I traveled with them to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 24 It turns out to be training

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In his previous life, Li Lin was not only an outstanding graduate of the command major of a certain army university, but also served in a certain ace army for two years and mastered a set of solid military skills.

In Li Lin's words, "If I hadn't been shot and injured my meniscus while serving in Mali and had to retire, I would definitely have become an outstanding female general."

Li Lin also told Zhang Chun and the other four girls that most men were no match for her in hand-to-hand combat; if she were given a dagger, she could kill three ordinary adult men in a head-on combat; if she were given a gun, sufficient ammunition, and allowed to choose a map, a hundred ordinary adult men would not be enough for her to kill.

It is obvious that Zhang Chun cannot afford to offend Li Lin.

What's more, Yuan Qingcheng has obviously sided with Li Lin.

So, seeing that Li Lin and Yuan Qingcheng wanted to break her monopoly, Zhang Chun could only agree to let the five of them go to see Zheng Xiansu and Wang Yisu together.

"Anyway, I'm going to Zhao Ya, so I'll leave the political resources here to you."

So, the next day, Zhang Chun's five daughters came together to find Zheng Xiansu and Wang Yisu.

After the two sides met, Zhang Chun handed Zhao Ya's jade pendant to Zheng Xiansu, and said with a humble look, "Your Majesty, I have sent five of my servants to find the two guards."

Zheng Xiansu, who was very meticulous, recognized it at a glance. This was the jade pendant that was hanging around Zhao Ya's waist yesterday.

And no one would dare to lie about something that can be reconciled by just reconciling the accounts.

Zheng Xiansu looked at Zhang Chun, Li Lin, Ye Shiyun, Ma Xiaojiao and Yuan Qingcheng one by one. He found that they were all top choices in terms of appearance and figure. He couldn't help but guess that Zhao Ya might have taken a fancy to all five of them.

In this regard, it would be a lie to say that Zheng Xiansu is not bored at all.

However, Zheng Xiansu was a native of this era and grew up in the most feudal harem, so she could still accept her man's romantic and philanthropic nature.

The key is that due to the influence of many factors such as social conditions, medical levels, wars and disasters at that time, the average life expectancy of people in this era was only about 30 years old.

——The average life expectancy of the nobility is much higher, but it is only around forty years old.

In order to ensure the prosperity and growth of the family, the concept of having many children and more blessings has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people of this era.

In addition, a family's property and status often require many descendants to maintain and pass on.

Therefore, men of this era were given the important responsibility of carrying on the family line and continuing the family bloodline.

Marrying multiple wives and concubines was considered an effective means to achieve this goal.

In addition, marriage is often used as a tool for political and economic alliances. Families use marriage to consolidate their sphere of influence and expand their network resources. Therefore, men with multiple wives and concubines can establish close ties with different families, thereby creating more favorable conditions for the development of the family.

In short, in the eyes of people of this era, men should marry more wives and concubines, and women should not only not be jealous, but also encourage them. Otherwise, they will not be qualified women, will be despised by the world, and will not be liked by men.

This is especially true in the royal family.

Although Zhao Ya said that he would not marry anyone but Zheng Xiansu and Wang Yisu, they would not become arrogant because of their favor.

The key is that they know very well that there is no such thing as pure sincerity in this harem. Perhaps Zhao Ya had feelings for them, but as a prince, his primary concern was to continue the royal bloodline and ensure the stability of the Zhao Song Dynasty. They were just little women who happened to be favored by Zhao Ya. Why did they think they could make him favor them forever?
Moreover, Zhao Ya married them as princesses because of their virtues. He didn't want to see that his own family was full of undercurrents, crises, and conspiracies. Women would do anything to win favor and gain power. Human nature was distorted, kindness was buried, and only endless calculations and struggles remained.

They must never abandon the fact that Zhao Ya likes them.

Therefore, if Zhao Ya really fell in love with the five daughters of Zhang Chun, what they should do is not to be jealous, but to inherit the tradition of "welcoming ladies" in the Song Palace and help Zhao Ya to have children.

It is worth mentioning that they still have great confidence in Zhao Ya, believing that Zhao Ya will not favor his concubine over his wife like Zhao Xu did.

The most important thing is that they were princesses chosen by Zhao Ya himself, not arranged marriages like Meng Xiang's, and there was an emotional foundation between them and Zhao Ya.

Taking all of the above into consideration, Zheng Xiansu greeted Zhang Chun and the other five girls warmly when they came over with Zhao Ya's jade pendant. "Sisters, please take a seat."

Zhang Chun said hurriedly, "I dare not. There is no place for me to sit in front of the two guards."

Zheng Xiansu scolded, "Hey, why call me 'guard'? Just call us sisters. We are family, why are you being so distant?"

Wang Yisu personally poured a pot of good tea, and then he and Zheng Xiansu invited Zhang Chun and the other five girls to sit down one by one.

Li Lin and her other daughters realized that Zheng Xiansu and Wang Yisu might have misunderstood. They wanted to explain, but were afraid that explaining would make things worse. After weighing the pros and cons, they could only accept the misunderstanding for the time being.

The women took their seats, divided into host and guest. Zheng Xiansu said apologetically, "I didn't realize you and I were family, so I treated you and the other Master Attendants the same. I hope you can forgive me."

Then he explained, "The way the palace manages Master Attendants is to give them more things to do, temper their temperament, and stimulate their ambition. Then, as their rank rises, their labor is gradually reduced. This is how we learned the rules. That's how we got through it."

After listening to Zheng Xiansu's explanation, Zhang Chun and the other five daughters suddenly realized why they had such a hard life. It turned out that it was the managers of the feudal society who were disciplining them.

Afterwards, Zheng Xiansu took the initiative and said, "From today on, the five of you will no longer work with the other Master Attendants. First, you will be responsible for cleaning the Tihe Hall. When the two of us leave Cide Palace, we will go to Prince Shen's Mansion together. How about that?"

Tihe Hall is the study of Empress Dowager Xiang. She has rarely been there in recent years. On weekdays, she only needs to dust it. It is known as the most leisurely place in Cide Palace.

What's more, Zheng Xiansu also asked Zhang Chun and the other five to clean the Tihe Hall together, which clearly showed that he was taking care of them.

The most important thing is that Zhang Chun and the other five girls didn't say anything, but Zheng Xiansu took the initiative to express his intention to take them to Zhao Ya.

It has to be said that after Zheng Xiansu finished this set of combination punches, Li Lin and the other four girls began to like Zheng Xiansu more and more.

Zhang Chun thought to himself, "No wonder she has no children. Zhao Ji has so many concubines, but not only is her position as empress secure, her favor has never declined, and her family is extremely well-treated. I'm afraid this woman will be a serious threat to me."

Zhang Chun, on behalf of Li Lin's four daughters, said: "Thank you, sister, for taking care of me."

As soon as Zhang Chun opened her mouth, Zheng Xiansu was sure that she had not misunderstood. Zhang Chun's fifth daughter was indeed the woman that Zhao Ya liked, and Zhang Chun's fifth daughter also wanted to climb up the high branch of Zhao Ya.

With this judgment, Zheng Xiansu became even more enthusiastic: "What difficulties do you five have? Just tell us. If we can do it, we will definitely do our best."

Zhang Chun thought to himself, "Here it comes. Whether I can seize the initiative depends on this..."

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(End of this chapter)