There were two other staff members in the Ministry of Works. The memorials were piled higher than their heads, so they didn't see Zhu Mianzhu and Xiaohuan coming in for a while.

At this time, Zhu Mianzhu came to the man on the left. As he was less than 1.2 meters tall, it was not convenient for him to use levitation in front of these court officials. So he could only pull at his official uniform, then showed his token and said:

"I need a whole piece of wood, the kind used to make figurines, and the tools to carve it."

The official who was writing felt the pull of his official uniform and a child's voice. He lowered his head and saw a delicate child holding the empress's white jade token in his hand. The conversation he had with his colleagues a few years ago instantly came to his mind. In the third year of Chongzhen, the empress gave birth to a daughter, Princess Kunxing.

Judging from her age and height, it was about the same as rumored. I thought, Princess Kunxing should be six years old this year, why did she come to my Ministry of Works?

Thinking of this, Zhao Xiang hurriedly saluted:

"your Highness"

Zhu Mianzhu said:

“When can I get the wood I need and send it to Kunning Palace?

"Your Highness, I will call someone right away. No, I will prepare it myself and have it delivered to you before tonight."

Zhao Xiang wiped away the non-existent cold sweat in his heart

"Let's put the memorials and other documents we're preparing aside for now. It won't delay anything if we review them later. If I don't do what the princess asked for, and someone reports me, my life will be very difficult."

After listening to the words of the Ministry of Works official, Zhu Mianzhu turned and walked out of the Ministry.

"In those damn feudal times, a single word could make someone run around for you, but I like it."

Next, I will go to meet the crown prince, Zhu Cilang [lǎng], who is my brother in this life.

At this time, Zhu Cilang should be like himself, basically staying alone. Maybe his mother would visit him more often. After all, he is the crown prince, and if nothing unexpected happens, he will get married in the future.

It was normal that Chongzhen and Empress Zhou didn't pay attention to me. I was still young and lived with the empress for the past two years. I would probably have to move out after this year, just like Zhu Cilang. The only difference was that he would have a lot of eunuchs following him, and the ministers in the court would also agree with him. After all, when the prince became the emperor, their status would also rise. I would probably only have one or two palace maids to accompany me. If I get married in the future, these palace maids would be gone. Of course, in this life, since I traveled to the Ming Dynasty, things like getting married would definitely not happen to me.

After all, during the Ming and Qing dynasties, princesses were free to marry, and their rights and status were far inferior to those of Tang Dynasty princesses. Tang Dynasty princesses could establish their own palaces, although they were far inferior to Li Shimin's Tiance Palace, but they could still have their own guards and fiefs. In this respect, they were much better than those in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

If Zhu Mianzhu didn't have the golden finger, she wouldn't have thought of how to save the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty started with a bowl and ended with a rope.

Xiaohuan was leading the way, and suddenly stopped and said:

"Your Highness, the Wenhua Hall is in front."

The Wenhua Hall of the Ming Dynasty was the East Palace. The Chongzhen Emperor of the late Ming Dynasty was one of the most diligent in history. However, because of his excessive diligence, Zhu Cilang, like himself, could only see Chongzhen on major holidays such as the Spring Festival. At other times, Chongzhen was either attending court or reviewing memorials.

Chongzhen would attend court every day. He would hold meetings in the morning, review memorials in the afternoon, and think about how to make money at night. This made Empress Zhou follow him every day, and Zhu Cilang and herself rarely saw the two of them.

Zhu Mianzhu arrived at the entrance of Wenhua Hall. She took out the travel token given by Empress Zhou and showed it to the guards. The two guards at the door just glanced at the token and hurriedly bowed and said,

"Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Princess"

Zhu Mianzhu walked into the Wenhua Palace with her short legs. It is still called the Wenhua Palace now, but after Zhu Cilang gets married, it will be renamed the Eastern Palace and the Eastern Palace Prince.

Zhu Mianzhu walked in front, and Xiaohuan walked behind with her head down. As a palace maid, she didn't dare to raise her head and look around. Looking around was probably because she was trying to remember the route or do something bad. If she was suspected of being someone's spy or something, and wanted to harm the prince, that would be terrible. The female official had warned her many times before serving the queen.

As soon as Zhu Mianzhu entered the gate of Wenhua Hall and came to the inner hall, she found that the prince's Wenhua Hall was more crowded than the Kunning Palace. As soon as she walked in, she saw several eunuchs and maids walking around. In the Kunning Palace where she was, there was no one working except a palace maid Xiaohuan. Chongzhen was really poor, as he saved money to this extent.

When Zhu Mianzhu entered the inner hall, she saw from afar what Zhu Cilang was writing in the hall. In the Ming Dynasty, the crown prince would usually go out to study at the age of eight. Before that, he would attend elementary school, which is equivalent to a modern kindergarten.

Zhu Cilang was writing or drawing something, with a look of bitterness and hatred on his face. There were two eunuchs on the left and right of the door. When they saw Zhu Mianzhu coming, they knelt down and said:

"your Highness"

At this moment, Zhu Cilang heard the noise outside and put down his pen and walked out:

"Royal sister, how come you have time to come to my place today?"

He pulled Zhu Mianzhu into the inner hall.

"I am staying alone in Kunning Palace. I want to come and see my brother today and say a few words to him."

Zhu Mianzhu turned her head and glanced outside the palace. There were two eunuchs taking care of the prince and a palace maid sent by her mother. It didn't matter. No matter what she said, at most she would be confined to her room.

Who would take what a child says seriously?

Zhu Mianzhu recalled that in her previous life, when she was in kindergarten, her teacher asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up. She had wanted to be a scientist, but no one took her seriously.

Zhu Cilang watched Zhu Mianchu turn her head to look outside the hall. He also looked up outside the hall, but there was nothing.

Zhu Cilang was only seven years old, so of course he didn't understand all these twists and turns.

Zhu Mianzhu sat opposite Zhu Cilang and said:

"Brother, can you give the position of Crown Prince to my younger sister?"

At this time, Zhu Cilang still didn't understand what the position of Crown Prince meant, so he said:

"My sister wants to sit, so I'll give it to you."

After saying this, Zhu Cilang stood up, walked to Zhu Mianzhuo's side, pulled Zhu Mianzhuo up and pressed her to the seat where he had sat before. Then Zhu Cilang sat in the seat where he had sat before and said:

"If you want to sit, just sit. You can sit as long as you want. Move this chair back and sit. What belongs to you is yours."

Looking at the dazed Zhu Cilang in front of her, Zhu Mianchu wondered if she was bullying a child.

Zhu Mianzhu smiled slightly, her goal achieved.

"You said this, don't go back on your word. If you do, I will no longer recognize you as my royal brother."

Zhu Cilang quickly shook his head:

"No regrets, no regrets"

Zhu Mianzhu came to Wenhua Palace today to deliberately induce Zhu Cilang. When she wanted this position in the future, she would just repeat Zhu Cilang's oath today to him.

When Zhu Mianzhu asks Chongzhen for the title of King of Qin and the Tiance Palace in the future, will Zhu Cilang suddenly think of today's conversation?

Zhu Cilang happened to be Zhu Youjian's eldest son and the crown prince, corresponding to Li Jiancheng, and Zhu Mianzhu happened to be Zhu Youjian's second child.

By the way, he also intimidated Zhu Cijiong who was behind him and dealt with Li Yuanji, killing two birds with one stone.

The two eunuchs outside looked at each other. Does Her Royal Highness the Princess want to be like Wu Zetian?

As eunuchs who followed the prince from the beginning and were trained as the future emperor's confidants, they were not like ordinary eunuchs in the palace who knew nothing about historical allusions. However, Wu Zetian seized the throne from her son. Does the princess want to be Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin?

Both of them saw a hint of shock in each other's eyes. Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, went to see Li Yuan with his brother's head in his arms.

Zhu Mianzhu didn't care what kind of brainstorming the two people outside had experienced. Today she deliberately let them hear it and pass it on to Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian through their mouths. Otherwise, he would not have the time to come and see her. She was just a child, and at most he would lock herself up in Kunning Palace and marry her off when she was old enough.

Unfortunately, I am no longer the Zhu Mianzhu in history. The Zhu Mianzhu who was powerless in the face of the tide of history is gone. The one now is: God? Zhu Mianzhu

The power of spells can break the morale of a million-strong army, but it is difficult to eliminate a million rebels. For the vested interests of the empire, elimination is never a right choice.

It would be better to capture them and force them to work in factories, provide them with three meals a day, eat meat once every three days, work twelve hours a day, work 29 days a month, and have one day off. Wouldn't the millions of rebels be grateful and thank Her Majesty the Queen for her grace every day in the factories?

The country will last forever!

In the afternoon, Zhu Mianzhu walked out of Wenhua Palace and saw two eunuchs looking at her in shock. Zhu Mianzhu smiled in her heart, but pretended to look serious on her face.

"Xiao Huan, let's go"

After saying this, Zhu Mianzhu walked out of the Wenhua Hall and headed towards the Kunning Palace. It was already afternoon when she went back and forth. The Wenhua Hall was at the outermost part of the palace, next to the Meridian Gate, while the Kunning Palace was at the innermost part of the palace. Zhu Mianzhu obviously could not afford a sedan chair in the palace, so she could only walk back slowly by herself. The two eunuchs at the door should have conveyed to Chongzhen what they had said to the prince today.

After Zhu Mianzhu left, one of the eunuchs said:

"You will serve the Crown Prince outside the palace and be ready to answer his orders at any time. I will report today's conversation between the Princess and the Crown Prince to His Majesty."

"Yes"

Another eunuch, who was obviously of lower status, answered.

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