In Kunning Palace, after reading the letter in her hand, Empress Xu gently placed it on the table, with a smile on her face and looking in a good mood.

She turned to Miao Jin next to her and said, "The child is really sensible when he grows up. Gao Xu is becoming more and more thoughtful. Last time he came to the palace and asked me if I was in good health, I just mentioned it casually, and I often had headaches. Unexpectedly, as soon as Gao Xu arrived in Yunnan, he sent an eunuch named Wang Gui to Beijing and sent Panax notoginseng, saying that Panax notoginseng in Yunnan can cure headaches..."

When Empress Xu said this, her face suddenly showed a little sadness, "Gao Xu has been away from Beijing for almost half a year, right?"

The eunuch next to him hurriedly said: "Go back to the Queen, the King of Han has been away from Beijing for five months."

Queen Xu nodded.

When Miao Jin heard the words "Wang Gui" and "giving gifts to the Queen" and other words, her heart was thumping. The queen thought that Zhu Gaoxu sent someone to Beijing to give her medicine specifically; but only Miao Jin knew in her heart that Gao Xu was sending someone to pick her up!

It is said that Yunnan is a barren land on the border, and Miaojin has no expectations for that place; but somehow, when she thought that she was going to Yunnan, her heart almost jumped out.

She told herself silently: It was just to leave the palace and find a place to settle down and practice.

The palace is not a place where she can stay for a long time. Empress Xu is there, and Miaojin is not in a difficult situation in the palace. But Empress Xu is in poor health, so she is afraid that if she is a thousand years old one day, wouldn’t she have to find another way out?

People feel uneasy about strange places; so when you want to travel far, you always want to go to places where you have acquaintances to meet. It is just human nature. The only thing Miaojin can go to is at ease.

However, after finding various reasons for explanation, she still couldn't deceive herself. She truly felt her heartbeat and expectations. She even wanted to turn into a bird and fly to Yunnan immediately...

Why...is this really good?

...Miao Jin stayed in Kunning Palace for a while and was about to say goodbye. At this moment, she pretended to suddenly remember something and said softly: "My father's year-long festival has passed, and the unfilial daughter has not returned home to worship. I want to go back in the past two days to burn some paper money for her father, and ask the queen to accept it."

Empress Xu is very tolerant of Miao Jin and will definitely agree to this.

Unexpectedly, Empress Xu actually said, "The Master said a while ago that Miaojin is a monk and does not need to go home often. I thought this was the palace and the rules should not be ignored. If someone often enters and leaves the palace, it would be bad, so he agreed to the Master. Miaojin has nothing to do, so he should not leave the palace."

After hearing this, Miao Jin was shocked and a huge feeling of disappointment surged into her heart. It seemed that her hot heart was suddenly poured with a basin of cold water! She felt her hands and feet were weak, and she almost stood firm.

Fortunately, she had been a spy for several years, often pretending to behave in disguised herself and had to lie all the time. At this time, she was calm and did not show her strength.

Miao Jin said calmly: "Yes, I obey the order."

She said goodbye to Kunning Palace and kept thinking about how to leave the palace. She was even a little worried that even if she could run away secretly, would the emperor be suspicious of the people in Jing's Mansion?

...While thinking hard, a group of people came from the south. Except for Zhu Di, who was holding his head and chest in front, all the eunuchs and palace maids behind were bent over and burying their heads. The emperor was walking towards Kunning Palace.

Miaojin had already walked down the stone steps, so she immediately bowed and gave in to the side.

Although she did not look directly at the emperor Zhu Di, she also felt that Zhu Di's eyes were always staring at her walking from the aftermath. Miao Jin felt a little uncomfortable, but she was also used to the men's gaze. At the time, the sad and solemn scene of her father's funeral, the male guests in the mourning hall did not forget to look at her secretly.

At this moment, the eunuchs and palace maids stopped in the distance, and Zhu Di came over alone.

"I pay homage to the emperor." Miao Jin bowed.

Zhu Di stroked his beard and said, "I want to say a few words to Miaojin, let's walk around here?"

The emperor in the world is the biggest, and even a monk cannot disobey the emperor. Miao Jin had no choice but to say, "I follow the order."

She bowed and followed Zhu Di, who deliberately stopped and wanted to wait for her to come forward, but she also stopped... It could mean that there were superiors and inferiority, and a Taoist priest dared not stand shoulder to shoulder with the emperor. Moreover, Miaojin was unwilling to do so.

Zhu Di said: "What's the best thing about being a Taoist priest? Miaojin is a woman. If the Taoist priest continues to do it, she will be lonely in the future. Last year, I told you to return to secular life."

Miao Jin hurriedly replied: "I am indifferent by nature, and returning to the world is not my original wish. I hope the priest will see the original."

Zhu Di stopped and suddenly spoke, "Miao Jin is like returning to the world, I will do what I say and I will immediately sign you as a concubine!"

As soon as this said, Miao Jin was stunned. Not only was she surprised, but a cold chill rose from the soles of her feet.

He paused and said, "Don't rush to answer, think about it for a while."

The emperor's tone was very calm, but Miao Jin still felt deep fear. It was because Zhu Di was the emperor, since the emperor's wishes were expressed, can people resist?

In an instant, Miaojin felt that she might have only one way to die!

...Emperor Jianwen said that after the matter was completed, Miaojin was appointed as the imperial concubine. She was unable to struggle and did not resist at that time.

But now, why are you so determined? Or because of a mistake, she accidentally committed herself to another person, and she couldn't overcome the hurdle in her heart.

Miao Jin thought again, if Jianwen had won and she had been forced to commit herself to the King of Yan, would she still be able to return to the court to be the imperial concubine of Jianwen? Maybe it was very uncomfortable, but in the end, she seemed to be forced to face reality.

But she couldn't do this now, and she would rather die!

Miao Jin never underestimated the imperial power. She knew that anyone's life was just a thought in the hands of the emperor. That's why she was not confused by Zhu Di's casual tone and had long realized the seriousness of the matter.

She had walked through the gates of hell twice. After she had truly faced death, for some reason, people didn't want to die.

But now she has to choose to commit herself to the emperor as the imperial concubine or die. She thought about it for a long time and still wanted to choose the latter.

... After being silent for a long time, Miao Jin thought about a lot of things, and finally thought that it was not a wise move to threaten the emperor with death. On the one hand, it might make Zhu Di suspicious of the reason, which aroused him to be angry; on the other hand, if he said he wanted to commit suicide, he would be prevented. It would be better to suddenly make a decision when there was no way.

Some things may not be done as long as they are said; doing them directly is a great decision!

She finally spoke carefully: "I am pure and have few desires. I am used to being lazy and idle. I am afraid I cannot serve the emperor carefully. The emperor is the noble of the nine fives, and the people are responsible for all people. I should know that the polite and virtuous daughters are serving the emperor. Fortunately, I have the help of the six palaces, so don't need me to be so kind of grass people who are in the mountains and fields. I hope the emperor will fulfill my ambition."

After hearing this, Zhu Di stood there with no expression on his face, and no one could guess what he was thinking at this time.

After a moment, he looked very indifferent, stood on the brick floor with his head held high, and sighed as if nothing had happened: "I don't want to give you a reputation as a concubine, but I want to be single forever. Oh! I just have good intentions. Since that's the case, I won't advise you."

After hearing this, Miao Jin breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowing to thank him.

...Zhu Di stayed in Kunning Palace until afternoon, and then sat on the imperial chariot and returned to the East Warehouse to review the memorials.

As soon as he walked to the door of the East Warehouse Pavilion, his eyes stopped on the bird cage at the exit of the slanting corridor. There was a thrush inside, which was there the moon before, or some eunuch ordered it to be hung there.

But the thrush was strange and I had never seen it call.

Zhu Di walked to the cage and let out a few "whispers" in his mouth to tease the thrush. The eunuchs beside him all watched the emperor play with a smile.

The thrush jumped inside, but still didn't make a sound. Zhu Di opened the cage and reached out to take it for a while, grabbed the bird, looked at the bird in his hand thoughtfully, and praised: "Beautiful, this bird is really good-looking. I have never seen a bird with such beautiful feathers."

The eunuchs hurriedly agreed.

After a while, Zhu Di put the thrush back into the cage. At this time, the bird kicked the bird's feet a few times, and its body had turned over at the bottom of the cage. After a while, it turned into a dead bird, and its body was lying in the cage without moving.

Zhu Di took a look, turned his head and smiled, "This bird is really! Dead." But there was a faint coldness in his eyes.

No one spoke for a while, and everyone bent over and didn't dare to move.

Zhu Di didn't care, so he strided towards the East Warehouse and walked in.

The Jurchen eunuch Wang An came in with tea and bowed and placed it lightly on the imperial desk. Zhu Di did not raise his head and was reviewing the memorial with a red pen. Wang An naturally didn't say anything, for fear of disturbing the emperor.

Wang An silently put down the teacup and walked back, gently, without even making any footsteps.

At this moment, Zhu Di suddenly raised his head, "By the way, Wang An..."

The eunuch stopped quickly and bent down and said, "I am here."

Zhu Di said: "The queen has been sick all the time in recent years, and so many imperial doctors can't come up with a way. There happened to be a female Taoist priest, Zhenren Chi Yue, who was in the palace. You go to the palace to choose a piece of land and cultivate a Taoist temple. Zhenren Chi Yue, who asked Zhenren Chi Yue to live in it, and pray for the queen every day."

Wang An said, "I obey the order!"

...Wang An walked out of the East Warehouse and saw two eunuchs still on the slanting corridor. They hurriedly walked over with bird cages and said, "Go to the Prince."

"What are you doing?" Wang An pointed to the bird cage and said.

A eunuch replied, "This bird is dead, and the servants are trying to find a place to throw it away."

Wang An frowned and said, "Who told you to throw it away? Hang it up, and the bird will have to be in the cage if it dies."

The eunuch responded first, and then said carefully: "What if it smells bad, what will you say when the emperor smells it?"

Wang An snorted: "Let's talk about it if it's smelly. When the emperor's anger is gone a few days ago, he will throw it away without realizing it. But don't do anything at this moment, let the dead bird stay in the cage and hang it there."
Chapter completed!