After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the northern army finally arrived at Jinling.
Because he was afraid of being abused by Zhu Yuanzhang's family in front of the ministers, Zhu Su chose to leave the team ahead of time. He bypassed his father, who led the ministers out of the city to meet the army, and quietly sneaked into the city gate.
In Jinling City, at the Juxian Restaurant, the powerful Li Jinglong had finally been nurtured. At this moment, he was looking at Xu Da, who had entered the city to be surrounded and cheered by the people, sitting in the dragon carriage with Zhu Yuanzhang.
Looking at Xu Da, who was chatting happily with the Emperor on the dragon carriage, Li Jinglong could not help but sigh.""To fight for three thousand li and reclaim the old rivers and mountains, that's what a real man like us should do!”
The next moment, someone behind him said,"You can replace him in the future."
Given the identities of the two people in the conversation, no matter how one listened to it, it sounded like a traitor fooling a traitor.
Fortunately, there was no one else here.
When Li Jinglong heard this, his entire body trembled. When he turned around and saw who it was, his face was filled with disbelief.
Zhu Su, who had come here specially to prepare a meal for himself before returning to the palace, was looking at him with a piece of duck leg in his mouth.
"You bastard!" Seeing Zhu Su's appearance, Li Jinglong changed his previous identity as a bootlicker. His entire person's aura instantly soared, and like a fine dog that had just come out of its cage, he suddenly leaped and pounced toward Zhu Su.
In the end…he was held by the arm by the Ghost Shadow Soldier guards behind Zhu Su and stopped at the side.
Li Jinglong, whose body was being controlled, roared indignantly,"
"You left for three months.
Three months!
Do you know how I've lived these past three months?
My father even broke six bamboo staffs!
I even f * cking used my monthly allowance to buy medicine for my wounds!”
Seeing that Zhu Su was fine, Li Jinglong, with a face full of grief and indignation, launched a bloody and tearful accusation against his wronged uncle and bad friend.
During the period when Zhu Su was not around, besides the Empress and the Crown Prince, oh, and also his fourth brother Zhu Di, the young duke in front of him was the one who missed the Fifth Prince the most.
After all, the experience of treading on thin ice at home would constantly remind Li Jinglong that if anything happened to Zhu Su, even if the Emperor and Empress could forgive him, his father, Duke Cao Li Wenzhong, would definitely not let him off.
The concrete evidence was that the Duke of Cao had recently taken in a few new concubines, and he was hiding in his room with his first wife.
He even spared no effort to work hard day and night.
Why was it like this?
The meaning could not be any simpler-Li Jinglong was considered useless, and Li Wenzhong had to take advantage of his youth to have a few more children.
This way, when the black-haired man sent the black-haired man away in the future, he would not even have someone to send him off when he was old.
"Alright, alright. It's my fault. I'll compensate you, okay?”Zhu Su thought for a moment and snapped his fingers. Soon, a gyrfalcon flew over from outside the house and landed on Li Jinglong's shoulder, gently pecking his hair.
"This is? gyrfalcon!" Li Jinglong looked at the eagle on his shoulder in disbelief. He had dreamed of such a pet, so much so that even his father could not find it.
"For…for me?" Li Jinglong looked at Zhu Su with a look of bootlicking.
"You're so beautiful. I'll lend it to you for a few days. Return it to me after you're done showing off.”Zhu Su looked at this autumn yellow, which was in good condition, and thought about picking up a few more nests of gyrfalcons next spring.
"That works too." Li Jinglong caressed the gyrfalcon's feathers with some infatuation. No one could refuse such a handsome flying pet.
"Alright, I'm going back to the palace. Remember to feed it well.”
After hurriedly bidding farewell to the absent-minded Li Jinglong, Zhu Su set off on his way home with a heavy heart…
Great Ming Palace.
Empress Ma was listening to the palace maids report on the preparations for tonight's banquet. The Crown Princess, Chang Xiyun, was sitting beside her as an assistant.
Zhu Xiongying, the imperial grandson who had just turned one year old, was being carried by the nanny, lying on the latter's shoulder and dozing off.
" Where are His Majesty and the others…" Empress Ma suddenly asked about Zhu Yuanzhang's itinerary.
"Mother, father should be at Vermilion Bird Avenue by now.”A familiar voice sounded. Just as Empress Ma raised her head, Zhu Su stuck his head out of the door with a fawning look.
Empress Ma glanced at Zhu Su calmly." Come here."”
Hearing this, Zhu Su could only resign himself to his fate. With an obedient expression, he walked to Empress Ma's side.
Then, similar procedures, similar moves, similar strength, and similar screams sounded in this similar hall.
"Hiss-Mother, be gentle! Your son's ears are going to be twisted into fried dough twists by you!”Zhu Su stood on his tiptoes and grabbed Empress Ma's arms. He was almost hanging on Empress Ma's body.
"Little brat, you've grown some skills." Empress Ma narrowed her eyes, and the strength in her hands did not weaken at all."You left just like that. You're really cool. Have you ever thought that your father and I won't be able to eat or sleep because of you?
If something really happens to you, who will your mother find to ask for her son?!”Empress Ma had tears in her eyes as she spoke.
" Mother, I promise that I won't do it again..." Zhu Su half begged and half promised.
He knew that the most difficult thing was his mother.
On the other side, Crown Princess Chang Xiyun had already gotten up and knelt on the ground."Although Little Fifth's trip angered Imperial Father and Imperial Mother, he was also trying to save his daughter-in-law's father's life. I know that I shouldn't condone his unruly behavior, but I implore Imperial Mother to allow me to be punished together with Little Fifth!”
As soon as Chang Xiyun finished speaking, Zhu Xiongying, who was in the nanny's arms, woke up. Seeing his mother kneeling on the ground, he suddenly burst into tears.
For a moment, the hall was in chaos.
For the sake of her eldest grandson and daughter-in-law, Empress Ma glared at Zhu Su before letting him go.
While Empress Ma went to comfort her grandson, Zhu Su quickly helped Chang Xiyun up from the ground.""Sister Yun, thank you."
Chang Xiyun had learned from her mother that Zhu Su had saved her father. She shook her head and said sincerely," I should be the one thanking you. Without you, my father would not have come back alive..."
Recalling her mother's actions of wiping her tears when she talked about this matter, Chang Xiyun knew that her family owed Zhu Sutian a great favor.
Although Zhu Su would not take it to heart, the Chang family had to remember it.
Just as the two of them were reminiscing about the past, Empress Ma encountered a difficult problem. Her eldest grandson, Zhu Xiongying, could not be coaxed no matter what. He kept crying and not long after, his little face was already red.
As a mother, Chang Xiyun quickly walked over and took a rattle from the maid beside her. She gently turned it in front of Zhu Xiongying. The rattle made a pleasant sound, but this did not affect Zhu Xiongying from continuing to sing high notes.
Zhu Su looked at the familiar rattle-drum in his sister-in-law's hand and asked curiously,""Isn't this the one I gave you?"
" Oh, oh, don't cry, don't cry..." Chang Xiyun comforted her son while smiling."Your eldest nephew chose this during the ceremony to capture Zhou. Imperial Father even took out the jade seal, but Xiong Ying didn't even take a second look?”
"Oh, my big nephew has good taste.”For some reason, Zhu Su, who suddenly felt proud, walked to Empress Ma's side and gently scratched Zhu Xiongying's little nose.
"Mother, do you want me to try?" Zhu Su volunteered to take the child from Empress Ma.
Zhu Xiongying, who was suddenly hugged by Fifth Uncle, stopped crying very quickly. He stared at Zhu Su with his big eyes full of vigor and saliva bubbles from time to time.
Zhu Su took the rattle-drum from Chang Xiyun and shook it gently.
"Clang ~ Clang ~
Hero, how old are you?
Hero, I'm one year old.
I'll pinch you, pinch you, pinch you…"
Zhu Su soon made Nephew Gu giggle. He waved his little hands in the air, looking very happy.
Empress Ma and Chang Xiyun looked at each other speechlessly.
Although they didn't know what was abstract, they were indeed shocked by Zhu Su's coaxing skills.
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