Chapter 674: Eastern Palace
But now, with his ninth brother looking at him with suspicion all day long, he still wants to go to his fiefdom.
So, the miserable Tenth Prince had no choice but to hug the thigh. Since the Crown Prince didn't dare to hug him, he hugged the Eighth Prince's.
As for the Eighth Prince, he will welcome you as long as you don't bully him and play with him.
Although Qi Yan is very busy now, since Lao Ba basically grew up with him, he will pay some attention to him.
So, when Yu Lou reported that the Tenth Prince followed the Eighth Prince during these times, he naturally asked, "Why?"
"In my opinion, he is also seeking protection. The Eighth Prince is different now. The Tenth Prince always avoids the Ninth Prince." Yu Lou said.
Qi Yan sneered: "You are useless. Fine, just make sure you don't have any bad intentions."
Qi Yan still vaguely remembered how much Qian had been shouting and making a fuss at the beginning, but after being beaten up a few times, he couldn't take it anymore.
She can't do it, and neither can her son.
The Tenth Prince and the Eighth Prince followed closely, and they also thought in their hearts that if the Crown Prince was unwilling, they would think of another way.
Since the Crown Prince didn't say anything, he took it as his consent, and so he carefully played with the Eighth Prince all day long.
It’s not that the Eighth Prince doesn’t study, but he is slow to react and cannot keep up with his brothers. However, his study partner also has the responsibility of teaching him.
So the eighth prince was barely a scholar.
Now, the Tenth Prince also taught him, and he was even happier.
Qi Yan wanted to visit the Eastern Palace, so he took his two younger brothers with him.
Although the East Palace is within the Imperial Palace, it is open to the public.
There is a south gate and an east gate.
The East Gate is the main entrance of the East Palace.
Needless to say, there are carved beams and painted buildings here.
Because the imperial palace of the Dayi Dynasty covered a large area, the entire imperial garden was located in a complex of buildings behind the Luming Lake. To the west was the Beigong Garden, where people who had fallen out of favor, those who had given birth to children during the reign of the previous emperor, or those who had special decrees and did not have to go to Cheng'an Temple lived.
Also, in the past, palace maids in the Dayi Dynasty were not allowed to leave the palace at all. Once they entered, they had to endure until death.
In this regard, it must be said that Shen Chuliu set a precedent.
Although there are no written rules in the palace now, the maids serving the masters still have the opportunity to go out when they reach their twenties.
For example, the palace maids in front of An cried and complained that their masters did not care about them. Although this was an excuse, people always want to compare.
Those who serve others can go out and get married when they are old enough, so why can't they serve you? As a result, more people will naturally go out.
Moreover, there was a time when the queen took the initiative to release hundreds of people.
To the north are some functional palaces, such as the theater.
The Chongzi Palace where Shen Chuliu lived for a few days is also here.
The large area to the east is the entire East Palace.
The area of the East Palace is about the same size as eight Yufu Palaces.
It is also divided into front and back. The front is the residence of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, including the bedroom, study, and office space that can accommodate at least several hundred people in the future.
After all, the prince's team already includes civil and military officials, guards and so on.
In the backyard, the main hall naturally belongs to the Crown Princess.
Also, according to the configuration, the two concubines cannot live in the main hall below their palaces.
However, there were still six Liangyuan, ten Chenghui, sixteen Zhaoxun and twenty Fengyi who had to live in the palace.
Let’s not talk about whether there will be so many people. You can’t have so many people and not have enough space, right? So the harem of the East Palace is also very large.
Qi Yixiu, on the contrary, had never lived here. He was named the crown prince after he left the palace, and at that time the old emperor was dying soon.
Since they never moved in, this place has been empty for decades and I spent a lot of money to renovate it.
Many places were even demolished and rebuilt.
Qi Yan looked at it from beginning to end and was satisfied.
"Sixth brother, you won't live in Ruiqing Palace anymore?" The Eighth Prince realized belatedly.
"We'll have to move next year when we get married." Qi Yan was a little unhappy about this.
What's the point of living in the East Palace by myself?
"Ah?" The Eighth Prince was depressed: "Then what should I do?"
Although he was slow to react, he knew that this was the East Palace, where the prince lived.
The crown prince will become the emperor in the future.
Of course I can't follow.
"You can move in with me and move out after you get married." Qi Yan didn't care.
I'm sure my father would have no objection.
"Is it okay?" The Eighth Prince was instantly happy.
"Okay, but this place is far away. Oh, that's not right. If I move here, my teacher will come to teach me? You just need to study along." Qi Yan reacted.
Today’s tutors still have to teach the princes, but when the prince moves away, I guess he will have his own teacher.
Lao Ba can also study with me.
The Eighth Prince nodded in confusion: "Okay."
The tenth prince sighed. Why didn’t he follow his sixth brother well when he was a child?
As for the mynah bird, it has some minor problems, so it can live with us in the East Palace, but he doesn't have to worry about it alone.
It’s not a question of whether it’s good or not. That’s illogical and impossible.
Of course, Qi Yan didn't mention this.
The East Palace is currently short-staffed.
Don’t even mention the Eastern Palace. In fact, the people around Qi Yan have never been complete.
According to the rules, the princes had four wet nurses. Of course, it was entirely voluntary whether to keep a wet nurse or not.
Generally speaking, the princes would keep two. Qi Yan also kept two.
Then there were sixteen palace maids, divided into four senior palace maids, four second-class palace maids, and eight third-class palace maids.
What you do depends on your level.
Up to now, there are four senior palace maids around Qi Yan, there is none of the second rank, and there are four of the third rank.
There should be sixteen eunuchs, but now there are only four.
So that in itself is not enough.
But according to the prince's standards, not to mention the guards, the prince can directly have his own guard team.
Just talking about the palace maids and eunuchs, the exact number was 120 each.
However, even Emperor Qi Yixiu is not satisfied with the number of people around him, so it is not good for the prince to have so many people.
But at least it should be doubled, there should be thirty-two palace maids and thirty-two eunuchs.
So, there are still very few people nowadays.
Before, Shen Chuliu directly pushed Yuanxiao to him to choose someone for him.
As for the jade clock, Qi Yan was really used to using it, and he was afraid that he would not return it even if he promised to.
Shen Chuliu was too lazy to want it anymore. This eunuch was too useful and both mother and daughter paid him a salary.
However, once he officially followed the prince, Shen Chuliu stopped giving him the license.
After all, as the chief eunuch in front of the prince, his treatment should have increased.
This place has not been completely renovated yet, at least the decorations and furniture needed inside are not complete.
From the prince's perspective, everyone working here was also terrified.
I’m afraid that something is not going well for Your Highness.
Qi Yan asked Yu Lou to find the manager and said directly: "The Eighth Prince will also live here for a few years. You guys should find a place for him to live."
It is not possible to live in the back, but there are plenty of accommodations in the front, so it is easy to do. We can just separate them by a corridor or something.
(End of this chapter)
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