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Chapter 309 So, Do I Have To Marry Jiang Wei?

"Do you know why I brought you here?" Zhu Youzhao looked at Cheng Xia.

Cheng Xia smiled, "I was wondering why you only took out one photo. If I remember correctly, there was another photo in the Ming Tombs that was in the notebook at the time."

"Ming Tombs?" Zhu Youzhu had never heard of this term.

"That's right, the Ming Tombs," Cheng Xia said, pointing to a majestic mausoleum directly in front of him, "The mausoleum in front of you is the Changling Mausoleum, the tomb of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di."

Zhu Youzhu nodded thoughtfully, then raised his head and asked Cheng Xia, "After my emperor brother, there are still seven emperors in the Ming Dynasty?"

Cheng Xia was taken aback, "How do you know?"

Zhu Youzhu laughed and shook his head, "Emperor Taizu's Xiaoling Mausoleum is in Zhongshan Zhiyang in Nanjing; Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen's whereabouts are unknown and there is no mausoleum; the mausoleum of Emperor Zhu Qiyu was destroyed and moved to Yuquan Mountain in the western suburbs of the capital. The three emperors They are not buried here. There are only four mausoleums near Tianshou Mountain. Under construction, there are only five mausoleums here."

Zhu Youzhu paused, "You said this is called the Ming Tombs, so besides the existing five plus the one of my emperor's brother, there are still seven emperors left in the Ming Dynasty."

Cheng Xia couldn't help admiring, Zhu Youzhu's mind turned quickly, "You're right, that's what you guessed."

The emperor's mausoleum is not accessible to ordinary people, especially when the mausoleum is still under construction, but Zhu Youzhu got the emperor's handbook, he can enter and exit at will, Cheng Xia also followed suit, seeing the most primitive for the first time The mausoleum looks like.

"Where did you take this photo?" Zhu Youzhu took out another photo that he had been holding in his arms, and handed it to Cheng Xia for her to see.

Cheng Xia pointed to the southwest direction of Changling, "At the foot of Dayu Mountain, the one in the photo is Dingling, the tomb of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty."

Seeing that Zhu Youzhu was puzzled, Cheng Xia explained, "Emperor Wanli is your great-grandson and the longest reigning emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty. He and his two queens were buried in Dingling. It was only later that his tomb was excavated." Now, everyone can go into the underground palace to see what the inside of the mausoleum looks like, so I can take photos in Dingling.”

Cheng Xia followed Zhu Youzhao on the path of the mausoleum, and suddenly smiled mockingly, "Many people say that Dingling can't go casually, and they have to say 'I'm coming out' when they leave Dingling. But those who go to Dingling There are still endless streams, but there are not many people taking pictures." She is considered a different kind.

"Are you hungry?" Zhu Youzhu took Cheng Xia into the Yan'en gate of Changling. There are guards inside. Although the food here is not exquisite, it is not bad. I have been shopping for so long and talked so much. Zhu Youzhu was afraid that Cheng Xia would be hungry.

"A little bit, if you don't say it, you don't feel it, but once you say it, you really feel hungry."

When Zhu Youzhu heard this, he hurriedly ordered his servants to prepare dinner. Cheng Xia could hardly imagine that one day she would have dinner with the present King Xing in the mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty. It was incredible to think about it.

They are now in the Yan'en Hall of the Yan'en Gate. The hall is very elegant and simple, and also very solemn. After all, it is a place where the emperor's tablet is enshrined and sacrifices are held, so it is naturally majestic.

Before the food was served, Cheng Xia was pleasantly surprised to find that light snow began to fall outside, and the snowflakes spread all over the ground, and the single-eave Xieshan peak in the distance was covered with white, which was even more solemn. .

Standing by the door, Cheng Xia suddenly felt a cloak covering her shoulders, Cheng Xia suddenly turned her head, and saw Zhu Youzhao tieing the belt of the cloak on her carefully, "Put it on, it's cold at night, it's even colder here , wear more clothes to be warmer."

Cheng Xia didn't refuse, but suddenly smelled a faint fragrance at the tip of her nose. Cheng Xia searched for the smell and walked for a long time to the west side path of Yan'en Hall, bypassing the Yemen on the side, and suddenly found two light yellow plants Plum blossom, the taste is very light, but it smells very good.

"What plum blossom is this?" She had never seen it before.

Zhu Youzhu said directly, "Baiye Xiangmei, it is said that Emperor Chengzu likes it very much, so my father transplanted two and put them here to express his filial piety to Emperor Chengzu."

Baiye Xiangmei?Cheng Xia's heart trembled. She remembered that when Shao Chen was still Yang Dalang, he once said that the smell on her body was very similar to the fragrance of plum leaves. "Where did the two trees here get transplanted from?"

Although Zhu Youzhu was curious about why Cheng Xia asked this question, he still gave a straightforward answer, "Near the Dajiao Tower on the Mutianyu Great Wall, the fennel plum blossoms there are the most abundant and the best."

Just as he was talking, a court lady in plain clothes walked up to Zhu Youzhu respectfully and bowed, "My lord, the meal is ready."

Zhu Youzhu nodded, looked at Cheng Xia, "Eat something to warm up."

After dinner, it was already very late, and it was too far away from the center of the capital. Zhu Youzhao said that he had a lot of questions to ask, so he begged Cheng Xia to stay overnight, and Cheng Xia agreed.

She wanted to give herself a completely unfamiliar environment to think carefully about when and how this relationship between her and Shao Chen could go on.

It's just that she couldn't think about it at all, so she fell asleep from exhaustion.

When she woke up the next day, Cheng Xia was startled, because Zhu Youzhao was sitting beside her, looking at her fixedly.

Cheng Xia couldn't help shrinking back, "You, how did you come in?"

"Oh," Zhu Youzhao looked back at the window, "The servant said no matter how much I called you, you wouldn't wake up. I was afraid that something might happen to you, so I came in through the window, but you just slept too soundly, which really scared me. Jump."

Cheng Xia was sleeping in her clothes, and when she heard what Zhu Youtang said, she lifted the quilt and got out of bed. The window was already opened, and as soon as she stood by the window, the cold wind from outside greeted her with blowing snow. The snow hasn't stopped yet, and it's even bigger. It's profuse and unrestrained.

Cheng Xia felt that it was time for her to go back.

"Let's go after some food," Zhu Youzhao saw Cheng Xia's thoughts at a glance, opened the door, and beckoned the servants to put the food on the table.

Cheng Xia couldn't refuse, so he agreed.

After breakfast, Cheng Xia walked out beside Zhu Youzhao. Before getting into the carriage, Zhu Youzhao looked back at the tombs and asked suddenly, "Will my mother and concubine be buried here in the future?"

Cheng Xia was taken aback, then nodded, "She was buried in Maoling along with your father."

Seeing Zhu Youzhu's surprise, Cheng Xia said leisurely, "Although your concubine mother is the concubine of the first emperor, your son will be the emperor in the future, and he will be the most willful emperor. Your concubine mother died in 1521, when your son just became the emperor. The emperor, even all the ministers are unwilling to open the mausoleum of the first emperor and bury your mother and concubine there. However, your son is very stubborn and insists on doing so, so your mother and concubine can be buried in Maoling. After that, your son posthumously named Xiaohui Queen Mother Shao."

"This brat," Zhu Youzhao suddenly smiled, the smiles from the corners of his eyes reaching the bottom of his eyes, "he really has a personality."

"Yes, very individual." Cheng Xia nodded in agreement.

Zhu Youtang suddenly let out a long breath of relief, and asked a question that he had always wanted to ask in his heart, but was always afraid to ask, "Who is my son's mother?"

This sentence was awkward, but Cheng Xia knew what Zhu Youzhao meant, she was silent for a moment, and then replied, "It is recorded in the history books that your concubine is the daughter of Jiang Yu, the commander of the army and horses."

Zhu Youzhao gasped, "So, can I only marry Jiang Wei?"

Cheng Xia was silent for a long time before saying, "According to history, this is indeed the case."

Seeing Zhu Youzhu turn around and leave in a daze, Cheng Xia suddenly called him, "However, history is not without turning point."

Zhu You turned around quickly, staring at Cheng Xia with burning eyes, "Say it."

Zhu Youzhao's gaze was so hot that Cheng Xia couldn't help but take two steps back, "Actually, Jiang Chen not only has a daughter, Jiang Wei, but also an illegitimate daughter named Weiyun, who lives in Chaoyangmen Nei Street now. In the Drunken Red Mansion, she is well-educated and versatile. She is a very good girl. It was just that Jiang Yan failed Weiyun's mother back then, which caused the mother and daughter to live in the brothel. But they are both clean and self-sufficient people. If your Highness is willing, you The son's biological mother may not be Jiang Wei, but Jiang Weiyun."

Cheng Xia thought that Zhu Youzhao would be happier after she said that. After all, she hated Jiang Wei, and Zhu Youzhao also hated Jiang Wei. If he married such a wicked woman, he would not be able to raise a good successor. In this comparison, Weiyun is much more suitable.

What's more, Jiang Wei is only Jiang Chen's adopted daughter, while Weiyun is Jiang Zhen's biological daughter. Weiyun's marriage to Zhu Youzhu is more in line with history.

In the end, Zhu Youtang was not happy, but just nodded in a daze, expressing that he knew.

Seeing his appearance, Cheng Xia suddenly couldn't bear it. On the carriage, Cheng Xia asked Zhu Youzhao, "Do you have someone else in mind? In fact, history is such a big exception to me, and it's okay to find other exceptions." There's nothing wrong with that."

What's more, in addition to the main concubine, Zhu Youzhu also has a side concubine named Zhang, which is also recorded in history. He can marry the girl he likes.

Zhu Youzhu glanced at Cheng Xia with deep meaning, and finally said nothing, just sighed, and asked the coachman to drive the carriage to Shao's residence.

Let Cheng Xia get out of the car, Zhu Youzhu left without the slightest hesitation, Cheng Xia looked at the carriage leaving in a hurry and wanted to curse, what's the matter, yesterday and today are fine, before leaving, what to say Crazy, and I owe him nothing.

Cheng Xia groaned and went back to the mansion, only to find that whether it was a servant girl or a maid, there was something wrong with her expression, Cheng Xia's brows suddenly frowned, did she have convulsions, how could she use this kind of sympathy to watch the excitement again Looking at her with ordinary eyes?

This doubt went all the way to Leng Cuixuan, and finally got an explanation when he saw Zi Yuan.

"Young Madam, you are finally back." Zi Yuan was crying, with tears in the corners of her eyes. Seeing Cheng Xia, her heart ached, "What's wrong?"

"Young Madam," Zi Yuan held her mouth shut, glanced carefully at Cheng Xia, and then said sobbingly, "Last night, Young Master stayed at Wanfeng Pavilion."

(End of this chapter)