In the brisk drum beat, the marching parade ended.
The troops under review are re-arranged, and then they will be visited up close.
Emperor Zhu Xianming led the civil and military officials and envoys from various countries to the school grounds. Of course, the two emperor's legitimate sons also followed.
As the person in charge of training, Zhu Jinghong stayed on the high platform and did not follow.
Just because he has done this job well, he has already gained enough limelight. It is appropriate to keep a low profile now. It would be better if he could make some small mistakes to neutralize them.
"Brother Thirteen, why don't you go there with dad?"
Picking up the teacup on the imperial desk, Zhu Jinghong replied casually: "He didn't invite me, why should I follow him?"
"Besides, the old man doesn't like me anyway, so why should I ask for trouble!"
"Thirteenth Master, you'd better say a few words less. If His Majesty hears these words, you will be punished again!"
Hearing the worry in Baochai's tone, Zhu Jinghong couldn't help but look at her and said with a smile: "Miss Baochai, are you worried about me?"
"Who is worried about you...I said I am worried about being angry and damaging the Holy Dragon Body!"
"Really? Then you are a loyal minister!" Zhu Jinghong replied with a smile.
Baochai rolled her eyes at Zhu Jinghong, looked into the distance and said, "I don't dare to be a loyal minister, but I'm not as good as the Thirteenth Master, and he always makes the Holy Emperor angry!"
After getting to know each other for a long time, Baochai dared to joke with Zhu Jinghong, unlike when he first entered the palace.
Yang Jingting, who was watching from the sidelines, felt sad again for some reason. She also hoped that Zhu Jinghong could talk to her.
Her aunt had hinted that she would be promised to Zhu Jinghong as his princess, but Yang Jingting originally had no feelings about this.
But after being in contact with Zhu Jinghong for a long time, even though he knew nothing about poetry and poetry, the adolescent girl still developed a love for him without knowing it.
It's not that Yang Jingting is a love brain, it's actually that Zhu Jinghong has many personal advantages that can cover up his lack of knowledge.
For example, he is quite handsome and his martial arts skills give people a sense of security...
Yang Jingting fell in love unknowingly, but Zhu Jinghong had little communication with her. Even the silly Zhen Qin talked more to Zhu Jinghong than she did.
When Yang Jingting was feeling sad, she heard Zhu Jinghong say to Baochai: "Girl Baochai, is it in line with the rules for you to talk to me like this?"
"The sage said that it is difficult to raise a woman and a villain. Does the Thirteenth Master want to be compared with a minister?" Baochai looked at Zhu Jinghong with a smile on his face.
Zhu Jinghong was stunned. He was really no match for this girl in a fight.
Of course, he is a very sober person and would never use his own shortcomings to attack another's strengths.
Shaking his sleeves, Zhu Jinghong said calmly: "Girl, if you are so ignorant of propriety, I will punish you!"
When he said this, Zhu Jinghong thought of Daiyu.
Baochai is so powerful at attacking people, wouldn't Daiyu, who is known as "Lin Chengdu", be even more powerful? We must find a way to get her into the palace as soon as possible.
Seeing Zhu Jinghong's vain eyes, Zhu Yunsheng really thought he was going to punish Baochai, so he asked curiously: "Brother Thirteen, are you willing to punish Sister Baochai?"
Putting aside the random thoughts in his mind, Zhu Jinghong said: "Why can't I give up?"
"Then how are you going to punish her?"
Glancing at Baochai, Zhu Jinghong pretended to be serious and said: "Take her to be an ordinary palace maid and wash her clothes for me!"
"It's okay for my daughter to accept the punishment, but I'm afraid that others will say that the Thirteenth Master is narrow-minded and can't get along with a girl!"
"Baochai, if you continue to be so sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued, I will destroy you with my own hands!" Zhu Jinghong said with a smirk on his face.
Seeing that Zhu Jinghong was approaching, Baochai quickly took two steps back and said at the same time: "Forgive me, Thirteenth Master, I will never dare to do it again!"
Just when Zhu Jinghong was about to take advantage of the victory and pursue his pursuit, a eunuch came to invite him over. It turned out that it was the emperor who had summoned him.
There was no other way, Zhu Jinghong could only say goodbye and leave, but before leaving, he saw Baochai smiling proudly.
So Zhu Jinghong made a fake move of turning around and coming back, which frightened Baochai and retreated behind Zhu Yunsheng's chair.
"Sister Bao, neither Brother Thirteen nor I talk so much!"
Zhu Yunsheng was quite dissatisfied. After all, Zhu Jinghong used to favor her sister the most, but now he only has Baochai in his eyes.
At this time, Yang Jingting interjected: "Sister Bao, what the princess said is very true. It is important for our daughter's family to know etiquette and observe etiquette. This... is really inappropriate!"
When Baochai glanced over, Yang Jingting felt a little guilty because she had an ulterior motive for her words.
However, Yang Jingting was overthinking it. For a daughter who talked so much to a man, she felt guilty even after being singled out for Baochai.
I have really gone too far recently. It seems that I have to be careful in the future, otherwise I will be underestimated... Baochai thought secretly.
While several girls had different thoughts, Zhu Jinghong had already come to the crowd and appeared next to the emperor.
It turned out that the emperor asked him to come mainly to inquire about the detailed situation. Only Zhu Jinghong could explain it in detail.
Of course, the purpose of telling this is to listen to envoys from various countries.
Zhu Jinghong's previous description of "future war", whether it may be reality or not, at least sounds very deceptive, and was intended to scare these vassal envoys by striking while the iron is hot.
The explanation took half an hour. Zhu Jinghong exaggerated and spoke in various ways, which made most people at the scene feel frightened.
Even the most unruly Junggar people looked solemn and uneasy at this moment.
When the envoys from various countries left with mixed emotions, the emperor praised the military officers in front of civil and military officials and promised a richer reward than before.
The scene was filled with loud shouts of gratitude, which were even more powerful than the military parade just now. This shows how powerful money and silk are.
After announcing a half-month holiday for the soldiers present, Zhu Xianming left with the civil and military officials, and the three Zhu Jinghong brothers naturally followed.
Zhu Yunsheng and the other girls had already entered the sedan in advance, waiting for the emperor to drive back to the palace with them.
"Thirteenth brother, you are really awesome!" Zhu Jingyuan, the sixth brother, couldn't help but praise.
"Brother Six, you know your stuff. The old man gave me a lecture just now, why should I show off my authority in front of him?"
"I worked wholeheartedly on my errands, and then I was treated like this by him. What do you think this is?"
During the gag, Zhu Jinghong quietly changed the topic, but Zhu Jingyuan failed to notice.
Seeing that Zhu Jinghong was so eloquent, Zhu Jingyuan said along the way: "Dad, that's what he is, don't be as knowledgeable as him!"
"Brother Six, you still understand me!"
Seeing that the relationship between the two brothers was getting closer, Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help it anymore, and he immediately said: "Thirteenth brother, don't listen to the nonsense of the sixth brother... Dad is strict with you for your own good!"
"Hey, fourth brother...you're pretending to be a good person here again. It's not you who's being scolded for your feelings!" Zhu Jingyuan's tone was a bit sinister.
"How can I pretend to be a good person? You are making trouble all day long, you are such a shameless villain!"
"For an honest person like Fourth Brother and Thirteenth Brother, if you encourage me to do something that offends others, does that make you a good person?"
Seeing that the two brothers were about to fight, Zhu Jinghong stayed away and his pressure suddenly eased, and he intervened at the right time: "Fourth brother and sixth brother, please stop arguing. If the old man finds out, he will suffer!"
Civil and military officials and envoys from various countries were all present. It was really not a good time to quarrel now. If they were laughed at and lost the royal face, the emperor would definitely not let them off lightly.
So the two brothers shut up and quickly got on the sedan, out of sight and out of mind.
The protagonist came on horseback, so he took the initiative to ride his horse and sneak to the front, avoiding the two brothers and talking to Zhu Yunsheng and others.
(End of chapter)
