My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 109 Burning the Princess's Mansion
When Zhu Gaochi returned to the Eastern Palace, he immediately called for Crown Princess Zhang and asked her to apply medicine on him.

"What happened? Did your father beat you again? You are busy enough every day, and now you have to be beaten again?" Zhang said anxiously when she saw the dark red marks on her arm.

"Don't hit me, hit the second and third brothers. They insisted on hiding behind me. Oh, I'm unlucky. I knew that when my father called the three of us over today, it must be something bad!" Zhu Gaochi said while sitting there.

"Don't you know how to hide?" Zhang felt better when he heard that he was not the one to be beaten, but he was still a little anxious.

"I hid. If I hadn't, it would have been more than that. Hurry up and apply the medicine to me. Tomorrow will be difficult. Sakyabao might set fire to the princess's mansion. This won't do. If the princess's mansion burns down, those ministers will probably all start to impeach Sakyabao.

"Dad doesn't dare to touch Sakya Bao. To be precise, Dad wants to protect Sakya Bao. Sakya Bao is capable, especially the ability to make money. Dad hopes Sakya Bao can make money for us. In this way, Dad can go to Beijing as soon as possible. It's too dangerous here. Dad is not sure. Those civil officials are too powerful. If you are not careful, they can cause big trouble for you." Zhu Gaochi sat there and said with a sigh.

"That's what mother meant. She didn't want Shakyabao to burn down the princess's mansion. But those princesses have gone too far. Doesn't father plan to deal with them?" Zhang said as she applied medicine to Zhu Gaochi.

"For Sakya Bao, not killing those princesses means not taking any action. This kid is very angry. You saw it today. This kid just wants to irritate my father. What my father did was not right." Zhu Gaochi said while sitting there.

"Then let you three brothers get into trouble?" Zhang asked immediately.

"Hey! Now the three of us brothers are all in the capital. How can my father feel at ease if he doesn't find us three brothers something to do? It's okay. I still have to persuade him, but I don't know if I can persuade him.

He caused the trouble himself and asked the three of us brothers to deal with it. Alas, he was so smart and had planned it all out long ago!" Zhu Gaochi said while sitting there and sighing.

"What if you can't persuade her?" Zhang asked from the side.

"What can we do? Burn it. Anyway, my father won't restore my uncle's title now. This kid has made so many contributions, what is there to be afraid of? It won't be a big deal to burn down the princess's mansion. My father has caused this himself, so shouldn't he bear the consequences?" Zhu Gaochi said with a smile as he sat there.

After hearing this, Zhang smiled and nodded, then asked, "Then the Queen Mother will probably be anxious. It will cost a lot of money to rebuild those princesses' mansions."

"Let's talk about it later. Tomorrow, prepare more delicious dishes. I will see if I can get Sakya Bao to our East Palace tomorrow." Zhu Gaochi said to Zhang.

"Okay, it's time to treat him to a meal. He has helped the Eastern Palace and the Weaving Bureau make so much money. No matter from which perspective, you need to thank him. My father will not restore his title, and other rewards are meaningless to him, and he doesn't care. Invite him to dinner a few more times so that you two can get closer." Zhang nodded and said in agreement.

"If dad won't recover, there's nothing I can do. Persuasion won't work. Dad has his own considerations, and there's also an element of anger involved. My uncle and dad have never gotten along since childhood. Just ignore them." Zhu Gaochi waved his hand and said.

At this moment, Xu Qin was lying comfortably at home. Shiyue and Mu Feng were chatting with him. Now they both knew the importance of the news. They were no longer satisfied with the news at home, but sent the servants in the yard out to inquire about the news.

"I heard that all those princesses were put under house arrest! Also, several princes-in-law were reprimanded. Young master, is this His Majesty's way of venting his anger on you?" Mu Feng, who was sitting next to him, asked Xu Qin.

"What a joke. Let him vent his anger on himself." Xu Qin shook his head and said.

"This afternoon, several ladies from the marquis's mansion came to invite our lady to sit over, but she didn't go. She was very angry. I heard that those ladies are worried now. They were blind before and looked down on our mansion. They thought you would stay in the cell forever. Humph, young master, you can't keep these girls. They have no foresight!" Mu Feng continued to say to Xu Qin.

"Well, don't tell me about this. It's useless even if I tell you. My parents have the final say." Xu Qin said while lying there.

"Also, I heard that the merchants in the capital are now looking for you, and they are eager to find you. They said that the weaving bureau may continue to trade overseas in the future, so you should make the decision! And they also went to find the eldest lady of the Xiao family. The eldest lady of the Xiao family is hiding in the mansion now and dare not go out. After you were arrested, someone threatened her.

I heard that she was asked to hand over the machines, and also the cloth from our dyeing workshop. The eldest daughter of the Xiao family was stubborn and refused to hand it over. I heard that during this period, those people sent a lot of people to block their cloth shop and prevent people from entering! "Mu Feng was still talking about what happened during this period.

"Oh, who did it?" Xu Qin looked at Mu Feng and asked.

"I'm not very clear about this. You have to ask the eldest lady of the Xiao family. I heard that the princess's mansion participated, and some big cloth shops in the capital also participated." Mu Feng shook his head.

"Well, continue!" Xu Qin nodded and let Mu Feng continue talking about what happened in Nanjing during his time in the cell.

Mu Feng continued to speak to Xu Qin.

The next morning, when the sun was high in the sky and Xu Qin was still sleeping, Xu Jingchang rushed into Xu Qin's bedroom, threw himself on him, and shouted, "Brother, brother, get up, it's very late!"

Xu Qin opened his eyes and found that the boy was doing it again, but this time he didn't howl. "Get out of the way, can't you call for help? Why do you rush at me every day?" Xu Qin scolded Xu Jingchang.

"Hehe, so fast! Big brother, you will wake up soon." Xu Jingchang said indifferently.

Xu Qin sat up, Mu Feng and Shi Yue came over. They couldn't stop Xu Jingchang, but Xu Jingchang was not a reckless person. Before coming in, he would ask them if there was a maid inside to accompany him. If not, he would rush in.

"Are they all here?" Xu Qin got out of bed, asked Mu Feng and Shi Yue to help him put on his clothes.

"Come on, they are all waiting outside. They said that you are really nice, brother. They had a lot of fun yesterday. They said that they felt a little embarrassed that they had such a great time with just such a small thing, and they thought they should do their best today." Xu Jingchang said to Xu Qin with a smile.

"Let them play, you are not allowed to go. If I know you go, I will break your legs!" Xu Qin warned Xu Jingchang.

"Brother, I'm not a child anymore!" Xu Jingchang said to Xu Qin depressedly.

"Do you dare to try? Then you will see how I will beat you. Don't you want to practice martial arts? You are a duke, and you will most likely lead troops into battle in the future. Do you think war is a joke? If you don't have some skills, how can those people under you look up to you? If you dare to go, my father will train you to death." Xu Qin stared at Xu Jingchang and warned him.

"I won't go, brother. Have you never been there? Really you haven't been there?" Xu Jingchang looked at Xu Qin curiously and asked.

Shiyue and Mufeng next to them rolled their eyes!
"Would I go to that kind of place? Who is your brother?" Xu Qin immediately said with a righteous look on his face, and then said to Xu Jingchang: "Go and ask the guards and servants in my house to prepare kerosene and torches. After breakfast, we will set off."

"Okay, brother!" Xu Jingchang went out immediately after hearing Xu Qin's order.

"Young Master, even Duke Dingguo despises you!" Mu Feng said with a smile.

"Don't mess with me, otherwise, when I get married, you will be in trouble." Xu Qin patted Mu Feng's buttocks and warned him.

"If other people's young masters can do it, why can't ours?" Shiyue said dissatisfiedly.

"Stop talking nonsense!" Xu Qin glared at the two of them, and they both laughed.

After dinner, Xu Qin took that group of young men out, all carrying kerosene and torches. Today, he was not going to reason or talk with them. Just one word: burn!

Xu Qin was so angry when he thought of those princesses. If they hadn't wanted to negotiate with him, he wouldn't have put them in the jail.

I had planned everything well. I had beaten Qiu Jianqing enough and those civil officials would continue to impeach him. But the princesses got to know the news in the palace and came to negotiate with me. Isn't this sending myself to jail?
As soon as Xu Qin set out, Zhu Gaosui immediately knew the news. The three brothers had been waiting for the news at the East Palace early in the morning. When they learned that Xu Qin had set out with his men and brought kerosene and unlit torches, they knew that something was wrong. The three brothers rushed out of the East Palace and headed straight for the area where the princesses' palaces were located.

Soon, Xu Qin arrived outside the residence of Princess Nankang. The son-in-law of Prince Nankang Zhu was Hu Guan. The reports written by those civil officials yesterday all mentioned Princess Nankang, so Xu Qin had no intention of letting them go.

"Everything is ready. Light the fire. We'll throw it inside later. Throw it as far as you can. It's best to throw it onto the house!" Xu Qin stood there on horseback and shouted to those people.

"Is it really burning?" When the young men heard this, they all looked at Xu Qin in surprise. They thought Xu Qin was here to scare the princesses, but they didn't expect that Xu Qin was serious.

"Nonsense, burn it. If anything goes wrong, I will be responsible, and it won't be your fault. Light the fire quickly!" Xu Qin said to them while sitting on his horse.

At this time, the gate of the princess's mansion opened. The princess stood at the door, staring at Xu Qin angrily and shouting, "Shijiabao, don't go too far. It didn't burn last time, so why are you here again?"

Hu Guan also stood beside Princess Nankang, staring at Xu Qin and shouting, "Shijiabao, His Majesty has already punished us, what do you mean by this?"

"What do you mean? What's the point of burning down your princess's mansion? Throw it in!" Xu Qin didn't want to waste time talking to them and asked his men to throw the torches directly in!

Anyway, the two of them couldn't get out. They were confined and there were Jinyiwei standing at the door.

(End of this chapter)