Chang Yu woke up slowly. This was the most solid and comfortable sleep he had had in more than half a month. He opened his eyes and lay there to relax for a long time. It was extremely quiet outside the room and no one was disturbing him. The house at home was not like a government office.
It was constantly noisy with people coming and going.
Although there are more than ten servants and maids in his house, most of them are busy in the front yard. Knowing that he is in the house, his hands and feet are much lighter whether walking or working. This is the rule of a large family.
I got up and felt a little chilly, so I put on some clothes and opened the door. I was about to ask Lian Xin to fetch water to wash up, but I saw a woman standing in the yard looking at the fish in the water tank under the flower tree. She turned around when she heard the sound of the door opening.
, Chang Yu was startled, it turned out to be Princess Kunxing, and he quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Why are you here, Your Highness?"
"This is not the palace, and there are no other people. Don't be so strict." Princess Kunxing smiled slightly: "I knew you were busy with official duties, so I came here early in the morning. I was afraid that you would go to work for other things, but I didn't know you were hiding.
I’m just sleeping in.”
There are only a handful of people who have seen Princess Kunxing smile.
Perhaps the rarer it is, the more intoxicating it is.
"I drank some wine with Chunxiang last night, and then..." Chang Yu smiled awkwardly and tried to explain, but Kun Xing smiled and said, "Even if you don't drink, you are tired from traveling these days. You should have a good sleep.
But I came to disturb you early in the morning, which seems unkind."
"Where, where, Your Highness is here, the flowers are shining brightly," Chang Yu joked, and then said: "Your Highness, go to the hall to rest first, and wait for the ministers to wash up... Hey, Old Hu is so stupid, he didn't know earlier that Your Highness was here.
Will make a sound..."
"I didn't let them call you." Kun Xing looked at Chang Yu and sighed suddenly: "We haven't seen each other for several months, and we have grown apart a lot."
Really? Chang Yu was startled. In fact, he did feel a little unnatural in his heart.
Alas, Kun Xing sighed again: "In the past, you called me Ajiu, and you didn't speak very politely. Now you speak like your highness, and you speak like a minister." Chang Yu laughed: "Your highness has already said that I am a minister."
There were no rules in the past, but now I know the rules. Besides, Your Highness is also like me."
Huh, Kun Xing glanced at the end and looked outside: "Then let's just do what we did in the past. This is not a palace and there are no outsiders, so there won't be so many rules, okay?"
Chang Yu nodded: "Then you wait for a while, I'll go wash up." After that, he took the basin to the water tank and scooped out water and started to wash up. Kun Xing stood aside and watched: "Does Lian Xin usually serve you to wash up?
?”
"Occasionally," Chang Yu responded: "I usually clean up by myself when I'm out. When I'm at home, I occasionally let him help me comb my hair. I still like to do the washing myself."
No matter ancient or modern or Chinese and foreign, the collision of all cultures is mutual penetration. Chang Yu traveled through time and affected the thoughts, thinking, and even the food, clothing, housing, transportation, speech and behavior of some people around him. However, he also accepted many traditional habits and life of the entire era in all aspects.
Methods, such as brushing your teeth with pig hair and salt, or having others wash and dress you.
And combing his hair is the most troublesome thing for him.
If you have long hair, you also need to add sesame oil...
It's really hard to get used to washing and taking care of it, and I really don't want to do it myself.
Therefore, on weekdays, he can wash and wipe his face, wash his feet and dress himself, but he is too lazy to take care of his hair. If he is marching out, he will not take care of it for several days, or he may have personal guards to help him.
"Let me comb your hair today" Kun Xing said suddenly. Chang Yu was startled and shook his head quickly: "No, you are usually served by the palace servants, how can I let you comb it for me?"
"I told you, this isn't the palace. Are you worried that my skills are not good enough?" Kun Xing pouted, Chang Yu shook his head and said, "In private, we don't have to abide by some rules, but there are some rules that we must abide by no matter where we are."
As he spoke, he glanced at the door: "Although we are in my private house, the walls have ears. If even a trace of it spreads out, I will be punished for a small matter. Ruining your reputation will be a big deal."
Seeing Chang Yu's serious face, Kun Xing felt a little unhappy but had to give up and muttered: "You are afraid that outsiders will know and ruin your reputation."
Chang Yu was startled: "How can you ruin my reputation?"
"People will say that the big one in Dongchang... that Eunuch Chang is so domineering to the point of being outrageous. He bullies the royal family and forces the princess to comb his hair... it's simply lawless." Kun Xing said and couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh.
, Chang Yu shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly: "That's true. In their mouths, I already have all the power in the government and the public. I am a thousand years older than Wei Qiansui back then. I don't take the court and the emperor seriously. If you add this ironclad proof, then
But if you really fall into the Yellow River, you won’t be able to wash yourself away.”
Kun Xing curled his lips: "Although you are more powerful than Wei Zhongxian, you are far less prestigious. When Wei Zhongxian was in power, countless officials rushed over to kowtow to recognize his godfather. Look at you, you are a very poor man, let alone come to recognize your godfather.
Okay, but there’s not even a single person who posted anything.”
After hearing this, Chang Yu was delighted: "Who at my age can recognize me as godfather?" Kun Xing spat at him: "Then recognize me as godson."
Hey, this time it was Chang Yu's turn to pout: "I would like to recognize my god, but I'm afraid they won't have the guts."
After all, Princess Kunxing also knows the reason why Chang Yu's family is so crowded, that is because people dare to come! In fact, Wei Zhongxian is not the only person who wants to come to the eunuch, but everyone in the government and the public knows his rules, so
He just doesn't like this, and he doesn't like to get too close to ordinary officials.
After washing, Lao Hu brought the food, and Kun Xing sat aside and watched Chang Yu eat. As for Chunxiang, when he learned that Princess Kun Xing was coming early in the morning, he ran away very discerningly. Princess Kun Xing's mood today
He was very good and in a high mood. He was curious and asked about topics that he could not ask in the palace yesterday.
Chang Yu talked to her while eating. Of course he also liked and enjoyed the time alone with Princess Kunxing.
"I've heard a lot of bad things recently." Princess Kunxing suddenly raised her eyebrows: "Many people in the court felt that it was inappropriate to open the teahouse and the shop at the entrance of Huitong Hall, and they repeatedly asked to move it away."
Chang Yu smiled, everything was as expected. In fact, there were many people who objected at the beginning. After all, the Huitong Hotel is equivalent to a foreign hotel. It is really inappropriate to open a women's teahouse and clothing store at the door in this era. No.
suitable.
But that meeting was suppressed by Chang Yu. At that time, it was just to create a public opinion gimmick and create a topic. Sure enough, it was an instant hit, and the brand Kunxing Princess was born. I also guessed that it would encounter more opposition and objections in the future.
Strength, this is what happened.
The courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, especially the censors, were very tough. They would criticize the emperor and even slap me in the face. They were also proud to be slapped by the emperor. They said whatever they wanted, hey, look at how ridiculous I am.
The emperor got angry, hey, he got angry, he slapped me... It was quite a face-saving thing, and over time, it became a trend to pick on the emperor for all matters, big or small. Obviously, because of this incident, Chongzhen
The emperor was often criticized by them.
When the shop first opened, due to constant external conflicts, the court needed Chang Yu to solve the problem, so these people still kept some of them and did not dare to offend the eunuch too much. But recently, the problems have been almost solved, and the firepower has been fully activated.
This matter was complained about together, because it was the property of the royal family, so naturally Emperor Chongzhen was also criticized.
If things had gone by in the past, Emperor Chongzhen would have relented long ago and even had to issue a self-incriminating edict.
But things were different now. He had people backing him up, and the Kunxing shop had made a lot of money for the royal family, so he pretended not to listen to his ministers and became thicker and thicker by the day.
But the city wall is thick enough, and it can't withstand artillery bombardment. Generally, the ministers and censors will complain in the court, and he will just say it and send it away after knowing it or deliberation. But recently, even the cabinet has joined in, like Wu Sheng, and even
Even Li Banghua came forward and said it was inappropriate.
He can no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, but what should he do, complain directly to someone like Chang Yu?
Emperor Chongzhen felt that it was a bit hurtful to have to open his mouth to him even about such a small household matter, so... let's take a roundabout way.
Naturally, Emperor Chongzhen would not directly ask Kun Xing to go to Chang Yu and tell him that court affairs were never discussed with the harem.
How did Kun Xing know about it? He naturally heard it from the Crown Prince Zhu Cihong. The Crown Prince was scolded every day when he went to court with the real Emperor Chongzhen.
No, I'm not looking for you, it's Kun Xing who's looking for you.
So when the family dinner ended yesterday, Kun Xing said to Chang Yu that he had time to talk about something. Emperor Chongzhen knew that Kun Xing must have asked Chang Yu to talk about this, and Chang Yu also guessed at that time that Kun Xing wanted to talk about this.
It's just that I couldn't spare the time last night and it was inconvenient to stay in the inner palace. I thought I would go find her in a few days, but I didn't expect that she would come to her today.