My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 87 Taken advantage of

Yingtian.

It has been about two months since Zhu Gaoyu left.

At this time, in the imperial vegetable garden inside the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang was tending to the crops in his hands.

As the saying goes, water in the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer.

If you water winter wheat diligently in winter, the crop will be more likely to survive the winter safely.

Beside him, Zhu Yunwen was helping him.

He is much more professional than Zhu Gaoyu, who only makes things worse.

In this cold winter, after all the movements, even though Zhu Yunwen was in good health, he couldn't help sweating.

But even so, Zhu Yunwen was still happy in his heart.

Helping Grandpa Huang when he is growing vegetables sounds simple, but it is not easy to do.

At least as of now, among the princes and grandchildren of the emperor, there is only Zhu Yunwen... wait!
It doesn't seem right!

Zhu Yunwen's expression changed slightly. In his memory, a little fat boy appeared. He had a smiling face and looked very cute, but for some reason, Zhu Yunwen always had an urge to beat him up.

This little fat guy is none other than Zhu Gaoyu.

Long before Zhu Yunwen was able to help the emperor in the imperial vegetable garden, that guy was already able to roll over the imperial rice and eat the vegetables in the emperor's hands.

Zhu Yunwen felt sad.

After all, she is still a child.

At this age, acting coquettishly and foolishly, and pretending to be stupid and ignorant, can still be said to be cute.

But if he did it himself...

When Zhu Yunwen thought of this, he shuddered all over and didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Lao Zhu looking at the empty bean vines with a look of nostalgia in his eyes:
"Zhu Gaoyu's favorite food is braised noodles with beans. If he were still here, he would definitely ask to plant an extra row of beans. This kid grew up in the north, so his eating habits also follow the way in Peking. He inherited this habit from his father."

The smile on Zhu Yunwen's lips was a little stiff, but at this moment he was still able to remain calm and offer comfort:
"Grandpa, Zhu Gaoyu will come back sooner or later. It's not like he will never come back after he leaves."

Old Zhu ignored him, touched the old pumpkin on the ground, looked nostalgic, and began to mutter:

"This old pumpkin has been stored for a long time. I wonder if this kid can still eat it when he comes back. He used to like eating the pumpkins we planted the most..."

The corners of Zhu Yunwen's mouth could no longer rise.

"Grandpa, if you want to eat pumpkin, you might as well eat it first. By the time Zhu Gaoyu comes back, the day lily will be cold..."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have different reactions.

He raised his head, as if thinking about something.

After a long while, he spoke again:
"That kid seems to like eating day lilies..."

Zhu Yunwen: ...

There is no way to survive this day!

Zhu Yunwen suddenly thought of something and said casually:

"I heard that my cousin has done a lot of things in Datong..."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he turned around and looked at Zhu Yunwen:
"what do you know?"

Although there have been some unclear and inexplicable disagreements between the grandfather and grandson recently, their relationship is generally harmonious.

So Zhu Yunwen didn't care and told him the news he heard this morning:
"I heard that Zhu Gaoyu robbed Thirteenth Uncle's farm in Datong, confiscated his house, and even beat up one of his relatives in the street."

"These days, the wealthy families in Datong City would turn around and leave as soon as they heard Zhu Gaoyu's footsteps."

When Zhu Yunwen spoke, his tone was smiling, as if he was telling Zhu Yuanzhang a joke.

After hearing this, Lao Zhu smiled:
"You're talking about this. We already knew this."

"Isn't it just beating up a concubine's brother? According to us, it's a good beating. If we encounter someone like this who embezzles money and oppresses the people, how can we just confiscate his property?"

When he said this, a hint of coldness flashed across Zhu Yuanzhang's slightly cloudy eyes:
"If it were me, I would have to skin him alive, stuff him with straw, cut off his fingers, knees, hands, and tendons. That would be enough. But I think Gao Yan is still too young to be so ruthless."

"As for Old Thirteen... humph!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said nothing, but just from that one "humph", Zhu Yunwen seemed to have foreseen the tragic end of his uncle when he returned to Beijing next time.

It’s not that Old Zhu doesn’t know about it, but he is keeping it in mind.

Just waiting for the day in the future when all the accounts will be brought out and settled one by one.

only……

Zhu Yunwen was chatting with the emperor grandfather, and suddenly he felt uncomfortable for some reason.

It seems that in the eyes of the Emperor, no matter how outrageous what Zhu Gaoyu did was, he thought it was right.

This preference...isn't it a bit too obvious?

You must know that he, Zhu Yunwen, is the crown prince.

Logically speaking, he should be the first in Grandpa Huang's heart...

……

At this moment, Zhu Gui, who was being scolded by the old man, didn't realize that his good days were coming to an end. He just felt that although there was a little noise around him recently, his life was still okay.

No matter what, it's more comfortable than living under the old man's nose.

It’s because of some things that happened recently that Zhu Gui’s ears are always a little uneasy.

Take Xu Hui for example.

She was always muttering about the trivial things in her brother's family. After listening to her for a long time, Zhu Gui actually felt that this beautiful concubine who was once gentle and considerate had become somewhat hateful.

He's so long-winded and keeps talking nonsense.

Fortunately, the palace was so big that there was never a shortage of women in Zhu Gui's backyard.

When he felt bored here, he would go somewhere else to have fun.

At this time, Zhu Gui actually began to appreciate the benefits of Xiao Xu.

She was quiet, didn't make much noise, and didn't make any trouble. Although she was a little plain-looking compared to the concubine, Zhu Gui felt that he was quite satisfied with her in terms of her responsibilities as the main wife.

It was at this time that when Zhu Gui turned the corner to the study, he saw the figures of Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoyu again.

When Zhu Gui saw the two people, one big and one small, he couldn't help but feel a twitch in his forehead.

He gritted his teeth and walked forward, putting on a forced smile.

"You two have settled down in my palace, right? Isn't there a place for you and your son to live in Datong?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoyu put down their brushes almost at the same time, and said in unison as if it was a matter of course:

"Why spend time looking for another place to live when there's a place to live for free?"

Zhu Gui's hands were shaking with anger.

These two men ate his food and drank his drinks. The older one bullied him, and the younger one plundered his servants' property. They almost skinned him and took advantage of him. Yet, even at this time, they still wouldn't let him go!
Zhu Gui was so angry that he wanted to walk away, but when he saw the delicious Wuyi Dahongpao on the table, he felt like his forehead was smoking.

He hid it well!

Who turned out these tea leaves again!

Without thinking too much, Zhu Gui set his sights on Zhu Gaoyu.

After running back and forth in and out of the village for so many days, Zhu Gaoyu has changed from a chubby little boy to an oval little boy.

Although it is winter in Datong now, the weather is sunny here. Zhu Gaoyu has been jumping around outside all day, and his skin has become a little darker.

But...it's harmless.

Zhu Gui stared at Zhu Gaoyu and gritted his teeth, "These days, you have been treating the refugees to good food and drink, and you have also wasted money on buying cotton cloth and wood. I'm afraid you don't have much money left."

"If you ask me, you should quickly hand over those refugees to your father and let him finish the city wall as soon as possible."

In this way, Zhu Gaoyu and Zhu Di could leave sooner.

It’s better not to see you again!
Zhu Di had not intended to speak for Zhu Gui, but when he heard about the refugees building the city wall, he became more motivated:
"Old Four, even though your Thirteenth Uncle is a piece of shit, what he said today still makes sense."

Zhu Gaoyu scoffed at this and said, "Who told you that I have spent all my money?"

Zhu Di was amused: "You kid, do you still want to bet with me?"

Zhu Gaoyu subconsciously responded, "Do you want to call me dad again and take advantage of me?"

Zhu Di's face turned dark instantly and he slapped him on the back of the head.

Little bastard.

Which pot does not open which pot.

Zhu Gaoyu had a thick skin and didn't react even after being hit.

He moved the brush away, picked up the rice paper in his hand, and blew on it so that the ink would dry quickly.

The next moment, he started to speak with a smile:

"Dad, since you said so, I won't hide it from you."

"I recently started a business, and it's doing pretty well. Most importantly, I met a sucker and made tens of thousands of taels of silver from him!"

Hey!
Before Zhu Di opened his mouth, Zhu Gui started to ridicule him.

"Tens of thousands of taels?! Do you know how much tens of thousands of taels are? You probably haven't even seen a thousand taels, and yet you dare to brag here... and you're still talking about doing business. Why do I always lose everything I put into business, but you can always make money?"

Zhu Gaoyu stood with his hands behind his back, very calm:

"When I searched the servants of your Dai Wang Mansion, I found more than a thousand taels of money. Uncle Thirteen asked me if I had seen it."

Zhu Gui was choked all of a sudden.

But soon, he caught the loophole in Zhu Gaoyu's words and mocked him again:
"Even if you have seen it, so what? A deal worth tens of thousands of taels? As a feudal lord, how could I not know about this kind of business?"

The voice just fell.

A man with a faint bruise on his face came running in with eager steps:
"Your Highness! I met a sucker! He was actually selling a kind of light and fluttery warm clothing, and now all the dignitaries in Datong City are scrambling to buy it! I spent a lot of effort to buy all these magical items for only 30,000 taels!"

"My Lord, do you think I am smart?"

When the King of Dai heard this, he slowly turned his head and looked at Xu Yuan calmly, his voice calm:
"Xu Yuan, tell me...how much silver did you spend? Tell me again?"

The second update is here. I saw someone raising a book yesterday. Sigh... But I really can't write fast. I still need to look up information later and take into account my sleep time. Write more, write longer, and it will get better slowly! Come on!
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