"how?"
Zhu Biao didn't understand Lao Zhu's words for a while. With his father's temperament, why would he not behave like a horse racing queen inexplicably while working?
"Today, on a whim, your mother called the children of her old brothers to accompany her, including girls from the Chang family!"
"Sister from the Chang family?"
There was a hint of joy in Zhu Biao's eyebrows, but he quickly suppressed it.
Although he and the girl from the Chang family were married by their parents, they rarely saw each other.
Fortunately, the relationship between the emperor and his ministers in the Ming Dynasty was different from that of other dynasties. Even after becoming the emperor, the children of the heroes often entered the palace and had contact with the princes.
But even so, Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't specifically remind him that the Chang family girl is here?
Unless, there is another reason.
"Today, the Lan family took the Chang family to Qingxin Temple. Zhang Yi closed the door to thank the guests. Only the Chang family girl came in and got advice from Zhang Yi...
Your unmarried wife has a good relationship with that boy. The fate between people is very strange. Maybe this boy is here to help you..."
Zhu Yuanzhang's words stunned Zhu Biao for a moment.
How could the father have the idea of letting Zhang Yi assist him?
"Do you think I will definitely kill him?"
Zhu Biao was silent, acquiescing to Lao Zhu's conjecture. He knew his father somewhat, and his father recognized Zhang Yi's ability and wanted to take advantage of him.
But Zhang Yi is a double-edged sword, especially after the success of this experiment in communication, he also felt some murderous intent from Zhu Yuanzhang.
The emperor is a contradictory individual. It only takes a moment to like someone and to have murderous intention towards someone.
Zhang Yi is good at everything, but there is one quality about him that the king dislikes the most, that is, he is out of control!
This guy is a standard evil star, the kind that can make people mad enough to kill them...
Lao Zhu guessed Zhu Biao's thoughts and smiled:
"I will not touch a child for no reason, and although this child is mischievous, he has a benevolent heart!"
"There is no need for him to disclose the vaccination method. If Longhushan relies on this method, he can make a lot of money every day and his prestige will increase... But in this regard, he is much better than those scholars who are just trying to gain fame...
It's just that this kid really lacks education and is full of rebellious thoughts. I'm planning to guide him...
If he can grow up and become more settled, this person may not be someone you can use in the future! "
"Father seems to have some arrangements for Zhang Yi?" Only then did Zhu Biao realize that it turned out that Lao Zhu had already made plans.
"Let's wait until that kid from the Kong family comes to the capital to talk about it!"
…
After that day's face-to-face meeting, it had been some time since Kong Xixue returned to Shandong. Logically speaking, his son Kong Ne should have come to Yingtian in the near future.
Kong Kejian pretended to be crazy and acted like a fool. The emperor rebelled against him and led an army, but he was detained in Kong's mansion in the capital and was not allowed to leave or leave.
That Yan Shenggong is still pretending to be stupid in the Kong family, but he is also pitiful.
Zhu Biao felt a little sad when he thought of the current situation of Yan Shenggong Kong Kejian.
He is obviously a normal person, but how much torture does he have to endure to act stupid every day?
But this was also Zhu Yuanzhang's punishment for him. Everything in the Confucius Mansion in the capital was reported every day by the inspection school. How well Lao Zhu took care of Kong Kejian was how deep the fear in Kong Kejian's heart was.
He didn't dare to show any flaws, because that would be the crime of deceiving the emperor, and he would make the Kong family a laughing stock from now on.
With his maid taking care of him day and night, he didn't even dare to show much emotion even while sleeping.
In fact, how could Kong Kejian, a person who was used to being pampered and pampered, not reveal his flaws?
But even if he had a flaw, the emperor would not see it and let him continue to live in fear.
Zhu Yuanzhang:......
Zhu Biao glanced at the emperor above him. In his heart, his father was a good father, and he was considered a good emperor when it came to his job as emperor.
But Zhang Yi seems to be right. At least in terms of personality, the emperor is indeed not a generous person.
"If Confucius continues like this, I'm afraid he won't survive this year... But just like this, the gap between the Kong family and the Tian family will never be eliminated!"
When Lao Zhu listened to Zhu Biao's muttering, the pen he was reviewing in his hand paused for a moment, and then he stared at Zhu Biao:
"Aren't you leaving yet?"
Zhu Biao said goodbye, left the imperial study, and went to find his mother to pay his respects.
Before they even reached where Queen Ma was, they could already hear the sounds of joy inside.
"Don't leave..."
Before Zhu Biao entered the door, a child bumped into his arms.
"Fourth child?"
Zhu Biao recognized this child at a glance as his younger brother, Zhu Di...
"Brother..."
When Zhu Di saw Zhu Biao, his eyes dodged.
The people chasing him from a distance were also panting.
When they saw Zhu Biao, they also stopped and knelt down respectively:
"Brother!"
"Second child, third child, why are you running around here?"
Zhu Biao made a serious face, and the children fell silent for an instant. The eldest brother is like father. Before Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he was away all the time, and it was their eldest brother who was in charge of them.
One of the eleven or twelve-year-old princes pointed at Zhu Di and said:
"It's the fourth child. He wanted to take a peek while the older sisters were chatting, and even stole the Xu family girl's snacks..."
Zhu Biao:......
"Second brother, if you don't peek, it's obviously you who suggested going over to see some sisters, but you're betraying me?"
"Then I didn't ask you to steal snacks. You just stole them. You even knocked over the food box and caused Xu's sister to drop her books into the water..."
"Don't they all say that the snacks made by sister Chang's family are delicious?"
The two confronted each other, and Zhu Biao vaguely understood the ins and outs of the matter!
Zhu Biao was furious: "Shut up!"
The three little ones stood aside obediently.
"You are now grown up. Since the Queen Mother has invited them into the palace, you just want to go back after the ceremony... Why are you still hanging around? When you were young, you could play around, but now you have to remember the difference between men and women.
Come with me and make amends to my sisters! "
As soon as Zhu Biao said this, the three princes immediately became silent.
They followed him obediently. The eunuch who was originally chasing the prince knelt on the ground and did not dare to speak.
Zhu Biao walked inside with his three younger brothers, and the maids and eunuchs on the road knelt down one after another.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
"The prince has arrived!"
Queen Ma was chatting with a group of girls when she saw Zhu Biao coming back with three people. Queen Ma smiled and said:
"Those three demon kings met their nemesis today!"
The women accompanying Queen Ma all paid their respects to the prince.
"Sisters, we all grew up together, there is no need for this! Why don't you guys go over and apologize?"
"Zhu Xi (Zhu Fan, Zhu Di) apologizes to all my sisters!"
The reluctant look of the three people made the surrounding Yingying Yanyan chuckle.
Queen Ma pointed at Zhu Di and said:
"You should apologize to your sister Miaoyun. Her book was lost and she cried for a long time..."
Zhu Di curled his lips and saluted Xu Miaoyun again.
Zhu Biao turned his attention to the Chang family girl and found that she was unhappy.
"The girl from the Chang family made some snacks and brought them to the palace for me to taste. When Miaoyun saw us chatting about female celebrities, she didn't know how to do it, so she took some snacks and read a book by the window. Who knew that these three demon kings would... I secretly bought Miao Yun's snacks, but after being discovered, I knocked away Miao Yun's book..."
Queen Ma seemed to know why Zhu Biao came, and said with a chuckle:
"Let these three demon kings make amends to the girls of the Chang family and the Xu family. Girls of the Feng family, come with me!"
The queen took the other girls away, leaving Xu Miaoyun and Chang behind.
Zhu Biao glared at the three of them again:
"You three are not even as good as Miaoyun. My father asked you to study hard. Where have all your books gone?
Especially your fourth child, who is a seven-year-old child. Look at you, and then look at others? "
Zhu Di was unconvinced: "What's wrong with me? I've already apologized..."
"Compared to Zhang... you are far behind. Forget it, let's not talk about it..."
Zhu Biao turned around and lowered his head first:
"Miaoyun, do you like reading?"
The Xu family girl nodded:
"Your Highness, don't blame the Fourth Highness, I'm fine!"
"Let's see, I have a lot of books in the East Palace, some of which are unique copies that cannot be found outside. I will give you some as an apology to my fourth brother, okay?"
Xu Miaoyun waved her hands and wanted to refuse. She glanced at Mrs. Chang and seemed to understand something?
"Thank you, Brother Prince! Sister Chang, can you come with me?"
The girls of the Xu family are always knowledgeable and considerate.
Zhu Biao and the Chang family girl looked at each other and smiled. Zhu Biao took a few people to tell Queen Ma and took Xu Miaoyun and the Chang family girl to the East Palace.
When he arrived at the prince's study, the Xu family girl's eyes were full of stars. He ignored Zhu Biao and Chang and picked up books by himself.
Zhu Biao and Chang waited quietly for Xu Miaoyun to pick out books after the servants served them tea.
He turned back and asked Chang:
"Sister, you seem to be in a bad mood? If it is because of my brothers, I will apologize to you on their behalf!"
The Chang family girl smiled lightly:
"It's just some snacks. It's okay. I originally wanted to..."
She was shocked to realize that she had almost spilled the beans, and her face was red. Zhu Biao also guessed her thoughts, and a warm current flowed through her heart.
"Sister, if you have something on your mind, you might as well tell me if it's convenient. I see that you are frowning, and you seem to have something else on your mind?"
Mrs. Chang sighed quietly when she heard this, and asked Zhu Biao:
"Your Highness, what do you think of the Taoist priests of Longhu Mountain?"
If Zhu Biao had some enlightenment, he understood that Chang's depression was probably related to Zhang Yi.
He replied:
"Since Zhang Daoling, the Heavenly Master of the Han Dynasty, the Zhang family has been passed down for thousands of years. Naturally, it has its merits. The vaccination method presented by Master Zhang this time is a method that has been used by countless living people.
My father just praised Master Zhang today, saying that he is an expert. Of course, he is really capable of this Longhu Mountain thing! "
When Chang heard this, she felt even more depressed. She asked again:
"Then they must be very accurate in calculating the secrets, right?"
"My sister seems to have something in her words?"
Zhu Biao probably guessed what Zhang Yi said to Chang, so he pretended to be confused and asked questions knowingly.
The Chang family girl just looked at Zhu Biao deeply, lowered her head and said:
"My sister is afraid that her life will be miserable and has delayed His Highness. Your Highness is a member of the Ming Dynasty..."
Before Chang could finish her words, Zhu Biao's hand was grasped in hers.
As if she was electrocuted, she wanted to pull away her hand, but was grabbed hard:
"Sister, there is no need to say this. Isn't marriage a child's play? I don't know what your fate will be. Do you think my father is a frivolous person? Since you and I have made a marriage contract, there is no reason to change it!
What's more, the future is illusory, so don't pay too much attention!
By the way, who did you hear what? "
Only then did Zhu Biao bring the topic up.
(End of chapter)
