Ming Dynasty: Gain one supernatural power every day

Zhu Gaoxu feared nothing but these little devils, especially these little princesses. His own two sons were both mischievous boys, so he especially adored his well-behaved nieces.

So he scratched the back of his head sheepishly, squatted down, and grinned at Princess Zhen Ding: "Yao Yao, your second uncle was too loud just now. I'll buy you a sugar figurine as an apology later, okay?"

Princess Zhending buried her face behind Zhu Gaosui's legs, peeking out one eye to look at him, and then nodded gently, barely forgiving her loud-voiced second uncle.

Inside the pavilion, Madam Wei and Madam Weng were sitting and chatting. They were talking about their children.

Suddenly, they heard Zhu Gaoxu's thunderous roar. They knew that their fourth brother had probably arrived, and the idle chatter in the pavilion was completely over.

Madam Wei looked up at the sky, put down her fan, and tugged at Madam Weng's sleeve: "Stop chatting. Look at those clouds, it looks like Fourth Brother is coming."

Following her gaze, Madam Weng saw that the white cloud was drifting leisurely from above the Prince Rui's residence towards them, with a person lying on it, looking as relaxed as if they had just woken up.

Thinking to himself that his fourth brother was indeed living a life of luxury, even riding on a cloud while lying down.

The two exchanged a glance, stopped talking, and got up to walk into the yard.

Zhu Gaoxi, who was lying comfortably on the cloud, was startled by the sudden loud shout of "Fourth Brother" from below, which made his hand tremble and the cloud chair shake.

He steadied the cloud, turned it around, and slowly descended towards the courtyard of the Prince of Han's residence. Looking down, he saw that a group of people were already standing in the courtyard.

The second brother was squatting on the ground, scratching the back of his head, trying to comfort Yao Yao. The third brother was standing next to him. His two sisters-in-law had just come out of the pavilion. Several children were looking up at him, their eyes shining as if they had lights on.

He saw Princess Zhending clinging to her third brother's leg, her little face still showing the grievance of being frightened earlier; she looked so pitiful.

As the clouds descended lower and lower, when they were still more than ten feet above the ground, the children could no longer contain themselves.

Taking advantage of his height, Zhu Zhanhe was the first to rush to the edge of the cloud, looking up and shouting, "Fourth Uncle! I want to ride this cloud too!"

Zhu Zhanqi followed closely behind, squeezing next to his brother, and exclaimed excitedly, "Fourth Uncle! Fourth Uncle! Isn't this cloud cushion soft? How many people can it seat?"

Zhu Zhanming was squeezed on the outside by his two older brothers, standing on tiptoe to look inside, anxiously tugging at Zhu Zhanhe's sleeve: "Let me see too! Let me see too!"

Princess Zhending peeked out from behind Zhu Gaosui's legs, pointed her chubby little finger at the cloud chair, and called out in her childish voice, "Uncle Si's cloud! Yaoyao wants to sit! Yaoyao wants to sit!"

Zhu Gaoxu's head was throbbing from the loud noise of his two sons. He grabbed them both and pulled them back half a step, yelling, "Get out of the way! Let your fourth uncle get down first!"

Zhu Gaoxi quickly pressed his hand to indicate that his second brother was alright. Then, with a thought, he lowered the height of the lightning a few more degrees, stopping it right in front of the children where they could reach out and touch it before descending from the clouds.

After he came down, he greeted his two sisters-in-law and his second and third brothers.

As soon as their feet touched the ground, several children swarmed around them like a flock of sparrows. Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Zhanqi were already lying down next to the lightning, poking at the clouds with their fingers.

Zhu Zhanyi also leaned over, gently pressed it with his index finger, and turned to Zhu Gaosui, shouting, "Father! This cloud is really strange! Why does it look like this, like a chair?"

Zhu Gaosui glanced at the cloud and said calmly, "It must be your fourth uncle's magic again, turning it into the shape of a chair."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded in agreement, "Yes, the third brother is right this time. The fourth brother really knows how to have fun. Even riding a cloud has to be made into a chair so he can fly while lying down."

Madam Weng, carrying Princess Zhending, slowly approached. Princess Zhending reached out her little hand and gently touched the cloud surface, giggling, "So soft! Yaoyao, I want to sit!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu immediately perked up and waved his hand to push the children aside, saying, "Make way, let me try first."

He approached and touched the cloud's surface, then slowly sat down, immediately sinking into the soft cloud chair. He exclaimed in comfort, "Fourth brother, you really know how to enjoy life! This cloud is truly comfortable to sit on, more comfortable than any chair I've ever sat in!"

Zhu Gaosui looked down at his daughter's longing eyes, then at his second brother who was already humming comfortably on the cloud chair, and teased, "Second brother, why are you fighting with the children for it?"

Zhu Gaochi was enjoying himself on his cloud-shaped chair when he heard this. Instead of getting down, he waved his hand dismissively and said, "I'm just a child myself. Besides, I was just testing the waters for them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the children protested.

Zhu Zhanhe shouted at the top of his lungs, "Father, get down! I don't need you to try, I want to sit by myself!"

Zhu Zhanqi grabbed his leg and pulled him down, while Zhu Zhanyi jumped up and down anxiously beside him. Princess Zhending also stretched out her little hand and called out to him, "Second Uncle, come down! Yaoyao wants to sit!"

Zhu Gaoxu was so annoyed by the noise of these little devils that he quickly stood up from his cloud chair.

Zhu Gaoxi watched as the children crowded around the small cloud chair, pushing and shoving each other, and quickly raised his hand: "Don't worry, your fourth uncle will make you a bigger one."

With a thought, the cloud chair silently unfolded, stretching and widening until it transformed into a cloud carpet several square meters in size, before lowering its height slightly.

The children were taken aback at first, then cheered at the same time. Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui each carried one of the children onto the cloud carpet, with Princess Zhending being carried up by Zhu Gaoxi and placed in the very center.

"This feels so good!"

"It's too soft!"

"It's so much more comfortable than my bed at home!"

Several children crowded on it, their mouths full of amazement at the cloud carpet.

Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Weng stood by and watched the children jumping and hopping on the cloud carpet. They stepped forward and said, "Be careful, don't fall."

Just as things were getting lively, a servant rushed in to announce, "Your Highness, His Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess have arrived."

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Gaochi had already stepped into the courtyard, followed by Zhang Yan, and then a string of children of varying heights.

As soon as Zhu Zhanji entered the door, his eyes began to scan the surroundings. When he saw the huge cloud-shaped carpet in the courtyard and his younger siblings rolling around on it, his eyes lit up instantly.

He turned around and shouted to his younger brothers behind him, "Hurry up and keep up!" Then he grabbed Zhu Zhanjun's hand and rushed forward.

Zhu Zhanyong and Zhu Zhanyin jogged after him, the youngest, Zhu Zhanyin, being slower, stumbled and called out, "Big brother, wait for me!"

Zhang Yan led Princess Jiaxing at the back, and Princess Jiaxing called out softly into the courtyard, "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle."

"Zhanhe, Zhanqi, we're here!" Zhu Zhanji's eyes lit up when he saw the clouds and his younger siblings on them, and he immediately pulled Zhu Zhanjun over.

Zhu Zhanji ran to the edge of the cloud carpet, and before he could even stand properly, he shouted upwards, "Zhanhe! Zhanqi! We're here!"

Upon seeing his brothers arrive, Zhu Zhanhe immediately sat up abruptly: "Big brother! Come and see! This cloud carpet is so soft!"

Zhu Zhanqi crawled over from the other end of the cloud carpet, poked his head out, and waved to those below: "Big brothers, come on up! It's so comfortable!"

Zhu Zhanyong and Zhu Zhanyin also ran over. Zhu Zhanyin stood by the cloud carpet, stretching out his little arms for a long time but still couldn't reach it. He was so anxious that he kept tugging at Zhu Zhanji's sleeve: "Big brother, carry me up! I want to sit too!"