Zhu Bai leaned against Lao Zhu and blinked: "My son wants to take his mother and Concubine Hu Shun with him."
Lao Zhu instantly understood Zhu Bai's little calculation and looked at him with squinted eyes: Don't you just want to go out and play openly with your mother?
Zhu Bai said: "Why don't you, Father, come with us and burn incense and pray for blessings? Our family has never traveled together before."
Lao Zhu was poked by his beautiful eyes like stars in the deep sea, which made his heart turn to water. He touched his head and said, "You little brat, you just want to play all day long. If you really want to go, just go. The whole family will be together."
Upon hearing Lao Zhu's words, Zhu Bai immediately left the palace, bought some fresh fruits, called the Dongcheng Soldiers and Horses Department, and said that he would go to Dongcheng to patrol in person.
Then when he arrived outside Hu's mansion, he asked the Dongcheng Soldiers and Horses Division to guard the outside while he knocked on the door.
The people from the Dongcheng Army and Horse Department finally understood that Zhu Bai came to see his grandfather by patrolling the city.
After Hu Mei moved her family to Changsha, the house remained empty for several years.
When the housekeeper opened the door and saw Zhu Bai, he was stunned for a while before he realized who it was. He quickly turned around and ran inside, shouting loudly: "Master, master, the young master is back."
The corners of Zhu Bai's eyes were sore.
As expected, he is a relative of my grandma's family. Seeing him makes me happy from the bottom of my heart.
Hu Mei walked out quickly in her regular clothes. She didn't know whether to bow or kneel when she met Zhu Bai.
Although Hu Mei is a military commander, he is elegant, slim and fair. It can be seen that he was also a handsome man when he was young.
Zhu Bai smiled and supported Hu Mei: "Hello, grandpa. I don't need to be polite."
Hu Mei nodded: "Hey, hello, Your Highness."
Only now did he see Zhu Bai's face clearly. His eyebrows and eyes were very similar to Concubine Hu Shun, and he couldn't help but feel a little sore in his nose.
Zhu Bai said: "Grandpa, let's go to the inner courtyard and have a few words alone."
Hu Mei naturally knew that walls had ears, so she took Zhu Bai to the study room, closed the door, and couldn't help staring at Zhu Bai, as if she could see Concubine Hu Shun if she could look at him a few more times.
Zhu Bai asked with a smile: "Grandpa, how have you been these past few years?"
Hu Mei woke up from her deep thoughts and nodded: "Okay. We are all fine. Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."
Zhu Bai said: "Tomorrow all the concubines in the harem will go to Tianjie Temple to burn incense. Grandpa can go for a walk if he has time."
Hu Mei hesitated for a moment: "Of course I want to go, but the rules in the palace are strict. Without the emperor's permission, foreign relatives are not allowed to see the concubines privately..."
Zhu Bai said: "Then we won't meet each other and just say a few words across the wall."
Hu Mei thought for a while: "In this case, it should be no problem."
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Lao Zhu ordered that he go to Tianjie Temple to burn incense tomorrow, and all the concubines and princes and princesses went there together.
Everyone in the palace couldn't help but be happy.
Since they moved into the palace in the first year of Hongwu, the concubines have not gone out again.
It has been eight years, and no matter how big the palace is, it still looks like a prison cell.
As long as they can go out for a walk, let alone go to temples, they are willing to go to the desert.
Lao Zhu ordered the carriage to be light and simple and not to be extravagant, and ordered the Jinwu guards to accompany him to escort him.
Princesses and princes, two people per car.
According to the rank of concubines, two or four people per car.
Zhu Bai had his own car, so he didn't have to squeeze in with others.
But before he could get into the car, Zhu Ju climbed up with his butt sticking out.
Zhu Bai made a sad face and said: "Little ancestor, you can go and sit in the back with your father, the emperor and your mother. Why bother bothering me?"
Zhu Ju made a face: "No. They won't buy me food. You have money."
Why should I buy it for you?!!
Zhu Bai wanted to throw her down directly, but couldn't. He could only greet Zhu Ju's mother a hundred thousand times in his heart.
Then Zhu Tan and Zhu Chun also climbed up.
Zhu Bai: "Hey, hey, there are obviously so many carriages, why do you have to squeeze in with me?!"
Zhu Tan: "Your car is warmer. Brothers naturally share blessings and hardships."
Zhu Chun: "Yes. Don't be so stingy."
Zhu Tan: "I heard you said you wanted to buy food for Zhu Ju."
Zhu Chun: "Yes, we want it too."
Are you two talking about cross talk? You're still teasing each other.
Zhu Bai tilted his head and asked, "I'm the younger brother. If you want to buy something, wouldn't you buy it for me and Zhu Ju?"
Zhu Tan and Zhu Chun said together: "But you are rich."
Does this mean killing big players with confidence?
Zhu Bai smacked his lips and could only get in the car.
Zhu Ju was so excited that she told Zhu Tan and Zhu Chun: "Brother Ten, Brother Eleven, the candy painting that Brother Twelve bought for me last time is beautiful and delicious. It's sweet and fragrant."
Zhu Tan and Zhu Chun's little eyes were shining brightly, and they couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva together.
Zhu Ju clapped his fingers and said, "There are also glutinous rice dumplings, fried chestnuts, fried dumplings, barbecued meat skewers, braised quail eggs, sweet-scented osmanthus cake..."
Zhu Tan and Zhu Chun's eyes widened when they heard this, and their saliva flowed all over their chests.
Zhu Bai burst out laughing: The poor children have been locked up in that big cage since they were little. They have never seen or eaten anything.
Just as he was talking, the carriage left the imperial city.
Zhu Ju started pointing outside and yelling: "Baozi, Baozi, I want meat buns."
Zhu Tan and Zhu Chun were like repeaters: "Baozi, Baozi, I want meat buns."
Then the princes and princesses in the several carriages following behind, as long as they could speak, all shouted: "Baozi Baozi, meat buns."
Lao Zhu was riding in a car with Queen Ma, and when he heard some shouting from behind, he asked someone to stop the car.
Then I saw Jin Wuwei buying up all the steamed bun shops on the street, five meat buns per person.
Erhu tried one and made sure it was not poisonous before he dared to hand it over to Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu asked: "Who sold it?"
Erhu: "The King of Xiang said that he would invite the whole family to eat meat buns. That's enough."
Empress Ma pursed her lips and smiled: "This child is quite sensible."
Lao Zhu sneered: "Don't think too well of him. He just wants to fill up his younger brothers and sisters with meat buns, so that he won't be able to eat anything else later."
Among all the food on the street, meat buns are the cheapest.
Zhu Bai is thinking of ways to minimize his losses.
This guy is obviously guarding the gold and silver mountains. He is really stingy. I don’t know who he looks like.
Concubine Guo Hui and Concubine Hu Shun were in the same car. She smiled and ate the steamed buns and said, "Not to mention, they are really delicious. King Xiang is so considerate."
Concubine Hu Shun smiled and said nothing.
When the buns were delivered to each car, the nanny tried them first before giving them to the princes and princesses.
Zhu Bai waved his hand and said, "I've been wandering the streets all day and I'm tired of eating. You guys eat."
Then these Jinzhiyuye, holding the big, soft, white and fat meat buns, didn't care to burn their mouths, and ate while inhaling, until their mouths were full and their hands were full of oil.
After each person stuffed three, there was no room left.
The nannies were afraid that the princes and princesses would overeat and accumulate food, so they were not allowed to eat any more.
The little prince and princess could only look at the snacks on the street behind them, helpless.
Zhu Bai was different. He took a bite of the fragrant and oily roasted quail in his left hand and threw it away. He held up the sizzling barbecue skewer in his right hand, took a bite and put it aside. Then he broke open the golden roasted sweet potatoes with honey juice,
Slowly waving it in front of Zhu Ju and the others: "Ah, it smells so good. Tsk tsk, this is much more delicious than the meat buns. Did you see the browned honey juice? This is natural sugar."
