In fact, after listening to Chu Xianzhang's introduction, Yang Zhen already knew who the daughter of the famous Wuzhong actress Chen's family, who was taken into the house by Tian Guozhang, might be.

Because Chen Yuanyuan, a famous beauty in the history of the late Ming Dynasty, was forcibly bought into Beijing by Tian Hong, the father-in-law of Concubine Tian, ​​one of the father-in-laws of Emperor Chongzhen.

It is said that the reason was that Concubine Tian was seriously ill and could not accompany Emperor Chongzhen, so she was often worried about falling out of favor. Therefore, the Tian family made this strategy, hoping to reserve a way out for themselves, so they repeatedly went to the south of the Yangtze River to buy famous actresses and musicians, and chose erotic arts.

Those who are both excellent will be presented to the palace.

However, Emperor Chongzhen was worried about state affairs all day long and had no interest in beauty or female music. No matter how many concubines he sent to Tian Guifei, he never had the chance to win the emperor's favor.

Among them, the most beautiful and legendary woman known to the world and also widely circulated is Chen Yuanyuan.

Considering that the woman in front of him might be Chen Yuanyuan, the legendary sex artist, Yang Zhen was still very excited.

But thinking about it again, at this moment, he was outside the gate of the main town house, and there was a mistress in the backyard of the main town house.

Regardless of whether the woman in front of him was given to him by the emperor's decree, if he accepted it so happily, it would be hard to explain in the backyard how people around him would view him.

A while ago, Qiu Bihan had rejected him several times because of his marriage to Shen Qiyuan.

Recently, Qiu Bihan had a hard time not mentioning that incident. The couple finally returned to loving each other as before, but now this incident happened again.

Yang Zhen frowned for a moment and acted extremely embarrassed.

"Haha, how can the Commander-in-Chief refuse the gift from the Holy One? If the Commander-in-Chief is in trouble, he can leave the matter to our family, and we will explain it to Madam Uncle."

"There's no need to do anything for Eunuch Chu. I just don't know who the bastard is who spread the rumor in front of the Holy Emperor that I like female musicians?!"

"Well—"

Facing Yang Zhen's rhetorical question, Chu Xianzhang smiled and said nothing.

However, at this time, Zhang Degui, who had been following Yang Zhen, suddenly smiled and said: "Haha, Governor, I'm afraid the Governor's reputation for lechery has spread to the capital!"

"The name of lust?"

After Zhang Degui's reminder, Yang Zhen suddenly remembered the rumors that Fang Guangchen had told him before. He couldn't laugh or cry for a moment and didn't know what to say.

"The Governor doesn't know this. Last year, the Governor was besieged in Zhenjiang Fort for several months. After that, rumors spread all over the capital. Among them, there was a rumor that the slave chief wanted to recruit the Governor to surrender with the so-called beauty from Shengjing..."

Of course Chu Xianzhang knew why Emperor Chongzhen asked them to specially select a female singer who was both beautiful and artistic to give to Yang Zhen, but he couldn't tell it directly in front of Yang Zhen.

When he saw that Yang Zhen's general Zhang Degui had already pierced the window paper, he simply opened the skylight and spoke frankly, so he told the rumors in Beijing about Yang Zhen's affair with the Qing captives.

"Ah? This is a rumor. It is a plan to alienate the puppet emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty!"

After listening to Chu Xianzhang's statement, Yang Zhen certainly knew what was going on.

The whole thing was the sequelae of my deliberate act of asking Huang Taiji for Hailanzhu in order to anger Huang Taiji.

But facing Yang Zhen's denial, Chu Xianzhang just shook his head and smiled, then sighed and continued:

"Our family doesn't believe that the governor is that kind of person. However, whatever the truth is, our family will naturally have to talk to the governor later. At that time, the governor can tell the heaven to hear the details.

"In short, when the Holy One heard about this, he was indeed very angry. Of course, he was not angry with the governor, but angry with the Qinglu. He was angry that the Qinglu was so pervasive that he tried to win over the governor with women and used beauty tricks to rebel against the governor."

Having said this, Chu Xianzhang paused for a moment. Seeing Yang Zhen's brows furrowed and his face gloomy, he quickly changed his tone.

"Haha, this, your Majesty doesn't believe that the governor will fall into the trap. After all, the female musicians of the Ming Dynasty are a hundred times better than the Qing Dynasties. Even if there are one or two beautiful women from the Qing Dynasty, how can they compare with the prosperous land of the south of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty?

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"So, haha, your Majesty's move has a good intention, just to prevent the governor from being deceived by the Qing captives' treacherous plot and causing eternal hatred if he makes a mistake!"

Chu Xianzhang's explanation was far-fetched, and he might not even believe it himself, so he stumbled when he spoke and looked embarrassed.

In fact, Chu Xianzhang was indeed in a difficult situation. Emperor Chongzhen did this because he was clearly worried about the rumors that Yang Zhen was having an affair with the Qing Dynasty, and he clearly regarded Yang Zhen as a lecher.

But Chu Xianzhang couldn't say it clearly, at least he couldn't put this matter on the table in front of Yang Zhen.

But it didn't make much difference whether he said it or not. Not only Yang Zhen heard it, but also several other people present.

The so-called famous Wuzhong actress Chen's daughter, who was standing aside in utter embarrassment with her pipa in her arms, was obviously the first to hear about the twists and turns. She could neither advance nor retreat while standing there, nor could she speak, nor could she not speak.

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Although she already had a curtain on her head, she still hid half of her face behind the pipa.

"Hahahahaha, Governor Yang, how can you refuse the gift from the Holy One? Since the Holy One has such good intentions, why don't the Governor realize this eternal good relationship between the king and his ministers? Don't let the beautiful woman wait too long, Governor, hahahaha..."

"Yes, Governor Yang, this matter has actually been said in ancient times, but today, it is still a good story through the ages! Besides, this is a gift from the emperor. Madam Bo understands the righteousness, knowledge of the book and etiquette, and there will be no such thing.

Why complain, hehehehe..."

Zhang Ruoqi, Fang Yizao and others, of course, had already heard the hidden meaning of Chu Xianzhang's words.

As civil servants serving in the court, they were well aware of Emperor Chongzhen's suspicious and judgmental temper.

That is because Yang Zhen is not an ordinary person, especially now that Jinhai Town has strong soldiers and horses, and the imperial court cannot do without him.

Otherwise, based on the letter Yang Zhen wrote to Huang Taiji, the puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Yang Zhen would end up like Mao Wenlong this time.

Fang Yizao and Zhang Ruoqi had all seen Yang Zhen's handwriting. The letter that Ji Liao Governor's Mansion sent to the capital intact could not be said to be exactly the same as Yang Zhen's previous handwriting, but it could still be said that it was

Said there was no difference.

Of course they can understand that this was a deliberate move by Yang Zhen to humiliate the Qing Dynasty puppet emperor Huang Taiji, and the purpose was to anger the Qing Dynasty puppet emperor Huang Taiji.

However, it is an indisputable fact that he secretly communicated with the puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty and asked for the beautiful woman owned by Huang Taiji.

Although Fang Yizao and Zhang Ruoqi didn't say anything, they all knew that Emperor Chongzhen obviously didn't feel at ease with Yang Zhen.

However, they also know that the future and career of both of them are closely related to Yang Zhen, and it can even be said that they are inseparable from Yang Zhen.

They never wanted Yang Zhen to be lured over by the Qing Dynasty, so they were happy to see the results of Emperor Chongzhen's approach.

At this time, they saw that Yang Zhen looked complicated and hesitant after hearing Chu Xianzhang's explanation, so they immediately stood up to help persuade him.

"This is a gift from the Holy Spirit, but it is disrespectful and cannot be ignored. Well, since the Chen family has already arrived, let's settle down in Lushunkou first. There is indeed a shortage of people who are good at music and dance in the backyard of the main town mansion."

If the so-called famous actress chosen by the emperor to reward him was really Chen Yuanyuan, Yang Zhen would not want to reject her or return her.

After all, Chen Yuanyuan is also a miserable person. If such a person is returned, what will be her fate?

She was originally brought to the capital by force by Tian Hongyu. Tian Hongyu planned to retrain her and present her to Emperor Chongzhen.

In the original history, it is said that she was sent to the palace for three months, but Emperor Chongzhen had no time to appreciate her singing and dancing, nor did he call her to sleep with her, so she was finally sent back.

After that, Concubine Tian Guifei passed away, and Zhang Guozhang completely stepped aside.

And she also became a victim of Tian Hongyu's efforts to cling to other dignitaries in order to make a comeback, and was eventually given to Wu Sangui by Tian Hongyu, who was most appreciated by Emperor Chongzhen, dooming her tragic fate in life.

In Yang Zhen's opinion, instead of doing this, it would be better to stay here first, even if it is better to be a governess for his three children in the future!

Just three days ago, on the night of April 9th, Yang Zhen's other maid, Xinyue, also gave birth to a son.

So far, Yang Zhen already has two sons and a daughter.

In two or three years, they will enter the enlightenment stage, and Chen's arrival will at least provide Yang Zhen with a good candidate as a tutor.

Of course, the status of actresses and singers in this era was very low, but their low status did not mean that they were uneducated.

In fact, on the contrary, they have received systematic cultural education. Many of them are not only proficient in various singing and dancing instruments, but also proficient in various kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Being a preschool teacher is definitely enough.

In this way, in the evening of the same day, at Chu Xianzhang's insistence, Yang Zhen moved Chen, a famous Wuzhong actress specially gifted by Emperor Chongzhen, to live in a separate courtyard on the other side of the main town building.

At the same time, Yang Zhen also learned more about Chen's name and surname from Chu Xianzhang. Sure enough, his surname was Chen Mingyuan, with a small font of Yuanyuan.

After confirming this, Yang Zhen specifically handed over the matter of arranging Chen Yuanyuan to live in another courtyard to his wife's former maid, who is now his concubine, Pengyu.

Yang Zhen himself, on the other hand, didn't even take a look at Chen Yuanyuan's real appearance under the curtain hat.

Of course, Yang Zhen's behavior was to gain the forgiveness of his wife Qiu Bihan.

But even so, it was of no use. After Pengyu told Qiu Bihan about Chen Yuanyuan's stunning beauty, Qiu Bihan took a look at her overnight, and that night she spread the unknown fire in her heart on Yang Zhen, and Yang Zhen

Naturally, Zhen received a lot of pinches on his waist and thighs.

Fortunately, in the morning of the next day, Chu Xianzhang personally visited the house in his capacity as the imperial eunuch and the eunuch to deliver the edict, and conveyed the edict to Mrs. Jin Haibo in person.

And Qiu Bihan was not really a jealous person. She not only thanked the emperor for her husband's kindness on the spot, but also personally arranged several maids, servants, and cooks for Chen, a famous Wuzhong actress who had just arrived.

Mrs. Jin Haibo, Qiu, naturally did not dare to be angry with the emperor. At the same time, she also knew that her husband was indeed innocent this time. The only thing that made her angry was actually her husband's inexplicable lust.

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