After the frost, the sky turned blue, and the forests of Purple Mountain were all dyed with colorful colors.
This rich and colorful mountain forest contrasts with the glazed yellow tiles of the imperial city in front of the mountain and the rippling powder on the Qinhuai River, forming a magnificent autumn scenery of Jinling.
"Damn, it's so beautiful..." The beautiful scenery in front of him made a fat kid with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and an innocent face express this emotion that was completely uneducated.
After being intoxicated for a while, he finally remembered his purpose of climbing up and looking into the distance. He quickly set up a pergola and looked far into the distance.
He looked beyond the high palace walls and finally saw the official residences and pavilions outside the palace, as well as the rows of shops and houses further away, the streets bustling with traffic, and the river connected by boats...
But there was not a single tall building, not a single telegraph pole, not a single signal tower... As far as the eye could see, even as far as the sky, there was no product of industrial civilization at all.
"I am a Ming Dynasty man..." The young man was stunned for a long time. He no longer doubted the reality of the world in front of him, and finally accepted the fact that he had become a Ming Dynasty person again.
Hey, why do you say again?
"Hey, Your Highness, are you going to heaven?!" At this time, a panicked scream sounded from below, calling him out of his daze.
Yes, he won the big prize this time and became a royal highness. And he was the sixth son of Emperor Hongwu, His Royal Highness Zhu Zhen, King of Chu!
Well, compared to the sick son of a poor scholar, the paralyzed child of a criminal clerk, or the grandson of a fallen official, this identity is quite easy to accept.
Right now, Zhu Zhen was standing on the ridge of the main hall of Wan'an Si where he grew up. Looking down, he could not help but have the illusion that the entire Forbidden City was under his feet.
A gust of autumn wind blew by, and he couldn't help but shiver. It was very cold up there.
His trembling made the old eunuch's hands and feet go weak with fright, and he whimpered again and again.
"Oh, don't move, don't move. Little ancestor, please don't move."
He held up his orchid fingers with both hands and stamped his feet to the palace people who came after hearing the news: "Why are you standing there in a daze? Why don't you hurry up and get His Highness down?"
Several capable internal fire attendants hurriedly climbed to the top of the palace along the ladder that Zhu Zhen had used. Then, as if they were holding the most precious porcelain, they carefully escorted His Royal Highness the King of Chu down.
"Little Ancestor, be careful." The old eunuch wearing a steel fork hat and azure trousers took Zhu Zhen with his feet raised and slowly placed him on the ground. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and wiped his hands.
Wipe the sweat from your forehead.
I don’t know if it’s because he was frightened or because His Highness was too heavy...
"Sorry for causing trouble." Zhu Zhen apologized habitually.
Unexpectedly, when the old eunuch heard this, he covered his mouth in shock, then apologized and touched his forehead. "Oh, why are you so polite, little ancestor? This disease is not cured yet!"
Zhu Zhen choked. Being polite was regarded as a disease. It seems that he has to adapt to how to be a prince.
"You want you to teach me... to do things alone?" He raised his neck and glanced rudely at the sissy old eunuch.
"Yes, yes, old slave Meng Lang is here." The old eunuch felt comfortable now and quickly explained for himself:
"Last month, the empress entered the Nei'an Le Hall, and His Highness Xie Qianfan again... Well, bad things happened one after another in Wan'an Palace, and the old slave was really frightened..."
As he spoke, he picked up the rag embroidered with small floral flowers around his waist, started sobbing and said: "If my little ancestor has some shortcomings, how can I tell the old slave to the empress?"
"..." Seeing the old eunuch crying so hard, Zhu Zhen felt so unbearable that he also shed tears.
The memory of the little boy himself is a bit vague. Zhu Zhen only remembered that his mother-in-law, Concubine Hu Chong, was thrown into the cold palace, and that he fell into the water again the day before yesterday.
It was that time when he fell into the water that he died.
It's not quite right to say 'Li Daitao is stiff', it's more like the two of them have become one. For example, the tears now, and the heart-wrenching sadness when thinking of his mother and concubine, obviously come from the little boy's feelings.
Alas, it doesn't matter anymore, just get used to it slowly.
Zhu Zhen had a happy-go-lucky temperament. He composed himself and tried to comfort the old eunuch who was still crying, but he was speechless for a moment.
Because he was only ten years old, he was still a little confused at first, so many memories were vague. For example, he couldn't even remember the name of the eunuch in charge of Wan'an Palace in front of him.
So for the first few days, he didn't dare to say anything or ask anything. It wasn't until he got familiar with it that he started chatting and asked: "So, are you called Lao Wang or Lao Wang?"
"The old slave's surname is Wang, Shuiwang Wang, and his nickname is Defa." Although the old eunuch was a little heartbroken, he did not dare to talk any more.
"Okay, Lao Wang." Zhu Zhen nodded, and finally couldn't hold it back and asked, "What on earth did my mother and concubine commit?"
"Oh, Your Highness, you are still young. You will know when you grow up." Wang Defa shook his head.
"You want to teach Gu to do things again?" Zhu Zhen raised his thick eyebrows and repeated his old tricks.
"Hahaha!" Before the old eunuch could speak, a loud laugh sounded from Wan'an Gate. "Old Liu, you are really great!"
Zhu Zhen followed the sound and saw three young men wearing round-necked dragon robes walking towards him with smiles.
One of them, wearing a Yishan crown and wearing apricot-yellow clothes, is his eldest brother, Prince Zhu Biao of the Ming Dynasty. He is in his twenties, with a handsome figure and a gentle smile from the heart between his brows and eyes, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.
To Brother Biao's left, the one wearing a red dragon robe is also the one who spoke just now - his fourth brother, King Zhu Di of Yan.
Zhu Di was only fifteen or sixteen years old at this time and had not yet been crowned. His black hair was always tied back, but he was already as tall as his elder brother.
Both brothers have Chinese-character faces, but they are in contrast to the crown prince, who has a face like a crown jewel and gentle eyebrows. King Yan has dark skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, with extremely rich expressions and movements, and appears to be too energetic.
In the days after Zhu Zhen fell into the water, his three brothers visited him every day.
Hey, I seem to have missed one?
"Haha, you can do it, you dare to climb so high! You really follow me!" Zhu Di greatly appreciated Zhu Zhen's behavior and even intentionally imitated it.
The servants were so frightened that they quickly carried the ladder away.
The prince looked Zhu Zhen up and down, and suddenly frowned.
Zhu Zhen's heart skipped a beat, wondering what went wrong.
The prince stretched out his hands and held his neck.
Zhu Zhen's heart was in his throat when he saw his eldest brother clamping his wrinkled collar between the middle and index fingers of both hands and carefully smoothing it out bit by bit.
After brushing off the dust on his shoulders, the prince showed a satisfied smile.
"..." Zhu Zhen also breathed a sigh of relief. What is this? A mysophobia or a Virgo?
"You can climb so high, it seems that everything is fine. Let's go to school tomorrow." The prince's next words made his face fall.
"Oops, I'm still a little dizzy." Zhu Zhen covered his head and swayed. Wang Defa quickly supported him.
"Okay, stop pretending." The prince laughed and scolded. He held the sleeve of his right hand with his left hand, raised his right hand and flicked his head and said: "These are all leftovers from your fourth brother's play. You can't deceive your elder brother.
"
"Brother, I don't want to expose my shortcomings in person." Zhu Di protested, smiling and interceding on Zhu Zhen's behalf: "Tomorrow is the day for Mr. Liu to check his endorsement, so let Liu Liu go there the day after tomorrow."
"Dear brother." Zhu Zhen gave Zhu Di a thumbs up, and His Highness King Yan smiled proudly.
"What's the word? Am I the Hou brother?" Zhu Biao flicked again. Zhu Zhen wanted to hide, but was still hit. "The day after tomorrow, if there is no one in the main hall, watch your butt.
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"Yes!" Zhu Zhen responded quickly. He got along very smoothly with his brothers.
"Very good." The prince nodded, waved his sleeves and said, "You all stand down."
"Here." Wang Defa quickly filed out with all the palace people.
In a moment, only four brothers from the Tian family were left in front of Wan'an Hall.
"Tell me, brother, how did you fall into the water that day?" The prince asked Zhu Zhen softly.
