"My son, I respectfully wish my father and mother to be in peace."
"My daughter-in-law respectfully wishes my father and mother to be in peace."
On the eighth day of July in the 20th year of Hongxing, just before noon, newlyweds Zhu Hexing and Ding Yuying arrived at Kunning Hall hand in hand to pay their respects to Emperor Zhu and Empress Wu.
The reason why the two couples came so late was not because they were tired all day yesterday and were out of energy and got up late today. But Ding Yuying knew that Zhu Cixiang would not be able to get up early in the morning, so she asked Zhu and Xing to come in later so as not to disturb their father who was sleeping in...
Seeing the two people's inseparable state, Zhu Cixiang smiled and said to his wife Wu Sanmei: "Sanmei, what do you think of the daughter-in-law I have chosen for Lucky Man?"
Wu Sanmei doesn't think her daughter-in-law Ding Yuying is very good, but she is much more pleasing to the eye than Zheng Min, Luo Xiaohe, Shen Xiulan and other talented girls from Jiangnan. At that moment, he also smiled and said: "Good daughter-in-law, I wish you to give birth to a grandson for my family as soon as possible, so that your father-in-law and I can have a grandson soon!"
After hearing her words, Ding Yuying's face turned red with embarrassment. She lowered her head and hummed softly, then whispered: "My daughter-in-law must work hard..."
Zhu Hexing said with a silly smile: "Children will also work hard, let's work hard together with Yuying!"
What two good hard-working kids!
Zhu Cixiang smiled and nodded: "Then you have to work hard quickly!"
Even faster?
Zhu Hexing glanced at Ding Yuying. They both worked really hard. They worked hard three times in one night...it would hurt their health if they tried harder!
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "But don't be too tired...Good luck, you have to follow me on the westward expedition to Sichuan, and you can go out next month at the latest!"
This is another joy!
Early this morning, good news from Sichuan arrived at the East Lake Palace - according to the report from the Yamen of the Governor of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, the bandits around Kuizhou's capital city moved with their families to Kaixian and Dazhou. Moreover, the spies who infiltrated into the vicinity of Kuizhou Fucheng (called Yong'an by the rogue bandits) also reported that they found fires burning in Kuizhou Fucheng day and night!
This shows that the rogue bandits are burning down Yong'an Palace, which was built with a lot of manpower and material resources... It seems that the rogue bandits in Kuizhou Prefecture, who are facing enemies from both sides, can no longer hold on and are ready to abandon the city and leave.
Once Kuizhou was abandoned by the rogue bandits, Zhu Cixiang could lead the Ming army in Huguang up the Yangtze River, enter Kuizhou Prefecture, and direct the battle of Chongqing Prefecture nearby.
"Your Majesty," Wu Sanmei said hurriedly, "isn't it enough to have the third assistant in Sichuan to fight? Xing'er has not even finished studying in the martial arts hall, how can he lead troops to fight?"
Zhu Cixiang waved his hand and said: "The students in the martial arts hall in Xijing must accompany the army... The ability to fight cannot be learned in the classroom alone. The students must go to the battlefield and smell the smoke. Feel the atmosphere of thousands of troops fighting. Good luck, what do you think?"
"What the father said is absolutely true. The child has long been looking forward to going into battle to kill the bandits!" Zhu Hexing nodded with a smile, and then said to Ding Yuying, "Yuying, after I go to war with the father, the queen will be entrusted to you!"
"No, Yuying also wants to go on an expedition with us!" Zhu Cixiang asked Ding Yuying, "Yuying, can your body and bones bear such a journey?"
Before Ding Yuying could speak, Wu Sanmei on the side couldn't help but speak, "Your Majesty, Yuying is a woman and is probably going to be pregnant. Is it appropriate to go on an expedition with her?"
"Yuying, what do you think?" Zhu Cixiang asked with a smile, "Are you going to stay and take care of the queen, or are you going to the front line with the prince?"
Ding Yuying replied without hesitation: "My daughter-in-law is willing to follow His Royal Highness to the front line to have a look!"
Zhu Cixiang nodded approvingly: "Third sister, if Yuying is willing to go, just let her go... The opportunity to go to the battlefield to see it is also rare for Yuying!"
He looked at Ding Yuying seriously again and said: "Yuying, you are the crown princess, you will be the queen in the future, and maybe you will become the empress dowager. You must see the blood. Now while you are young, go and see her!"
Wu Sanmei glanced at Ding Yuying with some sympathy and said in her heart: This girl is not a general girl like Ah Huan. She is naturally bold and not afraid of seeing dead people... She is a daughter of a small family, how can she have such courage? ? Don't freak out!
"Yuying, if you are afraid, just tell Wei Niang!" Wu Sanniang said, "Wei Niang will make the decision for you!"
Of course Ding Yuying is afraid, but she is not afraid of seeing dead people - Huya Mountain is not a particularly peaceful place to begin with, and the smugglers and gangsters who come and go get angry from time to time. It is not like she has never seen dead people with ugly looks. But she was afraid of becoming a dead person and being buried in glory!
"My daughter-in-law is not afraid!" Ding Yuying said, "Your Majesty is doing your best for your daughter-in-law, and your daughter-in-law will definitely not let you down!"
"Good boy!" Zhu Cixiang smiled, "Yuying, if only you understood my painstaking efforts... You have been tired these past few days, so take a few days to rest." He paused, "You don't have to worry. If you miss your classes at the Women's University, I will take Princess Nisha and Concubine Xu to the west, and they can make up for your classes."
This princess is too difficult! Wu Sanmei really sympathizes with Ding Yuying - not only does she have to work hard to give birth to a child, she also has to go to the battlefield and see mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and at the same time she has to go to college... How powerful can a person be to do this? No wonder the exam for Crown Princess is so difficult!
Zhu Cixiang said again: "Good luck, Yuying, it's getting late. It's time for you to kowtow to the Supreme Emperor and Supreme Queen. Remember, don't tell them about the expedition, lest they worry."
Emperor Zhu was mainly afraid that Queen Zhou Shang would nag her...the old grandmother always loves her grandson-in-law more!
...
Zhu Hehao, Wu Ahuan and Ahai had already arrived at Kunning Hall, but they had to wait for Zhu Hexing and Ding Yuying to pay their respects before they could come to pay their respects... This is the rule! They all have to give way to the prince and princess.
Of course, they couldn't see Zhu Cixiang if they didn't let him, because Zhu Cixiang had just come from the Red Castle - he and Princess Nesa were also newlyweds last night!
As soon as the prince and Yuying left, the wealthy king came happily with his two daughters-in-law. Also coming in with them was Concubine Zheng Huang.
Because Imperial Concubine Zheng was Zhu Hehao's biological mother, she had to accept the visit of her son and daughter-in-law together. Zheng Chagu was very satisfied with the two daughters-in-law, Wu Ahuan and Ahai - the top two in the martial arts test went to rich men!
And they are just the daughters-in-law that rich men need!
Because her son is the king of the United States, Zheng Chagu has always been more concerned about what is happening in the world and New Zealand - so she knows that the war between the United States of New Zealand and the Kingdom of New Spain, the Kingdom of New England, and New France will soon break out in full force , and it will last for a long time!
The recent news from Europe is not very good! The "Grand Land and Sea Alliance" between France and the Netherlands is becoming more and more solid, and the Kingdom of France also relies on this grand alliance to replace Spain and the Holy Roman Empire and become the leader of Christendom.
The Chinese Empire has become the imaginary enemy of the Franco-Dutch Alliance! However, due to the vast distance between the two sides, neither side has the ability to deal a truly fatal blow to the other. In this case, the collision will unfold on the edge of both sides, such as in India and New Zealand...
After the ceremonial visit, Emperor Zhu smiled and said to his son and daughter-in-law: "Tuhao'er, A Huan, A Hai, which one of you has actually been on the battlefield?"
"I've been there!" Ahai said, "I followed my sister and fought on the prairie of the Western Regions!"
Zhu Cixiang nodded, then looked at Tuhao Wang and Wu Ahuan with a solemn expression: "Tuhaoer, the place you, Ahuan, and Ahai are going to is not very peaceful... so you all must be prepared to go into battle to kill the enemy! This morning, good news arrived from Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, and Kuizhou Prefecture will be restored soon. I plan to go to Sichuan with my own chariot, the prince and his wife, and the three of you! Are you willing to go?"
"My son is willing!"
"My daughter-in-law is willing!"
"Ahai is also willing!"
None of these three had anything to say. Zhu Hehao was a member of the Marshal's Army and was a professional officer. Wu Ahuan is a general's daughter, and Ahai is a Mongolian woman on the prairie. Murder and arson are no strangers to the three of them - they are professionals in this!
"Okay!" Zhu Cixiang nodded, "Then you should go back and prepare. We will send troops to you next month at the latest!"
