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Chapter 424 Entering the Capital ()

After experiencing great changes in their family and country, and after more than a month of hard life, Zhu Yuyao, Zhu Cijiong, and Zhu Cizheng became wiser and became flexible and flexible.

When they met Liu Sheng, they did not rely on their status as the prince and princess of the former Ming Dynasty, nor did they scold Liu Sheng for being a traitor. Instead, they followed the etiquette taught by the previous eunuchs, bowed deeply and said crisply: "See your majesty. "

Liu Sheng smiled and raised his hand, "Sit flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Sheng carefully looked at the four children and found that they were all quite thin, especially the two princesses Zhu Yurao and Zhu Yuzi. Zhang Zhongliang probably thought that the former Ming emperor's daughter was not as valuable as the prince, so he gave them less food.

But Liu Sheng had to admit that after generations of genetic improvements by his concubines, coupled with the fact that Lao Zhu's family was already pretty good-looking and had been raised in fine clothing and food since childhood, these four children all had outstanding looks.

Zhu Yuluo is already a graceful and beautiful girl.

Although Zhu Yuzi is young, it can be seen that she is a beauty.

As for Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cijiang, they are both handsome and good-looking.

The four of them were taken to the side hall of Wuying Hall and saw a fairly sumptuous New Year's dinner.

Zhu Yasuo originally wanted to shamelessly ask Liu Sheng for a meal to satisfy her younger sister Zhu Yuzi's wish to eat meat, but she didn't expect to be able to have the New Year's dinner with Liu Sheng - I guess the Emperor's New Year's dinner must be quite sumptuous, right? Even if she is as frugal as her father, the New Year's Eve dinner should include a lot of meat, vegetables and delicacies.

After watching for a while, Liu Sheng saw that the three elders became obviously uncomfortable, and then he spoke again: "Although Chongzhen is mediocre and immoral, you are not at fault, so I will not implicate you in the past. .

But as the prince and princess of the former Ming Dynasty, you have special status and can easily be taken advantage of by traitors, so I am going to send someone to take care of you.

Liu Sheng smiled and nodded, and then said: "Today is the New Year's Eve, and I don't have any family around, so the four of you can have a New Year's dinner with me."

Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cijiang, who were still young, could not help laughing secretly in their hearts that Liu Sheng's taste in food was far from that of a true royal.

When you grow up, as long as you don't join the army, you can do whatever you want, whether you are farming, working, doing business, or becoming an official in our country. As for getting married in the future, there won’t be many restrictions. "

The three people who had become sensible were originally waiting for an unknown fate, and even thought that they would probably be killed by Liu Sheng for any reason, just like what happened to Zhu Cixiang. No matter how bad he is, he will be placed in an unknown courtyard and imprisoned for life.

After coming back to their senses, the three of them immediately showed joy and pulled Zhu Yaozi to bow together again: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Immediately, the four of them bowed together again to express their gratitude.

Under such circumstances, they would inevitably die of old age and die in a cramped environment, or even be secretly poisoned. They would not have to think about farming, working, or doing business, let alone serving as officials.

After all, although Li Zicheng originally granted three princes titles, he placed them under house arrest in a compound and no one else was allowed to approach them.

Afterwards, Liu Sheng asked the eunuchs and maids to take the four people to bathe and change into warmer and more decent clothes.

That's right, judging from the four people's experience in catering, Liu Sheng's New Year's dinner can only be said to be quite sumptuous.

I don't know what Zhang Zhongliang's idea was for sending the four people to the capital without changing their clothes. Therefore, at this time, the four of them were still wearing the ordinary people's clothes that were used as disguises when they escaped from the capital. They were already quite worn out...

By the time the four of them took a bath and changed their clothes, it was already close to noon.

There are stewed, marinated or fried pork, mutton, horse meat, chicken, duck and fish, and then there are a few vegetables that are only available in winter.

Unexpectedly, Liu Sheng actually said that he would let them go to school, and that he was going to support themselves when they became adults. He even allowed them to engage in things other than the military, and even serve as officials in Dayei.

In this way, although they were not given titles or honors like Li Zicheng, the three people who already knew a lot of things felt that they were broader-minded than Li Zicheng.

The food, clothing and accommodation are similar to those of ordinary people in Nanjing. You will also be allowed to go to school and learn a skill so that you can be self-reliant in the future.

This was a complete surprise for the four of them.

It was far from the delicacies they thought the Emperor's New Year's dinner would be.

However, Zhu Aina sighed in her heart, no wonder the Wei army has the current momentum and will replace the Ming Dynasty and dominate the world - Liu Sheng, the emperor, has such a simple New Year's dinner. It can be seen that the whole army must be like this, simple and simple, not advocating luxury.

"Like you, the Ming Dynasty Taizu, I came from a humble background and don't have so many rules and particularities. The same is true at the dinner table. You can just sit down and eat as you like."

Liu Sheng said with a smile and sat on the main seat first. Zhu Yunuo and the other three were still awkward and squirming, but the little Zhu Yuzi had already sat on a chair by herself, staring at the various meats and dishes on the table with her big round eyes, drooling.

But she seemed to know some rules and didn't really eat first.

"What are you doing standing around? Hurry up and sit down to eat, otherwise it will get cold soon."

In the winter, there was no air conditioning, so even though Liu Shenggui was the emperor of Damei, there were only a few heaters in this side hall. After a while, the food will really cool down.

So the three of them were not polite and sat down to eat.

After a hearty New Year's meal, Liu Sheng chatted with the three of them for a few more words - mainly to learn about their past lives in the Forbidden City and to speculate on the real appearance of Chongzhen from the side.

After this conversation, Liu Sheng realized that Chongzhen was indeed quite diligent and frugal among the emperors.

However, he was the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty after all. Even if he wore patched clothes, he would not let the princes and princesses suffer. Therefore, Zhu Yuluo and others had a pretty good life before.

Of course, older princesses like Zhu Aelao also learned textiles, embroidery, etc. from Queen Zhou, so they were considered to be talented.

On the contrary, the two princes Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cizheng knew nothing except reading some Confucian books. They even had some knowledge of people and worldly things that they had only gained rapidly in the past two months.

Finally, Liu Sheng asked Zhu Aona, "Do you have an engagement?"

Liu Sheng asked this purely because he remembered that in history, in the 17th year of Chongzhen, Zhu Yuyao was engaged to an ordinary nobleman named Zhou Xian. Later, the Manchu Qing Dynasty continued to execute the engagement and married her to Zhou Xian.

As a result, Zhu Yuluo "died" shortly after becoming pregnant.

Later, there was a famous old Hong Kong drama based on this story, but it was actually a random fabrication - "The Flower of the Emperor".

But it was only the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, and Zhu Yu'ao was only thirteen years old. Liu Sheng didn't know whether the engagement was already in place, so he asked this question.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Ailao didn't know if she had misunderstood something. She blushed slightly when she heard this and said: "The queen mother once said that my father was preparing to find a good match for me, but before the words were confirmed, the intruders broke into the capital."

Speaking of this, Zhu Aolao thought about her mother Zhou and her life experience of ruined country and family, and her expression became lonely again.

Liu Sheng nodded and said: "In that case, when you reach your age and find a good match, I will make a marriage arrangement for you."

This time Zhu Ailao felt a little confused again.

Just now Liu Sheng asked her about her marriage, and she thought that Liu Sheng intended to include her in the harem. Because Li Zicheng had this intention at the beginning, but it was only because he was defeated by Jian Nu and hurriedly withdrew from the capital that he allowed her to escape.

But the meaning behind Liu Sheng's words seemed to be that he wanted her to find a good match by herself?

How can such a thing happen?

Women's marriages generally follow the orders of their parents and the advice of their matchmakers.

Now that her father and brother are gone, she is "taken care of" by Liu Sheng. Logically speaking, Liu Sheng does not want to include her in the harem, but should also be responsible for finding a good man for her.

'Is it possible that he has not yet decided whether to accept me? '

Zhu Aona couldn't help but think so.

Liu Sheng didn't know that his casual question made the girl in front of him think so much.

After he finished asking the questions, he asked the four of them to retreat, and the eunuch took them to the chosen place to rest.

He took his guards around the Forbidden City, took a walk to eat, and expressed condolences to the guardsmen on duty today. Then he returned to the back hall of Wuying Hall to rest for a while, and then began to deal with government affairs again.

It's not that he is very diligent, but that his family is not around, and he has nothing else to do during the Chinese New Year, so he might as well deal with the remaining memorials.

The next day.

In the second year of Qianyuan, the first day of the first lunar month.

Liu Sheng received good news via telegram.

A telegram came from the telegraph team accompanying the Third Division of the Standing Army in Sichuan. Zhu Changhao, the former Mingrui king of Hanzhong Prefecture, and Sun Chuanting, the former Ming governor, jointly presented a surrender letter, expressing their willingness to surrender to Dawei!

(End of this chapter)