In the large greenhouse of Zhang Grand Scholar's Mansion in Jingzhou City.

You Qi was sweating profusely and hurriedly ran to Zhu Yiliu, feeling anxious to say something. Unfortunately, he glanced at him and saw Yang Kang beside Zhu Yiliu, and swallowed the words to his mouth again.

He just shouted softly: "Prince Lu."

Zhu Yili was inspecting. Looking at You Qi's anxious expression, he thought there must be something urgent.

Immediately, I raised my hand and said, "Xiaokangzi."

Yang Kang distinguished his appearance and color, understood it, and walked away without saying a word.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Yiliu asked.

You Qi looked around again and saw that there was no one around and said softly: "Prince Lu, I just received the news from the governor of Huguang that the emperor wanted to send you a gift."

"What gift?"

"The Emperor knows that you and Miss Li have married, so he wants to give you a gift."

Upon hearing this news, Zhu Yili was stunned for a moment, thinking who revealed it to Emperor Wanli?

But after thinking about it again, I felt it didn’t matter, just know it.

Anyway, I'll know sooner or later.

So, after being stunned, Zhu Yili replied casually: "If you send a gift, please collect it, you're welcome."

You Qi added hurriedly: "But Prince Lu, do you know how many gifts are there? 9,900 taels of gold and silver, 9,900 coral pearls and green rubies, and nine emeralds, which are said to cost more than one million taels of silver in total."

Zhu Yili was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly and said, "The emperor is quite generous."

"Don't Prince Lu think there is something wrong with it?" You Qi asked cautiously.

"What's wrong?"

"Your Majesty Lu, look! You and Miss Li have married each other secretly and did not inform the emperor. As soon as the emperor heard the news, he mobilized all the congratulatory gifts for you. It is said that, did the emperor deliberately buy all the jewelry in Beijing?

In front of Zhu Yiliu, You Qi didn't care and said whatever he thought.

Zhu Yiliu of course understood what You Qi meant, and still smiled and replied: "Whether it is intentional or not, I will accept it as I wish."

"Are you not worried at all?"

"What's there to worry about?"

"Prince Lu, as the saying goes, the hands of taking people are short, and the mouth of eating people are short. If Prince Lu accepts this generous gift, then the emperor will settle our master in the future..."

You Qi didn't finish the rest of the words.

But Zhu Yiliu knew it as soon as he heard it.

What You Qi wants to say is that Emperor Wanli will liquidate his master in the future. Will Zhu Yili still help his master fight against Emperor Wanli?

Zhu Yili immediately expressed his opinion: "Don't worry, receiving gifts is receiving gifts, but the principle of dealing with people and people cannot be abandoned. Since I came to visit the Grand Secretary Zhang's Mansion, I will always be in the same mind as your master."

You Qi nodded with relief, and then said worriedly: "It's just that, will the outside world say that Prince Lu is indifferent in the future? The Emperor is so kind to you, but you are to the Emperor..."

"It's not the right thing to the right person."

Zhu Yiliu only answered five words simply.

In fact, from the moment he saved Zhang Juzheng, he had no way out.

Unless, Emperor Wanli is not the Wanli Emperor who has done something wrong in history at all.

But obviously, this is impossible.

As for Emperor Wanli's decision to send such a generous gift, it was indeed beyond Zhu Yili's expectations.

Originally, Empress Dowager Li suggested that he leave the capital after getting married, but Zhu Yiliu firmly disagreed.

One of the most important reasons is that they do not want to owe Emperor Wanli favors.

Because in history, Emperor Wanli did make extravagant contributions to Zhu Yili's wedding.

Zhu Yiliu did not expect that he could escape the first day of the lunar month and the fifteenth day of the year, but was eventually "started" by Emperor Wanli.

You also need to give a gift for replenishment.

All the decrees have been issued, and after You Qi's explanation, the team sending gifts has set out from the capital.

The leader was Li Deshi.

Although Li Deshi was not an official in the court, Emperor Wanli had an order that he would receive the care and protection of local officials when passing through any place. Whether it was a gift or a person, if there were any mistakes, local officials would have to be punished from top to bottom.

In short, local officials must ensure the absolute safety of Li Deshi and the gifts.

This is not just the responsibility of the team of Jinyiwei escorted by the order.

In this way, no one dares to make a gift on the way.

Since they were all on the way, Zhu Yiliu had to sit and wait.

Why do you need to refuse?

And that is an imperial edict, so how can I refuse it? If you can't escape, just accept it calmly.

Such a generous gift is certainly a bit hot, but it won't kill anyone.

You Qi was so anxious because: First, this ceremony was too heavy, and second, he considered the master Zhang Juzheng.

Zhu Yiliu was very casual and thoughtful. He would block the enemy's army and cover the enemy's water and soil. He would act according to the opportunity.

Anyway, I have come, so I can only accept it first.

Seeing that Zhu Yili was so confident and expressed his opinion in front of him, You Qi didn't say much.

He believed that Zhu Yili could handle it himself.

...

After talking with You Qi, Zhu Yiliu immediately told Li Zhiyi about the news.

When Li Zhiyi learned that her father was coming to Jingzhou City soon, he was so happy that he was overjoyed. He even hugged Zhu Yili in disobedience and burst into tears.

At this moment, Zhu Yili realized that Li Zhiyi usually buried this longing deeply in his heart, but it was not easily expressed in front of him. It turned out that he missed her father so much.

It's no wonder that her mother died early, and her father treated her as a treasure.

In this world, her father respects all his daughter's decisions very rarely.

The relationship between father and daughter is indescribable.

If it weren't for love, how could she, a girl, come to Jingzhou City with him?

And it was still unmarried at the time.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Yili also hugged Li Zhiyi tightly.

A truly spiritual couple is better than a sound at this time.

Many times, language is pale and powerless in the face of true love.

After a long time, Li Zhiyi realized that he had lost his composure and broke free from Zhu Yili's arms, saying embarrassedly:

"I'm sorry! Brother, I just now, I..."

"I should be the one who should say sorry." Zhu Yiliu did not let go of his hands, and held Li Zhiyi's shoulders and said warmly, "When I follow me and make you suffer, you should have brought your father to your side."

"What's the point? Don't you have any difficulties?"

"Thank you for understanding!"

"We are husband and wife, why are we so polite?" Li Zhiyi smiled, then calmed down his smile and said worriedly, "Will the elder brother accept such a generous gift?"

"Brother, can I not accept the gift?" Zhu Yiliu said, "I understand that you care about me, but why do you think this gift is not easy to accept?"

"Because the emperor's brother treats you is not in proportion to the emperor's brother! After receiving such a heavy gift from the emperor, what can we do for the emperor in the future?"

Zhu Yili couldn't help but shake his head and smiled, with a little smugness, and said, "If it's in exchange, I'll be more at ease with this gift. I was the prince, but now I have created a path of self-reliance and established the Zhu group. Not only do I not want the court to have a single tael of silver, but I also have to pay a lot of taxes to the court. Not to mention anything else, just based on this, the emperor's brother has to thank me!"

"If this is true, then won't the other vassal kings hate you to death?" Li Zhiyi said agilely.

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Chapter completed!