Early the next morning, before dawn, Zhu Gaoxu got up. The mansion was very quiet, shrouded in white mist, and the unextinguished lanterns flickered on and off, making it very cold.

He met Du Qianrui outside a side room. She twisted a floral cloth package in her hand, and hurriedly stepped forward and squatted to salute, "I didn't expect the prince to get up so early, and the slave family asked the prince how he was okay." ”

"Where's Wang Gui?" Zhu Gaoxu looked back left and right.

Du Qianrui said: "The princess lives in the inverted room outside, and asked the slave family to clean it up this morning, so he went over to find him, and the slave family is ready to go here." ”

So the two of them walked out along the corridor, out of the hallway, and walked to the head of the inverted room. At that moment, a whisper came from behind the stable. Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but turn around, walked to the corner of the wall quietly, and stood there for a while.

When I got closer, I heard a voice whispering, "Do you know about King Xiang?" The whole family burned to death! ”

"Why?" Another voice said.

"Some people say that the court is forced by the court, but I don't think so, the vassal kings are so high-spirited, how can they stand it if they are succumbed to the sword and pen officials all of a sudden?"

"That's right, look at the strength of the king of Gaoyang County here, if he doesn't agree, he will beat the court officials to death!"

"If it weren't for King Yan, how many days would this King of Gaoyang County be arrogant? Hey hey ......"

Zhu Gaoxu walked out quietly. When the two of them turned their heads, their faces suddenly turned like ashes, and they were stunned like wooden chickens, only their legs were shaking violently.

One of them took the lead in "plopping" and kneeling on the ground: "The prince spares his life!" ”

The other also hurriedly fell to the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Zhu Gaoxu said coldly: "Spreading rumors about right and wrong, dividing the monarchs and ministers, have you lived enough?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare to ...... the little one" The two of them turned white.

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and said, "Get out!" ”

Du Qianrui on the side looked surprised...... Probably in her opinion, how could this prince, who beat people to death at every turn, easily let go of those two slaves?

They continued to walk forward, and Zhu Gaoxu glanced back at Du Qianrui, "This mansion belongs to the property of Yanwang Mansion, but there is usually no one in the mansion. After our brothers came to Beijing, the imperial court 'kindly' sent some people to take care of them, and most of the people in the house were not ours at this time. ”

He paused and said, "It's useless to deal with them. ”

Du Qianrui hurriedly said: "The prince is magnanimous and admirable. ”

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and said nothing.

He saw a few bouquets of white flowers, blooming under the banana tree in the corner. If you look closely, it turns out to be lily of the valley...... It was a common ornamental plant in later generations, but it is very rare nowadays. In ancient times, it seems to be called Junying grass, a plant in the deep mountains of the north. Most of the people in Yanwangfu are northerners, and I don't know who got to plant them in this yard.

He suddenly had an idea, and said in a profound tone: "Miss Du, do you see the little flower in that corner?" Junying grass, the flowers are small, it is difficult to be noticed, and it likes to be in a dark place, but the whole body is poisonous! ”

Du Qianrui really listened thoughtfully.

After a while, he saw Wang Gui, Zhu Gaoxu gave them a few words, and watched them go out. They went at this hour, and when the gates were opened, they were ready to go out of the city.

Zhu Gaoxu guessed that if Huang Zicheng was unwilling to give up on that matter, the best way was to sue the emperor.

The only person who can punish the vassal king is probably the emperor in Beijing. If a prince breaks the law, he will not be guilty of the same crime as the common people; One of the ways to punish the prince was to cut the people around him.

…… Two hours later, Zhu Gaoxu confirmed his guess. The fourth uncle Xu Zengshou came to the door, and after scolding Zhu Gaoxu, it was almost lunch time, and Xu Zengshou revealed the news at the dinner table.

Xu Zengshou is the elder of Zhu Gaoxu and others, but he is only in his twenties. He was wearing a colorful brocade robe, not only looking young, but also frivolous.

After leaving the dinner table, Xu Zengshou sat on a Taishi chair.

Three maids bowed down to him, one holding a wooden plate, one carrying a bowl of white water, and the other holding tea. Xu Zengshou skillfully picked up the white porcelain bowl, drank a sip of white water, raised his head and "cooed" from his throat to make a very exaggerated sound, and then spit it into the copper basin; Then he took the teacup, lifted the lid and stroked the water.

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly looked at the other side, and looked at Shizi and the others.

Shizi waved his hand and drove the maids out of the hall.

Xu Zengshou finished doing trivial things in a big way, his tone softened, and he no longer scolded and scolded, and said: "Gao Xu, I heard about this incident, probably because of a servant girl from Fullerhouse?" I listened to the ins and outs, and you didn't take any chances. In order to prepare for the banquet, Ambassador Hsu went to the Fuller House to choose a rakiko, and when he argued with you, he was wounded; Then they met on the road, and they reasoned with you, and they were beaten to death...... Of course, that's just someone else's statement, and my uncle wants to hear what you have to say. ”

At this time, Shizi and Gao Sui also looked sideways at Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment and found the point of the contradiction, not to fight for a courtesan, and the place to talk about it was certainly not in the Fuller. So he roughly explained how Ambassador Xu colluded with the local officials to kill people, and how he caused Du to become a courtesan.

When Xu Zengshou eats, his behavior is relatively vulgar. But Xu Zengshou soon showed his strengths again, and was willing to listen patiently to others.

After listening to this, Xu Zengshou groaned, or was thinking about the black and white rights and wrongs of this matter.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "I have been to the Fuller House two or three times, and I didn't do anything else, but I only asked Miss Nadu to sing. She speaks well, with a low tone and frustration, high and low, but who knows that she is a person who has been wronged? ”

Xu Zengshou glanced at Zhu Gaoxu and said earnestly: "No matter how many twists and turns there are, he is just a courtesan, and Gao Xu can't do this." He paused and said, "The official you just talked about, how to bully men and women and do all kinds of evil, when the time comes, don't mention it when you go to the book or talk to the saint, understand?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu was very appreciative, and immediately replied: "I am willing to listen to the teachings of the fourth uncle." ”

Xu Zengshou nodded and said: "It's useless to say that, the Holy Lord only admits that you killed someone, how can you have the heart to listen to the rights and wrongs of so many markets and countryside, you just admit your mistakes......"

As soon as the words fell, a slave ran to the door, bent down and said, "Report to the prince, the Duke of Wei is here!" The slaves and maids did not dare to stop them, and they had already welcomed them in! ”

Wei Guogong is the eldest son of his uncle Xu Huizu and Xu Da, and he is the Duke of Wei.

Hearing this, the expression on the face of the fourth uncle Xu Zengshou was instantly very rich. Shizi immediately got up and said, "Help me quickly, go and greet my uncle." ”

Xu Zengshou stood up, quietly glanced at the back door of the room, and said, "I'll go first." ”

Shizi and the others were stunned, and heard Xu Zengshou say, "I don't have to send it, red tape is avoided." You're going to pick people up...... I don't need to mention what I've been here about. "Just pull out your legs and leave.

Zhu Gaoxu and Gao Sui had to support their eldest brother together and chose to greet their uncle Xu Huizu.

Shizi muttered: "In front of us, my uncle doesn't lead by example, and he doesn't even see his own eldest brother. ”

Gao Sui whispered: "It's not that the eldest brother doesn't know, the two uncles are not born to the same mother...... Our three brothers are a mother. ”

Zhu Gaoxu listened thoughtfully, and the prince glared at Gao Sui fiercely.

After a while, they met Xu Zuhui. No wonder the slaves didn't dare to stop it...... Xu Zuhui's face was full of anger, and his face was red, very terrifying! And his figure is very burly, his face is wide and square, and the serious vertical lines between his eyebrows seem to be the embodiment of truth and morality! It is the awe and awe that makes people unable to resist.

"You unscrupulous son!" Xu Zuhui saw Zhu Gaoxu at a glance, and he was even more angry, and with a wave of his hand, he lifted the sleeves of his gray cloth robe, and was about to rush over to make a move!

At this moment, Shizi's voice choked and said: "My second brother is young and ignorant, and I blame the elder brother for not taking care of it, and the first offender ......" He reached out again and grabbed Zhu Gaoxu's clothes, and said in a deep voice, "Don't you admit your mistake to my uncle!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu was silent.

Xu Zuhui turned his head to look, pointed to the old man who looked like a literati beside him, and said, "Take off the leather belt!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned when he saw this, and said in his heart, do you want to whip me with a belt?!

Shizi pleaded with a cry: "Uncle can't help it, the second brother is ignorant, please spare him." If you want to fight, please hit me first, I am the skin and the flesh are blooming, and I am willing! ”

The old man who untied the leather belt also supported Xu Huizu and persuaded: "Please calm your anger, don't be angry." ”

Xu Huizu turned his head, pointed at Zhu Gaoxu, and said, "I see that you are lawless, ah?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu stubbornly said: "I know that I am wrong, and my uncle wants to beat or scold, and I should do it." ”

Xu Huizu sighed again when he heard this, covered his chest, and scolded sadly: "If it weren't for your mother's sake, I wouldn't have bothered to care about you!" ”

The meaning of this is very clear, it is also for your good to beat you and scold you! Can Zhu Gaoxu still have the slightest reason to resist?

"Why don't you welcome Wei Guogong into the house and drink saliva to calm down?" The old man said hurriedly.

The prince beckoned the two brothers and helped Xu Huizu into the upper room together.

When he arrived at the house, Xu Huizu continued to stand at the height of morality and reprimanded Zhu Gaoxu. Zhu Gaoxu didn't care whether it was right or wrong, he didn't say a word, he just listened hard.

I don't know how many bloody scoldings he heard, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly found Wang Gui, who was walking back and forth outside the door, stretching his neck to look in from time to time.

Zhu Gaoxu sighed in his heart: Shouldn't Wang Gui and Du Qianrui have left the city a long time ago?

Originally, Xu Huizu's moral arguments were extremely boring, but now Zhu Gaoxu couldn't even listen to a word, and only wondered why Wang Gui was still in Nanjing.

After boiling for a while, a maid came in to add tea. Zhu Gaoxu walked over, took the teapot, poured tea for Xu Huizu with his own hands, and took the opportunity to say: "Uncle, let's dissipate my anger, I'll go to change clothes for the time being, and I'll come later." ”

Xu Huizu glanced sideways slightly at this time, and also found someone pacing hurriedly outside. It seems that the excuse has been seen through by Xu Huizu.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't care much, walked out of the room, glanced at Wang Gui, and walked in front. Wang Gui also hurriedly followed.