The Tatar envoys and Asari and other people, escorted by the Ming cavalry, had arrived at the distant Ming Jingshi.

The envoys were arranged to be sent to a place called the Huiguan, and they would attend a dismounted banquet presided over by Ming officials for three days before they talked about business.

Sure enough, as Arutai said, the Tatar envoys did not need to worry about their safety. It did not matter at all whether the officials of the capital were hostile and hateful to the Tatars, they had their own complicated rules and would only deal with everything according to experience and habits. Moreover, there are many envoys from many countries in the same hall, and they all have the same reception rules.

As soon as Asari arrived in Beijing, she was immediately invited to the imperial city by the eunuchs. Perhaps because the emperor knew Asari, her arrangement was a little special.

It was morning when Asari entered the city. At this time, there are a lot of people in the city, and the roads are a little congested, and the streets are crowded with people. But as soon as she entered the imperial city, she suddenly felt quiet, inside and outside the red wall, it was simply two worlds.

Walking past the magnificent towers, Asari followed the eunuch into the palace. She walked for a while more before crossing a white marble bridge over a river in the palace before entering a palace. The heavy eaves of the palace in the distance are staggered and undulating, and you can't see the end, and you don't know how wide this palace is.

The imperial city of the Ming Dynasty was very magnificent, and Asari was inevitably shocked when she came. In the past, the Mongols in the imperial city of Dadu may have been so magnificent, but when Asari was born, the Mongols had already been driven to the steppe, and she had never seen it.

In this palace, it feels more peaceful. There were no two people in the huge room, and I saw Emperor Zhu Gaoxu standing behind a huge table. His hands pressed on the table, and he lay there looking at the large drawings laid out on the table.

Zhu Gaoxu soon found Asari and the others, and looked up at her.

Asari temporarily sorted out her chaotic thoughts, stepped forward and bowed, "Concubine to meet His Majesty Emperor Daming." ”

Although she did not bow down, she was very respectful. As Arutai said, her background and identity doomed her to do something, whether she wanted to or not. It's not easy to resist.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "It's been a long time since I saw Asari, don't come to harm?" There are stools here, just sit on them. ”

Asari thought for a moment and said, "Thank you Emperor for giving me a seat." ”

She approached and glanced at the picture on the table. There are so many things and markings on it that you can't tell the reason at a glance.

When the two met again, it seemed a little embarrassing, and Zhu Gaoxu didn't say much, still glancing at the picture from time to time. Asari took the initiative to say: "Congratulations to Your Majesty on your victory in Liaodong." ”

She was indeed currying favor with the Emperor against her will. Maybe Asari could not talk like that, but she found out that Zhu Gaoxu had used her last year, and she had already realized that her relationship with this person was not as simple as liking or disliking.

Zhu Gaoxu looked up at her and smiled: "Ashali came to congratulate, it sounds really strange." ”

"I would rather see the two countries stop fighting each other than Mongolia win," Ashari said. ”

"Peace." Zhu Gaoxu muttered, "This is also what I want to see." ”

Asari asked, "His Majesty the Emperor promised to negotiate peace?" ”

"It seems a bit inaccurate to talk about peace now. But since Arutai is so sincere......" Zhu Gaoxu pointed at Asari, "Of course I am willing to repair the relationship. In fact, I have always wanted to live in harmony with Arutai, but it was only the burden of shaving my head that caused the situation in Liaodong. ”

Asari's face was a little red, she hadn't said her intention to enter Beijing yet, but Zhu Gaoxu had obviously guessed it.

Sure enough, he then went straight and said: "If the officials of the DPRK and China negotiate well with the Tatar envoys, before the envoys leave Beijing, I will make you the imperial concubine." He paused and said, "It's just a marriage, it's just a name." You don't have to worry about anything else, like who you're thinking about in your heart, or some personal wishes, I won't be embarrassed. ”

Zhu Gaoxu's words were very direct and a little surprising, and Asali didn't know how to respond for a while. She looked up and saw Zhu Gaoxu staring at her, her heart was a little anxious, she was not proficient in Chinese, but her tongue suddenly seemed to be knotted.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't continue to speak, and after waiting for a while, he continued to look at his drawings and draw on them with a brush.

Asari gradually relaxed. At the moment, there are only the two of them left, and Zhu Gaoxu is not deliberately snubbing her, but the temporary silence makes the relationship seem more casual. She had a strange feeling at this time, as if they were already familiar with each other, and they could sit together without talking without looking awkward.

"What is Your Majesty looking at?" Asari asked.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced up at her and said casually: "This chart is not like a drawing, the Suez Canal in Egypt and the location where it should appear seems to be biased." ”

Asari blurted out again, "Egypt? ”

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and said: "The people of your Asut tribe are Semu people, and their origins are different from other Mongols, and the place where your ancestors live should be in that direction. By the way, the descendants of Genghis Khan probably also went to the vicinity of Egypt. ”

"I've heard from my eldest brother that we're from the far west." Asari said, "Your Majesty is going to conquer that place?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu was noncommittal: "From the perspective of the whole world, this passage is a vital strategic location, if I don't try to control it, I am afraid that no one will go to it again." It's too far away. ”

Asari said, "I thought that His Majesty was most concerned about the people of the northern steppes. ”

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and did not explain.

When Asari mentioned the Ming army's victory in Liaodong, Zhu Gaoxu didn't have much joy, he really didn't seem to be too focused on things in the northern corner.

She suddenly remembered her eldest brother and wanted to assist a great khan and restore Genghis Khan's deeds. And the emperor of the Ming Kingdom in front of him seems to be doing such a big thing?

"You seem to be in bad spirits." Zhu Gaoxu's voice came, and he said without raising his head, "You go to the back in a while, and rest in the apse of the Rouyi Hall for the time being." The whole Rouyi Hall is a place where I study, and there is no one else. The apse used to be inhabited, and there was everything, so living was not a problem. ”

Asari said, "I listen to Your Majesty's arrangement. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "We are fated, we meet again, you don't have to worry too much about some things." When we met, it involved military affairs, and it was inevitably a bit complicated. ”

Asari shook her head and said, "The concubine doesn't care about last year. "Since her son's death was unknown, other things have become unimportant.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "That's good." ”

Asari hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask: "Last year, Your Majesty persuaded me to stay, did Your Majesty imply that there were people in Mongolia who could not tolerate the little prince?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu put down the brush, looked at her face for a while, and said, "I can't say anything about this matter." He sighed, "Still, I understand how you feel. ”

Asari gradually became a little distracted, and muttered, "The hardest thing is that I don't know whether to hate or not. ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and did not say anything.

Asari said: "Without credentials, I can't be sure, maybe I'm just lying to myself......"

When she came back to her senses, she found that Zhu Gaoxu was still sitting there, doing nothing, just silently watching herself. And his expression has a sense of pity and sympathy. He was really understanding her feelings.

Only then did Asari realize that the man in front of her was doing great things to conquer the kingdoms, and he would care about her private affairs. Asari felt a little strange in her heart for a moment.

"I shouldn't say that, it doesn't matter to Your Majesty." Asari said.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Then what should you say?" Is it important for Asari that I can take Egypt? ”

When Asari heard this, she actually showed a smile, and her mood immediately felt a lot better.

She got up and said, "Then the concubine, please leave first." ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "You go out through the back door, there should be a eunuch palace maid over there, and someone will take you." ”

Asari bent down and bowed.

"That's right." Zhu Gaoxu's voice suddenly said again.

Asari turned her head to look at him.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "There may still be some clothes and daily necessities in that house, and things left by people who have lived there before. Let the eunuch give you a new one. ”

Asari said: "The concubine body will not touch other people's things. ”

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and said, "I didn't mean that. If you don't like it, you can use it if you like it, it's useless anyway, and that person shouldn't come back. His face was a little strange, and he showed a self-deprecating look, and said in a sentimental tone, "Because of reality, some people have left." Also because of reality, you came to my side. ”

Asari didn't quite understand what she meant, so she didn't say much.

When she walked out of the main hall, she saw eunuchs and palace maids walking in the corridor. A eunuch stepped forward, bowed down and said a few words, and led Asari to a room. When I entered from the door, I saw a table, chair, and coffee table in the room, and there was a room inside, which turned out to be a suite.

After the eunuch had retired, Asari walked through a screen and found the bedroom.

She soon saw a table with a bronze mirror, a comb, and all sorts of strange objects, and guessed that it was a woman who lived here. Sure enough, Asari found many women's dresses in her closet.

Only then did Asari understand why there was a little sense of loss on Zhu Gaoxu's face, and what past this woman probably had with the emperor. Asari couldn't help but be a little curious.

She casually looked at the dresses in the cabinet for a while, and saw that those dresses were different from those of Han women. Maybe the women here were also from outside the domain.

Asari recalled Zhu Gaoxu's words, some people left, some people came. She was a little puzzled for a while, whether Emperor Zhu Gaoxu was a lover or a calm and ruthless emperor?

She sat on the edge of the bed, and it was very quiet. For a moment, she felt as if she had escaped from the troubled past.