Bright Spring

The little girl whispered: "My mother borrowed it for me. I originally had silk clothes, but the silk is too delicate and will wear out after two years, and it is easy to break. If we want to come to the palace, we must not wear old clothes."

"Wei'er!" The big girl next to her tugged at her sleeve.

Zhu Gaoxu became even more curious, and said with a smile: "It's really strange, the female relatives who can enter the palace need to borrow clothes?"

The little girl was dragged a bit, and looked at Zhu Gaoxu without saying a word.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: "I can ask casually, it's fine if I don't want to say it, don't force it." He spoke very gently, after all, he was talking to a beautiful little girl who was estimated to be thirteen or fourteen years old. her.

The older girl said: "My lord, my sister is rude and said such embarrassing words, please don't laugh at me, lord."

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and said: "No, I was rude, so I shouldn't ask more. Besides, clothes are not important, people are beautiful and intelligent, who would disrespect her? Wang Baochuan has lived in Hanyao for 18 years, and I have never seen the world look down on her."

The eldest girl blushed, and said softly: "Young master is worthy of being a nobleman of the clan, he is knowledgeable and courteous, and treats people with sincerity and kindness."

"Haha, thank you for the compliment." Zhu Gaoxu cupped his fists and said, "As a big sister, I know that the man in the imperial garden must be a nobleman."

The eldest girl lowered her head, puffed up her anger, and said on her knees, "Dare to ask Mr. Gao's name?"

"My name is Zhu Gaoxu." He smiled.

At this moment, the little girl's face suddenly turned pale, and she immediately grabbed the corner of her sister's clothes, her catkins were very hard, as if she was frightened, and her whole body tensed up.

The eldest girl also froze there.

"Gaoyang County King?" The eldest girl trembled.

Zhu Gaoxu looked confused, looked down at himself, and asked in a daze, "What's wrong with me?"

The little girl said timidly: "You didn't lie to us, did you? How could King Gao Yang look like this?"

"What should it look like?" The Erzhang monk Zhu Gaoxu was puzzled, and stretched out his hand to rub his cheek, very puzzled.He didn't know what was going on at all, and suddenly an astonishing idea came to his mind: Could it be that he was someone else through time travel?

He hurriedly took two steps towards the pool, and buried his head in the water for a glance.The pool is clear and shallow, and the reflection is blurry, but it can be recognized that the person inside is Zhu Gaoxu!

"Scared me, I thought I became someone else." Zhu Gaoxu said with a sigh of relief.

After hearing this, the little girl didn't know what she thought Zhu Gaoxu was funny, but she covered her mouth and laughed "puchi", her face flushed red in shock.

... The two women are the granddaughters of Wuding Hou Guoying, Guo Yan and Guo Wei.The mother of the two of them, Mrs. Xu, is from the queen's family.The queen had a family banquet, so they invited their mother and daughter to the palace for the banquet.The two sisters were very curious about the imperial palace garden, so they walked around for a while, and then they met Zhu Gaoxu who had just arrived.

Guo Yan was a little bit blaming her sister for being outspoken, and she felt that the family would soon be less embarrassing. After her grandfather passed away, because more than a dozen uncles and uncles did not agree on the division of the family business, as long as the division was settled, why even a new one? There is no satin clothes... Unexpectedly, the man in front of him said that he is King Gaoyang!

Isn't King Gaoyang a fierce and domineering villain?How come you look like this, how can you speak so softly and considerately?

Guo Yan suddenly felt a little inexplicably lost in her heart, and she couldn't explain why.However, Guo Yan soon became relieved again, and finally felt a little relieved about her sister.

She looked at Zhu Gaoxu, although he was not a gentleman, he was neat and tidy, tall and straight, and he did not look like a villain at all.His clothes were ironed straight, the color was neither dazzling nor patterned, but the material had a hint of luster, and the white silk lining in the deep purple collar was spotless.There are not many decorations on her body, only a suet jade pendant around her waist, the milky white is warm and pure, and it is very valuable at first glance.The whole person does not look exaggerated, very elegant.

Moreover, his voice is magnetic and pleasant, his words are gentle, his words and deeds are calm, and he is very kind to people.Only the mountainous figure makes the little girl feel

There is pressure, and there is a faint feeling of suffocation.If you say he is a bully, Guo Yan only feels bully, not malicious.

"Are you really King Gaoyang?" Guo Yan couldn't help but asked again.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "It's guaranteed to be a fake."

After saying a word, the younger sister next to her covered her mouth and held back a smile, her eyes were crescent like crescent moons, she might think Zhu Gaoxu's words were a bit funny.

Guo Yan understood her younger sister's thoughts very well. She was afraid and worried at first, and her expectations were very low. Unexpectedly, she didn't laugh when she saw the person she was going to marry looked like this!Let's see how happy she is.

Sure enough, Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Guo Wei, and said with a smile, "My sister loves to laugh, and the people around me must be very happy too. Which family are you from?"

Younger sister Guo Wei's cheeks were flushed, and she said softly, "Our ancestor was Marquis Wu Ding."

Chapter 167 The Test of Trust

/p>Zhu Gaoxu and the eunuch had just walked to a row of houses with double eaves when they saw the eunuch Zheng He walking towards him.

"It's a pleasure to meet Eunuch Zheng." Zhu Gaoxu greeted him first.

Zheng He glanced at the eunuch next to him, stepped forward and cupped his hands, and said in a deep voice, "Empress Jianwen, Madam Ma, wanted to tie a rope to commit suicide. Fortunately, the maid found it early and called for rescue in time. Later, Madam Ma wanted to see King Gaoyang, the emperor Yes, I ordered the slaves to come to you."

"Why did Madam Ma see me?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

Zheng He said: "Mr. Ma asked the palace people where Wen Gui was. At the beginning, no one could answer, so she found an opportunity to commit suicide. Later, someone told her that Wen Gui was in Fengyang. She didn't believe it and wanted to see King Gaoyang. Maybe it was because King Gaoyang rescued her. Life, the person she trusts most is you."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the sun above his head and said: "Today, the queen mother is hosting a family banquet in the imperial garden, but since the emperor has the order, then I will ask Eunuch Zheng to go to see the queen mother, apologize for me, and tell the queen mother that I will come to say hello another day. .”

"King Gaoyang, don't worry, this servant will report to the empress." Zheng He said.

Zhu Gaoxu asked again: "Mr. Ma should not be with the Ministry of Rites, where is he now?"

Zheng He beckoned the two eunuchs behind him to come over, and said, "She is in a courtyard at the northeast corner of the East Sixth Palace, which was originally used as a cold palace. The slaves asked the two young ones to take King Gaoyang there."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and suddenly asked: "Wen Gui is really alive in Fengyang...?"

Zheng He said, "I really didn't lie to her."

So Zhu Gaoxu cupped his fists and said goodbye.

The Imperial Garden is on the west side, and to go to the east side, Zhu Gaoxu and others walked for a long time on the path between the red walls before reaching the cold palace in the northwest of Rouyi Hall.

He was brought into a courtyard, and when the eunuchs opened a door inside, they saw Ma Enhui being guarded by two court ladies.Zhu Gaoxu looked at Ma Enhui, and saw that she was no longer wearing the dress that day, and now she was wearing a plain white dress, her hair was messy, there was a strand of black hair on the corner of her mouth, her face was pale and bloodless, and she looked very miserable.

"King Gao Yang, is Wen Gui still there? What did they do to him?" Ma Enhui asked immediately when she saw Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Wen Gui is doing well in Fengyang. Don't worry, sister-in-law, Wen Gui is a descendant of the Zhu family and was sent to Fengyang to guard the imperial tomb. Who would dare to treat him badly in front of my Zhu family ancestors?"

Or Zhu Gaoxu's words made sense, Ma Enhui was really relieved, but there was still worry on her face.

"Alas..." Zhu Gaoxu sighed a little unbearably.He didn't think it was desolate for the queen to be reduced to this place, but he felt that Ma Enhui was very moved as a mother. She was already in danger, but she was even more worried about her child's situation.

Zhu Gaoxu gently persuaded: "Sister-in-law, don't do stupid things again, let's be patient and wait and see. After two years, things may turn around. Otherwise, sister-in-law will never know Wen Gui again. What's next?"

Ma Enhui didn't know when her face was full of tears, and she choked up and said, "I just can't let go of Wengui, otherwise I would have..."

"King Gao Yang, I beg you to take care of Wen Gui." She said again.

Standing there, Zhu Gaoxu thought to himself: My sister-in-law thinks too highly of me. Even if I am a prince, can I interfere in this kind of matter?

He pondered for a moment, and wanted to take the opportunity to discuss conditions with Ma Enhui, but seeing her pitiful and tearful face, Zhu Gaoxu was moved with compassion and did not want to lie to her.So he just stood there and said nothing.

"I'm actually..." Ma Enhui suddenly stopped sobbing, with a tangled look on her face.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu immediately raised his hand, turned his head and said, "You guys wait in the yard."

"Yes." The eunuch and court lady bowed her knees and left the room, but the door was still open.