Chapter 288 Boy

After bathing in hot water, Zhu Gaoxu felt a little tired at this time, and his body was soft and he didn't want to move.He put on soft silk clothes and sat on a soft brocade chair to rest.

The young palace maid in a moon-white dress came up with a fragrant and pleasant Yunnan tea and placed two stacks of dried dessert fruits.He and the beautiful princess who were sixteen or seventeen years old sitting next to him were talking about their separate affairs.

Zhu Gaoxu had been sleeping in the wind and eating in the open not long ago, sleeping in the rough tent and trekking on the muddy roads. At this time, he felt that the Han Palace was indeed luxurious and comfortable.

However, he knew very well that even if he had such glory and wealth, he could not only enjoy it in the palace all day long; even his father, Zhu Di, was rich all over the world, would still go to fight in all directions.

Guo Wei whispered: When the Ha'er was full moon, Chen Xu gave a big gift. I asked Wang Gui, and those things were worth about 10,000 guan. When I learned about this, the wealth and gifts had been recorded and put into the treasury. I did not make any decisions and just waited for the prince to come back to decide.

Zhu Gaoxu looked thoughtful, and after hearing this, he just nodded slightly.

Guo Wei asked again: Why did Mrs. Chen give such a precious gift?

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu raised his head and said: The previous battle of Meng Yangsi had a lot to do with the jade trade.The Shen family once proposed to donate some military expenses, but I didn't want them.This time, Shen Xu took advantage of the opportunity of He'er's full moon to give him 10,000 yuan of wealth, which should mean to make up for this cost.

After hearing this, Guo Wei suddenly said: So that's it. I heard that the businessman values ​​profit, but I wondered why Chen Xu became so generous. It was indeed quite interesting.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't think much and said casually: Since I said that I would not have to bear the military expenses, Chen Xu still had to compensate us, and there was no benefit to it. It can be seen that she is indeed a person who knows gains and losses, is easy to deal with, and has considerable financial resources.

As long as we can get along well, that's fine.Guo Wei murmured.

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to explain, so he had to give up.

On that day, Zhu Gaoxu didn't go anywhere, but stayed in the front palace, staying with Guo Wei and his son. In the next two days, he went to Yao Ji and Du Qianrui's yards respectively in the afternoon, and they both met alone.

A few days later, Mrs. Chen wrote a letter and sent it to the royal palace.

She wrote that she should have gone to the palace to congratulate His Highness in person, but she was so inconvenient that she was afraid that the princess would be too concerned, so she invited His Highness the King of Han to go to Chenyuan to have tea.

Zhu Gaoxu went the next morning, and he also wanted to ask about the progress of the reopening of the jade trade.

Shenyuan is a garden behind the theater.

This building complex is all the industries of Chenfu, including theaters, restaurants, inns, and Chenyuan are also places for doing business. It should be a place to receive distinguished guests with status, and guests usually come and go.

When Zhu Gaoxu arrived in Shenyuan several times, there were usually no guests inside. Perhaps due to two accidents in the past, Chen Mansion is extra vigilant.

This place is on the west side of Caihaizi. It is not the most prosperous and noisy place in Yunnan Prefecture City, but it is also a densely populated place in the city.

Chenyuan is just a quiet place. When he arrives here, he feels like he is in a villa courtyard where no one disturbs him.

Zhu Gaoxu walked into a hall, opened the back door familiarly, and watched the pool water and weeping willows outside.

After a while, Chen Xu came. She wore a light red dress with light makeup and only wore a few gold and stone jewelry. The light-colored dress made her look much younger and more pretty.

Chen Xu gave a gift, congratulated with a smile, and said that he had prepared a table of fine wine and delicacies to celebrate the King of Han at noon.

Zhu Gaoxu stood inside the back door and asked directly: When I left Mengyangsi, the mine was already quarrying. How is the progress of the Shen family?

Chen Xu's face was red and said softly: Your Highness, don't worry, the first batch of jade ore has arrived at the Yongchang Mansion Warehouse, and some jade may be shipped to Kunming City by the end of this month. Your Highness doesn’t have to worry about processing jade jewelry and trading with merchants from all over the country.

That's good.Zhu Gaoxu's mood became a little relaxed, and the huge benefits of the jade trade were very important to him.He then sat down relaxed by a stone table.

Zhu Gaoxu continued: Sixingfa was arrested, Meng Yangxuan comforted his younger brother who had changed Sixingfa, named Sirenfa; in the future, we will still give him 800 taels of silver every year.

This king wants all parties in Yunnan and the chieftains around us to see that the covenant we signed will not change easily.Eight hundred taels were written in black and white. No matter whether it was an enemy or a friend, I would like to fulfill it.What I value most is credit, and this is even more so when doing business!

Chen Xu accompanied the side, listened carefully, and nodded frequently.

She stretched out her white jade-like fingers and fiddled with Kung Fu Tea with her own hands.

While doing trivial matters, she looked at Zhu Gaoxu from time to time, and her voice became more and more gentle. His highness was born into a royal family and should have lived a pampered life, but she could personally go to the wild and wilderness to fight in the mountains and wilderness, and win every battle, which was invincible and intimidating the chieftains of all parties. It was really admirable.

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu smiled bitterly and said, "Mrs. Chen doesn't know anything. When my father was still King Yàn, I was only over ten years old and I had been to the Mongolian grasslands." If I had not charged in the battle of Jingnan, the war would have been even more difficult. Do you believe it?

Chen Xu said with a look of admiration: I have heard of it a little. Now that you see Your Highness’s hero, how can you not believe it?

Her voice was as soft as water, and her expression was full of admiration and intimacy, which was very helpful.

But Zhu Gaoxu really couldn't confirm whether she was sincere or a skill.

Although Chen Xu is a woman, she is indeed very sensible in dealing with people.

Chen Xu handed over with a small cup and said in a casual tone: The Han Palace wrote a letter to request some criminals in Yunnan Palace to pardon, and the court has already approved it. Li Louxian's husband has recently returned to Kunming City to reunite. The couple wanted to see Your Highness and thank you in person. I wonder what your Highness wants?

What is Li Louxian’s husband’s name? It seems that his surname is Chen? Zhu Gaoxu said casually.

Chen Xu nodded slightly and smiled and said: Your Highness has a good memory, and her husband is Chen Xingwang. I heard that Chen Xingwang fled to the Laotian chieftain a few years ago, and followed some outlaws and were employed by some local wealthy families and powerful people. I am afraid that the activities he did are not very obvious.

Zhu Gaoxu thought, Li Lou first pleased her, and was to plead for helping her, and now the matter has been done; and she, as an actor, could not get any reward from her.

He said: Forget it, that matter is just a simple task, so that they no longer have to worry about it.The couple separated for so long, and they stayed together for a long time, and didn't have to worry about anything else.

Chen Xu shook his head gently and said: I'm afraid it's not that good.

oh?Zhu Gaoxu made a sound with a little curiousness.

Chen Xu whispered: Chen Xingwang brought back a boy. Li Lou first asked him about the origin of the child, but he couldn't explain it clearly. Li Lou first cried to me that Chen Xingwang was inseparable from the child all day long, and even sleeping in the child's room. He saw more precious than anything else. I'm afraid Chen Xingwang lived with other women outside.

Women are interested in the grievances of family matters, and even the head of the Shen family is no exception.

Zhu Gaoxu was completely uninterested in the actor's relationship. He said no, and then stopped asking.

He stayed with Chen Xu in the garden until noon, and then drank and had a meal with her.

The two of them talked about a lot of business matters, but Chen Xu was a young woman. In the faint feelings she showed in her words, Zhu Gaoxu felt the ambiguousness.

However, he did not force anything. At present, the huge profits of trade have not been obtained. What he wants most is to maintain a good mutual trust relationship with the Shen family.

...Zhu Gaoxu returned to the Han Palace Mansion and stayed in the study of the front hall for an afternoon, looking through the piles of mansions sent by the Three Departments of Yunnan and the reports from the defensive office.

Although Zhu Gaoxu is famous for his ability to fight, he is good at writing, and he practiced it with famous teachers in the capital when he was young.

There are also many books and desks in the study in the front hall, which is very similar.

His chair is against the wall and the door facing the desk, where he can not only read and write, but also meet guests.

He couldn't read the official documents too much, but he still read the recent reports from the Defense Office.

There was a report in it, and in the text, Li Louxian's name flashed through his eyes, and he immediately started to look closely.

The general content is that there were several men entering the city from the south gate of the city. They seemed to be Han merchants, but they were not plagued by the officials who defended the city after making money.

The guard station sent brothers to follow him first and found that someone was talking in a local language that he couldn't understand.

So the defense station immediately sent more people to stare at it, and the group stayed in the inn first; every day, people wandered around a private house.

The Royal Palace Guardian sent someone to investigate the owner of the house, which was the residence of Li Louxian, a famous Dan in Yunnan City...

Zhu Gaoxu turned to the last page and found that there were no words.

Li Louxian was just an actor in Chen's mansion and had some contacts.

Originally, Zhu Gaoxu didn't care much about this person, but after seeing this report, he remembered what Chen Xu said... Li Louxian's husband Chen Xingwang had done shameful things on the territory of the chieftain.

After a little thought, he thought that the natives among the men might be people related to Chen Xingwang on the territory of Laotian toast.

Zhu Gaoxu was not very willing to pay attention to such troubled things in the world; but Yunnan Prefecture was his fiefdom, so these outlaws came here to play wildly?

Zhu Gaoxu stroked his broad forehead and waved to the eunuch inside the door: Call Hou Hai to see me.

Slave obeys the order.

Not long after, Dianzhao Hou Hai entered.

Zhu Gaoxu slapped the report in his hand on the table and said: Immediately call the royal guards of the royal palace to capture all the people written in it.After the interrogation is clear, he will be sent to the Yunnan Prefecture Prison and punished according to the law!

Hou Hai clasped his fists and said: The official will do it immediately.After saying that, he bent forward, picked up the report that Zhu Gaoxu placed on the table, took two steps back, and then quickly walked out of the study.

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