Zhu Yunying nodded and said, "Have Xu Zengshou make preparations later. Never mind. He still has duties to attend to, so let Xu Yingxu go. He does have a title after all, so let him lead some military families and go to Beiping with the imperial family."
Xu Miaoqing naturally understood these things. In the past, everyone in the Kaiping Prince's Mansion had to follow Zhu Yunying's lead. No matter what, they absolutely couldn't hold him back, and they had to cooperate fully in many matters. The Zhongshan Prince's Mansion was actually the same now. For the sake of little Zhu, they all had to cooperate fully and absolutely couldn't hold him back.
It's not just about not holding someone back; often, they must lead by example and become an asset to the Crown Prince. If the Crown Prince's reputation and prestige are affected by his maternal family, that is unacceptable.
In the past, the Chang family had endured a great deal of turmoil in order to make Zhu Yunying the Crown Prince and to ensure his smooth ascension to the throne. Although they were indeed somewhat lacking in ability, Chang Mao and the others had done their best to be dutiful and would never make any major mistakes.
Even though everyone could see that Zhu Yunying's position was secure at that time, such things have happened in every dynasty. Some crown princes have been impeached or had their reputations affected because of their maternal family's affairs.
Now it's the Xu family's turn to handle these matters. For the sake of Little Zhu's reputation and future, the Xu family needs to be even more cautious. Even though they know the Crown Prince's position is secure, as the Crown Prince's maternal family, they can't be too careful at this time.
At this stage, they need to be careful and absolutely cannot give others any leverage over them.
These things are necessary to solidify the Crown Prince's position and ensure the continuation of the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion. Even if it involves some turmoil, it's not a big deal; it's a case of "no pain, no gain."
Moreover, this wasn't the emperor deliberately targeting the Zhongshan Prince's lineage, so there was no need to overthink it. They should just focus on doing their job diligently. At this time, their role was to share the emperor's burdens; this was their fundamental principle and stance.
Zhu Yunying had a lot to do at this time, but Xu Miaoqing also had quite a few things to do. The emperor and empress, naturally, had different statuses, so they needed to think more deeply about many things.
As for Little Zhu, he happily led a large group of guards towards the Wu Prince's residence. He now needed to consider and arrange things at the Wu Prince's residence, including assigning guards to the surrounding area and taking over the kitchen. These were his current tasks.
These matters cannot be taken lightly; they must be treated with utmost seriousness. Since it concerns the Emperor, nothing can be done carelessly, a point that young Zhu is acutely aware of, after all, he is a child born into the royal family.
Children born into royalty are naturally sensitive to certain things. Their daily exposure to the world has given young Zhu considerable insight, experience, and perspectives.
“Brother, you can’t send all the cooks away!” Zhu Wengeng said anxiously to Little Zhu. “The cook in our manor is the best. He’s the best at making roast duck. He’s the cook our father snatched from the restaurant. We love the ducks he makes. We’ll take him with us when we go to Beiping. We can’t go without ducks.”
Little Zhu was quite helpless and said to Zhu Wengeng, "Your imperial uncle is also coming. It will definitely be someone from the Imperial Kitchen. You wouldn't understand even if I told you. Just stay to the side. We need to arrange all these things properly."
Zhu Wengeng fell silent. He actually liked his imperial uncle very much. In fact, Zhu Wengeng knew that his imperial uncle doted on him, but his imperial uncle was too serious and often nagged him.
In fact, Zhu Wengeng understood some of the reasons. Since it concerned his imperial uncle, many things could not be delayed. For Zhu Wengeng, his imperial uncle was the most important person, and he was extremely disciplined in all matters, big and small.
Directing the people in the palace to take over the kitchen was just one aspect of the matter; things were not that simple.
The water and food supplies also needed to be specially transported; they couldn't possibly be from the Wu Prince's residence.
"Second Aunt, our mother will be coming tomorrow. You can talk to her then." Little Zhu looked at Sang Shi with affection. "After our mother arrives, you can talk to her and then go to the inner courtyard. It doesn't matter whether you see the others or not."
Look, this really is some of the education provided by the royal family; they've become quite open-minded about many things.
This child actually has a clear understanding of the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, and he cares a lot about many things.
This is not just because Little Zhu was born into the royal family. In fact, even some high-ranking families and clans care a lot about these things, and these things do indeed need to be taken seriously.
Such differential treatment can actually be seen as a form of universal value today. These issues are a matter of differing opinions, making it difficult to definitively say who is right and who is wrong.
Little Zhu still has to keep busy, taking over a series of matters from all levels of the Wu Prince's Mansion, which is no small matter.
Especially since his father, the Emperor, was coming to the Prince of Wu's residence, it required even more attention. Even though the Prince of Wu's residence was right next to the capital, preparations still needed to be made in advance, and there was no room for negotiation on these matters.
If sufficient preparations are not made now, even if the emperor arrives at the Prince of Wu's residence tomorrow, it is estimated that no one can stop him. However, by the day after tomorrow, many court officials will advise the emperor, and even more will impeach the Prince of Wu.
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