Zhu Di's carriage stopped, and the three brothers Zhu Gaochi arrived.
"father!"
"mother!"
Brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were outside the carriage, calling impatiently.
"My son Gao Xu, please bring your second and third brothers to greet your father and mother!" Zhu Gaoxu pulled the two brothers, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed loudly.
The curtain of the carriage opened a corner, revealing Zhu Di's half-smiling face, "Get up!"
The familiar voice made the three brothers feel happy, but as soon as they raised their heads, they were immediately stunned.
The father in front of me didn't look as high-spirited as usual, with an eagle eye on him.
"Dad!" Zhu Gaoxu couldn't bear it any longer. He rushed over and choked, "Why are you so thin?"
"Dad!" Zhu Gaosui also rushed over, "What's wrong with you? Are you sick?"
Zhu Di's cheeks were thin, and the originally majestic man was already a bit thin and out of shape. He was leaning in the carriage with a smile on his face, but his eyes were full of exhaustion. His face was pale, as if he was recovering from a serious illness.
"It's okay!" Zhu Di said calmly, but his voice was not as loud and powerful as before.
He looked at his three sons and glanced over their faces one by one. The concern and sadness in the eyes of the second and third son made him feel happy. After all, they were his own sons, and they would always have him in their hearts.
Look at the boss Zhu Gaoxu again. Although his eyes are full of sadness and concern, he has to suppress it and pretend to be steady.
"Boss, you are more mature!"
He sighed in his heart and nodded slightly towards Zhu Gaochi, "Boss, you worked hard with them in the capital!"
"Dad!" Zhu Gaochi's voice seemed to be blocked by something, making him extremely hoarse.
Finally, he couldn't hold it any longer and asked with a choked voice, "I knew you were sick, but I didn't know you were so seriously ill. You look so thin, why didn't you write to your son to tell me!"
"Hold it back!" Zhu Di suddenly became angry and shouted, "You are the crown prince, how can you behave like this in front of so many people?!"
Zhu Gaochi rubbed his eyes and said, "Dad taught me a lesson!"
Zhu Di stretched out his thin hand and got out of the carriage. He was wearing ordinary clothes without any decorations, and he was not wearing any gems. He was ordinary.
"I don't need your help!"
When Zhu Di saw his sons coming forward to help him, he waved his hand fiercely and said, "Go and see your mother. She misses you at home and sheds tears!"
At this time, the three brothers looked towards the carriage.
The woman looking at them with tears in her eyes, who else could she be if she wasn't their mother?
"Mother!" Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui rushed over at the same time, "My son misses you!"
Mother and son hugged each other and cried. Zhu Gaochi saluted solemnly, then personally took the whip from the groom's hand and stood beside the carriage.
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Zhu Di moved forward slowly, looking around at the scenery that was both familiar and unfamiliar.
He walked slowly, with his eyes half-opened. When he glanced at the soldiers around the reception pavilion, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
At this time, Wei Guogong Xu Huizu strode forward and kowtowed, "Your Majesty Xu Huizu, I would like to welcome King Yan to his thousand years..."
"Don't do this!" Zhu Di grabbed the other person and said, "Scold me?"
"Chitose, ceremony..."
"What kind of ceremony do you want to do to your family? You are my brother-in-law. Do you want me to kowtow to you later?" Zhu Di said with a smile.
"I don't dare!" Xu Huizu said respectfully.
"If you are so polite again, believe it or not, I will turn around and go back immediately to see how you handle the business?" Zhu Di said with a smile.
Suddenly, Xu Huizu was halfway through the salute and could no longer continue.
"You are such a boring person!" Zhu Di patted the other party on the shoulder, "You always have a straight face, as if someone owes you two hundred coins!" He said, laughing, "You are my uncle!
When you meet me, can't you ask some questions about your family's personal affairs?"
"Chitose, I've lost a lot of weight!" Xu Huizu said after holding it in for a long time.
"Haha!" Zhu Di smiled, suddenly came closer, and whispered, "I'm telling you, when spring started, I damn near died!"
As he said that, he curled his lips and nodded, and added, "Really, the old clothes are all ready for home wear!"
Xu Huizu was shocked, "I have never heard of this!"
"Hey, uncle!" Zhu Di suddenly put his hands in his sleeves and asked, "Tell me, if I really die, will you take my three sons back to Peking for the funeral?"
Hearing this, Xu Huizu showed his trademark silent smile again.
"Why are you laughing? If I really die at that time, you, my uncle, will choose a big house!" Zhu Di moved his eyebrows and said.
Xu Huizu laughed again, with a smile in his tone, but he seemed no longer so serious or business-like, "Among the three sons of Fourth Master, others say that the second one is like you, unparalleled in bravery! But in my opinion,
The one who looks most like you is the Crown Prince!"
Zhu Di became interested and said with a smile, "How do you say this?"
Xu Huizu laughed again and said, "The energy to harm others and eliminate them is exactly the same!"
"Ha, that's you, I'm too lazy to talk to outsiders!" Zhu Di laughed.
"Outsiders don't know that Fourth Master is not inferior to anyone else in his martial arts, and he is not lenient with his words!" Xu Huizu said with a smile.
"Look, how good it is to talk like this!" Zhu Di put his hands in his hands and tilted his head slightly, "We are obviously a family, but you have to keep distance and be so alienated? You are here to pick me up, not to catch me, do this
Who are you showing this to?" He said, raising his foot slightly, "I really want to kick you!"
Xu Huizu smiled and turned sideways, not distinguishing.
"Hey, where's Zengshou?" Zhu Di suddenly looked around and continued to ask.
"You don't know yet?" Xu Huizu thought about it and spoke slowly, "The second boy went to Yunnan and served in the army!"
"With his temperament, can he join the army? Ha!" Zhu Di laughed, "He has been... since he was a child..."
As he spoke, he couldn't go on because he understood.
The eldest brother-in-law in front of me was someone I could never count on. The only brother-in-law I was close to was dismissed by the emperor.
In recent years, the reason why King Yan Zhu Di was able to know the trends in Beijing very quickly.
In addition to those people he bribed secretly, Xu Zengshou was the most helpful.
Now that Xu Zengshou is far away in Yunnan, it is too late for the wallflowers in the capital to cut off their relationship with him, let alone get close to him, an unlucky prince.
Suddenly, Zhu Di was no longer interested in talking and laughing.
"After entering the city, should I go to the palace first or not?" Zhu Di asked.
Xu Huizu said, "The emperor's wish is to rest in the feudal residence for a few days. When you are tired, the emperor will give you a banquet in Jinshen Hall!"
Zhu Di nodded, "Old man... what does the Supreme Emperor mean?"
"Your Majesty, no words!" Xu Huizu said in a low voice.
"You didn't say you wanted me to come to the palace to meet you?" Zhu Di's tone suddenly became urgent.
Xu Huizu shook his head, "Maybe there will be a decree in the future, but I haven't heard it now!"
Zhu Di's hands in his sleeves were grasped together hard.
"Go and meet your sister in the back!" Zhu Di said with a smile, "Don't just talk to me!"
"Yes!" Xu Huizu responded and slowly backed away.
Zhu Di turned around and looked at the magnificent city wall not far away. The smile on his face disappeared. His sharp eyes were full of coldness.
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The carriage moved forward slowly, heading towards the inner city.
Jieguanting is getting further and further away.
Zhu Gaochi held the riding whip and pulled the reins to follow on foot. Seeing that Zhu Di was still looking in the direction he came from, he asked, "Dad, what are you looking at?"
Zhu Di looked at the Jieguan Pavilion that was gradually going away, "The last time I came to the capital, I entered from here too!"
"That time, I brought the most elite armored guards under Yan Fan!"
"It was Ping Bao'er who picked me up that time. I'm still here waiting for your Seventeenth Uncle! Ha, that guy is much more flamboyant than me. He leads the most powerful cavalry of the Duoyan Guards and is very high-spirited!"
"That time was your imperial grandfather's birthday!"
Zhu Gaochi looked ahead and whispered, "I know that when you came to the capital, it was not only the birthday of the old man, but also the canonization of the emperor's grandson!"
Zhu Di smiled, a little disdainfully, "Last time, your father and I were in great glory, but this time we are like a defeated general and a bereaved dog!"
"But last time it was the emperor's grandson, this time it's the emperor! Damn it!"
"Dad!" Zhu Gaochi turned his head, looked into Zhu Di's eyes, and said with a smile, "You have taught your son before that a man can bend and stretch, and temporary grievances are nothing." He said, looking at the Daming Gate in his sight, "You also said
After all, who hasn’t encountered some difficulties in this life?”
"My son's words are very close to my heart!" Zhu Di laughed.