Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

"I have an apprentice in the palace. His surname is Hu, and his name is Hu Shanwei. He is now also a palace lady."

After thinking for a while, Zhang Xin came back to her senses and heard Wu Shanggong's words with a slight smile and a familiar name.

"Wu Shanggong's apprentice is also very powerful!"

After Zhu Anle went out to help Zhang Xin, he realized how difficult it was to do things.

Living in a resettlement camp may seem easy, but there are so many things to do.

It is hard to imagine how many aspects a court lady in the imperial city has to take into account.

"I entered the palace in the fifth year of Hongwu and served Empress Xiaoci for ten years. Shanwei entered the palace in the thirteenth year of Hongwu, so he was not very old at that time. It has been many years since we last saw each other."

Wu Shanggong felt a little nostalgic.

"Hehe, a young apprentice in his thirties."

Zhu Zhiming smiled.

"Is Wu Shanggong still in contact with her?"

Zhang Xin tilted her head and asked.

Hu Shanwei, she couldn't be more familiar with him.

This person was the elder sister of Queen Hu. The two sisters were almost thirty years apart in age.

Because Hu Shanwei, the palace lady, performed very well in the palace, her presence added a lot of points to Hu Shanxiang who was participating in the talent show, and finally Hu Shanxiang was selected.

However, in her previous life, she had never heard Wu Shanggong mention that they had a master-disciple relationship.

"One is in the palace, the other is outside the palace. It is always difficult to keep in touch. My brother wrote to me last year and said that he had seen her once."

Wu Shanggong nodded and replied.

"Your brother?"

Zhang Xin asked again, this seemed like a person who had never appeared in the previous life.

"Yes, he was also a student at the Imperial College back then, and now he has opened his own academy to teach students."

Wu Shanggong's tone was full of pride.

"Wow, Wu Shanggong is such a hidden talent——"

Zhu Zhiming exclaimed.

"Look at what the princess said. I can still show off every day. I need to find the right time."

Wu Shanggong laughed and joked.

"This is a great time!!!"

Zhu Anle gave a thumbs up in affirmation.

Wu Shanggong's class went completely awry at this point. Wu Shanggong and Zhang Xin smiled at each other, and everyone returned to their normal pace of playing and fighting.

Both Wu Shanggong and Zhang Xin, the two little girls who had been living in the palace, knew that they would not be too interested in these affairs.

First give them a general understanding, and then teach them in detail depending on their level of acceptance.

After the two sisters-in-law left, Zhang Xin asked Wu Shanggong about her brother.

How could a lady-in-waiting in the palace meet someone who graduated from the Imperial Academy?

Although female officials were not considered the emperor's people, they could be said to be.

This behavior has a bit of the implication of having an affair with a man outside the family.

"Alas, the Hu family and my family knew each other in the early years. Shanwei was the eldest daughter in the family. Her family gave birth to girls one after another. Her mother struggled and finally gave birth to a son and died. The man she married later seemed to have given birth to several more daughters. With so many children, life was easy. It happened that the palace was selecting female officials, so Shanwei was sent to the palace by her father. At that time, the court could give her dozens of taels of silver."

Wu Shanggong sighed.

"Ah, is it with your brother?"

Zhang Xin understood.

"Yes, Crown Princess. They are both of the same age and both love to read. When they entered the palace, they were told they could leave after five years, and my brother waited for five years. But the palace would not let anyone go at that time."

Wu Shanggong's younger brother, Wu Jinyan, is the only son in the family, and five years is the limit of how long he can hold on.

So later on, Concubine Wu treated Hu Shanwei like her own sister.

However, after graduating from the Imperial College, Wu Jinyan did not enter the officialdom, but instead became a teacher.

"Your brother has a house full of children now, right?"

Zhang Xin felt a little sorry for Hu Shanwei, but also a little unfair for the man Wu Jinyan later married.

So many years have passed, and my man still goes to see the woman he loved back then.

"My sister-in-law passed away two years ago. Because I wrote to her about it, he ran into Shanwei who was out shopping at the palace gate. They looked at each other from a distance and couldn't even say a word."

"Alas. I hope the current emperor can change the system. It would be nice if he could change his position every five years. It's not too late to enter the palace at thirteen and leave at eighteen."

"I'm afraid it's difficult. If there weren't female officials with years of experience, the harem would be in chaos."

Wu Shanggong is becoming more and more relaxed living with Zhang Xin. Everything that she didn't dare to say in the early years, she has told Zhang Xin in the past two years, and now she doesn't mind having one more thing.

"That's not the case."

Zhang Xin was a little surprised. Could it be that Concubine Wu could also think of using a eunuch to take the throne?

"The one who holds the position of the head is too weak... How many commoner women who marry into the palace can be as calm as the Crown Prince's Consort? They are all cautious and afraid of making mistakes. Without the help of experienced female officials, it is difficult for them to establish themselves. The current queen is also a commoner. When the emperor fills up the harem in two years, it is hard to say what family the one chosen will be from. Can the queen control them?"

Zhang Xin was speechless.

What Wu Shanggong said was really right.

In her previous life, she was always cautious and timid. When Guo entered the palace, she became a decoration.

When the capital was moved, Concubine Wu begged to leave, but she didn't dare to let her go.

In the end, if it weren't for her good luck, she would have become an abandoned queen in the cold palace.

Wu Shanggong stopped talking and when she saw that Zhang Xin understood, she urged Zhang Xin to get ready for bed.

After this busy period, Zhang Xin's chin has become a little thinner.

She just doesn't like it no matter how she looks at it.

Zhang Xin followed Wu Shanggong's instructions and quickly washed up and went to bed.

A dreamless night.

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the next morning.

Zhang Xin had just stood up when Tourmaline from Xu's side came over.

"I've met the Crown Princess."

Tourmaline's face turned slightly red, and she looked embarrassed as she saluted Zhang Xin.

"What bad things have you done again? Don't be shy, it must be my mother's fault, why are you blushing!!!"

Zhang Xin joked.

"Well, hehehe, let me answer the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess is very smart. The Princess rejected the request of the Governor's wife yesterday. I guess the Governor's wife will ask to see the Crown Princess today."

Tourmaline is very happy.

"...Has mother developed to such an embarrassing level now?"

Zhang Xin acted in worship.

"Yes, Crown Princess."

Tourmaline spoke righteously.

"So I have to wait at home?"

"Yes, Crown Princess!"

"What if I have to go out?"

Zhang Xin really had to go out today. There was a small problem at the porridge shed.

"Replying to the Crown Princess, the princess said that she should ask that lady to come again tomorrow, or the Crown Princess should tell me about today's schedule and ask the Governor's wife to go find the Crown Princess if she is in a hurry."

"Hey, Mom is so thoughtful!"

Zhang Xin was dumbfounded.

"Hee hee hee--"

Tourmaline covered her mouth and laughed.

The princess is now content with having her grandson, and pushes everything to Zhang Xin.

The Crown Prince's wife felt that the Princess did not employ people according to their original intentions and often pushed the matter back.

As the one who passes messages back and forth, she would be laughed to death by the fight between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law.