/p> In Kunning Palace, after reading the letter in her hand, Empress Xu gently put it on the desk, with a smile on her face and a good mood.

She turned her head to Miaojin next to her and said, "The child is really sensible when he grows up, Gao Xu, this child, is becoming more and more thoughtful." The last time he came to the palace and asked me if I was in good health, I just mentioned it casually, and I often had headaches; I didn't think that as soon as Gao Xu arrived in Yunnan, he specially sent a eunuch named Wang Gui to Beijing and sent Sanqi, saying that Sanqi in Yunnan could cure headaches......"

When Empress Xu said this, her face suddenly showed a little sadness, "Gao Xu has been away from Beijing for almost half a year, right?" ”

The eunuch next to him hurriedly said: "Back to the queen's mother, the king of Han has been away from Beijing for five months." ”

Empress Xu nodded.

When Miaojin heard the words "Wang Gui" and "Give a gift to the queen", her heart was already pounding. The queen thought that Zhu Gaoxu sent people to Beijing to send her medicine; But only Miaojin knew in her heart that Gao Xu had sent someone to pick her up!

It is said that Yunnan is a wild land on the border, and Miaojin has no expectations for that place; But somehow, when I thought that I was going to Yunnan, my heart was about to jump out.

She silently told herself: It's just to leave the palace and find a place to live again.

The palace was not a place where she could stay for long. Queen Xu is here, and Miaojin is not embarrassed in the palace; But Queen Xu is not in good health, so I'm afraid that if she is a thousand years old one day, won't she have to find another way out?

People will feel uneasy about unfamiliar places; So when you go far away, you always want to go to a place where you have acquaintances. It's just human nature. Miaojin can only go to Yunnan with peace of mind.

However, she tried all kinds of explanations to explain it, but she still couldn't fool herself. She really felt her heartbeat and anticipation, and she even wanted to become a bird and fly to Yunnan immediately......

Why...... Is that really good?

…… Miao Jin stayed in Kunning Palace for a while, and then she was about to leave. At this moment, she pretended to suddenly remember something, and said softly: "My father's annual sacrifice day has passed, and the unfilial daughter has not gone home to worship, I want to go back in the past two days, burn some paper money for my father, and ask the queen for permission." ”

Empress Xu is very tolerant of Miaojin, and she will definitely agree to this.

Unexpectedly, Queen Xu actually said: "A while ago, the saint said that Miao Jin is a monk, so you don't need to go home often; I thought that this was the Imperial Palace, and that the rules could not be dispensed with, and that if someone often went in and out of the Imperial Palace, it was indeed not good, so I agreed to the Holy One. Miaojin doesn't have anything important, so don't leave the palace. ”

When Miaojin heard this, she was shocked, and a huge feeling of disappointment came to her heart, as if her hot heart was suddenly poured with a basin of cold water! She felt weak in her hands and feet, and she was almost able to stand on her feet.

But fortunately, she has been a spy for a few years, often disguises her expression and behavior, and has to always lie, so she also calmed down at this time, and she didn't show her feet.

Miaojin said indifferently: "Yes, the poor road obeys the order." ”

She said goodbye to Kunning Palace, and kept thinking of ways in her heart to find a way to get out of the palace. is even faintly worried, even if he can sneak away, will he be suspicious of the emperor and affect the people of Jingfu?

…… While he was meditating, he saw a group of people coming from the south. Except for Zhu Di who held his head high in front, the eunuchs and palace maids in the back all bent over and walked with their heads buried. The Emperor was walking towards Kunning Palace.

Miao Jin had already walked down the stone steps, and immediately gave way to the side.

Although she didn't look directly at Emperor Zhu Di, she also felt that Zhu Di's eyes had been staring at her walking. Miaojin felt a little uncomfortable, but she was more used to this kind of gaze from men. At the funeral of her late father, the scene was so sad and solemn, and the male guests in the mourning hall did not forget to secretly look at her.

At this moment, those eunuchs and palace maids all stopped in the distance, and Zhu Di came over alone.

"Poor Dao to meet the Holy One." Miao Jin said.

Zhu Di stroked his beard and said, "I want to say a few words to Miaojin, let's just walk around here?" ”

The emperor is the biggest in the world, and even if he is a monk, he can't disobey the emperor. Miaojin had no choice but to say: "Poor Dao obeys the order. ”

She bowed down and followed Zhu Di's side, Zhu Di deliberately stopped and wanted to wait for her to come forward, but she also stopped...... The meaning can be that the upper and lower levels are inferior and a Taoist priest does not dare to stand side by side with the emperor. What's more, Miaojin is not willing either.

Zhu Di said: "What's so good about being a Taoist? Miaojin is a woman, and if the Taoist priest continues to do it, she will be lonely in the future. Last year, I told you to be vulgar. ”

Miao Jin hurriedly replied: "The nature of the poor road is indifferent, and it is not the original wish of the poor road, and I hope that the saint will see the original." ”

Zhu Di stopped, and suddenly said: "If Miaojin is still vulgar, I will do what I say, and I will immediately make you a concubine!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Miao Jin was stunned, not only surprised, but a cold chill rose from the soles of his feet.

He paused for a moment and then said, "Don't rush to answer yet, think about it for a while." ”

The emperor's tone was calm, but Miao Jin still felt a deep fear. Just because Zhu Di is the emperor, since the emperor's will has been spoken, can people resist?

In an instant, Miao Jin felt that she might only have a dead end!

…… At the beginning, Emperor Jianwen said that after the matter was completed, Miaojin was named the imperial concubine. All the fate that others arranged for her, she was powerless to struggle and did not resist at that time.

But now、Why are you so determined? Or because of a mistake or accidentally committed to another person, she can't get over the hurdle in her heart.

Miaojin thought again, if Jianwen won back then, and she had been forced to commit to King Yan, would she still be able to return to the dynasty to be the princess of Jianwen? It may be hard, but in the end, it seems that she will be forced to face reality.

Now she can't do this, and would even rather die!

Miaojin has never despised imperial power, she knows that anyone's life is just a thought in the hands of the emperor. That's why she wasn't confused by Zhu Di's casual tone, and she had already realized the seriousness of the matter.

She has walked through the ghost gate twice, and after really facing death, for some reason, people don't want to die.

But now she wants to choose to commit herself to the emperor as a concubine or die, she thought about it for a long time, and still wanted to choose the latter.

…… After being silent for a long time, Miaojin thought about a lot of things, and finally thought: It is not wise to threaten the emperor with death. First, it may make Zhu Di suspicious of the reason, which will make him angry and embarrassed; Second, if you say that you want to commit suicide, you will be prevented, and it is better to suddenly make a decision when you have no choice.

There are some things that you may not do if you say them. Not to mention that it was done directly, it was a great decision!

She finally spoke cautiously: "I am poor and pure-hearted, and I am used to living an idle life, but I am afraid that I will not be able to serve the Holy God carefully. The Ninety-Five Honorable Saints, who are related to all the people, should know that the virtuous and virtuous daughters of courtesy and courtesy are waiting for the Saints; Fortunately, with the assistance of the six palaces Fandel, there is no need for the grass people in the mountains and wilderness. I also hope that the Holy God will fulfill the will of the poor path. ”

After hearing this, Zhu Di stood there expressionless, and no one could guess what he was thinking at this time.

After a while, he looked very indifferent, stood on the brick floor with his head held high, and sighed casually: "I don't want to give you the title of concubine, but I want to be celibate for a lifetime, alas! I only mean well, and in that case, I won't persuade you. ”

Miaojin breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to thank her.

…… Zhu Di stayed in Kunning Palace until the afternoon, and then returned to the Dongnuan Pavilion to review the chapter.

As soon as he walked to the door of the East Warm Pavilion, his gaze stayed on the birdcage at the exit of the ramp corridor. It contained a thrush, which had been there the month before, or some eunuch had ordered it to be hung there.

But the thrush was strange, and I had never seen it bark.

Zhu Di walked to the cage, and made two "hoots" in his mouth, teasing the thrush. The eunuchs around him all watched the emperor play with a smile on their faces.

The thrush jumped inside, but still didn't make a sound. Zhu Di opened the cage and stretched out his hand for a while, grabbed the bird, looked at the bird in his hand thoughtfully, and praised it: "Beautiful, this bird really looks good, I have never seen a bird with such beautiful feathers." ”

The eunuchs hurriedly chimed in.

After a while, Zhu Di put the thrush back in the cage. At this time, the bird kicked its feet a few times, and its body had flipped to the bottom of the cage, and after a few moments it became a dead bird, and the corpse lay in the cage without moving.

Zhu Di glanced at it, turned his head and smiled: "This bird is really!" He's dead. But there was a chill in his eyes.

The eunuchs were silent for a while, and everyone bent over and didn't dare to move.

Zhu Di didn't care either, and strode towards the East Warm Pavilion.

The Jurchen eunuch Wang An came in with tea and bowed down lightly on the imperial case. Zhu Di didn't raise his head, and was reading the chapter with a red pen. Wang An naturally didn't say anything, for fear of disturbing the emperor.

Wang An silently put down the teacup and stepped back, lightly, without even making a sound of footsteps.

At this moment, Zhu Di suddenly raised his head, "That's right, Wang An......"

The eunuch hurriedly stopped, bent down and said, "The slave is here." ”

Zhu Di said: "The queen has been sick in the past few years, and so many imperial doctors can't come up with a way. There happened to be a female Taoist priest Chi Yue real person in the palace. You go to the palace to choose a piece of land, build a Taoist temple, let Chi Yue live in it, and pray for the queen every day. ”

Wang An bowed and said: "The slave obeys the order!" ”

…… Wang An walked out of the Dongnuan Pavilion and saw that the two eunuchs were still on the ramp corridor. They hurriedly carried the birdcage and came over to worship and said, "Meet the prince." ”

"What are you doing?" Wang An pointed to the birdcage.

One of the eunuchs replied, "The bird is dead, and the slaves and maids are looking for a place to throw it away." ”

Wang An frowned and said, "Who told you to throw it?" Hang it up, and the bird must be in a cage even if it dies. ”

The eunuch first answered "yes", and then said carefully: "If it stinks, what will the emperor say when he smells it?" ”

Wang An snorted: "Let's talk about it when it stinks." Wait for a few days for the emperor to be angry, and then throw it away unconsciously. But don't do anything at this time, let the dead birds stay alive in the cage and hang there. ”

The two of them hurriedly said: "Obey." ”

(End of chapter)