Chapter 435 Hu Shanxiang 26
"Son, what's wrong with you? Why am I so nervous, huh?"
The prince put his hands together and placed them on his belly to support it. He glanced at his son who had been maintaining this strange smile since three days ago. He felt uneasy and quickly moved a few steps closer to the couch.
"No, Dad, what are you talking about? Hasn't my son always been like this?" Zhu Zhanji spoke softly and kindly, and the Crown Princess beside him felt itchy. Seeing her husband constantly looking at her, she was afraid of attracting her son's gaze, so she quickly stood up and said, "You and your son, please talk slowly. I'll go check on today's meal."
Hey! Take me with you!
The prince, who was silently shouting in his heart, could only suppress the expression on his face. He turned around and said to his son, "I, your second uncle will be here soon. I have to go and entertain him first."
Zhu Pangpang only hated himself for eating too much. He couldn't even stand up from the couch quickly. He was held down by his son when he was halfway up.
"My second uncle is coming. How can I, as his nephew, not go with my father to greet him?"
Zhu Zhanji stood up slowly, helped his fat father to tidy up his clothes, and then bent down to support him with his own hands.
"Dad, watch your step... Oh~ Isn't this my second uncle? It turns out that my dad and you are brothers. We were just about to meet you at the door because we heard you were coming."
Zhu Zhanji was just reminding his father to be careful with the threshold when he looked up and saw his second uncle standing in the corridor with his hands folded, looking at them father and son with disdain. He quickly let go of the hand that was supporting him and took two steps forward, speaking in a very warm and cordial manner.
Prince Han's brow furrowed fiercely, and he tilted his head to look at the boss. He covered his face with his hands and walked over and whispered, "You and your son are teaming up to disgust me?"
"Don't be too proud, Boss. Do you think that just because Dad asked you to be the regent again, you no longer take your brother seriously?"
"Second brother, no..."
"Uncle, we are all family. Saying that is so hurtful." Zhu Zhanji still had that cautious smile on his face, and his words became more sincere. "My father, I wish you could help him supervise the country all the time, so he can have a few more days of rest. We are all brothers, why should we distinguish between you and me? Uncle, you are alienating us, aren't you?"
Zhu Gaoxu: ...
Zhu Gaoxu: ………
Prince Han, who had fought on the battlefield with his grandfather for decades and had never feared anyone except his grandfather, actually dodged the hand extended by his eldest nephew and subconsciously squeezed closer to his eldest brother. His voice lowered, as if he was afraid of provoking something: "Didn't you ask the imperial physician to take a look?"
"I didn't dare to mention it. Why don't you tell me about it? He is your nephew after all."
"I, your son, won't join in the fun. I've brought all the things to you. I haven't even looked through the memorials. You can count them yourself." After saying that, he turned around and left, as if he was afraid that Zhu Zhanji would catch up with him.
Fortunately, he just stood there and waved: "Take care, Uncle. Come visit often~"
"Dad, where are you going?"
The grandson turned around and caught a prince who was halfway gone. Zhu Gaochi smiled naively: "Hey, it's time to come back to work. Your father has to get busy too. Otherwise, what are you and your mother going to eat? Oh, by the way, what exactly do you want to tell me these days?"
The joy in his heart had been pent up for many days with no one to tell it to, so when Zhu Zhanji heard his father's question, he could only hold back and shake his head.
Alas... such a happy event has no one to share, it is really like walking in brocade clothes at night, which makes people regretful.
"Grandson, the Emperor has summoned you to the Shangshufang for a meeting."
The sound of the little snotty boy was like heavenly music to the prince's ears. He pushed his son hurriedly and said, "Go quickly. Don't keep the emperor waiting."
Zhu Zhanji naturally responded and hurried over. He saw his grandfather sitting next to the map on the ground, while Yang Shiqi was sitting on a round stool. When he saw him come in, he quickly stood up and saluted.
"You're welcome, Mr. Yang. Grandpa, you called me."
Zhu Zhanji first waved his hand to call Yang Shiqi up, then knelt down to kowtow to his grandfather. When he looked up and saw the emperor waving at him, he hurriedly walked around the map and passed by.
The three of them discussed military affairs for a while when they heard General Sheng Yong and General Ping An outside asking for a meeting. They exchanged a look of surprise. Yang Shiqi realized that the only thing that could move them was the recent discussion in the court about pardoning the orphans of the Jingnan Rebellion. Figuring he couldn't stay any longer, he quickly stood up and took his leave.
As expected, they were the two representatives recommended by the heroes of the Jingnan Rebellion, and they expressed their dissatisfaction with the emperor's policy, which is understandable. With both sides separated by a deep blood feud, who would trust whom?
But the old emperor is not someone who can be manipulated. To put it bluntly, I don’t care whether you carry a knife with you when you go out. Anyway, I, the emperor, have the Jinyiwei with me when I travel.
Besides, they didn't pick on you during those two assassination attempts. Isn't I, the ringleader, still alive? What's there to be afraid of?
Zhu Di curled his lips. If he didn't have to fight with them next, which might shake the morale of the army, he would have started cursing by now.
At least the Crown Prince was fooled by them. Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction and looked up to see the radiant smile on his grandson's face.
Zhu Di: "Why are you smiling so pathetically at those two old orange peels?"
"Huh? I didn't, Grandpa. I was just smiling normally."
"What a mess! I won't waste my time on gossip. Hu girl has already presented everything. Why haven't you brought Miss Sun's horoscope and family background?"
"...Why do you want Miss Sun's horoscope?" Zhu Zhanji looked up at his grandfather, who also looked puzzled. "Didn't you bring them both back specially? So, you don't mean to marry them both?"
"No, Grandpa, Sun Ruowei, she, she is also an orphan of the Jingnan Incident! How could I marry her?"
Zhu Zhanji quickly revealed all his plans at that time, including the fact that he brought Sun Ruowei with him because he was afraid that she would be silenced.
The room was silent for a moment.
After a while, he felt two pats on his shoulders: "Grandpa just thought you were going to keep it a secret forever."
"Grandpa...you already knew this?"
"Hmph... If you're not dumb or deaf, you don't deserve to be the father-in-law of the family. Grandpa has long told you that family members don't need to say everything." Zhu Di looked at his eldest grandson who came over and patted him with satisfaction. "But I'm still very happy that you can tell me the truth."
"Grandpa, what about Miss Sun, and that Xu Bin?"
"Xu Bin, you should give her an official position. It's a bit embarrassing to silence someone." Zhu Di stood up. "As for Miss Sun, I think she can serve people well and gets along well with Hu girl. Let her enter the palace as a female official."
His attitude was very clear: "No one who knew about it that day can be let go."
Zhu Zhanji understood what his grandfather meant. Although Xu Bin was responsible for the meeting between the emperor and Jianwen, only Sun Ruowei, who delivered the message, knew what they discussed specifically.
Of course, this was a serious matter, and she probably knew the importance of it. But she still had to be absolutely sure. Either she died, or she would be confined to the palace.
At least I was given the opportunity to choose between the two.
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