On a sunny morning in early March, Zhu Gaoxu happily walked into the front palace inside the carrier gate. He saw Guo Wei frowning and standing in the palace with an unhappy expression.

Guo Wei saw Zhu Gaoxu come in, and hurriedly curtsied: "Is the prince back so early today?" ”

"What's wrong with Viola?" Zhu Gaoxu asked rhetorically. He turned his head to see a palace maid kneeling on the ground, picking up the green jade fragments on the wooden board.

Guo Wei said: "I was packing up my things just now, and I accidentally broke the jade bracelet on the corner of the table...... Isn't there anything bad about it? ”

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at her abdomen, then shook his head with a smile on his face and said, "Coincidentally, Wei'er saw what I brought." As he spoke, he took out a silk bag from his arms and handed it to Guo Wei.

Guo Wei took the thing, opened it lightly, and saw that there was a pair of emerald green and crystal bracelets inside. Her eyes immediately brightened a little, her brows quickly relaxed, she stretched out her fingers and touched the bracelet for a while, then looked up and laughed: "It's really a coincidence, I just broke the jade bracelet, and the prince came back with a new bracelet......" She immediately asked a little nervously, "Is it for me?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu laughed and said, "Of course! If the old doesn't go, the new doesn't come, I'll put it on for you. ”

He picked up Guo Wei's delicate jade-white left hand, pinched it gently, and put a jade bracelet into it. Guo Wei's hands are very soft, it is easy to put on, and the size is just right...... After all, when Zhu Gaoxu asked Shen Xu to create this pair of bracelets, he customized the size.

Zhu Gaoxu thought about it and felt that it was very strange to wear a jade bracelet on each hand, anyway, he had never seen anyone wear it like this...... Probably because he wears one on each hand like handcuffs? He put another jade bracelet into Guo Wei's left wrist.

Guo Wei buried her head, her face was flushed, she buried her head, and couldn't put it down and played with the jade bracelet with her right hand. Zhu Gaoxu didn't say much, looked at her with a smile, and said in his heart: Sure enough, there is no woman who doesn't like beautiful jewelry!

Guo Wei raised her head and said softly, "Thank you, Lord Wang." This bracelet is so bright! ”

Only then did Zhu Gaoxu ask, "Do you like it?" ”

Guo Wei nodded without hesitation.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "This is jadeite, it seems to be an ice glutinous species. The emerald is not bad, but it is rare that the luster is very good. Vile has a vision, and she can see that it is very bright at a glance. ”

Guo Wei listened even more happily, so happy that she didn't know how to speak.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Our people mined jade from the mountains of Mengyang Xuanweisi and made bracelets out of jade. At the moment, Wei'er should be the world's first pair of jade bracelets. ”

"The prince treats me so well...... Guo Wei blushed and said softly.

At this moment, a group of women walked to the hall outside the door of the dormitory and saluted at the door. Guo Wei beckoned them in, Zhu Gaoxu turned around, and saw that Du Qianrui and Yao Ji were here.

Du Qianrui saw the bracelet on Guo Wei's wrist at a glance, and bent her knees and said, "The princess's new bracelet is so beautiful." ”

Guo Wei raised her hand and said slowly: "The prince just gave it to me, saying that it was a jade found from Mengyang Xuanweisi, which is unique in the world. Although she deliberately said indifferently, her crimson face and bright eyes had already revealed her mood.

Yao Ji then also said softly: "It's really a rare treasure. ”

Guo Wei became more and more happy when she heard this, and turned to Zhu Gaoxu and said, "If the prince finds a new jade, can you also give them a pair?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

Du Qianrui hurriedly said: "How dare the concubine compare with the princess? ”

Guo Wei smiled slightly, noncommittal.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced outside the door and said, "The weather is good today, I heard that a little sun basking is good for the body." He glanced at Guo Wei's abdomen again, but he still couldn't see it at this time, "Let's go for a walk in the nearby garden." ”

Guo Wei immediately nodded, looked down at her clothes again, and said briskly: "Wait a minute, the princess will come with a change of clothes." ”

Waiting for Guo Wei to go behind the partition fan, Zhu Gaoxu turned to face Du Qianrui and Yao Ji, and said warmly: "Since the princess said just now, when other jade bracelets are created, I will also choose a pair for each of you." ”

Du Qianrui and Yao Ji curtsied one after another, "Thank you to the princess, concubine." ”

Zhu Gaoxu asked in a low voice: "That kind of jade jade bracelet, is it really attractive?" ”

Du Qianrui hurriedly said: "Back to the prince's words, it is indeed very beautiful, and it is even more beautiful when worn on the princess's hand." ”

Yao Ji also said softly: "It's really good." It's easy to see that it's finer and smoother than ordinary jade bracelets, and the color is very bright. ”

Zhu Gaoxu's gaze stayed on Yao Ji's face for a moment. Yao Ji immediately noticed that she looked at Zhu Gaoxu and showed a slight smile, and she didn't seem to have any unpleasant emotions. As long as there is a smile on the gorgeous face and the white face like ice jade, it makes people feel like a spring breeze. Zhu Gaoxu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and his mood was better.

Hearing their praise, he couldn't stop laughing...... As long as the woman thinks that the jade is good, it is an endless market and wealth!

When Guo Wei changed her clothes and walked out, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but look her up and down. Guo Wei came up, her eyebrows lowered slightly, her face was on one side, and she made another salute.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I haven't seen you wear this, the new clothes are very good-looking." ”

To the north of this carrier gate, there is the palace harem that guards are forbidden to enter, and there are three palaces on the central axis. On both sides of the palace, there are many corridors, and there is a garden surrounded by corridors on the west side of the palace.

The garden is very small, there is a small pond in the middle, there is a stone bridge on the pool, a strange rockery built by artificially, some flowers and trees are planted around the stone path, and there are cloisters all around. The entire garden can be seen in all directions, and the head can be seen at a glance.

Although the place is not big, because it is in the palace, it is exquisitely built and cleaned. Between the antique hanging hilltop houses, the mountains and rivers and moon bridges are dotted among them, and the sky is blue sky and white clouds, and the scenery is indeed very beautiful. There are beauties by Zhu Gaoxu's side, which is the finishing touch of the beautiful scenery.

The clear water of the pond is sparkling, and the glazed tile houses reflect the light of the sun; Guo Wei's peach-colored clothes and silk luster are delicate and subtle, very textured, just like the graceful and restrained of oriental beauties.

Guo Wei's delicate and weak movements gently unfolded a silk fan, covering the side of her face, turned her head and said shyly: "I'm still afraid of tanning......"

Zhu Gaoxu laughed when he heard this.

Guo Wei said again: "I have so many clothes, and I have never worn this, but the prince immediately saw it, and the prince has a heart." ”

Zhu Gaoxu took into account that there was a woman behind him, so he said casually: "I remember." ”

Guo Wei glanced at him and didn't say anything, just answered.

The warm sunshine and the moist breeze blowing by the pool make it easy to walk on the stone path without even getting dirty on the soles of your boots. Even in Yunnan, the most remote part of the Ming Dynasty, it still feels very comfortable in this palace.

…… Not long after, Qian Xun and others returned to Kunming; He returned with him, along with several messengers sent by Sijia.

In the front hall of the palace, Zhu Gaoxu gathered the officials of the three divisions of Yunnan, the Shen family, and the chief of the Han Dynasty, Shi and other officials, and met with the envoys of the Si family; In addition, the local people in Kunming City, such as the Ping-Burma Xuanwei Si Diao and the Mubang Xuanwei Division, were also summoned to participate.

A few Si natives who came were wearing skirts, and the bottoms were different from the robes of Hanfu, as if they were really skirts. Zhu Gaoxu couldn't understand their etiquette, anyway, he only followed the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty.

"The Yunnan government wants to send someone to Mengyang to comfort the envoy to open a jade mine, Qian Changshi has already told Sijia Tuguan about this?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

A dark-skinned man with a round neck, a black veil on his head, "gurgling" and translating Zhu Gaoxu's words. Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the man, who was completely dressed by a Han official, but his face was different from that of a Han person...... However, Zhu Gaoxu is still not very sure of the identity of this person, after all, many Han people who have been in Yunnan for a long time are also relatively tanned.

At this time, Qian Xun on the side of the public seat said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, he is a native county prince of Yongchang Mansion. ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

After a while, Turen County Cheng really said in a jerky Chinese with a strange accent: "Lord Yu, the envoy said that when Meng Yang comforted the envoy, Sijia had already made a request to Qian Changshi. Sijia hopes that the merchants who open the mine will divide 800 taels of silver every year, and do not want treasure money and copper coins, because all the local tribes like silver ornaments. Please ask His Royal Highness the King of Han for your permission. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "You tell him that I will agree to Sijia's request and ensure that the businessmen who open the mine will share the profits every year as promised." ”

Turen County Cheng immediately "gurgled" again.

The homesick messenger folded his hands, bowed deeply to the public seat, and said something. Turen County said: "Thank you for the grace of His Royal Highness the King of Han." ”

Since the talks went smoothly and there were no differences, Zhu Gaoxu immediately called for people to play music and dance to prepare for the covenant. Anyway, the language is not clear, so there is no need to talk nonsense, everyone just talks about the right thing.

Covenants are concluded by signing treaties. Originally, Zhu Gaoxu still wanted to make a blood alliance with them, but Qian Xunyu reported that Sijia and other southern natives believed in Buddhism and did not have this custom, so they signed a treaty instead.

Two instruments, one for each party. Written in Chinese characters and Burmese respectively, Zhu Gaoxu asked the officials of the Changshi Mansion to stamp the prince's seal in public and sign the words King Han in his own hand. Then the Sijia envoy signed, and the Yunnan Dusi and the Shen family also signed with seals.

Zhu Gaoxu knew in his heart that this kind of document itself was useless, but it was still necessary to make a ceremony in front of people from all sides to prove that the covenant had indeed been reached without mistake.

Zhu Gaoxu felt that this was a treaty that everyone was happy with...... The natives love silver, and now they have got what they want, and they have no technology to process jade, let alone sell it, so why not so much silver? And Zhu Gaoxu also likes silver, but more silver......

For example, Guo Wei's pair of ice glutinous jade bracelets, a large piece of green, almost flawless, in the future generations of small million yuan is worth a small million; If you calculate it this way, the value of silver is almost hundreds or thousands of taels, maybe it can't be sold so much in the Ming Dynasty, but that kind of fineness is definitely worth a lot of money.