"Princess Ningguo?"

Hearing this name, Dao Yan couldn't help but be a little surprised. The princess of Ningguo is the second daughter www.biquge.info of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, and is the wife of Mei Yin, the son of Mei Sizu, Hou Mei Sizu, Runan.

But Dao Yan is a measured person, others can not be seen, this princess of Ningguo can't be seen, so he ordered: "Open the door to welcome guests." ”

Zhou Quan sighed, opened the hall door, and then turned around and trotted all the way to greet Princess Ningguo.

Zheng He said on the side: "Master, it's dark at this time, I don't know what the meaning of Princess Ningguo's visit is, should the apprentice avoid it first?"

Dao Yan thought for a while, but nodded and said: "It's okay, Mrs. Ning Guo rarely interacts with the teacher, even if it is his husband Lord Mei Yin, we don't have any personal relationship, it's just a joint discussion in the court, and now there must be some reasons for her sudden visit, you have the right to go to the inner house and sit in the side hall, wait for me to see her intentions." ”

Zheng He sighed and retreated, and Dao Yan straightened his clothes, ready to greet the princess of Ningguo, who came late at night.

As the footsteps approached, a woman in a black robe walked in slowly, and she didn't have a single entourage with her except for Zhou Quan, the butler of the Daoyan monk. After stepping into the hall, I saw that this woman took off her black robe and revealed her face, it was Princess Ningguo.

Although she is over forty years old, she has been in a pampered environment for a long time, so that this Taizu's daughter, Chengzu's sister, is well maintained, and she looks at least ten years younger than her actual age. The flat round bun is inserted with a red gemstone, which is tied with gold wire, and the gold embroidered cloud and bird pattern of the Xia Shawl with a gold color chain increases its graceful and luxurious temperament.

Dao Yan saw Princess Ningguo walking into the hall, and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and said, "The princess has visited, and the poor monk has not come far to greet her, so he begs for atonement." ”

Princess Ning Guo smiled slightly: "How dare the slave family work the famous black-clothed prime minister to go out to greet him, and it is already a great luck not to be turned away." ”

Monk Daoyan knew that Princess Ning Guo was angry about what happened just now, so he had to bow down and say nothing at the moment.

"The slave family is here for nothing else, I want to ask the mage something, we might as well get straight to the point. Princess Ning Guo didn't wait for Dao Yan's invitation, and sat down in the center.

"I don't know what Princess Ningguo wants to know when she comes here late at night, but the poor monk knows it, and she must tell the truth. "Daoyan monk said.

Princess Ningguo smiled and said: "It's good to have a mage, the slave family heard that this time General Zheng He returned triumphantly and did a great cause, it is really gratifying, yesterday when the emperor set up a banquet, General Zheng also brought a few friends in the rivers and lakes, but is there such a thing?"

"It is true. Dao Yan replied. At this time, Zheng He had doubts in his heart, turned back, and was listening quietly outside the house, but when he heard Princess Ning Guo come up and ask about his own affairs, he couldn't help but concentrate even more, wanting to hear what Princess Ning Guo meant.

At this time, I saw Princess Ning Guo glance at Zhou Quan standing at the door with her eyes, Dao Yan immediately understood, and immediately ordered Zhou Quan to retreat first and close the door of the house.

Seeing that only herself and Dao Yan were left in the room, Princess Ning Guo spoke: "Then dare to ask the mage, is there a young man named Ye Cheng among the people in the rivers and lakes who are accompanying him?"

Dao Yan didn't expect Princess Ning Guo to ask such a question, in Dao Yan's opinion, although Ye Cheng can also be called a young talent, but in this court, it is really a little insignificant, why would Princess Ning Guo, who has always rarely come to the palace, care about such a ranger and suddenly ask him such a question? But when Dao Yan raised his head and saw Princess Ningguo's eager and serious eyes, his instinctive intuition made Dao Yan suddenly understand that there must be a great reason for this.

Thinking of this, Dao Yan didn't dare to slack off, and replied respectfully: "But there is this person, this time to clear Chongming Island and capture Cangming City, according to Zheng He, it also depends on his contribution, but even so, the poor monk doesn't know why Princess Ningguo cares about a ranger, after all, it is really not worth mentioning in the government and the opposition." ”

After hearing this, Princess Ning Guo leaned back on the back of the chair and sneered, "It's not worth mentioning, does the mage know who this Ye Cheng is?"

This question not only made Dao Yan, but also Zheng He, who was hiding behind the house, puzzled. At that moment, Dao Yan had no choice but to reply: "The poor monk doesn't know. ”

"He is the fourth son of Emperor Chengzu today!Zhu Gaochi and their half-brother!" Princess Ningguo's voice suddenly became very powerful, as if she wanted to nail these words into the body of the obedient.

As soon as these words came out, he couldn't help but shake his body, even if he had seen the world, he would never have thought that there would be such a thing, and he raised his eyes to stare at Princess Ningguo, and he was speechless for a while.

"I know you won't believe it for a while, but it's what it is. When General Zheng He led the team into Yingtianfu that day, I really saw it upstairs, and I recognized Ye Cheng's appearance, and I thought I had recognized the wrong person at the time, but through the people in the palace, he was indeed called Ye Cheng, so I knew that I had not admitted my mistake. Princess Ning Guo said slowly.

"Yes...... But the poor monk was puzzled, why did Princess Ningguo say that Ye Cheng was the son of Chengzu?" Dao Yan hurriedly asked.

Princess Ning Guo smiled bitterly and said, "That's because my younger brother hid this evil relationship for his own future. Ye Cheng's mother, Ye Qiuxue, was a descendant of the Yuan people, and the scene at that time was when the competition for the throne was fierce, how could my younger brother give an outsider a handle for a descendant of the Yuan people? He wanted Ye Qiuxue to escape from the country, but Ye Qiuxue said that he was unwilling to say anything, and in desperation, his younger brother had to send someone to set fire to Ye Qiuxue's residence, at that time, only my younger brother, my husband Mei Yin, and Huo Ran, the general sent to guard Ye Qiuxue, knew about this matter, and those who were sent to set the fire didn't even know who they were trying to kill. But he never thought that Huo Ran would let go of their mother and son without permission, and he himself was seriously injured. ”

Dao Yan quietly listened to this unbelievable past, but he didn't know anything about it, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, Zhu Di, who he had always known everything, actually had such a defense against himself, which was really unexpected to him.

"In this way, Ye Cheng was still a baby at that time, I wonder how the princess recognized his current appearance?" Dao Yan calmed down and began to ask questions about what he thought was suspicious.

Princess Ning Guo nodded and said approvingly: "It is worthy of my brother's most powerful right-hand man, and he is really thoughtful, and this question is very good." ”

"Don't dare. Dao Yan replied.

"Ever since their mother and son fled, I have always felt that there is a sharp sword hanging in my heart, knowing that if they suddenly appear one day, it will be very bad for my brother, so I have been secretly visiting them for many years just to be able to know their whereabouts and news. Finally, the hard work paid off, in an unannounced visit I learned that their mother and daughter lived in Dubai Town, which was not far from Yingtian, so I took the opportunity to travel to Zhu Yunwen, who was still Emperor Jianwen at the time, and sent someone to attack Dubai Town at night, Ye Cheng captured it, but on the way from Yandi to Yingtian, Ye Qiuxue had died of illness for some reason, so he only caught Ye Cheng alone. Princess Ning Guo recalled.

After the princess caught Ye Cheng, she imprisoned him and kept it from outsiders, and she simply stayed in Yingtian under the pretext of taking care of the illegitimate son who posed a threat to her younger brother, and secondly, she could explore the truth in Yingtian City, provide clues and help for the battle of Jingjing, and come to meet inside and outside. Dao Yan talked eloquently, as if all this had been told to him by Princess Ningguo, but the fact was that Princess Ningguo had not mentioned these things at all.

Looking at Princess Ning Guo again, she looked at Dao Yan with surprised eyes, and then laughed heartily: "Amazing, really amazing, can anticipate things like a god, and have no last resort, who else is there in the Ming Dynasty today besides you Dao Yan?"

Dao Yan knew that he had guessed correctly, but he still had doubts in his heart: "The poor monk is unknown, if you talk about the distance between relatives, Chengzu is certainly the princess's brother, but Emperor Jianwen is by no means an outsider, and he is also your nephew, why does the princess insist on helping Chengzu instead of helping Emperor Jianwen?"

Princess Ning Guo was silent for a while, and then replied: "So far, since the slave family proposed to be open and honest, then I won't hide it from the mage." The reason why the slave family helped Chengzu was indeed mixed with selfishness. At that time, Emperor Jianwen listened to the advice of Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and others to cut the domain, and even my husband Mei Yin, who was the Duke of Rongguo at the time, was also involved, and I was afraid that I would also be implicated at that time, so I decided to help my younger brother. ”

It is not difficult for a person to hide himself, but to be able to say the dark thoughts in his heart, there are few people who can have such courage, and now Princess Ningguo actually said her true purpose, not only did not make Daoyan contempt, but felt that the woman in front of her was by no means comparable to ordinary people.

I only heard Princess Ning Guo continue: "I put Ye Cheng in the dungeon to death, but the crime declared to the public is to attempt to attack the princess's car, and I should be punished for the crime." But just at that time, it was just in time for Emperor Jianwen to grant amnesty to the world, any criminal can be sentenced lightly, and most of them are acquitted, I also said several times that Ye Cheng did not leave the prison place, but he was unwilling to kill him, at that time, the slave family had already thought about it, and when Zhu Di attacked and occupied Yingtianfu, how to deal with this Ye Cheng at that time can be decided by the new emperor. ”

While listening, Dao Yan said secretly: "What a princess of Ningguo, her thoughtfulness and resolute action make many men unreachable." ”

Princess Ning Guo sighed lightly and said: "It's a pity that in the end, people are not as good as heaven, I never thought that Ye Cheng would be released again in the war, although after settling down, I sent people to inquire everywhere, but there has been no news, fortunately, God has eyes, let this Ye Cheng come to the door again, this time I said nothing and let him slip away." ”

"Yes...... But after all, you're his aunt. Dao Yan said.

"This is also a matter of no choice, who made his mother Ye Qiuxue, and who made his mother a Yuanren. If they know that Ye Cheng is Zhu Di's son, it will definitely make the world in an uproar and give them the truth, and these people who do everything will wantonly fabricate and smear Zhu Di, and then the peaceful days that will not come by will be gone again. Princess Ning Guo said sadly.