Chapter 156: Bonds
If the Ming Dynasty is a powerful kingdom that is proud of the world, it will naturally have enough confidence to open the arms of the Forbidden City to all nations, and he is not worried that they will peek into the reality of defense. It's a pity that the Ming Dynasty did not show its strength in the confrontation with Wara, but now the monarchs and ministers of the court allowed Saihan to walk freely in the harem of the former dynasty, which made Zhu Qiming quite puzzled.
Perhaps, there is still a lack of self-confidence in the temple, so he spares no effort to favor the Warat people, shows too much goodwill, and exposes the intention of compromise to the Warat people early.
Zhu Qiming can't resist the decree, but he can delay. He ordered someone to put a table on the table, and left Saihan to drink in Lingxuan Pavilion.
She ignored the cultural connotation of tea art and the thirst-quenching function of tea, as if she only cared about the wonderful taste of Daming's best tea buds, and drank a few sips, paused slightly, revealing a pleasant expression.
The demand for Ming tea in the Western Regions of the Ming Dynasty was very amazing, the dietary structure of the Western Regions was very different from that of modern times, people ate a lot of meat, and they had to drink tea to dissipate the fishy gas in the body, and they would be uncomfortable if they did not drink tea for a day. However, the climatic conditions of the Ming Dynasty were harsh, the world was plagued by famines, the tea production of the Ming Dynasty was not abundant, and the Silk Road was not smooth, and it was still extremely difficult for the people of the Western Regions to obtain the tea of the Ming Dynasty.
At this moment, Saihan is drinking high-grade Yangxian tea, which is more luxurious than a sumptuous luncheon for Saihan, who is stationed in the desert and grassland!
"Well, good tea!" Saihan smiled brightly, but did not hide her mouth, and the white teeth showed out of her lips, and it was difficult for people to equate her with a barbarian with this mouthful of teeth. "On weekdays, there is only my brother······ No, it was the eldest brother who gave me some tea, and it wasn't enough, but now that I think about it, compared to today's tea, all I drank on the grassland in the past was soaked in leaves! ”
Zhu Qiming has to admit that when Saihan is emotionally stable, her Chinese expression is still quite fluent. However, this did not help him to ease his wariness of Saihan, who believed that the two sides belonged to two opposing camps, and that they could meet briefly and laugh at each other, but not to talk about long-term friendships.
He waved his hand and motioned to the palace maid on the side to change the lamp, and the palace maid quickly went to Saihan's side to remove the old lamp and replace it with new tea.
"Princess Saihan, this new tea is Lu'an tea." He Ye Dao.
Saihan smiled and glanced at the white tea cup, looking quite in a good mood. When he moved his eyes to look at Zhu Qiming, his expression changed abruptly, and there was a sense of provocation between his eyebrows. "I know, you killed someone in Pine Fort a few years ago, and what kind of valley are you still ······ Lin Ji has killed people, and this year he has gone on a killing spree on the side of Longmen River. Hmph, don't be complacent, one day on the grassland, my brother······ My eldest brother will beat you to your knees and beg for mercy! ”
Fortunately, Saihan finally paid lip service to virtue, and did not bring out vicious words such as death and cripplement. But Saihan's words still surprised Zhu Qiming.
The experience of a prince has reached the ears of the Warat people in such detail, and this matter must be inseparable from the ghosts in the Forbidden City, and it is difficult for ordinary chamberlains and palace maids to be well-informed, so the people who deliver information to Warat are not idle people.
This person is definitely not Wang Zhen, and it is unlikely to be Wulong, so who is he? Perhaps, after the upcoming turmoil passes, the former mysteries will slowly surface!
"It's just a bunch of petty thieves who are used to plundering, and it's not a pity to die! When the king leads the army out of the north and meets the Warat people at the foot of the Yin Mountain, at that time, the king wants to see the demeanor of your eldest brother leading the horse to the north. ”
Saihan's cheeks were puffed, his eyes were angry, he picked up the teacup and took a sip, and with a "bang", he almost slapped the teacup on the table.
"Rude, you! The Ming Emperor is a good person, the Ministry of Rites is a good person, you, a bad person! ”
Eh, isn't this just a sentence that doesn't make sense? It's just incoherent! Zhu Qiming smiled indifferently, "Don't forget, your eldest brother has been canonized as King Jingshun by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty." The Son of Heaven treats his subordinates well, this is the way of the Son of Heaven, and his subordinates should follow the way of their subordinates. After you go back, persuade your eldest brother and persuade him to be respectful and obedient to the great emperor like his title. ”
On the bright side, Zhu Qiming's words are irrefutable, perhaps because of this reason, Saihan stared at Zhu Qiming with his cheeks puffed out for a long time, didn't say a word, and finally stood up with a sigh.
He Ye on the side said slowly: "Princess Saihan, the Forbidden City is a place with strict etiquette, since the princess came here to play at the behest of His Majesty the Emperor, then it is good to play." ”
He Ye's words are very strategic, and the implication is that just distract yourself, don't talk about serious things, and leave diplomatic affairs to the envoy to find a serious occasion to discuss, otherwise it will be rude!
Isn't He Ye's rhetoric tactfully persuading Zhu Qiming?
I saw Saihan staring at Zhu Qiming, "You accompany me into the harem." Hmph, see if you dare to resist the decree! ”
Come on, the emperor's will has become Saihan's Shangfang sword, and he, the Prince of Daming, is like an outsider! Zhu Qiming was unhappy in his heart, and said: "Come on, prepare a sedan chair!" ”
Zhu Qiming didn't dare to see through the front and back of the Forbidden City through Saihan's eyes, thinking that it would be better to use a sedan chair to send her to a remote corner casually, which was enough for her to be confused!
Fortunately, although the courtesy given to Saihan by the monarchs and ministers of the court was greatly exceeded, there were still some reservations, for example, there was no order for her to meet the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, if it were not for reservations, Zhu Qiming might not be able to prevent Saihan from treating the Forbidden City as his own grassland, and looking at the scenery with confidence.
Where is the right place to send her? Well, it's better to be a cold palace, but unfortunately there is no cold palace in the palace. That's it, let's settle for the next best thing, and send it to a place that is close to the cold palace!
Thinking of this, Zhu Qiming instructed He Ye to lead Saihan to board the sedan chair and go to the vicinity of the courtyard.
Zhu Qiming walked faster than the sedan chair, and when Saihan got off the sedan chair, Zhu Qiming had been waiting by the West Garden for a long time.
It is remote here, and there are few palace buildings, but the trees are shady, the winding paths are secluded, and the flowers in the garden are splendid, and it is beautiful at a glance. Saihan raised his eyes to watch, sometimes staring, sometimes browsing, his eyes flashing with excitement.
Her gaze slowly moved, and finally landed on a group of golden temples in the distance. It was the place where the queen mother and the concubines and concubines lived, and more than a dozen palaces were scattered along a wide palace road, showing a wonderful silhouette under the shade of green trees.
Saihan walked towards that side, Zhu Qiming was very anxious when he saw this, if he let Saihan, who was like a headless fly, rashly break into the palace of the concubine or even the queen mother, it would not be a trivial matter!
This is not the time to treat Saihan coldly by his own temperament! He hurried forward and said to Saihan with a smile: "The garden is full of flowers, it is better to enjoy the flowers along the path." ”
Saihan slowed down, turned his head to look at Zhu Qiming, and smiled brightly, his shining eyes were extremely vivid. However, her feet didn't seem to stop.
He Ye stepped forward, "Princess Saihan, the residence of His Royal Highness King Yue is nearby. ”
Many times, when receiving guests, art is taught, just like He Ye, who can improvise and prevent guests from going where they shouldn't be going. It's a pity that in Zhu Qiming's opinion, He Ye still sold him as a prince in desperation.
Hearing Saihan's chuckle, he immediately stopped, "So you live here!" Where is your palace? Saihan obviously didn't expect Zhu Qiming to answer, and turned his head to look at He Ye after speaking, as if he was signaling He Ye to lead the way.
It's not a big deal to let Saihan go to the other courtyard to have a look! Zhu Qiming comforted himself, and then set off to keep up with Saihan's steps.
Saihan walked very fast, and when he entered the aisle, he walked even faster. As soon as she arrived at Xiao Chi, she hurriedly glanced at the lotus leaves in the pool, stopped hurriedly, bent down to look at Xiao Chi, and showed a cute look like a little girl, "What is this?" ”
I don't know this, I'm really ignorant! Zhu Qiming couldn't help but feel pity for this Tartar girl from the grassland, he stopped beside Saihan, "This is a lotus, and the flowers that bloom are called lotus, also called lotus." ”
"Lotus? I know! I have read Zhou Dunyi's "Ai Lian Says". Saihan straightened up, grabbed Zhu Qiming's right arm with both hands, smiled and smiled, and his head almost rested on Zhu Qiming's shoulder.
For some reason, Zhu Qiming's heart suddenly thumped a few times. Cut, it turned out to be a heartbeat for the Tartar!
I think that the women of Wara are different from the Chinese women, they are not bound by the great defense of men and women, and they are more flamboyant and less restrained. Moreover, Saihan didn't seem to be able to let go of his hatred in his heart, so he was still cold-eyed, and in a blink of an eye, he was as kind as seeing an old friend.
Hatred? Where did she get her hatred? He almost died at the hands of her tigers and wolves, and how could her brothers and sisters have been treated badly by the Ming Dynasty?
Zhu Qiming was entangled, feeling very uncomfortable being held by a Tartar girl's arm, and seeing He Ye as if he was covering his mouth and snickering, he immediately wanted to shake off Saihan's arm.
At this time, there was a beautiful sound of the piano from the palace room, and he saw Saihan frozen there in a daze, and then let go.
Saihan followed the sound of the piano and walked towards the study, where Cui Mama went out and glanced at Zhu Qiming, turned around and followed Saihan, and He Ye also quickly followed.
Zhu Qiming chased to the corridor and stopped, looking at a pool of wrinkled water on the railing, and his heart suddenly surged.
He couldn't understand why the emperor wanted him, the prince, to accompany Saihan. Even if Saihan had only seen him alone in Daming, and asked for an order when His Majesty saw him, the emperor had enough ways to refuse. Now that the emperor has approved the invitation of the envoys, he, the prince, may be unable to help himself for a while, and this time is precisely the extraordinary time when the undercurrent in the palace is surging.
The piano stopped. Zhu Qiming glanced at the study lightly, and suddenly his mind moved, can he get some clues about the ghosts in the Forbidden City from Saihan's mouth?
After pondering for a moment, he shook his head and categorically rejected the thought that had flashed through Fang Cai's mind.
There was a burst of laughter in the study, Zhu Qiming gave up the corridor, slowly entered the study, and saw Lu Xiyu and Saihan holding hands, talking and laughing there, like girlfriends.