Chapter 722: Self-cultivation
Honglu Temple, the Ministry of Rites and other official offices, as well as the eunuchs of the Inner Palace, arranged the canonization ceremony of the two concubines. The two ceremonies lasted for half a day each.
In the process of canonizing Concubine Zhuang Li Xianhui, she and Zhu Gaoxu didn't seem to have anything to do with each other, and they each did complicated etiquette in different places.
During this period, Zhu Gaoxu only saw Li Xianhui, and that was when she came to worship and thank her. She was wearing a dress, a little far away, and Zhu Gaoxu didn't even see her person clearly, fortunately she had seen it before.
And before the canonization of Shen Baoyan, there was an unpleasant voice. Chen Ge, who had been buried alive for seven days and seven nights, wrote to dispute the identity of Shen's (Baoyan)'s biological father. So Zhu Gaoxu issued an order to posthumously present Shen Baoyan's deceased father as the commander of Jinyiwei.
In late March, because of the newly sealed concubines, Zhu Gaoxu decided not to abide by the rules of taking turns to sleep in the past two days, and first summoned Concubine Zhuang to sleep.
In the evening, Zhu Gaoxu bathed and changed clothes, changed into an ordinary robe, and waited for Li Xianhui in the Qianqing Palace with great anticipation.
It didn't take long for Li Xianhui to come to Zhu Gaoxu's dormitory under the escort of a group of palace people. When Zhu Gaoxu saw it, he was stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses.
Lee Hyun-hye wore a kind of deep clothes. Deep clothes were most common in the Qin and Han dynasties, with large sleeves, a top and a bottom, and a skirt that only showed a short section at the hem. The dark coat on Lee Hyun-hye's body is a dark cyan base with a wide red edge. There was very little jewelry, and her silky hair was not coiled, slightly covering the sides of her full forehead.
This dress gives her a gentle style. But it gave Zhu Gaoxu the illusion that she had "crossed over again", because her dress was incompatible with the clothes of the Ming Dynasty. The aristocratic costumes of the Xian Kingdom are very similar to those of the Ming Dynasty, even if she is wearing the clothes of the Xian Kingdom, it should not make Zhu Gaoxu feel that she is a genius.
"The concubine knocks on the saint." Lee Hyun-hye slowly bowed and bowed.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at her and pondered for a while. Looking at the wider edge, he was reminded, and suddenly remembered that Li Xianhui was wearing a Han dress, called a robe; It belongs to the lady's costume when Yanju lived.
The concubines in the Daming Palace almost don't wear this kind of clothes anymore, because even the queen was dressed more casually when she lived in Yanju, and she could even design her own style. But not everyone seems to understand these changes. And Li Xianhui seems to be relatively restrained in the palace, everything is cautious, and strictly abides by the etiquette system.
Zhu Gaoxu helped her up, and looking at her nervous and shy expression, he was immediately full of interest. He waved his hand and said, "Let's all go out." β
"Yes." The palace maids and eunuchs saluted together and withdrew from the dormitory one after another.
"The concubines serve the holy garments." Lee Hyun-hye said in a trembling voice. She thought that Zhu Gaoxu's resignation from the attendants was a hint.
Zhu Gaoxu listened to it, and did not object, and went straight to the topic if he was wrong. Her movements were very gentle and delicate, and she slowly took off Zhu Gaoxu's robe, leaving only white gauze clothes. Zhu Gaoxu calmed down and sat on the big bed with the largest specifications in the Ming Dynasty.
Li Xianhui stood in front of him, and began to slowly untie his clothes in front of him, removing the ribbons, hairpins, and robes like the same, and neatly placing them on the cabinet next to him.
Her movements are very gentle and exquisite, but the expression on her face is very rich and interesting. also accepted the experience of the Confucian Male and Female Great Defense Rites, but now he has to do this kind of thing justifiably, which is obviously full of contradictions; I add the first shame book
Sex is subtly shown in her demeanor and eyes.
Zhu Gaoxu saw her trembling eyelashes, her eyes flickered, as if she wanted to look at him but was embarrassed to look at him. When she unfolded the placket, her posture was entangled and twisted, and her hand pinched the placket very hard, but the movement was slow and light.
In the slow and meticulous process at this time, Zhu Gaoxu was a little distracted by chance.
He remembered an experience he had during his expedition to Annam. At that time, there was a surrendered general of the Hu clan, named Ruan Gonggui, who deployed a very ridiculous defense, and also raised hundreds of concubines in the mansion. The Ming army marched into the state city defended by Ruan Gonggui, and naturally captured a large group of his women. There are so many people, and their origins and postures are also uneven. When Zhu Gaoxu was choosing, he found that some native women who didn't know their origin were obviously good-looking, and they were dressed very violently and generously, but he just wasn't interested, and he didn't know why.
Now Zhu Gaoxu understands that what those women lack is a carved temperament and a subtle psychology hidden under their clothes. Whatever kind of garments a woman wears, she will take them off. But he is a little obsessed with "what kind of clothes to take off", very strange thoughts.
And Li Xianhui's gentle movements also made Zhu Gaoxu feel a little more patient from his impatient mood. He seems to have been influenced by her, and will be more attentive and slowly savoring everything about her tonight.
β¦β¦ The next morning, the monarch and the ministers repeated the etiquette countless times in the outer gate of the Fengtian Gate. Zhu Gaoxu has begun to get tired of these scenes. Fortunately, he still has expectations, it is the seventeen or eighteen-year-old Zhuang concubine Shen Baoyan tonight.
At first, Zhu Gaoxu participated in these ceremonies, and there was a sense of freshness and satisfaction, because the emperor was always respectfully bowed down by the people in the ceremony. But there are too many times, which will inevitably make him irritable, and sometimes he has to toss for a long time, but except for the pretending performance, he actually does nothing.
In the second stage of the early dynasty, important ministers entered the Fengtianmen to discuss politics, and Zhu Gaoxu sat on the throne, calling it "listening to the government at the imperial gate". But on such occasions, generally no real problems are solved.
Just like this morning, there was a minister who said that there was an earthquake in a certain county. However, the focus of the officials was that the local governors did not have proper etiquette and insufficient moral cultivation; The solution is to the effect that the magistrate is to order the county to strengthen self-cultivation.
Zhu Gaoxu was stunned when he heard it, but he could understand all this. Just recall that a few days ago, I wrote in the name of Zhu Gaoxu about the questions of the palace test, and then think about the thoughts and remarks in the title, and the truth will be revealed.
However, these things can still be maintained, after all, in addition to "superstition", there are already preparations for dealing with specific disasters and localities, and there is no need for the imperial court to ask. For example, there is a kind of reserve called Yicang, where the famous gentry will collect and store the surplus food and materials of the people, and when there is a disaster, they will open the warehouse for disaster relief.
In the evening, Zhu Gaoxu immediately summoned his newly canonized concubine Zhuang to sleep in the Qianqing Palace.
He had seen Shen Baoyan in Yunnan before, but she was only about ten years old at that time, and she was still a little girl; Later, although Zhu Gaoxu went in and out of the Shen family's mansion many times, he never saw Baoyan again. When Shen Baoyan was canonized that day, she stood far away, wearing a phoenix crown and wearing a heavy dress, Zhu Gaoxu really didn't see it clearly, but it also refreshed his impression: Baoyan has grown up.
When he saw Shen Baoyan again tonight, Zhu Gaoxu's feelings were still very strange.
She was indeed beautiful, with youthful and energetic jade-white skin, which looked even whiter against the contrast of her dark purple silk clothes. The black and green silk on her head is very beautiful, which makes people hallucinate, Zhu Gaoxu just saw her at a distance, and it is impossible
I could smell the smell in her hair, but I could smell them as if they were fragrant. Her eyes were like the clear surface of the water in a deep pool, dark and watery.
But unlike Lee Hyun-hye, Bao-yeon is obviously a beautiful little girl, but she can't make Zhu Gaoxu have blasphemous desires. He didn't know what was going on.
Maybe his impression is still stuck in when Bao Yan was a little girl? Or her eyes are a little more mysterious and a little less charming.
Zhu Gaoxu had to try to make himself realize: This is a seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman, and under the custom of a woman marrying at fifteen, she is already considered an adult. And a little lady who lives deep in the courtyard, the depth of knowledge and thought must be limited, how mysterious is it?
When he saw Baoyan's eyes, he seemed to have a sense of distance, after all, two men and women who had just met with a huge age difference, this feeling should be normal.
After the etiquette, Zhu Gaoxu took the initiative to talk: "I heard that the Xu family has a descendant who wanted to marry you before, have you seen him?" He felt that it was easier to talk about Shen Baoyan's family, after all, it was a circle she was familiar with.
Shen Baoyan stood beside him and nodded lightly: "He's a little afraid of me." β
"Oh?" Zhu Gaoxu felt that her answer was very strange.
At this time, he remembered that when he saw Shen Baoyan in Yunnan before, he had such a feeling. Zhu Gaoxu had forgotten what specific topics he was talking about at that time, but he still had the impression that he felt that this little lady always spoke differently from ordinary clichΓ©s.
After Zhu Gaoxu said with an inquiring voice, Shen Baoyan tilted her head slightly and replied, "Because he thinks he can't see through me?" The maids and women of the house, their troubles, their joys, their desires, are easily guessed. β
"Makes sense." Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Then if you enter the palace now, will the Xu family be unhappy?" β
Shen Baoyan shook her head and said, "Originally, they wanted me to marry into the Xu family in order to master the Shen family's property. Now I feel that I don't have to do that, and I can get more benefits. Didn't the saint give the Shen family merchants the right to trade sea? β
This little lady is quite smart and knows a lot. Zhu Gaoxu smiled: "Then I'll rest assured, I'm afraid that you won't want to enter the palace." β
"Does the saint care if the concubine is willing or not?" Shen Baoyan looked at Zhu Gaoxu and asked curiously.
Zhu Gaoxu said gently: "If I want you to be my close person, of course I care." β
Shen Baoyan was silent for a while, and said softly: "I know about the saint and her. β
Zhu Gaoxu: "......"
Shen Baoyan glanced at him and said, "The Xu family said it, but they just guessed. I saw it with my own eyes. β
Zhu Gaoxu felt very embarrassed, but heard her continue quietly: "She seems to be in pain that life is worse than death, but I know that it is not what it seems. β
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't carry out this topic, he faced this innocent-looking and somewhat different little lady, thinking that he was going to perform the Zhou Gong ceremony tonight, and he felt very strange. But in full view of many officials, Shen Baoyan has been canonized, what else can he do? Zhu Gaoxu can only think of tonight as a different experience.
"Baoyan is really unique." Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to say.
Shen Baoyan raised her head and looked at Zhu Gaoxu. But somehow, her eyes seemed to suddenly become a little softer.
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