There is a home in the depths of the white clouds

Chapter 448 The Little Prince's Private Interview

Wantong stood up "Teng": "I want to go out!"

"What are you doing in the middle of the night?" Wu Youwei hurriedly stopped him: "Isn't there a curfew?"

Although it is Jinyiwei, but the curfew is still wandering in the street, isn't it?

"I want to enter the palace!" Wantong clenched his fists: "I have to talk to my eldest sister, the eldest princess and the fifth princess..." How could the princess's niece and daughter whom he spoiled and brought up be reduced to that level? field?

Being held in the hands of an old woman, the son-in-law will be beaten?What kind of world is this?

"You forgot, what I said was later, how do I know what happened in the princess mansion now?" Wu Youwei held him back: "And that's the harem!"

Because the princesses are all living in the ten princes' mansion now.

These ten palaces have a lot of background. During the reign of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, ten palaces were built in the area of ​​Wangfujing Street in today's Beijing.

Because the princes of the Ming Dynasty had to go to feudal land when they became adults, it would be a waste of land if every prince built a mansion, so the ten princes' mansion was built in the area of ​​Wangfujing Street in today's Beijing.

The Ten Princes' Mansion is the collective residence of the minor princes. Of course, there are exceptions. For example, Ming Sizong Zhu Youjian lived alone in the Ten Princes' Mansion when he was still King Xin.

And later, because of the lack of offspring, the Ten Princes' Mansion...became the place where the princesses lived after they got married.

Although it is said to be the ten princes' mansion, it has been expanded, and there are many princesses living there, and there are more people serving in it.

And the time for the son-in-law to go is too short, others... besides the royal family, who else is there?

In particular, Emperor Xianzong was okay, with many princesses; Emperor Daizong only had one princess alive, and that was the later Princess Gu'an; Emperor Yingzong currently has seven married princesses who live in the Ten Princes' Mansion.

There are a total of eight princesses. Among the daughters of Emperor Xianzong, the eldest princess is married, and she is probably the first person to live there.

"Well, that's what you said." Wantong thought for a while: "I'm in a mess now, you're smart, help me find a way."

In fact, Wu Youwei is also very disgusted with this miserable system. If this situation can be changed, those princesses... can they really live like "princesses"...?

The next day I went to teach the little prince, but the little prince was also absent-minded.

"What's the matter?" The little prince has always been easy to learn, and the classroom discipline is also good, but today he is a little absent-minded. The little prince is still young, and all emotions are shown on his face, and Wu Youwei is reluctant to use rules to frame the little prince. After all, he was a child. It's just so short, let him live happily and leave some good memories.

And he doesn't want to be strict with the little prince, the child is already under enough pressure, um, no one is more stressed than the little prince.

He might as well relax.

"Teacher, the mother concubine is making clothes for the eldest sister." The little prince said with a sad face, "I know, the eldest sister has reached the age of Ji, and the girl has reached the age of Ji, so she will choose a son-in-law for the eldest sister."

Princess Daming's son-in-law can't be chosen from nobles and relatives, but from ordinary people in the market. It can be a scholar, or...an oil seller.

Even a farmer, the kind who doesn't know a single character!

The little prince had to worry, he had also inquired about it.

"His Royal Highness, you know how to choose a son-in-law, and do you know what the future life of the princess will be like?" Wu Youwei said: "The princess is the daughter of the emperor and the golden branch and jade leaf of the royal family, but they also have sufferings. …”

The feudal ethics are very strong, and it is very serious in a feudal society. Even if you are a princess, you can't miss your son-in-law.

Especially those who are in charge of the princesses are all old mothers, who are very psychopathic. Since they have never had a man in their life, they will not allow the little master to be intimate with the son-in-law.

The little prince became more confused the more he listened: "Why do you listen to the housekeeper? The housekeeper is a servant, why can even a servant bully the princess?"

"Those housekeepers are just oppressing people with righteousness. The princess lives there alone, and the housekeeper will arrange for everyone she sees. They are as if they are under house arrest." Wu Youwei thinks that the princess of Daming is really too unworthy. The life of a princess is over.

Think of the princesses in the Tang Dynasty, riding horses and hunting one by one, with heroic looks.

As for the princesses of the Song Dynasty, what was more unlucky was that they were taken away during the Jingkang disaster, and after the country was destroyed and the family was destroyed...

But when they were alive, they also enjoyed the dignity of princesses.

And Daming's princess...has been very...very peaceful.

There are few records in history, each of them looks like a quiet quail, not a phoenix soaring nine days.

This is very not true of princess life.

Feudal ethics, first of all, is feudalism, followed by ethics, not twisted to perversion.

Although men and women in Shanghai are also very conservative, they are not so far from allowing their wives to miss their husbands.

"Gu...Gu don't believe it!" The little prince clenched his fists: "Gu must go and see for himself!"

"Okay." Wu Youwei said, "Why don't you just dress casually? Come for a private visit?"

Otherwise, if the little prince passed by in apricot yellow, who wouldn't be able to tell who he is?

"Gu...Gu has clothes of other colors." The little prince looked at the head of the East Palace: "Gu doesn't want to let the wind out."

Because the little prince is in class, the only one who can serve the little prince in the room is the head of the Eastern Palace. The closest other servants are waiting at the door, but the little prince is considerate, so that they don't have to watch him when he is in class. There is a manager to handle it, leaving the two on duty, and the rest went to rest.

The servants get up early and go to bed late, and they have to come in shifts during the day, otherwise they will not have the energy to serve the master, and if they make a mistake...it will be a big deal.

The head of the East Palace is also a eunuch, and the relationship between the eunuch and the maid is relatively good. After a long time, there is no guarantee that there will be no involvement, especially the little prince has to "visit privately".

"Your maidservant knows." Donggong Chief said, "My maidservant will find you clothes now!"

The little prince did have clothes of other colors, all of which were made by Concubine Wan Gui herself. The head of the East Palace found him a set of blue Confucian clothes with bamboo leaves, a small pink purse embroidered with big red carp, and a small bag with a safety buckle. Jade pendant, small soap boots, and a Confucian hat inlaid with top-grade suet white jade.

This is what the children of ordinary officials wear, and only the children of officials with a rank of three or above can wear clothes made of such good materials.

Wu Youwei also changed his clothes, he was dark blue, and as a result, the two of them walked together, which seemed like a father-son outfit.

Just after leaving the gate of Ciqing Palace, I saw Wantong.

He brought with him three senior officials of Jinyiwei, Li Qing, Wan Xinpeng and Fang Hongzhuo.

Everyone knew each other, first saluted the little prince, the little prince quickly avoided the salute, and then greeted each other.

"Are you going out?" Wantong saw that the two of them were wearing casual clothes, but...the head of the East Palace was wearing eunuch clothes. What kind of combination is this.

"Yes, Gu...Gu wants to meet the imperial aunts." The little prince said: "Give them some... fruit."

At this time, it was the summer and autumn season, when the fruit was ripe, there were naturally sweet fruits from all over the palace in the palace.

I don't know how many princesses there are, but the Ciqing Palace is definitely one of the best, and the things sent to the Ciqing Palace must also be treasured fruits.

For example, fragrant pears are all grown in places like Hamiwei. They taste sweet, but they are small in size. In order to keep them fresh, they were rushed four hundred miles away. It only took three to five days to arrive at their place. What the crown prince and others enjoy are fresh products with leaves, and those who are divided and rewarded are second-class products.

The third-class ones have small rotten places, which are cut off and squeezed into juice for drinking.

For example, cantaloupe, the most famous melon product in Hamiwei, pays thousands of catties of tribute every year, which is not enough for the dignitaries in Beijing.

Another example is mare's milk grapes, yak jerky and so on.

The head of the East Palace was very foresighted, he prepared ten gifts.

Twenty little servants were sent to follow the prince and his party from a distance. The two of them were carrying a gift. When the little prince came to the door, he could not come empty-handed.

In fact, the presents are not very expensive, it is mainly a courtesy, and there is a little difference in it. After all, not only the aunts and aunts live in it, some of them have concubines, and some have concubines and children, so you have to bring a share of the children. , or even two copies.

Princesses rarely had children, and even fewer had two children.

"I'll go with His Highness the Crown Prince." Wantong said with a serious face, "I...don't worry, just leave with you guys."

Wu Youwei is a civil servant, the head of the East Palace is an eunuch, and the little prince is a child. This combination seems easy to bully at first glance. Wantong already feels that the place where the princess lives is occupied by the nuns in the palace. up.

It has become a dragon's pool and a tiger's den.

So he insisted on going together, he insisted, and the remaining three would definitely not object!

"Then let's go together." Wu Youwei said: "It's just right, give the three of us a boost."

He was joking, but neither Wantong nor the little prince laughed, and both... looked frowning.

Neither of them laughed, who would dare to laugh?

Even Li Qing didn't dare to open his mouth casually.

By the way, Li Qing is now also a commander of the fourth grade, and he is also the commander of the Beizhen Fusi with real power.

After he was promoted to be a minister, the first thing he did was to apply for the title of respectful person for his daughter-in-law.

That is the imperial title of the wife of a fourth-rank official.

Because the little prince's Ciqing Palace is too far away from the Ten Kings' Mansion, and even though the Ten Kings' Mansion is an inner city and built on the basis of the Imperial Palace, it is not in the Imperial Palace after all.

So they went there in a carriage. The carriage was found by Wantong. It was a very ordinary small carriage. Others rode horses. After taking off their clothes, a group of people went to the Ten Princes' Mansion.

The Ten Kings Mansion occupies the entire street. Although it has been changed into the residence of the princesses after marriage, it is still called the "Ten Kings Mansion". Moreover, this is the inner city, close to the palace, and the vehicles passing by are all luxurious cars. There are even more servants crowding around, but that's it, not too noisy.

Because everyone maintains their own identities, they will not be too noisy to look like ordinary people.

And because this is a super residential area, even the shops are very stylish, even the storefronts are very large, and the things they operate are even more high-end, because Wu Youwei saw the glass shop.

A shopkeeper in muslin clothes said to a man in charge: "It really can't be faster, and the big glass windows on our side won't come out, and the Qingfenghou Mansion is still in the queue for replacement next month." Woolen cloth."

Qingfeng Hou Mansion is the mother's family of the Empress Dowager Zhou.

The person in charge seemed very dissatisfied, what did he mutter about?Wu Youwei lost his hearing.

But the little prince looked very satisfied with the surrounding environment: "It's not bad here."

Entering the range of the ten princes' mansion, the little prince simply lifted the curtain of the car and looked out. Wu Youwei didn't want the child to become a prince raised in a glass jar, he wanted him to know the sufferings of the people.

So he didn't stop it.

As a gentleman, he doesn't care about the little prince's seemingly rude behavior, let alone the head of the East Palace.

Wantong and the others were riding horses to protect the front, back and sides of the car. Seeing the little prince looking out with great interest in the car, Wantong thought, is the child being stupid in the palace?

In the future, it's better to let Youwei take him out for a walk, don't act like you haven't seen the world.

As a result, the little prince looked outside and suddenly pointed and asked, "Who is that?"

Wu Youwei used to look out of the car window. In front of a mansion gate, a man in a fine attire was being pushed down the steps by two women in palace attire, and on the steps stood a man in the clothes of a court lady in charge. A middle-aged woman, the woman's willow eyebrows stood upright, pinching her waist with one hand and pointing at the man in the fine clothes, scolding sharply: "I don't even look at this place, did you come in just as you said? Look at your Virtue."