A group of people along the street straight to the Zhengyang Gate in the "Ding" street entrance of the "Zhengyang Station", which faces the gate of the imperial city to the north, so it has always received officials from other provinces.

Jiang Zhen had already made arrangements first, and after Zhu Di and his entourage had settled down, he was busy arranging the night patrol. Zhu Di looked at him a little strange, Zhu Di saw it and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, this Jiang Zhen is specially assigned by the eldest brother to be responsible for your safety." ”

Zhu Di nodded: "In this way, the prince is really a caring person." ”

Everything was almost over, and Zhu Hu said goodbye and returned to the palace.

After sending off the fifth brother, Zhu Di returned to the room, but saw Chai Jingnan here, and Zhou Duo was coaxing him to go to sleep, but he refused.

Zhu Di also felt this little guy's dependence on him, and couldn't help but smile secretly: "Little brother, didn't you say that you have a cousin in Beijing?" Where does he live? I'll send you there. ”

Chai Jingnan thought for a while: "Alas, I forgot where he lived for too long...... Well, when I think about it, I'll be able to remember. ”

Zhou Duo couldn't help but say, "Did you forget or are you gone?" ”

Zhu Di waved his hand to him, and looked at the little ghost in front of him: "When can you remember?" ”

"I'll remember it in a few days." South Chai Jing Road.

Zhou Duo was so angry that he was about to get angry: "But now that King Yan wants to rest, you go back to your room and think slowly!" ”

Chai Jingnan listened and grabbed Zhu Di's clothes: "I don't!" Fourth son, he wants to throw me out while you don't know! ”

Zhu Di couldn't help laughing, but Zhou Duo couldn't cry or laugh: "You can't stop King Yan from sleeping!" ”

Zhu Di smiled and said, "Okay, okay, Jing'er will sleep with me, I promise not to let him throw you out." ”

Chai Jingnan jumped up happily, and suddenly said, "Did you call me 'Jing'er' just now?" ”

"yes." Zhu Di nodded.

Chai Jingnan muttered, "Mom also calls me that...... What, then, shall I call you? ”

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment: "This ...... Just call me 'Fourth Uncle'. ”

Chai Jingnan immediately called "Fourth Uncle", Zhu Di also smiled and responded with a cheerful "Alas", Zhou Duo looked at the two and shook his head helplessly......

The next day, Zhu Di got up early, freshened up and had breakfast, and was accompanied by Jiang Zhen and Yu Liang to the imperial city. Before arriving at the city gate, I saw Zhu Hu bring someone to pick him up, said a few gossips, and the two brothers entered the palace gate together.

As soon as I entered the palace gate, I saw a young general wearing a golden crown and a python robe standing under the Dan Pier, twenty-four or five years old, of medium stature, good looks, and a very solemn expression. When Zhu Di saw it, he shouted excitedly: "Brother Hui! ”

The young general raised his head and saw him, and he was also a little surprised, and immediately came over to give a salute: "The minister knocked to see King Yan Chitose." ”

Zhu Di hurriedly grabbed him: "Hey, why are you so polite." ”

It turned out that this young man was Xu Huizu, the eldest son of the right prime minister Xu Da, and the official worshiped the governor of the Chinese army.

Xu Da has four sons and three daughters, the eldest daughter is married to Zhu Di as a concubine, and she is also an in-law, and Xu Huizu went north with his father to conquer Yuan a year ago, and his friendship with Zhu Di is quite deep.

At this time, Zhu Di took Xu Huizu's hand and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

"I came with my father, and I have been in for a long time to see my father. Yan Wang, when did you arrive? ”

"I entered Beijing last night. Brother Hui, this time in Beijing, can I temporarily live in the Wei State Mansion? ”

Xu Huizu pondered: "If you don't give up for a thousand years, why not." ”

"Okay," Zhu Di nodded, "I'll go in to meet my father, you wait for me for a while." ”

As he was talking, a eunuch about forty years old came out of it, and when he saw Zhu Di, he stepped forward to salute: "King Yan Chitose, long live let the servants wait for you here." ”

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and followed him inside with Zhu Hu, asking as he walked, "What's your name?" Why haven't you seen it before? ”

The eunuch laughed with him: "The slave's name is Mo Yun, when King Yan was in the palace, the slave was still waiting in front of the palace, so you haven't seen it for a thousand years." ”

Zhu Hu smiled and said, "Mo Yun? It's 'don't say', I'll tell you 'don't say' in the future, okay? ”

Mo Yun still laughed: "Okay, okay......"

Mo Yun led the two of them straight to the back of the imperial study, and heard Zhu Yuanzhang's voice inside saying: "Lan Yu deserves to be called 'my Ming Wei Qing', and he really lives up to my expectations." It's just that he has an arrogant temperament and is less benevolent, and although Fu Youde is with him, there will be no major incidents, and I can't rest assured. In order to give him a message, we must be magnanimous to the local people, and we must treat the Yuan clan with courtesy, and there must be no excessive etiquette. ”

I heard a man replying, "Obey the holy will." ”

Zhu Di heard that it was Xu Da's voice, although he was in Saibei, he also knew that a month ago, Fu Youde and Lan Yu had pacified Yunnan and were currently staying there.

At this time, I heard Zhu Yuanzhang say: "Tiande, I have been tired of ...... and Qing a lot in the past few days. ”

"Where Your Majesty said, the ministers have received your holy grace, what is the pity of death." Xu Da's voice.

After being quiet for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "You go first." ”

I only heard Xu Da say: "The minister retired." ”

After a while, I saw the bead curtain lifted, and Xu Da withdrew. Zhu Di stepped forward to salute: "Father-in-law, the child is polite." ”

Xu Da hurriedly held on when he saw it: "King Yan? How dare the minister be. ”

But I heard Zhu Yuanzhang shouting inside: "Is it Di'er?" Come on in. ”

Zhu Di nodded to Xu Da and entered the imperial study.

Zhu Yuanzhang, dressed in civilian clothes, stood in front of the carved screen and looked at him. Zhu Di hurriedly lifted his robe and knelt down: "The son knocks on his father, may my father live long, long live, long live!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly and sat down on the dragon chair: "Get up." ”

Zhu Di got up and stood aside, quietly looked at his father, and saw that Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be much older than when he left Beijing, and he had lost a lot of weight, but his expression was more solemn.

"Is it still too peaceful along the way?" Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was very peaceful.

But Zhu Di hesitated for a moment and replied cautiously: "It's not bad." ”

"Really?" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at him, "No assassins?" ”

Zhu Di hurriedly explained: "There is a thief in Guazhou, but it is nothing, and my father doesn't have to worry about it." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "That Emperor Yuan is too stubborn, I sincerely negotiate peace, how can he insist on going his own way." You're doing the right thing by letting go of the Flame Gate...... Forget it, leave him alone. He looked up at Zhu Di again, "Di'er, I have very high expectations for you among the princes, and in addition to Biao'er, your second brother Zhu Fan and third brother Zhu are weak, and you are the longest, so I asked you to go to Beiping to guard the country for me, you don't let me down." ”

Zhu Di hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "The son will live up to his father's expectations." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled bitterly: "Let's get up and talk." Zhu Di got up again, and Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Why didn't you stay in the palace last night?" ”

Zhu Di replied: "The retainers feel that they have already taken up the domain, so they are no different from the magistrates, and it is inconvenient to enter the palace again......"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled knowingly: "Then you won't just live in the pavilion, right?" Where do you want to live in the future? ”

Zhu Di paused: "Erchen wants to live in the Wei State Mansion." Zhu Yuanzhang heard the sound of "oh", and Zhu Di saw that he had a suspicious look on his face and hurriedly said, "If the father thinks it is inappropriate, the son will ......."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said with a smile: "It is also appropriate to live in Yuezhang's house, besides, Tiande can't go back to the house these days, you tell Huizu by the way, saying that his father is indispensable in the palace, so he doesn't have to wait." By the way, Hui Zu is higher than you in terms of using soldiers, you can consult him well. ”

Zhu Di breathed a sigh of relief: "The child has written it down." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was sad again: "Go and see your mother, she has been talking about you these days, and she can see that her body is not as good as day by day." ”

Zhu Di choked up a little: "Is the queen mother's condition very serious?" Father, you also have to take care of yourself......"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "Go ahead." Zhu Di kowtowed to his father again, turned around and walked out of the imperial study.

Zhu Hu is still waiting, because he has been very afraid of his father since he was a child, he doesn't even dare to come out in front of him on weekdays, he hasn't been edicted, of course he doesn't dare to trespass, and when he saw the fourth brother coming out, he shouted happily: "Fourth brother!" ”

Zhu Di glanced at him: "I'm going to see the queen mother, are you going?" ”

Zhu Lu nodded hurriedly: "Go, go, of course go." ”

The two brothers went all the way down to the harem, and Zhu Di said secretly: My father is really at stake, I can't hide anything from him along the way, and I even know what happened just now. Thinking about his thoughts, he was silent, and Zhu Hu also said that he was just worried about his mother, so he didn't ask much.

When the two came to Zhaoyang Palace, Ning Sheng, the eunuch in the palace, saw him and gave a salute, leading the two into Queen Ma's bedroom. As soon as I entered the door, I smelled a strong smell of medicine, and several imperial doctors were still discussing something. Zhu Di ignored them and came directly to the inner room, and saw a person wearing a dragon robe, but not wearing a crown, standing in front of the hospital bed, although he turned his back to him, he still saw that it was the crown prince Zhu Biao.

Hearing the footsteps, Zhu Biao turned his head, and when he saw Zhu Di, he couldn't help but pounce on him and hug him, and tears couldn't stop flowing.

Zhu Di saw that he was unkempt and his eye sockets were deep, and knew that he hadn't rested well for days, and when he saw him like this, his heart couldn't help but feel very sour, so he gently patted his back. Only then did Zhu Biao raise his head and wipe away his tears, took Zhu Di's hand to the couch, and called softly: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother, the fourth brother is back...... Queen ......"

Queen Ma was seriously ill at this time, and she slowly opened her eyes when she heard the call.

Zhu Di looked carefully at the queen mother on the couch. Queen Ma is not very beautiful, but she is well-mannered, dignified and virtuous, and has the style of a mother's world, but now she is pale, weak, and withered. Zhu Di couldn't help but feel hot in his heart and called softly: "Queen Mother, take a look at Di'er." ”

Queen Ma opened her eyes and saw Zhu Di, her face was glowing with a hint of brilliance, and there was a little vitality in her eyes. The two brothers were overjoyed and stepped forward to shout: "Queen Mother! ”

Queen Ma took Zhu Di's hand: "Di'er, is it you......"

Zhu Di nodded hurriedly: "It's a child." ”

Queen Ma showed a smile: "It's you, you, your eldest brother is honest, you, you have to help him well......"

Zhu Di listened to the wrong head and said busily: "Queen Mother, don't worry, the child won't leave, and when you get well, you will see off the child on the shore of Mochou Lake......"

Queen Ma shook her head slowly: "Di'er, among the brothers, you are the most talented and talented, so only you can help your eldest brother...... Promise my mother, you will help him well......"

Zhu Biao was already in tears and grabbed her hand: "Mother...... Your illness matters......"

Zhu Di saw that the queen mother was only staring at herself, so she nodded: "The child promises you that he will do his best to assist the eldest brother." Queen Ma smiled reassuringly.

Several imperial doctors heard that the queen had woken up and hurriedly rushed in, and Zhu Di saw that there was nothing to do, so he and Zhu Hu retreated.