The boat sailed for three days, and finally on the evening of the third day, it stopped and docked.
Zhu Yunxuan led the child out of the cabin, looked at the beautiful island shrouded in the sunset glow in front of him, narrowed his eyes slightly, and finally calmed down his mood of ups and downs all day long.
Liang Zhen reminded him in a low voice behind him: "Your Majesty, the people on the boat are all my cronies. Most people here don't know your identity, so don't worry."
Zhu Yunxuan nodded lightly, looking around, this island is much bigger than he imagined, there are mountains and lakes on the island, and a town was built around the lake at the foot of the mountain, when Xiao Junbo fled with those soldiers Here, under more than 20 years of careful management, from nothing to now, it seems to have become a country of its own on this island.
"Please, Your Majesty." Liang Zhen smiled and picked up Min'er, and led Zhu Yunxuan off the boat.
There were quite a few people on the pier to pick them up, the leader was a tall and burly middle-aged man with a serious face, he stepped forward to greet Liang Zhen, and then his inquiring eyes fell on Zhu Yunxuan who was beside him: "Major General, Who is this… ?"
Liang Zhen smiled and introduced to them: "Uncle Rong, this is my wife and child. They are new here, and they are a little uncomfortable. Please forgive me."
Zhu Yunxuan's pupils shrank slightly, Liang Zhen turned his head and looked at him with a smile: "Ah Xuan, this is Uncle Rong, father's brother-in-law."
Zhu Yunxuan looked coldly at Liang Zhen in front of him, and Liang Zhen winked with him. After a brief stalemate, Zhu Yunxuan turned his head and nodded to Uncle Rong, which was regarded as a greeting. The other party still looked at him with appreciative eyes, but the other people were in an uproar when they heard what Liang Zhen said, and chatted with Zhu Yunxuan in a hurry, and rushed to hug Yu'er.
Liang Zhen fended them off, and said with a smile: "Uncles, please do me a favor, don't scare the child, go back first."
After getting off the pier, they got into the car and headed for the General's Mansion.
With the car door closed, Liang Zhen lowered his voice and asked Zhu Yunxuan with a smile: "Your Majesty, are you angry?"
Zhu Yunxuan ignored him, and opened the car window to look outside. The construction style of the town here is very similar to that of Fujian Province, but there are still some exotic features mixed in. Along the way, people come and go very lively. People who saw the carriages of the General's Mansion would stop and greet them spontaneously. They seemed to respect the deceased General Xiao, and even the young general in the carriage.
Moreover, this place is not full of soldiers as Zhu Yunxuan thought before, and there are many women and children on the street. Liang Zhen took the initiative to explain to him: "This island is rich in products. The kind of tea that His Majesty drank is a special product here, and it is sold to other island countries in Nanyang. For more than 20 years, my father has brought these people to rely on this I saved up a family business, supported the whole island, and helped these soldiers marry wives one after another. The women you see are all married from other places in Nanyang."
Zhu Yunxuan frowned: "Why hasn't any news about them been sent back to the Dayan court for so many years?"
Liang Zhen sighed: "It's because they took the initiative to avoid dealing with the Dayan merchants and kept a low profile that no one connected them with the Dayan soldiers who died at sea."
"... But this is not their homeland after all. They all have parents, relatives and friends in Dayan, and some of them should have been married a long time ago, right?"
Liang Zhen smiled: "It was the Dayan court who pushed them out to die, how dare they go back."
Zhu Yunxuan's expression darkened, and he didn't ask any more questions.
The General's Mansion is in the center of the town, built by the lake, although it is far from the real deep houses in Dayan, it is quite decent.
Xiao'er was already hungry, and not long after entering the door, Liang Zhen ordered someone to pass on the meal, and the family of three sat together, and after so many days, they finally had a decent meal.
The dishes are all based on northern tastes, and there are also one or two special dishes from Nanyang, but Yu'er only stares at the bunny-shaped snacks, her eyes are shining brightly: "Little rabbit..."
Liang Zhen put one into his bowl: "Eat more if you like it."
The child quickly shook his head: "You can't eat little rabbits."
Zhu Yunxuan put the snack back into the plate again, and frowned to remind Liang Zhen: "Don't tell him to eat, or you will cry so much that you can't stop you to coax him."
Liang Zhen laughed: "Since the little one likes rabbits so much, why don't you raise a few for him?"
Zhu Yunxuan shook his head: "The General Army's Mansion had raised two before, but they were accidentally raised to death later on, and Yu'er was sick for a month because of this. Since then, my brother has never dared to raise them for him, and only made some fake ones for him to play with." .”
Liang Zhen snorted: "Mr. Dingguo and his wife raised my son like a pampered daughter."
Before Zhu Yunxuan could say anything, he stretched out his hand and pinched Min'er's little nose again: "What kind of rabbit are you raising? Father will raise leopards and tigers for you in the future."
The little baby blinked and smiled innocently: "Okay."
Zhu Yunxuan raised his eyes to look at Liang Zhen, and there was a flash of emotion in his eyes. Liang Zhen smiled and took some food for him: "Your Majesty, eat more. I specially asked the kitchen to prepare it. Originally, those people outside were waiting to clean up the dust for us. , was pushed by me, or this meal would not be clean."
"... They are all your father's subordinates?"
"Yes, among those people, apart from my father, Uncle Rong has the highest official position. After going to the island, my father married him and supported each other until now."
"But you don't trust him."
Zhu Yunxuan spoke with certainty, and Liang Zhen did not deny it, and smiled softly: "Your Majesty really understands me. My father and these subordinates are brothers with one heart and one heart, but it has been a long time, and they live in this small place. What has changed, let alone me, an outsider who came here three years ago, my father is gone now, and the only people I really dare to trust are the people I brought from Beijing and the few loyal servants my father left behind."
"They haven't been back to Dayan for decades, and try to avoid contact with Dayan people, but you ran to Fujian with a bunch of cronies. No wonder they don't regard you as their own."
Liang Zhen looked at Zhu Yunxuan with a smile: "Your Majesty really doesn't know why I have to go to Fujian?"
Zhu Yunxuan's eyes turned to the child who was obediently eating with his head down, paused, and murmured: "I thought... what you said three years ago was true."
What Liang Zhen told him three years ago was that he would never set foot on Dayan again in this life. He really believed it, and he has always believed so, but Liang Zhen will always be Liang Zhen, and there will always be one unexpected move after another. wait for him.
Liang Zhen nodded: "It's true, but I also said that the premise is that His Majesty never wants to see me again in this lifetime."
Zhu Yunxuan didn't ask any more questions, and lowered his head to eat silently. Liang Zhen slightly hooked the corners of his lips, and continued to pick up food for the big and small in front of him.
After dinner, it was still bright outside, Liang Zhen proposed to take a walk outside, and led Zhu Yunxuan out with the child in his arms.
Going out from the back door of the General’s Mansion is the only lake on the island, and after a short walk, you will reach the seaside. At this time, there are still many children playing by the seaside. There are only a few thousand people on this island, and every family knows each other well. , The door is not closed at night, and the children, older and younger, are all playing together.
You can hear the sound of waves mixed with the laughter of children everywhere, Min'er stares around curiously, seeing everything is new, Zhu Yunxuan is also looking at those children, Liang Zhen asked him: "What is your Majesty thinking?"
"These kids... have they been like this all their lives?"
"Isn't that great? You don't have to worry about anything, you don't have to be forced to study, you can play however you want..." Seeing the disapproval expression on Zhu Yunxuan's face, Liang Zhen smiled and said seriously, "Actually, no, All boys over the age of twelve on this island are required to join the army, and the military camp is on the seaside behind the mountain. For more than twenty years, my father dared not let these people live too comfortably and lose their blood. They will lose their ability to protect themselves one day."
Zhu Yunxuan frowned and said, "It's not a long-term solution."
"Then is your majesty willing to show them a clear way?"
Zhu Yunxuan glanced at him, did not express his opinion, and continued to walk forward.
Min'er looked at the soft white sand on the beach, and wanted to step on it, twisting her body and kept wanting Liang Zhen to let her down, but Zhu Yunxuan stopped her: "I want to play tomorrow during the day, but the wind will blow up soon. Go a little further and go back."
The little baby who didn't succeed fell back on Liang Zhen's shoulder in disappointment, Liang Zhen smiled and patted him on the back: "Hey, I'll bring you to pick up conch tomorrow, it's bigger than the one I bought for you at the sea market last time." .”
The child's eyes lit up instantly: "Really?"
"Really, father never lied to anyone, let alone our little darling."
Liang Zhen opened his eyes and said nonsense without changing his face, Zhu Yunxuan did not expose him, and there was a fleeting smile in his eyes.
They went back to the General's Mansion when the last ray of afterglow in the sky was gone. Liang Zhen sent Zhu Yunxuan and his son to the door. Suddenly, she reached out her hand and pulled him back abruptly.
Zhu Yunxuan was taken aback for a moment, raised his eyes and met Liang Zhen's smiling eyes, Liang Zhen leaned close to him, and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, when I left Beijing, I really made up my mind not to go back to Dayan. I did do it in three years, but the news from Dayan was that you have been refusing to become queen, so I will go to Minzhou. Originally, I just wanted to take a look at you from a distance while you were on your southern tour, but I accidentally knew There is a third child in the Navy Commander's Mansion, you said, how could I let you go, since you have given me thoughts, you can no longer push me away."
Min'er raised her head and looked at them inexplicably. Zhu Yunxuan didn't move, she closed her eyes lightly, and after a long while, she murmured in a low voice: "...you will always be such a jerk."
"Whether I'm a fool or not, His Majesty will know later."
After speaking with a smile, Liang Zhen backed away, raised his hand to touch Min'er's face again: "Good boy, go back to bed with your father."
The child climbed onto the bed and was still playing with those bamboo rabbits that he never got tired of playing. Zhu Yunxuan pressed him into the bed, lowered his head and kissed him: "Sleep well and play tomorrow."
Jun'er stared at him with bright eyes: "Daddy, were those little rabbits and puppies you gave to Jun'er made by your father?"
"… Um."
"My father is so kind to my son, and my son likes my father very much."
Zhu Yunxuan smiled softly: "Yes."