The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 93 Zhu Di’s imagination, the terrifying giant dinosaur of the Xu family!
"Ouch!"

"Sister, why are you repaying kindness with hatred? I clearly helped you!"

Xu Huizu cried out, grinning.

"Humph!"

Xu Miaoyun snorted and said,
"You are still young but you don't learn well. You don't read the Four Books and Five Classics, but read those inferior books every day! I heard that you have a hardcover copy of The Romance of the Western Chamber, and it even has illustrations, right?"

Xu Huizu looked a little embarrassed when he heard this.

"This...Sister, how did you know?"

"I just read it casually. The Analects is too boring!"

Xu Miaoyun stretched out her hand.

"How could I not know? As soon as you stick your butt out I know what you're going to fart... I'll take it away."

She raised her head and said,

"If you're tired of reading classics, it's okay to change your taste, but if you're obsessed with romance novels and strange stories, then you've gone astray!"

"Hand it over honestly, or else when I tell Dad, you'll be done for."

Xu Huizu's face changed.

He knew how powerful his father was. If his father knew that he was unlearned, he would definitely be beaten!
When a military commander raises his offspring, violence is always necessary...

"If you want to rob, just say so. Why beat around the bush..."

Xu Huizu muttered, reluctantly,
"Got it, I'll get it for you!"

"Cui Yingying in The Romance of the West Chamber is the real lady from a noble family. Sister, you should learn from her... Ouch!"

As he was muttering, a scroll of book hit him on the head again, scaring him so much that he ran away with his head in his hands.

"Everyday you just know how to plot against me..."

Xu Miaoyun weighed the book in her hand, looked at Xu Huizu's fleeing back, and snorted softly,
"Don't I look like a lady from a noble family? I am so ladylike..."

"Humph……"

She closed the book in her hand, looked at the words on it, and couldn't help but think of Zhu Ju.

His eyes turned to the piece of drawing paper by the window.

"Zhizunbao deceived Zixia again..."

Xu Miaoyun held her chin and whispered softly,

"How did he deceive Zixia last time, causing a woman to lose her composure and stab him with a sword?"

"But in the end, Zixia bypassed him... What kind of lie did he weave?"

"Um……"

As she thought about it, she fell into reverie...

……

Two days later.

Smoke rose from King Wu’s residence.

"If you have the Beidou Sutra in your home, your destiny will be blessed with true spirits."

"If you have the Northern Dipper Sutra at home, your home will be peaceful."

"If you have the Beidou Sutra at home, your parents will live long."

'...'

Zhu Ju knelt on the cushion, chanting with his eyes closed and shaking his head.

The altar was covered with all kinds of fruits and snacks, which was quite luxurious. Ever since his master Peng Xuan taught him the method of worshiping the stars to prolong life, Zhu Ju had been chanting sutras and worshiping the stars at home every day.

Although nothing miraculous happened, and he did not feel any changes in his body, since the master taught him this way, he would learn it! Now he recites the scriptures every day, and he is getting more and more fluent, and he has almost memorized them.

The maid stood outside the house, silent and not daring to disturb.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps was heard.

"Your Highness, Your Highness King Wu!"

A gorgeously dressed female official ran in and shouted in the courtyard.

"Shh!"

"Silence!"

Jianqi at the west wing door hurried forward to stop her and whispered,
"Your Highness is praying, no one is allowed to disturb him."

"If you yell, he'll get mad!"

The visitor looked stern and quickly lowered his voice.

"I see. I apologize, but..."

She bowed slightly, but looked a little embarrassed, and said,
"The Queen asked me to come here. She wants to summon His Highness now."

"How long will it take, Your Highness? If it's too late, I won't be able to explain to the Queen..."

Jianqi glanced into the room and saw Zhu Ju kowtowing, so she could only shake her head.

"I don't know either. Your Highness sometimes recites it once, and sometimes three, five, or seven times. It's hard to tell."

She responded,

"It depends on his mood. One time he went in and didn't come out for more than an hour."

"Why don't you wait?"

The visitor looked bitter.

"My dear aunt, I can wait, but the Queen can't wait. She is waiting for my reply!"

"Besides, there are guests in Kunning Palace today, and the Queen asked Prince Wu to accompany them. If he is late, how can I bear it?"

"Auntie, can you please help me call His Highness? I beg you..."

As she spoke, she fumbled out a jade pendant from her bosom and was about to put it into Jianqi's hand.

"Hey, don't..."

Jianqi quickly stopped her action.

How could she dare to accept this bribe! She knew the temper of His Highness, and he would not tolerate any sand in his eyes!

As the two were pushing each other, the door suddenly creaked open and a scent of grass and trees wafted out from inside.

"Who's yelling outside?"

Zhu Ju stepped over the threshold and said somewhat unhappily,
"If you want to have a private conversation, go somewhere else. Don't you know that my altar should be quiet?"

Jianqi saw that he was unhappy and quickly explained:

"Your Highness, the Queen has summoned you to Kunning Palace. We dare not disturb your meditation, so we are talking outside the room. Please forgive us, Your Highness."

Seeing that Jianqi refused to accept the benefit, the female official could only hold the jade pendant back in her hand and hurriedly saluted Zhu Ju, saying:

"See His Highness King Wu."

Zhu Ju raised his eyebrows. "What does mother want me to do? Is she going to let me leave the palace early?"

His eyes suddenly lit up, and he said,

"Okay! Hurry up!"

"Jianqi, ask the accountant to give me... three hundred taels of silver! I need it when I go out!"

The female official was a little at a loss when she heard this.

"Your Highness, it seems that the Queen is not asking you to leave the palace."

She said timidly,
"It's the young lady from the Xu family who's here. Her Majesty wants you to accompany her."

"Because Miss Xu admires the psychology you created very much, so..."

Zhu Ju's face fell.

"Ah... that's it? You want me to be a guest? I'm not an otaku, why should I be a guest..."

He muttered,

"Miss Xu? That quiet little girl!"

The female official nodded repeatedly.

"She is quite impressive. She even dared to ask me to accompany her."

Zhu Ju said angrily,
"Can she invite me? Go back and tell my mother that I'm not feeling well and can't go!"

A little girl wants him to be her escort. What a wish!

"No, if you are not feeling well, the Queen will definitely be worried and come to see you in person."

The female official said hurriedly,
"Your Highness, please condescend to go. I saw that Miss Xu brought you a gift. It was quite sincere..."

Zhuju blinked.

"A gift? What gift can she give me? The Four Books and Five Classics? I don't like to rummage through those things."

He curled his lips and said,

"Well, she's still a bit polite. Being an escort also requires an appearance fee."

"You go first, I'll be there in a minute!"

Upon hearing this, the female official breathed a sigh of relief and bowed and left.

"Jianqi, you still have to do what I just said. Anyway, if you don't go out these two days, I will definitely go out on the Dragon Boat Festival."

He ordered,

"If the silver is too heavy, you can change it into lighter loose gold."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will make all the arrangements." Jianqi nodded repeatedly and responded.

Zhu Ju nodded slightly.

This girl is capable and he is very relieved.

With the help of two maids, Zhu Ju simply washed and dressed, changed into a set of casual clothes, and walked out of the King of Wu's residence. After all, it was just a little girl, so there was no need to make it too grand.

As soon as I stepped out of the door, I saw a familiar figure passing by the imperial road.

"Only when winter comes do we realize that pine and cypress are the last to wither..."

Zhu Di narrowed his eyes slightly, muttered the contents of "The Analects of Confucius" and walked forward.

"Hey, Fourth Brother!"

Zhu Ju shouted and said jokingly,
"You're so studious! You're still reciting books while walking. Are you going to take the imperial examination?"

Zhu Di stopped suddenly and glanced sideways.

"It's the sixth brother."

He squeezed the scroll in his hand and said with a smile,

"I'm just reviewing my lessons. I know new things by reviewing them."

"Where is Sixth Brother going?"

The two brothers walked side by side naturally.

"My mother asked me to go to Kunning Palace. She said that the girl from the Xu family came and asked me to accompany her to talk about psychology."

Zhu Ju rolled his eyes and said unhappily,
"How annoying! Do I look like someone who has a lot of free time?"

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows.

"Xu's girl? Uncle Xu Da's daughter, her name is...Xu Miaoyun, right?"

He thought for a long time before remembering the name and said with a smile,
"Come to think of it, I've never seen Uncle Xu's daughter. Does she look similar to Uncle Xu?"

Zhu Ju nodded and said casually:

"Well... more or less. Daughters usually take after their fathers."

He has never seen Xu Da, so how can he know whether he looks like him?
I just made it up based on my experience.

"This……"

Zhu Di grinned and said,
"Then it's a bit embarrassing for you to accompany me. I heard that the young lady of the Xu family really loves reading. She is known as a female scholar. Tsk tsk... She must be very long-winded."

Thinking of Xu Da's muscular figure with protruding nose hair, and then putting his appearance on a nagging woman...

A terrifying image appeared in Zhu Di's mind, giving him a fright.

He didn't know there was an adjective called "dinosaur", otherwise he would have shouted at this moment - Damn, the Xu family's big dinosaur!
"Well, there's nothing I can do. I'll just deal with it."

Zhu Ju waved his hand and said,

"How about Fourth Brother come with me, so we can keep each other company?"

Zhu Di's expression suddenly changed.

"How can that be possible...My mother hasn't summoned me yet, so how can I go to Kunning Palace at will?"

He waved his hands repeatedly and said,
"Go ahead, go ahead. Just turn right ahead."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ju said indifferently:
"What's the big deal? Kunning Palace is not a forbidden palace. Just think of it as you going to pay respects!"

"We can play Go together... Oh, by the way, Fourth Brother, do you have money? Or jade pendants or gold ornaments or something like that will do."

Zhu Di: "..."

"Well, I suddenly remembered that I left my book in the main hall, and I have to go get it."

"See you later, Sixth Brother! Let's talk next time!"

After saying that, he ran away without saying anything else!
While listening to the big and strong Miss Xu spouting nonsense at the top of her voice, while losing money and treasures to Zhu Ju... that scene was no different from hell for him!

"This guy……"

Zhu Ju looked at Zhu Di's back as he walked away and couldn't help muttering,

"I was thinking of asking you to pay for the travel expenses for this trip out of the palace. How rude of you..."

(End of this chapter)