In the front hall of the Qin Palace, Zhu Biao and Zhu Chuang sat opposite each other, and Li Jie was with him. Since Zhu Chuang learned about Zhu Di in Goryeo, he has been very interested in the matter in Goryeo. He asked Li Jie many questions, and Li Jie also answered them one by one.

Just as the three of them were chatting, Princess Pucheng also brought a few side dishes he made himself. Li Jie found that Princess Pucheng was much better than Zhu Yuning in cooking. The dishes in front of him were all full of flavors. As for the taste, they had to find out after tasting it, but it should not be bad.

"I didn't expect that Pucheng, you are actually very good at cooking. This is much better than Yuning!" Zhu Biao also sighed at the same time.

"Uncle is joking. I can only cook a few side dishes. I am far inferior to my cousin in other aspects!" Princess Pucheng smiled modestly again.

"Brother, come and try the grape wine I have collected. It was transported from the Western Regions. Although this barrel is not big, this barrel of wine is enough to sell for more than a hundred stale!" At this time, Zhu Ceng picked up a barrel of well-sealed wine from the pallet and introduced to Zhu Biao.

Li Jie looked at the wine and it turned out to be filled with a small wooden barrel. It looked really good. Then Zhu Ceng said to Pu Cheng again: "Where is my wine utensil, why haven't I received it yet?"

"This... has been picked up by someone and will be delivered soon!" Pu Cheng seemed to hesitate for a moment and said again.

As soon as he finished speaking, a maid brought a set of wine utensils. Li Jie thought it was a special wine utensil, but he didn't expect it to be a set of gold utensils that looked a bit ordinary. Although gold is very expensive, it is nothing to people with the status of Zhu Chuang.

"Hey, why do you use this kind of wine utensil? Didn't the ancients say 'Grape wine luminous cup'?" Zhu Biao asked strangely when he saw this set of ordinary gold wine utensils.

"Brother, you don't know that although the luminous cup is suitable for drinking wine, it is not the most suitable one. My set of wine utensils is extraordinary, but I bought it from a Hu merchant for a lot of money. Drinking wine with this set of wine will be sweeter and more refreshing. It is definitely not comparable to other wine utensils. I am reluctant to let others use it!" Zhu Qian praised proudly. He is more harsh than anyone else in drinking.

When Zhu Biao heard Zhu Chuang say this, Zhu Biao was also interested. Zhu Chuang also took the wine pot from the wine utensil and prepared to pour the wine from the wooden barrel into the wine pot by himself. However, Princess Pucheng took the wine barrel and smiled and said, "Father, you are in poor health, so I will do these things!"

Seeing that his daughter was so well-behaved, Zhu Chuang did not refuse, and immediately handed the wine barrel and the wine pot to Princess Pucheng. Li Jie also watched quietly from the side. He was not interested in any wine, but if Zhu Biao and the others wanted to drink, he could have a drink of two glasses with him.

Princess Pucheng opened the wooden barrel and immediately a smell of wine with a fruity smell came out. Even if Li Jie didn't understand wine, she felt that the smell of this wine smelled very fragrant, at least not as good as other wines.

Princess Pucheng opened the golden wine pot and poured out the wine in the barrel. A stream of Yin Hong's wine flowed out of the barrel, making the aroma of wine in the room even more intense.

"This wine smell is really good. It seems that you have collected some good wines in the second brother!" Zhu Biao couldn't help but praise him when he smelled the wine smell in the air.

"Of course, I dare not say anything else, but when it comes to drinking, we must not be as good as me!" Zhu Chuang boasted again when he heard this.

However, at this moment, an accident happened. I don’t know if it was because Princess Pucheng who didn’t take it properly or was distracted for a moment. As a result, the barrel in his hand actually slipped down and hit the wine pot below. There was only a loud "bang" sound, Yin Hong’s wine splashed everywhere, and the smell of wine inside became stronger.

"Don't calm down, it's all my fault..."

Princess Pucheng also admitted her mistake in a panic look, but with a "pop", Zhu Ren actually slapped her in the face, making Princess Pucheng unable to stand firmly and fall to the ground!

"Second brother, what are you doing?" Zhu Biao stood up when he saw this, hurriedly supported Pucheng and said angrily at Zhu Chuang.

Princess Pucheng also covered her face with aggrieved look on her face. Even so, she could still see a clear slap mark on her white jade-like face. Li Jie was also shocked by this change and was a little stunned when Princess Pucheng looked at her.

Zhu Ren seemed to be stunned for a moment, looked down at his palm, but then glared at Princess Pucheng with great anger and said, "This girl is so useless. She can't even do such a small thing well. Why don't you get out of here!"

"Yes, it's all my fault that my daughter is useless, which ruins the elegant mood of the father and uncle!" Unexpectedly, Princess Pucheng did not cry or make a fuss, but lowered her head and admitted her mistake again. After saying that, she bowed her lightly to Zhu Biao, and also looked at Li Jie. At this time, her eyes showed a little embarrassment, and then she turned around and left.

"Second brother, you are too irritable. Isn't it a bar that you can beat the child?" Zhu Biao said to Zhu Chuang at this time with anger. Since he met Princess Pucheng yesterday, he thought the child was quite good. Although he was a little bold, he helped Zhu Chuang take on the important task of the royal palace. If she was a man, she would probably not be worse than Zhu Youshu in Kaifeng.

"Brother, don't be angry. This girl did something wrong. Of course, she has to teach her a lesson, otherwise how can she correct it in the future?" Zhu Ceng said stubbornly.

Zhu Biao was so angry that he wanted to scold Zhu Chuang when he heard this, but then he thought that this was Zhu Chuang's family matter after all. Even if he was the eldest brother, it would not be convenient to interfere in such family matters. Moreover, even if he scolded Zhu Chuang today, if Zhu Chuang vented his anger on Princess Pucheng after returning, he would have no choice.

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao could only suppress his anger. Zhu Chuang also saw that his elder brother was unhappy and hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded him with kind words, but he still didn't think he was wrong. Li Jie also reacted at this time and immediately came forward to persuade Zhu Biao a few words. He was not helping Zhu Chuang, but was afraid that Zhu Biao's aura would hurt his body.

In the end, Zhu Biao finally didn't get angry anymore, but he was no longer interested in drinking. Zhu Chuang did not mention drinking anymore, but instead accompanied Zhu Biao to talk about some things between his brothers, which made Zhu Biao slowly calm down.

While Zhu Biao and Zhu Chuang were chatting, Li Jie sat quietly aside, thinking about Princess Pucheng just now. When Pucheng poured wine, Zhu Biao and Zhu Chuang were only concerned about chatting, so they did not notice how the wine barrel in Princess Pucheng's hand slipped off. However, Li Jie saw with his own eyes that Princess Pucheng seemed to deliberately let go of his hands and let the small wine barrel containing wine fall.

It was precisely because of this that Li Jie became even more strange. Since Princess Pucheng deliberately knocked over the barrel, what was her intention to do this? Was it just because she was worried about Zhu Ceng's body that she deliberately refused to let him drink?

But this doesn't make sense. Let's not talk about whether Zhu Ceng's body is suitable for drinking. Even if it is really not suitable, she can tell it out loud. As long as Zhu Biao knows this, she will definitely stop Zhu Ceng from drinking, so there is no need for her to knock over the barrel and even slap herself.

Thinking of the above, Li Jie was puzzled and his eyes unconsciously fell on the wine utensils on the table. At this time, the wine that was overturned had been cleaned up, but the gold wine utensils were still on the table. Zhu Chuang said just now that this wine utensils were his personal items and would not be taken out to entertain guests easily.

However, when Li Jie's eyes fell on this set of wine utensils, he found that the color of the wine utensils was a bit wrong. He had seen a lot of gold and was very familiar with the color of gold. The gold utensils in front of him seemed to be fine, but if you look closely, you will find that the color of the wine utensils is darker than that of ordinary gold and has a worse brightness, as if it is not pure gold.

This discovery also made Li Jie even more curious. He immediately reached out to pick up a cup to look at it. However, Zhu Ren discovered his movements and immediately smiled and said, "Why, Li Bandu, are you interested in my wine set?"

"Your Highness, I don't like drinking, but I found that the color of this set of wine utensils seemed a little dark, and did not seem to look like pure gold." Li Jie said the truth.

"Li Bandu was right. According to Hu Shang, who sold me, this set of wine utensils was transported from the west and added some special materials, which are a hundred times more expensive than ordinary gold, so it is particularly sweet to drink with it!" Zhu Ren replied with a smile again.

"So that's it. Your Highness has really studied drinking, and I admire him very much!" Li Jie put down his glass and smiled and complimented, but for him, no matter what kind of wine is, it tastes the same, so no matter how magical the wine utensil is, Li Jie can't make any difference.

Zhu Chuang chatted with Zhu Biao for the whole morning. In the afternoon, Zhu Biao proposed to inspect Xi'an City. Zhu Chuang originally wanted to accompany him, but was rejected by Zhu Biao. The main reason was that Zhu Biao was worried about Zhu Chuang's health, so he asked him to rest in the mansion. In the afternoon, he and Li Jie took their people out.

Zhu Biao's inspection was not just about going around the various yamen. Sometimes he and Li Jie would change into casual clothes, go deep into the people and walk around the streets and alleys, and listen to the local people's evaluation of the local government. If the government oppresses the people or bullies the fish in the countryside, Zhu Biao would also be in charge.

But I didn't know if I didn't leave, but I was shocked when I left. Zhu Biao and Li Jie only took a whole afternoon to find out a lot of news, many of which were about Zhu Chuang, and most of them were not good news, which shocked and sad.

In fact, Li Jie had been mentally prepared for a long time. Zhu Ceng's reputation in history was not very good. Although he could fight, he had a cruel personality. When he came to Xi'an, he had many illegal acts, even built a large-scale construction, which was a waste of money and the people had long complained about him.

What is even more speechless is that Zhu Ceng even tortures the palace ladies around him for fun, which is simply a psychological pervert, and his death is also related to this incident. According to historical records, Zhu Ceng was poisoned to death by three old women, and a dignified prince died at the hands of several women. After Lao Zhu found out about this incident, he was very angry and directly designated his posthumous title as "Min", and also reduced the scale of his funeral.
Chapter completed!