My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 10 Hug the thigh

Zhu Gaochi grabbed Zhang, and Zhang looked at him angrily and said, "You still want to endure it? They have done so many tricks to you in the past few years, and now they want to kill you. Are you still going to endure it? At worst, we will stop being the crown prince and go home to farm!"

Zhu Gaochi pushed Zhang to the seat where he had just sat and said, "What good will it do if I tell you? Can Dad kill the second son and deprive him of his throne because of this? You have long hair but little knowledge."

"You are knowledgeable? You have short hair? How can this be? We are brothers." Zhang glared at Zhu Gaochi and said.

"Hey! My beloved, I will just pretend I don't know about this matter, and I won't use the medicine from the Imperial Hospital. Don't worry, it's not a big deal. Let's go find Dad now. Dad will definitely kill the imperial physician in the Imperial Hospital. Maybe in less than two years, the third brother will be able to arrange someone in the Imperial Hospital. By then, you won't know who it will be. Now that we know there is something wrong with this imperial physician, let's be on guard. How great!

It is better to have the enemy in the open than in the dark. Hiding in the dark is hard to defend against, right?" Zhu Gaochi advised Zhang.

Zhang sat there angrily and didn't say anything.

Zhu Gaochi actually had a beloved wife inherited from the Zhu family. The woman Zhu Gaochi loved most was Zhang. Of course, Zhang was also very good.

"Hmph, I have to serve the old, take care of the young, and now I have to worry about you. Tell me why my life is so miserable?" Zhang looked up at Zhu Gaochi and complained.

"Yes, yes, my beloved concubine has worked the hardest. By the way, I heard that mother drank two bowls of porridge in the evening and she didn't cough as much?" Zhu Gaochi smiled and wanted to change the subject.

It’s okay to let Zhang know about this matter, but you still have to decide how to deal with it yourself.

"Yes, much better. The imperial physician's name is Hou Xian, right?" Zhang nodded and then asked Zhu Gaochi.

"Oh, my beloved, I will handle this matter, okay? Don't interfere!" Zhu Gaochi hurriedly persuaded Zhang. How could he not know his wife's character? Being remembered by Zhang was not a good thing.

"Hmph, don't let it fall into my hands. If it falls into my hands, I will make him prescribe medicine for himself every day!" Zhang said gritting her teeth.

"Oh, a doctor shouldn't treat himself. Don't you understand this?" Zhu Gaochi immediately said with a smile.

"I'm going to let him heal himself. I'll see who dares to heal him!" Zhang said while staring at Zhu Gaochi fiercely.

"Yes, yes, yes, my beloved concubine is right!" Zhu Gaochi immediately agreed.

"Humph, I'm so angry. You're so tired every day, but they still torment you like this. They torment you with memorials during the day and with women at night!" Zhang sat there, still angry.

"Well, forget it. I have my own way. Don't worry!" Zhu Gaochi smiled and comforted his wife.

In Xu Qin's mansion, Xu Qin was lying in the study with a book next to him. Xu Qin occasionally flipped through the book and listened to his two personal maids chatting about gossip, but his mind was elsewhere.

The next day, Xu Qin went to the palace again with his medicine box on his back. This time, no Jinyiwei at the door stopped him, and no one checked Xu Qin's medicine box.

When they arrived at Kunning Palace, the palace maid immediately went in to report and was then led in.

"Bao'er, come quickly!" Empress Xu was very happy when she saw Xu Qin coming in, and immediately called Xu Qin to come to the bed.

"Aunt, are you feeling better?" Xu Qin put down the medicine box and went over immediately.

Empress Xu took Xu Qin's hand and asked him to sit on the edge of the bed. She held Xu Qin's cheeks with both hands and said proudly: "My nephew is still the best. So many doctors and medical doctors are helpless against my aunt's illness. Only my nephew is the best!"

"Hehe, that's right. Don't you see whose nephew he is?" Xu Qin said very proudly. The expressions of the aunt and nephew were exactly the same.

Empress Xu immediately pinched Xu Qin's cheeks with both hands and said, "Explain to aunt why you fight every day in the Imperial College? You haven't even read a book, but you've broken dozens of bookcases!"

When Xu Qin heard this and felt some pain from Empress Xu's pinching, he immediately begged for mercy, "Aunt, I'm really not cut out for that. Ask me to practice martial arts, ask me to learn literature, but I fall asleep while listening. The lectures given by those teachers are simply devilish music. In less than half an hour, I, your nephew, can fall asleep."

Empress Xu let go of her hand, smiled and patted Xu Qin's face and said, "Why didn't you take after your father in this respect? When your father was young, he was not right either. He didn't seem to like studying literature. Your aunt beat him several times a day, and slowly, he started to like reading."

Empress Xu recalled Xu Huizu's childhood and found that Xu Huizu did not like reading when he was young. He always waited by the side with a whip in his hand.

Xu Qin immediately shouted: "I take after my father in this respect."

"Brat!" Empress Xu pinched Xu Qin's cheek again.

"Aunt, it hurts!" Xu Qin shouted immediately.

"How can it hurt? If you don't study hard, I will whip you with a bamboo whip when your aunt gets better." Empress Xu warned Xu Qin.

"Read, read, read!" Xu Qin shouted immediately, and then said, "Aunt, it's time for the injection."

"Hmph, I'll let you go this time!" Empress Xu said to Xu Qin, then let go.

Zhang, who was standing by, tried to hold back her laughter, but she was grateful to Xu Qin. If Xu Qin hadn't reminded Zhu Gaochi, he probably wouldn't know how long he would have to take the poison. Soon, Xu Qin went to prepare the medicine, and when Empress Xu was ready, Xu Qin gave her an injection.

The next few days were all like this. Xu Qin was very well behaved during these days and seldom went out. When he went out, he only went to the palace, so he had no chance to fight.

Today is also the last day. Empress Xu's face has turned pale. On the fifth day, Empress Xu did not want to take the injection, but Xu Qin disagreed, saying that he wanted to eradicate the root of the disease. He also said that his father did not agree to take the injection at the beginning, so he sent people to tie up his father.

When Empress Xu heard this, she pinched Xu Qin's cheek.

After the last injection, Xu Qin stood there packing up his things. After he was done, he was ready to leave.

"Baoer, come here!" Empress Xu waved to Xu Qin.

"No, aunt, you pinched me again, I suspect you are taking revenge on me." Xu Qin stood far away and looked at Queen Xu vigilantly.

These days, Empress Xu pinched my cheeks every day.

Empress Xu immediately pretended to be angry and looked at Xu Qin, but Xu Qin still did not move. He carried the medicine box and prepared to escape.

"Hurry up, you little brat!" Empress Xu glared at Xu Qin.

"Aunt, my cheeks are swollen. I have never suffered such a loss outside." Xu Qin continued to complain.

Empress Xu also smiled and waved to Xu Qin. Xu Qin had no choice but to put down the medicine box and walk over.

Empress Xu pinched Xu Qin's cheek, gritted her teeth and said with a smile: "Stinky boy, can't your aunt teach you a lesson? You still dare to say you don't want to come? Go to the Imperial Academy to study tomorrow. No fighting, no sleeping, and no not opening the book box!"

"Ah~" Xu Qin was about to cry but had no tears. He immediately squatted down, hugged Empress Xu's legs, and shouted loudly: "Aunt, I'm really not cut out for this! Let Jingchang go to school, he can read!"

"He knows nothing!" Empress Xu even swore. Of course, she would only say that in front of her closest relatives. To outsiders, she was a dignified queen.

"He can read? Do you think I don't know? He is even worse than you, stupid. He relies on you to get ahead in the Imperial College. All he does is show off every day!" Empress Xu stared at Xu Qin and questioned.

"Then let the other brothers go to school. Aunt, I really don't want to study, I can't continue studying, and I don't have the heart to study." Xu Qin sat on the ground, hugged Empress Xu's legs and begged.

"Why are you so uninterested in studying?" Empress Xu stared at Xu Qin and asked.

"Aunt, you know, there is no money left at home. My father has been hiding at home for several years and there is no extra money at home. I even asked my third cousin for money some time ago!
Aunt, I would like to ask for a favor to allow me to do some small business and make some money.

Don't worry, aunt, I won't cheat the people of their money, nor will I use my power to oppress others or rob them. I just want to make a little money. "Xu Qin said to Empress Xu, this was Xu Qin's purpose.

After hearing this, Empress Xu frowned, then sat down, patted Xu Qin on the head, and murmured, "Has our Xu family fallen to the point where we need to rely on our children to do business and make money? That's lowly and a small path!"

"Then what should I do? There are dozens of people in the family, and my parents are used to being served. We can't just live off the land. Besides, there is no land for me to eat now. In the autumn, my mother sold a hundred acres of land to treat my father's illness. Now there are less than four hundred acres of land left in the family. Except for the mansion where we live now and these four hundred acres of land, there is nothing else!" Xu Qin sat on the ground and looked up at Empress Xu.

Empress Xu felt very uncomfortable. During the past few days when Xu Qin came to treat her illness, Empress Xu never mentioned anything about rewards, and Xu Qin didn't mention it either. This made Empress Xu very satisfied, as it showed that the child was sensible.

Empress Xu did not mention the reward because she did not know how to reward him. Zhu Di had said before that whoever cured his illness would be made a marquis.

Now I must break my promise.

As long as Xu Huizu was around, Xu Qin could not be given any title.

As a reward, he could send some daily necessities over himself, and give a few hundred taels of silver a year. However, it was not enough for the huge Xu family.

Empress Xu sat there thinking about this matter for a while, then pulled Xu Qin up and said, "Bao'er, get up. Go to the Jinyiwei and serve as a captain. Work under your third cousin. If your third cousin dares to bully you, beat him up. If you don't have money, ask your third cousin for it."

"Ah, I won't go, aunt. How much salary does a thousand households get? If you want to make more money, you can only oppress the people. I can't do such a thing, and I can't bring shame to my Xu family, right?" Xu Qin shook his head and said, he just didn't agree.

Empress Xu pulled Xu Qin to sit next to her and said, "Didn't Aunt tell you? If you don't have money, ask your third cousin for it!"

"No, it's better to rely on yourself than on others. Your nephew is very promising!" Xu Qin said, shaking his head.

Empress Xu anxiously hit Xu Qin and said, "This child, why is he so stubborn? He is just like your father!"

"Hehe! Aunt, I just want to make some money with my own ability. Originally, I wanted to do these things directly. After all, my father has no title anymore and is just an ordinary citizen. However, I am worried about bringing shame to your aunt. So, I want to ask for an edict and ask His Majesty to allow me to make a living on my own!" Xu Qin said with a smile while looking at Queen Xu.

When Empress Xu heard this, she burst into tears and touched Xu Qin's face with both hands. She felt sorry for her nephew. What was wrong with her nephew? She forced her nephew to think about making money to support the family when he was just sixteen years old.

(End of this chapter)