Chapter 372: A nest of snakes and rats

Fengcheng Hutong is located in the west of Beijing, originally just an ordinary alley, but because Zhu Di gave a large piece of land here to Fengcheng Hou Li Bin, this alley was naturally called Fengcheng Hutong by the people of Fengcheng Houfu, such as Nanjing City has Xufu Street Dengfu Lane and so on. So, after Princess Yongping built a mansion here, even if she wanted to rename this Fengcheng Hutong to Yongping Hutong or Fuyang Hutong, she was already powerless.

The common people have already spread the word of mouth, can they make the emperor give an order for these little things? Fortunately, the regulations of the princess's mansion have always surpassed the marquis's mansion, from the gate to the inside, her mansion is magnificent, far overshadowing the Fengcheng Marquis Mansion, and Fengcheng Marquis Li Bin is out on the expedition, and no one has any other signs with her, and finally she breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he was not a concubine, and his husband died early, because Princess Yongan passed away two years ago, Princess Yongping is the eldest of the four princesses today, and her only son was made a marquis early, so her honor is naturally not inferior to other princesses. During the New Year's holidays, Zhu Di took pity on her for being widowed, and the gifts were often more generous than others. However, although she was rewarded a lot, she really couldn't afford her son Li Maofang's spending, so she had a reputation as a princess who was greedy for money.

The seven and five green copper ring gates of the princess's mansion are tightly closed on weekdays, and the entrance and exit are all east and west corner doors. In the evening of that day, Li Maofang led dozens of entourages into the alley at a gallop and stopped in front of the West Corner Gate. Hearing the movement, two porters soon came out of the door, one rushed forward to lead the horse, and the other knelt down to step forward. When Li Maofang dismounted, the man stood up, ignoring the dirty footprints on his shoulder, and hurried two steps to catch up with Li Maofang.

"Master Hou, you are finally back, the princess has asked several times......

"Aren't I coming back?"

Since it is not a national funeral now, Li Maofang is only slightly restrained in his clothes, and does not need colors such as red and purple, but he still wears a gold crown with beads on his forehead, wears a brocade robe embroidered with gold thread and peony, and has a jade belt around his waist, refusing to lose his identity. Hurriedly came to the second gate from the corridor, and saw a girl who saw him hurriedly running to report the news, he frowned, and couldn't help but think of a few jokes he heard when he was eating wine with others today, and felt even more upset, so he hurried two steps all the way to the upper room.

Seeing her son come forward to salute, Princess Yongping hurriedly pulled him up, and couldn't help frowning when she saw that outfit: "Although it's not a national funeral now, after all, it's still a taboo, you should be careful about your clothes, what if you let your opponent grab the handle?" The emperor has always been angry now, your uncle has been a marquis for many years, and as a result, he said that he would stop Lu and say that he would be punished by the cane, and that he would be punished by the cane, do you also want to taste the taste of a big stick? ”

Li Maofang has been loved by his parents since he was born, except for a married sister, there are no other brothers and sisters in the family, and he is pampered and willful on weekdays, until a few years ago, he has been loving his uncle Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, almost lost the prince, and was sent to Le'an, he has some restraint. Although he didn't think so at this time, he still bowed his head.

Princess Yongping only has such a son, so naturally she will not blindly teach a lesson, so she sent all the girls in the house out with a look. pulled Li Maofang to sit down beside her, and personally untied the golden crown of her hair, and then she said angrily: "If it weren't for such a funeral, you would be the one who was going to marry a wife, and you should take care of it." It doesn't matter whether you are studying or seeking a martial arts position, it is better than being an idle Hou Ye at home, and you can also help your second uncle in other things. ”

As soon as he heard the word marrying a wife, Li Maofang suddenly became annoyed, he stood up, but he stared at his mother: "Since my mother said that I would marry a wife, then I want to ask, you are the princess of Jinzhi Yuye, I am also a hereditary marquis, and there are so many princes and uncles in the capital, why do I have to marry the daughter of a little commander of the Divine Guard?" With the status of our family, even if we want to marry, only the daughter of the British prince is a good match, and people outside are laughing at me now! ”

"Who dares to laugh at you?" Princess Yongping's face sank, and she said word by word, "What's the use of being noble?" I, the princess, also scolded when I wanted to scold in front of my father, and I beat when I said I, and that bit of honor and dignity was just for others to see! You Yongle was only three years old in the second year of Yongle and attacked this Fuyang Marquis, but now what serious duties do you have? You don't even have the title of Commander of the Divine Guard! Now that I'm here, if I die, do you think you'll become like your uncle? ”

Thinking of his originally flamboyant and domineering uncle Yuan Rong, who was now a cautious and cautious appearance, Li Maofang was suddenly speechless. But even so, he was still a little unconvinced, but he chose not to say a word under his mother's iron blue face.

"If it weren't for Zhang Fu's daughter-in-law who is less than two years old now, do you think I wouldn't want to hire that family for you?" Princess Yongping glared at her son with hatred, and then sighed deeply, "I know that you have a chance because of the person who offended you last time, but I hit the nail that time, so you can't bear it for the time being?" ”

"But Zhang Hui clearly has a very close relationship with his third uncle......"

"I also hate your third uncle, but what I want is their secrets!"

At this moment, Princess Yongping simply stood up and pulled Li Maofang to the inner room. This is the study where she usually has nothing to do to write and paint, and there are several stylish landscapes hanging on the four walls, only the one in the center has poor brushwork. However, compared to the other paintings, this one is extremely beautifully framed, with a purple bamboo pole and an ivory shaft head, which alone is very valuable, and there are two extremely conspicuous large seals on the painting.

Pointing to the painting on the wall, Princess Yongping said to Li Maofang in a deep voice: "Look at it, this is the painting painted by your second uncle, the words inscribed by your third uncle, and the two big seals on it are their prince's big seals." It is because they alone cannot shake the position of the East Palace, that they often have the same spirit. Do you think I don't know that Zhang Hui and your third uncle are close? But don't forget, your second uncle is still holding Zhang Xuan's important handle! Actually, who cares about the two of them, everyone is staring at Zhang Fu! ”

Li Maofang naturally knew what the words Zhang Fu meant in the court. The princes of the Hongwu Dynasty are already the old emperor's calendar, and now the Yongle Dynasty has once sealed the three national kilometers, Qi Guogong Qiu Fu is already a yellow flower, and Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, is completely relying on the merits of his father Zhu Neng to sit in today's position, only Zhang Fu has both family background and military exploits. Such a person, even if he does not serve in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, he can represent more than half of the nobles when he says a word!

"Besides, I personally asked people to see that girl, she looks slim and slim, and she doesn't insult you much. Besides, you like women, and in the future, when the concubine is in the house, will she dare to say anything? Another bad word, if she dies in ten or eight years, the big event will be decided at that time, and it will not be difficult for you to marry a young and beautiful family with a good background, what is the awkward trouble now! ”

"If you want to talk about this, didn't you promise to give Yuqing to me at the beginning, but you let her go to the side of the surnamed Fan to nest, and gave her her life in vain, I haven't done it yet!"

As soon as she heard this, Princess Yongping couldn't help but glared at her son fiercely: "Don't mention this model word in the future!" I saw that girl could read and write, and I had such great expectations for her, but she was killed by Fan Tong's stupidity. Don't worry about women all the time, there aren't enough women around you? I'll give you Fuyue when I catch up with Ming'er, it's all right? ”

Li Maofang has hardly seen his father since he was sensible, so he is used to obeying his mother's words, and at this time, with such a sparing head, the words he said in a hurry just now were suddenly forgotten by him, and he quickly nodded in agreement, and the anger had long been calmed down. Thinking of the green gate outside his house, and thinking of the golden lacquer gate of the Prince's Mansion, the corners of his mouth gradually curled.

The Ming system, Zhu Men is the supreme and noble, when the door is painted with vermilion lacquer, that is to raise eyebrows!

Coming out of the inner room, Princess Yongping sent Li Maofang back to the room to bathe and change clothes, and she returned to the kang and sat down. However, before dinner had been delivered from the kitchen, a girl came in to report that a messenger she had sent to Le'an had heard back. When she heard the news, she immediately left everything else behind, and hurriedly ordered the people to be led to the study outside the front to wait, and she changed into a large coat and hurried over.

Since neither mother nor son likes to read, this study is just a decoration in the princess's mansion, and it is used to meet some important people who are not visible. At this time, she ordered her two henchmen to guard outside, so Princess Yongle pushed the door and walked in, and at a glance she saw a middle-aged man in gray-brown clothes standing next to the bookcase inside.

"Little knock to the princess."

Princess Yongping didn't pay attention to the kneeling person, went straight to the back of the bookcase, sat on the Huanghuali chair, and then asked, "What did King Han say there?" ”

"When King Han heard about this, he was furious, saying that there was no such person as Yue Changtian under his command, and someone had deceived the princess in a false name." Although he knelt on the ground and lowered his head, before the words came out, the middle-aged man felt a deep chill, and hurriedly explained, "The little one was afraid that he would make a mistake, so he managed to meet His Royal Highness the Prince of the World again, but His Royal Highness the Prince of the World was stunned for a while, and told the little one that that person had nothing to do with the King of Han, but he had done something for him at the beginning." ”

Knowing that she had mistakenly believed someone, Princess Yongping was immediately shocked and angry, regretting that she should not have believed it when she saw that he had a gold medal in the Han Palace. Moreover, because Le'an's journey to Beijing has always been the focus of Jinyiwei's surveillance, she has never sent anyone to verify, who knows that it is an impostor.

"Zhu Zhantan is so bold that he is making trouble behind his father's back?"

"Back to the princess, His Royal Highness the Prince is very sick, and I heard that this is the situation of the past few months." The middle-aged man kowtowed again, and then explained in a low voice, "His Royal Highness the Prince also asked the little one to bring back a message, saying that that person is bold, maybe he will come to the princess again, and the princess will also wait for the opportunity to kill, which is not tolerable." This person is strong in martial arts, and he has a lot of scheming, so he can't stay. ”

"He did a good thing, but I left it to finish!"

Princess Yongping slapped the table in anger, thinking of Zhu Zhantan as a half-dead person, but she couldn't deal with him in general. If Zhu Zhantan is dead and Zhu Zhanqi is imprisoned, will the position of the prince of the Han Dynasty fall into the hands of a group of concubines?