Gao Chi of the Ming River

The second day Zhu Di entered the palace.

Yanwang Mansion in Nanjing, in the courtyard of Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi lowered his head and sat on the bed. In front of the bed, Xu stared at Zhu Gaochi with a stern face, and said in a very serious tone, "Chi'er! My concubine thought that although you were young, you were always sensible and obedient! This time you actually Disobeying your father's order and leaving the mansion privately! Chi'er! You are really... Let mother and concubine say hello!"

Zhu Gaochi lowered his head and said, "Concubine mother... the son knows his mistake!"

My heart is dull, didn't the father say that he would hide it from the mother and concubine?Why did the concubine still know?

"You still dare to ask your father to hide it from me?!" The more Xu said, the more angry she became, "If Xu'er hadn't said that she had been practicing martial arts in the yard yesterday, I wouldn't have known that your foot injury was caused by sneaking out to get it. Hurt! How dare you lie to me! Lie to me that you and Xu Er got hurt by climbing a tree!"

Zhu Gaochi realized that it was Gao Xu!Oops!He forgot to collude with Gao Xu!

But glancing at Xu's angry face and worrying eyebrows, Zhu Gaochi also felt very guilty, so he explained softly, "Mother concubine... the son dare not speak out, afraid that the mother concubine will be angry, and also afraid that the concubine mother will worry..."

Mrs. Xu said sharply, "Then Chi'er, do you mean that you can lie to your mother and concubine?"

"I..." Zhu Gaochi murmured, "That's not what my son meant..."

"What Chi'er means is that the fewer people who know about this incident, the better!" A faint voice came from the door.

Xu turned her head and saw Zhu Di standing at the door with a calm expression, and hurriedly got up to salute.

Zhu Di nodded slightly, waved his hand to signal the waiters around him to go down, and then said to Xu with a serious face, "It's my intention to keep Chi'er from you! This time the matter is not simple, and Chi'er has no choice but to sneak out. I hurt my foot this time, and it’s best not to let too many people know about it.”

Xu was startled, then nodded, "My lord said so, I understand."

Turning to look at Zhu Gaochi with a guilty and uneasy face, sighed softly, and said softly, "Chi'er... Since it is an important matter, why didn't you tell the concubine mother just now?"

"It's wrong for the son to hide the truth from the mother and make the mother worry." Zhu Gaochi said in a low voice, and then said seriously, "The son will not worry the mother anymore."

Mrs. Xu smiled slightly, and raised her hand to stroke Zhu Gaochi's head, "Be careful in the future."

After saying that, Mrs. Xu saluted Zhu Di respectfully, then turned and left.

When walking out of the courtyard, Mrs. Xu thought to herself, the lord really didn't dote on Chi'er, and she was shocked when she learned that Chi'er had sneaked out today, why is the truth different from what the lord said?The prince told himself that Chi'er injured his foot while climbing a tree!Could it be that the prince dotes on Chi'er so much that he helps Chi'er lie?

She was both worried and angry.

Now hearing what the prince said, combined with the sister-in-law and other guests who have started to visit recently, compared to the coldness of the family a few days ago, Xu couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Could it be that Chi'er hurt her foot in exchange for it? ?

When Xu walked back, Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Di who was walking towards him with a doting smile, and couldn't help but said, "Father...you just lied..."

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows, sat next to Zhu Gaochi, raised his hand to brush the hair that fell from Zhu Gaochi's face, and said lightly, "This is not a lie. You must not let people know about your injury or going to the banquet."

Zhu Gaochi thought about it for a while, and understood Zhu Di's consideration. After all, it's better to hide this kind of thing in the shadows.

Zhu Di bent down again and lifted Zhu Gaochi's cloth-wrapped feet to his lap. He untied the cloth and took a closer look. The redness and swelling had dissipated a lot, and the ointment used by the servant Xiaojing was indeed not ordinary.

But the redness was an eyesore no matter how it looked, Zhu Di frowned.

"Father...he's getting better soon." Seeing Zhu Di frowning, Zhu Gaochi said.Grinning, "Father's ointment is really not simple. My son applied it a few times last night, and it is effective today."

Zhu Di turned his head to look at Zhu Gaochi's smiling face with slender eyebrows, and couldn't help smiling.Raising his hand, he hugged Zhu Gaochi and sat on his lap, and said in a soft voice, "When your feet are healed, Dad will take you hunting."

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback for a moment, and then said with a bitter face, "Father, shall we go shopping?"

Zhu Di squinted at Zhu Gaochi, raised his hand and squeezed Zhu Gaochi's face, pretending to be annoyed, "You are just lazy! Isn't hunting good? What's so good about shopping! Tell Dad what you like, and Dad will buy it for you!"

Zhu Gaochi sighed in his heart, he doesn't like hunting.

Because he is not hunting, he is being hunted.

Every time I hunt, I always chase after the prey, and after chasing, I become surrounded by a large group of prey...

Gao Xu Gao Sui said every time, hunting does not need to find prey, just follow the big brother behind!

His father is even more hateful, he laughs every time, saying that he is really a delicious little meat bun...

He was furious... Every time he was pulled out by his father to hunt, a group of people would follow him leisurely, and every time he had decided not to chase his prey, he would always be caught in vain. Attracted by the cute little animals, and then... I forgot my original intention, and started chasing desperately...

Surrounded by a large group of prey that came out of nowhere...

And Dad and the others began to cheer up!

Sa Huanzi started chasing his prey, and he... could only stay there in embarrassment...

Zhu Gaochi felt depressed, he would never go hunting again!

When Zhu Gaochi was in a daze and depressed, Zhu Di stared deeply at Zhu Gaochi, the playful smile on the corner of his mouth gradually softened, his eyes shone softly, his left hand quietly held Zhu Gaochi's white and tender hand, fingers crossed, and his right hand held Zhu Gaochi even tighter Tight, a soft heart.

Zhu Gaochi came back to his senses and looked at his father, but couldn't help being stunned.

The father's expression at this time was so gentle and pampering that he couldn't help but lose his mind.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Di asked in a hoarse voice.

Although I really like how this kid looks at him in a daze, but... looking at it further, he can't guarantee that he won't do anything impulsive...

Zhu Gaochi came back to his senses, his heart beat a few times, his face was slightly red, and he said, "Dad... that..."

"What?" Zhu Di jokingly smiled. Seeing that Zhu Gaochi's ears were red and his heart itched even more, he was afraid that he would not be able to restrain himself, so he said, "Tomorrow...maybe your grandpa will come to see you."

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback, "Grandpa Huang is coming?"

"Hmm..." Zhu Di nodded slightly, took Zhu Gaochi into his arms with his right hand, rested his chin on the top of Zhu Gaochi's head, and said slowly in a hoarse voice, "I guess... I know Huang Zicheng's stupid things, and I want to give you some compensation." Let's go. Chi'er... how will your grandpa come tomorrow? How? When? I don't know yet... You have to be careful. Remember... you are not allowed to agree to any request from your grandpa." Speaking of In the end, Zhu Di's tone was very severe.

Zhu Gaochi leaned into Zhu Di's arms and nodded, "My son knows."

Zhu Di nodded in satisfaction, looked down at Zhu Gaochi, and smiled slightly, "After tomorrow's test, we can go back to Peiping."

Zhu Gaochi's eyes lit up when he heard it.

That's really good!

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The next day, Zhu Gaochi sat on a deck chair in the courtyard, listening to the frolicking outside.

Thinking that today seems to be the day for their Yan Wang Mansion banquet?

At this time, in the courtyard, the other servants and maids were all driven out by Zhu Gaochi.

Only Zhiqin and Sanbao were left to serve.

Then he turned his head to look at Ma Sanbao who was standing respectfully aside, and asked with a smile, "Sanbao, who are the people here today?"

Ma Sanbao respectfully replied, "When I went outside to get things earlier, I saw carriages parked in the stables of our palace. It seems that there are some from our uncle, those from the palace, and Mr. Ma..."

Zhu Gaochi nodded slightly, and glanced at Ma Sanbao, thinking that Sanbao's memory is so good, and he is smart and careful, it would be too wasteful to always be by his side.Should I talk to my dad?Like Zhang Fu, go outside to practice?

Just when Zhu Gaochi was thinking, he heard Zhiqin's surprised voice, "Who are you?! How dare you trespass?!"

Zhu Gaochi followed the prestige, and a vigorous old man in his 60s strode in with a smile, followed by a few followers.

Zhu Gaochi was stunned, Grandpa Huang is here?

After regaining his senses, Zhu Gaochi hurriedly stopped Zhiqin, and said seriously, "Zhiqin! Still not backing down?! That's my grandfather!"

Zhiqin and Sanbao stayed for a while, looking at the person who came, the smiling old man in his 60s laughed, "It's okay, it's okay! I just don't want to make it too grand!"

Zhiqin was taken aback, Shizi's grandfather? ? ?

Sanbao was startled, isn't he the emperor? !

Zhu Gaochi frowned, aren't these two people usually very clever?He scolded again, "Not saluting?!"

Zhiqin and Sanbao came back to their senses, knelt down and saluted tremblingly.

Zhu Gaochi barely stood up at this time, and was about to salute respectfully.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and waved, "Okay! Alright! Get up!"

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At this time, Zhu Di, who was drinking tea and playing chess with Xu Zengshou in the front hall, heard the servant's whisper, "Master, the great master is here."

Zhu Di narrowed his eyes slightly, put down the chess piece in his hand lightly, and said, "Understood, you don't have to wait on me anymore."

"Yes!"

Xu Zengshou glanced at the retreating servant, lowered his eyes and continued to concentrate on the chess game.

At this time, Zhu Di said lightly, "Perhaps...in a short while, we will be able to eat noodles from Peking again."

Xu Zengshou was taken aback for a moment, then raised his head subconsciously.

Peking noodles?

Your lord... can you go back to Peiping? !

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At this time, in the back hall, Mrs. Xu was entertaining the hostesses from various houses.

He was talking about the price of makeup and powder in Nanjing and Beiping, and the color of the fabric...

"I heard... the prince is already thirteen, but which family has he fallen in love with?" Suddenly, Xu's sister-in-law, Xu Huizu's wife asked with a smile.

Mrs. Xu was taken aback for a moment, then became wary, and smiled slightly, "I haven't met yet! Sister-in-law, you also know that Beiping is just a small place, and there are not many outstanding girls..."

"Hehe... You need to hurry up on this kind of thing." Another person interrupted.

"Yeah yeah……"

At this time, Xu Huizu's wife smiled and said, "If the princess can be trusted, there is a suitable candidate on my side..."

Xu's heart sank, to be a matchmaker at this time?

Xu's face was calm, but her tone was somewhat serious, "Sister-in-law, this is not the right time." As he spoke, he casually pointed to the white flower on his finger.

"Just to talk about it first." Xu Huizu's wife smiled embarrassingly.There was some annoyance between his eyebrows and eyes.

Xu ignored it and changed the subject.

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And in Zhu Gaochi's courtyard.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile, "Gao Chi, can you play chess?"