My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 29 Cultivation System + Childhood Sweetheart
It was drizzling on the Qinhuai River, and the autumn wind was mixed with water vapor, which already brought a bit of chill.

The charcoal stove in the painting boat is burning vigorously, and a kabuki next to her is shaking her bare hands, fiddled with the Yaoqin on the table, the sound of "ding ding dong dong" is accompanied by the drizzle, and with the autumn wind, I don't know where it is blowing?

Zhu Zhanhe, Zhang Zhong, and Zhu Yong sat opposite each other, chatting happily over wine.

"Zhan He, why did you look like a different person after you were injured? I almost don't know you anymore?"

Zhu Yong poured himself a glass of fine wine, and asked Zhu Zhanhe with a bit of drunkenness.

"If you survive a catastrophe, you must have good fortune. Not only do you say that, even the young master was amazed when he saw me. He left me in Tianjie Temple for a long time. I also learned a lot from the young master."

Zhu Zhanhe found that Yao Guangxiao's signboard was really easy to use, no matter what the occasion, he could block a few arrows.

"I've said long ago that our Xiaohehe family is extraordinary. After all, how could a guy who grew up with my mother and me wet the bed together be so bad?"

Zhang Zhong cocked his orchid fingers, giggled and said, after drinking, his face also turned red, and he looked more beautiful than the kabuki next to him.

"Brother Zhang, can you stop calling me Little Hehe, my parents don't call me that anymore!"

Zhu Zhanhe smiled wryly, every time Zhang Zhong called him that, he got goosebumps all over the floor.

"That's right, Zhang Zhong, don't be so nasty. Even if you don't like others to treat you as a woman, and you call 'Old Lady, Old Lady' all day long, it's no wonder that others don't misunderstand you!"

Zhu Yong also chimed in.

"I just like it. If you dare to say a little more, believe it or not, I will get into your bed tonight, and even if you jump into the Yellow River, you won't be able to wash it off!"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhong reacted violently, pointing at Zhu Yong and cursing angrily.

Hearing that the other party was going to get into his bed, Zhu Yong turned pale with fright, and hurriedly lowered his head and stuffed vegetables into his mouth, so as not to make trouble out of his mouth again.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Zhu Zhanhe hurriedly changed the subject: "Brother Zhang, there is something I want to ask you for advice!"

"what's up?"

Zhang Zhong also seemed to feel a little gaffe, so he asked by drinking to cover up.

"The female officials in the palace, do they stay in the palace all their lives?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked in a low voice, ever since he met the future Empress Sun, he has been thinking about how to separate her and Zhu Zhanji?
"I know this!"

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yong answered first at this time.

"If the female officials and maids are not favored by His Majesty, they can usually leave the palace to marry when they reach their age."

"Brother Zhu is right, but why are you asking these things, don't tell me..."

Zhang Zhong nodded first, then looked at Zhu Zhanhe suspiciously, then suddenly slapped his hands, pointed at Zhu Zhanhe and said in surprise: "Could it be that you have taken a fancy to a certain female official in the palace?"

"No way?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yong also stared at Zhu Zhanhe with wide eyes.

"I do not……"

Zhu Zhanhe wanted to deny it at first, but after thinking about it, this is a good reason, so he immediately changed his words.

"Sure enough, I can't hide it from the eyes of my two elder brothers. Today I went to the palace to visit my uncle and my aunt, and I saw a female officer next to my aunt. She is so beautiful!"

"Wait a minute, are you talking about the beautiful female officer next to the princess?"

Unexpectedly, when Zhang Zhong heard this, he put away his gossiping expression, and instead showed a dignified expression.

"Yeah, what's the problem?"

Zhu Zhanhe felt something was wrong from the change in the other party's expression.

"I advise you to stop thinking about it. The princess does have a few beautiful female officials around her, but they are all your cousin's child brides-in-law!"

Zhang Zhong poured Zhu Zhanhe a glass of wine as he spoke, with a look of sympathy on his face.

"The royal family also wants child brides?"

Zhu Zhanhe frowned.

"Zhan He, you really lost your memory completely. Back then, the Emperor Taizu established a rule that the royal children choose women for marriage. They generally like to choose from small families. This can prevent women in the palace from colluding with foreign relatives to interfere in politics."

Zhang Zhong paused at this point, and continued.

"But girls from small households lack rules, so the Crown Princess asked some girls with clean family backgrounds and good looks to come into the palace to teach them personally, in order to have a daughter-in-law who knows everything in the future."

"I see!"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly realized when he heard the words, no wonder Sun Xiaogong became Empress Sun in the future, it turned out that she was destined to be Zhu Zhanji's woman long ago.

"Not only that, when the grandson was out of the palace, there were often one or two female officials who disguised themselves as men. I heard that the princess ordered them to have more contact with the grandson so as to cultivate their relationship."

Zhu Yong also opened his mouth to add at this time.

"I still know how to play in the palace. This is another cultivation system, and they are childhood sweethearts. It is really not easy to break them up!"

Zhu Zhanhe stroked his chin and thought to himself.

"Don't even think about it, Zhanhe. There are so many beauties in this world, and the women in the palace are actually not good at all. They get upset just by looking at them. How can the beauties on the Qinhuai River know what they are doing?"

Seeing that Zhu Zhanhe was silent, Zhang Zhong persuaded him again.

"That's right, Zhan He, in your capacity, why hang yourself on a tree if you can't find any kind of beauty?"

Zhu Yong also persuaded, and after speaking, the two forced Zhu Zhanhe to drink and have fun, and finally all three of them returned drunk.

For the next period of time, Zhang Zhong and Zhu Yong came to see Zhu Zhanhe almost every day, taking him to re-acquaint himself with the life in the rich circle of the capital. The city walks sideways.

At first Zhu Zhanhe felt this kind of corrupt life was a bit fresh, but as time went by, he gradually felt bored, even a little lonely and cold.

Fortunately, as the Qiuxing Competition was approaching, many people took out their long-cherished Jizhi. Although the day for the competition had not yet arrived, sporadic small-scale competitions occurred from time to time.

Occasionally, a ferocious high-grade Zhizhi would cause a wave of enthusiasm in the circle, and the entire Jinling City seemed to be caught in a kind of fanatical pursuit of Zhizhi.

"Zhanhe, when will the Zhizhi you mentioned arrive?"

This morning, Zhang Zhong and Zhu Yong found Zhu Zhanhe, and they asked him directly when they met.

"Well... count the days, they should be back soon, right?"

Zhu Zhanhe said a little uncertainly.

Although Chang Wei and the others went there on horseback, Zhu Zhanhe didn't know the traffic situation in this era, and he didn't know if they would come back on time?

"Now that the Qiuxing Competition is about to begin, I heard that your cousin is on his way back with His Majesty, and will be arriving in the capital soon. He must have found a lot of high-quality fabrics after he has been away for so long!"

Zhu Yong is impatient, and he walks up and down irritably when he talks.

"It seems that in this year's Qiuxing competition, Taisun will get rid of the humiliation of last year and win the championship again."

Zhang Zhong also sighed and said, even if Zhu Zhanhe's promotion came, he didn't believe that he could beat Zhu Zhanji. Top grade weaving.

But at this moment, a servant suddenly rushed to report: "My lord, Steward Ma and the others are back!"

(End of this chapter)