The dinner time was late, and when Duan Xueheng came out of the yard where Zhu Gaoxu lived, night had completely fallen.

Two nights ago, Duan Xuehen lived in a yard with Mongolian Khan Concubine Asari, so that she could walk with her every day. Now that the errand given to her by the emperor has been completed, Duan Xuehen did not need to continue to pay attention to Concubine Khan. She went straight back to another place and prepared to rest.

Along the brightly lit dirt road in the village, Duan Xueheng opened a simple courtyard gate nearby. Most of the houses on both sides were mud walls and hip roofs, with narrow eaves, which were very different from those in the capital and Yunnan. Duan Xueheng glanced at the small window of the room to the east and saw that there was still light inside, and guessed that Chen Xianzhen, a native of Annan, had not yet gone to bed.

Duan Xueheng took the initiative to arrange Chen Xianzhen's residence next to him. Because when people were still in Fengyang, Chen Xianzhen was in charge of searching before meeting the saint. Duan Xueheng thought that the saint did not seem to trust this Annan person, so he silently paid attention to her.

At this moment, Chen Xianzhen's door opened. Chen Xianzhen stood at the door, looked at this side and greeted: "Depin is back."

Duan Xuehen also stood still and responded: "Miss Chen hasn't been to bed yet?"

Chen Xianzhen said, "It's still early. Why haven't I seen Depin these two days? It's boring for me to live here alone."

Duan Xueheng said casually: "I am on the side of the Mongolian Khan Concubine."

Chen Xianzhen said again: "Come in and sit for a while, there is hot water for washing in my room."

Duan Xuehen did not refuse, turned around and walked towards the east.

Because he mentioned the Mongolian Ashari just now, Chen Xianzhen naturally followed this topic and talked with Duan Xueheng. Duan Xueheng also talked to Chen Xianzhen about the story between Ashari and Benyari's loss of sweat.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xianzhen was inexplicably very angry and said, "I hate that kind of person the most."

"Who?" Duan Xuehen blurted out in confusion for a moment.

Chen Xianzhen said: "That Benyari is sweating."

Duan Xuehen did not respond.

Chen Xianzhen still said to himself: "If you tie someone up at any time, you will be owed a great favor to him, and you will not be able to pay it back in your ninth lifetime. Besides, he can't escape, and he is caring about his posthumous child before his death. Why do you have to say so touchingly?"

Duan Xuehen was stunned for a moment and said, "I think Concubine Han doesn't think so, she appreciates it."

Chen Xianzhen sneered: "That's because Ben Yari is the king. He looks good, so what if he looks like someone she doesn't like? Depin may not understand, but I know this kind of woman too much. Since I was a child, she wanted everyone to be surrounded by her. If there was a man with a prominent identity turned her back, she would naturally be happy in her heart, as if she was telling everyone how much she was loved. In her eyes, men with high status were fools."

Duan Xuehen felt that Chen Xianzhen's words were a bit paranoid, but he had no way to refute them. However, why did Chen Xianzhen say that? Duan Xuehen quickly thought of something.

Duan Xueheng also heard about the past between Chen Xianzhen and Ruan Jingyi. Perhaps in the chaos in Annan Kingdom, a certain empress dowager wanted to eliminate Chen Xianzhen. Ruan Jingyi was a general in the imperial guards of the palace. In order to save Chen Xianzhen, he killed his father. The affairs of the two of them were quite ugly. The good thing did not come true, but instead became enemies. Chen Xianzhen might be very resistant to being bound and forced.

However, compared with the two sides, Ruan Jingyi seems to be much more persistent than Ben Yari. Chen Xianzhen is also a woman of completely different temperaments from Asari.

"What Concubine Khan cares about is how capable she has, not that big khan." Chen Xianzhen's words woke Duan Xuehen, who was suddenly trapped in the memories, woke up. So Duan Xuehen continued to listen to her talking there.

Chen Xianzhen became more and more angry as he spoke, and his tone became more and more sarcastic, "The Khan was really stupid. He was not ready for anything, so he came to provoke the Ming Dynasty. He was beaten in a hurry and fled in panic. He was of the same virtue as the Hu family rebellion in Annan. He foolishly believed in his own enemies, and was deceived by others, and he was trapped in a heavy siege. There was no way out of heaven and no way to go. The things he accomplished were only affectionate love for his children. Wouldn't such a king be too miserable?"

Duan Xuehen listened silently, and when he saw Chen Xianzhen's cynical look, he suddenly remembered his adoptive mother Duan Yang. Duan Yang and Chen Xian really had different experiences, but there were some similarities. Duan Xuehen was in a complicated mood and seemed to have returned to the past.

And the current night also reminded her of the days when she was hiding out at night in the past.

Chen Xianzhen said again: "Compared with those people, I think the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not so disgusting. Although the emperor is a little arrogant and despised, he never let anyone feel that he owes him. Instead, he often feels that he owes you. Even if you do something stupid, he still has the will to forgive you. Last time I felt that I was too presumptuous and said something about the Ming Dynasty bullying Annan. I originally thought that he would be angry because I had two hearts, but he tried to give me gifts to show his goodwill, as if he made up for it because of guilt. A person who can feel guilty is probably not a bad person."

What Chen Xianzhen said was quite reasonable. Duan Xueheng thought of that rainy night when he had nowhere to go, and Zhu Gaoxu found her and protected her many times; but Zhu Gaoxu always made her feel that it was because he wanted to win over Duan Xueheng and used it for it. So Duan Xuehen accepted Zhu Gaoxu's kindness, and later he was very at ease with him, and was willing to let him use it because he felt that he was a valuable person.

But now when she thinks about it, she doesn't seem to be of much use. It's just that Zhu Gaoxu makes her feel useful.

"Those civil and military officials who followed the priest to conquer the world are very loyal to the priest, which is not without reason." Duan Xueheng finally said, "It's getting late, Miss Chen should rest earlier."

Duan Xuehen got up and left. Chen Xianzhen seemed to be a little unsatisfied, but she had to send her outside the door.

Although Duan Xuehen is usually taciturn and is always ignored when there are many people; but after she has been in the palace for a long time, many women like her very much. Unlike some people, they always keep guard against each other.

The next morning, Duan Xueheng went to the emperor and met the imperial concubine Mu Zhen. Mu Zhen also smiled close to Duan Xueheng, and such a closeness came from the heart. When Mu Zhen first saw Duan Xueheng, she showed a subconscious expression.

Duan Xueheng was a little uncomfortable because Mu Zhen might have treated her like this because she was a relative. Duan Xuehen pretended not to pay attention and went forward to salute and said, "I wish you a visit to the emperor and the imperial concubine."

Zhu Gaoxu moved his eyes away from the file on the table, looked up at her, and said in a casual tone: "There is no need to stay in Shandong for the time being. We will leave tomorrow. I have asked the Central Army to issue a military order."

Duan Xueheng said: "Yes."

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "By the way, I asked Zhang Sheng to say hello to the Jinyiwei Captain who was in Binzhou Prefecture, pay attention to Tang Sai'er's situation, and report it once a year or two. Let's reduce Shandong corvee and let Tang Sai'er's father come back to farm. Maybe she can live a stable life in the future? She is one of the people of Shandong Provincial Administration and the General Office."

Duan Xuehen didn't say anything. She usually didn't care about Zhu Gaoxu's political strategy and would not easily praise him.

Mu Zhen immediately took the words and said, "But those who don't know think that the emperor is going to visit folk beauties."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and didn't care.

Mu Zhen glanced at the file in front of Zhu Gaoxu again, and the eyes on her pretty little face were very bright, and she said a little unhappy: "There are always people who don't know who say bad things about the emperor in words. The emperor is so diligent and plans for the long-term plan for the Ming Dynasty. He should also call those civil officials to help you say more good things."

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Mu Zhen, showing a look of embarrassment. Duan Xuehen remained silent as usual, but observed them carefully. She felt that Zhu Gaoxu would occasionally have something incompatible with people of noble origins.

He picked up the tea cup on the table and pretended to be a tea slowly.

Mu Zhen was thinking about something, as if she was wondering why the emperor didn't ask someone to brag about it, and then turned to look at Zhu Gaoxu drinking tea.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu finally spoke: "Sometimes it's good to let people down, so that they can't be restrained. Otherwise, if you become a saint and gentleman who everyone praises, you have to care about other people's opinions every day and be exhausted."

After hearing this, Mu Zhen smiled with delicate features, which immediately made people feel like spring breeze. She nodded with satisfaction.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "I want to do something myself, not to be praised. The success or failure of things itself is the most important. It really doesn't matter if it says merit or demerit."

Mu Zhen's tone was a little coquettish: "In the garden of the Shen family in Yunnan, I knew that the emperor was in love with the people's livelihood and had ambitions. Later, I often advised my father that since he had good grace, he should put the court first in everything. Unexpectedly, my father thought that I had become the imperial concubine and told him the official style, but he didn't believe that I was sincerely persuading him."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said, "If Duke Qian knew that you were in front of me and spoke for him like this, he might be dizzy." He stopped his smile and said casually, "But if he had not been forced to advance but not retreat, I actually envied King Zhao, Duke Qian and others."

Duan Xuehen remembered what she had talked with the imperial concubine Miao Jin. Miao Jin believed in Taoism and often said some mysterious words between being born and entering the world. Now that he heard Zhu Gaoxu's remarks, Duan Xuehen felt that the emperor seemed to be unable to get rid of the thoughts between Confucianism and Taoism.

There was nothing wrong today, and everyone was repairing in the military camp. Only Zhu Gaoxu worked hard all day and was still reading at night at night. I heard that the government documents from the capital had been sent recently, so he had to finish reading while he was stationed, so he knew what the ministers in the court had done.

The next morning, the escort brigade was scheduled to be launched as scheduled. According to the nearest itinerary, everyone had to go to a small port in the northeast to get supplies transported by the sea officials. Then the army would go straight to the Beiping Administration and no longer stop at the stop.
Chapter completed!