"Ming San Gongzi." King Chen jumped off his horse, walked to Ming Jiyuan's side, and put his hand on his shoulder enthusiastically: "I haven't seen you for a long time, and the third son is still very handsome and personable."
"His Royal Highness King Chen." Ming Jiyuan turned slightly to the side, and bowed his hands to King Chen: "I have seen the prince before."
Pulling back the hanging hand, King Chen smiled: "The third son hasn't returned to the capital for a long time, so he may be a little unfamiliar with the capital. It just so happens that the king is going to visit your house today, why not go?"
"His Royal Highness is joking." Ming Jiyuan turned around and propped himself up with one hand, and sat on the carriage: "Wei Chen is returning to the mansion for the purpose of returning home. His Highness is here in the humble house for the sake of coming. What's more, the lower official's position is low-key, how can His Highness accompany him? ?"
He noticed that King Chen was wearing a light-colored brocade robe today, low-key and restrained, with a somewhat elegant demeanor.
However, what came to mind was that King Chen was dressed in a Huajin purple robe and was wanton publicity.
"The third son of the Ming Dynasty is young and promising, and he is an honest official. When a good official like you returns to Beijing, this king voluntarily welcomes him." King Chen made a gesture of invitation: "Please."
"Sir." Shutong looked at Ming Jiyuan in embarrassment, should they go or not
Ming Jiyuan looked at the smiling King Chen, cupped his hands at him, turned his head and said, "Let's go."
The capital is much busier than the place where he works, but at this moment, Ming Ji is far away from home and has no intention of enjoying the scenery of the capital. He just wants to return home early and be reunited with his family.
Lifting the curtain a crack, Ming Jiyuan observed King Chen who was riding beside him. Compared with two years ago, King Chen looks much more mature and stable, and it seems that even the arrogant dressing style has changed.
He did not believe that the appearance of King Chen was a coincidence, and there were not so many coincidences in the world.
He also didn't believe that a high-ranking prince would treat his subordinates courteously because of a marriage contract.
Between people, there is no closeness for no reason, there must be plans.
What does King Chen want from the Ming family
"Miss, the servant who sent the message said that the young master is back." The Spring Equinox hurried to Jiuzhu: "I must have arrived at the house by now."
"Brother is back?" Jiuzhu stood up and turned around in place: "Send someone to inform father and mother, and ask the servants to prepare clean clothes and hot water, and, and the kitchen..."
"Don't worry, Miss, I'm still here." Seeing Miss's nervous look, the Spring Equinox pushed her to the door with a smile: "You go to the door and wait for the young master, and let us worry about other things."
Jiuzhu tugged at her sleeves and stood at the gate nervously. When a carriage passed by, she quickly glanced at it, and when she realized it was not, she looked back in disappointment.
"Ming Xiaozhu." King Chen saw Jiuzhu looking at the gate from a distance, he patted the horse, speeded up to her side, and smiled at her on the horse's back.
"His Royal Highness, why did you leave the palace?" Seeing King Chen, Jiu Zhu's nervousness disappeared in half, and she moved to the side so that the horse would not block her vision.
"What are you hiding?" Seeing her like this, King Chen deliberately teased her: "Don't want to see me, eh?"
"His Royal Highness, don't make trouble." Jiuzhu touched King Chen's mount, stretched her neck and looked around: "I..."
Before she could finish speaking, she saw a carriage parked not far from her, and a young man in a green shirt and a crown with a hosta got down from the carriage.
They had never met, but just by looking at it, Jiuzhu could be sure that this person was the brother who wrote to her every month.
The young man hurried to Jiuzhu, wanted to reach out to touch the top of her hair, and restrained his trembling hand back: "Is it... Jiuzhu?"
Jiuzhu nodded heavily.
"It's so big." Ming Jiyuan's voice choked, and he opened his arms to hug the girl, but he was afraid that his sudden enthusiasm would scare her.
He still remembered that his younger sister, when she was just born, was a little soft ball. He hugged her, she didn't cry or make trouble, she looked at him curiously with big eyes.
After his sister was sent away, he heard the cry of the child and thought it was his sister crying.
He thought that as long as he returned to the capital, he would be able to see his sister again. I never thought that this parting would be seventeen years.
Just when he was stunned, the girl plunged into his arms.
"elder brother."
Hearing this "brother", Ming Jiyuan's eyes turned red, and he embraced the girl with trembling hands.
Back then, he watched helplessly as his sister was sent away, and at this moment, he was finally reunited.
King Chen got off the horse and asked the guardian dragon guard to take his horse away, leaning on the stone lion without speaking.
He saw Ming Jingzhou and Shen's carriage coming back from a distance, raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, and turned to leave.
"Your Highness."
Someone grabbed his sleeve, he turned around and looked at Jiuzhu with red eyes, took out a handkerchief and wiped her face: "Your family is reunited today, I'll come back to you in a few days."
"How many days?" Jiu Zhu sniffed, her red nose looked pitiful.
"Three days." King Chen looked at the tears on her eyelashes: "I'll come in three days."
Jiuzhu nodded, and the hand holding his sleeve loosened, but not completely.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for sending the official back. If Your Highness doesn't dislike it, please come to the humble house and have a cup of weak tea." Ming Jiyuan saw his sister clutching at King Chen's sleeve and gracefully bowing to King Chen.
"I don't mind." King Chen smiled at Jiuzhu, then looked up at Ming Jiyuan: "Thank you Third Young Master for your invitation."
As soon as the words fell, the carriage of the Ming family and his wife arrived. He looked at the excited family of four, as well as the small piece of clothing held by Jiuzhu, and waited patiently.
He won't leave until he finishes drinking Ming's tea today.
A man, a man. If you agree to someone's request for tea, you must do it.
When the family returned to the main house, Shen shi glanced at King Chen, who was sitting beside her daughter, drinking tea silently, and looked at Ming Jingzhou suspiciously.
The emperor has said something, the prince and the princess can't easily leave the palace, and such a big palace can't hold the legs of King Chen
"His Royal Highness." Ming Jingzhou said, "I don't know why Your Highness came to this palace?"
"It's okay." King Chen smiled: "The third son invited this king to drink tea in your house. I think that I will be a family soon, how can I refuse the sincere invitation of the third son."
The couple turned to look at Ming Jiyuan.
Ming Jiyuan: "… "
In fact, it is not very sincere, just a few words of courtesy.
He smiled: "If Your Highness is busy with business, you don't need to care about the lower officials."
Go, go quickly.
"The third son may not know yet. Recently, all of us princes and princesses have been very idle and have nothing to do." Speaking of which, King Chen bowed to Ming Jingzhou: "Fortunately, the adults have taught me a lot, and the younger generation has learned a lot. ."
Ming Jingzhou got up and returned the salute: "Your Highness is serious."
Teachings
Ming Jiyuan had deeper doubts in his heart. In the last month, he was in a hurry to return to the capital, and communication was inconvenient, so he didn't know what was going on in the capital.
Father has always been reluctant to get too close to these adult princes, how could he teach King Chen something
But no one helped him. He looked at King Chen, who seemed to have something to say when he asked and answered with his father, and couldn't help but wonder if King Chen had really changed his mind
It didn't take long for someone to send gifts one after another, saying that it was to celebrate his return to Beijing.
When he left Beijing to take a post in another place, he never received such a gift.
How long has it been since I came back today, and the young masters have brought gifts
Almost everyone who came to give gifts did not forget to convey how much their son misses him, as if each of them had a deep friendship with him.
Looking at King Chen who was smiling but not smiling, Ming Jiyuan understood where the enthusiasm of these people came from.
He was personally greeted by King Chen from the city gate to the Ming family, and King Chen was elevating the Ming family.
But in this way, in the eyes of others, the Ming family and King Chen became one. He frowned slightly, and just as he was about to seriously think about King Chen's intentions, he saw King Chen pushing the peeled melon seeds in front of his sister.
The younger sister divided the kernels into two, she took half and gave half to King Chen. King Chen took advantage of the younger sister's inattentiveness and put a little more into the pile of kernels.
He was slightly startled, and a ridiculous and absurd idea came to his mind.
Maybe Chen Wang didn't want anything, just wanted to make his sister happy
"Ji Yuan, you just came back, go take a bath and change into clean clothes to relieve fatigue." Ming Jingzhou stood up, "I'll take you to the yard to see what's inappropriate."
"Jiuzhu." He looked at his daughter who was eating Guaziren: "Sit with your mother and His Highness for a while, I will be back soon."
"Okay, father." Jiuzhu nodded, and put the melon seeds she grabbed onto the plate.
Walking out of the main courtyard, Ming Jiyuan asked Ming Jingzhou: "Father, His Majesty wants to consecrate Concubine Su as his empress, but is it true?"
Ming Jingzhou nodded: "A lot of things have happened in the capital in the past six months, and I can't finish it in a few words. Now you just need to go to Dali Temple and take a job, and I and your uncle will be with you for other things."
"What does King Chen mean?" Ming Jiyuan frowned: "As soon as I returned to Beijing today, I met King Chen. I don't believe this is a coincidence."
"Don't say bad things about King Chen in front of your sister in the future." Ming Jingzhou looked behind him, as if he was afraid that his daughter would follow him: "Your sister will be angry with you."
"Sister, she... does she like His Royal Highness King Chen?"
"It's better to marry someone you like than to watch her marry someone you don't like." Ming Jingzhou patted his son on the shoulder and said with relief, "I haven't seen her for two years, I've gotten a lot stronger."
"Father." Ming Jiyuan couldn't let go of his sister's impending marriage: "King Chen has a flamboyant personality. I'm afraid that my sister will be wronged after marrying him."
"But the imperial decree has been issued, can she be allowed to not marry?" Ming Jingzhou raised his eyebrows: "Besides, why do you think King Chen picks the day when you return to Beijing and guards at the gate of the city?"
"Why?" Ming Jiyuan's eyes gradually sank: "He wants to use our Ming family?"
"Do you think... With King Chen's character, he would do such a thing?" Ming Jingzhou shook his head: "It is impossible for such a prince, who has been favored by His Majesty since childhood, to do such a thing."
For King Chen, the world belongs to the emperor, and he is the emperor's most beloved son, which is equivalent to the fact that everyone in the world will bow their heads in front of him.
"You." Ming Jingzhou looked at him with pity: "Even your sixth brother has a fiancée, but you don't have a cold-hearted person. There is a reason."
Ming Jiyuan: "?"
Why didn't you say a word and attacked him personally
"There are some things, let go of your prejudice and look at it with your heart." Ming Jingzhou smiled: "You will understand."
"Also, King Chen and Concubine Su are your sister's saviors."
"Benefactor?" Ming Jiyuan asked in confusion, "Father, what's going on?"
This capital seems to be no longer the capital in his memory, and everything has become unfamiliar.
Just like in the past, he never imagined that King Chen would become his brother-in-law.