Chapter 94: Brothers and sisters respect each other, father is kind and son is filial
The carriage stopped.
Everyone present also fell silent.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the slightly thin young man getting off the carriage.
She was wearing a bright yellow noble dragon robe, exuding a graceful temperament.
This young man was none other than Prince Jing, Zhu Zaizhen.
Compared to Prince Yu's honest and dull appearance and temperament, Zhu Zaizhen's facial features and temperament were more elegant and graceful.
Every gesture and movement shows his elegance.
"I'm finally back," Zhu Zaizhen stood outside the carriage, looking at the city wall of the capital, with a look of emotion in his narrow and long phoenix eyes, "This time, I won't leave again!"
"Master," the young eunuch of the palace respectfully stepped forward to help Prince Jing get off the carriage, "His Royal Highness Prince Yu and the others are here."
Hearing the eunuch's voice, Zhu Zaizhen quickly calmed down his emotions, and then a smile suddenly appeared on his calm face. With the help of the eunuch, he walked quickly towards Prince Yu and laughed loudly, "Third brother!"
The word "Third Brother" is filled with so many emotions.
"Fourth brother!" Prince Yu's eyes were slightly red, and with tears in his eyes, he stepped forward and grabbed Prince Jing's arm, looking him up and down, and sighed:
"I'm sorry you've suffered after being away for so long!"
Hearing this, King Jing smiled and wiped his tears, "Thank you for your concern, I came back this time..." As he spoke, King Jing grabbed King Yu's arm with both hands and said seriously, "I will never leave again!"
"Okay, if you don't leave, it's fine if you don't leave," Prince Yu nodded with satisfaction, looking at Prince Jing, and said seriously and with satisfaction: "Then stay forever and accompany father!"
"Your Highness, your servants, pay their respects to His Royal Highness Prince Jing and respectfully welcome His Royal Highness Prince Jing back to the capital." At this moment, the Chief Minister of the Cabinet, Yan Song, supported by Yan Shifan, stepped out and bowed.
"Welcome His Royal Highness Prince Jing back to the capital!" As soon as Yan Shifan spoke, officials from the Yan Party came out to salute him.
Seeing this, Qingliu and others on the side naturally would not lose their manners at this time. No matter how dissatisfied they were in their hearts, they had to endure it. As the ministers of the six ministries of the cabinet exchanged greetings, the scene became extremely lively for a while.
"How could I have the honor to trouble all the ministers to welcome you? I am really ashamed..." King Jing was still speaking when Gao Gong took a step forward and said loudly:
"Your Highness, you don't know that when His Highness Prince Yu learned that my younger brother was going back to Beijing, he went to the palace and begged the Emperor. His Highness Prince Yu understands my younger brother's previous experience, so he wants to give His Highness the highest welcome!"
"Everything is due to the kindness of His Royal Highness Prince Yu..." The Qingliu faction also began to echo.
Hearing this, King Jing was speechless, but then he smiled, looked at King Yu, and said, "Thank you, Third Brother."
"Brothers, there's no need to talk about this," Prince Yu grabbed Prince Jing's arm and turned around and said, "Fourth brother, let's hurry into the palace. Father is still waiting, don't let him wait any longer."
"Okay!" King Jing nodded with a smile.
For a moment, the two princes walked side by side towards the sedan chair, presenting a scene of brotherly friendship and respect.
The ministers also followed the two princes happily, but they were clearly divided into the clear and the turbid, and each had their own ulterior motives.
Over the past month, Qingliu and Yan Party have been fighting in the northern border, and Yan Party was defeated miserably in the first round, but these are just appetizers.
Now that King Jing has returned to the capital, the situation will become more complicated.
After meeting Prince Jing, the ministers dispersed, and Prince Yu brought Prince Jing to Yuxi Palace to meet Jiajing.
"Your Highnesses, please come in quickly. The master is very happy to know that Prince Jing has returned." Lu Fang looked at Prince Jing with a smile on his face.
"As expected, my father still likes my fourth brother more..." When Prince Yu heard this, a complicated look flashed in his eyes.
"Eunuch Lu, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?" King Jing asked Lu Fang with a smile as he entered the room.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Thanks to you, my old bones are in good health." Lu Fang smiled with her head down.
"With you serving my father, I feel more at ease." King Jing nodded slightly. He did not care about what Lu Fang said about taking advantage of the situation. He just thought that Lu Fang was talking about New Year's words.
It was only a few steps from the main hall of Yuxi Palace to the side hall, but in Lu Fang's eyes, the difference between these two princes was very obvious.
Prince Yu had a serious face and walked steadily.
King Jing standing aside was completely different. He walked like a dragon and a tiger, wearing a bright yellow python robe, and his every move showed generosity.
Especially the gentle and hearty smile on his face, which makes people intuitively feel the royal demeanor at the first glance.
As for Prince Yu, he was too serious. Perhaps he himself did not realize that he had been looking heavy in recent days.
This is a habit developed from years of being cautious and careful. Even though he now knows how to fight and begins to show his talent, he cannot change it.
"Master, the two princes have arrived." Lu Fang came to the foot of the temple and said in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Jiajing, who was meditating, opened his eyes and looked, and sure enough, he saw Prince Yu and Prince Jing standing below.
At this moment, King Jing's face was full of excitement, his pupils were trembling, and tears began to gather in his eyes.
"Father, Father..." King Jing called out with a sob, and then he knelt on the ground, put his head on the ground, and said loudly: "Your son, I pay my respects to you, Father. May you live forever!"
But this time, seeing Prince Jing kneel down, Prince Yu did not kneel down as well. Instead, he smiled and bowed to Jiajing, saying:
"Father, I was just saying on the way that my fourth brother would definitely cry when he saw you, but he still kept his mouth shut. Sure enough!"
In every move, Prince Yu placed himself in the position of an elder brother and regarded Prince Jing as an ignorant younger brother.
When Prince Jing heard this, a strange look flashed in his eyes. Joking? He didn't say this to Prince Yu on the way.
Along the way, Prince Yu showed him and everyone else his generosity, tolerance, and love for his younger brother as a brother. He naturally knew the purpose of Prince Yu doing all this, which was just to suppress him and let everyone know that he was the elder brother and he was the younger brother, and there was an order of seniority!
At this moment, in front of his father, he still played the role of an elder brother and put himself in the position of a child.
But he couldn't refute it. Regardless of whether it was true or false, it was Prince Yu's festive words when father and son, or brothers met.
To refute at this time would be to lose face for his brother and embarrass him. If it were in the past, he would not care, but he was well aware of the recent developments in the capital, and he knew that his father did not dislike Prince Yu.
This time he came back to compete with Prince Yu, and the final decision-making power lies in the hands of his father, so he must handle it carefully.
A flash of thought flashed through his mind, and King Jing raised his head, grinned, looked at Jiajing, and said, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Father."
Jiajing saw the open and covert struggles between his two sons, Prince Yu's strong emphasis on his brother's intentions, and Prince Jing's calm attitude towards the situation, taking advantage of the fact that he liked him, but he did not take it seriously.
These two sons are too young and are far from meeting the standards of a qualified crown prince. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty will still need their assistance in the future, so it is reasonable to give them more training.
"Get up." Jiajing raised his hand with a smile. At this time, Lu Fang also brought two stools.
What followed was naturally a show of concern between the father and the son, chatting about family matters, and then talking about the reason why King Tiao Jing came back this time.
The father and son chatted until the evening.
Jiajing naturally let Zhu Zaizhen drink a bowl of spiritual porridge as well, just to nourish the boy's body.
Possessing memories of his past life, he only said that King Jing Zhu Zaizhen died of a sudden illness, and there are not many records about King Jing.
Of course, some people also speculate that there may be too many political factors involved in King Jing’s death because he was too similar to themselves.
The Qingliu faction, which had already been victorious at that time, would never allow another of them to appear in the Ming Dynasty.
But these are just speculations.
It was already evening when we came out of Yuxi Palace.
The difference is that Prince Jing has a painting scroll given by Jiajing in his hand.
"Third brother, I heard that the emperor also gave you a scroll not long ago?" After leaving Yuxi Palace, Prince Jing and Prince Yu walked side by side, and as they spoke, they actually began to open the scroll.
"Fourth brother, father wants you to go back and take a look." Prince Yu looked at Prince Jing deeply and said.
"Heh," Prince Jing chuckled, turned his head and looked at Prince Yu, and said, "Third brother, you are too fussy about details. For my father, leaving Yuxi Palace is like going home."
Having said that, he continued to unpack the scroll.
Seeing this, Prince Yu opened his mouth, then smiled and pointed at Prince Jing to show his helplessness, pointed at the half-opened scroll and said with a smile: "Father treats you and me equally."
To be honest, Prince Yu was still very curious about what poem his father would write on the scroll given to Prince Jing.
His poem foreshadowed his father's explanation to himself, and also made him understand that his father had never hated him. What about his fourth brother?
"Hua La!" At this time, King Jing had already opened the scroll. In the scroll, a tiger turned his head back and butted his head against a little tiger. Although it was the ferocious king of beasts, it gave people a feeling of fatherly love and filial piety.
As the scroll opened, the two of them stopped, but their expressions were completely different.
"The tiger is the king of all beasts, and no one dares to provoke its anger."
"Only the love between father and son, looking back at every step?" After reading the last sentence, King Jing smiled and said to King Yu while holding up the painting:
"Third brother really understands father. It is exactly the same as the painting that third brother hangs in the palace hall..."
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Prince Yu's face, which instantly restrained his expression, and his eyes revealed undisguised mockery.
Prince Yu's hands clenched slightly in his wide sleeves. He felt that he had been moved too early.
Can fatherly love be cut?
Forget it, I’m tired. I never asked for such a thing in the first place. I never asked for it!
Soon, Prince Yu regained his composure. After all, his father did let him assist in the cabinet, and he had indeed felt during these days that his father did not really hate him.
The royal family has no relatives, and as a member of the royal family, he understands this too well. What he really cares about at this moment is King Jing's understanding of his father.
Obviously, he had already guessed that the two paintings would be exactly the same, and this move was just to defeat himself.
But he thought too simply. He had just been enduring before, but now that his father's time was approaching, he would not endure it anymore.
This time, he will go all out and overthrow King Jing completely.
Thinking of this, Prince Yu was too lazy to play tricks on Prince Jing and said directly, "Fourth brother, I will not send you back to the palace. Tomorrow, the cabinet will hold a meeting in Wenhua Hall. Remember not to be late."
After saying this, Prince Yu turned around and strode away.
"Just as Yan Shifan said, he is really different now." Looking at Prince Yu's departing back, the mocking look in Prince Jing's eyes disappeared, and the eunuch who was serving in the palace came forward.
"Your Majesty? Elder Yan and Young Elder Yan want to meet Your Majesty. I wonder if they would like to see you?"
"Got it," King Jing threw the scroll in his hand to the eunuch and said, "Ask Yan Song and his son to come to the palace to discuss matters."
After saying that, he strode away and entered the sedan chair.
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I have had a severe cold these past two days and feel unwell, so I will read these 3K first. There will be another chapter later...
(End of this chapter)
