When Zhu Ying returned to the yard, she saw Zhu Gaochi taking a little girl.
He asked doubtfully: "Who is this?"
Zhu Gaochi looked a little helpless and introduced: "This is my aunt, Xu Miaojin. I came here to play with him today."
"Brother Ying, you also know that I have nowhere else to go, so I came to you."
Zhu Ying was a little familiar with the name Xu Miaojin at first, but after thinking about it carefully, she knew it.
In ancient society, especially the Ming Dynasty, most women did not even have names.
As the saying goes, if you marry a chicken, follow the chicken, if you marry a dog, follow the dog. The status of women in ancient times was relatively low.
After getting married, you will be given your husband's surname, plus your own surname as a title, such as Zhang Li, Sun Fang, etc.
There were not many women who could leave their names in history in the early Ming Dynasty, and each one had a unique legendary story.
For example, Xu Miaojin looked a little peaceful standing in front of Zhu Ying.
It was rumored in later generations that it was because of her beauty that Zhu Di wanted to make her his queen. As for whether this was the case, Zhu Ying was not sure.
After all, the current Xu Miaojin, a thirteenth-year-old student in Hongwu, is still a twelve-year-old girl.
As the third daughter of Xu Da, although Xu Da died of back gangrene in the eighteenth year of Hongwu and Xu Miaojin was five years old, the reputation of the Xu family has not diminished.
At present, Xu Da's eldest son, Xu Huizu, has taken the title of Duke of Wei. The Xu Mansion still belongs to a wealthy and aristocratic family, and there is no sign of decline.
Trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang, his influence in the army is still very high.
"My little girl, Xu Miaojin, has met Mr. Zhu." Xu Miaojin bowed slightly, made a Wanfu salute, and said to Zhu Ying.
Zhu Ying bowed in return and said, "My dear Zhu Ying, I have met Miss Xu."
After the salute, I fell into a brief embarrassment.
Zhu Ying looked at Xu Miaojin slightly and sighed in her heart.
There is no real talent under such a great reputation, but Xu Miaojin, who is only twelve years old, has exquisite facial features, eyes like stars, and skin like gelatin.
No wonder she was rumored to be the most beautiful woman in the early Ming Dynasty.
Xu Miaojin now, in front of Zhu Ying, is not like when she was with Zhu Gaochi.
At this moment, she looked elegant, dignified and elegant, with a ladylike temperament.
Xu Miaojin obviously rarely went out. After the Wanfu ceremony, she subconsciously looked at Zhu Ying secretly and happened to catch Zhu Ying's eyes.
Xu Miaojin, who had never experienced anything like this, couldn't help but avoid it quickly, with a blush appearing on her cheeks.
Zhu Ying didn't think much about it. After all, no matter how beautiful a twelve-year-old girl was, she had gone through nine years of compulsory education.
Naturally, there are no dirty thoughts in my mind.
A little girl didn't think much about it.
"Uncle Zhang, take this box to my study and put it away."
Zhu Ying still held the brocade box in her hand and gave instructions to Uncle Zhang.
Uncle Zhang came over to take the box and prepared to go directly to the study room according to his boss's instructions.
"Brother Ying, where did you go to get some good stuff? Why are you still hiding it and not letting us see it?"
Zhu Gaochi didn't think much about it. He saw that the brocade box was extremely exquisite and had nothing to make his aunt happy, so he joked.
Uncle Zhang paused after hearing this and turned to Zhu Ying.
It's not that he didn't obey his boss's orders, it's just that Uncle Zhang didn't know much about the brocade box affairs. When the eldest prince of the Yan Palace spoke, Zhu Ying would usually give him some face.
Hearing this, Zhu Ying was stunned, hesitated for a moment and explained: "It's not really anything, it's just a few documents."
When Zhu Gaochi heard this, he said with some displeasure: "Brother Ying, I took you to the Gunpowder Department before, but don't use these words to deceive me. If you have something good, it would be pointless to hide it."
"Besides, my aunt is coming over today, so you have to let us take a look today."
After saying that, Zhu Gaochi stood up directly and walked towards Uncle Zhang, obviously intending to get it himself.
Seeing this, Uncle Zhang turned his eyes to Zhu Ying.
Zhu Ying had no choice but to nod inconspicuously. Uncle Zhang did not avoid Zhu Gaochi and let him get it.
Xu Miaojin next to her stretched her neck slightly, obviously wanting to see what was in this exquisite brocade box.
Zhu Gaochi looked happy and guessed in his mind that it was most likely the pastries that Zhu Ying had mentioned before.
It is definitely not simple to pack something in such an exquisite brocade box.
As for documents and the like, who are they lying to? How could he believe them?
With Zhu Gaochi's expectant gaze, the brocade box slowly opened.
Zhu Gaochi was stunned when he saw the blank document and seal inside.
These are really the things.
"Brother Ying, you...could it be...that you can't do it!"
Zhu Gaochi quickly closed it and then spoke to Zhu Ying in vague words.
"Don't think too much, I just got this from the Jinyiwei Yamen. There are some things that need to be used at the inn. The seal is from the Vehicle Frame Department of the Ministry of War."
Zhu Ying explained that he knew that Zhu Gaochi was thinking wrongly.
Zhu Gaochi also knew some details about Zhu Ying when he was in Peiping.
He was afraid that Zhu Ying would be bold enough to engrave seal documents privately, which would be a serious crime of beheading.
When Zhu Gaochi heard this, he felt relieved, but at the same time he was a little confused.
Who in today's Ming Dynasty doesn't know about the famous empty seal case? Zhu Ying was able to get the Ministry of War vehicles from the Jinyiwei Yamen.
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