The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 41 Take the initiative to ease the relationship

"I understand!"

All the princes responded in unison.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his ten sons in front of him, nodded, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

With the help of these guys, the Zhu family will be able to expand and become a huge royal family in no time!

By then, thousands of Zhu family members will unite together and help each other. This Ming Dynasty will surely last for thousands of years!

"Biao'er, please give the banquet on our behalf!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said happily,
"You brothers don't usually eat together. Today is a rare opportunity. Get together and chat with each other."

"I won't participate. If I'm here, you guys will be restrained and unable to move freely."

Zhu Biao cupped his hands.

"Yes, Father."

After saying this, he waved to his brothers and said with a smile:
"The banquet has already been prepared. Brothers, please go to the side hall to have the feast."

Upon hearing this, the princes all relaxed their expressions, bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying, said goodbye, and then gathered together in groups of three or two and went to the side hall.

Only Zhu Ju was unfamiliar with the place and walked at the end of the team alone.

"Little Orange."

Ma Xiuying came closer and lowered her voice,
"Did you remember what mom told you before? Behave well during the meal and chat more with your brothers. You should try to be more friendly and not be impetuous and cause unpleasantness."

"Especially your second brother and eighth brother, you should take the initiative to ease the relationship with them. They are all brothers. We will see each other every day. Don't make the relationship too awkward."

Zhu Ju curled his lips.

He didn't want to take the initiative to ease the situation! It seemed like he was admitting his mistake.

However, looking at his mother's expectant eyes, he finally nodded reluctantly.

"I know, I know……"

The two were whispering when they heard hurried footsteps.

Da da!

Da da da!
Ma Xiuying looked up and her expression changed immediately. She pushed Zhu Ju and said:
"Run!"

"Your father is coming to kill me!"

Zhu Ju: “?!”

When he looked up, he saw Zhu Yuanzhang looking furious, with a shoe in his hand, obviously coming to call him to task!

"I'm going to eat first!"

In a flash, he overtook the ninth and tenth people in front of him, squeezed to the front of the team, and quickly ran into the side hall!
"This bastard!"

Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at Zhu Ju's back and scolded him with a smile,

"He ran away very quickly! It seems he is afraid that we will hit him!"

If Zhu Ju didn't run, Lao Zhu's shoe would have hit him in the face the next second!

"Eh—it stinks, put it on quickly!"

Ma Xiuying waved her hand in front of her nose and said with a look of disdain,
"You still want to teach him a lesson? You are not a decent person. How can you take off your shoes in the Imperial Temple? Aren't you afraid that your ancestors will stink?"

Zhu Yuanzhang grinned and put on his shoes while standing on one leg.

"What's the big deal? From our Zhu family up, we are all from humble origins. Let alone taking off shoes, what's wrong with being naked?"

He said nonchalantly,
"My parents and grandparents won't blame me..."

Ma Xiuying shook her head helplessly.

"Like father, like son. Little Orange's worrying look is just like yours."

she said,

"I have specifically told him to be friendly and respectful to his brothers and take the initiative to make peace with the second and eighth brothers. I don't know if he listened to me or if he can do it."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

"This is business. We don't care about anything else but two words - unity!"

He said seriously,

"It's common for brothers to have conflicts and frictions. As men, they never get to know each other without fighting. Maybe they can become the best of brothers in the future!"

"By the way, I haven't asked you yet, how is the girl from the Xu family?"

Ma Xiuying's eyes lit up.

"I was just about to tell you about this. Let's go and talk while we walk." She walked out of the Taimiao and said with a smile.
"Miaoyun is a girl with a quiet temperament. She can be called a lady from a noble family."

"Especially the way she talks. Although she is not very old, she speaks very logically. I think she is a bit like me back then..."

"This girl is worth training well..."

……

Inside the side hall.

Zhu Biao sat on the main seat and smiled at his brothers:
"Since our father is not here, please be more relaxed. Please sit down, everyone."

The princes each had a seat and sat down one after another.

"Before we start, I would like to introduce myself to you all."

Zhu Biao waved to Zhu Ju and said with a gentle smile,
"Sixth brother, come and sit next to me."

Swish.

All the princes looked at Zhu Ju.

Some people had curiosity in their eyes, some had resentment in their eyes, and some didn't dare to look at him...

"okay!"

Zhu Ju walked forward happily and sat down next to Zhu Biao.

He still likes this good brother very much.

After all, no matter what request you make, the good brother will try his best to satisfy it!
Maybe he wants to build a small Taoist temple in the palace to worship the statues of his ancestors, and the eldest brother will agree to him!

"Sixth brother, he just came back from Sanqing Mountain. Speaking of which, he has also been wandering outside for many years and suffered a lot."

Zhu Biao patted Zhu Ju's shoulder and said with some emotion,
"Some of you who are younger don't even know there is such a Sixth Brother."

"Earlier, my father said that he would hold a family dinner so that the Sixth Brother and the brothers could get to know each other, but something unexpected happened and the family dinner didn't take place."

"So, today's event is, firstly, to celebrate the coronation of my brothers, and secondly, to welcome our sixth son back to the palace!"

"Come on, let's have dinner!"

clap clap!

Zhu Biao clapped his hands, and then saw two rows of maids walk into the hall and serve food and wine to the princes.

The sound of tinkling chimes rang out, and a beautiful maiden slowly emerged from behind the screen, with a smile on her face, and danced gracefully at the banquet.

All of a sudden, the atmosphere of a royal banquet was created.

"Come on, little orange."

Zhu Biao personally picked up some food for Zhu Ju and said in a gentle voice,
"I have specially prepared some special dishes from our hometown of Fengyang. You can try them. They are delicious."

After the two became closer, Zhu Biao began to call Zhu Ju "Little Juzi" in private as a sign of affection.

"Yeah, thank you, brother..."

Zhu Ju nodded repeatedly, concentrating on eating, and taking a sip of wine from time to time.

"You still drink?"

Zhu Biao said with some surprise.

Zhu Ju wiped his mouth and said:

"Who doesn't know how to do this? I'm an alcoholic. I've blacked out from drinking so much!"

Someone once said that drinking blackout wine can help one experience the feeling of 'the conscious mind abdicates and the primordial spirit appears' in the alchemy, so he put it into practice.

Afterwards… I don’t know if his soul appeared or not, but he became a drunkard and developed a good tolerance for alcohol!
"Fragment? What does that mean?"

Zhu Biao asked curiously,
"Do you still have wine to drink on Mount Sanqing?"

It seems that the life of a Taoist priest is not as hard as he imagined!

"Blackout means... drinking until you are unconscious and you don't even know you are going crazy."

Zhu Ju took a sip of wine and said with a laugh,

"Anyway, I can drink a lot. Come on, big brother, let's go."

Ding!
The two wine glasses clinked together.

Watching Zhu Ju finish the drink in one gulp and continue eating without blushing or panting, Zhu Biao nodded slightly.

"Being able to drink is also a good thing..."

He turned his gaze to Zhu Chong who was pouring wine down below, and said softly,
"Sometimes, a glass of wine can solve a lot of problems."

(End of this chapter)