Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu asked in a deep voice: "Sister-in-law knows the whereabouts of Lord Jianwen?"

Ma Enhui suddenly sneered, her shoulders twitching violently.There were tears on her face, but she showed a strange smile, which was really weird.

"The prince is also my son." Ma Enhui sneered.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said in a very low voice: "That's true. If my sister-in-law doesn't think about whether she wants to say something, don't admit what you know. Be careful not to be tortured to extract a confession."

Ma Enhui just slipped his mouth, probably because he trusted Zhu Gaoxu more, so he kindly reciprocated... In his previous life, he was almost not trusted by everyone because of gambling, so he cared about others' trust.

"King Gaoyang..." Ma Enhui immediately stopped the crazy wry smile, and stared at Zhu Gaoxu in a daze.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to admit that he had compassion for the enemy's wife, so he whispered: "Since I saved my sister-in-law, I don't want to see you die again."

Ma Enhui was silent for a long time, raised her head and looked at Zhu Gaoxu's face, and said in a deep voice, "You are the son of Yan Ni, you don't want to force me?"

Zhu Gaoxu frowned, and muttered: "There are many people who want to force you, but I am not the only one. Since my sister-in-law trusts me a little bit, I don't force you, so I can be useful in this matter. This is also for my father. Share your worries."

The two spoke in a very low voice, as if they were whispering.

"What a far-fetched reason." Ma Huien said.

After a moment of silence, Zhu Gaoxu said, "I didn't say anything today, and I won't admit anything."

Ma Enhui sneered: "You think I will betray you?"

Zhu Gaoxu was noncommittal, just clasped his fists and said: "My sister-in-law is safe, don't be impatient, and live in peace in the palace. There are some things I can't do anything about, but I didn't lie to you, Wen Gui is indeed still in Fengyang. You won't kill yourself anymore?"

Ma Enhui said: "Now there are people watching day and night."

"Then it's inconvenient for me to stay for a long time, so I'll leave." Zhu Gaoxu clasped his fists and said.

As soon as he walked to the door, Ma Enhui suddenly said: "King Gaoyang..."

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at her, and she said awkwardly, "When will King Gaoyang come to see me again?"

"It's hard to say, this is the harem. I can't come in without my father's permission." Zhu Gaoxu said.

When he walked out of the cold palace, it was past noon... It's a pity that he missed the palace banquet, and he missed another delicious meal.

...At this time, the banquet in a hall in the Imperial Garden was almost over, and Guo Wei was already very full.Although my sister reminded her, she is also obedient and pays more attention when eating, but she does not put down the chopsticks when there is no need to put them down. Although her behavior is as reserved as possible, her movements are not fast, but she rarely stops.

No way, these dishes are really delicious.

While she was eating, she was also paying attention to the male guests sitting at the opposite table. Men and women were seated separately at the banquet.But she never saw that person again, the person who spoke to her in the imperial garden with a loving face.

Guo Wei didn't have an older brother, and she was destined to be married by her family. When she occasionally thought of that figure from behind, she would hope that that person was her older brother.Then he can pamper her, love her, and protect her.

That person is really mysterious. He obviously appeared in the Imperial Garden, but he didn't see him at the banquet.Didn't he come to the banquet, what kind of person is that?

On the contrary, her elder sister seemed to have forgotten about the big brother afterwards and never mentioned it again.My elder sister is also from the Guo family of Marquis Wuding, and she will definitely be married to the nobles of the clan in the future, so she really won't remember a man who should have a family.

After the luncheon, the queen called Guo Xu's family to talk inside alone, but did not call Guo Wei and sisters to go.They had to change a table, and the maid had already brought mouthwash, tea, snacks, and fruits.

However, Guo Wei was too full to eat those delicate snacks, so she could only watch.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 168

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The mothers of Zhu Gaoxu and others were canonized as queens. In a few days, all the meritorious officials of "Jingnan" were rewarded for their merits, and many of them were named princes, marquises, and uncles.Only the sons and daughters of the emperors have not been enfeoffed for a long time, and Zhu Gaoxu and others are still the first-level titles of county kings and princesses.

The prince is usually relatively free, and he can't take care of the civil and military affairs of the court.Unless the emperor summoned him, Zhu Gaoxu didn't even have to go to the daily court affairs.Most of the time, it can be said that there is nothing to do.

... The king of Gaoyang County did not cause any trouble in the capital for several months, and he did not hear of any murder. All the officials felt very lucky.Rumor has it that because of their lust, they have newly acquired a beautiful young nun, a brothel singing girl, a few robbed folk girls, etc., and spend all day in the house proclaiming prostitution, so they have no time to cause trouble.After the subjects whispered about King Gaoyang, they went home and warned their wives and daughters not to approach the streets of the King's Mansion in Gaoyang County.

But once in a while, Zhu Gaoxu would go to Fengtianmen to pay pilgrimage, so that he could do some serious business and not have to stay at home.

On the first day of May, Zhu Gaoxu went again.When he arrived at Fengtianmen, he saw that his elder brother was there, and the two brothers exchanged a few words.

Zhu Gaoxu chatted with his acquaintances Zhu Neng, Qiu Fu, Zhang Wu, etc., to find out about the recent major and minor affairs of the court.

When the emperor arrived, the courtiers, who were standing in a mess at the imperial gate and talking to each other, lined up on both sides and waited for the prostration ceremony.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu found that many heroes and generals were all looking at the person in front of him in unison, with displeasure and even anger on their faces.The person the military commander was looking at was Li Jinglong, who ranked first among the military officials!

Li Jinglong was originally the Duke of the state. After opening the Wai Jinchuan Gate, now it seems that the tide is going up.Maybe he didn't look back at everyone's expressions, or maybe it was for some other reason, Li Jinglong stood there with his head held high, seeming very proud.

When the emperor sat on the throne, everyone saluted, and the ceremony and music played according to the rules.

After the ceremony, when the eunuch said, "If there is something to announce, there is nothing to leave the court", the eldest son Zhu Gaochi stood up, bowed and cupped his hands and said, "I have something to announce."

"Say." said the emperor's voice.

The son said: "I believe that Fang Zhongyi, who assassinated Shi Jingqing, was not originally surnamed Fang, and was not the son of Fang Xiaoru. He was called an adopted son, but he was actually a slave. The court should not implicate the head of the family with the crime of slavery. Please forgive me. Forgive me a little..."

As soon as the crown prince said something, discussions immediately erupted in the imperial gate.Zhu Gaoxu didn't pay attention, and was immediately surprised... The son is very timid, why is he so courageous today, dare to speak against the will of his father?

But Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while, and felt that it seemed reasonable: someone must have given advice to the son.To intercede for Fang Xiaoru is to give face to all the scholars in the world. This is buying people's hearts!

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to observe the officials who were talking a lot, and sure enough, many people were nodding frequently while talking.Now the son's reputation is even better!

Right now, the distribution of the crown prince, prince, and princess has not yet been decided. As the eldest son, the elder brother is also fighting hard. He has no choice but to step down.

Who gave him the idea?The first thing Zhu Gaoxu thought of was the monk Yao Guangxiao!Although Yao Guangxiao seldom went to the Son's Mansion since his father came to the throne, his two confidants, Jin Zhong and Yuan Gong, visited the Shizi's Mansion very frequently.

Moreover, on the first day when the "Jing Nan Army" first entered Beijing, Yao Guangxiao interceded with Fang Xiaoru, and tried his best to prevent his father and emperor from killing Fang Xiaoru, so that Fang Xiaoru could not be executed in prison until today.Now that Yao Guangxiao is conspiring to let the son continue to persuade him, it should be a strategy that kills two birds with one stone. While helping the son, he can also do his best for Yao Guangxiao's own ideas.

The superior was silent for a while, and Zhu Di said in his voice, "You step down, the imperial court has its own opinion."

"I obey the order." The prince bowed, and Xie En retreated to the side.He didn't insist on it, but only asked for love, no matter what the result was, scholars all over the world would accept his love.

Zhu Di said again in his voice: "Li Jinglong, I heard that you were in charge of judging the "Records of the Taizu" before, and you will go to the Imperial Academy in these two days to continue to handle this matter."

Li Jinglong immediately bowed and said: "I accept the decree, thank you for your kindness! I will do my best to fulfill my mission!"

Today, he actually asked Li Jinglong, a military general who is known as "both civil and military", to repair books. Maybe Li Jinglong really knows something... The matter of Xie Jin a while ago may have made him feel that it is unreliable to only entrust civil servants to repair books.

The emperor has said many times in public that his biological mother is Taizu Xiaocigao Empress Ma Shi.Then Xie Jin insisted on looking for files to check. This is too much. Can the emperor himself not remember who was born, and what he said himself can be wrong?

Seeing this scene, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help thinking: This is probably what the ancient courts looked like. What the center really wanted to do, never said it openly, and all had to rely on guessing and understanding.Although one of the plaques hanging in the imperial court reads upright, it is of no use.

……

After the morning court, Zhu Di was busy reviewing memorials and receiving ministers until noon, and he didn't even have time to take a good sip of tea.So after lunch, he was exhausted and found a room behind the imperial gate, lay down and wanted to take a nap.

In a daze, Zhu Di had a dream.