Autumn in Beiping is particularly bleak, flowers and trees do not change slowly like in the south, and when the autumn wind rises, they will definitely wither and wither. When the stubborn men and horses entered the city, the wounded were among them, which made the atmosphere full of slaughter.

As soon as Zhu Gaoxu returned home, he took off his heavy armor, and the arrow marks and damages on it blocked many traces of open guns and hidden arrows for him. When he took off his armor, he was still a little unaccustomed for a while, as if he had no protection and a little less security...... However, if there is a "hidden arrow" in Beiping, the armor can't stop it, right?

He changed into his regular clothes, called Wang Gui and others, and went to King Yan's Mansion to report the safety of his mother and concubine.

The heavy eaves gatehouse of the Yanwang Mansion is very majestic, and there are some similarities with the imperial city. The palace was originally rebuilt on the basis of the Yuan Dadu Imperial Palace, although some buildings were demolished, but many of the walls are still the walls of the Yuan Dynasty Imperial Palace.

Zhu Gaoxu walked into the gatehouse, and after a while, he met the eunuch Zheng He who came to greet him. Zheng Heli was thoughtful for a few times, and immediately understood Zhu Gaoxu's intention, "The slave maid will take King Gaoyang to the inner hall to see the princess." ”

"Who provoked Gonggong Zheng?" Zhu Gaoxu saw that his expression was strange and his expression was very unnatural, so he asked casually.

Zheng He hurriedly said: "It's not in the way of King Gaoyang's business, it's just that the slaves and maids below make people angry!" I just went out with King Yan for a few months, and those slaves and maids ate the inside and out......"

"Oh?" Zhu Gaoxu looked confused.

Zheng He said in a low voice: "However, behind the scenes, it is actually the bad of that Huang Yan, he has a small heart and a very strong sense of hatred!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu did not comment, nor did he want to participate in the battle of the eunuchs. Anyway, he is used to it, in a place like Yanwangfu, where people gather, it is difficult to have no rivers and lakes.

The two walked along the wide avenue all the way to the north. Zhu Gaoxu wanted to ask how Qu Neng's father and son were settled...... But in the end, I couldn't help but ask. First, he seemed to care too much about them, and second, Zhu Gaoxu wanted to ask about other things.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu pretended to be indifferent, and said in a casual tone, "By the way, last time, Gonggong Zheng mentioned the matter of the monk's continuation of the void and the canon Zhang Yan......

"They're all dead." Zheng He said casually.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, because Zheng He deliberately walked a little back, Zhu Gaoxu had to turn his head to see him, "Yuan Changshi, didn't they find the family of the monk Xukong?" What about people? ”

Zheng He glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, and without saying a word, he swiped down with his palm and made a movement.

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt a chill on his body, but it was normal to think about it, so he continued to ask: "Yuan Changshi's people, when will you go to arrest the empty family?" ”

Zheng He took a breath and tilted his head to think for a while, "The slave doesn't know very well, I guess it's the end of last year, it's the wax moon." The slave knew about this on Chinese New Year's Eve, when it was said that the family members of the empty were already on the way. ”

"Oh!" Zhu Gaoxu nodded thoughtfully.

Chinese New Year's Eve night last year...... Zhu Gaoxu had to think of the well, as well as Xu Miaojin, who was so emotional that he almost committed suicide by throwing himself into the well.

He asked again: "So, until last year's Chinese New Year's Eve, the monk Xukong and Zhang Yan were still alive, and they died in the first month of this year?" ”

"Yes, what time is the first month of the first month...... Anyway, he died in a few days. Zheng He said, "Zhang Yan of the canon book is also ruthless, taking the opportunity to find Lang Zhong to see the injury, he entered the cell of the monk Xukong, and stabbed Xukong more than a dozen times in a row!" Then he drank poison and died. How much hatred is this? ”

"Maybe it's not hate, it's just that it's just that the void is dead and can't be opened." Zhu Gaoxu said.

"Makes sense." Zheng He said, "Later, Master Daoyan also said that there are still traitorous spies in the house, and that chapter of Yan is killing and empty, just to cover those traitorous spies!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment: "If you deduce it strictly, what Dao Yan said is just a possibility; There is another possibility, Zhang Yan is protecting a certain secret matter from being known. ”

The two of them spoke for a while, and then walked to the gatehouse outside the inner hall. However, Zheng He was a eunuch, and he took Zhu Gaoxu into the inner mansion without any pressure...... It wasn't until in front of the moon cave gate in the garden where the princess lived that Zheng He stayed.

Zheng He said: "In the place where the princess is the mother, the slaves and maids dare not enter and exit casually. After a while, I saw a maid and asked her to take King Gaoyang in. ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: "Although it is the place of my father and my mother's concubine, after all, I am old, and it is not appropriate to wander around my father's house alone, so it is good to have someone from the house to follow." ”

After a while, sure enough, a few maids passed by. Zhu Gaoxu said goodbye to Zheng He, called one maid to report, and then called another to lead the way.

The brick and stone paved road, the grass and trees on both sides have withered, the leaves on the branches are scattered, and the road is paved with fallen leaves.

Zhu Gaoxu went up the corridor, walked along the corridor into an open door inlaid with wood, and went to the house where Princess Xu lived. The mother and son said a few things, mostly about the front-line war, and the princess chattered three times in a row about Gao Xu's rescue of King Yan in the Baigou River.

King Yan is very good to Princess Xu, at least in the princely and wealthy family, there are not many people who can marry as much as King Yan. Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu faintly felt that in Princess Xu's heart, her husband may be much more important than her son!

"Isn't my aunt here today?" Zhu Gaoxu asked casually.

Princess Xu said: "Your little aunt just found some things, and she has been alchemy for the past few days. ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and said in a casual tone, "Erchen heard that the little aunt was born in the family of the official eunuch?" ”

After hearing this, Princess Xu didn't speak, just raised her hand and waved it gently, and several maids around her curtshowed their knees and left the room one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced back, and after a while, he heard Princess Xu say softly: "Her father is Jingqing, a jinshi in Hongwu, and now he is an official in Beijing...... However, Jing Qing has long been your father's man. ”

"Oh?" Zhu Gaoxu was thoughtful.

Princess Xu continued: "Jingqing was a senator in Beiping a few years ago, and your father had the heart to win over him, and he had a friendship for a long time. Later, Jing Qing returned to Beijing, and he has always had a personal relationship with your father, and now he has a secret relationship...... What's more, your little aunt is already a monk. ”

Zhu Gaoxu forced a smile and said, "Erchen also vaguely knows that there are people in Beijing who are in the capital of the father, and Jingqing is not the only one. ”

Princess Xu nodded yes, and she left Zhu Gaoxu for dinner.

Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly said: "Erchen will come back another day, I'm really tired today, go back and sleep first." ”

"It's fine." Princess Xu said, "You come back so far from Shandong, rest for a while." ”

Zhu Gaoxu hugged his fists and said: "The retainers retreat." ”

At this moment, a soft voice behind him said, "I'll send King Gaoyang out." ”

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and looked, "Huh? Didn't the mother concubine say that the little aunt was alchemy? ”

Xu Miaojin said: "I haven't seen the princess for two days, and I was about to come to visit, but I saw that King Gaoyang was also here." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "Before I came in, I told Zheng He that it was inconvenient to walk around the inner mansion alone, so there would be Aunt Lao." ”