Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 391 Jiajing suppressed the nuns in the harem, and the concubines were humiliated!

After giving Huang Jin his instructions, Jiajing turned around and returned to the inner court.

Just as he entered the Qianqing Gate, Qin Wen, the governor of the Eastern Depot, also brought news that the military household register of the Five Military Governor's Office in the South had been burned in advance.

"They really dare to destroy the body and leave no evidence!"

After hearing this, Jiajing couldn't help but put his hands on his hips, sneered, and then bared his teeth.

then.

Jiajing smiled and said, "Fortunately, I made a backup copy first!"

talking.

Jiajing turned around and told Qin Wen:
"Tell the ministers and nobles in the outer court that I have asked the Royal Guards to prepare a backup of the military household register in the inner court in advance. Let them rest assured to discuss and prepare for the military household reform!"

"Also! The imperial edict is to have the imperial envoy going to Nandu directly become the imperial envoy to investigate the case of the destruction of the military household register. There must be no mistakes!"

"Yes!"

After saying this, Jiajing continued walking towards the Qianqing Palace.

After the imperial court obtained the Iwami Silver Mine and its annual revenue increased greatly, some of the gentry and wealthy families guessed that he would continue with reforms and military reforms, and thus tried to sabotage and obstruct them.

Jiajing knew it would happen and mentioned it to the ministers in the Imperial Study.

So, he was not surprised.

What's more, he had already made preparations, so he naturally didn't have to worry about the military household reform being affected.

But the behavior of these opponents still made him angry, because it made him realize once again the stubbornness of the vested interests!
Even though he knew they were stubborn, he still couldn't help getting angry whenever something like this happened.

Of course, no matter what, Zhu Houcong knew that he had to live his life. Even though he was angry, he could not indulge in this emotion all the time, but should do his own thing.

So, as he walked towards the Qianqing Palace, he stretched his muscles and his expression gradually relaxed.

It was a midsummer evening, the moon was high in the sky, the breeze was as cool as spring water washing your face, and everything was silent.

Jiajing's mood also became much calmer, and he kept waving his arms. As he walked towards the Qianqing Palace, he looked towards the six western palaces.

At the age of 21, Jiajing was at the peak of his physical strength and appearance.

Therefore, all the beauties in the harem vied for his favor. No matter who it was, even if they were rewarded with a piece of calligraphy by Jiajing, they would be as happy as drinking nectar.

As for being able to have the emperor's favor, he would naturally be filled with joy.

Therefore, all the ladies in the harem actively flattered Jiajing. From time to time, they would send Jiajing some exquisite gifts they made according to what they had learned about Jiajing's needs, to express their love and longing in a tactful way.

Recently, Concubine Xue from the West Six Palaces sent Jiajing a paddy field dress worn by nuns, which made him unforgettable.

He knew that Concubine Xue must have found out through the concubine selection agency of the Qianqing Palace that he was currently following an erotic story with a nun as the heroine, and she intended to play the role herself.

After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, novels and stories became popular, especially large-scale erotic literature, which was extremely popular. Among them, "Jin Ping Mei" was the most popular.

It is not known whether it was because readers in the Ming Dynasty preferred to pay for erotic novels about monks and nuns, or whether it was because the promiscuous behavior of monks and nuns was common in that era, so this type of novel was particularly common in the Ming Dynasty.

In Zhu Houcong's opinion, there may be both reasons.

Let’s not talk about the former. After all, the booksellers who publish this kind of books are definitely doing it to make money, and it is impossible for them to do something that loses money.

The latter example is very obvious. For example, Shen Shixing, the famous prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, was the son of a relationship his father had with a nun when he was young.

Concubine Xue was already extremely beautiful. She was carefully selected for him by the southern gentry. She had skin as white as snow, a well-proportioned figure, a graceful figure, a slightly long and pointed face, and a cool and elegant aura.

Therefore, Zhu Houcong really wanted to experience the feeling of having Concubine Xue disguised as a nun and being favored by him.

In addition, the book about a nun and a talented scholar that he read recently when he was bored did have an impact on him, making his thoughts even stronger.

However, Zhu Houcong tried his best to restrain himself from indulging himself.

For this reason, he stipulated that the maids around him must remember to remind and dissuade him, and that it would take half a month before he could visit the concubines and maids in the palace.

The reason why they are concubines and palace maids.

That's because, according to the rules, the emperor could visit the palace maids at any time.

Xuanshi was the name given to the palace maids who had been favored by Zhu Houcong.

Those who were not favored by the emperor but served him were called "Daying".

However, almost all the palace maids who served Zhu Houcong could not escape his "clutches" and became selected concubines.

However, Chun Jing was the only concubine who gave birth to a child, and she was promoted to concubine because of this. She no longer served the emperor, but lived in Changchun Palace instead.

Chun Jing was very happy at first to become one of the concubines in the palace and to be the master of a palace, but as time went on, she felt that it would be nice to be a concubine by the emperor's side for the rest of his life.

Coming back to the topic, the concubine who takes turns serving Zhu Houcong tonight is Wen Guixiang.

Wen Guixiang was an orphan adopted by the royal palace. Because of her beauty, intelligence and elegance, she was chosen to be a concubine in the Qianqing Palace. A few days ago, she was discovered by Zhu Houcong because she smiled when she smelled flowers in the Qianqing Palace. Zhu Houcong thought she was very interesting, so he favored her and made her a new concubine.

Zhu Houcong remembered that when she was favored by him, she cried very hard and pinched the flesh on his arm very hard. So, when Zhu Houcong saw that she was responsible for taking care of him to bed tonight, he subconsciously asked her: "Does it still hurt?"

Wen Guixiang only replied, "Your Majesty, today is the day you should visit me."

"I know!"

Zhu Houcong actually remembered it better than she did, so he just replied with this one sentence.

But because of Wen Guixiang's question, Zhu Houcong suddenly felt a surge of evil fire in his heart, which suddenly burned his heart empty and also burned away his human concern for Wen Guixiang.

Therefore, Zhu Houcong only asked Qiao Shun, the eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, outside: "Have all the red lanterns in the palaces been hung up?"

The eunuch Qiao Shun came over immediately and replied, "It has been hung up."

"Has the one from Wan'an Palace been hung up?"

Zhu Houcong asked again.

Qiao Shun replied: “Yes!”

"Go take down the lights in Wan'an Palace!"

The Ming Dynasty's harem sleeping system was based on the system of moving palaces.

If the concubines in the palace wanted to sleep with the emperor, they would hang up lanterns in advance.

When the emperor was going to sleep with someone, he would have someone take down the lanterns of the concubines he was going to visit in advance.

In this way, there would be no need to worry about anyone having their period or being sick, and the emperor would go directly and be embarrassed because they couldn't have sex.

This also indirectly gave the concubines some autonomy in whether or not they wanted to have a relationship with the emperor, and it was also possible to see the mental and health conditions of the concubines in the harem through this method.

Because this is the best age for Jiajing and also the most beautiful age for the concubines in the palace, lanterns are hung in every palace and hall almost every day.

It is not uncommon to see lanterns hanging in Wan'an Palace.

Wan'an Palace was Concubine Xue's bedroom in the Western Six Palaces.

After Zhu Houcong ordered the lanterns in Wan'an Palace to be taken down, Wen Guixiang couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

She didn't know why. Although it was very painful the first time she had sex, she started to think about it later, and the longer it lasted, the more she thought about it.

Zhu Houcong's mind had already flown to Wan'an Palace. He wanted to see Concubine Xue in her paddy field dress as soon as possible, so he hurried to Wan'an Palace.

After Zhu Houcong arrived at Wan'an Palace, Concubine Xue obviously knew what the emperor was thinking, so she took a bath early, changed into a paddy field dress as thin as gauze, and silently recited a passage of scripture that she had specially learned before.

Zhu Houcong saw that her black hair had been tied up high and hidden inside the nun's hat.

Concubine Xue also called out tenderly, "Your Majesty!"

After the clouds cleared and the rain stopped.

Concubine Xue had curled up in Zhu Houcong's arms like a kitten, looked up at him lovingly, smiled gently and said, "I have waited for this day for a long time."

"I know!"

Zhu Houcong gently stroked Concubine Xue's back and replied.

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The next day.

After watching Zhu Houcong being supported by the extremely respectful Wen Guixiang and leaving, Concubine Xue sat back with a smile.

Not long after, the eunuch serving Concubine Xue came to report that her father, Xue You, wanted to see her.

The direct relatives of the concubines of the Ming Dynasty could come to the palace to visit, but they needed to report so that the guards on duty at the palace gates would know whether these visiting relatives had left after the visit, and also so that people in the palace could check at any time whether they had left.

Concubine Xue naturally met her father as well.

Since becoming a relative of the emperor with the help of the wealthy gentry in Jiangnan, Xue You has become richer and richer.

Concubine Xue didn't expect that her father was much fatter than before. He was out of breath just after entering the palace to see her.

So Concubine Xue asked her father after he had rested for a while, "Father, why did you come to see me?"

"Nothing else, I just heard that the military household register in Nandu was burned, and I wanted to ask how His Majesty feels, and whether he is furious because of this. Does Your Majesty know about this?"

"By the way, I would also like to remind Your Majesty that if His Majesty sees you these days, you should be careful. His Majesty might be in a bad mood because of this, so don't offend His Majesty first."

Xue You said this and looked at Concubine Xue.

After hearing this, Concubine Xue smiled and said, "My daughter didn't feel that His Majesty was in a bad mood. His Majesty was here with me last night, and he was very interested in discussing Buddhist principles with me... until very late!"

As Concubine Xue, who had fair skin, spoke, she couldn't help but blush. However, she couldn't say it in front of her father, so she directly said that His Majesty was in a very sexual mood last night and had sex with two nuns in a row. She only said that they discussed Buddhist principles until very late.

(End of this chapter)