strictlysupreme Chapter 204: The Carnival of Insects
Chapter 204: The Carnival of Insects
Zhu Gaochi was so delighted that he almost wanted to sing a song.
All Tang poetry and Song lyrics can be sung. Following Zhu Gaochi's mood, Zhang Zhiwei took out the short flute from the box in the carriage and played the song "Drinking Song" from "Eighteen Songs of the Han Dynasty".
As the ancient poem says, "Let's drink wine and ride on a white horse."
Although there was no wine to cheer him up, Zhu Gaochi, who was clear-minded and relieved of his worries for months, was in high spirits.
Zhu Gaochi listened to the familiar prelude and immediately uttered the most grand and bold seven-character song "Drinking Wine".
"Have you not seen that the water of the Yellow River comes from the sky, rushes to the sea, and never returns—"
The deep and powerful humming seems to be God's compensation to fat people.
Zhu Gaochi received a completely different and sound education since childhood, and the knowledge level of the Zhu family finally showed a trend of rising rapidly in the third generation.
He was proficient in all six arts of a gentleman, but after he became fat, he had to neglect archery and chariot driving.
It’s a simple truth, and those who understand will understand.
After all, there are not many horses that he can ride.
Although Zhu Gaochi himself did not want to talk much about the two horses he had when he got married, he also felt sorry for them.
There were loud singing and music playing in the carriage, which naturally reached Zhu Di, who was riding a horse only a carriage away from them, and Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, who were sitting side by side with them, all of whom could hear it.
Even Xu Yihua, who was sitting in the carriage, couldn't help but draw aside the curtains and smile at Zhu Di, who was closest to the carriage.
"Brother, we are drinking wine, how can we sing solo?"
Zhu Gaoxu cleared his throat and immediately joined the singing, continuing the second half of the sentence.
Zhu Gaosui, who had always been fooling around with his second brother, immediately started singing chorus.
At this time, we had just left the Nanjing city gate. The morning fog was thick and the only sounds were the sounds of carriages and horses, and the sounds of armor and weapon parts colliding with each other.
The guards on the side were both the private army of Prince Yan’s Mansion and the veterans who had watched the second generation of male members of Prince Yan’s Mansion grow up.
While Zhu Di himself had a slightly indulgent smile on his face, no one knew why Zhu Gaochi suddenly started singing, but everyone started singing and then there was a chorus, and hundreds of people in the Prince of Yan's Mansion sang loudly.
Everyone knows the name of the poet Li Bai. Even the crude soldiers can recite his works by heart.
People who join the army are naturally valiant and brave, and those who can survive as veterans are the best among them. Hundreds of people sing in chorus, using the rise and fall of horse hooves and spears in their hands as drum beats. They are dignified, heroic and free and easy-going, with a sense of tension and relaxation, and a grand and open-minded spirit.
As the protagonists, the voices of the three good-looking children do not lose any of their dominance in the chorus.
After the song ended, the piccolo in the carriage quickly changed the tune and started another song, "Yan Ge Xing".
Zhu Di and Xu Yihua smiled at each other, and everything was said without words.
No matter how busy or hard the future holds, as long as they are there, home is there.
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"Sister-in-law, are you tired?
This is the rabbit I just shot. I heard that my sister-in-law is a great cook. Why don’t we light a fire and roast it?”
Zhu Gaoxu is a very easy to understand person.
Frank, reckless, and stupid.
It is true that he targeted Zhu Gaochi, but he was only targeting Zhu Gaochi, the eldest son who might inherit the position of Crown Prince of Yan, and not his elder brother.
As long as his elder brother can pat his chest and promise to give up his position to him, he will definitely be a good younger brother who combines filial piety and sincerity.
This "goodness" does not even contain a trace of hypocrisy.
It can only be said that he looks very much like Zhu Di in appearance, but the wisdom in his bones might have been eaten up by Zhu Gaochi in his mother's womb, leaving only a few straws to support his military talent.
Just like now, because of his convenient legs and feet, he was busy back and forth, dividing the meat, wild vegetables, porridge, rice and even freshly boiled water into two portions, one in front of his mother Xu Yihua and the other next to Zhang Zhiwei.
He is determined to be the head of the family and is trying his best to do what he thinks is the best.
But.
The camping site was chosen early by Zhu Gaochi based on years of experience and the current weather conditions. The surrounding security and the complete shift and rest system were guarded by Zhu Di. The majesty of the head of the family that Zhu Gaoxu imagined in his mind did not exist from the beginning.
He just stayed in his own little world, thinking that he was doing everything impeccably.
This lack of awareness may be related to the support of Zhu Gaosui, the supporting actor next to him.
In short, Zhang Zhiwei only needed to see at a glance that Zhu Gaoxu was extremely satisfied with his busy performance along the way.
"Ugh……"
Zhang Zhiwei sighed and did not reject Zhu Gaoxu's proposal.
It is one thing that rabbit is indeed delicious.
It is another matter not to be stingy with giving the other party a final meal.
The barbecue tonight is very sumptuous and everyone can enjoy it.
Paired with a salad made with balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, fruit juice and white sesame seeds, a dinner that should have been a hodgepodge of porridge became delicious and tasty.
Zhang Zhiwei did not do anything himself, but just talked. At most, he made a sample plate and gave it to Zhu Di and Xu Yihua. The rest was done by the trained maids.
Although it was summer, the humidity was still high and dew was heavy. Sleeping on the ground, even with the thickest bedding, would cause Xu Yihua to suffer from back and leg pain the next day.
In order to let Xu Yihua rest more comfortably and make the journey less painful, Zhu Di would usually give the carriage to her, cushion it with more than four layers of quilts, and burn insect-repellent herbs around it.
Unfortunately, his tent somehow had a hole that was half a person's height.
Although it does not hinder use, ventilation and prevention of mosquitoes at night are a troublesome problem.
How could Zhu Gaoxu miss this opportunity to show himself? He immediately stepped forward and said,
"Dad, let's switch.
My eldest brother is weak, I am afraid that my eldest sister-in-law will sleep in the tent."
Although this was indeed the arrangement, Zhu Gaoxu said it in public, so Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but smack his lips and defend himself.
"I am following the doctor's orders. The court doctor also said that I am in the critical period of regulating the yin and yang in my body and balancing my qi and blood. I cannot..."
"Okay, okay, then it must be me and our father who will switch tents. Can you also let the eldest sister-in-law and our father exchange tents?"
"…You are amazing! You change, you change!"
The bickering between the two brothers is a very common scene.
Zhu Di pretended not to hear, looked at the tent carefully, and did not reject the filial piety of his second son Zhu Gaoxu.
In fact, in his opinion, there was no need to go through all the trouble of changing tents, but since the second brother insisted on doing so, then let him do it.
As night falls, the insects have a carnival.
There was a deafening explosion, followed by a whooshing sound like drizzle breaking through the air, and chaos broke out in the camp filled with flags of the Prince of Yan's Palace.
It was an attack.
After a day of leisurely travel, the group from Prince Yan's Mansion is now only two hundred miles away from Nanjing City.
At the feet of the emperor, an ambush was launched on the vassal king, Prince Yan.
Are you crazy?
Or do they have something bigger to rely on?