, she seemed to notice his gaze, so she turned to look at him and smiled.
Zhu Gaoxu was suddenly a little confused.
After a while, Enhui took a cup of tea and said softly: What's the best thing to look at?
Zhu Gaoxu immediately said: From different angles, they are all beautiful.
Enhui said: You will coax people, I am old.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at it for a while, shook his head and said: Why do you have to say that?
Enhui sighed lightly, sat down on another chair next to her, looked at Zhu Gaoxu and said: Really, it may not be obvious yet, but it cannot stand the detailed look.Look.After saying that, she reached out and pulled the skirt upwards. The soft silk material was constantly folded into the palm of her hand. Under the white skirt, an embroidered shoe with fine stitches was first exposed, and her ankles were gradually exposed.
She stretched out her hand, gently pressed the skin above her knees with her fingertips, and said a little aggrievedly: Look, my skin is already a little loose, and no matter what kind of nourishing people is used, time is really terrible.
Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and looked closer: Why can't I see it?
Enhui said: Look carefully, it must be different from your young concubines, and it will be worse than every year.
Zhu Gaoxu thought about it and said directly: Yao Ji is not a few years younger than you.
Enhui's expression changed slightly and she said: How many years have a woman been good for?
Zhu Gaoxu said: In my eyes, you will always be very beautiful, don’t think so much.
real?Enhui's smile was a little jokey, as if she was saying that I was not a little girl and it was not easy to believe sweet words.
Zhu Gaoxu said seriously without a smile: Really.Beauty has different temperaments and different angles of beauty.What's more, people are a kind of breath, not just looking at the skin.
Enhui smiled and said: What does Gao Xu smell?
breath.Zhu Gaoxu corrected.
Enhui was silent and did not respond.
After a while, she had stopped her smile and sighed softly: Sometimes I think of the ancient Buddha of Qinglan, that's it.But you always make me restless. I am so old that I can't stand Gao Xu's treatment like this.I think you are really strange.
What's so strange?Zhu Gaoxu asked casually.
Enhui said: I can’t say it.I thought about it at night... Maybe it was because I couldn't bear to let go, the self in your eyes, or maybe it was because I couldn't bear to let go of the coldness and the warmth.
Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything for a moment, thinking about what she had just said.
He and Enhui do have feelings for each other, so he finds it a bit difficult, but never gives up on her idea.
That kind of warmth may be a kind of comfort for people to each other, and the care of the opposite sex is always more wonderful.
Enhui stood up and walked towards the back door, her long skirt hanging down and her feet covered.Her suddenly walked away a little further, as if she was close and distant.
This place is very quiet and you can hear the faint sound of wind and water waves coming from the lake.
Zhu Gaoxu also stood up from the chair, then walked to the door, and watched the scenery outside with Enhui.
Standing at the door, he seemed to hear some noises around the lake.
He asked: How are you doing here?If you lack something, just tell me it.
Enhui shook her head, turned her head and suddenly whispered: I lack you.
Zhu Gaoxu was speechless.
Enhui said again: No matter how beautiful the scenery is, there is no one who has expected it, it will be the case over time. But Gao Xu doesn’t have to worry. I think life is good, my daily life is very comfortable, and I have no uncomfortable places. It’s much better than in Fengyang back then.
I can understand.Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said that he had occasionally had such insights.He then said, I'll think of a way to make you more satisfied.
Forget it.Enhui turned her head and said, Gao Xu's intentions have been taken, but there is no need to make things difficult for her.You have to understand that women want endless things, otherwise how could the palace always make everyone nuns virtue?How can I not understand this truth?
After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and then gave another interpretation of Enhui's words: what she wanted, Zhu Gaoxu understood, but she would not force it, so as not to get bored, it only depends on your feelings and performance.
He stood for a while, then couldn't help but step forward and hug her gently from behind.
Instead of breaking free, she took the initiative to approach Zhu Gaoxu and took a long breath.
With such closeness, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt some hidden fear deep in his heart and was immediately comforted.
The willow trees beside the courtyard wall have already grown new leaves, just as before.
Enhui seemed to feel moved when she touched the scene, and she sang a poem in a low voice: The jade is made up into a tall tree, and thousands of green silk ribbons hang down.I don’t know who cuts out the thin leaves, but the spring breeze in February is like scissors.
The breath of spring is really obvious. You can feel a little warmth in the breeze, and the scenery is completely different from last winter.
Zhu Gaoxu suddenly realized that the snow of last winter seemed to have disappeared yesterday, and time was indeed something that changed unconsciously.
Today, Zhu Gaoxu's mood changed, as if the spring breeze at this time was blowing on the water surface, with some ripples and water patterns.
He likes traveling with purpose and purpose and knows roughly what he wants to do.
Perhaps this is also a kind of impetuousness.
In the morning, Zhu Gaoxu followed the steps and did his own thing, but he secretly looked forward to his afternoon trip.
After he left Fengtian Gate, he went to the East Warehouse of Qing Palace; because every time he left the palace privately, he would go to Xuanwu Gate to the north.
Most of the government offices are in the south. Civil and military officials often go to the Xihua Gate and Donghua Gate when they enter the palace. There are very few court ministers entering and leaving the north gate.
As noon approached, Cao Fu arrived at the East Warehouse. He bent down next to the partition and bowed to the north. Seeing Zhu Gaoxu nodding, he walked in.
Cao Fu bent over and stepped forward, standing next to the imperial desk.Seeing that he didn't say much, Zhu Gaoxu looked sideways and said: You all go down.
The palace maids in the room left and walked towards the partition.
At this time, Cao Fucai stepped forward and reported softly: Emperor, I have done everything.By the way, when I saw "Mrs. Wang", she asked me a question.
What? Zhu Gaoxu asked.
Cao Fu said: She asked about Concubine Xian, how she knew the emperor and how she was favored.
Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: How do you answer?
Cao Fu said: I said, I don’t know much.However, I told her that Concubine Xian gave birth to the eldest princess of the emperor.
Zhu Gaoxu nodded, Cao Fu took two steps back and stood beside him.
This Cao Fu has been following Zhu Gaoxu for a long time, not to mention that his godfather or Wang Gui, he certainly knows what happened to Yao Ji.But he didn't tell Eun-hui.
Zhu Gaoxu stopped talking and was still doing what he had done.However, he was a little distracted for a moment and couldn't help but think about the matter between Enhui and Yao Ji for a while.
There are various conflicts of different sizes among the women in the harem.
The etiquette and legal system of one emperor and multiple concubines in the Ming Dynasty determined that most of their friendship was made of paper, and it only depends on how to maintain it.
Zhu Gaoxu didn't feel that he could fundamentally solve such a problem; just as he couldn't really solve most problems, all he could do was paste and repair.
But this is a bit strange.
Enhui had moved out of the palace at this time. The person she had the deepest grudges now should be Guo Yan, not Yao Ji.
Because Yao Ji and Enhui only had some mutual tortures, and Guo Yan might have mistakenly thought that Enhui had a grudge for killing her son.
Why is Enhui most concerned about Yao Ji’s affairs at this time?
Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while, guessing that Enhui might want to move back to the palace to live.
Only by inference in this way can Yao Ji's threat to Enhui be greater than Guo Yan, after all, Guo Yan has already gone to Fengyang.
Zhu Gaoxu shook his head gently, picked up the brush and dipped it in the inkstone, and began to write on paper.He stopped thinking about it and prepared to meet in the afternoon.
He had lunch at the East Warehouse at noon, and wandered around the courtyard next to the slanting corridor for a while, then took Cao Fu away from the Ganqing Palace.
After getting on a regular carriage, he changed his robe dragon robe on the carriage, put on a dark straight robe, and no longer wore a hat.
A team of people left the imperial city and headed to the shore of Yàn Que Lake outside Taiping Gate.
Zhu Gaoxu was watching the scene in the capital city on the carriage, feeling that there was no change, but if you recall the scenes during the Yongle period, the capital seemed to be a little different.
Just like people cannot see the full moon and the waning moon, only by lengthening the time can they feel its changes.
The carriage arrived at the door of the Yàn Quehu Mansion, and the door opened, and the carriage rushed straight into the mansion.
The place where the two met was still in the attic behind the bamboo forest.There are many houses in this mansion, but the loft here is the best view and you can see the Yàn Que Lake.
Enhui's dressing is very elegant, but it can be seen that she has spent a lot of time and carefully dressed up, and she has light makeup on her face.
The jacket and skirt are also made of silk, and the soft and delicate light purple shirt makes her body contour clearer and more beautiful.
With dignified posture and etiquette, she was a bit like a well-educated and well-educated wife in her family.
But there always seemed to be some unhappy meaning in her eyes.Zhu Gaoxu could understand what she had experienced and what she was entangled in her heart.
Congratulations to the emperor, you have obtained the prince and the princess.Enhui welcomed him into the room and said softly.
Zhu Gaoxu said: The third prince is called Zhantan, and the eldest princess is called Shouseng.
Enhui nodded slightly and said nothing more.She would not mention her sad past in front of Zhu Gaoxu, and she was usually very sensible.At this time, she walked to a wooden table and began to lift the kettle to make tea.
Zhu Gaoxu sat down on a Grand Master chair, and watched Enhui do trivial matters there, and admired her back.
By chance, she walked around, and when she looked to Zhu Gaoxu, she seemed to notice his gaze, so she turned to look at him and smiled.
Zhu Gaoxu was suddenly a little confused.
After a while, Enhui took a cup of tea and said softly: What's the best thing to look at?
Zhu Gaoxu immediately said: From different angles, they are all beautiful.
Enhui said: You will coax people, I am old.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at it for a while, shook his head and said: Why do you have to say that?
Enhui sighed lightly, sat down on another chair next to her, looked at Zhu Gaoxu and said: Really, it may not be obvious yet, but it cannot stand the detailed look.Look.After saying that, she reached out and pulled the skirt upwards. The soft silk material was constantly folded into the palm of her hand. Under the white skirt, an embroidered shoe with fine stitches was first exposed, and her ankles were gradually exposed.
She stretched out her hand, gently pressed the skin above her knees with her fingertips, and said a little aggrievedly: Look, my skin is already a little loose, and no matter what kind of nourishing people is used, time is really terrible.
Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and looked closer: Why can't I see it?
Enhui said: Look carefully, it must be different from your young concubines, and it will be worse than every year.
Zhu Gaoxu thought about it and said directly: Yao Ji is not a few years younger than you.
Enhui's expression changed slightly and she said: How many years have a woman been good for?
Zhu Gaoxu said: In my eyes, you will always be very beautiful, don’t think so much.
real?Enhui's smile was a little jokey, as if she was saying that I was not a little girl and it was not easy to believe sweet words.
Zhu Gaoxu said seriously without a smile: Really.Beauty has different temperaments and different angles of beauty.What's more, people are a kind of breath, not just looking at the skin.
Enhui smiled and said: What does Gao Xu smell?
breath.Zhu Gaoxu corrected.
Enhui was silent and did not respond.
After a while, she had stopped her smile and sighed softly: Sometimes I think of the ancient Buddha of Qinglan, that's it.But you always make me restless. I am so old that I can't stand Gao Xu's treatment like this.I think you are really strange.
What's so strange?Zhu Gaoxu asked casually.
Enhui said: I can’t say it.I thought about it at night... Maybe it was because I couldn't bear to let go, the self in your eyes, or maybe it was because I couldn't bear to let go of the coldness and the warmth.
Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything for a moment, thinking about what she had just said.
He and Enhui do have feelings for each other, so he finds it a bit difficult, but never gives up on her idea.
That kind of warmth may be a kind of comfort for people to each other, and the care of the opposite sex is always more wonderful.
Enhui stood up and walked towards the back door, her long skirt hanging down and her feet covered.Her suddenly walked away a little further, as if she was close and distant.
This place is very quiet and you can hear the faint sound of wind and water waves coming from the lake.
Zhu Gaoxu also stood up from the chair, then walked to the door, and watched the scenery outside with Enhui.
Standing at the door, he seemed to hear some noises around the lake.
He asked: How are you doing here?If you lack something, just tell me it.
Enhui shook her head, turned her head and suddenly whispered: I lack you.
Zhu Gaoxu was speechless.
Enhui said again: No matter how beautiful the scenery is, there is no one who has expected it, it will be the case over time. But Gao Xu doesn’t have to worry. I think life is good, my daily life is very comfortable, and I have no uncomfortable places. It’s much better than in Fengyang back then.
I can understand.Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said that he had occasionally had such insights.He then said, I'll think of a way to make you more satisfied.
Forget it.Enhui turned her head and said, Gao Xu's intentions have been taken, but there is no need to make things difficult for her.You have to understand that women want endless things, otherwise how could the palace always make everyone nuns virtue?How can I not understand this truth?
After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and then gave another interpretation of Enhui's words: what she wanted, Zhu Gaoxu understood, but she would not force it, so as not to get bored, it only depends on your feelings and performance.
He stood for a while, then couldn't help but step forward and hug her gently from behind.
Instead of breaking free, she took the initiative to approach Zhu Gaoxu and took a long breath.
With such closeness, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt some hidden fear deep in his heart and was immediately comforted.
The willow trees beside the courtyard wall have already grown new leaves, just as before.
Enhui seemed to feel moved when she touched the scene, and she sang a poem in a low voice: The jade is made up into a tall tree, and thousands of green silk ribbons hang down.I don’t know who cuts out the thin leaves, but the spring breeze in February is like scissors.
The breath of spring is really obvious. You can feel a little warmth in the breeze, and the scenery is completely different from last winter.
Zhu Gaoxu suddenly realized that the snow of last winter seemed to have disappeared yesterday, and time was indeed something that changed unconsciously.