Since that day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Anqing would make delicious dishes and send them to the palace every now and then.
And Lao Zhu also had a lot of smiles on his face.
Sometimes he even leaves government affairs directly to Yang Xuan and the cabinet, and goes to Yang Xuan's house to eat and drink.
Then after eating and drinking, he came back to check and review the government affairs handled by Yang Xuan and the cabinet.
Seeing Lao Zhu so cool and unrestrained, Yang Xuan felt angry, but there was nothing he could do.
Lao Zhu is not only the emperor, but also his father-in-law.
At this time, Yang Xuan couldn't help but miss Zhu Biao.
It's better to be an uncle. Not only do you get overtime pay, but sometimes you also get paid vacations.
It's not like Lao Zhu, who treats him like a beast of burden, gets no overtime pay at all, and even goes to his own house to eat and drink.
Sometimes he wanted to talk to Lao Zhu about overtime pay, but when Lao Zhu glared at him, he gave in.
Without him, Lao Zhu's sense of oppression would be too strong.
On this day, Lao Zhu called Yang Xuan to Wuying Hall.
"Your Majesty, Yang Xuan, comes to see you!"
"Get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Yang Xuan, you have been following Biao'er for more than ten years, and in the last year you have helped us handle government affairs."
"Experience."
"Now, although Yun Wen is the crown prince, he has too little experience in government affairs. We are thinking of letting you teach him."
"how?"
Lao Zhu looked at Yang Xuan and said.
This sounded like he was asking for Yang Xuan's opinion, but in fact, he had no room to refuse.
"I accept the decree!"
"Haha, okay." Lao Zhu smiled, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
From that day on, Yang Xuan had another task: teaching the emperor's grandson government affairs skills.
This also caused him to come home very late every day.
Fortunately, it was not without gain. At the very least, he and Zhu Yunwen were getting along more harmoniously.
On this day off, Zhu Yunwen wanted to ride a horse and indulge, but Yang Xuan didn't refuse. It happened that he hadn't galloped on a horse for a long time.
After talking to Lao Zhu, he and Zhu Yunwen came to the Royal Racecourse on the outskirts of Beijing.
There are many expensive BMWs here, some of which are rare in the world.
He and An Qing have been here several times, so they are not strangers.
The two of them each picked a horse and ran wildly around the racecourse.
Zhu Yunwen's young face was full of wanton publicity, which is what a young man should look like.
It's a pity that Yang Xuan has never seen Zhu Biao's face.
Looking at Zhu Yunwen at this moment, it was as if Zhu Biao was in front of him.
He smiled and rode his horse closely to follow Zhu Yunwen.
It was getting late, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the two of them, and the shadows on the ground grew longer and longer.
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March of the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu.
Wuying Palace.
"Yang Xuan, we are going to appoint him as an imperial envoy to patrol the north."
"The main thing is to see our sons."
Lao Zhu gave Yang Xuan a task.
"I accept the decree!" Yang Xuan cupped his hands to accept the decree.
After Yang Xuan left, Lao Zhu called Er Hu to his side again and asked, "Have the manpower arrangements for the northern patrol with Yang Xuan been arranged?"
"Your Majesty, arrangements have been made!" Erhu replied.
"Yeah." Lao Zhu said calmly.
Yang Xuan, will you let us down... Lao Zhu looked out the window and thought to himself.
This time Yang Xuan was sent to the north not only to see if his son had any disloyal intentions, but also to test Yang Xuan.
This is related to how Lao Zhu treats Yang Xuan in the future.
On the tenth day of March, Yang Xuan left the capital with the imperial team.
First, we went upstream along the Yangtze River, because the first stop was the fiefdom of the King of Chu, followed closely by the King of Xiang.
Then he went to the fiefdoms of King Min, King Su, King Qing and other kings in the northwest.
In this way, we circle from west to east and finally return to Beijing.
I don’t know if it’s accurate or not, but it should be a good reference.
In early June, Yang Xuan and his party came to Xi'an Mansion.
Along the way, Yang Xuan discovered that the situation in Xi'an Mansion is much better now than when he and Zhu Biao came in the 24th year of Hongwu.
At that time, Zhu Biao stayed here for more than a month, rectifying the administration and cleaning up the mess caused by Zhu Ping.
Now more than two years have passed, and the situation in Xi'an Mansion is not much different from when Zhu Biao left.
Seeing this situation, even Yang Xuan was a little confused: Could it be that Zhu Xi had changed his ways?
To find out what it looks like specifically, you have to go to Prince Qin’s Mansion to see.
When Yang Xuan arrived at Prince Qin's Mansion, no one came out to greet him.
When asked to report it, it took a long time for Zhu Chong to appear.
"My son, Zhu Xiang, respectfully greets you, Holy Father!" He greeted him politely.
"My greeting!" Yang Xuan said. He is the imperial envoy and he is representing Lao Zhu now, so there is no problem with this process.
Immediately, Yang Xuancai bowed to Zhu Ping as a courtier.
"Your Majesty, Yang Xuan, meets His Highness the King of Qin!"
"No gift!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
The group entered Prince Qin's Mansion, and the place they passed was no different from the last time they came.
But Yang Xuan discovered that the palace attendants in the mansion would become trembling when Zhu Ping passed by, with even fear in their eyes.
Yang Xuan quietly looked at Zhu Ming, guessing that this guy might not have done anything good after he came back.
But as long as this guy doesn't harm the people, that's all. Don't expect too much from him.
The two of them came to the living room together, and the servants also prepared tea.
Yang Xuan took a sip lightly. Not to mention, Zhu Xi really knew how to enjoy it.
The two chatted casually, and as long as they didn't talk about sensitive issues, they could barely talk.
"By the way, how is my little sister doing lately?" Zhu Ping suddenly asked.
"It's very good. His Majesty goes to the house from time to time and asks Anqing to cook him food."
"It says it smells like the queen." Yang Xuan said.
Zhu Feng was silent. He missed his mother.
"It's a pity that I can't go back."
"I don't know when I will see my little sister next time." After a long time, Zhu Xi shook his head and said with a bitter smile.
"If you want to go back, you can give His Majesty a break." Yang Xuan said.
"No need."
"There is no place for me in the capital, so why bother looking for it!"
"Speaking of which, you are my brother-in-law."
"It seems like the two of us have never had a good drink."
Zhu Xi looked at Yang Xuan.
"It's better to choose a different day than to hit it. How about today?"
"Okay." Yang Xuan nodded.
He noticed something was wrong with Zhu Ping's state, but he didn't think much about it, just thinking that he was still missing Zhu Biao.
Zhu Fang ordered people to prepare food and wine, and the two of them started drinking.
Zhu Ping's drinking capacity was not as good as Yang Xuan's, but Yang Xuan was still fine when he was drunk.
However, Zhu Xiang's appearance when he was drunk was really beyond praise.
He cried and laughed.
He told Yang Xuan about his past with Zhu Biao, and how he made mistakes when he was a child and how Queen Ma protected him.
He also said that he was actually quite smart when he was a child, but he didn’t know when he changed.
Finally, he was tired of crying and fell asleep.
But Yang Xuan didn't sleep all night.
He knew that Zhu Xiang's current situation had a lot to do with his identity as his second son.
It's just that as a royal, there are some things that you can't decide on.
After only staying for three days, Yang Xuan set off again.
Next stop, Taiyuan Mansion.
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