Zhu Gaoxu stopped persuading, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea. At this time, he paid attention to Chen's face and eyes, and he immediately realized that his tirade seemed to be in vain.

Because he had already seen that the Chen family had already set his heart on the Ming Dynasty; and her son, who also received the knowledge of the Han family from the beginning of literacy. Zhu Gaoxu has to support this queen, which is probably one of the reasons.

(During the Yongle Dynasty, the Ming army marched into Annan to fight, and the cost of human lives and military needs was not calculated.) Although Zhu Gaoxu always disagreed, the imperial court immediately ruled Annam directly, because he believed that since the Song Dynasty, Annam has gradually developed its own civilization and identity, and it is not easy to re-sinicize; But since the Ming Dynasty has invested so much, he does not want the rulers of Annan to hate and reject the Ming Dynasty, so that the court will lose all its money. ）

Maybe Zhu Gaoxu had said too much just now, and Chen didn't know how to answer, and the hall suddenly fell silent without warning. The most awkward silence caused tension in the mood, but suddenly made the atmosphere delicate.

When Zhu Gaoxu observed Chen's expression, her reaction seemed rather conflicted. Sometimes she would raise her head very generously and meet Zhu Gaoxu's gaze, but soon she avoided it again, and in the evasion, she seemed to be timid and worried.

Zhu Gaoxu remembered something that Du Qianrui said during the chat. She said that when the teacher chooses a play, the first thing to look at is not the appearance, but the eyes; The kind of woman with no eyes is not good, you need a woman with bright eyes and can express all kinds of feelings.

And the queen Chen in front of her probably meets that standard. The complexity of the emotions in her eyes at this time can no longer be described only by joy, anger and sorrow.

Chen's appearance is somewhat exotic, and his eye sockets are deeper than those of ordinary Han women. However, people born in the north of Annan have a large number of Han immigrants since the Qin Dynasty, and judging from Chen's skin color, they probably have Han Chinese and local blood, so Zhu Gaoxu has an inexplicable sense of familiarity. (The Han people are so magical, when Zhu Gaoxu came to the Ming Dynasty more than six centuries ago, he didn't feel much strangeness at all, and he found that the mentality and written language of the Ming Dynasty people were actually no different from each other.) ）

With his aesthetics, he has never liked white people very much, regardless of color, but because the skin of Han women has a delicate luster. Probably the world likes jade, and there is such a reason.

Chen's figure is also very good, and Annanguo's robe is cut, although it is very similar to Hanfu, but it shows that her waist is slender and slender.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu felt that the temperature at dusk seemed to have risen a few points. He also felt that the aura emanating from Chen's body seemed to attract him closer. Since Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne, there has been no shortage of women, and not all beautiful women can attract him. Because he is picky, only those women who make him physically and mentally accept can arouse his interest.

The self-expansion under the imperial power was slightly out of control, making it difficult for Zhu Gaoxu to control himself. He abruptly moved his chair to the side and reached for the back of her hand.

"Holy ......," Chen let out a voice in a little panic. Her body tensed, but she didn't resist immediately, and seemed to hesitate for a moment before gently pulling her hand away. But in this way, Zhu Gaoxu's hand was placed on her lap through the robe. Such a tactile sense that could not be indulged for the time being stimulated his imagination even more.

Since Zhu Gaoxu became the king of the county, he has been very concerned about cultivating Bigge and is unwilling to force any woman. But Chen's hesitation undoubtedly gave him a half-pushed message. His hands were getting a little unscrupulous.

Chen's body was tense for a while, and it was as if he had lost his strength for a while. She shook her head and said in a trembling voice, "Don't be like this. ”

The people of Annam were heavily influenced by Confucian culture, but were clearly very different from the Central Plains. Zhu Gaoxu did not understand the Annamite people very deeply, so he had no way to judge whether Chen's words were insincere and duplicitous; After all, in some places, saying "no" is just a straightforward meaning.

Zhu Gaoxu is no longer able to control his words and deeds as he did when he was calm. He behaved a little aggressively, saying, "I have wanted to be close to the queen before, and I want to be closer to you. ”

Chen said softly: "The saint just said that the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty pay the most attention to the right and the right way to do things. The concubine and the saint, I'm afraid it's ......"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "You let me hug me once, I don't do anything else." ”

Chen didn't say anything, she seemed to acquiesce to Zhu Gaoxu's wish.

"Crunch!" Zhu Gaoxu moved the chair under the seat again, and the two chairs were already leaning together.

He put his hands around Chen's shoulders and let her close to him, and then put his hands on her back, and Zhu Gaoxu immediately felt a soft touch. He didn't go too far, just stroked her back and waist.

But Chen was a little impulsive, she suddenly hugged Zhu Gaoxu's waist hard, buried her face in Zhu Gaoxu's shoulder socket, and breathed hard the smell of his body. Both of them stopped talking, as if they had forgotten what was right and wrong.

After a long while, Chen's breath was a little heavy, and he whispered, "The concubine body has not bathed today. Zhu Gaoxu said: "That happens to have your fragrance." The scene could no longer be restrained, and the rising excitement stimulated Zhu Gaoxu's imagination, and he thought of a lot of beautiful artistic conceptions.

He seemed to see the soft and drooping willow branches in spring, fluttering and spreading in the wind, and imagined the lychees pinched open by Yang Guifei's fingertips, and the white and soft fruits popping out of the purple-red shell. And beneath the willow branches, the clear and bright water of the pond is rippling beautifully......

The hourly drum on the tower of the southern city has already sounded. When Zhu Gaoxu suddenly looked back at the palace gate, he found that it was already dark. Chen's back was to him, her ears were red, and she silently packed up her messy clothes, unable to say a word. Her arms were raised, her forearms bent, and her hands grabbed the material of her clothes and pulled them down, then pulled the outer robe and wrapped around her body.

Zhu Gaoxu also tidied up his robe and the black gauze wing crown on his head.

Chen fastened his belt and turned around. This large hall is arranged like a study, with bookcase chairs and many bookshelves, but there are no combs, bronze mirrors, etc.; She also looked disheveled, and the green silk was a little messy.

However, Chen did not continue to tidy up carefully, she stood up, held her collar in front of her chest with one hand, lowered her eyes and knees, and said, "The concubine is retired." Then she ran away and went out the back door.

He could probably understand Chen's feelings. What happened just now didn't make sense, and after she calmed down, she just thought about escaping.

When Zhu Gaoxu walked out of the door of the main hall, only the eunuchs were left outside. Because it was past the unitary time, the brocade guards who were originally on duty here had withdrawn from the noon gate. Cao Fu and the other eunuchs bent down and bowed their heads and saluted Zhu Gaoxu together, and they seemed to have no idea about everything.

There was a sedan chair in the courtyard, so Zhu Gaoxu walked up, turned his head to Cao Fu and said, "Go to the side hall of Fengtian Hall first." ”

"Slave obeys!" Cao Fu replied loudly.

Before, Zhu Gaoxu often went to the Xuanwu Gate in the early morning and took the guards to practice; When you come back, you have to change your clothes, go to court early, or meet with the minister to discuss matters. The place to change clothes is in a palace room next to the Fengtian Temple, and he can immediately manage the government after changing.

Zhu Gaoxu was going to the imperial concubine Mu Zhen tonight, so he decided to ask someone to bring water to bathe and change his clothes before going, so as not to smell too strong of the woman on his body. It is said that a woman's sense of smell is very sensitive.

Mu Zhen is about to give birth now, of course she can't sleep. But Zhu Gaoxu will still go, go to the Imperial Concubine Palace to the east of Kunning Palace to sleep, and accompany Mu Zhen at night.

This kind of thing is inherently unruly. According to the customs of the Ming Dynasty, from the emperor to the common people, as long as a man has enough wealth and status, he can take concubines and engage many women, but he must sleep in the same room or alone, and cannot spend the night with the concubine. The first emperor Zhu Di abided by this rule, and since he raised his army to launch the "Battle of Jingyan", except for spending the night at Xu's place, he has never slept with other women; Of course, Zhu Gaoxu thinks that his father has another reason, that is, he does not trust other women.

But Zhu Gaoxu also found that in the Ming Dynasty, there was no need to completely abide by the rules. Otherwise, according to the rules, the emperor has to visit the concubines every night, and often has to visit many people in one night, and at most he has to satisfy seventy-two women at the same time in one night, who can stand it?

So Zhu Gaoxu doesn't need to pay attention to those regulations, he can just do his own thing.

When he came to the Imperial Concubine Palace, Mu Zhen was very surprised, she said that she thought the Holy Lord would not come tonight. Zhu Gaoxu explained two sentences, saying that he was in the study of the Rouyi Palace, and of course he was not lying.

Sure enough, she didn't notice what Zhu Gaoxu had done not long ago. Mu Zhen had a smile on her face and was in a good mood.

Mu Zhen's delicate peach heart little face made her look younger than her actual age, her bones were a little slender, and her belly was very big at this time, which made Zhu Gaoxu feel a little unnatural.

His attitude towards Mu Zhen is very gentle, and he has always followed her wishes. It was precisely because of Mu Zhen's young and delicate appearance that he was a little worried. In ancient times, there was no caesarean section, and the first time a woman gave birth was completely after passing through the ghost gate, and the possibility of death was very high. A woman of Mu Zhen's figure is the most uneasy for Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu had dinner, played chess with Mu Zhen, and talked about the scenery in the north; Listen to her play the piano and praise her skills. It's just that Zhu Gaoxu didn't say what he thought in his heart, he explained to himself: Queen Guo Wei didn't look like she was easy to give birth to, but she still gave birth to Zhan Yan smoothly.

Because Zhu Gaoxu would spend the night with his concubine, the two of them would be together at night, just like a couple.

The nights in February and March are still cool, but they have also become comfortable, and with the orange-yellow palace lamps and red and purple curtains, the night atmosphere in the palace is very warm.