The scene changed, and Zhu Gaochi was sitting in a carriage at the city gate at dusk, looking towards the city gate.
Tomorrow is the real New Year's Eve, and the streets are even more lively. People are literally packed shoulder to shoulder, and the city gate is filled with people entering and leaving the city.
"Why haven't you arrived yet?" Zhu Gaochi muttered in his heart.
At this moment, an unruly curse suddenly came from the city gate, "Get up, don't block my way! Get out of here!"
Hearing the sound, Zhu Gaochi quickly got out of the carriage and ran towards the city gate on foot.
Among the turbulent crowd, Zhu Gaosui, who was wearing casual clothes and accompanied by his bodyguard, walked out with his horse, sweating profusely, and cursed angrily.
"Third brother!" Zhu Gaochi scolded him with a straight face, "What's wrong with yelling?" After saying that, he took a few steps forward, grabbed Zhu Gaosui, and slapped him on the forehead rudely, "You're so foul-mouthed.
Who did you learn to use dirty language from? You don’t understand any rules at all!”
"I'm here to celebrate the New Year with you, why do you scold me as soon as we meet?" Zhu Gaosui said in a muffled voice.
"You..." Zhu Gaochi was speechless for a moment and pulled his younger brother into the carriage, "Is the journey going smoothly?"
Zhu Gaosui leaned against the car window, as if he was angry with someone, "Is it going to go well? I heard that you are back, that my second brother was deposed and sent away, and that you won't be able to go back to Peking for a while. Dad and
Mother asked me to come to Beijing as soon as possible to accompany you. The whole journey was so fast that we had five horses."
Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi felt a little sour in his heart.
At first, he didn't want the third child to come to Beijing to celebrate the New Year with him. According to his thoughts, his parents were in Peiping, and the third child should be filial to his parents. But he also knew that his parents had not seen him for a long time, and he missed him in his heart.
That's why I asked the third child to come and see if he was okay.
"I haven't done anything this year. I just ran between Yingtian and Peiping!" Zhu Gaosui looked out of the field and spoke leisurely.
"Thank you!" Zhu Gaochi whispered, and then asked, "Are mom and dad okay?"
"Dad is still the same, mother... I got sick a few days ago!" Zhu Gaosui looked at his eldest brother, "I miss you, and I also miss my second brother."
Zhu Gaochi felt even more guilty, "It's me who is unfilial!"
"What does it have to do with you? It's the guy above who is torturing you and not letting you go back to Peking!" Zhu Gaosui snorted.
"Third brother, shut up!"
"Shut up? You are the crown prince of the Yan vassal. You are not staying in the fiefdom but in the capital. Isn't this a form of trapping? My second brother, who was a good prince, was taken away and sent to Burma..." As he said, he
Suddenly he came close to Zhu Gaochi's ear and whispered, "Second brother's letter arrived earlier than the imperial decree. He said that he would watch Lan Yu's burial in Lan Yu's hometown. Dad then asked Uncle Qiu to join the army.
There are more than a thousand elites, and I also asked the inspector to select more than 800 prisoners in the death row in Peking. I secretly listened to my father's intention and sent them to my second brother after a few years."
As he said that, he stared at Zhu Gaochi and said, "Boss, will the second brother never come back in this life?"
"Who did you listen to?" Zhu Gaochi's eyes dodged.
"That's what dad said!" Zhu Gaosui whispered, "I secretly heard dad and Uncle Qiu say that they estimate that the second brother's future fiefdom will fall on the Burmese side."
Zhu Gaochi didn't say anything, but Zhu Gaosui curled his lips and said, "It's so unreasonable. My father has already given in, and our family has obeyed. But he still uses us as a platform to vent his anger, and let him demolish a good family!"
"Shut up!" Zhu Gaochi reprimanded, "Thunder, rain, and dew are all my kindness, don't you know?" He said, sighing, "We are all descendants of the Ming Dynasty, and it is our duty to contribute to the country. I have an extra child.
What? Isn’t the twenty-first uncle’s status as prince and vassal king as valuable as ours? Didn’t he also get the title of Goryeo?”
"Korea is better than Burma, right?" Zhu Gaosui said unconvinced, "Burma is a place full of savages, hum!"
"The second child did it himself. He did those things, huh!" Zhu Gaochi said with a bad expression, "Hey, no one else is to blame, he is the one to blame!"
After saying that, he gave instructions and explained, "Since you have come to the capital to celebrate the New Year with me, there are some things I have to explain to you first!"
"I know, the capital is not as good as Peiping. You and I, brothers, are living under the influence of others and have to keep our tail between our legs. Don't show off, don't be arrogant, don't get into trouble, and don't be in the limelight." Zhu Gaosui said impatiently.
"You..." Zhu Gaochi lost his temper.
"I'm not a child! Do you think I'm the same as my second brother?" Zhu Gaojiao rolled his eyes at Zhu Gaochi.
"Okay, just be sensible!" Zhu Gaochi sighed, "You're old too!" He said, paused, "Go back and have a good rest, and follow me to my uncle's house to pay New Year's greetings after New Year's Eve. Remember, when you see your uncle, you have to ask for it.
Respectfully!"
"I know!" Zhu Gaosui said.
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The carriage of the two brothers slowly stopped in front of the door. Before they could get off the carriage, the porter ran out from inside.
"Your Majesty, Third Master!" The concierge was an old man with a veteran background. He had seen blood before, but now his lips were trembling.
"What's wrong?" Zhu Gaochi asked, "I see you are anxious!"
"Your Majesty, I have rewarded something... I have rewarded a person, and I will temporarily keep the villain in the concierge..."
"Who is he?" Zhu Gaosui asked carelessly, stepping inside.
"woman...."
"Ah ha, the emperor's kindness is so great. The man who brought you a warm bed is here, boss!" Zhu Gaosui rushed in with a bad smile, "I'm going to see who is more beautiful than Shaoyao!"
Zhu Gaochi watched his brother go in and asked as he walked, "What woman did you give me as a gift?"
Suddenly, there was a scream that did not sound like a human voice.
Then a dark shadow rushed out from the concierge like the wind. Before Zhu Gaochi could see clearly, he was hugged tightly.
Then I heard Zhu Gaosui crying, "Brother, there is a ghost!"
"The third child!"
"Brother! There is a ghost!" Zhu Gaosui burst into tears. He hugged Zhu Gaochi's body and kept digging into his arms, "There is a ghost! There is a ghost!"
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"hiss!"
The two brothers gasped at the same time. Zhu Gaosui hid behind Zhu Gaochi, revealing half of his face.
The fat all over Zhu Gaochi's body was swaying, and the corners of his eyes twitched.
"Not to mention you two, the younger one was also shocked at first. How had he ever seen this before?" The concierge was at the side, holding a door stick in his hand. "When they first came in, there was no light in the house. They
When you sit there, you can't see anyone, you can only see four eyeballs dangling, like will-o'-the-wisps in the cemetery, seeping through people!"
Zhu Gaochi had goosebumps all over his body, "Where did it come from?"
"The Shipping Department is here to pay tribute, and the emperor is rewarding you with a reward, saying that you can see it freshly!" said the porter.
"How the hell is this new? Isn't this scary?" Zhu Gaochi snarled, "This...who dares to sleep at night in this square courtyard!"
"How about...?" The concierge rolled his eyes, "The younger one will take people to uninhabited places and cut them one by one?"
"Go away!" Zhu Gaochi scolded, "How dare you give me something given by the emperor?" He continued to curse, "This is a big living person!"
"Brother!" Zhu Gaosui was so frightened that he was speechless, "I'll sleep with you tonight! We'll share the same bed!"
"What else did the people from the palace say?" Zhu Gaochi wiped away the cold sweat and continued to ask.
The porter thought about it and said, "The palace has brought a message from the emperor, stating that on New Year's Eve, the prince, you should come into the palace to celebrate the New Year with the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor!"
"What about me?" Zhu Gaosui asked.
"The person who came didn't say anything!" the concierge said.
"I'm going too!" Zhu Gaosui held on to Zhu Gaochi, "Anyway, I won't be with these black coals... hurry up and take them away!"
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The lights of Yong'an Palace were on. Zhu Yunxi came in from the main entrance and saw a figure flashing under the lights behind the window.
"Old man?" Zhu Yunxi asked Pu Bucheng who was waiting outside.
"Yes! The old emperor is offering sacrifices!" Pu Bucheng said in a low voice.
Zhu Yunxi nodded, stepped into the main hall, and then turned to the direction of the moving room.
East is the direction of sunrise. The Han family points to the east, while the Mongolian Jurchens point to the west. Therefore, the Han family worships in the east, while the Yuan and Qing Dynasties worship in the west.
As soon as I walked to the door, I heard a voice coming from inside, "It's the Chinese New Year again, and Chongba is offering incense to our ancestors. Please bless us, Chongba, and let us live a few more years so that our children can be happy."
A good settlement...."
Amidst the old man's chatter, Zhu Yunxi stepped in.
Without saying a word, he lit a stick of incense, knelt beside the old man, kowtowed devoutly towards the ancestor's tablet.