Time soon came to the next day, and Zhu Jinghong finished washing up early.
During the meal, Zhu Jinghong sent someone to tell Wang Jie and others that he had something to do in Xiyuan in the morning.
The reason why Zhu Jinghong told them that they were in Xiyuan was because he was worried that if there was any emergency, these people would not be able to find him.
After finishing dressing up, Zhu Jinghong was not in a hurry to leave the palace. Instead, he sat in the yard and waited for Zhu Yunsheng to come over.
After all, he himself is "big and attracts the wind", so going to Kunning Palace would be too eye-catching, so it would be safer to wait for Zhu Yunsheng to come over.
After waiting for only about two-quarters of an hour, Zhu Yunsheng arrived, surrounded by more than a dozen eunuchs, maids, and Baochai.
Because they were going out today, they all wore veils, which made it difficult to see their faces.
"Brother Thirteen, I haven't been here for a long time!"
"You can see how utilitarian you, Third Sister, are. If you ask me for something, I will come here to see you!"
"Brother Thirteen, it's not easy for me to come here. I spent a lot of effort today to deceive the old nanny of Kunning Palace!"
At this point, Zhu Yunsheng looked thankful: "Otherwise, with them following us, we wouldn't have even thought about going out to play today!"
While the two brothers and sisters were chatting and joking, Xue Baochai and Yang Jingting looked around with strange expressions on their faces.
Just because on both sides of the courtyard, there are two rows of shelves with various weapons, as well as storage corners for bows, crossbows, and arrow targets.
Is this the residence of the legitimate prince? Some people believe it when they say it's a military camp... Baochai thought to himself.
At this moment, she finally understood why Zhu Jinghong's handwriting was so bad. It turned out that this person was more comfortable with a knife.
"Brother Thirteen, let's go!"
Zhu Jinghong was also unambiguous and said immediately: "Then let's go!"
The two brothers and sisters were walking in front, and only heard Zhu Jinghong say: "I have already ordered the imperial kitchen in advance to prepare all kinds of fruits and fruits in Xiyuan today, as well as your favorite preserved meat with fruit wine..."
Speaking of this, Zhu Jinghong turned his head and looked at Baochai and the others: "What do the girls like to eat? I'll have someone prepare to go there immediately!"
In fact, I took everything I could, and there was nothing extra I could prepare. Zhu Jinghong asked this question politely.
Xue and Yang just thanked each other, but Zhen Qin asked: "Thirteenth Master, do you have assorted tofu?"
"What?"
"Assorted tofu noodles... very famous in Jinling, it's delicious!"
Zhu Jinghong nodded helplessly, and then ordered the eunuch beside him: "Go to Shangshan Supervisor and Shangshi Bureau and ask if there is that...that assortment..."
Seeing that Zhu Jinghong's words were unfavorable, Zhen Qin immediately reminded: "Assorted tofu is waterlogged!"
"Yes, just go and ask about this thing!"
"yes!"
After arranging this matter, everyone continued to walk west.
Zhu Yunsheng kept asking about what was interesting in Xiyuan along the way, which made Zhu Jinghong unable to resist for a while.
To be precise, he was not unbearable, but he just wanted to talk to other people and was not focused on Zhu Yunsheng.
There were more than thirty people in their group, including the eunuchs and palace ladies. When they approached Xihua Gate, they attracted the attention of the guards.
You need to check when you enter the palace, and you also need to check when you leave the palace.
Zhu Jinghong had his purpose, so he could naturally come and go without hindrance, but Zhu Yunsheng and others could not.
When Qian Hu, the gatekeeper, raised questions, Zhu Jinghong replied calmly: "They left the palace in compliance with the order!"
"Dare you ask Thirteenth Master, what is your will?" Qianhu asked extremely humbly.
Zhu Jinghong said casually: "The Holy Father has spoken, why don't you go and ask him?"
Zhu Jinghong had done this kind of thing "falsely conveying imperial edicts" before, and now he was confident enough to say it.
"this……"
"Hurry up and let us go. Let's just walk around Xiyuan. What could happen?"
Seeing that Qianhu Mian had doubts, Zhu Jinghong said with a dissatisfied look on his face: "Zhang Qing... If anything happens, I will take full responsibility and won't hurt you!"
Obviously he knew these Qianhu very well, so he could accurately name them.
"You can't believe me, can you?"
Zhang Qing helplessly replied: "Of course I can trust you!"
This kind of thing has happened several times before, and it was Zhu Jinghong himself who was punished. Although sometimes he would implicate the generals who defended the city, he would be generously compensated later, but the process was more difficult.
"Since you can trust it, let it go!"
"Master Thirteen, please!"
Patting Zhang Qing's shoulder, Zhu Jinghong smiled and said: "That's pretty much it!"
After waving to Zhu Yunsheng and others to pass, Zhu Jinghong said to Zhang Qing: "I will remember this favor today. You are a good boy..."
Hearing this, Zhang Qing couldn't laugh or cry. He was twelve years older than Zhu Jinghong, but he was called "boy" by the other party.
Let's say that when Zhu Yunsheng and his party left Xihua Gate, there were four small sedans waiting outside. Obviously this was Zhu Jinghong's arrangement.
Riding in a chariot sedan chair in the palace was only allowed by the emperor's special needs.
Nowadays, the only people with this qualification are the Emperor and the Queen, and even the Prince has to walk.
But after leaving the palace, there was not so much attention to detail. Zhu Jinghong directly arranged several sedan chairs.
"Thirteen...Brother, I'm afraid this isn't appropriate. This is the imperial city after all!" Yang Jingting had doubts.
Calling Zhu Jinghong "brother" was a psychological barrier that Yang Jingting had finally overcome, and it still seemed unfamiliar to her at this moment.
This is when Baochai also said: "That's right, let the princess ride in the sedan, and I'll walk later!"
There are many rules in the palace, and only by being cautious can one not fall into the trap of others, so Baochai would rather take a few more steps.
Zhen Qin, who had already sat on the sedan, could only complain: "The Thirteenth Master has made arrangements, it would be a pity not to sit..."
"It's better not to sit down!" Yang Jingting expressed her attitude again, and then looked at Baochai.
Baochai nodded, came to Zhu Jinghong's side and said, "We accept the Thirteenth Master's wishes. Let's walk. I hope the Thirteenth Master will be considerate!"
Smelling the fragrance of Baochai, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "You have your difficulties, so I won't force you!"
Hearing this, Yang Jingting looked at Zhen Qin and said, "Girl Qin, why don't you come down quickly!"
"Okay!" Zhen Qin was reluctant.
At the front, Zhu Yunsheng, who was sitting in a sedan, shouted: "Okay... let's go quickly, don't waste time!"
"Set off!"
Originally, Zhu Jinghong wanted to take a sedan chair, but when he saw Baochai and others choosing to walk, he walked with them.
Before walking a few dozen feet, I heard Zhu Yunsheng shouting from the front: "Would one of you come and talk to me?"
Hearing the assist from his biological sister, Zhu Jinghong immediately said: "Sister Ting, girl Qin... you hurry up and accompany the princess!"
"Sister Bao, don't you need to go?" Zhen Qin said bluntly.
Zhu Jinghong's thoughts were racing and he immediately replied: "You have one on each side, how can there be any spare space?"
"go quickly!"
Zhen Qin didn't think much about it, but Yang Jingting sighed inwardly, feeling a little disappointed.
Baochai naturally understood Zhu Jinghong's thoughts, which made her both happy and embarrassed. Isn't this too blatant?
After Yang Zhen and the others left, Baochai calmed down a little, but still felt a little nervous.
"Miss Xue..."
"Master Thirteen, please enlighten me!" Baochai lowered his head slightly.
"How have you considered what happened yesterday?"
"What happened yesterday? What happened?"
Zhu Jinghong replied: "Teach me how to play chess. I found that I am quite interested in this matter!"
"Playing chess?"
Baochai laughed when she heard this. She thought Zhu Jinghong was joking, but she didn't know that what he said was serious.
So she continued: "This little girl has little talent and little knowledge. I'm afraid she won't be able to teach the Thirteenth Master, but those bachelors from the Hanlin Academy are all talented and knowledgeable!"
Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "I can't get along with those bachelors, but Miss Xue made me feel like old friends at first sight. It's perfect for you to teach me!"
(End of chapter)
