Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 376 Yang Shiqi and his two companions return to the capital!
However, it was clear that Mu Ke'er's friends were not satisfied with their sister's answer!
"Your Highness, my sister and I are both very well-behaved. Please take us with you."

Traveling can be very boring and tedious!

"On the way, my sister and I can keep Your Highness entertained!" Seeing that her sister was unreliable, Mu Ping'er had no choice but to step in herself again. Immediately, Mu Ping'er rested her head on her master's chest as she spoke.

"Why do you want to go, Ping'er?" He looked at Mu Ping'er with surprise, her face beaming with pride. After a moment, in a moment of excitement, Zhu Zhanhe didn't hesitate to pull the two girls into his arms tightly. At the same time, he asked them why they wanted to go out with him.

"Your Highness~".

The Princess Consort said that the Prince cannot have any other women! She also told Ping'er and her sister to serve the Prince well!

So, Your Highness, please let Ping'er and her sister accompany you.

"Ping'er and her sister will definitely serve the Prince well, okay!" It has to be said that Mu Ping'er found herself a pretty suitable excuse. She brought up Princess Xia, and Zhu Zhanhe really couldn't refute her.

“That makes sense. Then I really need to think about it carefully.” After hearing Mu Ping’er’s words, Zhu Zhanhe indicated that he needed to consider it. Therefore, Zhu Zhanhe did not continue to speak, but instead began to think seriously.

"Your Highness, my sister is very good too. Look~" Seeing her lord seriously considering the matter, Mu Ping'er's bright eyes darted around, and she immediately had a new idea. Without hesitation, Mu Ping'er gritted her teeth and grabbed her sister's hand.
Holy crap! A demon! It must be a demon! It's definitely a demon!

Zhu Zhanhe took a deep breath and subconsciously glanced at the two maids, immediately spotting Mu Ke'er, who was completely stunned and blushing so deeply she looked like she was about to burst into flames! Looking at the other maid, Mu Ping'er, her face was also flushed with shyness, but her bright eyes were full of cunning. Zhu Zhanhe helplessly resigned himself to the humiliation of having to agree for now.

"Alright, I agree."

"You two get ready. We'll set off with me first thing tomorrow morning." After much difficult deliberation, Zhu Zhanhe agreed to bring two maids with him on his inspection tour of Annam. It wasn't because Zhu Zhanhe himself lacked principles and wanted to bring two maids to serve him on his trip to Annam.

After all, these two girls were arranged by his wife to keep an eye on him!
Furthermore, she wanted both girls to be pregnant before Zhu Zhanhe returned to Yunnan! Zhu Zhanhe replied that he absolutely could not let his wife down!
Looking up suddenly, Zhu Zhanhe realized that it was already past noon. He replied that since he had already eaten lunch, it was time for his afternoon nap.

So, without hesitation, Zhu Zhanhe picked up the two girls and went to take a nice afternoon nap!

The next morning, Zhu Zhanhe led a team and began his inspection of the entire Annam region with great pride and high spirits.

Zhu Zhanhe's first stop on his inspection tour was Sanjiang Prefecture, which was right next to Anzhou Prefecture! The prefect of Sanjiang Prefecture was Xu Tongshu, who ranked fifth in the first imperial examination organized by Zhu Zhanhe in Yunnan!
Facing the personal inspection of their lord, and the very first stop of that inspection! At this moment, Xu Tongshu, the prefect of Sanjiang Prefecture, was leading a group of officials from Sanjiang Prefecture, along with local dignitaries, to welcome their lord's arrival fifty li outside the city.
Here, Zhu Zhanhe is surveying his territory inch by inch on the land of Annam, like a giant dragon!
Meanwhile, after drifting at sea for several days, Yang Shiqi and his two companions finally returned to Beijing and stood beneath the city walls!

"Finally back home~~!" Looking at the familiar and majestic Beijing city wall, a feeling of returning home welled up inside Yang Shiqi, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

"Minister Yu," Yang Shiqi immediately called out to Yu Qian, intending to say something to him. However, before Yang Shiqi could even begin to speak, he was interrupted. "Grand Secretary Yang, Minister Yu, General Fan."

"The Emperor has issued an edict ordering the three gentlemen to enter the palace immediately!" Yang Shiqi and his two companions had just stepped into Beijing, not even having entered the city gates yet.

A young eunuch darted out from inside the city gate and respectfully addressed Yang Shiqi and his companions. Yang Shiqi, however, noticed a group of Imperial Guards with long swords at their waists following behind the eunuch! Furthermore, the Imperial Guards appeared poised to surround the three of them!
"Thank you for your trouble, Father-in-law."

"The three of us will enter the palace to see the Emperor immediately." Seeing that the three of them were already surrounded by the Imperial Guards, Yang Shiqi knew that if they showed any sign of disobeying orders, they would likely be arrested on the spot! Therefore, Yang Shiqi readily nodded in agreement to the young eunuch's words. At the same time, Yang Shiqi glanced back at Yu Qian and Fan Zhong, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they were not resisting either.

"My lords, please come with me to the palace to meet His Majesty." Yang Shiqi first carefully tidied his clothes, which were somewhat disheveled from the journey, took a deep breath, and exhaled the stale air before speaking to Yu Qian and Fan Zhong beside him.

"Grand Secretary Yang, please~"

"Please~" Yu Qian and Fan Zhong weren't fools, so they could naturally see that the Embroidered Uniform Guards were subtly surrounding the three of them.

So, Yu Qian and Fan Zhong followed Yang Shiqi's example, straightening their clothes slightly before standing respectfully behind him. After all, no matter what, one must always be mindful of etiquette when meeting the emperor!

Following in Yang Shiqi's footsteps, Yu Qian and Fan Zhong stepped into the gates of Beijing!

At this moment, in the Qianqing Palace of the Ming Dynasty Imperial City in Beijing.

The Xuande Emperor, Zhu Zhanji, sat solemnly on a chair in the main hall of his palace.

The eunuchs inside the main hall had long since been driven out by him. At this moment, the already quiet Qianqing Palace was deathly silent, just like the Xuande Emperor Zhu Zhanji's own mood – utterly still!
"emperor.

Grand Secretary Yang, Vice Minister Yu, and General Fan requested an audience outside the hall. Just as Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, was resting absentmindedly on his chair, a young eunuch respectfully reported to him at the entrance of the hall.

"Whoosh~~"
"Whoosh!" Upon hearing the sound outside the hall, Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, who had been lying in a chair, immediately opened his eyes. He stood up abruptly, his eyes flashing with a chilling light that sent shivers down one's spine. Even the memorials he had been reviewing before his nap fell to the ground in fright due to his sudden movement!
"Let them in!!" Taking a few deep breaths, Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, forcibly suppressed the anger and resentment in his heart. Then, Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, gritted his teeth and said to let Yang Shiqi and the other two in.

"Yes~~" After hearing Emperor Xuande's words, which were full of murderous intent, the little eunuch who came in to report couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Then, he quickly turned around and shrank his neck before rushing out the door as if he were being chased by a wild beast, heading towards the direction of Yang Shiqi and the other two.

Meanwhile, the little eunuch was already silently mourning for Yang Shiqi and the other two!
(End of this chapter)