The Ming Dynasty: Starting with the Somersault Cloud, Old Zhu was so envious he cried!

Looking at the tiger cub lying in the cage, Zhu Ming couldn't help but recall a memory from another world that he had once seen.

In that world.

When people talk about white tigers, the first thing that comes to mind is Gong Baiwan.

But when you mention the White Tiger, the first thing that comes to mind isn't a tiger, but rather...

Zhu Ming's face suddenly turned a little red, and he quickly shook his head, as if that would shake the images out of his mind.

However, his head shake startled the third brother, who was watching him closely.

He thought Zhu Ming didn't like the gift he gave him, so he quickly added, "Sixth Brother, if you don't like the white tiger, I can help you find other pets..."

Zhu Ming quickly shook her head, tilted her little face up to the third brother, and said sweetly, "No, I really like it, thank you, Third Brother!"

Looking at Zhu Ming's delighted face, Zhu Gang felt a mix of emotions.

That incident back then...

They were wrong!

They were in the wrong!

But the sixth brother never seemed to resent them; he would still happily call him Third Brother whenever he saw him.

Thinking about this, Zhu Gang wanted to slap himself. "I'm such a bastard!"

Let's not even mention the third brother, who is secretly regretting his actions.

Next up is the fifth brother.

"Finally, it's my turn!"

The fifth brother, Zhu Su, prepared quite a lot of gifts this time, so he didn't bring them all inside, only a portion of them.

"Father, Mother, I know that my sixth brother is in poor health, so for the past two years I have been sending people to search for all kinds of rare and precious medicines, hoping to help him improve his health and suffer less from illness."

After saying this, he ordered the guards to open the gift box, which was full of precious medicinal materials, such as century-old ginseng, Tian Shan snow lotus, thousand-year-old he shou wu, and so on.

Of all the gifts the three brothers gave, the fifth brother's gift was the one that pleased Empress Ma the most.

Zhu Ming's poor health has always been a source of anxiety for her, especially the diagnosis that he wouldn't live past the age of eight, which caused her immense suffering day and night.

She hasn't been idle over the years either, sending people everywhere to search for miracle doctors and collect all sorts of precious medicinal herbs.

However, the effect was minimal.

"Shu'er, thank you for your hard work!" Empress Ma said softly.

Upon hearing his mother's compassionate words, Zhu Su's eyes instantly welled up with tears.

He suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, lowered his head slightly, and said with a choked voice, "Being able to share the Empress Dowager's burdens and help Sixth Brother recuperate is my duty. A little hardship is nothing to mention."

His performance even changed Old Zhu's opinion of him.

He used to think that the fifth brother lacked ambition.

Instead of thinking about how to manage his fiefdom, he's researching herbs and medical books.

In his view, this was simply a waste of mission and a disgrace!

But for now... Old Zhu still holds onto his previous ideas.

After his younger brothers had all given their gifts, it was Zhu Biao's turn next.

Zhu Biao first came to the little guy, then knelt down, his eyes level with Zhu Ming's, his expression gentle and refined, without the slightest air of a crown prince.

Finally, he took out a jade pendant from his pocket and gently tied it around Zhu Ming's waist.

"Tomorrow, your elder brother will give you a jade pendant."

"From now on, you should wear it on your person. If anyone bullies you, just show them this jade pendant."

The gift Zhu Biao gave was worth hundreds of times more in monetary terms than any of the others present.

But if you were to talk about the power that this jade pendant represents,

Well, I'm sorry, but everyone here is trash.

This jade pendant is a token of the Crown Prince Zhu Biao, representing him. Seeing the jade is like seeing the Crown Prince.

You can think of it as Zhu Ming carrying the crown prince on his body.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Biao'er was giving the Eastern Palace token to Zhu Ming as a gift, his expression suddenly changed, and he was about to speak to stop him.

But the words were on the tip of his tongue...

He seemed to have thought of something else, and finally opened his mouth, but said nothing.

After the eldest brother finished delivering the gift.

Ma Xiuying beckoned to Zhu Ming, her voice gentle and soft: "Ming'er, come here. Mother made you a new outfit. Do you like it?"

Upon hearing his mother's call, Zhu Ming immediately put down the little tiger he was holding and ran to his mother.

Ma Xiuying took the clothes from the maid beside her and compared them to the little guy's body.

"Yes, it's been altered twice, and now the size is just right."

From the time Zhu Ming was born, all the clothes he wore were sewn by Empress Ma herself.

Every stitch and thread embodies her love and concern for her child as a mother.

Who in the world can compare to this treatment?

What, you're asking about Old Zhu?

Sorry, he's just sitting on the side of the road now!

"Alright, alright, now that everyone's here, let's start eating. If we delay any longer, the food on the table will get cold."

After saying that, Old Zhu picked up his chopsticks first, took a bite of pig's head meat, and stuffed it into his mouth.

He was starving, especially since the dishes on the table were all cooked by the girl herself, which made him incredibly hungry.

So he started wolfing down his food, but as he ate, he realized something was wrong.

Because everyone was watching him, no one touched their chopsticks.

"Why are you all looking at us? Eat!" Old Zhu said, his mouth stuffed full, as he ate while looking at everyone with a puzzled expression.

At this moment, Empress Ma spoke up: "Did you forget something before dinner?"

"Have we forgotten something again?" Zhu Yuanzhang paused, his hand holding the chopsticks still, his expression utterly bewildered.

He turned to look at everyone, then at Zhu Ming, who was being held in the girl's arms. As if he had just realized something, his eyes suddenly widened, and he said incredulously, "No way, we have to give gifts too...?"

Upon hearing this, the hall fell silent instantly.

Seeing Old Zhu's astonished expression,

The Zhu brothers couldn't help but chuckle, wanting to laugh but not daring to let it out, their expressions strained as they tried to hold it in.

After all, Old Zhu was watching from the sidelines.

Empress Ma glared at him upon hearing this and said irritably, "What? You are Ming'er's father, and all the children have prepared gifts, but you, as their father, have brought nothing. How dare you even pick up your chopsticks to eat?"

Zhu Yuanzhang blushed at the words, immediately put down his chopsticks, and hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, as Ming'er's father, I will also give him a gift."

Old Zhu thought for a moment. There were many treasures in the palace's inner treasury, but what if he sent something from there?

I'm afraid I'll never be able to get into a girl's bed again!

Old Zhu thought for a long time but couldn't think of anything to give. Finally, he said to Zhu Ming.

"How about this, we'll grant you one wish. How about this gift?"

Zhu Ming's eyes lit up: "Any kind of wish is allowed?"

"Of course, I am the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Whatever your wish, I can fulfill it!" Old Zhu said confidently.

Old Zhu thought that a 6-year-old child, with limited knowledge, could not possibly make any difficult wishes.

They just want some toys, or they want to go out and play.

These were all trivial matters to him, so he was full of confidence.