If not abolished

It's been more than half a month since the Lantern Festival, and Hu Shanxiang has no news about Zhu Zhanji. She wants to ask her second brother but is afraid of alerting him.

On the other hand, Zhu Zhanji was not happy for long. Just after the Chinese New Year, he was arranged to tour Beijing with Zhu Di. It was called a tour, but in fact, Zhu Di was worried about the construction of Beijing and was going to supervise it. If there was a chance, maybe he could take a detour to Mobei for a stroll.

It was not easy for the prince to leave the capital, so this matter naturally fell to Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Zhanji was also a little distressed when he heard the news. It was no wonder that he didn't remember this. In his previous life, he did go on a tour to Beijing with the emperor, but it was supposed to be last year. He didn't go last year, so he thought he remembered it wrong. So he was waiting here? Why not now? He finally made some progress with Shanxiang. If he couldn't come back for a while, how could Shanxiang contact him? He had to think of a way...

In early March, Zhu Di anxiously led his men north. Zhu Zhanji rode on his horse, looking back at the capital city behind him, seeming to be thinking about something.

"Go." After a while, he walked towards the main force.

"Agui looks unhappy?" Zhu Di knew very well this grandson whom he had watched grow up.

"No, I just can't let go." Even though Zhu Zhanji was reborn, he was still like a teenager in front of Zhu Di.

Zhu Di did not expect Zhu Zhanji to say such a thing. He did not know why, but in the past two years, he always felt that his grandson had aged a lot. Although he was only twelve or thirteen years old, he was very good at controlling his emotions. Sometimes he would even give instructions from behind the crown prince. It had been a long time since he had seen such clear expression of emotions. Zhu Di smiled and joked, "But is there anything you can't let go of? Could it be that you have a lover?"

Zhu Zhanji's secrets were exposed at once, he lowered his head and said nothing.

Zhu Di initially thought that it was his first time away from Beijing and he was not used to it. But now he realized that he was right. He frowned and asked, "Is it true? Whose girl is she?"

"Grandpa Emperor, my grandson...this matter hasn't even been settled yet." Zhu Zhanji suddenly became anxious, feeling conflicted. On the one hand, he wanted to tell Grandpa Emperor the truth, but he was afraid of making things worse. However, if he didn't tell Grandpa Emperor, how could he hide it from him?

Zhu Di hadn't seen his grandson so anxious for a long time. He was very surprised and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, I won't ask. When you come back, take grandpa to see him." Zhu Di became more and more curious about who the person was. Humph, little guy, if you don't tell me, I won't send anyone to investigate.

Zhu Zhanji immediately refused again: "She doesn't even know her grandson's identity yet?"

"Why, are you afraid of scaring people away? But this can't be concealed."

"I...Grandpa Emperor, you said, when I come back from Beijing and tell her, she won't blame me, right?" Zhu Zhanji thought about this and suddenly didn't know what to do.

After a while, Zhu Di said: "Grandpa Emperor, let me tell you, it's better to say this as soon as possible. Girls don't like to be kept in the dark," Zhu Di said wisely.

Zhu Zhanji looked at his grandfather with disbelief.

Seeing that he did not believe it, Zhu Di added: "Don't disbelieve me. I'm telling you, your grandmother is a good person. If I hide some private money during the New Year, she would chase me with a knife and beat me if she caught me."

"That's different. My circumstances are understandable, but yours is..." Zhu Zhanji argued.

"What do you mean by excusable? You didn't intend to do something bad to her. Really, in the minds of girls, it's all the same. I have more experience than you. I'm telling you, don't quibble. If the girl really blames you, you'll just keep pestering her, right? Good girls are afraid of pestering men."

"Grandpa Emperor, we can't lose the royal family's reputation at that time, right?" Zhu Zhanji felt something was wrong the more he listened.

Zhu Di waved his hand and said, "Eh, what's the point of not having face? I can't let go of my dignity. I don't even have a wife. It's okay. I will pretend I didn't see it. Just bring my grandson's wife back. Otherwise, you can tell me which girl she is and I can issue an order."

Zhu Zhanji looked at his grandfather with a critical eye: "Why do I feel that Grandpa Huang is trying to trick me?"

"Oh, Agui, how could you think so about Grandpa Emperor? I was just giving you advice, and you actually thought like this. It's so hurtful." As he spoke, he wiped the non-existent tears with his sleeves.

Zhu Zhanji held his forehead and said, "The show is over."

Zhu Di was not annoyed when he was exposed: "It's been a long time since I performed, I am a little rusty."

"Grandson will see how to deal with this matter when the time comes. I don't need Grandpa Huang's guidance."

"I really don't know which girl she is. Alas, she has no filial piety, and she is not satisfied with satisfying Grandpa Huang's curiosity."

"We'll know when the time comes."

"Okay, okay, it's best if you know your limits." Zhu Di also knew that the conversation was almost over, and suddenly thought of something and asked, "Does your father not know about this?"

"I don't know." Zhu Zhanji somehow jumped onto his father again.

"That's good." Zhu Di's mood suddenly improved when he heard this answer.

Zhu Zhanji didn't understand why Zhu Di was so emotional all of a sudden: "Grandpa Emperor, why are you so happy when you hear this?"

Zhu Di smiled and said, "Nothing. I am very happy to think that you told me first. I am the first one to know, right?"

"Ah..." Forget it, let's not tell the Emperor. The Imperial Concubine will be the first one to know.