The autumn in Peking is particularly bleak, and the flowers, plants and trees do not change slowly like in the south. When the autumn wind rises, it will wither and wither. When the strong and sharp horses enter the city, the disabled and wounded are also among them, making this breath full of solemnity.

As soon as Zhu Gaoxu returned home, he took off his heavy armor. The arrow marks and damage on it blocked many marks of open and hidden arrows for him. When he took off his armor, he was still a little uncomfortable for a moment, as if there was no protection and less security... However, if there were "hidden arrows" in Beijing, the armor would not be able to stop it, right?

He changed into his regular clothes, called Wang Gui and others, and went to the Yan Palace to report his safety to his mother.

The double-eaved gate tower of the Yanwang Mansion is very majestic and has some similarities with the imperial city. The royal palace was originally rebuilt on the basis of the Yuan Dadu Palace. Although some buildings were demolished, many of the walls were still the walls of the Yuan Dynasty Palace.

Zhu Gaoxu walked into the gatehouse, and soon he met the eunuch Zheng He who came to greet him. Zheng He was very kind and immediately understood Zhu Gaoxu's purpose, "I will take King Gaoyang to the inner hall to see the princess."

"Who messed with Eunuch Zheng?" Zhu Gaoxu saw that he looked weird and his expression was very unnatural, so he asked casually.

Zheng He hurriedly said, "It's not the matter between Gaoyang King, but the servants below are just angry! I just followed King Yan out for a few months, and those servants are scattered..."

"Oh?" Zhu Gaoxu looked confused.

Zheng He whispered: "However, behind his back is the one who is the one who is Huang Yan. He is small-minded and has a strong sense of resentment!"

Zhu Gaoxu did not comment, nor did he want to participate in the battle between the eunuchs. Anyway, he was used to it. It was difficult to have no martial arts and lakes in places like the Yan Prince's Mansion.

The two walked along the spacious avenue all the way north. Zhu Gaoxu wanted to ask how he settled down with Qu Neng and his son... but in the end he forced himself to resist and didn't ask. First, he seemed to care too much about them, and second, Zhu Gaoxu wanted to ask something else.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu pretended to be nothing and said in a casual tone, "By the way, the last time Eunuch Zheng mentioned the monk Xukong and the matter of Dianpu Zhang Yan..."

"They are all dead." Zheng He said casually.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded. Because Zheng He deliberately walked a little further, Zhu Gaoxu had to turn his head to see him, "Didn't Yuan Changshi and the others find the family of the monk Xukong? Where are the people?"

Zheng He glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, and without saying a word, stroked down with his palm, making an action.

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt cold, but it was normal to think about it, so he continued to ask: "When will Yuan Changshi go to arrest Xu Kong's family?"

Zheng He took a breath, turned his head and thought for a while, "I don't know very well. I guess it was the end of last year, the twelfth lunar month. I knew about this on New Year's Eve. It is said that Xukong's family was already on the way at that time."

"Oh!" Zhu Gaoxu nodded thoughtfully.

Last New Year's Eve... Zhu Gaoxu had to think of the well, and Xu Miaojin, who was so excited that he almost committed suicide by jumping into the well.

He asked again: "So, until last New Year's Eve, Monk Xukong and Zhang Yan were still alive. Did they die in the first month of this year?"

"Yes, the beginning of the first lunar month is coming... Anyway, I died in those few days." Zheng He said, "Then Dianbu Zhang Yan was also cruel. He took the opportunity to find the doctor to see the injury and entered the prison cell of Monk Xukong, stabbed Hukong for more than ten times! Then he drank and poisoned himself. How much hatred is this?"

"Maybe it's not hatred, it's just that Xukong is dead and cannot speak." Zhu Gaoxu said.

"It makes sense." Zheng He said, "Later, Master Daoyan also said that there were spies in the mansion. That Zhang Yansha Xukong was to cover up those spies!"

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment: "If you make a more rigorous inference, Daoyan is talking about only one possibility; there is another possibility that Zhang Yan is protecting a certain secret matter from being known."

The two of them said a while and then walked to the gatehouse outside the inner hall. However, Zheng He was a eunuch and took Zhu Gaoxu into the inner palace without any pressure... It was not until the moon cave gate of the garden where the princess lived that Zheng He stayed.

Zheng He said: "I dare not come in and out at the place of the princess. I will see a maid passing by later, so I asked her to take King Gaoyang in."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Although it is the place for the father and mother, after all, I am old and it is unconventional to wander around the inner house of my father. It would be better if someone from the mansion follows me."

After a while, a few maids passed by. Zhu Gaoxu said goodbye to Zheng He, asked one maid to report, and then asked another to lead the way.

The road paved with bricks and stones, the plants and trees on both sides have already withered, the leaves on the branches are falling, and the road is covered with fallen leaves.

Zhu Gaoxu went up the corridor, walked into an open door with wood inlaid along the corridor, and met in the house where Princess Xu lived. The mother and son said something, mostly about the frontline war. The princess talked about Gao Xu's rescue of King Yan in Baigou River three times in a row.

The King of Yan is very good to Princess Xu. At least in the wealthy family of princes and nobles, there are not many people who can get married like the King of Yan. Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu vaguely feels that in Princess Xu's heart, a husband may be much more important than a son!

"Isn't my aunt here today?" Zhu Gaoxu asked casually.

Princess Xu said: "Your aunt just found something and has been refining elixirs these days."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said in a casual tone, "I heard that my aunt was born in an official family?"

After hearing this, Princess Xu didn't say anything. She just raised her hand and waved her hand slightly. The maids beside her knelt and bowed and left the room one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu looked back and soon heard Princess Xu say softly: "Her father was Jing Qing, a Jinshi in Hongwu, and now he is an official in the capital... However, Jing Qing was already your father's person."

"Oh?" Zhu Gaoxu seemed thoughtful.

Princess Xu continued: "Jing Qing was a senator in Peking a few years ago. Your father was determined to win over and had a long friendship. Later, Jing Qing returned to the capital and had always had personal relationships with your father. Now he has some secret contacts... Besides, your aunt has long been a monk."

Zhu Gaoxuqiang smiled and said, "My son also vaguely knows that there are more than Jing Qing, the only one who has a father in the capital."

Princess Xu nodded and said yes, and she kept Zhu Gaoxu for dinner again.

Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly said, "My son is here again. I'm really tired today. Let's go back and sleep first."

"Okay." Princess Xu said, "You come back so far from Shandong, so you can rest for a while."

Zhu Gaoxu clasped his fists and said, "My son is leaving."

At this moment, a soft voice behind him said, "I'll just send King Gaoyang out."

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and looked, "Huh? Didn't the mother say that her aunt is refining elixirs?"

Xu Miaojin said: "I haven't seen the princess for two days. I was about to come and see King Gaoyang coming."
Chapter completed!