“Gifts don’t have to be expensive, they just need to be thoughtful.”
Zhu Yunxi first said: "What we send is all our sincerity. Grandpa Huang hasn't come yet, how can we show our thoughts in advance?"
What he said was very appropriate.
As Zhu Quan said, among all the princes and grandsons, Zhu Song, Zhu Mo and Zhu Yunxi were the richest. They made a lot of money following Zhu Xuan. In their opinion, for being so rich, the things they gave must be very expensive.
However, Zhu Yunxi downplayed the word "precious" in his thoughts.
"Yunxi is right. If the father doesn't like it, no matter how valuable it is, it's nothing more than that. Do you think that's right?" Zhu Song agreed.
"exactly!"
Zhu Di agreed.
The things they can give are actually not expensive, they are also meant to express their sincerity.
"To say that the richest person is none other than Xiao Yunxuan!"
At this time, Zhu Gui came from behind them.
Next to him was Zhu Zhi, who nodded in agreement and said: "At least half of the money in the Ming Dynasty's treasury was earned by Xiao Yunxuan. I don't know how much he earned from overseas trade. His family wealth is richer than we imagined. "
He said this with a bit of envy, and then he still looked at Zhu Song with envy.
If he had known this, he should have established a good relationship with Zhu Xuan, then he could make as much money as Zhu Song.
"However, we are here, and it seems we still can't see little Yunxuan."
Zhu Gui said again.
"You're not going to accompany your father, are you?"
Zhu Di said this sourly.
The little nephew has always been his father's favorite in the palace. At such an important moment as the birthday banquet, his father will definitely take Zhu Xuan with him. Firstly, it is to announce Zhu Xuan's status, and secondly, he can show off himself. 's grandson.
Not only Zhu Di felt sour, but everyone else was also sour.
My father has always been very partial.
In the past, it didn't matter to them that they favored the eldest brother, the Crown Prince. After all, their status was here. But now that they favored Zhu Xuan, they felt a little uncomfortable, but they couldn't deny Zhu Xuan's achievements.
The money and grain used in their domain came from Zhu Xuan.
"Okay, let's wait here. Grandpa Huang will be out soon."
Zhu Yunxi interrupted.
Seeing that the uncles were a little sour, he shrugged and said nothing else.
Anyway, he won't be upset, and he thinks that his younger brother should be loved by the emperor's grandfather. If he has such ability, he should be the emperor. Otherwise, should he let other emperor's uncles who only know how to have fun become emperor?
That would bring down Ming Dynasty sooner or later.
Even he is not confident that he can be a good emperor, and thinks that he is far less capable than Zhu Xuan.
They found a place to sit down in the imperial garden.
When the ministers in the court saw them coming, many of them came forward to say hello.
Although the vassal king was not allowed to have much contact with the important ministers of the court, it was still okay to say hello to each other on such occasions.
Zhu Di is the only commoner among all the people.
I don't have a high status, so I feel quite embarrassed sitting here.
Xu Miaoyun knew her husband was embarrassed, so she could only keep chatting with him to divert attention, and then asked Zhu Gaosui to establish relations with other cousins.
The children of their royal family also need to communicate.
After a while, more and more people came.
When all the princes and grandsons arrived, Zhu Yuanzhang looked around and asked, "Yunqi, where is our dear grandson?"
"Your Majesty, I don't know."
Yun Qi lowered his head and said respectfully: "His Royal Highness, the little emperor, took Hou Xian out of the palace early in the morning. I don't know what he did, but he hasn't come back yet."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought of what his good grandson had said about the surprise for him.
Do you think Zhu Xuan left to prepare a surprise?
He was deeply interested in this and temporarily suppressed all his thoughts and said, "Okay, let's go out and meet them!"
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
Walking outside, Yun Qi shouted first.
Zhu Yuanzhang strode out after the call.
The honor guard of the Jin Yiwei stood on both sides behind Zhu Yuanzhang, making the atmosphere very grand, which made people feel awe immediately when they saw it, and then they all knelt down.
"Greetings to Your Majesty."
"Long live my emperor."
Everyone shouted in unison.
"alright!"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said: "At this age, we are almost burping, but long live the fart! If we can live long, wouldn't we become an old bastard? Get up!"
If you can really live forever, there are actually many people who are willing to be this old bastard.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Everyone said again.
They quickly got up, sat upright in their seats, and looked at Lao Zhu cautiously.
"Yunxi, little Yunxuan is not with his father."
Zhu Song said.
Zhu Yunxi looked up, and sure enough he couldn't see Zhu Xuan.
Zhu Xuan was not seen in the prince's team.
"Where has my little brother gone?"
Zhu Yunxi asked curiously.
It's Grandpa Huang's birthday and my younger brother is not here. The impact will be very bad. I'm afraid that the censor's civil servants will go to court this afternoon to complain about my younger brother.
There are also those imperial uncles who are not satisfied with the younger brother. They may also have small thoughts and say some bad words about the younger brother.
"Does Xiao Yunxuan have any other plans?" Zhu Mo guessed.
They couldn't be sure if there was really an arrangement, but they were worried that it was for sure.
"Let's wait and see!"
Zhu Song said.
"Our little nephew is not with our father?"
Zhu Xi also noticed this scene and said in surprise: "What day does he dare to be absent today?"
They all felt strange when they saw that Zhu Xuan did not appear with Lao Zhu and was not among the team of the prince and grandson.
"Lao Wu, don't talk nonsense."
Zhu Di reminded.
In fact, he was also very confused as to why Zhu Xuan didn't come. This was not normal!
"Your Highness, won't you be unfilial?"
Kong Gongjian also noticed these.
Zhu Yunxi was his student. If he was unfilial, it was his fault as a teacher. He failed to teach the emperor's grandson well and taught an unfilial emperor's grandson. Where would his reputation go?
Fang Xiaoru said calmly: "Don't worry, Lord Yansheng, His Highness is not such a person."
He understands Zhu Xuan very well.
Understand Zhu Yuanzhang better.
If Zhu Xuan is really an unfilial person, Zhu Xuan will definitely not be able to sit in the position of the emperor's grandson. Thinking about Zhu Xuan's many little ideas, he thought that Zhu Xuan should have prepared some surprises, so he did not show up immediately.
"Is everyone here?"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that his children and grandchildren were all there, and the important ministers of the Ming Dynasty were also in place. The mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty were solid, and he was very proud. He said with satisfaction: "Then come to the banquet. Today we will have fun with you. It is also our birthday banquet. You don't have to be formal." , you can relax a little.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Father!"
"Thank you, Grandpa Huang!"
they said in unison.
They say there is no need to be restrained, but they dare not be restrained.
Lao Zhu didn't care about their performance.
The eunuch in the imperial dining room arranged by Xu Xingzu quickly brought all kinds of meals, and Lao Zhu announced that today's birthday banquet had officially begun.
As the eldest son, Zhu Di, even though he is a commoner, still has to express some words first. At this time, he raised a glass of wine and said: "I wish my father a long life as long as the Southern Mountains and a blessing like the East China Sea!"
He didn't even dare to use the word "Chen" to refer to himself, but instead used the word "child".
After speaking, he finished the glass of wine and bowed again.
