At the end of the trip to the big school outside Hongwu Gate, Zhu Gaoxu went out of the palace to meet Ma Enhui again. He traveled north and saw her twice.

When the day was approaching, Zhu Gaoxu was already sitting on a chair in the northwest corner of the Rouyi Palace, waiting for the palace maid Xiaohe to make a pot of tea for him. The officials of Fengtianmen and Wuyingdian are estimated to be waiting for the next duty, and there are no officials here, only the palace maid Xiaohe and the eunuch Meng Ji.

The eunuchs who usually hang around Zhu Gaoxu, Wang Gui and Cao Fu are the most frequent, and Wang Jinghong and others will also come to serve when they come back. Meng Ji was rarely alone by Zhu Gaoxu's side, and only occasionally on duty.

Seeing this lustful man Meng Ji, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered the matter of the real woman Issuva. He asked, "Have you seen Issuva again?" ”

Meng Ji looked dazed and surprised, bowed down and said: "Back to the emperor's words, since the emperor went to the old mansion to enjoy the peony, the slave maid has never met with Issuva. ”

Only then did Zhu Gaoxu come back to his senses, recalled a little, and then turned his head to look at Xiaohe. Xiaohe was lowering her eyebrows and fiddling with the tea set in front of her intently, she put the leak on a fair cup, picked up the small pot and poured the tea accurately, as if she had no distraction. However, when the two of them talked, especially when the emperor spoke, Xiaohe must be listening, unless she was deaf.

"Well......" Zhu Gaoxu made a habitual voice, and added, "It's not too early, I'm going to the palace of the concubine." ”

Meng Ji clenched his fists and bowed: "The slave maid immediately went to prepare for Luanjia." ”

When the eunuch went out, Xiaohe picked up a cup of tea and brought it to Zhu Gaoxu. Zhu Gaoxu reached out and took a sip.

At this time, Xiaohe's voice said: "There is nothing that the saint allows, and the slave will not say it to anyone." ”

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at her. That day, Zhu Gaoxu and Liu Ming talked about the secret affairs of Zhenla Kingdom, and it has been a month since then, and the person making tea next to him is Xiaohe. Liu Ming, a civil official in the foreign court, doesn't have much time to deal with eunuchs, and even if they meet, they don't necessarily say much; The palace maid is different, and she meets with the eunuch almost every day.

At first, Zhu Gaoxu thought that Meng Ji knew, but subconsciously thought that since Xiaohe knew, the eunuch of the celebrant would also know.

This palace maid in her thirties is meticulous, has a stable mentality, and is very obedient, Zhu Gaoxu is used to letting her do some trivial things on the side. However, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt that even if she was over thirty years old, she was not very attractive, and under the appearance of obedience and indifference, what might she want?

Of course, it may also be that Zhu Gaoxu thought of her wrongly. I don't know what's going on, Zhu Gaoxu always feels that people who are close to him want something from him; Or if someone else gives something, they should double it back. Maybe it's just a demon.

Zhu Gaoxu drank tea while paying attention to Xiaohe. She didn't have a piece of jewelry on her body, as if she was a cultivator, and her light clothes were probably light-colored flax material, very clean and tidy, but under the simple dress, the gentleness of that woman was a little tempting, and I couldn't say why. She was unhurried, every trivial thing was done very carefully, she noticed Zhu Gaoxu's gaze, and occasionally looked up at him, her expression seemed to be a little happy.

"Emperor, the car is ready." Meng Ji's voice said.

Zhu Gaoxu came back to his senses, put down the teacup, stood up dryly, and said, "Let's go." He left the Rouyi Temple.

Meng Ji was still following on the side, and halfway through, Zhu Gaoxu said casually: "You will take it tomorrow."

Ixova called to the Hall of Rouyi, and I saw her. ”

When he arrived at the Guifei Palace, not long after Miaojin saw him, he found an opportunity to whisper to him: In fact, every time you get close to other women, I know it. Zhu Gaoxu was suddenly very embarrassed, but thinking about it, only a few people such as Miaojin would talk to him like this.

Miao Jin approached and sniffed at him again. Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to say: "I'll go to the shower and change clothes first." ”

She stretched out her hand and put it on Zhu Gaoxu's chest, "I don't smell the smell of women on you, but I feel that I am already so close to Gaoxu, and I still don't know what you have in your heart." ”

"I must have you in my heart." Zhu Gaoxu laughed awkwardly.

Miao Jin said: "The book we wrote, someone asked me whether I wrote it or the saint. ”

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and asked, "Yao Ji?" ”

Miao Jin nodded and said: "Recently, many people have asked Yao Fang about this, and Yao Fang's words according to his will do not seem to be convincing. I also want to know, where did the Holy One learn this? ”

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't answer. But thinking about his own emperor, he is not too worried about people deifying him, after all, the emperor was originally the Son of Heaven, and he communicated with God in public when he ascended the throne, and the somewhat inexplicable deification is also reasonable. If that ordinary person is like this, it is estimated that he will become famous and then have big trouble.

It's a little difficult, but it's the people close to you. Miao Jin knows him very well, of course she knows that he is not a god, how to explain it? Zhu Gaoxu said: "There are some things that I can't say for a while, and I'll tell Miaojin later." ”

Miao Jin also didn't ask, he was confused for the time being. However, the mystery in Miaojin's heart must be impossible to solve. Sometimes Zhu Gaoxu thinks that even if she tells Miaojin the truth, she may not believe it very much, maybe she is more willing to believe that the Son of Heaven can really communicate with God.

The next day, Zhu Gaoxu did his own thing as usual. When Meng Ji came to the Rouyi Hall to report that it was the Zhenla native Issuva who came, Zhu Gaoxu remembered yesterday's events again.

Zhu Gaoxu summoned Issuva into the interior for an audience and retreated.

Ixova was dressed in a very thin robe, probably because she had entered the palace today, and she had added a few new pieces of jewelry, which occasionally shimmered in the cloudy light, and even had a jewel on the wing of her nose. She seemed to be a little curious about the place where Emperor Daming worked, and noticed the emptiness of the hall after the palace people retreated, and silently looked left and right, looking very peaceful.

Zhu Gaoxu was still dealing with affairs just now, and his thinking was active, so he spoke very directly. When he saw Ixua's salute, he asked her to excuse her and said directly: "What Meng Ji said to you at Saigon Harbor has no evidence, it is just a deception. ”

"Sure enough." Izova said. She obviously understood Zhu Gaoxu's words, at least some important words.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "But another person, Liu Ming has other news." ”

Izuva said: "I have met Liu Ming, he is ...... What did he say? ”

Zhu Gaoxu looked at her and said, "Liu Ming has been to Phnom Penh City and lived for a few months. Naiyah, the minister of the palace of Chenla, received Liu Ming and arranged for Liu Ming to meet with King Benhaya. Liu Ming had met the king many times and had spoken alone. Zhu Gaoxu added, "Naye arranged it." ”

Issuva's face quickly changed, and she stared at Zhu Gaoxu without making a sound. Zhu Gaoxu is also judging whether she didn't understand the language, or whether she understood it quickly

There is too much white.

She shook her head, her voice trembling a little, "What, what do you mean?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu was silent for a while, and said, "Nai Ye is not worried, Liu Ming told the king those secret things, the secret things about you. ”

Ixeva continued to shake her head and frowned: "The palace minister and the general are allies, and they are powerful. ”

After a long while, Zhu Gaoxu said, "Really? ”

The hall became very quiet, and Zhu Gaoxu thought that he would hear the sound of crying, but he didn't. Issuva didn't even shed a single tear, her face showed a very subtle look, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and her eyes showed a helpless look for a moment. After a while, she didn't have any expression, she seemed to be a little dazed, a little dazed.

Today's cloudy weather is not very bright in the daytime. The sultry air, in such a state of mind, is gloomy and dull, but there is no outlet for venting, and even makes people depressed.

After a long time, Issuva suddenly talked about religion, "Before I came to the Ming Dynasty, I encountered an ingenious thing, a fateful arrangement. The Buddha asked me to come here for a cause and an effect. ”

"That's because you came from a good background, and then you were a queen." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Izuda frowned and said, "The Buddha doesn't care about this. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Manage." The fate of most common people has no cause and effect at all. Countless grudges and enmities without strength will be over. Anyway, the Buddha of the Ming Dynasty is to teach everyone to accept their fate, maybe the Buddha of Zhenla Country is not the same. ”

Issuva looked at Zhu Gaoxu with a complicated expression, it was possible that she didn't understand some words at all.

"Those things aren't certain, we just think it's possible." Zhu Gaoxu spoke again.

Ixova remained silent, standing there.

This stalemate lasted a little longer, and Zhu Gaoxu gradually felt a little bored. He didn't really care about Issuva's grievances, probably because he didn't owe anything to him. She's just an exotic beauty with a seductive look.

Her younger brother, who slaughtered the Ming Mission and killed Liu Ming's brothers, Zhu Gaoxu did not settle the account on her head, and he was already very merciful and fair; It's just that feeling her mood, Zhu Gaoxu still has some sympathy at this time. All kinds of grievances are connected, and Zhu Gaoxu can't tell the difference between good and bad.

He got up from his chair and paced to the door of the temple. In the summer, the grass and trees are luxuriant, and there are often people cleaning here, but from the corner of the brick floor, he saw the stubborn weeds growing.

At this moment, the eunuch Meng Ji came over, bowed down and said, "Emperor, the slave and maid sent the former queen of Zhenla back to the old mansion to rest." ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

Meng Ji walked into the main hall and said politely, "Madame, please." ”

Isuwa followed Meng Ji towards the Rouyi Gate, she walked in the square in the courtyard, and glanced back at Zhu Gaoxu. There was indeed a sense of mystery in her deep eyes. It's just that her mind doesn't seem to be mysterious.

Somehow, Zhu Gaoxu looked at her back and suddenly remembered another color-eyed person, Asali, an Asut. Zhu Gaoxu once persuaded her not to go back to the grassland, but she was unwilling. What can he do? Forcing these women is not what Zhu Gaoxu wants, that will put him in trouble. Some women are really troublesome.