The Mid-Autumn Festival is lively, and a poem by Zhu Zhanzhen can be passed down through the ages, but of course he did not write it himself.
The ladies all praised the poem.
At this time, Li Shang, who was the third princess of North Korea, brought a pot of fine wine to the crown princess. However, in the crowd, Li Shang fell to the ground with her sleeves raised, and she could see the blood stains on her hands.
Everyone was surprised, and Li Shang hurriedly adjusted his sleeves to cover the blood stains.
The blood marks were obviously the marks of whipping, like abuse and corporal punishment. If any nobleman in this deep palace compound had such marks on his body, it would be unless he was punished by His Majesty's decree.
After all, if a woman has scars on her body, she will definitely be rejected in this era.
Li Shang hurriedly arranged his clothes. The princess ordered everyone not to tell anyone, but everyone saw such a scene, how could they stop it.
Li Shang knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the Crown Princess with red eyes.
The princess, who has always been kind and virtuous, helped her up and said, "Where did she fall? How could she be so careless? Call the imperial doctor to take a closer look."
With a smile on his face, he gave her a reason to fall, but the scar was obviously not caused by the fall, and we were not fools.
But they all made a tacit agreement not to mention it.
The Crown Princess's mood for fun disappeared in an instant, and she kept Li Shang with her, talking quietly so that no one else could hear. At this time, only her second brother Zhu Zhanchun's biological mother, Mrs. Li, was panicking and sent a eunuch to inform her first.
Come to Zhu Zhanjun.
When the Mid-Autumn Poetry Recital ended, the Crown Princess sent away the guests with a smile, and her face fell instantly.
"Li Xian, call Zhan Yun up and follow me."
The Crown Princess finally took action. Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhanzhen were well-informed and knew what had just happened. Zhu Zhanzhen knew that his second brother was a violent person in history and often beat people to death. What happened to Princess Li Shang of North Korea?
The injury was most likely caused by him.
Although North Korea is a small border country, it has always paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty. Unlike other countries such as Oara, it respects the Ming Dynasty. At least on the surface, it has no dissatisfaction at all. It beats other people's princesses like that for no reason, and I am afraid that I will not be able to live up to it.
It has lost its demeanor as a great nation.
It doesn't matter how much a woman is, but if you tell the literati in the court that what the emperor and grandson did has damaged the dignity of a great country and disrespected the royal family, then it will be a big deal.
And I saw quite a few ladies tonight.
They didn't know Li Shang, but if they inquired a little, someone would tell them that she was a North Korean princess, working as a female official in the palace, and they would also whisper that she was given to the second emperor's grandson to be his concubine in the future.
They would talk to their husbands when they went home, and stories would grow out of speculation and rumors.
Zhu Zhanyi and Zhu Zhanji looked at each other and went back to the yard to sleep. Zhu Zhanji had a lot of things to deal with, so he had no time to care about others. Zhu Zhanyi was a little confused. This was intentional.
Was it arranged?
It is said that the princess was furious that night and was furious.
When he woke up again, it was already three o'clock in the morning, and Zhu Zhanchen was late again.
There was no Zhu Zhanjun's voice in today's class. From other people's whispers, we knew that the second brother seemed to have been taken to the clan's mansion. This matter was probably going to be such a big deal that even the emperor knew about it.
"It is said that the second brother likes to beat women. Several maids in the courtyard have been beaten."
"No, why does the second brother have such hobbies?"
Zhu Zhanyi nodded. Unexpectedly, the second brother was very good at playing. He probably knew about the beating of the maid. This time, he was exposed through Li Shang's incident. Zhu Zhanyi was 100% sure that this was the case.
My mother arranged it carefully, otherwise it would be too coincidental.
The Crown Princess was angry because of what happened to Sun Ruowei last time. She felt that something was fishy, but she couldn't find any clues. Who made Hu Shanggong's methods so powerful?
He had the same idea as Zhu Zhanzhen. If he couldn't find the mastermind behind the scenes, he would find the person with the greatest vested interests. However, unlike Zhu Zhanzhen, he knew that Hu Shanxiang would be the grandson's concubine in the future. From her perspective, Hu Shanxiang was chosen by Yao Guangxiao for his fortune-telling.
Shanwei also protected Sun Ruowei at all times, so she had no suspicion.
From her perspective, the happiest people about Sun Ruowei's incident should be Zhu Zhanchun and his concubine Li. After all, this incident damaged Zhu Zhanji's reputation.
As the Crown Princess and the aunt of Zhu Zhanji, since my son has stains on his body, your son must also have stains. If the eldest son has stains, you, the eldest son of a concubine, is innocent.
It happened that Zhu Zhanquan had committed many evil deeds, but usually things ended when the Crown Princess came here. After all, if word spread, it would damage the reputation of the entire East Palace.
But after she decided that it was Zhu Zhanqi and her son who were causing trouble, she didn't care about it anymore.
As the right-hand man of the Crown Princess, Hu Shanggong was naturally happy for someone to take the blame for him. He had no excuses and could not stop him.
In Li Shang's case, everyone got the stolen goods, and the evidence was right in front of them, so they couldn't help but quibble.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I can't make my mother unhappy, I'd better go and say hello." Zhu Zhanyi couldn't help but sigh.
A man's mobility is very important. Zhu Zhanzhen went to find the princess after class on the second day. I am determined to be this dutiful son.
"Mom, the weather has turned cold recently, so be careful not to catch a cold."
"Mom, I recently ate a delicious dish. I will bring it to you to try tomorrow."
The Crown Princess, who was originally frowning, smiled from ear to ear: "Usually you don't come to greet me once in a few days, why did you change your temper today?"
"It was my son's fault before. He was busy thinking about banks and steam engines and neglected to greet his mother. He will definitely change it in the future."
"It's good if you have this kind of heart. You have been helping your father and eldest brother with things recently. You must do your best. A good man aims for a thousand miles."
Hu Shanggong, who was standing next to him, took advantage of the situation and said, "Your Majesty, the Fifth Highness, is the most considerate. Whenever I meet you on the street, I will always ask the Crown Princess if her appetite is good recently."
"Oh? Really?" The princess laughed happily. Zhu Zhanzhen and Hu Shanwei looked at each other. It was up to Aunt Hu to establish a good relationship.
"By the way, how is that steam engine of yours? I heard your father talk about it a few days ago. In a few days, it will be time to deliver an errand to His Majesty."
"I encountered some problems, but they should be solved."
The last time I went to see a steam engine, it was too difficult to make propellers. It was impossible to make a good propeller, and it would not take long to make it. Zhu Zhanzhen took it for granted that the craftsmanship of this era could not keep up.
He still had to improve the basic smelting process, but this was a blind spot in his knowledge and he could only leave it to craftsmen such as Zhang San.
So now Zhang San and others finally decided to use a paddle wheel for propulsion, using the rotation of the paddle wheel to drive the blades to move water to propel the ship. Now there is a paddle wheel stepped on by human feet, which is simple and easy to manufacture. It has a heavy structure and low efficiency, but it cannot be built now.
To produce a good propeller, use the paddle wheel first.
Of course, the steam boat does not need to be pedaled, just use the steam engine to turn the paddle wheel.
We have to start with something simple first. It seems that the operation of paddle wheel shipment is not a problem.
The ship can run, but the overall work of the steam engine needs to be continuously improved. The steam is already rising, but there is still a long way to go before conquering the sea.
"It's a pity that I can't leave the palace to have a look." The princess lamented. It would be very troublesome for the women in the harem to leave the palace once.
"Mother, when it's ready, I'll ask them to get a boat to the lake in the Royal Garden to show you."