Zhu Hongsan entered the mansion, and all his wives and concubines and children were waiting in the mansion to welcome the family back.

All kinds of people in the palace were arranged according to their status and status, and they were brought by the princess Ma Xiaofang to the king of Chu.

"The concubine welcomes the prince back to his house!"

Zhu Hongsan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let's all get up, everyone hasn't eaten, princess, notify you to go down and start eating!" ”

After the prince's order, everyone in the whole house began to act, and after a while, two tables of food were put on the table.

Zhu Hong and the three of them don't have any bad hobbies except for being lustful, if there is one, it is to eat. The dishes of the Ming Dynasty were basically different from those of later generations, and many of the dishes of later generations were invented in the late Qing Dynasty. But no matter how big the difficulty is, it can't stop the heart of a foodie. The chef of the Chu Wangfu is the best cook in Nanzhili, coupled with Zhu Hong's teaching by example, as well as the credit of MSG soy sauce, this table of meals now has the appearance of a big restaurant in later generations.

Zhu Hongsan is now a big family, and there are nine wives, but two of them died because of dystocia. There are twelve children, the eldest Zhu Luo is fourteen years old this year, and the youngest is the son of Qian Yuting, who has just turned a month. I haven't chosen a name yet, and I won't be able to pick a name until after my birthday.

More than 20 people, large and small, sat at two full tables. Zhu Hongsan looked left and right and asked, "What about Zhu Luo?" Where did this girl die? His dad didn't even look at it when he came back! ”

Princess Ma Xiaofang on the side said: "Lord, Zhu Luo has been mysterious these days, and I don't know what to do." I'll see her tomorrow and talk about her! ”

"Humph! What else can you do! A few days ago, the army in Nanyang was adjusted, and Zhao Hu should be back. The dead girl should go to Zhao Hu again, the girl is not staying! ”

Zhu Hongsan looked at Zhu Yu sitting at the small table, this second girl, couldn't help but like it. The second girl, Zhu Yu, is ten years old this year, and she has become a big girl, and she looks slim. Sitting quietly there, it looks like everyone is beautiful.

Zhu Hongsan himself likes long-legged, crazy women. But it doesn't mean that he wants his daughter to become like that, that father doesn't want his daughter to become a girl!

Zhu Hong San Zhu Yu beckoned and said, "Little fish, come here!" ”

Sitting at Zhu Hongsan's table are Ma Xiaofang, Zhu Yujiao, Qian Yuting and their children, because these three people are precious, Ma Xiaofang doesn't need to say that Zhu Hongsan's eldest wife, who is close to each other, has also been canonized by the imperial court. Zhu Yujiao is because of her identity, Chongzhen's eldest princess, and her status is noble. Qian Yuting is also the side princess canonized by the Hongguang Imperial Court, so only the three of them can sit at a table with Zhu Hongsan.

There are also children, Ma Xiaofang's three children, led by Zhu Hongsan's Chu King Zhu Hai. The eldest daughter, Julo, went crazy and was not there, but the seat should be reserved. In August, Ma Xiaofang had another son, and she didn't have a name yet, so she was held by the nurse and sat on the side. Zhu Yujiao's son is just two years old this year, and he sits on a chair like a little adult, and finally Qian Yuting's son.

The other wives and children are not enough to sit at the second table. Needless to say, the identity of the Dong sisters, the daughter of a prefect, how dare she compare with the three, as for the other wives, they are either wives or widows, and then they are plays, with the identity of the daughter of Chen Zizhuang, the first assistant of the dynasty, just because Chen is a widow and remarries, she will also sit in the second seat. As for the children they gave birth to, they were also implicated by their mothers and couldn't share a table with Zhu Hongsan.

In fact, Zhu Hongsan doesn't want to treat his children like this, after all, they are all his own blood and blood, and he must treat them equally. But the Ming Dynasty is a society of etiquette and law, even the emperor of the Ninety-Five Dynasty does not do what he wants, just because of the problem of the concubine and the concubine, Zhu Hongsan and Ma Mingyuan, Ma Jiyuan They have had many arguments, and in the end Zhu Hongsan has no choice, he really can't fight the whole society.

Men are all rough-hearted, and Zhu Hongsan is busy with affairs now, so he is slowly adapting to this matter. The identity of the eldest son, Zhu Hai, was slowly opened up with other children, from the monthly consumption to the status of the house, etc.

When the Dong sisters saw Zhu Hongsan letting Zhu Yu over, they were full of joy and hurriedly let Zhu Yu get up.

Zhu Yu came to Zhu Hongsan, Ying Ying bowed, and said softly: "Zhu Yu greets his father!" Then he bowed to Ma Xiaofang and said, "Meet my grandmother and aunts!" ”

Seeing his daughter's weak appearance, Zhu Hongsan couldn't help but feel distressed, took Zhu Yu's hand and said, "Xiao Yu'er, why are you so thin, you have nothing to do to come out and exercise more and bask in the sun!" ”

On the side, Ma Xiaofang was afraid that Zhu Hongsan would blame himself for being kind, so he hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, now that there is money in the house, all the children have a hundred taels per month!" ”

Zhu Hongsan knew about these in the house, but he didn't want to care about it now, and he didn't care about Ma Xiaofang. said to Zhu Yu: "Xiao Yu'er, let's eat at my father's table in the future, my father wants to watch you eat, you can't be so thin!" After speaking, he said to Cao Fang on the side: "Old Cao, bring another chair and put it next to Zhu Luo, and Zhu Yu will sit there in the future!" Cao Fang hurriedly went down to make arrangements.

Ma Xiaofang was very angry when she saw a concubine's daughter sitting on an equal footing with her own daughter, but she looked at Zhu Hongsan and didn't say anything. After all, Zhu Yu is just a daughter, and she is not going to marry in the future, her son Zhu Hai is the most important.

Seeing Zhu Yu sit down, Zhu Hongsan began to eat with chopsticks. Everyone saw the king of Chu moving and began to eat. After all, it was already dark now, and everyone had been hungry for a long time to wait for Zhu Hongsan to come back.

After letting go of the atmosphere, everyone was very active, and a few five or six-year-old children on the opposite table almost didn't fight in order to fight for good food, Ma Xiaofang was just about to speak to stop it, Zhu Hongsan said with a smile: "Is this home, this is how it should be when eating." Cao Fang, look at what dishes on that table are not enough for the kitchen to cook, I, Zhu Hongsan, are not the same as before, how many children can't afford to raise them? ”

Zhu Hongsan likes this kind of happy family gathering, watching the children's fighting, he thinks of his previous life. At that time, the family life was not well-off, and his mother had to put everything good in his bowl, thinking of this, Zhu Hongsan couldn't help but feel a little wet in the corners of his eyes.

Ma Xiaofang and Zhu Hongsan have lived a lifetime, and when they saw Zhu Hongsan, they knew that he missed his mother. said on the side: "Lord, do you miss your mother-in-law again?" ”

"Hey! How good it is for a mother to live, she must be happy to see that the junior is now in a group of children! ”

"The prince's day mourns, I think my mother-in-law will definitely like these children in the spirit of heaven!"

Zhu Hongsan listened to Ma Xiaofang's persuasion, wiped his tears, and said: "Now that Huguang is in turmoil, I heard that there are less than 30,000 people left in Wuchang Mansion who were slaughtered, I don't know what happened to my mother's grave!" ”

"I believe that Ji people only have celestial phenomena, and it should be fine!"

Zhu Hongsan can't stretch his hand so long now, so he can't do anything in a hurry. However, watching his children playing around, Zhu Hongsan's mood improved a lot.

At this time, Zhu Hongsan saw the eldest son on his table, the son Zhu Hai. Now Zhu Hai is ten years old, and he has entered school the year before last, and his husband is Ma Mingyuan, and sometimes Feng Ruoshu also comes to teach for two days. Now this child is taught the rules by a few literati, and he sits there silently, like a little adult.

Zhu Hongsan doesn't like his son to become like this, children, just have a happy childhood. Thinking of this, Zhu Hongsan asked, "Zhu Hai, how is your studies?" ”

When Zhu Hai heard his father ask himself, he quickly put down the dishes and chopsticks, got up and replied, "Back to my father, my son has already learned the Analects." ”

Zhu Hongsan nodded and said, "Don't read dead books, go out for a walk." Books are of little use, just be sensible. Zhu Hongsan doesn't want his son to be educated as a nerd, after all, Zhu Hai, as the eldest son, wants to inherit his family business, and if he is a nerd, he will not be bullied to death by these stinky old men.

"Father, but Mr. Ma taught me that only by reading the books of saints can I know honesty and etiquette!"

"Kong Lao Er's words can't be fully believed, why is he running around like a dog that was picked up back then? Your father and I haven't read any books, haven't we also created such a big family business? ”

"Mr. Ma said that it is okay to fight the world like my father, but if you want to have long-term peace and stability, you still need the education of a saint!"

Hearing Zhu Hai say this, Zhu Hongsan was very annoyed, what did Ma Lao Er teach his son to be? Is it a jinshi in the exam?

Zhu Hongsan slapped the table and said, "Isn't your father unreadable, can't he govern the world if he kills people and sets fires?" ”

The room was originally noisy, but when Zhu Hongsan was angry, he immediately fell silent, and several ignorant children couldn't stand this tense atmosphere, and cried.

Ma Xiaofang saw Zhu Hongsan getting angry, and hurriedly got up and said: "Lord Wang, the child is young, and he doesn't understand these things yet, and the concubines will educate him in the future!" Zhu Hai, don't apologize to your father yet! ”

Zhu Hai was also frightened by Zhu Hongsan, he had seen Zhu Hongsan make such a big fire there, so he quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "Father, my son is wrong, don't make my father angry in the future!" ”

Zhu Hongsan waved his hand to get him up, now that he can't eat like this, everyone ends hastily and goes back to their respective houses.

The successors of the royal family in the Ming Dynasty had their own set of methods, and they were not blindly reading. When the crown prince came of age, he also had to cooperate with the emperor in some simple state affairs. However, Zhu Hongsan is a clan, and he is actually no different from ordinary farmers, so how do you know how the crown prince was educated.

And none of the scholars under Zhu Hongsan had ever participated in the education of the prince before. Feng Ruoshu, who has the largest position, is only the Zhengqing of Dali Temple, and let him judge the case and play with his heart, which is a top hundred. And Ma Mingyuan and Ma Jiyuan are just local officials, and they have never played with education.

Zhu Hongsan sat on the chair and thought what to do? The issue of heir education is a big deal, and he is now thirty years old, so he is seventy years old, and he cannot live forever. If you make another martyrdom after you die, it will be over.

Zhu Hongsan thought about himself after thinking about it, since he can't educate, don't educate, it's better to throw the child into the social classroom, didn't he come over like this when he was a child?