A side hall of the Qianqing Palace.
Old Zhu sat at the dining table, stretching his neck to look out the door from time to time. Even when that old man Xu Xingzu brought everyone to serve the meal, he still didn't see his beloved little rebellious grandson, which made him more or less disappointed.
Before he knew it, he had gotten used to having his grandson chattering in his ear while he was eating breakfast.
Now that his grandson suddenly isn't coming, you can imagine how he feels.
Xu Xingzu saw it and asked rudely.
"Your Majesty, are you going to serve the meal now, or wait for His Highness Yunxun to come over?"
Old Zhu snorted coldly when he heard this.
"snort!"
"Who told you we were waiting for him?"
"We can eat well by ourselves, so we don't have to be upset by seeing that rebellious grandson!"
When Xu Xingzu heard this, he almost got a stitch in the side from trying so hard to hold back his laughter.
This old man is just like the duck on the table, he is obviously cooked but still pretending to be stubborn!
Just then, a young eunuch came over with a stack of homework in his hand and handed it to Lao Zhu respectfully.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Third Grandson sent someone to deliver today's homework. Please review it."
Old Zhu waved his hands with a look of disgust.
"Burn it! I don't want to look at this crap!"
"I've been writing for almost a month, and I haven't made any progress. It's disgusting to read it!"
The young eunuch was also a clever man. He knew that his Majesty was not good at speaking but doing what he said, so he asked tentatively.
"Then shall I burn it now?"
When Old Zhu heard the young eunuch say this, he snatched Zhu Yunhuan's homework and started looking through it.
"Old Xu, come and take a look at this grandson's handwriting. Isn't it as ugly as a worm crawling?"
"ha!"
"There are only two mistakes in this line. It's obvious that they didn't put their heart into it!"
"Give me your pen, let's circle it and see how many mistakes this grandson made today. If he makes a lot of mistakes, I'll have to pull him over and give him a good spanking!"
The young eunuch brought a brush, and Lao Zhu piled the homework on Wang's desk and began to mark it carefully.
In a short while, Mr. Zhu found more than fifty typos in his homework of 500 words!
"Look, Old Xu. We had high hopes for him, and this is how he repays us?"
Xu Xingzu knew that Old Zhu was finding fault on purpose. Looking at his critical face, one could tell that the old man was jealous.
But he didn't say anything, just quietly asked someone to serve the food.
Seeing that Xu Xingzu did not respond to him, Old Zhu could only bury his head in his food in anger.
"Your Majesty, do you know why His Highness Yunxun didn't come?"
When Old Zhu heard this, although he was still sipping his porridge, his ears involuntarily perked up.
"It is said that the Crown Princess has a dislocated jaw."
Old Zhu also knew about this. Erhu and Concubine Guo Hui had mentioned it to him, and he even asked the imperial physician to treat the patient well.
But the imperial physician said it was nothing serious and he would recover after a few days of rest, so he didn't take it seriously.
But now after hearing what Xu Xingzu said, he couldn't help but become curious again. What does the Crown Princess's dislocated jaw have to do with that rebellious grandson?
"Your Highness is very concerned about the health of the Crown Princess. Yesterday he even went to the Imperial Kitchen and asked me to make something delicious for her."
When Old Zhu heard this, he looked at Xu Xingzu with disbelief.
"Old Xu, even if you are protecting your grandson, you wouldn't lie like this, right?"
"He has done his best to save the Lu family. Why would he worry about what the Lu family will eat?"
Xu Xingzu chuckled when he heard this.
"That's why they say that no one knows a grandson better than his father. You really guessed it right."
"His Highness Yunxun asked me to make a big pot of pork ribs!"
"Ribs?"
When Old Zhu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, but when he figured out the reason, he immediately burst into laughter.
"This rebellious grandson...hahaha...hahahaha..."
Old Zhu finally figured out why his eldest grandson didn't come to have dinner with him. It turned out that this rebellious grandson was watching the Lu family's joke!
Prince's Mansion.
There was a bandage made of fine gauze hanging on Lu's chin. She looked at the large basin of ribs on the table and was so angry that her eyes were about to spit fire.
Which bastard is responsible for this? Doesn’t he know that my jaw is broken and I can’t eat this kind of thing?
“Oh…oh…”
Dongmei was indeed Lu's confidant. Even though Lu couldn't speak, she still understood the general idea through his "oh oh".
"Madam, do you want porridge?"
"oh oh!"
Dongmei said helplessly when she saw the Crown Princess nodding repeatedly.
"My lady, the people in the imperial kitchen said that the price of rice has risen recently. We don't have money to make porridge, so we can only eat rice!"
"oh?"
"Oh oh oh?"
"You mean, if there's no porridge, can we eat rice?"
"oh oh!"
Zhu Yunhuan was sitting on a chair, and he almost laughed out loud when he saw the Crown Princess communicating with the maid.
The other four little sisters also lowered their heads and giggled. Even Lu's own son Zhu Yunwen laughed non-stop as if he had no heart.
Only Zhu Yunwen looked at his mother with a worried look on his face, thinking, "Since you are like this, can't you say less?"
But he only dared to complain in his heart and didn't dare to say it out loud.
Zhu Yunxun laughed for a long time, and seeing that Lu was still gesturing with the maid, he just picked up the chopsticks and started eating.
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Lu slammed the table with a "bang", looked at Zhu Yunhuan angrily and said "oh oh" twice.
When Zhu Yunhuan heard the two "ohs", he also translated like Dongmei.
"Everyone, please eat. The Crown Princess said that her teeth are not in good condition, so she won't eat with us. Let us eat first!"
Everyone looked at Zhu Yunhuan with disbelief. No matter how stupid they were, they knew that two "oh oh" sounds could never express so many meanings.
Seeing that no one was eating, Zhu Yunhuan grabbed a pair of chopsticks and stuffed them into Lu's hands.
"Crown Princess, now that you have started eating, we will not be polite to you."
"Began to eat!"
After Zhu Yunhuan finished speaking, he picked up a large piece of pork ribs for the sisters and Zhu Yunhuan, and then picked up a piece for himself and started to chew on it.
Although it was a bit disgusting to eat this so early in the morning, he was extremely happy just thinking about making someone mad to death.
When Mrs. Lu saw that there was nothing she could eat on the table, she threw her sleeves in anger and went back to her room to sulk.
After Lu left, the atmosphere at the table suddenly became relaxed. Every child was talking and laughing, and the food was especially delicious.
After breakfast, Zhu Yunhuan took his sisters to the main hall to study.
The princesses and princesses in the palace also had to study, but the requirements were not as strict as those on the princes and grandchildren of the emperor, and their academic performance was not tested much. It was a matter of choice for them to go or not.
The four golden flowers in the Prince's Mansion had been left alone before, and now their mothers had been driven out of the palace to become nuns. As the eldest brother, Zhu Yunhuan naturally had to shoulder the responsibility of the eldest brother and urge them to study.
As for himself, after sending his sisters to the main hall, he asked for leave from Mr. Qi and followed Zhu Shisan to the outer palace to look after the appearance of the palace.
However, just as they looked at two shops, they were blocked at the door by Erhu.
"Your Highness Prince Yu, Your Highness the Third Grandson, what are you two looking for a shop for?"
When Zhu Yunhuan saw Erhu appear and heard his words, his face suddenly changed.
He had long heard that Erhu had the nickname "the God of Ear Reporting" and was afraid that this guy would go to Lao Zhu to report him.
"Uncle Hu, why are you here? Are you following us?"
Erhu chuckled and said.
"of course not!"
"I just heard from my subordinates that two nobles wanted to rent a storefront, so I came to see who they were. I never thought that the two princes were here!"
When Zhu Yunhuan heard Erhu say this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't a spy sent by the old man.
"Uncle Hu, can you promise me not to tell my grandfather about this?"
When Erhu heard this, he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Young Master, you have no idea how many things I, Fat Tiger, have hidden for you!
"Your Highness, Third Grandson, who do you think I am? Am I the kind of person who talks fast?"
"As long as you tell me what you want to rent a storefront for, I will find you a suitable one right away!"
When Zhu Gui heard Erhu say this, he also instigated Zhu Yunhuan.
"Nephew, your uncle Hu is the most loyal person. There is no one in the capital that he doesn't know!"
"If Uncle Hu is willing to help us, not only can he help us find a suitable store, but we can also save a lot of rent!"
Zhu Yunhuan is now in the early stages of starting his business, and this is the time when he has to make the most of every penny. When he heard that Erhu could help him save money, of course he liked it.
"Uncle Hu, I want to open a bookstore. Where do you think is a good place?"
"Opening a bookstore is a good thing. Although you may make less money, it will give you a good reputation!"
Erhu was in charge of the Jinyiwei and knew more about the bad things of the princes than anyone else, such as the brothel of the King of Qin, the casino of the King of Jin, the restaurant of the King of Zhou, etc.
Now that he knew Zhu Yunhuan just wanted to open a bookstore, he immediately gave him high praise. Regardless of whether it would make money or not, at least even if the emperor heard about the emperor's grandson opening a bookstore, he would not be able to find fault with it.
"I really know a good place, not far from here!"
Soon, Erhu led the two to Chengxian Street opposite the Imperial College, and pointed to a row of shops facing the street and said proudly.
"Your Highness, this place is only across the road from the Imperial College. To the north is the Jiming Temple, where a temple fair is held every month. In addition, the Drum Tower and Bell Tower are not far from here. This is the most suitable place to open a bookstore in Yingtian Prefecture!"
Zhu Yunhuan looked around and was very satisfied with the place Erhu helped him choose. He was just worried that the rent was not cheap and he was afraid that he could not afford it.
In addition, there are no vacant shops on this street. Every shop is a busy shop. How could they possibly be transferred?
"Uncle Erhu, I really like the place you picked, but it looks like there are no vacant shops here. Are they willing to transfer it?"
"That's easy!"
"Just tell me which store you like."
Zhu Yunhuan walked from the beginning to the end of the street, and went into every shop to have a look, first looking at the layout, then the area, and finally he chose a shop that was facing the gate of the Imperial College.
"Uncle Hu, I've taken a fancy to this company. Just ask the boss to come out for me. I'll talk to him about the transfer myself."
"What's there to talk about?"
After Erhu finished speaking, he took out a whistle from his arms and blew it. Immediately, more than a dozen Jinyiwei came out from the streets and alleys, and saluted Erhu with their fists.
"What do you want, Tiger Lord?"
Erhu pointed at the shop that Zhu Yunhuan liked.
"His Highness the Third Grandson of the Emperor has chosen this shop. Please go in and help clean it up!"
"promise!"