After Zhu Huiyuan's reminder, Li Hongyu remembered that he did seem to have said to Zhu Huiyuan that he would go to see her, but he didn't take it seriously, after all, he was just perfunctory Zhu Huiyuan who was pestering him at that time. ?Eight? 1. Chinese ???.? 8 (viii)

Li Hongyu would not have thought that Zhu Huiyuan would always remember his promise back then, and because of this matter, he had such a big grudge against himself, not only did he leave the palace, but he almost had an accident, which was really unexpected by him.

From Zhu Huiyuan's resentful eyes, Li Hongyu vaguely felt that something was wrong, he was very familiar with this kind of look, Zhu Wanting had looked at him like this countless times before, which made him feel uncomfortable.

Li Hongyu is not the emotionally unresponsive person he was back then, Zhu Huiyuan came out of the palace to find him, which was already extremely abnormal, and now he looked at him with such strange eyes, which made him immediately realize that Zhu Huiyuan seemed to have a child's affair with him.

This is not what Li Hongyu wants to see, he has already provoked Zhu Wanting, the county lord, so he can't provoke Zhu Huiyuan, the princess, no matter what, otherwise it will be asking for trouble, and this kind of scandal is absolutely unavoidable.

"Princess, do you know that the Queen Mother is out of the palace this time?" Perhaps feeling that the atmosphere in the carriage was a little dull, Li Hongyu coughed and changed the topic, and asked Zhu Huiyuan in a deep voice.

"The Queen Mother knew that I was out of the palace, and I told her to go to the Ten Princes' Mansion to find Brother Xinwang, but she didn't know that I was here." Zhu Huiyuan smiled when she heard this, and explained to Li Hongyu.

"King Shin?" When Li Hongyu heard this, the image of Zhu Youxiao, who was named the king of letters by the Emperor of the Apocalypse, couldn't help but appear in his mind, and then he chucked slightly, and his heart was slightly relieved.

Zhu Huiyuan's excuse is good, King Xin and Zhu Huiyuan grew up together, have a deep relationship, often go to the Ten Princes' Mansion to play with Zhu Youzhen, and stay in the Ten Princes' Mansion at night, so the Empress Dowager Li will not be suspicious.

Zhu Youzhen was named the king of letters by the Emperor of the Apocalypse in the second year of the Apocalypse, according to the custom of the Ming Dynasty, once the prince was crowned the king, he should go to the fief to attack the seal, but the Emperor of the Apocalypse was such a younger brother who was naturally reluctant to let him leave Beijing, so he has been living in the Ten Kings Mansion in the imperial city.

"Princess, how is King Shin doing?" Then, Li Hongyu pondered for a moment and asked quietly.

"Brother Emperor treats Brother Xinwang very well, and he has found a lot of masters for Brother Xinwang to teach Brother Xinwang, and everything is treated favorably."

Zhu Huiyuan smiled slightly when she heard this, and said to Li Hongyu, "But Brother Xinwang said that he still likes Brother Li and Scholar Zhao to teach." ”

"I believe that the prince has won the prize."

Li Hongyu suddenly felt a burst of relief, and then bowed to Zhu Huiyuan, and said solemnly, "The princess is a daughter, and it is not suitable to call the official 'brother', and I hope the princess will understand." ”

"Brother Li, you once rescued me from the sea of fire regardless of my safety, and you have the grace to recreate me, so I am not a princess in front of you, and there is nothing wrong with the word 'brother'."

Zhu Huiyuan smiled slyly when she heard this, and said to Li Hongyu disappreciatively, "Brother Li, don't worry, this is the secret of the two of us, and it will never be known to outsiders." ”

"Secret?" Li Hongyu suddenly smiled bitterly in his heart, and the corners of his mouth squirmed for a moment before swallowing back the words that came to his mouth.

Since Zhu Huiyuan has already expressed his position, what else can he say, although he has not seen Zhu Huiyuan for many years, but he knows some information about Zhu Huiyuan from Qin Yue, and knows that Zhu Huiyuan is not only assertive but also stubborn, I am afraid that he will not be able to convince Zhu Huiyuan, so it is better to talk less.

Along the way, Zhu Huiyuan chattered with Li Hongyu, and she was very interested in Li Hongyu's experience over the years, especially the Battle of Shimen Mountain.

When she learned that Li Hongyu would have been worried about her life if the Jinzhou Ming army led by Naren Toya was one step late in the battle of Shimen Mountain, Zhu Huiyuan covered her mouth with her hands in surprise, she and many people in the outside world did not know the course of the battle of Shimen Mountain, and thought that Li Hongyu would easily defeat Houjin.

But think about it, if it was really that easy, Li Hongyu would definitely lead his army to attack Liaodong later, instead of Sun Chengzong building the Guanjin defense line.

Thinking that Li Hongyu almost lost his life in Siam during the first overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Huiyuan couldn't help but bite his lip, who would have thought that the dignified young master of the Ming Dynasty would live a life-fighting life, and it is no wonder that the Emperor of the Apocalypse has increased his trust in him, and no other officials of the Ming Dynasty can do this.

Because Zhu Huiyuan is a princess, and Daming has the boundary between men and women, of course Li Hongyu can't take her home, and it is not good to arrange to stay elsewhere so as not to cause criticism.

Therefore, Li Hongyu thought about it and sent Zhu Huiyuan to Zhao Xin's house and handed it over to Zhu Wanting to take care of, which was the best choice.

Zhu Wanting and Zhao Xin had already fallen asleep at this time, and the two were taken aback after learning about Li Hongyu's intention, no one would have thought that Zhu Huiyuan would come out of the palace to find Li Hongyu, and hurriedly asked his subordinates to pack up a house and come out for Zhu Huiyu to live in.

Women have unique intuition, from Zhu Huiyuan's affectionate eyes looking at Li Hongyu, Zhao Xin and Zhu Wanting suddenly understood what was going on, and felt helpless in their hearts.

They naturally knew that Li Hongyu did not provoke Zhu Huiyuan, and they had not even seen Zhu Huiyuan all these years, so Zhu Huiyuan belonged to unrequited love, and there was nothing they could do about this kind of thing, and it was difficult to persuade Zhu Huiyuan with her personality now, so they could only persuade them slowly.

Maybe it's the best way to let him know more young talents, after all, it is difficult for Zhu Huiyuan to get in touch with men in the palace for a long time, especially young and handsome talents.

Therefore, Zhu Wanting began to secretly pay attention to the matter of recruiting horses for Zhu Huiyuan, and in a few years, she will reach the age of Zhu Huiyuan's marriage.

Li Hongyu naturally knew from the looks on Zhao Xin and Zhu Wanting's faces that the two of them understood what was going on, and he couldn't explain anything, so he could only smile bitterly in his heart, this was an out-and-out lying gun.

At the same time, Li Hongyu secretly felt fortunate in his heart, if it wasn't for Zhu Huiyuan's boldness, then the consequences tonight would be unimaginable, and once Zhu Huiyuan had an accident, it would be too late to cut Zhang Muen with a thousand knives.

Originally, if Li Hongyu arrived at Zhao's Mansion so late, he would definitely stay overnight at night and share the joy of fish and water with Zhao Xin or Zhu Wanting, but now that Zhu Huiyuan is in this case, where does he still have that mood, and after placing Zhu Huiyuan, he got up and said goodbye and went home.

The next day, Zhu Wanting sent Zhu Huiyuan and the little palace maid who followed her into the Ten Princes' Mansion in the imperial city, and told the letter king Zhu Youzhen and Zhu Huiyuan to stay with her last night.

Zhu Youzhen naturally didn't know what happened to Zhu Huiyuan last night, so he didn't doubt Zhu Wanting's words at all, don't talk about him, no one could have thought that the dignified Princess Le'an would do such an outrageous thing.

"Brother Xinwang, now that Young Master Li has finally returned to Beijing once, and now Daming has nothing to deal with, should we let him teach, I heard that the Western Academy in Haicheng has a lot of interesting things, which is eye-opening."

After Zhu Wanting left, Zhu Huiyuan's eyes purred and then said to Zhu Youzhen with a smile that Li Hongyu's current official position is Zuo Chunfang University Scholar, which belongs to the officials of Zhan Shifu, which means that he has the responsibility of teaching the prince and the princess.

Although the Emperor of the Apocalypse has no heirs now, King Xin is a royal child, and Zhu Huiyuan is a princess, so he is naturally within the scope of Li Hongyu's teaching.

"Hmm!" Zhu Youzhen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then nodded again and again, this is a good idea, he has long wanted Li Hongyu to teach, but he has never had the opportunity.

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen agreed, a subtle smile flashed at the corner of Zhu Huiyuan's mouth, so that she could see Li Hongyu.

Zhu Huiyuan is now in the prime of her life, so after experiencing last night's incident, she is now full of Li Hongyu's shadow, and she can't wait to see Li Hongyu in her heart.

But because of her identity, she couldn't call Li Hongyu to come to see her, so she had to find another way to make a fuss from Zhu Youzhen, and it seemed natural for Zhu Youzhen to ask Li Hongyu to teach.

How could Zhu Youzhen guess Zhu Huiyuan's thoughts, he didn't know that Zhu Huiyuan loved Li Hongyu in his heart.

In fact, since Li Hongyu risked his life to save Zhu Huiyuan from the raging fire when she was terrified and helpless, Li Hongyu has become the most important person in Zhu Huiyuan's life.

At that time, Zhu Huiyuan didn't know about emotional matters, but she just liked to be with Li Hongyu, so she looked for opportunities to pester Li Hongyu every day, and everyone didn't think about anything else because she was young.

Now that Zhu Huiyuan has reached the flowering season, she naturally knows that she has a love for Li Hongyu, so she ventured out of the palace to find Li Hongyu.

Under the unintentional actions of Zhu Youzhen, who was kept in the dark, Zhu Huiyuan's wish was quickly fulfilled, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse agreed to Zhu Youzhen's request and asked Li Hongyu to arrange time to go to the Ten Kings' Mansion to teach Zhu Youzhen.

Li Hongyu didn't know that Zhu Huiyuan secretly facilitated this matter, so he happily went to the Ten Princes' Mansion, and only after he arrived did he know that Zhu Huiyuan was also there, and he wanted to listen to his lecture with Zhu Youzhen.

Looking at Zhu Huiyuan, who smiled and looked cunning, Li Hongyu realized that Zhu Huiyuan was the "initiator" of this matter, but he had no choice but to avoid Zhu Huiyuan's affectionate gaze, cheer up and teach the two of them, and secretly complained in his heart.

Obviously, if this incident lets the outside world know that he will definitely not escape the notoriety of "seducing the princess", then the reputation of the first life will be completely ruined, which is not what he wants to see.

From the current point of view, there is no good way, only to find a way to stabilize Zhu Huiyuan first, lest she do anything amazing, otherwise it will be a big trouble.

However, although Li Hongyu didn't want to have any more entanglements with Zhu Huiyuan, he still had to thank Zhu Huiyuan for giving him the opportunity to contact Zhu Youzhen.

If Li Hongyu is not mistaken, Zhu Youzhen will ascend the throne as emperor this year, and he wants to know what happened to the young Emperor of the Apocalypse, who died without warning, so that there are no heirs to inherit the throne.

According to Li Hongyu's understanding, the Emperor of the Apocalypse accidentally fell into the water before his death, but he didn't know what the specific situation was.

"Young Son of Heaven!" When teaching, Li Hongyu looked at Zhu Youzhen, who listened carefully to his explanation, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

If Zhu Youzhen ascends the throne this year, then he will be the same age as the Emperor of the Apocalypse, which means that the Ming Dynasty will usher in another young son of heaven, which is obviously not good news for the Ming Dynasty, which will lead to the weakening of the monarch's power, and then the ability to control and control the ministers will become weaker.

Compared with the Emperor of the Apocalypse, who was strictly required by the Wanli Emperor since he was a child, Zhu Youzhen's life was undoubtedly much easier, under the care of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, he only had to study, and he did not need to be trained in the art of the emperor, and no one told him how to control the ministers.

After all, Zhu Youzhen is just a prince, and it has nothing to do with the emperor's art, so whoever would mention this matter to him when he is full of food is a big crime of rebellion.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Youzhen is obviously inferior to the Emperor of the Apocalypse in his ability to control the ministers, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse has been the eldest son and grandson of the East Palace since he was a child, and the future prince of the Ming Dynasty, and the educational environment he received is completely different from Zhu Youzhen.

It can be said that Zhu Youzhen has been growing up in care, and when he began to be sensible, the Emperor of the Apocalypse ascended the throne, so he received a lot of care from the Emperor of the Apocalypse, making his life easy and comfortable.

Who would have thought that the Emperor of the Apocalypse would die young? Who would have thought that when the Emperor of the Apocalypse died, he would have no heirs who could inherit the throne? So much so that Zhu Youzhen, who was not psychologically prepared, was pushed onto the stage of history, and the situation that Emperor Tianqi had finally stabilized would also change.

A few days later, in the evening, as soon as Li Hongyu entered the mansion, he was told by his subordinates that Zhu Youzhen had sent someone to send a precious redwood tree, and the eunuch who gave the gift was waiting for him in the living room before leaving.

Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, it seems that Zhu Youzhen is quite caring, he naturally knows that the matter of the red coral tree was specially rewarded to Zhu Youzhen by the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse has always cared for Zhu Youzhen, is very generous, and has a lot of rewards every year.

In the living room, a middle-aged eunuch was drinking tea, and on the table next to him was a tall red coral tree with "lush branches", which was very valuable at a glance.

"Young master, the emperor gave Prince Xin a red coral tree from the South China Sea, and Prince Xin gave it to the young master as a gift of thanks, and I hope the young master likes it."

Seeing Li Hongyu enter the door, the middle-aged eunuch put down the teacup in his hand and got up to greet him with a smile, bowed down and said.

"The chief manager of the King of Labor replied to the prince of Xin, the official likes this red coral very much, and thanks to the prince for the reward." Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, and said to the middle-aged eunuch.

This middle-aged eunuch is named Wang Chengen, who is the chief eunuch beside Zhu Youzhen, who is in charge of the affairs around Zhu Youzhen, and is deeply trusted by Zhu Youzhen.

"Lord Wang, Her Royal Highness the princess asked the miscellaneous family to bring a letter to the young master, if it is late today, the miscellaneous family will not bother."

Wang Chengen took out a sealed letter from his arms and handed it to Li Hongyu, and then after arching his hand to Li Hongyu, he got up to say goodbye, the reason why he stayed was naturally to hand over the letter to Li Hongyu in person.

Li Hongyu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and felt a little surprised, but he didn't expect Zhu Huiyuan to ask Wang Chengen to deliver the message, and then let Wang Chengen send him out.

Although Wang Chengen can't return to the imperial city now, he also has a private house outside, so Li Hongyu doesn't have to worry about him sleeping on the streets.

"Alas!" After reading Zhu Huiyuan's letter, Li Hongyu couldn't help but sigh, with a depressed look on his face, this little aunt and grandmother are really not good to serve!

(End of chapter)