Zhu Cixi stood up from the bamboo couch and stretched, feeling very satisfied. Looking around, the slender Princess Nessa was wrapped in a quilt, her long hair was lying on the side, and she hadn't woken up yet. There was a charming smile on her pretty face, and her belly was already a little bulging.
This princess of Tianzhu Timur is now Emperor Zhu's new favorite, and she is also quite good at pleasing men. It is estimated that there are "experts" among the Pujrat maids who came with her to teach her... ..In addition, she is a Persian girl (her Mongolian ancestry can be ignored), and she is passionate and always makes Zhu Cixiang, who is about to become a grandfather, "highly excited". Even though she was pregnant, Zhu Cixiang still took her with him.
Accompanied by Princess Nisha, Zhu Cixiang was in a good mood during this period, and everything went smoothly. The two brothers, Prince Luck and Prince Tuhao, are also considered worthy of success. The local tycoon king is still busy recruiting people, taking exams, and sending soldiers who are unwilling to go to Xinzhou to Tianhe Prefecture - these things seem easy, but they are really troublesome to do, with all kinds of details and all kinds of possible accidents. , all should be considered carefully.
But the rich king actually handled it well! This local tycoon's management skills are really good. He selected a management team from the 100 households, 100 trial households, deputy 100 households and guards who passed the TOEFL test. He also established six departments of household, work, military, punishment and etiquette. Let them perform their duties. He also organized the two groups of people who went to Xinzhou and Tianhe Prefecture into hundreds of households, so that there was organization, hierarchy, minions... and of course, money - Tuhao Wang Well, money is no object!
In short, more than 100,000 to 200,000 people are in good order under his management, and some of them continue to receive various trainings in the military camps of Chongqing Prefecture that are conducive to the development and survival of the New World. Some of them set off one after another to start a new life in Tianhe Mansion.
The Prince of Good Luck returned to his study and continued his studies in the martial arts hall. Under the supervision of Ding Yuying, who was pregnant and about to give birth, his grades improved greatly, and even his French scores improved a bit.
As for Ding Yuying's performance, it was Zhu Cixiang who was most satisfied. With a big belly, she could still go to court to listen to politics, and when she returned, she could urge her husband to learn French, and she could still hold onto her husband's heart... Anyway, Zhu Cixiang didn't find out that Prince Luck had slept with another woman!
The only thing that worries Zhu Cixiang now is whether Ding Yuying can pass the time of giving birth! These days, when women give birth, they go around in circles before the gate of hell, and accidentally wander in. Especially since Ding Yuying gave birth to her first child, it was especially dangerous!
Hearing the sound of Emperor Zhu getting up, several "black-skinned maids" brought by Princess Nesa hurried in, bringing mouthwash, hot towels, Taoist robes, shoes and socks to Zhu Cixiang, and waiting on him to dress them all. Get up - these maids are not the singing and dancing Rajput maids, but lower caste servants.
They are both maids, but they do completely different things! These "black-skinned maids" are those who do rough work, while the Rajput maids sing and dance to accompany them to bed... Princess Nisha told Emperor Zhu at the beginning that those who were beautifully dressed up looked... Even Emperor Zhu can sleep with a girl who looks similar to a Bollywood star!
No problem at all! Princess Nyssa is totally okay with that...
But those "black-skinned maids" cannot sleep under any circumstances!
In addition, there are some lowly maids who are responsible for doing dirty work. It is best not to even look at them and just pretend that they do not exist.
Zhu Cihong finished rinsing his mouth, wiped his face, refreshed himself, and asked, "Is there any news from the Crown Princess and Princess Shen?"
What he asked was whether the two had given birth? They were both conceived at about the same time, and their due date was also about the same, just a few days away.
"There's no news yet... This is a good thing. The longer the child stays in the mother's womb, the longer it will grow."
The person who answered him was an aunt in her forties, whose surname was Cao. Emperor Zhu called her Sister Cao. She was a distant niece of Cao Huachun. The man was a Ming army member of the Tianjin Guard. He lost his life in the Battle of the Tianjin Guard, leaving behind a son and a daughter, all of whom she had grown up with. The son joined the army and the daughter got married. She was the only one left in the family. She was recommended by Cao Huachun's son Cao Wenbao to enter the palace and became a female official.
When Emperor Zhu stayed with Princess Nisha for the night, he usually did not bring eunuchs with him, so he asked Sister Cao to bring a few strong widowed female officials to follow her.
The reason for this is that Princess Nisha's Rajput maids look down on eunuchs - they have a strong sense of hierarchy in their minds. Eunuchs are untouchables in their eyes, while Sister Cao is a military household, equivalent to a Kshatriya... ....So they respected military widows like Sister Cao, but they discriminated against eunuchs.
Zhu Cixiang didn't know about this situation at first, but Ding Yuying, who came to pay his respects, told him privately.
Princess Nesa also woke up when Sister Cao was answering. She took over the topic with a smile and said, "Your Majesty, your grandson will be born safely, because the Crown Princess and Princess Shen are both very strong and exercise regularly after pregnancy. This pair of The birth is very beneficial. Moreover, the midwives in the palace are also very capable. The survival rate of the children delivered by them is extremely high."
Nisha had studied medicine...that was Indian medicine from the 17th century!
Zhu Cixiang nodded and said with a smile: "Nisha, you also need to move more, so that you can have children..." He glanced at Nisha's chest, "Look, you eat more and move less recently." , all gained weight!"
"Your Majesty!" Nesa said coquettishly, "You are always so immoral..."
Zhu Cixi liked to see her pretending to be angry. Her big eyes were rolling, which was very cute. Just when he was about to go up and kiss her, a maid suddenly walked in quickly, came to Sister Cao's side, and whispered in a low voice.
Sister Cao immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, the Crown Princess is giving birth!"
Zhu Cixi burst out laughing: "That's great, I'm going to be a grandpa!"
As he spoke, he stood up, straightened his robes, and strode out of the palace, heading towards the temporary east palace where the prince and princess were.
Chaotian Palace is not very big. There is only a small distance from Zhu Cixi's bedroom to Zhu Hexing's East Palace, and it can be reached in a blink of an eye.
Entering the courtyard of the East Palace, he saw the Prince of Good Luck walking around in the yard. Emperor Zhu hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Prince Luck? How's it going?"
Zhu Hexing saw his father and bowed quickly: "Father, I said I was going to give birth about an hour ago, but I haven't given birth yet. I'm really anxious!"
Zhu Cixiang said: "Don't be anxious, the midwives in the palace have been specially trained and are the best at delivering babies!"
What he said was true. Before Zhu Hexing was born, the midwives in the palace had received "special training" according to Zhu Cihong's order. The training content was not complicated, it was just one thing: disinfection! Use boiling water and spirits for disinfection, and make sure the delivery room is as clean as possible before delivery.
Don't underestimate these small improvements, which have greatly improved the success rate of delivery in the palace and the health of mothers after childbirth.
Of course, to a certain extent, this improvement was caused by Emperor Zhu asking for trouble, otherwise Emperor Chongzhen would not have had so many children... Now he is going to be a great-grandfather again, with four generations living under the same roof! Emperor Chongzhen's descendants Fu are almost catching up with Zhu Yuanzhang, and they will be able to become Ming Fuzong no matter how they die in the future!
Just as he was thinking of this, Zhu Hehao arrived with his two pregnant daughters-in-law, as well as Emperor Zhu's concubine Xu Erlin, and Princess Nisha.
The yard was full of people, and Ding Yuying's shouts came from the house at this time. Zhu Hexing's face turned pale, his lips trembled slightly, he said nothing, and stared at the door.
You can tell by the look on his face that Ding Yuying has completely taken his mind.
Emperor Zhu saw his son's expression in his eyes and became a little nervous... It is not easy to select and train a princess. Don't give birth to a child without giving birth!
Ding Yuying's screams continued, and they kept sounding, and it hurt to hear them! I don’t know how long it took, but the shouting suddenly stopped.
Everyone's hearts were in their throats, and then everyone heard the baby's cry.
A midwife in the palace quickly opened the door curtain and came out. When she arrived in the courtyard, she bowed to Zhu Cihong and Zhu Hexing, and then said loudly: "Congratulations to Lord Long Live and Lord Qian Live... The Crown Princess has given birth." , mother and child are safe!”
