Transformed into a Princess of the Late Ming Dynasty: Invincible

Chapter 75: Being an emperor, can’t you enjoy yourself?

The Hongde Hall, a side hall next to the Qianqing Palace, was originally the bedroom where Chongzhen slept, so he usually had his meals with the empress. In the past, Chongzhen had to deal with hundreds of memorials and petitions every day, which was enough to keep him working until late at night, so he usually had his meals directly in the Hongde Hall. Zhu Mianzhu had just ascended to the throne and had no time to change these things, so the palace continued to arrange lunch in this side hall.

In the Hongde Hall, Zhu Mianchu sat alone in the main seat, watching the dishes being served on the simple dining table in front of her accompanied by pre-dinner music. As the dishes were served, Zhu Mianchu's face froze slightly as she looked at the five simple boxes in front of her. As the veiled palace maids opened the lids of the boxes one by one, the gorgeous tableware revealed three dishes of green vegetables with a hint of oil, a soup, and a bowl of rice.

Seeing the scene in front of her, Zhu Mianzhu was originally still thinking that although she heard that Chongzhen was very frugal, he was still an emperor after all, so he couldn't be too poor. Moreover, she had given him tens of millions of taels of silver in the past few years. Moreover, he didn't eat alone, but also had the empress and her five-year-old sister eat together, yet he was so shabby.

The concubines in the harem were probably even more miserable. After all, the emperor was so frugal, so their diet could not be better than the emperor's, otherwise they would fall out of favor and their end would be even more miserable.

Although it is indeed a year of great disaster, there is not even a fish, only wild vegetables and greens. I am afraid that any rich landlord would eat better than him.

The palace maids standing motionless around seemed to feel the current emperor's emotions and their bodies trembled slightly. Zhu Mianzhu looked at the palace maids in the hall who were full of fear and sighed.

Then, his dark eyes turned pale gold, and a faint sense of pressure swept over the eunuch in charge of food in front of him:

"Take these away. If you still have these for dinner, you will be reborn as an animal in this life, not your next."

"Didn't those ministers donate a lot of grain, gold and silver? Take the food in the palace, whether it's for the concubines or the servants, all of them. Look through the history books, and they'll be ranked in the top five at least."

"I own the whole world, and you let me eat these?"

"I am not the emperor emeritus, so I don't need to be frugal."

After hearing Zhu Mianzhu's request, the surrounding palace maids and eunuchs all knelt on the ground:

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Walking out of Hongde Hall, Zhu Mianzhu looked at the gloomy weather outside. It seemed that because of her bad mood, the sky also changed drastically, from the originally clear sky to the current dark clouds.

However, he had to leave the palace in the afternoon to deal with the property confiscated at the gate of the imperial city and the plague raging outside the city at one time.

Then he waved his hand, and the originally gloomy sky instantly turned into a sunny and cloudless sky.

When the palace guards on both sides of Zhu Mianzhu saw this scene, they couldn't help but tremble, then their pupils suddenly contracted and they stood there in a daze.

After taking a few steps, Zhu Mianzhu sensed that the guards behind her were still standing there, looking at the sky, and then turned to look at the four guards. When the four guards saw Zhu Mianzhu turning around and staring at them, they were frightened. Oh no, she was distracted.

Instantly, kneeling on both knees:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Zhu Mianzhu looked at the four people kneeling in front of her to admit their mistakes. It seemed that extraordinary methods were still too shocking for the ancients. However, if he wanted to leave the palace, a few guards alone could not arrange the specifications of the emperor's travel. She couldn't help but miss Xiaohuan and Mansui. She only needed to speak up, and they would arrange everything else.

He looked down at the two people in front of him, stretched out his hand, and on his white palm, the power of rules gathered. A golden medal appeared in his hand, emitting a rich power of heaven. Then he looked at the two people:

"Get up, and in front of the Duanmen Gate, arrange for the team to leave the palace and head outside the city. Show this token to mobilize the relevant personnel."

"Just head out of town and keep it simple."

With a thought, a token emitting golden light floated in front of one of the guard commanders. The guard commander looked at the token emitting the breath of heaven. As soon as he saw the token for the first time, it was as if he was facing the will of heaven and earth. The guard commander couldn't help swallowing.

It turns out that the rumors are true, it really is God who has come down to earth!

"As you command, Your Majesty!"

No matter which dynasty, the emperor would always be accompanied by a huge team when traveling. In the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the Jinyiwei and the Han generals, there were also a large number of ceremonial teams, flag bearers, umbrella attendants, musical instrument players, a large number of eunuchs, and palace maids. However, today they were just leaving the city and not too far from Beijing, so they did not need too many people.

In front of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Mianzhu looked at the sedan chair that was carried to her and was stunned. It was so small and was carried by manpower without any shock-absorbing measures. Although it looked quite gorgeous, with carvings of dragons and phoenixes and a canopy to block the sunlight, it could not hide the fact that it was very shaky when sitting on it.

It was only then that Zhu Mianchu realized that although she had the position of emperor and the power, the transportation facilities did not seem to be that comfortable to sit on.

The guards, palace maids, and eunuchs standing on both sides of the Qianqing Palace lowered their heads and dared not utter a word when they saw that Zhu Mianzhu did not sit on the sedan chair.

Zhu Mianzhu looked at the dozens of people on both sides who were cautious, then stepped out and sat on the sedan chair that could accommodate two people.

Then he walked out of the Meridian Gate and came to the Duanmen Gate. Looking at the huge golden four-wheeled carriage in front of him, Lu (luo), wow, these people actually carried this out. It seems that a sentence said during lunch today scared these eunuchs. And this golden four-wheeled carriage in front of him is much more luxurious than a horse-drawn carriage.

The carriage is six meters wide and more than ten meters long. It is painted red and covered with gold decorations. Pearls are hung all around. Even the wheels are covered with gold and the nails are carved with patterns. The interior is made of gold brocade and covered with silk carpets. Twenty-three white horses without any impurities are pulled in front of the four-wheeled carriage. Various ceremonial guards are standing around it, holding dragon flags and phoenix flags that flutter in the wind. There are also a large number of Jinyiwei wearing flying fish costumes, Han generals wearing gorgeous armor, and some officials from the six ministries.

When Zhu Mianzhu saw this scene, her originally cold expression couldn't help but relax. She already owned the whole world, so why did she still live such a hard life? She was really asking for trouble.

Then he saw the palace maid kneeling on the ground waiting for him to step onto the carriage. The jade tassel hanging from the hairpin on her head was swaying slightly with her body.

Feeling the different touch, I stepped into this luxurious four-wheeled carriage covered with silk carpet.

As the music started, dozens of burly generals in gorgeous armor blew their horns:

"Woo~woo~"

As the horn sounded, the giant carriage shook slightly, and this golden luxury carriage pulled by twenty-three white horses slowly drove out of the city.

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