In such a good season, spring ploughing has passed, summer busyness has not yet arrived, and the weather is warm and sunny. The emperor and empress, who are role models in the world, occasionally come to the old mansion of the Han King at this time and have a leisure, which is not an exaggeration.

The royal family played in the back garden for a while, and then came to the theater again. Just wait for a tea break and enjoy the opera prepared by the Teaching Division.

Zhu Gaoxu also came, and he was sitting with Guo Wei in an upper room; The concubines were also in other rooms of the theater building, and someone was waiting. But Zhu Gaoxu was a little distracted, and couldn't help but think about Chen Xianzhen and Ruan Jingyi before.

The two sat on the Taishi chair, separated by a small wooden coffee table; And the eunuch Cao Fu has returned, and the eunuchs who are standing there are also yellow dogs.

At this time, Guo Wei asked cautiously and softly: "I heard that Chen Xianzhen, a native of Annan, has arrived in Beijing again, has she made the saint unhappy?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu came back to his senses and turned his head to look at Guo Wei.

Guo Wei seemed to be a little concerned about this matter, but she showed no reproach. After all, according to the morality of the royal family, the emperor needs to be generous and prosperous, and the queen cannot be jealous. If the emotional loyalty of future generations were to be applied to the current rules, it would not make sense at all.

"I made an order to send her to Fengyang." Zhu Gaoxu said, "I didn't want her to be trapped here, I wanted to give her freedom, but she ran back." ”

"Huh?" Guo Wei suddenly looked puzzled and surprised.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at a stick of incense lit by the wall, and according to the arrangement, everyone had to rest for two sticks of incense before going to the hall to watch the play. So Zhu Gaoxu roughly talked about Chen Xianzhen and Ruan Jingyi from beginning to end.

After a long time, he finished speaking, and the anger in his heart also dispersed, and he couldn't help but say: "Chen Xian really wants to assassinate me, or have other evil intentions, but she is not the most hateful person, the person who makes me the most resentful is Li Li!" ”

Guo Wei said: "The saint thinks that Li Li is the instigator behind the scenes? ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Most likely it's him." Now most of the traitors in Annan just want to save their lives, and only Li Li is still active. ”

He remembered something, and immediately looked back and said, "There is no evidence in this matter, and none of you can confirm Chen Xian's true intentions." Otherwise, the consequences of the matter will be magnified and will be of no benefit. ”

The two eunuchs hurriedly clasped their fists and said, "Slaves and maids obey the order." ”

Guo Wei tilted her head slightly, looking like she was thinking about things seriously, and she asked again: "What the concubine doesn't understand is why Chen Xian really wants to obey Li Li's orders, why does she want to do such a thing?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment and said: "She has been trapped in a psychological trap for a long time, and she has a tendency to self-destruct. Because he wanted to get rid of the condemnation of secular public opinion, he also wanted to be a heroic martyr of the Annan people, so as to get a kind of self-redemption in personality. Zhu Gaoxu said this, and added, "But these are just my guesses." ”

Guo Wei looked at Zhu Gaoxu very innocently, and said with a sad face: "The concubine doesn't understand at all. ”

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at her and said: "Wei'er is very good like this, she doesn't have the pain of such entanglements, she has a generous and calm temperament, and she can also make the people around her relaxed and comfortable." Life is only a few decades, why bother not to get along with yourself? ”

Guo Wei said stubbornly: "But can the saint tell me, what is going on with her?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while, and said patiently: "Ruan Jingyi feels that he has been stabbed in the heart

, but he actually caused 'emotional kidnapping' and 'moral kidnapping' to Chen Xianzhen at the cost of self-sacrifice. ”

Guo Wei's eyes were very bright and clear, and she listened to Zhu Gaoxu's explanation very carefully.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu continued: "To put it simply, Ruan Jingyi once killed his father in order to save her life. Such a serious effort, and there was a lot of turmoil at that time, there should be many Annam nobles who knew about it; Can Chen Xianzhen still repay Ruan Jingyi? ”

Guo Wei frowned and said, "Ruan Jingyi is so good to her, shouldn't she be moved and grateful?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and said, "If this is just a fairy tale...... If everything else is perfect, maybe the two of them will end well. However, Chen Xianzhen seemed to dislike that person at all, and at first seemed to be very disgusted with his appearance, manners, temperament, conduct, and identity; But because of this, she had to be entangled with him for a lifetime and controlled by him, and Chen Xianzhen was very arrogant, do you think she can feel good? ”

Guo Wei nodded thoughtfully.

Zhu Gaoxu continued: "If Ruan Jingyi suffers every day, the hatred is deep, and the pain is gloomy; Then Chen Xianzhen will have a sense of guilt and great guilt. Ruan Jingyi seems to have been depressed since he was a child, and I don't know what is going on; In short, he transferred his suffering and responsibility to Chen Xianzhen, but he didn't know it. ”

He paused and said slowly: "And the culture and morality of Annan are deeply influenced by the Central Plains, so reputation should also be very important. This matter is not just a matter of the two of them, Chen Xianzhen, as the Chen clan, the world will also evaluate and judge her morality.

Over time, Chen Xianzhen has been under constant pressure, burden, and emotional demand for a long time. It is not surprising that she has resentment, even hatred, in the midst of guilt. ”

"The concubine seems to understand a little, and the saint has a point." Guo Wei nodded and said, "If it weren't for the saint talking about it, the concubine wouldn't have thought of it at all." How can you see through people's hearts? ”

Zhu Gaoxu smiled bitterly, and a sadness rushed into his heart.

How could he understand such feelings if he hadn't tasted guilt and guilt? At that time, his fault was even more complete, because gambling almost ruined his family, and this responsibility could not be shirked at all, and it was his sin to be ironclad; In the face of the guilt in his heart and the accusations of his family, he couldn't find it, even if it was crooked, to forgive himself.

Of course, he couldn't explain all this, but said, "It's all my guess, not necessarily right." ”

Guo Wei looked convinced: "The concubine thinks that this is really the case." ”

Zhu Gaoxu sighed and said, "According to this understanding, all speculations can be justified. Chen Xianzhen wanted to destroy himself on the one hand, and on the other hand, he wanted to save himself in his soul. If she sacrificed her life for the country, the 'Lady Erzheng' in the history of Annan was her example, and everyone's moral accusations would not exist. ”

He thought for a while and said: "Chen Xianzhen heard that Ruan Jingyi was not dead, and when he came up, he wanted to borrow my hand and get rid of Ruan Jingyi, probably because he was afraid that Ruan Jingyi would betray her after surrendering, so that she would not be able to gain my trust, after all, Ruan Jingyi knew very well who she was; The second is purely because of hatred, wanting Ruan Jingyi to die with her. ”

When Zhu Gaoxu said this, his expression changed: "Chen Xianzhen's family has lost everything, she wants to do this, if there is no support from a force behind her, I am afraid that even the Governor's Mansion in Dongguan City will not be able to go." In this matter, the most innocent and bad person, the culprit should be Li Li! As my enemy, this person has no grace at all, simply nothing

The bottom line is unscrupulous! ”

Guo Wei persuaded with good words: "The saint is angry, don't be angry with the dragon body for a bad person." ”

Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down: "The prestige of this person in Annan is constantly rising, and there are many people who take refuge in and respect him. Maybe he is the hero of Annan, but the hero of the enemy is my enemy, and I must find a way to get rid of him. ”

After he said that, he turned his head to see Guo Wei, and then said a little apologetically: "I shouldn't have brought my troubles to you." ”

Guo Wei smiled softly and shook her head again.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Taizu has set the ancestral system that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and Wei'er does not have the power of the state, so there is no need to worry about these military affairs." If you're happy with your current life, I'll be happy. ”

Guo Wei said: "The concubine is honored by the queen, and she should assist the saint in internal affairs, share the worries of the saint, and set an example for the women of the world." ”

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the only short residual incense, this was already the second one. He slapped his thighs with both hands, and the man stood up and said, "Let's go to the play." ”

The two walked in front, and the eunuchs followed. When Zhu Gaoxu walked to the door, he suddenly remembered Hu Hui's ideal: as long as the people of the world suffer less, they will not starve to death in the wilderness in a famine year, and food and clothing can barely be maintained in a bumper harvest year.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt that Hu Hui's idea of "reducing suffering" in politics and governance did not seem to be easy.

On the stage in the hall, the musicians of the Teaching Workshop Division were ready. There were some chairs and a few cases on the opposite side of the stage, and the middle position was reserved for Zhu Gaoxu and Guo Wei. Mu Zhen, Miao Jin, Yao Ji and other concubines all stood up and bowed their knees. Guo Wei is a justifiable queen, her status is convincing, and Guo Wei usually doesn't crowd out everyone, so the beauties all smiled.

Guo Wei beckoned: "Sit down, today is just for fun." ”

She beckoned again, "Zhan Gully, come to the Queen Mother." ”

On a whim, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly looked at Du Qianrui and said, "Why don't you sing a few paragraphs to us first, Ning Wangpu's "Peony Pavilion". ”

Du Qianrui got up, looked down at her light red skirt, and said, "The concubines are not prepared." ”

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said, "There are no outsiders today anyway, it's okay." ”

Du Qianrui was a little embarrassed and curtled her knees and said, "The concubine obeys the order." ”

Yellow Dog, the eunuch of the inner palace, hurriedly trotted to the edge of the stage and shouted in a low voice: "Peony Pavilion, prepare the musical instruments." ”

Du Qianrui walked to the stage dignifiedly, walked for a while, and then turned to Zhu Gaoxu and said, "The concubine hasn't practiced for a long time, but she has to be ugly." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said casually: "I'm not very proficient in it anyway, I just think that listening to the drama is an elegant program." ”

Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter around, and Du Qianrui's cheeks were slightly red: "The Holy Lord is really joking." ”

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu woke up to the fact that in this era, opera is really one of the most vulgar entertainment methods for popular programs.

Elegant things seem to be just old things that have been obsolete. After all, if you are not grounded, you will be elegant and cultured; However, culture is closely related to people, and if something that was once completely unpopular cannot be called culture.

。 Writing Chinese Network M.