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 in 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.
"Young lady Xu Miaojin, I have 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 and took the box, and was going 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 doesn't obey his boss's orders, it's just that Uncle Zhang doesn't know much about the brocade box affairs. When the eldest prince of the Yan Palace speaks, Zhu Ying will 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 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 seals and 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 does not know about the famous blank seal case? How could Zhu Ying obtain the blank seal documents from the Jinyiwei Yamen?
No matter how you listen to it, it sounds unreliable, unless...
Thinking of this, Zhu Gaochi's eyes flashed with horror.
Could it be that Brother Ying and Grandpa Huang have already...
While Zhu Gaochi was deep in thought, Xu Miaojin sat quietly aside, occasionally looking at Zhu Ying secretly from the corner of her eye.
Before coming, Zhu Gaochi praised Zhu Ying to the sky.
Except for his slightly inferior status, he simply feels like he knows everything and is omnipotent.
This made Xu Miaojin have great expectations in her heart.
The most important thing now is that after meeting Zhu Ying, Xu Miaojin's expectations did not fall behind at all. On the contrary, she felt that what Zhu Gaochi said was very consistent.
Looking at ancient and modern times, especially in the Ming Dynasty, in fact, in terms of aesthetics, it is almost the same as that of later generations.
Appearance is more important in Ming Dynasty than in later generations.
Zhu Ying's facial features were inherited from Empress Ma's, and he already looked heroic. Coupled with the training methods of later generations, he didn't have the rough and arrogant feeling of ordinary military commanders at all.
The bookish temperament these days is extremely fatal to many ladies.
Which girl is not pregnant?
Girls in the Ming Dynasty, especially ladies, had very high expectations for their future husbands.
Zhu Ying's combination of fortitude and elegance is almost the ceiling for a young girl in Huaichun.
Xu Miaojin is already twelve years old. According to the Ming Dynasty rules set by Zhu Yuanzhang in the third year of Hongwu: "Every male is sixteen years old and a female is fourteen or above, and they are eligible for marriage."
In other words, in two years' time, Xu Miaojin will be old enough to leave the cabinet.
Although it wasn't love at first sight, Xu Miaojin's first impression of Zhu Ying was obviously very good.
"Now it's dinner time. I'll ask the kitchen to prepare the dishes so you don't go hungry."
Zhu Ying said, "It's about four o'clock in the afternoon, it's Daming's meal."
Zhu Gaochi came over at this time, and Zhu Ying knew very well that he wanted to come over to have a meal.
Zhu Ying's voice made Zhu Gaochi regain his composure, and his eyes looked at Zhu Ying again with a hint of shock.
The friendship between Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Ying was more of a personal relationship.
Although he guessed what his father was thinking, he didn't care too much. In his heart, Zhu Ying was a close friend, even though he looked similar to his uncle.
He never thought that Zhu Ying was his eldest brother.
Zhu Gaochi grew up in the imperial palace when he was a child. Now he often goes in and out of the palace, and he has a very good understanding of the Ming Dynasty's official system.
Not to mention the ministers of the court, even his father might not be qualified to get this seal and blank document, nor would he dare to ask for it.
But Zhu Ying got it so easily.
It can be seen that Zhu Ying has been recognized and even doted on by the emperor's grandfather.
However, Zhu Ying did not tell the truth, and Zhu Gaochi would not tell the truth either. He echoed: "Today I have to get out the hot pot you had before. I was worried about it for a long time last time in Peking."
Zhu Ying heard this and said with a smile: "With the weather in June now, I don't want to eat mutton hot pot. It's easy to get angry."
"I recently made mung bean and red bean cakes. I can try them later. I think they taste good."
Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi nodded, then looked at his aunt and said, "I'm bringing my aunt here today. After dinner, Brother Ying will take us on a night tour of Qinhuai."
When Xu Miaojin heard Zhu Gaochi's words, her eyes lit up. She had never seen the night view of Qinhuai in such a long time, and her eyes suddenly shone with longing.
"OK, no problem."
Zhu Ying said with a smile, "I have been in the capital for so long, and although I have gone out for a walk in the evening, I have never played seriously."
There isn't much going on right now, so it's good to just have fun.
.......
After getting off work at Jinyiwei Yamen, Jiang Wei came directly here to handle matters.
Song Zhong hurried over to report about Zhu Ying and things related to Huang Zicheng.
Jiang Wei nodded and said: "His Majesty, Changsun, has not made any comments at the moment. It is not possible for me to show up for the time being. I will leave it to you to take charge of the specific matters."
"You have to be careful. His Highness Changsun is currently extremely important to us and the Jin Yiwei."
"Although the position of grandson has been decided, it has not been canonized yet. Your Highness, the eldest grandson, is our opportunity. I believe you also know the opinions of the grandson on us and the Jin Yiwei."
"Your Majesty's current thoughts are also biased towards His Highness Changsun. If we can gain His Highness Changsun's appreciation, we will have no worries about our future."
When Song Zhong heard Jiang Wei's explanation, he clasped his fists and lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "I understand, I understand."
Jiang Wei nodded, he was still very relieved about Song Zhong.
Different from Jin Yiwei Tongzhi, Qianshi, Zhenfu Envoy, who had more real power in a larger sense, Song Zhong could only sit in this position because he was Jiang Yu's confidant.
Some of the things he said were a bit more explicit, so Jiang Wei didn't have too much to worry about.
Song Zhong saw that Jiang Yu only talked about Zhu Ying's affairs and did not talk about how to deal with the people brought by Huang Zicheng, so he had to ask: "Sir, I don't know how to deal with the servants sent by Huang Hanlin to investigate His Majesty."
Jiang Wei's thoughts just now had been on Zhu Ying. When he heard these words, he remembered about Huang Zicheng.
After thinking for a while, Jiang Wei said: "Don't move for now, just lock him up first. Let's see if Huang Zicheng dares to come to my Jinyi Guard to redeem him."
"You don't need to do more interrogations. With these two servants, they won't have much impact on the grandson."
"Furthermore, even if His Royal Highness Changsun ascends the throne, His Highness Yunwen is probably a vassal king, so we Jin Yiwei cannot afford to suffer."
Song Zhong nodded when he heard the words. As expected, Mr. Jiang was able to sit in the position of commander, which was completely different from him.
But judging the situation is completely different.
In this case, Huang Zicheng's side might be in trouble, which would affect the East Palace.
And these have nothing to do with their Jin Yiwei.