Self-cultivation after the cannon fodder

It would be too harsh to lose a single card.

Zhu Sining hurriedly comforted him: "This round doesn't count, it can be considered a draw. We start over, and His Majesty can also join."

Concubine Lu Gui: "Three people can also play?"

"It's fun when there are many people," Zhu Sining geared up and invited Zong Qihao, "Your Majesty, come too?"

Zong Qihao hesitated, if possible, he hoped that only Zhu Sining could play with him.

——The name of the game is really bad.

Seeing that Zong Qihao didn't agree for a long time, and even Concubine Lu Gui didn't dare to pant loudly, Zhu Sining hurriedly said: "Otherwise, we can play other games."

Sometimes Zong Qihao can't let go of his face. The specific manifestation is that he keeps silent and pretends to be deep, and he doesn't speak when he is killed.After all, he couldn't even calculate 24 points before, which may have caused a psychological shadow.

Zong Qihao: "Just play this."

Mengxin always has to take care of it, and Zhu Sining offered to reduce the difficulty.

After reluctantly playing two rounds, Concubine Lu took the initiative to resign.

Zhu Sining did not keep her, she couldn't let go in front of Zong Qihao no matter what, Zhu Sining was influenced by her, and she felt very depressed.

It feels like the leisurely feeling before has disappeared all of a sudden, and I don't have much motivation to do anything.

Concubine Lu Gui had left, but Zong Qihao was still unsatisfied and didn't want it to end here.

Zhu Sining, who had already played all afternoon, lacked interest: "Forget it, it's not good to play this all the time."

Zong Qihao is a Mingjun, if he just loses his ambition like this, he can't bear the responsibility.

"That's it..." Zong Qihao restrained his smile a bit, and did not continue to mention this, but followed Zhu Sining into the hall.

"A few days ago, the empress opened the palace door to send some things to the concubines in the harem." Zong Qihao paused on purpose, and Zhu Sining suddenly turned his head to look at him.

Zhu Sining would not take the initiative to speak, but put on a listening posture, waiting for Zong Qihao to continue.

"Everyone else sent things out, so why didn't Zitong have one?"

"I don't know what to give," Zhu Sining said truthfully, "There is nothing missing in the house."

When Zhu's family returned to Beijing, Zong Qihao ordered the internal affairs to help repair the Qin-Wang Mansion as a show of grace.Zong Qihao probably knows better than Zhu Sining which item is missing.

Of course, Zong Qihao didn't forget that Zhu Sining would do nothing but have fun, and asked slowly: "I said before that I would give Zi Tong a reward. Zi Tong thinks, how about leaving the palace and returning to Qin-wang's mansion? After staying in the palace for so long , Zitong never went back."

"Go back? Now?" Zhu Sining was a little surprised, and said immediately, "But, the day when the army leaves is not far away, and I will definitely see you off by then, won't you be able to see father and elder brother?" ?”

Once entering the palace, the gate is as deep as the sea, and every time you leave the palace, it is not easy, and you have to go through layers of inspections.It's only a few days away, it's too troublesome to make this trip.

"..." Zong Qihao never expected such an answer, and said after a long while, "Wouldn't it be nice to visit King Qin and his son one more time?"

Of course it was good, but with so many eyes staring at him, Zhu Sining didn't want to draw too much attention.

"Actually, it's nothing. Dad used to go out to fight in the city, or my elder brother led troops to patrol the border. I often didn't see him for ten days and a half months."

Zhu Sining has long been used to these things, and the three of Zhu's father and son have a very good relationship, even if they don't see each other for a long time and don't speak, it won't affect them.

When receiving the imperial decree, Zhu Guang also solemnly asked Zhu Sining for his opinion. In the end, he wished to evacuate the entire palace for the wedding, so Zhu Sining stopped him.

Zhu Sining didn't bring anything else into the palace except for some things that he had nothing to do to pass the time.

Zong Qihao: "Zi Tong...was he often alone before?"

Concubine Qin died early, Prince Qin's son Zhu Xiuyong studied with his father since he was a child, so what about the youngest son?

In the past, Zong Qihao only heard that the second son of King Qin was extravagant and incompetent, his father and brother were very pampered, and he had seen Zhu Xiuyong's appearance in the Golden Palace, he was indeed worthy of his son.He even laughed secretly that Zhu Guang also made a miscalculation, raising his youngest son to look like this would cause trouble for him sooner or later.

——It was true in the previous life, Zhu Sining finally rebelled and left the palace to fight against him.

Looking back now, Zong Qihao has a sense of regret for missing it.

"Of course it's not alone. There are a lot of people in Qin-wang's mansion, cooks, grooms, maids, a lot of people are there."

Zong Qihao couldn't laugh or cry: "I didn't mean that."

Just like Zhu Sining would only look for Lu Guifei when playing cards, how could these people sit at the same height as Zhu Sining and have fun together?Even Concubine Lu would be trembling when she saw Zong Qihao, for fear of doing something wrong.

"Of course it's great to be able to go back." Zhu Sining doesn't care, Zong Qihao is willing to take him out of the palace this time, anyway, this time is not too bad, when he completes the task, he can go wherever he wants.

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Having said that, Zong Qihao finally found a free day and took Zhu Sining out of the palace together.

"There is a severe drought in the Southwest, all the money is temporarily allocated there, and the army's food and grass preparations are still poor, so we have to wait a little longer." Zong Qihao said, "There is nothing left and right, and there is no delay in going out of the palace for a day. "

The Qin-Wang Mansion in Beijing was renovated just before Zhu's family returned to Beijing. The majestic stone lions and the smell of the newly painted gate have not dissipated. The guards at the gate hold guns and stare blankly ahead.

There was no fanfare for Qing Dao to use the emperor's guard of honor to travel, but he had already sent someone to notify him early in the morning.

As soon as they found an unfamiliar convoy coming at the door, the guards immediately stepped forward to verify their identities.

"Your servant, go down first." As soon as the carriage stopped, Zhu Sining couldn't sit still, and jumped out of the carriage after saying hello to Zong Qihao.

"Second son!"

The guard at the door smiled when he saw a familiar face.

"It's been a long time, everyone, and I'm back." Zhu Sining made room for Zong Qihao who was behind to come down.

Only then did the guards remember that their second son had been promoted to empress, and this time he came back with the emperor.

Raising his hand to stop the guards who wanted to salute, Zong Qihao and Zhu Sining walked into Qin-Wang Mansion together.

Zhu Xiuyong had been waiting in the lobby early in the morning. When he saw Zhu Sining bring Zong Qihao in from a distance, he introduced him to him as he walked, and couldn't help laughing: "Why are you still so childish? You need to introduce these things ?”

He bowed respectfully to Zong Qihao, and then led people to sit on the high seat.

Zhu Sining took the opportunity to sit next to Zhu Xiuyong, and explained: "This is the first time Your Majesty has come here, so it's better to introduce you."

Zhu Xiuyong smiled and said to Zong Qihao: "A'Ning's stubborn temper has been spoiled by our arrogance. Please forgive me a lot, Your Majesty."

Zhu Guang's military affairs hadn't been finished yet, and Zhu Xiuyong was in charge of entertaining him before he came back from the military office.

He was very polite to Zong Qihao, and the topics he talked about were very boring. Apart from scolding Zhu Sining, he was apologizing to Zong Qihao. .

Zong Qihao said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are joking. Zitong has a honest personality and is very easy to get along with. I like it very much."

Zhu Xiuyong glanced at Zhu Sining, raised his eyebrows and said: "Your Majesty, don't defend him, this kid can turn the palace upside down later. Aning used to be in the mansion, but he was famous for being noisy, teasing cats and dogs Do everything but do nothing."

Zhu Sining nodded, and then felt something was wrong, Zhu Xiuyong never said a good word about him from the beginning to the end!

"Brother!" Zhu Sining shouted, "Why don't you praise me? I don't just cause trouble."

Zhu Xiuyong gave Zhu Sining a chestnut: "When adults talk, children don't interrupt."

Zhu Sining was speechless.

After Zong Qihao and Zhu Xiuyong had finished chatting about their home affairs, they turned to talk about border military defense.Seeing that Zhu Sining had dozed off boredly, Zong Qihao couldn't help lowering his voice, Zhu Xiuyong on the other side turned his head, and simply stretched out his hand to flick Zhu Sining: "Get up, what's going on, what's going on in broad daylight?" Just doze off, still in front of His Majesty."

Zong Qihao: "Zitong doesn't understand these things, maybe..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Xiuyong sent Zhu Sining away: "If you want to sleep, you should go back to your room. Father hasn't come back yet, so go back to your room to rest, and I will call you later."

"Okay." Zhu Sining agreed and bid farewell to the two.

As soon as Zhu Sining left, Zong Qihao suppressed his half-smile. Zhu Xiuyong looked polite, but everything he did was deliberately separating him from Zhu Sining, obviously treating him as an outsider.

It seems that in the eyes of the uncle, Zhu Sining is still the younger brother, and Zong Qihao is still the emperor.

Zong Qihao was inexplicably agitated.

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Although he didn't live in Beijing for a long time, Zhu Sining felt a lot more relaxed after returning to Qin-Wang Mansion.

His room is still the same as before. In fact, the whole room is decorated with the same pattern as the Qin-Wang Mansion on the border. This makes Zhu Sining feel in a trance, as if he is still in the border town, enjoying himself all day long. , don't think about tomorrow.

"Young master!" The maid who was in charge of Zhu Sining's room before saw Zhu Sining, she was surprised and happy, and she was so excited that she was incoherent, "No, it's His Highness! Why... why did you come back suddenly? Is the palace not doing well? Have a good meal?"

"Yes, I have a good meal." Zhu Sining replied one by one, "I came back a bit suddenly, I came back with His Majesty. I lived a good life in the palace, and you didn't ask me to get up early every day. The day is all about playing and eating well, the cooking of the imperial chef is very delicious!"

Several servant girls looked him up and down several times, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

"I just said, our son will have a good life wherever he is."

"It's true that I ate well. I said why my face is rounded. It's really fat. It's not an illusion..."

"I just said, the young master's ability to adapt has always been very good, we just worry about it."

"...I made all the sisters worry," Zhu Sining held his breath, "Then what, just say half of it in your heart, it's easy to hurt your feelings."

Several maids laughed together.

As soon as Zhu Sining came back, the originally deserted courtyard suddenly became lively. Even if the owner was away, the place was always tidy and tidy.

Zhu Sining rolled around on the bed, and when he turned around, he caught a glimpse of a few maids who were busy packing their things, and would come over to ask him from time to time.

"What are you going to do with these things? It's not like I won't come back."

"Your Highness is the queen now, and it's not easy to leave the palace. These highnesses often play with and often bring in more."

Zhu Sining: "Don't be so troublesome, I guess I'll be back soon, and then I have to clean up again." When the task is completed, he will have nothing to do, and then there will be big bags and small bags again, which is too troublesome.

"Come back?" The maids were puzzled.

Just as Zhu Sining was about to say something more, he saw Zhu Xiuyong leading Zong Qihao in. He turned his head and met Zong Qihao.