The tea was already cold, and Mao Li Zhenchang glanced at the sun outside the window and asked, "The capital division of the Ming Kingdom has a large population and the market is bustling, can you easily find the two thieves?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu showed a calm smile, "Rats have rat paths, cats have cat paths, and those who catch fast have their own ways." Most of the facts of the case are not whether they can be clarified, but only whether anyone pays attention to it, after all, there is always not enough manpower.

Thieves generally have a fixed residence, and the eyes and ears of the government know the eyes and ears of every neighborhood and where the unemployed vagrants live. Besides, those people grab things and have to rush to cash in, and pawn shops are also a good place to solve crimes. I don't know the law and I don't understand it. But the people of Ying Tianfu 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 traveled a lot, and he is disrespectful and disrespectful. ”

At this moment, Zhang Sheng really came upstairs and walked straight towards Zhu Gaoxu, who was still carrying a cloth bag in his hand. Both Maori and Akizuki were a little surprised.

Zhang Sheng put the cloth bag on the table, hugged his fists and said: "My lord, the criminal has been arrested and thrown into Yingtianfu Prison, waiting for interrogation and punishment according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty." The little one brought it back, and you will check to see if there is anything missing. ”

Maori bowed and said, "Admire, admire." ”

"Lord Wang has taken care of it." Akizuki poured something out of the cloth bag, saw the light yellow belt embroidered with patterns, and immediately said, "It's all here." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "It's beautiful. ”

Qiu Yue glanced at him, and he pointed to the belt and said, "Qiu Yue girl is ingenious and has good workmanship. ”

Qiu Yue's eyes wandered, and he said a little embarrassedly: "It's just a small skill of carving insects, and Lord Wang really has the ability." ”

Zhu Gaoxu was noncommittal, and there was no surprise in his heart about recovering the stolen goods. If he can't even deal with two thieves who are so poor, how can he deal with those old and cunning, rich and powerful traitors?

The Qiu Yue clan looked hesitant, and finally asked tentatively: "Lord Wang said earlier that he could introduce the palace eunuchs, is it true?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I'll find a chance to meet with Grandpa Cao in the afternoon." There is a show by the Jinshui River in the palace tonight, maybe the autumn moon girl will be able to enter the palace in time. But the Maori general must not have been able to enter, because the palace was full of court ladies at night. ”

Qiuyue said: "Thank you Lord Wang for your favor. ”

Zhu Gaoxu got up, hugged his fists to Mao Li and Qiu Yue, and said, "Now that the things have been returned to their original owners, I will say goodbye." ”

The two also bowed together in return.

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

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head again and said, "We can still see it." ”

Qiu Yue's words of "pun" didn't seem to come back to their senses for a while, so they silently showed a kind smile to Zhu Gaoxu. This petite and beautiful exotic woman, as well as her docile attitude towards men, made Zhu Gaoxu feel a special style......

When Zhu Gaoxu returned to the palace, he changed out of the cloth robe on his body and put on the regular clothes with the dragon pattern again. In the afternoon, when he was in the Qianqing Palace, he met the eunuch Cao Fu.

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Go to the hall and do something. Zhu Gaoxu beckoned.

Cao Fu immediately stepped forward, hugged the dust and bowed down and said, "The emperor commands." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "The Japanese woman who sent the Ouchi clan will be taken to the Jinshui River to play, and then sent back." When you are in front of her, don't say that it means me, but say that it is the love of Wang Shantuo in the Ministry of Rites. ”

Cao Fu bowed and said: "The slave obeys the order." ”

The family banquet in the palace is in the Imperial Garden, and today is a dinner party, and the guests invited generally arrive in the afternoon. Guests can play in the Imperial Garden and get acquainted with each other before heading to the feast.

Zhu Gaoxu has experience with this kind of occasion, but he used to participate as a vassal king. The person who presided over the banquet was the empress, and the emperor could sit for a while, eat something, drink a few glasses of wine, and then leave. Most of the people who attended the family banquet in the palace were female dependents, and the emperor was bored after staying there for a long time.

It was not until late in the evening that Zhu Gaoxu took a sedan chair to the imperial garden in the northwest. The relatives who wandered around all returned to an open hall, and there were several tables and chairs in the open space outside the house, on which were placed mooncakes, tea, wine, melons and fruits. There are palace maids and eunuchs everywhere, waiting for the ladies at any time.

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

"It's all a family, no courtesy." Zhu Gaoxu stood for a moment, smiled kindly, and said casually, "Relatives, sit down and prepare to serve." Your family doesn't have to be polite, it's rare to have a reunion, eat and drink well. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said, took the queen Guo Wei and walked in, and arrived at the upper seat; Others split into two tables. The mothers of the concubines and their concubines and daughters sat together around a table on the right, with Zhu Gaoxu's mother-in-law, Xu, sitting on the north side.

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

Compared with his eldest brother, Zhan Qi didn't seem to be so naughty, he was only two and a half years old, and he sat obediently in his position without moving or crying.

The mothers of the imperial concubines on the right, if they are related to each other, can barely be regarded as the emperor's elders; But they are not from the Zhu family, and they still follow the courtesy. Unless Zhu Gaoxu's mother, Empress Xu, is still alive, in that case, Zhu Gaoxu, the emperor, will have to kneel to the Queen Mother; The Ming Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and the moral relationship between mother and son was greater than the relationship between monarchs and ministers.

Most of these "old ladies" are still relatively young, and the youngest is undoubtedly the nominal mother of Zhuang Concubine Shen Baoyan, Shen Xu, who has been appointed as a lady. Shen Xu was only in her thirties, and her skin was very well maintained, and people who didn't know her would definitely think that she was one of the concubines, and they wouldn't associate her with any "old lady" at all.

Zhu Gaoxu looked back left and right, her gaze brushed over Shen Xu's face, her gaze seemed to be a little flickering and slightly embarrassed. Zhu Gaoxu's mind also came up with a lot of very unserious pictures of white flowers.

As a result, this orderly atmosphere of respecting the old and loving the young, respecting the inferior, and in Zhu Gaoxu's feelings, was suddenly shrouded in a certain sense of absurdity.

And the person who looks the oldest among them is undoubtedly the mother of Concubine Du Qianrui, but her age should not be the oldest.

Mrs. Du's hair was gray, and her face was withered and wrinkled. She wore a satin gown from the outside of the Lady of the Commandment, but the collar inside had a patch and the material was very poor. The inside and outside of the clothing, only the outer gown is very new, and the other accessories are the same

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The clothes are out of place.

But Mrs. Du is certainly not short of money, she has a daughter of the imperial concubine, lives in a big house that the emperor gave to her son, and is raised by Du Erlang, the envoy of Jinyi Weibei Town, who is frightened by the courtiers and holds special power. However, Zhu Gaoxu also knows that some people, like Mrs. Du, can't change the habit of saving money all their lives.

Mrs. Du was still chattering in dialect, looking very excited, Zhu Gaoxu roughly understood the meaning: I didn't expect that I could live a fairy-like life when I was old. When your brother returns to his hometown, repair the ancestral tomb of the Du family.

The other ladies were all from good backgrounds, and they should have a little disdain for such an old woman in their hearts, but none of them showed it, with a polite and respectful smile mask on their faces. After all, this is a royal family banquet, and those who can sit here are not ordinary people.

The style and materials of the dress are only related to the grade, and they are all set etiquette. But there are subtleties in the details of the lining of the jewelry, and the ladies are silently comparing the jewelry, and even the lining reveals the material and embroidery of the collar; Only Mrs. Du doesn't have to fight.

At this time, there was a soft cry on the table, and Mrs. Du suddenly knocked over the wine glass on the table, and spilled all the wine on the body of the Duchess of Qianguo next to her, Chen!

Chen's face changed, but he stopped in an instant. Everyone around them looked sideways.

Mrs. Du was very panicked, and while wiping Chen's clothes with her sleeves, she seemed to want to kneel down and beg for mercy. Du Qianrui hurriedly held her mother with both hands and said to Chen, "Old Mrs. Mu, I'm really sorry. In the past few days, the younger generation has sewed a new set of dresses by hand to apologize to you. ”

Chen immediately showed a tolerant smile and said, "It's okay, it's okay, how can a little thing work for Concubine Shu?" Mrs. Du and Concubine Shu must not be worried. ”

Du Qianrui smiled in return, and comforted her mother with kind words, "Don't worry, Mom, Mrs. Mu, she is very good." I asked someone to change a wine glass for my mother. ”

Zhu Gaoxu's mother-in-law, Xu Shi, said: "Mrs. Mu has raised such a filial daughter, what a blessing." Everyone chimed in, and the atmosphere returned to harmony. Chen also silently took out a very soft embroidered handkerchief and wiped the soiled clothes himself.

The palace maids who came in poured in put all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas on the table. The musicians of the Workshop Division also bent over and came in, preparing musical instruments in the corner, and the feast seemed to have a song and dance performance.

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

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

People have said that the emperor is in good health and the country is in good health.

At this time, the light music of the teacher was played in due time. A group of women dressed like Chang'e walked into the open hall with small steps, waving their white long sleeves and dancing in the hall. Everyone enjoyed the singing and dancing, laughing and talking, and had a good time.

The weather was fine tonight, and a full moon was clearly visible in the night sky outside the temple. The pavilion is covered with palace lanterns, like countless bright stars, decorating the eternal moon.

Zhu Gaoxu ate something and was about to leave the table, and the rest of the time was presided over by the queen, so that the guests could be less restrained.

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