When Zhu Di was sent out by Zhu Hu, Xu Huizu was still waiting.

Zhu Di told him Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Xu Huizu accompanied him out of the imperial city, and Zhu Hu went back to the inner palace. When he came to the "Ding" street, Zhu Di asked Yu Liang to go to the pavilion to tell everyone to pack up, and he followed Xu Huizu directly to the Wei State Mansion.

This was originally the palace of King Wu before Zhu Yuanzhang was called the emperor, because of his deep affection with Xu Dajun, he was given a mansion, and it was also quite deep and spacious. Xu Huizu asked people to clean up a courtyard on the side of the back garden and give it to Zhu Di and his party, and he accompanied him to the front hall to drink tea.

As soon as the two of them entered the hall, they were greeted by a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old boy, and when they saw Zhu Di, they immediately shouted: "Big brother-in-law!" Then he threw himself over and embraced him.

Xu Huizu shouted: "It's King Yan Chitose!" It's so unruly, don't let it go! ”

Zhu Di saw that it was Xu Da's youngest son, Xu Zengshou, so he smiled and said: "Alas, even if you are at home, what rules do you talk about." ”

Xu Zengshou let go of his hand and stuck out his tongue: "King Yan, are you here to play?" ”

Xu Huizu said: "King Yan is temporarily living here, don't always bother him!" ”

Xu Zengshou was overjoyed and said repeatedly: "Okay, good, I will never bother my brother-in-law!" Yes, it's Yanwang Chitose. Then he glanced at Zhu Di and turned to leave.

The two sat down, and Zhu Di said, "Brother Hui Zu is okay lately?" ”

Xu Huizu's expression was solemn: "Since returning to Beijing with my father, I have been idle at home and have nothing to do...... I'm ashamed to say it. ”

Zhu Di saw that his behavior was more cautious than before, so he smiled and said, "But the younger brother feels that the brother is becoming more and more like his father-in-law." ”

Xu Huizu smiled slightly: "How can Huizu compare to his father's ......?"

As soon as he said this, he suddenly heard a noise outside, Chai Jingnan ran in like a gust of wind and threw himself on Zhu Di's lap: "Fourth uncle, I want to be with you!" ”

Xu Huizu looked at Zhu Di in surprise, but Zhu Di couldn't cry or laugh: "Okay, good, Jing'er is with the fourth uncle." But, Jing'er, Fourth Uncle has something to discuss with Uncle Xu now, you go and clean up our room first, okay? ”

Chai Jingnan glanced at Xu Huizu and nodded reluctantly: "Okay, let's ......" followed Zhou Duo.

Zhu Di saw that Xu Huizu had a look of surprise in his eyes, for fear that he would misunderstand something, so he hurriedly told Chai Jingnan about it, Xu Huizu smiled slightly and didn't say anything, Zhu Di hurriedly said: "My father asked me to ask you more about how to use soldiers, Brother Huizu must help the younger brother." ”

Xu Huizu smiled humbly: "Long live is too much to look up to the ministers, what can Huizu do." ”

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and on this day, Zhu Di sat in the courtyard and looked at a map of the northern terrain borrowed from Xu Huizu, and Chai Jingnan came to call again: "Fourth uncle!" ”

Zhu Di was concentrating on looking at the picture, and when he learned that his mother's condition was even heavier, he was very depressed, and when he saw him arguing again, he inevitably frowned a little reluctantly and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Chai Jingnan noticed it and said loudly: "What's the matter, of course there's something!" ”

Zhu Di thought that he was still the same as usual, just to make trouble and play with himself, so he asked a little funny: "What will happen to you?" ”

Who knew that Chai Jingnan was actually angry: "Yes, what will happen to me!" I just want to eat and drink well, don't I?! ”

Zhu Di couldn't help but be stunned when he heard that his tone was wrong, and hurriedly put down the map in his hand: "What's wrong?" Who said that? ”

Chai Jingnan's eyes were already red: "It turns out that you look down on me too......"

Zhu Di felt uneasy in his heart, and took his hand: "How can the fourth uncle look down on you......" Chai Jingnan actually shook him off and ran away.

As soon as Chai Jingnan went out, Yin Yunming walked in and asked with a smile, "Fourth Master, what's wrong with this kid?" ”

Zhu Di spread his hands: "I don't know, I get angry for no reason, saying that I look down on him." ”

Yin Yunming nodded slightly and said: "The fourth master doesn't know, a few days ago, the fourth prince of the Guogong Mansion lost because he played stone-throwing with him, so he said that he came to the mansion to eat and drink. The kid was angry at the time, and told me that his cousin lived somewhere by the Qinhuai River, called Liu Fanglin, and because he couldn't remember his specific residence, he didn't say it, and begged me to help him find it. I said that I would protect you, the fourth master, and he came to you to take leave for me. ”

Zhu Di couldn't help but feel ashamed when he heard this, because he felt that this kid had been lying, but it was true that he didn't want to. Thinking of this, he said to Yin Yunming: "Yin Daxia, then you have to worry about it, the Qinhuai River is very long, enough for you to find it for a while." ”

Yin Yunming thought about it and was a little relieved: "It's nothing, it's just a ...... in the house."

Zhu Di said with a smile: "This is the capital, and there are brocade guards and guards, so I can't expect anything to happen, Yin Daxia can rest assured." Yin Yunming thought about it, so he went to pack up and leave.

Not long after Yin Yunming left, Xu Huizu rushed over, saw him and said, "King Yan, the prince Chitose sent someone to the Empress Dao to be dying, so let you enter the palace quickly." ”

Zhu Di was shocked, got up and called Jiang Zhen to go out of the house and rush to the palace.

When he came to Zhaoyang Palace without hesitation, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and other princes had already arrived. Zhu Di didn't care about saluting and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Father, how is she after mother?!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at him silently, but Zhu Biao couldn't help it, tears rolled down, and took his hand: "The imperial doctor said, said, the queen mother ......"

Zhu Di sank and comforted: "Big brother, don't be sad, maybe, maybe there will be a turnaround......"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his two sons and couldn't help sighing.

Until the sun turned west, Zhu Yuanzhang sent a word and asked the princes to rest temporarily. Zhu Di and Zhu Hu sent Zhu Biao to the side hall to settle down, and they had time to walk out of the dormitory and look at the sky and sigh.

I thought I could be alone and quiet, but I couldn't get my way, because there was a piercing sound of admonition from the side. Zhu Di was a little upset, but at the same time, accompanied by curiosity, he followed the sound and walked across a wall of flowers, and saw that there were thirty or forty little eunuchs standing in this side courtyard, the oldest was only seventeen or eight years old, and the youngest was only about ten years old.

saw that Ning Sheng was saying loudly: "You all listen! The princes are all phoenixes, dragons, and grandchildren, golden branches and jade leaves, and they must be waiting for a good life! Speaking of this, he suddenly scolded an eleven or twelve-year-old child, "Little Huizi, who told you to stand in front, go to the back!" ”

The boy didn't lift his head, but turned to the back. Zhu Di saw that although he didn't raise his head, there was no surprise on his face, but he was very calm, and he was concerned, so he stepped forward and called, "Ning Sheng." ”

Ning Sheng turned around and saw that it was him, and hurriedly came over to laugh: "Yan Wang Chitose." ”

Zhu Di glanced at the little eunuchs: "What is this for?" ”

Ning Sheng hurriedly said: "Oh, it's Banzai who ordered the servants to select some children to serve the princes, Chitose, you came just in time, you might as well choose a few yourself." Zhu Di nodded, slowly looking at these children, Ning Sheng thought that he couldn't choose for a while, so he smiled and pulled one: "This kid's name is Ma Bin, what does King Yan think?" ”

Zhu Di saw that the child was fifteen or sixteen years old, and his big eyes looked very smart, so he nodded and said "Okay", and then turned around and came to the child who was reprimanded by Ning Sheng just now: "How old are you?" ”

The child raised his head slightly and looked at Zhu Di: "Twelve years old." ”

Ning Sheng saw it and shouted: "This is the fourth prince, Yan Wang Chitose, kneel down and answer!" ”

Zhu Di waved his hand: "Don't scare him." What is this child's name? ”

"Little Huizi." Ning Sheng replied.

Zhu Di was surprised: "What is this name?" ”

Ning Sheng said with a smile: "Chitose doesn't know, this little bastard is a prisoner captured by the two generals Fu and Lan two months ago, and his father is from the Yuan people's side, called Ma Ha, and he is a Hui, so he is called Xiaohuizi." ”

Zhu Di nodded, looked at Xiao Huizi again, and saw that although he was a Huiren, he had delicate eyebrows and demure manners, and although he was still young, he had already shown the temperament of a young man, so he asked: "Are you willing to follow this king?" ”

Xiao Huizi was stunned at the time, looking at Zhu Di and not speaking. Zhu Di asked again, "What, don't you want to?" ”

Xiao Huizi suddenly knelt down and kept kowtowing: "Willing, willing, how can a slave be unwilling!" ”

Na Ningsheng was a little confused: "Chitose, after all, this child was captured on the battlefield, I am afraid it will be difficult to tame ......"

Zhu Di waved his hand and motioned him to shut up: "I want the two of them." As he spoke, he pulled the child up from the ground and beckoned to Ma Bin: "Come with me." ”

On the evening of the second day after Zhu Di entered the palace, Queen Ma finally died.

Zhu Yuanzhang was so grief-stricken that he decreed that he would drop out of the dynasty for seven days, but because of Queen Ma's last wishes, he did not force the civil and military forces and the people to mourn, and only let the princes keep their filial piety. Zhu Di has been accompanying Zhu Biao in front of the spirit, watching him cry again and again, thinking about the care of his mother for more than ten years, and he can't help but feel sad and cry secretly.

After a few days, Zhu Di also felt quite tired. On this day, I was resting in the side hall, and I saw a monk walking in from outside the hall, and before I saw it clearly, the person who came had come to the front with his palms folded: "Fourth master, let's meet again." ”

Only then did Zhu Di see that it was Dao Yan who he had met in Guangci Temple, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, got up and said: "Master, it's you, it's really, really unexpected!" ”

Dao Yan smiled: "Fourth master, you and I still have a fate." ”

Zhu Di asked him to sit and asked, "Master, ...... are you?"

Dao Yan said: "Long live the poor monks to enter the Ministry of Rites, recite scriptures and recommend blessings for the princes, and the poor monks will come to the fourth master." ”

Zhu Di was very happy: "It's great, it's really a blessing for Xiao Wang to be able to talk with the master." ”

Dao Yan also smiled and nodded......

In addition to keeping filial piety, the princes originally had to chant in front of the spirit, and they had to copy the scriptures when they went down, but Daoyan not only accompanied Zhu Di to recite the scriptures, but talked more about some major events in the world with him, but the matter of copying the scriptures was done by others. Zhu Di often saw the copied volumes of scriptures, and saw that the handwriting was neat and beautiful, although he was a little curious, he never asked Dao Yan who copied it.

After seven days of filial piety, Zhu Yuanzhang allowed the princes to go back to rest, and Zhu Di also took people back to the Wei Mansion.

As soon as he returned to the courtyard where he lived, he saw Chai Jingnan standing in front of the door and looking, and when he saw Zhu Di, he smiled and said: "Who said, 'Women should be pretty and filial', the fourth uncle's filial piety is really prettier!" ”

Everyone couldn't imagine that such a villain as him would say such a thing, and they all thought it was funny. Zhu Di was exhausted and exhausted, but he couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this, and he said for a long time: "Okay, the fourth uncle is tired, I want to take a rest." So he went back to his room, took a shower, and went to sleep.

After sleeping all day, when Zhu Di got up again, it was the end of the next day, Ma Bin waited for him to finish freshening up, and came to the door and asked casually: "Where is Xiao Huizi?" ”

"In the study." Ma Bin replied.

Zhu Di was a little strange: what was he doing in the study? came to the study to pick up the bamboo curtain and walked in, but saw Xiao Huizi lying on the desk writing something, heard the voice and hurriedly raised his head, and saw Zhu Di hurriedly stand up: "Chitose." ”

Zhu Di came to the front of the case, and saw that there were pages of copied Buddhist scriptures on it, and looked at the handwriting of the silk show, which was given to him by Dao Yan. Zhu Di looked at him in surprise: "You copied this?" ”

Xiao Huizi's fair face was slightly red, and he nodded: "Yes." ”

Zhu Di asked: "Who taught you to read?" ”

Xiao Huizi sank: "It's the father." ”

Zhu Di looked at him carefully for a while, and his heart moved: It's a pity that such a beautiful child encountered such a tragic fate. Suddenly, a feeling of love and pity came to my heart: "Don't call 'Xiao Huizi' anymore in the future, you should have a real name." Xiao Huizi looked at him, his eyes moistened, but he didn't speak. Zhu Di asked again: "What was your name before?" ”

Xiao Huizi paused, and suddenly knelt on the ground: "I still hope that Chitose will give a name!" ”

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it, he pondered for a while and said: "The lonely king sees that you are quiet and beautiful, and I hope that you can be solemn, solemn, peaceful and peaceful in the future, so I will give you the name Zheng He." ”

Xiao Huizi kowtowed again and again: "Xie Chitose, Xie Chitose give the name!" ”

Zhu Di stretched out his hand to pull him up, revealing a wry smile: "Speaking of which, you two may not believe it, this king only had his own name when he was seven years old." Then he looked at Ma Bin, "Send the breakfast here, don't forget, send two." Ma Bin answered and went out.

After a while, breakfast was served, and Zhu Di asked Zheng He to eat with him, at first he didn't dare, but then he obeyed.

was eating, and suddenly saw Chai Jingnan rushing in, and when he saw this scene, he shouted: "Fourth uncle!" Why don't you eat with Jing'er?! ”

Zhu Di said: "Jing'er, don't mess around, the fourth uncle has something to do." ”

Chai Jingnan was even more angry: "Eating with him is the right thing, but eating with Jing'er is not the right thing!" ”

Zheng He wanted to get up when he saw this, Zhu Di motioned for him to continue eating, and then said, "Jing'er, the fourth uncle has been ...... for the past few days."

"I know!" Chai Jingnan interrupted him, "I know that the fourth uncle has no mother, so I am waiting to eat with you, but ...... The fourth uncle has no mother, and Jing'er has no mother! The fourth uncle is accompanied, who will accompany Jing'er?! So saying, he ran out.

Zhu Di couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly when he saw it, and shouted: "Ma Bin." ”

Ma Bin walked in in response: "Chitose." ”

"Why, didn't anyone eat with Jing'er?" Zhu Di asked.

Ma Bin couldn't help but smile and said, "Master Chitose, he doesn't eat with anyone, he just waits for you, until now." ”

Zhu Di thought thoughtfully and waved his hand: "You go." ”

Ma Bin retreated. Zheng He said softly: "Chitose, I've eaten well." ”

Zhu Di nodded, and suddenly remembered something: "By the way, you have copied so many scriptures, don't be too tired, take a proper rest." ”

Zheng He had tears in his eyes and said gratefully: "Thank you for your care." ”