Gao Chi of the Ming River

On the tenth day after Zhu Di ascended the throne...

Fang Xiaoru stood in front of a tombstone, looking at the words on the tombstone: Zhang Shizhi's tomb.

It's a very simple tombstone, nothing but the name...

Fang Xiaoru squatted down slowly, remembering that Zhang Shi's burial was very beautiful and the tombstone was very solemn, but Yan Wang Zhu Di entered Nanjing, killed Zhang Shi all over his family, and entered the Jiaofang Division's Jinjiao Fang Si, Zhang Shi's graveyard was also dug out. At that time, I was very angry, but it was a pity that I was under house arrest and could not go anywhere...

Until now to leave.

Originally, I had no hope in my heart about whether my old friend Zhang Shi could be buried again, and I just wanted to come to express my condolences, but I didn't expect...

His eyes slowly moved to the small tombstone beside him...

Zhang Rongyue's tomb?

She was Zhang Shi's daughter, but didn't she die in Beiping?

Who is it?

Who reburied Zhang Shi?And who buried Zhang Shi's daughter here?

"But Mr. Fang?"

A rather hesitant voice sounded.

Fang Xiaoru turned around, and saw a young boy in eunuch uniform standing not far behind him.

"Sanbao met Mr. Fang."

"You know me?" Fang Xiaoru was a little puzzled.He didn't remember meeting such a young eunuch.Taking a closer look, Fang Xiaoru's heart shuddered. Although the eunuch was quite young, he walked very steadily. He didn't have the femininity of ordinary eunuchs, but instead had a sense of heroism.

"Sanbao serves by the prince's side, and I was fortunate enough to meet Mr. Fang once." Ma Sanbao stepped forward and said respectfully.

Prince?

Fang Xiaoru was stunned for a moment, but then realized.

"But the prince needs you to report something?" Fang Xiaoru asked in a deep voice.

Ma Sanbao shook his head slightly, picked up the basket in his hand, and said with a smile, "The prince has something to do and can't come here today, so I ordered the younger one to come and pay homage to Mr. Zhang Shi and Ms. Zhang Rongyue."

Fang Xiaoru was startled, and asked hastily, "Could this tombstone be the crown prince—"

Ma Sanbao smiled wryly in his heart, sighed slightly and nodded.

Thinking about two days ago, because of the burial of Zhang Shi and Zhang Rongyue, the prince, oh no, it should be the emperor, and had a quarrel with the prince.

The quarrel at that time, because the emperor waved everyone away, no one knew the specific process of the quarrel, but from the next day, the two did not say a word, until today the prince was about to leave the palace, but was stopped by the emperor, finally, The emperor kicked himself out...

Ma Sanbao sighed inwardly, hoping that when he went back, the emperor and the prince had already reconciled.The temperature in the palace these two days was extremely low.The emperor beat and punished several eunuchs and maids one after another... Even Zhang Fu who entered the palace to discuss important matters was also scolded.Although I and Zhiqin served by the prince's side and didn't suffer much, but the prince smiled on the face, but was unhappy in his heart, looking at himself and Zhiqin was also very depressed.

Fang Xiaoru was stunned for a while, then solemnly cupped his hands and said, "I'm bothered to report to the crown prince on your behalf, just say Fang Xiaoru thank you!"

Ma Sanbao hurriedly surrendered.

After Fang Xiaoru finished speaking, he nodded, turned around and strode away.

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In the palace at this time...

Zhu Gaochi walked down the stairs, looked at the small map in his hand, his eyebrows were frowned, and he was surprised. He really didn't expect that there are these authentic dark rooms under the imperial city!

and……

What I didn't even expect was...

Staring at the seal on the map made of kraft paper in his hand, it turns out that Grandpa Huang is hiding this thing in the small box!

At the beginning, those people who were ambushing in the palace turned out to be the little box given to them by the emperor's grandfather.

Later, I heard from my father that there is a small jade seal representing the dragon chair in this small box!

That's why Zhu Yunqi and the others tried so hard to snatch it away!

After getting back the small box, he didn't open it all the time, he just gave it to the old man, but the old man stuffed it to himself along with the big jade seal!

He had no choice but to keep keeping the small box.

To this day, he was stopped by his father from paying homage to Mr. Zhang Shi and Ms. Zhang Rongyue. He was angry and bored, and opened the box in boredom. Instead of seeing the legendary little jade seal, he saw such a map !

Curious, I was surprised to find that the entrance to the tunnel marked on the map was in the study of the palace where I lived.

So, out of curiosity, he entered the tunnel.

Not telling anyone...

Of course, including Dad...

He paused, and lit the candles in his hands on the candlesticks on both sides of the aisle. Zhu Gaochi sighed and made a bitter face. After being depressed for a while, he felt a little worried and regretted it.

Dad will definitely be worried to death if he can't find him!

Scratching your head and thinking for a while, let's just go back.Tell Dad, let Dad accompany me for a walk!

Zhu Gaochi was about to turn around and go back along the road, but just after taking two steps, he lowered his head to look at the small map, pressed his finger lightly, and touched——

Suddenly, a door appeared beside the passage.

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback.

I looked down at the map carefully again, hey, this door is not marked on the map.

He looked up at the open stone door.

Staring at Shimen for a while, Zhu Gaochi thought, could this be a secret door?

Could there be some treasure in the secret door?

Even the map given to him by Grandpa Huang is not marked, which means that this is a place that Grandpa Huang does not want people to know!

Well, there must be a baby in it!

Be sure to ask your dad to come and see!

So Zhu Gaochi turned around and walked towards the authentic way.

He didn't look at the secret door again.

Leaving the tunnel and pushing away the shelf of the bookcase in the study, he saw his father's expression of astonishment and ecstasy.

Dad is here? ?

Does that mean that Dad knows about his sudden "disappearance out of thin air"?

Zhu Gaochi smirked and scratched his head, "Father, are you here?"

Zhu Di's face darkened after the initial shock and ecstasy, especially when he saw the boy's smirk, his face became even darker!

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Holding a candle and walking in the tunnel, Zhu Gaochi whispered, "Father, don't be angry. They are all sons..."

Zhu Di was sullen and said nothing.

Zhu Gaochi rubbed his cheeks, just now... was pinched by his father, it really hurts!

But he didn't dare to cry out the pain, it was because he was too curious for a moment, and ran down without saying anything, it was only natural for the old man to be angry and annoyed.

While rubbing her face, suddenly a warm and familiar big hand gently caressed her sore cheek.

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback for a moment, then turned his head, and grinned at his father with slender eyebrows, "Father, are you not angry with your son?"

Zhu Di snorted coldly, took Zhu Gaochi with one hand, lowered his head and kissed the smirking lips roughly, and aggressively invaded for a while, before letting go of Zhu Gaochi who could hardly breathe.

"If there is another time for you, you will never want to leave the palace in this life!" Zhu Di warned in a deep voice.

Zhu Gaochi gasped and nodded obediently, grinning foolishly, thinking with a smile in his heart, with this small map, wouldn't it be easy for him to leave the palace in the future?But he remembered that the last place marked on this small map was a certain place in Nanjing City.

Zhu Di squinted at the exceptionally well-behaved Zhu Gaochi, and snorted coldly in his heart, thinking he didn't know what this kid was thinking?

"Ah, here we are." Zhu Gaochi raised his hand to touch the bricks and stones on the wall. Just now, he accidentally touched the bricks and stones and opened the door.

"Wait! Chi'er!" Zhu Di pulled, frowning.

"What's wrong? Dad?" Zhu Gaochi was puzzled.

"I'll come." Zhu Di said lightly, and after finishing speaking, he pulled Zhu Gaochi behind him, thinking in his heart that although this tunnel is very quiet along the way, since his father would take great pains in this imperial city After getting such a few authentic darkroom things, there must be other things!

and……

What was given to Chi'er was not Xiao Yuxi, but a map?

What's the meaning? !

Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Di who was standing in front of him, and only belatedly remembered... This is authentic, his grandpa made it authentic, how could it be so quiet and so simple? !

There must be some danger or something!

Zhu Gaochi's heart tightened, and when he was about to ask his father to leave, a few arrows flew out——

Zhu Gaochi's face changed, and then he shouted, "Be careful!"

He was pulled over and hugged tightly.

"Father!" Zhu Gaochi hurriedly raised his head, looking at Zhu Di with a stern expression, "Father, are you all right?"

Zhu Di shook his head, let go of his hand slightly, and asked Zhu Gaochi to check up and down. Seeing that Zhu Gaochi was relieved, he smiled lightly, "Relax?"

"Father! It's my son who is reckless!" Zhu Gaochi was a little annoyed.

Why didn't I think of this?

Although it is the map given to me by the emperor's grandfather, but everything is possible, isn't it? !Especially this kind of place.

Zhu Di raised his hand and rubbed Zhu Gaochi's head, and smiled softly, "It's none of your business. Let's go."

After finishing speaking, he took Zhu Gaochi's hand and looked at the secret door that had been opened.

Where Zhu Gaochi didn't see, Zhu Di's face was a little gloomy, and his eyes were even colder.

If it wasn't for Chi'er thinking that she was worried, she ran to find herself...

If Chi'er hadn't always been careful...

I'm afraid...it's already early...

Zhu Di couldn't help but tighten Zhu Gaochi's hand.

Zhu Gaochi was pinched so painfully that he raised his head to look at Zhu Di, but seeing Zhu Di's gloomy profile, he knew in his heart that his father must be angry because of what happened just now.He didn't say much, just silently led by Zhu Di.

Into the dark room.

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback.Zhu Di was stunned.

There is only one portrait in the dark room, and under the portrait is a table with an incense burner and a plate.

The portrait is a woman with an unbeautiful face, but a very comfortable one.

If the woman looked carefully, her face was somewhat similar to Zhu Gaochi's, with warm eyebrows and eyes.

"Father... who is she?" Zhu Gaochi couldn't help asking.

But Zhu Di remained silent, and just led Zhu Gaochi forward slowly.

He looked down at the table case.On the plate of the table case is a jade wrench finger, which is engraved with the same pattern as the jade seal.

"Little Yuxi?" Zhu Gaochi whispered.

Zhu Di remained silent, just staring at the portrait closely.

After a long while, he said in a hoarse voice, "Chi'er...she is you...Grandma Huang..."

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback, a little dazed.

"She is your grandpa's queen... I never thought that your grandpa would hang her portrait here..." Zhu Di laughed mockingly.

Thinking of his mother and concubine finally dying in depression, and... even if this woman died, she was still missed... Zhu Di smiled coldly.

But soon, he was hugged with worry.

Zhu Di lowered his head, seeing Zhu Gaochi holding himself with one hand, looking at him worriedly, the coldness in his eyes dissipated, and the smile he evoked was no longer gloomy, he raised his hand to hug him back, and said in a soft voice, "Father is fine."

"Father, this has nothing to do with us, right?" Zhu Gaochi said softly.

Zhu Di was startled for a moment, but then he was relieved that indeed, it had nothing to do with them.

What does the matter of his father and his women have to do with them!

But... the last arrangement his father made before his death led Chi'er to this tunnel and found this dark room, what did he want to do? !

"Father, look, there is something under the plate!" Zhu Gaochi pointed at the plate, not daring to touch it.But curious, it seems to be bright yellow?

Zhu Di frowned and signaled Zhu Gaochi to back off, but Zhu Gaochi took Zhu Di's hand instead, shook his head resolutely, and refused to back off.

"Chi'er?" Zhu Di frowned and stared warningly.

Zhu Gaochi shook his head slowly, with a solemn expression, "Father, my son wants to be with you."

He didn't want to hide behind his father and watch his father being attacked by arrows again!

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi's resolute expression, smiled helplessly, and pulled Zhu Gaochi into his arms.

Carefully remove the plate, and then carefully pick up the bright yellow silk cloth.

After waiting vigilantly for a long while, I found that it was quiet and there was no movement before I spread the silk cloth.

After seeing it, Zhu Gaochi was suddenly stunned, and Zhu Di's face turned dark!