Chapter 34: The Estrangement Between Brothers
"Ten taels of silver for a bottle of wine."
In the next second, Zhu Gaoxu's eyes widened.
"What do you say? Ten taels! ”
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu and Dark Night only felt that Zhu Di must have been deceived.
"What kind of wine is so expensive?"
The dark night on the side couldn't stop shouting.
Xu Zilin sighed at this time, looking melancholy.
"I know, even though you are from the capital, you can't understand the mystery of this, otherwise you wouldn't say so, hey, sure enough, there are very few confidants in this world, and your father is one, and this is the only one."
Zhu Gaoxu only felt that a flock of crows flew over his head.
"Seriously, you didn't take any less money in my father's hands."
Zhu Gaoxu finally eased his emotions, and then asked Xu Zilin.
Xu Zilin was silent for a moment, and then shook his head quickly.
"I don't, it's all something you want me to do, and it's not the money I snatched from him."
Hearing Xu Zilin say this, Zhu Gaoxu still didn't understand something.
For a moment, he only felt that the blood in his whole body was surging up to his head.
"Dark night, I really didn't expect him to be so stupid, no matter how rare this Penglai County is, these things can't be sold in the capital!"
Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at the dark night with a sad face.
There was no squeak in the night.
In fact, what neither of them knew was that after Zhu Di transported the wine to the capital, he was not in a hurry to take it out and sell it, after all, the price was too high.
The price Zhu Di bought was already ten taels and one bottles, and Zhu Di increased the price slightly and sold it to fifteen taels and one bottles, which was already destined to be impossible for ordinary people to afford.
"But I didn't say it, since your father has this kind of courage, why don't you cooperate with me in another business of mine?"
Xu Zilin suddenly walked towards Zhu Gaoxu with a smile on his face.
Zhu Gaoxu had a loud alarm in his heart, and hurriedly retreated a few steps back to keep a sufficient distance between himself and Xu Zilin.
"What do you want me to do for you?"
"Don't resist me so much, I just hope we can win."
Xu Zilin hurriedly said to Zhu Gaoxu.
Zhu Gaoxu was full of suspicion, looking Xu Zilin up and down.
"Then tell me what you want me to work with you."
"During these days, I still want to get a farm, specializing in raising some cattle and sheep or something, but it's just ......"
Before Xu Zilin finished speaking, Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and refused.
"I can't help you with this, you better find someone else."
After speaking, Zhu Gaoxu left with the dark night.
After the two returned to the inn in Penglai County, Dark Night originally thought that Zhu Gaochu would continue to stay for a while, but he didn't expect Zhu Gaochu to pack his things directly and prepare to leave.
"Master, are we going to leave now?"
"Of course let's go, don't you go, stay here and wait for Xu Zilin to break out all the money in our hands little by little."
Zhu Gaoxu's tone was not too good, and Dark Night did not continue to speak.
The news soon reached the palace, and Zhu Di's ears were heard.
"It seems that this son of mine is also a breathless, how long has he stayed, and he is going to go home."
"Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness has also shown enough patience, but Xu Zilin is really insatiable! He already knew that His Royal Highness was His Majesty's son, but he still wanted to get a sum of money from His Royal Highness, wouldn't this be insatiable! ”
The eunuch on the side tried to speak for Zhu Gaoxu.
Although Zhu Di didn't say anything, he knew in his heart that what the eunuch said was right, Xu Zilin really loved money like his life, which made Zhu Di a little helpless.
It is clear that many of his ideas and practices are not inferior to his own, but this man loves money so much.
"Go and call me the prince."
Zhu Di shook his head, and then looked up at the eunuch in front of him.
"The minions obey."
After the eunuch left, Zhu Di slowly closed his eyes with some weakness.
Since he talked to Xu Zilin last time, he now began to wonder in his heart whether it was a little inappropriate for him to let Zhu Gaochi sit in the East Palace.
It's just that he is still beautiful and clear, and Zhu Gaochi has already arrived at the door.
"Son-in-law, see father!"
Zhu Di slowly opened his eyes.
"Come in."
After Zhu Gaochi entered the door, all the eunuchs stood outside the door, and only Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi were left in the hall.
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi in front of him with complicated eyes, and sighed lightly.
"Sit down first."
Zhu Gaochi turned his head to look at the chair on the side, he stretched out his hand and arched towards Zhu Di, and then walked towards the chair.
Zhu Gaochi's health is really not very good, this is the only thought in Zhu Di's mind now.
He stared at Zhu Gaochi so straight, and after staring for a long time, Zhu Gaochi finally felt a little uncomfortable.
"Father, what are you staring at your sons like this?"
Only then did Zhu Di come back to his senses, he coughed lightly twice, and slowly spoke.
"What do you think, how is the second child?"
A trace of incomprehension flashed in Zhu Gaochi's eyes, and then he asked Zhu Di: "Father, what does this mean, do you want your son to give up the position of the East Palace to the second brother?" ”
"Of course not, you think too much, I just ask what you think of the second child, after all, between you brothers now, it seems that it is not the same as in the past."
Zhu Di's eyes showed a little sadness.
Zhu Gaochi saw it very clearly, but he didn't know what he should say.
Since he ascended to the position of the East Palace, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui have never looked at themselves squarely.
Zhu Gaochi knew in his heart that if the two of them had the opportunity, they would definitely join forces to drag themselves down from the position of the East Palace.
It's just that, so far, neither of them has had a chance, nor have they done it.
"Father, Erchen thinks that it is the second brother and the third brother who alienate Erchen himself, and Erchen has never wanted to alienate the two of them."
Zhu Gaochi actually had a trace of pain hidden in his eyes.
If he could, he also hoped that his brotherhood would last longer, so that they would not meet in the future.
But born in the royal family, these struggles for power are not something he can control.
Zhu Di sighed, how could he not know.
His second son is also the one who is most like himself, and he has the demeanor of leading troops to fight without losing to himself.
It looks like it's time to bang, knock, knock.
Zhu Di thought about it, and continued to look at Zhu Gaochi.
"Do you know what your brother is doing today?"
"Back to my father, the sons didn't know, and the sons never sent anyone to follow them to spy on them, so the sons never knew what they were doing."
Listening to Zhu Gaochi's words, Zhu Di sneered.
He didn't believe Zhu Gaochi's words, Zhu Gaochi must have sent someone to keep an eye on Zhu Gaochu and Zhu Gaosui.