Those years when I was Princess Yan

Before the current Majesty ascended the throne, he marched and fought several times, and the conditions were difficult.He is the prince, and every meal is no different from that of ordinary soldiers, and it is enough to fill his stomach.Therefore, your majesty, like the late emperor, advocates frugality very much.

In the eighth year of Yongle, the empress went to Xuanchen to visit friends and pray for blessings with Daoist Zangfeng. Zhu Di stayed alone in the palace and was bored.

Zhu Di thundered furiously and said: "This generation sits and enjoys the anointed beams, and they don't know the hardships of life and people, but they are ignorant of the tyranny of nature and property. As for the cost of raising animals for a day, they are the food of hungry people's families. If you dare to recover now, you will be punished." ①

Then the eunuch was severely punished, and in the next day's court, he took this matter as an example to beat all the officials.In addition, I warned the prince not to be too benevolent, but to strictly enforce the rules and regulations, and to punish those who violated them.

The next day, Zhu Di went to the imperial garden to look for the queen. On the way, he happened to see a court lady feeding the cat with fragrant grilled fish.Is this fish not worse than rice?And it was the second day after his warning!Zhu Di was so angry that he wanted to beat the maid to death immediately.

At this time, Ah Chun, the little maid who had just entered the palace, knelt down on the ground tremblingly, speechless with fright, her head covered in cold sweat.

The eunuch Wan Chun quietly stepped forward and said in his ear, "Your Majesty, that cat is from the Queen's Palace."

Zhu Di immediately lost most of his anger, and cast a suspicious look at Wan Chun.

Wan Chun naturally understood the meaning of the emperor's look: Since it is a cat in the queen's palace, how could he not know?

"I just raised it two days ago. It is a night owl. Naturally, it is the most energetic at night. When your majesty went to the queen's place, it happened that it was not there." Wan Chun continued to explain in a low voice.

Ah Chun was far away and faced the ground again, unable to hear what Wan Chun and His Majesty said.All he knew was that his wife was stupid to make such a big mistake.Today she wanted to call the cat back early and show it to the empress, the empress likes petting cats the most, she must be happy.So she just took the fish to hook the cat, but for a moment she forgot that His Majesty just issued an order yesterday to warn against wasting it.

She was alone here at this moment, isolated and helpless, and His Majesty the Emperor was too mighty and scary. With a look over her, she was so frightened that she couldn't even snort, let alone explain the words into sentences.In fact, even if you explain it, it is probably useless. According to His Majesty's temperament, it is very likely that you will die even worse.

A moment later, when Ah Chun was thinking about whether he would be quartered by five horses or executed by Ling Chi, the footsteps gradually faded away.

Only then did Ah Chun raise his head tremblingly, and found that His Majesty the Emperor had actually left with his hands behind his back.She is safe and sound?Why?

Achun, who lost half his life, hurried to find Biluo with the cat in his arms, and quietly reported what happened just now.

After Biluo heard the words, she hugged the cat and glared at Ah Chun: "It's so stupid!"

"Yes, yes, my aunt taught me a lesson, I must keep my head down next time, and remember that I will never give—"

"Remember to feed it in private in the future, don't put it where people can see it, especially where His Majesty can see it, so as not to embarrass your mother!" Bi Luo interdicted.

Achun was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly understood why the always majestic majesty severely punished the eunuch who fed rice and let her go, not because she was well-behaved, nor because she was lucky, but because of the love in her arms. The cat she is holding belongs to the Empress Empress!

After that, Ah Chun didn't know why, but quietly observed the details of the relationship between the emperor and the empress. As long as she could see and hear, she would silently pay attention and sum it up.

It didn't take long for Ah Chun to conclude that His Majesty's requirements for the empress are completely different from other people's. The general officials are honorable and honorable, and even the princes and princesses are excluded, only for the empress.

For example, if the Empress wants to leave the palace in a modest dress, His Majesty immediately agrees.The third prince wanted to go out of the palace in the name of a study tour, but was scolded by his majesty, and even forced to practice riding and archery for ten days.

For example, if the empress broke an inkstone, His Majesty only cares about whether the empress is safe or not.One day, the eldest princess accidentally broke a piece, and His Majesty scolded her for disturbing the inkstone because she could not practice calligraphy at ease, and fined her to copy five hundred characters.

May I ask, will the princes and princesses complain about this?The answer is yes, no!

Ah Chun observed carefully, and they seemed to be accustomed to His Majesty's behavior, so they naturally ignored His Majesty's differences with the Empress, obediently admitting that it was unlucky.

Hey, I'm so envious!

I hope that one day when she leaves the palace, she can also find a husband who has such double requirements and only treats her well.

The author has something to say: First, let's have a small episode, and there are more.

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"This generation sits and enjoys the ointment, and doesn't know the hardships of the people, but wastes everything and doesn't care about it. As for the cost of raising animals for a day... it will not be punished." From "The Precepts of Emperor Taizong of Ming Dynasty"