C360 (1/2)
East Palace is not small, in addition to the whole hall, there are some side halls and a small garden.
There is a lotus pool in the small garden. There are only a few lotus plants in it, but there are dozens of Koi. It is said that Ming Jize ordered people to bring them from Jiangnan.
But now the koi is still swimming in the water, but the owner has changed.
”It's a beautiful fish.”
Su Yunyan sat by the pool, looking at the colorful fish in the water. He took a little fish food from Ming Jiling's hand and sprinkled it into the water. The fish immediately gathered around and scattered after eating.
”Do you like it?”
Ming Ji Ling asked with a smile, he is not very concerned about these things, since there are these things here, then take good care of them.
”I like it.” She replied without hesitation, then looked at him and quickly added,
”but these are just a look. I prefer the fish on the table.”
”Well, let's go and have a look over there. There are the princess's room and the concubine's room over there.” Ming Ji Ling pointed to the front.
”Cousin,” she called him, hesitated, and then whispered, ”would you marry so many women?”
She originally thought that it was no big deal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, because everyone came over like that. The reason why dad didn't have a concubine was that the family was too poor.
But after returning to the capital, I heard more than once that the eldest ladies gathered together and said that their father had several concubines. Then I saw that the eldest brother only loved his sister-in-law, even the princess of Qi.
She felt that if a man married only one woman, it was really very affectionate.
He was stunned by her question.
”That's not up to me.”
He said helplessly that if he was just an ordinary prince, it would not be impossible for him to marry only one person, but he was the prince and would become the emperor in the future. The emperor's back palace was not the backyard of a wealthy family. It was not only the emperor's concubines, but also the politics of the previous dynasty.
It can be said that the former dynasty and the Hougong were never separated. Even the emperor could not be determined by his temperament. He had to be considerate.
”My cousin is the prince, the future emperor. I shouldn't ask that.”
She knew exactly what the answer was, but if he only married one, she would think he was cheating.
”The little girl is not old, but she is very broad. Let's go, I'll take you to eat delicious food!”
He couldn't give her the answer she wanted, and he couldn't see her wronged. He grabbed her by the wrist, took her to the main hall, and then told the slave to get ready to eat.
”Shall we have lunch or dinner now?”
At the mention of food, her attention was drawn in the past, and she was pulled away by him and asked curiously.
”Whatever you want.”
He didn't look back, just a faint reply.
Back in the main hall, the slave had prepared a table of delicious food.
Su Yunyan sighed that the servants of the east palace were really quick, but there were only two of them. They couldn't eat all these things.
”Is it too much?”
She was a little frightened and slowly sat down on the stool, looking at Ming Ji Ling with a dry smile.
”Not much. If I can't finish it, I'll give it to the slave.”
He sat down, picked up chopsticks and personally served Su Yunyan with vegetables.
I'm sorry, Su Yunxiao.
Women don't talk, the atmosphere of eating is destroyed a lot.
”Let's go out to play some other day. I haven't been out of the palace for a long time, OK?”
Ling Jiming proposes.
Recently, too many things have happened and I have been injured, so I have no time to have a good rest and relax.
”Good.” She readily agreed that although she had not decided the time and place to go out to play, she had already begun to look forward to it.