Chapter 1137: Grand Finale: Return of an Old Friend (45)
He was very kind to the people, and some of his new imperial decrees were applauded by the people. There was a rumor that because Emperor Jing had loved to visit the people in his youth and sympathized with their suffering, he was always able to put himself in their shoes.
In any case, Emperor Jing's reputation among the people was still very popular.
However, this may not be the case among court officials.
During the reign of Emperor Yongle, everything he did was a matter of prestige. But Emperor Jing was a lawless ruler, lenient to the people but harsh to his ministers, and he showed no regard for favors. Even those veteran ministers who boasted of their seniority could not gain any advantage in his presence.
Even more terrifying was his perfect balance of power, and his keen sense of smell, sharper than a rat's, could detect even the most subtle of thoughts, let alone any movement. This caused the court officials to constantly suspect a traitor in their mansions, and they would clean up the place whenever they had nothing to do.
What the court officials were most dissatisfied with was that Emperor Jing had not accepted a single beauty in the past six months. In the harem, there was only one queen, Empress Shen, who was in a deep sleep.
This was truly puzzling. Initially, some thought he had simply made this promise out of a momentary sense of guilt towards Empress Shen. Besides, even if the Empress's position was unshakable, it wouldn't be a problem to have other women. But as time went by, and Emperor Jingdi's harem became so clean it could be easily overlooked, everyone realized he wasn't just putting on an act.
Some people suspect that he was too confident in his previous speech and now he can't let go of his pride and contradicts himself, so he is very "considerate"
He sent his daughter to Jiaohua Jieyu, and the next day Emperor Jing arranged for her to be married to the son of his sworn enemy. This made the court officials furious.
Emperor Xiao Jing's methods were truly vicious. He granted a marriage to his mortal enemy, not only kicking away the woman he didn't want, but also balancing the situation and warning the ministers who were ready to make moves... He killed three birds with one stone, which was really bad.
Over time, court officials no longer dared to send beauties to Emperor Jing without permission.
But rumors are inevitable. A young man full of vigor and vitality, who has no woman other than his unconscious wife, can't help but make people wonder if he is gay.
But once the rumor spread, it didn't seem to have any impact. What was wrong with the emperor being gay? He still had two sons, so he wouldn't have to worry about no one to inherit his empire. Besides, this old man was a cunning thief, and his misfortunes would last for thousands of years. I'm afraid he'll have to live for a long time.
In short, the people submitted and the court officials were obedient.
The early morning sunlight was exceptionally bright. Aunt Tao handed the two children to Xie Jingxing and asked worriedly, "Your Majesty, are you really going to take the two little princes out for an outing?"
Xie Jingxing held a child in each hand and stepped onto the carriage, saying, "Yes."
In the carriage, Shen Miao was sleeping. Xie Jingxing looked at her with a headache and said, "You've been sleeping for half a year. You are a pig."
Chuyi and Shiwu waved their hands and turned to look at Xie Jingxing curiously. Xie Jingxing said to the outside world, "Let's go!"
Tie Yi waved his whip in desperation. His master had become the emperor, and he, the leader of the Mo Yu Army, had become a groom...
Xie Jingxing loved taking the children on outings. Although Eunuch Deng and Uncle Tang always tried to stop them, his martial arts skills were too great to stop them. He always said that he wanted the children to see the mountains and rivers from a young age, so that they wouldn't be easily blinded by the glitz and glamour of the world and would know what they truly wanted.
In fact, it was probably just an excuse, he just wanted to take Shen Miao out to play.
The carriage stopped at Zhaiyang Mountain. The scenery at the foot of the mountain was beautiful.
Xie Jingxing brought the child up, and Mo Qing thoughtfully handed over a small pot of rice porridge. Recently, Chuyi and Shiwu have been learning to eat rice porridge. The two children are very picky and can be very happy to drink rice porridge.
Look, Tieyi was holding Chuyi, Mo Qing was holding Shiwu, and Xie Jingxing was feeding them rice porridge. The two boys were kicking their legs in dissatisfaction, and it hurt people's hearts when they kicked them.
Xie Jingxing became angry and said, "Give me the child."
He casually found a large red flowered cloth strip that Jingzhe used to tie a food basket, tied Chuyi with the basket on his back, held Shiwu in his arms, and "forced" Shiwu to eat rice porridge.
On the fifteenth day, there was a big commotion. Xie Jingxing told everyone in the Mo Yu Army to push them away and not to interfere. He really got into a fight with the two boys.
The king of a country, with a baby tied on his back, another in his arms, and a big red flowery cloth tied around his body, stared at the other baby with a bitter and resentful look while feeding him rice porridge.
Everyone in the Mo Yu Army couldn't bear to watch it anymore.
Fifteen cried out loudly, and Chuyi behind him seemed to sense it and started crying too. Not only that, Xie Jingxing suddenly felt a warm sensation in his body.
Great, pee.
He was furious and was about to teach the two brats a lesson when he suddenly heard Jingzhe exclaim, "Someone laughed!"
Everyone was stunned.
Jingzhe's voice trembled with excitement as he pointed at the carriage: "I just heard it!"
Shen Miao was sleeping in the carriage.
The surroundings suddenly became quiet.
The breeze from the mountains gently brushed against everyone's face, bringing warmth and a slight itch, as if even the sunlight could not help but smile.
In the silence, this time I could hear clearly that someone was indeed laughing, a soft, familiar laugh, with a touch of intimacy.
After a long time, Xie Jingxing strode over.
His hands trembled slightly, but he finally made up his mind and lifted the curtain of the carriage.
The woman's features were gentle, as if a begonia had just woken up, and her voice was still lazy, but the faint shadows in her eyes betrayed her excitement.
She tilted her head, smiled slightly and said, "Long time no see, thank you, young master."
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