Chapter 64: Zhang Jingxiu and the Princess's Secret

The morning in the capital in early winter is wonderful and strangely beautiful. Everything was shrouded in a layer of ethereal light veil, and even the rising sun had hidden its bright and bright face, leaving only a circle of redness, and some red light came out of the confusion. It was like a beautiful and noble princess waving her magical veil and sending gusts of cold wind.

The cold wind blew the fallen leaves on the streets of the capital, and the fallen leaves were like yellow clouds everywhere stained with silver yarn, and only a few people hurriedly walked through the huge streets, and there was a depression. The Imperial Garden of the Forbidden City, separated by a wall, is full of life and purple and red. There are yellow plain heart plums, red dog-hearted plums, white epiphyllums, colorful welcome guests...

Three cardamom girls chased and frolicked among the flowers, laughing innocently like silver bells, like beautiful elves dancing. These three girls are Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning, Princess Zhu Yaoyuan of Ruian, and Zhang Jianxiu's sister Zhang Jingxiu.

Princess Zhu Xiaoyaoyuan of Ruian, Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning is the sister of Wanli. Princess Zhu Yaoyuan of Ruian is 13 years old this year, Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning is 15 years old, and Zhang Jingxiu is the same age as Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning.

"Don't run, don't run, I'm tired, I'll lend you this colored beaded ferret cloak to wear it. You have to be careful, I begged my mother for a long time to get it, don't break it. Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning gasped, and her pretty face was flushed with blush because of the fierce running just now.

"Rest assured. Ah Ying. I'm the one who meditates the most carefully, just wear it and see how it can be broken! Zhang Jingxiu assured.

"Sister lied, obviously yesterday I opened my mouth with you to ask the queen mother for it, but the queen mother was eccentric but gave you this colored beaded ferret cloak." Princess Zhu Yaoyuan of Ruian immediately slapped her face, and her pretty face was full of jealousy.

"What kind of eccentricity, it's obviously a good dowry as a sister, who made you still young and can't marry anyone. Otherwise, maybe this colored beaded ferret cloak will be rewarded to you. Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning smiled and teased her sister.

"Humph! What's so great about getting married, I don't know how your husband is, sister? can be compared to Brother Jian Xiu. Princess Ruian's words Zhu Yaoyuan's words suddenly inserted into the heart of Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning.

The original Zhang Jianxiu worked as an errand in Jinyiwei, and his age was similar to that of Emperor Wanli, and he often went in and out of the palace to play with Wanli, so he was naturally familiar with the two princesses. From time to time, he would bring some novel gadgets from outside the palace to the three of them as gifts.

After a long time, it naturally left a deep impression on the hearts of the two princesses. It's a pity that the original body only treats the two princesses as sisters, and never thinks about it.

The reason is very simple, the Ming Dynasty had a rule in order to prevent princes, nobles and officials, large and small, from using the royal status to do evil and endanger the regime. If someone in the family becomes a colt, the whole family cannot be promoted to become an official, and those who were previously officials must also resign and go home.

In the Ming Dynasty, the concubines were only leading the vain duties, so that the families and scholars regarded the marriage with the royal family as tigers, so the husbands of the princesses were often not of high quality.

"Since it is not as good as Brother Jian Xiu, Brother Jian Xiu's song "May the Bright Moon Follow in This Life" has been passed down, I don't know how many girls in the boudoir envy Brother Jian Xiu's wife Wang Mingyue.

There is such an affectionate man in the world, even if it is enough to marry him as a concubine. The husband chosen by Father-in-law Feng for his sister is just an ordinary rich son surnamed Liang in the capital. Sister, we were born in the royal family, which is both fortunate and unfortunate. is lucky to be clothed and fed since childhood, but unfortunately it is difficult to marry someone you like. ”

Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning looked sad and embarrassed at this time. Princess Zhu Yaoying's emotions were like a storm, washing away the bright smiles of the two girls.

The reason why the two girls were infected so quickly is that the feelings of the girls are always poetry, sometimes stormy and sometimes sunny. It's that the two of them empathize.

One is also a princess, and the quality of the person she will marry in the future is just as high. One is the same age, and the same face the trouble of getting married.

"Falling red is not a ruthless thing. Turning into spring mud is more protective of flowers. Brother Jian Xiu's poem is really well written, if I can marry Brother Jian Xiu, I would rather not be this princess! Princess Zhu Yaoyuan said bluntly.

"Don't talk nonsense, the retreat is still here, Yuanyuan, are you ashamed?" Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning was taken aback by her sister's bold words, forgot about her sadness for a while, and hurriedly stopped.

"I'm not talking nonsense, I like Brother Jian Xiu's affairs, as long as you are not blind, you can see that you are not blind in meditation, right?" Princess Zhu Yaoyuan of Ruian scolded her sister and turned her head to ask Zhang Jingxiu.

Zhang Jingxiu is naturally not stupid, every time he enters the palace to play with the two princesses, the two princesses talk about the most about their own fourth brother who originally pretended to be a gentleman.

"That's not nonsense. I know you all like my fourth brother. But my fourth brother only treats you as a sister. The falling flowers have no intention of flowing water, even if I know, I can only pretend not to know. Zhang Jingxiu spread his hands innocently.

"Falling flowers intentionally follow the flowing water, and flowing water has no intention of falling flowers. Sister, why are the two of us so miserable, obviously born as nobles, but we can't be with the person we like. ”

Princess Zhu Yaoyuan of Ruian suddenly threw herself into the arms of Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning and cried, Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning felt the same way, and her eyes were sour.

Somehow, Zhang Jingxiu also threw herself into the arms of Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning, and buried herself in another fullness and made a muffling sound.

"Zhang Jingxiu, take your face away and rub it on it." Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning pushed Zhang Jingxiu away, and Princess Zhu Yaoyuan of Ruian mended the knife and said: "We cry because we can't be with the person we like, Zhang Jingxiu, what are you coaxing?" ”

"I..."Zhang Jingxiu looked at the flowers and the moon, and the pear blossoms brought rain to Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning. Zhang Jingxiu hesitated and didn't dare to speak, because she was afraid that if she spoke, she would lose the opportunity to get along with Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning.

In fact, Zhang Jingxiu also empathizes, the person she likes is obviously in front of her but can't speak, and they will marry someone they don't like after next year.

History records that after Zhang Jingxiu married Liu Kan, a genius of the Ming Dynasty, he was still innocent until his death. Liu Kanzhi is the husband chosen by Zhang Juzheng for his baby daughter.

Zhang Juzheng has five sons and one daughter in his life, because he has only one daughter, he naturally loves his daughter very much, and treats her like a pearl.

Zhang Jingxiu has a beautiful appearance and a graceful posture, coupled with Zhang Juzheng's power in the court, there are countless princes and nobles who come to propose marriage. Maybe out of love for his daughter, he was unwilling to let her marry early, or because he couldn't look down on any of the people who came to ask for marriage, so he refused them one by one.

Everyone in the world is handsome. This Liu Kanzhi's appearance Zhang Juzheng praised this son when he first saw him, "his appearance is beautiful, not inferior to him".

Such a rich and handsome Zhang Jingxiu is not at all despised at all. On the wedding night, Zhang Jingxiu was very cold to Liu Kanzhi, and let Liu Kanzhi sit alone for one night. This attitude towards him every day in the future. Later, Zhang Jingxiu simply accompanied the Buddha often.

Even if Liu Kanzhi tried his best, he couldn't talk to Zhang Jingzhi, and the Zhang family was powerful, so Liu Kanzhi could only do nothing. A few years later, Zhang Jingxiu sat on the bed and passed away peacefully, unmarried until his death.

"Okay, everyone is like sisters, Sister Jing Xiu must be sad for the two of us, Yuanyuan is not allowed to play sex." Princess Yongning Zhu Yaoying said gently.

"Okay, I heard that Brother Jian Xiu will lead the army back to Beijing at noon today, and the emperor's brother will lead the ministers to greet him under the sun, let's go and see how Brother Jian Xiu leads the troops, how about it?" Princess Ryan Zhu Yaoyuan threw out a topic.

"The queen mother and the emperor's brother will definitely not agree, do you have a way?" Princess Zhu Yaoyuan of Ruian has always been eccentric, very bold, and has a lot of ghost ideas, so Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning asked.

"I have a way to buy the eunuchs in the imperial dining room, and then we will pretend to be the eunuchs who went to buy and go out of the palace." Princess Zhu Yaoyuan of Ryan.

"It's doable, are you going to go for the retreat?"

Princess Zhu Yaoying of Yongning looked at Zhang Jingxiu, Zhang Jingxiu's face was slightly red and nodded: "Of course I went, I haven't seen Brother Jian Xiu for a few months, I miss him, I heard that he led the Divine Dynasty Army he trained this time back, I don't know what kind of surprise I, Brother Jian Xiu, who likes to hide clumsy, will bring us?" ”