klisemfg Chapter 471 hits Lu Zhenzhen's pain point
Chapter 471 hits Lu Zhenzhen's pain point
It is said that Tang Liang and his men rushed to Fan City, hiding during the day and moving at night.
Using the map drawn by Fu Zhiyi, we easily found Azhen's village.
There is only a narrow and rarely traveled path into the peninsula.
The rest of the place is full of cliffs and dense forests, making it difficult to travel.
Tang Liang and his men did not dare to advance rashly and only observed from the outside.
Fortunately, we had a telescope, so we could observe from a distance. Although the mountain road seemed to be sparsely populated, there were people patrolling back and forth on the road from time to time.
In addition, several secret outposts were also found in the dense forest.
Looking at the patrolling method and the placement of the sentries, they all seem to be similar to those in a military camp.
It is indeed very suspicious.
Tang Liang sent someone to tell them that he would take his men to observe for a while to see if he could find the right opportunity to sneak into the village and find out what was going on.
Upon hearing the news, Fu Zhiyi and Lu Zhenzhen looked at each other. They thought this was probably where the private soldiers trained by the Third Prince were.
But according to Ah Zhen, almost a thousand people in their village were massacred.
Lu Zhenzhen couldn't help but ask, "The Third Prince only has this many private soldiers?"
Isn’t a thousand people a little too few?
Lu Zhenzhen, who came from the future and had a fear of insufficient military strength, really looked down on the number of thousands of people.
Fu Zhiyi couldn't help but say, "Over a thousand people is already a lot. You have to know that the personal guards of the princes of the previous dynasty consisted of three guard battalions, each with a maximum of 5,000 men. Later, because the princes had too many guards, the feudal lords split and fought civil wars in the late period of the previous dynasty, which led to the fall of the previous dynasty."
"So, our Taizu has long ago issued an iron rule: Imperial princes who remain in the capital may have no more than 300 personal guards, and princes who are vassal states may have no more than 500 personal guards."
"As you know, His Majesty is extremely cautious regarding titles. Aside from the eldest prince who died young and was posthumously named King Kang, and the second prince who was named King Wu due to poor health, none of the other princes have ever received a title or a peerage."
Lu Zhenzhen rolled her eyes and spoke so smoothly and pleasantly.
What do you mean by being extra cautious about titles? It's just being stingy, okay?
But she understood the meaning. The third prince had not yet been crowned king, but he already had thousands of private soldiers. This was a clear violation of the rules and a rebellion.
Don't say that the Third Prince raised this private soldier because he felt insecure and wanted to protect himself and keep him for fun.
As a prince, you raise private soldiers, which means you are planning to rebel. You definitely have this intention.
But it's still not right.
Fu Zhiyi also felt that something was fishy going on here; everything seemed strange. "If the Third Prince wanted to rebel, it would be impossible for him to secretly transfer thousands of people to the capital, right? Then why did the Third Prince raise this private army?"
Lu Zhenzhen couldn't figure it out, but she definitely wouldn't waste her time on internal turmoil: "No matter why the Third Prince raised private soldiers, he did, and that's the grave crime of treason! As for why, that's what Your Majesty needs to know! We just need to gather all the evidence, round up all the people, and then return to report."
Fu Zhiyi was reminded and came to his senses: "Wife, you are reminding me that these are all royal secrets. The less we know, the better."
Standing up: "Since Tang Liang has sent back the news, I have to make preparations here. I guess I will be busy these few days and can't accompany you for long——"
Lu Zhenzhen quickly pushed him away: "Business is more important, go and do your thing. I've been busy with the Mid-Autumn Festival these days and don't have time."
It’s good that everyone is busy. When you are busy, you won’t have lustful thoughts.
Lu Zhenzhen's little thoughts were all on her face. Fu Zhiyi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but instead wanted to tease her. He leaned close to Lu Zhenzhen's ear and said, "Don't worry, my wife. No matter how busy your husband is, he will come back to accompany your wife in the evening--"
After saying that, without waiting for Lu Zhenzhen to get angry, he walked out with a sullen smile.
Lu Zhenzhen spat at Fu Zhiyi's back and couldn't help laughing.
In the following days, the couple became really busy.
Lu Zhenzhen was busy opening the rouge shop and preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival. She also had to attend banquets occasionally and meet with the female relatives.
Nanny Ye, Haitang and the other four maids were also very busy.
Not to mention Fu Zhiyi. From that day on, it was considered good enough if he could have one of the three meals a day with Lu Zhenzhen.
It is common to go out early and come back late.
Many times, Lu Zhenzhen waited until she was tired and went to sleep first.
When I woke up in the morning, Fu Zhiyi had already been up for a long time and was nowhere to be seen.
With so much busyness, there will naturally be results.
The rouge shop opened together with Cai finally opened for business. It was named Hongyanzui, and the name was thought up by the master of naming, Madam Ye.
At that time, Cai came to ask Lu Zhenzhen what the name of the rouge shop should be. Lu Zhenzhen scratched her head and thought for a long time, and borrowed all the brands she knew in later generations, but unfortunately she felt that none of them were suitable.
In the end, I asked for help from Nanny Ye, and Nanny Ye was very straightforward.
After just a moment's thought, I came up with this name. It says that when rouge is applied on the cheeks, doesn't it look like the slightly flushed cheeks of a beautiful woman when she is drunk?
After hearing this, Lu Zhenzhen decided on the spot that this was the name.
It sounds high-end and classy, worthy of being from the palace.
Cai had no objection at all and could only look at Nanny Ye with admiration.
Of course, when Cai came, besides asking for the name of the rouge shop, he also wanted Lu Zhenzhen to write the inscription personally and hang it as the plaque of the rouge shop.
It will be so prestigious then, with the inscription personally written by the county lady, it will be a golden signboard.
The more anticipation Cai showed when she talked about it, the darker Lu Zhenzhen's face became.
It must have been so painful for Nanny Ye and the four maids standing by to hold back their laughter.
This really touched Lu Zhenzhen's sore spot!
Can the plaque she wrote be hung up?
Although Cai didn't understand the situation, she could read people's expressions.
Seeing Lu Zhenzhen's dark face, she knew that something was wrong. Although she didn't know what was wrong, she immediately reacted: "I am being presumptuous. I think the county lady's calligraphy should not be shown to outsiders easily. Using it to write on a plaque is indeed a bit disrespectful to the county lady's calligraphy."
"I'll go back and find a gentleman with good calligraphy to write a plaque for me. As long as our rouge and cream are good, it doesn't matter who writes the plaque!"
Lu Zhenzhen's face turned even darker.
Nanny Ye, who was standing by, was afraid that if Cai continued talking, her wife would not be able to bear it any longer.
He smiled and said, "Regarding the inscription on this plaque, our wife has her own opinion, but it is not convenient to tell anyone at the moment. Madam Cai, please go back first. Our wife will give you a reply in a few days."
Cai said goodbye and left in a hurry.
Only after Cai left did Lu Zhenzhen's face fall, and for the first time in her life she felt the urge to practice calligraphy.
Seeing Lu Zhenzhen looking unhappy, Nanny Ye hurriedly consoled her, "Madam, why are you fussing over such trivial matters? Didn't you say it's a palace secret recipe? Wouldn't it be even better if the inscription on this plaque was written by the ladies in the palace?"