Domineering Daming

Chapter 175 Zhu Youxiao's Exploration

Zhu Xu just froze for a moment, then walked in with big strides, and said with an innocent smile: "Brother Xin Wang is also here."

Neither Zhu Youxiao nor Empress Zhang could guess the degree of Zhu Xu's participation in that decisive battle, let alone Zhu Youjian. He always had a cold expression and only nodded slightly when he looked at Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu let out a deep breath and turned to look inside. Empress Zhang was bending over to put little Yongning into the crib. Zhu Youxiao behind her was sitting in a wheelchair and was being pushed out by Huan'er.

Zhu Youjian quickly stood up, bowed slightly and said, "My brother has seen the emperor."

Zhu Youxiao's complexion improved a lot, he waved his hand at Zhu Youjian, and said, "They're all from my own family, so don't be so polite."

"Brother Huang is right!" Zhu Xu sat down on the stool, quickly poured water, then passed it to Zhu Youxiao and said, "Brother Huang, drink water."

Zhu Youxiao laughed, took the cup and said to the two of them, "Let's all sit down, just like last year, our family will have a safe New Year's Eve dinner."

Empress Zhang also came over and sat down, and said to Huan'er: "Huan'er, let's serve." Then she smiled at Zhu Xu and Zhu Youjian: "You don't need to be restrained, just relax a little bit."

Zhu Xu glanced at Zhu Youjian next to him, and then straightened up, with a serious expression, looking down at the table.

Empress Zhang pursed her lips, and secretly gave Zhu Xu a warning look.

Zhu Xu raised his head and smiled.

Zhu Youxiao sat in a wheelchair and looked at the two brothers in front of him.

He used to always think that the fifth younger brother Zhu Youjian, who is cautious and respectful, has a diligent personality, will definitely be an outstanding vassal king in the future, and he will be famous in history.However, now it seems that this fifth younger brother may also be forbearing and has great ambitions.

The other is the sixth younger brother, Zhu Youxu, also known as Zhu Xu.He has always been unable to see through this younger brother. He couldn't see through when he was very young, and he couldn't see through it even more now.

"Why did I just find out today?"

Zhu Youxiao smiled on his face, looked at Xin Wang Zhu Youjian during the serving time, and said, "Fifth Brother, what have you been doing in the palace recently?"

Zhu Youjian's complexion changed slightly, he glanced at Zhu Youxiao, and said carefully, "Brother Huihuang, my younger brother closed the palace for introspection and never went out."

Zhu Youxiao asked casually. Hearing Zhu Youjian's answer, he took a look at him, then turned to Zhu Xu, and said with a smile, "What about you, sixth brother, you rarely go to my place?"

Zhu Xu straightened his back and said without thinking: "Eat, sleep, count money."

Empress Zhang glanced at Zhu Youxiao, stared at Zhu Xu with a stern face, and said, "It's good to say."

Zhu Xu immediately said obediently: "If you go back to the emperor, I will study behind closed doors to understand the wisdom of the sages and the wisdom of the ancients."

Empress Zhang frowned, secretly giving Zhu Xu a warning.

Zhu Youxiao listened to Zhu Xu's words, his eyes flashed strangely, his eyes searched back and forth between Zhu Xu and Zhu Youjian, then turned to Zhu Youjian after a long time, smiled and comforted: "Fifth brother, don't worry, the relationship between my brothers , Brothers and friends, there is no quarrel, so relax."

Even though he had already explained in front of Zhu Youxiao before, Zhu Youjian still felt chills when he heard Zhu Youxiao's words, and he forced himself to say: "Yes, what the emperor said, I will keep it in my heart."

Zhu Youxiao nodded with a smile, and looked at Queen Zhang. Queen Zhang picked up the chopsticks and said, "Okay, let's start our family banquet."

After Zhu Youxiao picked up the first chopsticks, Zhu Xu and Zhu Youjian started to move the chopsticks.

Zhu Youxiao seemed to be very interested, and once again talked about cross talk with Queen Zhang, Zhu Xu, an audience member, occasionally cheered, Zhu Youjian was completely a spectator, and seemed absent-minded.

Zhu Xu made jokes, moved around, and after a meal, he also vaguely understood that Zhu Youxiao was suspicious of him and Zhu Youjian, but this suspicion or possible threat was insignificant, and it was enough for Zhu Youxiao to check it out. Both of them raised too much thought or what to do.

Full of wine and food, Zhu Youxiao's spirit couldn't keep up, and he chatted for a while, Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhu Xu with a smile on his face and said: "King Hui, send the letter to the king for me."

The former sixth younger brother, fifth younger brother, King Hui and King Xin after drinking, such a change made Zhu Xu and Zhu Youxiao feel vigilant.

Zhu Xu's smile remained unchanged, he got up and looked at Zhu Youjian and said, "Brother Xin Wang, I will send you off." In fact, Zhu Xu's Jinghuan Palace is no closer than Zhu Youjian's Xin Palace.

At the family banquet, Empress Zhang and Zhu Xu couldn't drink, and only Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youjian drank a few cups, all of which were just tasted.

Zhu Youjian looked calm, stood up and respectfully said to Zhu Youxiao: "Your brother will leave."

Zhu Xu was originally in a desolate mood. Although the meal was not simple, he was not so lonely after all. With his hands behind his back, he walked side by side with Zhu Youjian to the outside of Kunning Palace with his blushing face.

Zhu Youjian was expressionless and silent, with fear lingering on his brows.

Two servants held lanterns and led the two of them not far or close.

Zhu Youjian had something on his mind, and Zhu Xu had a guilty conscience. Both of them had nothing to say all the way, until they were about to leave Kunning Palace, Zhu Youjian suddenly stopped, looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Sixth Brother, I can handle your business." Participate?"

Zhu Xu was startled, the request to Zhu Youjian was too sudden, caught off guard, and couldn't help but stare at him in shock.

Zhu Xu was stunned, Zhu Youjian smiled stiffly, and said: "Forget it, it doesn't matter, I'll go first."

Zhu Xu quickly came to his senses, and quickly said, "Okay, Brother Xinwang wants to do business, I'll go and Zhang Luo to Brother Xinwang."

Zhu Youjian was also on a whim, and he was startled when he heard the words, and after thinking for a while, he said, "How about I also open a chamber of commerce?"

At this time, Zhu Xu also roughly figured out Zhu Youjian's thoughts, he just wanted to let Zhu Youxiao see that he had other things to do and had no evil intentions.

Looking at Zhu Youjian, Zhu Xu said, "What kind of business does Brother Xin want?"

Although Zhu Youjian had investigated Zhu Xu's business, he didn't know much about the operation and profitability, etc. After a while, he said, "I heard that it's more profitable to move goods from south to north, sixth brother, do you think it's okay?" ?”

"Okay, no problem!" Zhu Xu looked like he was taking care of everything, and he almost patted his chest, as if promising: "Brother Xin Wang, don't worry, I don't have any other skills, I am good at making money. I will go after the year Uncle will get you a few guides, and then I will take you, no, let the big housekeeper in your palace follow me, it won’t take long, and there will be at least 10 taels of silver every year!"

"10 taels!" Zhu Youjian was shocked, looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Is there really so much?"

Zhu Xu chuckled, and said: "Brother Xin seldom goes out of the palace. I don't know that the world's richest businessmen and wealthy households say that they are rich. It's modesty. A big family's property exceeds one million, not just ordinary people. We earn nothing. Little profit."

Listening to Zhu Xu's words, Zhu Youjian hesitated and struggled on his face, hesitating for a while before he regained his composure, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, after that year I will come to look for my sixth brother, and ask my sixth brother to help me plan something."

"Brother Xin Wang, don't worry!"

Zhu Xu said with his hands behind his back and his chest out.

Chapter 176 The Fan Family of the Eight Imperial Merchants

In the sixth year of Apocalypse, on the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Donghua Gate.

It was dark, but when I looked up, there were lights everywhere, men and women, lanterns like a sea, stretching endlessly.

Zhu Xu was carrying a small red lantern in his hand, walking among the crowd with an excited expression on his face.

Behind him followed Cao Huachun and Cao Wenzhao, who also held a lantern in their hands, looking left and right with curious eyes.

Shangyuan Festival is also known as the Lantern Festival. At this time, there is no distinction between wealth and nobility. Everyone has similar clothes. Men can wear rich and noble clothes, while women can wear white shirts. They compare lanterns with each other, buy all kinds of strange small objects, and cheer. Laughing, firecrackers rumbling.

Behind Zhu Xu, Cao Huachun said with a smile, "Your Highness, this is the first time that this is the first time for servants to hang out like this during the Lantern Festival."

Zhu Xu nodded with a smile. It was the first time for the three of them to stroll around the Shangyuan Festival in such a leisurely and serious manner.

On both sides of the street, there are flower boats, restaurants, and teahouses, everywhere are very lively, the noise is like boiling, and the pedestrians are like flowing water.