After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the various offices were opened one after another, and the three divisions of Yunnan resumed their offices. At this time, the capital division wanted to send an envoy to Mengyang to comfort the envoy, and Zhu Gaoxu immediately sent Shi Qianxun and others to accompany him; The Shen Mansion also arranged a steward surnamed Xu to go with him.

After the cabinet minister Hu Guang and the officials and eunuchs from Beijing arrived at Dali Mansion, Hu Hu returned to Kunming in early February and went to the Han Palace.

As soon as Hu Hu and Zhu Gaoxu arrived in Yunnan, although they traveled all the way when they came, they did their own things when they arrived in Yunnan, and Hu Hu never came to the Han Palace. Today, he took the initiative to come to the door, and he is indeed a rare guest.

When Zhu Gaoxu heard that Hu Hu was coming alone, he immediately sent Shi Limo to Duanli Gate to greet him.

The meeting place is the study on the side of the front hall. The main hall of the carriage hall is a very formal place, and it is not suitable for meeting guests there; Occasionally, Zhu Gaoxu would meet some people there privately, but it was not polite.

Hu Hui walked into the wooden door of the study, and after greeting him, he quickly said: "Xiaguan came today to say goodbye to His Royal Highness the King of Han. ”

"Hu Keguan is leaving?" Zhu Gaoxu blurted out a question, and immediately said suddenly, "Keguan Hu has done my father's errand, and he has to return to Beijing." ”

Hu Hu hugged his fists and said: "Yes, the lower official wants to return to Beijing to report on his work." ”

"Sit in a chair, sit down and talk." Zhu Gaoxu made a gesture and said with a smile, "Congratulations to Keguan Hu, when you return to the imperial court this time, you will definitely be entrusted with a heavy task by my father." ”

Hu Hui hurriedly said: "Xiaguan is trying to thank His Royal Highness the King of Han. Dali's affairs, if there is no help from His Royal Highness, the lower officials will not be able to succeed! This friendship is unforgettable. ”

"It's all for my father, how can I not do my best?" Zhu Gaoxu said, and said quietly, "But I have always felt close to Hu Keguan, or because we came to Yunnan from Beijing together." ”

"King Han lifts, thank you." Hu said.

Zhu Gaoxu said in a joking tone: "Is Keguan Hu going to be promoted to a squire or a scholar this time?" At that time, it would be good to say hello to me. ”

"How can you know now?" Hu Hu owed himself and said, "The lower officials don't dare to have such extravagant hopes." When the lower official did not enter the office, he originally only wanted to be a langzhong, but later entered the career and became an official, and he was already content to have an official and a half-position. ”

"It turns out that Hu Keguan also knows how to heal?" Zhu Gaoxu said.

Hu Hui said: "It's just a little bit of a thing." ”

Zhu Gaoxu muttered: "The princess seems to be a little unaccustomed to the soil in Yunnan, and after the New Year, she said that she was unwell. I was about to ask someone to ask that Doctor Chen to take the pulse......"

Hu Hu took over and said, "Xiaguan has been in Yunnan for nearly two years, but he has visited the rivers and lakes and inquired about a lot of things. His Royal Highness the King of Han invited the vain name of the miracle doctor, it is better to invite Zhang Jiali, who has been practicing medicine for generations in the city. ”

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he was stunned and said: "When I first arrived in Yunnan, Doctor Chen asked for a thousand-year-old ginseng, but he finally cured the princess's illness......

Hu Hu changed his words and said: "If it can be cured, it will be done!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu stood up and said, "Since Hu Keguan has arrived at the palace today, why don't you go and check the pulse of the princess?" ”

Hu Hu waved his hand and said a few words modestly, but Zhu Gaoxu insisted that he take a look first, so he had to agree. Although he just asked Hu Hui to take the pulse, in this era, it is extraordinary to let his family meet guests.

The two walked out of the study, and Zhu Gaoxu found that Li Mo, the long history, was still at the door of the study! Changshi is one of the highest-ranking civil officials in the Han Palace, and he is not a slave, what are you doing at the door? Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but think of the list given to him by Yao Fang, and Li Mo was on the list of spies.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't mean to be surprised at all, and greeted Li Mo very naturally, "Keguan Hu came to say goodbye, and as he spoke, I knew that Keguan Hu was actually proficient in medical skills." The princess is not very comfortable for a while, I want to ask Keguan Hu to go to the doctor, and Li Changshi will ask someone to arrange a chariot to come over. ”

Li Mo said: "The lower officials obey the order." ”

So Zhu Gaoxu and Hu Hu took a car together, passed through the carrier gate, and the first palace was where the princess's bedroom was located.

The eunuchs and palace ladies made some preparations, drew a curtain next to the partition fan, and put tables and chairs on them. Princess Guo Wei sat behind the curtain and put her hand on the cushion on the table. Originally, he wanted to tie a silk thread to his wrist to diagnose the pulse, but Zhu Gaoxu thought that that method might not be accurate, so the palace maids covered Guo Wei's wrist with a handkerchief.

Hu Hu glanced at the fingers exposed in the handkerchief, and said: "The princess is a blessed person, there will be no big danger, and the prince does not need to worry too much." Then he carefully cut the pulse.

This Hu Hui's pulse diagnosis is very fast, and he withdrew his hand after cutting the pulse door for a short while, got up and bowed: "Congratulations to the King of Han and the princess, this is a happy pulse." The princess is happy, and it is normal for her body to be a little uncomfortable. ”

"Huh?" Zhu Gaoxu was a little surprised.

Hu Hu said: "Xiaguan is only a little familiar with medical skills, but the Ximai is too easy to see, it must be right!" Congratulations, congratulations. ”

"Hahaha...... Thank you, Mr. Huke. Zhu Gaoxu quickly laughed, and then turned to the eunuch palace maid beside him and said, "You are so good to serve the princess." ”

The slaves and maids also followed to congratulate, and the front palace became lively.

Zhu Gaoxu has never been a father, and his princess was suddenly diagnosed with pregnancy, and it was very novel for a while.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu sent Hu Hu out of the front palace. Hu Hui said: "I didn't expect that when Xiaguan was about to leave Yunnan, he would encounter a happy event. It's worth it. ”

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said, "Maybe in a few days, Hu Guang, the right son of Chunfang and his right concubine, will also return to Beijing." Why didn't Hu Keguan wait for him all the way? ”

Hu Hu nodded and said: "I just want to go back to Beijing together, and the lower official is here to say goodbye to His Royal Highness the King of Han in advance." ”

"Hu Guang is a clan relative of Hu Keguan?" Zhu Gaoxu asked casually.

Hu Hu immediately shook his head and said seriously: "It's just the same surname, I have nothing to do with him at all!" ”

It seems that Hu Guang's reputation in Shilin is not so good, and Hu Hu seems to be eager to clear up the relationship.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: "There are many mountains in the southwest, and some places on the post road are sparsely populated. At that time, the king will send a team of guards to escort you back to Beijing. Say goodbye today, just wait for the Jingshi to meet again in the future. ”

Hu Hui bowed down and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Han, there will be a period later!" ”

…… The Han Wangfu sent troops to escort the Beijing officials, and the escort general was Chen Dazhu, the military general of Zhu Gaoxu's personal guard.

Before leaving, Zhu Gaoxu personally accompanied Yao Ji and said goodbye to her brother Yao Fang in the empty restaurant. Yao Fang is a hundred households in Jinyi, and he will also follow Hu Hu back to Beijing.

The Yao Ji brothers and sisters did not grow up together since they were children, and later they were under the same uncle Yao Guangxiao, and they didn't get along much. But at this time, her brother was leaving, and Yao Ji was still faintly sad.

Either blood is thicker than water, or parting is always associated with sadness. Or maybe it is because Yunnan is too far away from Beijing, thousands of miles away, and once anyone is separated, it is really not easy to meet again.

Zhu Gaoxu sat on the top seat, turned his head to look at Yao Ji and said, "Princess Han is pregnant, if she gives birth to a son, I will write to ask you to be named the second concubine of King Han." Because the eldest brother, the crown prince, also had the eldest son back then, he married Guo Cifei; Let's do it as usual now, and it will be easier to get the favor of our father. ”

Yao Ji stood up and saluted, "Thank you, concubine." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Sooner or later, you have to give a name." ”

However, he picked up this matter in front of Yao Fang today, he should also want to tell Yao Fang? After all, Yao Fang was about to leave the sphere of influence of the Han Palace.

Sure enough, Yao Fang also stood up and hugged his fists and said: "The last general will thank the prince for his grace, and in the future, only the prince will be the first to look forward!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu picked up a wine glass and said, "Your sister and I wish Yao Baihu a smooth journey. ”

Yao Ji and her brother also picked up the wine glasses on the table together, and after thanking them, the two men drank them all. Yao Ji gently covered the wine glass with her sleeve and drank it slowly, and finally put the glass on the table.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment, and then said: "Near the Qinhuai River on the side of Jubaomen, there is a street that specializes in selling jade. There was a shop in it, and only the one with the door open upstairs was the one I bought. In the future, if Yao Baihu wants to contact my people, the jade shop is a place. ”

Yao Fang clenched his fists and said, "The last general remembers." ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Now that our relationship is secret, I won't send each other in person at that time." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." Yao Fang hurriedly said, "The prince doesn't have to be like this. ”

…… King Han's means of winning over Yao Ji's brother, Yao Ji didn't care. On the contrary, she felt that if her husband wanted to make things happen, it was right to do something like this.

It's much better than her uncle Daoyan! It is clear that the Dao Yan caused the destruction of Yao Ji's family, but he wants to continue to use the two of them with the grace of nurturing. Can its scheming methods still take care of black and white?

After Yao Ji said goodbye to her brother, she took a carriage back to the Han Mansion with Zhu Gaoxu.

She returned to her small courtyard, and the fattened "little yellow cat" immediately called over. Yao Ji picked it up lovingly, stroking its smooth fur, the little yellow cat no longer barked, but made a "woo woo" sound like snoring, which seemed to be very comfortable. Yao Ji's beautiful face gradually showed a pleasant smile.

Yao Ji lives very well in this quiet and beautiful courtyard, she seems to be a quiet and indisputable woman. But when she learned from Zhu Gaoxu that she could be crowned the second concubine of the prince, she was still secretly happy in her heart.

Sometimes Yao Ji also feels that her temperament is very strange, she can calm down, but she can't talk about pure heart and few desires at all. The second princess can also wear a gown, and then she will wear a noble gown and be looked up to by all eyes...... Right now, even if she just thinks about it, she feels very much looking forward to it.

Even before she was named a second concubine, she already felt that she would not be satisfied with a prince's second concubine, but wanted a more noble status.

In her bright smiling eyes, she wanted noble status, expensive and shiny jewelry, beautiful clothes, and even the favor and heart of the prince. When she thought of this, even she was extremely surprised.