For three days in a row, Chen Kan never stepped out of his room.
Later, he gained a reputation as an iron man in the market.
On the morning of the third day, an energetic Zhu Yuelan was preparing the gifts he needed to return home.
Chen Kan was lying on the couch in the warehouse, not wanting to move at all.
Backache!
Zhu Yuelan had gone through the warehouse, but she was still not satisfied.
Because there is nothing else in the Chen Mansion's warehouse, it's all money!
Seeing her rummaging there for a long time, Chen Kan turned over in boredom: "That's about it. His Majesty is rich all over the world, can he appreciate these things you picked out?"
Zhu Yuelan said without looking back: "We are going to celebrate Yuan Zheng soon, so we have to show our filial piety."
"Yuan Zheng?"
Chen Kan turned over and sat up, with a thoughtful expression in his eyes.
"Has it been half a year since I came to Daming?"
After muttering to himself, Chen Kan couldn't help but sigh: "Time flies really fast."
"Let me pick."
Chen Kan jumped off the rocking chair, took a red coral from Zhu Yuelan and put it back on the shelf.
Since he is Yuan Zheng, he must give Zhu Di a good pat on the back.
It's too tacky to give money as a gift. It's too tacky to give jewelry. Zhu Di doesn't lack those things.
Chen Kan thought for a moment and looked at the golden-winged roc on the top shelf.
The pure gold golden-winged roc is just a foil. The real highlight is the luminous pearl supported by the two wings of the roc.
The luminous pearl, which is the size of a fist, is held up by a roc made of gold, emitting an intoxicating light.
The Peng bird is a local specialty brought back by Chen Kan from Taiyuan. The Peng bird spreads its wings, which means taking off.
But now, since he wants to flatter Zhu Di, it is definitely impossible without heavy bleeding.
Chen Kan took down the Pengniao from the shelf, causing Zhu Yuelan to exclaim: "You don't want to take this thing as a gift to my father, do you?"
"No, no, absolutely not, it's too expensive."
Chen Kan took off the fist-sized luminous pearl without any fuss, handed it to Zhu Yuelan and said, "Take it and dig a hole to bury it."
"Buried?"
Zhu Yuelan's eyes widened.
Such a big luminous pearl was buried like this?
"That's right!"
Chen Kan nodded and said, "The farther away from our Chen Mansion, the better."
In Chen Kan's view, something like the Luminous Pearl is a natural radioactive source.
There's nothing wrong with watching it occasionally, but playing with it year-round is tantamount to chronic suicide.
Giving this kind of thing to Zhu Di is a disguised form of murder.
What Chen Kan was interested in was the base of the Golden-winged Dapeng. If he replaced the luminous pearl on the Golden-winged Dapeng with a globe, it would be perfect.
Giving it to Zhu Di doesn't seem cliché, and it can also broaden Zhu Di's horizons. It's a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.
Seeing Chen Kan holding the golden-winged roc bird made of gold in rapt attention, Zhu Yuelan finally understood the true meaning of the idiom of buying a casket and returning a pearl.
How much is such a big luminous pearl worth?
It's not such a waste of money, right?
She secretly stuffed the luminous pearl into her arms, preparing to hide it in a place where no one knew, and watch it slowly by herself.
Chen Kan could spot her little ninety-nine at a glance and explained seriously: "The light emitted by this thing is actually a harmful radiation substance to the human body. If you hold it for a long time, your life will be shortened. It's better to throw it away. You like shiny ones?" Something, I’ll get you something that’s not harmful to your body in the future.”
"You can do it?"
"meeting!"
Zhu Yuelan's little face was full of tangles. Ye Mingzhu has been synonymous with luxury goods since ancient times, especially its lethality to women, which is by no means ordinary.
Weighing the golden-winged roc in his hand, Chen Kan turned to look at Zhu Yuelan who had a tangled look on his face, reached out and took out the luminous pearl from her arms, and said lightly: "Let's go, I have already thought of dedicating it to What gift did your Majesty give you?"
The Night Pearl was taken away by Chen Kan, and Zhu Yuelan suddenly looked pained.
"You said you should make me one that's not harmful to my body."
"Of course, will I still lie to you?"
"How many times have you lied to me?"
…
Handing the luminous pearl to Yuncheng, Chen Kan found a round wooden ball that was polished extremely smooth.
He got into the study with a chisel, small carving knife and paint.
Then I stayed in the study until noon.
"Hurry up, let's go, it will be too late..."
Zhu Yuelan stood outside the study angrily and kept urging.
Chen Kan has been in the study for more than an hour, and he doesn't know what he is doing in the study.
"Wait a moment, it will be fine soon."
Chen Kan's voice came from the study, and Zhu Yuelan said dissatisfied: "How long do we have to wait?"
"soon!"
Chen Kan was very quick, half an hour passed.
When Chen Kan opened the door, he saw Zhu Yuelan puffing out her cheeks and staring at him like a little koala.
Chen Kan touched his nose and said awkwardly: "Let's go."
"Is this what you're going to wear?"
Zhu Yuelan's eyes were full of dissatisfaction.
Chen Kan looked down at what he was wearing, raised his head and said blankly: "Is there any problem?"
As soon as Chen Kan said this, Zhu Yuelan was so angry that he rolled his eyes again: "Okay, okay, no problem, let's go quickly!"
"hold on!"
Chen Kan suddenly seemed to have thought of something, turned around and ran towards the warehouse again.
You have prepared a beautiful gift, but how can you not have a beautiful gift box?
He found a beautifully carved sandalwood box of suitable size from the warehouse and put the golden-winged roc holding the globe inside. Chen Kan nodded with satisfaction.
Bribing Zhu Di is a technical job.
As the ruler of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di had never seen any exquisite gifts.
If you want to give a gift, you have to give it to the person you want, and you have to give it in a unique way.
Chen Kan carried the gift box and walked outside the door. Zhu Yuelan had already got on the carriage.
Chen Kan got into the carriage and looked at her angry appearance. A flattering smile suddenly appeared on his face and he said: "Madam, don't worry, the gift I have prepared for your majesty this time will definitely shock your majesty's jaw."
"Huh, who is your wife?"
Obviously, Zhu Yuelan was still dissatisfied with Chen Kan for making him wait for an hour and a half.
However, the gift that Chen Kan said could shock His Majesty's jaw still aroused her curiosity.
Seeing her angry and curious look, Chen Kan smiled to himself.
But with a serious face, she asked: "Aren't you curious, madam, as to what gift your husband has prepared for your majesty?"
Zhu Yuelan said coldly: "I'm not curious!"
"Are you really not curious?"
"Hey, I originally planned to let you, madam, have a sneak peek..."
"Since Madam doesn't want to see it, then forget it."
Chen Kan's expression was a little strange, and his tone was also yin and yang.
But Zhu Yuelan just took this trick. He took a look at the gift box in Chen Kan's arms and thrust out his two little hands like lightning.
Chen Kan tilted his body, but Zhu Yuelan failed, and his big eyes were instantly filled with grievances.
She stretched out her palm: "Show me!"
Chen Kan covered the box with his robe and said with a strange smile, "Aren't you curious?"
"Give me a look."
Zhu Yuelan said angrily and flew to snatch it.
But as a little girl, she was no match for Chen Kan. She was soon held in Chen Kan's arms and panting.
"You're so bad..."
"a ha ha ha……"
Chen Kan just smiled strangely. He was very experienced in dealing with such a little girl.
coax?
nonexistent!
Chen Kan hugged her waist tightly and asked, "Has your anger subsided?"
Zhu Yuelan didn't say anything, but turned her head to the side very proudly.
"snort!"
Seeing this, Chen Kan took out the gift box from his robe and opened it, and said with regret: "This is the only gift in the world. Can't you see it when it is given to His Majesty in the palace?"
Zhu Yuelan glanced at it from the corner of her eye and immediately said in disgust: "Isn't it just a wooden ball? What's so strange about it?"
"This is not an ordinary wooden ball, this is the wooden ball in Wang Wei's poem!"
Chen Kan handed the wooden ball to her eyes and said with a smile, "Look what's carved on the ball?"
"what?"
Under Chen Kan's persuasion, Zhu Yuelan frowned and looked at the small wooden ball carefully.
Seeing that her eyes were attracted, Chen Kan explained: "This is called a globe, and it is the true appearance of the land we live in."
Zhu Yuelan was a little suspicious: "You mean, we live on a ball?"
Chen Kan showed eight teeth and said with a smile: "Of course!"
"Is this all we have in Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Yuelan's exclamation suddenly sounded in the carriage.
…
The carriage drove staggeringly to the gate of Hongwu Gate.
Chen Kan jumped out of the carriage first and stretched out his hand to help Zhu Yuelan down.
At this time, the angry expression on Zhu Yuelan's face had disappeared. The difference was that there was a hint of shock and disbelief deep in her eyes.
Ignoring the surprised looks of the palace people, the two walked into Hongwu Gate hand in hand.
Zhu Yuelan asked solemnly: "Husband, are the words you just said true? If not, it is the crime of deceiving the emperor."
Chen Kan smiled lightly and said: "It's more real than real. Don't worry. How could I deceive Your Majesty?"
They didn't let go until they reached the side hall of Fengtian Hall.
The young eunuch who had learned the news early was standing guard at the entrance of the main hall. When he saw Chen Kan and Princess Chang Ning coming hand in hand, he hurriedly came up to greet them and said: "Your Highness the Princess, Prince Consort, Long live the Lord has given instructions. You can just go in directly when you come. No notification is needed."
"Good work!"
Chen Kan raised his hand to the waiter, and the young eunuch was instantly frightened to death.
Damn it!
This prince-in-law is actually so polite today?
The sun comes out in the west?
Chen Kan still didn't know how much psychological shadow he had brought to the young eunuch by restraining his arrogant nature.
He simply felt that since he was married, his temper should be more stable.
After all, he has a family, right?
Holding Zhu Yuelan's hand, the two walked into the side hall.
Zhu Di has been handling official affairs unchanged for thousands of years.
The eunuch serving him was also changed from the little eunuch Chen Kan was familiar with to Ma He.
Seeing her daughter and son-in-law walking in hand in hand, an aunty smile suddenly appeared on her face.
He was optimistic about the new couple from the bottom of his heart.
Especially when the queen said that Chen Kan only planned to be with Zhu Yuelan for the rest of his life, he was extremely satisfied with the son-in-law he had personally selected.
This son-in-law is talented, learned, and handsome. Although there are some dark spots in his family background, the fact that his teacher is the leader of the Confucian sect can make up for the shortcomings of his previous family background.
The key is that he has a deep love for his daughter and doesn't have to worry about her being wronged.
The two of them bowed and saluted Zhu Di: "My child has met my father."
"My son-in-law pays homage to my father-in-law."
Today, Chen Kan entered the palace as Zhu Di's son-in-law, so naturally he didn't have to worry about the monarch and his ministers.
Zhu Di rarely reached out his hand to help the two of them up, and said with a smile: "No need to be polite."
Seeing the two of them getting up, Zhu Di smiled at Zhu Yuelan and said, "Your mother is waiting for you in the palace, go ahead."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuelan bowed to Zhu Di Yingying again and said, "My daughter is gone."
"Go!"
After Zhu Yuelan walked towards the harem under the guidance of the palace servants, Zhu Di calmly said to Chen Kan: "Sit down."
"Thank you, father-in-law."
Chen Kan held a wooden box in his arms and sat down on a seat next to him. He noticed that Zhu Di had already looked at the thing in his arms.
Chen Kan immediately stood up and came to Zhu Di's side, placing the wooden box in his arms on the table.
This move immediately attracted the attention of Ma He who was standing beside him.
"Master Chen, what do you mean?"
He squinted his eyes and looked like a tiger ready to attack, with no trace of the eunuch's feminine aura at all.
Chen Kan had long known the special nature of Zheng He in the Ming Dynasty. When Zhu Di called other eunuchs, he always called them dog slaves, while calling Ma He a general.
Zheng He, who had not yet become famous, already had a fierceness about him that Chen Kan found difficult to resist.
He quickly explained: "We are approaching Yuan Zheng. This is just a small tribute from the younger generation to the elders."
Hearing this, the alert look on Ma He's face faded slightly. He turned to look at Zhu Di and asked, "Long live, how about I open it for you?"
Zhu Di was very satisfied with Ma He's nervousness. He stroked his beard and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter. This kid can still harm me. I don't have the guts to measure him."
Of course Chen Kan knew what Ma He was worried about, and immediately smiled and said: "If the general can't trust the lower official, why not let the lower official open it."
After saying that, before the two of them could say anything, Chen Kan opened the sandalwood box and took out the golden-winged roc bird in the box.
Zhu Di teased: "You guys are using this thing to fool me. Do I lack your gold? Where is the luminous pearl on it?"
Zhu Di was a good judge of goods and could see the real use of the Golden-winged Dapeng at a glance.
He didn't really want the lost night pearl, he just wanted to embarrass Chen Kan.
Chen Kan smiled and said: "The Night Pearl is worthless and was thrown away by my son-in-law. What my son-in-law presented to Your Majesty is a truly priceless treasure. Your Majesty may wish to take a closer look."
"oh?"
Zhu Di stretched out his hand, took off the round wooden ball from the Golden-winged Dapeng, held it in his hand and looked at it carefully.
After a while, Zhu Di discovered the clues, and his expression suddenly became solemn.
He said in a deep voice: "Where did you get this thing?"
The globe is not a rare thing in the Ming Dynasty. During the Tianqi years, the Ming Dynasty had already produced the world's first globe marked with Chinese characters.
But...it's the Year of Yongle now.
