It was already dark, and it was already night in the palace. Zhu Gaoxu went straight to the Imperial Concubine Palace.

When Miaojin went out to greet him, he didn't ask much in front of the palace people and kept the rules of etiquette. But Zhu Gaoxu came back so late, and he was still wearing clothes that did not belong to the royal etiquette, so he vaguely saw the look of scrutiny in Miaojin's eyes.

Zhu Gaoxu was inexplicably a little weak-hearted. But when he thought about it, he didn't do anything, and he didn't seem to have the heart to find a woman, and even before he met Xue Niangzi, he didn't know that it was a woman he was meeting, so what was his heart?

When the two of them arrived at the dormitory, most of the palace attendants retreated. Miao Jin said: "The saint is full of wine, have you eaten it?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded yes.

Miao Jin said: "I asked someone to prepare hot water, and the saint first bathed and changed his clothes. She turned her head and told the female officer to go, and did not continue to ask him about it.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu took the initiative to explain: "I met a businessman today, it is the Xue family who makes mirrors. ”

Miaojin glanced at him, didn't ask questions such as men and women, just nodded and said, "I know that." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said as if nothing had happened: "The imperial court wants to cooperate with the Xue family to make glass mirrors." I met with the Xue family in person, talked for a while, and drank some wine at the dinner. ”

Miao Jin asked a little curiously, "What glass mirror?" ”

So Zhu Gaoxu talked about the production of glass again.

Miaojin seemed to want to ask if the method of calcining quartz was Zhu Gaoxu's idea, and at this time, the palace maids put the bath bucket and hot water away, and Miaojin turned to talk to the female official. After a while, Miaojin waved their hands and told them to step back, and did not let the palace maids wait for Zhu Gaoxu, but personally stepped forward to untie his clothes. Zhu Gaoxu raised his hands and stood in place to ask her to help.

The two were very close, and Miaojin personally loosened his clothes and body for him. He smelled the fragrance of Miaojin, the smell was very light but very feminine, which made people feel relaxed and happy, seemed to stimulate imagination, and gave him a fresh, clean, gentle and beautiful feeling.

Miaojin was tall, but still shorter than Zhu Gaoxu, and Zhu Gaoxu wanted to see her closely, so he had to look down to see her face. Miaojin is not the kind of woman who is submissive, and some people say that she is a little tall and difficult to approach; But probably because of looking down, Zhu Gaoxu still saw the chic gentleness in her apricot eyes. Her eyes are very beautiful, charming and glamorous, mostly because of these eyes.

She wore a Ming Dynasty hairstyle, her hair was pulled up into a "bun", and her ears were exposed under the sideburns. Against the backdrop of the jet-black sideburns, the jade ears are very white and beautiful. Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but lean over and smell it.

Miaojin raised her head and glared at him, "I'm not honest at any time." ”

I don't know if this sentence has a pun meaning, and a strange feeling flashed in Zhu Gaoxu's heart. After he saw the woman who was kind to him before, he actually felt that he didn't have any smell on his body, so he didn't understand how Miaojin smelled it.

"You have a clear fragrance on your body, it smells good, and you won't get tired of smelling it." Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile.

Miao Jin looked up at him again, his eyes were faintly smiling, and his voice was also very good, but his words were not so docile, "What do you think about the smell of rouge gouache?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Rouge doesn't seem to smell like this, maybe only I can smell your body fragrance." ”

Miao Jin said: "You still don't believe it." The rouge I use is not a tribute in the palace, and you can't smell it from others, so you don't believe it's rouge gouache. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said with a calm face: "I still think you are the most fragrant." ”

Miao Jin raised his head and said with a smile: "When I go back, I will also send some rouge of the 'Tiansu' to the other concubines, everyone also has this fragrance, what kind of oil will be smeared on Gao Xu's mouth at that time?" ”

"It's a bit of a special name." Zhu Gaoxu really couldn't talk about Miaojin, so he quickly took the opportunity to divert the topic.

Miao Jin said: "The rouge gouache shop opened by Suzhou people may take the meaning of 'there is heaven and Suzhou and Hangzhou'. The gouache that is mainly used for dressing the face is done well, and the 'pearl powder' is the most fine, while the 'hosta powder' and the rouge that women love to use nowadays are sparse and ordinary. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I have seen it for a long time, but I don't understand it at all. ”

Miao Jin chuckled teasingly: "Then you have to learn more, it will be useful." ”

Zhu Gaoxu only had one liner left, and walked to the bathtub behind the screen. He turned his head and said, "Why do I think there are always needles in cotton?" ”

Miaojin smiled and said, "Don't you want me to say a few words?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Of course, I like to be pricked by your needle, it feels different, very special." ”

Miaojin also came over and stepped forward to remove the only dirty clothes he had. She glanced at him quietly, hurriedly looked away, turned and found a small stool to sit on. It was also a little cold in the palace at night, and Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly stepped into the steaming wide wooden barrel.

She rolled up her sleeves and gently put her hand on Zhu Gaoxu's back, her voice seemed to be gentle, "It seems that it is still useful." I only like the pearl powder made from jasmine kernels at home, but I still asked the eunuch to buy other pink and rouge, because the family paid attention to the fragrance of various rouge gouaches. ”

Zhu Gaoxu echoed: "The smell is something that can't be seen or touched, and it is often ignored, because you are careful about it." ”

Miaojin said softly: "It's very important." ”

Zhu Gaoxu leaned over his face again and sniffed hard. He suddenly felt that Miaojin was reasonable, why would the perfume of the future be sold so expensive?

Miao Jin gave him a blank look, "Wet my clothes too." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "You also come in and bathe." ”

He didn't hear Miaojin's response, so he turned to look at her, and saw that she was pouring water on his shoulder without saying a word, her eyes drooping, and her cheeks were slightly red. But she didn't refuse.

…… After a few days, the eunuch Wang Gui suddenly came to the Rouyi Hall and told Zhu Gaoxu that the Xue family wanted to meet again and talk about mirror making.

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, and then remembered Xue Niangzi.

Wang Gui observed his words, and when he saw this, he hurriedly bowed his head and said: "If the emperor doesn't want to see it, you can ask the slave and maid to pass the decree to guard the Imperial Sinan Department, and send others to arrange the things later." ”

If it weren't for Wang Gui mentioning it, Zhu Gaoxu would have almost forgotten Xue Niangzi these days. It's no wonder that he is too distracted, his attention is too distracted, there are too many things in his heart every day, there are things about the war in the court, the recitals of the officials' administration, and the ceremonial remarks such as the year-end sacrifice, which is really very complicated. What's more, there are different concubines in the palace for him to care about.

Zhu Gaoxu really didn't pay much attention to Xue Niangzi, and only then did he suddenly remember her white appearance and the plump outline on the chest of the men's round-necked robe. Then a moment of soft touch gradually appeared in his mind.

"Before, the people of the Xue family had to discuss with the Xue family's shopkeeper first, did they tell the result?" Zhu Gaoxu asked quietly.

Wang Gui hurriedly said: "Go back to the emperor, I didn't say anything." The government and the Xue family have not yet started a partnership, and the people of the Xue family can't even find the yamen; This time, they found someone from the Shen Xu family, and only said that they wanted to see 'Lord Hou' to discuss business, and then reported to the slave maid. ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded after hearing this: "Then let's see, it's good that things start and end." ”

Wang Guibai said: "The slave and maid went to send the order to Commander Zhang, and he was well prepared. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Just this afternoon, I probably don't have anything important. ”

"The slave obeys." Wang Guidao.

So Zhu Gaoxu continued to deal with the chapters, summoned the ministers, and after lunch, he left the palace according to the original method. Change out of the Tuanlong costume on your body, take a carriage without palace decoration, and go out through the Xuanwu Gate.

The pear orchard under the name of Shen Xu's family is a familiar place for the Jinyi Wei generals, and everyone is familiar with it. When he arrived at the place, it was Shen Xu who personally received him. The emperor was there in person, and she didn't seem to be afraid of trouble at all.

"Hou Gongzi, don't say it again, we'll meet later." Shen Xu even made a joke softly. There seem to be few people in this world who dare to joke with Zhu Gaoxu, and Shen Xu is obviously not under much pressure.

Zhu Gaoxu naturally smiled cooperatively, turned his head and said, "It's still early today, you don't have to eat dinner for a while, you are waiting for me in this pear orchard." He took a step closer and whispered, "Otherwise, you'll have to blame me for liking the new and hating the old." ”

Shen Xu's expression changed slightly, and he still maintained a smile on his face, "Forget it, don't forget what we said." ”

Only then did Zhu Gaoxu remember the delicate relationship between Shen Baoyan and Shen Xu, and he really forgot to have an agreement with Shen Xu.

This time, the place arranged by Shen Xu's family was not upstairs in the theater, but in the garden behind. A group of several people passed through the back gate of the theater to the garden-like garden, and passed along a corridor to the place.

Shen Xu gently opened the wooden door and bent his knees: "Hou Gongzi is busy with your business, don't care about the joke just now." ”

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at her, and said with a straight face: "I'm really not a person who likes the new and hates the old." ”

Shen Xu didn't pay attention, covered his mouth and laughed, hurriedly restrained his movements, and made a blessing again, "The concubine retires." ”

Zhu Gaoxu walked in the door and saw that there was a partition door inside, so he bypassed the partition door. At this time, he saw a woman sitting on a chair, the woman was Xue Niangzi, she didn't have a woman dressed as a man today, but she was wearing a peach-colored jacket skirt.

Xue Niangzi turned her head and saw him all of a sudden, her face suddenly showed joy, and she blurted out, "You are here." ”

People's reactions when they are unprepared are often very revealing of their true feelings. Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt that Xue Niangzi seemed to be looking forward to seeing him.

At this time, Xue Niangzi had regained her composure, got up and saluted in a decent manner, "The slave family has seen Lord Hou. ”

"It's all acquaintances, don't pay attention to this, just sit down." Zhu Gaoxu said casually, "Actually, I don't like red tape very much, it's like that when people can't help it." ”

Xue Niangzi said softly: "We've only met once." ”

Zhu Gaoxu smiled: "Yes." ”

Xue Niangzi also showed a smile, "But it really seems that we have known each other for a long time." ”