Underneath the majestic and gorgeous appearance of the Forbidden City, there are waves of alienation and coldness.
What others see is a paradise-like scenery, but only when you are in it do you know what a lonely shadow is.
Sitting behind the imperial desk with a lamplight, Zhu Yunxi's figure was very long, with a mountain of memorials in front of him. Ask yourself, before he sat on this chair, the desire for power deep in his heart was like an obsession.
But now that I actually sit in this position, I find how boring it is to have so many distractions.
Putting down the memorial in his hand, he suddenly laughed secretly in his heart, "The reason why the old man wanted to give me the Zen position is probably because he was tired and wanted to hide away secretly for some leisure time!"
"Long live my Lord!" The bastard came in cautiously from the door and whispered, "The Queen is here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps sounded outside, and Zhao Ning'er came in with several palace attendants and a tray.
"I heard that the emperor hasn't eaten yet, so I have prepared some side dishes for you!" Zhao Ning'er said, placing the dishes on one side of the round table with her own hands.
Green onions mixed with tofu, stir-fried green bamboo shoots, a bowl of cabbage in golden soup, and a piece of golden and fragrant scallion pancake.
Zhu Yunxi smiled as he watched his wife busy. This woman had transformed from a girl from a small family to a queen with a mother-in-law. She was much more dignified but less aggressive than before. And he also suddenly noticed that Zhao Ning'er's waist was
, seems to have a little extra fat.
"What is the emperor looking at?" Zhao Ning'er felt Zhu Yunxi's gaze and said angrily, "Don't be stunned. You know it's hot and you can't eat, so you didn't prepare meat and fish dishes. They're all vegetarian!"
"Vegetarian dishes are good!" Zhu Yunxi smiled and sat down, "If you eat too much meat and fish, you will get angry. When you get angry, you will have to relieve the internal heat. It's really tiring!"
"Hmm!" Zhao Ning'er's expression paused, then she frowned, looking a bit dumbfounded.
"Did Liu Jin sleep?" Zhu Yunxi tore off the quick biscuits and chewed them in his mouth, asking.
Zhao Ning'er sat down next to him, "I went to bed half an hour ago. I cried twice before going to bed. I had to look for Li Qi!"
"Why does he cry so often?" Zhu Yunxi was a little disdainful, "I was at his age..."
As he spoke, he suddenly shut up.
At the age of six pounds, he was being raised at his grandmother's house in the countryside. He followed his cousin and the others up trees and into the water every day, leaving him no good place, but he never cried. When a man cries, he wants to make others laugh.
I have to be squeezed out and no one can play with me.
No one is born with a strong character. This is directly related to the environment in which he grew up and the teachings of his elders. Just like the big city in his previous life, those children from the countryside can endure any hardships and fatigue, and their hearts are filled with perseverance.
There is only one word for struggle. And some flowers in the greenhouse can only achieve high or low.
"What happened to you when you were as big as six pounds?" Zhao Ning'er suddenly smiled teasingly, "I heard someone say that Your Majesty was not weaned until you were eight years old! You have to be a nanny every night before going to bed!"
Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi's cheeks were so embarrassed that he said with a bit of annoyance, "Who said that? Turn around and punish him!"
"Eunuch Park!" Zhao Ning'er covered her mouth and smiled, with a bit of mischief in her eyes, "You want to punish him?"
"He, forget it!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
At this time, his eyes fell on Zhao Ning'er's face. The once bright girl was now a dignified and beautiful woman, like a begonia flower that bloomed after autumn after experiencing wind and rain, becoming more full and natural.
"In the blink of an eye, the children have grown so big!" Zhu Yunxi suddenly sighed, "In a few years, we will all be old!"
"I am already old!" Zhao Ning'er said with a smile.
Zhu Yunxi moved his body, "Let me see how old you are!" He said, and then said, "You are not older, but you have more... temperament!"
"Temperament?" Zhao Ning'er didn't understand this word.
Zhu Yunxi explained, "It's just very different from before. It's better than before, and it's more interesting to watch!"
Hearing the rare words of love from her husband, Zhao Ning'er felt happy and said, "The emperor has become more elegant!"
"This word is wrong for me!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "I should be said to be mature!" As he said, he sighed slightly, "The life in this palace is boring. I am only in my early twenties, and you are not yet twenty.
But it’s starting to get older one by one!”
"Your Majesty, you are far away from me. You have just passed the frizzy age of a young man!" Zhao Ning'er's eyes were like water, clear and soft.
"You're right, I'm not a young boy. I don't have the energy and fretfulness of a young man, but I have a bit more endurance to step by step!" He said, and continued to ask with a smile, "Isn't that right?"
With a swish, Zhao Ning'er's face turned red, "The Emperor is talking nonsense again!"
Zhu Yunxi was greatly moved by her appearance and said with a smile, "What nonsense? Don't you know it?"
Then he added, "Do you still have the bell chain I gave you to wear on your ankle?"
Zhao Ning'er pushed lightly and looked outside the door, "Someone is here!"
After the words fell, there was a creak outside, as if someone went out and closed the door.
"There's no one here this time!" Zhu Yunxi laughed.
"I have business today!" Zhao Ning'er's shoulders flashed, "The fourth child has reached the age of marriage, and the fifth child has reached the age of studying in the pavilion. Today, Concubine Hui mentioned this matter to me, and I don't know why.
I just came to the emperor to make up my mind!"
The fourth and fifth children she mentioned were Zhu Yunxi's two half-brothers.
The fourth child is Zhu Yunzhen, and the fifth child is Zhu Yunxi. One was born in the 18th year of Hongwu, and the other was born in the 24th year of Hongwu. The two brothers have a common mother, that is Lu, and they are full brothers with Zhu Yunwen.
Over the years, because of the relationship between their biological mother and Zhu Yunwen, the two brothers have kept a low profile in the harem as if they did not exist. Although Zhu Yunxi did not mean them because of Lu and Zhu Yunwen, and the old man did not anger them. But the two of them have always been cautious.
Even though he was still alive, he even refused to come out of the prince's residence where he lived.
Sometimes, even Zhu Yunxi himself almost forgets about these two younger brothers. His impression of them still remains in the year when Zhu Biao died. In fact, he has forgotten many people, including those who were dependent on him when he first came to this era.
He has not paid attention to his two sisters for a long time.
"What is the emperor thinking about?" Zhao Ning'er asked.
"I'm thinking about Xiu'er and Ning'er, and it's time to talk about them!" Zhu Yunxi was talking about the two half-sisters who lived in the deep palace.
After he ascended the throne, there was a decree that Ning'er would be Princess of Jiangdu and Xiu'er would be Princess of Yidu.
"Your Majesty, you are such a noble person who forgets things. The old man pointed out Princess Jiangdu to the son of Changxing Marquis Geng Bingwen, and Princess Yidu to the Zheng family, the Minister of Rites!" Zhao Ning'er said with a smile, "We will get married when we turn fourteen.
Already."
"It's not that noble people tend to forget things, but sometimes I really forget!" Zhu Yunxi sighed slightly, "Isn't it a bit cold!"
"State affairs and family affairs are all on you, and it's normal for you to be unable to take care of your family. Not to mention that you are the emperor. Even in an ordinary family, when the children grow up, don't they all have their own lives?" Zhao Ning'er said, "Although you are a normal person,
No need to ask, but who in the palace dares to neglect them!" After saying that, he stood up and gently kneaded Zhu Yunxi's shoulders.