Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 123 Worry (Fourth update, please subscribe)

To put it bluntly, Zhu Youtang's worry is that he is not ready to be a husband yet. He is eighteen years old, but in fact it is only his age in virtual age. It will be more than half a year before he officially turns seventeen. No matter how sensible he is, he has no way to cultivate his character in such a nearly closed environment.

After looking at Zhu Youtang lovingly for a few times, Qin Ji smiled and nodded: "Of course the Crown Princess will live in the Eastern Palace. Although you don't have to be with the Crown Prince day and night, you will see him almost every day in the future. With the Crown Princess taking care of all your affairs, I think the Crown Prince's life will be more normal in the future."

Zhu Youtang asked: "Is my current life abnormal?"

Qin Ji thought about it and shook his head helplessly: "The prince's life is too hard now... Every day he studies and studies, there is no fun in life at all."

"No, books contain both wealth and beauty. Every time I finish reading a book, I feel a great sense of accomplishment, and I learn a lot from books that I have never encountered before."

Zhu Youtang looked longing and said, "It's just... I really want to know the scenery outside the palace. Will it be like what is mentioned in the book, where the sea is wide for fish to jump and the sky is high for birds to fly? If the sea is narrow and the sky is closed, then wouldn't the fish and birds be trapped in the abyss, moving around in a small space?"

When Qin Ji heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

He immediately thought that this idea was a bit dangerous.

How could a prince be so longing for the outside world?
Once you become a crown prince, you can only stay in the palace all the time. Once you become an emperor, it is even more so. Even if you occasionally leave the palace, it is only to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth. As for touring or something like that, it is simply not in line with the current national conditions. With the precedent of Emperor Yingzong leading the army in person and being annihilated, don't even think about it.

Zhu Youtang said: "Just choose... Even if you choose, I don't know how to get along with it. It's really a headache!"

Qin Ji originally wanted to say, you don’t know now, but after you enter the palace and spend time together day and night, won’t you understand everything?

But Qin Ji was just a eunuch after all, and it was not his turn to speak on many things.

"Your Highness, according to the rules, we should send a few palace maids from Kunning Palace to you. They should be older ones. There are many things that need to be taught to you by them. After all..."

Qin Ji wanted to talk but hesitated, and there were many things he couldn't say.

The prince should have received premarital education before his wedding, but the problem is that Queen Wang, the nominal head of the harem, doesn't care at all, and Concubine Wan, who has the power to intervene, won't care about the affairs of the Eastern Palace. Now it depends on whether Queen Mother Zhou can remember that her grandson needs enlightenment.

You have to know that the prince is no longer a child. Once he gets married, he has to shoulder family responsibilities. But in reality, the prince is at best an ignorant little kid. Although his body is mature, his mind is as pure as a blank sheet of paper and he knows nothing.

Seeing Tan Ji's embarrassment, Zhu Youtang nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Is it about men and women?"

Qin Ji's old face turned red.

Even in a secluded place like the imperial palace, matters concerning men and women were taboos, but Zhu Youtang was well-read and understood a few things, which meant that he was not completely a child.

"There is content in this regard, but there are still many more things that need to be explained to the prince, including the etiquette of the wedding and so on."

"Let's talk about it later."

Zhu Youtang waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "I'm fine now. I won't think about anything else when I read. Books can bring me joy and happiness, but nothing else can."

Qin Ji thought, you are really easy to satisfy.

However, once you know the beauty of relationships between men and women, you probably won't have such thoughts anymore. People who have suppressed their emotions for too long may not be able to stop when the time comes.

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The selection of concubines in Qingning Palace was in progress, and in Qianqing Palace, Zhu Jianshen called over several people from the Imperial Household Department, as well as Li Zisheng and Deng Changen.

Zhu Jianshen originally sent people to urge the Empress Dowager, but in the end all his strength was in vain, which made him feel helpless.

At this time, Zhu Jianshen was obviously anxious and restless because of Concubine Wan's illness. He looked listless. He wanted to discuss something with the people in front of him, but he just couldn't muster the energy.

Tan Chang, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, said, "Your Majesty, the first day of the year's grand sacrifice is scheduled for the Xin Hai Day, and the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple are already preparing for it."

Zhu Jianshen looked up and asked, "Which day was the Xinhai Revolution?"

"It's the ninth day."

Qin Chang said, "There are still seven days." "Got it. By the way, have you made any progress on the matter of finding a good doctor outside the palace as we mentioned earlier?" Zhu Jianshen asked.

Now, both Qin Chang and Wei Tai had evasive looks on their faces, their eyes were dodging, and they didn't dare to look Zhu Jianshen in the eye.

Previously, the Emperor asked the Imperial Household Department to help find a famous doctor from the public to treat Concubine Wan, but the matter was raised on the first day of the new year, and now only one day has passed, they couldn't help but wonder, how could it be so quick?

After a long silence, Qin Chang realized that he couldn't escape and had to leave the group. He said helplessly, "Still looking."

Zhu Jianshen did not lose his temper. He probably did not hold much hope for this matter. He turned to look at Li Zisheng and asked, "Mr. Li, have you calculated the weather since you returned? Has anything major happened in the country recently?"

Li Zisheng was suddenly in a difficult situation.

He thought to himself, do you really think I'm a demigod?

Do you think I can figure out everything?
He noticed Deng Chang'en next to him looking at him with disdain, and he immediately became angry. After all, he had shown off before the New Year, and now it would not be easy to act big as he did then.

"Never has."

Li Zisheng bowed.

Deng Chang'en teased: "Has Minister Li never calculated this, or has he calculated this but never had it?"

Zhu Jianshen stretched out his hand to interrupt Deng Changen, meaning that he didn't want to listen to such mutual attacks.

Qin Chang beside him comforted him, "Your Majesty, this is a good thing... If nothing serious happens, doesn't it mean that the country is peaceful and the people are safe?"

Everyone present knew it well.

The emperor was not asking about the peace and prosperity of the country. Even if there was an earthquake somewhere in the Ming Dynasty, or some other natural disaster or man-made calamity, it was not as important as the health of his servants. So what the emperor actually asked was, "Do you think my servants are okay?"

However, Zhu Jianshen felt somewhat relieved after hearing this.

It's nothing. It probably means that Concubine Wan is not destined to die!

At this juncture, no news is good news.

"The wedding of the Eastern Palace should be held earlier. We should save as much as possible on etiquette."

Zhu Jianshen ordered, "Li Qingjia, you are to arrange the wedding and other matters, especially choosing a date to complete the six rituals. Try to do it as quickly as possible and pick the nearest auspicious days."

Deciding who to marry is equivalent to completing the "three books" in a folk wedding.

All that remains is to complete the six rites.

The emperor summoned Li Zisheng to tell him clearly that he should not be too picky about picking a good day and should just postpone the matter to the end of the world.

It would be best to get married in the next few days, otherwise how can you accomplish the good fortune?

Don’t wait until the wedding has not even started and the person has already died, how can you celebrate it then?

Fuck his grandma.

Li Zisheng certainly understood what the emperor meant, and he bowed again and said, "I understand."

Zhu Jianshen waved his hand and said, "If you have anything else to say, please discuss it among yourselves. I have been very anxious these past two days. Li Qingjia, you must calculate what will happen recently when you have time. And you... should also select a good doctor from the people as soon as possible. Wan Shi's illness cannot be delayed."

"According to the order."

Several people present leaned forward and accepted the order almost at the same time.

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