Bright Spring

The group of people gradually walked to the front palace, Zhu Gaoxu turned away from the left and right, and talked to Guo Wei alone for a while.Under Guo Wei's service, he changed his military uniform and put on an ordinary purple round-neck gown.Not long after, Wang Gui came to the door of the bedroom.He bowed in, bowed to Zhu Gaoxu and Guo Wei, and said: "My lord, this servant has followed your instructions and brought him to the study in the front hall."

"Okay." Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said to Guo Wei, "I'm going to take Yao Ji out for some business. The person I care about the most is Weier, and the person I want to see the most when I come back is you. Don't worry about Weier." heart?"

Guo Wei's eyes were lowered, she seemed a little sad, but she said: "I don't dare to be careless. I am very pleased that the prince can say this and have such a heart. Only the prince can say these words..."

Zhu Gaoxu gently held Guo Wei's slender hand.After a while, he turned his head and said, "Wang Gui, call Chen Dachui, Zhao Ping, and Ma Peng three guards. Prepare the carriage first, and then ask Yao Ji to go out with me."

Wang Gui said: "Obey."

…The inside and outside of the palace, and the entire Kunming city were busier than usual at this time, and the government's deliberate promotion of victory added to the festive atmosphere in the city.

On the contrary, Zhu Gaoxu did not show ecstasy, he stayed with Guo Wei in the quiet palace, talking to Guo Wei while thinking about something.After Yuezhou was pacified, the matter did not seem to come to an end.

Guo Wei is young, but she seems to be able to sense other people's emotions. At this time, she asked cautiously: "The prince looked very happy before he went to the battle. Why is he so preoccupied when he wins?"

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at her, afraid that Guo Wei would accidentally reveal the secret.He pondered for a moment and then said: "One thing is like a cocoon, it looks very simple, but a silkworm used a lot of filaments to weave it..."

Guo Wei tilted her head, looked thoughtful, shook her head slightly and said: "I think the prince's words are sometimes difficult to understand."

Zhu Gaoxu sighed and said: "I'm afraid that Wei'er will slip up."

Guo Wei immediately pursed her lips, but did not defend herself.

At this moment, Wang Gui came to report.After Zhu Gaoxu bid farewell to Guo Wei, he walked out of the bedroom with Wang Gui and went straight to Chengyun Gate.

There were six people in the carriage, Wang Gui was driving in front, and Zhu Gaoxu and Yao Ji were sitting in the carriage.Yao Ji's face was slightly red, and her eyes flicked past Zhu Gaoxu's face from time to time.

Zhu Gaoxu raised the curtain of the car and was looking at Ma Peng, a middle-aged man riding a horse outside; but Yao Ji didn't pay attention to him. With a "bang", the two wheels of the carriage pushed over a threshold, and the carriage drove straight into a door, and then slowly stopped.

Zhu Gaoxu got out of the carriage first, then helped Yao Ji get off the carriage with his own hands, and even covered her head with one hand.Ma Peng next to him was staring at him. He had worked as a royal guard for hundreds of households and obviously understood the prince's etiquette, so he should be very curious about Zhu Gaoxu's behavior. After a while, he observed Yao Ji again.

Yao Ji only frowned and glanced at Ma Peng, but didn't care.

Wang Guidao: "A few days ago, the maidservant picked up a place to buy after receiving the word from Zhao Baihu. This is this building. Not long ago, this place was a restaurant, and the maidservant has dismissed the people inside. There is a second-floor attic outside. , we went straight to the back yard just now."

Looking around, Zhu Gaoxu really felt that the huge courtyard seemed empty.

He turned around and said, "Chen Dachui, Zhao Ping, you go to the attic in front."

The two generals clasped their fists together and said, "The last general must wait!"

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Wang Gui again and said, "Go outside the door over there and wait first."

Wang Gui also bent down and said, "Yes."

"Please, both." Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Ma Peng and Yao Ji, and walked towards the west wing.

At this moment, Yao Ji began to look at Ma Peng in surprise, because this matter was a bit strange... Ma Peng, a general, how could he follow him?

As soon as the three of them entered the room, Ma Peng asked impatiently, "Are you Yao Ji?"

"Ah?" Yao Ji immediately covered her mouth, her eyes widened in surprise.

Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: "I said I would help you find your father. He is right in front of you."

Yao Ji was already frozen in place at this moment, her whole body seemed to be frozen.She took two steps back, and suddenly her body softened, and she squatted down.Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly reached out to support her, and saw that her face was covered with tears, dripping down her cheeks.Only then did she finally let out a burst of sobbing.

Ma Peng also stretched out his hand, staring at Yao Ji in a daze.

Yao Ji covered her mouth and stared at Ma Peng with a complicated expression. She held back her crying, nodded vigorously, and said in a trembling voice, "Are you really my father?"

Chapter 242 The Powerless Anger

/p>Zhu Gaoxu looked at Yao Ji's red eyes, and guessed in his heart: Although she is still not sure of the identity of the man in front of her, she should be a little convinced.

He then said, "When Yao Fengji left home, Yao Ji was still young; but you have an older brother, so you should know his father. Is your older brother now in Yunnan?"

Yao Ji turned her head when she heard the sound.Zhu Gaoxu looked into her eyes and nodded seriously.

She hesitated for a while, and said softly, "My brother is also in Yunnan."

After Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief... He usually cared about Bigger, which seemed to be useful; now Yao Ji can trust him, and believe that he will not do such a despicable thing.For example, find someone to pretend to be Yao Fengji and trick her into confessing who her brother is.

"Then why don't you go and get your brother here to confirm Yao Fengji's identity?" Zhu Gaoxu immediately asked kindly.

At this time Yao Ji had calmed down a little, looked at Zhu Gaoxu and said, "How did the prince recognize my father?"

Zhu Gaoxu made a gesture and said calmly: "The method of tying the belt."

Yao Ji froze for a moment, then turned to look at Ma Peng again.Ma Peng said: "Yao Fang and you, how have you been all these years?"

Yao Ji didn't answer, and after a moment of silence, she said, "I'll go to Baoen Temple Street and find my brother first."

Zhu Gaoxu immediately responded, "I'll ask Wang Gui to take you there."

After Yao Ji left the restaurant, Ma Peng seemed very silent.He inserted his fingers into his temple hair, rubbed his head vigorously, and sat down on a wooden stool without saying a word.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything, he speculated on the feelings of the father and daughter while thinking about the relationship between this matter.

After waiting for a long time, brother and sister Yao Ji finally came back.

A young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes stood at the door of the wing room, his eyes stayed on Ma Peng, and he stared and said, "Father?!"

Ma Peng stood up from the bench, looked at the younger generation: "Are you Yao Fang?"

There is a square wooden table and four stools in the wing room, which was originally a restaurant.Zhu Gaoxu sat on the innermost bench. He didn't make a sound, but carefully observed their reactions... Maybe because the children changed a lot when they grew up, Ma Peng couldn't confirm the appearance of the two children; Fang recognized Ma Peng.But that's enough.

Yao Ji said, "Brother, is he really our father?"

Yao Fang still stared at Ma Peng, who stood at the door and nodded without looking back, unable to speak for a while.

Yao Ji asked tremblingly, "Father, why did you abandon us in the first place?!"

"Oh!" Ma Peng sighed again.

Zhu Gaoxu finally spoke: "There is a stool here, come and sit down and talk. After so many years, I may not be able to say a few words."

... The three members of the Yao family sat together and told each other about the past, and the truth of many years ago has gradually become clear.Zhu Gaoxu has been listening.

Before Dao Yan became a monk, he was Yao Fengji's elder in the same clan, he was regarded as an uncle; everyone was originally from Yao's family, so there were not many grievances.

But later, Yao Fengji, who was a hundred households of Jinyiwei, discovered Daoyan's secret.In order not to be accused, Daoyan preemptively set up a trap to frame Yao Fengji for colluding with pirates.

Back then, Yao Fengji was no match for Daoyan at all. He suffered a crushing defeat in that conspiracy. After being convicted of a serious crime, he was forced to abandon his wife and son and flee; his wife hanged herself because of this.

After all, Daoyan was also surnamed Yao, and he had a little affection for his family, so he showed mercy to the two innocent children and asked someone to raise them.Later, Dao Yan gained the loyalty of the brothers and sisters through the kindness of his upbringing, and simply used them to work for them.

Dao Yan thought that the matter of Yao Fengji was over, and when he entered Beijing after the "Battle of Jingnan", he tore up Yao Fengji's conviction file, thinking that the truth would be forever sealed in the past and never be known again...