The appearance of Zhu Zhanji gave Chen Kan an unpleasant feeling.
No one knows how this little chubby guy got in. Of course, maybe the guards of the Hou Mansion had seen him a long time ago, but they just didn't dare to say anything.
However, Zhu Zhanji's ability to get into trouble was first-rate, and he didn't know what kind of lively scene the Hou Mansion would be in the past two days.
Chen Kan shook his head in distress and walked into the house holding Zhu Yuelan's arm.
As soon as the two of them arrived at the backyard, they saw Zhu Zhanji running wildly along the yard, like a wild dog on the loose.
Yun Niang and Hua Shi were also disturbed by Zhu Zhanji, especially Hua Shi, who looked timid on her beautiful little face when she saw Zhu Zhanji's crazy look.
Zhu Zhanji ran to a loft facing the lake, turned to look at Zhu Yuelan and said, "Sister-in-law, I want to live here."
After saying that, he opened his robe and prepared to put his mark on it.
But before he could escape Xiaoqueque, Chen Wan pinched the back of his neck.
"If you dare to defecate anywhere in my house, believe it or not, I will throw you into the water and take a bath?"
Chen Kan's threat was very effective. Zhu Zhanji quickly arranged his robe, looked at Chen Kan with an innocent face and said, "Grandma Huang said that I will live in your house from now on until my father comes to Nanjing."
Zhu Yuelan also came over and slapped the little chubby boy on the round head: "You rude boy, call me uncle."
Zhu Zhanji struggled twice, but failed to break free from Chen Kan's clutches, so he reluctantly shouted: "Uncle, let go, I was wrong."
Chen Kan let him go and warned again: "You are not allowed to defecate in the open, and you are not allowed to declare ownership in this way."
"knew!"
Seeing Zhu Zhanji's eyes rolling around, Chen Kan didn't know what he was planning, so he threatened again: "You can live here, but don't go too far, and you can't bully others based on your status, otherwise I will just I can take you back to the palace."
The threat of being sent back to the palace was indeed very effective, and Zhu Zhanji's thief eyes suddenly became innocent and harmless.
"Come meet your friends!"
Carrying Zhu Zhanji to Hua Shi, Chen Kan said calmly: "This is the great-grandson of Hou Huayun of Dongqiu County, Hua Shi, the head of the Hua family."
After introducing Hua Shi to Little Fatty, Chen Kan looked at Hua Shi and said, "This little fat man is the eldest grandson of the current emperor. You can call him His Royal Highness or Zhu Zhanji."
Hua Shi timidly raised her hand to Zhu Zhanji and said, "Hua Shi has met His Royal Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson."
When outsiders were present, Zhu Zhanji immediately returned to his demeanor as the emperor's eldest grandson: "Forgive me the courtesy."
Chen Kan looked at the two people who were greeting each other and said calmly: "From now on, you two can play together."
"oh."
Zhu Zhanji rolled his eyes and turned around and asked: "Uncle Chen, did you know that I was coming and found me a playmate?"
Chen Kan sneered and said, "The flowers came earlier than you did."
Chen Kan was talking to the two children here, and Zhu Yuelan took advantage of the situation and pulled Yun Niang away.
When Hua Shi saw her mother leaving, she began to look at Zhu Zhanji curiously.
Two people of the same age met under such circumstances.
"Okay, let's go play. Don't play too late. Tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year. I will take you out to visit lantern festivals and temple fairs."
Chen Kan yawned and called a servant over to look at the two little kids.
Then he turned and walked towards the bathroom where he was bathing.
After drinking a lot of wine in the palace, Chen Kan felt a little dizzy now that he was drunk.
As for Hua Shi and Zhu Zhanji, the son of a widow, he had no playmates since he was a child. His Royal Highness, the eldest grandson of the emperor, had only palace maids and eunuchs around him.
Now that two people who have no friends come together, they will naturally become familiar with each other very quickly.
...
The next day, Yun Niang said goodbye to Zhu Yuelan early in the morning and left.
She also controls a business as big as Hengfeng Hao, so naturally she can't stay in the Hou Mansion all the time.
Besides, she mainly came to play with her son. Now that she was sure that her son was having a good time at the Hou Mansion, she naturally felt relieved.
He told Hua Shi not to cause trouble in the Hou Mansion, so he rushed back to Shibafang in a hurry.
After the mother and son said goodbye, Yuncheng also prepared the bullock cart and guards for everyone.
Visit the temple fair on the first day of the new year and the lantern festival in the evening.
The atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty's New Year was much stronger than that of later generations. Not only did every household bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new, the fireworks at the entrance to the imperial city continued for three days and three nights, and the streets of the capital were even more crowded.
Since we are going shopping, it is naturally inconvenient to ride a carriage that is too closed. The cart pulled by the docile big ox is both smooth and comfortable.
The two children were carried onto the cart, and Chen Kan and Zhu Yuelan also climbed onto the cart.
"Moo"
The big ox raised its head and roared, then slowly pulled the cart onto the street.
You can only see people like Chen Kan riding bullock carts on the main road that merges into the main streets of the capital. People like Chen Kan are not alone.
Even the horse-drawn carriages used by the officials to facilitate the people's travel were replaced by ox-carts. It only took three copper coins to ride around the capital, which was very convenient.
Of course, the comfort is definitely not as good as the ox cart in the Hou Mansion.
Countless vendors came forward, selling candied haws, fried ones, dried fruits, nuts...
As long as the host likes it, he can reach out and take it off.
As for paying, the housekeeper Yun Cheng has a bag hanging on his chest, and he is mainly a tool for paying.
There was also a group of half-grown boys who were approaching Chen Kan and his cart with wooden trays on their heads. Chen Kan did not chase them away, but took a bag of chestnuts from a wooden tray with a smile.
The housekeeper Lao Zhou conveniently placed a handful of coppers on the wooden plate. The whole transaction process was harmonious and interesting.
The temple fair was held at the Chenghuang Temple in the north of the city. By the time a group of people walked from Wuyi Lane to the Chenghuang Temple, the hands of the two children were already filled with various snacks.
People of the same age have endless topics to talk about. The two children exchanged snacks in their hands. It was obvious that after a night of getting along, they had established a deep friendship.
Hua Shi is a very sensible child. Whenever she gets a new snack, she will always ask Chen Kan and Chang Ning if they want to eat it. After receiving an affirmative answer that they will not eat it, they will happily share it with Zhu Zhanji.
There were more people at the gate of the Chenghuang Temple than on the street. Once here, the ox cart that was still moving slowly was forced to stop.
This means that if a few people want to continue walking inside, they can only walk.
Chen Kan led Zhu Yuelan and jumped out of the oxcart. Just as he took Hua Shi down, he saw Zhu Zhanji flying down.
"Go to the temple fair."
With a loud shout, Little Fatty Saya was ready to squeeze into the crowd.
And in an instant, Chen Kan grabbed the back of Destiny's neck.
"You promised me when you went out that if you dare to run around, I will take you back to the palace."
Zhu Zhanji immediately surrendered: "How could it be? Didn't I get out of the car first and wait for you and my sister-in-law?"
Chen Kan twitched the corner of his mouth, not bothering to listen to his nonsense, and gave Zhang San and Fang Xu a look at the side.
The two of them understood, and led their five-city military commanders to squeeze into the crowd. After a while, a safe road was isolated by everyone.
Seeing this, Chen Kan and Chang Ning walked into the crowd holding a child.
It's not that Chen Kan made a fuss, it was mainly because he was frightened by various assassinations.
When going out, it’s better to be careful.
It's just that the two children were already at an age where they couldn't be loved by dogs, but they were suddenly restrained by two adults, and their expressions were a little depressed.
Hua Shi was fine, he was a sensible child, staying close to the two adults.
Zhu Zhanji was different. He always struggled suddenly in an attempt to escape from the clutches of the two of them.
"The spinning top is so fun to fall off."
"Bingtanghulu~"
“Authentic Grandma Cao’s meat pie.”
"Rice noodles, rice noodles full of flavor, don't miss it when you pass by..."
In front of the Chenghuang Temple, the sounds of hawking came and went.
What attracts children the most are naturally various small toys, such as spinning tops, Luban locks, and sugar figures.
So Fang Xu and Zhang San not only had to clear the way, but also had to buy all kinds of toys and snacks for the two little kids.
From the streets of Miaoqian Street to the end of the street, Chen Kan's more than 30 personal guards had their hands full of all kinds of messy things.
Even Chen Kan had a chain made of shells hanging around his neck.
After finally squeezing in front of the City God's Temple, I had to queue up if I wanted to pay homage to the City God.
In the spirit of all the Chinese people coming, Chen Kan still held Zhu Yuelan's hand and started to line up honestly. The main reason was that Zhu Yuelan had been thinking about asking the City God to bless Chen Kan and prevent him from encountering those dangers inexplicably again.
The two children had no interest in visiting the City God, so Chen Kan handed them over to Zhang San and Fang Xu.
Instructing the two of them to keep an eye on the two little brats, they started to line up.
The Chenghuang Temple in the capital is naturally prosperous.
Lao Zhu had no culture and believed in the concept of heaven and earth. In contrast, every temple in the capital dedicated to gods had a title.
The City God's Temple, a deity that protects the safety of a city, is no exception.
It is worth mentioning that the plaque on the Chenghuang Temple was inscribed by Lao Zhu himself.
Therefore, people who want to enter the Chenghuang Temple must first bow to the plaque of the Chenghuang Temple, otherwise it will be disrespectful to Taizu.
After queuing for a long time, it was finally Chen Kan and Zhu Yuelan's turn. Laomiao Zhu presented them with sandalwood produced in Sanzhu Temple.
He instructed: "Don't make any noise when you enter the temple. There are too many people worshiping the City God today. The twenty-four divisions behind are not open. The two of them went out from the west gate after paying their respects to the Lord."
Seeing Chen Kan nodding in agreement, Lao Miao Zhu took the trouble to repeat the same words to the next person.
As soon as we entered the Chenghuang Temple, the number of people was visibly reduced.
The Chenghuang Temple is a royal temple, so you are not allowed to bring your own incense. The temple will provide free incense candles to those who come to offer incense.
In the front hall, a clay sculpture of the City God sits high on the altar, and the bronze incense bottle in front of the clay sculpture is filled with sandalwood.
There are also many people making wishes in front of the Chenghuang Temple, most of which are nothing more than wishes for wealth, children, and luck.
Chen Kan lit the sandalwood in his hand on the candlestick, silently recited the four characters "Peace in the World" in his heart, and then inserted the incense into the incense bottle.
