Daming 1805

Chapter 200 The Imperial Concubine Is Here

Lion City, Java, Old Port, Dian Kun, and several key ports in the west of Nanyang, a large number of ships that were full of ships set sail again after replenishment was completed one after another.

After passing through Jinzhou Island (Sumatra Island), the fleet converged after Xiaoyangyang.

A total of more than 600 ships of various types, including passenger ships, troop carriers, oil carriers, bulk carriers, and some escorting warships, formed a huge fleet that could not be seen at a glance.

They were the first batch in the first year of Ankang in the Ming Dynasty, and also the first batch in the Ankang era. They were immigrants, officials, army, navy, and supply and trade fleets from the mainland of Daming to Mozhou and Dashiguo.

The fleet sailed straight westward on the Little Atlantic, passed through the Tianzhu Peninsula, entered the Great Food Sea (Arabian Sea) and divided into three parts.

Part of it turned slightly southward, approaching the coastline of East Mexico and then heading south along the coastline, heading for Tanzania and Zanzibar in later generations.

Part of it goes north into the Red Sea, enters the Daqin Sea through the Xihai Canal, and disperses to several government offices of the chief envoy of Beimozhou.

The last part turned to the north, entered the Persian Gulf, and sailed to Liusha City, the capital of the Great Food Kingdom.

The location of Quicksand City is almost the same as Dammam Port, an oil port in eastern Saudi Arabia, in a small bay on the Dashi Peninsula on the west side of Qatar and Bahrain Island.

On the twelfth day of the first month of the first year of Ankang, Zhu Jingyuan brought the officials of the palace, as well as his staff, guards, and maidservants to the pier to greet him in person.

Because my mother is here.

The largest ship in the fleet is the same type of ship as the Zhoushan Island that Zhu Jingyuan took to the Cape of the West, and the Yangzhong Island with a full load of [-] tons.

The independent rooms used by Zhu Jingyuan and Zhu Jianfeng at the beginning were merged into one on the Yangzhong Island and used as a single room for the imperial concubine Liang Yunying.

Liang Yunying, as an imperial concubine, the key is that as a concubine, going out of the palace is an absolute big event.

Before the Renwu Dynasty, it was also a very sensitive matter, and most concubines had no chance for life.

After the Renwu Dynasty, the control of the harem was relaxed a lot.

In addition to traveling with the emperor, the concubine can also apply to go back to her natal family alone to visit relatives, or go to other places to see her son and daughter.

Of course, all still have to be approved by the emperor, and there are special guards, guards of honor and entourage.

These people are both protection and supervision, and they are actually the same as big families.

It is impossible to allow the female relatives to run around alone.

A group of guards, officials, and entourages disembarked first, and connected with the officials preparing for the ceremony from the Great Food Kingdom to check and confirm that the guards of honor prepared on site met the standards.

Then Liang Yunying walked down slowly with a group of maidservants.

Chunxiang and Qiuyue, who were in Zhu Jingyuan's room, were also in the crowd behind Liang Yunying.

Zhu Jingyuan is used to living alone, but seeing his mother felt a little troublesome.

According to the advance notice of the etiquette officer, he bowed and greeted honestly.

When Liang Yunying saw her son in the distance, her eye circles suddenly turned red.

But after all, it is a public occasion, and now she is Daming's imperial concubine.

Liang Yunying tried her best to correct her posture. After watching Zhu Jingyuan salute, she followed her son to the carriage prepared by Dashi Kingdom and returned to Zhu Jingyuan's palace.

The other clans and officials were led by Shi Liu Zhixin, the head of the Dashi Kingdom, to rest in the pre-prepared houses.

Their official meeting with Zhu Jingyuan will have to wait until the next day.

Today is the time for imperial concubine Liang Yunying and other clans.

Liang Yunying entered Dashi Palace, and entered the room Zhu Jingyuan had prepared for herself.

After the irrelevant personnel left, they let go of their emotions a little.

Grabbing Zhu Jingyuan's hand, with slightly red eyes, he said:
"It's been a whole year... let mother take a good look... and grow taller..."

Zhu Jingyuan smiled and stood there honestly for his mother to observe.

Hearing this question, he subconsciously replied:
"Even if you are 16 years old during Chinese New Year, although there is still a chance to grow a bit longer, I am worried that it will be less than 1.8 meters..."

Liang Yunying was immediately amused:
"You really like tall people, are you going to be a big man general? You also need to be tall to find a wife?

"There are no outsiders now, tell your mother, do you like older people or tall people?"

Zhu Jingyuan didn't shy away from anything with his mother, and even complained:
"The conditions I gave to my father and mother are not my personal preferences in finding a wife.

"It's just because, as a prince, I have the responsibility to reproduce as soon as possible.

"The female is in her early 20s, not too thin, not too short, with a broad pelvis.

"These are all chosen purely from the perspective of being suitable for reproduction.

"As for finding a daughter-in-law, I just follow the fate, and I can only do it if I like it."

Now Liang Yunying was a little shocked. When she saw Zhu Jingyuan's request, she was a little skeptical.

Zhu Jingyuan's criterion for choosing the prince's concubine is to be able to bear children, not his personal liking.

If he personally likes older ones, this really makes Liang Yunying a little worried.

Now that she has personally verified it, Liang Yunying is relieved and even more astonished.

As a prince, a boy who has just turned 16 years old thinks like an old farmer and an old woman when he chooses a woman.

In Liang Yunying's opinion, this is really too sensible and mature.

But considering Zhu Jingyuan's consistent performance, Liang Yunying felt relieved.

This baby is really different.

So Liang Yunying continued to hold her son's hand, and said secretly:

"Mother brought ten girls over here. When I meet the courtiers tomorrow, I will let you see each other after business is over."

Zhu Jingyuan's eyes widened, a little nervous and incomprehensible, and a little embarrassed to remind:

"Ten...don't I want two? The prince only has ten concubines in total...

"Besides, before the age of 20... there is no end to it..."

Liang Yunying said of course:

"I know you can't use it up, you have to take good care of your body at the age of 20.

"I didn't say to let you stay, if I just bring two over, what if you don't like it?
"I'll bring ten girls here and let you choose two to take over.

"The rest of them can go back, or stay in Dashi Kingdom as officials.

"Girls around the age of 20, the smartest ones have already graduated from college, or have reached the age of training, so they don't have to go back to school."

Zhu Jingyuan breathed a sigh of relief:
"Mother thought about Zhouquan, by the way, Chunxiang and Qiuyue, how are they doing at the artisan school?"

Liang Yunying looked behind her. Chunxiang and Qiuyue were standing there, looking at Zhu Jingyuan longingly.

When they were beside Zhu Jingyuan, the two of them were the most relaxed.

Although Liang Yunying wouldn't do anything to them, his management was much stricter than Zhu Jingyuan's.

At the same time, as the prince's personal servants, they lost the opportunity to follow closely, which put a huge potential pressure in their hearts.

Mainly because of the confusion and apprehension about my future.

Even if there is no one to manage it, it is difficult for them to relax.

So after a whole year's absence, the two girls miss Zhu Jingyuan very much.

When we saw each other again, I was very excited and yearning.

But when Liang Yunying talked to Zhu Jingyuan just now, both of them honestly dared not speak out.

Liang Yunying introduced with a smile:

"Chunxiang is very smart, and she completed the two-year content of the county-level craftsman school in one year.

"Now I have obtained the certificate from the Ninth Grade Craftsman.

"Qiuyue is a little bit worse, she should still have to complete the two-year schooling system.

"Among the people arranged by the imperial court this time, there is a team of teachers from the county-level craftsman school.

"The old gentlemen in the court said that for ordinary immigrants, they would rather send their children to artisan schools than formal middle schools.

"Because after two years of graduating from the craftsman school, you can get a very good salary, and it is very easy to find a job, and the primary and secondary schools are obviously far behind.

"So artisan schools should also be built, even more important than ordinary primary and secondary schools.

"Qiuyue can continue to study here..."

Zhu Jingyuan was also very satisfied after hearing this:

"Chunxiang has done a good job. Now that she has finished her studies, stay with me and be an official secretary."

Chunxiang has worked tirelessly for the past year, knowing that if she finishes her studies early, she can graduate early, and if she graduates early, she can return to Zhu Jingyuan's side early.

Now that the wish has finally come true, I tried my best to suppress my excitement, and solemnly performed another blessing:

"Slaves must do their best..."

Qiuyue next to her felt a little uncomfortable.

Although I saw Zhu Jingyuan, but I still have to go to school, Chunxiang doesn't have to go,

Qiuyue suddenly felt extremely annoyed that she was too stupid.

Zhu Jingyuan glanced at Qiuyue, and continued to say with a smile:

"Qiuyue, you are the same as you were in the capital. You continue to go to school during the day and take care of me at night. I am still used to using you two. When you graduate, you will be the same as Chunxiang..."

Qiuyue breathed a sigh of relief, as long as she could stay by Zhu Jingyuan's side, she immediately bowed:
"Thank you Your Highness..."

(End of this chapter)