The Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 75: Uncle Prince

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The New Year is approaching, and the streets are full of pedestrians busy with the New Year. All kinds of New Year's goods are also the best-selling season. The Singapore dollar has been the most important festival for the Han people for thousands of years.

Among such a busy crowd, businessmen are undoubtedly the happiest. They earn a lot of brains, and when they see pedestrians of all kinds, they do not hide their faces; women are the protagonists of this buying tide, and even those families are not. Housewives who are not wealthy also spend a lot of money without hesitation. After a year of hard work, it is right for the children to wear beautiful new clothes and eat delicious meals at the time when the Singapore dollar is approaching.

The children's jokes and jokes pushed the atmosphere before the festival to the apex. At this time, you will not be reprimanded by the elders if you act spoiltly, buy a string of firecrackers, and ask for new clothes. At most, it will be a joke.

In this busy season, Zhu Youjian is the most comfortable person. The First Avenue has been repaired from the capital to Yongping Mansion. Now that the new yuan is approaching, the soldiers of Siyong Camp are on holiday and work is temporarily suspended. However, Zhu Youjian received funds to sell cement from the Ministry of Households.

After calculation, the net profit was 11,000 taels of silver, plus the profit of the brick kiln factory, which resulted in a total of 14,000 taels. Such a small amount of silver is only a drop in the bucket when compared with the salt merchants and large households in the south of the Yangtze River. But for Zhu Youjian, it is enough. After all, it has just started. The commercial value of cement has not yet been developed. If the commercial value of cement is fully developed, Zhu Youjian believes that even the big households in Jiangnan will cry. Ask for cement purchased from yourself.

When the whole world was busy, Zhu Youzhen was untimely leisurely. The Siwu camp began to take turns and the training of the soldiers temporarily stopped. Zhu Youjian took Wang Mujiu and others back from the barracks to the Xuanqin Palace.

"His Royal Highness is back!" Xu Yingyuan greeted him when he heard the sound of horse hooves. Seeing Wang Mujiu, he also bowed his hands in salute, and then commanded the man to take the horses of the crowd away and put them into the stables.

When Wan'er heard the sound, Zhu Youjian had already entered the middle door when she was greeted. She stood firmly in front of Zhu Youjian, staring at Zhu Youjian blankly, and forgot to say hello.

"What's wrong with Wan'er?" Zhu Youjian found out that Wan'er, who used to be very lively and has a small mouth, is very silly now. Counting Wan'er and your own situation, it should be considered a relationship! Is it true that the IQ of a woman in love has dropped so much? Or does the heart belong to it, causing a short circuit in thinking

"His Royal Highness really came back?" Wan'er seemed to have just woke up, rubbing her eyes sadly.

"What does it mean to come back as expected? Do you know that I am coming back?" Zhu Youzhen found that this girl became more and more stupid, and if this continued, he would not be far from an idiot.

"The slave maid dreamed that His Royal Highness came back last night, and His Royal Highness really came back today." After Wan'er finished speaking, she realized that something was wrong. Zhu Youjian followed Wang Mujiu and others behind her. She hurriedly covered her mouth with her small hand, seeming to blame this mouth. Eventful. The eyes were also uneasily swept across the faces of Wang Mujiu and others. If they had dust on their faces, they would have been swept clean by Wan'er's shy eyes.

Naturally, Wang Mujiu and others couldn't take Wan'er's words to heart. They shouldn't hear what they could, and they just filtered it out. But Zhu Youjian became interested: "Ao? It turns out that Wan'er still has the skills of an unknown prophet? Why don't I know?"

"His Royal Highness!" Wan'er's voice suddenly increased by an octave, as if to completely annihilate Zhu Youjian's teasing.

"Haha. Okay! Wan'er, you go to order a few drinks and food. Today I have to pay Captain Wang for a good drink. Usually at the barracks, Captain Wang takes care of me!" In front of his own soldiers, Zhu You Jian couldn't bear to make fun of Wan'er, so she gave her a chance to escape.

"Yes, your majesty. The slave and maid will prepare now." When she was shy, Wan'er's running speed was not blowing. What stimulants do people in later generations use? If the shy time of a girl is adjusted to the moment when the starting gun starts, the Olympic champion is safe.

When Wang Mujiu saw Wan'er run far away, he grinned and the other team members also laughed. Zhu Youjian scratched his hair a little embarrassingly, as he opened the page in front of the soldiers.

Wan'er and Xiao Ning quickly put together a table of sumptuous snacks. Although Zhu Youjian usually does not have high requirements for food, today Wang Mujiu brought a few soldiers into the Royal Palace of Letters. These guests from the military camp have an appetite. It's not so big.

Wang Mujiu and his soldiers did not dare to sit. They were just Zhu Youjian's guards. In the Xunqin Palace, how could they have their seats? Zhu Youjian stubbornly dragged Wang Mujiu: "They are all brothers in the army. How can there be so many rules? Come on, brothers, all sit down. You are not in the barracks today, so you can open up and drink. Xieqin Palace lacks everything, just There is no shortage of wine."

Wang Mujiu and the others saluted again before sitting down nervously.

"Mujiu, let's do one first. We have worked hard for you." Zhu You raised the glass and touched Wang Mujiu.

"His Royal Highness." Wang Mujiu was not polite to the wine, raised his neck, and a glass of wine was already groaning.

They had not eaten a bite of food. The two of them had already drunk three cups. The other soldiers were still staring. I wonder why Zhu Youjian, who usually doesn't like alcohol, is so excited today.

"His Royal Highness, drink slowly. Let Captain Wang eat some food!" Wan'er worried that Zhu Youjian would drink on an empty stomach and hurt his body, so she had to use Wang Mujiu as a shield, but her eyes still pierced Zhu Youzhen.

"Huh? Yes, Mu Jiu, eat food. Brothers, eat food. There is no such good food in the barracks. Wan'er's craftsmanship is not bad." Zhu Youjian said while eating, he was not afraid of the barracks tired. , It's too bitter. Da Guo Cai is unpalatable, and I am afraid that only those who have been on the battlefield in the early years and have gone to college can experience it.

Everyone ate after Zhu Youjian, and Wan'er felt that it was uglier than a beggar for the New Year. Could this be a soldier? So does your Highness live like this in the barracks? He was born as a prince, how could he endure such suffering

"Mu Jiu, in the military camp on weekdays, I have to train and take care of my life. Are you tired?" Zhu Youjian became more and more fond of this courageous, careful and easy-going captain.

"As long as you have wine, you won't be tired." Wang Mujiu didn't have time to watch Zhu Youjian, but rushed to throw a piece of beef into his mouth. "Woo" sound.

"Puff." Wan'er hurriedly covered her mouth, laughing so hard that she could not straighten her waist, so she had to squat down, covering her belly with one hand and her small mouth with the other, but she couldn't make any noise.

Zhu Youjian also noticed that Wan'er was abnormal, and he quickly turned off the topic: "Well? No wine, you are not the captain?"

"No, Your Highness. The subordinates mean that when the time is right, drink some wine, and I, the captain, should be more active." After a few glasses of wine, Wang Mujiu was no longer restrained. He had already put the Qin Palace. Treated as his own military camp.

"Well, why don't you drink more? On weekdays, I don't have any wine for you to drink." Zhu Youjian knew that Wang Mujiu had a good drink, but there was no drink in the barracks. Besides, his safety was left to Wang Mujiu. He No matter how greedy the cup is, the severity can still be distinguished. Now that he left the barracks, he finally had the opportunity to drink, so he simply asked him to drink more. In the Royal Palace, he does not need to be responsible for his own safety.

Wang Mujiu didn't regard himself as an outsider either. After a while, he snored on the table.

Zhu Youjian asked Xu Yingyuan to arrange a room. The soldiers of this special force will be permanently stationed in the Xingqin Palace from now on.

Wan'er went to clean up the bowl of chopsticks, and then boiled the bath water for Zhu Youzhen, and waited for Zhu Youzhen to fall asleep.

Zhu Youzhen slept a very solid sleep. When I woke up, the sun was already out of the mountain, and the servants and maids of the palace were busy preparing for Xinyuan.

"Wan'er, why don't you wake me up?" Zhu Youjian stretched out and got out of bed.

"His Royal Highness didn't say it? Seeing that your Highness slept so soundly, it should be too hard to come to the barracks, who can bear to wake you up?" Wan'er held her arms, leaned on the small table, and blinked at Zhu Youjian. That look is clearly that she is reluctant.

"Haha, nothing is wrong. Wan'er, wash your face with water." Zhu Youzhen has put on his clothes, "Where is Wang Mujiu? Are you up yet?"

"The slave and maid will go to fetch water. Your Highness, Captain Wang hasn't gotten up yet. He drank too much last night and he hasn't woken up yet!" Wan'er turned around and got out of Zhu Youjian's bedroom and quickly brought a pot of water. Warm water.

"Then you can go to sleep! It's really hard in the barracks, it's rare to get a good night's sleep. Anyway, there is nothing wrong with today." Zhu Youjian moved for a while, picked up Wan'er's already brewed tea and drank it. He also drank a lot of alcohol yesterday, and now his throat is still dry.

People work hard in the barracks and can't even sleep a full sleep. What about you? You are the prince who grew up in a greenhouse. Wan'er looked at Zhu Youjian's eyes with a pity, very maternal kind. "His Royal Highness, there is a message from the empress empress, about believing in the princess."

"Xin Wangfei? What's the matter?" Zhu Youjian looked at Wan'er, what's wrong with this girl now? The words are not finished all at once.

"The Queen Empress said that after the Singapore dollar, February 6th is her Royal Highness's birthday, and it is also an auspicious day. Empress's meaning is to marry his Royal Highness Princess Xin." Wan'er's eyes had a faint look. sad.

"Marry here" then what am I going to do? "Zhu Youzhen's mind again appeared the palace lady with small broken steps, "It seems like a light cloud covering the sun, and it is swaying like a wind blowing snow."

"His Royal Highness, you are the prince, and everything is handled by the clan's mansion. Even the money paid for Zheng Na Cai is from the clan's mansion. Your Highness only needs to clean up the palace of the princess and welcome him, and then wait to be the bridegroom. !" This time Wan'er said it all at once, lest Zhu Youzhen worry about it. But Wan'er's tone became more and more blunt, and her eyes no longer dared to confront Zhu Youzhen. She lowered her head, her little hand seemed to be redundant, she didn't know where to put it, and in the end she squeezed the corner of her jacket fiercely, as if it was the corner of her shirt that could not get through with her.

"Haha, Wan'er." Zhu Youzhen pulled Wan'er over and pressed it on his lap. "The princess is over, you are still my Wan'er, and you still have to serve me." Zhu Youjian knew that Wan'er had been worried about Zhou Yufeng. She and Zhou Yufeng had no direct contact, and she didn't know how Zhou Yufeng, as his wife, would treat him. The girl in the room. Zhu Youzhen wasn't worried, he couldn't bear to hurt this girl who was so considerate of him, and he would never allow others to hurt her, even Zhou Yufeng.

"Oh, Your Highness, what are you doing in this bright day? Captain Wang is still in the house!" Wan'er struggled and finally got out of Zhu Youjian's arms. She sorted out the folds of her dress, and took a look at Zhu Youjian. Her small face was red in white, and it appeared and disappeared in the mist from her small mouth.

"What are you afraid of? I'll give you a name sooner or later." Zhu Youjian smiled badly. This silly girl, when angry, has a different flavor.

"Your Majesty, the slave and maid are telling you business!" After a long time, Wan'er's heartbeat returned to a normal level. "When your Highness is getting married, the emperor and the queen are inconvenient to come forward. I am afraid that some uncles and princes came to the marriage."