Orthodox 10 years, October 17.

Inside and outside the Ningshou Palace, all kinds of ceremonial guards have been arranged, which are much more lively than in the past.

Today is the day before the Holy Birthday Festival, and the emperor himself will bring a group of younger generations of the royal family to pay homage to the emperor first.

Outside the Ningshou Gate, a group of clan disciples arrived one after another.

General Zhenguo, General Fuguo, and General Fengguo were the main members of the clan present, and now there are one hundred and seventy-eight people.

As for the lieutenant of Zhenguo and other lords under him, he is not qualified to come to congratulate him today, so he can only stay at home and face the north to celebrate his birthday.

Because of the demotion to the rank of lord, there are now sixteen kings of the clan, and there are nine represented by the king of Zhongshun, and they are gathering together to chat.

At this time, someone reminded: "It's the sixth master who is here!" ”

can be called the sixth master by these clans, and there is only Zhu Jingyuan in the Ming Dynasty.

The county kings are scarce now, the princes are very few, and there are only two uncanonized Zhu Jinghong.

Therefore, now, there is only one prince in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Jingyuan, and his status has reached the extreme.

"Sixth Brother (Master)!"

Everyone called each other differently, and all of them greeted him, and Zhu Jingyuan, who had just arrived, became the focus of Ning Shou's door.

"Third brother, why have you lost weight again, you have to take good care of your body!"

In front of Zhu Jingyuan, there was a thin middle-aged man standing, his face was bloodless, and he coughed twice from time to time.

After the death of the eldest and second eldest, Zhu Jingrun, the king of Guangyang, who was the third in the order, was the actual eldest son of the emperor.

"Sixth brother, for my body, I have invited many famous doctors, but the prescriptions and prescriptions have not worked, I think I am destined to do so...... Not the blessed! ”

Zhu Jingyuan said with a smile: "Huh...... The third brother's words are exaggerated, the so-called illness occurs in the body and in the heart, as long as the third brother recuperates with peace of mind, he will recover and heal! ”

Turning around and looking at the other county king on one side, Zhu Jingyuan asked, "Fifth brother, you said yes?" ”

Zhu Jingze, the king of Yunyang, ranked fifth among the emperor's heirs, had a wooden personality and few words.

"The sixth brother is right!"

"Today is a day of great joy, I think it's better not to talk about illness and pain, let's say something happy!"

At this time, the only person who can come out to enliven the atmosphere is the elder Zhu Xianyun, the king of Zhongshun.

"That's right...... I don't know what birthday gifts you have prepared for the Emperor? ”

Following these words, everyone talked about the prepared birthday gifts, and the scene was extremely lively.

After about ten minutes, someone reminded loudly, but it was the prince Zhu Jingyuan who arrived.

Everyone compliments the sixth child because of his sophistication, but meeting the prince is a national system, even the sixth Zhu Jingyuan is no exception.

"Wait for the ministers to meet His Royal Highness the Prince!"

A group of clan kings and generals knelt down and saluted Zhu Jingyuan, which was a treatment that Zhu Jingyuan could not enjoy.

Zhu Jingyuan was the last to kneel down and salute, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable, but he couldn't do it against the prince openly.

"Yo...... Sixth brother, why do you also make such a big gift, you are a dignified prince! ”

The crown prince walked up to Zhu Jingyuan, with a mocking tone in his tone, revealing the unusual relationship between the two brothers.

Even if the prince didn't scream, Zhu Jingyuan had already gotten up by himself, and then said: "Fourth brother, you are the dignified prince and the prince of the country...... How dare the younger brother make a mistake! ”

The situation was settled, everyone else was on their knees and had not yet risen, only the two brothers stood and spoke.

"Fourth brother, my brother's leg hurts in the past two days, you won't mind, right?" Zhu Jingyuan's tone was frivolous, as if he wanted to provoke the prince.

There is no doubt that Zhu Jingyuan's goal was achieved, and the prince's face became ugly at this moment.

"Sixth brother, you are in charge of anything, why do you have to ask me this brother, after all, you don't take me seriously!"

These two are fighting here, and the others will suffer from the old sin, so they can only lower their heads as much as possible, for fear that one of them will accidentally get involved.

Zhu Xianyun, the king of Zhongshun, reminded in a low voice: "Two highnesses, the Holy Honor Guard is here!" ”

The emperor's guard of honor came, which meant that the emperor himself was behind, so naturally this fight could not be argued.

Of course, at this moment, the situation outside Ningshou's door has reached Zhu Xianming's ears.

This made him very dissatisfied, but he could only suppress his anger, otherwise it would be a joke for him, the emperor, to make a big fuss.

"These two bastards!"

When Zhu Xianming was angry, his sedan chair had already appeared in front of the eyes of the clans, and at this moment, these people had already stood in line according to the rank of the knight.

Under the leadership of Zhu Jingyuan, everyone knelt down on the ground, and then kowtowed: "The ministers knock to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

When the sedan chair fell, Zhu Xianming got up with Cheng Ying's support, and stood in front of Zhu Jingyuan after walking out of the sedan chair.

Glancing at his sons, Zhu Xianming said in a cold tone: "Get up!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

With the arrival of Zhu Xianming, the atmosphere of the scene became much more solemn, and everyone became silent at this moment, making way outside the Ningshou Gate.

Glancing at the plaque on the palace gate, Zhu Xianming said in a deep voice: "Let's go, go to see the emperor!" ”

Under the guidance of more than a dozen eunuchs, Zhu Xianming walked to the palace gate first, followed by the two princes, and then a group of county kings and other clans.

Although they are father and son, because of the objective estrangement, Zhu Xianming rarely comes to Ningshou Palace.

After entering the palace gate, except for the more festive decoration inside, the others have not changed much from usual.

At this moment, Emperor Zhu Xinkan has put on the long-lost dragon robe of the Twelve Chapters and is sitting on the throne of the main hall of Ningshou Palace.

Like Zhu Xianming, Zhu Xinkan is also in a complicated mood, and he thinks a lot at the moment.

Looking at his son who was gradually approaching outside the hall, his mood gradually became calmer, because he still had to face reality because he thought too much.

"Son Zhu Xianming, knock on the emperor!"

Following Zhu Xianming into the hall, there were only a dozen or so people above the county king, and at this moment, these people also knelt down, and the other clans were in line outside the hall to worship.

"My son is exempt!" Zhu Xinkan's tone was calm.

"Thank you, father!"

The so-called pilgrimage does not have too many fixed ceremonies, and after the worship, everyone takes turns to congratulate, and it takes more than ten minutes to get down.

At the end of the day, everyone leaves the main hall after paying homage, and the next thing is to wait for the feast, and after eating, the pilgrimage is over.

In the main hall of Ningshou Palace, only Zhu Xinkan and his son remained.

On the right position, Zhu Xinkan took a sip of hot tea, and then raised his head and asked, "Fourth...... Why didn't you see Little Thirteen tonight? ”

Zhu Xianming said calmly: "There is a big event this afternoon, this kid can't help but go out of the palace, saying that he will rush back before the banquet!" ”

The feast was given at noon, nearly an hour before now, and there was still plenty of time.

"I've also heard about him in Jinling......"

Speaking of this, Zhu Xinkan said with great meaning: "Treating civil and military officials as nothing, and unscrupulous means to achieve the goal, this kid is a little ruthless!" ”

Zhu Xianming naturally knew this, so he no longer despised this little son, and was willing to give him a chance to toss.

"It's just nonsense!" Zhu Xianming replied lightly.

Brushing his gray beard, Zhu Xinkan asked calmly: "Now that the little four and six are fighting, it has made a lot of trouble, do you still want to pull the little thirteen in?" ”

Such a taboo topic, except for the queen who can ask about it, is the emperor who dares to mention it.

"Daddy...... What do you mean by that? ”

Zhu Xianming's words made the atmosphere in the hall drop to freezing point, even if his status was as noble as Zhu Xinkan, he was shocked by his son at this moment.

(End of chapter)