After Jiajing looked at King Yu and King Jing up and down, he looked away and sighed.
"Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, you have all grown up so much!"
Zhu Zaijing and Zhu Zaizhen couldn't help but feel a little touched when they saw Jiajing's face full of emotion.
Since the 28th year of Jiajing's reign, the second prince Zhu Zaihe, who was established as the crown prince, died of a sudden illness, Jiajing became more convinced of Tao Zhongwen's statement that "two dragons cannot meet".
Since then, Jiajing has never been close to the two of them.
Even during the holidays, when the two went to visit Jiajing, Jiajing seemed quite indifferent and tried to avoid meeting the two.
At the moment, Jiajing's performance made Yu Wang Zhu Zaijing and Jing Wang Zhu Zaizhen feel a little warm in their hearts.
"It seems that my father still has a son like me in his heart."
"The reason why my father avoided meeting me before and was extremely indifferent was because he didn't want to make the same mistakes again!"
Thinking of this, the two men looked at Jiajing with a closer look.
Then, Jiajing turned his eyes to Zhu Zaizhen and said slowly.
"You are such an old man and you still have no heirs. This makes me very worried!"
"Look at your third brother, he already has children."
When Zhu Zaizhen heard what Jiajing said, a hint of joy flashed in his heart and he said to himself.
"It seems that my father still prefers me more!"
Then, he responded with a respectful look on his face.
"Father, I will work hard!"
"Well, okay, I'll be waiting for your good news then."
Jiajing seemed to be very satisfied with Zhu Zaizhen's answer. He gently touched the dragon head carved on the dragon chair under him with his hand, with a smile on his face.
"Father, I have recently acquired a batch of Taoist scriptures and secrets. I will send someone to deliver them to you the next day!"
Seeing that Jiajing was in a good mood, Zhu Zaizhen immediately struck while the iron was hot, saying this.
"Well, it's enough if you have this heart!"
Jiajing saw the expression on Zhu Zaizhen's face, and a happy expression appeared on his face at the right time.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Zaijing on the side couldn't help but clenched his fists and thought to himself.
"Bah, I only use this method to please my father. What a despicable guy!"
Immediately, Zhu Zaijing coughed slightly and said slowly.
"Father, in a while, my son's child will be a hundred days old. At that time, my son will hold a hundred-day banquet at the mansion."
"When the time comes, please be sure to honor me, Father!"
After hearing Zhu Zaijing's request, Jiajing also chuckled and responded.
"Don't worry, this is my grandson. When the time comes, I will do whatever I want to do."
"I still remember the last time I hugged him, this little guy peed all over me! I had to come back and change my clothes again."
When Jiajing said this, Zhu Zaijing and Zhu Zaizhen on the side looked like they couldn't help laughing.
Following these words, Jiajing began to talk about the embarrassing things that happened to Zhu Zaijing and Zhu Zaizhen when they were young, causing both of them to have black lines on their faces, and the Yangxin Hall was filled with a happy atmosphere.
At this moment, Lu Fang was seen stepping into the Yangxin Hall.
"Your Majesty, the royal dining room has been prepared and the food can be served at any time!"
"Well, let them serve."
After Jiajing heard what Lu Fang said, he nodded and gave the order.
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After receiving Jiajing's instructions, Lu Fang respectfully left.
Immediately, Jiajing turned his eyes to his two sons and said this.
"Come on, come with me."
"Yes, Father!"
After the two responded, they immediately followed Jiajing's footsteps and arrived at the place where they were eating.
Jiajing sat at the top, while Zhu Zaijing and Zhu Zaizhen sat aside. After the three of them took their seats, one after another exquisite dishes with full color, fragrance and taste were served.
The dishes on the table are extremely rich, whether they are flying in the sky, running on the ground, or swimming in the water, they are all included. In addition, there are also many rare and unusual mountain delicacies and game.
Jiajing took the lead in picking up the ivory chopsticks in his hand, picked up a piece of fish, put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully.
After finishing the tasting, Jiajing turned his eyes to his two sons aside and gave these instructions.
"Try it, I specially ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare this for you!"
"These are all your favorite dishes."
When the two saw this, they looked at each other and then moved their chopsticks.
The dishes on the table are indeed just as Jiajing said, they are all their favorite dishes!
Perhaps in order to please Jiajing, King Yu Zhu Zaijing and King Jing Zhu Zaizhen both worked extra hard. While their hands were moving like flying, they kept praising the delicious food and took the opportunity to ask Jiajing to come to the palace for meals in the future.
For these requests, Jiajing naturally did everything he could and immediately agreed to them one by one.
Jiajing's attitude made Zhu Zaijing and Zhu Zaizhen see hope at the same time.
"As long as we can seize this opportunity and spend more time with our father, we can greatly enhance the relationship between father and son."
"At the same time, we will be one step closer to the crown prince's position!"
Jiajing saw that both of them had almost eaten, so he immediately picked up the wine bottle on the side, poured a glass of wine for each of them, and said slowly.
"I am very happy that you can come and see me today. I am here and I have three things to say to you."
"The first thing is that I hope you two can be as harmonious as you are today in the future. I don't want to see you brothers fighting each other."
"do you understand?"
After Jiajing finished speaking, he picked up his wine glass and waited for the reactions of Zhu Zaijing and Zhu Zaizhen.
After the two of them looked at each other, they picked up their respective wine glasses and assured Jiajing.
"Yes, Father, we understand!"
When Jiajing saw this, he nodded and drank all the wine in his glass. Zhu Zaijing and Zhu Zaizhen also drank all the wine in their glasses.
After Jiajing drank all the wine in the glass, he picked up the jug beside him and poured a glass of wine into each of his glasses as before.
Jiajing looked away from his two sons and said slowly.
"The second thing I want to talk about next is the incident involving the imperial concubine!"
Hearing Jiajing's words, the hearts of Zhu Zaijing and Zhu Zaizhen on the side were in their throats, and their hands holding the wine glasses couldn't help but start to tremble.
"Aren't you very curious as to why the subordinates who previously worked for you disappeared without a trace after being captured by people from the Dongchang?"
"No matter what method you use, you can't get the slightest bit of news!"
"Maybe I can answer this question for you."
When Jiajing said this, he deliberately paused for a moment before continuing.
"Because they are all dead, it was my personal order!"
"Don't I know what you two traitors are thinking in your hearts?"
"I'm not dead yet!"
Then, with a loud bang, Jiajing threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground with extra force.
This movement naturally attracted the attention of the Imperial Guards patrolling outside. When they rushed in to check the situation, they saw this picture.
King Yu and King Jing trembled and knelt on the ground, while the emperor looked fierce and harsh.
"What are you doing here? Get out of here!"
Jiajing glanced at these forbidden troops with a very indifferent look and said coldly.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Upon seeing this, the group of forbidden soldiers immediately fell silent and then left the scene as quickly as possible.
Then, King Yu Zhu Zaixing was seen kneeling on the ground and crying.
"Father, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't..."
But before he finished speaking, he was coldly interrupted by Jiajing.
"I guess these words were taught to you by Xu Jie and others, right?"
When Zhu Zaijing heard this, the blood in his body seemed to be frozen at this moment, and he hesitated and did not dare to speak any more.
After Jiajing finished speaking, he turned his attention to Zhu Zaizhen aside and said coldly.
"And you, you traitor, don't think that I don't know the little tricks you are doing behind your back!"
"Rejoice. Fortunately, nothing happened to the imperial concubine. Otherwise, I would kill you with my own hands."
At this moment, when Zhu Zaizhen heard this, the expression on his face was gradually replaced by fear, and he murmured.
"No, that's impossible!"
"Father, I was wronged and I didn't do these things!"
As Zhu Zaizhen spoke, he climbed up to Jiajing, hugging his thigh tightly and unwilling to let go.
"release!"
Jiajing was seen looking up and down at Zhu Zaizhen with an extraordinarily indifferent look, and the latter was shocked by Jiajing's aura, and slowly let go of his hand without realizing it.
"Next, you can choose a day to go to the fiefdom and become a vassal."
"If you are unwilling, then make some achievements and let me see."
"If you can't even do this, then give up this idea as soon as possible and be your idle prince!"
"I will not interfere with your choice. You can do whatever you want, but the most important thing is, don't let me know that you are harming the people in the fief!"
"Otherwise, I will make your life worse than death."
Jiajing immediately withdrew his eyes from Zhu Zaizhen and said this.
When Zhu Zaizhen heard this, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. After being stunned for a long time, he slowly got up from the ground.
I saw the flame called fighting spirit burning in his eyes. He looked directly into Jiajing's eyes and spoke word by word.
"Yes, Father, I understand."
"But I will let you see my determination and ability!"
Jiajing took in the expression on Zhu Zaizhen's face, nodded, and said in a deep voice.
"I'm waiting for that day to come!"
After Zhu Zaizhen stood up, he did not forget to help Zhu Zaijing up from the ground.
When Jiajing saw this situation, his expression was unusually indifferent. After a moment of pause, he spoke.
"The third thing I want to say next is that you can get out!"
"It's my father, please leave now!"
(End of chapter)
