In the east of the middle section of Deshengmen Inner Street, Beicheng Birthplace, there is a short east-west horizontal street parallel to Dingfu Street, commonly known as Zhanghuangqin Street. The reason why it got this name is because Zhang Heling, the first prince of the Ming Dynasty, lives here. From ancient times to the present, when the emperor has always been three palaces and six courtyards, only Emperor Hongzhi has left all those palaces deserted, and there is only one queen Zhang in the entire harem, and he is extremely courteous to the queen's mother's family. The father of the late queen, Zhang Luan, first sealed the Marquis of Shouning, and after his death, he was posthumously named the Duke of Changguo, and the two brothers also gave the Marquis of Shouning, and the other was built by Jianchang Bojin feudal Changhou, and the two of them were given the first house together, which was not good.

Although the Shouning Marquis Mansion on Zhang Huangqin Street is a first-class magnificence, Xu Xun has been to the Zhongshan Wangfu and the former Zhongshan Wangfu, two famous mansions in Nanjing. He is still like this, not to mention Wang Shikun, who often lives in Zhongshan Wangfu for a month every year. And it's not just the two of them, Zhu Houzhao, who calls himself the little marquis, is also uncomfortable in this mansion, as soon as he enters the door, his face is not good, if it weren't for Miss Zhang Jingxuan's words to block him, he almost turned his head and left.

Although Wang Shikun is squirrel, he is not stupid. Before, Li Yifeng personally carried Xu Xu, who was still unconscious, away, and for a while, the slaves who came from the Wei Mansion and the servants from Fangyuan followed, and at this time, only Xu Xun's Ah Bao and the two servants brought out by his Wang family were left with the two of them. At this moment, when he entered the Yimen, seeing Zhang Jingxuan wearing a veil and the little marquis walking in front, he had just ridden all the way and it was inconvenient to talk, so he coldly bumped his elbow into Xu Xun, and asked in a low voice.

"Hey, tell me honestly, what's going on?"

Xu Xun turned his head sideways to see Wang Shikun's dark face, pretending to be indifferent, and looked around, and saw that the nearest person was also seven or eight feet away, so he said in a voice almost like a mosquito: "Ten are the most ** is His Royal Highness the Prince." You have a point, don't make a fool of yourself by saying the wrong thing, no one can save you at that time. ”

"Huh?" Wang Shikun tried his best not to exclaim, and after a while, he glanced at the small and delicate three-layer box that Xu Xun was holding in his hand with a strange expression, and swallowed hard, "Could it be that your kid is really an unpredictable prophet, and even has things prepared in the car?" ”

"You think I'm a fairy!" Xu Xun looked at the back of the master in front of him, and secretly smiled bitterly, then shook his head and said, "I was only able to cope with the sudden Gonggong Li because I was fully prepared when I went to see Gonggong Xiao this morning, so I had an extra heart, added a luggage blanket to the mount, and brought some Jiangnan specialties, who knew when it would really be useful." ”

"You're really a good man!"

Wang Shikun finally came back to his senses from the shock of Xu Xun's words, but he didn't question how Xu Xun could have such conviction at all. I only thought it was strange before, but now I know that the young man in front of me may be the crown prince of the dynasty, so why is it so loud and convicted, why is the reward generous, and why is the high-ranking official of the brocade guard so respectful, then all the explanations are there. He shook his dizzy head with a feeling of pie falling from the sky, and it wasn't until he entered a small three-room hall that he realized that he had completely forgotten to ask Xu Xun what kind of specialties he had prepared.

If such a good opportunity is wasted, it will be a good death with five thunderbolts!

Xu Xun and Wang Shikun were full of energy, and Zhang Jingxuan, who was too old and scheming, was also full of energy. Although Zhu Houzhao is the crown prince from the Middle Palace, she is not very close to Queen Zhang, and she is even more distant from the Zhang family, and the reason why she can make friends with this prince is that her aunt Queen Zhang doesn't know how much effort she has spent to inquire about Zhu Houzhao's interests, and she has been deliberately brought to the palace since she was a child, plus she is eccentric and has a hand in fun, which finally maintains that layer of brother and sister relationship.

However, this is far from enough, today she easily took Zhu Houzhao out of the palace with the acquiescence of the emperor, even so, if it wasn't for this sudden incident, if Xu Xun hadn't said that he would invite them to enjoy Jiangnan specialties, if it wasn't for the high-ranking official of the Jinyi Guard, if it wasn't for her being a little clever, Zhu Houzhao would still be likely to turn back halfway. Therefore, she was quite polite to the two unexpected visitors, not only ordered her subordinates to take out the treasured tribute Longjing to entertain the guests, but also pretended to watch Xu Xun open the box with great interest.

When the first layer of the box slowly turned open, she saw the glittering stones under the lampstands, her beautiful eyes were still rippling, and almost subconsciously reached out and pulled out a piece, and looked at it again and again for a while.

"This is a specialty of Nanjing, and according to legend, it is the remaining rain flower stone of Nuwa to mend the sky."

Although it has not yet reached the Wanli period when Yuhua Stone was all the rage, there are still many people in the market who collect it, and Fu Rong is a great fan of it. This trip to Beijing made Xu Xun bring three boxes in one go, and now there are many treasures listed on this floor. Although Zhang Jingxuan and Zhu Houzhao are used to seeing treasures such as gold, jade, etc., but at this time, seeing Xu Xun take out one by one and show those natural patterns in them, Zhang Jingxuan certainly felt wild and interesting, and even Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but be a little more interested.

"What about the second floor, what's the good stuff on the second floor?"

Xu Xun was about to speak, when there was a sudden commotion outside, and immediately after, a person suddenly rushed in. The person who came was a fat man in his early forties, and when he entered the house and found that there were two outsiders, Xu Xun and Wang Shikun, his face suddenly sank, and he immediately shouted: "Bold, who are you, you dare to enter the Shouning Marquis Mansion without permission!" ”

"Daddy!"

"Okay, Sister Xuan, why are you not here, let me come to see the juggling team, it turns out that you colluded with someone to deceive me!"

As soon as Shouning Hou Zhang Heling said this, he was interrupted by Zhang Jingxuan's coquettish reprimand and Zhu Houzhao's cold snort. Seeing Zhu Houzhao Huo Ran get up and go out, Zhang Heling suddenly panicked, and wanted to step forward to stop him but was a little afraid, but don't stop it, this easy opportunity was delivered to the door, and he was unwilling, he actually stood there with a blue face and a white face, and he didn't know who to send when he was angry. And Zhang Jingxuan's little face was flushed with anger, and she immediately remembered something, and her eyes immediately looked at Xu Xun.

Seeing this situation, Xu Xun immediately made a decision, and immediately stood up and arched his hand at Zhang Jingxuan: "Miss Zhang, these things can be regarded as an apology for you." Brother Wang, go! ”

No matter how stupid Wang Shikun is, he also knows which is more important than this gift and His Royal Highness the Prince, so he just bowed and followed Xu Xun out in a hurry without saying a word. It wasn't until the two of them left that Zhang Heling came back to his senses, and immediately got angry and said: "Who are they, how can they come and leave when they say they want to go?" ”

"Dad, it's all your fault for good things!" Zhang Jingxuan, who was a big ghost, lifted her hat angrily, and said angrily at Zhang Heling, "The queen mother and I don't know how many methods we used, saying that you are not in the mansion, and that there is a new juggling team in the mansion, which finally coaxed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince out of the palace to come to our mansion, just now those two people are the best reason to leave His Royal Highness the Prince, you ...... Do you know what a good chance you have broken! ”

"I ......" Zhang Heling looked at her daughter whose face was flushed with a dumbfounded face, and gradually understood a little, and immediately turned her head and shouted, "Come on, go chase ......"

"What are you chasing, can you stop His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from letting people go?" Zhang Jingxuan drank angrily, and then bit her lip and said, "Don't you think much about everything, knowing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, even if you rush over, you shouldn't just shout when you see an outsider, you have to leave the popularity to be happy!" ”

Seeing that her daughter stomped her feet and walked out of the house angrily, and even forgot the box that Xu Xun had left behind, Zhang Heling stood there stunned for a while, and then angrily slammed on the door frame and said: "How do I know about your abacus designs, where did I get so many hearts!" My nephew is not close to my maternal uncle, and I am like an enemy, what can I do! ”

Not to mention how angry Zhang Heling was, Xu Xun, who was chasing after Zhu Houzhao, saw that His Royal Highness the Prince's face was red, and he was obviously angry, and he was immediately very surprised. Jing Bule also mentioned that Zhu Houzhao, his mother Empress Zhang and his two uncles are not very close, but it is really a bit too much to make such an enemy. So, almost with a turn of his mind, he chased two steps to catch up with Zhu Houzhao, and said coldly: "Little Marquis, Brother Wang and I have come to Beijing for the first time, it can be said that our eyes are black, do you know any good places to play?" ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Houzhao stopped his steps suddenly, and then remembered that it was easy for him to get out of the palace today, and because with Zhang Jingxuan's relationship, he was no longer surrounded by people who were hugging each other, but only a few henchmen and cronies, and he could go wherever he wanted, and his eyes were bright at the moment. Turning his head to look at Xu Xun and Wang Shikun, who had already caught up, he saw that both of them were empty-handed, and remembered that everything had fallen in this Shouning Marquis Mansion, and he was suddenly a little unwilling.

"Zhang Yong, you go and tell your cousin that those things will be divided into half for her, and the rest will be packed up and brought back for me."

Hearing this, a retinue in his early thirties immediately stepped up and agreed, and without saying a word, he trotted to the mansion of the Marquis of Shouning. As soon as he walked away, Zhu Houzhao looked at the rest of the people, raised his chin and ordered: "You others, go and pack up the carriages and horses, let's go...... Let's go to Yanle Hutong to see where there is any fresh music and dance in the Jiaofang Division! ”

God...... If the emperor really knew that the crown prince had gone to that kind of place, if others didn't say it, he wouldn't talk about the future, and his head would have wanted it!

Before Xu Xun racked his brains to think about how to persuade him, the entourage who had been completely stupid at the beginning also reacted. An old eunuch rushed forward and knelt down with a thud, and hugged Zhu Houzhao's knee in an extremely exaggerated manner, and said with a handful of snot and tears: "Tai...... It's amazing, little marquis, you are out of the board today, and the old marquis and his wife all know it. If they know that you have gone to such a place, they will surely turn back, and the smallest ones will not be enough for nine lives! Little Hou Ye, you can be very sympathetic to our hard-working ......"

While persuading, he squinted at Xu Xun and Wang Shikun with his eyes, and his eyes were full of warnings. Even if I don't know which famous character this guy is, it can be seen that several other people are persuading people around life and death, and everyone is panicking for a while, he calculated it as quickly as possible, and finally came up with an idea.

"Little Marquis, how about we go to the Guozijian to see?" Seeing that Zhu Houzhao, who was originally very impatient, was stunned when he heard this, he instigated with a smile again, "This Fourth Prince Xu has just been sent over, and I don't know if the Guozijian will not accept people......

As soon as these words came out, several eunuchs were immediately relieved, and nodded one by one as if pounding garlic: "It's good to go to the country, it's good to go to the country!" There's also the Temple of Literature, just in time for a book market......"

"What's there to visit in the book market, the study at home is not big enough, there are not enough books, I feel dizzy when I look at it!"

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was unhappy, Xu Xun suddenly remembered that Jing Bule had mentioned that the prince was extremely filial to the current Hongzhi Emperor, and the Hongzhi Emperor loved books and Buddhas, and immediately said in a hurry: "The little marquis has a family history, and there is nothing to go to in that kind of place." But the Confucian Temple used book market next to Guozijian is said to have a lot of treasures, and he may be able to find some good things to give to the old marquis Lingzun. ”

Seeing that all his cronies and eunuchs were echoing, although Zhu Houzhao was annoyed and couldn't go to the music alley, he thought about it, last time he didn't know which official gave his father an old book, and his father was happy and rewarded people and things. So, he thought about it and finally nodded slightly.

Out of the Shouning Marquis Mansion, seeing that a few people in the carriage didn't know where to get a carriage over, he raised his eyebrows, and beckoned to Xu Xun again: "You, get on the car with this little marquis, this little marquis has something to ask you!" ”

"Yes yes yes ......"

Xu Xun agreed repeatedly, bumped Wang Shikun with his elbow, and said in a low voice: "You ride my horse back, and ask Mu Huaien to immediately pick and choose among the Buddhist scriptures that Gonggong Fu brought and the boxes of books that Zhang Da Sicheng gave me." By the way, let Gonggong Jing help pick it up, and quickly send it to the Confucian Temple Book Market. ”

"Are you trying to ......?"

Wang Shikun understood in an instant. When he saw Xu Xun nodding and turned around and got into the car, the eunuchs couldn't care about him and hugged the carriage and left, he thought about it, and immediately ordered a few entourages to follow the car well, listen to Xu Xun for everything, and turn the horse's head and leave after getting on the horse.

(To be continued)