Chapter 830 The full moon is in the sky

The tea was already cold. Mori Sadaki glanced at the sun outside the window and asked: The capital of the Ming Dynasty is large and the market is bustling. Can two thieves be easily found?

Zhu Gaoxu showed a calm smile. There are rats and cats, and those constables have their own ways.Most cases are not something that can be found out, but only depends on whether anyone pays attention to it. After all, there is always insufficient manpower.

Thieves usually have fixed residences, and there are unemployed refugees living in every neighborhood and where they live. The government has a clear eye and ear.Besides, those people snatch things and need to be rush to cash out. Pawnshops are also a good place to solve cases.I don’t have the criminal law and I don’t understand such methods; but the people in Yingtian Prefecture must be proficient, and they will give me a face.Let's change another cup of tea and so on.

Maori said politely: Lord Wang has a wide range of friendships and is disrespectful.

At this moment, Zhang Sheng came upstairs and walked straight towards Zhu Gaoxu, with a cloth bag in his hand.Maori and Qiuyue were both a little surprised.

Zhang Sheng put the cloth bag on the table and clasped his fists and said: Sir, the criminal has been arrested and sent to Yingtianfu prison. After waiting for interrogation, he will be punished according to the Ming Dynasty law.The little one brought the things back, please check if there are any missing.

Maori bowed and said, "I admire you."

Lord Wang took care of him.Qiu Yuezhi poured out something from the cloth bag and saw the light yellow belt embroidered with patterns. She immediately said, "It's all here."

Zhu Gaoxu said: Very beautiful.

Qiu Yuezhi glanced at him, then pointed to the belt and said, Miss Qiu Yue was skillful and well-made.

Qiu Yuezhi's eyes fluttered and she said a little embarrassedly: It's just a trick of being a scammer. Master Wang is really capable.

Zhu Gaoxu did not comment and was not surprised at recovering the stolen goods.

The commander of the Jinyiwei, if he couldn't even deal with two thieves who were so poor, how could he deal with those cunning, rich and powerful traitors?

Qiu Yuezhi looked hesitant and finally asked tentatively: Lord Wang said before, is it true that he could recommend the eunuch in the palace?

Zhu Gaoxu said: I will find an opportunity to meet Eunuch Cao in the afternoon.There will be a show by the Jinshui River in the palace tonight, and maybe Miss Qiuyue can come to the palace for fun.But General Maori must be unable to enter, because the palace was full of palace women at night.

Qiu Yuezhi said: Thank you, Mr. Wang for your kindness.

Zhu Gaoxu stood up, clasped his fists to Maori and Qiuyue and said: Now that the things have returned to the original owner, I will say goodbye.

The two bowed together to return the gift.

Zhang Sheng put a small stack of new copper coins on the table.Qiu Yuezhi's voice said: This kind of money is so exquisite, why haven't we seen it before?

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head again and said: We can see it any more.

Qiu Yuezhi seemed to have not come back to her senses for a moment to say this pun, and then silently showed a kind smile to Zhu Gaoxu.

This petite and beautiful exotic woman and her gentle attitude towards men made Zhu Gaoxu feel that she had a unique charm...

Zhu Gaoxu returned to the palace and changed into the cloth robe on his body and put on his regular clothes with the dragon pattern again.In the afternoon, he met the eunuch Cao Fu in the Ganqing Palace.

After dinner, you go to Huitong Hall to do something.Zhu Gaoxu waved.

Cao Fu immediately came forward, held the whisk and bowed, saying, "The Emperor gave me instructions."

Zhu Gaoxu said: Take the Japanese woman sent by Ouchi to Jinshuihe for a trip, and then send it back.If you are in front of her, don’t say it’s my intention, you will call it the love entrusted by Wang Shan, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites.

Cao Fu said: I will obey the order.

The family banquet in the palace is in the Imperial Garden. Today is a dinner party. The guests invited usually arrive in the afternoon.Guests can play in the Imperial Garden, get to know each other before attending the banquet.

Zhu Gaoxu had experience in such occasions, but he used to participate as a vassal king.

The person who hosted the banquet was the queen. The emperor could sit for a while, eat something and drink a few glasses of wine before leaving.

Most of the people attending the house banquet in the palace were female relatives, and the emperor would be bored if he stayed there for a long time.

It was only at night that Zhu Gaoxu took a sedan chair to the Imperial Garden in the northwest.

The relatives who were wandering around all returned to an open hall. There were several tables and chairs on the open space outside the house, and moon cakes, tea, wine, fruits and other items were placed on the table.

There are palace maids and eunuchs everywhere, serving the noble ladies at any time.

When Zhu Gaoxu walked into the open hall, everyone bowed and said some auspicious words.

They are all family, so there is no gift.Zhu Gaoxu stood for a moment, with a gentle smile on his face, and said casually, "Dear relatives, take your seat and prepare to serve the dishes."You don’t have to be polite to your family. You can have a rare reunion, eat and drink well.

After Zhu Gaoxu said that, he walked in with Queen Guo Wei and arrived at the seat; others were divided into two tables.

The mothers of the concubines and their daughters sat together, and sat around a table on the right, with Zhu Gaoxu's mother-in-law Xu sitting in the north.

The remaining people sat at another table, including two princes.Among them, the imperial concubine Mu Zhen is also here, and she wants to take care of Zhan Qi, who is only two and a half years old.

Compared with his elder brother, Zhanqi seemed not that naughty. He was only two and a half years old, but he was sitting obediently in his seat without moving or crying.

If the mothers of the imperial concubines on the right are barely considered elders of the emperor according to their kinship, they are not from the Zhu family and still follow the etiquette of the king and his subjects.

Unless Zhu Gaoxu's mother, Empress Xu, was still alive, then the emperor Zhu Gaoxu would have to kneel down to the empress dowager; the Ming Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and the moral relationship between mother and son was greater than that of the monarch and minister.

Most of these old ladies are relatively young, and the youngest one is undoubtedly the nominal mother of Concubine Zhuang, Chen Baoyan, who was given the imperial wife.

Chen Xu was only in his thirties and had very good skin care. Those who didn't know her would definitely think that she was one of the concubines and would not associate her with any old lady.

Zhu Gaoxu looked back and forth, and as his eyes brushed across Chen Xu's face, her eyes seemed to be a little flickering and a little embarrassed. Many very unserious white scenes also appeared in Zhu Gaoxu's mind.

Therefore, this atmosphere of respecting the elderly and loving the young, and orderly high and low, suddenly shrouded in Zhu Gaoxu's feelings with a sense of debauchery.

The oldest person among them is undoubtedly the mother of Shufei Du Qianrui, but she should not be the oldest.

Mrs. Du's hair is gray and her face is haggard and wrinkled.

She was wearing a silk dress from the decree of the decree, but the collar inside actually had a patch and the material was very poor.

The only thing inside and outside is that the robe on the outside is very new, and other accessories are incompatible with the gorgeous clothes.

But Mrs. Du certainly is not short of money. She has an imperial concubine's daughter who lives in a big house given to her son by the emperor. She was raised by Du Erlang, the governor of the Jinyiwei North who was terrified and held privileges.

However, Zhu Gaoxu also knew that some people, like Mrs. Du, could not change their habit of saving money all their lives.

Mrs. Du was still nagging in dialect, looking very excited. Zhu Gaoxu roughly understood the meaning: I didn’t expect that when I was old, I could still live like a god.

When you ask your brother-in-law to repair the Du family’s ancestral tomb when you return home.

The other maids of the imperial decree were of good origins and should have a little contempt for such an old woman in their hearts, but they would not show it, with a mask of polite and respectful smile on their faces.

After all, this is a royal family dinner, and those who can sit here are considered relatives and are not ordinary people.

The style and materials of the dress are only related to the grade, and are all set up rituals.

But there is mystery in the details of the jewelry liner, and the ladies are silently comparing with the jewelry, and even lining the material and embroidery that reveals the collar; only Mrs. Du doesn't have to argue.

At this time, a soft cry came from the table. Mrs. Du suddenly touched the wine glass on the table and spilled all the wine on Chen, the wife of Duke Qian, next to her!

Chen's face changed, but he stopped in an instant.Everyone around looked at each other.

Mrs. Du was very panicked. While wiping Chen's clothes with her sleeves, she seemed to want to kneel down and beg for mercy.

Du Qianrui hurriedly pressed her mother with both hands and said to Chen: Mrs. Mu, I'm really sorry.The younger generation has sewed a new dress in person these days to apologize to you.

Chen immediately showed a tolerant smile and said: It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter. How can you do anything to do to Concubine Shu?Mrs. Du and Concubine Shu must not be cared about.

Du Qianrui smiled and comforted her mother with kind words, "Don't worry, Mama, Mama, Mama, she's a very good person."I asked someone to change my mother a glass.

Zhu Gaoxu's mother-in-law Xu said: It's such a blessing that Mrs. Du has raised such a filial daughter.Everyone agreed and the atmosphere regained its harmony again.

Chen also silently took out a very gentle embroidered handkerchief and wiped the dirty clothes by himself.

The palace maids who entered one after another put all kinds of delicacies on the table.The musicians of the Jiaofangsi also bent over and prepared musical instruments in the corner. There seemed to be singing and dancing performances at the banquet.

Zhu Gaoxu brought up the wine glass in front of him.Everyone looked up and some people picked up their wine glasses one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu said: I am very happy that the royal family members gather together. I only hope that all my family, relatives, and even the people of the world can be reunited and happy.As the emperor, I should do my best to do my best to wish you all peace and happiness.

People have said that the emperor's dragon body is healthy and the country is in good weather.

At this time, the brisk music of the Jiafangsi Musicians was played at the right time.

A group of women dressed like Chang'e walked into the open hall with small steps, waving their white long sleeves, dancing in the hall.

Everyone enjoyed singing and dancing while laughing and talking, and was having fun.

The weather is very good tonight, and a full moon is clearly visible in the night sky outside the hall.The pavilion is full of palace lanterns, like countless bright stars, decorating the eternal moon.

Zhu Gaoxu had eaten something and was about to leave the seat. The remaining time was hosted by the queen, so the guests could be less restrained.