Chapter 511: No Queen and Princess
After two large orders in a row, the Haw Par Army Equipment Division Workshop immediately increased its limited production capacity to the extreme......
Except for a third of the factory, which still produces a variety of firearms equipped by the Haw Par Army, Nuoda's military workshop. The remaining factory area was directly divided into two to produce firearms that the Haw Par Army was about to sell to the imperial court and the Houjin Tartars.
When an unprecedented huge arms trade, under the auspices of Zhou Lao, unfolded little by little.
Zhang Yan and Princess Le'an, who entered the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, have been holding back in the Governor's Mansion for almost seven or eight days.
originally thought that in these seven or eight days, Wei Zheng, who was the host and had different thoughts, would definitely seize various opportunities to get close to the two and close the relationship between the two.
However, this is not the case...
For seven or eight days, the two of them not only didn't see Wei Zheng take the initiative to find them, but they didn't even see Wei Zheng's shadow... The two people who have lived in the palace since they were children and have been served by countless palace maids and eunuchs are like two birds in a cage, extremely aggrieved......
In the room where Empress Yi'an Zhang Yan was, Princess Le'an was pacing back and forth in the room with a sullen face, to vent her dissatisfaction......
I don't know how many times I turned around in the room, Princess Le'an, who looked tired, sat directly in front of Zhang Yan, and shouted with a dissatisfied face: "Imperial sister-in-law, this Wei Zheng is really too much....leave us alone in the backyard of the Governor's Mansion, and simply don't take us seriously......"
Empress Yi'an Zhang Yan also had a strong dissatisfaction with Wei Zheng in her heart. However, in order to let Princess Le'an not have too much connection to her future husband. Zhang Yan could only answer with a smile on her face.
"Le'an. Don't forget. Your future colt is no ordinary colt...... In his hands, he not only controls more than 100,000 well-equipped and powerful Haw Par Army, but also controls several provinces and tens of millions of people..."
"Suffice it to say, this colt of yours is no more leisurely than your royal brother in the capital......"
"So, you princess, you should be considerate of what you should be considerate of... Otherwise. When you get married, the relationship between you and the colt will be very bad..."
As a princess of Daming who is familiar with poetry and books, and knows well, Princess Le'an certainly knows these truths. Therefore, after listening to Zhang Yan's admonition, Princess Le'an's face directly revealed a bitter smile from the heart.
However, this kind of bitter smile only lasted less than a cup of tea on Le'an's face, and it was replaced by unwillingness again. Then. said to Zhang Yan: "I understand what you said, sister-in-law....It's just that I have been locked up in this courtyard all day and night." It's so boring......"
Speaking of this, Princess Le'an's eyes suddenly lit up, and she seemed to think of something.
Under Zhang Yan's gaze, she asked expectantly: "Imperial sister-in-law, when we first lived in the Governor's Palace, Wei Zheng seemed to have said a word....Before the big wedding, we can walk around the territory of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces at will... I don't know if it's true....or let's go out for a walk today and see if what Wei Zheng said is true. ”
For this mention, Zhang Yan, who has been influenced by the royal etiquette for a long time, refused without thinking about it: "Le'an, you are messing around, throughout the ages, have you seen which hero is willing to see his unmarried wife show up outside... So, you don't even think about it......"
"If there is no accident in this palace, you may not be able to leave this Shanxi Governor's Mansion for the rest of your life..."
"What, really put me in the cage of the Governor's Mansion like a bird....no, absolutely not, I absolutely disagree......" Under Zhang Yan's rebuttal, Le An said without thinking about it.
After finishing speaking, his face changed and directly revealed a determined expression. Then, he affirmed to Zhang Yan: "Imperial sister-in-law, a manly man, since Wei Zheng said this, then you have to talk about it... Whatever it takes, I'm going to give it a try... I'll go to the door and ask the guards at once, and see if what their commander said to us counts......"
Then, regardless of Zhang Yan's persuasion behind him, he walked directly to the gate of the compound.
After finding the commander of the guard company in charge of guarding around the courtyard, Le An said bluntly: "This general, my sister-in-law and I want to go out for a walk, I don't know if you can lead the way..."
Under the expectant gaze of Princess Le'an, the commander of the guard company replied without the slightest hesitation: "Yes....The marshal has already instructed the last general and others that as long as the two young ladies are willing, the last general and others can take you over anywhere in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces......
When she heard the company commander's affirmative answer, Princess Le'an's face directly showed a happy face. However, when he heard that the officer in front of him actually called himself Miss, not Princess, the joy that had just appeared on his face was directly replaced by dissatisfaction...
Of course, this is not to say that Miss is a derogatory term. Because, in this day and age, Miss does not have so much meaning as thick.
Facing the commander of the guard company in front of him, he asked loudly: "Don't you know that I am the princess of the Ming Dynasty, and the other person in the compound is the Empress Yi'an of the Ming Dynasty... Call us Miss without authorization, aren't you afraid of desecrating the feast and having your handsome head cut off..."
In the face of Princess Le'an's intimidation, the expression on the face of the guard company commander did not change because of this.
Under the angry gaze of Princess Le'an, she replied in a calm tone: "Two young ladies, our handsome said, since the two young ladies entered the two provinces of Shanxi and entered the governor's palace, there are no more Princess Le'an and Empress Yi'an here....so, the title of the young lady is also decided by the handsome... The last general is only doing what he is told..."
"You can do it....let's see..."Princess Daming, who has a noble status, was so blocked by a small officer that she couldn't speak. Faced with this fact, Princess Le'an directly held back her anger and rushed into the compound...
After listening to what happened to Princess Le'an at the gate of the compound, Zhang Yan's calm face was not only not shrouded in anger, but a trace of blush flashed.
"Since entering the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, there have been no more Princess Le'an and Queen Yi'an, and some are just two ordinary women. In this case, there is no longer a human gap between Wei Zheng and himself. Thinking of these, and then thinking of the first time he saw Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng teased him repeatedly, and Wei Zheng looked at his naked gaze. A very bold idea quickly came to Zhang Yan's mind.
"Could it be that this Wei Zheng really plans to marry himself and Le An together and give him his wife..."
However, as soon as this idea appeared, it was rejected by the reason in his heart.
"No, I must have thought too much...... The reason why Wei Zheng did this must be to give the imperial court and himself a dismount, so that he and Le'an know that these are the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, and they are his territory......"
Thinking of this, the blushing expression on Zhang Yan's face was quickly covered by calmness. Answer to Le An in front of him.
"Well, Le'an, the absence of princesses and queens may not be a bad thing for us. After all, when the titles of princess and queen are added to us, it means that a steady stream of trouble and red tape will come to us..."
"By the way, what did you just say....The officers who protect us tell you that we can get out of the Governor's Palace and go wherever we want..."
"Yes, sister-in-law...... That's what the officer said....we can go wherever we want. At the mention of this question, the angry expression on Le An's face was directly covered with excitement, and he affirmed loudly.
Then, he said to Zhang Yan: "Imperial sister-in-law, since Wei Zheng allows us to go out, then let's go out for a walk... Staying in this yard every day during this time, I'm going crazy..."
"On our way to the capital, we always heard from the guards that the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi under the jurisdiction of Wei Zheng were the only provinces in the entire Ming Dynasty that did not have displaced people and did not starve to death... Every common person in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces has food to eat and a house to live in, which is much better than the Ming Dynasty ruled by the imperial brother......"
However, this palace does not believe the words of these guards, in the heart of this official, the imperial brother is the most talented and diligent person in the Ming Dynasty...... Therefore, this palace must go out for a walk and see with your own eyes whether the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi are really as good as everyone says... If not, this palace must debunk Wei Zheng..."
Zhang Yan also showed an expression full of approval on her face, and replied to Le An: "It just so happens that this palace also wants to see if this Wei Zheng's ability is really as rumored in the Ming Dynasty... Being able to govern the army and the people is a rare talent in our Ming Dynasty......"
After finishing speaking, the two of them walked towards the gate of the compound in a daze.
However, just when the two of them had just stepped out of the compound, the commander of the guard company, who had just agreed to let the two go out, directly stopped the two.
Under the incomprehensible gazes of Zhang Yan and Le An, he spoke directly: "Two young ladies, are you planning to go out in this crown dress...... The last general can say with certainty that if you wear this crown dress, not only will you not be free, but you will also be watched by ordinary people-....... because the crown clothes of the two young ladies are so gorgeous that you can't find the same clothes in the entire Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces......"
While the two of them showed a hint of sudden realization, they subconsciously opened their mouths and asked, "If we don't wear these clothes, then what are we wearing?" ”
At the signal of the guard company commander, several clothes that looked very ordinary on the surface, but there were indeed various clothes made of precious cloth, which were directly sent to the two of them.
Then, he said to the two of them: "Two young ladies, this is the clothes specially prepared for you by the marshal....The marshal said that only by wearing this kind of clothes can you move freely in the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi....As for the guards who are responsible for protecting you, they will also wear ordinary clothes and follow ......" (to be continued......