There is an undercurrent in the capital, but the prince's mansion does not seem to be affected.

The beautiful woman in a gorgeous costume did not get up until the third pole of the sun, and it was lying lazily on the collapse like a demon, with black silk wrapped between her snow-white fingers, and a pair of big watery eyes to select the gold and silver hairpins presented in front of her.

Like women all over the world, she has a soft spot for beautiful jewelry, and now she has become a big customer of Baixinzhai, the largest gold shop in Beijing.

Zhang Yujiao picked up a beautiful golden phoenix hairpin from the plate, and asked as if she suddenly remembered something: "How many days has the prince slept in the study?" ”

"It's been five or six days since I returned to the crown princess!" Xiao Zi, the palace maid with a bun face, knew that the crown princess was going to be kind to the prince, and immediately replied happily.

Zhang Yujiao played with the hairpin carved with a golden phoenix in her hand, and asked indifferently: "Has the prince been dishonest to anyone these days?" ”

"Nope! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been getting up very early these days for morning exercises, and then going to the lecture hall as usual to attend classes, and he has not been dishonest with anyone! Xiao Zi immediately shook her head like a rattle and responded very seriously.

"Don't want this one, leave the rest!" Zhang Yujiao handed the jewel gold hairpin in her hand to the palace maid next to her, and then instructed the palace maid Xiaozi: "Don't let the prince continue to sleep in the study tonight, arrange for him to come back to sleep!" ”

"Yes!" Xiao Zi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said when he even said.

The clouds over the prince's mansion for many days seem to be about to disperse, and the crown prince Zhu Youji, who was snubbed by the crown princess, finally ushered in grace, and he didn't need to sleep in the study tonight.

Zhu Youzhu has slowly adapted to this new identity, staying in the prince's mansion every day, except for classes, the rest of the time is spent flipping through books in the study, and at the same time sorting out some useful knowledge points in combination with the memories of his previous life.

During this period, not only did Xu Pu often come over to instill the concept of governing the country in himself, but even Liu Jian, a bachelor to be a bachelor in Hanlin, also came to join in the fun, and even pretended to inadvertently mention the degraded eunuch Huai'en, who was the former chief eunuch of the ceremonial seal.

It is said that civil officials and eunuchs are inherently hostile groups, but in fact they are not absolute.

Huai En was born in the Dai clan of Suzhou, his brother Dai Lun, the squire of the military department, was ordered to be beaten to death with a stick, his father Dai Xiwen was the servant Qing and his uncle Dai Xian, the prefect of Henan, were both imprisoned, and he was castrated as a eunuch and given the name Huai'en.

It is precisely so, although it is true that Wynne is a eunuch, he is actually a member of the civil official group.

Zhu Youzhi realized that he had an incomparably large network of relationships, and he was facing a very powerful force, and it was not easy to completely control this court.

"Prince, the meal is ready, please have lunch!" Although Qin Conggui is no longer Zhu Youji's personal eunuch, he has resolutely become the dietary steward eunuch of the Prince's Mansion, and it is precisely to respectfully greet Zhu Youjidao.

Zhu Youzhu looked at the very light dishes on the table, and immediately asked in confusion: "It's not a matter of the past two days, why is the meal so bland?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the eunuchs and palace maids present couldn't help but silently exchange glances.

Zhu Youji's brows frowned slightly, and even if his eyes fell on Qin Conggui, who was in charge of the meal, Qin Conggui didn't dare to say a word like constipation.

The other eunuchs and palace maids lowered their heads one after another, resolutely not daring to answer this word.

Zhu Youji's face suddenly became even more solemn, not because of the food that didn't have much oil and gas, but because everyone felt that everyone didn't take their prince seriously.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, I heard that there is not much silver left in the Prince's Mansion Treasury now, so all of us must be careful about our meals, and you are already very good!" Niu Mengmeng saw that everyone didn't dare to speak, so he couldn't help but stand up and reveal the truth.

It's just that as soon as these words came out, the eunuchs and palace maids, including Huang Pan, all looked at Niu Mengmeng with pity.

Zhu Youji's eyes were particularly clear when he looked at this palace maid, but he said very suspiciously: "I remember that at the beginning of the opening of the palace this year, my father allocated a full 10,000 taels to the prince's mansion!" ”

Qin Conggui swallowed his saliva hard, only to find that Niu Mengmeng still dared to continue to speak, so he suddenly glanced at him and shook his head.

"Prince, that's right! However, the crown princess spent too much, not only did she buy a lot of gold and silver jewelry, but also gave a lot of ...... to her mother's family."

Niu Mengmeng's face was straight, and when she counted it with her fingers like a housekeeper's wife, it was just Qin Conggui's heavy cough next to her, which finally made her realize that these words didn't seem to be able to be said nonsense, so she obediently closed her mouth.

Zhu Youzhu looked at Qin Conggui, who seemed to have tuberculosis, and said dissatisfiedly: "Qin Conggui, what kind of disease do you really have, don't appear in front of Lone Eyes in the future?" ”

"Too ...... Prince, no...... Nothing! Qin Conggui hurriedly stopped coughing, and waved his hand again and again.

Zhu Youzhu looked at the eight vegetarian soup in front of him, and finally knew what the problem was.

The financial constraints of his own prince's mansion are not because of the problems of the year, but because he married a profligate princess. On the contrary, this crown princess still has to help her mother's family.

In view of the harm of foreign relatives interfering in politics in the Han Dynasty, after Taizu laid down the country, he prevented his relatives from becoming bigger by limiting the prince's marriage object to small families.

Zhang Yujiao's father Zhang Luan entered the Guozijian as a township tribute, and his cousin Zhang Qi was the former governor of Liaodong, but after all, he did not belong to the family of scholars, so he could only be regarded as a medium family.

Zhang Yujiao is the daughter of the Zhang family, and she and Zhu Youzhu have just been married for half a year, so it is naturally impossible to say how deep the relationship between the two is. After mastering the financial power of the Prince's Mansion, although 10,000 taels seems to be a lot, this silver naturally can't withstand her squandering like this, and now it is naturally overstretched.

Zhu Youzhu couldn't help but shake his head bitterly, the master in front of his body was too indulgent to the other party.

Not to mention that ordinary families can't do this, let alone the emperor's family. In the original history, it was precisely because she spoiled Queen Zhang too much that she left a nonsense Zhengde, and she ruined her own lineage.

Zhu Youzhu looked at the clear soup in front of him, and only the plate of mutton crystal dumplings on the table was a little meaty, so he stretched out his chopsticks and picked one up.

Mutter......

Niu Mengmeng, who was standing next to him, looked at the mutton crystal dumplings on Zhu Youji's chopsticks, his stomach suddenly screamed, and then he lowered his head very embarrassed.

Zhu Youzhu was slightly stunned at first when he heard this movement, and then noticed that only Niu Mengmeng was staring at his toes shyly in a row of palace maids, and realized what was going on.

Qin Conggui also heard the movement, but glared at Niu Mengmeng sternly.

Zhu Youzhu knew that the palace maid below might not have a good time, so he pointed to the plate of mutton crystal dumplings and said: "Niu Mengmeng, you are very loyal to Lone, this pot of mutton crystal dumplings will be rewarded to you!" ”

"Huh?" Niu Mengmeng raised his head suddenly, and his big beautiful eyes looked incredulous.

Qin Conggui didn't like this palace maid who seemed to have a big personality, and even reminded: "You still don't thank the prince for his favor?" ”

"Thank you for the reward!" Niu Mengmeng once suspected that he had misheard, so he hurriedly thanked him.

A pot of mutton crystal dumplings is almost a dish that the prince can eat every day, but for her, it is a lot of oily dishes that she has not eaten, but it is one of the foods she dreams of.

Niu Mengmeng took the pot of mutton dumplings, and when he stuffed a mutton dumpling into his mouth, the face of the meat dun looked even fatter. But he suddenly found that Qin Conggui was glaring at him viciously, so he hurriedly flashed out of the door with the plate of mutton dumplings.

The palace maids present couldn't help but look at each other, who did they learn this court etiquette from?

Zhu Youzhu saw Niu Mengmeng, who was eating so happily, and it was only at this time that he felt that he was the prince of the Ming Dynasty, the owner of this prince's mansion, and the prince who could create happiness for others.

Syllable!

What happened in the dining room naturally couldn't escape the eyes of the crown princess, and after learning that Zhu Youjiao was dissatisfied with the food, Zhang Yujiao even smashed the porcelain bottle in her hand.

"Crown Princess, that Niu Mengmeng is really hateful, I think she just wants to seduce the prince!" An elderly palace maid made a small report, even if she added oil and vinegar.

It's just that as soon as the words fell, Xiao Zi, the palace maid next to her, immediately reprimanded: "Don't talk nonsense!" With the crown princess here, how could she be so self-conscious to seduce the prince! ”

"Yes, slave and maid gaffe!" The older palace maid who made the small report immediately admitted her mistake.

Zhang Yujiao waved her hand at the palace maid who made a small report, and when the palace maid left, she said angrily to the palace maid Xiao Zi beside her: "You let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince continue to stay in the study tonight, the old lady will not serve him anymore, let him stay where he is cool in the future!" ”

"Yes!" Xiao Zi knew Zhang Yujiao's strength, so she agreed to come down.

But who can blame this thing? If the crown prince hadn't asked about Kuyin today, and stayed away from the palace maid named Niu Mengmeng, then he would have been able to reconcile with the crown princess tonight.

Zhu Youzhu stood in the courtyard that night and looked in the direction of the Forbidden City, it was said that he should be summoned into the palace to accompany him at this time, but the world seemed to have forgotten him.

Perhaps, in the eyes of many people, he is really dispensable, or the most ideal puppet.