East Palace.

Backyard gazebo.

Hu Fei looked at Zhu Yunwen hiding in Lu's arms, with a meaningful smile on his face.

When Li Shanchang saluted the woman just now, he already knew that he had guessed correctly, she was the Lu family, and the child in his arms was the grandson Zhu Yunwen who would succeed Zhu Biao in the future!

I don't know if there is some kind of fate. When Hu Fei smiled at Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yunwen, who was hiding in his mother's arms, suddenly grinned at Hu Fei, with a hint of intimacy in his innocent eyes.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Biao and Li Shanchang were both stunned.

"It seems that the Second Emperor's grandson likes you a little."

Li Shanchang stroked his beard and said with a smile.

As the second son of Zhu Biao, Zhu Yunwen was called the second emperor's grandson.

"I never expected that Yunwen would be so close to you. You know, even I don't often see Yunwen smiling so seriously at me."

Zhu Biao also nodded and couldn't help but say, with a hint of sourness in his voice, and a hint of envy.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is serious. Perhaps it is because the Second Emperor and his grandson saw Xiaguan's loyalty to the Ming Dynasty and to His Highness the Crown Prince, that's why he is so close to Xiaguan."

Hu Fei smiled and explained softly.

"He's talking nonsense. How can he see so much at such a young age?"

Zhu Biao shook his head and couldn't help but blame.

"It is precisely because the second emperor's grandson is still young that his mind is at its purest, which is when he can judge people most accurately. Moreover, the official can see that the second emperor's grandson is not only pure in mind, but also very intelligent, with sincerity in his eyes.

, the future will definitely be extraordinary.”

Hu Fei cupped his hands and said seriously.

"For a child less than three years old, you can see so much at a glance?"

Zhu Biao shook his head, waved his hands and said, but there was a very helpful smile on his face.

"I have a little knowledge of fortune-telling, and every word I say is true. I dare not lie."

Hu Fei nodded and said seriously.

"Hahaha, kid, when did you learn to read faces again?"

Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment and said helplessly.

"Know a thing or two, know a thing or two."

Hu Fei replied with a smile.

"That's all, let me lend you some good words. However, I don't hope that he will achieve anything in the future. I just hope that he will be safe and grow up healthily."

Zhu Biao hesitated for a moment, turned to look at his son lovingly, and said slowly.

"What your Highness wishes is what your subordinates wish. Good people have their own destiny. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, is benevolent and will be favored by God."

Hu Fei nodded, bowed and said.

If he remembered correctly, Zhu Biao's eldest son, Crown Prince Zhu Xiongying, was now five years old, but he had been suffering from illnesses since childhood. Although he invited all the famous doctors in the world, he could not be cured.

In fact, he knew that Zhu Xiongying would die when he was eight years old, but he could not tell Zhu Biao about this.

"May I lend you some good words."

Zhu Biao glanced at Hu Fei and said slowly.

Hu Fei didn't say anything more, but kept making faces at Zhu Yunwen in Lu's arms, making Zhu Yunwen burst into laughter and making everyone around him laugh.

Zhu Biao looked at Hu Fei, who seemed to have turned into a child and had no integrity. He couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, but in his heart, Hu Fei felt a little more kind.

After a long time, Hu Fei said goodbye to Zhu Biao and Li Shanchang and left the East Palace. Zhu Biao personally sent someone to escort him.

But when Hu Fei left the palace gate, he found Pei Jie and Chundie waiting outside the palace gate.

So Hu Fei got on his carriage and returned all the way to Hu Mansion.

In the carriage.

Hu Fei leaned on the carriage with a slightly solemn expression on his face, recalling all the details of what he had just done in the East Palace, reviewing whether he had said or done anything wrong.

He knew that Zhu Biao summoned him into the East Palace early in the morning just to test him.

To put it bluntly, Zhu Biao and Zhu Di were competing to win over him, but the difference was that Zhu Di lowered his profile to get closer to him, while Zhu Biao used coercion. After all, as the master of the East Palace, he

Coupled with Zhu Yuanzhang's trust, he will definitely be the successor to the throne in the future.

Zhu Biao knew this, and Hu Fei also knew it, so Zhu Biao would not be like Zhu Di.

However, although Hu Fei has some headaches about the competition between the two, being appreciated by both of them at the same time is not an opportunity that everyone can have. As long as he behaves properly, he will definitely be able to use these two people to stand taller and walk better.

further.

After returning to the Hu Mansion, Hu Fei locked himself in the room again and began to meditate hard, planning to study some new dishes, but not for the purpose of making money, but for a more important purpose.

...

Three days later.

Linglong Court.

The housekeeper Qin Hai walked slowly from the front yard with a young man. When he saw the closed door of the wing where Hu Fei was, he couldn't help but frowned.

"The young master never came out?"

Qin Hai looked at Chundie standing at the door holding a piece of tea and asked hesitantly.

"No."

Chundie shook her head and said helplessly.

"What are you doing this time, Master?"

Qin Hai looked at Chundie and asked curiously.

This is not the first time Hu Fei has done this. Every time he locked himself up before, he would come up with some blockbuster tricks every time he came out, including Hong Bin Tower at the beginning, Hanlin Daily, Huifeng Bank, etc.

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"It seems like they are researching new recipes. I wonder if they are something we haven't seen before."

Chundie said with a wry smile.

"It seems that when the young master comes out, Hong Bin Tower will be lively again."

Qin Hai smiled and said slowly.

"Steward Qin, what's the matter?"

Chundie looked at Qin Hai, then at the young man following Qin Hai, and asked hesitantly.

"Oh, this kid stood outside the house early in the morning and said he came to see the young master. He said that he used to be a hard worker in the city guard army. It was thanks to the young master that he was able to escape from the sea of ​​suffering. He also said that the young master had promised him before.

Let him think about it and come to join the young master."

"But it seems that the young master won't see anyone today. If that doesn't work, let him go back first and come back another day."

Qin Hai pointed at the young man and said slowly.

"No need, just leave him to me and you go about your business first."

Chundie waved her hand and said with a smile.

"Okay, then I'll hand him over to you."

Qin Hai nodded, wishing that someone in Linglong Garden would take care of this matter. He still had a lot of things to do there.

Seeing Chundie nodding, Qin Hai hurriedly introduced Chundie to the young man, then turned and left Linglong Garden.

"May I have your name?"

Chundie looked at the nervous young man and asked with interest.

"Hello sister, my name is Xiaowu."

The young man bowed respectfully and said softly.

That's right, this young man is none other than Xiao Wu, whom Hu Fei brought back from the city guard.

On that day, Hu Fei promised that Xiao Wu would come to the Hu Mansion to find him after mourning, so Xiao Wu came to the door early this morning and finally persuaded Qin Hai to take him to Linglong Garden.

After hearing Xiaowu's words, Chundie was suddenly stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing.

"What did you call me?"

Chun Die asked, looking at Xiao Wu with a smile.

"elder sister."

Xiaowu looked at Chundie and said honestly, looking a little embarrassed.

After listening to Xiaowu's words, Chundie couldn't help but smile even more happily.

"Should I not call you that?"
To be continued...