Another 200 Miles to the Boundary of Guangdong and Guangxi
"Yes!"
Zhu Di nodded heavily, but his face was still full of worry." There are 3,000 elite retinues. Twelfth Brother should be fine, but I'm afraid that Father..."
Empress Ma naturally understood what Zhu Di meant. She nodded and said lovingly,"Di 'er, you don't know your father.”
"Biao 'er is the future successor of this country. Di 'er, you and Quan' er are both great military talents. It's just that Quan 'er is still young. Your Imperial Father must be careful with you.”
Zhu Di nodded seriously." Your son understands. Your son will definitely not let down father and mother's hopes. I will guard the northern border so that the remnants of Yuan Meng will not dare to invade!”
"Yes ~"
Empress Ma nodded her head in approval." As for Bai Er…"
At this point, Empress Ma's heart ached as she choked,"" Bai 'er was born in poor health. He almost died of serious illness several times. This child had a tough childhood. It's not easy for him to live to this day safely…"
As Empress Ma spoke, she recalled Zhu Bai's childhood and couldn't help but tear up, her voice becoming more choked up.
Zhu Di, who was standing in front of Empress Ma, also turned red when he heard this.
"That's why, although your Imperial Father doesn't have any hopes for Bai 'er, he dotes on him the most among the twenty-four of you. Our greatest hope for Bai' er is for him to be safe and sound.”
Even the iron-blooded Zhu Di had red and swollen eyes. He nodded vigorously," Mother, don't worry. As long as I'm here, no one can bully Twelfth Brother!”
Although Empress Ma's eyes were moist, she was smiling." You two brothers have been the closest since you were young. Seeing you two brothers so close, I'm also happy.”
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Empress Ma did not ask Zhu Di to stay because she had important matters to attend to.
After leaving the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, Zhu Di immediately summoned his personal guards and brought more than ten people with him. They rode their horses and sped north to pursue Zhu Bai, the Xiang King!
With his mother mediating in the middle, Zhu Di had some confidence.
Even if the 12th brother came back from trouble, he would be able to avoid physical pain.
However, Zhu Di was still worried. Since they were not far from the Eastern Palace, Zhu Di rode his horse to the Eastern Palace.
At the entrance of the Eastern Palace
Zhu Biao paced back and forth anxiously with his hands behind his back.
Phew--
Zhu Di rode his horse to the front door of the Eastern Palace and immediately dismounted." Big Brother!”
Seeing Zhu Di, the anxious Zhu Biao finally calmed down." Fourth Brother, why are you here? Quickly go back and send someone to find Twelfth Brother. He has caused trouble!”
Zhu Di grabbed the reins and said with a serious expression,"Big brother, I know everything. I've already sent people to look for it. I wanted to inform you, but I didn't expect you to already know.”
"Sigh!"
Zhu Biao stepped forward and pulled Zhu Di back. He sighed and said,"I have been waiting here for several hours, but none of the people I sent out have returned.”
"Come, let's talk inside!"
In the guest hall of the Eastern Palace.
Since the palace maids and eunuchs of the Eastern Palace had been sent out by Zhu Biao to look for Zhu Di, there was no one to serve him tea, so Zhu Biao personally made tea for Zhu Di.
"Big brother, let me do it!"
Zhu Di saw this and immediately stood up to snatch the teapot.
"Sit down!"
Zhu Biao's tone was calm, but he gave off an aura that could not be defied." You're a guest here!”
Zhu Biao brewed two cups of tea and said,""Fourth brother, do you think it's possible that twelfth brother has already left Nanjing?”
"Hmm?"
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Biao and asked,""What do you mean?"
"I mean that Twelfth Brother has already left Nanjing. As for where he went, I can't think of it at the moment…"
Hearing his brother Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Di took a sip of tea." That's possible."”
"Three thousand imperial guards, no matter where they suddenly appear, it will cause quite a stir. If they were in Nanjing, it would be impossible for us to not find them now!”
Zhu Biao nodded." That's right, but where did Twelfth Brother go?"
"Fourth brother, you are familiar with twelfth brother, do you have any thoughts?”
Zhu Di pondered for a long time and shook his head.
He didn't want to tell his big brother his guess.
This was because his elder brother's behavior was similar to his father's. He was afraid that his elder brother would be angry…
Moreover, it was only his own guess that the twelfth brother would lead his army north.
If he told Big Brother, the only thing he could do was to send people north to chase after him.
He had already taken care of this matter.
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The carriage escorted by the 3,000 imperial guards was still heading south.
"Wangye, if you walk another two hundred li, you will reach the border of Guangdong and Guangxi.”
Outside the carriage, the commander of the 3,000 imperial guards, Zhang Fu, reported respectfully.
Zhu Bai nodded and lay down, peeling the lychee with a satisfied expression.
Then, Zhu Bai stuffed the golden lychee into his mouth.
Then, he reached out and grabbed five or six lychees from the carriage.”
Zhang Fu hurriedly urged his horse closer to the carriage and took the lychees Zhu Bai had grabbed with both hands." Thank you for your reward, Your Highness!”
"Zhang Fu!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
"Tell the brothers, no matter how hard you work, when we enter Guangdong City, we will be able to have a good meal. This king will also take out a brothel to let our brothers vent their anger!”
When Zhang Fu, who was outside the carriage, heard this, a trace of joy flashed across his face. He hurriedly said,"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Although these 3,000 soldiers were all well-trained elites, they were still young men in their twenties.
He was in his prime, and if he held it in for too long, there would be problems with his body.
During this period of time, in order to catch up with the progress, other than eating and sleeping, he spent the rest of his time on the road.
Zhu Bai also knew that this would easily arouse the resentment of the soldiers, but in order to successfully reach Qiongzhou, he couldn't care less.
Now that they were about to enter Guangdong and Guangxi, according to Zhu Bai, entering Guangdong and Guangxi was equivalent to entering the safe zone.
Even if the cheap father of the Forbidden City wanted to capture him, it was too far for him to do so.
Zhu Bai put down the curtain and soon heard Zhang Fu shouting loudly outside the carriage,""Brothers, work harder!"
"His Highness just said that everyone has worked hard along the way. When we enter the territory of Guangdong and Guangxi, His Highness will pay and treat us to good food and drinks.”
As he spoke, Zhang Fu raised his voice." His Highness also said that when the time comes, we'll book a brothel to help our brothers go to the fire!”
When Zhang Fu finished speaking, a commotion could be heard outside the carriage.
All the soldiers were excited.
All the tiredness from the previous days of traveling seemed to have vanished into thin air after Zhang Fu said these words.
Everyone was in high spirits. They sped up and headed toward the Guangdong and Guangxi regions with their heads held high.
Inside the carriage.
Xu Miaojin, who was lying next to Zhu Bai and pretending to be asleep, actually blushed…
Old rules! Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang! (Kowtow!)
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