Ming Dynasty: Zhu Biao's younger brother, the most rebellious son in history

Chapter 201 Why does Father want to monitor us?
After Zhu Kai finished listening to what they said, he did not show any reaction. He quietly walked to the table, picked up a steamed bun and started eating.

When Xu Miaoyun saw Zhu Kai eating steamed buns nearby, she hurried over and poured him a cup of milk tea. There was still some milk tea left in the bag that Zhu Kai gave her last night.

"Your Majesty, the steamed buns are too dry and hard to swallow early in the morning. Just drink some with the milk tea."

When Guanyin Nu heard Xu Miaoyun talking about milk tea, he suddenly felt homesick. He had just left his hometown and he began to miss the milk tea from his hometown.

"I didn't expect that the princess and the prince actually like to drink milk tea, but every time the prince came to our tribe and I poured him milk tea, he never drank more than a few sips."

Zhu Kai swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth and said this.

“The milk tea in your tribe is always salty, and you add beef and some grains into it.

I really can't get used to it. The milk tea I made is sweet, with sugar and pearls in it. You haven't tasted it before. This is something I specially developed."

"Specially developed?"

He obviously felt what Zhu Kai said and was a little surprised. He didn't expect that a prince of the Ming Dynasty would actually research milk tea on his own.

Zhu Kai picked up the milk tea and before he drank it, he knew it must have gone bad.

"Princess, this is something I made just for you. Why don't you finish it? It's sour. I can't drink it anymore."

Xu Miaoyun picked it up and smelled it, and indeed the smell seemed to have changed a little.

An expression of sadness immediately appeared on his face. This was something Zhu Kai had specially developed for him. He must be very happy. He was reluctant to drink it and saved it for drinking on the road today. He didn't expect it to go bad overnight.

"It's such a pity, how could such delicious milk tea go bad in just one night?

The prince didn't tell me in advance. If you had told me, I would have drunk it all yesterday and wouldn't have kept any. I wouldn't have been willing to drink it today."

"You don't have any food additives or preservatives at this time, so it definitely won't last long.

This is all made with fresh milk and fresh tea, the cleanest stuff. Besides, there is no refrigerator. If there was a refrigerator, it might last a day or two."

When Zhu Gang and Zhu Chong heard Zhu Kai talking, they were both confused again.

"Brother, what is an additive? And what is a refrigerator?"

"Additives are put in by some unscrupulous merchants, but we can't say they are unscrupulous merchants. They are put in food and are probably basically harmless to the body. If they are harmful to the body, they would not pass the food safety test."

Everyone saw Zhu Kai eating steamed buns while talking to them in words that they could not understand at all.

Although his younger brothers and Xu Miaoyun were already used to it, the others had no idea what Zhu Kai was talking about and thought that this guy was so angry that he said these words early in the morning.

Mao Xiang opened his eyes wide, unable to believe that Zhu Kai was saying words he couldn't understand.

"Your Highness... Didn't Your Highness travel all day yesterday? He must be too tired and didn't get enough rest, so he said these words that we can't understand."

"Master Mao, you don't have to mind so much. My second brother has always had a lot of strange ideas. Sometimes we can't understand what he says."

Zhu Kai smiled helplessly. He couldn't say too much in front of so many people.

But at this time, he had a good idea in his mind, which was to make fresh milk into yogurt.

I wonder if people at this age like to eat yogurt?

If the research is successful, then I can add some more categories to my shop, and I will definitely make a lot of money. This is a one-of-a-kind business in the world.

While eating, Zhu Kai looked at the people next to him who were standing there, not daring to move, just watching him eat alone. He didn't like this feeling.

Although, sometimes he would use his status as the emperor's son to scare people around him.

However, in Zhu Kai's heart, he always believed that everyone should be equal. After seeing everyone's performance, he felt speechless.

"Why are you all standing here watching me eat? Hurry up and take your seats and eat your own meals. I don't need so many waiters to eat. And you still want a tip."

"what?"

Zhu Kai looked at the shocked faces of the other people around him and couldn't help laughing. The steamed bun he had just chewed came out of his mouth.

Xu Miaoyun poured a cup of tea and handed it to Zhu Kai, then patted him on the back gently.

"Your Majesty, what happened? Please eat slowly and drink some water to slow down. Did you choke?"

Zhu Kai really couldn't help laughing. He saw the confused expressions of the people around him and suddenly thought of the emoticon of a shocked cat.

He couldn't help laughing immediately, and then he spat out the steamed bun. If this happened in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, he would definitely be beaten by his father again. This was called disrespect.

"I can't take it anymore. You guys are teasing me here so early in the morning. Can you guys stop making such exaggerated expressions? They're like emoticons. How can I not laugh when you do this?

Don't tease me, I can't do it anymore, I really can't do it anymore."

Zhu Chong asked weakly.

"Brother, what is an emoticon? Is it something to eat?"

"Hey, why do you only know how to eat all day? You don't understand even if I tell you, so go eat something quickly.

General Lan Yu, Zhu Di, you two should eat quickly. I have already finished eating. Let’s go outside to get some fresh air first. After you finish eating, come to me and I will hold a morning meeting for you two.”

Zhu Di and General Lan Yu looked at each other. Since Zhu Kai had already said so, there was nothing for them to eat. They just followed Zhu Kai and left.

"Why are you two following me?"

"My Lord, didn't you just say you wanted to have a morning meeting for the two of us?"

"I do want to talk to you two alone about something, but we have to wait until you finish breakfast before we talk."

"The prince has something to ask us two, so of course we should put the prince's important matters first. How can we have the mind to eat? We should be able to distinguish the important and the urgent." "Hey, I'm not Zhou Paopi, how can I not let you eat?
Besides, you are all the most powerful members of the entire team. If you don’t conserve your energy and encounter danger on the road, who will protect me?

Go eat quickly, there is no rush anyway, I just want to briefly explain to you two, I will be waiting for you outside."

Lan Yu and Zhu Di both knew Zhu Kai's temper. Since Zhu Kai had said so, it was difficult for them to refuse. After thinking for a long time, they went back to have breakfast obediently.

When the people in the room saw that Zhu Kai had gone out, they were also frightened by Zhu Kai's majesty, and they were finally able to relax a little.

Wang Baobao quickly asked Guanyin Nu to eat something first, so that he would not become so hungry that he would look pale and thin. If he saw Zhu Yuanzhang in the capital, the other party would not think that he was worthy of his son, and this matter would be ruined.

"Guanyin slave, eat something first. Didn't the prince just say that? After breakfast we will have to hurry on our way. There may not be any inns along the way. We can only drink some water and eat some dry food on the way."

"Brother, don't worry about me. I'm not hungry at all. I can't eat anything."

Xu Miaoyun was very understanding. After seeing this situation, he quickly comforted the other party.

"Guanyin slave, I know that your tribe doesn't eat these things in the morning, so you just have to put up with it.

We often eat these in the morning. If you are not used to them, we can arrange something else for you after you return to Beijing.

However, this small inn in the wilderness has only these conditions at present. We have to make do with it for now. When we return to the capital, my father will host a banquet for us."

"Princess, I'm not being hypocritical. You don't have to worry about these things on me."

"For us in the Ming Dynasty, those who come from afar are guests. You must have come a long way from the grassland tribe to Yingtian Prefecture in the Central Plains. We should take good care of you.

Besides, you look so hungry after just over a day that you don’t look very well.”

Although Guanyinnu grew up on horseback and didn't care much about fine details, she was a girl after all, so she definitely cared about her appearance.

Moreover, this time he was shouldering an important mission, which was to arrange a marriage between their entire tribe and the Ming Dynasty. If his appearance was damaged, it would be even more difficult to accomplish this task.

It seemed that his brother did not lie to him. He was indeed a little skinny and pale due to hunger. After hearing this, he hurried to eat. These steamed buns and porridge were really hard to swallow.

General Lan Yu and Zhu Di finished eating and went out quickly. They couldn't let Zhu Kai wait outside. Zhu Kai understood them and asked them to finish eating before going out.

But they couldn't be so ungrateful. They just ate a few bites and went out to find Zhu Kai. Seeing Zhu Kai standing outside, they both felt a little embarrassed.

"Second brother, General Lan Yu and I have finished our meal, and now we are waiting for you to tell us what you want to talk to us about."

"I don't have anything special to talk to you two about. I just want to give you some instructions in advance and have a brief morning meeting to chat with you."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"The Imperial Guards have deployed troops all along the way. I saw Mao Xiang secretly sending people to the capital to pass on information. He should be telling the emperor about our every move.

There are always people watching us, so you must be careful, don't say things you shouldn't say, don't do things you shouldn't do, and don't let others catch you."

Zhu Di had guessed it long ago. He had seen these people riding away at full speed more than once just to deliver messages. Otherwise, what were they busy with?

But he didn't understand why Zhu Yuanzhang had been keeping an eye on these sons.

Could it be that he was so worried about Zhu Kai? Sometimes it was really chilling to think about it. He couldn't even trust his own son Zhu Yuanzhang and had to send people to monitor him repeatedly. What kind of family affection was there in the Ming Dynasty?
“My father may have his reasons for doing this.

Although I don't quite understand why he wants to monitor us, what is it about us that makes father so uneasy?

Over the past year or so, we have conquered Wang Baobao here and have built the local city into a prosperous place that is unparalleled in the world.

But my father is still not satisfied. It seems that being the emperor's son is not something that ordinary people can do. Didn't my father once say that he only has excellent sons, not mediocre sons? "

Zhu Di was usually a man of few words, and he was afraid that he might say something wrong or do something insufficient, which would make Zhu Yuanzhang, his father, look down on him.

But when he heard Zhu Kai say these words, it confirmed his guess.

He must have felt very uncomfortable, because he knew that there were huge differences between his sons. In Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, the number one son was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Except for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who can occupy a certain place in their hearts, no one else can compare to him.

The second is Zhu Kai. That’s because his second brother is so outstanding. He can always help the Ming Dynasty become stronger and use his own strength to gain an important position in front of his father.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, the others were just mediocre sons. He and Empress Ma were still young and could have countless sons in the future.

Even if Empress Ma was old and had difficulty giving birth, Zhu Yuanzhang had so many people in his harem who could continue to help him produce offspring.

We can always give birth to more outstanding sons, and these few won’t make a difference.

Zhu Di knew very well that if he didn't work hard, he might end up with nothing.

At this time, General Lan Yu spoke slowly.

"The Emperor and I have known each other for decades, and I have some understanding of his temperament. He is not only worried about you guys, he is worried about everyone.

However, he asked the Jinyiwei to come and monitor, more importantly, he wanted to monitor Wang Baobao.

Your Majesty, please do not associate this matter with yourself, and do not doubt the emperor's behavior. This may not be good for the relationship between you and your son."

Zhu Kai knew very well that what General Lan Yu said was already very tactful.

He didn't want to make himself feel even worse at this time, lest he couldn't control his temper and returned to the capital, complaining to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Then all his efforts over the past year would have been in vain.

In front of the emperor, everyone must speak and act carefully, even his biological father. They are monarch and subject first, and father and son second. General Lan Yu and Zhu Kai understand this principle.

(End of this chapter)