After Zhu Gui and Xu Miaoqing returned to the post house and stayed for one night, they were allowed to return to the Prince Dai's Mansion the next day.
This made the two of them breathe a sigh of relief.
However, they had just settled their things, and before Zhu Gui had time to ask the caravan, a young eunuch hurriedly came to the palace.
This made Zhu Gui think that the emperor wanted to summon him again.
But the other party just handed him a letter and left in a hurry.
This made Zhu Gui a little confused. The other party was obviously not the eunuch who announced the decree, otherwise he would not be so ostentatious.
Only after he opened the letter did he understand the reason.
It turned out that this was a letter sent to him by his biological mother, Concubine Guo Huifei, asking him to go to Xu Mansion to meet her.
Zhu Gui did not doubt his presence, so he immediately called Xu Miaoqing and explained the matter to him.
It just so happened that the two of them were going to visit Xu Mansion recently.
As soon as the two of them left the Prince's Mansion, someone immediately noticed that "empty alleys" quickly appeared on the streets.
This made Zhu Gui dumbfounded.
Fortunately, he had already prepared an ordinary caravan carriage for this purpose.
The prince's exclusive carriage is so recognizable that whether you ride or not is obviously a matter of course.
Under such circumstances, Zhu Gui felt the prosperity of Nanjing city for the first time in a long time along the way.
However, he can be regarded as a person who has seen the "big world". Not only did he not indulge in it, but he made some plans for the future development plan of the Datong Chamber of Commerce in Nanjing.
Coming from the special memory of "real estate" in later generations, Zhu Gui decided to use various means to purchase several properties on the busiest streets in Nanjing for the use of the Datong Chamber of Commerce.
While thinking about it this way, I chatted with Xu Miaoqing. After half a stick of incense, the carriage finally arrived at Xu Mansion.
The gatekeeper of Xu Mansion was a little surprised that such an inconspicuous carriage stopped in front of Xu Mansion.
Because there is no one who frequents this place who is not a distinguished person.
Just as he was about to step forward and drive him away, he saw a young man wearing a red python robe pulling a young girl out of the carriage.
The gatekeeper may not have much impression of the king, but he will never forget his second young lady.
But didn’t the second lady marry the acting king? Could it be that the young man in front of her was the ‘infamous’ acting king?
Thinking of this, the gatekeeper knelt down directly.
"I would like to send my regards to the acting king and the acting princess."
"Uncle De, get up." Xu Miaoqing was still very kind to his servants.
Zhu Gui didn't say anything, but walked straight to the door.
On the left and right sides of the door, the maids accompanying Guo Huifei were waiting there. When they saw the king, they immediately saluted and greeted him, and then led the way.
Not long after, Zhu Gui preceded Xu Miaoqing to a small courtyard next to the garden in Xu Mansion.
Guo Huifei was walking around under a laurel tree in the yard, holding a handkerchief with a worried look on her face.
"Mother, my son is here." When Zhu Gui saw Concubine Guo, some familiar memories came to life in her mind, and her chest became warm.
Guo Huifei turned around in surprise, walked a few steps to Zhu Gui, held his hand and looked at him carefully.
"My child, you have lost weight and grown taller. Isn't it hard to be alone in such a far place?" Guo Huifei said this with tears in her eyes.
"Mother, this is your responsibility as a descendant of the Zhu family. You don't have to worry. I'm living a good life during this period." Seeing this, Zhu Gui comforted him.
Concubine Guo Hui's expression softened slightly, but she immediately frowned and said: "The emperor is so anxious to summon you to the capital, is it because of the incident that happened in the Imperial Garden? How did you get involved with this matter? The emperor didn't give you a hard time, right?"
Zhu Gui sighed and could only continue to comfort her, and told some of the inside story lightly, but Guo Huifei still covered her mouth in surprise.
The mother and son talked for half an hour. Concubine Guo Hui asked Zhu Gui carefully about his situation in Yunzhou, even including the details of his accommodation, and wanted to send him some more servants, but Zhu Gui was ignored.
Rejected.
But soon, Xu Guogong came in from outside with Xu Miaoqing.
Concubine Guo Hui sighed and looked at Zhu Gui reluctantly, but finally stood up and said: "We say goodbye today. I wonder when we, mother and son, will see each other again. You will have to write more letters to E Niang in the future."
It turns out that Concubine Guo Hui secretly ran out of the palace to see Zhu Gui. If the emperor found out, it would be a serious or minor crime.
But if not for this, there would be no other possibility for her to see Zhu Gui.
Zhu Gui also felt a little melancholy in her heart. Finally, she exchanged several large packages of cosmetics and nutritional products in the system store and handed them to Guo Huifei's accompanying maids before saying goodbye.
After Guo Huifei left, the atmosphere in the room seemed a little dull.
It was Xu Miaoqing who walked up to Zhu Gui and comforted him softly.
Xu Guogong waited until Zhu Gui's mood had almost recovered before he said: "I already know most about what happened last night from Qing'er. I wonder what the king's plans are for the future?"
Zhu Gui exhaled, calmed down his emotions and said, "I want to develop a trade route in Anjing."
"Business route?" Xu Guogong looked at the young man in front of him in confusion.
He clearly asked a question about Zhu Gui's political future, but the other party answered incorrectly.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty's tradition of valuing agriculture over commerce has always been very serious, not to mention that this is still under the emperor's feet. Even if he is a prince, he cannot change this situation.
In desperation, Xu Guogong had no choice but to continue asking: "King Dai, do you think you can still return to Yunzhou? Will the emperor implicate you because of what happened a few days ago?"
Zhu Gui looked at Xu Guogong's searching eyes and understood what he meant, so he said: "I don't think so. I explained the matter very clearly last night. As long as the emperor has no amnesia, he will not be exempted from the crime without reason."
He has taken over my position as vassal king."
However, his words obviously could not reassure Duke Xu. At the same time, he also understood that the young prince in front of him did not seem to understand his own situation, or the emperor's attitude towards him.
But the other party is the prince after all. Even if Xu Zuyin is the Duke of the country, he cannot commit the following crimes.
I can only advise: "Although King Dai has this awareness, it is better to be careful and keep a low profile during this period. There are many people in Nanjing City watching you. You must not make any mistakes at this time."
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"Staring at me? Who would be staring at me?"
Zhu Gui asked somewhat strangely.
But he soon realized that these were the evil deeds committed by Zhu Gui's "predecessor", but now he could only bear the responsibility.
"Thank you for your advice, Duke. I understand. If there is nothing else to do, I would like to go back and take a rest first."