The weather in Yunnan in the Ming Dynasty would have been as blue as today, as the sky was white and clouds, and the sun was beautiful. The whole sky was clear and clean and neat. However, the people here were not as happy as the climate.

Chen Xu walked out of the study door and saw the scene inside. He seemed to remember something. His face turned slightly red and his feet stopped immediately. The skin on her face was very white, and only a little redness could be seen by Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu also stood still and looked at her curiously.

I remember the last time Chen Xu went to the Han Palace, she didn't go anywhere else, but only went to this study. Zhu Gaoxu quickly thought of what happened in the study. Seeing that Chen Xu seemed reluctant to enter the house, he casually said: "The weather is very good today, why don't we take a walk outside?"

Chen Xu nodded slightly and praised.

Zhu Gaoxu instructed Wang Gui: "Go and get two parasols and give them to the guests."

Wang Gui said: "I will come soon."

After hearing this, Chen Xu raised his head, with a smile in his eyes, and looked at Zhu Gaoxu for a moment.

Zhu Gaoxu also turned to look at her and felt that dark silk clothes were indeed suitable for Chen Xu's wear. Perhaps she agreed with this and dressed up like this beyond the rules.

She had weak bones and abundant muscles, her bones were very weak, and her skin contours had to be supported by soft materials. Her face was very symmetrical, her eyes with double eyelids were round, bright but not big, her nose was small, and her mouth was also small. If it weren't for the dark clothes that added a little deeper, her appearance would look a little thin.

The rouge red applied to her slightly thicker mouth and the skin that was called whiter by dark clothes added a bit of bright color to her. Zhu Gaoxu obviously thought that Chen Xu was a very charming woman.

Zhu Gaoxu took them to walk between the three halls for a while, but the eunuch Wang Gui did not follow him, but followed him far behind.

Zhu Gaoxu introduced the buildings in various places to them along the way. There are also the Wenlou and Wangqin Building in the distance, all of which have their own uses.

After talking about the grand specifications of the royal palace, Chen Baoyan, who was located across the Chen Xu family, said, "The palace of the King of Han is very bright."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt that this teenage girl was very interesting in her words. The Prince's Mansion of the Ming Dynasty demonstrated the imperial power of the Zhu family, and was built very magnificently, and most people would feel heroic and domineering; but Chen Baoyan only said it brightly.

She was right. Compared with the small houses and even the courtyards of wealthy families, the tall and large buildings and spacious squares in the royal palace, of course, the lighting and view are better.

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a moment and responded: "However, the brighter the place is, the more carefully you need to be carefully papered. Just like people deliberately modifying their appearance and words and deeds in public."

Chen Baoyan turned her head to look at Zhu Gaoxu in surprise. Maybe she didn't expect the prince to speak like this, nor did she expect that Zhu Gaoxu, a big man with dark skin, was such a person.

Chen Xu did not make a sound intentionally, and walked silently in the middle backwards, as if he was smiling, indulging Chen Baoyan and Zhu Gaoxu to talk.

"Think about it, that's really the case." Chen Baoyan said in a crisp voice.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything to her anymore. While observing Mrs. Chen quietly, he walked forward slowly while silently. He suddenly felt that perhaps Mrs. Chen had intentional intentions and wanted him to get close to Baoyan.

History | Such things have emerged one after another, mostly for some benefit; not to mention that Baoyan is just Mrs. Chen’s stepdaughter. Zhu Gaoxu has to suspect Mrs. Chen’s motive in this matter.

It is said that women often have jealousy and taboo, but Zhu Gaoxu believes that in the game of power and wealth, women can also weigh the trade-offs rationally. Just like Mrs. Chen, is she doing such a thing?

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu turned around and thought, Mrs. Chen was hesitant at the entrance of the study and was reluctant to enter. Is it also to express that she wanted to separate such a relationship with Zhu Gaoxu so that Baoyan could replace her and become a connection between the two families?

...The more Zhu Gaoxu thought about it, the more he felt that his suspicion was reasonable.

The two wealthy merchant clans of Chen and Xu, who now have the most family business, is probably Mrs. Chen Xu Manshu. She is now married to the Shen family and belongs to the Shen family; but because the Shen family no longer has male members, it will easily be encroached on other branches of the Shen family.

So Mrs. Chen used many people from her parents to manage their business and balance the Shen family. At the same time, she made friends with powerful people and treated them as a shelter.

Zhu Gaoxu had long thought for Mrs. Chen that if she entered the Han Palace by herself, she would not get much real benefits and would lose more. That was why she wanted to use Chen Baoyan as the bond for alliance.

Of course, this kind of thing has a great risk. The biggest risk is that Zhu Gaoxu may defeat and be completely cleared. Xu Manshu has raised Chen Baoyan until now, and has just started to work on this matter. She may have realized that after Zhu Gaoxu revived, she had no way out of her way to get in touch with the Han Palace.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Chen Xu and then looked at the quiet and innocent little girl next to him. Suddenly, he felt that this matter was a bit evil, and the relationship would be complicated and headache. I don’t know why, maybe it was when Shen Baoyan was still a little girl, Zhu Gaoxu had seen her. At this time, he had no sense of blasphemy at all.

But he finally realized that when a person reaches a certain position, some things will change, and many things become less important and easy to do. In the past, he didn't understand why the goddesses he worshiped would rack his brains to please others, and why the wealth he could not get for decades could only be bought with a broken bag.

The three of them walked silently for a while, and Chen Xu finally broke the silence and said, "There were gunfires in and outside Kunming City every day. I heard that there were very few defenders in Kunming. I thought it would be a big deal to stop, but I had prepared the worst outcome... Unexpectedly, the change later became so sudden."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled reluctantly: "When I went to Ping Yuezhou to rebel, Mrs. Chen was not optimistic about it? She has a specialty in her profession, and her wife is good at business management, but she still has to know how to fight."

"This time is different." Chen Xu said softly, "I have not fully understood until today that more than 200,000 troops from the King of Zhenyuan and British Duke have come to Kunming City, so why did they suddenly withdraw their troops?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "It's a long story. If Mrs. Chen can know more information in the future, she will naturally understand."

Chen Xu showed respect on his face, lowered his head and said, "His Highness the King of Han's martial arts is a small number of enemies, and has swept across the three provinces in several months. I am convinced by my body and mind."

Somehow, Zhu Gaoxu was given extra benefits from being complimented by Chen Xu. He wanted to brag about it in a vague way, but when he thought of his feelings on the battlefield, he couldn't say those words.

Zhu Gaoxu had just returned to Kunming today, and Chen Xu came to the Han Palace a little later. After walking for a while, the sun was almost at the sky. So Zhu Gaoxu stayed Chen Xu and Baoyan for lunch at the palace.

Most people in the Han Palace were not there, and for a while, they could not even find a decent chef, and the ingredients were naturally not as rich as usual. Although there was a table of dishes for lunch, it was relatively simple to cook, which was not as rich as the feast Zhu Gaoxu had in Shen Palace. It was incomparable to the banquet at the Shu Palace.

Sitting in a dining room near the front hall, Zhu Gaoxu said sincerely: "The dishes are simpler, which makes Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Chen laugh."

Usually, guests will praise the prince’s simplicity as a virtue. However, Chen Baoyan’s words surprised Zhu Gaoxu a little. She said: “The dishes in the Han Palace are so exquisitely cooked.”

Chen Xu followed Baoyan's words and said, "These porcelain tools are not only from the official kilns in Jingdezhen, but also are tributes. In the Ming Dynasty, some things were really not something that money could buy."

Zhu Gaoxu responded disapprovingly and asked them not to be polite. He also started to eat and drink, and started rushing on the road before dawn in the morning, until now he is indeed hungry.

After eating, Zhu Gaoxu's mood gradually improved, and he completely threw away the heavy feeling of looking back at the battlefield situation. He looked at Chen Xu's posture of eating, and felt aroused in his heart. He couldn't help but hint quietly: "Ladies Chen gave him a generous gift to congratulate him last time in the Pang Yuezhou Rebellion."

Miao Jin has always been close to Zhu Gaoxu, and no one from the Han Palace has come back. Zhu Gaoxu is really a little full and warm to think about lust. But he is not interested in Baoyan at all, and he only feels headaches.

When Mrs. Chen Xu heard this, she unconsciously twitched the chopsticks in the bowl, her head lowered, and her cheeks turned red again. After a while, she raised her head and smiled as if nothing had happened: "Does King Han think there were too few congratulatory gifts this time?"

"Where are there." Zhu Gaoxu immediately shook his head. Chen Xu brought the topic to money without any trace, but Zhu Gaoxu concluded that she could not forget the bet of the Yuezhou quelling rebellion.

He glanced at Baoyan, and finally couldn't speak in front of the little girl, so he could only give up.

After lunch, Zhu Gaoxu was not giving up and said, "The sun is very strong in the afternoon and the weather is hot, so it is not appropriate to go out at this time. There is a bed in the corridor next to him, so you two will rest there for a while."

Chen Xu looked over and saw that her eyes were completely different from Baoyan's clear eyes. Although she showed shame and embarrassment, she must have understood Zhu Gaoxu's meaning very well.

Zhu Gaoxu said quietly: "I have been away from Yunnan for so long, and it is rare to see you. Today, Mrs. Chen doesn't have to be too anxious. I don't know when will we meet next time."

Chen Xu was silent for a while and replied, "Your Highness the King of Han is kind, I will refuse you."

Unexpectedly, she suddenly agreed. Zhu Gaoxu looked over with a little surprise, but when Chen Xu's eyes flashed, he avoided his eyes.
Chapter completed!