Chapter 74: Men should stay away from women’s affairs.

"Your Highness!"

As soon as Zhu Zhangui arrived at the gate of the East Palace, he saw a man kneeling there.

When he got closer, he saw that it was his female officer Hu Shanxiang.

"Who asked you to kneel?"

Zhu Zhangui did not pull him up, but looked at Hu Shanxiang calmly.

"The Crown Princess asked this servant to kneel here."

With tears in her eyes, Hu Shanxiang lowered her head and said who asked her to kneel here.

Just this morning, Hu Shanxiang was happily dressing up.

The Crown Princess had already looked for her yesterday.

Tell her that the wedding is coming soon, and it’s time to understand a little more about men and women.

So I gave her a book and asked her to study hard so that she could use it at night.

Hu Shanxiang was shy and excited at the time.

My dream for many years is finally coming true.

Although she did not become the grandson's concubine or even the grandson's concubine, as the first woman to serve as the grandson's personal female official, her status in the future will definitely not be much different.

Just when her face was red and she was reading the content in the little book.

The Crown Princess who was out for a trip took the little book directly and asked her to kneel at the entrance of the East Palace with a calm expression.

No reason, no reason.

Although I don't know why the Crown Princess suddenly became like this, Hu Shanxiang, who grew up in the palace, knows that he shouldn't ask questions.

Just like that, she knelt at the entrance of the East Palace, silently praying that Zhu Zhangui would come back soon.

Zhu Zhangui nodded slightly, squatted down and looked at Hu Shanxiang and asked, "Do you know why you are kneeling here?"

Hu Shanxiang pursed his lips and shook his head slightly.

She also wants to know why?

Why do you want to suddenly punish the princess who likes her so much?

"Do you know Sun Ruowei?"

A name Zhu Zhangui suddenly said made Hu Shanxiang's heart tremble.

"I know her, she is the girl brought back by His Highness the Second Emperor."

"anything else?"

Zhu Zhangui asked again, making Hu Shanxiang increasingly panicked.

"Your Highness, this slave really has nothing to do with her..."

Zhu Zhangui stretched out his hand to stop Hu Shanxiang from explaining.

"Kneel down! When you figure it out, get up again."

Looking at the back of Hu Shanxiang striding into the East Palace, the tears in Hu Shanxiang's eyes could no longer stop, falling like pearls.

She really couldn't understand why?

Apart from meeting Sun Ruowei a few times, I have never had much contact with Sun Ruowei?

Why did the crown princess and grandson punish themselves for this?

Could it be...

Suddenly, Hu Shanxiang was shocked.

That was probably the only thing that could make the Crown Princess and Grandson so angry.

His female official was punished by his mother, but Zhu Zhangui was not angry or said anything.

I am the Crown Princess. In the absence of a queen, the entire female family of the Sixth Palace is under my control.

The royal family has royal rules.

As the manager of the Sixth Palace, I, as a man, had better not get involved when she punishes the female family members.

Once he intervenes, the maids below will have a feeling that as long as they are favored, they can ignore the Crown Princess.

"Son, I'm back. Come here quickly... Mom wants to tell you something."

As soon as Zhu Zhangui entered the courtyard, Mrs. Zhang, who was looking at Zhu Pangpang with a worried look on her face, quickly greeted Zhu Zhangui.

Seeing the two people with sad faces, Zhu Zhangui felt a little confused, thinking that they were still worried about the assassination.

"I'm all looking gloomy no matter what. Don't worry, I've settled the matter."

Mrs. Zhang looked at Zhu Pangpang and snorted, pulled Zhu Zhangui and said, "It's not your problem, it's something else."

With that said, he took the memorial from Zhu Pangpang's hand and handed it to Zhu Zhangui.

"Look! Your father and I are worried about this matter."

Zhu Zhangui glanced at the two of them and opened the memorial curiously.

This makes it clear.

The memorial recorded a list of expenses and supplies needed for his marriage to Zhu Zhanji.

What it is, what price it is, the subject matter is clear.

Everything from the dress Zhu Zhangui and Zhu Zhanji wore when they got married to the tableware used at the banquet.

After casually glancing at the list of items, Zhu Zhangui looked directly at the final summary.

"Good guy, this is really worth spending money on!"

The total cost at the end of the list is 3.98 million taels.

Seeing that her son was also a little surprised, Mrs. Zhang added helplessly:

"Where is this? Counting the rewards for those brats and the cost of offering sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple."

"Coupled with the rewards from officials from all over the country who came to congratulate me, and the gifts from the people in the capital, the total sum comes down to four and a half million taels."

"That's not right!"

Zhu Zhangui closed the memorial and looked at his father in confusion.

"Zhan Ji and I are getting married. Logically speaking, the court will also have to pay for it. What does this mean to me? It seems that our family is planning to pay for it ourselves."

"Don't mention this."

When it came to asking the court to spend money, Zhang said angrily before Zhu Pangpang could say anything: "It's not that old stingy Xia Yuanji who said that the court was in trouble recently and had to fight wars and provide disaster relief, so he couldn't come up with the money.

, it just so happens that you are not short of money, so I asked you to advance the money first and make up for it later when the court has money."

Hearing his wife's complaints, Zhu Pangpang quickly explained to Xia Yuanji: "There's nothing we can do about it. Now the imperial court wants money from all parts of the country, and he really can't get it out. Since our family has this money, we might as well use it first."

It will save the court trouble."

"Ah!"

Mrs. Zhang sneered.

"What you say is easy. Is it easy for our family to save such a small amount of money? There are several kids behind us. Once we get started, it will be impossible to ask the court for money in the future."

Zhu Pangpang was speechless for a moment.

In addition to Zhu Zhangui and Zhu Zhanji, he also has several sons.

As Mrs. Zhang said, once the eldest son and the second son get married and start spending money on their own, they will never get a single tael of silver from the Ministry of Household Affairs in the future.

That guy Xia Yuanji is famous for being cunning and cunning.

As long as you can get rid of the opportunity to spend money once, you will never get a penny later.

Seeing that her man stopped talking! Mrs. Zhang became even more angry, "They don't give me money, so they plan to make my son a bachelor! My eyes have been opened. This is the first time I heard that my grandson and grandson are a bachelor.

It’s true that a litter of weasels is worse than a litter of mice. When you are crippled again one day, we can just go out and beg for food. This is good, it can be regarded as living the life your grandfather once had."

Zhu Zhangui was speechless.

My mouth is so unreasonable and unforgiving.

Besides, mother, do you think what you said is really appropriate?

Grandpa, if you heard this, would you think you were rude?

"Okay, okay, I'll think of a way. Tomorrow I'll go find Xia Yuanji and see if I can get some out, so that everyone can look good."

Zhu Pangpang, who didn't want to quarrel with his wife, reluctantly picked up the memorial, sighed, and walked to the room with his hands behind his back.

No matter what happens tomorrow, Xia Yuanji will have to pay some money.

Otherwise, when the grandson and grandson get married, the court does not pay a penny, and outsiders who don’t know about it may think that the court does not support the marriage.

When the time comes and some rumors spread, it will not only bring shame to the East Palace, but also the face of the entire imperial court.
Chapter completed!