Zhu Yunwen picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks and said casually, "Brother, considering this relocation of the capital, we should go with Fifth Uncle first. He is the Imperial Clan Court Minister, and many people are watching him. It's the same for us; after all, we are the Emperor's own brother, and many people are watching us. It would be inappropriate for us not to go."
"Our troublesome youngest son has grown up and knows how to share our burdens." Zhu Yunying said to Zhu Yuntong with great satisfaction, "Then go with your fifth uncle. You are all members of the imperial clan. If you don't leave, the others will definitely have something to say about it."
This is the truth, this is the reality; many things are indeed like this. The identities of the Zhou king and the Wu king were too special. If they didn't set a good example, then some things would lack persuasiveness.
Zhu Yunwen put down his chopsticks, looked at Zhu Yunying and said, "Brother, I've thought about this for a long time, and I still feel a little uneasy right now. I've grown up with you both taking care of me. If I go to Beiping, I'm afraid my sister won't be able to control me anymore."
Zhu Yunying laughed and said, "Then we'll give your elder sister a whip; we'll whip you when you do something wrong."
Zhu Yunwen chuckled awkwardly, sounding somewhat unsure of himself. "If it were my eldest sister, she wouldn't be so violent. But my young lady is different; she always likes to use her hands. If you ask me, even if you gave her a whip, she'd whip me for no reason."
"After you go to Beiping, make sure you keep in touch with Yunwen and the others. After all, they're brothers," Zhu Yunying instructed. "To be honest, his mother didn't treat you badly back then, you know?"
Zhu Yunwen nodded. He had grown up alongside Zhu Yunwen, and the two were only a year apart in age. Most importantly, although Lady Lü had only allowed Zhu Yunwen to eat, drink, and have fun back then, at first glance, she did seem to treat him quite well.
Zhu Yunying continued, "You have a family to support now, so we need to be more sensible. We can take care of you now, but if you're in Beiping or Yingtianfu in the future, you won't be around anymore, and we can't take care of you forever."
Zhu Yunwen nodded silently. Some things are just like that; growing up may mean losing the carefree days of childhood.
However, regardless of the circumstances, these are all necessary things; this is life. He's growing up, he has his own life, his own family, and his elder brother can't always take care of him; his brother also has to govern the country.
So there are some things that you have to face on your own, and ultimately you have to face those things yourself.
Just as the two brothers were having their meal, Little Zhu ran over happily, "Second Uncle, we're here!"
Seeing little Zhu, Zhu Yunwen was also very happy. "Yin'er, come here quickly. I was just talking to your father about you, saying that you are sensible and that you are better than Wengeng. This time we will take Wengeng to Beiping, and you can teach those cousins a lesson."
Little Zhu plopped down on the stool and said, "Second Uncle, no matter how much trouble Wengeng causes, he's still our brother, so we have to protect him. Besides, even though Wengeng is always dozing off and talking in the main hall, he always listens to us. If we punish someone, he always helps us, so he's the most worry-free person."
Zhu Yunying was amused upon hearing this, which was why he quite liked Zhu Wengeng. Although his nephew had a somewhat spoiled and dissolute air about him, he was still quite sensible and, basically like Zhu Yunying, had been taught to only listen to his elder brother.
Wang Chengen quickly set out the bowls and chopsticks for Xiao Xiaozhu. Xiao Xiaozhu looked at them and asked, "They didn't say they would make us any soup. When Second Uncle came over, the table was full of meat, but they didn't say they would prepare any vegetables for us."
Wang Chengen quickly replied, "I've sent someone to prepare the meal; it'll be here soon."
"Second Uncle, Wengeng can't just eat meat like that," Little Zhu said worriedly. "Wengeng is even smaller than us and shorter than us. I weighed him the other day, and he's heavier than us. That won't do; he only eats the good stuff."
Zhu Yunwen chuckled. These kids were all the same; they couldn't eat without meat. If the table was full of vegetables, he wouldn't know where to start. He couldn't eat without meat.
It wasn't just him who had these thoughts and ideas; the son he raised also...
They're all like this, all carnivores. They're all so chubby. Zhu Yunying has said this many times, but Zhu Yunying doesn't care, always saying that being chubby looks like good fortune.
At this moment, Xu Miaoqing led some maids and brought over some dishes. "Knowing that the second prince had come, I thought His Majesty would just be a little careless. He even said that His Majesty takes care of the second prince, but he doesn't really know what the second prince has liked to eat all these years."
Zhu Yunying was displeased and looked at Xu Miaoqing, saying, "Do you think I don't know that our second son likes to eat mutton and beef?"
"Your Majesty, the Second Prince likes steamed goose and deep-fried chicken. Although he likes pork, he prefers pork with lychee filling," Xu Miaoqing explained with a smile. "He doesn't eat much beef, and as for mutton, he only eats steamed mutton. I know all this, Your Majesty, but you only know the general idea. If there are roasted clams or stir-fried shrimp, the Second Prince will eat more."
"That's right! That's right!" Little Zhu immediately said, "Second Uncle can even roast lamb himself, and he likes to eat the seafood that's sent over. But we all listen to Father Emperor and don't eat raw fish."
Zhu Yunwen chuckled and said happily, "My sister-in-law really knows our preferences. My brother always prepares a huge table full of food, many of which we don't really like. He's just like my grandfather, always assuming we like these things and that he knows everything. But that's not true at all. They're just too domineering."
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