My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 14 Family Meeting
Zhu Gaoxu was still indignant:
"But why? Your Majesty is his royal grandfather, and also our royal grandfather."

Zhu Gaoyu gulped down a big mouthful of water.

The lamb chops he had at lunch were a bit salty, and he had eaten a lot of pastries in the afternoon, so he almost died of thirst after enduring the whole journey.

When he heard what the second brother said, he said without thinking:
"Because I'm the grandson of the crown prince. My biological father is the crown prince. What can you compare with me?"

Uh……

This is true.

It's just a bit heartbreaking.

Zhu Gaoxu finally calmed down again because of this basin of cold water.

He had been suppressing his anger for too long, so he wanted to explode and calm down.

Zhu Gaochi saw that the second son was in a bad mood and tried to comfort him:
"Second brother, after all, this is Jinling, not Peking."

Zhu Gaosui saw that what the eldest brother said made sense, and the second brother had no intention of opposing him, so he came over and stroked his second brother's hair:

"Yes, second brother, he is the crown prince. He will be the heir to the throne in the future. Just give in to him... just give in a little."

When he said this, Zhu Gaosui, who usually laughed and joked, suddenly showed an unusually deep look on his face:
"Among us, the eldest brother might be a little better, but the second brother, me and the youngest brother will really have to live under other people's orders from now on."

This is just persuasion... Why is it that the more he persuades, the darker Zhu Gaoxu's face becomes?
Zhu Gaochi pushed the third brother away angrily.

This guy is incompetent at anything and is always making things worse.

Ask you to persuade others?

Is that what you advised?
Zhu Gaochi stood on tiptoes with some difficulty, trying to hook Zhu Gaoxu's shoulders, but in the end, due to the height difference between them, he had no choice but to give up.

It is no wonder that others say Zhu Gaoxu is the son who looks most like Prince Yan. Putting aside other things, his wasp waist and ape arms make him look exactly like Prince Yan.

Zhu Gaochi put down his hand awkwardly and tried to persuade him patiently again:

"Second brother, if I have a bite to eat, then you should have a share too. Be obedient and stay for a few more years. Then we'll go back to Peking, ok."

After hearing the last part, Zhu Gaoyu, who was still drinking water, put down his teacup and looked at Zhu Gaochi with a slightly strange look.

Why does he feel like... is this coaxing a child?
The Crown Prince's wife came out at this time and looked at the brothers. Except for Zhu Gaoyu, each of them had a shameful look on their face, just like a rooster that had been defeated in a fight outside and returned home dejectedly.

After thinking of this metaphor, Zhang almost wanted to laugh out loud if it weren't for the wrong occasion.

These guys are really interesting. They don't even look as calm as the kid Zhu Gaoyu.

She pursed her lips, suppressed the smile on her lips, and waved at Zhu Gaoyu:
"Brother, I'm back. How about the lamb chops for lunch today? I made them according to your instructions. Do they taste good?"

You know what, although the lamb chops are a bit salty, the taste is really good.

I don't know where it came from, but it doesn't have any smell at all.

This mutton tastes a bit like the lamb that my dad brought back when he went for a stroll in Mobei some time ago.

Zhu Gaoyu began to mutter to himself, trying hard to improve the cooking method of the lamb chops, but as they muttered, the topic deviated to another topic.

Zhang was just a young girl at that time. Although she had become the Crown Prince's Consort, she was still a little curious about such a young uncle like Zhu Gaoyu.

"Here."

Zhang pursed her lips at the brothers over there, then looked at Zhu Gaoyu and blinked:
"What is going on here?"

Zhu Gaoyu also looked sly: "I'm only telling you, sister-in-law, don't tell anyone else."

Zhang smiled, showing her white teeth, and patted her chest: "That's for sure. We are like that!"

Zhu Gaoyu began to grumble quietly, "In today's class, whether it was studying or riding and shooting, we all had a grudge against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Look, my second brother is not very happy now."

Zhang imitated Zhu Gaoyu's tone and opened her mouth exaggeratedly like a child, showing surprise, giving it enough emotional value:
"Ah? How did they become enemies?" Zhu Gaoyu muttered again. Of course, while muttering about the cause, process and outcome of the incident, he naturally couldn't help but brag about his own contribution in it.

After Zhang heard all this, a trace of deep thought flashed across her eyes. Then, she smiled again, took out a handkerchief to wipe Zhu Gaoyu's face, and raised her voice to the person on the other side:
"We can talk about it later. Let's eat first!"

Otherwise, Zhu Gaochi and Zhang could become a family.

They have quite the same idea.

The sky is big and the earth is big, and eating is the biggest thing.

Because I ate mutton during the day today, eating mutton in summer is actually not very good. After all, mutton is warm in nature. Even if you use coix seed to clear heat, you can't eat it often. At most, it can satisfy your temporary appetite.

So the dishes tonight are basically green, light and low in salt. But because the chef sent by Prince Yan's Mansion is skilled, the cuisine of the Jiangnan water town can also be cooked with gusto, and we brothers all ate voraciously.

Among them, the bamboo shoot chicken breast is particularly delicious, with tender meat and fragrant bamboo shoots. After being specially marinated by the chef, it has a unique flavor.

After a few rounds, the plate of this dish was already empty.

After eating and drinking, Zhu Gaoxu's expression relaxed a little, but still a little stiff.

It's puberty.

It's easiest to get stuck in a rut.

It was at this time that Zhu Gaoyu slammed the table and stood up by stepping on a bench.

"After today, I think we need to hold a family meeting!"

After what happened during the day, Zhu Gaoxu felt listless and had no energy. He just wanted to go back and lie down in seclusion.

If we were to say who was the most active among them, it was not Zhu Gaochi, nor Zhang, but Zhu Gaosui.

He looked like he was just enjoying the fun.

"Family meeting? Brother, why do you have such an idea out of nowhere?"

Zhu Gaoyu folded his hands across his chest, his expression heavy:

"Eldest brother, second brother, third brother..."

When Zhu Gaosui heard this, he moved his lips and said, "You finally called me brother."

Zhu Gaoyu almost couldn't hold it in and looked at him with disdain, "Stop interrupting me, I'm serious!"

"Okay, okay, then you say."

Zhu Gaosui and his men also wanted to see what this cunning little kid could say.

"After today's whole day, brothers, haven't you realized that Nanjing is far from being as harmonious as Beijing? We are not the local bosses here. Even if the uncles don't make things difficult for us, there is still the crown prince watching us."

"If we want to live a peaceful life, even if we don't target the Crown Prince, we must be able to protect ourselves. So I think that in this critical moment, no matter how fiercely we brothers have quarreled in the past, the only solution for now is to temporarily unite."

joint?

You know, there will always be more or less friction among these brothers.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talking about the second brother, he has a good relationship with the third brother who is a fence-sitter, but as for the others... he doesn’t get along with the eldest brother and the fourth brother.

Can he agree to this?

Zhang, who was sitting on the side, blinked and smiled.

First update today, I found that the names are always misspelled. Every time I see someone point it out, I sweat profusely... Why do I always make mistakes!! I need to reflect on this...

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