Spring is bright and everything has regained its vitality. At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu remembered a stable life in Yunnan. He had a lot of time every day to do what he wanted to do. The biggest difference is probably the state of mind; the threat and pressure he is currently under is obviously not that great.

Imperial power has a relationship with morality and heaven, and the world's rules are strict in the hierarchy of superiors and inferiors; not to mention that Zhu Gaoxu now has the army and the army, and it is not that easy for anyone to threaten the imperial power. When he was in Yunnan, he deeply understood this.

He mainly deployed some overseas affairs and had several correspondence with the Shen family.

This afternoon, Zhu Gaoxu decided to return to the harem early to discuss with the queen about expanding the concubines in the harem.

When she met Guo Wei in Kunning Palace, she was wearing a yellow regular dress, a phoenix crown on her head, and a crystal clear jade bracelet on her wrist. Zhu Gaoxu felt a little strange.

When Guo Wei did not summon concubines or maids, she usually did not like to wear clothes made of queen rituals. Although the clothing was very high in specifications, the point was not to make women more beautiful. Guo Wei liked to wear light-colored flowing robe or silk skirt, and her dress looked young, making her look less like a woman who had given birth to children; but sometimes she would learn from Yao Ji, as if she wanted to be more charming.

It was still early, and the couple sat in the main hall of Kunning Palace, drank a cup of tea and talked about the enthronement of concubines for a while.

At this time, Guo Wei said, "I haven't been to the Imperial Garden for a long time. The weather is very good today. Let's go with me?"

Zhu Gaoxu slapped his hands on the thigh, and the man stood up and nodded happily to agree. He thought to himself, no wonder Guo Wei was dressed up today, so she had already been preparing to go out.

"The Lord..." Guo Wei's voice said.

When Zhu Gaoxu turned to look, he saw a look of wanting to speak but stopping on her beautiful little face, and he asked, "What's the matter?"

Guo Wei finally said, "I will follow the will of the emperor and send my sister Mrs. Guo to Zhongdu. I want to meet the emperor. How about the emperor meet her in the imperial garden?"

Zhu Gaoxu was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."

It would take some time to meet Guo Yan once, and Zhu Gaoxu didn't have to refuse. As long as he could compromise, he would usually rely on the queen Guo Wei. After all, Zhu Gaoxu was open and stayed with other women at the same time. Perhaps the world at this time took it for granted, but he was still very touched.

He used to have an elder who earned a lot of money and found a small person outside. The elder's wife repeatedly told her heart to her relatives and friends in public, saying that she would wait for the man to lift the man off the ladder and throw him to death, so that he would not have a good ending...

But here, Zhu Gaoxu and Guo Wei still maintain a good relationship. He inevitably feels that Guo Wei is virtuous, so he has the willingness to repay her and is very capable of compromise with her.

However, when meeting Mrs. Guo in the Imperial Garden, Guo Wei didn't need to tell Zhu Gaoxu in advance. Zhu Gaoxu vaguely felt that after Mu Zhen had Zhanqi, Guo Wei seemed to be more cautious.

The group surrounded Zhu Gaoxu and his wife's carriage and arrived at the Imperial Garden in the northwest corner of the palace. When Zhu Gaoxu walked down the imperial chariot, he indeed saw Mrs. Guo.

Mrs. Guo knelt on the ground for a big holiday. Zhu Gaoxu stepped forward and made a gesture of helping her, telling her to flatten her body.

Queen Guo Wei said, "I will go to the forest first, and after Mrs. Guo's report is over, I will come to serve the emperor again."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded. Guo Wei winked at the eunuch Huang Gou, and walked into the forest with his entourage, leaving only two palace servants behind, following from afar.

The imperial garden and the imperial palace were built at the same time. During the Hongwu period, the trees were already very tall. The trees were paved with bricks and stones, and palace servants cleaned weeds and leaves. So here looks a little monotonous at first glance, but it is cleaner than ordinary forests. The huge canopy makes the brick floor very shade, and the sun can only cast mottled light from the leaves.

Birds hide among the treetops and make "chirp" sounds, but it still seems very quiet here. From time to time, palace servants pass by the road, and people dare not make noise.

Guo Wei had already walked towards a pool and rockery in front. The strange stones and lava stones piled on the rockery came from, but they could not see them in Zhili anyway. Zhu Gaoxu remembered that his first meeting with Guo Wei was next to the rockery.

He turned around and glanced at Guo Yan in front of him.

It is estimated that because of Gao Chi's death, Guo Yan knew the customs, so her clothes were very simple in color. A light blue top, a plain white long skirt, and there was no jewelry on her body; but the material of the dress was very good, and the soft and light silk material was shining with a restrained luster. Zhu Gaoxu had seen many women, so it could be seen that Guo Yan's face seemed simple, but she carefully applied light makeup. Because of her widowhood, it was obviously inappropriate to apply makeup.

"Let's talk while walking." Zhu Gaoxu walked forward slowly, acting peacefully.

The two of them walked silently for a while, and Guo Yan seemed to be brewing a speech.

Now when almost everyone faces Zhu Gaoxu, they should be very energy-consuming and thoughtful; people will prepare in advance and be very cautious when talking. Zhu Gaoxu has become accustomed to this, and has the power to kill almost everyone, making everyone feel that being with the king is like being with a tiger. What can he do?

Sure enough, Guo Yan finally said, "There is one thing that I don't know if the emperor knows. Before the emperor's wedding, the candidate for the Han princess at that time should have been a concubine."

Zhu Gaoxu immediately turned to look at her. Her face was a little red, she was a little nervous, and she showed a pitiful look as sad and resentful.

Guo Yan sighed lightly and said with a slight sigh: "Later, because I am not the legitimate daughter, the one I married was the sister of the emperor. Everything is just for fate, alas."

"Oh..." Zhu Gaoxu made a voice, and I really didn't know how to respond.

Now, what's the use of saying this?

With Zhu Gaoxu's identity at that time, it was entirely up to the father and mother to marry whom the father and mother. The so-called matchmaker's orders were the matchmaker's words. Before the newlyweds, he did not know what kind of person he married, and it seemed that he would choose the same person; he did meet Weier in this imperial garden in advance, but he did not know who the little girl was at that time.

Zhu Gaoxu did not say what he was in his heart, and used his parents' orders to evade Guo Yan's grievances. After all, she did not ask Zhu Gaoxu to explain these words; it was just to gain sympathy, right?

This attitude of showing weakness did not make Zhu Gaoxu disgusted. It was better than complaining when she came up, such as questioning Zhu Gaoxu, and killing her man and son.

"Sage." Guo Yan called out from the side.

Zhu Gaoxu stood still and turned around, seeing her boldly looking up at her, because she was shorter than Zhu Gaoxu. After Guo Yan found that Zhu Gaoxu seemed indifferent, she couldn't tell what she was feeling.

Guo Yan took a faint breath and said, "Therefore, I don't resent the emperor, I'm just lost. Do you understand my heart? Do you believe it?"

Zhu Gaoxu was silent for a moment and nodded, "I believe it. You must also believe that the deposed prince is always my elder brother, and the matter of Zhongdu is not what I mean."

Guo Yan shook her head gently, nodded again, and said in a pleading tone: "Of course I believe... I am a weak woman like me, who is powerless to do anything, has an uneasy heart, and may be a little envious, but what I want most is to live a good life."

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while. He was no longer concerned about it before. Guo Yan, who had lost all her strength, was now thinking about the relationship between it.

The matter was actually not his intention to send Guo Yan to Zhongdu, but the wishes of the queen and the Guo family. However, before, Zhu Gaoxu did ask the Silijian to arrange someone to look at her to avoid any accidents; so the wishes of the Guo family were facilitated?

Zhu Gaoxu knew his responsibility and did not want to shirk responsibility on Weier's head, so he gave up on defense.

At this time, he spoke: "Mrs. Guo can live well when he goes to Zhongdu, and can also get praise from the world (guarding the tomb). I will issue an order to allow the people who stay in the Zhongdu Department to allow the Marquis of Wuding and the Queen to send people to Zhongdu to meet you so that you will not be embarrassed by others."

"The Lord..." Guo Yan's face turned pale.

Zhu Gaoxu said kindly: "Wuding Hou is a nobleman in the court, and Weier is my legitimate queen. You are a member of the Guo family. No matter where you live, you will not be treated unfairly. Don't worry too much."

Guo Yan bit her lip and suddenly said, "You are so cruel!"

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything, he seemed to have agreed to Guo Yan's evaluation.

In his opinion, there are always injustice and victims in this world. Those who fail and those who are marginalized will inevitably lose their lives, or make a living difficult and lose dignity because of being plundered. In a completely fair and reasonable world, probably only the Utopia written by idealists in books.

Even as an emperor, he claimed to be kind to the world, the Ming Dynasty, including hidden households and women and children, may have a population of over 100 million. Can he really have the ability to benefit everyone?

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and said to the palace servant behind him: "Please come."

The palace servant said: "Sister obeys the order."

When Guo Wei and his group came to greet each other, Zhu Gaoxu accompanied Guo Wei to continue walking in the imperial garden. When he reached the rockery, Zhu Gaoxu stopped and looked at the rockery thoughtfully.

When he turned to look at Guo Wei, the two of them looked at each other, as if they had remembered something.

Zhu Gaoxu asked, "Where did the queen put the clothes that were not of the right size?"

Guo Wei said a little embarrassedly: "Of course I have to pay it back... The Lord remembered the little things that I had for so long."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said, "I'm afraid I can't forget it."

Guo Wei sighed lightly: "Looking back suddenly, it has been eight years since then, but it seems that there has not been many days."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I am afraid that this is the only thing in the world that makes people feel like they have been in a short life for decades."

Guo Wei hurriedly said, "The emperor will live forever."
Chapter completed!