Bright Spring

"Would you like to put on your clothes first?" Zhu Gaoxu asked in amazement.

Mu Zhen said in a trembling voice: "I didn't give His Highness any benefits, why should His Highness help us? Don't worry, I won't say anything..."

Zhu Gaoxu took two steps forward, wanting to put it on for her by himself, but stopped after thinking about it, it seemed that it would be even worse to approach and touch her at this time.He hurriedly said: "I promise, can't I? I will do my best to find a way for Xipinghou!"

"Your Highness is serious?" Mu Zhen wrapped her arms around her chest.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

Mu Zhen hurriedly leaned over to pick up the clothes on the ground, put them on in a panic, and let out a sound of "Xixisuosuo".Her hands were trembling, and she didn't get dressed for a while.

When she finally tidied it up, Zhu Gaoxu let out a long breath, walked back to the chair, and sat down immediately.He glanced at the marble table in front of him, picked up a teacup, raised his head and drank it down in one gulp.

"Your Highness..." Mu Zhen blushed and glanced at him quietly.

Zhu Gaoxu was speechless for a long time, and continued to drink tea from the teapot.

After an unknown amount of time, there were three knocks on the wooden door, and Wang Gui's voice said, "I need to see you."

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Mu Zhen who was already dressed, and said, "Come in."

Wang Gui pushed open the door and bowed in.Mu Zhen in the room turned her back to avoid Wang Gui.But Wang Gui didn't dare to look left and right at all, as if he didn't notice Mu Zhen, he bent over and walked straight to Zhu Gaoxu.

Wang Gui clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "A group of envoys and officials sent by the capital to Annan Kingdom have just arrived in Kunming City. The accompanying cabinet official, Hu Guang, the right concubine of Youchunfang, came to Hanwang Mansion, please see the prince."

"Hu Guang?" Zhu Gaoxu pondered, "This person is an official of the Imperial Academy and a member of the cabinet. Besides, he voluntarily surrendered to his father, so he should not be sent to Annan Kingdom? What is he doing in Yunnan..."

"Yes." Wang Gui echoed.

Zhu Gaoxu stood up, took two steps on the spot, and then said: "Send someone to tell Mrs. Shen immediately, if she hasn't arrived in the Liyuan, send someone to Shen's residence. Say sorry to her, I have to leave beforehand I'll discuss things with her next time."

Wang Gui said: "Your servant will do it immediately."

Zhu Gaoxu continued to ponder...he had never met Hu Guang, but he had heard anecdotes from official circles.When talking about the "Battle of Jingnan", Hu Guang clamored to die for the country; when the Jingnan army really entered Beijing, before he went out that morning, he told his family members to "watch the pigs at home"!This sentence was passed on as a joke for a while.

But these did not affect Hu Guang's being reused by Jinshang. What Jinshang valued was his attitude of voluntary surrender.A person like Chen Ying was secretly scolded as a scum in the bureaucracy. Wouldn't he be reused today?

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Mu Zhen and said, "I'm going back to the mansion now, if Miss Mu doesn't mind, come with me to Hanwang Mansion?"

Mu Zhen's eyes looked flustered, as if there were humiliation, remorse and worry, she lowered her head and asked, "Your Highness...what do you want to do?"

"Nothing." Zhu Gaoxu replied.

Mu Zhen hesitated for a moment, bit her bright red lips with her white teeth, and nodded vigorously: "My Highness and I will go!"

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu stood up straight and strode to the door.Seeing Mu Zhen's big hat on the wooden table, he picked it up, turned around and put the big hat on Mu Zhen's head: "Put it on and follow me."

The two walked to the corridor outside, and after a while, the guards in the surrounding houses came out, followed Zhu Gaoxu and others to leave the house.The Yi girl in colorful clothes was outside the house and followed her.

Walking out of the pear garden, Zhu Gaoxu asked the Yi girl to also get into the carriage.The three of them drove in the same car, all the way to the north gate of Hanwang Mansion.Zhu Gaoxu was a little silent, frowning thinking about something.

After an unknown amount of time, the girl from the Yi tribe said, "We thought His Highness the King of Han was celebrating, do you seem to have something on your mind?"

Mu Zhen immediately glared at the young lady, raised her hand and said in a salute, "My sister doesn't know etiquette very well, please forgive me, Your Highness."

"Hmm..." Zhu Gaoxu responded.

After a while, Mu Zhen asked cautiously, "Is that official named Hu Guang coming for the Mu family?"

Zhu Gaoxu replied: "I'm not sure right now, I'll know after I meet."

Mu Zhen said again: "If Hu Guang came here for the Mu Manor's affairs, His Highness must be asked to help. For my sake, can His Highness tell me in advance?"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Okay."

The chariots and horses entered the Palace of the King of Han from Guangzhi Gate, and then stopped in front of the front hall.Zhu Gaoxu got out of the carriage, and said to Wang Gui who was driving, "Take them to the study on the east side."

Wang Gui said: "Your servant obeys."

Zhu Gaoxu said to Chen Dachui again: "Go and tell Qian Changshi or Li Changshi that after two quarters, I invite Hu Gechen to meet at Chengyun Palace."

Chen Dachui clasped his fists and replied, "Decree!"

After making arrangements, Zhu Gaoxu went straight to Chengyun Gate. He had to change his clothes before meeting the officials from the capital.Regardless of whether the current cabinet has power or not, these people are going to return to Beijing to face the saints. It is not a bad thing for Zhu Gaoxu to pay attention to etiquette.

Chapter 261 The Sacred Heart Is Unfathomable

Hu Guang became famous not only because of the pig's jokes, but also because he was the number one scholar handpicked by the emperor during the Jianwen period.

Zhu Gaoxu had never met him before, but today's first impression was very good, and he didn't find that Hu Guang had the slightest obscene temperament of greed for life and fear of death; on the contrary, the middle-aged civil servant in his 30s in front of him was simply a good-looking talent.

Hu Guang is tall, with a well-proportioned face and pleasing facial features. His manners are also refined and refined, and he speaks very modestly and decently. He looks very good-looking.At the beginning, Emperor Jianwen chose him as the number one scholar, which may also be the reason. When an official in the Ming Dynasty, his appearance and demeanor were still very important.

Zhu Gaoxu asked him to sit down, but he politely declined twice before he sat down on the chair on the side of the public seat.

Hu Guangdao: "Before I left Beijing, I went to the palace to meet the saint. This time I came to pay homage to His Highness the King of Han, and I want to pass on two words from the saint..." After he finished speaking, he raised his head, and his eyes flicked across the faces of the eunuch Wang Gui and others .

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu had a new view on Hu Guang, and felt that the number one scholar seemed to be a cautious person.

Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand and waved lightly, Wang Gui and others left.Then Zhu Gaoxu stood up and said: "Please Hu Gechen come to the superior to announce the decree."

Hu Guang also got up quickly, waved his hands and said: "No, no. The meaning of the Holy One is just to ask the lower officials to ask a few words in private."

He glanced back at the open doors and windows of the main hall, and then bowed and said: "The person Hu Wei found in the Dali Mansion during the household affairs... The first thing the Holy Majesty wanted to ask the King of Han was that the King of Han felt that the man was similar to the Marquis of Xiping. How much does it matter?"

Zhu Gaoxu was slightly taken aback, and within almost a moment, he suddenly understood one thing: nothing will happen to Mu Sheng, at least not now!

It is very simple for him to make such a judgment... If the emperor has made up his mind to move the Mu Mansion, does he still need to ask such a question?

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while, and said: "It's not convenient to talk here, let's talk in another place?"

Hu Guang said: "Your Majesty has listened to His Highness's arrangements."

The two walked out of the gate on the east side of the Chengyun Hall all the way.Seeing Chen Dachui outside the hall, Zhu Gaoxu beckoned him over.Zhu Gaoxu approached Chen Dachui and whispered a few words, deliberately speaking the first sentence a little louder: "The small courtyard behind the study, you go and have a look, don't have any idle people waiting..."

Then he leaned close to Chen Dachui's ear, covered it lightly with his palm, and said in the smallest voice: "Arrange Miss Mu to go to the side room of that room, just like what I did last time."

Chen Dachui clasped his fists and said, "The final general will do it immediately."

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at Hu Guang, and said politely: "Chen Hu, please."

"Your Highness, please." Hu Guang's posture was also very humble.

The two walked along the masonry ground to the corridor on the east side.

Hu Guang did not dare to walk side by side with Zhu Gaoxu, and his position fell slightly behind.Therefore, to talk to Hu Guang, Zhu Gaoxu had to turn his head away; he didn't talk much, but just said something intermittently, so as not to make the atmosphere on the road too embarrassing.

"During the Ministry of Household Affairs, Hu Wei is still in Dali City, is Hu Gechen going to Dali to see him?" Zhu Gaoxu asked casually.