Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 126: Greedy, Cruel, and Merciless

"not enough?"

Xu Jingchang was stunned for a moment, but then he laughed.

Not good enough.

When asking someone to do something for you, you're not afraid of them asking for too much, but you're afraid of them simply turning you down.

As long as there is a price, anything is negotiable.

"Zhanjun, how much do you want?"

Zhu Zhanjun rolled his eyes. This guy was used to being in a superior position and didn't even know how to say bribe.

When you bribe someone, you don't just ask them how much they want.

If you meet someone with a shy face, you will be embarrassed to even ask for the price.

Fortunately, he is not thin-skinned.

He laughed, put his arm around Zhu Jingchang's shoulders, and whispered in his ear, "All."

Xu Jingchang's smiling expression froze instantly. He thought he had misheard, so he touched his ear and asked, "How much did you say?"

Zhu Zhanjun raised his voice slightly: "I want all of what I said."

Xu Jingchang stared at Zhu Zhanjun blankly, as if he were a madman. After a moment he pointed at Zhu Zhanjun and burst into laughter.

Zhu Zhanjun also laughed.

The nobles who were waiting in the distance saw the two men laughing and thought that the matter was settled. They felt relieved and laughed too.

For a moment, the atmosphere at the gate of the imperial manor was filled with joy.

After laughing for a while, Xu Jingchang patted Zhu Zhanjun on the shoulder.

"Don't make a fuss. Just tell us how much you want. As long as we can give it to you, your uncle will never be stingy."

"Beauty, money, house, good horse, as long as you say it, your uncle can get it for you."

Zhu Zhanjun pushed away the other person's hand that was patting his shoulder, and looked at Xu Jingchang with a smile: "I'm serious, I want all of them."

The smile gradually disappeared, and Xu Jingchang stared straight at Zhu Zhanjun. After a moment, he raised his hand and gave him a thumbs up: "Good boy, you are greedy, cruel, and ruthless enough."

After saying that, he waved his sleeves and turned away.

Looking at the angry figure, Zhu Zhanjun chuckled and reminded: "Uncle, you haven't taken your things yet."

"No, what's the point of having useless things?"

Zhu Zhanjun reminded again: "There is a beautiful girl in here, why don't you take her home?"

"Keep it for yourself. If you don't want it, chop it up and make dumplings."

"Okay, I'll send you two bowls tonight. By the way, which part of the stuffing do you like?"

The figure suddenly stopped, turned around and glared at Zhu Zhanjun fiercely.

Zhu Zhanjun faced it with a smile. Xu Jingchang took a deep breath, pushed away the nobles who came over to ask questions, jumped on his horse and went to the capital.

The other nobles saw this and realized that the negotiations might have failed. Although they felt sorry for the money, since Xu Jingchang had said he didn't want it, they didn't dare to let anyone take it away and could only leave with him in pain.

A cloud of dust billowed, and the entrance to the imperial farm became deserted. Only Zhu Zhanjun's team and a lonely carriage were left.

Raising his hand to fan away the dust in front of him, Zhu Zhanjun hummed a little tune and turned to walk towards the imperial farm.

"Your Highness, what should we do?"

Xiaohu and Hanzi followed behind. Seeing that no one on either side cared, Xiaohu pointed at the carriage.

Zhu Zhanjun turned his head and glanced at him: "Why, do you want it?"

Xiaohu quickly shook his head.

Zhu Zhanjun snorted and quickened his pace.

"You really don't care about anything else. You don't even know your position. You always think about things you shouldn't think about. If you don't get scolded, who will?"

Hanzi, who was following beside them, was scolding Xiaohu in a rude manner.

Xiaohu glared and said, "Who said that woman? I was talking about the money. Is it safe to leave it at the gate?"

Hanzi looked at him strangely and said, "I'm talking about the money." Then he widened his eyes in horror and jumped away from Xiaohu.

"You are such a tiger cat. You don't look good, but you are really wild. You dare to think about this kind of woman. You are done. I have to stay away from you in the future to avoid being killed by you."

"Your uncle's!"

When Xiaohu heard this guy talking nonsense, he got so angry that he punched him.

The two of them played and fought and ran into the imperial manor.

Soon, the team drove into the imperial farm, and only a single carriage was left outside the gate.

Oh, and there are guards guarding the door, and two dogs on duty.

The cool spring breeze blew softly, and the wind chimes hanging on the carriage jingled, looking so desolate in this lonely environment.

After a moment, a soft, white jade hand lifted the curtain, and a pair of beautiful eyes appeared in it.

Looking outside the empty imperial manor, a soft sigh was heard from the carriage.

The curtain was slowly opened, and a woman with a green veil on her face and wearing a green silk skirt got down from the carriage.

Under the curious gaze of the guards and two guard dogs, he carried out a smaller box and walked towards the gate of the imperial manor with difficulty.

"Wang Wang..."

The two hounds bared their teeth instantly. "Quiet."

The guards patted the dogs on the head and the two dogs shut up instantly.

The woman slowly came to the gate of the imperial manor, first placed the small box on the stone pier, and then bowed slightly to the guards.

"Excuse me, brothers, please help look after the carriage."

The voice is soft and pleasant, not at all charming, but very captivating.

Just as a guard was about to nod, the hound he was pulling barked suddenly, and the guard reacted instantly.

There was no response to the woman, who just stood guarding the gate obediently.

The woman bowed slightly again, then picked up the box next to her and walked into the imperial farm.

"Boss, shouldn't we stop her?"

The guard who had almost responded earlier asked in confusion when he saw the woman walking in with her things and his captain didn't even try to stop her.

"Stop talking nonsense and just stand guard."

The captain of the guard scolded and looked forward expressionlessly.

The woman walked around and finally came to the gate of the courtyard where Zhu Zhanjun was resting.

It’s not that she knew the way, but if she took the wrong path, she would be subjected to the crazy roars of the guard dogs.

The woman was smart enough. After several attempts, she realized that as long as the guarding dog barked loudly, she would change direction.

"Girl, come with me."

She walked to a door and found that the vicious dog guarding the door did not bark. Just as the woman was about to go in, she met a good-looking girl wearing a palace maid's costume.

Qiu Xue looked up and down at the grown-up woman in front of her, smiled and whispered something, then turned around and led the way.

"Thank you girl."

The two women walked in the same direction, one in front and one behind. Qiu Xue, who was in the front, said softly, "Actually, you shouldn't have come here."

The woman sighed softly and said bitterly: "From the moment I entered the carriage, my fate was already determined."

"Either stay with His Highness, or go back and become a prostitute that can be bullied by everyone."

Qiu Xue looked at him sympathetically, "I don't even know your name?"

"beautiful."

Qiu Xue stopped and looked in shock at the woman in front of her who was struggling to hold the small box.

"You are Jinxiu, the great master of Qinhuai."

Now it was the woman's turn to be curious, and she asked doubtfully, "Miss, you've heard of me."

Qiu Xue nodded. "I heard from my brother that at the beginning of last year, you were named the best master in Qinhuai. You are good at playing the zither, calligraphy and painting, and your appearance is the best in Qinhuai."

Jinxiu shook her head and said indifferently: "It's just an empty name. It means nothing to me. Even if you are the best family in the world, you still can't control your own destiny."

Seeing the loneliness in the other's beautiful eyes, Qiu Xue also sighed softly.

They sisters were in the same situation at the beginning. If His Highness had not taken pity on them and accepted them, they would have no idea what would have happened to them.

The two chatted and came to a small door.

Qiu Xue reached out and pushed open the door, and a courtyard appeared in front of Jinxiu.

The yard is about three or four acres in size, and is not paved with bluestone and loess, but is planted with green grass.

In a corner of the yard, there are three tiled houses with their doors open.

"Noah!"

Qiu Xue shouted, and the sound of horse hooves came from the house.

To Jinxiu's surprise, a chestnut horse came out from the three tiled houses leisurely with small steps.

Qiu Xuejinxiu walked forward and touched the horse's big face intimately.

"Its name is Nurhaci, and it's a mare."

"Don't underestimate it because it's just a horse, but its status in Huangzhuang is very high."

"High status?"

Jinxiu was a little confused. She knew a little about horse judging, but this horse looked like an ordinary horse. It had no majestic features at all. How could it have such a high status?

Noticing the other party's confusion, Qiu Xue smiled and explained, "It saved the lives of 100,000 Ming soldiers. Last year, it carried Your Highness at the fastest speed to the camp of the Northern Expedition Army led by my father and brought back the 100,000-man army."

Jinxiu looked at Qiu Xue in surprise: "You are..."

Qiu Xue nodded: "My father is the former Duke of Qi, Qiu Fu."

He smiled and said, "Okay, you can live here from now on. Help take care of it. My sister and I will bring fodder and other food to it every day."

After giving the instructions, he nodded slightly to Jinxiu, rubbed Nurhaci's horse face intimately, then turned and walked out.

Looking at the departing figure, Jinxiu was a little dazed.

She was the most prominent family in Qinhuai, yet she was arranged to raise horses.

Just as she was stunned, a long face came over, tore off the veil on her face, revealing her peerless beauty.

Nurhaci looked at the somewhat angry woman in front of him, and a hint of contempt appeared in his eyes when he saw the face that was not as good as his.

This mare is so ugly!
(End of this chapter)