Chapter 36: Younger Brothers and Sisters
Poof!
Just as Zhu Youxiao was laughing, a muffled sound came from the wall that was not very high, followed by a crisp oops. The voice is neutral and immature, and when you hear it, you know that you are not old, as for men and women...... Zhu Youxiao was a little confused.
"Who is on the wall, dare to snoop here." He snorted, and walked over the other side. The voice of the little eunuch in the palace was a bit similar to this, but they definitely didn't have the leisure time to come here to climb over the wall, and they didn't dare. At this time, the children closest to here are not there except there.
A guess crossed his mind.
When he walked over, he saw two short figures cowering in the corner, one of them seemed to be wearing a pink dress, as if it was a female baby, covering her left ankle, pouting her mouth and sobbing in a low voice, her pink face was wet, full of grievances, and she looked like she wanted to cry but didn't dare to cry out loud. Next to him, a little boy about the same age was comforting him.
At the head of the wall, you can also see two protruding log stakes, seeing this, Zhu Youxiao probably guessed that the two little dolls probably climbed in from this staircase.
"Fifth Brother ......"
At this time, on the other side of the wall, there was a faint shout, the shout was very weak, and it seemed that he did not dare to amplify the sound, and because it was through the wall, he could not hear it clearly. However, I can still vaguely distinguish that it is the fifth brother who shouts.
Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao's eyes softened, he stepped forward, squatted down, and asked the little girl softly, "How is it, where is the injury?" ”
"My foot twisted." Hearing the gentle greeting, the little girl raised her head and said with tears in her eyes, her big eyes overflowing with tears, which made people feel pity.
"I'll take a look." Zhu Youxiao gently picked up the little girl's feet, and then took off her shoes and socks. Suddenly, the will was white, and Cui Nen's tender little feet were revealed. was held by a stranger with her little feet, although she was still young, the little girl still felt an inexplicable shyness. His face turned red all of a sudden, and his foot writhed uneasily.
"Oops." This writhing touched her wound again, and made the little girl tear in pain.
"Don't move." Zhu Youxiao whispered, and then his right hand covered the red and swollen part of his ankle. After adjusting slightly, his palm began to exert force and began to rub it. This suddenly made the little girl cry out in pain. The little boy next to him suddenly became nervous.
"It's a sprain, it's a bit severe, it's moving muscles and bones, and you have to use medication. If you are foolish, go and bring me the bone-setting medicine that I usually use. While rubbing, Zhu Youxiao instructed Liu Ruoyu, who didn't know when he came over.
"Yes, sir." After Liu Ruoyu answered, he turned around and left. The little girl was still resisting the pain with all her heart, and there was no reaction, but the little boy was different, after he heard the title of master, the gentleman's eyes widened, his face was full of surprise, and then turned to curiosity and fear, and stared at Zhu Youxiao cautiously.
The title of master, in the Ming court, is generally called the prince, and Zhu Youxiao was named the grandson as soon as he was born, with a noble status, and he is the youngest, so it is this title that is gradually transferred to him, although the five or six-year-old boy next to him is young, but this one knows it clearly.
Because the eunuchs and maidservants in Ciqing Palace often mention the title of master, they always say that when the master is there, how is our Ciqing Palace, and when he comes and goes, he knows that he still has a grandson brother.
Liu Ruoyu came quickly, and after pouring some of the potion he had taken, Zhu Youxiao began to knead vigorously again, this time with the moisture of the potion, the little girl's expression was obviously soothed a lot, and it was not as painful as just now. Between the movements of his hands, he saw Zhu Youxiao next to him looking so cautious, so he asked a little funny: "What's the matter, Youxiao, look at me like this, don't you know me as a big brother?" ”
Who knew that his question made Zhu Youzhen next to him startled, and he was suddenly frightened and made his butt on the grass, looked at Zhu Youxiao in surprise, and stammered and asked, "You... You...... How do you know my name is Zhu Youzhen? ”
"How do I know?" Zhu Youxiao smiled, but the movements in his hands did not stop, but he used a little more force, making the little girl's face distort again: "The seven sons of the imperial father, only I survived with you and grew up, why do you say I don't know you?" Besides, apart from you, where else will there be children in this neighborhood who climb the wall and come here in the middle of the night? ”
"That's it!" Zhu Youzhen sat and tilted his head and thought about it, as if he thought that was the case, and the look of surprise on his face was gone. After he figured it out, his face suddenly changed, as if he remembered something, and hurriedly got up and made a big salute to Zhu Youxiao.
"Brother Zhu Youzhen, I have seen Brother Taisun." The little face is full of solemnity, and it makes people want to laugh a little when they look at it.
"Uh, don't be polite." Zhu Youxiao's face was stunned for a moment, and then he thought that this was a grand etiquette for the monarch and the minister to meet. Zhu Youzhen was so solemn that he had no choice but to cooperate.
This conversation made the injured little girl hear it, and after the pain subsided, she also opened her watery eyes and looked at Zhu Youxiao curiously: "Are you the grandson brother who is mentioned by your mother every day?" ”
"yes, who are you?" He was a little curious about this little girl, and he didn't know which concubine's daughter was so close to Zhu Youzhen.
"I am Zhu Huiyuan, and my mother is Li Xuanshi, the eighth daughter of Ciqing Palace." Hearing Zhu Youxiao's question, the little girl, who was Zhu Huiyuan, hurriedly straightened her color, her little face was flat, and she said seriously. That cute look makes people want to pinch it twice.
"Oh, it's you!" As soon as the little girl said it, he immediately understood that the principle was the daughter of Xi Li's chosen servant. No wonder he walked so close to Zhu Youzhen, no wonder he would climb the wall with him at night. After Liu Shuren's death, Zhu Youzhen was handed over to Xi Li to take him.
The two are about the same age, and Zhu Youzhen is a few months older and is the elder brother. Growing together again, playing together, and naturally climbing the wall also came together.
"Then why don't you sleep in the middle of the night and come to me to climb the wall?" Zhu Youxiao asked again.
This question made the two children stand up, their mouths opened and closed, and they couldn't say clearly, and finally Zhu Huiyuan's little face twisted, and she looked straight at Zhu Youzhen, which means that this is all handed over to you.
Zhu Youzhen's face collapsed, but he could only bite the bullet and said reluctantly: "We ...... We heard that there is a very powerful and magical grandson brother here, and he lives here, so we came to take a look. ”
"Brother Taisun, you won't blame us for eating us too, right?" As he spoke, he raised his little face and looked at Zhu Youxiao timidly, for fear that he would blame him. He lost his mother when he was a child, and although he is currently the only male in Ciqing Palace, he has not been favored much, and he has suffered a lot of punishment.
"No, no, you come to see my brother, it's too late for my brother to be happy, how can you blame it." Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a moment, but then thought that it was estimated that the child equated himself with the wolf grandmother in the horror story. Thinking of it, he smiled gently at the two children, and the kind smile made the two bear children who were worried about punishment suddenly feel at ease.
Then, the atmosphere was a little silent, and Zhu Youxiao didn't speak, just rubbed quietly, helping Zhu Huiyuan disperse the blood and exert the power of medicine. The two bear children, you look at me, I look at you, they both shook their heads at each other, not daring to say anything.
Although this Taisun brother looks very good-looking and kind, his legend is terrifying. It is very strange to say that they will eat other princes and nobles and rob them of their fortune.
"Okay, it's basically no problem, go back and rest for two or three days, don't go to the ground, and after a while, you can run and jump again." After a long time, Zhu Youxiao clapped his hands in fear, stood up and said.
"Ruoyu, you go and call someone to send my two younger brothers and sisters back." Zhu Youxiao commanded. The two have been missing for so long, and if they don't go back, it is estimated that there will be a big trouble again.
"Yes, sir."
Soon, the only palace maid here was called over, holding Zhu Huiyuan and walking out slowly, while Zhu Youzhen followed Liu Ruoyu honestly and walked forward step by step.
And Zhu Youxiao didn't speak, just looked at them gently.
"Huh! In the blink of an eye, the original two milk dolls have grown so big. Seeing them go out, Zhu Youxiao sighed slightly. I didn't expect Xi Li to have such a well-behaved and lovely daughter, it's really ......"
Thinking of Xi Li, his face became gloomy again. He thought of Wang again.
"Forget it, let it be!" Sighing again, he turned around and went back to his room.
Soon, the night passed.
Today is the first day of the end of the Tongzi pile at Zhu Youxiao Station, and it is also the first day of the start of the new exercises. Due to the importance of teaching the Fa, Qi Jin and Yu Zhigao both came over today. One explains, one adds on the side.
"This exercise has no name, it is carefully derived by the two of us......." Zhu Youxiao stood respectfully in front of the two, listening to their explanations, carefully observing and remembering their movements and implications.
And at this time. Two tiny heads reappeared on the wall. Oh, no, it's three, and one of them is a bear child who is being carried on someone's back, it is Zhu Huiyuan, the eighth daughter of the emperor. This time, the two bear children learned to be smart and set up two ladders, one for each person, to ensure that they would not be squeezed down.
Zhu Huiyuan lay on the back of the eunuch, hugging Zhu Youzhen next to him, looking inside at each other, they were very curious about this mysterious grandson brother, everything here made them very curious. Weapon racks, wooden figures for practice, stone locks and lead balls on the ground, everything left their eyes.