My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 40 Say Hi
The space in the Desheng building is limited, so only the owner's family is allowed to enter during the auction. As for their entourage and servants, they can only stay outside.

Zhu Zhanhe was about to leave, but inadvertently glanced over and saw a familiar face among the people waiting outside.

Although the other party was wearing men's clothing, but his eyebrows were smoky, his eyes were like autumn water, and his small goose-dan face was anxious, and he looked at the door of the restaurant from time to time. It was the little palace lady Zhu Zhanhe had seen in the palace before, that is, the future. Empress Sun.

When Zhu Zhanhe saw Zhu Zhanji upstairs, all his attention was on him, and he didn't notice the little palace lady Sun in his entourage.

Women are particularly sensitive to men's eyes, and the maid Sun Xiao quickly saw Zhu Zhanhe, which made her startled.

At this moment, Zhu Zhanhe was smiling and staring at the little palace lady Sun, her face was flushed with shame, she wanted to hide but there was nowhere to hide, so she could only lower her head and dare not look at Zhu Zhanhe.

"Zhan He, what are you looking at?"

Zhang Zhong and Zhu Yong, who came out together, noticed that Zhu Zhanhe had stopped, so they also turned around, and followed his gaze to see the little palace lady Sun.

"Huh? Isn't the person brought by the grandson over there, that little female officer..."

Having said that, Zhang Zhong looked at Zhu Zhanhe, then at the shy little palace maid Sun who looked like a little quail, and immediately slapped his forehead and said.

"Wait, isn't she the one you mentioned earlier, the beautiful maid next to the Crown Princess?"

"It's her!"

Zhu Zhanhe replied with a smile, his eyes still fixed on Sun Xiaogong.

"Don't tell me, Zhan Heyou's vision is really good. I finally met a woman who is more beautiful than Zhang Zhong. Now I finally regained my confidence in women!"

Zhu Yong also praised the interface at this time.

"What are you talking about, how can my old lady be inferior to her?"

Zhang Zhong was angry again, pinching his waist and questioning Zhu Yong.

"I was wrong, you are much prettier than her!"

Zhu Yong couldn't afford to offend Zhang Zhong, so he immediately took the initiative to admit his mistake.

"Okay, you actually think that I am more beautiful as a man, and dare to say that you don't like men?"

Zhu Yong: "..."

Zhu Zhanhe had long been used to the bickering between the two, and he didn't bother to pay attention to them, and walked towards the little palace lady Sun.

Seeing Zhu Zhanhe walking towards her, the maid Sun Xiao was also frightened and at a loss, this is not the palace, she was really afraid that this notorious son of the king of Han would rob the people's daughters.

"What a coincidence, you came with my cousin?"

Zhu Zhanhe came to Sun Xiaogong and asked with a bright smile.

"Yes Yes!"

Maid Sun Xiao stared at her own toes, and stammered as she replied.

When she was talking, her eyes kept aiming at the door of the restaurant, as if she hoped that Zhu Zhanji would come out sooner.

"I won't do anything to you, why are you so afraid?"

Zhu Zhanhe looked at the shivering little palace lady Sun in front of him, and couldn't help being a little speechless, feeling as if he was a big bad wolf trying to eat a little girl.

"Slave... Slave maid... No!"

Although Sun Xiaogong was pretending to be calm, her trembling voice still betrayed her.

In fact, it is not to blame for her being so scared, the main reason is that after seeing Zhu Zhanhe last time, the Crown Princess said a lot of bad things about Zhu Zhanhe, of course many of them are true.

Therefore, in Sun Xiaogong's eyes, Zhu Zhanhe is simply a big villain who bullies men and women and does all kinds of evil.

Fortunately, at this moment, Zhu Zhanji happily walked out of Desheng Building with three woven cages.

When he saw Zhu Zhanhe "molesting" the little female officer he had brought, Zhu Zhanji immediately rushed forward and asked Zhu Zhanhe with displeasure, "What are you doing here?"

"Miss Sun and I are acquaintances. When I see her, I come to say hello."

Zhu Zhanhe replied with a smile.

"Impossible, how did you know her?"

Zhu Zhanji didn't believe it, but he looked suspiciously at Sun Xiaogong.

"His Royal Highness, don't get me wrong. Last time, the princess sent me to invite the prince to come over, so I met with the prince."

Sun Xiaogong hurriedly explained that she was afraid that Zhu Zhanji might misunderstand her relationship with Zhu Zhanhe.

"So it is!"

Zhu Zhanji was obviously relieved, and then asked her in a low voice: "He didn't do anything to you just now, did he?"

"No!"

Sun Xiaogong gently shook her head, and now Zhu Zhanji was finally relieved.

"Hey, big brother, can you avoid me when you talk, I'm not deaf?"

Zhu Zhanhe said in a very speechless way, what the two of them said, seemed to regard him as a peerless big demon who would pounce on a woman when they saw it.

"Hey, second brother, you are also here to buy Zhizhi. Why didn't you hear the price just now?"

Zhu Zhanji pretended not to hear Zhu Zhanhe's words, and changed the subject very bluntly.

"I'm not as rich as you, brother."

Zhu Zhanhe rolled his eyes and replied.

"Second brother, you are being polite. I heard that the entire Desheng Building is your family's property. How can you have no money?"

Zhu Zhanji chatted awkwardly with a smile.

"The Desheng building is only attached to the palace, so what does it have to do with me?"

Zhu Zhanhe didn't want Zhu Zhanji to know that he was behind the business, so he lied.

The so-called affiliation actually means that the merchant takes refuge in a certain dignitary, and is protected by the other party. He needs to pay a dividend to the dignitary every year, and the dignitary will generally not interfere with the business of the merchant.

Zhu Zhanji also knew the above, so he didn't doubt Zhu Zhanhe's words, and he didn't expect that most of the money he bought for the weaving would go into the other party's pocket.

The words were not speculative, Zhu Zhanhe left immediately, and Zhu Zhanji did not persuade him to stay.

"Zhan He, didn't I persuade you last time, there are so many women in the world, why bother to compete with your cousin for women?"

Zhang Zhong persuaded Zhu Zhanhe while walking.

"That's right, even if you fell in love with that little maid, Zhanhe, you still have to avoid your cousin, how embarrassing it is to be caught on the spot!" Zhu Yong also said.

"You don't understand!"

Zhu Zhanhe shook his head, there was no way he could explain this to anyone.

"Forget it, you are such an old man, you should have your own ideas, let's go drink!"

Zhang Zhong seemed to be afraid that Zhu Zhanhe was in a bad mood, so after speaking, he and Zhu Yong went to drink and listen to music on the Qinhuai River, saying that they were a treat, but the two of them are very poor now, and in the end it was Zhu Zhanhe who paid the bill .

Zhu Zhanhe rode back to the palace, he didn't drink much wine, mainly because he didn't like the taste of wine, so he usually tasted it lightly.

It was getting late at this time, and the setting sun dyed the sky blood red.

As soon as he entered the gate of the mansion, he heard Zhu Gaoxu's roar coming from the front hall, which startled Zhu Zhanhe.

"Go! Find out what's going on?"

Zhu Zhanhe waved to Ma An and said.

Ma An agreed, and trotted away.

After a while, Ma An ran back with a smile and said: "My lord, it's nothing serious. It's the second son who upset the prince and is being beaten in the front hall."

"Zhan Qi, the little bastard, is sometimes beaten? Then I have to go and see the excitement!"

Zhu Zhanhe was shocked, jumped off his horse and ran towards the main hall.

Zhu Zhanhe didn't have any good impression of his black-bellied younger brother, after he was taught a lesson last time, he never appeared again.

On the crooked neck tree in front of the main hall, a rope hangs from the trunk, and Zhu Zhanqi, who is only 12 years old, is tied to it.

Zhu Gaoxu was holding a whip in his hand, cursing while whipping, Zhu Zhanqi's whole body trembled every time he whipped the whip.

Zhu Zhanqi was only wearing a single shirt, which had been torn by the whip, revealing a series of hideous wounds.

But Zhu Zhanqi was very stubborn, even though his little face was pale with pain, he still gritted his teeth and said nothing.

"Good boy, your bones are still quite hard. If I can't beat you to death today, I'll call you daddy!"

Zhu Gaoxu saw that Zhu Zhanqi not only did not beg for mercy, but gritted his teeth and gave him a look of hatred, which aroused the anger in his chest, and immediately lashed out even harder.

Zhu Zhanhe originally wanted to watch the excitement, but when he came outside the hall and saw this scene, he was shocked: Is this beating or killing his son?

No matter how black-bellied Zhu Zhanqi is, he is only 12 years old, and he has not even graduated from elementary school in future generations.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanhe quickly stepped forward, supported Zhu Gaoxu who was furious with both hands, and asked knowingly: "Father, why are you so angry? Did the second child do something wrong again?"

Zhu Gaoxu was blocked by Zhu Zhanhe, he couldn't draw Zhu Zhanqi for a while, finally stopped and took a breath and said: "Ask him yourself, this kid is getting more and more beating up!"

"Second brother, what did you do to make our father angry, why don't you admit your mistake?"

Zhu Zhanhe turned around, deliberately stood in front of Zhu Zhanqi and asked, and winked at the other party while speaking, hoping that Zhu Zhanqi would admit his mistake, so that he could persuade him.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Zhanqi snorted coldly and turned his head to the side, completely ignoring Zhu Zhanqi's kindness.

"Your elder brother is asking you something, you are deaf!"

Zhu Gaoxu saw that the fire was on fire again, he went around Zhu Zhanhe and "slapped" Zhu Zhanqi again.

Zhu Zhanqi let out a muffled snort of pain, and the beady sweat on his forehead slowly flowed down his cheeks.

"Dad, what did he do wrong?"

Zhu Zhanhe hurriedly asked again.

"This bastard not only came to my study to steal things, but also deliberately destroyed my collection of armor, do you think he deserves to die?"

Zhu Gaoxu wanted to slap Zhu Zhanqi again while talking, but Zhu Zhanqi suddenly exploded, pointing at Zhu Zhanqi and yelling: "You bastard, don't you know that those armors are our father's favorite things? Don't you? Are you angry with our father? If I were our father, I would beat you to death!"

"That's right, this kid is trying to anger me. If I don't beat him to death today, I will be angry with him sooner or later!"

When Zhu Gaoxu spoke, his eyes showed a fierce look, as if he was really moved to kill.

"Father, you don't need to do it yourself. As the saying goes, the eldest son will do it for you when there is something wrong at home. I will fight for you!"

As Zhu Zhanhe said, he rolled up his sleeves, and stretched out his hand to ask Zhu Gaoxu for a whip.

"Okay, beat me hard for me, if you beat me to death, I'll be the one!"

It was rare for Zhu Gaoxu to find someone who shared the same hatred with him, so he immediately stuffed the whip into Zhu Zhanhe's hands.

"Don't worry, I'll beat him until he can't survive or die, and let him remember this lesson for the rest of his life!"

Zhu Zhanhe rolled up his sleeves even higher as he spoke, grinning grinningly as he was about to strike.

But at this moment, Zhu Zhanhe suddenly turned his head and asked Zhu Gaoxu: "Father, you haven't eaten yet?"

"Eh? No, I'm already full of anger from this kid, how can I have any thoughts about eating?"

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment before answering.

"That can't be done, being hungry and angry is the most harmful to the body, you go to eat quickly, I'm fine here!"

As Zhu Zhanhe spoke, he pushed Zhu Gaoxu back to eat, and promised again and again that he would teach Zhu Zhanqi a lesson.

Zhu Gaoxu was embarrassed to refuse his son's kindness, and finally left with half push and half.

After Zhu Gaoxu left, Zhu Zhanhe came to Zhu Zhanqi with a whip, with a malicious smile on his face.

"Humph!"

Zhu Zhanqi's face tensed, he gritted his teeth, closed his eyes and turned his face aside, ready to be beaten.

But what Zhu Zhanqi didn't expect was that he closed his eyes and waited for a long time, but he didn't wait for the whip to fall on him.

(End of this chapter)