The tea was already cold. Mori Sadara looked 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 found easily?"

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 if anyone pays attention to it. After all, there is always insufficient manpower.

Thieves usually have fixed residences, and every neighborhood, where there are unemployed refugees, and the government has a clear eye and ear. Besides, those who grab things and need to be cashed in a hurry, and pawnshops are also a good place to solve cases. I don’t have the criminal law and don’t understand such methods. But the people in Yingtian Mansion 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 lot of friendship and is disrespectful."

At this moment, Zhang Sheng came upstairs and walked straight towards Zhu Gaoxu. He was still carrying 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 has been put into Yingtian Mansion prison. After waiting for interrogation, he will be punished according to the Ming Dynasty law. The young man brought the things back. Please check if there are any omissions."

Maori bowed and said, "I admire you."

"Mr. Wang is taking care of you." Qiu Yuezhi poured out something from the cloth bag, saw the light yellow belt embroidered with patterns, and immediately said, "It's all here."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "It's very beautiful."

Qiu Yuezhi glanced at him, then pointed to the belt and said, "Miss Qiu Yue is skillful and has good workmanship."

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 was unquestionable and was not surprised at the recovery of the stolen goods. If he could not even deal with two thieves who were so poor that he could not deal with them, how could he deal with those cunning, rich and powerful traitors?

Qiu Yuezhi looked hesitant and finally asked tentatively: "Mr. Wang said before, is it true that you can 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 will be full of palace women tonight."

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

Zhu Gaoxu stood up, clasped his fists to Maori and Qiuyue and said, "Since 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."

Qiu Yuezhi seemed to have not come back to her senses when she said this "pun" sentence for a moment, and she silently showed a kind smile to Zhu Gaoxu. This petite and beautiful foreign woman and her gentle attitude towards men made Zhu Gaoxu feel that she had a unique charm...

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

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Go to Huitong Hall and do something." Zhu Gaoxu waved.

Cao Fu immediately came forward, held the whisk and bowed, "The emperor told me."

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 of Wang Shan, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites."

Cao Fu said, "I 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 visit the Imperial Garden, get to know each other, and then go to the banquet.

Zhu Gaoxu had experience in such occasions, but he used to attend as a vassal king. The person who hosted the banquet was the queen, and 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 late 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 a few tables and chairs on the open space outside the house, and moon cakes, tea, wine, fruits and other items on the table. There were 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.

"It's all a family, so there's no gift." Zhu Gaoxu stood for a moment, smiled kindly, and said casually, "Everyone is sitting down and ready 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 the queen Guo Wei and arrived at the seat; the others were divided into two tables. The mothers of the concubines and their daughters sat together, and the seats were 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 was also here, and she wanted to take care of Zhan Qi, who was only two and a half years old.

Compared with his elder brother, Zhanqi seemed not so 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 relationships; but they are not from the Zhu family, and they still follow the etiquette of the monarch and ministers. Unless Zhu Gaoxu's mother, Empress Xu, is still alive, then the emperor Zhu Gaoxu will 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 the relationship between monarch and ministers.

Most of these "old ladies" are relatively young, and the youngest one is undoubtedly the nominal mother of Concubine Zhuang Shen Baoyan. Shen Xu, who received a madam of imperial decree, was only in his thirties and had very good skin care. Those who don't know her must think that she is one of the concubines and will not associate her with any "old ladies".

Zhu Gaoxu looked back and forth, and when his eyes flashed across Shen Xu's face, her eyes seemed to flash and be 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, with orderly high and low, suddenly shrouded in Zhu Gaoxu's feelings with a certain sense of desolation and lust.

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

Mrs. Du's hair was gray and had a lot of wrinkles. She was wearing a satin dress from the decree, but the collar inside had a patch and the material was also very poor. The only clothes inside and outside were the robe on the outside were very new, and other accessories were the ones.

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The gorgeous clothes are out of place.

But Mrs. Du certainly is not short of money. She has an imperial concubine's daughter who lives in a big house that the emperor gave to her son. It was raised by Du Erlang, a governor who was frightened by the court officials and was a powerful Jinyiwei North Punishment. However, Zhu Gaoxu also knew that some people, like Mrs. Du, could not change their habit of saving money for the rest of 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 I asked your brother-in-law to repair the Du family’s ancestral tomb when he returned 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 banquet, and those who can sit here are considered relatives, and they are not ordinary people.

The style and materials of the dress are only related to grades, and are all set up rituals. However, there are mystery in the details of the jewelry liner. The ladies are silently comparing with the jewelry, and even 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 flipped over the wine glass on the table and sprinkled all the wine on Chen, the wife of Duke Qian, next to her!

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

Mrs. Du was very panicked. While wiping the clothes for Mrs. Chen 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: "Mrs. Mu, I'm really sorry. I've been sewing a new dress in my hand these days to apologize to you."

Chen immediately smiled tolerantly and said, "It's okay, it's okay. How can you do it for a small matter? Mrs. Du, don't worry about Concubine Shu."

Du Qianrui smiled and comforted her mother with kind words, "Don't worry, Mama, Mama, she is a very good person. I'll ask someone to change a wine glass for Mama."

Zhu Gaoxu's mother-in-law Xu said, "It's such a blessing for Mrs. Mu to raise such a filial daughter." Everyone agreed, and the atmosphere regained peace again. Chen also silently took out a very gentle embroidered handkerchief and wiped the dirty clothes himself.

The palace maids who entered one after another put all kinds of delicacies on the table. The musicians from 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 saw them, and some people picked up the wine glasses one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu said, "I am very happy that the royal family gathered together. I only hope that my family, relatives, and even the people of the world can be reunited and fulfilled. 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 musicians in the Jiaofangsi 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, and dancing in the hall. Everyone was enjoying the singing and dancing, laughing and talking, and 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.
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