Ten days later, He Huailing led the Fujian and Guangdong Navy back to Quanzhou port, followed by a letter of surrender from the Fanbang people in Java Island, and said that the first batch of indemnities would be delivered in a few days. The captives were brought back.
After all the dust settled, Liang Zhen's injuries had almost healed after more than 20 days of recuperation, Zhu Yunxuan finally gave the order to leave for Beijing in three days.
Before that, there is the most important thing and the most troublesome thing for Zhu Yunxuan, which is how to tell this little doll, Min'er.
Miner has now fully accepted him and Liang Zhen, but the child may not be willing to separate from Zhu Yunjing and the others, and Zhu Yunxuan does not want to hurt the child's heart.
These days, Zhu Yunxuan has been in a dilemma and procrastinated again and again, until now when he is about to leave, he can no longer procrastinate. In the end, Zhu Yunjing told the child first, and the child burst into tears when he heard it, and started to cry with sobs: "Woo... I won't go, I don't want to go to other places, I want Daddy, Daddy don't want me. "
Zhu Yunjing squatted down helplessly, wiped the child's tears, and winked at Zhu Yunxuan, who was embarrassed and at a loss, Zhu Yunxuan stepped forward, reached out to hug her son, and coaxed him: "Stop crying, your big daddy!" It's not that they don't want you, you go with daddy first, and at the end of the year, they will go to the capital to visit you, okay?"
He has already decided to transfer He Huailing back to Beijing, but that will have to wait until the end of his term at the end of the year.
The child sniffed, looked at Zhu Yunxuan pitifully, and turned back to look at Zhu Yunjing after a while: "...Really?"
Zhu Yunjing raised her hand to caress his face, and assured him with a smile: "Really, Daddy will always like Min'er."
The child stared blankly and stopped crying. After hesitating for a moment, he leaned on Zhu Yunxuan's shoulder and said in a low voice, "Mu'er is very good, Daddy, you should like him too."
Zhu Yunxuan patted him on the back lightly, and finally calmed down: "Little fool."
In the following whole day, Min'er was a little unhappy. When Liang Zhen heard what happened, he hugged him with a smile, and asked him, "Why is Min'er so stingy? Other babies only have one father and one father, but what are you doing?" Want two of them, are you so greedy?"
The child stared at him blankly: "Isn't it possible?"
Liang Zhen smiled and shook his head: "Your elder brother Yuan Bao and elder brother Ming only have one father and one father, why do you want two? A good boy can't be so greedy."
"Jin'er is not greedy, can you really want all of them?... Then Min'er doesn't want a father anymore."
"No father?"
The child's eyes were red and he said wronged, "Ji'er wants the original father..."
Liang Zhen: "..."
He squeezed his son's chin dumbfounded: "Little heartless, who picked up kites for you, gave you lanterns, weaved rabbits for you, and took you to fish for conch? If you don't want your father, your father won't want you either. Another baby."
"No!" The child shook his head vigorously, "No, no, no, no, no, no, my father said that I don't want other babies, my father can't say nothing!"
"Then you said just now that you don't want me? Does your father treat you well?" Liang Zhen scratched his nose angrily. Thinking about it, he was quite upset. What's wrong with He Huailing's kind of soldier who has no interest at first glance? Well, the son actually asked him not to own himself
Jun'er probably also realized that she said something wrong, and coquettishly slipped into Liang Zhen's arms: "Ju'er wants it, daddy and father, everyone!"
"... You brat, you are more domineering than your father."
On the eve of departure, Zhu Yunjing asked someone to prepare good wine and food to bid farewell to Zhu Yunxuan and the others.
It was the first time for Liang Zhen to eat at the same table with Zhu Yunxuan's elder brother, and his attitude was very upright. As soon as they got on the table, he poured wine for himself, and raised his glass to signify to Zhu Yunjing and He Huailing.
Zhu Yunxuan frowned and reminded him: "Your wound has just scabbed, don't drink so much."
Liang Zhen smiled back at him: "It's just a few drinks, it's okay."
After comforting Zhu Yunxuan, he smiled and looked at Zhu Yunjing and Zhu Yunjing who were sitting opposite, with a rare serious expression: "I will offer you a toast first. In the past few years, it is thanks to you who took Min'er to Nanjiang for medical treatment and raised him. It’s such a good job, I don’t want to thank you for your kindness, I will remember this kindness in my heart, and I will repay it thousands of times in the future.”
Zhu Yunxuan was a little dazed, and his gaze towards Liang Zhen flickered slightly. Zhu Yunjing didn't move, but looked coldly at Liang Zhen who was holding the glass opposite. After a brief stalemate, He Huailing raised the wine glass first, smoothing things over and saying, "If you want to thank you or not, you should. The child is well-behaved and sensible, and we love him from the bottom of our hearts."
As he spoke, he lightly bumped Zhu Yunjing beside him with his hand, Zhu Yunjing still remained silent, Zhu Yunxuan also raised his cup and sighed: "Brother, I should also toast you, you have worked hard these few years. "
Only then did Zhu Yunjing hold the wine glass, and said to Liang Zhen in a cold voice: "I have always disapproved of Ah Xuan being with you, even now I don't like you, but Ah Xuan chose the road himself, and I will not I object, but if there is another time when we need to rescue you, I will never be polite to you again, even if Ah Xuan stops me, I will definitely clear the king's side for him with my own hands."
Liang Zhen nodded with a smile: "Okay, if that day comes, I will listen to you and do what you want, and I will do it first!"
After that, he tilted his head back and poured all the wine into his mouth happily.
Seeing his movements, Zhu Yunxuan's expression moved, and said to Zhu Yunjing: "Brother, I believe in him, and I also believe in myself. There will be no next time, so don't worry."
He also simply drank the wine in the glass, and He Huailing also drank the wine very boldly. When it was Zhu Yunjing's turn, no matter how reluctant he was, it was not so much for Liang Zhen's face, but more for him to look at In order to save face, Zhu Yunxuan raised his head and poured the wine into his mouth.
Liang Zhen put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "Thank you big brother and brother-in-law for giving me this face, you two don't worry, the younger brother will be the empress in the future, and I will assist His Majesty with all my heart, let alone make Your Majesty suffer any grievances."
He doesn't care about Zhu Yunjing's cold and hard attitude. Many things he has done in the past are really stupid. If Zhu Yunxuan hadn't softened his heart, they would not be able to survive today. It's human nature, anyway, there will be time and opportunities in the future, and he will let everyone see his sincerity towards Zhu Yunxuan.
Zhu Yunjing and He Huailing: "..."
I have never seen such a thick-skinned person, and I have never seen such a familiar person. I really don't know what Zhu Yunxuan likes about him...
Zhu Yunxuan gave a low cough in embarrassment, and glanced at Liang Zhen unobtrusively. Liang Zhen smiled and gave him food: "You eat more."
The four of them ate at the same table, and at first they were a little uncomfortable, but after the first few glasses of wine, they let go. Liang Zhen even called He Huailing brothers and got up, chatting about those marches and wars, and they were very speculative.
Zhu Yunxuan stared at Liang Zhen, not letting him drink too much, and later asked someone to exchange tea for him instead of wine.
Zhu Yunjing saw his every move, and apart from sighing in his heart, there was really nothing to say. Even if his younger brother became the emperor and gained real power, he was still eaten to death by Liang Zhen. I'm afraid it will be like this all my life, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, what else can others say
Liang Zhen and He Huailing exchanged the art of war, and Zhu Yunxuan also whispered to Zhu Yunjing: "Brother, don't always show him face, he has changed a lot compared to before, and he is really toward me. Give him a chance to perform."
Zhu Yunjing hated that iron could not be made into steel, and pointed at Zhu Yunxuan's forehead as she did when she was a child: "You, Bai Chang is so old, and he is also the emperor in vain."
Zhu Yunxuan covered her forehead and laughed foolishly: "Without him, my life would really be in vain."
The dinner didn't end until near Haishi, Zhu Yunxuan refused to let Liang Zhen drink, but he himself got a little too drunk.
After returning to the room, he gradually regained consciousness after drinking the hangover soup, and took Liang Zhen's hand beside him: "Where's Yu'er?"
"I was taken to sleep by the mother."
Zhu Yunxuan nodded indiscriminately, and Liang Zhen picked up the hot handkerchief to help him wipe his face. Seeing Zhu Yunxuan staring at him in a daze, he squeezed his chin with a smile: "What are you looking at?"
"... You have to behave well in the future, otherwise, brother will really get rid of you."
Liang Zhen raised his eyebrows: "Ah Xuan is worried about me? Can't bear me?"
Zhu Yunxuan muttered in a low voice: "Don't be complacent, if you really dare, I don't need my brother to come, I will do it myself."
Liang Zhen took him into his arms and kissed his forehead: "Don't dare, and I don't want to."
Zhu Yunxuan's fingers slowly turned on his shoulder: "Don't take your brother's words too seriously, what he says doesn't count, and what I say counts."
Liang Zhen suppressed a smile and echoed: "Well, I only take Ah Xuan's words to heart."
"I think you and Ding Guogong are quite speculative, and you can walk around with him more in the future."
"Mr. Dingguo is a truly capable person. Even without the relationship between him and His Majesty's elder brother, it would be easy to win him over. I knew him earlier than I knew Your Majesty. You don't need to worry about this, but it was yesterday, that little brother of Min'er. The baby actually said that he wanted him not to want me, hey, it made me so angry... "
Zhu Yunxuan laughed when he heard the words: "You deserve it, I have raised You'er for three years, you, a father who came out of nowhere, how can you compare with others."
Liang Zhen sighed: "Yes, it's a pity."
Zhu Yunxuan closed her eyes and rubbed against his neck: "Don't be sad, Min'er is still young, when we raise him for another two or three years, he will definitely kiss us even more."
Liang Zhen smiled lowly: "Your Majesty is much more optimistic than before, and will comfort me in return."
"I'm afraid you're really angry with him."
"Do you think I'm such a stingy person? To be angry with a three-year-old baby?" Liang Zhen shook his head with a helpless smile, "If I'm really angry with him, I'll just turn around and spank him."
Zhu Yunxuan thought about it seriously, then nodded: "...well, it's okay."