The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 259

After all, many of the later Xuanwu Army soldiers were trained by these people.

"Let's go to the teacher's house first."

After Zhou Chu finished speaking, he mounted his horse. Horses had already been prepared for Yun Jin and the others by the dock. The group rode straight to the Tang residence.

Both Yun Jin and Zhou Chu were disciples of Tang Bohu. In terms of calligraphy, Zhou Chu might be slightly better, but in terms of painting, Yun Jin was far superior to Zhou Chu.

After Princess Deqing arrived in Suzhou, she simply stayed at the Tang residence, which Zhou Chu was delighted with, and Tang Bohu naturally had no objections.

Zhou Chu had already informed Tang Bohu about Yun Jin's arrival, so Tang Bohu had already prepared Yun Jin's favorite shad and mutton.

Yun Jin has practiced martial arts since childhood, and her appetite is much larger than that of ordinary girls. She eats meat at every meal, and she prefers mutton to venison.

Especially when shad and mutton are stewed together, the combination of fish and mutton is incredibly delicious.

"The little girl from back then has grown up in the blink of an eye."

Upon seeing Yun Jin again, Tang Bohu felt a pang of heartache looking at the heroic spirit between Yun Jin's brows.

Tang Bohu knew very well how difficult it would be for Yun Jin, a girl who was only twelve years old at most, to face various situations alone at sea. The more mature Yun Jin was now, the more she had experienced.

"Teacher, people always have to grow up. Being able to help my second brother has always been my wish."

After saying this, Yun Jin looked at Zhou Chu beside her.

Zhou Chu was deeply moved upon hearing these words.

Zhou Chu has met many girls over the years, but most of them can't keep up with his pace. It seems that only Yun Jin can always stand by his side and help him share a lot of pressure.

Moreover, Yun Jin is now the commander of the Xuanwu Army, so Zhou Chu has no need to worry about her safety or that he might implicate her.

However, the two are destined to be separated more often than together. At least for the next two years, before the Japanese pirates are completely quelled, Yun Jin will still be adrift at sea.

Once the Japanese pirates are completely quelled and the seas are opened, the Ming Dynasty should have its own navy. At that time, Yun Jin can finally relax a bit.

"Meet Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Upon seeing Princess Deqing, Yun Jin hurriedly bowed.

"There's no need to be so formal. You were so little back in the capital, and now you've grown so tall."

Princess Deqing looked at Yun Jin affectionately.

It's not that Yun Jin has grown too tall; it's just that when Yun Jin was in the capital, she had a youthful appearance, so she seemed very young. Now that she's seen again, there's no trace of that youthful appearance between her brows, which gives people the illusion that she has suddenly grown much taller.

"Hurry inside. Yunniang was overjoyed to hear you were coming and insisted on cooking your favorite fish and mutton stew herself."

Tang Bohu laughed.

Upon hearing about food, Yun Jin's eyes lit up immediately. During the past six months at sea, although there was meat with every meal, the way the meat was prepared was really hard for Yun Jin to appreciate. Now, hearing about her favorite dish, her mouth watered.

Fang Hong has become less like a woman these days; after all, being exposed to the wind and sun at sea every day has made her appear much more rugged.

Soon, everyone took their seats and began to eat heartily, among whom Fang Hong, Xiao Dao, and Yun Jin were particularly uncouth in their eating habits.

At first, Yun Jin was still somewhat mindful, after all, she was a lady from a respectable family. But seeing Fang Hong and Xiao Dao devour the mutton like a whirlwind, she suddenly became anxious and abandoned all decorum, grabbing the mutton with her hands and starting to gnaw on it.

Half a year of military service made Yun Jin's eating habits even more unrestrained.

Princess Deqing and the others were not surprised at all. They all knew that Yun Jin was commanding troops in the field, so she couldn't always act like a little girl.

Just as everyone had finished their meal, Shen Lian walked over.

"My lord, Chen Chang has sent word that the Japanese pirates have landed."

Zhou Chu nodded upon hearing this, but he wasn't in a hurry. He knew that once these Japanese pirates landed, they wouldn't just stay for a day or two; they would definitely enjoy themselves for a while.

"Have his men keep an eye on these Japanese pirates."

Zhou Chu let out a burp.