The atmosphere in the carriage was a little cold. After hearing King Yi's words, Zhu Huixun couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment on his face.
However, despite this, from the bottom of his heart, King Yi's reaction was actually what Zhu Huixun expected.
Although the two of them look like good brothers now, in the final analysis, they don't have a deep friendship.
When King Yi first entered the capital, he was ignorant and suffered a series of setbacks. He realized that this was the time when he urgently needed to understand the situation in the capital.
At this time, Zhu Huixun happened to appear, so they were able to "have a very happy conversation." However, it was impossible to really ask King Yi to do anything to help with his eloquent tongue.
If this is not enough, it is not advisable to act too hastily. This time, his goal has been achieved. If he really makes any request at this time, it will appear that his purpose is impure.
Therefore, Zhu Huixuan sighed and continued.
"That's all we can do, but as you said, this matter is no small matter. Don't worry at this moment. The Tenth Prince's Palace is ahead. You can settle down first. Your Majesty, I will find a way to intercede.
This king sent me here..."
As the carriage stopped in front of the magnificent Ten Princes' Palace, the three of them got off the carriage, and Zhu Huixun also stood up to say goodbye.
After a few words of greeting at the end, Zhu Huixuan was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly stopped and asked King Yi.
"By the way, I forgot to say something just now..."
As he spoke, Zhu Huixuan lowered his voice and said.
"I know that you are having an unpleasant quarrel with Yu Qian outside the city. However, I would like to warn you that you had better not provoke Yu Qian. The reason why His Majesty was so angry about Ren Li last time is because of the reason he targeted him.
It has a lot to do with the person being Yu Qian."
"So, you should be cautious about this, and forget about others. But Yu Qian is His Majesty's number one favorite, and you must not provoke him again."
this……
Upon hearing this question, King Yi's face froze and he forced a smile.
"Thank you, Brother Wang, for your warning. My father and son are now confined to the Tenth Prince's Mansion, so we will be careful."
Zhu Huixuan smiled and nodded, without saying anything more, he handed over his hands and left.
However, after he left, the faces of Prince Yi and his son were very complicated...
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The Ten Prince's Palace is located on the east side of the palace city. Although it is not as big as the name suggests, it is actually much larger than the ordinary palace in terms of shape.
Among the ten princes' mansions today, except for King Xiang, the only ones left are some low-ranking clan members who cannot afford to buy mansions in the capital.
Because the new palace originally built for King Yi to enter the capital was ordered to stop construction by the emperor, the Ministry of Rites began to coordinate with the Ten Princes' Palace early to free up the west courtyard for King Yi and his son to live.
However, some problems were inevitably encountered, the most important one being King Xiang.
Logically speaking, the Ten Prince's Palace is generally a residence used for royal courtships and temporary residences for princes who have not yet entered the feudal dynasty. Therefore, although it is not small, since it is a temporary residence, the corresponding shape cannot really resemble a palace.
Just as complete.
In the huge Ten Princes' Mansion, about one-fifth of the rooms were allocated to the lower-ranking clan disciples. They basically had a small room per person and could not squeeze out any free space.
And more than half of the remaining four-fifths of the space was occupied by King Xiang.
In terms of status, King Xiang and King Yi are both vassal kings. Naturally, it is not good for anyone to be treated poorly. What's more, King Yi is a father and son. One prince and one county king, they can't compare to each other no matter what.
The place where King Xiang lives is even smaller.
So the question arises. Prince Xiang is used to living in the Tenth Prince's Mansion. Although he is now under lockdown, there are hundreds of people in the mansion, each with their own place to live.
It is not easy to get King Xiang to make room.
The Ministry of Rites sent people to visit several times, but King Xiang avoided them all for a very good reason. The emperor ordered him to stay away and think about his mistakes. How could he meet the courtiers privately?
It was not until finally, Hu Hui came forward in person that he reluctantly allowed King Xiang to give up half of the territory.
At this moment, people were already waiting outside the Tenth Prince's Mansion.
Seeing King Yi and King Min getting off the carriage, they said a few words and then parted hands. People outside the palace showed a trace of doubt on their faces, but they quickly covered it up.
After King Min left, he quickly stepped forward and cupped his hands.
"Shi Liude, the chief minister of Prince Xiang's palace, has met Prince Yi and Prince Luoyang."
In front of Liu De, Yi Wang regained his condescending aura, glanced at the guard of honor in front of the door, frowned and asked.
"Where is your prince? Why didn't you come out to greet him?"
"Going back to the prince, my prince is in confinement and thinking about his past, and it is inconvenient to leave the house. I originally wanted to invite the prince to greet him, but the prince caught a cold in the morning and was afraid that he would be sick if he got sick, so he ordered his ministers to greet him here. I hope you will forgive me.
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Liu De didn't show anything special, he bowed and answered.
"Now the house has been cleaned up, but it will take some time to arrange the luggage. My prince has set up a wine to welcome the prince, and I hope he will give you a favor."
After hearing this, King Yi looked a little ugly, but in the end, he didn't say much, just said lightly.
"Since Prince Xiang is in your heart, I will not refuse. Zhang Feng, please go in and make arrangements with Liu Changshi, and settle down as soon as possible!"
"yes……"
So, a middle-aged man also wearing official robes stepped forward to take the order, and then, commanding the servants, began to move things from the side door into the Tenth Prince's Mansion.
King Yi glanced at Liu De and ordered.
"Lead the way..."
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In the Tenth Prince's Palace, Zhu Qiyong looked at his father with the old god present. His expression was quite worried. After hesitating for a moment, he still opened his mouth to ask.
"Father, my uncle Yiwang is an elder after all. You are still under confinement, so it's okay if you don't go to greet him. I also claim to be sick and won't go away. Am I being a little too negligent?"
King Lao Min was the last surviving descendant of Taizu. After his death, the oldest generation in the entire Ming Dynasty clan was actually King Yi.
Logically speaking, when King Yi arrived in the capital, if he was not directly banned, then all the clan members in the capital should at least come and say hello.
As the son of Zhu Zhanzhen, Zhu Qiyong has always received a very good education. He is naturally uneasy about such an unintentional and rude thing.
"It doesn't matter..."
Zhu Zhanzhen didn't intend to say anything at first, but when he looked up and saw Zhu Qiyong's conflicting eyes, he suddenly changed his mind.
As his eldest son, Zhu Qiyong was not outstanding in talent and learning, but he was very filial. Therefore, Zhu Zhanyi liked him very much.
During his more than a year in the capital, he did not say much to Zhu Qiyong about many things because he felt it was unnecessary.
But now, the situation in the imperial court is changing more and more, and Prince Xiang's Mansion is involved, and it is becoming more and more difficult to be alone, so some things must be prepared in advance.
Therefore, after thinking about it, Zhu Zhanchen said.
"Yong'er, it's a good thing to know etiquette and understand etiquette. However, when you are in court, you must be careful and watch your words."
"Now that I am banned from the house, it is the time to keep a low profile. If I am too high-profile at this time, I am afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble."
"What's more, on the one hand, King Yi sent me a letter asking about the situation in the capital, and on the other hand, he rode back with King Min. If I didn't react at all, it would appear that we have no temper, which is not conducive to
Do you understand our subsequent dealings?"
Zhu Qiyong thought for a while and rarely spoke. This made Zhu Zhanzhen, who wanted to teach him a lesson, a little angry and said.
"Didn't you hear what my father said?"
These words were obviously somewhat displeased. Although Zhu Zhanyong dotes on Zhu Qiyong on weekdays, the father and son also attach great importance to etiquette, and Zhu Zhanyang can be said to have accumulated great prestige.
Therefore, when Zhu Qiyong heard that the tone of his words was wrong, although he hesitated in his heart, he still said.
"My son understands, thank you father for your teaching."
However, for some reason, he couldn't help but feel a trace of sadness flashing between his brows.
However, Zhu Zhanzhen did not take this abnormality to heart. He stood up and gave instructions calmly.
"Okay, people should be here by now, follow me out to meet them!"
"yes……"
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The Ten Princes' Mansion occupies a huge area. After Hu Hui personally coordinated, King Xiang gave up most of the place on the east side, and he lived in the cross-courtyard on the west side.
Following Shi Liude, the head of Prince Xiang's palace, he turned around the corridor and saw Prince Xiang and Zhu Qiyong standing in front of the flower hall to greet them.
The two pairs of father and son looked at each other from a short distance away, and Prince Xiang immediately rushed to greet them.
"My nephew, Zhu Zhanyi, has met Uncle Wang!"
"Uncle Wang has worked hard for coming all the way. My nephew is confined at home and could not go out to greet me. It is really rude. I hope Uncle Wang can forgive me..."
Looking at the enthusiastic Prince Xiang and the slightly reserved Zhu Qiyong behind him, Zhu Yongyi had a strange look in his eyes, but he quickly covered it up and smiled.
"There is no need to be too polite. Anyway, you and I will be confined to the Tenth Prince's Mansion for the next few days, so there is no need for these false courtesy."
"Ah? Grounded?"
Zhu Zhanchen raised his head, seemed a little surprised, and asked.
"Why, Uncle Wang has seen Your Majesty?"
"Don't you know, Prince Xiang?"
Looking at Zhu Zhanzhen, who was pretending to be confused, Zhu Yongyi asked back, but did not wait for his answer, but continued.
"This matter is a long story. Prince Xiang won't let me talk to you here, right?"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
After hearing this, Zhu Zhanzhen seemed to have just reacted and said continuously.
"My nephew was so happy to see Uncle Wang that he forgot for a moment that it was his fault that Uncle Wang had been in such a troubled life. Don't worry, Uncle Wang. My nephew had already prepared a bottle of wine in the small house near the lake. Please come with me."
Come……"
Although the small building near the lake is called a small building, its area is actually quite large.
Several people came to sit down at the banquet that had been arranged long ago. Zhu Yongding took a look. It was already entering autumn. The lake was sparkling, and occasionally birds were making ripples. In the distance, maples were planted along the lake.
The trees and maple leaves are turning red, making it a beautiful autumn scene.
Logically speaking, this kind of banquet should be accompanied by singing and dancing. However, looking at the few people serving in this small building, Zhu Yongding guessed something in his mind, but he did not say much, and just talked slowly with Xiang
Wang talked about some local things in Beijing and talked about home affairs.
After three rounds of drinking, Zhu Zhanyi's eyes flashed as he looked at Zhu Mianyi, who was obviously a little languid after having had enough wine and food.
"The face of the King of Luoyang does not look good. It seems that he has been tired all the way to Beijing this time! There is a good doctor in the palace, and he will be sent over soon to examine the King of Luoyang. How about it?"
This is obviously a drunkard's intention not to drink.
Zhu Yongding understood in his heart, but he didn't point it out. Instead, he followed his words and spoke.
"It's not that troublesome. Mian Yi is just standing for a long time while waiting outside the palace, so he is not in good spirits. He will just wait for Zhang Changshi to tidy up and go back to rest for two days."
The implication is that if you have anything to say, say it quickly, otherwise, when things are sorted out over there, the father and son will not be accompanying them.
Seeing this situation, King Xiang's eyes flashed, and the smile on his face faded a bit, and he said.
"That's good, Qi Yong. I'll take some of my treasured deer antlers and wild ginseng and send them to the King of Luoyang. It's a small gesture."
Zhu Qiyong nodded in agreement, and then Zhu Zhanchen continued to ask.
"I just heard from Uncle Wang that the King of Luoyang waited too long when he was summoned outside the palace. Is His Majesty so busy with government affairs that he couldn't even spare time to see Uncle Wang?"
"That's what Shu Liang said. However, I think that His Majesty doesn't want to see my father and son. After all, my father and son came out of the capital this time for a crime. It is reasonable for Your Majesty to punish them a little."
As it should be."
However, to Zhu Zhanzhen's expectation, Zhu Yongding seemed very calm about this matter, not at all aggrieved as he imagined.
As soon as his thoughts changed, he squeezed the wine glass in his hand and said.
"Uncle Wang is kind-hearted. By the way, when Liu Changshi came over just now, he said that Uncle Min and Uncle Wang arrived at the Tenth Prince's Mansion together, but I don't know why Uncle Min didn't come over. He hadn't seen him for many days. His nephew was banned from the mansion and never went to visit Min.
Uncle Wang, this is really rude."
This is obviously an attempt to find out the relationship between him and King Min...
Zhu Yongding put down the cup in his hand, looked up at Zhu Zhanxi, but only said lightly.
"We just met outside the palace. His Majesty was busy and had no time to summon my father and son. Therefore, I asked Prince Min to come into the palace to say hello to my father and son. On the way out of the palace, we just chatted a few words."
Sure enough, after hearing this, Zhu Zhanzhen's face obviously became a little unattractive and he managed to squeeze out a smile and said.
"This is what it should be. After all, Uncle Wang and Uncle Min Wang may not have seen each other for a long time, and it's good to catch up on old times. But now that everyone is in the capital, Uncle Min Wang is indeed a little anxious. Uncle Wang and his son are waiting outside the palace gate.
It has been a long time, I must be very tired, even if it is to reminisce about the past, it should be later."
"It doesn't matter. I'm not that bad. I don't even have the energy to say a few words to my clan relatives. What's more..."
Zhu Yongyi said with an incomprehensible tone.
"Your Majesty has banned me and my son from the Tenth Prince's Palace. It is inconvenient for Prince Min to come and go. If we want to reminisce about the past, we can only take advantage of the time when we return to the palace. Otherwise, I am afraid we will have to ask for permission when we meet next time, which will be troublesome.
very."
"That's true!"
Zhu Zhanzhen had a smile on his face, but he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, so he continued.
"Now that we are all banned in the Tenth Prince's Mansion, we are all in the same boat. It is indeed inconvenient to meet people from outside."
"However, Uncle Min Wang has always been very favored by His Majesty. When Your Majesty summoned him this time, didn't you intercede for Uncle Wang?"
This chapter has been completed!