My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 138 Shangyuan Festival

The lanterns are swaying, and there are many figures.

The invited entertainers performed fire-breathing, juggling, and topping cylinders, and the maids of the palace sang and danced, making a fuss from time to time.

No matter how harsh the management is usually, he became very tolerant at this time. After all, the festival only comes once a year. If he puts on airs at this time, it will cause public outrage.

Zhu Zhanhe was dressed in casual clothes, which was not too conspicuous under the cover of the night, after all, besides him, there were also some eunuchs walking around in men's clothes in the garden.

"Look, son, the woman over there who is guessing crossword puzzles is Cheng Guogong's wife and sister. She is one year younger than you. She is tall and beautiful. She usually likes to read and draw. She has a very quiet personality!"

At this time, Sun Ruowei pointed to a woman who was guessing crossword puzzles not far away and introduced.

"Zhu Yong's sister-in-law?"

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanhe also looked at it curiously, and sure enough, he saw a tall woman, which made him laugh dumbfounded.

"If her sister is as tall as her, then Zhu Yong is not as tall as his wife. I must ask next time!"

Zhu Yong was not tall, only reaching Zhu Zhanhe's chest, but his limbs were extremely thick, otherwise he would not have broken the bones of Marquis Jing'an.

Seeing that Zhu Zhanhe had no interest in Cheng Guogong's wife and sister, Sun Ruowei took Zhu Zhanhe forward again.

Soon Sun Ruowei pointed to the front right again and said: "Your Majesty, look at the woman on the rockery lantern, she is the daughter of Marquis Cheng Yang, she has a lively personality, and she is also pretty, the princess also liked her very much when she saw her last time. "

Zhu Zhanhe raised his head and saw that the garden had built a huge rockery lantern, allowing people to climb to the top along the ladder, and now there was a woman standing on top of the lantern, admiring the beautiful scenery of the whole garden.

"It's really beautiful!"

Zhu Zhanhe nodded and said, but she is beautiful, but she is not the type he likes.

Sun Ruowei naturally understood, and then took Zhu Zhanhe around the garden again, introducing to Zhu Zhanhe all the women who were invited by Han Wangfei today.

Although Zhu Zhanhe was in the crowd, those women were not stupid. Naturally, some people noticed him. Although they didn't know Zhu Zhanhe, they knew Sun Ruowei. The only man who can be accompanied by the maid next to the princess must be the son of the King of Han up.

Therefore, when these women saw Zhu Zhanhe, some were shy, some were very bold, and some deliberately behaved, hoping to leave a good impression on Zhu Zhanhe.

But to the disappointment of these women, after seeing them, Zhu Zhanhe didn't express anything special, he turned around and left without even saying a word, which made many people look disappointed.

But at this moment, Zhu Zhanhe suddenly noticed a familiar figure sitting on the swing in the corner of the garden, looking at the lively crowd outside alone, obviously extremely lonely.

Chang Sining was happy and quiet, and had already accompanied her aunt around a few times at the garden party just now, so she sat down on the swing and planned to rest for a while, but unexpectedly, Zhu Zhanhe came and walked towards her .

This made Chang Si Ning panic, and hurriedly stood up and saluted: "See you!"

"Why are you here alone?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked with a smile.

"I've turned around a few times just now, so I'll just sit here and take a rest."

After the initial panic, Chang Sining calmed down quickly, and replied generously again.

"That's true. Although the garden is lively, it's still too small. It's definitely not as exciting as the lantern festival outside."

Zhu Zhanhe nodded in agreement, and then even invited Chang Sining: "If Miss Chang thinks this place is boring, why don't we go for a walk and enjoy the lights outside?"

"I……"

Chang Sining, who had just calmed down, was once again at a loss when she was frightened by Zhu Zhanhe's words. She never dreamed that Zhu Zhanhe would invite her to go out together. A couple, or soon to be a couple.

"My son... isn't my son going on a blind date? All the other women in the garden are waiting for my son!"

Chang Si Ning got confused and accidentally told the truth.

What she actually meant was to say that there were other women in the garden, and Zhu Zhanhe was asked to find them.

"Aren't I on a blind date?"

Zhu Zhanhe looked at Chang Sining with a smile and said again.

As soon as these words came out, Chang Si Ning's face flushed with shame, and he lowered his head, not daring to look at Zhu Zhanhe.

Seeing Chang Si Ning bowed his head and remained silent, Zhu Zhanhe took another step forward and laughed in a low voice: "Many people in the garden are looking at us, if you don't go with me, then I will lose face too much. "

Chang Si Ning heard the words, and immediately felt the eyes of many people around him were focused on him, especially those young girls like her, the eyes were like sharp swords, and it was very uncomfortable to pierce people.

Under such circumstances, Chang Sining could no longer stay in the garden, so he nodded and said: "Okay, but my aunt..."

"You don't have to worry about this, I will send someone to inform Madam Hang Haihou!"

As Zhu Zhanhe said, he winked at Sun Ruowei who was behind him, and the girl agreed reluctantly, and then ordered someone to inform Madam Hang Haihou about this matter, but he still followed Zhu Zhanhe closely.

Now Chang Sining had no reason to refuse, so he could only follow Zhu Zhanhe out of the garden, the carriage was already prepared outside.

Zhu Zhanhe took Sun Ruowei, Chang Sining also brought his maid, and the four of them got into the carriage together, and left the palace for the busiest Nanmen Street.

The imperial city is on the east side of Jinling City, and the west side is the most concentrated place in the city. The Nanmen Street in the west of the city is close to Jubaomen.

As soon as Zhu Zhanhe's carriage arrived near the Jubao Gate, he couldn't move anymore, so they got out of the carriage and walked, admiring the lanterns on the road while walking.

Zhu Zhanhe has a wide range of knowledge, and when he meets some interesting lanterns, he can also tell a few related jokes, which makes Chang Sining and Sun Ruowei laugh non-stop, even the little maid brought by Chang Sining is very fond of Zhu Zhan He, the heir of the King of Han, has a great affection for him.

After finally coming to Jubao Gate, a group of married women lined up to touch the copper nails on the city gate one by one. It is said that touching the copper nails can bless the birth of a son in the coming year.

"My lord, I heard that the richest man Shen Wansan donated money to build this Treasure Judging Gate, and he also buried a cornucopia under the gate. I wonder if it's true?"

At this time, Sun Ruowei pointed to the Jubao Gate and asked Zhu Zhanhe curiously.

"I don't know if Shen Wansan has a cornucopia, but I do know that the reason why he was able to amass a fortune is because he sold Daming's goods overseas. It can be said that he was the number one merchant at that time!"

Zhu Zhanhe said with a smile.

"What the princess and aunt are doing now, didn't Shen Wansan have already done it back then?"

Chang Sining was also surprised when she heard the words, she only knew that Shen Wansan was the richest man back then, but she didn't know how he made his fortune.

"It's different. What my mother and the others are doing now is much larger than what Shen Wansan is doing, and as time goes by, our Ming's ships will go farther and farther. Human footsteps!"

Zhu Zhanhe said without concealing his ambition.

At this time, Chang Sining couldn't help but look at Zhu Zhanhe curiously. After meeting him twice, it seems that His Royal Highness is too different from the rumors outside?
After leaving the Jubao Gate, there is the Qinhuai River outside. Countless people came to the bank of the river to set off lanterns. The densely packed lanterns flowed down the river, like the Milky Way in the sky.

Zhu Zhanhe personally went to buy a few lanterns, and then came to a secluded shore with Chang Sining and the others, and carefully put the lit lanterns into the water.

Chang Sining and Sun Ruowei hurriedly closed their eyes and made a wish, but Zhu Zhanhe didn't believe it, so he took this opportunity to compare his height with Chang Sining quietly.

Unexpectedly, Chang Sining suddenly opened his eyes and saw Zhu Zhanhe approaching him and asked seriously: "What is your son doing?"

"Uh~, I want to see who is taller between the two of us?"

Zhu Zhanhe was embarrassed, but he still told the truth.

Chang Si Ning couldn't help laughing when he heard the words: "Has the son outperformed?"

"The comparison is out, I seem to be a little taller than you."

Zhu Zhanhe raised his eyebrows and said proudly.

"But I'm still growing."

Chang Si Ning actually smiled mischievously, she is usually a bit serious, coupled with her height, so many people forget that she is actually only a 15-year-old girl.

"I'm also growing, and girls grow early, and their height is basically fixed by the age of 15, unlike our boys, who have just started at the age of 15."

Zhu Zhanhe puffed out his chest and said again, men will inevitably care about their height.

Sun Ruowei next to him heard Zhu Zhanhe's conversation, but glanced at them jealously. It was the first time she disliked herself, why was she so short?

"Ao Deng is here!"

At this moment, the tourists on both sides of the river suddenly screamed, and then saw a giant lantern floating down from the upper reaches.

Rather than saying it is a lamp, it is better to say that it is a boat, but it is made in the shape of a giant turtle, and it is full of lights, and there are even people driving it.

But when the Ao Deng approached, suddenly balls of fireworks exploded from the boat, illuminating the night sky above the Qinhuai River with colorful lights, and everyone looked up to appreciate the rare beauty.

Zhu Zhanhe admired the rare beauty and the beauties around him, and was a little intoxicated for a while. His ambitions and the rise and fall of the country were all forgotten by him at this moment. Maybe this is the meaning of his travel to this era .

The next morning, Zhu Zhanhe, who had been playing all night, sent Chang Sining back to the Marquis of Navigation in person.

After bidding farewell to Chang Sining, Zhu Zhanhe returned to the carriage, thinking about how to deal with his mother's torture after returning home.

But just as the carriage returned to the palace, he did not expect Zhu Yong to be waiting for him in the palace, and saw the other party hurried forward and said eagerly: "Zhan He, follow me quickly, something happened to Zhang Zhong!"

(End of this chapter)