Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 16 Prince Han continues to be arrogant!

After regaining consciousness, Zhu Zhanhe turned his head to look outside the house. The moon was still dim and the stars were sparse.

"Well! Just like before, it's still very early, so let's sleep for a while!" Every time Zhu Zhanhe went to the sea to play with the big crocodile, he was worried that he would play too much and forget the time, causing himself to sleep all the time and be discovered. He was quite worried at first, and even asked his little girl, Yun'er and Jian'er to put an hourglass in his room to calculate the time.

Later he found that as long as he didn't have too much fun, it wouldn't take too long, so he played with confidence and nothing went wrong so far.

He lay comfortably on the bed, holding a delicate little girl in each of his arms. After twisting his body a few times and finding a comfortable position, Zhu Zhanhe fell into a deep sleep.

In the early morning, the rooster crowed twice before Zhu Zhanhe slowly woke up. After waking up, he felt as if something was missing. He turned around and saw that the two little girls lying next to him were gone. In contrast, he only frowned and guessed that the two little girls must have slipped away while he was asleep.

"Come here!" Zhu Zhanhe was already accustomed to the corrupt life of having someone serving him after getting up. He just called out to the outside and immediately received a response.

"Your Highness, Xiao Xizi greets you. The toiletries are ready, I will help you get up right away." The voice of the young eunuch was heard from outside the door. The voice was not very old, and was full of surprise.

"Xiao Xizi, come in." Zhu Zhanhe knew that Xiao Xizi was the adopted son of the chief steward of the palace. He was less than twenty years old and was dedicated to serving him.

The chief steward was either serving his mother or his father all day long, so he could only be served by his godsons. Moreover, Xiao Xizi was the eunuch in the palace who was dedicated to serving him. He was very dedicated in his work, but he didn't have much to do in his daily life, so he didn't have much time to take care of him.

With a creak, Zhu Zhanhe's door opened, and then a team of eunuchs and maids came in carrying washbasins, towels, spittoons, clothes, and a series of other things. After entering the room, they lowered their heads and lined up in a row under Xiao Xizi's vigilant gaze, waiting for Zhu Zhanhe to wash and choose clothes.

"Young Master, Xiao Xizi greets you." Xiao Xizi knelt on the ground happily after entering the room and paid her respects to Zhu Zhanhe. At this time, Xiao Xizi was full of joy. Normally, he should have been the one to serve the Young Master in his daily life, but since the Young Master had Jian'er and the other two little girls, he only doted on them and never took Xiao Xizi out to play, which made Xiao Xizi sad for a long time.

Last night, Aunt Xiu'er called him over and said she would give him a chance to serve the prince, but he was so happy. Aunt Xiu'er is really a good person!

He got up early this morning, prepared everything carefully, and checked it several times, just to be able to show his face in front of the prince so that he could serve him in the future.

"Well, get up and wear this blue dress today. Also, Xiao Xizi, have someone prepare the martial arts arena. I will go to pay my respects to my father and mother later, and then go to the martial arts arena to exercise." Zhu Zhanhe looked at the clothes brought in by a group of little maids and picked out a blue training suit. Perhaps because he had just returned from the sea last night, he suddenly liked the color blue. He also asked Xiao Xizi to prepare the martial arts arena and get ready to exercise. Years of morning exercise habits made him feel uncomfortable if he didn't move for a few minutes.

With Xiao Xizi's help, he finished washing up and wore a blue tight-fitting training suit, which made him look majestic and heroic.

"Come on, Xiao Xizi, follow me and pay respects to my mother." Zhu Zhanhe was in a good mood today. With a wave of his hand, he took Xiao Xizi to find his mother.

"Yes~" Hearing the prince say that he would take him to pay his respects to the princess, Xiao Xizi was overjoyed, and it felt like the air was filled with joy. He replied loudly to his master, his voice trembling a little, and then followed the prince out of the door with a proud and confident look.

"Mom, your son greets you." Zhu Zhanhe came to Princess Wei. His mother was sitting in a small pavilion enjoying a light breakfast.

"He'er is here! Get up quickly and have breakfast together." Princess Wei was delighted to see her son, who had worked hard all night, come to greet her early in the morning. She put down her bowl and chopsticks, wiped her mouth with a small handkerchief, and quickly invited her son to have breakfast together. "Thank you, mother. Why isn't my father having breakfast with us?" Zhu Zhanhe didn't bother to be polite with his mother. He sat down directly, took the bowl of porridge handed to him by the little maid, and drank it up. By the way, he asked about his father's whereabouts.

"Don't say your father is unreliable! He ran to your uncle's place early in the morning, saying that he wanted to watch the fun. He is really a lack of progress!" Princess Wei looked unhappy when she talked about her husband, and her beautiful eyebrows were wrinkled.

"Forget it, forget it, Mom won't say anything about him, let's have breakfast." Zhu Zhanhe felt very tired when he heard that his father had gone to his uncle to cause trouble again. Seeing his mother's frown and unhappy face, he hurried to comfort his mother and ignored this unreliable father for the time being.

"Why is Aunt Xiu'er gone?" Zhu Zhanhe picked up a small piece of cake for his mother, wondering why Aunt Xiu'er, who had been with his mother all day, had disappeared.

"It's all for you. Your aunt Xiu'er is going to teach Jian'er and Yun'er some rules." Princess Wei looked very happy when talking about her son. She put down her chopsticks and looked at her son who was eating voraciously. She looked at her tall and strong son, her face full of love and joy that my son has grown up.

On the other side, two little girls, Yun'er and Jian'er, were sitting in front of Aunt Xiu'er.

"Finally, let me tell you one more thing. The Crown Prince is a nostalgic man. You just need to serve him well. When the Crown Prince's wife comes into the family, if you have a child, you will be treated as a concubine at the very least. This will be enough for you to live comfortably for the rest of your life.

"The Crown Prince is young, so sex is not allowed to happen too frequently. You should also take good care of yourselves before the Crown Princess comes in, and don't embarrass the Princess." Xiu'er said to the two little girls in front of her with a serious face. She wanted to make it very clear that the two of you cannot get pregnant before the Crown Princess comes in!
"Thank you, Aunt Xiu'er, for your teachings!" The two little girls were delighted after hearing Aunt Xiu'er's words. They knelt down and kowtowed to their Aunt Xiu'er. They knew clearly that in the Prince of Han's Mansion, the most powerful person in the inner courtyard was the princess, and below the princess, Aunt Xiu'er was definitely the most powerful! What Aunt Xiu'er said was right!

"Well, get up. You know the rules. It's worth it that I placed you next to the prince. Behave well in the future and the princess will not treat you unfairly." Aunt Xiu'er sat on the main seat, looking at the two young girls and teaching them carefully.

On the other side, Zhu Zhanhe took Xiao Xizi to the martial arts field to sweat for a while with his machete, and then went back to his mother to chat with her. After all, there was really nothing to do and he didn't have to go to school!

As it was approaching noon, our Prince Han held his noble head high and returned to the Prince Han's Mansion. As soon as he entered the door, he saw his son chatting and eating snacks with his wife, making his mother laugh from time to time.

"Son, let me tell you, your father just came back from your uncle's place. He was crying and making a fuss about going back to Shuntian!" Zhu Gaoxu walked in with a proud look on his face. His face was full of joy, and he walked with his head held high. As soon as he entered the door, he hurriedly and loudly talked about his battle results.

"Wife, let me tell you, I just went to the boss's place. Do you know what happened?" Zhu Gaoxu looked at his son and wife who were looking at him blankly, and the smile on his face became even more intense. The scars on his face from previous battlefield injuries twitched while he spoke, and he looked a little hideous and funny.

"What?!" Princess Wei looked at the arrogant Prince Han and didn't give him a good look. He was really blind. Didn't he see that I was talking to my son? Princess Wei rolled her eyes helplessly at her unreliable husband, clutched her handkerchief, and asked angrily.

"Our old man wants to retrieve all the memorials that the eldest brother wrote during his recent regency! This shows that he doesn't trust the eldest brother! My chance has come!" Prince Han Zhu Gaoxu looked happy and excited, as if he had already become the crown prince, and he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

　Zhu Zhanhe, Prince of Han Yizhuang (? - September 1421, 9), was the eldest son of Zhu Gaoxu, who was granted the title of Prince of Han for the second time during the Ming Dynasty.

　　He was granted the title of Crown Prince of Han in the second year of the Yongle reign (1404), but died on the Gengshen month of the eighth month of the nineteenth year of the Yongle reign (September 1421, 9) before he could inherit the title. He was posthumously named Yizhuang. As Zhu Zhanhe had no sons, his younger brother Zhu Zhanqi succeeded him as Crown Prince of Han in the same year.

　　
　
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