If not abolished

Chapter 175 Daily life

On the second day, Zhu Zhankai was sent to Qingyun Palace.

"Big brother." Zhu Zhankai was still a little timid when facing his big brother.

Zhu Zhanji smiled and took his hand, "Xiaoyao is here, can you take care of big brother here for a while?" Zhu Zhanji squatted down and asked.

Zhu Zhanqi blinked his eyes and said, "Okay." On the way here, the nanny who usually took care of him reminded him that no matter whether he stayed in the Crown Princess's palace or his eldest brother's palace, he must be obedient, because his mother was not feeling well and could not take care of him.

Although he didn't understand what was going on, he keenly felt that something big must have happened. Compared to the Crown Princess, he liked his eldest brother more, so when he heard that he could go to his eldest brother's palace, he was a little happy.

The two brothers were still talking when Jiaxing suddenly appeared from nowhere and asked, "Brother, I heard that Zhanqi will live with you from now on?"

"Why are you here?" Zhu Zhanji knew that the two people were only born a few months apart, so they had a good relationship.

"I heard that Zhan Kai was coming, so I came to play with him."

"You are grown up now, but you still think about playing every day. Does mother know that you ran away?" Zhu Zhanji knew that his sister had been very disobedient in the past two years and would often run away when no one was paying attention.

"Oh, I know, I know. Big brother is becoming more and more nagging. I have finished my calligraphy practice and women's work today. My sister-in-law promised me that if I performed well, she would take me to play Lu Bo. Fortunately, Zhan Kai came here today, so we can play together." Jiaxing said as he was about to pull Zhan Kai away.

"Let go of your hands. What does it look like to be holding hands?" Even though they are siblings, this is not against the rules.

"Oh." Jiaxing immediately extended his hand.

"Since your sister-in-law has agreed to you, then go." Zhu Zhanji thought that Zhu Zhankai had just arrived, so it would be a good opportunity to take him out to play and improve their relationship.

"Okay." Jiaxing was very happy when he heard that Zhu Zhanji also agreed.

Zhu Zhanji happened to go with them.

"Why is Your Highness here?" Hu Shanxiang asked when she saw her.

"Just happened to meet you. I heard you were going to take them to play Lu Bo?"

"Well, I had one made as promised to Jiaxing, so that Jiaxing wouldn't always ask to go out of the palace to play," Hu Shanxiang explained.

Zhu Zhanji nodded.

To put it simply, Lu Bo's game is similar to the modern Monopoly, so Hu Shanxiang made some slight changes and the gameplay is basically the same as Monopoly.

There were four people: a rich businessman, a scholar, and two commoners, and the four of them started playing like this.

"Wow, sister-in-law, I have so much money now?" Princess Jiaxing was a wealthy businessman. She had accumulated a lot of wealth through various businesses.

But in the end, the rich businessman's money slowly disappeared.

"Ah, why did I become poor?" Jiaxing asked puzzledly.

"If you walk too fast, you will easily fall. You need to keep your feet on the ground to walk steadily," Zhu Zhanji said to her.

The four of them played like this for most of the afternoon.

"Okay, we've played enough for today, let's take a break and play again next time." He then had people put the things away.

"Sister-in-law, what are we going to play next time? Are there any other games we can play in the palace?" Jiaxing asked, shaking her hand.

"Well, let me think about it..." Hu Shanxiang thought for a while.

At this time, Zhu Zhanji suddenly said, "We can find a place to practice Chui Wan next month. Your sister-in-law is very good at it. Let her teach you."

"How does Your Highness know?" Hu Shanxiang thought to herself that she probably had never beaten him before, right? Could it be that Hu Shanxiang had beaten him in her previous life? Maybe, after all, there was a famous painting in the Ming Dynasty court called "Emperor Xuanzong's Pleasures", which vividly depicted the various scenes of Zhu Zhanji playing Cuju, dabbling, and Chuiwan at that time.

"The first time I saw you was when I watched you playing chuiwan at your house. I think you were seven years old. At that time, you were about the same age as them." Zhu Zhanji recalled that scene, and Hu Shanxiang's energetic face was still vivid in his mind.

"At that time, you were a prince, and it was enough for you to look at others secretly." Hu Shanxiang also remembered that when she was playing chuiwan with her second brother at home, she never thought that Zhu Zhanji was secretly looking at her at that time.

"What's wrong with me looking at my wife?" Zhu Zhanji said as a matter of course.

"Hmph, I didn't want to marry you at that time." Hu Shanxiang now thought about it. At that time, she was trying every means to change history. She didn't want to enter the palace and thought that she could seize the opportunity by entering the capital early. She never expected that all this was arranged by the person in front of her.

"No matter what, you are now my prince's consort."

Jiaxing and Zhu Zhankai watched them talking back and forth, and finally got in a word: "Sister-in-law, can you teach me how to play chuiwan next time?"

"Okay, then I'll teach you if you make progress next month." Hu Shanxiang negotiated with her.

"Okay." Jiaxing finally agreed.

At night, after making arrangements for Zhu Zhankai, Zhu Zhanji and Hu Shanxiang suddenly sat in the courtyard to admire the moon with great interest.

Looking at the bright and clear moon, Hu Shanxiang suddenly understood why the ancients could write poems while looking at the moon.

There are very few entertainment activities this evening, so in order to find something to do, one has to compose poetry and songs.

"It's your birthday next month. Have you thought about how to celebrate it?" Zhu Zhanji suddenly asked.

"Are there any rules?" Hu Shanxiang didn't have much thought about this, but she was now the Crown Prince's Consort and was afraid that there might be some rules in the palace, so she asked first.

"Not really, you can live the way you want." Zhu Zhanji shook his head.

"Then let's keep it simple and have some longevity noodles." Hu Shanxiang said simply.

"Is that it?" Zhu Zhanji was surprised.

"Yes, in the past, on my birthday at home, my family would have a meal together, my mother would make longevity noodles, and then my brothers and sisters would take me out for a walk, and the elders would give me gifts and so on." Hu Shanxiang briefly talked about how she celebrated her birthday in the past.

"Shall we have a meal together as a family?" Zhu Zhanji thought. He had of course prepared the birthday gift long ago, but he didn't know how Shanxiang had celebrated it in the past. This was her first birthday in the palace, and he wanted her to be happier.

"Well, but now I'm in the palace, so there may be no way for this family to have meals." Hu Shanxiang also knew that this was impossible.

"You haven't seen your parents for a long time, right? You are the Crown Prince's Consort. According to the rules, Madam Hu can come to the palace to visit you."

"I know." It's just that there are too many rules for Mrs. Hu to go to the palace. Various nobles have to pay their respects one by one, and the mother and daughter have little time to talk. Such a meeting will only be followed by endless longing, so Hu Shanxiang doesn't think it is necessary. Besides, her sister is in the palace, and if she has any problems, her sister will tell their mother, so it is not necessary to meet.

Maybe it was because she had lived in Jining for the past few years and had become estranged from her mother.

Zhu Zhanji thought that since she knew but did not summon Mrs. Hu into the palace, there must be some other reason, so he did not ask any more questions.

"The palace is also your home. Mother, Jiaxing, and I will be with you when the time comes."

"it is good."

After a few days, Zhu Zhankai got used to staying in Qingyun Palace. On this day, Zhu Zhanji took him back on horseback.

"Sister-in-law, my brother took me to a big horse race today." Zhu Zhankai shared it with her excitedly after coming back.

"Really? Xiaokai is really amazing." Hu Shanxiang praised.

In the past, Concubine Guo always felt that Zhu Zhanji was still young and did not dare to let him ride a big horse, so today Zhu Zhanji took him riding a horse, and he was very happy.

When Zhu Zhankai heard his sister-in-law praising him, his face turned red.

"Your Highness is sweating all over. Take him downstairs to change clothes, otherwise he will catch a cold." Hu Shanxiang asked someone to take Zhu Zhankai downstairs to change clothes.

"You have seen that little brat, but you didn't even ask your husband." Zhu Zhanji said sourly when he saw that she seemed to only see Zhu Zhanji.

"You are such a grown-up, yet you are still jealous of a little kid like him. How shameless! Besides, Your Highness can't even take care of yourself. Do you need me to teach you how to change clothes?" Hu Shanxiang looked at him with amusement, thinking that this man is really childish no matter how old he is.

“Of course I don’t need the Crown Princess to teach me, I just want you to take the trouble to help me change it.” Zhu Zhanji’s eyes darkened.

Hu Shanxiang knew what he meant. "Did you get hurt while riding today? Do you need someone to change your clothes?"

"Now that you say that, it seems as if my hand is really injured. It hurts a lot and I can't lift it up. My queen, please feel sorry for me." Zhu Zhanji said this while pretending to hold his hand as if he was really injured.

"You really are..." Hu Shanxiang was about to lose her patience. Wu Cheng and the palace maids beside her lowered their heads and said nothing.

Hu Shanxiang immediately pulled him in. Wu Cheng and the others had already prepared their clothes inside. They waited for them to go in, closed the door, and stood far away.

Wu Cheng thought that their prince was becoming more and more shameless, but at this rate, Qingyun Palace might have a little prince next year. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile.

"What are you thinking about, Wu Daban, that makes you so happy?" Lingzhi asked when she saw him smiling happily.

"Ahem, well, I'm just happy for His Highness and the Crown Princess." Wu Cheng pretended to cough and quickly lowered the corner of his mouth.

"Ah?" Lingzhi was even more confused. His Highness and His Majesty?

"It's not even dark yet. Can Your Highness have a bit of shame?" Hu Shanxiang said angrily.

Zhu Zhanji looked at her puffy cheeks and found them cuter and more interested. He even poked her cheek with his hand and said, "What's the use of face? It doesn't matter whether you have it or not."

Touching her skin, it felt greasy, and I couldn't let it go. I couldn't help but kiss her cheek, and my breathing became heavier...

In the evening, Zhu Zhanji was driven to the study.

"Look, Your Highness. Now you've been kicked out by the Queen." Wu Cheng sneered mercilessly.

Zhu Zhanji glanced at him and Wu Cheng immediately shut up.