Chapter 13: The First Strange Woman of the Ming Dynasty
Six branch corridors, household yamen.
In the hard-working Xia Yuanji's daily overtime, there are two directors on duty, both of whom are snoring in the class room.
At this time, there was movement outside the yamen.
Then the eunuch announced that the eunuch shouted a shrill and tall 'Taisun Decree has arrived', breaking the silence of the night.
The two directors on duty woke up from their dreams, and hurriedly ran out of the shift room to receive the order with Xia Yuanji, who had a black eye.
I muttered in my heart, His Royal Highness Taisun doesn't sleep at night, how can he still have time to issue orders.
After listening to the content of the order, the two directors on duty were even more dumbfounded.
An hour? How can it be!
However, the Taisun is in charge of the country, and the Taisun decree is equivalent to His Majesty's holy decree, and resisting the decree is a big crime to lose his head.
The two panicked and couldn't help but look at the calm Xia Yuanji.
I saw Xia Yuanji stand up after receiving the order, looked at the two colleagues, and said unhurriedly.
"Immediately notify Lord Shangshu and call all colleagues back to the yamen."
"In addition, all women surnamed Xu under the age of 20 in the library will be transferred out."
The two rotating directors were stunned.
"Why under twenty?"
Xia Yuanji ignored them, only thinking that they were two fools.
A man with strong blood wants to find a woman in the middle of the night, not a girl, is he looking for an old woman?
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In Taisun Mansion, Zhu Xiongying sat on his three-meter-three goose down bed.
Tonight, no one was called to sleep.
It's not that the body is not good, but the interest is not high.
At this time, he was studying the small silver-rimmed mirror in his hand.
What the hell is this thing for?
While pondering, I couldn't help but think of the eight characters of 'Gengshen, Kwai Mao, Ding Hai, Renchen' and 'Shuangrenyu'.
When Zhu Xiongying didn't pay attention, the mirror surface was flooded with ripples like water waves.
A picture is shown in this mirror.
"Huh?"
Zhu Xiongying looked at it inadvertently, was stunned, rubbed her eyes vigorously, found that she was not dazzled, and held the mirror to look carefully.
In the mirror, the mist is hazy, and the beauty is bathing.
Although it was white, I could vaguely see the woman's back, with a beautiful posture and exquisite curves.
Zhu Xiongying frowned slightly.
The woman's body, he is not interested.
Or, not so interested, and this is only the back, not even the face can be seen, and the ancient back killers will also be flooded.
What's more, he is the grandson of the emperor, no matter what woman he wants, it is a matter of one sentence.
Compared with the picture of the woman bathing in the mirror, he is more curious about the function of this mirror, watching the scenery from afar, if he really confronts those uncles in the future, this thing can be of great use.
At this time, the woman in the picture slowly stood up, and the water droplets in a string slid down Bai Xue's neck, all the way down...
Even though Zhu Xiongying is not interested in women, as a man, there are still some things that should be watched.
“36,C。”
As a professional, it's completely subconscious talk evaluation.
"Who?!"
A woman's panicked voice was heard in the mirror.
It was also at this moment.
The picture disappears, and a crack appears in the mirror surface.
‘??? ’
Zhu Xiongying was full of question marks.
Does this mirror also have a voice function? Micro Q mirror?
Zhu Xiongying looked at the crack that appeared on the mirror, looking at this trend, three or four more will be completely broken, so it seems that this mirror should be a consumable.
Thinking of this, I suddenly felt wasted.
It's obviously a treasure who can spy on the top secret military situation, and it's a matter of taking a woman to take a bath, and I don't even see my face, I'm the emperor's grandson, even if I let a room of women bathe in front of me, it's a matter of one sentence.
I was annoyed.
At this moment, the little eunuch who stammered walked in from outside the door with his feet padded, close to the bedside, hunched over and holding a thick stack of rosters.
"Your Highness, the roster submitted by the Ministry of Households."
Zhu Xiongying glanced at the roster.
So thick?
I can't finish it until next year.
These people eat dry rice in the household department?
"Your Highness, the lord who handed over the roster from the household department said that the person in charge Xia Yuanji had listed the people His Highness needed on the first page of the booklet."
Perhaps sensing Zhu Xiongying's anger, the little eunuch spoke smoothly.
"Natsuhara-yoshi?"
Zhu Xiongying raised his hand to open the first page.
Three words came into view: Xu Miaojin.
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The Mansion of the Duke of Wei.
Since Xu Da Hongwu ascended to heaven in the eighteenth year, his eldest son Xu Huizu inherited his title, and several other sons also had their own arrangements and started families.
And Xu Da's four daughters.
The eldest daughter, Xu Miaoyun, was registered as Princess Yan in the ninth year of Hongwu.
The second daughter, Xu Miaoqing, Hongwu, married Zhu Gui in the twenty-fourth year.
The third daughter became Princess An.
The Xu family can be said to be the royal relatives among the royal relatives.
So far, only the fourth daughter Xu Miaojin still does not have any marriage match, Hongwu was born in the thirteenth year, just eighteen years old this year, and lives in the Wei Mansion with his brother Xu Huizu.
In this era, the average woman should get married when she reaches the age of fourteen or fifteen, not to mention a famous family like the Xu family, which is estimated to have been booked just after birth.
For example, Xu Miaoyun married Zhu Di at the age of fifteen.
However, Xu Miaojin is such a special existence.
On the original historical trajectory, after Zhu Di ascended the throne, his wife Xu Miaoyun died in Yongle five years ago, and Zhu Di at that time wanted to summon Xu Miaojin into the palace and be crowned queen.
But Xu Miaojin categorically refused, and replied to Zhu Di with a 'letter to Emperor Yongle', and then cut his hair to become a nun, and he was determined to be alone in his name until Zhu Di died.
For this reason, Zhu Di was suspended for 17 years.
In later generations, many wild histories called it "the first strange woman of the Ming Dynasty", "the first beautiful Jiao'e of the Ming Dynasty" and so on.
In Zhu Xiongying's words, this Xu Miaojin is a typical unmarried.
At this time, Xu Miaojin was dressed in plain and elegant fog yarn, and her hair was still wet, but she still couldn't hide the face of the sinking fish and geese, and she was sitting at the combing table, looking at herself in the mirror, frowning.
The maid behind her combed her hair.
"Lian'er, did you see anyone enter the house just now?"
Xu Miaojin still had that sentence echoing in her mind.
The girl who was called Lian'er snorted and laughed.
"Miss, you must have not rested for a long time recently, we are the Duke of Wei, which person came in, let alone your boudoir, Miss."
Auditory hallucinations?
Xu Miaojin was still frowning, and her intuition told her that it was definitely not an auditory hallucination.
That sound, as real as it sounded, came from behind me.
"What does 36C mean, have you heard of Lian'er?"
Xu Miaojin asked again, this time Lian'er was even more puzzled by her little face.
"I've never heard of it."
"Miss, you don't know that you've read so many books, and I don't know even more."
It was at this time.
There was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, staying outside the boudoir door, gasping for breath, Xu Miaojin and Lian'er both looked towards the gatehouse.
"Who's outside the door? Didn't know if this was a lady's boudoir? ”
"Don't you want to be beaten with a stick?"
Lian'er scolded.
Then there was a sound of begging for mercy outside the door.
"Miss forgiveness."
"It's just that the master has an order, let the young lady change her clothes immediately."
Change? I slept all night, what kind of clothes?
"What else does my brother say?"
Xu Miaojin asked out loud.
"The master only said that the young lady should go to the main hall, maybe because His Royal Highness the grandson's order has arrived."
Xu Miaojin was stunned, puzzled.
Taisun Lingzhi must be for the national government, and his brother Xu Huizu will pick him up, what does she have to do with Xu Miaojin, a weak woman waiting to be guarded?