"What's going on? What's going on?" The Crown Princess left the room in a panic early in the morning. She originally planned to be lazy on the first day of the New Year, but she received big news early in the morning and couldn't sleep at all.
, packed it up as quickly as possible and went straight out the door.
Hu Shanggong comforted him: "My dear, don't worry, it may not be certain."
"Li Xiaozhu didn't come out of Zhan's room last night. There's nothing certain about it. He's going to die. Why is this guy so unsatisfactory? She's a foreign woman."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be so anxious. Your Highness is still young now."
The Crown Princess paused for a moment, then immediately rushed to Zhu Zhanzhen's yard cursing: "It doesn't matter if he is young, I am so stupid that I arranged for a foreign woman to be by his side. Even if he is still young, this
Foreign women have evil thoughts and may crawl into bed in the middle of the night."
When I rushed to Zhu Zhanyi's yard, I didn't expect that Zhu Zhanyi had already gotten up. He usually couldn't get up so early. He got up early today and was drinking tea with Li Xiaozhu.
"Mother, why are you here?"
Seeing Zhu Zhanzhen and Li Xiaozhu who were calm and composed, the princess didn't know what to say for a while.
"Zhan Zhen, you... you... last night?"
"Last night, Lee Hyo-joo told me stories about Korean ghosts and monsters all night long. I loved hearing them."
Li Xiaozhu replied respectfully: "Yes, the Crown Princess."
Seeing the two people's expressions unchanged and their hearts not beating, the princess felt very strange.
Normally, it would be impossible for a man and a woman to be alone for one night and nothing would happen. However, looking at the reactions of the two of them, it seemed that nothing really happened.
How is this possible? Is there something wrong with Zhu Zhanzhen?
"Mom, why are you here so early?"
"nothing."
The Crown Princess was very angry, but she couldn't let it out. Zhu Zhanchen said that nothing happened, but how could he stop everyone from talking? The news about Li Xiaozhu spending the night in Zhu Zhanchen's room last night would definitely spread.
Sighed: "That's all, Shanwei will teach Li Xiaozhu etiquette from tomorrow. Our Ming Dynasty has more etiquette than North Korea."
"As commanded."
The Crown Princess left angrily, but Hu Shanwei stayed behind: "Your Highness, did nothing really happen yesterday?"
"Of course it doesn't happen. What can happen?"
Looking at Zhu Zhanzhen's "innocent" face, Hu Shanwei didn't know what to say.
Zhu Zhanzhen continued: "Hu Shanggong, mother asked you to teach Li Xiaozhu etiquette, and I hope Hu Shanggong will not embarrass her."
Hu Shanwei was stunned by Zhu Zhanzhen's straightforwardness: "Your Highness, why am I in trouble?"
"That's good, Hu Shanggong. Li Xiaozhu will come to my place often in the future. I like to listen to her stories about Korean legends and monsters."
"I didn't expect His Highness to like listening to stories."
"If Hu Shanggong has stories about strange things, I also like to listen to them. Li Xiaozhu tells them very well. I can listen to them every once in a while."
"I understand, Your Highness."
Hu Shanwei also left with Li Xiaozhu.
The reason why Zhu Zhanyi let Li Xiaozhu stay overnight was to let the people in the palace know that Li Xiaozhu was now his. She told him about the secret letter from the North Korean envoy, and Zhu Zhanzhen recognized her as being under his protection.
According to Hu Shanwei's method, if Li Xiaozhu was deliberately targeting Li Xiaozhu, Li Xiaozhu would have no chance to fight back, and the princess had instructed her to teach the rules and no one else would dare to say anything, so Zhu Zhanzhen reminded Hu Shanwei that Li Xiaozhu had to come to his place every now and then.
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I hope Aunt Hu can give me some face.
Zhu Zhanzhen understood the concerns of the Crown Princess, and was afraid that he would really be attracted by a foreign woman. If his childhood sweetheart grew up, and he really made up his mind to marry a foreign woman as his wife in the future, it would be a waste of money.
But it didn't seem like Zhu Zhanzhen was acting like this, so he could only give him a slight punishment as a warning.
Zhu Zhanzhen had already thought of this situation before letting Li Xiaozhu stay overnight, and he could deal with it naturally. The main thing is that Hu Shanggong should not deliberately target it.
Hu Shanwei understood what Zhu Zhanzhen meant and felt a little disappointed: "Yes, they are about the same age."
After everyone left the yard, Zhu Zhanchen started playing with the phone again.
"Xiaosheng, Chu'er, follow me out of the palace." Zhu Zhanzhen will leave the palace on the first day of the new year.
After being locked up in the palace for a long time, Zhu Zhanzhen rarely left the palace and went to Zheng He's house.
There is an endless stream of guests in Zheng He's Mansion during the New Year. Human relations are very important in the officialdom. Which family comes first and which family comes last? How much and how to send are all matters.
In the Ming Dynasty, because of the existence of the Jin Yiwei, those who gave gifts rarely dared to go beyond this, at least openly.
Zheng He brought Zhu Zhanyang into the mansion.
"His Royal Highness comes in the New Year, and the flowers will shine brightly."
"Master Zheng, why are you still doing this with me?"
Zheng He smiled happily and was in a great mood for the New Year.
"Your Highness, are you here about thunder and lightning?"
The craftsmen were amazed by the power generation device that Zhu Zhanzhen brought out before. Many people reached out and touched the wires. Humans can actually generate electricity.
"Yes, my father has not allowed me to leave the palace before, but now I have come up with something called a phone call, and my father finally allows me to leave the palace."
"Telephone, what is a phone?"
Xiaosheng took out the things and placed them to connect the wires. He had disassembled and assembled them several times and now he is very proficient.
The wiring was no different from the electric lights back then, but he had never seen the receiver and microphone before.
After trying it once, Zheng He was shocked that he could actually hear the sound.
"Your Highness, this..."
"This is called a telephone. Once the electricity is connected, you can talk to each other, and you can hear what you say from one side to the other. There is no need for people to run around or send letters to notify you."
Zheng He was still in shock: "In this case, it will not save a lot of manpower and material resources, but it will be troublesome to have someone to shake it all the time."
"Master Zheng, let's think about it. Wouldn't it be better to use a steam engine to drive it and keep it running and keep it powered on?"
Zheng He's eyes lit up: "Your Highness is truly a god. In this way, as long as the wire is stretched long enough, we can be notified of news directly from the palace, so as not to waste time running around, thus greatly improving efficiency."
"Of course it is." Zhu Zhanzhen smiled slightly.
"Your Highness, wait a minute while I ask someone to call Zhang San and others over."
"No need, let them take a break on the first day of the new year. They have been very busy in the past six months or so. It will be fine after a few days to complete it."
"His Highness is so considerate of his subordinates that it really puts us to shame."
Zheng He continued with a smile on his face: "Years ago, I gave them some bonuses, and they all thought of His Highness' kindness."
The steam engine is running well, and the steam warship is beginning to show its power. Technical chief engineers like Zhang San, or senior technical personnel must be well secured. Thanks to the salary, it is necessary to improve their social status.
There will be many places where they will be needed in the future.
After chatting about the business, Zhu Zhanzhen asked: "Is there anything unusual happening with Li Xianyu?"
"No, Your Highness, Li Xianyu is often in his yard and rarely goes out. Even if he does go out, he only wanders in the garden of his house."
Recently, I was investigating Jurchen spies. According to the information, they looked a lot like Li Xianyu, but Li Xianyu had the basic drawings of the steam engine but did nothing. And it had been so long since Zhu Zhanzhen had come to see her for two months.
"Then I'll go see her." Zhu Zhanzhen walked to Li Xianyu's yard.
Of course, I have to take the first bath of the new year with Li Xianyu.