The boy asked Chen Kan to go to the banquet, but he didn't take out the invitation.
Chen Kan understood immediately and asked, "Now?"
The boy nodded: "Now."
"good!"
Chen Kan responded and turned to look at his two brothers.
Fang Zhongxian and Fang Zhongyue looked at each other, nodded and said: "It's okay, you can go, we are at home."
Chen Kan nodded slightly, clasped his fists in salute to his two brothers, and then got on his horse.
The location of Prince Zhao's Mansion is not far from the Hou Mansion. The residences of the entire Ming Dynasty's nobles are basically close to the Qinhuai River.
There are a lot of powerful people living in Wuyi Lane.
After a while, Chen Kan was led by the servant to a house that looked much more luxurious than the Hou Mansion.
This was Chen Kan's first visit to Prince Zhao's Mansion, mainly because Chen Kan went to Beijing not long after Zhu Gaosui came to the capital.
But if he remembered correctly, this should be the house of Li Shanchang, the former Duke of Xuan Kingdom.
Everyone said that His Majesty currently only loves the second prince Zhu Gaojiu, thinking that he is more similar to himself, but now it is seen that Zhu Di actually awarded Li Shanchang's house to Zhu Gaojiu.
Chen Kan found that the rumors in the market seemed unreliable.
However, Chen Kan just thought about it in his heart. Chen Kan had always stayed out of the fight between the three brothers of the Zhu family.
With the arrival of Chen Kan, the palace, which was transformed from the Duke's Palace, also opened its central gate.
Zhu Gaosui greeted him with a smile: "You are finally here."
Chen Kan turned over and dismounted, bowed his hands and said, "I have met the prince."
Zhu Gaosui laughed and stepped forward to help Chen Kan up: "They are all family members, so there is no need to be polite. Let's go quickly. They are all impatient."
"them?"
Chen Kan's heart moved. Did Zhu Gaosui invite other people?
However, he didn't ask. He still had some information about the city, so he wanted to take a look first.
The two walked through the front yard to the atrium and entered the auditorium.
Then, Chen Kan instantly understood who Zhu Gaosui was talking about.
"Family dinner?"
"interesting!"
Chen Kan muttered something and greeted the two of them: "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince, and I have met His Highness the King of Han."
That's right, the people Zhu Gaosui mentioned were Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu.
Zhu Gaochi was fat, so he was leaning on the soft couch, while Zhu Gaoxu had his legs crossed very high.
Seeing Chen Kan entering the door, Zhu Gaochi was about to speak, but Zhu Gaoxu said impatiently: "Okay, there are no outsiders here, who can I show to you by pretending to be polite?"
Chen Kan's face twitched and he straightened up subconsciously.
Then it turned around on the faces of Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu.
Zhu Gaochi waved to Chen Kan: "Brother-in-law, come and sit here."
Zhu Gaosui took the lead and sat down on the main seat. He said to the two of them in a nonchalant manner: "I've invited people here for you. You can decide for yourself what to say."
Chen Kan walked to the table between Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu and sat down, and asked straight to the point: "The two brothers asked me to come over, but what's the matter?"
Zhu Gaochi chuckled and said: "It's not a big deal. I heard that you are going back to Beijing?"
Chen Kan squinted and said, "Who did your Royal Highness listen to?"
Before Zhu Gaochi could answer, Zhu Gaoxu broke the story and said, "The boss may be impatient now. Can you hide something like your return to Beijing from him?"
Chen Kan looked at Zhu Gaoxu: "So, what is it that His Highness, the King of Han, wants to see me for?"
Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhu Gaochi and said, "Boss, do you say it or should I say it?"
Zhu Gaochi chuckled, looked at Chen Kan and said, "That's right. Recently, my father set up a university in the Imperial Academy, specializing in teaching the clan's children. I think it's been too long since Zhanji and Zhanhe, the two brothers, left the capital. Why don't they ..."
Before Zhu Gaochi finished speaking, Chen Kan asked: "So, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Khan want to bring the two Highnesses back to receive royal education?"
The conversation was interrupted by Chen Kan, and Zhu Gaochi looked a little embarrassed.
But then he nodded and said: "This is the father's wish. As children, it is not easy for us to violate it."
When Chen Kan heard this, he looked at Zhu Gaochi with a half-smile, and then said with a smile: "Okay! When I return to Beijing, I will pack them up and send them to the capital immediately. You can teach them how you like."
"This, this, Gu didn't mean that. I just wanted to let him come back to deal with it for a few days. After all, it was what the father wanted."
Zhu Gaochi was at a loss as his face was not that thick after all.
I also know that Chen Kan has devoted himself to teaching Zhu Zhanji for so long. It is really unreasonable for him, a father, to come back with empty words without taking care of him for a day.
So as he spoke, a look of shame appeared on his fat face.
Chen Kan turned to look at Zhu Gaoxu: "Does His Highness the King of Han also mean this?"
Zhu Gaoxu said nonchalantly: "If he doesn't want to come back, then he won't come back. Anyway, you taught him quite well."
"Hehehe~"
Chen Kan was suddenly angry and laughed. This Zhu family is really interesting. When they don't want it, they throw it to him like garbage. Now that he has finally taught him well, they want to pick peaches along the way.
"What a shameless face."
Chen Kan's face suddenly turned cold, and he said in a cold voice: "They are my disciples, Chen Kan. They are not kittens or puppies. You can take them as long as you want them. Why, you really treat me, Chen Kan, as a soft persimmon." Already?"
Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said, "That's my son!"
Chen Kan responded unceremoniously: "So, is this the reason why you ignored him after leaving him to me? Or is this the reason why you use them as a tool to fight for power?"
Zhu Gaoxu's old face turned red, and then he said with some shame and anger: "My son, I can treat him however I want. Can you control me?"
Seeing that Chen Kan and Zhu Gaojiu were about to quarrel, Zhu Gaochi hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings. We know that you have trained those two little guys very well, but we don't have to force them to come back. It’s just a formality.”
Chen Kan raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "Your Highness, are they really just coming back for a formality?"
Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's mainly the father and the queen. They also miss these two children a little and are thinking of letting them return to the capital to stay for a few days."
Chen Kan was too lazy to listen to their nonsense and said calmly: "After I go back, I will tell them the truth. If they are willing to come back, I will not stop them. If they don't want to come back, I will not force them."
Zhu Gaochi smiled and said, "That's good, that's good."
"snort!"
Zhu Gaoxu snorted coldly, agreeing with Chen Kan's words.
Looking at the two brothers in front of him, Chen Kan just felt bored. For the sake of the position of prince, even his own son could be plotted. This was really the most ruthless imperial family.
Chen Kan looked at Zhu Gaosui and asked, "His Royal Highness, King Zhao, do you still have something to do? If not, I will leave first."
Zhu Gaosui was stunned for a moment, and then an innocent expression appeared on his face.
He didn't do anything. He didn't even have a son, so how could he turn his anger on him?
Seeing that Chen Kan was about to leave, Zhu Gaochi quickly tried to persuade him: "Brother-in-law, we are all one family, why should we make such a quarrel? You finally returned to Beijing, why are you leaving without even having a meal?"
After saying that, he quickly shouted to Zhu Gaosui: "Third brother, what are you doing standing there in a daze? Let's have a banquet."
"Yes, yes, let's have a banquet."
Zhu Gaosui realized what he was doing and hurriedly ordered his servants to hold a banquet.
When Zhu Gaoxu saw this, he couldn't help but said coldly: "Fuck you!"
As soon as he said the word "rice bucket", the smile on Zhu Gaochi's face suddenly froze. Everyone in the capital knew that His Highness the Crown Prince was greedy, so it was self-evident who he was calling "rice bucket".
But he didn't say anything, he just sat there quietly.
Chen Kan sat back down and looked at the flowing water of vegetables being brought up, still feeling a little uneasy.
Zhu Gaochi said he wanted the two brothers to come back for a formality, but only the ghosts would know if they were really fake.
There are a lot of dirty things in the royal family disputes. There are endless things like framing opponents for assassination and framing the blame, or even taking poison and performing painful tricks.
He didn't want the good youngster he had finally taught to get involved in these dirty things.
When a person's heart is broken, he becomes dirty. Chen Kan still expected them to carry forward the knowledge he brought from later generations.
So after drinking for three rounds, Chen Kan looked at Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu with suspicion again.
The two of them were stunned by Chen Kan's eyes.
Zhu Gaoxu was an impatient man. He couldn't help but clicked his tongue impatiently when he saw this, and then said calmly: "If you have something to say, just say it and fart. Don't play riddles with me."
Chen Kan didn't mean to be polite to them. Anyway, among these two people, one was a short-lived ghost and the other was a clay pot chicken, so he would be offended if he offended them.
So after taking a deep breath, he said to the two of them at the same time: "Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhanhe, in addition to being the emperor's grandson, they now have another identity, that is, I, Chen Kan's disciples."
"You want to fight overtly or secretly. Even if you imitate Li Chengqian and Li Tai who slashed each other with swords in the palace, I can't control it, let alone control it. But don't try to drag my disciples into the whirlpool of your fight."
"Otherwise, don't blame me, Chen Kan, for turning his back on me."
When Chen Kan said threatening words, Zhu Gaochi made no move, and Zhu Gaoxu immediately narrowed his eyes.
"Threatening the prince, Chen Kan, you are so brave."
Chen Kan confronted him and said: "My courage is not something that only happens in a day or two. Do you only know it, His Highness the King of Han?"
Zhu Gaoxu choked on Chen Kan's words and immediately closed his mouth angrily.
Because he recalled Chen Kan's experiences over the years, he found that it seemed to be a fact that Chen Kan was very courageous.
In the end, he could only say calmly: "Okay, we won't do anything to them. If it weren't for Father's will this time, we wouldn't call them back. If we really planned to do anything to them, I wouldn't do anything to the little ones in the first place." I leave it to you."
Chen Kan nodded, then stood up and said, "Okay, I'm full, leave!"
After saying that, regardless of how the three people reacted, they walked out of the auditorium on their own.
Zhu Gaosui glanced at Chen Kan's back, then at his two brothers, and couldn't help but curl his lips.
He had known for a long time that it would end on an unhappy note, and he had no intention of setting up this game.
It's good now, even he, who has no son, is also angry.
