The guards stayed on the south bank of the Great River and did not start crossing the river until September.

The flood season of the river is at the turn of summer and autumn. At that time, the river water is very turbulent, and it is very difficult for a large group of people to cross the river smoothly. However, after autumn, until the spring of the following year, the water flow will continue to decrease, and the river water may be less than 20% of the flood season. This is also the reason why the Central Plains dynasty could not rely on the river to block the invasion of the northern enemy. In comparison, the natural trenches of the river are more stable.

After crossing the river, people followed the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain and headed north. The way was very smooth.

Eight days later, the army arrived outside the city of Zhangde. Each unit crossed the river from a stone arch bridge. Zhu Gaoxu watched the surrounding scenery in the carriage, and saw that the terrain was flat. In the late autumn of the north, the grass and trees were far less lush than the south, but the weeping willows on the river bank still embellished the scenery around with a touch of green.

After a while, a sound of drums came faintly in front of him. Then Zhu Gaoxu discovered the crowd on the road, with flags floating in the middle, and there were many people around him, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

Because before the Northern Tour, the capital had issued a report that local officials were strictly prohibited from driving the people to welcome the emperor, and Zhu Gaoxu's men did not enter the city on the way, so he was quite quiet along the way. When he arrived at Zhangde Mansion, the situation was completely different. How could Zhu Gaoxu's only brother, Gao Sui, not be here to welcome the emperor?

Zhu Gaoxu's ceremonial guard gradually approached the crowd. At this time, a man in a red robe walked over from a distance and was walking in the front. Of course, the person coming was Gao Sui.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu also asked the carriage to stop and walked out of the carriage.

"Second brother, second brother..." Gao Sui shouted anxiously from afar, "Master!"

He carried his robe and ran over hard. Seeing Zhu Gaoxu, Gao Sui looked overjoyed and immediately knelt down: "I welcome the emperor."

Zhu Gaoxu stepped forward to support him and said, "Third brother, I finally saw you."

"I miss you every day," Gao Sui said with emotion.

In front of everyone, the two stood between the ceremonial guards from north to south, still expressing their longing affectionately. Zhu Gaoxu slapped Gao Sui's arm with his palm: "The third brother is getting fat."

Gao Sui smiled and said, "I am nearly thirty years old and I should have gained weight. My second brother is not fat, and he seems to have lost weight. Today, you don't have to work too hard."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Fortunately, I often run and exercise. But if I say something to myself, the person I envy the most is my third brother. Of course, my life is not bad now."

Gao Sui said: "The second brother should benefit all the people. I am really comfortable. I just need not cause trouble for my second brother."

Zhu Gaoxu laughed "haha": "Live in my car, let's go into the city."

The two brothers got on the imperial carriage and rushed towards the city gate under the ceremonial guards and guards. The carriage arrived among the crowd. The officials of the Zhao Palace, the civil and military officials of the Zhangde Palace, and the onlookers all knelt down next to the road, and the shouts of "Long Live" came one after another.

The drum beating in the city did not stop, and then the grand and steady bells and drums were played, and the city was immediately shrouded in a graceful and noble atmosphere. When the carriage drove into the city, Zhu Gaoxu saw at least hundreds of musicians lined up to play music on the roadside.

A large group of people went straight to the Zhao Palace. This palace was less than two years old, but Gao Sui's palace was not much different from the Han Palace far away in Yunnan. The prince's palace has the same ritual system, which is a bit similar to the smaller palace.

When people entered the main gate of Duanli Gate, the square in front of Chengyun Hall became lively. The officials and eunuchs of the Zhao Palace were busy receiving the emperor's entourage. The people around Zhu Gaoxu were all senior officials, and any civil servant might affect the entire Zhangde Palace's government orders, so no one dared to neglect them.

Fortunately, there are more than 100 houses on both sides of the three halls in front, and many people can be accommodated in the Zhao Palace alone.

Gao Sui first welcomed Zhu Gaoxu and others into Chengyun Hall, and soon asked his new princess to pay homage to the emperor, who was the second daughter of Duke Weida. Lady of a noble family usually did not meet with male guests before getting married, so Zhu Gaoxu also saw Veda's second daughter for the first time.

Zhu Gaoxu heard in advance that Veda's daughter was "blessed", and he understood that it meant that she was a little fat. But when Zhu Gaoxu saw it with his own eyes, he realized that she was a little fat, very fat, her torso was like a bucket, and there was no line at all. Her father Veda was a strong man, and obviously the figures of the father and daughter were not similar at all.

Wei's belly is very big, and Zhu Gaoxu can't remember whether he had received a memorial from Gao Sui. Because she was too fat, Zhu Gaoxu didn't dare to rashly confirm whether she was happy when she saw Wei's belly.

"I'm going to see the Lord." Wei was about to kneel down.

Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly made a helping move and said, "I'm fine, I'm fine, I don't have to be polite to my family." He didn't dare to say he was paying attention to pregnancy or something. If he wasn't pregnant, it would be a big blow to people.

Wei hurriedly thanked him and said, "I am inconvenient, so thank you for your kindness."

Gao Sui said: "The doctor said he has been five or six months."

Zhu Gaoxu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Duke of Wei is also in the army. He should be outside at this time. After a while, Princess Zhao will go to see him. He will be very happy. You can sit on the chair for a while."

Wei said quietly: "I obey the order and thank the emperor for giving him a seat."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Gao Sui, and his expression might have been filled with apology. He wanted to say: Brother, I really didn't mean to cheat you. But before I decided on this marriage, I asked you, and you can't blame me all if you don't protest yourself.

But Gao Sui looked confused, as if he didn't feel Zhu Gaoxu's mood at all. He looked very satisfied with Wei, and he carefully helped Wei take a seat on the chair and reminded him: "Slow down."

Zhu Gaoxu thought about it and Gao Sui probably raised many beauties and actors. As for the princess, she only cared about her identity as the daughter of the emperor's direct nobleman. Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu was relieved.

"I brought 100 million new silver dollars to my brother and brought it into the palace." Zhu Gaoxu said, "I didn't come in person when my third brother and sister-in-law get married. This time I will make up some gifts."

One hundred million new money is equivalent to 200,000 old copper coins, which is not even a lot for the prince.

Gao Sui hurriedly said, "My second brother is so nice to me. I am a little short of money... I will save some money in the future."

Wei touched Gao Sui gently, and he immediately said, "My brother, thank you for your kindness and reward."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "This money was taken from the inner palace and there is no official document. In the future, I will reward relatives and nobles with low profile and no edicts will be issued. Otherwise, the people will hear it and think that the royal family will spend tens of thousands of years, and will they feel relieved? Even ordinary officials will be dissatisfied."

Gao Sui nodded and said, "My second brother is right, so it's better not to be hated for nothing."

At this moment, several more people walked into the hall, including five or six women. They were Mu Zhen, Yao Ji, Duan Xuehen, and the maids. When Zhu Gaoxu turned around, he recognized that one of them was Xu, Xu Zhang's daughter, the former Princess Zhao. Xu followed Duan Xuehen.

The situation was a little awkward. Zhu Gaoxu turned to look at Gao Sui, and the two brothers looked at each other.

Mu Zhen and Yao Ji stepped forward, saluted Zhu Gaoxu first, and then went forward to meet King Zhao and Princess Zhao. Wei did not dare to sit down, so she wanted to stand up, so Gao Sui hurriedly stepped forward and helped her in person.

"I have seen the imperial concubine and the virtuous concubine. I have a weak body and neglected etiquette. Don't take it to your heart." Wei said softly.

Yao Ji said, "Sister, don't be together. The emperor and King Zhao are brothers, and the Duke of Wei and our family are also brothers who serve the emperor."

"I am so happy when Concubine Xian said this." Wei said affectionately.

However, the beauty of Yao Ji and Mu Zhen seemed to stimulate Wei, especially Mu Zhen's slim figure, so Wei still said to herself: "I was not so fat before, but I was quite slim. Later, my father got the holy family and my family suddenly became rich. I didn't pay attention to the meal, but I couldn't lose weight again when I got fat."

Mu Zhen said: "The princess doesn't need to care. As long as she is healthy, she is better than anything else."

Gao Sui smiled and said, "This is called a blessing, the second brother said."

Zhu Gaoxu was speechless. He could not defend himself, otherwise wouldn't he say that Wei really couldn't see it?

Mu Zhen turned her head slightly and pretended not to hear Gao Sui's words. At first, the princess whom I found for Gao Sui was Mu Zhen. However, because of his father's death, Mu Sheng surrendered to Zhu Gaoxu, but it failed. Now Mu Zhen has become Zhu Gaoxu's imperial concubine.

The scene became increasingly embarrassing, and Xu's eyes were silently focusing on Gao Sui and his fat princess. Things are impermanent, and they were originally a couple who were kind to each other, but now Gao Sui ignored Xu and seemed to know him. He didn't know him, and he didn't know what Xu was feeling.

Gao Sui said again: "My brother's front palace is called Fengxiang Palace. Second brother will stay with me now. Second brother can move to rest for a while. After the banquet is ready, I will come and invite you."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "If I live in my third brother's harem, what kind of style will it be? Just around this Chengyun Hall, just find a small courtyard as an palace."

Gao Sui said: "The second brother is the 95th master, how dare I make such a arrangement?"

Zhu Gaoxu said quietly: "Chengyun Hall is the main hall of the royal palace, and it is very appropriate for me to live nearby. Otherwise, those people around me would come and go in the harem of my third brother, for fear of losing the royal face."

When Gao Sui heard this, he stopped persuading him. He immediately turned around and shouted, "Come here, ask Huang Taiping to take someone to clean up the houses on the west side immediately."

After he gave the order, he turned to Zhu Gaoxu and said, "I am surrounded by stupid people who are slapped by beards and horses. Huang Taiping is also stupid. However, I am not very important, so it is better to use stupid people to do some trivial matters."

Zhu Gaoxu was also a little surprised that his third brother was still using Huang Taiping.

They continued to be slow, but they had a very tacit understanding that they did not mention a single sentence about the people and things about the elder brother Gao Chi. Perhaps this is the case with the royal family. Zhu Gaoxu occasionally felt that his third brother could see better than anyone else.
Chapter completed!