Queen Zhou stood in a kitchen that had rarely been used since Chongzhen became emperor. Looking at the table filled with all kinds of delicacies, a look of heartache appeared on her face.
"Mother, what day is it today? There are so many delicious foods, we want to eat some too." A fourteen or fifteen-year-old beautiful girl in palace dress walked in with a few young girls, followed by several princes, all of whom had green eyes as they looked at the delicacies on the table.
"Zhaoren, please don't be rude. This is how your father entertains distinguished guests."
"Wow! Mother, I want to eat." A little princess of four or five years old cried loudly.
The princes stood silently at the back. Then a eunuch shouted, "The Emperor has arrived."
Everyone looked over and saw Old Zhu leading Liu Mang in from the door.
When Old Zhu saw where his children were, he hurriedly scolded them: "What are you all doing here? Go back to the palace."
When everyone heard the emperor's scolding, they didn't dare to talk back. The princess named Kunxing curled her lips in grievance and was about to pull her sister away.
At this time, Liu Mang couldn't stand it anymore. History said that Zhu Yuanzhang was a stingy person, and he didn't expect it to be true.
So Liu hurriedly said, "Hey! Old Zhu, what's wrong with you? How can you invite someone to your home for dinner without your family members being present? There's something wrong with your hospitality."
When Old Zhu heard this, it seemed to make sense. Isn’t this palace his home?
The princes and princesses were filled with astonishment. How could anyone dare to speak to their father like this? Not to mention them, even Empress Zhou was stunned.
"Old Zhu, these are your kids, right? Uncle Lai didn't bring any goodies this time, so I'll give you some candy!"
Liu Mang took out a bunch of colorful lollipops the size of an adult's palm from his sleeve like a magic trick and gave one to each of the princes and princesses present.
Even Zhou Hou got one and stood there in a daze.
After distributing them all, he saw the palace maids distributing them again, but they didn't dare to take them. They just looked at Lao Zhu with fear on their faces.
"Here it is, just take it."
After Lao Zhu entered the circle of all worlds, he received some thoughts, but he didn't feel that there was anything to say casually.
The main thing is that I am in a good mood. From now on, I will be protected by a rich man.
The palace maids bowed and expressed their gratitude.
After sending them around, Liu Mang found that there was still a pile in his arms and was wondering what to do with it.
Suddenly, he felt the hem of his leg being tugged. He looked down and saw a little girl, about four or five years old, who looked like a porcelain doll, looking up at him and saying in a baby voice:
"Big, big pot, I want more!"
Princess Kunxing rushed over and grabbed her. She looked at Liu Mang with a blushing face and said to the little girl, "My dear sister, please don't be rude."
"Haha! Okay, I'll give you another one. And the rest of this little girl's can be divided among your brothers and sisters."
Liu Mang was so adorable by the little girl that he gave her another one. She quickly grabbed it and was so happy to have one in each hand.
Liu Mang pushed the rest of the work to the little girl Kunxing.
Kunxing's face was flushed with shame. He pulled the little princess, holding a bunch of lollipops in one hand, and lowered his head, not daring to look at Liu Mang.
"Haha! Old Zhu, I envy you." Liu turned around and said to Old Zhu.
"Haha, Brother Liu Mang, I guess it won't be long before you have a bunch of kids too!"
Old Zhu winked at Liu Mang subtly.
Who in the circle doesn’t know you?
"Ahem, I hope so. Haha."
Then Old Zhu led Liu Mang to the table and sat at the head of the table. Liu Mang saw that the princes and princesses did not dare to sit at the table without Old Zhu's instructions. "Come on! You are all hungry. Come to the table and eat. And sister-in-law, please sit down."
Liu hurriedly stood up and said politely, pointing to the side of Old Zhu to Queen Zhou.
"Then let's all come to the table and eat."
After getting Lao Zhu's consent, they came to the table one after another.
The little girl just now sat directly next to Liu Mang, holding two lollipops tightly in her hands, and looked at Liu Mang with a look of help.
"GuoGuo, I want to eat."
Liu Mang was touched by the cuteness and immediately taught her how to tear open the wrapping paper.
Of course, many people are wondering how to eat this beautiful thing.
Liu Mang looked at the little girl who was eating the lollipop with her eyes narrowed and a happy look on her face, and couldn't help rubbing her face.
Old Zhu was fine, but when others saw it, they were all shocked. They thought that the man had the audacity to touch the princess's face.
"Stop it, are you allowed to touch the princess's face casually?"
Hey! Is there anything wrong with touching a little girl's face? Liu Mang looked at the prince, who was also the oldest among the people present, in confusion.
"What's the matter?"
The prince looked at Lao Zhu and waited for him to speak, but Lao Zhu was still smiling and not angry.
"Huang'er, sit down and stop making such a fuss."
“But this…”
The prince wanted to say something, but when he saw the look from Old Zhu, he could only sit down in disappointment.
Thinking to myself.
Who is this person? Why is my father so protective of him?
"Old Zhu, I heard that you usually eat salted fish and radishes. I wonder if you are still the emperor?"
Old Zhu said with a bitter face: "Brother Liu Mang, I am really in a difficult situation. A few days ago, a battle destroyed all the wealth I had saved with great difficulty."
After drinking more than thirty glasses of wine, Liu Mang started to brag and chat with Lao Zhu. Anyway, everyone else was a little used to it.
Princess Kunxing secretly looked at the little brother while eating and found his words very interesting.
"You're just stupid. You could just buy a few machine guns and shoot those bastards down. Why would you need an army of tens of thousands?"
"Forget it. I guess you don't understand. Tomorrow I'll ask Kadana to make you a batch of weapons and ammunition. Then you can train tens of thousands of troops yourself. Then you'll be the most powerful person in the world."
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