Hearing his son's serious question, Zhu Xinkan showed a peaceful smile.
"Fourth child... As an emperor, your life will be much more tiring than that of your father!"
Supporting his father and continuing to walk forward, Zhu Xianming said in a deep voice: "If I were not tired, this throne would be unstable, and I'm afraid it would be like you!"
"Yes...so you are sitting on the throne now!"
When answering this sentence, Zhu Xinkan was still calm, and it was obvious that he had really looked down on the past.
"I'm not supporting the Jia family, I'm just trying to resolve the grudges. If you don't believe me, forget it!" Zhu Xinkan sighed.
The father and son walked for a while, during which they did not talk about such profound topics, and only recalled some things from the Shizu period.
Half an hour later, Zhu Xianming sent the Supreme Emperor back to the palace, and then rushed to Kunning Palace.
In the small Buddhist hall, Yang Qingyin was chanting sutras, but was forcibly stopped by the emperor.
"Tell me...what is the old man worried about?"
Sitting cross-legged on the futon, looking at the emperor sitting casually in front of her, Yang Qingyin said calmly: "Do you want to hear the truth?"
"Am I just joking with you?" Zhu Xianming asked with a straight face.
"This child Yuanchun is cautious and polite, and is honest and responsible. It is appropriate for her to be a crown princess..."
"What I'm asking is... what does the old man mean by this?" Zhu Xianming emphasized with emphasis.
"Didn't he already say it!"
Looking at his wife's calm expression, Zhu Xianming asked dissatisfiedly: "Do you really believe what he said?"
After examining the emperor, Yang Qingyin said in a deep voice: "The Emperor is already old. Why are you still afraid of him?"
After hearing this, Zhu Xianming was not angry and asked instead: "You mean... I'm overthinking?"
"In the past ten years, we have conquered all over the world and conquered the world. The world has returned home...why do you have to be suspicious!" Yang Qingyin was filled with helplessness.
Zhu Xianming sighed and said: "Our family and life are at stake, so we cannot be careless!"
But as Yang Qingyin said, his worries were completely unnecessary, because no one could threaten his position.
"Just now you said... you also think Yuanchun is good. Are you kidding or are you serious?"
"Am I going to joke in front of the Buddha?"
Picking up the scripture beside him, Zhu Xianming flipped through a few pages at random, and asked at the same time: "Why? Why is it a girl from the Jia family?"
"What girl from the Jia family? Now that she has married into the royal family, she is the daughter-in-law of the Zhu family!"
Closing the book, Zhu Xianming said with a straight face: "What daughter-in-law? She hasn't straightened up yet!"
"You have to pick a fight with me?"
After grabbing the scripture from Zhu Xianming and putting it back neatly in its place, Yang Qingyin said, "I have told you that Yuanchun is a cautious child, and being a princess can help her stabilize the inner house!"
"Look at the chaos in the East Palace today without a person in charge. The little grandsons are almost being led astray!"
Zhu Xianming also heard about the bad things in the East Palace, and knew that what Yang Qingyin said was true.
"Then it's not because the fourth child is incompetent and can't even control a few women!"
"You scold him all the time for being incompetent, so he can control you?"
Having said this, the couple looked at each other in silence again, and the small Buddhist hall became quiet.
After a few breaths, Yang Qingyin broke the silence: "So... what do you think about this matter?"
"This matter...you have to be careful!"
"The concubine is just straightening her up, it's not a big deal!"
Re-marriage is not as good as the first wife, and the support of the side concubine is not as good as re-marriage. As the queen said, it is really not a big deal, and an edict can solve the problem.
Of course, the appointment of a crown princess is a major event, so you should be cautious.
After hearing what his father and wife said, Zhu Xianming was a little shaken in his heart.
"By the way, Sheng'er hasn't come back yet?"
"I said I wanted to play for a day, but she won't come back at noon!"
"This girl...Why does she like to run out!"
"It's not your fault...look how much you spoil her!"
"Okay, okay...blame me for indulging Sheng'er, but what do you think of Old Thirteen?"
"What's wrong with Old Thirteen? He just likes to play around. He doesn't sit in your chair, so why are you so harsh on him!"
The couple blamed each other, but the atmosphere was harmonious, which was a wonderful sight.
Besides, in Shanglin Garden, the girls were all tired from riding horses. They were sitting in the tent chatting next to the palace maids who were grilling meat.
The barbecue was naturally arranged by Zhu Jinghong, and the girls had no objection to it.
"Master Thirteen, can we have wine today?" Xiangyun couldn't help but ask. She has always been such a cheerful person.
"Of course there's wine!"
Zhu Jinghong made a gesture behind him, and a eunuch brought several exquisite wine bottles.
Xiangyun picked up a pot first, took off the stopper and smelled it, and said excitedly: "It's osmanthus wine...it smells so good!"
The alcohol content he got today was very low, so it would be more accurate to call it a drink. Zhu Jinghong didn't dare to get a few girls drunk.
Seeing Zhu Yunsheng also taking a pot, Yang Jingting on the side quickly stopped her and said: "Princess... you can't touch this!"
"Why can't I drink it? It's just fruit wine, it doesn't hurt to drink some!"
"Besides, it's freezing cold outside, so a little drink will just warm you up!"
Zhu Yunsheng had many reasons, but Yang Jingting was speechless.
At this time Baochai said: "I am going out to play today, so it doesn't hurt to drink less!"
"That's right. A little drink can go a long way. Don't underestimate my drinking capacity!" Zhu Yunsheng echoed.
Seeing several girls arguing, Zhu Jinghong said angrily: "Why are you talking so much? You should just drink up... If something happens, I will take care of it!"
But he saw Xiangyun pouring wine for himself, then raised his glass to Zhu Jinghong and said, "Thirteenth Master, what did you say? If the empress blames you, can you explain it?"
"That's natural, it's just a trivial matter!"
Then I heard Xiang Yun praise: "The Thirteenth Master is a hero. I would like to give you a drink!"
Zhu Jinghong was a generous person, so Xiangyun naturally felt close to him. The toast at this moment was really pure admiration.
It is strange to say that this gathering of girls with outstanding literary talent was supposed to be about chanting lyrics, writing poems and playing the piano.
However, because of Zhu Jinghong's existence, he was either riding horses or drinking and barbecuing, and he looked like a tomboy.
When Zhu Jinghong and Xiangyun were having a drink, several people at the scene except Zhu Yunsheng were speculating whether the newly arrived Xiangyun had thoughts about Zhu Jinghong.
"Girl Yun...won't you like him too?" Baochai muttered in her heart, but she already had a bad feeling.
Looking around, Baochai discovered a very absurd fact. Except for the princess, everyone was her love rival.
After the two finished their first glass of wine, the first batch of prepared meat skewers was brought, and the air was filled with an alluring aroma.
Although it didn't seem to be in good quality, no one cared about it at the moment. Xiangyun was the first to pick up the meat skewers and put it in his mouth without fear of burning it.
"Hmm...it tastes good!"
Seeing this scene, everyone picked up the meat skewers, and Zhu Jinghong also took some for his sister.
"Brother Thirteen, this is really rare. You still care about me... I thought they were your biological sisters!"
Zhu Yunsheng's words were full of ridicule, which made everyone so embarrassed that they could only pretend not to hear.
Zhu Jinghong didn't ask for anything, and said calmly: "Third sister, you can't say this nonsense. I brought you out here today. Don't I care enough about you?"
Taking the skewers and smelling them, Zhu Yunsheng tilted his head and asked, "Really... Then why don't you teach me how to ride a horse?"
"This... well, the main reason is that they are too stupid and have to be taught by me!"
This lame reason immediately aroused hostility, which shows that Zhu Jinghong is really not good at flirting with girls.
(End of chapter)
