Zhu Qizhen returned to Beijing one and a half months later than Zhu Jianshen.
He left Beijing two or three months earlier than Zhu Jianshen. It can be said that he left early and came back late. After being away for such a long time, Zhu Qizhen did not miss the dull and boring life in Nangong at all.
During his time out, Wang Cun took good care of him, allowing him to experience the freedom he had lost for many years.
But he also paid a heavy price for freedom. However, when we met again this time, Zhu Qizhen looked better than before. Zhu Jianshen looked at his father's complexion and sighed. The mausoleum prepared by the Ming Dynasty for the Supreme Emperor It would take some time to wait for his master.
The princes came forward one by one to pay homage to their grandfather.
The first person to be arranged was the second eldest child, Zhu Youhua. He spoke quite clearly and did not have stage fright: "My grandson, Zhu Youhua, comes to see Grandpa Huang..."
When Zhu Qizhen looked at his grandson, he did not show much enthusiasm. On the contrary, his attention was always on the boss behind him: "Get up."
"Thank you, Grandpa Huang." Zhu Youhua said and stood up. He raised his head and glanced at this unfamiliar grandfather, only to find that Zhu Qizhen was looking at the boss who was not dealing with him. At that moment, he felt a little dissatisfied in his heart.
The child's face couldn't hide anything, and his dissatisfaction could be expressed on his face. The emperor and empress sitting on the left side of Zhu Qizhen also noticed it.
After Zhu Youhua got up, he came to stand next to the queen. After he paid his respects to Zhu Qizhen, the second one was Zhu Youhua, the boss of Zhu Qizhen's heart.
Although they haven't seen each other for a year, Zhu Youli is no stranger to this imperial grandfather at all.
He bowed and knelt down, with a smile on his face: "My grandson Zhu Youguang comes to see Grandpa Huang..."
And Zhu Qizhen was in a good mood when he saw his eldest grandson Zhu Youluo, whom he had longed for: "My dear grandson, hurry up, hurry up, get up quickly, it's cold underground..."
"Thank you, Grandpa Huang..."
When Zhu Youhua, the second child, saw this scene, he exploded instantly.
His mother is the Empress of Ming Dynasty.
He is the legitimate son.
Why treat them differently?
It's cold underground, I don't know if it's cold in the water, old guy, sooner or later I'll get you into the water, watch you struggle, and make you beg for mercy...
However, with his parents sitting nearby, Zhu Youhua did not dare to be presumptuous.
When Zhu Jianshen saw this, he sighed lightly.
As for Zhang Yan, she has mixed feelings in her heart. If she doesn't educate her well, her child will really be ruined...
Although the third child, Zhu Youzi, could not speak smoothly, Zhu Qizhen looked at him with a loving expression.
Zhu Qizhen may not be a good emperor or a good father, but he is a good person and a good grandfather. He still feels very distressed when he looks at his grandson and the speed with which he speaks.
After the children paid homage to their grandfather, Zhu Jianshen chatted with Zhu Qizhen for a while. Because the children were all present, the two fathers and sons smiled and talked the whole time, speaking softly, and were kind and filial...
When Zhu Jianshen wanted to leave, Zhu Qizhen made the same request as before.
Let the boss, Zhu Youhuang, stay with him for a while in Nangong.
Zhu Jianshen also readily agreed to this.
The road back to the imperial palace from Nangong had long been cleared. A large number of soldiers were leading the way, and hundreds of royal guards were surrounding the imperial chariot where the emperor and empress were riding.
The four carriages in which the princes and princesses were riding followed the royal chariot.
Zhu Youhua and Zhu Youzi rode in a carriage together.
There were no eunuchs or maids waiting in the carriage.
After getting in the car, Zhu Youhua started to lose his temper. Zhu Youzi huddled in the corner, not daring to say a word or look at his second brother.
Zhu Youhua is not old, but he has a really strong temperament...
And in the middle of the imperial edict.
The emperor and the queen sat opposite each other.
When they first came out of Nangong, the two of them didn't speak. After walking for a while, Zhu Jianshen suddenly said: "The prince is jealous. The queen should have noticed it today..."
"Yes, I have noticed something... a child's mind needs to be refined through experience, and it can only be determined when he grows up."
Zhang Yan did not retreat at all, because she knew that she could not retreat. Once she retreated, Zhu Youhua's fate was doomed. As a mother, she could only do her best to fight for a chance for her son.
"How to carve, how to practice, I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I can't think of a way. Queen, if you have any ideas, please tell me." Zhu Jianshen sighed and said.
He has been back for so long, but he has never been close to the queen once. This is because the two people have always had differences on the issue of Zhu Youhua.
As time goes by, this difference becomes more and more serious.
For so many years since Zhu Jianshen's wedding, Zhang Yan has been following her husband. She is a qualified queen and a qualified wife. She is not jealous and manages the concubines in the harem properly. But now because of Zhu Youhua, she has also treated her for the first time. The husband said no.
"I have two younger brothers. When they were naughty, my father would not allow them to eat. He said that starving them would make them remember. But I think this is just treating the symptoms rather than the root cause. Now The younger brother still doesn’t like studying and is still naughty because their elder sister became the empress of the Ming Dynasty, and the declining family became a royal family member..."
"But if their sister does not become a queen, but is just an ordinary beautiful girl in the palace, and is returned home when she reaches the age, then they have no other way out but to study hard in order to change their destiny... …”
"And that's the case with Youhua. I heard someone say that if you encounter a big change in your life, even your nature will change. At this time, your majesty doesn't like Youhua, and my father doesn't like Youhua either. I was with him in the palace before. The treatment in the hospital is completely different, if..." Zhang Yan paused slightly when she said this, and Zhu Jianshen raised his head and glanced at Zhang Yan, but felt a little distressed inexplicably.
What does the queen want to say.
"Given time, Youhua will definitely understand some things, and he will definitely change. Your Majesty, you and I are both first-time parents. Can you give Zhu Youhua, your eldest son, one last chance? Five years, five years If Nian doesn't change, I will never recognize him in Bao."
After Zhang Yan finished speaking, with tears in her eyes, she looked at Zhu Jianshen, hoping to get an accurate answer from the emperor.
But she was disappointed.
"I have no chance to give him this year. This matter must be resolved. The longer it is delayed, the harder it will be to end it in the future...National affairs cannot be mixed with the feelings of children, nor can they be indecisive..."
After hearing Zhu Jianshen's words, Zhang Yan burst into tears, but she smiled.
"Your Majesty is a good emperor, but a good emperor is definitely not a good father. The eldest prince is your majesty's first child. As a father for the first time, you should give a lot of fatherly love to the eldest prince, but your majesty does not. In doing so, he gave You Hua more care and love, because His Majesty knows what a father should do and what the emperor should do."
"And today, His Majesty once again made a choice..."
"However, Your Majesty, you will definitely give our son a chance. You will definitely give..."
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