My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 154 Your Dad Likes to Pretend

Xu Qin despised Zhu Di for being like a woman. When Zhu Di heard this, he was so angry that he regretted having accepted the 50,000 taels.

"Okay, now tell me about the Trade Bureau. Just tell me whatever you think. I want to hear it." Zhu Di put away what he had written and said to Xu Qin.

Xu Qin leaned there and stared at Zhu Di.

Zhu Di also looked at Xu Qin, and then said helplessly: "Talk for a while, it's okay, you won't starve to death, look at all the snacks here, eat some when you are hungry."

"No, my aunt said she would make roast goose and whole roast lamb for me. I want to have an empty stomach!" Xu Qin shook his head.

Zhu Di stared at Xu Qin in amazement, then pointed at Xu Qin and cursed, "As if you were saying there's nothing to eat at home? After all, you make that much money a year."

"I don't have time. My mother is busy, my father is busy too. Now my mother is also training servants in the house. Let them supervise those workshops. Otherwise, my mother will have no time to play with those ladies." Xu Qin leaned there and said.

"Okay, when the time comes, you write a memorial and I'll take a look. Anyway, just tell me what you want. You need to write clearly about how to set up the Trade Bureau. I'll also consider it." Zhu Di said to Xu Qin.

Xu Qin nodded weakly.

"Okay, let's go. You'll starve to death. Your aunt will tear me apart alive. Let's go!" Zhu Di said as he stood up and pulled Xu Qin up.

Xu Qin stood up immediately and became more energetic. Zhu Di put away his writings first, and then went out with Xu Qin. When they were about to open the door, Zhu Di reminded him, "After this, the 50,000 taels will be useless. If you dare to speak carelessly, one word will cost you 100,000 taels. You should think clearly before speaking, or your uncle will blackmail you for money."

After hearing this, Xu Qin looked at Zhu Di with contempt.

Zhu Di smiled and opened the door of the study.

Zhu Di came out with his hands behind his back, and all the eunuchs at the door bowed to him.

"Go pick up the things on the ground and send them all to Sakyabao's mansion. Tell Xu Huizu that these are all sent by me to Sakyabao." Zhu Di said with his hands behind his back.

Li Xing took the lead and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

If Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui hurried over, they would salute Zhu Di and call him father.

Xu Qin followed behind Zhu Di. Zhu Gaochi looked up and carefully looked at Zhu Di and Xu Qin, and found that Zhu Di was smiling, and Xu Qin followed helplessly. He couldn't help but worry in his heart, whether his father threatened Sakyabao again. If he went to the weaving bureau by threatening Sakyabao, then Sakyabao would definitely not do those things with his heart.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhao!" Xu Qin bowed to them both and said.

"Why call him His Highness? Call him eldest cousin, third cousin. There is no such thing as His Highness. Okay, let's go to Kunning Palace. Your aunt must have prepared the food." Zhu Di said with a smile and waved his hand.

Zhu Gaochi also nodded immediately and said, "Yes, yes, yes, calling you Your Highness is unfamiliar, it's more intimate to call you cousin."

Zhu Di ignored them and walked out with his hands behind his back.

Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaosui and Xu Qin followed behind.

"Hey, cousin, the boss doesn't agree to give me a share. You should talk to him. You can't be like this. You can't eat alone." Zhu Gaosui said to Zhu Gaochi.

"You should talk to your eldest cousin about this. How can I take care of such a thing? Otherwise, you can ask your father. Your father is just ahead. There is nothing to do anyway." Xu Qin said to Zhu Gaosui with a smile.

"Third brother, let's talk about our matter when we get back." Zhu Gaochi immediately reminded Zhu Gaosui.

Zhu Gaosui refused to do so. He must ask his father. He couldn't possibly get nothing. So he shouted to Zhu Di who was walking in front of him, "Dad, please judge for me. The eldest brother took 40% of the share of the Shakya Baoxin Workshop alone, and I have nothing. Dad, what do you say I should do?"

Zhu Di heard it in front and felt a headache, but he did not stop and continued walking forward, pretending that he did not hear it.

"Dad, can you say something?" Zhu Gaosui shouted immediately when he saw that Zhu Di had no intention of paying attention to him.

Zhu Di said angrily: "This kind of thing, you brothers should solve it yourselves!"

"The boss won't give it to me. That's how the boss is. He never takes care of his brothers." Zhu Gaosui continued to complain.

When Zhu Gaochi heard this, he immediately shouted, "Third brother, don't say anything careless. Why didn't I take care of my brothers? Do you want me to expose your deeds?"

"Dad, listen to this, the eldest brother is threatening me." Zhu Gaosui was not afraid at all. In fact, the Zhu Di couple doted on him the most. The Zhu Gaochi that the Zhu Di couple favored the most, and the one they doted on the most was Zhu Gaosui. Otherwise, the Zhu Di couple would not have let him be in charge of the defense of the capital.

"Hey, boss, give one tenth to the third brother, and let the third brother give you 150,000 taels!" Zhu Di said helplessly. He was in a very good mood, as he was finally able to remove the shackles that those civil officials had put on his head. He was finally able to turn defeat into victory, turn passivity into initiative, and reduce the control of those civil officials over the court. But the third brother mentioned the issue of workshop share.

If I wasn't in a good mood today, I would have to beat up the third brother. "Dad, that won't work. The eldest brother paid 200,000 taels and took 40%. If I follow Dad's method, I will lose a lot." Zhu Gaosui was still very dissatisfied and shouted to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di was furious when he heard this. He turned around and stared at Zhu Gaosui fiercely. After thinking for a while, he held back and shouted at Zhu Gaosui: "Do you want it or not, sir? If he doesn't agree, don't give it to him. You collect other people's money every day and think I don't know."

Zhu Gaochi tried to hold back his laughter, nodded and said, "Yes, Dad, if you don't take out so much money, I won't give it to him."

"father!"

"Shut up!"

After Zhu Di finished speaking, he turned around, put his hands behind his back and continued walking forward.

Xu Qin also discovered that Zhu Di liked to act serious. Xu Qin immediately poked Zhu Gaochi and asked in a low voice: "Was your father like this before? Did he like to pretend?"

"What do you mean?" Zhu Gaochi looked at Xu Qin in confusion when he heard it.

"Nothing!" Xu Qin shook his head.

Zhu Di, who was in front, also heard Xu Qin's words, but he didn't understand what Xu Qin meant. However, Zhu Di also knew that it was probably not a good word. This kid had no good words for his evaluation of himself.

Soon, Xu Qin followed Zhu Di and his party and arrived at Kunning Palace without saying a word. Empress Xu had been very worried, fearing that Zhu Di and Xu Qin would break down in the talks. If the talks broke down, she would be the one who suffered the most.

However, when she saw Zhu Di coming here with his hands behind his back and followed by the three of them, Empress Xu laughed inwardly. Others did not understand Zhu Di, but she did. Zhu Di was just like that. If the talks failed, Zhu Di would not have brought Xu Qin here today. On the contrary, if the talks were settled, Zhu Di would have accompanied Xu Qin here.

"Your Majesty, I greet you!" Empress Xu bowed to Zhu Di and said.

"Well, no need for formalities. The food is ready. This kid is in the imperial study, and he keeps shouting that he is hungry. I asked him to have some snacks, but he said that you prepared roast goose and whole roast lamb for him, and he wanted to eat on an empty stomach. You said, it's as if there is nothing to eat at home. What does this kid do with all the money he earns every year?" Zhu Di said with a smile, with his hands behind his back.

"Ah?" Empress Xu and Zhu Gaochi were very surprised. They did not expect Zhu Di to say such a thing. One cannot just listen to the surface of this sentence. The meaning behind it is that Zhu Di is very satisfied with Xu Qin, and the two had a very good conversation in the imperial study.

Zhu Gaosui didn't understand what he was saying at all. Instead, he said, "This guy is so stingy. He is so rich, but he still wants to steal my money!"

Empress Xu didn't want to pay any attention to Zhu Gaosui. Instead, she came over, took Xu Qin's hand and said, "Bao'er is hungry. Come on, let's go eat." Then she turned to the eunuch next to her and ordered, "Notify them and prepare the food!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The eunuchs immediately walked quickly towards the dining room.

Xu Qin smiled and whispered to Empress Xu: "Aunt, Your Majesty, you are so stingy!"

"You little bastard, don't talk nonsense!" Queen Xu immediately hit Xu Qin's hand and said.

Zhu Di pretended not to hear and went to the dining room together.

After arriving at the dining room, Zhu Di sat at the main seat. There were no separate seats. Instead, the five of them sat at one table. Zhu Di sat at the top seat, Empress Xu sat on Zhu Di's left, and Xu Qin originally sat opposite Zhu Di and at the bottom seat, but was pulled by Zhu Di to sit on his right. The two brothers Zhu Gaochi, on the other hand, sat at the bottom seat.

"Let's not go home until we are drunk?" Zhu Di suddenly thought of something, picked up the wine cup and said to Xu Qin.

Two days ago, Zhu Di wanted to trick Xu Qin into giving him some wine, but he didn't expect that Xu Qin had to go to Duke Cheng's Mansion the next day, so he had to give up. But today, Zhu Di wanted to give it a try.

Before Xu Qin could say anything, Empress Xu spoke first: "No, Bao'er is still young and can't drink."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Xu Qin nodded immediately after hearing it.

Zhu Di looked at Empress Xu and opened his mouth, wanting to say that the boy had been drinking for a long time, but he couldn't say it, otherwise, Empress Xu would ask how he knew it. How could he explain it?

"Then don't drink it. Come on, Sakya Bao, I'll make you roast goose and roast lamb!" Zhu Di said as he began to pick up roast goose and roast lamb for Xu Qin and put them on the plate in front of Xu Qin.

Empress Xu looked at Zhu Di with a smile, while Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui looked at Zhu Di in amazement.

When did Xu Qin and Zhu Di become so close?
"Come, try it. Don't come to the palace and go back hungry, then complain to me that you are not full!" Zhu Di said as he picked up some food for Xu Qin.

"Your Majesty!" Empress Xu reminded Zhu Di that he could not say that.

Zhu Di also felt that he had spoken out of turn, mainly because he was with Xu Qin and he couldn't help but start complaining, so he forgot the occasion.

"Hehe!" Xu Qin looked at Zhu Di and laughed.

(End of this chapter)