Chapter 48: The Stubborn Zhu Yun
After sending Qi Tai away, Old Zhu was still so excited that he couldn't calm down for a long time, and he even muttered to himself.
"God bless the Ming Dynasty, God bless the Ming Dynasty!"
Erhu was also excited when he heard Lao Zhu's excited words. This proved that His Majesty was not only dissatisfied with the eldest grandson, but also liked the second grandson more.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang was not very fond of Zhu Yunwen.
First, this child is too weak, and this weakness is different from his father's.
Zhu Biao was kindhearted and appeared weak, but he was strong inside. Zhu Yunwen, on the other hand, was purely weak, a kind of cowardice that came from his bones.
Second, this child lacks responsibility.
Just by looking at his attitude towards his own brother, one can imagine how he would treat state affairs and his uncles.
Third, the child’s biological mother is still alive and in her prime.
There are precedents of people with the surname Lu abusing power in history. If Zhu Yunwen was enthroned, would he have to learn from Emperor Wu of Han and kill the mother and keep the son?
As for the old friends from Huaixi who followed me to conquer the world, I have to pack them up and take them away before I die. Otherwise, Zhu Yunwen's weak character will be bullied to death by these old generals.
The scourge Lan Yu must not be allowed to stay. If he is allowed to stay, he may do something as heinous as deposing and enthroning the emperor!
But if Zhu Yunhuan was enthroned instead, all the above problems would not exist.
This child is stubborn and will never let anyone push him around.
Not to mention that Mrs. Lu was just a stepmother, even his uncle couldn't influence him at all!
But the child was still too young and weak, so he could never make up his mind.
If he was like his brother and his father, one died young, and the other died young, who could bear it...
Therefore, he wanted to wait a little longer, until Zhu Yunhuan was a few years older, before deciding on the heir.
When Lao Zhu thought of this, he suddenly saw Erhu standing beside him, and his heart immediately felt a little uneasy.
What I just said to myself must have been heard by this guy, right?
"Ahem... Erhu, there are some things you should say and some things you shouldn't say. Do you know what's going on?"
When Erhu heard this, he knelt down and kowtowed.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Our Erhu is loyal and will never do anything that betrays us!"
Upon hearing this, Old Zhu nodded with satisfaction.
"It's great that you have this intention, but we still have to remind you to stay away from your former comrades in the army, especially stay away from that evil Lan Yu!"
"promise!"
"I will remember your majesty's teachings!"
While the two were talking, they suddenly heard Xu Xingzu's complaining voice coming from outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, I can't do this job any more. You have to give me more money..."
When Lao Zhu heard the voice, his brows immediately frowned.
What's wrong with this old guy? Why is he becoming more and more out of character?
"Bring him to us!"
"Then go do whatever you need to do. You don't have to stay here."
"promise!"
Not long after, Xu Xingzu was brought in by Erhu and immediately cried poor to Lao Zhu.
"Your Majesty, your grandson eats too much. The money you gave to the imperial kitchen is not enough!"
When Old Zhu heard this, he became even more unhappy. He thought to himself, how old is Zhu Yunhuan? No matter how much he eats, how much can he eat? Why is it so exaggerated?
"Your Majesty, you don't believe it?"
“Hehehe!”
"Do you think we are three-year-old children?"
"Your Majesty, please look. This is the menu that His Royal Highness the Second Grandson just sent over."
Old Zhu took it impatiently and took a look. He was shocked by the densely packed names of dishes on it at a glance.
"so much?"
"There are at least a hundred dishes. Even when I was hosting a banquet for all my ministers, I have never eaten so many dishes!"
"This handwriting..."
Old Zhu also noticed Zhu Yunhuan's poor handwriting, and when he saw the typos all over the page, his face turned black on the spot.
"Qi Tai is right. This grandson really doesn't pay attention to his studies. Look at his handwriting. It's a waste of such a good Chengxintang gold flower and jade leaf paper."
"We have to send someone to tell Qi Tai tomorrow. Don't worry about anything else for now. Let this grandson practice calligraphy for us!"
Old Zhu complained about his eldest grandson's poor handwriting, then looked at the densely packed names of dishes again. He gasped after reading only a few of them.
"Wow, abalone, shark fin, sea cucumber, bear paw, deer tail..."
"This grandson is really good. He can eat better than us, the emperor!"
"Where did he hear these dish names? Our emperor has never heard of them. Could it be that the rebellious grandson made them up?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Xingzu hurriedly shook his head.
"Your Majesty, don't say you haven't heard of them. Even I have been cooking for my whole life, and there are many dishes whose names I have never heard of."
"But one thing is certain, that is, these dish names are definitely not made up, they should all be true."
"We haven't heard of it. It's just that we are ignorant and have little experience..."
When Mr. Zhu heard this, he felt a sudden headache for no reason.
How old is this grandson, but he is so particular about ostentation. If he becomes an emperor in the future, he will definitely create a world of wine and women!
No, this trend must not be allowed to continue!
"Take away all the expensive dishes, pick out a dozen common dishes, give more chicken, duck, goose and mutton, and give the child some bone soup and more rice. Don't do whatever the child wants!"
"Why!"
"With your Majesty's words, I know what to do!"
…
At dinner time, in the Prince’s Mansion, Zhu Yunwen’s courtyard.
Zhu Yunxuan rubbed his butt while drooling at the chicken stewed with sour bamboo shoots on the table.
However, just as he was about to pick up his chopsticks, he suddenly thought of someone.
A person who is the only one who doesn't laugh at himself when everyone else is laughing at him.
A person who stands up and stands in front of him when everyone stands by and even his elder brother is unwilling to help him.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yunwen put down his chopsticks, covered the bowl of chicken stewed with sour bamboo shoots, and put it back into the food box.
After doing all this, Zhu Yunwen felt half heartbroken and half proud and thought that his second brother would be so moved that he would cry to death when he saw how well he treated him, right?
I just want to move him, make him cry to death, and then let him continue to stand up for me in the future, la la la...
Zhu Yunhuan came to his second brother's courtyard carrying a heavy food box. As soon as he entered the house, he placed the heavy food box in front of him.
"Zhu Yunxun, my mother made me chicken stewed with sour bamboo shoots again today. Unfortunately, I don't have a good appetite, so I thought it would be a waste to throw it away. You can eat it for me!"
When Zhu Yunhuan heard this, he knew that his grandson was just trying to be stubborn.
I clearly came here to express my gratitude, but you had to talk like it was a charity.
"Would you like to stay and eat something too?"
Zhu Yunwen's face immediately lit up when he heard this, but when he thought about his second brother's appetite, he felt that this bowl of stewed chicken was not enough for his second brother to eat alone, so he should not join in the fun.
"Oh, why are you so troublesome!"
"Didn't I just tell you that I have no appetite today, so I brought it to you."
Just as Zhu Yunhuan said this, he suddenly heard the voice of a eunuch coming from outside the door.
"Your Highness Zhu Yunxun, can we serve dinner now?"
"Spread it!"
As soon as Zhu Yunhuan finished speaking, more than a dozen eunuchs carrying food boxes came in one after another.
Plate after plate of delicious food was served on the table. Any one of them was several times more exquisite and delicious than the stewed chicken he had brought.
When Zhu Yunwen saw this scene, his eyes immediately turned red and he reached out to pick up the food box he had brought.
However, just as he was about to pick it up, he was held down by a hand.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Yunhuan with tears in her eyes, feeling full of grievances in her heart.
Fortunately, I was afraid that he would be hungry at night, so I couldn't bear to eat it myself and hurriedly brought him dinner.
It turns out that they already have something better and don’t care about their stewed chicken at all!
"What are you doing !"
"You already have so much food, you definitely don't want what I bring you, can't I just pour it out and feed it to the dog?"
Zhu Yunhuan looked at the little kid with a tearful face and patted his little head with a smile.
"Thank you for the stewed chicken. I love stewed chicken the most. No other dish on the table is as delicious as stewed chicken!"
When Zhu Yunwen heard the "thank you", he felt very happy. However, when he saw that others already had so many dishes, he still felt a little jealous.
"Brother, are you telling the truth?"
"certainly!"
"There aren't many people with conscience in our Zhu family. We finally found one, so we have to protect him carefully."
"What conscience?"
"You don't have to worry about it. If you don't mind, just stay and eat with us!"
When Zhu Yunwen heard this, he immediately burst into laughter.
"Thank you, second brother!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunhuan immediately flicked his head.
"Did you forget so quickly?"
"You promised me during the day that you would call me Third Brother from now on!"
"Thank you, Third Brother!"
