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The 11th year of Hong Zhen's celebration was unprecedentedly grand, whether it was in the ceremony with the crown prince Tianyou offering sacrifices, or in the ceremony of celebrating with the subjects all over the world, it was extremely grand and unusual.

Even ordinary people without any political awareness can't help but think that this is the first real New Year celebration after Emperor Hongzhen became emperor.Without the suppression of the Supreme Emperor, without the constraints of filial piety, no matter how lively it is, it will never be too lively.

Tianyou is obviously different from what everyone thinks. In the East Nuan Pavilion of Qingben Hall in Changyang Palace, Tianyou is calculating the expenses for this New Year with Hao Rui: "I have done a rough calculation. This New Year, the expenses up to now It has already used nearly 10 taels of silver, which has not entered the topic at all. The most strange thing is that when I went to the household department to check yesterday, I found that the expenses for this celebration came from the imperial father's internal treasury."

Lin Haorui raised his eyebrows, looked at Tianyou's hesitant expression, and said with a smile: "It seems that the empress has helped the emperor a lot!" Tianyou shook his head: "More than half of the mother's property has been handed over to us, and now it's Yu'er I'm taking care of it. And the queen mother will never give this part of the money to the father, and in this regard, the mother's attitude is very low, so as not to make the father feel uncomfortable in the slightest."

Lin Haorui understood what Tianyou meant, and frowned: "I'll check and report to His Royal Highness in three days." Tianyou nodded, pinched his brows wearily, and sighed: "This year is really tiring. , I’m going to play against you in a few days, I’m really not in the mood at all.”

Lin Haorui said with a smile: "His Royal Highness must not be in the mood. How many clans, princes and ministers are waiting to see His Royal Highness's demeanor. Look at the candidates selected by the emperor this time, obviously to show the veterans the new strength of Daqi. Even the drills of the Fifth Army are full of young people."

Tianyou said with a smile: "Who thought of the Chinese army's drills? It's very conspicuous!" Lin Haorui smiled and said: "Who else is that Ao Jian who is lingering in my herb garden and refuses to leave. I really feel proud of Ao Jian The five bodies of the sword are in admiration. Is the small yard in my herb garden so much more comfortable than his big mansion? I won’t leave after I live in it. I am a majestic general of Fengtian. I don’t have any errands, and I can get mixed up everywhere One foot. There is no girl or woman under his command, I really don't know if he wants to be a loner like this all the time."

Tianyou smiled helplessly: "Father has nothing to do with him, what can you do. Anyway, you don't lack his food, so keep it!" Lin Haorui waved his hand, still dissatisfied.It's strange that a person with an official position lives in the house, okay?You must know that Ao Jian is not an assassin anymore, he is the son of the dignified eldest princess, a relative of the emperor.

Thinking of the emperor's relatives, Lin Haorui thought of another one, and said with a smile: "There is news from the front. It is said that Chechen will be able to arrive in Beijing tomorrow afternoon at the latest."

"So fast?" Tianyou was a little surprised: "I thought he wouldn't be able to catch up with this celebration."

"The emperor has issued an order, and Chechen will also join this ice play. I'm afraid he will still be in the group of His Royal Highness. The princess and concubine are making arrangements for Chechen's marriage. How are you busy?" Lin Haorui suddenly remembered This thing comes.

Tianyou pursed his lips slightly and said, "What else can I do? Finding a needle in a haystack. There are a lot of good girls, and my aunt is the first to be dissatisfied. I really don't know what to find for Chechen."

Lin Haorui shrugged, opened his mouth to say something, but held back.

It was past noon when Chechen approached Shangjing with his entourage and mighty convoy.As the crown prince, Tianyou greeted Chechen outside the city gate with all the civil and military officials.I saw Chechen wearing the clothes of the leader of the Jurchen tribe.It seems to be getting taller.

Yes, set foot on the land of Shangjing again.Chechen is not only the son of Princess Yunting, but also the nephew of Emperor Hongzhen.It is the leader of a tribe, representing their tribe's determination to surrender to Da Qi Yong.

Chechen still remembers that the eldest brother Bart asked him before he died under his own sword: "My Jurchen is such an elite soldier, I can completely rule the Central Plains and become the overlord of this world. How can you be worthy of dying if you just give up like this?" How to face the countless people in Hetuala. After a hundred years, won’t you regret it?”

Chechen smiled sadly: "So what if we win the world? It's not just that the common people are better than the common people, and the nobles are better than the nobles. I lost the right to rule the world, but my people can live for at least ten years because of my decision. Why should I regret it! Eldest brother, my father has no extravagant idea of ​​being in charge of the Central Plains. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have sent me and my concubine back to Daqi when we were seriously ill.”

Bart said fiercely: "The worst decision Father made in his life was to marry your mother." Che Chen sneered: "Really? I really think that is the only wise choice for Father, otherwise Hetu Allah is just a nomadic tribe up to now."

Bart rushed to Chechen's long sword by himself, and said to Chechen in the end, "Remember, you ruined our Jurchen's hope. Remember, you are the Jurchen sinner."

Chechen smiled quietly, slowly drew out his long sword, and looked in Daqi's direction: "Really..."

The entourage around him reminded Chechen: "My lord, it's time to get off the horse!" Only then did Chechen regain his sanity from the memories, and saw Tianyou standing in front of the crowd, looking at him with a smile on his face.Che Chen smiled and got off the horse.After walking a few steps quickly, he knelt down on one knee: "Che Chen has met His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness is thousands of years old!"

Tianyou helped Chechen up with his own hands: "Get up, when did you and Gu be so polite?" Chechen smiled and said: "Feelings belong to feelings, and national rituals cannot be discarded!" Tianyou looked at Chechen who was obviously much darker, Some exclamation.The past two years must have been very hard.The battle reports ahead kept coming back, and it was also full of hardships for Chechen to win in the end.

Tianyou smiled and said, "How hard is the journey? I have prepared water and wine to wash you off!"

Chechen saluted again: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, I am very grateful!" Tianyou waited for Chechen to finish his salute before holding Chechen's hand and walking towards the arbor that he built. After Daqi, the world will be peaceful.

Chechen presented the gift of Hetuala and the form of intergenerational friendship to Emperor Hongzhen on the morning of the second day.Of course, the morning court on that day was also extremely grand, as the last morning court before the new year.After rewarding Che Chen with a bunch of objects, Emperor Hong Zhen announced the official closing of the pen, kicking off the prelude to the New Year.

In the evening of the same day, Lin Haorui greeted Che Chen at the largest restaurant in Shangjing. Ao Jian, Jia Lian, Zheng Jin, Li Hui, Yang Chengping, Yang Chengrong, Shen Ao, who were related or not, all went. All kinds of noisy big children in the circle all took on their own responsibilities in a blink of an eye.This kind of change made everyone feel a little bit better, and Chechen, who was the farthest from everyone, and the first to take on the burden, became the object of everyone's drinking.

After drinking for three rounds.Tianyou also showed up with Zhan Duo, although it was Tianyou who was already the crown prince of a country, but he was wearing a simple blue robe at the moment.It seems to have returned to the time when he was still called Chu Tianyou.

Chechen, who was too drunk, also temporarily forgot Tianyou's identity, and pulled Tianyou to drink.Lin Haorui kept looking at Tianyou, watching Tianyou's relaxed mood.In fact, Tianyou is more suitable for such an identity.When Tianyou was still Chu Tianyou, Lin Haorui felt that Tianyou's future must be limitless, because no matter what he did, he was very serious.Can do the best.

But after Tianyou suddenly changed from an ordinary person to a country with more than [-] people, he was actually as uncomfortable as Tianyou.Seeing Tianyou's helpless appearance many times, Lin Haorui also secretly felt sad.It's not that Tianyou can't do those things well, it's just that he doesn't want to subvert his long-standing cognition.

As the crown prince, Tianyou can occasionally drink and have fun with those who can be called friends. When Tianyou really stands on that commanding height one day, he will only be accompanied by endless loneliness.

Emperor Hongzhen is using extreme methods to make Tianyou grow up.Everyone is anxious for His Royal Highness.Only Tianyou knows the taste of this so-called growth, the taste full of bitterness and giving up, the taste destined to be lonely.

at this time.Lin Haorui didn't even regret that he married Daiyu to Tianyou, because no matter whether he was his younger brother or his so-called close friend, he might not be able to accompany Tianyou through that lonely and cruel life.Those who can accompany him will keep the only pure one in his heart.Daiyu is the only one.

Chechen took Tianyou to drink a lot of wine, and he wanted to ask a question from the beginning to the end.But in the end they didn't ask.After waking up with a splitting headache the next day, he still regretted his actions the day before. He dragged the future king to drink. Isn't he courting death?

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Chechen to regret it, and he was dragged to join the training for the ice play competition.As for Daiyu in Changyang Palace, today she met the No. 30 woman who was chosen to be Che Chen's wife. Coincidentally, this woman came from the Shen family of Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and her name was Shen Ru.

In the Jingyang Hall, Shen Yan's wife, Mrs. Zhang, brought Shen Ru together to salute Daiyu: "My wife, Mrs. Zhang, pays homage to the Crown Princess, and the Crown Princess is happy and safe!" Daiyu's voice was still not loud, but very It's gentle: "Get up, Xueyan will show Grandma Shen and Miss Shen."

Xueyan knew that this was Zijuan's future sister-in-law, so there was a kind of kindness in her smile.That Mrs. Zhang is also a good person, and she praised Xue Yan so hard that Xue Yan wanted to frown when she heard the end.Daiyu's eyes fell more on Shen Ru. Sure enough, when Mrs. Zhang said too much, Shen Ru quietly tugged on Mrs. Zhang's sleeve.

Only then did Mrs. Zhang shut her mouth embarrassingly, and Daiyu looked at Shen Ru kindly: "How old is Miss Shen this year?"

Shen Ru Yingying got up, first saluted thoughtfully, and then replied: "Go back to the princess, she will be fourteen after the new year!" Daiyu nodded, yes, her voice was very nice.

"Sit down and answer. Bengong, who is standing back and forth, also looks dizzy." Daiyu smiled lightly, and continued to ask: "What books do you read at home on weekdays?" Shen Ru's eyes flickered, she knew that although Da Qi still believes that a woman is virtuous without talent, but according to the legend, this princess concubine is a talented woman, who is good at playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.It is even more widely read, knowing the past and the present.

Shen Ru seemed to have made up her mind and said: "The little girl doesn't read much, but she likes to read some historical books on weekdays, so she can broaden her horizons." Most women are women, this answer is quite new.

Daiyu said, "I do have some ideas, so let's hear them."

Shen Ru said cautiously: "In Liu Wei's "Jia Hua of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", Tang Taizong once said: "Use copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; use ancient times as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; use people as a mirror, you can understand gains and losses." My daughter I deeply feel that these words are very reasonable no matter where they are used. The little girl also often reviews her own gains and losses from the behavior of others, which has benefited a lot."

Daiyu nodded appreciatively: "He is willing to study hard." After finishing speaking, she said to Xueyan: "You ask Zijuan to find the few books written by the Tang Dynasty in the palace's collection, and give them to Miss Shen!" Zhang's eyebrows twitched.Knowing that it was Daiyu who wanted Zijuan to meet them in advance, she couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

You know, when the second master returned to the mansion and said that he wanted to marry the Zijuan girl, his husband thought a lot, and finally decided to stand by Shen Ao's side and persuade his father-in-law together.Mrs. Zhang also knows that no matter how capable Zijuan is when she marries in, it is impossible for her to seize the power of housekeeper just by her status.And the second master has already stated that he will not live in the mansion, and wants to live alone.

Although it is impossible for the master to separate the family in one day.But if the second master has brought his wife to live in another courtyard for various reasons, it would be a good thing for her.Just when Zhang was thinking wildly, a woman in purple hired Ting to come.Mrs. Zhang narrowed her eyes slightly, no wonder their second master was so obsessed with it, he really looked good.

Mrs. Zhang secretly glanced at the aloof Crown Princess. The maids around this Crown Princess are all as beautiful as each other. Isn't it really prepared for His Royal Highness?Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but secretly think of the pet message that was circulated outside.It seems that the method of this princess is really unusual.As the big girl next to her, I'm afraid this Zijuan girl is also hiding her secrets.

Although Daiyu didn't speak, she kept paying attention to Zhang's expression, and naturally saw through Zhang's tricks. ah.

Although the snow geese on the side kept winking at Zicuckoo.But Zicuckoo is very calm.Handing the book to Shen Ru respectfully, Shen Ru was taken aback, and returned the full salute to Zicuckoo.He also said with a smile: "Second sister-in-law is really pissing me off, if second brother knows about this, I will definitely be talked about!"

Zijuan smiled faintly: "Ms. Shen was just joking. Zijuan can't call herself sister-in-law before she gets married. The girl is the empress's honored guest, and I should pay the salute." Shen Ru looked at Zijuan in surprise. cuckoo.After a long while, he said: "No wonder the second brother is full of praise for sister-in-law, I also like it in my heart."

Zicuckoo smiled softly.Walking to Daiyu's side, he gave Daiyu a hand stove.Xueyan smiled embarrassingly at the side: "No wonder the empress is reluctant to part with Sister Zijuan, so many of us can't catch up with Sister Zijuan's carefulness!"

Daiyu glanced at her, and said: "You still wish that after Zijuan leaves, you will do less wrong things and be less punished. At that time, there will be no Zijuan to intercede for you. Let's see how you will live the life of Nanny Song." close!"

Xueyan let out a long sigh, clumsily hugged Zijuan, and said with a smile: "Sister Zijuan should not marry, I can't bear to think about it now!" Erxi pulled Xueyan away: "Bah, bah, sister Xueyan, just let me go!" Say something unlucky, spit it out and say it again."

Xueyan and Erxi laughed together, and Daiyu drank tea leisurely without stopping.Sitting there, Mrs. Zhang watched cautiously. She didn't know that these girls were usually like this around the princess, or they did it on purpose for her to see.No matter what, this proves that the Zicuckoo girl has a different status even in Changyang Palace.Are you warning yourself not to act like a sister-in-law?

Seeing Daiyu's tired face, Zijuan reminded softly: "Crown Princess, go and have a rest. I have to go to Cuihu Lake to see the layout in the afternoon. Don't be too tired." Daiyu nodded, and then looked at Zhang and Shen. Ru: "I like Miss Shen very much. In the ice play competition in the future, Grandma Shen will also bring Miss Shen into the palace."

Mrs. Zhang was flattered and saluted: "Thank you, Empress Crown Princess, for your compassion!"

Daiyu nodded: "I'm tired too, please kneel down! Zijuan, go see her off, we will be a family from now on, so don't be too rigid about your identity!" Zijuan agreed, and then she took Zhang and Shen Ru out of the house. The Jingyang Palace.

From the Jingyang Palace to the gate of Changyang Palace, all the maids and eunuchs saluted Zicuckoo respectfully along the way, and each girl from Zicuckoo called out respect.Mrs. Zhang carefully kept it in her heart, and was going to go back and have a nice talk with her husband.It seems that their second master, even if he doesn't choose a famous lady, is still a remarkable woman.

Shen Ru didn't notice this, and held Zijuan's hand at the gate of Changyang Palace: "Although the second sister-in-law said that she is not my sister-in-law at the moment, I already treat you as a sister-in-law in my heart. It's been a miserable life, and I hope that the second sister-in-law will love him a lot in the future."

Zijuan looked at Shen Ru with some doubts: "Has he lived a miserable life?"

Shen Ru was startled, but immediately laughed: "Since the second brother hasn't told my sister-in-law yet, I won't say much. I'm waiting for my sister-in-law to come in at home, and I will definitely bother my sister-in-law often in the future!"

After Shen Ru got into the soft sedan chair, Mrs. Zhang pulled Zijuan and asked softly: "In Miss Zijuan's opinion, how likely is it that our family's Ru'er will be chosen as Princess Jurchen?" Zijuan glanced at Zhang. Shi, with a smile as always, said: "Grandma really thinks highly of me. How could I, a girl, know these things. Besides, our princess is just helping to see each other. In the end, it depends on the eldest princess and the prince." mean."

Mrs. Zhang smiled embarrassingly, patted Zijuan's hand, and got on the soft sedan chair.Zijuan stood at the gate of Changyang Palace, looked at the backs of the two leaving, and sighed softly.