Bright Spring

Wade wore a large hat and sat in front as a groom, and they drove the carriage along the streets of the city to the northwest.First, I passed through the bustling downtown area, and after passing the south of Caihaizi, there were fewer and fewer people on the road, which seemed a bit deserted.

Shen Xu's mansion is in this place, and the place where he lives is considered remote in Kunming city.The scene outside the Shen family's mansion on a rainy day, not even a single pedestrian was seen on the street.

The carriage stopped beside the gate.Wei Da turned his head and took a glued envelope, and then got off the carriage, holding the big hat with his hand, and hurriedly walked towards the gate.

Fortunately, it was a felt car. Although it was raining heavily outside, Zhu Gaoxu would at least not get wet sitting in it.

After waiting for a while, Veda came back.The figure of Wei Da holding an umbrella went straight through the rain, walked to the driving position in front, turned his head and said, "Mrs. Shen didn't go to the Liyuan, she happened to be at the mansion. Let's drive the car directly into the mansion."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Okay."

With the permission of Menzi, an ordinary felt cart drove into the mansion.Zhu Gaoxu didn't get out of the car from the beginning to the end, so no one else would see who came here.

In front of a porter's house, the carriage stopped.Zhu Gaoxu opened the back door, Wei Da propped up an umbrella to help Zhu Gaoxu cover his head, the running water on the eaves hit the umbrella, and the sound suddenly became louder.

Zhu Gaoxu went straight into the gatehouse, and as soon as he walked under the blue tile eaves inside, he saw Mrs. Shen Xu, who was wearing a dark skirt, standing on the eaves in front.

When Zhu Gaoxu approached along the eaves corridor, Shen Xu put his hands in front of his belly, bent his knees and said, "Han King, are you safe?"

"Something happened." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Shen Xu said: "Your Highness, please come inside."

In the Shen family's mansion, there are a large area of ​​one-story buildings with blue tiles and tiles. Without the embellishment of glazed tiles and colorful paint, this rich man's residence does not look so luxurious.

The quaint house and the dark dress further accentuated the fact that the skin on Shen Xu's face and neck was very white and shiny.She was also wearing a beige of an unmatched color on her upper body, probably because she felt cool after the rain, so she put it on at home.

The silk material on her body is flawless, and the skin with weak bones and rich muscles is smooth and delicate.One can see Shen Xu's at a glance. In this era, only the rich can look like this.

This is a living room, Zhu Gaoxu sat down on a mahogany chair.Shen Xu personally made tea and came forward. Taking advantage of the gap between trivial matters, she carefully looked at Zhu Gaoxu repeatedly. When she approached the coffee table, she asked, "I wonder when Your Highness will return to Yunnan?"

Zhu Gaoxu replied: "This morning, I don't want Mu Sheng to know about my return, so I try to avoid people. Maybe it's just futile. After we enter Yunnan, who knows if there is anyone known by Mu Sheng?" Found?"

"I see." Shen Xu said.

Zhu Gaoxu began to look at her, always feeling that Shen Xushi was a bit strange.She also noticed Zhu Gaoxu's unscrupulous gaze, and hurriedly stretched out her hand to gently touch her cheek, showing an embarrassed smile: "Your Highness, what's the matter?"

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu finally caught what was wrong with her, even when she was smiling, there was a hint of melancholy and depression on her face.

It's no wonder that when we met just now, although Shen Xu's face was full of surprise and concern, his expression and demeanor were different from before.When we met before, no matter whether Mrs. Shen and Xu were trying their best to curry favor or cleverly controlled the distance between each other, they were always full of enthusiasm.When people have something in mind, of course they will have enthusiasm.

But when they met again today, Shen Xu looked as if he felt that everything was meaningless, or that he was unable to control it.

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while, then asked: "Madam Shen already knows what happened in the capital?"

Mrs. Shen Xu nodded and said: "You must know about the important events. The officials of the three divisions in Yunnan have been wearing filial piety for three days. The imperial edict of Hanwang's elder brother's enthronement was also sent from the mansion newspaper. There is also the Hanwang who publicly criticized the East Palace in the capital. Things spread quickly. Even if thousands of miles away, interested people can always hear the news."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded slightly when he heard this, now he can understand Shen Xushi's feelings.

... Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered a story about the ancient city of Pompeii.The story roughly says that the ancient city was full of various contradictions and strife. When people couldn't understand each other, the volcano suddenly erupted, so everyone was buried under the volcanic ash, and the story ended naturally.

The competition of mortals is obviously powerless to contend with the wrath of the heavens, and it suddenly becomes an existence like ants.

Shen Xu's family used to travel between Mu Mansion and Min Wang Mansion, and later Han Wang Mansion also joined.She has obviously done a lot of things in order to prevent the family property from being annexed and to make more profits.Zhu Gaoxu even guessed that even the value of her stepdaughter Shen Baoyan seemed to be within the scope of Shen Xu's management.

However, the struggle for imperial power suddenly intensified and reached a fever pitch.Unfortunately, Shen Xu discovered that she could no longer get away... With Shen Xu's intelligence, I am afraid that it is easy to think that in the Yunnan jadeite business, the alliance between the Shen family and the Han Palace is difficult to keep secret; If the desire to annex the Shen family fails, he may also hold a grudge.In short, it is impossible for the Shen family to break away from the Han Palace now.

For a businessman, the struggle for imperial power, or even the civil war in the entire Ming Dynasty, is no longer within her control.Just like mortals can't control how a volcano erupts|erupts.

Zhu Gaoxu thought in his heart: It is no longer a matter for one person to raise an army now, a lot of people will be drawn into this vortex, completely uncontrollable.

At this moment, Shen Xu's voice interrupted Zhu Gaoxu's trance thoughts.When he raised his head, he saw Shen Xu saying seriously: "The King of Han has always treated my concubine well. If it is useful, I will not hesitate to ruin my family."

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at her, and immediately believed Shen Xushi's words.If she wasn't a short-sighted person, she should have this kind of attitude... Once the Han Palace fails, the Shen family will be involved in the crime of treason, there will be nothing left, and the Shen family will hardly survive.

However, her generosity is probably not out of gratitude and willingness, but because of helplessness and powerlessness that cannot be separated from it?

Zhu Gaoxu clasped his fists and said: "If this king wins, he will definitely not treat Mrs. Shen badly."

Shen Xushi looked at him with a little sorrow and expectation, and nodded vigorously.

Seeing her worried appearance, she didn't even say polite words, it's obvious that Shen Xu is very disapproving of Zhu Gaoxu.

In the past, Zhu Gaoxu praised Haikou in front of her and quelled the barbarian rebellion in Yuezhou in two months. At that time, Shen Xu was not optimistic about it, but Zhu Gaoxu did it... But such a thing cannot make Shen Xu believe that he There is still a chance of winning.After all, whether it is the barbarians from Yuezhou or the natives from Luchuan, Zhu Gaoxu has a strong advantage in strength.

This time we are dealing with the Ming court, how can we be sure?Even Zhu Gaoxu himself was not sure, so he didn't blame Shen Xu for not believing him.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Now I need Mrs. Shen to help me with a small matter, can you quietly call Mu Zhen out?"

Mrs. Shen Xu pondered for a moment, and said, "I asked Li Lou to try it first."

So Zhu Gaoxu told Shen Xu the route of how Mu Zhen escaped secretly.It was on the banyan tree street to the west of Mu's mansion, Mu Zhen always came out from the house of a servant of the Yi nationality.These things, Zhu Gaoxu's "Prince's Guard Office" has already inquired clearly.

"It's better to meet at Shen Yuan behind the theater, at least people outside can't tell whether Mu Zhen went to listen to the play or met someone." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Shen Xu said: "The concubine will do it now. I will call Xu Cailiu to come over in a while, and take the prince to Shen Garden."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

Shen Xu got up and said: "My lord, wait a moment, I will come as soon as I go. There is a clay stove next to it. If you want to drink tea, you can do it yourself. I have to neglect you."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "It's okay, we suffered more than this on the way."

"My lord looks really tired."

Mrs. Shen Xu bowed and said goodbye, and quickly disappeared at the door.

Zhu Gaoxu was thinking, when Xu Cailiu arrived, he went straight to the carriage at the gate outside the small courtyard, and went to the Liyuan in the same carriage as before.

He sat alone in this tile-roofed house, listening to the noisy rain outside, looking thoughtful.Sitting still for a long time, he would occasionally change his posture and look up at the rain outside.

When will the hazy rain curtain dissipate, and when will the clouds see the sun?

Chapter 366 The Shocking White Rabbit

Zhu Gaoxu left the Shen family mansion and went to the pear garden near Caihaizi. He had already thought about the process in his mind, and it was no different when he did it.Only the rain in the sky was smaller, but compared to the torrential rain, this patter of rain was more continuous.

He has been to Liyuan many times, and he came to this place again after a year. He felt that nothing had changed, and there seemed to be some differences.Maybe it's a different mood?

Zhu Gaoxu came to the house next to the pond, and when he opened the back door, he could see the pond water, willow trees and most of the garden.

He no longer had the heart to play with the Kung Fu tea utensils on the marble coffee table, and his mood was very impetuous at the moment.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, the door sounded "Dud Du", and Zhu Gaoxu said, "The door is closed."

Then the wooden door was pushed open, Li Lou stood at the door first, bowed his knees to Zhu Gaoxu first, turned his head to look behind him, and said, "Your Highness, Miss Mu has arrived."

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered that Chen Xingwang's belongings, the flute, seemed to be still in the parcel of the empty restaurant, so he didn't mention it for the time being.