Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 239 Harem (1)

The chirping of birds sounded in the Kunning Palace area. The rising sun was a bit dazzling, and there was still a bit of coldness between the sky and the earth.

"Hmm~"

On the bed in the inner hall of Kunning Palace, the red curtain hung down, and a soft voice sounded. Then, immediately, a figure sat up across the red curtain.

"emperor?"

Zhang Yan, who was no longer sleepy, sat on the bed in a daze. The emperor who slept next to her last night was nowhere to be seen, which made Zhang Yan inevitably feel nervous.

The emperor didn't touch her last night.

The emperor disappeared again this morning.

Although the emperor said that it was not good to perform the courtesy of Zhou Gong too early when he went to bed last night, Zhang Yan could not help but think about it at this moment.

Does the emperor hate her?
"The queen is awake?"

And a voice sounded, which made Zhang Yan's heart tighten. She lifted the curtain with her jade hand and saw the emperor walking into the inner hall. At this moment, Zhu Youxiao had already bathed and changed clothes.

"Your Majesty~"

For some reason, Zhang Yan's eyes were slightly red when she saw Zhu Youxiao clearly.

"Why are you crying?"

Zhu Youxiao came over with a smile, lifted his robe and sat on the bed. He stretched out his hand to caress Zhang Yan's cheek and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. "I just went to do morning exercises. Is the Queen homesick?"

"Concubine~"

Hearing this, Zhang Yan reached out and hugged Zhu Youxiao.

"alright."

When Zhu Youxiao saw this, he knew what was going on. He stretched out his hand to caress Zhang Yan's back, "I saw the queen was sleeping soundly, so I ordered no one to disturb her. Morning exercise is a habit I have kept for a long time."

In ancient times, both men and women matured prematurely. In addition, due to the influence of etiquette and customs, they married early before their bodies were fully grown. This also led to high rates of premature death and dystocia. Traditional Chinese medicine has various inconveniences and constraints in gynecology. leading to these tragedies.

Zhu Youxiao must gradually change the above-mentioned situations.

Many of the heirs of the Ming Dynasty royal family died young or died at an early age. Although this was directly related to medical skills, it was also inseparable from premature observance of Zhou Gong's rites and premature pregnancy.

Queen Zhang Yan and the new concubines in the harem are all a few years younger than Zhu Youxiao, and their bodies have not yet fully grown. At this age in future generations, it is estimated that they have not even gone to high school. Zhu Youxiao has a normal sexual orientation. , and it is impossible to take action. This is not only irresponsible to oneself, but also irresponsible to Zhang Yan and the others.

"Help me comb my hair."

After calming Zhang Yan's mood, Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and said, "Breakfast is ready. The queen wants to accompany me to eat. I have something to say in Kunning Palace later."

"Yes."

Zhang Yan responded and was about to get up from the bed, but was stopped by Zhu Youxiao, who called the female officials and maids waiting outside the palace and asked them to serve Zhang Yan and change her clothes.

In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, the emperor and the empress were one. If he wanted to keep the harem stable, he, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, must give corresponding respect to the empress of the Ming Dynasty.

Anyone who dares to disobey the queen is disobeying him.

Anyone who dares to contradict the Queen is contradicting him.

Rules are rules.

No rules, no standards.

Under Zhu Youxiao's gaze, the female officers and maids of Kunning Palace served the queen nervously. To be honest, they had never thought that one day they would be transferred to Kunning Palace.

However, being stared at by Zhu Youxiao like this made Zhang Yanyu's cheeks slightly red, and she felt shy in her heart. This was the first time she had been like this since she was a child.

Time passed minute by minute.

"Your Majesty, please let me comb your hair." After washing and dressing up, Zhang Yan, with a slight blush on her cheeks, lowered her head and walked to Zhu Youxiao and said softly.

"it is good."

Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand to hold Zhang Yan's beautiful hand, smiled and stood up from the bed, then walked towards a dressing table, which made Zhang Yan's cheeks redder.

Fortunately, everyone else in the main hall of Kunning Palace had already left, while Liu Ruoyu and Han Zanzhou, who were serving in front of the emperor, stayed outside the hall in a sensible manner.

"Queen, you are from Henan Xiangfu. Have there been many disasters in Henan in recent years?" Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the brocade stool, looked at the bronze mirror in front of him and asked Zhang Yan behind him.

Zhang Yan was stunned when she heard this, obviously she didn't expect the emperor to ask such questions.

"many."

But remembering what the emperor said to her last night, Zhang Yan said while combing her hair: "According to what my concubine's father said, droughts and floods have been common in recent years, especially in autumn floods, along the Kaifeng coast. Sacrifice and prayers will be performed.”

"How about I give the queen an errand?"

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said to Zhang Yan through the bronze mirror.

"Please make it clear, Your Majesty."

Zhang Yan lowered her head slightly and said.

"The queen has been meeting all the new concubines, concubines, and nobles who have entered the palace in the past few days."

Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and said: "Just ask them about the disaster situation in their hometown and surrounding areas. After the queen asks, they have to sort it out. I will take a look when I get there."

"Yes."

Zhang Yan nodded in response.

The frequent disasters in the Ming Dynasty have always been on Zhu Youxiao's mind. In the past, he was busy with other matters, such as the court, Liao affairs, and other important plans. This left Zhu Youxiao without much thought and energy to effectively take care of them. To other places, but now it’s time to start preparing.

Local disasters occur frequently. If disaster relief cannot be carried out in time, no matter how many people will die, the accumulation of public resentment alone makes Zhu Youxiao dare not relax.

The Ming Dynasty can only be Ming Dynasty if it keeps its territory intact, so whoever dares to take advantage of the disaster will definitely be settled by Zhu Youxiao.

The lives of the people at the bottom are already hard enough, and we cannot let them lose hope of living anymore!

Likewise, this conscious inquiry was also a test for the harem.

When Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Yan were staying in Kunning Palace, not only Zhu Youxiao's concubines, concubines, and nobles from other places in the harem began to rush towards Kunning Palace, but even the concubines of Emperor Wanli and Emperor Taichang, Most of them were promoted and went to Kunning Palace, but this also made some concubines feel dissatisfied.

There are many women living in the current harem, which is not a good thing for Zhu Youxiao.

Just because Concubine Li has a good temper does not mean that the other concubines are easy to get along with.

In the past, Zhu Youxiao didn't come to the harem because he didn't want to have contact with them. Now that the position of queen has been determined and the rightful owner of the harem has been appointed, Zhu Youxiao has to do something.

Environment determines people!
"My lord~"

Liu Ruoyu, who was waiting outside the palace, walked into the palace respectfully and bowed to the emperor and queen who were having a meal: "The good concubine and the pure concubine have arrived at Kunning Palace."

Liangfei Wang and Chunfei Duan were the two concubines who were canonized when Zhu Youxiao enthroned Zhang Yan as queen. Liangfei Wang was from North Zhili, and Chunfei Duan was from South Zhili.

"understood."

Zhu Youxiao held the bowls and chopsticks and said to Liu Ruoyu, "Let them go to the main hall of Kunning Palace. The queen and I will go there later."

"The slaves obey the order."

Liu Ruoyu hurriedly bowed his head in response.

But for Zhang Yan, she had doubts in her heart. The emperor summoned all the concubines to Kunning Palace, and even summoned some concubines. What on earth was going on?
(End of this chapter)