Sun Ruowei said helplessly,
"It's not considered squandering. It's good to get used to it. When I was in Nanjing, there were really many servants in the Prince's mansion. These hundred dishes might seem like a lot, but it's probably not enough for each person.”
In fact, Sun Ruowei was not used to it when she first arrived at the Prince Yue's Mansion. However, after a long time, she got used to it.
Hu Shanxiang looked at Sun Ruowei in shock and asked,"
"How many people does your Imperial Residence have? There were more than a hundred dishes, and one bite per person was not enough?”
Sun Ruowei thought for a moment and said,
"Other than the servants, servants, housekeepers, treasurers, and the eunuchs and palace maids that Mother sent over, there are about eight thousand people.”
"How much? Eight thousand?"
Hu Shan Xiang was shocked again!
In Zhu Di's reign, there was only one empress, and that was Zhu Di's first wife, the deceased Empress Xiaoren.
After Empress Xiaoren passed away, Zhu Di did not appoint an empress.
The entire Imperial Palace was basically handed over to the Crown Princess Zhang shi to manage.
Hu Shan Xiang had helped Zhang shi manage the harem for these few years, so he knew very well how many people there were in the Imperial Palace.
How many people were there in the entire palace?
All in all, the palace maids, eunuchs, and handymen he raised were only around thirty thousand people.
These people still had to take care of the entire palace and serve the dozens of imperial concubines in the palace.
She and Zhang shi lived in the Eastern Palace, but there were only a hundred people serving them.
And now, a small Prince Yue's Mansion actually had 8,000 servants. What did this mean?
This meant that a small Prince Yue's Estate could support a quarter of the people in the Imperial Palace!
This Prince Yue was truly a shockingly generous person!
Zhang shi glanced at the startled Hu Shan Xiang and frowned slightly.
He usually looked like a steady person, but what happened today?
She still knew a little about how many people there were in Zhu Zhanyong's estate.
However, Zhang shi did not care about these.
Her second son could earn money, so what was wrong with raising so many people?
As long as his son could afford it, she would be happy no matter how much he raised.
This was what a king should have, unlike the Crown Prince's residence, which was so shabby.
If word got out that there were only a hundred servants in the Crown Prince's residence, he would be laughed at to death.
If it wasn't for the fact that she had to help the Old Master manage this harem, she would have long wanted to move to the Prince Yue's residence to live for a period of time.
Hu Shan Xiang was very observant. The moment he saw Zhang shi frown, he knew that he had lost his composure. He quickly said,
"Mother, daughter-in-law is rude."
Lady Zhang stroked the fur of the White Hair Pavilion Grand Secretary and said softly,"
"In front of your own family, it's fine if you're rude, but in front of outsiders, don't be like this. The Crown Prince still wants his face.”
Hu Shan Xiang bowed respectfully and said in a low voice,
"Daughter-in-law knows."
Zhang shi nodded and looked at Sun Ruowei,
"You're also considered thoughtful. This time, Zhan Yong can be considered to have made a great contribution to the imperial court. Since you've already brought people and ingredients, then let them cook. I also want to see what kind of tricks his Great Ming Imperial Feast has.”
Sun Ruowei lowered her head slightly and said,"
"Yes, sir!"
Just as Zhang shi was about to arrange other matters, she suddenly thought of something.
She glanced at Sun Ruowei's belly and frowned."
"Ruowei, you've been married to the Yue Prince's mansion for a few years now. Why hasn't there been any movement in your stomach?”
When Sun Ruowei heard this, her face turned red and she stammered, not knowing how to answer.
Zhang shi then looked at Hu Shan Xiang,
"You too. It's been a few years. Why hasn't your stomach reacted? The imperial physicians have invited a few batches for you. There's no problem?”
When Hu Shan Xiang heard this, he seemed to have thought of something bad, and his expression was a little ugly.
At this moment, a loud voice sounded,"
"Mother! I'm back!"
Zhang shi was stunned. She turned around and saw that Zhu Zhanyong was already standing not far behind her.
Zhang shi's eyes were filled with surprise and joy as she shouted,
"Son? Why are you here? Shouldn't you be with your big brother and receive the welcome of the officials?”
"How can the welcoming of all officials be more important than going home to see mother? Since I'm back, I naturally have to come and see mother at the first possible moment!”
"Stinky brat, you're still the same. You're so sweet, but mother likes it!”
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