Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu said, "This money was taken by the inner mansion, and there is no official document. From now on, when rewarding relatives and nobles, they will act in such a low-key way, and no more edicts will be issued. Otherwise, the common people will hear it and think that the royal family's rewards can be spent by the common people's family." Tens of thousands of years, can the heart be at ease? Even ordinary officials will be dissatisfied."

Gao Sui nodded and said, "Second brother is right, it's better not to be hated for nothing."

At this moment, a few more people came into the hall, including five or six women.They are Mu Zhen, Yao Ji, Duan Xuehen, and the maids.When Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look, he recognized one of them as Xu Shi, Xu Zhang's daughter and former Princess Zhao.Mrs. Xu followed Duan Xuehen.

The situation was suddenly awkward, Zhu Gaoxu turned to look at Gao Sui, and the two brothers looked at each other.

Mu Zhen and Yao Ji stepped forward, saluted Zhu Gaoxu first, and then went forward to meet King Zhao and Princess Zhao.Wei Shi didn't dare to sit down, she wanted to stand up, Gao Sui hurriedly stepped forward to support her.

"I have seen imperial concubines and virtuous concubines in person. I am inconvenient and have neglected etiquette. Don't take it to heart." Wei Shi said softly.

Yao Ji said, "Sister, please don't see outsiders. Your Majesty and King Zhao are blood brothers. Duke Wei and our natal family are also brothers who serve the Majesty."

"Concubine Xian said so, I am very happy." Wei Shi said affectionately.

However, the beauty of Yao Ji and Mu Zhen seemed to have stimulated Webster, especially Mu Zhen's figure was the slimmest and most graceful. When I became rich, I didn’t pay attention to my diet, so I never lost weight after gaining weight.”

Mu Zhen said, "Princess don't care, as long as she is in good health, it's better than anything else."

Gao Sui laughed "hehe" and said, "This is called Youfu Xiang, what the second brother said."

Zhu Gaoxu was speechless.He couldn't argue, otherwise, wouldn't it mean that Webster really couldn't read it?

Mu Zhen turned her head slightly, pretending not to hear Gao Sui's words.At first, the queen father and queen mother meant that the concubine Gao Sui found again was Mu Zhen.But because of the death of his father and Mu Sheng's vote for Zhu Gaoxu, this matter failed.Now Mu Zhen has become Zhu Gaoxu's concubine.

The scene became more and more embarrassing, and Xu's eyes were silently watching Gao Sui and his fat princess.The world is impermanent, originally you and I were the couple, but now Gao Sui turned a blind eye to Mrs. Xu, as if he didn't know her, and he didn't know how Mrs. Xu was feeling.

Gao Sui said again, "My younger brother's front palace is called Fengxiang Palace, and the second elder brother will live there for a while. Second elder brother can move to rest for a while, and when the banquet is ready, the younger brother will come to kowtow to invite you."

Zhu Gaoxu said, "If I live in the third younger brother's harem, how decent is it? Just around this Chengyun Hall, just find a small courtyard as a palace."

Gao Sui said, "Second brother, the [-]th Five-Year Honorable Brother, how dare the younger brother arrange it like this?"

Zhu Gaoxu said calmly, "The Chengyun Hall is the main hall of the palace, so it is appropriate for me to live near here. Otherwise, those people around me will come and go in the third brother's harem, for fear of losing the face of the royal family."

When Gao Sui heard this, he stopped trying to persuade him, and immediately turned his head and shouted, "Come here, ask Huang Taiping to lead people to clean up all the houses on the west side immediately."

After he ordered, he turned his head and said to Zhu Gaoxu, "My brother is surrounded by foolish people, this Huang Taiping is also stupid. But my brother has nothing important to do, it would be good to use stupid people to do trivial things. "

Zhu Gaoxu was also a little surprised that the third brother was still using Huang Taiping.

They continued to get along with each other, but what was very tacit was that they didn't mention a word to each other about the elder brother Gao Chi's people and things.Perhaps that's the case with the royal family's affection, Zhu Gaoxu occasionally felt that the third brother was more respectful than anyone else.

9 Chapter Thirty

Near noon, the banquet began in the Chengyun Hall as scheduled.Zhu Gaoxu, the two imperial concubines, minister Xungui, and officials and guests from Zhangde Mansion gathered in the main hall.And there are musicians singing and dancing to add to the fun.

The Ming Dynasty paid much attention to etiquette, and there were rules for this kind of banquet.The rules are also very detailed, from the repertoire of ritual, music, singing and dancing to people's lines and actions, there are definite numbers.It's not just the singing and dancing people who are performing, everyone is actually performing.Almost all the programs revolve around one theme, which is to tout "Jin Shang", that is, Zhu Gaoxu sitting directly above.

Among them is a play performed by an old man and a child.The old and the young play the role of rural people, but Zhu Gaoxu did not understand some of the libretto.When the old man sang loudly such words as "I respect the heavens and the ancestors today, the country is peaceful and the people are safe", Zhu Gaoxu completely fell into abstract thinking.

He doesn't think that the opera actors are the common people, but represent some kind of symbolic meaning; after all, it would be too ridiculous for anyone to judge and understand the life and mentality of the common people of Ming Dynasty by relying on such content.

After a few rounds of drinking, a group of young dancers in light clothes filed in, dancing with their long sleeves like white clouds.Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu realized that the ceremony and music had passed, so he got up and changed his clothes.

Immediately everyone became more casual, and several people got up and left the table.At this time, people can rest temporarily in the corridor room on one side of the main hall, or go to the hut, without having to sit on the seats in a serious manner.

Zhu Gaoxu walked out of the door towards the back of the Chengyun Hall, and a group of court ladies and eunuchs followed up to wait on him.After a while, Gao Sui also came out.

Gao Sui bowed, Zhu Gaoxu turned around and made a gesture to stop the followers.The two continued to walk forward, walking together on the brick floor between the two halls.

Of course, the scenery here is nothing to see. It's not that Zhao Wang's mansion is not well built, but that Zhu Gaoxu is too familiar with this kind of prince's mansion.Zhu Gaoxu and Gao Sui were alone together, and originally wanted to say a few heart-to-heart words to the third brother to improve communication.But after walking for a while, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't find the right atmosphere.

The two are brothers, but Zhu Gaoxu has no memories or feelings for the two of them growing up together.As for the past, Gao Sui may not have a deep impression.The original Gaoyang County King liked to run around since he was a child, and he started running around the north with Zhu Di when he was more than ten years old; while Gao Sui often stayed in the Yanwang Mansion and lived in the Wang Mansion for more time.

In addition to the matter of the elder brother Gao Chi's family, Zhu Gaoxu really couldn't speak.Gao Sui might still suspect that Zhu Gaoxu did that.People often judge something emotionally.Gao Sui, for example, should not have had any doubts about the decision-making process of Dali Temple and other officials at that time; his doubts may be purely a kind of intuition.

Zhu Gaoxu remembered a sentence, brothers are often not friends, but friends may be like brothers.

The two walked for a while, Zhu Gaoxu finally let out a breath, and said something innocuous, "Third brother's place is similar to the palace I lived in Yunnan back then."

Gao Sui hurriedly responded respectfully, "My younger brother has never been to Yunnan, but the Prince Zhao's Mansion in Zhangde is large and comfortable, all thanks to His Majesty's reward."

Zhu Gaoxu turned to look at him.

After Taizong's death, the third brother was almost no threat, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't be so mad, what did he think about him.Besides, people all over the world have already talked about the death of Gao Chi's family members. If something happened to the third brother, would Zhu Gaoxu not want his moral reputation at all?In this era, family affection is highly respected.So as long as the third brother is not too much, Zhu Gaoxu will never

Move him easily.

What's more, Gao Chi's family was burnt to death, it was not Zhu Gaoxu's fault.

Zhu Gaoxu said again, "Our little aunt, the last time Princess Baoqing came to the palace, she still missed her third brother. Princess Baoqing couldn't come, and the son-in-law He Kuisi fell during the trip. I will ask He Kuisi to visit the third brother later. Perhaps he brought greetings from Princess Baoqing."

Gao Sui smiled and said, "Princess Baoqing was like our younger sister in Yanwang Mansion before."

Zhu Gaoxu said, "I was raised by my father and queen mother."

The two of them walked around the square, and they could only talk about such topics.When they returned to the back door of Chengyun Hall, Zhu Gaoxu proposed to go in and continue the banquet.

When he walked to the door, Zhu Gaoxu finally couldn't help but said a few words: "In the future, if there are some things, the third brother can send eunuchs to Beijing, ask Wang Gui or Cao Fu to bring them into the palace, and tell me directly. Otherwise, the memorial will go to the court. After one lap, many things will be difficult to handle.”

After hearing this, Gao Sui really showed relief, and hurriedly nodded and said, "Hey, my brother listened to the Holy One."

As for Zhao Wangfu Chief Shi Gu Sheng, since the Zhao Wangfu had sent the secret letter from the Tatars to the capital on its own initiative, Gu Sheng's matter was not a big problem.So Zhu Gaoxu didn't mention this person at all, and he didn't plan to change Zhao Wangfu's chief history.

The main reason is that Gao Sui looked a little nervous, and he couldn't make him feel that the court was monitoring Zhao Wangfu from all angles.When Gao Sui feels at ease and relaxes himself too presumptuously, it won't be too late to change Changshi.

... After the luncheon, the emperor and the two imperial concubines went to rest in the west house.Duan Xuehen took Xu Shi with her cousin Mu Zhen.Not long after, Concubine Xian also came, and the women drank tea and talked in the room.

Mrs. Xu wanted to come by herself, because she guessed that the emperor would come to Prince Zhao's mansion during his northern tour.Duan Xue hated her old friendship with Xu, so she agreed to help her.The matter was actually simple, Duan Xuehen talked to Cao Fu first, Cao Fu readily agreed, and brought someone more with him to settle the matter.If Cao Fu was afraid of trouble back then, Duan Xuehen would have to tell Zhu Gaoxu.

Compared to Duan Xuehen, Mrs. Xu talked a lot on weekdays.But at the moment, Mrs. Xu seems to be depressed, she hasn't said anything for a long time, just like Duan Xuehen, she has become a dull gourd.

At this moment, people reported that Zhao Wangfei Webster asked to see her.So Mu Zhen and others politely greeted him out of the room, greeted Webster, and invited her to enter the room to talk.

I saw that Wei Shi was still wearing a dress, and the clothes at the banquet had not been changed.And the luncheon has been over for a long time.

Seeing this, Yao Ji asked softly, "Has the princess gone to see Duke Wei?"

Wei Shi nodded and said, "I just said goodbye to my father, so I came straight to see the two sisters."

After Duan Xuehen heard this, she looked sideways in surprise, glanced at Yao Ji, and said to herself that Concubine Xian is really smart.And Mrs. Xu, who was sitting next to her, had been observing Princess Zhao, and Mrs. Xu's expression was very complicated.Princess Zhao didn't know Mrs. Xu, so she didn't pay attention to her.

Wei Shi still said to himself, "My father asked me how I was doing in Zhao Wang's mansion. I didn't want him to worry about me, so I chose the best one. My father was very happy because I was pregnant with the blood of the Zhu family."

When Xu heard this, he immediately turned to look at Wei Shi.

Mu Zhen said, "I think King Zhao treats my sister very well, and takes care of her all the time. I'm afraid that you will be transformed."