my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 400 The Emperor's Heart
In a blink of an eye, Zhang Anshi saw Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Zhanji was in the corner, and today he looked taciturn, like a quiet boy.

Zhang Anshi took a hasty glance, and immediately bowed down and said, "Sister, His Majesty forced me to do it."

The Crown Princess Zhang was obviously very angry, and said with an angry look: "What did you say earlier? I said earlier that wherever you go, you have to say hello. You are already a husband and a father. If you don't put your life on your own In your eyes?"

Zhang Anshi hurriedly said: "Don't dare next time, even if there is an imperial decree, I will not respect it."

Mrs. Zhang was obviously even more angry: "Don't talk about it, and involve the father in it."

Zhang Anshi said: "Anyway, I won't dare next time."

Mrs. Zhang blinked, and the tears fell one by one.

So while wiping away tears, he said quietly: "I wish you would be idler. You are the commander of Jinyiwei and the governor. We Ming, thousands of soldiers and civilians, are you the only one who can do things? In this world Is it possible to do without you? Now that there are so many people who hate you, I am worried all the time, teach me how to be a woman, I have already become a woman, but I still care about you, a worthless brother, I... ...It's better to die, to do what you want, lest I see you taking risks all day long."

Zhang Anshi originally thought of admitting his mistakes and telling his sister not to be upset, but at this moment he was taken aback. These words are more serious than before.

He knew his elder sister well, and his elder sister was a princess after all, she would consider every word carefully, every word had a meaning, and she was quite diplomatic.

Today's wording has been emphasized by at least two points. This time, he may not be able to get away so easily, but seeing his sister crying so sad, it's a lie that he doesn't feel ashamed.

Zhang Anshi wiped his eyes hard, they turned red, and said with tears in his eyes: "Sister, I was wrong, I must be careful in the future, and I will never teach you to worry."

Mrs. Zhang ignored him, and continued to cry, only saying that she wanted to seek death.

Zhu Gaochi stood aside, not daring to move.

Zhu Zhanji rushed up at this time, hugged Zhang Shi and said, "Mother Concubine, Mother Concubine...don't be angry anymore. Although Uncle is a fool, isn't he still alive?"

Zhang Anshi was speechless, and he saw Zhang pointing to the spiritual seat and said: "When my father was here, he served the Peking Palace, but his life was lost. Of course, this is his loyalty. A man should be loyal and filial. But the Zhang family Heirs are not prosperous, he is only a son like you, he has a spirit in the sky, knowing that you play with fire every day, can you rest in peace? I am a married daughter, I cannot inherit the incense of my father, I only hate myself as a daughter .”

She spoke more and more excitedly, weeping and crying, she even stroked her forehead slightly.

Zhu Gaochi was startled, and hurriedly said: "Oh, don't get so angry, come here, come here, hurry up and invite the imperial doctor."

Zhang Anshi also hurried forward and said: "Sister, let me take a look."

Zhang said: "Go away."

Zhang Anshi: "..."

Zhu Gaochi was busy helping Mrs. Zhang with the eunuchs to go to the dormitory to rest.

Before leaving, Mrs. Zhang said: "Look at him, let him kneel in front of his father's spiritual tablet and think about it."

So after a while, dozens of eunuchs entered the hall in a hurry, surrounded Zhang Anshi with three floors inside and three floors outside.

Looking at the battle, Zhang Anshi had no choice but to kneel obediently on the cold ground.

Not long after, Zhu Zhanji came back after visiting his mother and concubine.

He squatted directly beside Zhang Anshi, looking at Zhang Anshi without blinking.

Zhang Anshi was also in a bad mood at this time, he glared at the little guy and said, "Go away."

Zhu Zhanji said angrily: "It was you who made the concubine mother angry."

"What's the matter with you."

Zhu Zhanji said: "Hmph, I'm different from you, I feel sorry for my mother and concubine."

Zhang Anshi simply closed his eyes and ignored him.

Zhu Zhanji obviously didn't intend to stop there, and continued to babble: "My concubine broke her heart for you, aren't you ashamed?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Okay, okay, you are right, okay, I have to think about it."

Zhu Zhanji said: "I am the surrogate concubine here to watch Uncle. Without me, Uncle must hide somewhere to be lazy again."

Zhang Anshi said: "You..."

After more than an hour.

Zhu Zhanji actually served a bowl of rice, and the dishes on the rice were piled high. He held up his chopsticks, squatted in front of Zhang Anshi, and lowered his head to pick.

Zhang Anshi was very hungry at this time, holding his breath and said: "What kind of son and grandson are you like? Standing up, sitting down."

"Mother and concubine said, I have to keep an eye on Uncle." After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, he took another mouthful of rice.

After kneeling for so long, Zhang Anshi was tired and hungry at the moment, and he couldn't raise his arrogance anymore, so he said pitifully, "I'm hungry too."

Zhu Zhanji shook his head: "Uncle, you have to bear with it. After more than ten hours, wait for the mother and concubine to calm down. You don't know, just now the imperial doctor went to see the doctor and said that the mother and concubine had lost her temper. If it goes on like this for a long time, it will kill people.”

Zhang Anshi stopped talking, and sighed gloomyly.

Zhu Zhanji said: "I know Uncle wants to say that mother and wife are ignorant of others."

"I didn't say." Zhang Anshi gritted his teeth.

"Uncle said so in his heart." Zhu Zhanji continued to paw at the food, speaking vaguely.

Zhang Anshi said: "You slandered me!"

Zhu Zhanji said: "Uncle, I want a popsicle after dinner, do you like mung beans or grapes?"

Zhang Anshi was still quite worried about his sister at this time, so he said upsetly: "Don't bother me."

Zhu Zhanji stood up and said to the eunuchs around him: "Go down, you don't have to be on duty here, I am here."

The eunuchs didn't dare to neglect, so they had to retreat quietly.

When everyone left, Zhu Zhanji squatted back beside Zhang Anshi, held his face and said: "I am also very troubled. If you stare at uncle, it is unrighteous. But if you are perfunctory, it is unfilial." Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve.”

Zhang Anshi closed his eyes directly, looking disgusted at the guy in front of him.

But after kneeling for so long, it was a lie that there was no pain in the leg. It seemed that this leg no longer belonged to me, and the pain was severe.

Zhu Zhanji was still nagging: "Uncle treats me so well on weekdays, I can't bear to see Uncle suffer."

Zhang Anshi opened his eyes and said, "But what?"

"How does uncle know there is a but?" Zhu Zhanji asked in surprise.

Zhang Anshi: "..."

Zhu Zhanji said: "But I love my concubine mother more, and I can't bear to make her angry anymore."

Zhang Anshi: "..."

Zhu Zhanji lowered his voice and said: "A few days ago, my concubine, when she talked about Uncle Pengcheng with Mrs. Pengcheng, she was very happy, saying that Uncle was promising, and she was proud, even if she didn't rely on her status as a foreign relative, she would rely on uncle The credit for this is rare in the world, and he also said that Uncle is Wei Qing."

Zhang Anshi said: "Okay, I got it, I got it."

"Does Uncle think I'm lying to you?"

Zhang Anshi remained silent.

Zhu Zhanji took a deep look at Zhang Anshi: "Uncle, you are so confused!"

Zhang Anshi couldn't help but said, "What exactly do you want to say?"

"On weekdays, I see uncle is very smart, but why is he so confused today? No, it seems that uncle may not be confused, but the person who understands mother and concubine best in the world is not uncle, but me .” Zhu Zhanji said this, not without complacency.

"My concubine is a dignified concubine, so you won't be punished because you act according to the order. Anyway, you are also serving the public, and you are escorting, so you can't find anything wrong with it."

"The seriousness of this matter, there are not many people in the whole world who can see through the concubine mother. What the concubine mother did today, in fact..."

Zhang Anshi couldn't help asking: "What is it actually?"

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "I can't say this, if I say it, if the godmother knows it, she will scold me."

Zhang Anshi said: "Zhan Ji, you have changed. You have become uncle who doesn't recognize you. Uncle always thinks you are a well-behaved child. How did you know that you have started playing tricks on uncle now."

Zhu Zhanji pouted and said, "Uncle will know tomorrow."

After all, Zhu Zhanji stood up and walked out quickly.

After a while, Zhu Zhanji came again with a mung bean popsicle, and licked it happily, with relish.

In a daze, Zhang Anshi realized that this little guy who couldn't even walk steadily had grown up.

Unfortunately, Zhang Anshi didn't feel relieved, but only felt tired.

Look, the grown-up child is not so cute once he becomes an adult. This guy has a greasy smell all over his body.

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Empress Xu has always been weak.

After all, he was getting older, and he had an old illness in the past. Since the news of Zhu Di's death came, he was frightened and his body became weaker.

Zhu Di simply ignored foreign affairs for the time being, and only stayed in the palace as a companion. When one grows old, it is easy to recall many things from the past.

Talk about the past in Beiping Mansion, talk about the three children, or, talk about his grandson.

As a result, the couple inevitably had mixed feelings.

From the beginning, they have never been husband and wife of ordinary people, but their human nature is the same, not because you are a prince, so your emotions will be more expensive than ordinary people.

Perhaps it was because of Emperor Taizu Gao that Zhu Di was sent to Fengyang Zhongdu at a young age to learn farming and experience the hardships of the world.

Or, at the beginning, he was a feudal vassal in Beiping, following the order of Emperor Taizu Gao, to attack outside the Great Wall. During his years of military career, he was in the vast desert. I still have to experience all kinds of things in the world, as well as the unconcealed homesickness and loneliness.

Zhu Di sighed, he has experienced too many things in his life, and it is precisely because of this experience that is far beyond ordinary people, during the years of intrigues and sword struggles, that he especially cherishes Xu's side, and he is with her. Sit down and talk about some housework.

At this time, he is the most relaxed time, he can let go of his defense against all the darkness of human nature, and he doesn't have to worry about the nervousness caused by someone's plot against him.

Empress Xu smiled and said, "I don't know what happened to the second and third children outside, but after seeing their reports, they are all fine."

"They're still young, and they wish they could be out there, undisciplined, and close the door to be little overlords." Zhu Di smiled and said, "When they are old, I'm afraid they will miss Nanjing City, Zhen and you. .”

Mrs. Xu nodded: "Then when they are old, will His Majesty allow them to come back?"

Zhu Di sighed: "Since the roots have taken root outside, let's stay outside well. This is the emperor's house... What are you doing when you come back? I used to think about why Huang Kao loved him so much when the emperor was there. But they are so alienated from the princes, they are entrusted outside, and they almost don't care anymore, but they give all the father's love to the emperor brother."

After Zhu Di finished speaking, his eyes dimmed: "I was speculating at the time, whether it was because the princes were inferior to the emperor's brother, or just because...he is the eldest son. But now, I really understand that it is because the emperor tested him. It’s just that I can’t think of the thoughts of the masters. He is afraid, showing love, but giving other brothers other expectations that they shouldn’t have.”

"Presumably when Huang Kao was in Nanjing, he must be thinking of Zhen and King Ning outside the Great Wall every day, as well as King Ning, as well as King Xiang and King Zhou every day. But he is the Son of Heaven, he is not just a human being. Father is also a ruler. So... the emperor is ruthless, not because the emperor has to be mean and ungrateful. It is precisely because of love that he needs to be ruthless, and it is also because the emperor loves all sons at the beginning, so he only loves the emperor. Brother, alienate your sons, this is to prevent brothers from fighting each other and killing each other."

After hearing this, Empress Xu remained silent.

Tears came down slightly in Zhu Di's eyes, as if he was thinking about some past events, or thinking of his strict father who had behaved in every possible way but was always indifferent to him. He couldn't help but took a deep breath.

There were footsteps outside.

Zhu Di's face turned cold, and those eyes that were vaguely foggy suddenly became sharp.

"Your Majesty." Someone bowed outside the hall.

"What's the matter?" Zhu Di's tone was no longer as full of emotion as before, but a little more indifferent.

"Princess Concubine...is sick...the Imperial Hospital has invited many imperial doctors to see her."

After hearing this, Zhu Di's face darkened.

Empress Xu also couldn't help saying: "It's fine, why are you sick? Your Majesty, could it be that two days ago, because Your Majesty and Zhang Qing..."

Zhu Di said, "Come in and talk."

The eunuch came in on tiptoe and bowed down again: "Return to the empress's words, I heard that... Dudu Zhang went to the East Palace, and the empress dowager got angry and said... said..."

Zhu Di said: "It's okay, you explain in detail."

"It is said that Dudu Zhang always does dangerous things to make her worry. He is the only son in the Zhang family. At that time, the father of the princess concubine died in Jingnan. The two siblings depended on each other, but Dudu Zhang offended people everywhere. Arouse the resentment of the people of the world, and always put himself in a dangerous situation... It's fine to say that Dudu Zhang is messing around, but he still encourages His Majesty, if His Majesty has something good or bad... Zhang Dudu is really disloyal and unfilial It's..."

After hearing this, Zhu Di sighed for a moment, but was speechless.

It was Zhu Di's idea to go to Jiangxi.

This cannot be blamed on Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi has done a great job in escorting the emperor, but as for causing resentment from the people of the world, it is also because of Zhang Anshi's unswerving loyalty to the emperor.And after going through danger, if you want to talk about this, it was also led by Zhu Di.

So in theory, no matter what, Zhang Anshi couldn't be blamed for this.

But the Crown Princess is his daughter-in-law, of course he cannot be blamed as the emperor's father-in-law, but it is understandable for him to vent his anger on Zhang Anshi because of his worries.

This would be the case for any woman.

Zhu Di blushed, raised his head and said, "Have you been examined by the imperial doctor?"

"It has been diagnosed."

"how?"

"It means that the anger is high, coupled with accumulated worries and illnesses, you need to take good care of it."

Zhu Di sighed, "It's not easy for her as a woman."

Empress Xu said: "My concubine couldn't be more aware of her feelings. When His Majesty sent troops outside the Great Wall, my concubine was worried day and night when she was in the Prince's Mansion in Beiping. After that, Your Majesty's peace was difficult, and she was close to death, so it goes without saying."

The eunuch then said again: "Therefore, the Empress Dowager Zhang also punished Zhang Dudu and made him kneel for a day to think about his mistakes, but not a single drop of water entered."

Zhu Di sighed: "This can't be blamed on Zhang Anshi, he is loyal and filial, and it is difficult to be caught in the middle."

Empress Xu frowned: "I have also heard that there are countless people who are angry with Zhang Qing outside. This time in Jiangxi, someone dared to attack His Majesty. If His Majesty is like this, let alone Zhang Qing."

Zhu Di said: "It's still you and the Crown Princess who are thoughtful, I didn't think of this."

Empress Xu said: "He is the close relative of the prince and concubine, and also the uncle of Zhu Zhanji. There are so many courtiers and capable people in this world. Is Zhang Qing the only one missing? How can your majesty be so dangerous and offending people?" Teach him to do all the things?"

Zhu Di listened, and his heart was overwhelmed, so he closed his eyes, as if he was also thinking.

"I can't do without him now." Not long after, Zhu Di opened his eyes suddenly, and said firmly: "Now at the most critical moment, it is really impossible to do without him. There are indeed many talented people in the world, but how many people have the talent? His responsibility like this? Everyone knows that this is a thankless thing, who did it?"

"Furthermore, this New Deal really has to be this kid. It's not that I haven't thought of this, but... Speaking of it, the world understands the way of economy, can try its best to implement the New Deal, and can also be in charge of Jinyiwei. How many people are there?"

After a pause, Zhu Di continued: "The most important thing is that this kid is really brave and smart. I've seen a lot of people, but many people only put their smarts on Ming Zhebao, and they think about it every day. It's the so-called learning of doing things, so what's the use of such cleverness? Zhang Qing dares to work hard."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xu couldn't help feeling sorry.

But Zhu Di said again: "But the princess's worry is also reasonable. After thinking about it, I remembered something."

"What's the matter?"

"I see, this matter is at an all-time high. Before that, I sent people to the vassals to make up their minds, and I also taught people to look up some books, but I was still undecided for a while, and I was always afraid that it would be broken. The law of the ancestors. But now it seems that it is imperative."

Empress Xu is a very smart person. Hearing what Zhu Di said, she seemed to be quite enlightened: "Your Majesty's meaning, the concubine understands, but will there be rumors outside?"

Zhu Di's eyes widened, and as soon as he heard the words of gossip, he became furious: "Have I not suffered too many gossips? Damn it, the most indispensable thing in this world is people who talk about good things!"

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