King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

East Palace.

The prince was in the courtyard, dragging his fat body, dancing hard and doing various exercises.

The clothes he was wearing were soaked with sweat at some point, and there were sweat stains all over the ground. He looked totally unpresentable.

The Crown Princess was leaning quietly and leisurely in the chair, half-closing her eyes and sipping the tea in her hand from time to time. Compared with the Crown Prince's appearance, there was a world of difference.

That's it.

After dancing for a while, Zhu Gaochi slowly stopped his slow exercise when he saw the incense on the table not far away burn out. The servants who were waiting on the side were all very observant.

He walked quickly forward, put clothes on Zhu Gaochi, and handed him a dry brocade handkerchief.

The Crown Princess, who had originally looked relaxed and contented, stood up from her chair at this moment and handed over the thirst-quenching and fatigue-relieving tea that had been prepared long ago.

Seeing the Crown Princess approaching, Zhu Gaochi raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face, then reached out to take the tea that was handed to him. After taking a sip, he handed it to the servant girl serving beside him until he had almost wiped off the sweat.

Zhu Gaochi walked to a chair nearby and sat down, breathing heavily. He looked at the Crown Princess sitting nearby with a faint smile on his face and asked:
"My beloved concubine."

"how?"

"Do you think I have really lost a lot of weight?"

Hearing this, the Crown Princess paused for a moment, frowned, and half-closed her eyes to look him up and down carefully. Zhu Gaochi, who was very close to her, stared at her for a long time, as if he was seeing things.

After a moment, the Crown Princess withdrew her gaze, and a long-lost smile appeared on her delicate face. She nodded with great satisfaction and gave approval:
"Don't mention it."

“I have never paid attention to this issue before.”

"Now that His Highness has suddenly asked me this question, let's look at him carefully from head to toe, and recall and compare his previous body."

"It seems to be true as Your Highness said. Your Highness has really lost a lot of weight since you started exercising."

"Your Highness used to have three layers of fat on his jaw, but when I took a closer look just now, it seems that there is more than a circle less. Your face now is also more energetic than before, and there is no more fat and swelling than before."

"If nothing else happens."

"Looking at your current condition, you may have lost at least thirty or forty kilograms compared to before."

"Of course, regarding this issue, we can only be 100% sure after we weigh it."

"But no matter what"

"Your Highness has lost weight, which is an indisputable fact at the moment."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaochi's face instantly brightened up, his expression also became very happy, he couldn't help laughing "haha" and said in a deep voice:

"Hahaha"

"Good, good, good, really good!"

"Happy event! This is a great happy event!"

As he spoke, Zhu Gaochi seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly a sly smile appeared on his face. He said with a hint of ridicule:
"Let's lose weight"

"My beloved concubine, please enjoy your life."

"Don't you think so?"

"Beloved concubine?"

This statement came out.

The Crown Princess was such an intelligent person that she naturally heard the hidden meaning in Zhu Gaochi's words. Her face instantly turned red with embarrassment, and her expression was slightly shy and coquettish like a little girl.

This is the situation.

This made Zhu Gaochi laugh even more heartily.

Just at this moment, Zhang De trotted in, instantly destroying the harmonious atmosphere in the courtyard.

The faces of Zhu Gaochi and the Crown Princess both became gloomy at a speed visible to the naked eye. They turned their heads to look at Zhang De who had rushed in excitedly.

After entering, Zhang De, who had not yet come to report to the emperor, also instantly noticed the subtle change in the atmosphere. He also knew that it seemed that it was not the right time for him to come. For this reason, he did not dare to hesitate for a moment, and quickly bowed and apologized respectfully, saying:

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, please forgive me."

"I don't know"

The words have not yet fallen.

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Gaochi's expression suddenly restrained. He knew that Zhang Defei was a rash person, and he must have something important to report since he came trotting here.

Then, Zhu Gaochi did not bother with this matter too much, waved his hand and asked:

"What's the matter?"

"What makes you so anxious?"

Hearing this, he noticed the change in the prince's tone and knew that he did not care about his rash behavior. He was secretly worried about himself and breathed a sigh of relief. He did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly reported, saying:
"Replying to His Royal Highness, Crown Princess."

"Prince Han has arrived and is outside asking to see Your Highness."

After getting a definite answer, Zhu Gaochi's pupils narrowed slightly and the expression on his face changed unconsciously.

The second child is here?

He suddenly came running over to ask to see him. What was he going to do?
I'm afraid
It must be nothing good.

Thinking about this, Zhu Gaochi picked up the silk handkerchief placed beside him and wiped the sweat off his face. After a brief pause, he gave the order:
"Bring the second one in!"

After receiving a positive reply, Zhang De bowed respectfully without any hesitation and said:
"My minister retire."

Just like that, after a while, Zhang De came back and led Zhu Gaoxu in from outside.

When Zhu Gaoxu entered, he saw Zhu Gaochi's slightly flushed face, beads of sweat dripping from time to time, and the incense ash on the table not far away that had not been removed and burned out. He knew that the prince had just finished exercising. Then he thought of something and couldn't help but teasing, saying:
"hey hey"

"Boss, this is great!"

"You are so self-disciplined. Have you completed all the exercise for today?"

They were all smart people. Zhu Gaochi could tell the teasing in Zhu Gaoxu's words, so he waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Okay, okay"

"You always like to tease and joke about these things. Is that interesting?"

"After these few years, the novelty hasn't worn off yet. Do you still find it interesting?"

Zhu Gaoxu: “??????????”

numb!

Completely confused! Zhu Gaoxu was stunned by this. He felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer this question.

It seems to be really like this. He seems to really like to tease and make fun of this matter in the past. It was really interesting at the beginning, but after too many jokes and teasings, it seems that it is really boring.

As for why?
There is no doubt that Zhu Gaochi's answer has already explained many problems.

It seems that everyone else has become immune to it, so how can there be any fun or novelty in it?

But why can't you help it and deliberately make fun of it?
The reason is naturally very simple. It has become a habit after doing it many times. In addition, it happened that the prince had just finished exercising, so he couldn't help but make fun of him subconsciously.

As he thought about it, Zhu Gaoxu's expression flashed with embarrassment. He raised his hand to scratch his head, waved his hands repeatedly, and said:
"hey hey"

"This, this, isn't this just involuntary?"

"It's completely subconscious behavior. It's become a habit, so I just say it out loud."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Zhu Gaochi took a sip of the tea in the cup slowly, half-closed his eyes and raised his eyebrows, glanced at him indifferently, and was too lazy to argue with him about this issue and waste time with him, so he spoke calmly and said:
"okay."

"Don't put it on me. Don't force an explanation."

"We two brothers, who doesn't know each other's character?"

Having said this, Zhu Gaochi paused for a moment and continued:
"Given your character, you are the kind of person who won't come to the temple unless there is something important."

"Tell me about it!"

"Why did you come to our mansion today?"

"Don't tell me that you just came to see me today. Please say less polite words and waste time. They are completely meaningless."

"If you don't believe it, we can't believe it either."

"right?"

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was able to let go of the situation. Although he was more or less embarrassed by the Crown Prince's retort, he quickly adjusted his thoughts.

After that, he simply sorted out his thoughts and was about to say something when Zhu Gaoxu noticed that the prince's clothes were already soaked with sweat, with sweat stains clearly visible. He had to stop talking and pointed at Zhu Gaochi's wet clothes and said:
"We are not in a very anxious situation either."

"Even if you are in a hurry, you don't have to rush for such a short time."

"It's winter now, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the air is getting colder and colder. You just finished exercising and you're sweating a lot. Your clothes are soaked with sweat."

"Let's not talk about things first!"

"Go clean up first, take a hot bath, and change into dry clothes. Then we can talk in detail about what we are going to do next!"

"Otherwise, in this season, and with your appearance like this, if you catch a cold, don't put the blame on me. I can't afford to take such a big blame, and I don't want to take it."

"so."

"Go!"

"I'll wait for you. After you're done, we two brothers can have a good talk."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaochi also felt the cold wind blowing from time to time around him, as well as his clothes that were already wet and sticking to his body. He could not help but shiver, but he did not show any courtesy or hesitation.

After all, the prince knows what his own body looks like better than anyone else.

At the same time, he also knew that if he really caught a cold, his life would be miserable. He naturally did not want to go through these things. There was no need to make himself suffer and feel uncomfortable. He immediately replied:

"alright."

"Since you are not in a hurry, then you can wait for a while."

"After I wash up and change into dry clothes, I'll come back and have a nice chat with you."

Say it.

Zhu Gaochi nodded slightly to the Crown Princess who was sitting not far away, and then the Crown Princess hurried over and went together with the Crown Prince to the deeper part of the courtyard.

Looking at the two figures disappearing at the gate of the courtyard, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help laughing, shook his head slightly, and fell into deep thought.

Just then.

A shrill and familiar loud shout broke the originally silent atmosphere in the courtyard.

"Hurry up"

"Hit it for me, hit it for me."

"Let the beast bite it hard."

"Beat it till it's teeth are torn to pieces. Come on!"

After hearing this series of words, Zhu Gaoxu, who was originally drinking hot tea quietly and leisurely, couldn't help but frowned subconsciously, and a hint of displeasure flashed across his face, which also attracted his curiosity.

I'm very curious about what happened.

Or what was that little bastard Zhu Zhanji doing to make him so excited and shout so loudly.

As he was thinking, Zhu Gaoxu hesitated for a moment, turned his head to look at Zhang De who was standing not far away and waiting, and waved at him to come forward.

Seeing this, Zhang De paused for a moment, then did not dare to hesitate for a moment, quickly approached him, bowed slightly, and asked:

"Prince Han, is there anything you need or want?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu nodded slightly, turned his head to look at the location where the sound came from, his eyes narrowed unconsciously, raised his hand and pointed to the place across the wall, and asked:
"My lord, I heard a noise next door."

"It seems that our eldest nephew is across the street, right?"

Zhang De nodded, bowed and replied respectfully:
"My Lord, yes."

"Next to us is the courtyard where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lives. The person who just spoke was none other than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

After getting a definite answer, Zhu Gaoxu nodded with satisfaction, raised his eyebrows slightly, and couldn't help asking curiously:
"My nephew, what are you doing across the street?"

"Just now, I heard the excitement of my nephew, which really made me curious."

"What on earth could make this brat so excited and happy? It's really unbelievable."

After hearing this, Zhang De couldn't help but frowned, pretending to be silent for a moment, and thought about it briefly. He didn't think there was anything wrong with this matter. After that, he simply sorted out his thoughts and spoke to clear up the confusion, saying:

"Go back to Prince Han."

"It should be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He has nothing to do, so he is taking the servants in the courtyard to play cricket fighting with him, looking for fun here, to kill time and add some fun to it."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince should be in high spirits right now."

"If we disturb the prince, we will go and talk to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." (End of this chapter)