In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 294
Seeing that Zhang Yan did not commit suicide after returning, Lin Rui was relieved, knowing that Zhang Yan would definitely agree to compromise after she calmed down.

Lin Rui did not summon Zhang Zhangyan to the palace for several days. When Na Muzhong and Hai Lanzhu finally returned from Liaodong at the end of October, Lin Rui also put his thoughts back and came to the gate of the imperial city in person to greet him. Two beloved concubines.

"Rui Lang..."

Namuzhong was covered with dust. Before her horse could even look at the tall building in front of her, she threw herself into Lin Rui's arms and sobbed softly.

"My queen, thank you for your hard work. You must have suffered a lot during this trip!"

Lin Rui naturally felt the grievance and worry contained in her emotions, and he hugged her tightly and comforted her.

"Rui Lang, what did you call me just now?" Na Muzhong shuddered, loosened her hands, and looked at him nervously.

"Queen, don't you want to do it?" Lin Rui thought that as soon as the war in Liaodong was over, she would go back non-stop and fight day and night, exhausting herself to this point and no longer thinking about teasing her.

"No, of course I am willing, but it's just my identity... Why don't we let girl Xiuying be the queen? She is more suitable than me." Na Muzhong postponed with some inarticulate words, but she was overjoyed in her heart.

"Okay, you deserve the position of queen, and there is no one more suitable than you. It's settled. After you have two days of rest, the canonization ceremony will be held and then announced to the world!"

Lin Rui waved his hand and hugged her into his arms again.

"Rui Lang..."

Na Muzhong was so moved that her eyes burst into tears again. She didn't know how to express her emotions for a moment, so she had to hug Lin Rui tightly.

It wasn't until the two of them separated that Hai Lanzhu stepped forward and saluted Lin Rui and said, "I'm here to see you, Your Majesty!"

"Oh, my concubine also came to see the Emperor. Please forgive me!"

Only then did Namuzhong react and hurriedly followed Hai Lanzhu's example and knelt down.

"Okay, get up quickly. From now on, you don't need to salute in private. Also, the emperor is called a slave. We Han people should call him your majesty. Long live your majesty..."

Lin Rui couldn't help laughing when he saw Hai Lanzhu cleverly kowtow according to Manchu etiquette and titles. He quickly helped the two women up and corrected them.

But in her heart, she was thinking that Zhang Yan would teach them royal etiquette in the future, at least not to be rude in public.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The two girls learned very quickly and corrected themselves immediately.

"Let's go, I will take you into the palace and introduce you." Lin Rui then took the hands of the two women and got into the dragon chariot.

At this time, Namuzhong and Hailanzhu also noticed the tall tower in front of them, and immediately let out a burst of exclamation.

"Rui Lang, is this the palace? Isn't this tower too spectacular?"

"Haha, this is called Chengtianmen. It's just the gate of the imperial city. Once you enter Chengtianmen, you also enter the imperial city." Lin Rui chuckled and introduced it to her.

"Hiss, a door can be this big and tall?"

Hearing that the tower in front was just a gate to the palace, Na Muzhong suddenly took a breath of air and became more and more excited, wishing to fly in immediately.

Unfortunately, the dragon chariot was slowly carried across the Jinshui Bridge. After a while, it passed through the wide gate hole in the middle and entered the imperial city.

After entering the imperial city, we passed through the passage and passed through Duanmen. We walked for half a quarter of an hour before arriving at the Meridian Gate.

"This is the Meridian Gate, the gate of the Forbidden City. Only when you enter the Meridian Gate can you enter the real palace city."

"What? We've been walking for so long and we haven't entered the palace yet?" The two women almost dropped their jaws with disbelief on their faces.

Lin Rui just smiled and said nothing. After passing through the Meridian Gate and Huangji Gate and arriving at the main square of Huangji Hall, the two women were completely shocked when they looked at the tall and majestic Huangji Hall.

"This is the Imperial Palace, the most majestic and tallest palace in the palace. It is only used for major occasions, such as the new emperor's coronation, the emperor's wedding, the canonization of the queen and other major ceremonies, and can be held there..."

Along the way, Lin Rui took the trouble to explain to Na Mu Zhong.

Zhang Xiuying and other concubines had already cleared the door and were waiting. When Na Mu Zhong arrived, they all saluted her according to the queen's etiquette.

Na Muzhong was also in a hurry, and hurriedly helped them up one by one, and said hurriedly: "We are all sisters, there is no need to be so polite."

"Today is different from the past. From now on, my sister will be the master of the harem. She must rule the harem and treat her as a mother. The etiquette must not be discarded!" Zhang Xiuying stepped forward and explained with a smile.

"This... sister Xiuying, you know your sister's temperament. How can I command the harem? How about you?"

Na Muzhong hurriedly waved her hands and glanced at Lin Rui for help. She knew her own affairs. The Fujins she had led Lin Danhan in the past were all in trouble, so she was really unsure of how to take care of the harem.

After all, even if she had never seen him, she had heard of the Han emperor, who had three palaces, six courtyards, 72 concubines, and a harem of three thousand beauties. Just thinking about it made her scalp numb.

"Okay, let's talk about this later. We are all family members. From now on, we don't need to be so polite in private."

Lin Rui waved his hand, hugged Hai Lanzhu with one arm and Zhang Xiuying with the other, and headed towards Qianqing Palace.

Hailanzhu, Sister Niu, Habeier, Lu Waner, and Xiaocui also hurriedly followed, and it was very lively for a while.

For these seven women who followed him all the way to conquer the world, Lin Rui didn't want to restrict them too much, especially Zhang Xiuying and Sister Niu. Lin Rui actually treated them more like relatives. Of course, the concubines in the future would not be so kind. Treated.

Na Muzhong was naturally taken to Kunning Palace by the palace ladies to bathe and change clothes, while Hai Lanzhu was assigned a palace in the West Sixth Palace.

After the two women took a bath and changed clothes, they returned to Qianqing Palace again.

This was Lin Rui's first reunion dinner since he ascended the throne, so he was extravagant and enjoyed a real imperial meal with hundreds of dishes.

Not to mention Na Muzhong and Hai Lanzhu were dumbfounded by such rich and luxurious dishes, the other five girls were also amazed.

"Ladies, all these years, you have followed me and lived in the open, wandering around, being frightened, and suffering all kinds of hardships. Today, you have finally achieved success and fame. After all the hardships, you have entered the Forbidden City. I offer you a drink for your husband..."

Lin Rui picked up the wine glass and looked at the seventh girl and said with some emotion. At this moment, he couldn't help but recall the time when he and Zhang Xiuying escaped in the wilderness, burned down the Tatar camp with Sister Niu and the others on a snowy night, and went south to recruit troops with Namuzhong. grassland.

"Husband..."

"My husband..."

Fortunately, Hai Lanzhu joined in the middle, but the other six women stood up with tears in their eyes, obviously remembering the bitterness of the past. In the end, they all followed Lin Rui and drank it all in one gulp, and then cried with joy.

Lin Rui also drove away the serving maids and asked the seven ladies to sit next to him. The ladies relaxed as usual. Na Muzhong and Ha Beier could not help but start feasting.

Lin Rui also no longer cared about his image, and everyone chatted about Liaodong while eating and drinking.

At the beginning, Namuzhong also chased Dorgon all the way to Liaodong. Originally, Dorgon wanted to put up a stubborn resistance in Liaodong, but as Hailanzhu arrived with the Horqin people, and the tribes in the southern part of the Liaohe River also directly fell. Xiang Hua finally forced Dorgon to flee to North Korea with the remaining [-] slave cavalry and tens of thousands of cubs.

Due to Lin Rui's instructions, Namuzhong did not rush to North Korea. When Huang Ben led the second army to Shengjing, he disbanded the tribes in the south of the Liaohe River and some Horqin warriors, and took the remaining Mongolian cavalry from Liaoxi Corridor returns to Beijing.

(End of this chapter)