"This is my fifth son, Zhanchen."
Zhang shi introduced Zhu Zhan Xin's identity.
"Greetings, Fifth Prince."
"Greetings, Fifth Prince."
Hu Shangyi and the palace maids bowed to him.
Zhu Zhanhao nodded and sized up the girl in front of him. She was tall and had a quiet temperament.
It seemed like it was the first time someone was staring at her like this. Although the girl did not move, her face was slightly red.
Then, Hu Shangyi helped Zhang shi into the room.
"Hu Shangyi, how is the girl I gave you that day?”
Zhang shi asked as she sat down.
"Reporting to the crown prince consort, you are still considered obedient, but the official language of the Ming Dynasty is still a mouthful.”
"Do you understand?"
"Ordinary verbal communication is not a problem.”
Zhang shi nodded with satisfaction.
"Mother, what are you talking about?"
Zhu Zhanxin looked at them with some doubt.
"Do you still want the girl from the Western Regions that you bought from Anfu Lane?”
Zhang shi looked at him and smiled.
Zhu Zhan Xin did not say anything. How could he forget this? He had been secretly regretting it in his heart just now.
The girl he had chosen had long legs and a top-notch appearance. It was just that her skin was a little dark.
It was fine. It was not a big problem. He could accept wheat-colored skin.
Wasn't this a proper exotic style? He wanted to bring it with him and slowly train it. He didn't expect that the plan would die before it even started.
Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something.
"The girl you're talking about can't be the one I bought, right?”
The more Zhu Zhan Xin thought about it, the more likely it was. After all, how could Zhang shi bring him here for no reason?
Zhang shi nodded.
"Let me see how she is.”
Zhu Zhan Xin was a little curious.
"Bring him up."
Zhang shi looked at Hu Shangyi.
Hu Shangyi nodded and turned to the palace maid.
"Bring that girl up.”
"Yes."
The girl responded softly and walked down.
Taking advantage of this time, he looked at Zhang shi.
"Mother, are you going to return her to me?”
"What are you thinking about? I just brought you here to take a look so that you won't miss me every day.”
Zhang shi rolled her eyes at him.
Originally, she had this plan. Thinking that Zhu Zhanxin was going to go on a long journey and everyone had to take care of him, she wanted to send two servant girls over.
However, she was afraid that those servant girls would be careless and sneak into his bed in the middle of the night. She was not there and could not watch over these servant girls.
Then, he remembered that there was a girl in Shangyi Bureau, so he brought him here.
However, when she saw Zhu Zhanxin's appearance on the way, she immediately dispelled this thought.
Looking at the situation, Zhu Zhan was probably climbing into someone else's bed.
Zhu Zhan Xin sighed. He knew that there was no such good thing.
But there was one thing that Zhang shi misunderstood him about. The next day, he forgot about it. How could a woman be more important than cultivation?
Not long after, the palace maid brought a girl in pink palace clothes in.
Unlike the other palace maids, her exposed neck was wheat colored, which was incompatible with the pink color.
However, perhaps because Hu Shangyi had specially prepared it, her clothes were somewhat different from ordinary palace maids.
The upper body was similar, but the lower body was not the usual skirt style, but the type of trousers.
It made her figure look graceful and beautiful, making people's eyes light up.
She looked gentle on the whole, but with her skin tone, she looked even more charming.
Yes! The taste of exotic customs was still hard to conceal!
It seemed that Hu Shangyi understood him well, even though it was their first meeting.
But in fact, Hu Shangyi did not do it on purpose. It was just that the girl could not learn the small steps in the palace. She could not be taught no matter how hard she tried.
Often, she would trip herself by stepping on the hem of her dress. Thinking that the Crown Princess was about to come and investigate the results, she could only helplessly take another path.
Not to mention removing the hem of the dress, the girl immediately felt better. It seemed that she was born not to use this dress.
The girl walked up to them in small steps and bowed to them. Then, she stood there quietly like a model.
She had to practice this position every day. At first, she was not used to it and was not happy about it, but what greeted her was Hu Shangyi's whip.
After a long time, she finally got used to it. Now, it had become an instinct of her body.
Zhang shi nodded. Other than the clothes that were slightly unsatisfactory, everything else was acceptable.
She turned her head to look at Zhu Zhan Xin, but saw him frowning.
"Why can't I recognize him?"
Zhang shi teased.
Zhu Zhan nodded his head as if it was a matter of fact. He had already draped a few pieces of cloth over his body previously, and now that he was wearing clothes, he really couldn't recognize him for a moment.
If not for the skin color, he would have suspected that they were the same person.
Zhang shi ignored his nonsense and stood up to walk in front of her.
He lifted her chin and examined her carefully.
"You can be considered outstanding.”
Zhang shi had to admit that she was indeed pretty, even if her skin color made a difference.
But beauty had no boundaries.
In Zhu Zhanxin's opinion, her skin color was a plus point for her.
He wouldn't care so much about a normal skin color. Did he really think that Big Ming didn't have any beautiful women?
Compared to other countries, Da Ming was still relatively wealthy. The children of commoners also had the opportunity to grow up, so there were more bases.
Not to mention anything else, the girl beside Hu Shangyi was much more outstanding than her.
As for whether there were other bonus points, he did not know.
"Alright, send him to my residence.”
"Yes."
Hu Shangyi bowed and nodded to the palace maid beside her.
After that, the palace maid left with the girl.
"No, Mother, didn't you say you wouldn't give it to me?”
"Yeah, I didn't say I was going to give it to you. Can't I bring it back to serve me?”
Zhang shi looked at him and smiled.
Zhu Zhan Xin was instantly speechless. Only Zhang shi could tease him like this. If it was someone else, why not try it?
"Alright, I'm leaving."
After the matter was done, Zhang shi did not want to delay any longer.
"Goodbye Crown Princess!"
Hu Shang went forward and helped Zhang shi out.
"By the way, your sister is indeed very obedient.”
Before she left, Zhang shi looked at her and said this.
"Sister? Which one?"
Zhu Zhan Xin was a little curious.
"It's the one you're staring at. His name is Hu Shan Xiang, right?”
Zhang shi recalled.
"Why do you want to be a concubine again?”
Zhang shi looked at him teasingly.
He shook his head with a strange expression.
Hu Shan Xiang, wasn't this his elder brother's future empress?
It turned out that she was still so young now. It was also because women in ancient times got married early. It was very common for women to get married at the age of twelve or thirteen.
If she waited until she was in her twenties, she would instead become an older leftover woman.
However, this had nothing to do with him. As the imperial grandson, his marriage was arranged by Zhang shi and the Crown Prince.
He didn't understand why people in ancient times hated this. After all, it wouldn't be so easy to find a wife in the future.
To him, he didn't reject it. In any case, with Zhang shi watching, his appearance and figure wouldn't be too bad.
As for you saying that you want to find someone you like to marry, that's easy. You have concubines.
Anyway, there were no restrictions on concubines, except for women from brothels. Even if such women were taken as concubines, they would not be laughed at.
... Dong
dong dong!
The orderly beating of war drums sounded on the drill ground. Below the stage were groups of armored soldiers, giving off a grand and powerful aura.
It was the day of the expedition. The surrounding troops had all arrived and they could set off on another day.
"How is it, Fifth Younger Brother? My Great Ming's army is mighty, right? This is my Great Ming's mighty army!”
Zhu Zhanji said excitedly.
He had been in the army for a longer time than he had been in the Crown Prince's residence. He had been brought to war by Zhu Di before he was even as tall as a horse.
Every time he saw such a scene, his blood would boil.
He didn't think much of Zhu Zhan Xin, as he had seen even more spectacular military parades.
However, if one had to evaluate it, its aura was still alright.
Then, on the high platform, the King of Zhao sat on the main seat. He picked up a military flag with one hand and waved it. Immediately, the army began to move slowly.
Following the commands given by the flag in his hand, the army formation began to crisscross.
After inspecting the infantry, he changed to another flag. This time, it was the cavalry.
With a wave of his hand, the sound of orderly horse hooves came from afar. All of them were tall and handsome horses. In contrast, the cavalry looked even more ferocious!
Normally, the Divine Arms Battalion would be the last to be inspected, but this time, the King of Zhao did not show them.
After he recalled the cavalry, he ended the military parade and announced that he would set off tomorrow.
This compact operation made Zhu Zhanji somewhat puzzled.
"Third Uncle, the Divine Arms Battalion hasn't even moved out yet. How did it end?”
He walked to King Zhao's side and asked.
King Zhao patted his shoulder.
"Nephew, the Divine Arms Battalion is now our greatest weapon. It's not good to show our faces before a battle.”
Zhu Zhanji was not stupid. The King of Zhao meant that there might be spies from the Wala Kingdom in the capital!
Therefore, he had to hide this new type of cannon. When he went to the battlefield, he would surprise them.
Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanji nodded. As expected, a veteran was a veteran.
"Nephew Zhanchen, long time no see!”
The King of Zhao walked around Zhu Zhanji and smiled at Zhu Zhanyi.
"Look at this body. It hasn't been long since I last saw it and it's already so tall.”
King Zhao laughed.
"Third Uncle."
Although he didn't know why King Zhao's attitude was so good, he had to reply.
"Alright, nephew Zhan Jue, let's go. Third Uncle will bring you to drink.”
Hearing Zhu Zhan Xin call out to him, the Zhao King was so happy that he wanted to drag him out for a drink.
"Hey, hey, hey, Third Uncle, you can't go.”
At this moment, Zhu Zhanji walked over and hurriedly stopped him.
"Nephew, I'm just taking your brother out for a drink.”
Zhao Wang was a little unhappy. This was a good opportunity to build a relationship.
"It's not Third Uncle. Mother told me not to drink.”
Zhu Zhanji smiled.
"Well, Zhan Jue isn't young anymore, why can't he drink? When I was his age, I would sit on the corpses of my enemies and drink!”
Then, he looked at Zhu Zhan Xin.
"Nephew Zhan Chen, I think men should drink wine, and they should hug women to drink. Only then will it taste good.”
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhanxin's eyes lit up. This seemed possible!
Could this be the legendary drinking wine? He was a little tempted.
At this moment, Zhu Zhanji whispered to the King of Zhao.
"Zhanlin's alcohol tolerance isn't good."
"So what if it's not good? No matter how big the matter is, one's alcohol tolerance is determined by drinking.”
Zhao Wang was a little disdainful. Why was this Zhu Zhanji so annoying?
Zhu Zhanji saw that he didn't understand what he meant, so he coughed and looked at Zhu Zhanxin.
"Fifth brother, you have to think clearly. This is the capital and you haven't left yet.”
"Tsk!"
When he heard Zhu Zhanji mention Zhang Enterprise, he lost interest. He didn't want to be scolded by her at this critical time.
Seeing Zhu Zhanji leave, Zhu Zhanji immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, he felt a chill on his back. He turned around and saw King Zhao grabbing his shoulder.
"Nephew, I didn't offend you, did I?”
King Zhao smiled at him, but this smile was truly enough to make one's scalp go numb.
"No, how could I not have Third Uncle?”
Zhu Zhanji said awkwardly,
"Then why didn't you let me drink with Zhan Chen?”
Sigh, how can I have anything to do with you?"
Zhu Zhanji sighed.
"Third Uncle! Didn't I say that Fifth Brother's alcohol tolerance isn't good?”
"Is this an excuse?"
The King of Zhao was slightly indignant.
"Third Uncle, you don't know what Fifth Brother can do when he's drunk.”
Speaking of this, Zhu Zhanji had a sorrowful expression.
It was obvious that Zhu Zhanji had never drunk with Zhu Zhanyan. After all, drinking was not a big deal.
The King of Zhao looked at him and seemed to have thought of something.
"What happened?"
"Third Uncle, I can only give you a word of advice. Don't let Zhan Jue get drunk.”
Zhu Zhanji said solemnly.
He was very regretful now. Why did he ask him for a drink when he broke through?
The flames that filled the house danced like dragons. In the end, the house was gone.
At that time, he was so scared that he almost thought he was going to die. It was also at that time that he finally saw Zhu Zhanyu's true strength.
That kind of pressure, as if he was facing an immortal, made people feel despair and suffocate!
Later on, he found out that Zhu Zhan Xin was still taking care of him. Although he was a little confused, he still tried his best to avoid him.
Otherwise, with the temperature of the flames at that time, did he really think that it would be fine if he did not touch it?
However, King Zhao still didn't believe it. It was just a drink.
Seeing this, Zhu Zhanji could only tell him the ins and outs of the matter.
Instantly, King Zhao's expression changed.
How would he know that drinking would kill someone?
"Thank you, Third Uncle."
After the King of Zhao understood, he sighed.
If Zhu Zhanji hadn't persuaded him, things would have gone awry.
Of course, if Zhu Zhan Xin knew about this, he would definitely sneer in disdain.
It was true that his alcohol tolerance was low, but he did not use spiritual energy to sober up that time. Of course, he would not use such a method to drink with his elder brother.
PS: There's another chapter at night.
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