Xu Gong rushed to Tongzhou on the same day, and Niu San went with him, and the entire Yulin Right Guard went to the suburbs of Beijing to receive the purge.

Zhu Qiming failed to return to Yuefu, he returned to live in the courtyard, where there were hundreds of brocade guards around the courtyard, and the security level was several levels higher than before.

He is now inaccessible, and must exercise self-restraint and move less. Every day, I live in a secluded courtyard, practice swords, practice martial arts, read books and stroke the piano, I have no worries, but I am also at ease.

Mama Cui had to complain about Zhu Qiming, relying on the fact that she was an old man next to the Queen Mother, and she didn't have too many scruples when she spoke.

"Everyone is doing well, why did the emperor say that he would turn his face? His Royal Highness might as well not have walked out of the courtyard and returned from the Miyun adventure, but he couldn't settle down, hey, this is noisy! ”

Zhu Qiming smiled casually, "The emperor is benevolent, isn't this king good?" The years are not reduced, the use is flawless, and the husband is so comfortable, what more can the husband ask for? ”

He wasn't talking about the scene, but he really thought that the emperor was a benevolent and virtuous king. In his mind, when today's son is benevolent, because of this, the Son of Heaven is always suspicious of some small things, which shows that he is uncertain, easy to be led by others, and he can't be ruthless, but he repeatedly endorses the cruel consequences of others.

Zhu Qiming's opinion is right, the orthodox emperor is really a benevolent monarch, until a few years later, he became a prisoner of the Warat people, returned after twists and turns, and became a "emperor" who was imprisoned in the South Palace. It's a pity that the outburst at that time was due to the extreme resentment and the willfulness, he was extremely decisive to treat his own brother King Yu (Emperor Jingtai), ruthlessly killed the heroes, and finally broke out once in his life, but left a stigma that was criticized by later generations.

Perhaps, the only commendable thing that the orthodox emperor, that is, the later restored Tianshun Emperor, did in his life was an extremely merciful decision he made before his death, that is, to abolish the cruel and inhumane concubine burial system, before that, starting from Emperor Hongwu to Emperor Jingtai after King Yu ascended to the pole, a total of seventy-eight concubines were martyred in a total of decades.

Therefore, the orthodox emperor is the person who is "inherently good" as mentioned in the "Three Character Classic".

Mama Cui obviously didn't agree with Zhu Qiming's words of self-comfort, but she didn't dare to speak out, and muttered: "Your Highness, it's better to be careful, when you hear others talk about the fratricidal affairs of the royal family in the past, the slaves and maids are terrified!" ”

Zhu Qiming still smiled indifferently, "If the emperor can really be ruthless, and the decision to kill is all in the gestures, then the emperor will really be a generation of heroes!" Let's take this king as an example, no matter how high the status of a royal family is, there is only one life, which is not worth mentioning compared to the countless lives of people in the world! Alas, most of the world's views are too superficial, only focusing on the process, never carefully examining the results, the more bloody the temple is, the world will have less suffering, what is there to criticize? Nowadays, there are few decisions to kill in temples, but there are many people in the world who are dying in vain every day, and who cares about the real reason for their vain death? ”

"The slave doesn't know what His Highness is talking about!"

Mama Cui muttered, and wanted to leave the corridor, but at a glance, she caught a glimpse of a group of people walking from north to south on the palace road in the distance, so she stopped.

Zhu Qiming always felt that the group of brocade guards outside the door looked unpleasant, and he also wanted to go back to the study, and before leaving, he followed Mama Cui's gaze to the palace road, his face turned pale, and he also stopped there.

Qin's!

Because there are many brocade guards in the courtyard, several chamberlains and palace maids opened their curtains to cover the figure of the Qin family. In the Ming Dynasty, it was impossible for a foreign man to see the beauty of the harem concubines!

Mama Cui sighed, "The ban has been lifted by the Jingci Immortal Master, and the inner servants and palace maids who have been separated have followed them again, but the niece of the Jingci Immortal Master has a hard life, such a good person, and the relationship between the Jingci Immortal Master is there, but she is still a lady." ”

"Lady?" Zhu Qiming looked at Mama Cui in surprise.

"Yes, a lady. The selected show girls were all called ladies at first, and the ladies had no position, and the lowest rank of the concubines who were awarded was the selection of waiters, and the top was talented, beautiful, Jieyu, Zhaoyi, concubine, concubine, and queen. Now the other ladies have their own positions, and only the Zhou, Qian, and Qin families are left untitled. ”

"Aren't there three people who have not been sealed? Hey, it's not just the Qin family! Zhu Qiming said with a smile.

Cui Mama shook her head, "Your Highness doesn't know, the positions of the Qian family and the Zhou family have long been decided, but it will not be decided for a while on who will be the queen and who will be the concubine, and the Qin family will definitely not be able to be the queen, and there is only one place left for the concubine, which is reserved for one of the Qian family and the Zhou family, so the Qin family has not been sealed so far, and that's it, I am afraid that there will be no more positions in the future." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Qiming's mind suddenly appeared that the emperor looked unrelenting when he first saw the Qin family, and he was a little puzzled, could it be that the emperor forgot his past feelings so quickly?

Also, there are fifty ladies, a lot of flowers, the flowers are getting more and more charming, look at the eyes, over time, who still remembers whom!

For some reason, Zhu Qiming suddenly remembered the Empress Dowager's entrustment, "Mama, does the Empress Dowager really care about the harem concubines?" ”

Mama Cui glanced at the brocade guard outside the door, and then persuaded Zhu Qiming to go back to the study.

Back in the study, as soon as Zhu Qiming took a seat, Mama Cui stepped forward and opened her mouth.

"How can the Empress Dowager not care? Isn't this still a stalemate! His Royal Highness didn't know that at the beginning of last year, the Empress Dowager gave an edict to the Ministry of Rites, Hu Hu, ordering them to exemplify Beijing, Nanjing, Fengyang, Huai'an, Xuzhou, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places, in the homes of officials and ordinary people, to select women of appropriate age to run in Beijing with their parents. ”

It can be seen from the edict of the Empress Dowager that the selection of the orthodox emperor's draft girls does not include Jiangnan except for Nanjing. At this moment, Zhu Qiming was naturally not interested in the scope of selection, and his mind fell on the intention of the Empress Dowager.

"Has the Empress Dowager made any clear statements about the choice of the Empress?"

Cui Mama nodded, "This slave remembers very clearly, at that time, the Empress Dowager said that the parents of the selected women must 'cultivate benevolence and righteousness, and the family law is pure', that is, their parents' reputation should be good and their family education should be good." Also, the Empress Dowager also has requirements for the selected women, which seems to have four sentences, that is, 'good looks, pure sexual qualities, courtesy, and courtesy'. ”

Cui Mama is worthy of being the old man next to the Empress Dowager, it is really difficult for her memory and knowledge to allow Zhu Qiming to accurately know the Empress Dowager's original words. The four original sentences of the Empress Dowager cover all aspects such as appearance, temperament, manners, and etiquette, and it can be said that this requirement is quite strict.

"Oh, Your Royal Highness, the Empress Dowager also said that the future queen must 'be the sixth palace and the mother of the world'."

Zhu Qiming's mind repeatedly flashed the figures of the Qian family, the Qin family, and the Zhou family, and he always felt that the strict requirements of the Empress Dowager could be reflected in the Qian family, he had only thought about it roughly, but after thinking about it at the moment, he suddenly found that the Qian family was really an excellent candidate for the queen.

The most important thing is that the Qian family does not belong to any of the original forces in the Forbidden City, and its status is detached, so it can maintain objectivity and fairness in dealing with harem disputes in the future.

As for the Qin family, a kind woman who is elegant and refined, lacks the ability to be vertical and horizontal and the bearing of "motherhood in the world", it is good to have a suitable position, avoid the harem and end her old age in peace!

And Zhou is a powerful character that people have to guard against, if she is the queen, I am afraid that the consequences will be unfortunately said by the Queen Mother: the middle palace is not right, and the sixth palace is restless!

Modern people always like to sigh "why should women be embarrassed by women", but men say that they are helpless, and many times, women have to be treated by women!

Thinking that the Qian family might really be able to cure the Zhou family, Zhu Qiming couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation in his heart.

After a while, he immediately secretly scolded himself again: want to meddle so soon? What about "why don't you go back"?

Cui Mama on the side took advantage of the excitement to fan the fire, "Yesterday, the slave maid went to Qingning Palace, and the Empress Dowager ordered the slave maid to give a message to His Royal Highness, and the Empress Dowager said that His Royal Highness is idle now anyway, so it is better to do something serious." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Qiming couldn't help but pout. Thinking that now that he is enjoying the treatment of the "cold palace", but he has to have a heart as hot as fire, isn't it difficult for a strong man?

"The Empress Dowager is so angry, the Empress Dowager said that when the emperor goes to greet him tonight, there will only be two results, either the emperor changes his mind, or the empress dowager is angry······ Cui Mama suddenly stopped talking, the word "death" could never be spoken.

The emperor is going to Qingning Palace tonight to say hello? Zhu Qiming's heart moved, and through the door of the study, he caught a glimpse of someone coming on the palace road in the distance, and when he looked at it, it was Juan'er. Juan'er stopped and bowed to this side.

Does Juan'er have perspective eyes and can see the king in the study clearly?

For some reason, Zhu Qiming suddenly felt that his nose was a little pantothenic. A poor Juan'er, the heroine who has guarded two generations of hard work, this bleak situation is unbearable to think about!

And that Zhou family, it is really not a fuel-efficient lamp, if she is the queen, I am afraid that within a month, Jingci Immortal Master will have to find the body of her niece!

"Mama Cui, the Empress Dowager wants to turn the situation around, but it's not a bother!"

Mama Cui smiled brightly, "Your Highness is willing to come up with an idea?" ”

"This king has not thought about it yet, but this king has remembered something, the niece of Jingci Immortal Master has met with the emperor, and after a long time, the emperor may have forgotten about it. This king thought that the Qin clan should go to Qingning Palace tonight to ask for peace. ”

Mama Cui shook her head in disappointment, "What the hell is this!" ”

"When Mama takes care of this matter, this king may really be able to come up with a good idea."

Mama Cui's eyes lit up, and then she said with a sad face: "She is just a lady, how can she be qualified to go to Qingning Palace to say hello?" ”

"Well, if you think about it carefully, what if it is led by Jingci Immortal Master?"