Chapter 826 Concubine Shu’s old stool

A few rays of sunset were solidified in the sky, which seemed to blend into one with the quiet yellow tiles and red walls on the ground.

In the Shufei Palace in the West Sixth Palace, there is no dust on the brick and stone floor, so people must be cleaned every day; but many dead leaves still fall on the ground.

Zhu Gaoxu stepped on the dead leaves and could clearly hear the sound of the slit.

On the road ahead, Du Qianrui and a team of followers finally came to greet him.

She reached out and brushed her hair, put on her makeup slightly, then stepped forward and bowed her knees and said, "I am late to welcome you, please forgive me."

Forgot.Zhu Gaoxu said casually, reaching out to hold her arm.

Du Qianrui stood up straight and said: I am still in the kitchen just now.I didn't master the time well, so I was in a hurry at this moment.

Zhu Gaoxu said: Are you still cooking yourself?

Isn’t the emperor praised me for being good at craftsmanship, just telling the truth?Du Qianrui smiled.

Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly said: Of course, it's the truth, Concubine Shu suffered.He said, holding her hand to look at it.He said again, don’t worry about cooking this year and keep your body healthy.

Du Qianrui's face suddenly showed a slightly shy look of joy. After taking his slender hands away from him, he gently held it in front of his abdomen.She has been pregnant for several months, but it is not very obvious yet.

Have the food been prepared?Zhu Gaoxu asked.

Du Qianrui said: When I say something to the emperor, there is a stew. I asked the palace maid to see the heat, so I have to wait for a while.The emperor went inside to rest first, and then he could have a meal in one or two cups of tea.

Zhu Gaoxu walked into a palace with her.He was about to walk towards a chair, but suddenly he found an old stool next to several cases, and he felt it was a bit strange.

He has been here many times, and I remember that there was no such stool here; not to mention that it was incompatible with other furniture and looked very old.

It was a square stool with wood skeletons, with a chair surface woven with bamboo strips in the middle. At this moment, there was a pair of futons woven in fine silk, which made the stool itself more rough and old.

Hey.Zhu Gaoxu made a sound, walked to the stool, and sat down on it.The feeling is solid.

Du Qianrui covered her mouth and smiled.

Zhu Gaoxu said in confusion: What's wrong?

Du Qianrui said: I suddenly remembered that Zhanhe looked like a priest.Whenever he sees something he has never seen before, no matter whether it is interesting or not, he will immediately be interested.If you are not careful, you will find it interesting.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and asked: But Qianrui doesn’t think this stool is a bit out of place here?

Du Qianrui casually said: It’s not very good to show off, but it is made of cypress and riveted, and it is very strong.It has been nearly twenty years since I have only changed the bamboo strips on the stool.This kind of wood will never break even if it is used for a lifetime.

Zhu Gaoxu changed into a relaxed posture and looked patient: It seems that it has a bit of origin.

Du Qianrui seemed to remember something, her expression changed subtly, and her eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist. She should have been a little hesitant, but she had already said this and it was hard to stop there.

After a while, she murmured: This stool was made by my mother... when I was about nine years old.The first time I left home, I said I wanted to sell it to a wealthy family in Nanchang Prefecture as a concubine.Although it was not a formal marriage between the media, my mother also thought that I had calculated the marriage and tried every means to prepare a little dowry.

At that time, there were three things, a wooden box, a cypress stool, and a quilt.The other two have been lost, only this stool is left.It is easy to carry and can be used even when taking a boat or a car.After several twists and turns, I followed me to the capital and let me go at Jiaofangsi and Fuleyuan.Later, I asked Dilang to take it from an acquaintance in Fuleyuan and put it in Dilang's residence...

Zhu Gaoxu's emotions also became a little heavy and mixed.Thinking about how generous the dowry his father bought for Guo Wei back then, the difference is too big compared to Du Qianrui’s so-called dowry.

I shouldn't say this.Du Qianrui said carefully, "The emperor is from a noble family, so why are you unhappy to listen to these messy things?"

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and reached out to gently hold Du Qianrui's little hand.

He thought for a while and said: Next month is Mid-Autumn Festival, and there will be family banquets and moon viewing programs in the palace. I will send someone to bring your mother into the palace and have a reunion dinner together.

Du Qianrui said softly: It’s great to treat me.However, you must remember that you must also invite the Empress's family, the Imperial Concubine's family, and the old lady from the Imperial Concubine's family to the palace.It is understandable that other concubines, whether their mothers are gone, or they are too far away, and it is understandable that they have not been invited.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded in agreement.

The so-called messy things in Du Qianrui often make Zhu Gaoxu feel the breath of family.Perhaps he had experience as a low-class civilian, so he had such empathy ability?

Du Qianrui touched the Hotan green jade bracelet on her wrist and said softly, "The betrothal gift given to me by the emperor is very expensive."I almost let down the Lord's heart.

That's not a betrothal gift.Zhu Gaoxu said, I didn’t seem to give you a betrothal gift.When you were named the wife of the Han Palace, you were in Yunnan and the war was about to come, so you saved it.

Du Qianrui hurriedly said: I am now the imperial concubine, so what else do I need? Every time I encounter something unpleasant, I will remind myself that I should be very grateful to have a great honor when I meet the emperor who has given me wealth and honor, and have treated me with my heart for ten years. Then I can endure anything.

Zhu Gaoxu said kindly: I will treat you like this until I grow old.

Du Qianrui leaned against her upper body gently.

Zhu Gaoxu was silent for a while and said with a complicated expression: The prosperity and prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, the so-called peaceful and prosperous era, is limited to the city with concentrated wealth.The vast village is really too poor.I guess that in many families, the whole family can’t find anything decent, and the only valuable thing is probably a little food.

Du Qianrui echoed: Isn’t it?In the past, there was a family in our village who couldn't even find a good bowl. It was said that relatives and friends were not good for dinner at his house.

The two sat in silence for a while, and Zhu Gaoxu was a little distracted.

He knew that Junfu's approach should not be feasible. Wang Mang of the Han Dynasty had tried it and it failed completely; this is the self-interest nature of man.

Wang Mang only caused the order to collapse, the conflicts between all parties intensified, and then some new high-ranking players were produced.

A pragmatic goal may only increase the total wealth exponentially.

To fundamentally improve production, it is impossible to make essential changes rely on farming methods.

We can only choose the so-called new policy and get closer to industry and even foreign trade plunder; and the land of China will play the role of being plundered in the future.

Even if the new policy is successful, it will affect the imperial power of the descendants of the Zhu family.

He never carefully weighed the pros and cons of which one is more important, but he subconsciously had already chosen it.

But can the new policy really succeed?From time to time, Zhu Gaoxu's confidence will also be shaken, just like on the sinister battlefield, he often questioned his decisions.

Occasionally, depression prevailed, and he felt a little negative and thought to himself: It may be a way to prevent the common people from seeing what life the landlords and families in big cities live.

It is not unreasonable that the Ming Dynasty government restricted the people from leaving their hometowns.

At this moment, a palace maid walked to the door.Du Qianrui subconsciously let go of Zhu Gaoxu and sat upright.The palace maid said: I respectfully invite the emperor and Shufei to the dining room for dinner.

Four dishes and one soup were placed on the round table in the dining room. This was the emperor's daily diet set by Taizu. The most standard part of this meal was cooked by the imperial concubine himself.

On the table, there were sea fish that Zhu Gaoxu liked to eat, stewed meat and stir-fried meat, a large bowl of green vegetables and tofu soup with dipping water, and a pot of wine.

There were at least twenty or thirty people from the people who tried in the compartment to the palace maids serving around.

Zhu Gaoxu is really hungry. Enjoying delicious food can always make people feel happy both physically and mentally.Soon he felt much more relaxed.

After the two of them had a meal, it was not completely dark.Zhu Gaoxu accompanied Du Qianrui and walked around and chatted around Shufei's palace.

Du Qianrui whispered: I am inconvenient and cannot serve the emperor tonight.I have noticed it on weekdays. There is a female official in Shufei Palace who looks good. Why would she come here tonight?

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and smiled: No need, I just want you to accompany you, it’s great to be able to embrace each other and fall asleep.

According to the customary harem rules since Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne, concubines have a certain order in their sleep.

But what he really couldn't bear was that he felt like he had cheated himself according to Zhou Li and the arrangement of letting a group of female officials with titles serve him from time to time.

Perhaps, people are always overestimating themselves.

Du Qianrui said: It’s dark, it’s still early.After a while, I changed my clothes and sang a few small songs for the emperor.

Zhu Gaoxu said: This show is good and elegant.

Du Qianrui's bright eyes rolled for a moment, "Your Majesty wants to listen to the elegant song?"

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: It’s better to be vulgar, you can still be able to make you happy.I think the scene you sing is really professional.

Du Qianrui said softly: OK, I will choose an opera to make the emperor happy.But there was no musician in the palace for a while, so I could only sing a cappella.

From time to time on the road, I would meet teams of palace maids, who were lighting up the wicks in the roadside lampstands along the crisscross road.

Lanterns are also hung in fixed locations everywhere, and in the capital city and the imperial palace, it will not be too dark even at night.