After leaving the Xu Manor.
Zhu Di, who had been bragging about himself for a while, was in an exceptionally good mood.
Riding on the horse, he was proud of himself.
"I hope that maid can tell her daughter about me in the same way.”
But Zhu Bai only wanted to laugh when he looked at him.
He seemed to have already thought that Zhu Di would get married in a while.
How awkward would it be to personally remove the bride's red veil?
The captain of the guards was a perfect match for the maid.
"What's wrong, Twelfth Brother?
What's so funny?"
Zhu Bai hurriedly withdrew his smile and pretended to be innocent.
"It's okay, Fourth Brother.
It was his first time out, so he was a little happy!”
Zhu Di replied with a smile.
"Let's go. Do you want to take a walk around the capital?”
The other party shook his head.
"No, I haven't finished reading today's book.
Later, when he went to the Hanlin Academy, he still had to continue watching.”
However, Zhu Di only ordered the carriage to turn around.
They headed towards the bustling Qinhuai River.
"Books can be read anytime.
Come, Ling will bring you to have fun!
This is your first time leaving the palace, how can I let you return empty-handed?”
Zhu Di, who was in a good mood, brought Zhu Bai around the streets.
After eating a lot of snacks, he felt that the taste was not bad.
They strolled until the afternoon, and the sun was about to set.
Only then did the two of them return to the palace.
Feeling the local customs of the capital, Zhu Bai was also quite happy in his heart.
Qinhuai River seemed to be different from what he had imagined.
Not all the commoners were bitter.
He worked hard every day to make a living without any entertainment.
The citizens of the capital had plenty of entertainment activities.
Listening to music, teahouse, storytelling.
It didn't cost much to find a way to pass the time after a meal.
Returning to the Imperial City.
Zhu Bai and Zhu Di bid farewell.
He brought his personal eunuch to the Imperial Academy.
He sat in his usual position and continued reading the book he hadn't finished during the day.
He finished reading the last book when it was dark.
"Let's go back to Cining Palace."
Only then did he let the eunuch carry the lantern back to Cining Palace.
However, as soon as he stepped into the courtyard.
Zhu Bai saw Zhu Di kneeling on the ground.
Empress Ma was also waiting for him.
"Mother."
Zhu Bai hurriedly took a few steps forward, then bowed and greeted him.
"Tell me, Bai 'er.
How did you leave the palace today?"
Hearing this, Zhu Bai finally came to a realization.
The truth was revealed.
He immediately looked at Zhu Di, who was kneeling.
Although the other party was kneeling, he kept winking at him.
The look in her eyes meant that she shouldn't let him tell her the purpose of today's trip.
Zhu Bai understood and cupped his hands.
"Mother, it's Bai 'er who likes to play.
So I asked Fourth Brother to bring me out of the palace to play.
He didn't expect that disturbing his mother was Bai 'er's fault.”
Empress Ma naturally did not believe it.
"Oh, really?
How did you leave the palace with the King of Yan?"
She knew that Zhu Bai had always been studious.
No matter how big the matter was, it was difficult for him to leave his desk.
Zhu Bai immediately cupped his hands and said.
"I asked Fourth Brother to pretend to be a guard.
Then, I sat in the carriage and left the palace with Fourth Brother's token.
We went to the Qinhuai River and went to the market.”
After that, Zhu Bai finished the second half of his journey.
He repeated everything to Empress Ma.
She even told him what she ate and what it tasted like.
Empress Ma couldn't help but believe it.
Three points.
"Bai 'er, you better think this through.
If that's the case, you'll have to kneel down with the King of Yan.”
Zhu Bai immediately knelt on the ground.
"Mother, Bai 'er was wrong this time.
Mother, please punish me."
Seeing this, Empress Ma did not say anything.
"Alright, if you make a mistake, you will be punished.
Then you can kneel here with the King of Yan.”
Empress Ma then left.
Kneeling on the ground, Zhu Bai only felt his knees turn slightly cold.
Zhu Di's face showed some guilt.
"Good brother, I've implicated you."
Zhu Bai shook his head.
"It's fine. What happened just now was what we did in the afternoon.
It's only right for him to be punished."
Zhu Di seemed to be a repeat offender.
When Empress Ma entered, she immediately waved her hand.
He gestured to the eunuch beside him to bring over two praying mats.
"Come, Twelfth Brother, it's comfortable to kneel!”
As expected, Zhu Bai knelt behind the soft futon.
His knees didn't hurt at all.
It was like the feeling of burning incense and worshipping Buddha in the temple.
Zhu Bai hesitated.
"Fourth Brother, is this okay?"
The other party only smiled.
"Hey, get used to it."
Although Zhu Di's biological mother was not Empress Ma, Zhu Di's biological mother died early.
Later on, Empress Ma took care of him.
Not long after, Zhu Yuanzhang also came.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
He looked at the two figures kneeling in the courtyard in the dark night.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little puzzled.
"Greetings, Imperial Father!"
Zhu Di and Zhu Bai cupped their hands in greeting.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously.
"What did the two of you do?”
Zhu Di said weakly.
"I brought Twelfth Brother out to play.”
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.
Then, he walked through the door.
He had no intention of letting the two of them get up.
He would never interfere with Empress Ma's actions of educating the princes.
He slowly walked in.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile.
"Sister, what's wrong with these two children?
Why is Bai 'er kneeling down as well?"
Empress Ma couldn't help but laugh when she heard this.
"These two children left the palace during the day with gifts.
He should have gone to the Xu Manor."
The other party knew what was going on the moment he heard it.
Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and looked at Zhu Di in the courtyard.
"Heh, this kid said he wasn't going to get married.
He couldn't wait to see the bride.”
The matters in the palace could not be hidden from Empress Ma.
Empress Ma knew exactly where the two of them had gone.
"Bai 'er is quite loyal, he didn't reveal anything.
This was why he and Di 'er were kneeling together.”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
"That's good. Zhu Di will definitely have a bright future if he learns from Xu Da.
In the future, when Zhu Bai grew up, he could take care of him.”
Empress Ma wanted the two of them to kneel down together, which was what she meant.
It was only when they went through thick and thin together that their relationship would be good.
The two of them knelt for an hour.
Empress Ma had just called him in front of her, and she had given him instructions for a while.
The two of them made their promises before they were able to leave.
The moment they left the courtyard, Zhu Di carried Zhu Bai on his back.
"Fourth Brother, put me down. I can walk.”
"Your legs must be numb from kneeling for so long. Fourth Brother will carry you.”
"There's really no need. Fourth brother, you've been kneeling for a long time.”
"It's fine. I'm used to kneeling.
It's all my fault for implicating you today.
You're still young. Fourth Brother will go back and apply medicine for you.”
There were two figures, one small and one large.
They gradually disappeared into the dark night.
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