Xu Yungong immediately accepted the order. Leaving aside the fact that the Crown Princess would be going to Beiping, the very fact that she would be entering the palace meant that meeting her close friends would be no easy feat.
So now, allowing Xu Miaoqing and her close friends to meet and gather in the backyard is a great favor from the Crown Prince.
Zhu Xiong Ying looked at Xu Yun Gong and then said, "In the future, the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion will inevitably be located in Yingtian Prefecture. The second and fourth sons are of suitable age, so let them enter the Central Military Command to gain some experience first."
Xu Yingxu and Xu Zengshou immediately accepted the order and expressed their gratitude. Their father was Xu Da, which naturally meant they had many opportunities to rise in the ranks. However, they also understood that most of their father's legacy would ultimately fall on their elder brother, Xu Yungong.
This can also be seen from Xu Yungong becoming a trusted general under the Crown Prince, something they could only envy. But now things are different; they have become the Crown Prince's brothers-in-law, and their chances of rising through the ranks have naturally increased.
Moreover, the Crown Prince was quite blunt: their eldest brother would definitely go to Beiping, but in Yingtian Prefecture, it would be the second and fourth brothers. As for the third brother, he died young.
Sitting casually in the main seat, Zhu Xiong Ying didn't talk much about politics. He mainly focused on the second and fourth sons of the Xu family, who weren't entitled to hear much. The reality was harsh: Zhu Xiong Ying was a beneficiary of the primogeniture system, and he supported it.
Therefore, Zhu Xiong Ying was quite supportive of this policy at this time, and he would often intentionally or unintentionally show such an attitude, which could be considered as making those princes, nobles, scholars and gentry understand that this was a national policy.
This may be unfair to some people, but there's nothing that can be done about it. Zhu Xiong Ying has to ensure these things, which is also for the sake of the country's heritage.
In such an era, Zhu Xiong Ying wouldn't think about anything ahead of its time. He also understood that things couldn't be too abrupt; many things had to conform to the characteristics of the era, including cultural customs and traditions.
That's fine too. Anyway, Zhu Xiong Ying doesn't object to this kind of thing at all, and he feels that it's something he should do.
After all, many people are watching him closely, and his every word and action influences many people and many things. The saying "What the superiors like, the inferiors will follow even more fervently" is clearly not a joke; it carries significant weight and influence.
For example, the practice of foot binding was disliked by both Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang (the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty) and Emperor Taizong (the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty). As for the grandson of the emperor, Zhu Xiong Ying, he was particularly abhorrent to the practice of foot binding.
While some refined scholars still enjoyed this practice, they sometimes had other considerations. After all, the Ming Dynasty now seemed to be implementing a top-down ban on foot binding. Even without an explicit prohibition, many people understood that the imperial family was guiding certain trends.
In her boudoir, Xu Miaoqing and her close friends gathered. These girls were mostly from noble families; some had already been betrothed by the emperor, while others were still unmarried. What was certain, however, was that these girls from noble backgrounds all possessed a certain political acumen and sensitivity.
They were well aware of Xu Miaoqing's identity and couldn't help but feel envious.
If they had the opportunity to go to the palace in the future, they would basically only do so as ladies of noble birth during grand banquets. Of course, it was also possible that they would have to go through the ranks from daughter-in-law to mother-in-law before they would have the chance to attend banquets in the palace.
At that time, Xu Miaoqing would be the master, the 'mistress' who would sit in a high position.
It's no exaggeration to say that Xu Miaoqing is now the most noble woman in the entire world. Since there is no Empress or Crown Princess, Xu Miaoqing is the only woman the royal family has formally married. Moreover, these women in their secluded chambers have heard rumors of the Crown Prince's favor and secure position.
So they got married. Zhu Xiong Ying now felt it was all quite normal; he was of a suitable age to get married. His next steps involved continuing to build up Beiping, the capital, strengthening border defenses, further developing and researching technologies, and also ensuring the continuation of the imperial line.
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