My hotel is full of emperors throughout history.

Chen Mo remained silent for a moment.

"I really can't give you that..."

He pointed to several of the boxes.

"This belongs to Old Li."

He then pointed to several other boxes.

"This belongs to Lao Liu."

"Eh~!"

Zhu Di waved his hand, pressing Chen Mo's hand down, and then put his arm around Chen Mo's shoulder again.

"Let's not be so rigid. Rules are rules, but people can always be flexible, right?"

As Zhu Di spoke, he casually took out a piece of gold ingot from his pocket and stuffed it into Chen Mo's pocket, then whispered something.

"Give me this batch first, then you can order another batch. If they ask, just say the goods haven't arrived yet."

Chen Mo felt the heavy pocket and straightened his expression.

"I'm sorry, but the education I received growing up didn't allow me to do such a thing!"

You've mistaken me for someone else!

Chen Mo remained expressionless.

"I am a man of principle!"

Seeing this, Zhu Biao couldn't help but nod repeatedly, his face full of admiration.

Indeed, Brother Chen truly lives up to his reputation as a person from the future!

The ability to keep promises and remain unmoved by personal gain is truly admirable.

Zhu Di looked at Chen Mo's face and remained silent for a while.

Next second,

Another heavy object was stuffed into Chen Mo's other pocket.

"Hey! Juddy, stop it!"

"After all, Lao Li and Lao Liu placed the order first! You're putting me in a difficult position!"

As Chen Mo was speaking, Zhu Di suddenly pressed his hand down and whispered something.

"Shopkeeper Chen, let's speak frankly."

Zhu Di glanced at the boxes of walkie-talkies.

"No matter how much money Lao Li and Lao Liu contributed..."

He held up two fingers.

"I, Zhu Di, will offer double!"

"..."

Chen Mo fell silent.

The air seemed to freeze for a few seconds.

The next second, the indomitable spirit on his face vanished, replaced by an incredibly warm smile.

"You have a really good eye for people!"

"???"

Zhu Biao, who was standing to the side, was dumbfounded.

No?

Didn't you say you had principles?

Is this what you call a man of principle?

Zhu Biao stared in disbelief at Chen Mo, who was completely different from before.

He was holding Zhu Di's hand and speaking to him affectionately.

"I knew you were someone who could get things done and knew the ropes! Dealing with someone as insightful as you is such a pleasure!"

"Those 'Old Li' and 'Little Liu' orders are all from later. Your orders, Prince Yan—no… Emperor Yongle's orders, must have the highest priority! Everything is negotiable, everything is negotiable!"

Zhu Di, seeing Chen Mo's appearance, was not angry at all. Instead, he laughed heartily and patted Chen Mo's shoulder hard.

"Excellent! That's straightforward! I enjoy dealing with intelligent people like you!"

"I'll find someone to move the goods right now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, seemingly afraid of being discovered, Zhu Di went straight back.

Not long after, two young men entered.

They looked at the cardboard boxes and things in the yard, their faces revealing undisguised contempt and incomprehension.

One of them said to the other.

"Third brother, do you think the old man has been on the Northern Expedition for too long and has lost his mind?"

Zhu Gaoxu walked up to a box of walkie-talkies and kicked it with his foot.

"You called us here in such a hurry just to move these tattered cardboard boxes and these weird metal lumps?"

He picked up a walkie-talkie.

"What good is this thing? It'd be much better to transport more grain!"

"Second brother, be careful what you say! Father must have his reasons for doing this."

Zhu Gaosui spoke, but his face still showed some reluctance.

"A deeper meaning? I think it's just idle chatter!"

Zhu Gaoxu muttered in dissatisfaction.

"Instead of wasting time like this, you should be thinking about how to fight better. You wouldn't even let us bring guards; you insisted on having just the two of us come!"

Zhu Gaoxu looked impatient and glanced at Chen Mo and Zhu Biao.

At first, he had an arrogant look on his face, but when he saw Zhu Biao, his impatience and arrogance froze instantly, and his eyes widened to their limit.

He subconsciously rubbed his eyes and looked at Zhu Biao again.

"Third brother, do you think you've seen that person before?"

Zhu Gaoxu shook Zhu Gaosui, who was packing his things to move.

Zhu Gaosui put down his things and looked at Zhu Gaoxu with some confusion.

The next second, he was completely dumbfounded.

That was the image they had only seen in ancestral temple portraits and in their vague childhood memories.

The face of their uncle, Crown Prince Zhu Biao, who had passed away many years ago!

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

But not long after

"Holy crap!!! It's a ghost!"

Zhu Gaoxu was the first to react, and he jumped back a big step, only to trip over the box behind him and almost fall.

Even after falling, his face was still filled with fear.

"Who...who are you?"

A rare, playful smile appeared on Zhu Biao's usually gentle face.

"Who am I? I am Zhu Biao, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Big...Big...Big brother?! No, no, no...It's...it's the Crown Prince's uncle?!"

Zhu Gaosui, standing to the side, was deathly pale, his lips trembling.

"You...you didn't already..."

"This...this...in broad daylight...is this a ghost?!"

The two brothers looked as if they had encountered a ghost in broad daylight, terrified out of their wits, and huddled together, completely unlike their arrogant and domineering selves from before.

Zhu Gaoxu kept shouting.

"Dad! You've gone too far! Now your uncle's coming to find you!"

After saying that, Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhu Biao and cried out loudly.

"Uncle! If you're looking for someone, go find my father!"

"He's the one who rebelled against your son!!!"

"That's right! It was the old man who rebelled! Not only did he rebel, he also... he also..."

Zhu Biao looked at the two who were almost scared to death, exchanged a glance with Chen Mo, and had a look of both laughter and tears on his face.

Finally, Zhu Di returned, followed by a large fat man and a shrewd-looking young man.

When he saw his two sons' shameful and cowardly behavior, and then saw Zhu Biao's embarrassed yet knowing expression, he was furious and his old face turned bright red!

"You two bastards! What are you yelling about?! Shut your mouths!"

Zhu Di roared like a tiger, which temporarily calmed his two sons who were about to be scared out of their wits.

Finally, seeing that the two were stunned, Chen Mo and Zhu Biao couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Hahaha... Ouch, I can't take it anymore..."

"Fourth brother... your two little rascals... hahaha..."

Chen Mo and Zhu Biao laughed loudly.

Zhu Di's face grew increasingly dark. He glared fiercely at his two sons, wishing he could send them back to school and reform them on the spot.

When Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui heard Chen Mo's laughter and their father's dark face, and then looked at Zhu Biao, who was also smiling broadly, they finally began to understand...

This... doesn't seem... like a ghost?

But didn't my uncle die a long time ago?!

What the hell is going on?!

The two looked at each other, even more bewildered than if they had just seen a ghost.

"Father...he, he really is...my uncle?"

Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Biao and asked in a low voice.

Zhu Di gave a disgruntled snort, which was taken as tacit agreement.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaochi's chubby face was filled with disbelief, but after a brief moment of shock, a glimmer of clarity and excitement quickly flashed in his eyes.

He quickly straightened his robes and stepped forward.

"Gao Chi...pays respects to Uncle."

Zhu Zhanji's reaction, however, was different.

The boy's eyes widened, his mouth slightly open, and his gaze swept back and forth between Zhu Biao and Zhu Di.

"Is this Grandpa's older brother? How come he's so young?"

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, seeing their elder brother and nephew's behavior, finally came to their senses.

The person in front of them was not a ghost, but their uncle Zhu Biao!

and many more!

This is even more absurd than encountering a ghost, isn't it?