My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 103 Preparing for the return trip
Not to mention Zhu Gui was shocked, even Zhu Di, who had already expected it, couldn't help but be shocked when he heard that Zhu Gaoyu actually had an entire fiefdom in Ningbo.

Is this a fiefdom?

You know, his second son, Zhu Gaoxu, is also a prince now, but he doesn't have any fiefdom yet.

It seems that the old man thinks highly of Zhu Gaoyu.

With a wave of his hand, the old man gave away a title, a fiefdom, and an annual salary that exceeded that of an ordinary prince.

Moreover, the fiefdom of a prince is usually part of the county.

But now, the old man directly gave away the entire Dinghai County.

Seeing his youngest son being treated like this, even Zhu Di felt sour in his heart and didn't know what to say.

This kid is really good at pleasing people.

Sometimes, Zhu Di wanted to ask him how he did it.

After all, even though Zhu Di is now a father, he still feels scared sometimes when facing the old man's anger.

It was as if the memories of the old man beating people with a bamboo stick came flooding back.

hiss.

Zhu Di didn't dare to think about it any further.

This is simply a childhood nightmare.

Compared with the two brothers Zhu Di and Zhu Gui, they had some expectations in their hearts, but Xu Hui, who was kneeling at the end, was so obsessed with seeing the boxes of gold, silver and jewelry and the gold-plated brocade crown and robes.

These things, which were specially ordered by Zhu Yuanzhang and taken out from the treasury, are all truly good things without exception.

Xu Hui was usually very stingy in the palace. She schemed with others for a headdress and a piece of jewelry, and tried to please the pot-bellied Zhu Gui. In the end, she was not as generous as Zhu Gaoyu, the newly promoted "Prince of Dinghai".

Not to mention that Xu Hui heard that Zhu Gaoyu actually had a fiefdom.

As she lived in the inner house, she naturally had no idea that Ningbo was threatened by Japanese pirates. She only knew that Ningbo was located in the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiangnan is a rich place, with vast expanses of fertile farmland. Even the rice grown there can be grown more than elsewhere.

With such a large piece of territory, would Zhu Gaoyu have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life?

When Xu Hui thought of this, she, an adult, actually became jealous of Zhu Gaoyu, a child like him.

Zhu Gaoyu took all the good things by himself.

Does he understand it clearly?

Looking at Zhu Gaoyu's appearance, Xiao Xu smiled sincerely.

She no longer had any hope for Zhu Gui.

It is very good for a couple to be able to respect each other.

Xiao Xu knew that as long as Zhu Di was still the Prince of Yan, her sister was still the Princess of Yan, and her nephew was still successful, no matter how excessive Zhu Gui was, he would always restrain himself a little for their sake.

Little Xu was thinking in her mind, and her eyes inadvertently swept across Xu Hui's face, just meeting Xu Hui's somewhat angry eyes.

She couldn't help but find it a little funny.

Some people always dream of things that they shouldn't have.

Of course, Mrs. Xu knew what Xu Hui was thinking.

It's just that a child like Zhu Gaoyu could get all these, but Xu Hui, after all her efforts, got not even one-tenth of what Zhu Gaoyu got.

This sense of disparity inevitably made Xu Hui a little indignant.

It’s just…I don’t know when the smile on Mrs. Xu’s face turned into a sneer.

Xu Hui didn't even think about it. Zhu Gaoyu was the grandson of the emperor and the inventor of cement and concrete. It was natural for him to get these things, and it could shut up the world's gossips.

But what is Xu Hui?
Xiao Xu lowered her eyes, her drooping eyelashes hiding the irony in her eyes. Those who came out of the palace were all like human sperm.

The eunuch who was leading the group swept his eyes over the faces of the people in front of him.

When he looked at it, his gaze paused when it passed by Xu Hui.

When he saw the expression on her face, the eunuch silently memorized Xu Hui's face and planned to find someone to ask about this concubine when he was free later.

Jealous of the emperor's grandson being rewarded?

Does she think her life is too long?

When Zhu Gaoyu stood up, the expression on the eunuch's face changed.

His originally sinister expression suddenly melted away like snow, and became like a blooming old chrysanthemum:
"Your Highness, please take the imperial edict carefully. Oh! No, I addressed you wrongly. You are now the Prince of Dinghai."

Prince Dinghai...

This name sounds impressive.

Zhu Gaoyu touched the imperial edict with joy, then raised his head and chest, extremely proud.

I, Zhu Gaoyu, have been able to get to where I am today thanks to my own hard work, step by step.

It has nothing to do with his dad!

After finishing the business, the chief eunuch straightened his expression and looked at Prince of Yan Zhu Di behind Zhu Gaoyu:
"Your Highness, Prince of Yan, His Majesty asked me to ask you, have the affairs of Datong been arranged? If they are almost arranged, it is time to respond to the heaven."

Before Zhu Di could speak, Zhu Gui next to him spoke first.

He bared his teeth, looking somewhat surprised:

"So soon? Aren't you going to leave after the New Year?"

Zhu Di turned his head.

Could it be that his unfortunate brother really wanted to keep him to celebrate the New Year?
What a hell.

The chief eunuch still had a smiling face, as if he didn't want to offend anyone:
"Look at what Prince Dai said. You are looking forward to celebrating the New Year with Prince Yan, and your Majesty also wants to celebrate the New Year with great enthusiasm."

Zhu Gui curled his lips and said, "Well, I'm not going back this year anyway. The Tatars just came south and visited me. If I leave now, who knows what will happen."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone present became complicated.

It sounds as if Zhu Gui can play some role in Datong.

The eunuch's expression changed, and it was obvious that he had heard about the Tatars' southward advance on the way here.

It's just that he was in a hurry to get there, so some of the information was not convenient to inquire about. Now that he heard Zhu Gui mention this matter, he was even more confused and wanted to find out more.

Zhu Gaoyu endured it again and again, and for the sake of today's meal and his aunt's face, he still did not expose his uncle's face.

But he did remember one thing.

"Father-in-law, we have to take some people with us this time. And one of them is particularly important!"

The eunuch's restless mind paused and he asked with a smile:

"Your Highness, I can certainly do what you ask. But... allow me to ask you one more question. Who is this person?"

"Abba is just me."

"Ah...Ah what?!"

The eunuch who announced the decree suddenly widened his eyes.

This name... doesn't sound like a name for people from the Central Plains!

Zhu Gaoyu put on a smiling face and pretended:
"It's Abjiwo. I heard that he is the Tatar Grand Tutor and the son of Alutai!"

I have finished writing 8,000 words after rushing to finish. I will post it first and revise it slowly. I will go to bed early after revising it. See you tomorrow^_^
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