In the cold spring season, the early morning in Beiping is shrouded in a mist like smoke, and the distant view is blurred.

In the front hall of King Yan's Mansion, there stood a monk wearing a robe, Yuan Hui wearing a scarf robe, and Jin Zhong dressed in a round-necked black gauze hat.

Zhu Di was wearing a five-clawed dragon robe, walked up to the public seat and turned around, looking at the scene outside the hall thoughtfully.

Yao Guangxiao stepped forward and folded his hands and said, "Holy Lord, those two corpses were burned to the point that only bones remained, and they shattered when they touched it. The poor monk went to inspect it himself, but it was difficult to determine whether it was the bones of Qu Neng's father and son. The poor monk thought that there might be someone outside to answer it, and Qu Neng's father and son were not dead! ”

"Who will answer Qu Neng's father and son?" King Yan asked.

There was no sound in the hall for a while. Jin Zhong then arched his hand and said: "If you return to the saint, the minister thinks that it may be the rest of the Jianwen Dynasty!" ”

Zhu Di was noncommittal.

Yuan Heng said: "Before this, Jianwen controlled the Quartet, held the world's soldiers and horses, and was still defeated at the hands of the saint, and now that the situation is reversed, even if these defeated generals follow, what can they do?" ”

Jin Zhong said: "It would be most appropriate if Jianwen's whereabouts could be found as soon as possible." ”

"Hmm......" Zhu Di habitually made a sound. Several people didn't dare to look up at his expression, and for a while, no one could guess what he was thinking.

Zhu Di pondered for a long time, raised the sleeve of his robe and said, "Summoning peace to see me." ”

"Yes!"

……

In the inner hall of the Gaoyang County Palace, on the round table outside the partition door, a stack of plates has been placed on top of each other. Zhu Gaoxu was sweating profusely, holding the plate directly, using chopsticks to shave the dishes on the plate.

Du Qianrui on the side looked at him with a surprised expression.

He finally put down his chopsticks and said, "Miss Du's craftsmanship is very good, and it is delicious." However, eating too many meat dishes is inevitably greasy, and vegetarian dishes are not fresh enough, so when I return to Beijing, I can buy seafood from fishermen, and it is more refreshing to eat. My favorite thing to eat is fresh shellfish and oysters, with garlic and vermicelli in them, and I can eat a lot of them. ”

Du Qianrui said softly: "I remember, it is true that you have to buy miles by the sea." ”

Zhu Gaoxu picked up a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his forehead, and said, "I want to take a bath and change clothes, and Miss Du asked someone to help me prepare hot water." ”

As he spoke, he looked Du Qianrui up and down, his eyes were hot, and he only felt that her petite but full and delicate figure was very cute. But in this state of mind, Zhu Gaoxu is very impetuous, and only has beastly desires...... It was not what he wanted to treat Du Qianrui like this.

"Yes, lord." Du Qianrui looked at Zhu Gaoxu's gaze, as if she didn't know him anymore, she seemed to feel something, and her face was flushed.

However, Zhu Gaoxu took a shower, changed into gray clothes, and gradually returned to normal, and his words and deeds were not as rough as before.

He remembered Miaojin's invitation last night, thought about it, and still planned to go to the appointment.

Zhu Gaoxu did not bring his entourage and left the county king's mansion in a carriage. Wang Gui had already left Beiping, and his godson Cao Fu was catching a car.

Along the way, Zhu Gaoxu saw the soldiers on the street from the curtain of the car, and he was inexplicably a little nervous. But thinking that he is the son of the emperor, what are these officers and soldiers doing? Most of it was last night, so he is still a little weak-hearted.

Although Cao Fu was a close confidant of Wang Gui, Zhu Gaoxu didn't know much about the fat round-faced little eunuch, so he asked him to drive the carriage to a secluded street and wait, and then walk to the vicinity of Chiyueguan.

He wore a big hat and walked on the street, stayed in Beiping for a short time, and was very familiar with the road, so he went around a few streets and walked straight to the place he was going.

The house I bought last year was not adjacent to Chi Yueguan, but on another street. Zhu Gaoxu silently walked in front of the gate, kept a steady pace and continued to walk forward, suddenly turned around quickly, took a look, returned to the gate, took out the key and opened the door.

He walked into the inner room, opened a window, and walked back to the hall. For a year, no one had really been here, and the ground was full of dust, leaving only the footprints he had just walked.

Zhu Gaoxu found a stiff cloth towel and wiped the tables and stools in the hall at will.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the courtyard with a "tuk tuk". Zhu Gaoxu walked out quickly, opened the door and saw Miaojin standing at the door wearing a jacket and a gray sermon robe on her forearm.

"Please come in." Zhu Gaoxu said, then stretched out his head to look at it twice, and bolted the courtyard door shut.

Miaojin's voice said, "I thought King Gaoyang wouldn't come." Later, when I saw the window open, I guessed that you were coming, so I came to take a look......"

Zhu Gaoxu turned around, and saw that Miaojin's body was tense and a little nervous, so she quietly took it into the room, and she really didn't think much about it and followed.

He said as he walked, "As long as I promise something, I will always be there later." ”

"King Gaoyang didn't have time to agree." Miaojin looked up at him. Her mind and memory are delicate.

Zhu Gaoxu only had the heart to observe Miaojin's dress at this time, she applied a layer of light powder on her face, she couldn't see it if she didn't look carefully, in fact, it was not necessary at all, Miaojin's skin was snow-white and smooth, and applying powder was simply redundant, and the powder at this time was not as fine as that of later generations. Her eyebrows have been trimmed and painted, making them look more slender, and the apricot eyes raised at the corners of her eyes are more and more charming.

Miao Jin entered the hall, put the coarse cloth gray robe in his hand on the stool, and sat down gently. It's actually the same position I sat in before I was kidnapped last year.

The two of them were silent for a while, and then Zhu Gaoxu spoke: "The things in this courtyard have not been used for a long time, and they can't make tea. ”

"No need." Miao Jin said softly. She looked preoccupied, her expression and complexion were not good, and her voice was a little strange, but she was dressed exquisitely.

She paused and then raised her head and said, "I'm here today to say goodbye to King Gaoyang. ”

"Farewell? Where are you going? Zhu Gaoxu frowned.

Miaojin hid sorrow between her eyebrows, but she smiled and shook her head, looking like she wanted to say something.

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly lost all his thoughts, pondered for a long time, frowned, and said, "Your father ......"

Miaojin nodded: "My father's business, the saint doesn't know. But King Gaoyang knows, I told you last year. ”

Zhu Gaoxu stood up and paced back and forth in the hall, "When I was in Jingshi, I thought that he would not surrender so easily, I felt very strange!" ”

Miaojin's voice came, and Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at her. His habits are different from those of the ancients, who did not like to look at other people's faces and thought that they were not modest enough, but Zhu Gaoxu habitually felt that looking at others when they spoke was a kind of politeness, indicating that he was listening attentively.

Miao Jin said: "When Hongwu was in the air, Jianwenjun had a life-saving grace for his father. I know very well what kind of person my father is, and he values fame and integrity. After I came out, as soon as I heard that my father was welcoming the new king in Beijing, I didn't know well. ”

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly turned around and said, "Is Jing Yushi trying to assassinate my father!" ”

Miaojin's expression changed, and her face looked very pale with powder, but she was still sitting there, her demeanor was not flustered, and she really had the foundation of everyone's beauty.

She was stunned for a long time before she shook her head and said, "I don't know, I can't say ......."

Zhu Gaoxu's face was angry, "Everyone has their own ambitions, Jing Yushi is unwilling to be a second minister, and I understand the belief in foolish loyalty." But some of his useless stupid things, not counting his own death, will definitely affect his family and even the nine clans and fellow villagers!

Not long ago, I went to Beijing and lived in Lianying's mansion. Lian Ying openly rushed to his father's imperial history with weapons at Jinchuan Gate, and his whole family was finished soon! Let me tell you, when I entered the Lian Mansion, the soldiers were still washing the bloodstains, and I don't know how many people were killed in the mansion! ”

Miao Jin pursed her lips, but her body didn't move, only her eyelashes were visibly trembling.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Have you persuaded Jing Yushi?" It is impossible for the Jianwen Imperial Court to be restored, now that his father is sitting in the country, it is difficult for anyone to endanger his imperial power, Jing Yushi is better than a fake drama and really surrendered, what is wrong with glory and wealth? ”

Miaojin just shook her head.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but sigh when he knew Jingqing's own daughter knowing her father better than anyone else.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu looked at Miaojin again, and said in a rather meaningful tone: "If you want to be loyal, you can die with your will." If Jing Yushi simply dies and dies and dies, maybe there is still room for maneuver in the fate of his family......"

His hint was immediately heard by Miaojin. Miao Jin suddenly stood up and said in a trembling voice: "King Gaoyang, don't be good at making claims!" If you do, you might as well kill me!" My father has the great grace of birth and upbringing, and I am a broken bone, and I can't allow you to do such things! ”

Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly said: "Of course I won't. Miaojin misunderstood, what I mean, if Jingyu Shi can be martyred like Wuding Hou Guo Ying, the Hou Mansion is still safe and sound. ”

Miao Jin was speechless, but she didn't say that her father was not.

She said quietly, "Does King Gaoyang know? Even though you've done so many indecent things to me, I've never blamed you. I ......" she gradually showed a shameless expression, and her voice became smaller and smaller, "I'm very glad to meet King Gaoyang in this life." I want to keep this fate, even if I am in the ground, it is still with me. But if you become my father-killer, my people can die, but their souls will not be able to live in peace, and they will continue to suffer those entanglements in the eighteenth layer of the underworld. So what does it mean for me to live a lifetime in the end? ”

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, his heart was dripping blood. His eyes widened, looking at Miaojin's pale but beautiful face, and his heart became very entangled.

Miaojin raised her head and said softly, "Does King Gaoyang understand my heart?" I can't allow myself to hate someone I care about, and I don't want the person I care about to become a great enemy of my father. ”

Zhu Gaoxu gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously. He seemed to see the fallen flowers he saw on the road again, graceful and beautiful in the wind, but withered in the thin mud, let countless carriages, horses, and shoes repeatedly trample on them, and kneaded together with the sludge.

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment and said, "Don't worry, Miaojin, I will definitely handle this matter!" ”

"Mark my words." She glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, then turned around and went out. At the door of the hall, she suddenly twisted her graceful and flexible waist, turned her head and smiled, "Goodbye, King Gaoyang." ”