Chapter 216 Pucheng's Fox Tail
"Meet uncle!" Princess Pucheng bowed to Zhu Biao in a long dress.
"No need to be polite. What's wrong with you coming to see me in Pucheng?" Zhu Biao raised his hand and asked with a smile. Although Princess Pucheng had been scheming with him before, the generous Zhu Biao had long stopped caring about it, and even sympathized with Princess Pucheng and his daughter, and took good care of them along the way.
"Thanks to my uncle's care for us mother and daughter during this period, my mother's health is now good. I have nothing to do today, so I made some snacks for my uncle to taste!" Princess Pucheng said as she asked someone to bring some snacks and hand them to the table in front of Zhu Biao.
"Then I have to try it!" Zhu Biao said with a smile when he heard this. After saying that, he also invited Li Jie and Zhu Youshang to taste it together.
Li Jie was not polite either. He picked up a snack and tasted it. It tasted quite good. Zhu Youzhuan first gave a greeting to Pucheng's cousin, and then tasted it in small mouthfuls.
"The taste is very good, but when it comes to dim sum, I think the birthday cake made by Li Jie is better!" Zhu Biao said enthusiastically at this time.
"My brother-in-law can still make snacks?" Princess Pucheng shouted in surprise, and her eyes were full of incredibleness when she looked at Li Jie. However, Zhu Youshuo seemed very calm, because when they were patrolling the Yellow River together, Li Jie showed his cooking skills.
"Understand some!" Li Jie smiled modestly.
"My cousin is such a blessing!" Princess Pucheng exclaimed again when she heard this. However, as soon as she said that, her expression became a little depressed, and finally her eyes turned red and tears fell down her face.
"What's wrong with you, Pucheng?" Zhu Biao was shocked when he saw Princess Pucheng's appearance, and immediately stood up and asked with concern.
"No... it's okay, I'm just happy for my cousin!" Pu Cheng seemed to know that he was wronged. He wiped the tears from his face randomly, and his pitiful appearance made people feel distressed!
Zhu Biao immediately understood Princess Pucheng's thoughts when she heard this. She grew up with Yuning, had the best relationship and even had a similar personality, but their fates were completely different. Although she and Yuning were a little conflicted before, it was mainly because of Zhu Yunxiu. In fact, there was no major conflict between them, and Zhu Biao was even a little indulgent to Zhu Yuning.
In addition, Zhu Yuning is now engaged to Li Jie. A husband like Li Jie can be said to be unable to find a lantern when he is holding a lantern.
In contrast, Princess Pucheng has a completely different situation. Not only has she been abused by her father since she was a child, but she also has to fight with her father Zhu Chuang when she grows up. She even reached the age of getting married, but no one has ever worried about her lifelong affairs.
Thinking of this, Zhu Biao couldn't help feeling distressed for his niece. He immediately stepped forward and comforted him again: "Don't worry, Pucheng, when I return to the capital, I will ask my father to be fair to you mother and daughter. Then you don't have to go back to Xi'an, just stay in the capital. As for your marriage, everything is covered by me!"
"Uncle~" Princess Pucheng was moved and cried with tears when she heard Zhu Biao's words. She threw herself into Zhu Biao's arms and started crying. Zhu Biao also gently patted her back to comfort her. At this moment, he really treated Princess Pucheng as his biological daughter.
Zhu Youzun next to him was also deeply moved at this time, and even his eyes were a little red. He had already learned about the experience of Princess Pucheng and his daughter from Li Jie, so he was very sympathetic to his cousin. Compared to this miserable cousin, although the burden on his body was a little heavier, it seemed nothing.
However, Li Jie felt something was wrong. Although the scene in front of him was very touching, based on his understanding of Princess Pucheng, it seems that the other party is not so easy to reveal his feelings?
After finally waiting for Princess Pucheng to be tired of crying, she stood up from Zhu Biao's arms, then wiped her tears embarrassedly, and smiled shyly at Zhu Biao with red eyes: "The niece lost her composure, which made her uncle laugh!"
"You girl are so strong-willed. If you have any grievances in the future, tell me your uncle. Don't keep it in your heart!" Zhu Biao also said with a loving smile at this time.
"Uncle, you are so nice to me. If I were your daughter like my cousin!" Princess Pucheng couldn't help but wipe her tears again when she spoke.
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"You girl is still seeing me. If you don't have any uncles, you will be my daughter in the future!" Zhu Biao was also aroused by Pucheng at this time, and immediately patted his chest and promised that since Zhu Ren did not cherish such a well-behaved daughter, it would be better to give it to himself.
Hearing Zhu Biao's words, Pu Cheng finally burst into tears and said again, "This is what you said by uncle. In my heart from now on, you will be my father!"
"It was me. If you are willing, I will report to my father after returning to Beijing and take you over as my daughter to raise you!" Zhu Biao laughed and said with a smile. As the prince, if you want to adopt a son, you must be very cautious, but there is no problem with adopting a daughter, let alone Pu Cheng is his niece.
"That's great. From now on, Pucheng will be your daughter of uncle!" Pucheng said happily when he heard this, but when she said this, she suddenly seemed to think of something, so she paused and then said, "I heard that uncle, you are going to Peking Mansion next. Can you bring me with me? Then Pucheng will serve me personally, so that I can also give me some filial piety?"
"Ah? This..." Zhu Biao never expected that Pu Cheng would ask to accompany him to Peking Mansion, which made him stunned for a moment. I wonder how to answer?
Li Jie next to him shook his head speechlessly when he heard this. This girl had put so much effort into it, and now she finally showed her fox's tail. It turned out that she wanted to follow them to Peiping Prefecture.
"What, uncle, don't you want to?" Pu Cheng saw Zhu Biao's hesitant expression and showed another crying expression.
"This is not, it's just that the journey of Peking is long. You are a weak woman. I'm afraid you can't bear the hard work on the road!" Zhu Biao explained hurriedly. He was just saying that he wanted to recognize Pucheng's daughter, but in a blink of an eye, he had to reject the daughter's first request, which made it really difficult for him to speak.
"I'm not afraid of hard work!" Pu Cheng said immediately. When she said this, she seemed a little sad again, lowered her head and said again, "Actually, I want to accompany my uncle to Peking Mansion. In addition to fulfilling some filial piety, I also have some selfish intentions."
Pucheng paused and then said, "My cousin told me that we women are not as good as men. We have been destined to be difficult to contact the outside world since we were born. In comparison, I am even more lucky than my cousin. At least I have traveled between Beijing and Xi'an, but my cousin has been able to live in the Forbidden City in Jinling since childhood. If I have the opportunity to accompany my uncle to Peking Mansion this time, it will be a rare experience and I can also tell my cousin in the future!"
When Li Jie heard this, he rolled his eyes. He had to say that this girl was really careful and worked every step. She first seduced Zhu Biao to recognize her as her daughter, and now she brought Zhu Yuning out to help her sell her miserable things. If Zhu Biao doesn't agree, she will be a father!
Sure enough, Zhu Biao finally couldn't stand it anymore, and nodded immediately and agreed, "Okay, since you want to go, then go with us, but is your mother's condition really okay?"
"My mother's health is already well, and I don't need to take care of herself anymore. Moreover, if my mother knew that I could serve my uncle and be filial, she would definitely be very happy!" Princess Pucheng said happily immediately.
After all this, Zhu Biao had no reason to refuse. Princess Pucheng was even more excited. While introducing the snacks she brought, she made tea for the three of them with her own hands. When she saw Zhu Biao and Zhu Youzhu playing chess, she also helped Zhu Biao out suggestions. It’s true that her chess skills are much better than Li Jie and Zhu Biao. She actually killed Zhu Youzhu. Finally, Zhu Youzhu was so angry that she said that the three adults were bullying the children together.
After three days of rest in Kaifeng, Zhu Biao led the team away again. Zhu Youdun also saw them off in person. Princess Pucheng also left with the team as she wished, but her mother stayed in Kaifeng to recuperate and returned to the capital together after they came back from Peking Mansion.
Just as Zhu Biao set off from Kaifeng, Zhu Dizhi rode on the horse proudly in front of the gates of Goryeo and Ningfu. The city wall in front of him had been destroyed by many days of attack. Even a section of the city wall had collapsed. Zhu Di had commanded the army to enter the city from this section of the city wall, but unfortunately he was driven out in the end. However, the collapse of the city wall also means that the city will be broken, it is only time.
However, Zhu Di no longer had to wait, because after weighing the pros and cons, Li Chenggui and his son in the city finally decided to give up resistance. After many days of siege, the Goryeo soldiers in the city had long lost their morale and the materials and supplies in the city were almost exhausted.
What's worse is that the Jurchens who were temporarily recruited were even more difficult to control when the war situation was unfavorable. There have been many Jurchen rebellions and injuries in the city, which made Li Chenggui and his son have to send their own hands to patrol the city day and night to prevent changes in the army.
It can be said that under this situation, even Li Chenggui and Li Fangyuan, who are tough in character, have given up hope, so after discussion, they decided to go out of the city to surrender, and Zhu Di is here to surrender today.
As soon as the agreed time came, the city gate was opened. Then Li Chenggui and Li Fangyuan and his son led the crowd out and came to Zhu Di with a letter of surrender and a seal in their hands. Li Chenggui was the first to kneel down and bow and said, "The criminal Li Chenggui begs for surrender!"
"Those who know the times are heroes. Since you father and son surrender, I can save you your life. I hope you will take care of yourself in the future and recognize your identity!" Zhu Di sneered. Looking at Li Chenggui and his son kneeling in front of him, Zhu Di also felt a strong sense of conquest in his heart. From today on, the entire Goryeo will surrender to his feet.
"It's time to go back to Peking!" Zhu Di whispered to himself. Although there are many things to deal with after Goryeo's battle, it's enough to let Yao Guangxiao and the others stay here. Compared to Goryeo, he is more looking forward to meeting his elder brother Zhu Biao.
Chapter completed!