Bright Spring

Chapter 2 Magical Earrings

/p>Due to the south of Hanwangfu, inside the Duanli Gate, Wang Bin and Hou Hai came out of the "Shouyusuo" government office on the west side, and walked together towards the Chengyun Hall in the north.

The front hall named "Chengyun Hall" is covered with a glazed tile arched roof, which is glowing blue in the sun.The sky is blue and the sky is white, and the ground is a vast palace. Even though it is located in the frontier, it does not feel the slightest sense of occlusion.

"I heard that Commander Wang blocked the fire for the prince and almost lost his life?" Hou Hai turned his head and asked.

The look in this civil servant's small eyes is always very uncomfortable, as if he was being spied on.

"Hmph." Wang Bin snorted, as if he was not pleasing to Hou Hai.

Hou Hai sighed in resentment, and the two walked silently across the wide brick floor to the front of the Chengyun Hall.They did not enter the main hall, but walked towards a row of houses on the east side.The study in the front hall of the Wangfu is there.

They walked through a section of corridors, then entered the study, and saw that the King of Han was already waiting inside.

After seeing the ceremony, Hou Hai sent the first official document of the "Shouyusuo", and a stack of papers also included the reports of spies in the stronghold.

Zhu Gaoxu put the file on the desk and flipped through it without saying a word.

At this time, Hou Hai couldn't help but speak, "Other places record irrelevant things, only Liyuan's memorials are interesting.

There is a theater in the Liyuan, and a place to drink flower wine.The brother over there met a girl and inquired about Mu Sheng.Since at least half a year ago, Mu Sheng would go to Liyuan to watch a play every ten days and a half months; Mrs. Shen accompanied him in person.

A while ago, Mu Sheng claimed to be sick for more than a month, but he had never been to Liyuan; but he went there again yesterday. "

While reading the report, Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: "Okay, it's not in vain, but the report is too rough. I will pass on the order, and I will have more detailed information in the future. In the vicinity of each stronghold, as long as people who appear repeatedly, they must be recorded. I send them out to work, not to send someone to drink flowers and wine to listen to some news, and the others can do it without doing anything, that would be too easy!"

The two hurriedly said: "Yes, my lord!"

Zhu Gaoxu raised his head and hand: "In the future, those who make meritorious deeds will not only be rewarded, but also be promoted as appropriate. Those who are fooling around will be replaced and stand guard at the gate of the palace."

... Within a few days, Mrs. Shen Xu sent an invitation.Said that the merchant gang of Shen's mansion has newly obtained a batch of high-quality tea, respectfully invite Hanwang to come to the mansion to taste it, and would like to ask Hanwang about the mine.

After reading the contents of the invitation, Zhu Gaoxu read it again, and felt that Shen Xu's calligraphy was very good, but he didn't know if it was written by her.

What about the mines?Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while what this was, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart that it might be illegal!

But last month, Zhu Gaoxu took a very valuable millennium Korean ginseng from Shen Xu's family, and was treated like a VIP, how could he refuse now?He has known for a long time that there is no such thing as taking advantage for nothing; now it seems that his idea is right at all, and it is time to repay it!

After a little consideration, he still decided to go to the appointment.But Shen Xu was a widow and a commoner, Zhu Gaoxu, a prince, was inconvenient to come to the door with great fanfare, so he ordered Cao Fu to prepare chariots and horses, and went there in modest clothes as usual.

Although the Shen residence is large in scale, the entrance is indeed much more modest.The tiles are ordinary blue tiles, which look old and dull, unlike the glazed tiles used in the palace.

The door opened, and as soon as Zhu Gaoxu and others entered the door, they saw Shen Xushi wearing a light-colored skirt, standing there bowing his knees gracefully.Zhu Gaoxu also politely clasped his fists in return.

"My lord, please ask the horse and chariot attendants to come in. The concubine has ordered someone to entertain you." Shen Xu said softly, "They are a bit eye-catching outside."

Zhu Gaoxu remembered that Shen Xu was a widow, but he had just arrived in Yunnan, and he had already heard of Shen Xu's promiscuous reputation; it was all like this, what else could be covered up?But he still turned around and said, "Do as Mrs. Shen wants."

"Of course." The personal guard replied.

The place to sit is still the domed house by the lake that looks like a pavilion but not a pavilion.In the midsummer season, it is a very comfortable place where you can feel the moist cool breeze blowing from the lake.

Shen Xu's posture is generous and dignified, his skin is weak and muscular, and his clothes are simple and elegant, which is also refreshing and pleasing to the eye.

Although the prince Zhu Gaoxu has some things to do every day, he is not responsible for any specific military and political affairs in any place, and most of the time he is relatively free.He thought it was a good trip to come to this place, talk to such a beautiful woman, and have a good time.

Mrs. Shen Xu smiled and said, "Last year, the Shen family discovered a copper mine in Lijiang, but they didn't dare to mine it, so they bought the land first and planted some tea trees. The new tea was shipped to Kunming this month, and I wanted to invite it Your Highness, taste and taste. Your Highness, wait a moment, and serve the tea after the tea is brewed."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I can't figure out why."

But Shen Xu said: "I don't want His Highness to be so humble."

So Zhu Gaoxu told the story of meeting a young man in the Liyuan as an anecdote, and then he did not forget to say: "I sniffed it quickly at the time, and I really didn't think there was anything wrong! Just seeing a young man is better than me. This mouth is picky, alas."

After hearing this, Shen Xu picked up a silk handkerchief and gently covered her mouth, smiling prettily.

She stretched out her hand to stroke her temples lightly, and suddenly said softly: "Oh!" She frowned immediately, with a bit of pain on her face, "The earrings are new, I didn't expect them to hang on the collar." She Tilting his head slightly, he stretched out his hands to cover Yubai's ears.

Zhu Gaoxu asked: "Is it important?"

Shen Xu said softly: "The collar is a little higher, and it was accidentally caught by the earrings... Your Highness, please help me."

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, but seeing her pursing her vermilion lips with a painful face, and Zhu Gaoxu always demanded himself with demeanor and biggie, he stood up and walked to Shen Xushi.

At this time Shen Xushi also stood up, even so, Zhu Gaoxu still had to bend down to do it, he took a look, and sure enough, he saw that the earring caught the thin thread on the silk of the stand collar, and pulled the white earlobe up.He stretched out his hand to untie the thin thread caught on the earring, such a small thing was hooked very tightly, Zhu Gaoxu settled down, fiddled with it for a while, and gently pulled the thread away.

Suddenly, he felt Shen Xushi lightly put her slender hand on his lower back!Zhu Gaoxu also heard her tense voice panting lightly.

The main reason is that there was no ambiguous atmosphere before this, and suddenly, Zhu Gaoxu felt embarrassed.He had already removed the silk thread from the earring, but at this moment he didn't know whether to leave her slender hand or continue to bend over and not move.Smelling the faint fragrance of Shen Xu's body in his nose, looking at the smooth and white skin on her neck, even the fine light sweat on her neck can be clearly seen; Zhu Gaoxu moved his hands up and down from her ears, thinking Feel the touch of that smooth skin...

Unexpectedly, Shen Xushi dodged lightly, but Zhu Gaoxu didn't touch anything.Shen Xu's hand was also moved away, she raised her head and said: "Your Highness, please. Let Your Highness do such trivial things, and I will apologize to you."

At this time, a woman's voice came from behind, "Your Highness, Mrs. Shen, the tea is ready."

Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to stop, and sat back on the upper seat calmly.I thought to myself, although this woman's breath is indeed alluring, but I, a prince with a big personality, still want to take the initiative to pester a widow with a bad reputation?

"It's too much work to raise your hands." Zhu Gaoxu said indifferently.

The middle-aged woman who brought the tea began to pour tea into the small cup.Shen Xu said: "Your Highness, please."

Zhu Gaoxu felt a little strange for a while, just now she asked him to come closer, with a delicate|soft appearance, suddenly regained the calm and elegant attitude... Maybe it was because the middle-aged woman next to him disturbed him.

Shen Xu is so rich, why did he get such an uninteresting valet?

Zhu Gaoxu picked up the teacup and took a sip. He felt quite fragrant, but he was noncommittal.Because he did not have much research on the subtle difference between tea and water.Moreover, the tea ceremony pays attention to the state of mind. He was a little lewd just now, and he didn't take any advantage. Now his state of mind is indeed slightly unstable.

Mrs. Shen Xu said: "According to the mining policy of the Ming Dynasty, copper and lead mines were mined by the government during the Hongwu and Jianwen years, and private operations were not allowed. But after ascending the throne today, the mining policy was re-established at the end of last year, except for gold and silver. , Copper and lead have been allowed to be mined by private payment..."

Her strong tenderness just now disappeared all of a sudden, and she talked about business in a serious manner, driving away the ambiguity in the air completely.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Is there such a decree? I am a vassal king, and I don't go to court to discuss matters in the capital. I don't know that the decree has been changed."

Shen Xu smiled and said: "How dare I speak nonsense in front of Your Highness? Naturally, I dare to speak after I have checked it out."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

Mrs. Shen Xu said again: "there is already a decree in the central government, but the chief envoy of Yunnan has not changed it, and the folks are not allowed to mine copper and lead mines. I also dare not ask people to open the mine rashly. Otherwise, the money will be spread, but the government will seal it." Well, isn’t that worth the candle?”

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment, and quickly responded: "The chief envoy of Yunnan came to the palace last month and talked with each other. I wrote a few words and asked someone to send it to the chief envoy's yamen, and Mrs. Shen can start mining. "

Shen Xu's eyes smile into a half-moon shape, and the long eyelashes and moon-like smiling eyes are really beautiful.She stood up, bowed her knees gracefully and said, "I thank Your Highness."

"There is no need to be too polite." Zhu Gaoxu said, "As Mrs. Shen said, the imperial court has already established a law. I tell the local people to abide by the law. There is nothing wrong with it. It's just a matter of raising your hands."

Shen Xu said softly: "But only His Highness can tell them to abide by the law, I should thank you myself."

Zhu Gaoxu felt very useful for a while, this Mrs. Shen is also considered a wonderful person, let him repay the love, but there is no need to embarrass him, of course this kind of communication is very comfortable... After all, there is no sacrifice and no risk.