The empty square in front of Jingren Hall was filled with the sound of being whipped.
Whips were flying, and rags and flesh were flying everywhere. The hands of those veteran killers who had been stabbing people with knives all their lives were actually shaking a little at this moment. But with the emperor's grandson beside them, they did not dare to show favoritism at all.
I can close my eyes and whip away hard.
The strange thing is that those noble sons who were whipped used to cry when their father picked up the whip and stick. But now, they all grit their teeth, even if their fingers are pressed into the gaps of the floor tiles, they will not
shout loudly.
My son! Marquis Jingchuan cracked his whip, and the skin on his younger son’s shoulder was bruised. He shouted loudly, “Well done, he’s talented, just like you and me!”
On both sides, those watching the execution, the Habayashi Guards selected from the elite of the army, looked at the second generations they had always looked down upon, with some admiration and admiration in their eyes.
Hitting the child's body hurts the father's heart!
At the entrance of the hall, Zhu Yunxi, who was about to go to the flogging scene, said calmly, I hope they can understand that their father and brother's titles were hard-earned. Whether they can become adults depends on their own destiny!
After saying that, he turned to the bastard and said, "Wait a minute, you go and pass on Gu's will. All the sons and daughters of meritorious officials should recover from their injuries and then leave the capital for ten days. No one is allowed to bring a family of soldiers or slaves. Each person is only allowed to have one pair of armor and one horse."
A gun, a knife, and a bow. They are sent to the Yunnan army and they start as small soldiers. Anyone who disobeys the order will be punished for bullying the army!
The slave obeys the order! The bastard bowed humiliatingly and trotted over with a fly whisk under his arm.
Zhu Yunxi turned around, no longer looking at the scene in front of him, and led the palace servants towards the old man's bedroom.
In the late autumn afternoon, the sun is slightly warm.
Fallen leaves either fall slowly in the autumn sunshine, or sway swaying on the branches. The wind blows through the long passage, and those fallen leaves rustle.
As soon as Zhu Yunxi walked outside the old man's palace, he heard the old man's hearty laughter coming from inside, and he seemed to be in a very good mood.
Seeing the emperor's grandson coming, the eunuch outside the door quickly went in to report.
The eldest grandson is here! Come in quickly! The old man shouted loudly in the palace.
Zhu Yunxi strode in, "Grandpa Huang, why are you so happy? My grandson can hear your laughter outside!"
As soon as I stepped into the hall, I saw the old man sitting on the round table, eating dumplings with a smile. Next to him, Princess Ningguo was peeling garlic for the old man with a smile.
I have met His Royal Highness the Grandson of the Emperor! Princess Ning Guo, who is in her forties, has a slightly stout figure, and her face looks like the round face of Queen Ma. She knelt down and said to Fu'an, "Just now, my father was talking about you!"
Zhu Yunxi turned aside and did not receive the full courtesy. He smiled and said, "Second aunt, we are all members of our own family, why do we need so many courtesy!"
I don't dare to neglect! Princess Ningguo smiled and said, if the etiquette is not thorough, my father will say, you elders, why are you putting on such a shameful airs in front of our eldest grandson?
What nonsense! The old man swallowed a dumpling, exhaled hot air, and said with a smile, when did we say that? After saying that, he smiled at Zhu Yunxi again and said, just in time, I was about to ask someone to call you. The dumplings made by your second aunt, mutton.
The green onions have just come out of the pot, come over and eat!
Zhu Yunxi smiled and sat down, and the eunuch brought the tableware.
And Princess Ningguo covered her mouth and smiled, "Father, my daughter made you bread, cooked it for you, and peeled garlic and told you jokes. You didn't even say you would let your daughter eat one. On the contrary, you were afraid that your grandson wouldn't be able to eat it."
Similar!
You are the only one who likes to be picky! The old man put the hot dumplings into his mouth again, sweating on his forehead, and said with a smile, "You are still missing a bite of dumplings? You are in your forties, and you are still making trouble with our eldest grandson! You are petty!"
Princess Ningguo is the legitimate second daughter of Queen Ma. She has been deeply loved by the old man since she was a child. Among all the princesses, she is the one who dares to say this in front of the old man.
Zhu Yunxi knew that what she said was actually to make the old man happy.
Today I borrowed the help of Grandpa Huang and tried the craftsmanship of Second Aunt! Zhu Yunxi picked up the chopsticks and said with a smile, Second Aunt, I just remembered that I haven’t been to your house for so many years! He said,
I made a delicious dumpling.
I wish you could go, Your Highness! Princess Ningguo smiled and said, when you were young, the old lady often carried you around every house. Now that you are older, and you are a different ruler, we would like to invite you, but we don’t dare to invite you!
The old lady she refers to is Zhu Yunxi's grandmother, the late Queen Ma. When Queen Ma was around, she often visited her daughter's house with her young grandson in her arms.
What dare you? My family should come and go often! The old man stuffed two cloves of garlic into his mouth and chewed them together with the dumplings. They tasted delicious.
Seeing that the old man's forehead was covered with sweat, Zhu Yunxi advised, "Grandpa Huang, don't eat anything that is too hot, it's not good!"
Not that much to say! The old man ate the dumplings with big mouthfuls, and he was about to eat the dumplings. In the past, we kept the pot and ate them, and the hotter they were, the more delicious they became! As he said that, he looked at his bowl and said to the eunuch next to him, where is the vinegar? Give me more
Get some!
Zhu Yunxi took the vinegar bottle from the eunuch's hand and poured it for the old man. This must be a gift from his second uncle during the Chinese New Year this year! Haven't you finished eating yet?
That's it for this bottle. I guess after finishing it, your second uncle will send a new one! As he said that, the old man looked out the window and saw the slightly sinking sun. This year has gone so fast!
As people get older, they always feel a little sad from time to time! Especially when my sons are not around.
Seeing the old man like this, Princess Ningguo quickly smiled and said, Father, you are so lucky! Look at the dumplings made by your daughter, the vinegar sent by your son, and your eldest grandson to accompany you!
Haha, you are the only one who can speak! The old man smiled, "Grandson, are you done?"
Zhu Yunxi knew what the old man meant, and said with a smile, after dealing with it, among the children of the heroes who caused the trouble, Chang Yuan, the second eldest son of the Chang family, received fifty lashes, and the others thirty lashes. Their father and brother would give them some time to recuperate, and then go to Yunnan to take a bath.
When serving in the spring department, you are not allowed to bring domestic slaves and soldiers, let them start as small soldiers!
Well, well done! We need to make these gangsters have a longer memory! The old man said.
However, Princess Ning Guo on the side frowned tightly and exclaimed, Thirty lashes? Isn’t that enough to kill you? Are you going to be sent to Yunnan to serve as a soldier? After saying that, she said to Zhu Yunxi with some grievances, Your Highness, I am so shameless.
Is it okay to ask for a favor?
Do you want to plead for them? Zhu Yunxi put down his chopsticks and asked seriously.
It’s not a plea! Princess Ningguo continued, I can’t control other people, but the boy from the Hou family in Taiyuan County, can you not let him go! That child has been pampered since he was a child, and his face is as thin as a girl. Yunnan is so far away,
I heard that it was caused by poisonous insects and miasma, and the people we were dealing with were barbarians who drank hair and blood.
He grew up in fine clothes and fine food, how could he ever suffer that kind of hardship? What if something goes wrong even though he is so far away...
Snapped!
Before Zhu Yunxi could say anything, the old man became so angry that he slammed the bowl and chopsticks onto the table, smashing them into pieces.
Shut up! The old man angrily yelled at Princess Ning Guo, "You, a woman, can say this? When will it be your turn to intervene in military and national affairs? I dare you to come to the palace today, not to give us dumplings to show your filial piety, but to help that person."
Little bastard interceding?
Father, forgive me! Princess Ning Guo knelt down quickly to apologize, crying, daughter, daughter is not begging for mercy, in fact... that child is not someone else! As she said that, she cried loudly, you know,
The youngest son of the Hou family in Taiyuan County is the nephew of the Prince Consort. The child lost his mother when he was young and was raised in his daughter's home. In her daughter's heart, he is no different from her own child!
Good boys are spoiled by women like you! The old man’s anger has not diminished. The children of martial arts meritorious service were born in a mansion and raised in the hands of women. Apart from not learning how to make trouble at home, they have no blood at all.
!
What about thin skin and tender meat? We were so embarrassed when we heard that, a man’s face looks like that of a woman, so why call him a man?
If you don't kill them, it's already because they are heroes. Why do you have to endure hardship when you go to Yunnan to serve as soldiers?
Back then, I followed us and crawled out from among the dead without suffering! Damn, every generation is inferior to the previous one. If the Ming Dynasty were all warriors like this, why would they fight in the future?
The old man was furious, so Zhu Yunxi advised him, "Grandpa Emperor, please calm down first!"
A boy who likes to get into trouble is not afraid, and he who is arrogant and disobeys discipline is not afraid either. But if he has to withstand a beating, what good man is not born from a beating? Our eldest grandson has worked hard to give these little bastards a way out. It would be better for you to come to us.
Come and complain! The old man said angrily, don't say it, he is just your nephew. Even if he is your son, we will not show mercy!
Grandpa Huang, the second aunt is a woman and has a soft heart. How can she understand what you are saying! Zhu Yunxi continued to persuade the old man that her temperament is just like that of her grandmother, and she is the worst kind of person. She does not want to see her younger generation suffer!
Listening to Zhu Yunxi mentioning the late queen, and then looking at his daughter who was kneeling and crying until she couldn't make a sound, the old man's expression softened a little, get up! I'll spare you this time, but in the future, don't come to us and talk about this kind of thing.