In the Ganqing Palace in the Forbidden City of Nanjing, singing and dancing are rising to peace, musicians play music, and the palace maids are dancing in the middle hall.

The fat Zhu Yousong leaned against the cushioned chair. The table in front was filled with delicious food and wine. Zhu Yousong was drinking while enjoying the performances of the palace maids. From time to time, he grabbed a palace maid who was adding wine to him and pinched his face.

Han Zanzhou entered the Ganqing Palace in the Houting Court, knelt down and saluted, and reported to Zhu Yousong who was drinking and having fun: "The emperor, Princess Kunxing is here in Nanjing and will arrive in Beijing early tomorrow morning."

"Princess Kunxing?" Zhu Yousong, whose eyes were half closed, suddenly opened his eyes, "Princess Kunxing coming down from the north?"

"That is, Princess Kunxing, the daughter of the late Emperor Chongzhen, and Zhao Peng, the son-in-law of the princess, have also come." Han Zanzhou said.

Zhu Yousong said weakly: "Eunuch Han, there is no princess's mansion in Nanjing to accommodate the princess, so let her enter the palace first. The princess is also my niece. I can't treat her badly. When she comes to Beijing, welcome her into the palace, and keep the title of Princess Kunxing."

"I thank Your Majesty for Your Highness the Princess!" Han Zanzhou kowtowed a few times.

Zhu Yousong suddenly thought of something and asked, "Eunuch Han, haven't I ever heard that Princess Kunxing's son-in-law is Zhou Shixian? Why did he become Zhao Peng?"

Han Zan Zhou replied: "When the emperor said, Zhou Shixian's family first surrendered to the rebels and then to Jiannu. They really can't bear the title of the son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty. I hope the emperor will abolish the son-in-law of Zhou Shixian! Zhao Peng was originally a thousand households of Jinyiwei, and was loyal to me, Daming, and then saved His Highness from the rebels. Therefore, the two of them were in love with each other."

Zhu Yousong laughed: "Zhou Shixian surrendered to the thief and the slave, so I naturally abolished his son-in-law's title! When the princess arrives, I will marry His Highness the Princess and Zhao Qianhu!"

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten?" Han Zanzhou bent down and said, "The last emperor passed away and the empress died. According to etiquette, Your Highness should be mourning for three years and you cannot get married within three years."

Zhu Yousong said, "I almost forgot, so let the princess enter the palace and stay temporarily, and then ask someone to build the princess's mansion. When the princess's mansion is completed, then ask the princess to move to the princess's mansion to live. After the three-year period is over, the princess and the princess will marry her husband."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Han Zanzhou knelt down and kowtowed, and retreated.

The next morning, the fleet with Princess Kunxing hanging onto the Qinhuai River in Dongshui Pass directly entered the Qinhuai River in the city. In addition to Princess Kunxing, Zhao Peng, Gao Wencai, Shi Kefa, Lu Zhenfei, Qian Qianyi and others on this fleet, more than 2,000 Jinyiwei also took this fleet into Nanjing City, and the captured Qing army general Zhakana was also escorted into the city.

The Zheng family naval ships loaded with 10,000 infantry were moored far away on the river surface and did not follow into the city.

Han Junju Zhou, who returned to Nanjing early, made all preparations. More than 200 Dongchang men and more than 2,000 Nanjing Jinyiwei were waiting on the dock early. The Jinyiwei ships were docked at the dock, and teams of Jinyiwei got off the boat and lined up. When the princess' boat was docked on the dock, there were gongs and drums on the dock, Nanjing Jinyiwei and Dongchang men shouted in unison: "Welcome to Your Highness the Princess!"

Zhao Peng and his Jinyiwei also shouted in unison: "Please get off the boat with His Highness the Princess!"

Princess Kunxing came down from the boat surrounded by thirty-six Jinyiwei wearing wingless black hats and red flying fish suits. Prince Zhu Ciyang also got off the boat among the crowd of Jinyiwei.

There were already sixteen-carrying sedan chairs waiting for Princess Kunxing according to the standards of royal relatives on the dock, and several other four-carrying sedan chairs were prepared for Shi Kefa, Lu Zhenfei, Qian Qianyi, Zhao Peng and others. However, Zhao Peng did not get into the sedan chair. He was not used to sitting in the sedan chair, but chose to ride a horse.

"Go ahead and send Your Highness the Princess into the palace!" After the group got into the sedan chair, Han Zanzhou opened his sharp voice and shouted.

Zhao Peng, wearing a purple flying fish suit and a wingless black gauze hat, rode a white horse, followed by a group of horse-riding Jinyiwei, escorting around Princess Kunxing Fengyu, surrounded by a large group of hiking Jinyiwei, slowly heading towards the Forbidden City.

Although there was no court meeting in the Forbidden City today, when he learned that Princess Kunxing had come to the capital, Zhu Yousong had already prepared to welcome him. He personally went to Fengtian Palace to welcome the princess, Ma Shiying, Zhang Shenyan, Gao Hongtu, Liu Zongzhou and other civil servants, as well as Liu Kongzhao, Xu Hongji, Zhang Guobi, Zhao Zhilong and other nobles all arrived at Fengtian Palace.

Zhu Yousong sat upright on the dragon chaise. Although it was the Little Ice Age, the climate was still hot in July of the year. The two little eunuchs behind him shook their big fans. There was a large wooden box with multiple holes behind the dragon chaise. The wooden box was filled with ice. The little eunuch shaking the fan. A gust of wind passed through the box containing ice to send air conditioning to Zhu Yousong, but the fat Zhu Yousong was still sweating profusely.

The civil servants and nobles standing in the hall did not have the treatment of Zhu Yousong. The silk official robes on their bodies were already wet, but they could only bear it and dare not make rash things in the hall.

I don’t know how long it took, but I heard a long shout outside: “Your Highness the Princess enters the palace.”

Princess Kunxing's phoenix chariot stopped outside the Forbidden City, and everyone riding on a horse and sitting in a sedan chair got off the horse and fell off the sedan chair, and walked into the Forbidden City.

Princess Kunxing, wearing a deep robe, walked into Fengtian Hall, knelt down in front of the steps under the dragon chaise, and bowed to Zhu Yousong who was sitting high on the dragon chaise: "My nephew, please see Your Majesty!"

Zhao Peng, Shi Kefa, Qian Qianyi, Lu Zhenfei and others also entered the hall, stood behind Princess Kunxing, bowed three times and nine times to Zhu Yousong, shouting long live.

"My mother, get up quickly and let uncle take a good look at you." Zhu Yousong looked at Princess Kunxing with a smile on his face, and said to everyone, "Dear friends, please calm down."

Princess Kunxing stood up and blessed him at Zhu Yousong: "Thank you Your Majesty."

"My God, the martyrdom of the late emperor in the capital, I am heartbroken. You are lucky enough to escape from the clutches of the bandit Jiannu and come to the capital. I have no daughter. From now on, you will be like my own daughter." Zhu Yousong put away his smile and said seriously. He originally had a daughter, but he died young, and now only one son, Zhu Lianbi.

"Thank you for your kindness." Zhu Ma Shi bowed again.

Zhu Yousong suddenly changed the topic: "My mother, I heard that you have a brother named Zhu Cilang, I don't know where he is?"

Zhu Mai replied: "My brother was going to Nanjing, but on the way he heard that Your Majesty you ascended the throne and became the emperor, but he dared not come to him. Therefore, his brother is still at the King of Lu in Shandong."

Zhu Yousong laughed: "Zhu Cihuang is my nephew, so why should I be afraid of me? If I come to Nanjing, how about I confer him the King of Qi?"

Originally, Zhu Yousong wanted to enthrone Zhu Ciyang as King of Yan, but later discussed with Ma Shiying and others, he felt that it was not appropriate to enthrone King of Yan, because Zhu Yousong himself was also a descendant of King of Yan, and the Ming emperors after Chengzu were all from the lineage of King of Yan, so no one could enthrone King of Yan anymore. It just so happened that the title of King of Qi of the Ming Dynasty was empty at this time. I heard that Zhu Ciyang was in Shandong, so Zhu Yousong opened his mouth to grant him a King of Qi.

"My nephew, Brother Wang, thanked Your Majesty!" Zhu Mai thanked.

Zhu Yousong turned his head to look at Zhao Peng again: "This is Zhao Wenfeng, the prince-in-law?"

"See Your Majesty!" Zhao Peng quickly saluted.

Zhu Yousong said with a smile: "It's indeed a young hero who defeated Jiannu! The original son-in-law Zhou Shixian's family surrendered to the thief. I have issued an edict to abolish Zhou Shixian's position as son-in-law. Now I will give you the official title of the son-in-law!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Although Zhao Peng was very reluctant, he still knelt down and thanked him. He was thinking in his heart: Anyway, you fat man can't jump around for a few days, so just treat me as a deceased person!

The smile on Zhu Yousong's face became even stronger: "It's just that my ancestor system of the Ming Dynasty, the son-in-law is not allowed to lead troops. I heard that you have more than 10,000 elite soldiers, and I hope that the son-in-law will follow the ancestor system, hand over more than 10,000 elite soldiers, and return to my Beijing camp."
Chapter completed!