Yuan Rong just nodded to Chen Kan, then sat down and began to close his eyes and rest.
After a while, Princess Yongping and Marquis of Fuyang Li Rang also arrived.
Princess Xianning and Princess Ancheng were not married yet, so they arrived relatively late.
A group of women were chattering together, and the three princes-in-law were staying together. Except for Chen Kanzai and Zhu Zhanji who were talking quietly, Li Rang and Yuan Rong were silent.
"Hahahaha...mother, the baby is here!"
Suddenly, a burst of loud laughter sounded outside the door. The laughter came from far and near, and Zhu Gaoxu's disgusting face entered the inner palace.
"The child pays homage to his mother..."
Seeing Zhu Gaoxu, Queen Xu's face darkened, she pointed lightly in the direction of the three consorts and said: "Go and sit there!"
Zhu Gaoxu looked back and saw three consorts gathered together, but they ignored each other, and a playful expression suddenly appeared on his face.
Seeing Zhu Gaoxu approaching, Li Rang and Yuan Rong stood up, cupped their hands and said, "I have met His Highness the King of Han."
"Hahaha... We are all family members, no need to be polite!"
He patted the two of them on the shoulders and was not angry when he saw that Chen Kan seemed to regard him as nothing.
Instead, he squatted down and looked at Zhu Zhanji, who was also unmoved, and asked, "Oh, nephew, what are you playing at?"
The smile on Zhu Zhanji's chubby face paused, and he turned to look at Zhu Gaoxu's big face. Then he asked with a smile on his face, "Why, is the second uncle also interested in children's toys?"
Zhu Gaoxu was startled, then suddenly laughed and said, "Hey, you little bastard, what's wrong with you when your elders asked you something?"
A sly look suddenly flashed across Zhu Zhanji's face: "That's not true. If you want to play, uncle, you have to answer a few questions from me first!"
"Oh, what's the problem?"
Zhu Gaoxu didn't believe that Zhu Zhanji, a little kid, could ask him any questions.
Dang Ji made a gesture of coming over.
He threw a provocative look at Zhu Zhanji and said, "Ask me, I can answer any question your second uncle has!"
But he didn't expect that Zhu Zhanji suddenly showed a surprised expression, looked at Zhu Gaoxu and said disdainfully: "No, no, no, uncle, do you really want to play with children's things?"
"ah?"
Zhu Gaoxu was stunned, but Chen Kan almost laughed out loud.
I have known for a long time that this little chubby guy is not a good person, and now he is even teasing Zhu Gaoxu without blinking an eye.
Too sinister.
Zhu Gaoxu suddenly realized that he was being played.
What kind of bullshit is this?
"Pa~"
He was about to get angry as soon as he slapped the table, but suddenly he noticed that everyone was looking at him.
A smile suddenly appeared on his face and he said: "Good nephew, my second uncle is joking with you. Why would my second uncle compete with you for a toy? If you change the question, my second uncle will definitely be able to answer it."
Zhu Zhanji's eyes showed a smile of success, and then he shook his head and said: "That's okay, then let's change the question, nephew."
There was some shame and anger in Zhu Gaoxu's eyes, but he responded in agreement: "Yeah, my second uncle will answer it for you this time."
Zhu Zhanji stretched out his chubby hand, pointed at the globe on the table and asked, "Does Second Uncle know what this is?"
"Gah?"
Zhu Gaoxu was dumbfounded.
Isn't this just a ball?
He's not sure!
Because he has never seen this thing before.
Zhu Zhanji raised his head: "No way, no way. Second uncle, you don't even know this. Didn't you play with it when you were a child?"
"I……"
Zhu Gaoxu was about to curse, but Queen Xu's cold eyes suddenly stared at him.
He quickly changed his words and said, "I had a hard time when I was a kid. I didn't have any toys to play with."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Chen Kan laughed unbridled.
Li Rang and Yuan Rong also tried hard to hold back their laughter, for fear that they would laugh out loud.
It was so hard to hold it in.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately cast an unkind look at Chen Kan: "Why are you laughing?"
"I remember happy things..."
Chen Kan covered his mouth, and the smile overflowed from his eyes again. This little chubby guy was so sinister.
However, it’s really a relief.
Having been teased by Little Fatty twice in a row, Zhu Gaoxu was filled with shame and anger, but under the eyes of Queen Xu, it was impossible for him to educate Little Fatty.
It happened that Chen Kan laughed out loud at this time.
He suddenly seemed like a drowning man grasping at straws. He looked at Chen Kanbi fiercely and asked, "What happy things did you think of?"
Chen Kan suppressed his smile and looked at Zhu Gaoxu and said slowly: "I have made a fortune. Do I have to report to His Highness the King of Han that there is an extra 20,000 taels of silver in my family's warehouse this morning?"
Zhu Gaoxu felt his liver hurt a little, and he whispered: "You'd better be laughing at how rich you are!"
Chen Kan rolled his eyes, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Highness!"
Li Rang and Yuan Rong looked at each other, and they both saw some surprise in each other's eyes.
They also heard about the disagreement between Chen Kan and the King of Han.
But he didn't expect that their disagreement had reached such an extent that they were almost at odds with each other.
"Queen Mother, my sons and ministers are here to pay their respects to Queen Mother!"
Zhu Gaosui's clear voice broke the awkwardness between the few people.
Zhu Gaoxu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly waved and shouted: "Lao San, here."
"Second brother!"
Zhu Gaosui turned around, and when he saw Zhu Gaoxu, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
Yuan Rong and Li Rang cupped their hands and said, "I have met His Highness the King of Han."
Chen Kan also bowed his hand to Zhu Gaosui in a decent manner.
Zhu Gaosui returned the greeting and said, "We are all our own people, so there is no need to be polite. Today is a family banquet. We only talk about family ties."
After saying hello to a few people, Zhu Gaosui looked at Zhu Zhanji and said with a smile: "Eldest nephew, do you miss your third uncle?"
With bright eyes, Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhu Gaosui and asked, "Third uncle, why didn't my father come to the capital with you?"
Zhu Gaosui knelt down and said with a smile: "Your father, he still has a mission and can't come to the capital, but he asked me to bring you a gift. How about you and your third uncle go get it after the family banquet is over?"
"good!"
Little Fatty nodded, and then a malicious expression appeared on his face again.
Seeing that he was about to tease Zhu Gaosui again, Chen Kan quickly grabbed him and gave him a look that said he was not allowed to mess around.
After getting Xiao Pangdun's eye roll, he smiled at Zhu Gaosui and said, "Your Highness, let's talk?"
Zhu Gaosui raised his eyebrows: "What are you talking about?"
Chen Kan looked at Zhu Gaoxu and Li Rang Yuan Rong, who were eavesdropping.
Pulling Zhu Gaosui's sleeve to the side, he said lightly: "Let's talk about Yun Niang."
Seeing that Chen Kan deliberately avoided them, the expressions on the three people's faces were not very good.
Zhu Gaoxu, in particular, looked as if he had eaten a dead fly.
Recalling that he shyly approached Chen Kan several times, but Chen Kan not only refused to help him, but also promised that he would never join his pirate ship. He felt that he was like a licking dog.
But now, the man he wanted to recruit, but couldn't get, actually got involved with his younger brother, and he felt even more uncomfortable.
He wanted to rush up and grab Chen Kan by the collar and ask, "How am I worse than them?"
On Chen Kan and Zhu Gaosui's side, Zhu Gaosui's face darkened as soon as he heard that Chen Kan wanted to talk to him about Yun Niang.
He said calmly: "I have told you a long time ago that I am bound to gain the business knowledge in Niang Yun's hands. There is nothing to talk about."
Chen Kan said: "Of course I know, but what if I tell you that Shangdao has changed hands?"
Zhu Gaosui frowned and said, "Change of owners? This is impossible. It was a gift from Grandpa Huang to the Hua family. As long as Father Huang doesn't speak, no one can get the business path from Hua Niang."
Zhu Gaosui was right. Only the royal family could take back things given by the royal family.
Therefore, his purpose in finding Yun Niang was just to cooperate, not to dominate the business.
Chen Kan raised his eyebrows and said, "Your Highness, do you know that although the business road is nominally in the hands of the Hua family, it is actually controlled by the Sun family?"
Zhu Gaosui said: "Of course I know, but... I am just a small Sun family. As long as Yun Niang nods and agrees, I will naturally help her get back control of Shangdao from the Sun family."
Chen Kan was convinced that Zhu Gaosui knew this information.
He continued to ask: "Does Your Highness know where the current head of the Sun family is an official?"
"How could I know that a small Sun family is not enough for me to take him seriously?"
Chen Kan shook his head and said, "If His Highness knew where the head of the Sun family was an official, I'm afraid he wouldn't think so."
"What's the meaning?"
Zhu Gaoxu keenly noticed something was wrong, and he suddenly felt uneasy.
Will there be any changes in the meat that reaches the mouth?
"Yongcheng!"
Chen Kan spit out a place name lightly.
Upon hearing the word "Yongcheng", Zhu Gaosui's face suddenly turned ugly.
"Boss..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Chen Kan covered it.
"This matter comes from my mouth and your ears..."
Zhu Gaosui nodded, with a look of dejection in his eyes, which disappeared quietly after a moment.
Chen Kan let him go and asked, "Can you let Yun Niang go now?"
"Ah!"
Zhu Gaosui chuckled lightly and asked a little unwillingly: "Tell me, why are people so greedy? Why do all the good things belong to others?"
Chen Kan said silently: "You'd better not have any other thoughts."
"How could it be possible? It's not my turn!"
Zhu Gaosui pretended to smile relaxedly: "Don't worry, I won't embarrass orphans and widows."
The conversation between the two was very quiet, so quiet that only each other could hear each other clearly.
This made Zhu Gaoxu anxious.
What's going on with this third child?
Doesn't he know that Chen Kan is his adviser?
How infuriating!
He asked with an unkind expression: "Third brother, what are you talking about?"
Zhu Gaosui's expression returned to normal instantly, and he smiled and said: "Nothing, second brother, let's talk about some topics between men."
Then he walked around Chen Kan, put his arms around Zhu Gaoxu's shoulders and said, "Second brother, you don't know, I found a widow in Nancheng..."
Chen Kan watched coldly and whispered about the Zhu brothers, but he was sneering in his heart.
None of the Zhu brothers has a peaceful master.
If nothing else happens, Zhu Gaoxu should step into the pit again.
It's a pity, it's a pity, they never thought that the final winner would be the chubby little guy standing aside, who looked innocent but was actually full of evil.
Thinking of this, Chen Kan showed his signature smile again and walked to Zhu Zhanji and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, Your Highness, let's continue."
Chen Kan is now determined to have a good relationship with Xiao Pangdun.
After all, at his age, if he wants to become a real boss and have the power to realize his ambitions and ideals, it will take twenty or thirty years.
By that time, Little Fatty should have successfully taken over.
It is beneficial to him to have a good relationship with Xiao Pangdun. If he invests well, there is no way for a Conglong Zigong to run away.
It would be even more perfect if Zhu Di could be persuaded to let him teach Xiaopangdun.
This requires careful planning.
After playing ball with Zhu Zhanji all morning, Chen Kan finally heard the sound of the little eunuch passing the food around.
Today, the consort and the princess need to stay in the palace for a whole day. They eat with the ministers in the morning and communicate with the emperor and empress in the evening.
If the emperor was in a good mood, he might even go to the attic above Hongwu Gate to have fun with the people.
Fortunately, Chen Kan has no elders and no younger ones, so it doesn't matter if he stays in the palace for a whole day.
Five men of similar age said goodbye to Queen Xu, left the harem and headed towards the Baohe Hall.
Today, in addition to the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, the people Zhu Di gave food to were also envoys from various countries. Naturally, they could not be in the Fengtian Hall where the imperial meeting was held.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
The voice of "Long Live Shan Hu" sounded, and the five people were led by the palace servants to a seat very close to Zhu Di and sat down.
It can be seen from Zhu Di's face that he is in a good mood today, and his old face is full of smiles.
Seeing that his two sons and three sons-in-law had arrived, he looked in this direction with an expression of appreciation.
Chen Kan was a little confused, because he could feel that Zhu Di's admiring expression was directed at him.
The person who happened to be sitting not far from Chen Kan was Ru Pangpang, Minister of the Ministry of War. Chen Kan pulled his sleeve and asked: "Master Ru, what happened in the morning today? Why is Your Majesty like this?"
Ru Yu felt someone tugging on his sleeve, turned around and glared: "Who is it?"
When he saw Chen Kan's young and handsome face, his face suddenly changed and he smiled like Maitreya Buddha.
"Prince-in-law, congratulations, congratulations!"
As soon as Ru Yun said this, Chen Kan was even more confused. He was already married, so how could he be so happy?
Seeing Chen Kan's depressed expression, Ru Yu suddenly leaned into Chen Kan's ear and whispered like a thief: "Master Chen, you don't know yet. There is a letter from Yunnan, and the Marquis of Zhenyuan also sent the good news to the capital. .”
"oh?"
Chen Kan blinked and asked, "Has the rebellion in Shu been put down?"
"It has been settled. King Zhu Chun of Shu is already on his way back to Beijing for trial. In addition, Marquis Xiping has been quite effective in managing the chieftains in Yunnan. Your Majesty is happy about these two things."
Ru Yun poured beans out of a bamboo tube and told Chen Kan what happened in the morning session.
Then with a mysterious expression on his face, he cupped his hands towards Chen Kan and said, "I would like to congratulate Mr. Chen in advance."
Chen Kan said in surprise: "You should tell me what to congratulate me on!"
What Chen Kan hated most in his life was people who betrayed others, but Ru Yu kept silent.
Chen Kan was so anxious.
