Early in the morning, as soon as Zhu Yunxuan got up with his son, a woman brought breakfast into the cabin. When Zhu Yunxuan, who was playing happily with a bunch of rabbit dolls, saw the woman, he subconsciously went into Zhu Yunxuan's arms Shrinking, face full of fear. The woman was a little embarrassed, put down her meal, greeted them respectfully, and retreated consciously.
Zhu Yunxuan raised his hand and touched his son's head, comforting him in a gentle voice: "Daddy is here, so I'm not afraid."
The child nodded obediently, and told him in a low voice: "It was this nanny who snatched her away. She doesn't like her. Fortunately, an uncle came to rescue her."
Zhu Yunxuan: "..."
When Liang Zhen came over, the father and son had already finished their breakfast, and Min'er was sitting in Zhu Yunxuan's arms, playing with the rabbits one by one. Zhu Yunxuan was leaning on the couch, looking out the window, his eyes were empty, wondering what he was thinking.
Hearing the movement, Min'er raised his head first, his eyes lit up when he saw Liang Zhen, and called him crisply: "Hello, Uncle!"
Liang Zhen sat cross-legged on the couch, smiled and stretched out his hand to scratch the little baby's nose: "You are good."
Then he turned his gaze to Zhu Yunxuan and told him: "I have arranged for someone to deliver a letter to Duke Ding and the others, telling them not to worry, and will send His Majesty back in a month and a half."
Zhu Yunxuan didn't say anything, Liang Zhen asked someone to bring hot tea, snacks and a chess board, and signaled to Zhu Yunxuan, Zhu Yunxuan raised his eyes and glanced at him, put the snacks in front of Min'er and asked him to eat, and picked up the chess pieces.
An hour later, Liang Zhen smiled and swept the remaining chess pieces back into the chess box, admitting defeat: "I haven't seen you for three years, Your Majesty's chess skills have improved a lot."
Zhu Yunxuan ignored his teasing, picked up the tea and took a sip. This tea was very different from the imperial tea he was used to, and it didn't taste like the one he drank in Quanzhou General Military Mansion. It was imported, and before he knew it, this was already his third cup.
Liang Zhen explained to him with a smile: "This is a kind of tea produced on the island in Nanyang. Those who are not used to drinking it will find it has a strange taste, but if they are used to drinking it, they like it very much."
Zhu Yunxuan put down his teacup and raised his eyes to look at him: "You can live so chicly in this barbaric land, and even become some kind of major general. Your ability has also impressed me for three years."
Liang Zhen nodded with a smile: "Your Majesty's absurd praise is nothing but fooling around."
"How many people in this world can still be like you after becoming a prisoner of the Dayan court?"
Zhu Yunxuan's words were unceremonious ridicule and sarcasm, Liang Zhen didn't care at all, he smiled and echoed everything he said: "That's all thanks to His Majesty, if His Majesty hadn't let me go that day, how could I still be here today?" .”
Zhu Yunxuan slightly narrowed his eyes, and calmly looked at Liang Zhen, who was smiling with a playful face in front of him. After three years, this person seemed to have changed, and he still seemed to be the same as before, which made him unable to see through.
"Daddy..."
Min'er tugged at Zhu Yunxuan's sleeve, as if frightened by the too cold expression on his face, she looked at him timidly.
Zhu Yunxuan calmed down, and squeezed his hand lightly: "Hey, play by yourself."
Liang Zhen looked at the interaction between their father and son, and the smile in his eyes deepened. It's good to have the little boy, at least I hope that no matter how much Yunxuan annoys him, once he meets the little doll Shang Miner, he will turn into soft fingers. Unknowingly, people softened.
With a low cough, Liang Zhen put away the joke in his expression, and explained to Zhu Yunxuan seriously: "Your Majesty wants to know, so I won't hide it from you. Three years ago, I left Beijing with a few cronies and walked all the way to the south. , directly went out to Nanyang, and later met my father in Nanyang."
Zhu Yunxuan frowned: "Your father?"
"Yes," Liang Zhen lowered his gaze, "My father, Xiao Junbo, was sent out to sea by the late emperor to suppress bandits more than 20 years ago. At that time, he led 20 ships and nearly 10,000 people to go to ghosts, looking for islands where pirates are entrenched. The first emperor's decree was that they would not be allowed to return to court unless they found a place to wipe out all the pirates, otherwise they would be charged with treason. No trace of Kou was found, and three months later, my father resolutely took the last thousand remaining people and left Guishen for Nanyang."
No need for Liang Zhen to go on, Zhu Yunxuan understood: "They didn't return to the court, so the court decided that they were all buried in the sea."
Liang Zhen smiled sarcastically: "When they go back, what awaits them is the questioning and sentencing. The late emperor didn't intend to ask them to go back. At least they can survive if they go to Nanyang."
Zhu Yunxuan was speechless for a moment, this was a crime committed by his father, and he couldn't refute it.
Liang Zhen continued: "They found an isolated island in Nanyang, and survived by doing business with those Nanyang people. My father once sent someone back to find me and dad, but what they got was that dad had jumped off the cliff with me and died. Bad news, since then he has never set foot in Dayan again, by chance, my father and son met in Nanyang three years ago, and finally got to know each other, those people called me a major general, just for the sake of my father Just go up."
"... Is General Xiao okay now?"
Liang Zhen sighed: "After seeing me, I feel that there are no more regrets in this life, and I passed away two years ago."
There was fleeting sorrow in his eyes, Zhu Yunxuan was upset, and the words of comfort rolled around his mouth, but he didn't say it in the end.
Liang Zhenfu smiled again: "That island has a beautiful scenery and a good climate. His Majesty will definitely like it."
From last night to today, Zhu Yunxuan never asked him where he was taking him, as if he didn't care, Liang Zhen took the initiative to say it, but he didn't ask any more questions, he just looked at Min'er at the side, was silent for a moment, and said: " Since you have already made your own claim, why bother to explain so much.”
Liang Zhen lowered his eyes and let out a low laugh, then looked at Jun'er, and asked him: "Baby, Uncle will take you to a fun place to play, do you want to go?"
The little baby looked at Zhu Yunxuan: "Is Daddy going too?"
Zhu Yunxuan pursed the corners of her lips lightly and nodded.
Jun'er said happily, "Then Jun'er will go too."
Liang Zhen smiled smugly, Zhu Yunxuan really didn't know what to say for a while, but Min'er didn't realize that her father's idea was awkward and uncomfortable, looked at Zhu Yunxuan and then at Liang Zhen, and asked Zhu Yunxuan hesitantly: "Daddy, uncle said that he is also the father of Yu'er, is it true?"
Zhu Yunxuan was stunned for a moment, Liang Zhen stretched out his hand to hug him, and asked him with a smile, "What do you think, Min'er?"
The child thought about it seriously, and answered him: "Jin'er already has two fathers, and another father, how about uncle being the father of Yun'er?"
Such a young child is not very clear about the difference between father and father, but feels that three fathers are too many and one father is too little, so he naturally expressed his thoughts, Liang Zhen smiled meaningfully, and On the opposite side, Zhu Yunxuan, who was expressionless, pursed his lips and blinked: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Zhu Yunxuan also looked at Zhu Yunxuan eagerly, as if afraid that he would not agree, Zhu Yunxuan raised his hand to caress the child's face, and said in a warm voice, "You can do it yourself if you want."
The child immediately yelled "Father" happily and got into Liang Zhen's arms. Zhu Yunxuan was speechless, but thought that this silly son was too easy to coax. He recognized a father so easily. First of all, he wanted to get close to the child Obviously it's not that easy...
At night, Min'er had a nightmare, woke up crying, and shouted for Daddy and Father, Zhu Yunxuan hugged him for a long time, and the child asked him tearfully why Daddy and Father were not there, It's not that he is gone, Zhu Yunxuan can only comfort him over and over again, and put the child to sleep again.
But he himself didn't feel sleepy any more, he guarded the child for a while, got up and put on a coat and went outside.
In the middle of the night at sea, there was no light at all, only the sound of the waves beating and the howling wind. Zhu Yunxuan leaned against the guardrail and looked into the distance calmly, not moving for a long time.
The cloak fell on his shoulders, and the warm breath approached from behind. Zhu Yunxuan still did not turn his head, and a familiar voice rang in his ears: "What time is it? Is Your Majesty still asleep? Even though it is summer, but at night The sea wind is strong, Your Majesty should catch a cold."
Zhu Yunxuan closed her eyes lightly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Ji'er hasn't seen his elder brothers and them for two days, and he can't even sleep well at night. If... if I bring him back to Beijing, can he bear it?"
A little child is always worried that he will be abandoned, how can he not make people feel distressed, he is willing to recognize himself and Liang Zhen, and wants to have more fathers and fathers, after all, he still feels too insecure.
How could Liang Zhen, a father whom he had just met, who only had a child for a month, replace Zhu Yunjing and He Huailing who raised him in a short period of time? Zhu Yunxuan felt very uncomfortable. He didn't insist on sending the child out, so he wouldn't make the child feel so wronged now.
"It's not your Majesty's fault," Liang Zhen gently hugged his shoulders, "Your Majesty was forced to do so, if you want to complain, blame me."
Zhu Yunxuan's voice was bitter: "I didn't have to. Back then, I just didn't want him..."
"He is still young, Your Majesty should be patient and take it slowly. If you are afraid that he will not be able to accept it for a while, you should quickly settle the matter in the south and transfer Duke Dingguo back to Beijing."
Zhu Yunxuan didn't say anything more, Liang Zhen pressed his shoulders to make him turn around, helped him wrap the cloak around him tightly, and reminded him again: "Your Majesty, go back and rest, or Min'er will wake up again in a while, I didn't see you You're going to cry even more."
Zhu Yunxuan looked dazed, staring blankly at Liang Zhen in front of him, there seemed to be a puddle of water in his warm eyes in the night, and it was about to overflow.
Liang Zhen smiled softly: "Your Majesty, if you look at me like this again, I will carry you back."
Zhu Yunxuan came back to his senses, there was a momentary panic in his eyes, he turned his eyes away and went into the cabin.
After sending Zhu Yunxuan back to the house, Liang Zhen stood outside the door for a while, then smiled helplessly, shook his head, turned and left.