Hong Bin Building.

Backyard main hall.

When everyone saw the few young eunuchs who appeared in the courtyard with the waiters, they couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Only an unexpected chuckle flashed across the corner of Hu Fei's lips.

Hu Weiyong was stunned for a moment, but then he understood something. He glanced at his son with relief and nodded approvingly.

"This servant has met Mr. Hu and Mr. Hu."

After several young eunuchs entered the main hall, they bowed to Hu Weiyong and Hu Fei who were sitting in the main hall and said respectfully.

"What is the purpose of father-in-law coming here this time?"

Hu Fei smiled and asked knowingly.

"Back to Mr. Hu, according to His Majesty's decree, I have come to invite Mr. Hu to the palace to see you."

The leading young eunuch smiled, cupped his hands and said.

"now?"

Hu Fei frowned and pretended to be too busy to get away.

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also in the palace, waiting for Mr. Hu to enter the palace."

The little eunuch nodded and said.

"Do you know what it is?"

Hu Fei nodded awkwardly and continued to ask.

"Go back to my lord, this servant doesn't know."

The little eunuch smiled bitterly, shook his head and said.

"Where did you come from with so much nonsense!? When His Majesty summons you, just go. Why are you asking endless questions?!"

At this moment, Hu Weiyong, who was sitting aside, looked at Hu Fei with a straight face and said coldly with dissatisfaction.

"I still have things to do, so I won't be able to get away for a while."

Hu Fei sighed and said awkwardly.

"You bastard! Why is it so important to be summoned by His Majesty? Just go quickly!"

Hu Weiyong had a sullen face and shouted dissatisfied.

In fact, he has already seen that his son did it on purpose.

"Okay, then this young master will only have time to go there."

Hu Fei nodded and said as if he had made a lot of determination.

"Master Hu, please."

The little eunuch breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly opened the door and said respectfully.

"Father, didn't Your Majesty say that he wanted to summon me?"

Hu Weiyong forced out an unusually enthusiastic smile, stared at the little eunuch and asked.

"Returning to Prime Minister Hu, Your Majesty only said that he summoned Mr. Hu, but did not mention Prime Minister Hu."

"But if Prime Minister Hu comes to the palace to see His Majesty, he can just go directly without summoning him."

The little eunuch smiled, his mind was spinning quickly, and he said respectfully.

"Forget it."

Hu Weiyong waved his hand and glanced at his son enviously.

He knew that his son must have been summoned to the palace to receive a reward. He wanted to follow him into the palace to look good, but he was not summoned to the palace, so he was inevitably a little embarrassed.

"Let's go."

Hu Fei stood up, walked out, glanced at Hu Weiyong, smiled and said.

Immediately, Hu Fei, Pei Jie, Chun Die and several young eunuchs left Hong Bin Tower and headed all the way to the palace.

However, Pei Jie and Chun Die could only wait outside the palace gate and were not allowed to enter.

...

Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

After a long time, when Zhu Yuanzhang and his son were waiting a little impatiently, Hu Fei finally arrived belatedly and appeared at the entrance of the hall.

Seeing Hu Fei's arrival, an undisguised smile of approval immediately appeared on Zhu Biao's face.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes also lit up. After this incident, he felt that Hu Fei was completely different.

In fact, there was no difference, it was just that his impression of Hu Fei had once again changed greatly.

"The humble minister Hu Fei, please see your Majesty, please see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Hu Fei walked into the main hall and saluted Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao respectively.

"Hu Fei, I called you into the palace, why have you been delayed for so long?"

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the platform, looked at Hu Fei condescendingly, and asked pretending to be dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, I am indeed a little busy these days. I happen to have some things to deal with, so I am a little late. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Hu Fei cupped his hands and said respectfully.

In fact, he was just talking nonsense. The reason why he came late was firstly because he lingered in Hongbin Tower for a while, and secondly because he always stopped and stopped on the way into the palace, looking here and there, deliberately delaying the time.

The little eunuch who was accompanying him kept urging him, but after he put a few coins into the little eunuch's hand, he became more free-spirited and waited until he arrived just now.

"What are you busy with?"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows and asked slowly.

"It's just some trivial matters, your Majesty doesn't need to worry about it."

Hu Fei smiled and did not answer directly.

"Is it for disaster relief?"

At this moment, Zhu Biao, who was sitting next to him, spoke up and asked with a smile.

Hearing Zhu Biao's words, Hu Fei pretended to be surprised and was stunned for a moment.

"Could it be that both His Majesty and His Highness already know?"

Hu Fei asked pretending to be surprised.

"What do you think? The Changzhou government office has already sent the news back to the capital. What? You still don't want to admit it?"

Zhu Biao smiled and asked doubtfully.

"Hey, I didn't expect the news to spread so quickly."

"I will not hide this from Your Highness. I did not want to make this matter public, but I have known for a long time that it cannot be hidden. I just didn't expect that it would reach the ears of Your Majesty and His Highness so quickly."

Hu Fei sighed and said helplessly.

"Oh? This doesn't look like your style? Why don't you want people to know this time?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and asked doubtfully.

"The reputation of the humble minister is not good in this capital. Although he has the name of the God of Poetry and is the governor of the governor's palace, he is only popular among the people of the capital. Among the civil and military officials,

There are only a handful of people who look up to me."

"No matter how much Wei Chen does, in the eyes of those people, it is just to compete for the limelight and invite rewards, so Wei Chen does not want this matter to cause too much trouble, so as not to be discussed behind his back. Unexpectedly

In the end, paper cannot contain the fire."

Hu Fei smiled bitterly and said helplessly.

Listening to Hu Fei's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao froze on the spot, looking at Hu Fei who was completely different from before with some surprise, and suddenly felt that Hu Fei seemed to have changed his temper.

"How could you possibly keep it a secret when your battle is so big and even the flags are flying? Who doesn't know that Changsheng Hot Pot and Jingshi Noodles are the industries of your most dandy in the Jingshi? Hongbin Tower or Hanlin Xuan, which one is not

Do you know that you are the one behind the scenes?"

Zhu Biao couldn't help but look at Hu Fei with laughter and couldn't help but say.

"Hey, Wei Chen was sloppy and didn't think of this in time."

Hu Fei still sighed and said.

"So, you really didn't do this just to ask for a reward from me?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Fei and asked seriously.

"Your Majesty, heaven and earth can be used as a guide, but I will never have this intention."

"Wei Chen just accidentally discovered that my father was worried about the rat infestation in Changzhou. After learning about it, he immediately sent people 800 miles away to rush to various places, just to appease the people as soon as possible. Seeing that the New Year is approaching, there can be no trouble."

"Even if His Majesty and His Highness know it now, it's good to know. I refuse any reward."
To be continued...