Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

Ming Dynasty, the tenth year of Yongle, May.

The bruises on Zhu Di's face after he was beaten up by Xu finally disappeared.

There was no need for Zhu Gaochi to attend court on his behalf.

Zhu Gaochi then escaped and took Zhang Xin out of the palace to meet Tonobuhua.

The couple was still talking about this in the car.

"Have you noticed that mom has become more and more irritable recently?"

Zhu Gaochi felt quite sympathetic towards his father.

Even at this age, he would always get into trouble with his mother once or twice a month, but he dared not say anything.

It's just like an old couple in the folk society. When they were young, the husband was domineering, but when they are old, it is the wife who has the upper hand and acts tyrannically at home.

"Dad took Zhanji to see the young prostitute's master, how could mom not be angry?"

Zhang Xin asked back.

She wished she could cheer on her mother-in-law when she beat her father-in-law, and then give her a full body massage when she got tired.

Unfortunately, her mother-in-law didn't give her this opportunity.

Besides, it’s better to be abused more. In her previous life, she was abused terribly by her father-in-law, and her mother-in-law has avenged her invisibly!

"Although it's a bit out of line, it's still something I've seen, right?!"

Zhu Gaochi touched his nose embarrassedly.

His father couldn't go out to fight, and he had a lot of trouble at home, which was embarrassing for him, but what could he do?

"It's so dirty! People die in that place every month. None of them die peacefully. Just close it down in two years! And those brothels are full of people every day!"

Zhang Xin glared at Zhu Gaochi.

"It's just a stroll, not that serious. Forget about banning it, they haven't done it in the open yet."

Zhu Gaochi wanted to defend his father and explain why it could not be banned, but the carriage stopped.

"Your Highness, we have arrived."

Qian'er jumped off the carriage first, turned around, lifted the curtain, took Zhu Gaochi into the carriage, and then naturally stepped aside.

Zhu Gaochi looked at the surrounding environment and made sure that there was no problem. He straightened his clothes a little and extended his hand to Zhang Xin who was bending over.

He helped Zhang Xin get out of the car steadily, and then helped Zhang Xin to adjust her hairpins, and then they walked hand in hand into the Xishan Villa.

This is a large courtyard built next to the Western Garden of the Forbidden City.

After they became the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, they seldom went to the restaurants in the city to eat.

Zhu Gaochi thought it was noisy, while Zhang Xin thought it was disturbing.

So Zhang Xin built this villa with his own money.

The layout of the villa is exactly like the thatched cottage that Zhu Zhanji built in his previous life.

It's just a little bigger in scale, with more than a dozen courtyards of various sizes.

The courtyards are separated by small bridges, flowing water and even trees, so they do not interfere with each other but can still communicate with each other.

Strictly speaking, it is a small imperial estate where you can eat, stay overnight, and relax and have fun.

Only open to insiders.

But even for insiders, this villa is never idle for a single day.

The steward in charge of royal affairs, the steward in charge of the Crown Princess's properties, and even the steward of some of the estates that Zhu Di allocated to the Xu family, usually discussed matters in the West Hill Villa.

Zhang Xin often meets the manager here.

Zhu Di also requisitioned other courtyards from time to time to reward capable ministers in the court.

Today, in order to prevent the news of Tonobuhua's meeting with Zhang Xin from leaking out, the villa was deliberately vacated for a day and no one was received. Tonobuhua also moved in in disguise a day in advance.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhang Xin were only halfway there.

Tonobuhua had already crawled out from the deepest part of the courtyard.

His eyes were red, and he called Zhang Xin "Your Highness" and solemnly performed the four-bowing ceremony of the Han people that was taught in the compound.

"Your Highness, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are still so handsome and young."

"Are you okay out there? How did you hurt your face?"

Zhang Xin was really scared at first, but after calming down, she only noticed the obvious sword scars on his face and couldn't help but ask a question.

"Very well, Your Highness."

Zhang Xin's words immediately brought tears to Tonobuhua's eyes.

The bear-like man cried his heart out.

At Zhang Xin's eye signal, Zhu Gaochi handed his handkerchief to Tonobuhua with a dark face.

Qian'er was very considerate and stepped forward to help Tonobuhua tidy up his appearance.

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By the time the food was served, Tonobuhua had calmed down, and the three of them sat together and had a sumptuous lunch.

Seeing that he was still eating voraciously, Zhang Xin finally regained some of the feeling of the little guy who was just brought back to the compound.

But only a little.

Now before her stood the Tatar Khan who had united the three tribes.

He was more than two heads taller than her, with a long beard and a sturdy build.

He was wearing a robe that was so gorgeous that it blinded people, a hat inlaid with jewels on his head, a belt made of stones tied around his eight-foot-wide waist, and a dagger and a bow and arrow that clanged in all directions.

Apart from the four bows he performed to Zhang Xin before, there was no trace of Han Chinese left on him.

Zhang Xin calculated silently in her mind that Tonobuhua was only eighteen years old, but looked like twenty-eight, or even older.

When he was sent there in the fourth year of Yongle, he was twelve years old and looked thin and small.

Earlier, when she was still the Crown Prince's Consort, Tonobuhua was the most beautiful of the children in the yard who were not pure Han Chinese, with big eyes, thick eyebrows, deep eye sockets, and a high and straight nose.

Now that I've grown up, the contrast is too great.

Just as Tonobuhua said to Zhu Gaochi.

It really depends on his face, a typical Khan face.

"Do you want me to pack a few cooks for you?"

Zhu Gaochi suggested drinking tea after the meal.

"No, I can get used to the food there. I just miss the big pot dishes that Granny Li used to cook for us in the courtyard. The taste can't be made by the cook."

Tonobuhua replied with a slightly melancholy tone.

He was four years old when he was picked up by Zhang Xin, and he grew up in a brothel, so he actually understood a lot of things.

Everybody called him a little bastard.

Even his mother calls him that.

But later, his mother died, and no one even called him a little bastard anymore. He was thrown onto the street to fend for himself.

Before being taken out of the capital, he hadn't expected that he would adapt to life on the grassland so quickly.

"It's okay to bring a few back. Just say they were given by my father. If you want, just eat some hometown food."

Zhu Gaochi could not turn into Granny Li. This old woman who took care of the children in the yard's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating had passed away a few years ago.

"That's fine." Tonobuhua responded readily, and then said, "Your Highness, I have an unreasonable request."

"explain."

"I want to marry Sister Xia Ri from the compound."

"Marry?"

"Yes, marry her and make her my only Khatun."

Tonobuhua answered very solemnly, and Zhu Gaochi didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Zhang Xin asked:

"Have you seen Xia Ri?"

"Well, I asked someone to secretly ask Xia Ri to come out and meet her. No one will find out."

Tonobuhua quickly explained.