Gao Chi of the Ming River

Walk slowly into the bamboo forest.He saw his father standing in the middle of the bamboo forest with a spear in his hand, staring at him expressionlessly.

Zhu Gaochi's footsteps paused slightly, his heart was worried, his father still seemed in a bad mood.

What else do you want to slap him?

Worried in his heart, Zhu Gaochi moved his short legs and walked slowly step by step, with his head lowered, as if he had made a mistake.

Put on a stance of admitting your mistake first.

Finally, slowly move to Zhu Di, just right, two steps away, although the two steps of Zhu Gaochi's little feet are only one step of Zhu Di...

"The son has met the father." He bowed his hands respectfully, lowered his head, stared at the ground, and saluted in a calm and solemn voice.

but……

Quiet, silent.

Zhu Di stood quietly.

Zhu Gaochi had no choice but to keep his posture and stand with his hands folded.

I was wondering, his father... what exactly does he want to do?

After a while, with his head lowered, Zhu Gaochi secretly caught a glimpse of his father moving. First he stuck the spear in his hand on the ground, and then stepped forward. With a slap in the face, he quickly closed his eyes and gritted his teeth——

But what Zhu Gaochi gave him was a gentle touch...

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback for a moment, and opened his eyes slightly, only to see that his father had squatted down at some point, and his rough fingers with thick calluses were gently touching his cheek that had been slapped yesterday.

"Does it hurt?" Zhu Di still asked expressionlessly.

Zhu Gaochi couldn't make up his mind about his father's thoughts, this...does he continue to love him?Still want to do something?

I was hesitating whether to say it hurts or not?

But before Zhu Gaochi could react, his father suddenly put his hands under his armpit and hugged him.

Zhu Gaochi's heart skipped a beat, and he let out a small exclamation.

"Have you eaten yet? Dad will take you to eat delicious food." Zhu Di said in a flat tone.After all, without waiting for Zhu Gaochi's reaction, he turned around and walked away with Zhu Gaochi in his arms.

Zhu Gaochi really wanted to say that although he didn't eat much, if he was sent back to Tingtao Courtyard, even if he was given a bowl of porridge, his least favorite dried radish, he would definitely eat well.

However, seeing his father's faintly unpredictable expression, Zhu Gaochi had no choice but to remain silent.

Zhu Di strode forward with Zhu Gaochi in his arms. Zhu Gaochi thought that his father was going to carry him back to Songzhuyuan, but unexpectedly, his father carried him out of Yanwang Mansion!

Zhu Gaochi was puzzled, where is his father taking him?

And... His father just went out in plain clothes all his life?No change of clothes?

Zhu Gaochi raised his head and glanced at his father quietly, but his father was still expressionless...

Zhu Gaochi thought to himself, what is his father going to do?After thinking about it for a while, there is still no solution, that's all.At worst, he will be scolded by his father again, and then slapped!

So... Zhu Gaochi just quietly looked at the street vendors.

As the heir of the royal family, Zhu Gaochi found that he could not go out at will. He practiced martial arts every day, and basically had no chance to go out...unless his parents took him out, such an opportunity is really rare, and it is Early in the morning!Shopping early in the morning is an even rarer opportunity.

See what this stall is selling?porridge?

Hmm... white porridge is nothing.

Look at this stall again, sesame seed? !steamed stuffed bun! ?

Zhu Gaochi's eyes lit up, he likes it!

At this time, Zhu Di, who had been secretly watching Zhu Gaochi, stopped in his tracks.

"like?"

"I like it!" Zhu Gaochi, who had been staring at the biscuits and meat buns, replied without thinking.

He didn't come back to himself until he heard a low-pitched laughter, and couldn't help but blush a little.He actually said that directly? ?

Zhu Di smiled lowly, hugged Zhu Gaochi and walked directly to the stall selling sesame seed cakes and meat buns.

Zhu Gaochi came back to his senses when he was put on a low stool and two pancakes and four big meat buns were placed on the simple table.

His father... the delicious food he mentioned wouldn't be to invite him to eat sesame seed cakes and meat buns, right?

Zhu Gaochi stared at the biscuits in a daze for a while, then slowly raised his eyes to look at his father.

His father was looking at him with a smile, with a hint of pampering in his smile.

Zhu Gaochi was a little startled, then lowered his head, his heart pounding, what's going on with his father?Not mad at him anymore?

Seeing Zhu Gaochi lowering his head, Zhu Di was a little taken aback. This kid...is still throwing a temper tantrum?

After a moment of silence, Zhu Di raised his hand to pick up the meat bun, grabbed Zhu Gaochi's hand, put it in his palm, and said in a low voice, "Eat it, it won't taste good when it's cold."

Zhu Gaochi took it silently, gnawing on it bit by bit.

Leaving aside the pressure of his father sitting on the side, in fact... this meat bun is really, really good.Zhu Gaochi was very satisfied.

And looking at his father eating sesame seed cakes very naturally and casually, and getting up and walking directly to the side, smiling at the guests at the next table, bringing a kettle, and pouring a cup of tea for himself and him... Zhu Gaochi was also very confused, he Why does Dad seem to do this kind of thing often?

Zhu Di caught a glimpse of Zhu Gaochi knocking on him secretly, and his eyes were brightly shining with obvious curiosity. He smiled from the bottom of his heart, and felt that he had no sleep last night, and his depressed mood seemed to be much happier.

However, when I saw Zhu Gaochi immediately lowered his head after being glimpsed by himself, he felt lost again.

Knowing that this kid is still losing his temper at the moment, he won't take the initiative to ask.Zhu Di sighed in his heart, feeling that it was enough for a father to do this.

But looking at Zhu Gaochi who was holding the meat bun with both hands, and gnawed mouthfuls, Zhu Di still smiled and said, "It's strange how can daddy eat these?"

Zhu Gaochi raised his head subconsciously.

"Father once lived in Fengyang, our hometown, as a commoner." Zhu Di said simply, seeing Zhu Gaochi staring at him intently, with bright eyes, he couldn't help but smile softly.

The loss and boredom in my heart have been relieved a lot.

Seeing that there was dust on Zhu Gaochi's mouth, he raised his hand and gently wiped it away.

Zhu Gaochi came back to his senses, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, eating so much that there was something on his lips?What about his etiquette?

"Chi'er...after eating, dad will take you shopping." Seeing Zhu Gaochi's embarrassment, Zhu Di chuckled and said.

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback for a moment, seeing that Zhu Di lowered his head to eat sesame seed cakes, he also lowered his head slowly, trying to nibble on the meat buns bite by bite, but gradually realized in his heart that his father was actually... trying to make up for him?Or, is it a disguised apology for yesterday's slap?

According to the old man's temper, Zhu Gaochi chose the first one, because the old man thought it was wrong to lose his temper yesterday!

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, his father just has a bad temper!

But...fortunately, I know that I have made a mistake, and I will make up for it...

After eating a big meat bun with great effort, he wanted to eat another one, but when he saw his father, he silently withdrew his hand.

Although the father is making up for him, he can't get carried away.

What Zhu Gaochi didn't know was that Zhu Di, who caught a glimpse of him withdrawing his hand, actually felt lost again.

This kid is still not as free and easy in front of him as before!

When he checked out and left the stall, Zhu Di wanted to pick up Zhu Gaochi, but Zhu Gaochi made a clever flash and bowed his hands respectfully, "Father, my son will go on his own, I dare not bother father."

Staring at Zhu Gaochi's respectful and solemn face, Zhu Di clenched his fists, trying to suppress the irritability of being rejected again.

Turn around and stride away.

Zhu Gaochi flicked his short legs and chubby hands to follow, but before he took a few steps, he was suddenly covered by a shadow, and then he was hugged into an already familiar embrace, with low laughter in his ears. "Chi'er, your legs are too short, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep up, so I'd better hug you."

Zhu Gaochi's heart froze, and he couldn't help thinking bitterly, my feet are too short, so you gave birth to me?

Holding Zhu Gaochi in his arms, he walked slowly all the way.

Zhu Gaochi was depressed and didn't want to talk, but just secretly looked at the vendors along the way from the corner of his eyes.

Seeing Zhu Gaochi's solemn face and calm expression, Zhu Di walked to a vendor selling clay figurines.

Asked in a low voice, "Chi'er, Dad, why don't you buy a clay figurine?"

When Zhu Gaochi saw the clay figurine, he thought of a little clay figurine that was broken into three pieces and was eight percent like himself yesterday.

She couldn't help but said, "Father, I already have a son."

Zhu Di was taken aback for a moment, and then remembered those gadgets that he swung away in a fit of anger yesterday.

Wasn't that clay figurine broken?

But seeing Zhu Gaochi's drooping eyelids and his faint expression, he couldn't help but tighten his hands, and turned and left silently.

The atmosphere suddenly suppressed.

Zhu Gaochi didn't want to talk, but Zhu Di looked thoughtful.

Zhu Gaochi thought about the little clay figurine that was broken yesterday, and lost his mood to look at the vendors again. He wanted to go back to the palace, looked at the sky, and said in a low voice, "Father, my son should go back. Master Daoyan is still here today to give his son Lecture."

Zhu Di came back to his senses, looked at Zhu Gaochi, and said lightly, "Zhang Yu has sent him a letter, and he won't come today."

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback.

"Let's go with Dad today." Seeing Zhu Gaochi's dazed look, Zhu Di couldn't help but smile slowly.

Zhu Gaochi's heart suddenly felt bitter, no, yes, right?

But Zhu Di had already casually looked around, and changed the subject, "Chi'er, do you want to go back to Songzhuyuan with Dad or take another look?"

Zhu Gaochi immediately said, "Father, my son wants to see it again." Instead of going back to Songzhuyuan and meeting his father's eyes, it is better to look at the interesting vendors on the street...

Satisfied, Zhu Di raised his hand and patted Zhu Gaochi's head, turned around and saw that there seemed to be a Yushizhai not far away, and walked towards Yushizhai with Zhu Gaochi in his arms.

Zhu Gaochi looked up at Yushizhai, wondering, does his father want to buy a jade pendant?Will there be a jade pendant worthy of the status of a prince here?

Zhu Gaochi looked at the small Yushizhai very suspiciously.

But his father just walked in with him in his arms, and he didn't stop after entering. The clerk of Yushizhai seemed to know his father, and bowed respectfully to salute him, and opened the door curtain for his father. And his father just entered the backyard of the family directly...

When they came to the backyard, a person walked out of the inner room, saw Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "little Li Si has seen the prince."

Zhu Di nodded lightly, "Is the thing delivered?"

Li Si is about 40 years old, with a very ordinary appearance, except for a pair of eyes that are very flexible.

Seeing Zhu Di hugging Zhu Gaochi, he smiled flatteringly at Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi also squinted and smiled habitually.

But Zhu Di frowned slightly, hugged Zhu Gaochi, passed Li Si, and walked into the inner room.

After entering the room, Zhu Gaochi's eyes lit up.

The room was very empty, but there was a large table in the middle with open boxes.

Li Si respectfully followed behind Zhu Di, and said in a low voice, "My lord, the little one has just been counted and is about to send it to Steward Xu, so you came here."

"Is the thing I want delivered?" Zhu Di put down Zhu Gaochi, asked lightly, then lowered his head and stroked Zhu Gaochi's head, and said softly, "If you want to see it, go and see it, if you like it, tell Dad."

Zhu Gaochi was really curious, hesitated for a while, then respectfully cupped his hands and said solemnly, "My son thanked dad."

Zhu Di was really displeased that Zhu Gaochi had to be so respectful every time. This kind of respect was as if there was a wall between them.

But at this time, he didn't want to get angry with Zhu Gaochi anymore, so he nodded to signal Zhu Gaochi to go.

Zhu Gaochi stepped forward slowly. The table was too high, so he had to stand on tiptoe and try to stretch his neck to watch.

Although he couldn't see everything, Zhu Gaochi sighed in his heart, his father is really rich!

Gold, silver, jewellery, jade pendants, gems, everything!

Zhu Gaochi sighed with emotion.

Li Si on the other end held a notebook and handed it to Zhu Di respectfully.

Zhu Di took it, flipped through it casually, then nodded lightly and said, "Remember to hand it to Butler Xu."

Li Si hurriedly responded respectfully.He also respectfully handed over a small box, "My lord, this is what you ordered. Qilin jade pendant."

Zhu Di took it and opened the box. In the center of the box lay a white crystal clear jade pendant in the shape of a unicorn.

"My lord, not long after you gave your order, someone dug up a piece of thousand-year-old warm jade in Tianshan. My little grandfather once said that this thousand-year warm jade is a treasure. I heard that it is not only warm in winter and cool in summer, but also can be worn often It is good for the body." Li Si said courteously.

"Understood, you go down." Zhu Di raised his head and said lightly to Li Si.

Li Si hurriedly withdrew respectfully.

After Li Si retreated, Zhu Di picked up the jade pendant. It was indeed cool and comfortable. He turned his head and looked at Zhu Gaochi who was standing on tiptoe and stretching his neck to look at the fourth box. His eyes warmed up and his mouth curled into a smile meaning.

stride over.Picking up Zhu Gaochi who was astonished, he sat on the table and said with a low smile, "If you can't see it, just ask Dad to hug you. Look at you, your toes are sore, right?"

Zhu Gaochi felt a little embarrassed, even if he didn't watch it, he wouldn't ask his father to hug him, it's too shameful!

After Zhu Di finished speaking, he said that the unicorn jade pendant with a red string in his hand was gently hung around Zhu Gaochi's neck.

"Bring this jade on, don't take it off." Zhu Di said lightly.

Zhu Gaochi held the jade pendant with both hands, surprised, couldn't help but look up at his father, this jade looks like a good thing!Does his father want to give it to him?

Zhu Di, however, stared at Zhu Gaochi, raised his hand, and gently touched the red cheek with his fingers, and said in a hoarse voice, "Chi'er...don't lose your temper with Dad."