Chapter 78 New Year's Eve

The autumn in Peking is particularly bleak, and the flowers, plants and trees do not change slowly like in the south. When the autumn wind blows, it will definitely wither and wither.

When the troops wearing strong and holding sharp horses entered the city, the disabled and wounded were among them, making this breath full of solemnity.

As soon as Zhu Gaoxu returned home, he took off his heavy armor. The arrow marks and damage on it blocked many marks of open and hidden arrows for him.

When he took off his armor, he was still a little uncomfortable for a moment, as if he had no protection and less security... However, if there were hidden arrows in Peking, the armor would not be able to stop it, right?

He changed into his regular clothes, called Wang Gui and others, and went to the Yàn mansion to report his safety to his mother.

The double-eaved gate tower of the Yàn Prince's Mansion is very majestic and has some similarities with the imperial city.

The royal palace was originally rebuilt on the basis of the Yuan Dadu Palace. Although some buildings were demolished, many of the walls were still the walls of the Yuan Dynasty Palace.

Zhu Gaoxu walked into the gatehouse and soon met the eunuch Zheng He who came to greet him.

Zheng He was very etiquette and immediately understood Zhu Gaoxu's purpose. Then I took King Gaoyang to the inner hall to meet the princess.

Who messed with Eunuch Zheng?Seeing that he looked weird and had a very unnatural expression, Zhu Gaoxu asked casually.

Zheng He hurriedly said: It doesn’t matter to King Gaoyang, but it’s just the servants below that make people angry!I just followed King Yàn for a few months, and those servants were scattered...

oh?Zhu Gaoxu looked confused.

Zheng He whispered: However, behind his back, it was actually Huang Yan who was bad. He was small-minded and had a strong sense of grudge!

Zhu Gaoxu refused to comment and did not want to participate in the battle between the eunuchs.Anyway, he was used to it. It was difficult to have no martial arts world without a river or lake in the place where people were crowded with people like the Yàn Palace.

The two walked along the spacious avenue all the way north.

Zhu Gaoxu really wanted to ask how Qu Neng and his son settled down... but in the end he forced himself to resist and didn't ask.

First, it seems that I care too much about them, and second, Zhu Gaoxu wants to ask something else.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu pretended to be nothing and said in a casual tone, "By the way, the last time Eunuch Zheng mentioned the monk Xukong and the Dianpu Zhangyan...

They are all dead.Zheng He said casually.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded. Because Zheng He deliberately walked a little further, Zhu Gaoxu had to turn his head to see him. Didn’t Yuan Changshi and the others find the monk Xukong’s family?Where is the person?

Zheng He glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, and without saying a word, slashed down with his palm, making an action.

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt cold, but it was normal to think about it, so he continued to ask: When will Yuan Changshi arrest Xu Kong's family?

Zheng He took a breath and turned his head to think for a while. I didn't know very well. I guess it was the end of last year and the twelfth lunar month.I learned about this on New Year’s Eve. It is said that Xukong’s family was already on the way at that time.

oh!Zhu Gaoxu nodded thoughtfully.

Last New Year's Eve... Zhu Gaoxu had to think of the well, and Xu Miaojin, who was emotionally excited and almost committed suicide by jumping into the well.

He asked again: So, until last year's New Year's Eve, monk Xukong and Zhang Yan were still alive. Did they die in the first month of this year?

Yes, it's the beginning of the first lunar month... Anyway, I died in those few days.Zheng He said, "The Dianpu Zhang Yan was also cruel. He took the opportunity to find the doctor to see the injury and entered the prison cell of Monk Xukong and stabbed Hukong for more than ten consecutive times!"Then he drank it and died of poisoning himself.How big is this hatred?

Maybe it’s not hatred, it’s just that I’m sure Xukong is dead and I can’t speak.Zhu Gaoxu said.

It makes sense.Zheng He said, later Master Daoyan also said that there were traitorous spies in the mansion, and that Chapter Yan Sha Xukong was to cover up those traitors!

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment: If we were to make a more rigorous inference, Daoyan was talking about only one possibility; there was another possibility that Zhang Yan was protecting a certain secret and was not known.

The two of them said a while and then walked to the gatehouse outside the inner hall.

However, Zheng He was an eunuch and took Zhu Gaoxu into the inner mansion without any pressure... Zheng He did not stay until the moon cave gate in the garden where the princess lived.

Zheng He said: I dare not enter and exit the princess at the place where I am.After a while, I saw a maid passing by and asked her to take King Gaoyang in.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: Although it is the place for the father and mother, after all, I am old and it is unconventional to wander around the inner house of my father. It would be fine if someone from the mansion follows me.

After a while, there were indeed a few maids passing by.Zhu Gaoxu said goodbye to Zheng He, asked a maid to report, and then asked another to lead the way.

The road paved with bricks and stones, the plants on both sides have already withered, the leaves on the branches are falling, and the road is covered with fallen leaves.

Zhu Gaoxu went up the corridor, walked into an open door with wood inlaid along the corridor, and met in the house where Princess Xu lived.

The mother and son said something, mostly about the frontline war. The princess said three times in a row about Gao Xu's rescue of King Yàn in Baigou River.

King Yàn is very good to Princess Xu. At least in the wealthy family of kings and princes, there are not many people who can get married like King Yàn.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu vaguely felt that in Princess Xu's heart, her husband might be much more important than her son!

Isn't my aunt here today?Zhu Gaoxu asked casually.

Princess Xu said: Your aunt just found something and has been refining elixirs these days.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said in a casual tone, "I heard that my aunt was born in an official family?"

After hearing this, Princess Xu didn't say anything. She just raised her hand and waved her hand slightly. The maids beside her knelt and bowed and left the room one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu looked back and soon heard Princess Xu say softly: Her father is Jing Qing, a Jinshi in Hongwu, and now he is an official in the capital... However, Jing Qing has long been your father's person.

oh?Zhu Gaoxu seemed to be thinking.

Princess Xu continued: Jing Qing was a senator in Peking a few years ago. Your father was determined to win over and had a friendship.Later, Jing Qing returned to the capital and had a personal relationship with your father. Now he has some secret contacts... Moreover, your aunt has long been a monk.

Zhu Gaoxuqiang smiled and said, "My son also knew vaguely that there were more than Jing Qing, the father was in the capital.

Princess Xu nodded and said yes, she kept Zhu Gaoxu for dinner again.

Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly said: I'll come again another day. I'm really tired today. Let's go back and take a nap.

OK.Princess Xu said, "You are back from Shandong so far, so take a rest."

Zhu Gaoxu clasped his fists and said: My son is leaving.

At this moment, a soft voice behind him said, "I'll just send King Gaoyang out."

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and looked, Huh?Didn’t the mother say that her aunt is refining elixirs?

Xu Miaojin said: I haven’t seen the princess for two days. I was about to come and see King Gaoyang coming too.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: Before I came in, I told Zheng He that it was not convenient to walk around the inner mansion alone, so I would have to do my best.