My father is Jiajing

Chapter 441 Qi Muge's Changes
Less than half a month after the marriage, Zhu Zaigui arranged for Qi Muge to live alone in the north of the city.

On the day Qi Muge left, Zhu Zaigui did not show up. He just asked Meng Chong to see him off, and no one else was there.

Qimuge was still a little angry at first, but when she thought of what Zamusu had told her before he left, she couldn't help but calm down and no longer worried about Zhu Zaigui's neglect of her.

And in Qimuge's heart from the beginning, she wanted the current result.

But now that she had gotten this result without any trouble, she felt empty inside.

Qi Muge looked at Meng Chong and hesitated for a moment, "I want to go and bid farewell to the prince."

Meng Chong didn't expect that Qi Muge would think of the prince at this time, and Meng Chong couldn't refuse Qi Muge's request.

So Meng Chong replied, "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I will go and report this to you."

Qi Muge hummed, "Thank you, Grandpa."

After Meng Chong left, Qi Muge's personal maid Anu asked in confusion: "Princess, why do we have to say goodbye to the prince consort? He has not come to see you since the wedding. Let's ignore him."

Qi Muge felt very conflicted when she heard Anu's words. She didn't want to see Zhu Zaigui again.

But there was another voice in her heart, as if if she really left without saying a word this time, she might never see Zhu Zaigui again in her life.

Therefore, the conflict in Qi Muge's heart is hard to explain. She still wants to see Zhu Zaigui again.

Meng Chong went to Zhu Zaigui's study and reported Qi Muge's request to Zhu Zaigui.

Zhu Zaigui put down the pen in his hand, looked up at Meng Chong, and was also a little surprised.

Zhu Zaigui originally thought that since he had asked Qi Muge to live alone in the garden in the north of the city, she should be eager to leave. It was really interesting that at this point she actually wanted to say goodbye to him.

Zhu Zaigui said: "Go and invite her over. I'll wait for her here."

Meng Chong responded, "I'll go right away."

Meng Chong hurried over to Qi Muge again, "My Lady, the prince wants you to come over. He is waiting for you in the study."

Qi Muge took a deep breath to calm his nervous mood, and followed Meng Chong to Zhu Zaigui's study.

This was also the first time that Qi Muge came to Zhu Zai's study. When she saw the small courtyard inside Zhu Zai's study, she couldn't help but look around curiously. This courtyard was about the same size as the courtyard where she lived.

But in the small courtyard of Zhu Zaigui's study, there is a jujube tree that grows crookedly, vigorous and strong. This jujube tree is like a canopy that just covers the stone table and stone bench in the yard.

There is also a small pond in the corner of the yard, with a few beautiful big koi in it. In the shady corner of the wall, there are some rockery stones and orchids interspersed among them, which makes it look particularly lively and interesting, and unlike the ordinary northern courtyards.

However, Qimuge could not see the difference between this yard and other places. After all, she came from the grassland further north.

Therefore, her understanding of the Han people's courtyard style is very limited. She just thinks this courtyard is more interesting than hers.

"This way, Madam."

Meng Chong noticed Qi Muge's pause, so he reminded him again in a low voice.

When Qi Muge heard Meng Chong's reminder, she immediately reacted and followed Meng Chong into Zhu Zaigui's study.

Meng Chong bowed first and said, "Your Majesty, Queen Qi is here."

Qimugewei saluted nervously, but this salute was a bit out of place. It looked like both the etiquette of their grassland and the newly learned etiquette of the Han people.

But Zhu Zaigui didn't care. He said, "Go out now. I want to have a private conversation with Qi Muge."

Meng Chong bowed carefully and said, "I will take my leave."

After Meng Chong left, Zhu Zaigui looked at Qi Muge with a smile and put down his work. "Do you want to say goodbye to me?"

Qi Muge hummed nervously, "I am here to say goodbye to the prince."

Zhu Zaigui also found it funny when he heard Qi Muge calling herself "a concubine". "You don't have to call yourself a concubine anymore. It sounds awkward coming from you."

Qi Muge was a little saddened by what Zhu Zaigui said. She finally mustered up the courage to follow the other women in Prince Yu's Mansion and called herself "Your Majesty", but was still rejected by Zhu Zaigui.

Qi Muge's eyes were filled with mist, "Does the prince hate me so much?"

Ouch, this is unexpected.

Zhu Zaigui said, "How can you say that? How can I hate you? I respect you so much that I not only exempt you from paying respects to the princess on a daily basis, but I also specially built a garden in the north of the city for you, so that you can live freely according to your own ideas. How can I say that I hate you?"

Qi Muge said aggrievedly: "But you haven't come to my yard once in the past half month, and you were still alone in the room with me on our wedding night."

Zhu Zaigui laughed again, "Isn't this the result you want? Besides, I am not short of women. Since you are unwilling to sleep with me, I will definitely not do anything that forces you to do so."

"And you and I should both understand that our marriage is nothing more than a political deal. Your father Khan wanted a guarantee, but he was worried that our Ming Dynasty could not trust his sincerity, so he sent you here."

"Now that I have given you enough freedom and respect, you should be grateful. Otherwise, if you were in another prince's or another dynasty, you would definitely suffer a great loss with your personality. It's only because I am kind that I don't bother with you. But now you are actually blaming me and saying that I won't go to your yard. If I go there, will you serve me obediently?"

Qi Muge was speechless for a moment and could not answer Zhu Zaigui's words.

But just as Zhu Zaiqi was about to wave her off, Qi Muge looked at him bravely and said, "I do!"

Zhu Zaigui was even more surprised to hear this. He couldn't help but look into Qi Muge's eyes seriously, wanting to confirm whether Qi Muge was telling the truth or a lie.

As a result, the look in Qi Muge's eyes that Zhu Zaigui saw was so brave and clear that it didn't seem fake.

But Zhu Zaigui would not agree so easily, otherwise wouldn’t it make him seem a little "casual"?
Zhu Zaigui said: "Since you are willing, then you should be a good concubine to me and keep your duty in the garden in the north of the city. I will come to find you when I have time."

After all, Qi Muge was just a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old. After hearing Zhu Zaigui's words, she couldn't help but shed tears, as if Zhu Zaigui had let her down.

Zhu Zaigui looked at Qi Muge who was crying and couldn't help but feel nervous. It seemed that he didn't say anything harsh, right?

And given her personality, would it be like this?

You have to know that on the wedding night she physically assaulted and beat her husband, so Zhu Zaigui had a hard time figuring out what Qi Muge meant for a while.

"Why are you crying?"

Zhu Zaigui couldn't help but stand up and look at Qi Muge, whose face was tearful.

Qimuge said aggrievedly: "Because you don't like me." Wotoma!
Zhu Zaigui's head was buzzing when he heard this answer. Has this little girl been stupid in the backyard for more than half a month? Why does she talk nonsense when she opens her mouth?
Zhu Zaigui said: "Who said I don't like you?"

Qi Muge said aggrievedly: "But you have never come to see me. We have only met twice since I married into the palace."

Zhu Zaigui felt that either he was crazy or Qi Muge was crazy.

Why did this little girl say such nonsense? Was she looking forward to me finding her?

Zhu Zaigui obviously did not believe that Qi Muge's attitude would change so quickly.

Zhu Zaigui said: "I didn't go looking for you because I wanted you to adapt to the environment well by yourself."

Qi Muge said: "Now that I have adapted, why are you still trying to drive me away?"

Zhu Zaigui was really annoyed. He explained, "Didn't we agree to find you a garden in the north of the city where you can live freely? The rules in the palace are so strict, and you haven't learned the rules of us Han people. If I keep you in the palace, you won't be at ease. That's why I arranged for you to leave. How can I drive you away?"

Qi Muge asked again: "Then why didn't you send me off?"

Zhu Zaigui looked at Qi Muge dignifiedly and said, "Because I am the prince regent, I have a lot of things to do every day. Besides, you are all my women, you are supposed to serve me well, how can I have the time to take care of your emotions all the time?"

Zhu Zai'e's words also made Qi Muge feel uneasy. Ever since Zamusu told her that Zhu Zai'e was the great devil Zhu San, and considering how she was easily controlled by Zhu Zai'e that night, she already knew very well how powerful Zhu Zai'e was.

So now after hearing what Zhu Zaigui said, she also felt that she seemed to have gone a little too far.

But Qi Muge still looked at Zhu Zaigui and pleaded, "I know I was wrong, but can you please send me off, just this once?"

Zhu Zaigui looked at the official documents sent by the Cabinet and the Imperial Household Department today, and then looked at Qi Muge.

Finally, he softened his heart and said, "Okay, this won't happen again!"

As soon as Zhu Zaigui said this, Qi Muge's smile suddenly brightened. She hugged Zhu Zaigui's arm excitedly, appearing very intimate.

But after Zhu Zaigui glanced at her, she nervously relaxed again.

At this time, Zhu Zaigui shouted to Huang Jin who was waiting outside, "Huang Jin, tell them that I will send Qi Muge to the North City Manor today. All official business and requests for audiences will be postponed to tomorrow. Also, go to Prince Jing's Mansion and tell my brother Zhen to leave Beijing with me in three days to inspect the site of the Beijing Martial Arts Hall."

When Meng Chong heard Zhu Zaigui's order, he immediately responded with a "yes".

Zhu Zaigui took Qi Muge out of the study, and the two walked out of the mansion together. Under the surprised gazes of the servants and guards of the palace, Zhu Zaigui and Qi Muge got on the same carriage.

When they got on the carriage, Zhu Zaiqi looked at Qi Muge and said, "It takes about an hour to get to the north of the city. If you are tired, you can take a nap in the carriage."

Qi Muge sat opposite Zhu Zaigui and she immediately replied: "I won't get tired."

Zhu Zaigui smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll sleep for a while."

Zhu Zaigui leaned on the cushion in the carriage and took a nap, because he knew how boring this journey would be. If he didn't sleep for a while, he would have no energy left when he arrived at the destination after all the hard work.

Qi Muge looked at Zhu Zaigui sleeping with his eyes closed on the cushion beside him, and she was a little at a loss. She had thought that Zhu Zaigui would talk to her a lot and ask her many questions.

But she never expected that Zhu Zaigui had no interest in her at all and treated her like an ordinary person.

Qi Muge inevitably felt a little aggrieved and uncomfortable, but she did not dare to disturb Zhu Zaigui's rest. In the end, she could only lean on the cushion on her side and stare blankly. She fell asleep without knowing when.

When she woke up again, she suddenly found herself lying in Zhu Zaigui's arms.

Zhu Zaiqi looked at Qi Muge who had opened his eyes and said, "Awake?"

Qi Muge blushed all of a sudden and tried to stand up quickly, but there was only so much space in the carriage and carriages of that era did not have any shock-absorbing devices, so the carriages were a little shaky. Her movement was very unstable and she fell on Zhu Zaigui again.

Zhu Zaigui supported Qi Muge's body and said with a smile: "You seem to be quite heavy. This collision has some weight."

Qi Muge listened to Zhu Zaigui's words, and she couldn't help but explain: "I am taller than the average Han woman, so it's normal for me to be a little heavier."

Zhu Zaigui laughed again and said, "Indeed, the legs are also very long."

One of Zhu Zaigui's hands was just resting on Qi Muge's thigh, and this sentence made Qi Muge blush.

She could understand what Zhu Zaigui meant because before she left the grassland and before she married Zhu Zaigui, both her mother and the ladies-in-waiting in the palace had told her a lot about things between men and women and showed her a lot of pictures, asking her to learn how to serve her man by following the examples in the pictures.

Now Zhu Zaigui was holding her body like this, his hands stroking her thighs. She must have understood what Zhu Zaigui meant.

Qi Muge was shy and said, "Your Majesty, can you wait until night?"

Zhu Zaigui didn't think about that at first. He just felt that Qi Muge's legs were very long and elastic, so he couldn't help but touch them a few more times. However, he never expected Qi Muge to react like this.

Zhu Zaigui replied calmly, "Okay."

This also calmed Qimuge's fluttering heart. Zhu Zaigui also found it very interesting looking at her earlobes which were as red as fire.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui also planned to stay in the manor in the north of the city tonight to see what Qi Muge was up to.

After a while, the carriage finally stopped.

The guard in charge of escorting outside the car window reminded: "Prince, Madam, Zhuangzi has arrived."

Zhu Zaigui pushed aside the curtains and took a look at the scenery outside. It was indeed nice, with a natural and wild feel.

Zhu Zaigui said, "Move all of Concubine Qi's things in."

After giving orders to the guards, Zhu Zaigui got out of the carriage, and Qi Muge followed him out.

Looking at the scenery outside, Zhu Zaigui said, "How is it? Does it look like your grassland? The big grassland over there is where you can ride a horse if you want. There are also ponds and streams over there. If you want to catch fish, you can do it yourself. I have also asked someone to build a yurt for you in the farm. If you like, you can go and try it out."

Qi Muge listened to Zhu Zaigui's words and looked at everything in front of him. She was so excited that she couldn't help but shed tears. "Thank you."

Zhu Zaigui laughed and joked, "If you want to thank me, then serve me well at night and fulfill your duties as my concubine."

Unexpectedly, after hearing Zhu Zai's joke, Qi Muge blushed and hummed, "I will."

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