The news that the concubine of Yonghe Palace gave birth to the five princes safely, and the emperor gave the name Zheng Duo, because the emperor sent someone to report to the king of Zhengjiang and recorded the genealogy, which soon spread from the palace to the outside of the palace, which caused a lot of waves for a while.

Although Concubine Yu was favored in the past, she was actually quite low-key, but Princess Yongping was even more eye-catching, even if she was promoted to a concubine this time, and she was pregnant with Liujia. In addition, there are too many things one by one for a while, and most people don't care that there is still a concubine in the palace who wants to have a child......

Even Princess Yongping, who is perfecting all kinds of school rules with the Hong family in the women's school today, was surprised to learn that her mother gave birth to a younger brother, not to mention others? After all, since the fourth prince, the emperor has added three daughters, so most of the officials in the court and China feel that the emperor will probably have one more princess this time, after all, it is not the first time that Concubine Yu has given birth to a daughter.

So, such an unexpected prince came at the end of this year when no one else was prepared. And the other two news that spread, one is that when Concubine Yu gave birth, it happened that Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying went to visit, and the other is ...... When the emperor was worried about the name, the third prince casually said a Duo word.

Even if the third prince didn't feel that he was casual at all, after all, this was also a word that the emperor had mentioned, but for those who liked to break it and think carefully about the news in the palace, this word was meaningful. Not just because there is anything bad about the Duo word itself, but because of ...... The homonym of the word Zheng Duo, isn't that just a scramble?

The duo is an ancient musical instrument, which prevailed in the Spring and Autumn Period until the Han Dynasty, and is no longer used now. I think back then, in addition to the edict will be struck by the priest, the military judge will also be the priest, this thing can be said to represent both the decree and the law, but also the military law, even so, the three princes gave such a name, does that also mean that the three princes want to put the shackles of the decree around the neck of this young brother?

Although these chaotic speculations were only circulated in private in a small circle, and because they were worried about reaching the emperor's ears, they could only hear all kinds of praise for the birth of the prince and the prince's filial piety in public, but Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying still learned about the gossip hidden under the calm water from the people they knew.

And this time, even the impatient Zhu Ying did not get angry at people because of such rumors, but sneered twice and finished it, not to mention Zhang Shou. Bachelor Zhang continued to maintain the old pace as if he didn't know the discussions around him, and even Lu Xiaofatzi, who wanted to inquire about her, or others, were blocked by his attitude of playing Tai Chi.

When he returned home in the evening of this day, Zhang Shouzhi sent a batch of new books and several Fanbang Sutras printed by Lu Xiaofatzi's Sansan Bookstore into it, watching those people busily unload the bookcases from the carriage behind him and move them in, before he could enter the door, he heard a lot of movement, and turned his head to look, but a group of people came.

A group of guards came around a carriage that he was familiar with, wasn't it Zhu Ying and his party who went out with him this morning? He simply stood in place for a while, and when he saw Zhu Ying getting out of the car, he was lying on a rabbit with a heavy sable mouse, and he was still holding a hand stove in his hand, looking like the most common kind of noble lady daughter in the capital, it was different from when he went out in the morning, he couldn't help but be stunned.

After reacting, he was about to tease him, but Zhu Ying, who came forward, gave him the hand stove angrily.

"I just went to Yonghe Palace, this outfit is all old things from the mother, she said that they are all old clothes, and she can't wear them, and it's a pity to throw them away, so she gave them to me, and I wore them back or rewarded people." Speaking of which, Zhu Ying saw Zhang Shoushun holding her hand, she followed the person inside without resistance, but she continued to whisper in her mouth.

"I never wear old clothes, but there are so many gossips outside these days, so in order not to let my mother think nonsense, I have to wear them to her, and then wear them back! Look at it, you look like a big stupid bear! ”

Hearing Zhu Ying say this, Zhang Shou suddenly smiled dumbly: "Yingying, your thoughts for the sake of your mother are true, but have you thought about it, what will others think when they see you when you enter the palace and another set of clothes when you leave the palace?" And, shouldn't the mother be the one who knows you best? If you suddenly change your old style and follow her, will she think more? ”

Zhu Ying stood up suddenly, and then remembered that she had agreed, and changed her clothes to show her in the stuffy environment of Concubine Yu's mattress, and Concubine Yu looked at her with a rather subtle look.

Although she thought at that time that Concubine Yu probably gave her something, so after seeing her wear it, she thought of the past, but now she feels that Concubine Yu probably felt that something was wrong, but she didn't say anything. Did she act in a monkey show?

"Why didn't you warn me sooner!" Zhu Ying was in a terrible mood all of a sudden, she was a little irritable and let go of Zhang Shou's hand, and then asked with a bitter face, "Then what now?" Niangniang has probably sensed something from my attitude, will she inquire about the mess outside? Didn't I do a bad thing with good intentions! ”

"Inquire about what? Niangniang is the smartest person, she knows that it is more important than anything else to take care of her body and raise the five princes well. So, even if she knows that you have concerns and deliberately goes against your nature to please her, has she ever asked you? ”

Zhang Shou asked this, and when he saw Zhu Ying, he frowned thoughtfully, he habitually reached out and pressed on her eyebrows, smoothed out those micro-lines, and then said with a smile: "So, you don't have to worry about Niangniang." Tell me, how many other things did you bring back besides this outfit? I don't believe that my mother just gave you such a little bit. ”

Zhu Ying had long been accustomed to Zhang Shou's sensitivity, she looked left and right uneasily, and saw that everyone was informed and interested, and she coughed lightly when she didn't follow.

"There are a lot of old clothes in the back car, of course, not all old clothes, but all kinds of clothes! No, no, in fact, there are not much, but all kinds of furs and good materials about seven or eight boxes, my carriage can't fit, and there will be a cart ...... later."

Zhang Shou couldn't help but feel a little headache: "There are so many things?" And listening to your tone, these interests may not be the mother alone, including the princess's share? This brain is given to you, and the princess won't dispose of her things casually because she is annoyed, so she will call the door, right? ”

Seeing that Zhang Shou was saying worried words, but his face was clearly relaxed, Zhu Ying of course knew that he was joking, and immediately shrugged his shoulders.

Because Yongping doesn't like anything other than the pure white fur that doesn't have a little variegation. As for the material, the girl likes dark pattern embroidery, so once she and I robbed the tribute material once, but most of the time, she didn't touch those bright but delicate Shu brocade and the like. This girl, in the words of Grandpa Taizu, is hypocrisy! ”

"This part is the clothing that Niangniang has not used to cut over the years, and the other part is that after the abolition of the seclusion, her private belongings in the warehouse were piled up, and the emperor took them out and gave them to the palace concubines, and Niangniang also got a share."

Zhang Shou was speechless for a moment. A day husband and wife for 100 days, anyway, it is also a person who has given birth to two sons for you, even if he is completely ruthless, but even the things in people's private libraries have to be taken out to reward the concubines, is this too much?

I can't complain that people think that your emperor is biased, your heart is really a little too biased! Of course, the abolition queen is also sick in the brain, you are the middle palace, the queen mother has always supported you in the past, do you need to save things desperately as if you haven't seen it?

Although he didn't say it to his face, Zhu Ying was so familiar with him, as soon as he saw his expression, he knew that although people felt that the abolition of the queen was too much, they also disliked the emperor for doing this. Although she didn't like the abolition of the queen, to be honest, it was difficult for her to agree with the emperor's approach. But at this time, she still had to explain two sentences for the emperor.

At that moment, she whispered: "The abolition queen has been in charge of the harem for all these years, but all the tributes assigned to the palace outside, she has withheld most of the things, hid them in her own private treasury, and distributed them to other concubines at most. ”

"Even once, the best materials in her private vault were bitten by the rats, and the matter was poked out, and the emperor was so angry that he once wanted to open her private vault to check, but then the queen mother spoke, and the matter was over. Later, the emperor was angry, and every time he took half of the tribute into the inner treasury, and then he allocated things to distribute to the concubines, which also became a rule. ”

Zhang Shou didn't have a headache this time, but a toothache. The queen is the most difficult position in the world, there is no one, if this is regarded as a job, then the job after the abolition is undoubtedly done poorly. He sighed, he really didn't have the heart to continue the topic of what to do after the abolition of the year, and he also had a general plan for the batch of things that Concubine Yu transferred to Zhu Ying this time.

But because of this, he thought of another thing: "By the way, what about the box of things that Niang Niang said she wanted to give us last time?" I remember it was either a book, a short sword, a bracer, or even an Emei thorn? ”

"Well, because I don't want to go back and quarrel with Mingyue, I'll make it clear to her first. I asked her to look at the box for herself, and if there was anything she wanted, then I didn't want it. After she read it afterwards, she generously said that she would give it to me, but I still plan to wait until I get back to it. Who knew that this box of things hadn't been solved yet, and so much was brought back today. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Ying couldn't help but ask: "I can accept that box of things frankly, but what about my outfit now, as well as that pile of fur and clothing?" None of those are what I like, but it's not good to just give them away. ”

"Since you don't like the clothes that other people wear, it's very simple......"

Zhang Shou smiled, and then said casually: "You go and discuss with Princess Yongping, take these things, and give them to the female students as a reward." Of course, if you think these things are too valuable, and many of them were once tributes and are not appropriate, then I have not said anything. ”

"Nothing out of place, it's so appropriate! These things are simply wasted when used in women's schools! ”

Zhu Ying didn't feel that there was anything wrong with using the word waste to describe a bunch of good fur clothes that were worth a lot of money in the minds of ordinary people, at this time, the second door was in front of her, she walked with a fever, so she simply took off the heavy fur on her outside, and ordered the Zhan Jin Liuyin, who followed far behind, to come up, and threw the thick fur over, but her eyebrows were flying.

"You reminded me of that. Although the emperor gave away all these things in the private treasury of the abolished queen, it was not only the mother, but also the imperial concubine, Concubine Jiang...... That is, Concubine Xian, and those other people, all of them didn't dare to use these materials to make clothes, and the result was that they were all pressed to the bottom of the box, and I looked for an opportunity to ask ...... when I went back."

Zhang Shou immediately shook his head: "Don't ask, if you ask, it will become forcing them to learn from Yonghe Palace to send things out as favors." You know, before the Queen Mother, they took the lead in donating fat powder money to help students, didn't you tell me that the emperor knew that many concubines were miserable, but in fact, they all made up for it in private? So, if you want to donate these things, you might as well do it in the name of you and Princess Yongping. ”

Hearing that he didn't want to get involved in Yonghe Palace, just thinking about it slightly, Zhu Ying realized that Zhang Shou was right.

Although those concubines now have scruples and do not rashly use the clothes in the private treasury of the abolished queen to cut clothes, but the day when things are abolished will sometimes pass the day, as long as one person tentatively makes clothes to wear out, others will naturally follow suit. After all, there are not many people in this palace who are as favored but arrogant as Concubine Yu, and many concubines have a mediocre life.

The emperor would have thought of subsidizing his concubines from the inner treasury, but in fact, Concubine Yu sued directly, as the Son of Heaven, how could it be so easy to think that the lives of his concubines were good or bad? Just look at the surface glossy. Immediately, she nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you." ”

Seeing that Zhu Ying was as good as a stream, Zhang Shou smiled and said, "Yo, thank you for being humble and accepting advice!" ”

"Yes, yes, in the future, my husband, please give me a lot of advice, I will definitely adopt it as appropriate!" Zhu Ying said as she curts, but then she sneezed coldly, and then remembered that she had just taken off the thick coat.

Zhang Shou wanted Zhan Jin and Liuyin to send the heavy fur over again, but Zhu Ying was reluctant, and immediately pulled Zhang Shou up and ran forward quickly. Thinking of the books he had just sent, Zhang Shou simply pulled Zhu Ying out of the study first, but as soon as the elated Zhu Ying entered, he let out an exclamation.

Seeing the situation in the house clearly, Zhang Shou suddenly helplessly raised his forehead and said: "I forgot to tell you that I hired a certain kid back to be a scholar for a while, otherwise he would be doing chores in the public school, which is not doing things, but causing trouble...... Well, this is the one I told you, the kid from Florence, who stole into a boat in Pisa and flew across the sea to get here. ”

Zhu Ying has not seen those guys whose skin color, hair color, and eye color are all different from those of the Ming people - these people often appear at the court meeting and some state banquets. Theoretically, she shouldn't have stayed on that occasion, but with the connivance of the emperor, she did a lot of things when she was a child, hiding in certain places and peeking. Later, I got bored, so I didn't do it.

But peeking at those foreign envoys, and seeing a real foreign teenager in her study at this time, this feeling is completely different - she never thought that people would appear in her own house, so her surprise just now is indeed not trivial!

At this time, listening to Zhang Shou explain the origin of this person, she breathed a sigh of relief, but then she couldn't help but be angry. Because even when they came in, the blonde boy was still looking down at the book intently, and he didn't even lift his eyelids.

Is this a scholar? Will this kid serve people?