Chapter 218 The Driving Instructor of the Princes
It was a warm and sunny day in March.
The officials from the Ministry of Rites and the eunuchs sent by the palace came to Prince Yu's mansion with great joy.
Today they are going to Prince Yu’s Mansion according to Emperor Jiajing’s order and present a picture album of beautiful girls to Prince Yu.
Of course, giving this picture album to Zhu Zaijing was just a formality.
Because the only person who can really decide whether these beautiful girls can enter Prince Yu's palace is Emperor Jiajing.
Whoever he appointed as the main concubine will be the main concubine, and whoever he appointed as the side concubine will be the side concubine.
So, this picture album was given to Zhu Zaijing to let Zhu Zaijing feel the emperor's grace in advance.
By the way, after Zhu Zaijing reads these picture albums, he will take Zhu Zaijing to a secret palace in the Forbidden City where the Buddha of Joy is enshrined to learn some driving tips that will make people blush, their hearts beat faster, and they can’t stop.
So that when it’s time to drive on the road, you won’t even know where to turn the steering wheel or where to step on the accelerator.
Isn't this embarrassing?
So, after Zhu Zaijing reads this album of beautiful ladies sent by the Ministry of Rites and the palace, he still has a long way to go.
And what do you say about the portraits in these albums?
It’s better than PS, almost all of them use the painting techniques of ladies. If you don’t distinguish carefully, you really can’t tell the difference between the beautiful ladies in the album.
But!
Even if one carefully distinguishes the differences between the beautiful girls in the album, there is still a certain difference between their actual appearance and portraits, making it impossible to identify people by looking at the pictures.
So, looking at these portraits is really better than nothing for Zhu Zaicheng, and it does not cause any disturbance in his heart.
The only thing that shocked Zhu Zaijing was that he could bring ten beautiful women into the house at one time, but not all of them!
Before this, the palace will select eight maids who are slightly older, about twenty years old, with good looks and good looks, to serve as coaches for Zhu Zaijing, educate Zhu Zaijing on various driving skills, and help Zhu Zaijing. Zhu Zaijing became a qualified veteran driver.
When Zhu Zaijing learned the news, his first reaction was not only surprise, but also shock. Apart from the shock, it was as if he could vaguely feel a trace of backache existing in nothingness.
No wonder emperors and princes in ancient times generally had short lives. It turns out that apart from insufficient medical conditions, perhaps the biggest reason is that this kind of high-load driving stress is too much.
If you continue like this, even your iron-clad body will turn into slag.
So, for a moment, Zhu Zaijing couldn't help but want to show that he was scared with his eyes shining.
"My lord, please take a careful look at these beautiful girls. These beautiful girls are all ladies selected from good families. They are all gentle in temperament and well-educated. If you like anyone, please tell me. . ”
Now the eunuchs around Zhu Zaijing have obviously been instructed by some aspects and want to offer treasures in front of Zhu Zaijing.
It's a pity that Zhu Zaijing was not very interested in such portraits of beautiful ladies. The key is that there were at least a hundred pictures of beautiful ladies in this album. Zhu Zaijing was dazzled by them and didn't know which one was better.
As a result, Zhu Zaijing just hummed, and then pointed at two casually and considered it as a deal.
To be honest, now that the two people Zhu Zaijing pointed at actually appeared in front of Zhu Zaijing, and he was asked to compare them with the pictures in the album, he might not really be able to recognize who they were.
It can be seen from this that this kind of album with pictures of beautiful ladies is very confusing.
But even so, this is a right that countless people do not have. After all, this is a draft for the prince. And if these beautiful ladies are lucky and have great luck with the prince, then they will immediately rise with the tide and become the future emperor's harem instead of the prince's backyard.
After Zhu Zaijing finished reading the albums of beautiful ladies, officials from the Ministry of Rites took the albums again, and then handed them over to the eunuchs in the palace, who checked and sealed them, and then handed them over to the harem for editing. Look, let the queen or concubine in the harem also choose one.
However, the current Emperor Jiajing does not have a living queen, and Emperor Jiajing does not go to the harem in the Forbidden City.
So this step is naturally saved. It is handed over directly to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, who will screen it on his behalf, and then hand it over to Emperor Jiajing for approval and that’s it.
After reading the picture album of beautiful girls, it finally came to Zhu Zaijing’s most curious moment.
At this time, the officials of the Ministry of Rites withdrew, and the eunuchs in the palace began to diligently lead Zhu Zaijing to a hidden palace in the Forbidden City.
This palace houses two joyful Buddha statues that have existed since the Yuan Dynasty.
According to the description in "Wanli Yehuolu", the happy Buddha statue in this hall should be: "Two Buddhas, each wearing tassels and makeup, holding each other, the two sticks are combined, and they can be moved."
After reading it, you have to "caress about the hidden place and learn the method of handover silently".
It is like an ancient version of a large-scale naked-eye 3D educational film scene.
Just when Zhu Zaijing arrived in front of this mysterious palace, Zhu Zaijing finally met his younger brother who only existed in legends-King Jing Zhu Zaizhen!
Zhu Zaizhen is thin, with a fair face with a hint of unhealthy redness. He is not as tall as Zhu Zaijing. He looks like a bean sprout standing next to Zhu Zaijing.
Looking at Zhu Zaizhen's current appearance, Zhu Zaijing couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He looked like this once upon a time.
The reason why I can change my appearance now is, firstly, because of my persistence in training, and secondly, thanks to Lan Daoxing’s "Xiantian Kung".
Otherwise, he would not be much better than Zhu Zaizhen now.
After Zhu Zaizhen saw Zhu Zaijing, he couldn't help but show a trace of undisguised contempt in his eyes, and he didn't take his brother who was a few days older at all.
Of course, the reason why Zhu Zaizhen has such a disrespectful attitude towards his brother is also justified.
His mother Lu Jingfei seems to be more favored than Zhu Zaijing's mother Du Kangfei.
But this so-called favor made Zhu Zaijing chuckle in his heart.
Who in the world doesn’t know that Emperor Jiajing lived alone in Xiyuan. Even if Emperor Jiajing was interested in driving, he would only visit the palace maids in Xiyuan. How could he go to the Forbidden City to look for his expired concubines?
Moreover, Emperor Jiajing has not yet arranged for Zhu Zaizhen to have a gentleman with Hanlin background study in the palace.
I don’t know what he is so proud of?
However, Zhu Zaijing is still very nurturing as an elder brother. Since Zhu Zaizhen doesn't take the initiative to say hello to his elder brother, it's not a big deal if he takes the initiative to say hello to Zhu Zaizhen.
So, when Zhu Zaijing saw that Zhu Zaizhen was also brought to the Huanxi Buddha Hall, Zhu Zaijing smiled and greeted Zhu Zaizhen: "Brother Zhen, how are you always? Why? Brother, I am so excited and overjoyed to see you. If we have the opportunity, you and I must communicate well, move around frequently, and pray for our father together to share our worries.”
Zhu Zaizhen faced such enthusiastic people. The elder brother was obviously a little embarrassed and at a loss. He never expected that Zhu Zaijing would be so proactive.
In the end, Zhu Zaizhen could only hold back his face until it turned red, and replied with a sigh of relief: "Meet Brother Emperor."
(End of this chapter)