Chapter 331: The King and His Ministers Make a Strategy
Qin Xiaomi was the first to kneel down, saying, "I, Qin Xiaomi, greet the two princesses, greet the concubine (referring to Li Sihong), and greet the two ladies! (Kou Baimen and Shen Yunying)"
Qin Baobao followed his sister's example and knelt down, bowing to the women one by one.
Qin Baobao was filled with hatred in her heart. She actually had to bow to Zhao Xiaofei's women. If she were to return to modern society, she would definitely beat all of them up.
Princess Kunxing said, "Everyone raise your heads!"
"Yes!" the two women answered in unison and raised their heads.
Princess Kunxing looked at the two women carefully. Qin Baobao was still quite pretty, while Qin Xiaomi was only good-looking, with an average appearance.
"Tell me why you want to divorce? What are your plans for the future?" asked Princess Kunxing.
"I don't want him to have another woman! I can't accept it!" Qin Baobao said.
Princess Kunxing was shocked after hearing this. She asked, "Don't you know what female virtue is? Haven't you heard of the Three Obediences and Four Virtues?"
"I've heard of it! I can't do it!" Qin Baobao didn't want to say more. He just wanted to leave here.
"Your Highness is a meritorious official of the Ming Dynasty and the face of the Ming Dynasty. You can't get married here again. I will find a manor for you to live a good life in for the rest of your life!" Princess Kunxing said.
"Thank you, Princess!" Qin Baobao said.
Princess Kunxing turned to Qin Xiaomi and asked, "Are you planning to go with your sister?"
"No! I'm different from my sister! I won't be jealous no matter how many women the prince has. I'm willing to serve him! I liked my brother-in-law before, but I didn't dare to have any thoughts because of my sister. I only ask the princess to let me stay with the prince!" Qin Xiaomi talked nonsense seriously in front of Princess Kunxing.
Her only goal was to stay in the palace; she didn't want to be sent to some manor to live out her days in solitude. She was still young, and there was no going back to modern society. Her only hope of achieving a life of wealth and status was to marry her brother-in-law. As for whether Zhao Xiaofei would be attracted to her, she hadn't considered that question.
Princess Kunxing looked at her and said, "Since you came in, you seem to be very good at dealing with people. Since you are willing to stay, then..." Princess Kunxing looked at Shen Yunying.
"Ms. Shen, you have met Miss Qin before. What do you think of her? If you like her, I will let her follow you. What do you think?" Princess Kunxing asked.
Shen Yunying had initially had a good impression of Qin Xiaomi, but now she realized that she was a bit scheming and didn't want her around. But Princess Kunxing's polite question clearly meant she wanted her to stay! She had just arrived, so she couldn't let the princess down.
So Shen Yunying said: "Replying to the princess, Miss Qin is straightforward and has good character!"
"Okay! Let her stay! As for your sister, she can stay in the Zhao family manor outside Nanjing city." Princess Kunxing said.
Just as Princess Kunxing was making arrangements for the Qin sisters, Zhao Xiaofei was discussing returning to the capital with Zhu Cijiong in the palace!
"Brother-in-law, you are late. I just told you that I wanted to marry a few concubines. Ni Yuanlu didn't say anything at first, but when I mentioned that I wanted to marry his granddaughter, Ni Yuanlu actually said that he would never let his granddaughter marry into the palace!" Zhu Cijiong said.
"That's because Ni Yuanlu is not happy about it! Why doesn't he want to?" Zhao Xiaofei said.
"They say his granddaughter is not worthy of me! But I have already said that I don't despise her!" Zhu Cijiong said.
Zhao Xiaofei's face darkened after hearing this. He thought to himself: Ni Yuanlu was just being polite, and you took it seriously? You're not even disgusted! What are you thinking?
"I'll talk to him later. I think the old man is a little reluctant to let her go," Zhao Xiaofei said. In fact, Zhao Xiaofei understood that as long as a family with a little bit of culture and not particularly obsessed with currying favor with the rich and powerful, they would generally not want their daughters and granddaughters to serve the emperor in the palace.
Is the emperor so easy to serve? Who knows, his daughter might fall out of favor one day, and then she'll suffer. If she offends the emperor, it would be even worse if her entire family is executed. This is probably what Ni Yuanlu was thinking.
"Did Ni Yuanlu agree to marry the daughter of another minister?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"Well, when it comes to marrying He Tengjiao's daughter, Ni Yuanlu is still very optimistic!" Zhu Cijiong said.
"So will the wedding be held in Nanjing or back in Beijing?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"Ni Yuanlu said it would be best to return to the capital and bring more refugees back with him, otherwise the capital will become a ghost town! Is it really so miserable near the capital?" Zhu Cijiong said.
"Well! Nine out of ten houses in the capital and its surrounding areas are empty, and there is really a need to resettle a lot of refugees." Zhao Xiaofei said.
"These Tartars are really hateful, brother-in-law! I really want to lead the army myself and destroy these Jianzhou Tartars!" Zhu Cijiong said.
Zhao Xiaofei thought to himself: He is really from the Zhu family!
"Your Majesty! I will take care of the war! If one day I have surrounded Shengjing and am just short of waving the flag to destroy Jianzhou, I will definitely let you go!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Brother-in-law! We have a deal! If that day really comes, you must call me for the final battle against the Tartars!" Zhu Cijiong said excitedly.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely call you when the time comes!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"By the way, now that the capital has been recovered, when can Shanxi and Shaanxi be taken over? They are both very close to the capital!" Zhu Cijiong said.
"My minister and Wanshan are busy making new weapons recently! Once they are ready, we will set off immediately. Shanxi and Shaanxi will definitely be pacified in three months!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Okay! When the time comes, I will take a good look at the Ming Dynasty! I will travel all over the country. I don't want to be fooled by the ministers into governing the country." Zhu Cijiong said.
Zhao Xiaofei thought to himself: You just want to go out and have fun, don't look for other excuses. Your Zhu family has a tradition of enjoying fun. Take the Zhengde Emperor for example! Are you showing any signs of developing in that direction?
"Good, good, good! If Your Majesty can really travel to all the provinces of the Ming Dynasty, you will be the greatest emperor of all time!" Zhao Xiaofei flattered him.
"That's right. I plan to be the greatest emperor in history! When we get to the capital, you will transfer all the southern troops to the vicinity of the capital. Whenever you attack Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng, I will personally send you off!" Zhu Cijiong said.
Neither the imperial court nor the empress dowager knew about this. Zhao Xiaofei and the emperor were in the Forbidden City in Nanjing, deciding on the future policy for suppressing the rebellion.
Originally, they had been wary of the Kenan Army, fearing they might capture the capital. However, no one could have imagined that the current emperor would trust Zhao Xiaofei so much that he would allow him to lead his troops into the capital. Zhu Cijiong's decision to pacify the situation in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces from the capital nearly cost him the Ming Dynasty.
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