The bright moon was in the sky, it was late at night, and the banquet given by Wuying Hall was over.
Although there were some hiccups in the middle, they were innocuous and the entire banquet was still very successful.
Generally speaking, the majority of people in the Ming Dynasty are obedient, and there are only a handful of people who are as rebellious as the Junggars.
Zhu Jinghong drank a lot tonight. Although he drank a lot, he was still dizzy. The most terrible thing was that his urine was very bloated.
After getting rid of the entanglement of the senior officials of the Fifth Army Mansion, Zhu Jinghong "escaped" with the accompanying eunuchs because the nearest latrine was not far away.
"It's dark now, and I'm not afraid of anyone seeing me. How about just peeing under the wall?"
Just as Zhu Jinghong was thinking about this, he heard a voice from the distance: "Master Thirteen, the Lord has sent you an audience!"
"ah?"
Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong felt the urge to urinate even more, and was flustered for a moment.
"knew!"
There was no other way, so Zhu Jinghong had no choice but to leave with the eunuch who sent the message, and found a hut on the way for convenience.
When he arrived at Qianqing Palace, Zhu Jinghong happened to run into Baochai, who was leading Qiqige out at this moment.
"This is what you are doing?"
Baochai replied: "The empress has a destiny to send Qiqige out of the palace!"
"Um...he's going to take care of his brother, right? My mother is such a kind-hearted person!"
Seeing Zhu Jinghong say this, Qiqige, who was holding back her anger, could not hold back and immediately said: "It's all your fault, why did you hurt my third brother!"
Facing Qi Qige's questioning, Zhu Jinghong looked calm: "He is too angry, I am helping him!"
"You bully others, you are not a hero!" Qiqi Ge angrily scolded.
Baochai turned around and scolded: "Qiqige, don't be so presumptuous!"
"Do you want to kill your third brother?"
Baochai's scolding made Qiqige calm down, so she didn't dare to speak again.
Although she was impulsive, she was not stupid. She knew what was going on, and her questioning just now was an act seeking death.
"Miss Bao, what you said... makes me look like a bad person. Why do I always talk about killing!"
Zhu Jinghong was smiling. At this moment, he was still thinking of joking, and he obviously didn't care about Qi Qige's rudeness.
"Master Thirteen, you'd better go in quickly. Don't neglect the call from the Holy One!"
After saying this, Baochai saluted Zhu Jinghong and then walked out with Qiqige.
After the two walked away, Qiqige said: "Sister Bao, thank you very much!"
Although she had only stayed in the palace for a few days, Qiqige was deeply cared for and taught by Baochai. Just now Baochai helped her out of trouble, so Qiqige was deeply grateful to her.
"After leaving the palace, you have to persuade your brother to calm down. This is the Ming Dynasty... he has no right to make trouble!"
"It is said that those who know the current affairs are heroes. If your brother is truly a hero, he should know that he is a man who can bend and stretch!"
Listening to Baochai's great truth, while Qiqige was thinking, she also admired the girl in front of her more and more.
Although the other party is weak, he knows so many truths and can solve so many problems and difficulties, unlike her who only resorts to force.
"Sister Bao, I don't have a biological sister, but you are closer than my biological sister!" Qiqige said very straightforwardly, which was a great recognition of Baochai.
With a smile on his face, Baochai said slowly: "After you go back... you have to think more about the purpose of coming to Ming Dynasty!"
"Are you here to ease relations, or are you here to provoke the two countries to fight, plunge your people into a sea of blood, and make your royal city howl in pain day and night?"
"Um!"
When Baochai was training Qiqige, Zhu Jinghong also entered the chess room in the main hall of Kunning Palace. At this moment, the emperor and the empress were each playing black and white.
"My son, I bow to my father, the queen, and my queen!"
After placing the chess pieces, Zhu Xianming stared at the chessboard and said, "It's really rare to be so polite today!"
"My son..."
Before Zhu Jinghong could answer, Zhu Xianming asked: "How much wine have you drunk?"
"Um...drank it, probably...about three or four jars!"
Before Zhu Xianming could say anything, Queen Yang Qingyin turned around, glared at her youngest son and said, "You bastard... who made you drink so much? The fourth child doesn't care about you!"
Zhu Xianming also turned his head and said slowly: "It's polite to drink too much. It can be seen that for him, drinking more is still a good thing!"
Unsure of what the old man was thinking, Zhu Jinghong said tentatively: "Dad... what mother is scolding is that I did drink too much tonight, and my son will never do it again in the future!"
At this moment, the queen lost the stone. Zhu Xianming returned his gaze to the chessboard, and then said, "It's just a drink, what's the big deal..."
"You were so majestic in Wuying Palace just now, how come you have become so virtuous now!"
It seems that the old man is angry again...
Thinking of this, Zhu Jinghong became more and more panicked. The old man asked him to help the fourth child in the afternoon, so why is he acting like this now?
"Dad... son... did drink too much, so he was a little impulsive!"
Looking at his wife in front of him, Zhu Xianming smiled: "Look... I didn't blame him, what is this kid afraid of!"
Unable to stand Zhu Xianming playing with his son, Yang Qingyin said bluntly: "Old Thirteen, those people deserve to be beaten. You did the right thing in this matter, but from now on... don't drink too much!"
Glancing at the emperor, Zhu Jinghong quickly replied: "Yes!"
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has an audience!"
Hearing the report outside the palace, Zhu Xianming's tone turned cold and said, "Let him in!"
A few breaths later, Prince Zhu Jingyuan rushed over, not forgetting to look at each other with his good brother.
"My son, I bow to my father, the queen, and my queen!"
Before the emperor could say anything, Yang Qingyin spoke first: "It's cold on the ground, get up quickly!"
This made Zhu Jinghong a little jealous. Zhu Jingyuan would feel cold when he knelt on the carpet. My mother didn't care about him so much just now.
"Prince, I asked you to host the banquet to make me look good. You don't know, right?"
Seeing that Zhu Xianming wanted to discipline his son again, although Yang Qingyin was worried, she couldn't stop him because it was the emperor who was questioning the prince.
"My son made a mistake and let my father down!"
He's admitting his mistake again. The old man doesn't want to hear this. Fourth brother, you have to fight him hard... Zhu Jinghong looked on anxiously.
What Zhu Xianming couldn't stand the most was the prince's submissive attitude, and he had reprimanded him countless times over the years.
But with the queen here today, Zhu Xianming held back his anger and lectured him seriously: "The barbarians are provoking and bullying you right in front of you. How can you still reason with them? Is reasoning useful?"
"Are there no guards at the scene? Or are there no loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty?"
"There are people who want to be loyal and make meritorious deeds by stepping on Junggar Zasak. Have you given them a chance?"
This is called the heart of an emperor. The first important thing to deal with problems is to make the best use of the situation. It is always the worst policy to end up personally.
"It's hard for your brother to do this for Old Thirteen!"
After hearing this, no matter what the prince thought, Zhu Jinghong felt relieved.
At least the old man has believed that the responsibility for his impulsive behavior tonight should fall on the fourth child.
"Dad, as a younger brother, it is only natural for my son to help fourth brother save his face. Why should you be angry about this!"
Zhu Jinghong chose to speak. If he didn't make some mistakes tonight, he would always feel uneasy.
Facing the emperor's sweeping gaze, Zhu Jinghong said without fear: "Although I haven't read many books, I know that brothers are of the same mind, and... they..."
"What the hell? Do you have a role to speak here?" Although he was scolding Zhu Jinghong, the emperor himself was pleased.
If we look at it carefully, since Zhu Jinghong came back from Jinling, the emperor has changed his view of him and no longer regards him as a bastard as before.
At this moment, Yang Qingyin was heard saying: "Okay, as you said, let's stop here tonight!"
"Everyone, get down!"
The queen had already spoken, but Zhu Jingyuan was still waiting for his father's instructions, but was pulled away by Zhu Jinghong.
Before leaving, Zhu Jinghong turned back and said, "Mom and dad, you two continue to play chess, and we won't disturb you!"
After pulling Zhu Jingyuan out of the hall, Zhu Jinghong let go of his hand.
Seeing that the prince still looked worried, he smiled and said, "Sister Fourth Brother, this old man is like this, why do you need to be as knowledgeable as him!"
There were many eunuchs and maids on duty around, but Zhu Jinghong said this without any scruples, which made Zhu Jingyuan even more worried.
"Thirteenth brother, be careful what you say!"
"Fourth brother, why do you have to worry so much? You should have just stood up to the old man!"
"What's so great about him? One day you will become the emperor..."
Seeing that Zhu Jinghong was getting more and more outrageous, Zhu Jingyuan quickly covered his mouth and said loudly: "Thirteenth brother, there is still fine wine in my brother's house, let's go have a few more drinks!"
(End of chapter)
