Chapter 95 Meeting Relatives
When Li Cuilian heard her ask about this, she quickly explained, "It's just a few doggerel poems. It can't be called a poetry club. We often chat about family matters..."
Zhu Yuhuan laughed and said, "I run the same business at Taiping Teahouse. Isn't it the same thing for a group of scholars? Why doesn't it count?"
Li Cuilian was overjoyed by her words, but she tried her best to suppress her feelings and whispered, "Your Highness is right."
No wonder her husband said before that it must be a blessing to have a daughter like the eldest princess. Not only is she outstanding in ability, but her open-minded vision alone is completely different from that of ordinary people and is beyond the reach of others.
"You mentioned the shuttle in your letter earlier. Wasn't that something the women workers came up with during their casual chats after work? That's a good thing." Zhu Yuhuan then asked, "By the way, I don't quite understand the shuttle you're talking about. Did you bring the blueprints this time? Let me take a look."
Shen Guangci is even more focused on building textile factories in Wucheng and other places. He has now opened four or five factories, which can almost take on most of the silk weaving industry in the Jiangnan region.
The female workers, in particular, focused on improving their skills, further modified the originally crude and simple machines, adding shuttles that could slide automatically. This not only made weaving faster, but also allowed them to quickly complete more complex patterns than before.
"Not only did I bring the drawings, I also brought the things." Shen Tingli hurriedly handed the things over and said, "Your Highness, take a look."
When Shen Guangci wrote to Zhu Yuhuan before, he did mention the loom. Zhu Yuhuan didn't understand what it meant at first, but when he saw the real thing and the drawings with his own eyes, Zhu Yuhuan suddenly realized that the shuttle they were talking about before that speeded up weaving was actually a "flying shuttle."
Before Shen Guangci could speak, Zhu Yuhuan raised his hand and slapped his forehead, looking annoyed, and said, "Why didn't I think of that..."
She couldn't remember anything until the thing was in front of her.
Seeing this, Shen Guangci hurriedly comforted him, "Your Highness is well versed in civil and military affairs, so it's natural that he doesn't understand such trivial matters... They came up with this idea after seeing the blueprint of your music box. This is all thanks to your Highness."
Zhu Yuhuan shook his head, feeling somewhat emotional, and said, "As expected, matters like this should be left to the experts. I'll take these extra drawings back with me and give them to the people at Wunong Temple to look at."
Later, she wanted to take all these things to Yunnan, so she naturally had to study them more.
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When they returned to their residence, Huai'en saw that Zhu Yuhuan was still a little upset, so he comforted him, "'Everyone has their own level of knowledge, and everyone has their own specialization.' Is there anyone in the world who knows everything? Your Highness, why worry about such a trivial matter?"
Zhu Yuhuan, who was sitting at the table, just sighed and said, "Of course I know, it's just a little regretful. If only I could have been earlier..."
"Everything has its own way of development, just like farming. Throughout the year, there are four seasons: spring planting and autumn harvest. Your Highness is a farmer in the field. You can weed and water the fields, but you cannot change the natural laws of spring planting and autumn harvest." Huai En continued, "Your Highness is willing to be a farmer, helping the weak and the poor. Why do you have to suffer so much?"
Zhu Yuhuan held his chin with one hand, stared at Huai En for a long time, and said with a smile: "Huai En, Huai En, I really should give this title of real person to you, I am ashamed of myself."
Huai En was embarrassed by her words and lowered his head in shame and said, "It's just that I have learned some truths by following His Highness. How can this servant compare to His Highness?"
Zhu Yuhuan just smiled and said nothing.
After visiting Chaotian Palace, Zhu Yuhuan officially embarked on the journey back to Northern Zhili. Along the way, he was received by officials and given accommodation, and he also took the opportunity to inspect the people's conditions. It was the end of April when he returned to Beijing.
Because Zhu Yuhuan had been away for a long time and was the only one returning to Beijing, Zhu Qizhen issued a special decree, asking Zhu Yuhuan to return to the palace to wash and change clothes and directly attend the welcoming banquet.
Upon receiving the news, Zhu Yuhuan did not delay and returned to the palace obediently.
Han Guilan had been waiting at the palace gate since the morning after hearing the news. Finally, she saw Zhu Yuhuan. Seeing her bronze complexion and her considerable weight loss, her eyes welled up. She bowed and said, "Guilan greets His Highness."
Zhu Yuhuan smiled and asked her to stand up, "Why are you waiting outside?"
"Everyone else was busy preparing hot water and clothes for His Highness, so Guilan went to the palace gate to greet His Highness."
Zhu Yuhuan went in with her and first told Huai En to go back and have a good rest. Then he washed up with Han Guilan's help and asked, "Why is Tongtong not here? This girl always runs the fastest. She shouldn't be so quiet. Do you have any surprises for me?"
Han Guilan saw that she had guessed Zhu Youtong's plan in just a few words, so she suppressed her laughter and said, "Your Highness, please stop joking. His Majesty is still waiting for you to attend the banquet."
Zhu Yuhuan exclaimed, "Could it be that Your Majesty and Tongtong have prepared some surprise together?"
Han Guilan didn't dare say anything more, fearing that Zhu Yuhuan would guess everything if she said one more word. She quickly changed the subject, saying, "Your Highness, you may not know yet. The Empress has been chosen to be Miss Qian, who is from the Southern Zhili region. Apart from the Empress, the Emperor has not appointed any other concubines. Old Lady Sun has also selected four or five palace maids to serve as His Majesty's attendants."
Zhu Yuhuan naturally understood the meaning of the word "serve" and simply asked, "What about Yingying?"
Mentioning Zhou Yingying, Han Guilan sighed and said, "Lady Zhou is indeed special. The Emperor specially conferred her the title of Beauty."
Zhu Yuhuan raised his eyebrows slightly, then smiled and said, "It's not a big deal."
With Zhu Zhanji's precedent, Zhu Qizhen naturally did not need to be bound by the so-called "eldest son". As long as there was an eldest son who could inherit the throne, it was enough. Therefore, giving Zhou Yingying a clear position was not a big deal. Of course, Zhu Qizhen did this with the intention of going against Empress Dowager Sun.
For Zhu Qizhen, no matter what decision he made, as long as someone interfered, Zhu Qizhen would inevitably doubt the other party's motives, no matter who it was, including his biological mother, Empress Dowager Sun.
"What does the Queen think?"
"Your Highness, rest assured. The future Queen is a gentle and virtuous person, and she is very respectful to the old Queen."
Zhu Yuhuan smiled and said, "As long as Your Majesty is filial to your mother, how can anyone else dare to neglect her?"
"Your Highness is right."
Zhu Yuhuan washed up, changed into clothes that had been fumigated long ago, and tied his hair up again before going to visit Hu Shanxiang.
As Zhu Yuhuan expected, Zhu Youtong, Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Qiyu were all there. When Zhu Youtong and Zhu Qiyu saw Zhu Yuhuan coming, they stood up to greet him, while Zhu Qizhen sat upright beside Hu Shanxiang.
When Hu Shanxiang saw her daughter striding in, she felt that she was much thinner than before. She knew at a glance that she had suffered a lot.
If Zhu Qizhen had not been right next to her, Hu Shanxiang would have probably hugged Zhu Yuhuan in her arms and taken good care of him.
Before Zhu Yuhuan could salute, Zhu Qizhen said, "Big sister has returned victorious, and today's welcome dinner is also a family dinner, so there's no need to be polite."
Seeing him so "generous", Zhu Yuhuan did not refute, but smiled and replied: "Then I will respectfully obey your command."
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