"Sister, quickly wash up. The Empress's carriage is about to arrive!”
Xu Miaojin urged,
"Go to the palace. You must be beautiful!”
Xu Miaoyun was pushed to the dressing table.
She looked at herself in the mirror and suddenly smiled.
"Why are you dressed up?”
Xu Miaoyun stood up and held her hair.
"Just go barefaced!”
……
Under Zhu Lin's marvelous driving skills and accompanied by Old Zhu's curses, the dragon carriage returned to the palace at the fastest speed.
The moment he got out of the car, Zhu Lin's head was smashed twice!
"Aiyo!" he shouted.
"Brat, if I let you drive again, I'll write the words 'Zhu Yuanzhang' backwards!”Old Zhu held onto the wheel and cursed.
"Zhang Yuanzhu? What new breed?" Zhu Lin rubbed his head and muttered.
……
Forbidden City, Wuying Hall.
The civil and military officials were eating outside, while Xu Da was pulled into the hall by Zhu Yuanzhang and sat beside him.
"Tiande, come, come, sit."
Zhu Yuanzhang said enthusiastically,
"You've been fighting outside all year round. After the war, you trained for my Great Ming. It's really hard work and great merit.”
"This table of wine was personally prepared by your sister-in-law to welcome you!”
"And your favorite roast goose! Have a taste?"
Xu Da was a little at a loss from Old Zhu's enthusiasm. Before his butt touched the seat, he stood up again.
"Emperor, only the Empress can sit on this seat, how dare this official sit here…"
he said cautiously.
Xu Da respected Empress Ma very much. From a certain perspective, he respected her even more than he respected Old Zhu!
"Eh, what's the big deal?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said indifferently,
"Just sit down! Let's get her to pour you some wine!"
"Biao 'er, Di' er, and Lin…Zhu Lin!”
He called out to his two sons. However, when he saw Zhu Lin munching on his pork leg, the corner of his eyes twitched.
"You're not allowed to eat it! Accompany your Uncle Xu well!"
Old Zhu reprimanded,
"Let's go call your mother!"
" Oh, oh…" Zhu Lin sucked his fingers twice and obediently put down the pork leg.
His gaze landed on the plate of roast goose…
"Your Highness, do you want to eat?"
Xu Da looked at Zhu Lin with a smile and said.
Zhu Lin nodded repeatedly.
"Uncle Xu, let me help you taste it first?”he said.
Xu Da laughed.
"Alright, alright, you can taste it!"
He sighed.
"The Empress's craftsmanship is indeed one of a kind.”
" The last time I ate this roast goose was a few years ago. I really miss it when I was on the expedition to sweep the north…"
Psst.
The roast goose was already cooked and carried a rich sauce fragrance. With just a gentle tear, a whole piece of meat could be torn off.
Zhu Lin tore off one and threw it into his mouth.
The unique taste and texture of the goose spread in his mouth.
"Delicious! Delicious!"
He praised,
"Uncle Xu, try it. It's first-class!”
As he spoke, Zhu Lin tore off a piece of meat and placed it in Xu Da's bowl.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Xu Da laughed heartily, cupped his hands, and said to Zhu Biao and Zhu Di beside him,
"Your Highness, Prince Yan, try it together!”
"I won't let you down!"
Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Lin's eating manner and could not help but sigh.
This kid was too undisciplined!
"Uncle Xu, you're treating us as outsiders. Just call us by our names.”
Zhu Biao cupped his hands at Xu Da and said with a smile,
"Father said that you are his sworn brother, and we are all your nephews.”
Xu Da had a smile on his face, and he looked happy.
This was how people interacted with each other. If you respected me, I would return the favor. Everyone was polite, and the atmosphere was very good.
"Yes, yes…I won't stand on ceremony then.”he replied.
Zhu Biao smiled.
"Uncle Xu has been working hard in the northern border. I've never been to the north, so I'm quite curious.”
he said softly.
"Uncle Xu, please tell me what the situation is in the north. Are northerners now obedient to Wang Hua?"
When Xu Da heard this, he pondered for a moment before saying,
"As expected of the Crown Prince. This is a good question and the most important question at the moment.”
"Let me put it this way…"
The two of them began to chat. They asked and answered each other and ate something.
This was what it meant to entertain guests.
Unlike Zhu Lin, who had no manners when eating, his mouth was full of oil, and he looked like a hungry ghost reincarnated.
" Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother…"
Zhu Di nudged Zhu Lin and whispered,
"I have a question…"
When he spoke to Zhu Lin now, he considered himself as his little brother and was very self-aware.
"Hmm…go ahead."
Zhu Lin drank a mouthful of soup, wiped his mouth, and said.
After showing off, he patted his belly, satisfied.
"In Gomoku, does the first to go win?”
Zhu Di asked.
Zhu Lin glanced at him.
"Not bad, Fourth Brother. To be able to ask this question, it means that you have done a lot of research.”
He snorted.
Zhu Di smiled awkwardly.
Of course! His Imperial Father had said that he could only regain the title of 'Big Brother' by defeating Zhu Lin. Therefore, he had been trying his best to think of a way to defeat the enemy for the past few days!
"I can answer you, yes."
Zhu Lin said with a certain look,
"Those who really know how to play Gomoku, the black chess pieces with the first move advantage will definitely win!”
"And those sure-win moves, I call them Forbidden Hands. Once Forbidden Hands are used, you won't be able to beat me no matter what.”
Zhu Di was moved.
As expected!
" Seventh Brother is amazing, amazing, amazing!"
He quickly flattered and gave a thumbs up. He leaned closer and laughed.
"Then can you teach me?"
Zhu Lin rolled his eyes.
"Why should I teach you if I teach my disciple to starve his master?”
He crossed his arms and said with a vigilant expression,
"Why? Do you want to be my brother again?”
Zhu Di was speechless.
"That's not true! I just want to win…"
He smiled awkwardly and said,
"Don't worry, Seventh Brother! If I learn it, I won't play with you…I'll play with someone else! If you kill them, they'll be thrown into chaos and you'll get a bunch of underlings!”
"When the time comes, they will all worship Seventh Brother as their ancestor. Think about it…how domineering would that be!”
When Zhu Lin heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Could Zhu Di's words be trusted?
If he could believe it, his nephew Zhu Yunwen wouldn't have been taken away by you!
"Really?" He looked at Zhu Di.
"It's true!" Zhu Di promised with certainty.
"Alright, seeing that you're so sincere, I'll teach you a few sets of five-in-a-row winning formations.”
Zhu Lin said with a smile.
"Thank you, Seventh Brother. I'm all ears!”Zhu Di quickly perked up and pricked up his ears.
"The first set of sure-win formation, the Underpants Formation!”
Zhu Lin said loudly.
Zhu Di: "??"
"What…what is this?" He widened his eyes and said," Underpants?”
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