It was not only Hu Shanggong and others whose faces were darkened, but his fourth brother's face was also darkened. Just now he had witnessed the whole process of selecting the maid of honor for his third brother Zhu Zhanyong. He couldn't be said to be treasonous, but he had lost some of it.
The composition of the ancestral face.
I, the Ming Dynasty, respect etiquette, and as the grandson of the emperor, it is really unworthy of me to act like this. Although my fourth brother is physically weak, his temperament is like that of a literary scholar, and he is strict and orderly.
Just now, because Zhu Zhanyong was regarded as his brother, he couldn't say anything. However, although Zhu Zhanyong was his legitimate son, he was also his younger brother. As an elder brother, he had to speak out to warn Zhu Zhanyong.
"Fifth brother, you and I are the emperor's grandsons, and what we do represents the face of our father and the emperor's grandfather. Please do not do anything disrespectful."
Zhu Zhanzhen chuckled: "Don't worry, fourth brother. I'm not as good at it as the third brother. I can identify beads with a pair of sharp eyes. You can see the height and size of beads."
The fourth brother's face became even worse. This younger brother was indeed very perverse. Hearing that he dared to bargain with Grandpa Huang yesterday, he could only sigh and randomly selected three maids and left.
Zhu Zhanzhen felt that this fourth brother was quite boring, and he seemed to have a lot of rules and regulations. Now it seemed that his three brothers and the three legitimate sons were acting a little more irregularly. The second brother and the fourth brother were suppressed as the concubine's grandson.
Just like the literary scholars outside.
The second brother is more thoughtful and speaks better, while the fourth brother is basically pedantic and old-fashioned.
Although they are princes, their concubine status determines that they are the dwarfs among these royal grandchildren. The Crown Princess has three sons of her own, and these concubine princes will not be raised in her name.
Their biological mothers unanimously asked them to keep their tails between their legs and not have any conflicts with their legitimate sons, especially Zhu Zhanji.
After seeing off the fourth brother, it was finally Zhu Zhanzhen's turn. Zhu Zhanzhen looked at the thirty or so maids remaining in the courtyard and were gearing up, and it was finally his turn.
The first three brothers chose seven maids, which made Zhu Zhanzhen feel it was a pity, especially the two chosen by the third brother, which was really a pity.
Zhu Zhanzhen looked around, and Hu Shanggong came over and reminded him with "kindness": "Fifth Young Master, these maids have all been checked, and they are all in good health. There are no birthmarks or scars on their bodies, Young Master."
You don’t have to check it yourself anymore.”
Judging from what Zhu Zhanzhen said just now, Hu Shanggong was very afraid that Zhu Zhanzhen would also take action, so he had no choice but to say a few words to avoid embarrassing things again.
Zhu Zhanzhen looked around at the group of girls in front of him and said: "Hu Shanggong, I need a washer and a cook. The washer must be honest and capable, and the cook must be good at cooking and capable."
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Hu Shanggong smiled slightly: "Young master, you can rest assured, these girls are carefully selected by us, and all of them can do the job."
"As long as you can do it."
Zhu Zhanchen walked down. Most of these girls were a little taller than him. The younger ones were twelve or thirteen years old, and the older ones were fifteen or sixteen years old.
This is also a novice gift package specially prepared for young masters. After all, my second brother has also reached the age and it is time to learn how to continue to produce heirs for the royal family.
In ancient times, people did everything earlier. They were born early, died early, and lived in a hurry.
Sun Ruowei followed Zhu Zhanzhen. When he passed by a tall girl, he coughed. Zhu Zhanzhen turned around and looked at the girl.
She was a girl with a very outstanding height. Even though she was wearing a loose palace dress, it could still be seen that she had a pair of long legs. Judging from the proportions, she should be very long. She also had a fair face. She was not very beautiful, but delicate.
This is the palace maid of the Shangshi Bureau. What would it look like if these long legs were put on black silk stockings?
I have a great wish: I hope that everyone in the Ming Dynasty can wear black silk.
"What's your name? How old are you?" Zhu Zhanzhen asked.
The palace maid saluted: "Reporting to the young master, my servant Hong Yu is fourteen years old this year."
“What can you cook?”
“Specializes in Sichuan and Shandong cuisine.”
Zhu Zhanzhen glanced at Sun Ruowei, saw her giving a thumbs up and said, "Then follow me."
"yes."
The selected palace maid must first go to Shang Palace, register, and then follow Zhu Zhanyi.
"Fifth Young Master, this girl Hong Yu, whose father was originally the royal cook in the palace, has been extremely talented in cooking since she was a child. However, her father committed a crime a few years ago and was exiled, so she was made a palace maid.
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"If something happened at home, there won't be any problems."
"Young Master, don't worry. I know her well. She has a gentle temperament, is upright, and has excellent cooking skills."
Zhu Zhanchen nodded with satisfaction.
He chose another palace maid to starch, a girl with a darker complexion. Starching is a rough job and does not require a girl who is too beautiful and delicate. This was what Sun Ruowei chose for him.
Hu Shanggong breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Zhu Zhanzhen didn't do anything like his third brother.
The selected maids were all delighted. Generally speaking, they would get more money and less trouble by following a young master alone. Of course, it was not ruled out that some were violent or had special hobbies.
For a normal person, with so many palace maids and eunuchs serving one young master, things would not be divided easily, so he would have to be more careful in observing his actions.
"Sister-in-law, let's take our leave first."
"Fifth Young Master, please stop shouting like that. It's not good for others to hear you."
Zhu Zhanchen understood and told the three maids around him: "Don't let others hear my words. Don't worry, sister-in-law. I won't shout like this when there are many people."
Sun Ruo's cheeks turned slightly red, but she accepted it as acquiescence. Who wouldn't want to be the grandson's concubine? Moreover, the grandson is quite handsome.
Zhu Zhanchen returned to his small courtyard with the newly selected maid happily.
From now on, the two side rooms in the small courtyard will be one for the maids and one for the eunuchs. As for Chu'er, as the personal bed-warming maid, she will be in the same room as Zhu Zhanzhen, slightly separated by a curtain.
Zhu Zhanzhen called out all the people in his small courtyard: "Your name is Ji Xiang, your name is Fu Fu, and from now on you will change your name to Jixiang and Fugui."
"Thank you, Master, for the name." The two eunuchs knelt down respectfully.
"As for the maid, Hong Yu, you will be called Sang Yu from now on, and you will be called Zhuju from now on."
The palace maid Zhuju still knelt down to thank her, but instead of thanking her, Hong Yu said, "Master, can you still call me Hong Yu?"
The other eunuchs and maids were all shocked by Hong Yu's verbal contradiction. This was their first day serving the new master, and they contradicted him before they even knew his personality, and they only changed their names.
The names of eunuchs and maids usually change when their owners change. It is passed down by the Zhu family that they like to change people's names. For example, Zheng He's original surname was Ma, and Zhu Di changed it for him.
Chu'er knew that his young master had a good heart, but he dared to contradict Zhu Zhanzhen if he didn't like the newcomer, so he said like a young leader: "Sang Yu, this is a gift from the young master, you..."
Zhu Zhanchen stretched out his hand to signal her to stop talking and looked at Hong Yu seriously.
"Think about it. I asked my sister-in-law before that your father was involved in the imperial concubine's poisoning case. Although you are still in the palace and have nothing to do, if His Majesty remembers it one day, you can change your name and follow me.
If I change my appearance, I might be able to ask for a favor for you."
Hong Yu's body trembled slightly and he knelt down: "Sang Yu thanked you for your gift."
