Sky Curtain: The Overlord Charges into Battle, Shocking Emperors of All Dynasties

永乐

Zhu Di looked at his good daughter-in-law with a face full of satisfaction, unable to suppress the smile on his lips, just as he would look at his own daughter.

Just now, upon learning that the heavens were recounting the story of his good daughter-in-law, Zhu Di immediately sent someone to invite Zhang to the palace.

This is something the whole family should see together.

After Zhang entered the room, she called out "Your Majesty" to Zhu Di in a clear and cheerful voice. The elderly Zhu Di was greatly pleased.

In Zhu Di's ears, he wasn't calling for the Emperor at all; he was clearly calling for "Father."

"Come, eldest daughter-in-law, look at the sky with your father and see how it praises our Zhu family's daughter-in-law!"

"And you two little brats,"

Zhu Di glared at Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, who were behaving themselves obediently to the side.

"Look carefully!!"

At this moment, the scene on the screen changed, and the camera moved to a large hall where a plump, kind-looking person was sitting on a chair.

The people under the canopy immediately recognized him as Zhu Gaochi from the Ming Dynasty drama that had been shown on the canopy earlier. Was the woman in palace attire beside him Zhang Shi?

She looks dignified and proper, but upon closer inspection, she also has a touch of playfulness.

"Not bad, the choice of actresses for the roles is excellent. She has a similar temperament to the eldest son's wife, and you can tell at a glance that the country is peaceful and prosperous."

"But she's still a little inferior to our daughter-in-law."

Zhu Di critically judged the actresses playing his descendants on the screen, and no matter how he looked at it, they couldn't compare to his daughter-in-law.

The images on the celestial screen shifted.

Zhang handed a folded book to Zhu Gaochi.

"Look here, this is the estimated amount of silver His Majesty has allocated for the Crown Prince's wedding."

Zhu Gaochi snatched it and hurriedly flipped to the last page. A line of neat small regular script was written on the paper, which caught his eye. The words made his heart ache!

"Ah...this...that...this..."

Zhu Gaochi's words were incoherent.

"Two million, seven hundred and fifty-seven thousand taels," Zhang nodded slightly, her eyes clearly saying: You didn't see it wrong!

"Even if you weighed me up and sold me at the price of bear paws, he still wouldn't make that much money!"

"If that's the case, then all that fat of yours might actually be of some use."

Then Zhang sighed, staring blankly ahead, her gaze unfocused.

Then she saw Zhu Gaochi counting on his fingers, looking at the book with a worried expression, and muttering to himself. She was furious.

"Hey, don't bother calculating it. Hu Shangyi and I have broken it down into pieces, crushed everything we could, and saved everything we could."

Zhang leaned closer and gently patted Zhu Gaochi, her tone very solemn, but what she said meant something else entirely.

"If you can find any more land that can be saved, you might as well take us both as your apprentices!"

Zhu Gaochi let out a wail, his brows furrowing into a knot.

"I can't figure this out. Isn't this trying to kill me?"

"Why don't you just kill me first before you kill yourself?!"

Zhenguan,

"Was the Ming Dynasty really that wealthy? The Crown Prince's wedding alone cost two million?!"

Li Shimin was taken aback by this number, considering that the main currencies in the Tang Dynasty were still copper coins and silk.

Silver, a precious metal, was reserved for rewards and tributes; it was never used in ordinary times.

"Did the Ming Dynasty have silver mines?"

Li Shimin was a little jealous; he wanted all that silver too!

Yongle,

"This isn't right! A wedding costs over two million?!"

Zhu Di was so startled by this number that he jumped up from his chair.

"It's questionable whether our Great Ming Dynasty even has two million taels of silver in savings right now, how could the Crown Prince's wedding possibly cost more than two million?!"

"I think at most seventy or eighty thousand should be enough."

After hearing Zhu Di's explanation, Zhu Gaochi breathed a sigh of relief, finally putting his mind at ease.

If it really is more than two million, then as the sky said, he can't figure out this account, so he might as well step down and give way to a more capable person!

"Father, this is probably just something later generations making up, just like the story of my second and third brothers rebelling. There was no such thing, was there?"

Zhu Gaochi immediately explained, "These later generations are really something! Couldn't they at least check the historical records? It's not like it wasn't written in the official records!"

.....

"How about we postpone it a little longer?"

Zhu Gaochi asked cautiously, testing his wife.

Hearing this, Zhang's helplessness was palpable. She rolled her eyes at her husband, snorted coldly, and stood up.

"This is truly eye-opening!!!"

"I've never heard of a crown prince remaining a bachelor before!!"

"This is a first."

"Like a weasel giving birth to mice, each litter is worse than the last!"

"If you ever cripple us again, our whole family will have to beg for food!!"

Zhu Gaochi was shocked. Why did you say that? How could you say such a thing?

Zhang raised her chin, not stopping herself, and tilted her head to the side, saying in a sweet voice:

"That's great, it's like living like our ancestors!"

Zhu Gaochi could no longer sit still. He rushed forward to stop his wife, glancing back to see if anyone was behind him.

Why are we even bringing up our ancestors?!

...

"Pfft, hahahaha"

"I'm dying of laughter!!!"

"This daughter-in-law is wonderful, interesting; life with her will definitely be enjoyable!"

Empress Zhang's words elicited a burst of laughter; her words were truly masterful.

No wonder it seemed so playful at first glance; now I know what that playfulness was all about.

The more I look at it, the more I like it.

That's very apt. Zhu Yuanzhang had begged for food before, but he still managed to pass on his family business!

I wonder what Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction would be after seeing this.

[Old Zhu: Granddaughter-in-law, am I involved in this?]

Follow-up comment: Zhu Yuanzhang: You two are arguing, so why are you bothering me with your crickets?!

Follow-up comment: Chongba gets caught in the crossfire

Follow-up comment: It really is the work of our ancestors, begging for food.

Zhu Yuanzhang: A beggar

Zhu Di: Weasel

Zhu Gaochi: Rat

Zhu Zhanji: Bachelor

Follow-up comment: One sentence insulted four generations; this shows the art of speaking.

Follow-up comment: She really knows how to be sarcastic and sarcastic; a master of roasting people.

[Imperial Guard: She dares to say that, but I dare not remember it]

Follow-up comment: Imperial Guard: I'll go deaf myself right now!!

Postscript: Imperial Guard: Inform the Emperor that the Crown Princess is virtuous, kind, gentle, respectful, and frugal, and urge the Crown Prince and his grandson not to forget the legacy of the founding emperor.

Hongwu tenth year

Zhu Yuanzhang burst out laughing.

"My granddaughter-in-law has quite the sharp tongue!"

"That's how it should be! What couple doesn't bicker a little? That's what makes them a real couple!"

Recalling the past, Zhu Yuanzhang thought of the times he and Empress Ma used to bicker, which was truly nostalgic.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care at all that Zhang said he had begged for food before. So what if he had begged for food? He won the world by begging for food!

"Father, it seems that the fourth son's family is also harmonious. They must have seen you and Mother as role models."

"For example, there's me and Changmei, the fourth brother and Xu's sister, and Gao Chi and Zhang Shi."

Zhu Biao smiled to himself, thinking of his childhood sweetheart Chang Mei, with whom he also bickered in the same way.

Zhu Di chuckled, showing no trace of his decisive and ruthless nature on the battlefield; he seemed like a complete fool.

He was happily married to Ms. Xu last year, and Ms. Xu had already found out she was pregnant.

This must be his beloved eldest son, Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Di had high hopes for his eldest son.

He'll teach him to ride horses and shoot arrows, and he shouldn't get as fat as the one in the sky!