"Has my father been tricked by you? Just like my second uncle."
"Absolutely impossible. I respect my fourth uncle's heart, which can be learned from the sun and the moon."
In the corner of the harem, Zhu Yunxi shook his head solemnly, looking indignant, and stared at Zhu Gaochi who was sitting on the flower bed with his knees propped up because of his heavy body.
He looked at the palace garden in front of him. The palace garden, which was originally quite spacious, seemed a little crowded because dozens of children and grandchildren of the old Zhu family gathered together.
The seats have already been arranged, with the old man as the center, followed in order by the prince, prince and princess, concubines in the harem, prince, prince, and prince.
At this moment, the banquet has not officially begun. Zhu Ku and Zhu Di, who had led troops to Lion Rock to quell the unrest at noon, were already sitting on the seat of Prince Zhu Biao.
The second generation emperors of the Ming Dynasty naturally focused their conversation around the old man.
However, the princesses from each family left the banquet one after another to talk to the concubines in the harem and the little girls from each family.
Only the younger generation of emperors and grandsons like Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Gaochi were scattered all over the place.
Zhu Gaochi glanced at Zhu Yunxi next to him with a faint look, and said in a low voice: "Earlier, the eldest son of the second uncle's family just started talking to me."
Zhu Yunxi snorted, his eyes found the figure of King Qin's eldest son Zhu Shangbing, and said softly: "What did Brother Bing and Brother Chi say?"
Zhu Gaochi had a strange look on his face: "Brother Bing said that if he hadn't seen you as his grandson, he would have definitely taught you a lesson."
Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but laugh, and then looked at Zhu Shangbing, who was born in Guanzhong and was a middle-aged Qin man with a powerful appearance.
He felt that the other party was not telling lies. If he did not have the status of the emperor's grandson, I am afraid that the two of him together would not be able to defeat the other party.
"So, Brother Bing is angry with me because of my second uncle?"
Zhu Gaochi smiled and waved his hand: "That's nothing. In fact, all the brothers from the uncle's family also know what the Zhejiang Road incident is about.
It's just that according to the wishes of Brother Bing and several other brothers, Brother Hei, when you do these things in the future, it is best to tell them in advance so that everyone can be prepared and not have to hide at home. It takes some hard thinking to figure out why. "
After finishing speaking, Zhu Gaochi shook his body and felt a little uncomfortable sitting on the flower bed.
And he also took this opportunity to quietly look at Zhu Yunxi who was standing next to him.
Zhu Yunxi looked down at Zhu Gaochi and smiled silently.
He understood what the Crown Prince of Qin passed down through the Crown Prince Yan.
Just when he was thinking about how to speak, Zhu Yunxi heard footsteps in the distance.
Turning around, he saw Zhu Shangbing walking over at a fast pace.
When he came closer, Zhu Shangbing bowed and clasped his fists in a dignified manner: "I see the emperor's grandson."
Zhu Gaochi looked up, hummed twice, and smiled with the corners of his mouth raised.
Zhu Yunxi laughed out loud and reached out to hold Zhu Shangbing's hands: "Brother Bing is older than me. We are all members of our own family at this time, and there are no foreign ministers here. Don't talk about these false etiquette in the future."
Zhu Shangbing lowered his head, with a slight smile on his face. His expression suddenly changed, and the fists he originally held grasped Zhu Yunxi's hands with his backhand.
With a hidden force, Zhu Yunxi's arm tilted outward.
Zhu Yunxi frowned, his legs sank, and with a low drink, he stopped Zhu Shangbing's sudden attack with one hand. However, it was difficult for him to return his arm to its original extended position with just one arm. superior.
Zhu Gaochi sat aside and watched the secret contest between the two cousins with raised eyebrows, excitement and yearning in his eyes.
When he saw that their lower bodies began to tremble, he immediately coughed lightly.
After hearing this, Zhu Shangbing immediately released his hands and bowed again with his fists clasped, but this time he was more respectful.
Then, before Zhu Yunxi could speak, he straightened up and looked at Zhu Yunxi with satisfaction.
"Brother He is getting better and better now. If our brothers are no longer in Yingtian in the future, Brother He will not be bullied by the civil servants in the court."
Zhu Yunxi smiled helplessly, and could only smile bitterly at Zhu Shangbing's sudden temptation.
He looked at Zhu Shangbing, who had no trace of anger on his face, and said softly: "Brother Bing is very powerful. In recent years, he has followed his second uncle to conquer Xi'an. I heard that he has become quite famous in the army. With Brother Bing here, Our Ming Dynasty’s northern frontier will be as stable as Mount Tai.”
At this moment, Zhu Shangbing finally showed the grace that a young man should have.
I saw him shaking his head and waving his hands, as if his son was better than me.
He put his hand on Zhu Gaochi's shoulder, sat on the flower bed, and said to Zhu Yunxi: "If my father hadn't been suppressing me every day, I would have called Brother Xiu so that my name would be heard in the military newspaper every day. !”
Zhu Yunxi smiled and sat on the other side of Zhu Gaochi. He also put his hand on Zhu Gaochi's shoulder and said to Zhu Shangbing on the other side: "Second uncle is stable and feels sorry for Brother Bing, so he doesn't dare to call out." Brother Bing led the troops out of the Great Wall early alone."
Zhu Shangbing curled his lips and said, "If my father were more stable, he wouldn't have been sent to Zhejiang Road to take the blame by you. He deserves to suffer!"
Zhu Gaochi felt a little uncomfortable being pressed by the two brothers. He twisted his waist and shook his shoulders, only to find that the arms of these two hateful guys could not leave his body.
He could only hum and said: "If grandpa hears you arranging it like this, brother Bing, my second uncle, you will definitely like it."
Zhu Shangbing shouted, finally withdrew his hand, and hammered the void in front of him a few times: "If it weren't for our seniority, we couldn't break the rules. Those bastard things my father did, now only grandpa and Uncle can take care of him."
Zhu Yunxi's brows couldn't stop beating. Seeing Zhu Shangbing speaking like this, he was speechless for a moment.
He is really a great son to his second uncle!
Zhu Yunxi gave Zhu Shangbing an admiring look.
"Brother Chi will stay in Yingtian this time, and I think Brother Bing will also be kept. When the second uncle finishes the work for Zhejiang Road, and returns to Beijing, Brother Bing will be able to see him It’s time for the second uncle.”
Zhu Gaochi immediately turned to look at Zhu Yunxi who was standing there, and then looked at Zhu Shangbing beside him, and said in a voiceless voice: "You must not fall for Brother Xiu's way! Be careful of being beaten until your butt is bruised by grandpa."
Zhu Shangbing glanced at Zhu Gaochi, and then pulled him to his side.
Then in a voice that only three people could hear, he whispered: "I heard that you were very unhappy in Peiping? Why don't you take this opportunity and let our brothers teach your second and third sons a good lesson?" ?”
As he spoke, Zhu Shangbing did not forget to flex his biceps, which were thicker than ordinary people's calves.
What a show off.
Zhu Gaochi shook his head repeatedly: "My second and third children are not bad-hearted, and I am living very comfortably in Peking."
Seeing Zhu Gaochi say this, Zhu Shangbing could only curl his lips sadly, and then said to Zhu Yunxi: "You tricked the third uncle and the fourth uncle today. Be careful, they will come to settle accounts with you later."
Zhu Yunxi rolled his eyes, glanced in front of him, and said in a low voice: "Where is brother Xi from the third uncle's family?"
He was talking about Zhu Jixi, the eldest son of Jin King Zhu Ku.
Zhu Shangbing curled his lips: "He had sex with his third son earlier, and I don't know why, and then he was punished by his grandfather to kneel in the Ancestral Temple."
Zhu Yunxi felt dizzy when he heard this.
It seems that the conflict between the eldest son and the third son of the third uncle's family has been going on for a long time.
It’s no wonder that in the original history, during the Yongle Dynasty, the king’s line changed once between brothers.
Zhu Gaochi said worriedly: "Do you want to go to grandpa to ask for a favor?"
Zhu Shangbing immediately said: "You have to go, we don't dare to go to grandpa to plead for them both."
Seeing that Zhu Shangbing did not agree, Zhu Gaochi could only shrug his shoulders. To the two brothers of the Sanbo family who were probably kneeling in the Ancestral Temple at this time, he could only express his helpless sympathy.
As time flows slowly.
The sky quickly darkened.
In the palace garden, the atmosphere has reached its peak.
I don’t know which prince of the Ming Dynasty shouted, and the banquet officially began.
Because there were girls here, we could only set up a small stage and sing a few familiar verses. There were no singing and dancing women, so the old Zhu family members at the scene only focused on drinking and talking.
After Jin Wang Zhu Kuang drank a bowl of wine, Zhu Yunxi saw that his third uncle was already walking toward him with some unsteadiness.
He immediately looked at Zhu Shangbing and Zhu Gaochi beside him.
The two of them gave him helpless looks at the same time.
Zhu Shangbing even whispered: "Let's just say, the third uncle and the fourth uncle will definitely cause trouble for you today."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Ku had already walked straight over and slapped Zhu Yunxi's shoulder heavily with his palm.
"Brother Xi! Our uncle and nephew have not seen each other for many years. Hiccups... back then..." Zhu Ku's eyes seemed to be a little blurred due to drinking too much. He burped before he could continue. Said: "You were only a little old back then, but now you can do things for your grandfather. Shouldn't we, uncle and nephew, have a nice drink?"
As he spoke, Zhu Kui had already placed a jar of wine in front of Zhu Yunxi.
When he looked up at Zhu Ku again, he found that his fourth uncle Zhu Di had quietly walked over to this side at some unknown time, also holding a jar of wine in his hand.
If you drink this jar of wine, you will become drunk even if you are not drunk.
Zhu Yunxi looked at the old man and his father with fear, but saw that these two people had gathered together with the fifth uncle and sixth uncle's gang at some time, with their backs to him, drinking wine and eating meat.
This means no matter life or death.
Zhu Yunxi stiffly turned his head to look at Zhu Kui and Zhu Di, with a flattering smile on his face: "Third uncle, fourth uncle...nephews are worthy..."
"If you say you are too drunk, Fourth Uncle, I will pour these three jars of wine into your stomach right now!" Zhu Di interrupted Zhu Yunxi directly.
Then he shouted to Zhu Gaochi next to him: "Stay away, I want to drink with your brother Hei!"
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Zhu Ku also said to Zhu Shangbing next to him: "Go away, it's too late. Don't blame your third uncle for beating you while your father is away!"
Zhu Shangbing and Zhu Gaochi immediately patted their butts, hurriedly gave up their seats, retreated to the side and huddled together, looking at Zhu Yunxi who was about to face Zhu Kuan and Zhu Di alone.
"Your father doesn't really want to get Brother Hei drunk, does he?" Zhu Shangbing put his hands in his sleeves and arched Zhu Gaochi with his shoulders.
Zhu Gaochi pushed him and said in a low voice: "Didn't you say before that my father and third uncle would make trouble for Brother Xi? This is what you said."
Zhu Shangbing watched his third uncle and fourth uncle open the wine jar in front of Zhu Yunxi, and his whole body trembled.
"I hope Brother Xi can resist this trouble..."
