The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 323: Having Too Many Wives Is Really Troublesome (4400 words)
"Yue'er, you are wrong. Even if I am unhappy, my appetite is still good." Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and said seriously.

Before he finished speaking, all the girls couldn't help laughing.

Somehow, just looking at His Majesty and listening to what he said made them feel relaxed and happy.

Yao Yue's mouth twitched, but she held it back and said in a serious and arrogant manner, "Then your majesty is really happy about taking in two new concubines?"

"I am not happy about this." Zhu Houzhao swallowed the meat in his mouth and said seriously, "I think I have enough wives. If there are more, two days a month will not be enough to take care of them.

If you guys don't agree to sleep together at night, I will be too busy to handle it, and that will be too much trouble."

Except for Erbai who was smiling, the other girls couldn't help but roll their eyes.

And sleep together.

Then they all glared at Erbai.

It was these two who corrupted Your Majesty.

Erbai was not afraid at all, Bai Fanghua responded with dignity and calmness, and Bai Qing'er even looked at the girls with a hint of pride.

"But these two new concubines are related to the overall situation of the Ming Dynasty. One is related to conquering the Sui Dynasty, and the other is related to..." Zhu Houzhao remembered that he couldn't say anything about Beiliang, so he paused and continued, "Anyway, it is related to the unification of the world by the Ming Dynasty.

Although I don't want to take another concubine, you have to bear with me."

"Oh, Your Majesty, that's really unfair to you." Yao Yue laughed angrily and said unhappily.

"For the sake of Ming, it is nothing to put me in a difficult position.

Who made me the most powerful emperor, hahaha." Zhu Houzhao laughed proudly.

Yao Yue rolled her eyes and glared at Zhu Houzhao helplessly, gently and dotingly.

That’s right, it’s pampering.

Not only Yao Yue had it, but the other women also had some to a greater or lesser extent.

There's nothing we can do about it, because their husbands are sometimes just big children.

What can they do?
Of course it’s love and pampering.

"By the way, when the two new concubines enter the palace, you can't say that I am troubled by their entry and that I am not happy about it.

We are all one family from now on, and they will feel sad if they hear this." Zhu Houzhao thought of this and warned them seriously.

All the girls responded with helplessness and 'loving'.

Your Majesty is so gentle to his family.

After that, the other women, including Yao Yue, did not say anything more about the matter. After the small incident, even Zhu Houzhao did not notice it.

Of course, this was also because Yao Yue and the others were not really that angry.

They were all extremely smart people. Leaving aside the other person, they could guess most of the purpose of the Sui princess's visit.

Since this concerns the overall situation of the Ming Dynasty, one will naturally not be too upset or angry.

Nor will she be as unwise as a jealous woman.

At the same time, in the capital.

Two places.

"Feng'er." An old woman with silver hair but full of energy walked into a room.

"Grandma." A young girl's light and lively voice responded.

The girl was about sixteen years old, tall and very beautiful.

She was wearing a gorgeous red dress, which should have been dignified and noble.

But on the girl, it is not just noble, it is more like a burning flame, as proud and high-spirited as a phoenix, and it seems that it may soar into the sky at any time.

"Feng'er, the time is set. On the 25th of this month, you will enter the palace as a concubine." The old woman sighed secretly, but still hardened her heart.

The girl's bright expression paused for a moment, and then she said nonchalantly, "Oh, I see."

"Feng'er, after entering the palace, you can't be so carefree.

You have to be dignified and polite, understand?" the old woman said earnestly.

The girl pouted and responded with obvious displeasure.

The old woman saw it, but she pretended not to see it. She raised her hand and cast a layer of Qi shield to block out the sound. She sighed softly and said solemnly: "Feng'er, the women of the Dugu family have such a miserable life, because the men of the Dugu family can't support it.

In the past, it was Empress Dugu who supported the country.

Later, grandma, I tried my best to hold on.

From now on, the Dugu family will rely on you to support it."

The girl seemed to have been told something about her worries, her expression became a little gloomy and she lowered her head.

"Feng'er, are you still feeling uncomfortable?" the old woman asked in a serious tone.

The girl shook her head, raised her face, and said firmly: "Feng'er understands. They are Feng'er's father, brothers and sisters. Feng'er knows what to do."

"Oh, I'm sorry for putting you through this." The old woman said with some guilt.

But she would never and could not change anything, so she smiled slightly and continued, "But fortunately, Emperor Shengwu is a great man who is unique in the world, and my little phoenix can be said to have perched on the best phoenix tree."

"Yeah." The girl nodded.

But I felt quite resistant in my heart.

No matter how good he is, I don't care.

Another place.

"Third Princess, the time has been set. On the 27th of this month, you will enter the palace as a concubine." A middle-aged man said to the girl in front of him.

If the little phoenix of the Dugu family is a ball of fire.

Then this girl is like a ball of ice.

She has a naturally cold face, and her complexion is fair, translucent, delicate, and extremely beautiful, as if she has no emotional fluctuations when facing anyone.

However, her cold temperament also has a sharp edge and is full of heroism.

Hearing this, she nodded without saying a word.

"According to the information we have gathered, there are not many disputes in the Ming Palace, perhaps because of Emperor Shengwu.

But we must not be careless at all.

Only a very small number of people in and after the Ming Dynasty will know your identity, which means that you will not get much help from the palace on the surface.

Everything else depends on you." The middle-aged figure said with some respect.

"I understand." The girl said coldly.

"Ziyi will go into the palace with you. If there is anything that is inconvenient for you to leave the palace, just let her contact the people in the palace."

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The matter of the two new concubines naturally attracted the attention of many people in the court and the country.

But with the current power of the Ming Dynasty court and Zhu Houzhao, certainly no one would be so blind as to dare to do anything more.

All internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty continued to move forward rapidly and firmly in a stable state.

After several months, the six newly added territories were initially integrated into the Ming system.

The Ming Dynasty's civil servants, military, and imperial guards were all getting deeper and deeper into these six routes.

Only the Martial Arts Hall has not yet been built on East Sixth Road.

This can be considered as giving some buffer time to the many martial arts forces in East Sixth Route.

Of course, there are also reasons such as the internal reforms in the Ming Dynasty, which resulted in a shortage of masters at the grandmaster level.

At present, the biggest external movement of the Ming Dynasty is the small-scale friction that has begun with the Liao army in the East Six Routes.

The younger and more promising generals of the Ming Dynasty have all gone to the East Sixth Route.

In addition, Wang Shouren had already trained more than 100,000 soldiers and formed three new armies with veterans.

The new army certainly needed more training, and attacking Liao was only a matter of time, and Wang Shouren was not prepared to make too much noise.

So small-scale friction began.

Zhu Houzhao didn't pay much attention to it and felt relieved to leave it to Lao Wang.

As March passed, many eyes, including his, were paying more attention to the northern part of the Sui Dynasty.

The 500,000 cavalry led by Kublai Khan were constantly approaching the north of the Sui Dynasty.

The dark clouds of war that covered the sky were pressing down on the Sui Dynasty like a mountain.

The Sui Dynasty also launched an all-out mobilization effort.

Many troops that had originally escaped from Yang Guang's control continued to reinforce the north.

Countless supplies of all kinds continued to be transported at an accelerated pace. The time for the battle between the two sides was rapidly approaching.

On March 25th, Princess Dugu Feng of the Sui Dynasty officially entered the palace and was canonized as an imperial concubine of the first rank.

The noise wasn't too big, but it wasn't too small either.

That night, Zhu Houzhao consummated his marriage with her.

He felt quite fond of her because he felt that Dugu Feng really was like a lively little phoenix.

Proud and unwilling to admit defeat, but with no bad intentions.

"Feng'er, you don't know how to consummate your marriage, right? Let me teach you." Zhu Houzhao said, feeling very gentle and considerate.

Dugu Feng was extremely nervous, but he didn't dare to do anything and could only endure it.

After a phoenix-like cry of pain, Dugu Feng could no longer bear it. Her translucent face was red as she exhaled a sweet breath, "No, no, no, no more."

"Hahaha, Feng'er, you are so weak." Zhu Houzhao laughed mercilessly.

"I'm not weak, come again." Dugu Feng became dissatisfied when he heard this. The suppressed little phoenix became emotional and said with his little head held high.

"You still don't accept it. Today I will let you know what it means to admit defeat." Zhu Houzhao had a bad temper. Of course, he would crush all those who disobeyed him.

In less than half a minute, the stubborn Dugu Feng became tense all over and his whole body turned pink.

After a while, seeing Zhu Houzhao's smug expression, Dugu Feng gritted his teeth weakly and said, "Come again."

"You are really competitive. Forget it. I am a good husband. If you continue to make trouble, you will get hurt." Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised, but he still resisted the urge and hugged Dugu Feng: "Go to sleep, I'm right next to you."

Dugu Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and fell asleep after a few breaths.

Zhu Houzhao looked at him and smiled. After a while, he stood up and began to practice.

The next morning, Dugu Feng woke up, her face still red. But like a little peacock refusing to admit defeat, she looked at Zhu Houzhao and helped him dress.

Even with this craftsmanship, Zhu Houzhao felt that it was not as good as the one he wore himself.

"Have a good rest today and get to know the palace. I'll come again in the evening.

I will take you to meet your other sisters the day after tomorrow." After breakfast, Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.

"Oh." Dugu Feng responded firmly.

Zhu Houzhao found it interesting and reached out to pinch her ruby-red cheek, "You are so cute, but don't be so stubborn in front of me.

There is no one stronger than me in this world.

gone. "

Zhu Houzhao left in a cool manner, and Dugu Feng immediately breathed a sigh of relief, as if a breath of air had been released from her whole body.

Then I was a little dazed.

From last night till now, whenever she thought about it, she felt her head was empty and confused.

The little face became more and more shy and red as fire.

"I don't hate this guy."

After a long time, this thought came up.

That night, after having dinner with the girls, Zhu Houzhao came to Dugu Feng again.

From then on, the 25th and 26th nights of every month would belong to him.

That night, although Dugu Feng still showed an attitude of not admitting defeat, he did not say anything tough.

In less than half an hour, he fell asleep.

On March 27th, another new concubine entered the palace.

Compared to Dugu Feng, this new concubine is obviously more mysterious, and not many people even know her name.

In the palace decorated with lights and colorful decorations, Zhu Houzhao looked at the new concubine and found her quite interesting.

Even the gorgeous phoenix coronet and bridal robe on her body could not conceal her cold and aloof expression.

The interesting thing is that Dugu Feng, the little phoenix, is like a ball of fire.

The blue bird in front of him looked like an ice bird, and had a heroic spirit that none of his concubines could match.

(Bluebird)
At the end of the series of ceremonies, Zhu Houzhao took the initiative to tie his hair together with Qingniao's hair, and said in surprise: "How can you be so stupid? You don't even know how to tie your hair."

Bluebird's eyes were a little dazed, staring at the tied hair in a daze, and she lowered her head and said, "I dare not tie my hair with your majesty."

This was her true thought. She had never thought that she would be able to marry Emperor Shengwu.

She always keeps her identity in mind.

From a maid, a assassin, to a princess of a royal palace, and now to the imperial consort of the Ming Dynasty.

Although she was climbing up the ladder step by step, she still didn't dare and would not ask for too much.

"Why not? You have already married me, so you are my wife, the imperial concubine of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course you should marry me." Zhu Houzhao said domineeringly.

Bluebird pursed his lips, feeling a long-lost sense of security, and whispered, "Yes."

Zhu Houzhao felt something, looked at the girl in front of him, thought for a moment, and said proudly: "Blue Bird, you must remember, no matter what you were like before, now you are my wife, Zhu Houzhao, the imperial concubine of the Ming Dynasty.

A member of the most powerful and noble family in the world.

Don't be restrained or nervous, there aren't so many rules in our family."

The bluebird couldn't help but look up at the mythical existence in front of it.

Suddenly, I felt that this person was closer to me, and I really had some of the feelings that my husband had.

It was a warm feeling of security.

But she was too calm to be greedy, and lowered her head and said, "Yes, I understand. Thank you, Your Majesty."

"You are too respectful to me." Zhu Houzhao sensed it keenly, rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's normal for you to be respectful to me now, I will teach you how to consummate your marriage.

When you consummate your marriage with me, you will know that I am your husband and should not be feared by you, but loved by you. "

Bluebird's thoughts were a little sluggish, and he always felt something was wrong.

Without waiting for her to think too much, Zhu Houzhao began quite skillfully.

Now when it comes to consummating marriages, especially teaching newlyweds, he considers himself a professional.

Unlike Dugu Feng, although Qingniao was also enduring, it was not because he was unwilling to admit defeat, but because he wanted to serve him well.

This was Zhu Houzhao's feeling, and a feeling of pity rose in his heart.

He stopped on his own initiative, holding the cool body in his arms, letting her sleep peacefully.

the next morning.

Qingniao helped Zhu Houzhao to dress himself, and was much more skilled than Dugu Feng.

There was also a more friendly and less restrained air in her attitude.

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said a few words, asked her to get familiar with the palace, and took her to meet her other sisters for dinner.

Seeing the familiar yet unfamiliar figure leave, Bluebird sat there in a daze for a long time.

There is a sense of unreality.

At dinner time.

Led by the eunuchs, Dugu Feng and Qingniao were brought to the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Houzhao personally introduced them to all the girls.

The girls looked at Dugu Feng and Qingniao thoughtfully.

The dinner was quite dull and uneventful, with Zhu Houzhao's voice being the only voice heard.

At dinner the next day, Zhu Houzhao called Shi Potian and Li Yuanba over again and introduced his two new sisters-in-law to them.

It was the 29th, and Zhu Houzhao was free at night, so after dinner he took his two silly brothers to see where they lived.

"You must practice hard and achieve the realm of heaven and man as soon as possible, so that my Ming Dynasty will become more powerful.

In this way, I, the eldest brother, won't have to wrong myself and marry more sisters-in-law for you, understand?" Zhu Houzhao taught his two silly brothers seriously.

The two silly brothers didn't quite understand.

"Brother, do you feel wronged for marrying my sister-in-law?" Shi Potian scratched his head and asked in confusion.

"Of course." Zhu Houzhao nodded, "I am your only big brother, and you have so many sisters-in-law, how are you going to divide me up?

Over the past few years, I have come to understand more and more that having too many wives is really a problem."

(4400 words, this is today's words, the missing words will be updated later.)
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