"Gududu..."
The meat slices are floating in the pot, and the aroma is filling your nostrils.
Zhu Jianshen picked up a piece of plump mutton with his chopsticks and blew it on his lips. The hand he was about to put in his mouth paused and put it in his son's bowl instead. "Try it and see if it tastes good?"
"Yeah." The little guy was already greedy. He was young and not yet proficient in using chopsticks, so he picked up the small bowl and put it in his mouth.
After a while, he showed a satisfied smile and said inarticulately: "It's delicious!"
"If it's delicious, eat more." Zhu Jianshen picked up another piece, blew on it, and put it into his small bowl.
Seeing this, Miss Li hurriedly said: "Leave it to my concubine. Your Majesty, please eat quickly."
"It's okay," Zhu Jianshen smiled, "You can eat too, don't be restrained."
"Well..." Miss Li responded in a low voice. She was always calm, but today she often showed joy.
The child ate slowly, and his parents were in a hurry to pick up the food. After a while, his small bowl was piled high. He could no longer pick up the bowl and eat, so he put his mouth to it and ate until his face was full. greasy…
After dinner, Zhu Jianshen was basking in the sun in the courtyard. The child squatted down next to him, clumsily imitating his example, raising his stubby calf and placing it on the other leg. He squinted and faced the sun. His face was flushed.
Miss Li was tidying up the bedding in the wing room. Occasionally she raised her head and caught a glimpse of the synchronized father and son from the window. She couldn't help but smile...
At the end of noon, there was a knock on the door.
"The door is unlocked, come in." Zhu Jianshen said lazily and continued to close his eyes and rest.
The children also imitated him and said: "The door is unlocked..."
Halfway through his words, he suddenly realized something, and his face fell.
Two eunuchs from the inner study hall walked in hand in hand. The emperor was here today, and they had to show off no matter what.
"My servant, see you, Your Majesty." After bowing respectfully, the two of them looked at the little guy again, with smiles on their faces, "Little Emperor, it's time to study."
The little guy made a sad face and pulled his father's sleeve, "Dad, can you not study today?"
"Of course." Zhu Jianshen waved his hand, "You two, please step aside and we will teach you tomorrow."
It doesn't matter if he studies one more day or one less day. Besides, he has no intention of making this son a prince.
"...Yes, I obey the order." The two of them said yes angrily, bowed and then left.
"etc."
The two of them stopped hurriedly, turned around, and hunched over.
Zhu Jianshen pointed to the wooden box on the tea table, "You two each have an ingot of gold, and the remaining silver ingots will be distributed to the slaves below."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward! Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!" The two couldn't help but be overjoyed. They hurriedly kowtowed to thank the gift. They stepped forward, picked up the wooden box and gave another gift, and then left happily.
After a while, the sound of thanksgiving and gratitude came from outside...
The little guy tilted his head and asked, "Daddy, are you rich?"
Zhu Jianshen nodded amusedly: "Well, very rich?"
"How many are there?" The child was curious.
"Many, many, many," Zhu Jianshen pondered for a moment, then said metaphorically: "It can fill this small yard."
The child was shocked and murmured: "Doesn't that mean... I can buy a sugar mountain?"
"Haha..." Zhu Jianshen couldn't help but feel happy. After a moment, he stopped laughing and sighed: "Not all of daddy's money is his, a considerable part of it has to be spent on others."
"Why?"
"Because... dad's money is obtained from other people's hands. This is called taking it from the people and using it for the people." Zhu Jianshen said.
"Like... those people whom daddy rewarded just now?"
Zhu Jianshen shook his head: "No, they are just servants who serve others. Daddy's money does not come from them. Spending money on them is also a way to maintain daddy's financial resources."
How could a child understand this? He scratched his head and said 'oh'.
Soon, he found a new topic: "Dad, what is the emperor..."
"Your Majesty, do you want to take a rest?" Miss Li walked over quickly, interrupted her son's words, and glared at him sharply.
The little guy suddenly remembered the last beating, and suddenly he didn't dare to say anything.
"No, I'm not lacking." Zhu Jianshen waved his hand gently and looked at his son, "Are you curious?"
"Children are curious about everything." Miss Li took over the topic with a smile and said, "Children all have a strong mentality, let alone a heroic father."
Zhu Jianshen smiled and nodded: "That's true."
Miss Li was afraid that her son would say something he shouldn't say again, so she quickly held his little hand and said, "I'm not going to study today, so let's go take a nap."
"Baby, don't... okay." When he met his mother's threatening gaze, he was afraid and didn't want to repeat the last beating.
Zhu Jianshen did not stop him. After Miss Li took her son back to the wing and came back again, he said:
"Don't be too harsh. Children have poor tolerance. Being too harsh in discipline is not a good thing."
Miss Li nodded in agreement, "I know I was wrong."
"Haha..." Zhu Jianshen chuckled, "I know even if you don't tell me, are you afraid that your son will say something taboo?
Or are you afraid that I might suspect you of being delusional?
In your mind, am I that stingy? "
Miss Li was shocked and shook her head in denial: "No... Your Majesty..."
"No need to explain, I'm not angry." Zhu Jianshen's voice was still gentle and said: "I like this child very much, but... he has no imperial appearance;
When the prince is established, I will recognize you, mother and son, and give you a title and identity. "
Zhu Jian smiled deeply and said, "Is it possible that I would still be stingy with my own son and woman?"
When Miss Li saw that he was not angry, she relaxed her worries and said, "I am too worried."
"It's okay to worry too much. Don't think too much in the future." Zhu Jianshen stretched his waist and said, "I feel a little sleepy after being in the sun for a long time. Let's go back to the house."
Miss Li blushed and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I am concubine...it is not very convenient."
Zhu Jianshen was startled for a moment, then his expression became stern: "Then... can you play chess with me for a while?"
"okay."
Zhu Jianshen's chess skills were not very good, but Miss Li didn't know how to play Go. The two chatted and played chess at the same time. Under the warm sun, the atmosphere was warm.
Throughout the story, there are wins and losses for each other, but it can be regarded as a match.
After the son woke up, the two of them hung around the little guy again, playing games and telling stories...
Unknowingly, the red sun turned to the west.
It was not yet the beginning of spring, the sky was getting dark quickly, and the temperature dropped suddenly. After dinner, the family of three returned to the wing.
The couch was clean and soft, with brand new quilts. The little guy took a nap and was very energetic, jumping up and down on the big soft bed.
"Don't jump, it's all messed up." Miss Li couldn't help but feel bitter when she saw that the bed she had worked so hard to make was turned into a mess by her son in just a short time.
"Hey? It doesn't matter. As a child, it's good to be energetic." Zhu Jianshen looked like a loving father, but it seemed that Miss Li was not.
Miss Li: "..."
After playing around for a while, the little guy stopped, ran out of bed, took his own little pillow and put it in the middle.
He yelled: "My parents sleep on both sides, and I sleep in the middle."
Zhu Jianshen was very happy: "It rhymes quite well. What, you want to compose a poem?"
Miss Li couldn't help but laugh, and pulled her son to lie down, "Stop fussing, just lie down under the quilt."
After a pause, "Your Majesty, it's time to rest."
"Yeah." Zhu Jianshen sat up from the bedside.
Miss Li hurriedly stepped forward to help him undress, and after covering him with a quilt, he climbed in from the foot of the bed and undressed and lay down.
The father and mother sleep on both sides, and the son sleeps in the center.
The bright moonlight shone on the window paper, and the child's eyes were bright. He looked to the left and then to the right, listening to his father's words and his mother's response. He didn't understand many words, but he liked to hear them.
It was late at night, but he finally couldn't hold on and fell asleep...
~
When he woke up the next day, the sun was already high.
"Are you awake?"
"Yes, Daddy." The little guy called lazily.
"Go brush your teeth quickly!"
Zhu Jianshen said calmly: "You are not allowed to eat sweets in the future."
"Ah?" The child suddenly became energetic and became anxious: "Why?"
"You had a toothache after having a fight last night." Zhu Jianshen said angrily, "I didn't even sleep well. In short, I'm not allowed to eat anymore."
"I didn't say it, I don't even remember it," he denied desperately. "My tooth doesn't hurt at all."
Zhu Jianshen's face was straight: "You say it again?"
"...If you don't want to eat, then you won't eat." The child shrank his neck and became timid.
If it was his mother who was talking, he would definitely make a fuss, because his mother was closer to him and often said she wouldn't let him eat it, but she gave him candy in the end.
But dad... is a bit unfamiliar after all.
Zhu Jianshen sat down by the bed and asked, "Can you put on clothes?"
"I know how to button up." The child lowered his head and said.
Cotton-padded clothes are too thick in winter, and he is only four years old, so it is really difficult for him to dress himself.
"...Sit up and let me teach you."
"Oh~"
After getting dressed and putting on his shoes, he was led by his father to the living room. He saw two large food boxes on the table at a glance, and his appetite immediately increased.
Although he didn't know exactly what was inside, he knew it must be delicious. Every time his father came, the food would be extraordinarily sumptuous.
With almost no urging, he quickly ran to the corner of the door, picked up the loofah pulp that his mother had prepared, and dipped some salt in it to clean his teeth.
This loofah was not very easy to use, and it was very difficult for him to brush it...
"Gululu..." After rinsing his mouth with warm water, he took the steaming towel from his mother's hand and wiped it on his face. He ran back to the dining table, climbed up on the chair and sat down, "Mother, hurry up. Come for dinner.”
Miss Li shook her head in amusement, moistened the towel again, stepped forward and 'ravaged' his little face again, saying: "How can I wash my face like you..."
After applying the hot towel to his face, his chubby face looked even cleaner and rosier. Zhu Jianshen squeezed it with his hands, stood up, opened the food box, and said with a smile:
"Look at how anxious you are, let's start dinner now."
Miss Li put the towel back and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, my concubine, please come."
"Yeah." Zhu Jianshen didn't argue with her and sat down to wait for food and drink.
Miss Li opened the food boxes layer by layer and took out plates of exquisite meals. The little eunuch had already tested the poison on these meals, but the little guy didn't wake up, so he put them back in the food box.
It's not too hot now, but it's just right for impatient little ones.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he took a bite of the little meat bun, a young eunuch came in and reported, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is here."
"Well, let her in." Zhu Jianshen nodded.
Miss Li hurriedly said to her son: "Don't eat it yet, wait for your aunt to come with you."
"Oh~ Okay." The little guy nodded sadly, stretched his neck and looked out. After a while, he saw his aunt, whom he hadn't seen for many days, walking in, followed by a young man...
