Chapter 424 Hu Shanxiang 15
"……you,"
"Grandson, the Emperor has spoken. The Crown Prince wants you to come over."
"Me! You! ...I understand. I'll be right there."
Zhu Zhanji was so exhausted that he hit himself twice, then climbed up from the couch with gritted teeth. Halfway through, he turned back and pulled Shanxiang to the round table: "After dinner, go to bed early, we have some time to grind."
After saying this, he walked out, not forgetting to close the door.
When they reached the main hall, they hurriedly walked over to the little snotty messenger and knelt down. His parents were halfway through their kneeling when they were called out, "Prince and Princess, the Emperor has said that you two must stand and listen to this oral instruction."
Then he turned to the only kneeling Crown Prince and said, "The Emperor's oral order: You dog-brained fool, you've forgotten everything about me. If you don't come back, I'll kick your ass."
Zhu Zhanji, kneeling on the ground, was stunned. His first reaction was that his grandfather was talking about Jianwen. After thinking carefully, he felt that it was not right. He turned around to look at his parents who were also confused, and slapped his head suddenly: "Look at my brain. I am really busy today and I am confused."
How could I forget the kidney treasure that grandpa wanted!
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Zhu Zhanji, kneeling behind the curtain, raised his head and saluted carefully to his grandfather, who was wearing a cotton robe and pajamas: "Your Majesty, may you be well."
Zhu Di put his hands on his hips and took two steps forward silently. He kicked the brat twice and saw that he pretended to be good and dodged. After all, the grandfather favored his grandson, so he took the pills handed to him and let him go.
"Tell me, which one?"
"ah?"
"Which one do you like, girl? You can't bring both of them home, right?"
"Grandpa, you know everything, but I don't think much of it."
"Ha~ You, the Crown Prince, are also looked down upon sometimes? Show your status and stand up straight and compete with her. It's a pity that she is a girl who came to the capital alone, with her parents and brothers far away. How could she escape the hands of a local tyrant like you?"
Zhu Di smiled and waved his hand: "My eldest grandson is here to cheer up his grandfather."
"Grandpa, please stop making fun of me. You're making me sound like a bully who's robbing a woman."
"You're worse than a bully. At least I've got the person." Zhu Di simply hit his grandson's head again and said, "Get out of here. Seeing you like this makes me angry, you little bastard."
Zhu Zhanji then slowly got up from the ground, and while trudging out with his feet, he quickly replied, "Then I won't disturb you from doing your business~"
After saying that, he ran out of the bedroom, brushing past the book his grandfather threw at him.
Zhu Zhanji thought he had gotten away with it, so he went back to his room to rest. He had been holding his breath for several days and was about to let it go. Just as he finished handling Zheng He's return to the capital and the congratulations from all nations, he received another oral order: the emperor would summon the girl he had brought into the palace on the day of the garden banquet.
You have to look at both.
So ordered.
The crown prince felt that his grandfather was displeased with him again and was doing this deliberately to create some obstacles for his future happy life.
After he had been thinking about it for a long time and had a headache and couldn't sleep well all night, he ran to find Shanxiang with dark circles under his eyes, but found that Sun Ruowei had also walked out of her dormitory. His heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys began to ache.
"Why are you here? Don't you have a room of your own? Don't you have a bed in your room? Why are you squeezing in with such a big person? Wait, you haven't been secretly sleeping in her place these days when I wasn't paying attention, have you?"
Zhu Zhanji broke through his defense and asked five questions in a row, but only received a complacent reply from Sun Ruowei: "Miss Hu agreed."
"...I won't argue with you. The clothes have been sent over. I'll have them brought to you later." Seeing Sun Ruowei's reluctance, he didn't have the patience to coax her and simply threatened her with a hostage: "Think about the lives of your companions."
Sun Ruowei, whose blood was strangled to death, had no choice but to watch Zhu Zhanji take Miss Hu away.
"With so many clothes, how long will it take to try them on?"
Hu Shanxiang frowned. She had lived for so many lifetimes and owned countless gorgeous clothes and jewelry. Although this was the first time she wore Ming Dynasty costumes, she could imagine how complicated the palace costumes were. If she tried them one by one, she would have nothing to do all day.
"Is this too much trouble? Trying on clothes, matching jewelry, finalizing makeup, and learning the proper etiquette—all of these steps can't be skipped. Tomorrow you're going to meet my grandfather in front of everyone with me, and it's not going to look like that if you don't dress up properly."
Zhu Zhanji casually pointed at nearly half of the clothes and asked the clothing bureau to replace them with new ones. However, he still didn't say a single good word. He complained that the colors were old-fashioned, the styles were dull, and the embroidery patterns were vulgar.
In short, Hu Shanxiang hadn't worn any clothes yet, so he had already eliminated two-thirds of them.
Trying on the remaining outfits one after another, Zhu Zhanji was overwhelmed. He had to admit, this person was beautiful, and everything looked good on her. After choosing and selecting, he found that everything was suitable, but he couldn't just throw everything on her. He had to think again and again, choosing a lake blue coat with a jade-colored horse-faced skirt. It wouldn't obscure her transcendent temperament, but it also added a gentle and elegant touch that elders appreciated. Of course, this was only visible from the outside; the set of casual clothes, with only the collar showing, was covered with two or three layers of clothing underneath.
It is said that such clothes are presumptuous for Hu Shanxiang, but then again, given her status, she is not allowed to attend the dinner party that entertains all the nations.
The emperor doesn't say anything, and when others open their mouths, it's like an old man hanging himself - he thinks his life is too long.
After putting on the matching jewelry and makeup, the sun was setting outside. They emerged from the house side by side, both looking up at the sky and blinking frantically, only then did they feel better after their eyes, which had been stung by the roomful of jewels and precious stones, were stung.
"Are you hungry?"
"What do you think?"
Zhu Zhanji bowed and said, "Just pretend I didn't ask. Let's go. I've just asked someone to set up dinner at your place. It's just in time for us to enjoy it when we get there."
The two returned to the house, and sure enough, the food was already set out in the hall. However, Hu Shanxiang looked around and didn't see another person.
"Where's Miss Sun? Aren't you going to invite her to dinner?"
"Her meals will be delivered to her room. After all, this person is a traitor. How can she come and go freely in my place all day? From now on, unless I agree, she can't even think of setting foot outside the door."
Hu Shanxiang really wanted to say to him: Your Excellency has such great authority!
Unfortunately, she was really hungry today and was too lazy to talk to him anymore, so she just buried her head and focused on eating. Zhu Zhanji stayed with her for a while, but was soon called away again.
He had been really busy lately, and today was a day he had specially cleared. For the next two or three days, he was so busy he was barely visible, only sending people to bring her things every day.
Sometimes it was a poem he copied himself, sometimes it was a piece of jewelry that he thought was very suitable for Shanxiang, or a book he thought was good, or even a toy for children to play with.
Hu Shanxiang had nothing to do after dinner today, so she simply asked someone to move the couch to the window so she could read a book. When she heard someone delivering cakes, she thought it was Zhu Zhanji sending them again, so she didn't think much about it and just sat on the couch and casually called them in.
"girl?"
A familiar yet unfamiliar call suddenly rang softly beside her ears. Hu Shanxiang's hand paused as she turned the pages of the book. No one noticed that she was trembling at the moment.
She let out a breath and turned her head.
The other person's just right smile was her usual attitude when facing outsiders, neither humble nor arrogant, and she acted appropriately.
With just a quick glance, Hu Shangyi memorized the girl's features. With her eyes slightly lowered, her voice remained calm and steady, "Hello, young lady. I'm Shangyi, the one in charge of the palace women. The Crown Prince invited you to the East Palace, but we weren't able to welcome you. I apologize."
"Shang Yi is too polite. Even I didn't expect this. If you want to blame someone, you should find the creditor."
Hu Shanxiang closed the book in her hand and put it on the table, then extended her hand to gesture for her to sit down.
Hu Shangyi smiled and shook her head twice: "I have official business to attend to, and besides, you are a distinguished guest, how can I ask you to bother entertaining me?"
As she spoke, she took the food box from the maid behind her, took out the snacks inside and placed them on the round table. Then she asked casually, "Miss, since you came to the East Palace, have you ever paid your respects to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess?"
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