If not abolished

The next day, Zhu Zhanji got up early to pay his respects to Zhu Di.

"My grandson, please pay your respects to Grandpa Huang."

"Agui is here, get up."

Zhu Zhanji saw that the emperor had already gotten up to handle government affairs, and he reminded him, "Don't work too hard, don't handle government affairs too late every day, and rest early."

"You haven't seen Taizu. He was truly diligent. I am far from being as diligent as him." Zhu Di put down the pen in his hand after talking about this.

"Grandpa Huang is also very capable. Your grandson takes you as his role model."

"That is why I cannot slack off. I take Taizu as my role model, but I am still not as good as him. You take me as your role model, and your grandparents and grandchildren take you as their role models. If one of them slacks off, the descendants will become even more lax."

"My grandson has learned a lesson."

"Your father was here yesterday, so I couldn't ask you if there was anything that made you come back to Beijing early?" Zhu Di suddenly changed the subject, his tone sounding a little gossipy.

"No, I just think that Third Uncle has made a lot of progress, and I don't want Third Uncle to be in Beijing all the time and not be able to display his talents."

"There's really no other idea."

"No."

Seeing that he still didn't say anything, Zhu Di could only expose it: "Is that so? I thought you came back early because of that sweetheart from last time?"

"Grandpa Emperor, just pretend that this never happened." Zhu Zhanji felt a sudden pain in his heart when he thought of this. Before he left, he wanted to come back and do this and that, but now...

"What happened? Could it be that your previous statement of hiding something from the girl was discovered, and she must have gotten angry and upset?" Zhu Di knew he had guessed it right when he saw that he suddenly looked heartbroken.

Zhu Zhanji was touched by the words and lowered his head and kept silent.

Seeing his expression, Zhu Di thought that he didn't know how to appease a girl, so he immediately gave him some advice: "Let me tell you, based on my many years of experience, we were at fault first. As the saying goes, a real man should be able to bend and stretch, actively admit his mistakes, and let the girl vent her anger. Let me tell you, it doesn't matter if you are beaten by the girl. Besides, this is the tradition of our Zhu family. Who hasn't been beaten by his wife? Even Taizu was chased and beaten when he made Empress Gao unhappy. I was also like that. Your father was also beaten by the Crown Princess, right? Don't feel ashamed. It's even more shameful to lose your wife. Besides, beating is love and scolding is love."

"Is the way my grandfather and father persuade others also hereditary? They both like to use themselves as examples."

"This is about speaking with facts and teaching by example."

"What if she didn't scold me or hit me?"

"That's very heartbreaking," Zhu Di blurted out. Thinking of his grandson, he encouraged him, "Everyone is different about this relationship. Maybe your girl has a good personality and handles it differently. Don't be discouraged. She may be angry and in a bad mood. You should be thick-skinned. If she doesn't want to see you, you should hang around her more. Good girls are afraid of men pestering them, you know."

Zhu Zhanji thought, why bother hanging around in front of me? They are already thousands of miles away, how can I hang around?

"Grandson understands. I still have to pay my respects to Grandmother Wang, so I'll take my leave now."

"Okay, go ahead, remember what I told you, they are all experience." Zhu Di did not forget to remind you at the end.

"Ah."

Zhu Di looked at his grandson's lonely back and sighed. Agui's marriage seems a bit bumpy. I have to find a way to help him.

Inside Yikun Palace.

"Grandson pays respects to Grandmother Wang."

"Get up quickly."

"I haven't been with you for a long time, so I brought you some gifts."

"I know you are a thoughtful child. You brought things for me. Remember to prepare some for the Crown Princess as well. She has been very worried about you for such a long time. You don't write to me often." Concubine Wang complained.

"It's my grandson's fault that makes my grandmother worried."

"By the way, did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tell you about the Emperor's uncle's family?"

"Well, my father mentioned it to me yesterday when I got home."

"Before, you were far away in Shuntian, and I was in the palace. I wonder how you and Miss Hu San are doing now. It's time to make arrangements. After you are crowned, the matter of your empress and concubines will be confirmed."

"I'm afraid the previous plan will fail." Zhu Zhanji sighed inwardly. How come he had to explain everyone to him one by one after only two days of returning?

"What, it failed? Why? What happened?" Concubine Wang looked surprised.

"I'm afraid Grandmother Wang doesn't know yet, Miss Hu San has returned to Jining."

"What's there to be afraid of when we return to Jining? It's just a matter of the imperial edict."

"In addition to this reason, there is another reason that she does not want to enter the palace. Why should my grandson force someone who is unwilling to do so?"

"This... I really didn't expect that there would be such a woman in the world who doesn't want to enter the palace." Concubine Wang was even more surprised. She never expected this would be the result.

"So what are you going to do now?"

"There are so many women in the world, are you still worried that no one will enter the palace?"

"It would be best if you could come. I heard that the wife of the Marquis of Pengcheng has found an extremely outstanding girl for you. I have also seen that girl once. She is indeed outstanding in appearance and is rumored to have a good character. You might as well take a look at her."

"I was just thinking of meeting this person."

"Oh, so what's the problem?"

"Wait for the grandson to see."

"Okay, if you need me to do anything, just let me know."

"Thank you, Grandma."

"What's the big deal? Come, you came to pay your respects so early. You haven't had breakfast yet, right? Come and eat something with me."

"Yes."

When Zhu Zhanji returned to Rouyi Palace, he just saw the eunuch taking the flower pot out.

Zhu Zhanji looked at the flower pot and thought it looked familiar. He stopped it and asked, "What is this?"

"Your Highness, this is the flower that was on your desk before. It bloomed once before, but now it has withered. I am preparing to take it away and replace it with other flowers to place on your desk."

Zhu Zhanji was not familiar with this eunuch, so he turned his head to look at Wu Cheng and asked silently.

"This is new," Wu Cheng explained to Zhu Zhanji, and then immediately said sternly to the young eunuch: "Who told you to act on your own? Put it back to its place."

"Wait," Zhu Zhanji suddenly said, "Give it to me, you don't have to serve me here anymore."

The man knelt down immediately: "Your Highness, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me, Your Highness..."

Zhu Zhanji walked right past him and left with the flowerpot.

"Shut up and come down to receive your punishment." Wu Cheng interrupted him and trotted towards Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Zhanji carefully put the thing back to its place. Wu Cheng looked at how much Zhu Zhanji treasured this thing and thought, it seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not given up on Miss Hu San and is still thinking about her.

"Tell everyone not to touch this flower pot."

"Yes."