Duke Wei was filled with resentment. Why couldn't these people keep their voices down? Why did they have to come to this place? Had they taken the wrong medicine?
Duke Wei secretly glanced at Chen Hong and found that the old eunuch was also looking at him, and was smiling so strangely.
This made Duke Wei extremely angry.
What do you mean by looking at me like that?
Are you still looking at me? Are you still looking at me?
Forget it, just look at it. I won’t look at you anymore.
Duke Wei turned his head and began to think about what to do.
The guys over there had obviously finished talking about things and really started having fun, calling a lot of girls.
Chen Hong stood up and said, "I think we're almost there. We can report to His Majesty now. Duke Wei, why don't you come with me?"
Looking at Chen Hong's expression, Duke Wei really wanted to ask him, "I want to say I won't go, is that okay? Why are you asking such useless nonsense!"
Duke Wei could only bite the bullet, put on a faint smile and said, "Of course, Eunuch Chen, please go first."
"Don't." Chen Hong waved his hand quickly and said, "I am a worthless person, serving His Majesty. How dare I break the rules? The Duke is a pillar of the court. His family has guarded Nanjing for the Ming Dynasty for generations. So, the Duke should go first."
Duke Wei glanced at Chen Hong and gave him an ugly smile.
He didn't know whether Chen Hong's words were intentional or unintentional. He always felt that these seemingly complimenting words were full of sarcasm.
This made Duke Wei very unhappy, but he couldn't lose his temper at this time.
The two left Room 2 and soon moved into Room 3.
Seeing the Duke of Wei and the other man come in, Zhu Youxiao said with a smile, "It seems that the matter is over. Come, tell me about it."
After saying that, Zhu Youxiao put down the teacup in his hand and looked at the two of them with interest.
Chen Yu'er stood up and said, "Sir, I will take my leave now."
This is a smart woman who knows what to listen to and what not to listen to.
Zhu Youxiao didn't make things difficult for Chen Yu'er. He simply nodded and said, "Okay, you can go out first. After you go out, go find Qian Lao San and ask him to make arrangements for you."
"Come with me when we leave later. I need someone to take care of me these days. I'm in Nanjing, unfamiliar with the place, and I don't even have anyone to be close to. It's really disappointing. Since you seem to be a good person, I'll just follow you."
Zhu Youxiao's tone was very light when he said this, but that was not the point.
The key point is that when saying this, Zhu Youxiao did not look at Chen Yuer, but looked at Duke Wei.
That means there is something else behind his words, which makes Duke Wei feel very uneasy.
Although he was talking about her, he didn't mean to ask her at all. Chen Yu'er also knew that she couldn't resist, so she nodded obediently and retreated, closing the door from the outside.
After Chen Yu'er left, Duke Wei lifted his robe and knelt on the ground. Without the slightest hesitation, he said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty!"
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao was stunned. He then quickly stood up and walked to the Duke of Wei, extended his hand to support him, and asked, "Duke, what's wrong with you? Please stand up quickly, please stand up quickly. You are so old, why are you like this?"
After saying this, Zhu Youxiao helped Duke Wei up and said, "Don't say there's nothing wrong. Even if there is, I won't say anything. Duke, there's no need to be like this."
After saying that, Zhu Youxiao looked at Chen Hong and said, "But is there anything that involves the Duke of Wei's Mansion?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong quickly replied.
Although Duke Wei was helped to sit down by Zhu Youxiao and was comforted, he knew in his heart that he had no right to escape from this matter.
Just listen to what the emperor said. Can you really take it seriously?
Anyone who takes it seriously is a fool.
Duke Wei is obviously not a fool. If Your Majesty didn't want to deal with him, he wouldn't have called him here. This is clearly to teach him a lesson.
Of course, if His Majesty really wanted to kill him, he wouldn't have called him here. To put it bluntly, His Majesty wanted to beat him, and he wanted to beat him hard, making him bleed profusely.
As for those soothing words, just listen to them and forget about it. Or tell Duke Wei that you still have a way out and there is no need to fight to the death.
Of course, it is also possible that he was trying to comfort him on purpose and then kill him later.
Regardless, Duke Wei couldn't escape responsibility for this matter, so he just had to accept the punishment. So Duke Wei also adjusted his mindset and sat there waiting for Chen Hong to speak, since he couldn't avoid it anyway.
"Then tell me." Zhu Youxiao also sat back down and said, "Who are those people?"
"Your Majesty, these are some salt merchants from Yangzhou," Chen Hong said.
"Salt merchants?" Zhu Youxiao glanced at Chen Hong, hesitantly put down his teacup and said, "They sell salt, how could they be implicated in the Duke of Wei's Mansion? Even if the Duke of Wei also sells salt, it's not a big deal."
"The Duke of Wei has made great contributions to the court and the royal family. He is not only a noble, but also a relative of the nobles. He has a large family, a large population, and a large daily expenditure. I understand all of this."
After saying this, Zhu Youxiao looked at the Duke of Wei and said, "Don't be like this, Duke. This is not a big deal."
Zhu Youxiao spoke in a casual tone and had a gentle attitude, even bringing up his relatives.
Why are they noble relatives?
It was because their family had a Queen Xu, who was the queen of Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di.
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