My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 788 The Adventures of Princess Helen

It was already late at night, Zhu Zhanhe left Zhan Shifu and prepared to go back to the palace to rest.

However, when passing by a courtyard, he found that the lights in the room were still on, so Zhu Zhanhe hesitated and finally walked in.

"Dong Dong Dong~"

Zhu Zhanhe reached out and knocked on the door.

"Who?"

Helen's voice asked from across the room.

This is her residence. Although she is not Zhu Zhanhe's concubine, she lives in the palace. Everyone knows what is going on, but Zhu Zhanhe and Helen have never pierced the window paper.

"I!"

Zhu Zhanhe replied.

Hearing Zhu Zhanhe's voice, Helen who was inside immediately hurried to the door, opened the door and said, "Why are you still up so late, Your Highness?"

"Aren't you asleep too? What are you doing?"

Zhu Zhanhe entered the room and saw that the room was decorated according to Helen's preferences. It looked very Western-style. There was a desk with complicated patterns in front of the window, with pens and paper placed on it, as if he was writing something. ?

"I want to write a biography and record all my experiences living abroad. Maybe I can become a great writer in the future!"

Helen didn't shy away from it, but said very excitedly.

"biography?"

Zhu Zhanhe was also very interested when he heard the words. He stepped forward and took a look, and saw that on a piece of paper as the cover, there were seven characters "The Adventures of Princess Helen" written on it.

Strictly speaking, Helen was not a princess. Her father was just the governor of Venice. However, as Venice was a powerful country in the Mediterranean, the governor had greater power than many kings in Europe, so it was okay for Helen to call herself a princess.

"How do you write it in Chinese characters instead of your native language?"

When Zhu Zhanhe saw the Chinese characters on the paper, he couldn't help but look at Helen in surprise and asked.

Although Helen is quite proficient in Chinese and can even write some articles in vernacular, she is definitely more proficient in her mother tongue. However, she abandoned her mother tongue and used Chinese, which is a bit unusual.

"Of course I have to use Chinese. You Han people are too powerful. There are two great empires, the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty. Moreover, you are still actively developing territories and exploring overseas lands. I am almost certain that the influence of your Han people will be greater in the future. It will definitely be stronger, so in order to make my book easier to spread, of course it is best to use Chinese!"

Helen said with a matter-of-fact expression.

"You really think long term!"

Zhu Zhanhe smiled when he heard this, but what Helen said makes sense. Judging from the current development situation, Chinese will definitely be more widely spread. As long as it persists for hundreds of years, English will definitely have nothing to do with it.

"So how far have you written this book? When will it be finished?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked Helen again.

"It's still early. I have just started to write the beginning, including my life in Venice, and later being captured by the Ottomans, and then being given to you as a gift by them. The rest of the content will be written slowly. ” ˆ ˆ Helen said, scratching her wavy long hair. It was also the first time for her to write such a long article, and it was in Chinese, so she wrote very slowly. However, she was not in a hurry and planned to use amateur Chinese. I took the time to write it down bit by bit, treating it as a daily pastime.

"So you just wrote about me?"

Zhu Zhanhe was also very interested when he heard this. As he spoke, he lowered his head and looked at what Helen was writing.

Helen blushed and wanted to stop him, but in the end she did not speak. Instead, she stood quietly next to Zhu Zhanhe and waited for him to finish reading.

"Although I already knew my fate, when the barbaric Ottomans gave it to the foreign prince as a gift, I couldn't help but feel a little scared and nervous, worried that the other party would be like the barbaric Germans.

But when I actually met this burly prince, I realized how wrong I was. His Royal Highness was tall, very young and handsome. Later I found out that His Royal Highness was only in his twenties. When he saw me, There is always a smile on his face, which makes people feel good..."

In Helen's writing, she described in detail the scene of her first meeting with Zhu Zhanhe, and also delicately described her own psychological changes and observations of Zhu Zhanhe from a female perspective.

Zhu Zhanhe also knew for the first time that although Helen acted very strong and calm at that time, she was actually quite fearful in her heart, but she suppressed it and did not show it. Of course, the main reason was that Zhu Zhanhe's attitude towards her was very serious. Being kind also gave her great courage, so she dared to argue with Mufas.

"Looking at the whole article, you praise me a little too much, which makes me feel a little embarrassed."

After Zhu Zhanhe read the last paragraph written by Helen, he couldn't help but look up and smile.

"I truthfully recorded the scene at that time. To be honest, if His Highness had been replaced by someone else, I might not even have the courage to speak. So from then on, I was very grateful to Your Highness, and even later tried to attract your attention. , deliberately having some arguments with you!"

Helen raised her head, stared at Zhu Zhanhe affectionately with her eyes and said.

Faced with this situation, even the most stupid person knows what to do next.

So soon after, the candlelight in the room was extinguished, and Zhu Zhanhe stayed in Helen's room for the first time that night.

Early the next morning, Zhu Zhanhe returned to his bedroom refreshed. When he was about to have breakfast, he saw Chang Sining walking in with a half-smiling smile.

Seeing Chang Sining, Zhu Zhanhe felt a little guilty instinctively, and immediately explained: "Si Ning, I... was in a hurry last night, so I slept in Zhan Shifu."

Because according to the rules of the East Palace, Zhu Zhanhe should have stayed in Chang Sining's room last night, but instead he went to Helen's place and didn't go back all night. This is really unjustifiable.

"Really? My husband is really working hard day and night. You must pay attention to your health!"

Chang Sining glanced at Zhu Zhanhe and said pointedly.

As the mistress of the East Palace, she knew very well where Zhu Zhanhe was last night, but Zhu Zhanhe refused to admit it, so she didn't bother to expose it, and only mentioned it vaguely in her words. I believe that Zhu Zhanhe's If you are smart, you will definitely understand what you mean.

Sure enough, Zhu Zhanhe also blushed when he heard this, but at this time he could only hold on and said: "Sining, what you said is true, I will pay attention to it in the future!"

"It's good that my husband knows. In addition, sister Helen has been in the palace for such a long time, but she lives in the palace with no name and no status. It's really inappropriate, so it's better to officially accept her as my concubine. This will also prevent others from gossiping."

Chang Sining was very satisfied with Zhu Zhanhe's attitude, and then took the initiative to mention Helen's affairs.

As a princess, she should have given Zhu Zhanhe a lot of concubines a long time ago, but Zhu Zhanhe was unwilling before, and she was criticized behind her back for this. Now she finally has Helen, who can help her.

(End of this chapter)