Chapter 143 People can change

"Is this what you're talking about?"

On the night of New Year's Eve, the Hanwang family had a rare dinner together. Zhu Gaoxu asked when he saw the gift his son gave his mother.

"Well, how's it going? Not bad, right?" Zhu Zhanhe held his mother's hand and smiled at his father.

"It's indeed very good..." Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but look at the bracelet on his wife's wrist, with an interested look on his face.

"How many of these are there?"

"I'm not very clear about this either." Zhu Zhanhe smiled and picked up the chopsticks.

"More is not too much, and little is not too little. At least it will be enough for your descendants to eat for hundreds of years."

"But don't be too optimistic. There are differences between these things. Most of them are colorless like glass, followed by green. This kind of purple is relatively rare."

"In addition, there are blue, red and many other colors, but they are all very rare."

"The quality of this product is almost transparent, so I think there is no problem in competing with mutton-fat white jade. Once it gets on the right track, it can still make a lot of money for our family."

Initially, Princess Han didn't pay much attention to it and just thought it was just a pretty stone. But when her son said this, Princess Han immediately took her hand out of her husband's hand.

Looking left and right, the more Princess Han looked at it, the more beautiful it became, and a feeling of reluctance arose in her heart.

After thinking about it, she took it off, put it in the box that her son had taken out before, and put it away carefully.

"Mom, there's no need..." Zhu Zhanhe looked at his mother's cautious look and laughed out loud.

"Although the one I gave you is a rare purple color, the work there hasn't started yet. It's just an accidental acquisition. The quality is not particularly high, and the craftsmanship is average."

"I'll find some for you when there are better children in the future. You don't have to be so careful."

"Eat!" Princess Han smiled and patted her son's head.

For her, this bracelet has a special meaning. Perhaps, even better and more expensive ones in the future will not be able to compare with this one.

For children, it is actually difficult to understand this feeling, because to them it is just a trivial matter.

Just like Zhu Zhanhe now, he thinks there will be better ones in the future, both in terms of quality and level of carving, so he doesn't think this bracelet is very valuable.

This kind of emotion can only be truly experienced when you become a parent and receive a gift from a woman for the first time, the sadness and touch you feel.

"Eat well and don't be distracted." Zhu Zhanhe gave his younger brother Zhu Zhanqi a piece of food and comforted him softly.

Zhu Zhanqi turned to look at his brother, his eyes were in a trance, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

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The tenth year of Yongle passed very peacefully, but Yunnan was not peaceful because many people did not live the previous year.

The Prince of Qianning issued what can be said to be quite generous rewards, encouraging people to move south to Jiaozhi and resume the construction of Jiaozhi, which attracted many people.

But Yunnan is not the most peaceful place.

Yingtian Mansion, Imperial Palace, Chunhe Palace.

New Year's Eve is the only day outside the whole year that you can enter and leave the palace after dark, because there are always people coming and going at the annual New Year's Eve dinner.

But Chunhe Palace is not.

Zhu Zhanji sat on the steps and looked at the sky.

Unlike last year, there was no snow this year, and there was no such person, which made Zhu Zhanji suddenly feel a little lonely.

"Your Highness Taisun, why are you back?" Sun Ruowei opened the door and was shocked when he saw Zhu Zhanji sitting at the door.

In the coldest month of winter, it's easy to get sick from the cold just sitting on the steps.

"Nothing's wrong, I'm back." Zhu Zhanji tightened his cloak and hugged the dog that ran out of the house.

Last year, the dogs his cousin gave him had grown up, but unfortunately, one got sick and died, and now there are only two left.

"Da Qing..." Zhu Zhanji hugged the blue and white dog that his cousin gave him tightly, and sat on the steps blankly, looking at the sky.

Isn’t it going to snow this year?

Sun Ruowei didn't say anything, but brought a cushion and put it under Zhu Zhanji's butt with great effort, then sat next to him and stared blankly at the sky with him.

Inside the house, the Crown Princess passed by and stopped suddenly when she saw the boy and girl at the door.

She didn't like Sun Ruowei very much. Although she looked good, she was too thoughtful and she felt she was not suitable to be her son's wife.

My son is already the grandson of the emperor, so it's fine to take a concubine. As the saying goes, it doesn't matter what you think about taking a concubine, but it doesn't matter if you take a wife.

In the feudal dynasty, there was a system of polygamy and concubines, and the status of concubines was very low. It can only be said that they were better than servants like maids.

The situation in TV dramas where the main wife dies and the male protagonist takes the concubine as the main wife basically does not exist. Even if it is to fill the vacancy of the main wife, the other half will marry again instead of using the concubine as the main wife.

In the eyes of the Crown Princess, it is okay for Sun Ruowei to be a concubine, but the Crown Princess...

Thinking of this, the Crown Princess shook her head slightly, sighed, and turned to leave.

Yunnan, Han Dynasty Palace.

Zhu Zhanhe was sitting on the balcony on the second floor. Unlike Yingtian, it was not cold here even in the twelfth lunar month, and he didn't even need to wear cotton-padded clothes.

Leaning on Gouzi's body, Zhu Zhanhe looked up at the vast starry sky, wondering what he was thinking.

…

The New Year is a rare time for rest, but this does not exist for Zhu Zhanhe, because if he wants to rest, he can rest throughout the year, and if he wants to be busy, he can also be busy during the New Year.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhu Zhanhe got up very early and went out after breakfast.

He didn't have many acquaintances in Yunnan, except Prince Qianning's Mansion, and that was precisely the purpose of his trip.

Although the Mu family are descendants of Mu Ying, the adopted son of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, their contribution to guarding Yunnan is not small, and Zhu Zhanhe will naturally not underestimate them.

Even on the issue of Jiaozhi, Mu Sheng's performance was not outstanding, and it could even be said that he was a little stretched.

"Second Uncle Mu, if nothing unexpected happens, I will leave in March. I will leave it to you at home."

After the greetings, Zhu Zhanhe's first words made Mu Sheng look disappointed.

He wanted to go to the Japanese country with Zhu Zhanhe, because when he saw Zhu Zhanhe's attitude towards Jiaozhi, Mu Sheng knew that as long as he followed Zhu Zhanhe, his name would definitely be in the history books.

only……

People must pay the price for their choices.

He was too indecisive when it came to dealing with the Jiaozhi issue, and he did not dare to make a decision casually even after Zhu Zhanhe opened the situation. This hesitant character made Zhu Zhanhe's evaluation of him lower a lot.

However, this is not irreversible. At least we can start working hard from now on.

"Okay!" Mu Sheng took a deep breath and made up his mind.

"What do you need me for, Your Highness? Apart from looking after the house..."

"Would you like to start with supplies? Your Highness, you were in the grassland before..."

Having said this, Mu Sheng paused as if he suddenly realized something, and considered it before speaking.

"You are going to the Japanese country, and you are going to fight for the Ming Dynasty. The supplies must go to the Ministry of Household Affairs."

"I'm worried that when the time comes..."
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