Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 416 I only have sons! I lack daughters!
"Your Highness!"

That Yu'er is your child, you have to find a way to get him back as soon as possible.

Your child is only ten years old, so young, and he's already wandering around outside with men. Can you really rest easy about that?
"Don't listen to your man's daily lies!" Seeing that she couldn't persuade her son, Consort Wei immediately changed her target and turned to Princess Xia, continuing to ask for a grandson!

"Mother, rest assured, your daughter-in-law will definitely urge the Prince to make sure Yu'er comes home as soon as possible." Hearing her mother Wei's words, Princess Xia could only respectfully agree.

Upon hearing her daughter-in-law's words, the Dowager Consort Wei knew that her daughter-in-law was unreliable! Immediately, the Dowager Consort turned her attention to her son!
"He'er, your mother doesn't care what you do."

But isn't your big event still a few years away?
As for the construction and other related matters over there, let the people below do the legwork and get the work done!

If all else fails, let that old geezer do his own thing!

Or, if all else fails, you can have your younger brothers help you out. After all, no one gets a benefit and then refuses to do any work!

"How can you, as a prince, run around every day, causing my precious grandson to suffer as well!" Finally, Consort Wei grumbled at her son in annoyance.

Clearly, although Consort Wei had been in the palace for a long time, she was aware of the news that her son was about to establish a kingdom. That's why she spoke in that way.

“Mother, Yu’er is the eldest son, so he should always shoulder more responsibilities than other children.” Zhu Zhanhe knew that his mother, Madam Wei, was worried about her grandson, but he still subtly mentioned some of the realities of the situation.

Zhu Qiyu is the eldest son of the legitimate wife, so he must bear the responsibilities of one! He must also endure the hardships that only the eldest son of the legitimate wife can endure!
"Go away! Go away!"

Everyone go! Everyone go!
"Don't disturb this old woman's peace and quiet!" Hearing her son's words, the Dowager Consort Wei knew he was right, but she simply refused to listen. Therefore, the disgruntled Dowager Consort continued to shoo him away with a displeased expression!

"Mother, I'll take my leave now. I'll come to pay my respects to you again tomorrow!" Seeing that his mother was angry and was trying to send him away again, Zhu Zhanhe had no choice but to obediently leave.

"Mother, your daughter-in-law takes her leave!" Seeing her husband about to depart, Princess Xia quickly rose to bid farewell to her mother. After all, she had missed her husband dearly after so many days apart!
"Go quickly and find a way to bring my grandson back!!" Empress Dowager Wei showed no mercy to her son and daughter-in-law, and still directly demanded her eldest grandson!
In fact, Consort Wei saw clearly that, so far, in the entire Han Prince's mansion, only this eldest grandson could be considered to have inherited the bloodline of his son, Zhenlong, and was able to command the supreme Zhenlong without relying on tokens.

Therefore, her eldest grandson absolutely cannot be harmed! At the very least, he cannot be harmed until a second grandson capable of controlling the true dragon is raised in the Han Prince's mansion!
This is a major event concerning the succession of the Han Prince's Mansion!
This old woman doesn't care about anything else; all she cares about is ensuring the Han Prince's mansion continues to exist and her son's true bloodline continues! That's the only truth!
Here, Zhu Zhanhe took his wife's hand and went out.

"Your Highness, Hao'er is already waiting in the study with his younger brothers. Your Highness should go there as soon as possible."

"Your Highness must be working hard outside these days. Once you're done, I'll prepare something nice for you to help you recover." After leaving her mother Wei's room, Princess Xia, looking completely at ease, let her husband hold her hand as they strolled slowly down the corridors of the palace. At that moment, she felt nothing but joy and happiness!

Princess Xia knew why her husband had summoned their sons to the study. Therefore, at this moment, Princess Xia felt a complex mix of emotions.

On one hand, his eldest son is highly valued by everyone in the royal palace. Now, he is being taken by the old prince (the Iron-Faced General) and his father (Xia Yuanji) to the place where the future royal palace will be established for training.

On the other hand, his son would no longer be able to enjoy the rights of the alligator dragon, which were crucial to the succession of the royal family, on his own.

Overall, Princess Xia is quite happy now! After all, she has always had her husband's love and care!
Unlike other wealthy and powerful families, once the legal wife gave birth to the eldest son and gained security, and after her beauty faded somewhat, she rarely participated in the husband's sexual relations. After all, it was also to maintain her status as the legal wife.

Unlike her, even though she was already middle-aged, her husband's love for her was never lacking! So, she felt very sweet inside!

Therefore, at this moment, Princess Xia remained the sensible mistress of the inner quarters. She generously advised her husband to go see the children first.

Okay!

My official is so considerate!

"Prepare the meal, I'll be back soon." Looking at his sensible wife, Zhu Zhanhe was very satisfied. He gently pinched her delicate cheek before turning and leaving, feeling content. A moment later, Zhu Zhanhe arrived at the study.

"Your Highness, all the young princes have arrived!" Before even entering the door, Xiao Xizi respectfully stepped forward and reported to Zhu Zhanhe.

"Hmm~!" After hearing Xiao Xizi's report, Zhu Zhanhe nodded in satisfaction and strode into the study.

"Your sons pay their respects to Father!" As soon as Zhu Zhanhe entered the room, his sons, led by Zhu Qihao, knelt respectfully on the ground.

"They're all here!"

"Good, all of you, stand up and speak." Zhu Zhanhe stepped past his sons, sat down in the main seat, and waved his hand to signal them to rise.

"Thank you, Father!" Led by Zhu Qihao, the group of little children all stood up. Zhu Zhanhe even saw the little guy being held in the nanny's arms, looking at him pitifully.

Looking at his many sons, Zhu Zhanhe felt a sense of pride; after all, having many sons was quite a sight. His only regret was the lack of a daughter!
Speaking of which, let's take a closer look at Zhu Zhanhe's sons.

The eldest son, Zhu Qiyu, was born to Princess Xia, and was the darling of everyone in the Han Prince's Mansion!
The second son, Zhu Qihao, was born to Concubine Mu Ping'er.

The third son, Zhu Qihui, was born to a concubine, Mu Ke'er.

The fourth son, Zhu Qize, was born to a concubine named Yun'er.

Zhu Qixiang was the fifth son of Zhu Qixiang, and his birth mother was a concubine named Jian'er.

The sixth son, Zhu Qijun, and his concubine, Lady Ruan (Annam).

Zhu Qiyuan, the seventh son, was born to Princess Xia.

Zhu Qiren, the eighth son, was born to Consort Luo (Laos).
Zhu Qide, the ninth son, was born to Consort Zhou (from Zhenla).

Zhu Qirong, the tenth son, was born to Consort Zonglawimong (Siam).

The eleventh son, Zhu Qigui, was born to Consort Ang (from Myanmar).
Zhu Qiqing, the twelfth son, was born to a concubine of the Brahman clan (Sindhu).
The thirteenth son, Zhu Qiwu, was born to a concubine, Lady Lopez (Banggela).

In total, Zhu Zhanhe had thirteen sons!

Of course, having thirteen sons does not mean that Zhu Zhanhe only had thirteen wives!
In fact, in occupied places like India and Myanmar, each place would send at least a dozen, and sometimes as many as thirty or forty, young women to the palace!
After going through layers of screening and training, and with the approval of Princess Xia, one or two of the most obedient and outstanding young women from each region will be selected to serve Zhu Zhanhe.

Furthermore, Princess Xia did one very good thing: she allowed the young women in each occupied territory to conceive! By doing so, she indirectly stabilized the situation in each region!
The only thing that Princess Xia miscalculated was that her husband longed for a daughter, but all he gave birth to were sons!

So, in general, judging solely by the number of offspring, Zhu Zhanhe had slept with no fewer than fifty or sixty women! It's just that once a woman in a certain region became pregnant, the princess would not allow her to have any more children!

In addition, this doesn't even include the girls from some places who aren't pregnant, or the girls who were just sent here, such as the one from the Mughal Khanate, and, well, we don't know if Xiao Zhi is pregnant or not.

There were also beauties sent from Persia, from Rhodes, and from various small islands like Temasek (Singapore).

(End of this chapter)