"Grandpa, I'm just riding a horse, what's so tiring about that?" Zhu Xiong Ying said with a smile. "The post stations and prefectures along the way are all quite nice..."

Old Zhu deliberately put on a stern face and said, "Do you think we don't know? It would be a good thing if Ying'er entered the city when she passed through those prefectures. Even if Ying'er led a large army to camp outside the city, we know that!"

Old Zhu was absolutely satisfied with his grandson, who was hardworking, ruthless, and persevering; he was another successor he had carefully cultivated.

This made Zhu Biao very proud. His crown prince was already in charge of the court officials and hearing reports from various departments. Many important matters of the court were actually memorials sent by the officials, which Zhu Biao would review and then show to Zhu Biao.

The Crown Prince is so extraordinary, which makes Emperor Zhu very proud. After all, Zhu Biao has received the best education since childhood, and Emperor Zhu has given Zhu Biao many opportunities to train.

Old Zhu chuckled and said to Zhu Xiong Ying, "We thought you'd be back last night, so we even had people guarding the city gate. You've really grown up; you went out for a stroll and didn't even think about coming back to see your grandfather."

Zhu Xiong Ying immediately said in an annoyed tone, "Grandfather, if I had abandoned the army and returned yesterday, I would have been blamed. This trip made me realize that there is a big difference between reading military books and actually leading troops."

Old Zhu laughed heartily and said to Zhu Xiong Ying, "We'll talk about this in detail later. We know that you've read some military books and had many exchanges with those veteran generals in recent years. But we think that you still need to lead troops yourself to know the tricks of the trade."

Upon arriving at the Fengxian Hall, Zhu Xiong Ying straightened his clothes and followed behind Old Zhu with a serious expression.

After bowing respectfully, Zhu Xiong Ying said loudly, "Ancestors, I, Zhu Xiong Ying, have returned to the capital today and come to report to you."

After kowtowing according to custom, Zhu Xiong Ying stood up and took the incense from Old Zhu's hand.

Then, looking at Empress Ma's memorial tablet, Zhu Xiong Ying kowtowed heavily.

“Sister, our grandson has grown up and become sensible. He knows how to share our burdens.” Old Zhu looked at his wife’s memorial tablet and said with great emotion, “Sister, no matter how good you are, look at our Ying’er. She looks like you and is delicate! Our Ying’er may be delicate, but she is not lacking in our heroic spirit.”

Zhu Xiong Ying laughed and turned to Old Zhu, saying, "Grandpa, you should go and deal with state affairs first. I'll keep Grandma company. Grandma hasn't seen me in a long time."

Old Zhu glared at him, then said angrily, "Fine! We're in your way! Is there anything we can't hear?"

Zhu Xiong Ying didn't say anything, but just smiled and knelt down in front of Chang's memorial tablet, "Mother, your child has returned."

Old Zhu was initially fuming, but then he said, "We had some things prepared yesterday for your grandma and your mother's memorial tablets to be painted. We thought it wouldn't be appropriate for anyone else, so you can talk to them for a bit, and we'll be leaving now."