Old Zhu was a little unhappy and said to Zhu Xiong Ying, "Back in your father's day, we couldn't bear to lay a hand on him. Tell me honestly, when you were a troublemaker as a child, did we scold you or hit you? But now that you're with Yin'er, you're acting all high and mighty! Let me tell you, if you dare to lay a hand on Yin'er, we'll teach you a lesson!"

Zhu Xiong Ying suddenly felt something was wrong. His own grandparent-grandchild bond was already quite strong, but his bond with little Zhu was clearly even stronger. Old Zhu's stance had completely changed.

If you dare to hit my great-grandson, I dare to hit my grandson!

After the joke ended, Zhu Xiong Ying looked at Old Zhu's complexion and said, "But speaking of which, Yin'er did make a fuss, but it's all for the best. Grandfather's complexion has improved a lot these days, and I also feel that Grandfather's mood has improved a lot."

Old Zhu laughed at this, not denying it. "That's what we think too. It's just that we get impatient sometimes when we're bent over with Yin'er by the hand all day. But looking back, I'm still happy. It's so enjoyable to mess around with this kid all day."

It seems that Little Zhu's mischievousness has had a significant effect; this human cub has somewhat healed Old Zhu's already wounded heart.

Zhu Xiong Ying wasn't joking. He said to his grandfather, "I'm planning to adjust the palace and city defenses today, and I've come to inform you now. I'll also bring the list over so you can check it out."

Old Zhu waved his hand and said with a smile, "Forget it, we trust you to handle things. It's nothing serious, just take care of it."

Zhu Xiong Ying returned to the East Palace, and Xu Miao Qing immediately said, "My sister-in-law came by just now and said that my brother has taken care of things."

Xu Miaoqing didn't ask what the specifics were, and Xu Huizu's wife, Xu Li, didn't ask any further questions either. It was just a message to pass on, and they could have waited until tomorrow to discuss it, but Xu Huizu felt that the matter was of great importance and that he should inform the Crown Prince. So he sent his wife with their son into the palace.

Zhu Xiong Ying chuckled and asked with a smile, "No wonder Yin'er came back so early. Did he go out and cause trouble with his cousin?"

Xu Huizu's son, Xu Qin, is only five years old and is also a mischievous child. Now that he has met his younger cousin, Zhu Wenyin, the two mischievous kids have become a pair, inevitably causing chaos in the Eastern Palace.

Xu Miaoqing said with some helplessness, "Just now Qin'er was talking about having a few good horses in the manor, and Yin'er got all excited. I guess he went to the Imperial Horse Stables. That child saw quite a few imperial horses a while ago."

Well, when it comes to a large and wealthy family, Little Zhu really has a lot to brag about. There are very few people in the world who can compare to Little Zhu. A fourth-generation imperial descendant, that's no joke. Little Zhu is definitely one of the richest people in the world.

Zhu Xiong Ying smiled and nodded, then said to Xu Miao Qing, "You'll be busy these next few days. I'll give you a list later, so you can take a look. I can't really show up myself, so just summon their relatives. If the treasury is empty, take some from the imperial treasury. Don't be stingy; Your Majesty knows about these things."

Xu Miaoqing was silent for a moment, then asked to confirm, "Husband, does Grandfather really know about these things?"

"Grandpa Emperor has already made a crown for me, what else do I not know?" Zhu Xiong Ying said irritably, then added, "You can ask Yin'er tonight. Grandpa Emperor and I haven't kept anything from Yin'er, but I don't know if that kid has taken anything to heart."

Xu Miaoqing was secretly delighted. In fact, she had heard that the Crown Prince had grown up in the Wuying Hall and Qianqing Palace, always listening to the Emperor and Crown Prince discuss state affairs. However, these reports were mostly told by Consort Guo and others, and were only partially true.

But it seems these things are true now, and the tradition continues. For example, a mischievous child who likes to run wild in the palace is now receiving this treatment, only that child doesn't realize what it means.

Other princes and grandsons could not even imagine such treatment.

Some things have already given some signals in advance, and after a little bit of residual heat, the subsequent progress naturally needs to be accelerated a bit.