"Wei Guogong's Mansion? Young Master?" Zhu Biao frowned.
The Duke of Wei, Xu Da, is currently on an expedition and has not yet returned to Beijing. What are the people from the Duke of Wei's mansion doing in the Prince's Mansion?
"Young Master?" Mu Ying was also a little surprised. "If I remember correctly, Xu Shuai's eldest son is named Xu Yungong. He has not yet won the title this year. Why are you looking for two highnesses by name?"
"Not yet?" Zhu Biao was even more confused. In this way, this young man is still a child in terms of age. Now that the head of the Wei Guogong Mansion is away, why would he come to visit the Prince's Mansion?
"Why are you thinking so much? Go meet him outside for a while and you will know at a glance." Zhu Su said.
"Yes." Zhu Biao nodded, and then he and Zhu Su walked out.
When the two brothers arrived at the concierge, they saw a young man who looked to be about the same age as Zhu Su. However, he was sitting upright, not squinting, and looked like a young adult. Seeing Zhu Biao coming, he jumped off the stool. He bowed and paid homage: "Xu Yungong has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! It is disrespectful to come here rashly. I hope Your Highness will forgive me!"
"Brother Xu, you are so polite. You and I have been friends for a long time. It's time for us to move around more. We don't have to be so quarrelsome." Zhu Biao helped Xu Yungong up, marveling in his heart: This young man has a face as good as a crown jewel, and he is also polite and considerate, and his behavior is steady. , he will definitely be a virtuous gentleman in the future. Uncle Xu's tutor is really amazing.
He looked at his fifth brother again. Since his identity was revealed, this younger brother has become more and more lazy and careless about the world. Although he is also a handsome young man, compared with this young man Xu, alas...
Someone else’s child...
He noticed some gifts placed next to Xu Yungong, and suddenly felt doubtful in his heart, and asked: "I don't know that Brother Xu is here, but what does Aunt Xu have to tell you? Uncle Xu is busy with state affairs. If he has a brother like me, who is a family friend, I can help, but just say so. There is no need to give these unwelcome gifts."
"Ah, I don't dare to bother His Highness the Crown Prince. It's my sister...ahem, it's my mother. She sent me to send gifts to His Highness King Wu to express my gratitude." After saying that, he bowed to Zhu Biao: " I heard that His Highness King Wu has arrived at your residence, can you please summon me to see him?"
"Hey, is it for me?" Zhu Su poked his head out from behind Zhu Biao, startling Xu Yungong. "I have nothing to do with your Xu family? Why do you need to give me a gift?"
He was just lying in the yard basking in the sun. He was only wearing a robe that was easy to move around. There was nothing dignified about him. Then there was making soap and playing with firearms, which inevitably got a bit dirty. When he just followed Zhu Biao without saying a word, Xu Yungong only thought he was a boy from the prince's palace. How could he have thought that he was Wu King Zhu Su, a nobleman of the royal family?
"You...ahem, are you His Highness the King of Wu?" Xu Yungong looked Zhu Su up and down, and couldn't help but murmur in his heart: This dirty guy is actually the fifth son of the emperor who was praised to the heavens by his sister. ?
Xu Yungong's sister Xu Miaoyun, although young, is stunningly talented. There is no collection of classics, history, poetry, books, etiquette and music that she is not proficient in. In the Duke of Wei's mansion, if Xu Da, the head of the family, was not around, the young Xu Miaoyun would be in charge of everything in the family, and Xu Da's wife would not care about anything. With such a capable sister, Xu Yungong has always regarded her as a role model and admired her deeply. She also secretly made up her mind to work harder and make her sister proud of herself.
Not long ago, people in the Xu family were in panic. Several uncles said that the father was in danger and that they should prepare early. The mother was in tears all day long. However, my sister categorically asserted that her father was fine and even came up with practical inferences. With her assertion, my mother temporarily put her worries to rest and drew the gourd, soothing the people of the house and calming down the turmoil in the house.
However, my sister told her family that that inference was not derived by her, but by the Fifth Highness whom she met by chance in the palace.
Whenever the Fifth Highness is mentioned, the eyes of the sister, who has always been cold and aloof, shine with admiration. He had always admired his sister, so he was naturally dissatisfied. Therefore, when I meet Zhu Su for the first time, I am already unhappy: These five highnesses have always been unknown, but they were just a blind cat who accidentally ran into a dead mouse. How can they be better than me in reading poetry and books? How could he be so virtuous and capable as to be so praised by his own sister?
However, the family heard that the Fifth Highness was not happy with His Majesty, so he was expelled from the palace and sent to live in the Prince's Mansion. Both mother and sister believed that His Highness the Fifth Prince had the grace to stabilize the Xu family, and thought that they should give him some small gifts to help His Highness settle down. In addition, they also expressed the Xu family's intention of not forgetting their kindness and providing help in times of need.
But in the mansion, he is the only young prince with the most comparable status. Although Xu Yungong didn't want to come, he had no choice but to come because of his mother and sister's orders and because of the human relationship.
Zhu Su went to look at the gifts alone, while Xu Yungong frowned, secretly looking down on his rudeness. Zhu Biao asked him again why he came, but he did not dare to neglect, so he told everything about Zhu Sukai and Xu Miaoyun in the imperial garden.
"Oh. That's it." Zhu Biao suddenly realized. "Aunt Xu, you are too polite. Uncle Xu escaped unscathed, and it is not due to my fifth brother. Why spend money." Zhu Su also said: "I am just talking, you are too polite."
Xu Yungong's expression remained unchanged, and he bowed slightly to Zhu Biao: "Yungong dare not disobey mother's orders. Your Highness, please accept this gift, so that Yungong can pay homage to mother." But he didn't even look at Zhu Su.
Zhu Su frowned: Why does it feel like this little brother is deliberately ignoring me?
Zhu Biao smiled slightly: "In that case, I will accept it on behalf of my fifth brother. Brother Xu is about the same age as my fifth brother. In the future, when Duoduo comes around here, he will also be my fifth brother's school companion."
"The fifth brother behaves unconventionally, but little brother Xu is young and mature. It's just a good time for me, the fifth brother, to learn from you."
Zhu Su raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhu Biao with dissatisfaction: Boss Zhu, you want me to learn from this little brother?
"I don't dare." Xu Yungong said humbly, but in his heart he felt greatly benefited: That's it. I knew a thousand words at the age of three and memorized Tang poems at the age of five. How could I be worse than the dirty Fifth Highness? Why is it that my eldest sister talks about him but doesn't even look at me?
After all, he is still a young man at heart. After being praised by Zhu Biao, he couldn't help but act like a scholar. He turned to Zhu Su and cupped his hands and said, "Although Yungong is not talented, thanks to my sister's good teaching, he can be considered as having read some poems and books."
"If you have any questions, Your Highness, please feel free to ask me. Whatever I know, I will tell you everything!"
Although his attitude was polite, his tone showed a bit of superior self-confidence. It was as if he was certain that Zhu Su was ignorant and incompetent and could not compare to him.
Humph, what is the Fifth Highness? I, Xu Yungong, can answer his questions and solve his doubts. Why don’t my sister treat me differently?
"Oh?" Zhu Su's eyelids twitched and he raised his eyebrows.
That’s all, Old Master Song. Even a little guy like you, who has not yet fully grown his hair, wants to be my teacher? Do you still want me to ask you questions?
Little brother, are you worthy? ...Zhu Laowu smiled coldly and decided to help this confident young man reshape his outlook on life.
