If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 14 The Emperor Was Assassinated
Returning to his courtyard, Zhu Zhanjuan nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the palace maid who had already started working, and then walked towards the study.

"Hu Shangyi really knows how to train people. The ones she delivers are all hard-working. I will tell her later that I am very satisfied." Zhu Zhanyu sat in front of the desk. Hu Shanxiang, who had been waiting here, hurriedly handed over the wipes for wiping his hands. While Zhu Zhanyu was talking, people were busy around him.

However, after Zhu Zhanjun wiped his hands, he motioned for her to stop: "I don't need to do this. I don't pay so much attention to it on weekdays. Please stop for a moment, I have something to explain."

"Yes, Your Highness." Hu Shanxiang, who was about to help Zhu Zhanquan dust the hem of his clothes, stopped what he was doing and stood aside with his head lowered when he heard what he said.

Zhu Zhanjuan turned his head to look at the palace maid he was about to come, and looked at her face again.

"The heaven is full and the earth is round, and the earlobes are thick and fleshy, which is a blessing." Zhu Zhanquan commented, suddenly stood up and came to Hu Shanxiang, reached out to touch her head, and held down Hu Shanxiang who was trying to dodge: "Don't move, I'll feel your bones."

Hu Shanxiang looked at Zhu Zhanchun who was so close, and her heart suddenly felt a little frightened, and she was a little nervous at the same time.

However, Zhu Zhanchun just touched the size of her head and spine on her back, and then let go without any special movement.

After touching the bones, Zhu Zhanquan sat back on the chair and looked at Hu Shanxiang, who was blushing beside him, and then said: "I like to be quiet. On weekdays, you should be gentle when working, and don't stay in my yard if you have nothing to do." I won't punish you if you overhear this, just go back to Hu Shangyi's place."

"I have written it down. I will tell others." Although he was still blushing, after hearing Zhu Zhanchun's instructions, Hu Shanxiang immediately wrote down his words carefully.

Zhu Zhanquan nodded slightly, pointed to the inkstone on the table and said "grind ink", then continued: "The food in the East Palace does not go to the imperial dining room, it is the East Palace's own small kitchen, and I will also eat there." When the items are delivered to you, you look at them every day when they arrive, and ask them to report the daily expenses.

There are not many people in my room now. You can take care of the accounts first. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask me. In the morning, I gave the serving eunuch a bag of gold and silver. Go and ask. All other expenses are recorded together and reported to me once a month. "

Speaking of this, Zhu Zhanquan glanced at Hu Shanxiang and asked her: "Do you know about accounting documents and other things?"

"Your Majesty, when I was in the palace, I followed Shang Yi to manage palace affairs and learned a lot." Hu Shanxiang answered Zhu Zhanqun's questions while sharpening his ink.

As the daughter raised by Shangyi in the palace, Hu Shanxiang has been with Hu Shangyi since she was a child, helping her take care of various affairs in the palace. She still knows these things that she should know.

"Not bad." Zhu Zhanqun praised him and asked a few simple arithmetic questions. Seeing that Hu Shanxiang answered fluently, he nodded with satisfaction, took out a bag of gold and gave it to her: "The East Palace is in a tight situation. In addition to everyone in my room, You should get your monthly share, and don’t ask my mother for the rest. If there is anything missing, you can just buy it yourself. If you don’t have enough money, just tell me and don’t bother my mother.”

"Yes, Your Highness." Hu Shanxiang didn't ask any more questions. She had been following Hu Shangyi in the palace all year round. She had already learned not to ask what she shouldn't ask, and not to listen to what she shouldn't hear.

After sharpening the ink for Zhu Zhanquan, Hu Shanxiang helped him lay out the paper and moisturize the pen, and then stood aside obediently.

Zhu Zhanjun didn't say anything. He just picked up the pen and wrote quickly on the paper. After a while, the whole paper was filled.

Putting down the pen and blowing the ink on the paper, Zhu Zhanqi gave the piece of paper to Hu Shanxiang: "You are a man of integrity. Take the things on this paper back and memorize them. You are not allowed to tell others. Do you understand?" ?" Hu Shanxiang took the paper and looked at the words written in small regular script on it, feeling quite puzzled.

Although she cannot be said to be illiterate, her knowledge is limited. She does not recognize most of the words written on the paper, and the meaning of the words is not clear. Even if she can only guess, it is difficult to know what they mean.

"Your Highness, I don't understand the words on it." Hu Shanxiang remembered that Zhu Zhanqun said he couldn't tell others, so he quickly told him that he couldn't understand it.

Zhu Zhanchun was not surprised by this. After indicating to her to look at the piece of paper, he began to read the content on the paper. When Hu Shanxiang saw this, he also hurriedly memorized it in his mind, not daring to miss a sentence.

"Do you remember?" Zhu Zhanqi looked at Hu Shanxiang and asked her if she remembered.

In fact, Zhu Zhanchun secretly used some tricks to transmit the content he recited into Hu Shanxiang's ears through secret sound. And whenever she thinks of these contents in the next three days, the sound of reciting will be heard in her ears. It sounded in her mind, so there was no need to worry that she wouldn't remember it.

"My slave, I've written it down." Although she didn't know what Zhu Zhanchun asked her to remember, Hu Shanxiang still carefully wrote down everything Zhu Zhanchun said.

"Just write it down and memorize it later." Zhu Zhanchun was not in a hurry to tell Hu Shanxiang what he wanted her to remember. He just asked her to put the piece of paper away and then said: "From now on, my study will be occupied by You are responsible for cleaning and tidying up. No one else is allowed in except you, do you understand? If you have written down everything, then go ahead."

"Yes, Your Highness, I will leave you." Hu Shanxiang's mind was still filled with Zhu Zhanchun's voice just now. He reluctantly remembered Zhu Zhanchun's instructions and left the study.

However, when she walked out of the door, she bumped into Zhu Gaochi who was about to come in. She was so frightened that she quickly knelt on the ground.

"Whose girl is this? Why is she so reckless? Fortunately, I am strong enough to stand firm." Zhu Gaochi joked without blaming him, and waved his hand to let Hu Shanxiang go down.

When Zhu Zhanjun heard his fat father's voice, he stood up from his chair and came out to greet him. When he saw Hu Shanxiang kneeling on the ground, he said to her: "Go on down. Be careful next time and don't be so reckless."

When Hu Shanxiang heard what Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanjun said, he kowtowed on the ground and quickly left the study.

"Is this the new palace maid? Why does she look so reckless?" Zhu Gaochi was a little puzzled. The palace maids in the palace have all learned the rules. If you conflict with the nobles like this, you will be beaten to death. East Palace Although the management is not that strict, there are still rules.

Zhu Zhanjuan excused her casually: "I just asked Hu Shangyi to come today. I just told her to go do something. Maybe she was thinking about what I just told her, and I didn't see you, dad."

After saying that, Zhu Zhanju looked at his fat father, helped him sit down, and then asked: "Dad, why are you here?"

"I almost forgot, something big happened! When the army entered the city today, your grandfather's carriage was assassinated!" Zhu Gaochi heard Zhu Zhankun's inquiry and then remembered the purpose of coming to him.

(End of this chapter)