Zhu Xu left the imperial study and found that the heavy snow had eroded half of the corridor, and it was piled up with one foot deep, so he might not have half of his lower legs outside.

There were even more ghosts and wolves crying and sobbing over the capital.

Several internal supervisors walked in front of them with lanterns, and Cao Huachun followed behind them.

The heavy snow was still falling and it was getting heavier and heavier. Zhu Xu suddenly thought of something and turned his head and said, "In my impression, it hasn't been like this heavy snow in the capital for a long time. Cao Huachun, do you have any impression?"

Cao Huachun glanced outside and said, "No, this is the first snow this year, it is inevitable that it will be heavier."

Zhu Xu looked while walking, thinking in his heart, "It would be fine if it was just a little bigger, but if it was a snow disaster, it would be terrible than a drought..."

Zhu Xu didn't find it strange to see what happened during this period, but it was shocking enough.

After leaving Jingyang Palace, there were some internal prisoners on the road. The palace maids were cleaning the road. The snow was too heavy. They cleaned up the front and covered them again afterwards.

Zhu Xu looked at the group of people, sighed with both hands, and said, "Forget it, let them all go back. Let's talk about it tomorrow. If there is nothing to do tonight, we should rest early."

Cao Huachun knew that Zhu Xu was very polite to the servants, and heard this and said, "Yes, I thank the emperor for them."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "Just leave a few people to watch. You can go back later. It will start late tomorrow. It will be even colder these days. Please pay attention."

"Yes." Cao Huachun said hurriedly.

Zhu Xu and his group soon appeared in Zhilan Palace, which is the bedroom where Hai Lanzhu lives.

Hai Lanzhu stood in front of the door with her belly for more than six months, looking forward to it.

"I will meet the emperor." When Hai Lanzhu saw Zhu Xu, her pretty face bowed slightly with joy.

Zhu Xu stepped forward and held it in, and smiled and said, "No need to be polite. It's too cold outside, go in."

Hai Lanzhu joined hands with Zhu Xu in happily, and the palace maids were also very excited. They were busy and happier than Hai Lanzhu.

Zhu Xu and Hai Lanzhu walked to the inner room, which was much warmer. Hai Lanzhu was a little overjoyed and hung her coat for Zhu Xu. She turned around and said softly: "Your Majesty, I have learned to make a soup, so please try it."

Zhu Xu smiled and took her hand and sat down, saying, "Sit down and let the servant do it. You are pregnant now, be careful."

Hai Lanzhu smiled more and said, "Yes."

Zhu Xu looked at Hai Lanzhu and felt a little moved.

I don’t know if he focused all his energy on government affairs, but he didn’t really have much enthusiasm for women. Now there are only three people who feel that they can’t take care of them and are not very willing to distribute their energy to them.

It’s okay for Li Jieyu. Zhu Xu from Hai Lanzhu only came four or five times a month, and Bumu Butai was thrown in Nan. Beijing basically ignored it.

Hai Lanzhu wore a thick cotton jacket, some Mongolian style, with a big belly, maybe she was pregnant, and ate more. She was a little baby fat, and she seemed to be more charming, and she became more charming with a young woman.

"Emperor, Empress, please have a meal." A group of palace maids came in with plates, and the fragrance suddenly filled with fragrance.

Hai Lanzhu quickly stood up, picked up the small bowl, opened the lid in the middle, carefully served a bowl, and handed it to Zhu Xu and said, "Prince, please try it."

The entire palace knew that he liked to drink fish soup and chicken soup. Zhu Xu took it with a smile, took the spoon and tasted it. After a while, he looked at Hai Lanzhu and smiled: "No, I have seven points of the skills of the imperial chef."

Hai Lanzhu immediately smiled and said, "Then I will serve another bowl for the emperor."

Zhu Xu nodded. In fact, Hai Lanzhu's soup was pretty good and not bad, but he couldn't expose it, otherwise it would hurt Hai Lanzhu's heart.

Zhu Xu drank another bowl and then said, "Okay, sit down and eat, no need to be restrained."

Hai Lanzhu said "yes" and sat next to Zhu Xu, carefully every move.

The palace maids not far away were secretly happy. If their concubines were favored, their status would also increase and they would be treated better.

Zhu Xu took a few bites, put the bottom of his stomach, and opened his mouth, holding a bowl and said, "Although your sister has not entered the palace, she has my flesh and blood after all, and I will not treat you badly. When you give birth to a child, I will upgrade you to the grade..."

Before Zhu Xu finished speaking, Hai Lanzhu quickly stood up and said excitedly, "I thank you for yourselves."

Zhu Xu put on the chopsticks and said, "Korqin is your hometown and has made contributions. Tomorrow, I will issue an order to grant Korqin a hereditary throne, and reward 200,000 silver, silk, satin, gold, silver and jade."

Hai Lanzhu was more and more shocked, and she was about to kneel down before she could sit down. Zhu Xu reached out to stop him and said, "Sit down, you are my woman, stay in the palace with peace of mind and will not treat you badly. If someone bullies you, you should also boldly tell me, don't be scruples, do you understand?"

Hai Lanzhu's eyes were filled with tears and she said with sobs: "Yes, I thank the emperor for his kindness."

She was really excited. She had no relatives and no reason in the palace, and there was not even a person to talk. If she hadn't been pregnant, the emperor would come over every now and then, and she would have worried that she would be so lonely and dead for the rest of her life.

Zhu Xu called her to have a meal, asked her some details of her life, and then asked about Bumubutai's situation.

Hai Lanzhu's emotions were a little ups and downs, all of which were said, two, two, and all.

Zhu Xu smiled from time to time, Hai Lanzhu was different from Bumubutai, and she was relatively simple in her mind, and regarded him as a relying on him without any concealment.

The meal was quite harmonious. After the palace maids packed it up, Zhu Xu burned her feet for a while, then blew the lights and pulled down the curtain to prepare to go to bed.

Hai Lanzhu lay beside Zhu Xu, with her head tilted, looking at Zhu Xu's side face, her eyes were as watery as she felt, and she couldn't calm down.

After a while, she bit her lip and whispered in Zhu Xu's ear: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Doctor said... Just be gentler... you won't hurt the child..."

Zhu Xu turned his head to look at her, clearly seeing something surging in her eyes. He was so familiar with it that he leaned over and whispered in her ear.

Hai Lanzhu's pretty face was red, her eyes were as charming as silk. She turned around gently and supported her hands...

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Zhu Xu’s favorite is to cook food under the eaves in winter, enjoying the snow while eating.

Of course, he was not at the level of enjoying snow and writing poems. He just liked it simply and was unwilling to let go of it when he encountered an opportunity.

I got up early and after some activity, I set up a small hot pot under the eaves of Zhilan Palace, sat there, watching the heavy snow, eating breakfast and drinking a little wine.

Hai Lanzhu was with her side and cooked for Zhu Xu, her face was blushed and her eyes were like fog, and it was just beginning morning fortune.

Zhu Xu was drinking rice wine, which was very bland, but it was just right in the morning. He refreshed his mind and relaxed his muscles. After drinking three cups, he put it down. He looked at Hai Lanzhu and said, "It's been cold lately. You'd better stay in the palace and not go out. If you want to have a walk, go to Yuzao Palace to listen to Jieyu's fetal care meridian, or sit in the Cining Palace, talk to the emperor's sister-in-law, and walk around."

Hai Lanzhu understood and said softly: "Yes, I understand."

Zhu Xu smiled, sat on the chair, watching the heavy snow falling outside.

I don’t know if it stopped last night, but the snow seemed to be getting heavier and heavier. The place I saw was covered in silver and covered in white.

Liu Shimin hurried over from the other end and said, "I will meet the emperor, empress."

Hai Lanzhu quickly sat upright and held her demeanor. After she entered the palace, Empress Dowager Zhang had a lot of training.

Zhu Xu looked at him and said, "What's the matter?"

Liu Shimin walked over and said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Heaven Supervision monitored the heavy snow yesterday. Now the news is coming. Almost part of the river, north, most of the mountain, west, south, and east are also filled with heavy snow. Other places may stop today, and it is hard to say that those near the capital are near."

Zhu Xu felt a little relieved. As long as it was not a large-scale snow disaster, he said, "Well, with such heavy snow, tell the cabinet that no matter whether it is busy or not, it will be a few days off. It is rare to relax throughout the year."

"Yes." Liu Shimin said.

"There are other things?" Zhu Xu asked again when he saw that he didn't move.

Liu Shimin glanced around and leaned closer and whispered, "Letter from the governor of Shaanxi. The King of Xin is unwilling to enter Beijing."

Zhu Xu raised his eyebrows, picked up the wine glass on the table, took a sip, and shook his head, "I, my brother, he is fighting for bad things. Once there is a good thing, he will refuse to move..."

The character of King Xin is actually very clear to the government and the government nowadays. I didn’t do anything at Wenzhao Pavilion back then. I was indecisive, obedient, and stubborn, and lacked the overall vision, so I might be called a “wise king”.

Liu Shimin didn't dare to say much, and bowed to wait for Zhu Xu's accurate letter.

"If you don't come, don't come," Zhu Xu put down his wine glass and said, "I can only do so much, let him go."

Liu Shimin nodded slightly and said, "I will leave."

Zhu Xu ignored Liu Shimin and turned to look at the heavy snow outside.

He wanted to form a huge fleet to visit Europe. In addition to trade and showing off his military power, he also had to formulate a series of international rules with Europe. These rules would give Europe, which is still weak and in a melee, an illusion that the Ming Dynasty was the most advanced system and the most powerful force in the world, and the East was the country of civilization!

Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty lead the world and become the world leader!

At the same time, many unnecessary troubles could be avoided in the next decade of extreme weakness of the Ming Dynasty.

Then, the identity of this envoy is very important and must have enough weight!

Originally, Zhu Youjian was the most suitable candidate. He was the elder brother and prince of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. To outsiders, he was definitely extremely important in the Ming Dynasty.

Now that he is on strike, he has to choose another one. There are only a few available members of the Ming Dynasty royal family, and they are all remote branches, and there is no enough weight at all.

After thinking about it, Zhu Xu turned his eyes to his uncle, that is, in the current royal family, his father, the fifth brothers of Guangzong, King Rui, and Zhu Changhao. The brothers in front of King Rui have all died. They are the oldest of this branch, Pingkaixin, and he is also the nominal most noble prince.

King Rui is also interesting to say. When Emperor Shenzong wanted to confer the title of King of Guangzong, who was the crown prince at that time, he was also one of the "Three Kings". He was not a woman and was rich. In recent years, he had done a lot of business secretly. He was the richest in the royal family, but he cried poor every day. He always asked the Ministry of Revenue for silver and wrote a letter to Zhu Xu, saying that "the rice is hard to save, and the pot and bowl are dust."

Zhu Xu turned the cup and smiled on her face.
Chapter completed!