Douluo blood duke

Chapter 18 Visiting the Zhu Mansion
Another vibrant morning.

Before the sky was fully lit, Zhang Heng was dragged from the bed by Mia to wash up.

After putting on the clothes, Zhang Heng fully woke up.

He looked at the seemingly ordinary, but actually expensive, handmade white robe on his body, and was a little confused.

"Sister Mia, what are you doing? Why did you let me wear such grand clothes today?"

Mia was behind Zhang Heng, and after helping him to fasten his belt, she walked up to Zhang Heng, looked him up and down, and smiled with satisfaction.

"Master, you forgot what I told you yesterday. Today we are going to visit the Zhu Mansion and ask Duke Zhu to help you with the admission procedures. Otherwise, the academy has been open for so long, and it will be too late to enroll."

Zhang Heng looked puzzled, and looked at Mia and blinked her smart eyes.

"Is there? Why don't I remember."

Mia shook her head helplessly, and pushed Zhang Heng out.

"Okay, don't worry about whether you remember it or not, go have breakfast first, and then we're leaving after breakfast. I've sent someone to send a greeting card."

"Oh fine."

The two came to the hall of the mansion, greeted Yan Ren, Yan Fei and Yun Xue who were already waiting in the hall, and began to eat.

Half an hour later, Zhang Heng got into the carriage and listened to Mia talking to Yan Fei and Yun Xue outside.

"You two will stay in the mansion today, don't run around, wait for us to come back, you know."

"Yes, Miss Mia."

"Okay, sister Mia."

After they answered, Mia got into the carriage, and Yan Ren drove away from Zhumeng Lane.

There is a saying among the aristocrats of Star Luo Imperial Capital, if you can live in Zhumeng Lane, then you can become a high-class nobleman, but if you can live in Shenghu Street, then you are a top-notch nobleman, because The center of Shenghu Street is the main gate of the Imperial Palace. Living in Shenghu Street means being a neighbor to the emperor, what an honor that is.

Since the founding of the Star Luo Empire, there have been only three gate plaques on Shenghu Street, one is the gate of the Imperial Palace, one is the gate of the Zhu Mansion on the west side of the street, and the other is the gate of the Zhang Mansion on the east side. However, three years ago, the plaque on the gate of the Zhang Mansion was Covered with a white cloth, no one has been able to remove it since.

Zhang Heng opened the car curtain, looked at the familiar door, and pursed his lips lightly.

Mia looked at him, closed the car curtain, and said to him: "Master, I'm going to see Duke Zhu in a while, so you can't think about those unhappy things and make yourself feel bad."

Zhang Heng nodded his head with a disappointed face, and said to Mia: "Don't worry, Sister Mia, I know."

"Ah."

Mia replied softly, and then ignored Zhang Heng.

The carriage was driving slowly on the wide street, and it took about 5 minutes before it stopped slowly.
After the carriage came to a complete stop, Mia looked at Zhang Heng who had his eyes closed, called out to Master, and pulled him out of the carriage.

Zhang Heng got off the carriage, turned around, and saw under the gate of a plaque with the words "Zhu Mansion" in gold letters on a black background, a graceful and luxurious lady in brocade robes, with an extraordinary temperament, and a smiling lady with a smile on her face. Seeing the two cute little girls standing in front of the threshold and looking at them, when Zhang Heng looked at them, the lady had already walked down the stone steps at the door, trotted hurriedly to Zhang Heng and hugged him.

"Hey, Xiao Hengheng, it can be regarded as waiting for you to come. You haven't come for so many years, and you haven't written a letter to your godmother. Have you already forgotten your godmother?"

The circle of nobles is very small, and the circle of top nobles is even smaller. The lady in front of her is the wife of the head of the Zhu family and the best friend of Zhang Heng's mother, so she has become Zhang Heng's godmother.

"Godmother, how could I forget you, oops, don't pinch my face, it's almost crushed by you."

"Little Hengheng is still so cute."

The lady let go of Zhang Heng reluctantly with a smile, stood up and looked at Mia behind Zhang Heng.

"You are Mia."

"Mrs. Zhu."

Mia smiled and nodded.

"Well, well, it seems that you have been taking care of Xiao Hengheng all these years, so that's fine."

Mrs. Zhu returned the gift with a smile.

Zhang Heng rubbed his face, and saw two cute little girls running behind Mrs. Zhu, one was as big as him, and the other was a little smaller.

Madam Zhu looked down at the two little girls hugging her legs, and introduced Zhang Heng with a smile.

"Xiao Hengheng, let me introduce you. This is your sister, Zhu Zhuyun. You played together when you were young. Do you still remember? You haven't seen this girl before. She is your little sister. She is only three years old this year. It's called Zhu Zhuqing."

Zhang Heng looked at the two little girls, one big and one small, and the two girls also looked at her curiously with bright eyes.

He smiled and said: "I remember, how can I not remember, hello sister Zhuyun, hello sister Zhuqing."

Hearing Zhang Heng greeted them, Zhu Zhuyun snorted softly, turned his head arrogantly, and hid behind Mrs. Zhu, but Zhu Zhuqing looked at him curiously, and when he heard him talking to him, his face was slightly red, and he could not speak clearly. Qing said: "Brother Heng. Hello, brother."

"cute."

Zhang Heng subconsciously stretched out his hand and pinched Zhu Zhuqing's baby-fat face, just like Mrs. Zhu pinched him just now, but he also controlled the strength well, so he wouldn't make her cry.

"Okay, don't stand outside, come in quickly, Xiao Hengheng, your Uncle Zhu told me yesterday that you are back, I still don't believe it, I didn't expect you to send a greeting card this morning, you It's true, the godmother is a little angry that she didn't come to see the godmother immediately after returning to the capital."

"Don't be angry, godmother. We arrived a little late yesterday, so we were afraid of disturbing you. No, I got up before dawn in the morning and came to visit you. I didn't expect godmother to be so beautiful."

"You little guy, your mouth is still so sweet."

Under Mrs. Zhu's call, Zhang Heng and Mia followed them to a living room.

After scanning the gorgeously decorated living room, Zhang Heng naturally found a chair and sat down, and asked curiously, "Mother, where is Uncle Zhu?"

"You Uncle Zhu, he has gone to court and won't be back until noon."

After Madam Zhu gave some orders to the servants beside her, she replied to Zhang Heng.

Then she walked up to Zhang Heng, hugged him naturally and sat on her lap and said, "Tell Godmother, where have you been all these years, I'm so worried, if you don't show up again, I want to find you."

"Damn me"

Next, Zhang Heng chatted with Mrs. Zhu for two or three hours. With his cute and handsome appearance and sweet words, he made Mrs. Zhu's smile never disappear for a moment.

Time passed, and it was noon in the blink of an eye.

When Zhang Heng was talking to Mrs. Zhu about his bird hunting on the mountain, there was a steady footstep outside the door. Zhang Heng stopped his voice and looked towards the door.

After more than ten seconds, a tall figure appeared from the corner and walked into the door.

It was a middle-aged man wearing a light black robe with a civet embroidered in jet black, his long hair tied up and a gray and white crown. His eyes narrowed slightly, giving people a sense of urgency, and his skin was fair and delicate like a crown jade, which did not match the powerful aura exuding from his whole body that made people can't help but bow their heads.

He is the current master of Zhu Mansion, Duke Zhu, Zhu Ming.

When Zhu Ming entered the room, he immediately saw the little boy being hugged by his wife. His solemn face relaxed a little, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said with a smile: "Xiao Heng, you are back."

Zhang Heng broke free from Mrs. Zhu's arms. Strictly speaking, the person in front of him was his benefactor. If it wasn't for him, he really didn't know what to do when he faced the house full of corpses three years ago.

Therefore, Zhang Heng has always maintained the highest respect for Duke Zhu.

"Uncle Zhu."

Zhang Heng saluted solemnly.

"Ah."

Zhu Ming responded softly, stepped forward and touched Zhang Heng's head with his broad palm, and said with a smile, "Why did you come back suddenly without saying hello, so I can send someone to pick you up."

Zhang Heng smiled and didn't know what to say.

Mrs. Zhu stood up from her chair with a smile and said, "You guys talk, I'll go and see how the kitchen is getting ready."

As she spoke, she picked up Zhu Zhuqing who was beside her, and led Zhu Zhuyun out of the hall with one hand. At this time, only Zhu Ming, Zhang Heng and Mia were left in the living room.

After Zhu Ming and Zhang Heng chatted casually, Mia wanted to explain the arrival.

"Lord Duke."

"You're Mia, right? You're the same as Xiao Heng. Call me Uncle Zhu. Don't call me Duke. See you."

"Uh, okay, then. Thank you, Uncle Zhu."

"Well, by the way, Xiaoheng, you can't leave after lunch. His Majesty told me yesterday that he wanted me to take you into the palace. Come with me at noon."

"what!"

Zhang Heng didn't know how to respond, he looked back at Mia.

"What's the problem?"

Zhu Ming looked at Mia and said softly.

Mia thought for a moment, and then said: "This is Uncle Zhu, the main reason for taking the young master back to the imperial capital this time is to let the young master enter the junior college affiliated to the Xingluo Royal Academy. Speaking from the academy, I originally planned to take the young master to the Wuhun Hall to register information in the afternoon and obtain the soul master badge, but since His Majesty summoned him, let the young master go to the palace to meet His Majesty first, that would be good."

"Go to school, so I can't leave."

Zhu Ming looked at Zhang Heng in surprise, and after Zhang Heng nodded, he smiled and said, "That's great, since that's the case, the matter of entering the palace can also be slowed down, Your Majesty didn't set a time, I think it will be later It's not too late to bring Xiaoheng into the palace, but the matter of enrolling in school needs to be rushed."

"Well, why, Uncle Zhu."

Zhang Heng asked with some confusion.

Zhu Ming smiled and said: "Because the selection of the talent training plan will be carried out in a few days, you little guy is the future of the Zhang family, and your potential is bound to be extraordinary. If you miss the talent training plan because you entered late, then I, Zhu Ming, But I have no face to see your father."

"The talent training program will start selection soon."

Mia muttered something.

Zhu Ming took a look and said, "I almost forgot, Xiao Heng, your sister Mia was also a member of this plan back then, and it can be regarded as the pinnacle achievement of this plan. She probably knows more than I do, so Just let her explain it to you, and I won't be ugly.

"Well, in the afternoon, you go to register your information first, and I will talk to the old men in the academy. As for the matter of entering the palace, let's talk about it after the selection is over. Xiaoheng, you have to work hard. If you can enter the plan, I think His Majesty will be very happy."

"Well, I will."

Zhang Heng clenched his fists. Although he didn't know what kind of plan it was, it sounded quite important.

At this time, Mrs. Zhu's voice came from outside the door.

"Hey, have you guys finished talking? If not, let's talk at the dinner table. Lunch is ready, let's come out to eat first."

"Okay, let's go eat first."

"Ok."

(End of this chapter)