"Your Highness."
"You're finally back."
"His Highness the King of Qin came to the manor this morning. He was wearing a thick robe and standing in the courtyard reading.”
As soon as Zhu Rong returned to King Qi's Mansion, the guard at the door rushed over and cupped his hands at Zhu Rong."I don't dare to make a decision on my own. Your Highness, hurry up and take a look.”
"What are you looking at?"
"Tell that brat to scram back after he's done reciting.”
"Disgraceful thing."
Zhu Rong scolded him in a bad mood. With Third Brother's stubborn personality, he waved his hand and said with a smile,"Lead His Highness the King of Qin to the pavilion. Don't really get sick from the heat. Just say that it was this king's order. Bring him a cup of herbal tea, fruits, and pastries. Give him whatever he wants. Don't let this king's sister-in-law feel sorry for her husband.”
"Yes."
The guard finally heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he turned around and walked toward the courtyard where Zhu Rong was studying. He was really afraid that His Highness the King of Qin would get sick from the heat.
"Your Highness."
"The Princess of the Ning Kingdom is here."
Zhu Xi had just returned to his room to change his clothes and was about to meet his third brother when the maid, Qing Yi, came to the door and said respectfully.
"Royal brother."
Just as they were talking, the door to Zhu Xi's room was pushed open. A gorgeous robe greeted their eyes. It was Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma's eldest daughter, Zhu Yingrao. She was titled Princess Ningguo and should be thirteen years old this year.
"Little sister, how many times have I told you? We are biological siblings.”
"There's no need to make it sound so fake."
Zhu Xi looked at Princess Zhu Ying Rao and said,"It's as if you're not familiar with Second Brother. It really makes Second Brother sad.”
"Courtesy cannot be abandoned."
Zhu Ying Rao still lowered her head and stood quietly in place.
"Qingyi."
"Tell the kitchen to prepare breakfast."
Zhu Rong seemed to have noticed something amiss. He waved his hand at the maid, Qing Yi, because he understood that if there were servants standing beside him, his obedient sister would not be able to release her nature no matter what.
This was all because of Old Zhu's family rules. They said that a woman's virtue was virtue.
Therefore…
Zhu Ying Rao and the other sisters had learned the virtue of virtue since they were young. No matter who they were with, they had to abide by the etiquette and did not dare to cross the line.
"What's wrong?"
"Who dares to bully my sister?”
After Qing Yi left the room, Zhu Rong realized that Zhu Ying Rao's eyes were filled with tears. He asked hurriedly,""Is it that bastard Fifth Brother?"
"Royal brother."
Tears rolled down Zhu Ying Rao's delicate face, her face full of grievance.
"I don't want to marry the nephew of the Marquis of Runan, Mei Sizu.”
"Go and tell Imperial Father and Imperial Mother if they can stop me from marrying!”
"I hate that good-for-nothing Mei Yin!”
Zhu Ying Rao instantly threw herself into Zhu Rong's arms and cried,"Second Brother, Imperial Father and Imperial Mother love you the most, and you love Ning Guo the most. Don't let me marry that brat. Ning Guo would rather not marry for the rest of his life than to commit himself to that bastard.”
"Rao 'er."
"Second Brother, I remember that you have a good impression of that brat Mei Yin, right?”
"Moreover, this is the marriage agreement that Imperial Father and Imperial Mother made for you when you were young.”
"You didn't say you hated Mayin, did you?”
Zhu Rong looked at Zhu Ying Rao in confusion. What was this childhood sweetheart doing?
"Mayin is just pretending."
"I heard that he often frequents brothels.”
"And I saw it with my own eyes yesterday.”
Zhu Ying Rao couldn't accept this kind of playboy from the bottom of her heart. It would be fine if she didn't know, but once she knew, she would explode. She was the eldest daughter of the Hongwu Emperor and had a noble status. If she really married a bastard like Mei Yin, it would be a complete disgrace to the Ming Empire.
"Then I won't get married."
"Second Brother will help you."
"Mei Sizu is the Marquis of Runan of my Ming Dynasty. He has outstanding military achievements. You must not disappoint this old minister. Wait for Second Brother to find an opportunity to cancel this marriage for you and find a good son-in-law.”
Zhu Rong gently rubbed Zhu Ying Rao's head and smiled,""Uncle Xu's eldest son, Xu Huizu, is about the same age as you. When the time comes, Second Brother will ask Imperial Father to bestow you with Xu Huizu.”
"Second Brother, can't I decide my own marriage?”
Zhu Ying Rao's eyes flashed with a trace of gloom. She didn't like her marriage, being controlled by others. She wanted to be with the person she liked. Although she hadn't met him yet, she was in puberty and had already developed a rebellious mentality. Facing her second brother, Zhu Rong, who loved her the most since she was young, she finally spoke her heart.
"Sister."
"This is the tragedy of the royal family."
"You and I are the same. We can't decide our own marriage.”
Zhu Rong slowly lay down on the couch and sighed softly,""To the royal family, political marriage is a means for father to stabilize the foreign officials. Even the eldest brother marrying Uncle Chang's daughter also has the taste of political marriage. Therefore, even with the support of second brother, you can't make your own decisions in your marriage because second brother can't even make his own decisions in his own marriage.”
"Big brother."
"Then I'm just jumping from another cage to this cage.”
Zhu Ying Rao's eyes were still dull. She was still a canary in a cage, never able to obtain freedom. Her fate was always controlled by others. This was what she hated the most, but she was also helpless. The orders of her parents and the words of the matchmaker had always been the truth.
Moreover, he had to be careful.
Their father was Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Empire, Zhu Yuanzhang!
He did not know how much more noble he was compared to ordinary people!
"Rao 'er, go back to the palace."
"If brother has the ability to convince father.”
"I will help you."
A look of pity flashed across Zhu Rong's eyes, but he still closed his eyes and waved his hand gently.
After an unknown amount of time.
"Your Highness, the princess has already left, and breakfast has been prepared.”
The maid Qing Yi gently pushed open the door and bowed to Zhu Rong, who was resting with his eyes closed."Your Highness, are you going to eat now?"
"Yes."
Zhu Xiong didn't have much of an appetite. He just waved his hand and said,""Leave, don't disturb this king's rest. Send it to third brother and tell him to scram back after eating.”
"Yes."
Qing Yi could only lightly nod his head and leave the room.
Chongwen Pavilion.
Main Hall.
"Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, have you heard?”
"Second brother wants to marry the female student Xu Miaoyun.”
The youngest Xiang King, Zhu Bai, ran into the main hall happily. Then, he looked at Zhu Di and Zhu Xi and said with a smile,"Imperial Father invited Uncle Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, today to settle this marriage. Uncle Xu Da was especially satisfied. Now, there will be someone to take care of Second Brother.”
"Little Thirteen."
"Don't be so excited."
"What kind of personality does Second Brother have? No matter how domineering the daughter of the Xu family is, I'm afraid she won't be able to control our Second Brother.”
"As for why Uncle Xu Da is satisfied, is there a need to think about it?”
"Second Brother is talented and has led the army to suppress Shandong and pacify Wang Xuan and his son. He can be said to have outstanding military achievements and is respected and loved by the generals of Huaixi.”
Zhu Rong waved his hand nonchalantly. They had already reached the age where they should get married. Moreover, as descendants of the royal family, political marriages were already commonplace.
"Xu Miaoyun."
"A female student from the directorate, a famous person in the capital.”
"Second Brother wouldn't like such a woman, right?”
Although the King of Yan, Zhu Di, had been beaten yesterday, he was intimidated by Zhu Xi's intimidation. He endured the pain in his butt and came to the main hall to study. At the same time, he raised his head curiously, as if he was gloating.
However, Zhu Di did not expect that this female student, Xu Miaoyun, was supposed to be his Consort Yan. Unfortunately, she was cut off.
"Yes."
"This female student is indeed quite capable. She is known as the number one beauty in the capital.”
"At the age of eight, he was praised by the Headmaster of the Imperial College as a man who would definitely be able to enter the prime minister's position. At the age of twelve, he managed the huge Xu family. He was much better than those embroidered pillows.”
"It's just that our second brother has been very strong since he was young. Father was so angry that he glared at him. So whether or not he can control it will depend on second brother's own luck.”
Zhu Rong also raised his head and said with a cunning look in his eyes.
"Does it have much to do with you?"
"I don't know if I can suppress Xu Miaoyun.”
"But This King can suppress you."
Zhu Xiong slowly walked in from the main hall's entrance. Looking at his group of underlings, the corners of his mouth revealed a trace of coldness.
When the princes looked at their second brother, cold sweat broke out on their backs. They were finished again.
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