Zhu Zhi came out of the palace and suddenly remembered that Guo Xiu had been to his parents' house for several days. It was time to pick up his mother and go home. While instructing the groom in the palace to take the horse to his mansion, he took the horse to Guo Ying's mansion by himself.

From a distance, I saw a towering mansion located on the street. There was a plaque hanging on the gatehouse, with the words "Wuding Hou Mansion" written on the black background. There were four sword guards standing on both sides of the door, which was very pompous. When I got off the horse in front of the door, a door had already run out of it. Seeing that it was the prince's sister-in-law, he hurried up to lead the horse. Zhu Zhi and Xiao Chenzi didn't need to report it, so they walked in. The guards on both sides quickly knelt down to greet the horse.

This is the first time Zhu Zhi has been to his father-in-law's house. The carved beams and painted buildings are very brilliant. In the porch, the maids and servants are coming in and out, which is very lively. No wonder, his father-in-law is full of sages. Guo Ying's sister is the emperor's concubine Ning, the eldest son Guo Zhen, and his brother-in-law. He is Zhu Zhi's sister Princess Yongjia's son-in-law, and his second daughter is Zhu Zhi's princess. It can be said that among the many honors in the early Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu and Guo Ying had the closest relationship. It is also possible that Guo Ying escaped the butcher knife of the Great Purgatory.

As soon as Zhu Zhi walked into the yard, all the maids and servants in the yard knelt down to salute. Zhu Zhi shouted, "It's all right." He walked straight to the front hall. Several women hurriedly came out from behind and knelt in front of Zhu Zhi. He led a middle-aged woman in her forties and said, "I am a concubine Guo Liu to pay homage to the King of Liao." Her mother-in-law, Zhu Zhi quickly helped her up: "Why do you need more politeness to your family? Please get up quickly, please." The two sat down separately.

Guo Liu said: "Is Your Highness here to see Xiu'er this time?"

Zhu Zhi said, "Oh, I have met my mother in the palace today. She is thinking about Yan'er. I want to take Xiu'er and her children back to the house and take them to the palace to pay their respects another day."

Guo Liu said, "Okay, Xiu'er was taking Yan'er to play in the back garden just now, and she had already asked someone to inform her. Why haven't you come back for so long? Chun'er, why haven't you come back yet? Why haven't the princess come out yet?" A maid standing next to her agreed to go out.

Zhu Zhi said, "Don't you see Lord Taishan at the mansion?"

Guo Liu said: "The Marquis invited Duke Ying to the mansion to drink in the morning. He had sent a servant to report and could come back from time to time."

Duke Fu Youde of Ying Kingdom and Zhu Zhi nodded thoughtfully. As he was talking, Guo Xiu had already walked out of the inner room, while Yan'er was held by the nurse beside him. Seeing his husband coming, Guo Xiu was filled with joy. As soon as he entered the fire room, her delicate little face immediately looked white and red, which was very beautiful.

After walking for so many days, suddenly seeing his wife, Zhu Zhi felt a sense of strangeness and expectation flashed through his heart. He quickly took two steps to catch Guo Xiu's little hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work these days." Zhu Zhi suddenly felt that he missed her a little, and he didn't know when this kind of concern began.

When Guo Xiu saw her husband considerate, she was so sweet from the bottom of her heart that she kept asking about her well-being: "Husband is here, have you eaten well these days? Are you resting well?" Zhu Zhi had to keep saying yes, why did she look like her mother in her previous life, and she always speaks like this every time she calls.

When Guo Liu saw the young couple meeting, he said tactfully: "You have a good chat, I'll take my leave."

Guo Xiu carried the child to Zhu Zhi and said, "Look at Yan'er, he misses his father."

Zhu Zhi carried the child into his arms. At this time, Yan'er was over one year old and looked very cute. Her big eyes were very similar to Zhu Zhi's eyes. However, Zhu Zhi couldn't be interested in him no matter how he did. Other people's wife men wouldn't mind, but they were not their own son, so they wouldn't love him no matter what. Zhu Zhi played with her for a while, and then handed the child to the nurse.

Guo Xiu said: "Why are you here today? Isn't there any quarrels at home?"

Zhu Zhi smiled and said, "Don't you miss you?"

Guo Xiu's face turned red again and said, "Stop coming, let the servants hear it." But he was filled with joy. As he spoke, Guo Xiu took Zhu Zhi to his yard. On the way, Zhu Zhi saw that there were still many servants in the mansion.

When he got into the house, Zhu Zhi asked, "There are many masters in the Marquis' Mansion."

Guo Xiu said: "Yes, each of our brothers and sisters has two maids and two servants. Together with a few maids and servants, there are probably a hundred or so."

Zhu Zhi asked again: "Can you support such a large family with the salary of Lord Taishan?"

Guo Xiu said again: "Of course not, but fortunately, our family still has 2,000 acres of good land in the village, and we can still collect some rent every year."

Zhu Zhi frowned and said without saying a word. Guo Xiu saw it and said, "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?" Zhu Zhi shook his head, remembering Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards Fu Youde in the morning. Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't need to make excuses to kill the meritorious officials, if a minister knew how to keep a low profile, Tang He, as the only duke who died well, kept a bedridden after retirement and pretended to be sick, saved his life. It seems that he should remind his father-in-law, after all, he is one of the most trusted backers.

The couple was talking when a servant outside the door said, "Your Highness, Princess, the master is back home."

Zhu Zhi and Guo Xiu came out of the room and were about to walk in front to meet. A powerful voice from afar had already come: "Haha, what gust of wind has blown Your Highness."

As the voice came, a middle-aged man with red face turned out from the corner of the porch. He was in his fifties, tall, full in heaven, and a big nose and square face. There is no need to ask that this is his Taishan Lord Guo Ying. He was cautious before and was unwilling to date Guo Xiuniang's family too much, so the two sides rarely interacted with each other and only saw a few times at several large ceremonies. This was the first time the two met officially.

Guo Ying followed Zhu Yuanzhang to uprising the matter when he was eighteen years old and always followed Lao Zhu as a guard. Lao Zhu called him "Guo Si", which shows how close the relationship between the two was evident. Later, due to his military merits, he was promoted to the assistant of the former army Governor's Office. In the 17th year of Hongwu, he was granted the title of Marquis of Wuding, and was granted the title of Marquis of Wuding, and was given a vassal of 2,500 stones. He was given a certificate of vassal. Ying was filial and friendly, and was proficient in writing history, and was disciplined in his masters, and he was loyal and cautious to see his relatives with Taizu. Because of Ning Concubine, he was very favored, and no other meritorious officials dared to look forward to it.

Together with Geng Bingwen, he became the marquis who had achieved great success among the founding fathers. It seems that as the confidant who followed Zhu Yuanzhang from the beginning, he had always had a close marriage relationship with the royal family, and had always shown loyalty, he could survive. Later, he was conquered the King of Yan, but he made no achievements and died in the first year of Yongle.

Guo Ying stepped forward and saluted. Zhu Zhi held him and said, "Sir Taishan, you will be exempted from these false gifts at home."

Guo Ying was not polite and said, "Oh, your highness might as well follow me to the study room?" As he said that, Zhu Zhi went to the study room. Seeing that the two of them had something to do, Guo Xiu took his leave.

The father-in-law and son-in-law sat down in the study. The servant had seen the tea. Guo Ying retreated and said, "I haven't communicated with Your Highness in the past few months. I'm really afraid that Your Highness will be in a hurry."

Zhu Zhi said: "It's okay. Recently, I took someone to Jishan for the royal palace, named Yang Rong. This person is extremely talented and smart. With him to help him deal with it, it's quite calm."

Guo Ying listened and said with a look of disappointment: "That's good, I'm old, and I will always be the world of your youth in the future."

Zhu Zhi saw it and it seemed that Guo Ying had many ideas for Zhu Zhi in the past, and hurriedly said: "The court affairs are still experienced in Taishan. However, since he was appointed as the king, he has not dared to go too much with Taishan, for fear that he would not have a good reputation for contacting foreign ministers. When encountering difficult things in the future, he still needs to give some advice."

Guo Ying nodded and said, "What Your Highness said is very true. A few days ago, Your Highness sent Lian Zining and the others to the scene. I was worried about Your Highness. Who knew that this trip would bring you a good reputation for Your Highness. I really didn't want to put in willows and willows to form a shade."

Zhu Zhi said: "I just heard that Taishan was going to the Duke of Yingguo's mansion to drink?"

Guo Ying said: "Yes, I have established a friendship with Lao Fu since I pacified Yunnan. I will invite each other to have a drink if I have nothing to do."

Zhu Zhi said seriously: "I wonder what more I talked about with Yingguo during the dinner?"

Guo Ying said: "It's all a matter of family matters. Recently, Old Fu handed over military power and felt a little depressed."

Zhu Zhi told the story of entering the palace today to see Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "In the opinion of a son-in-law, Lord Taishan will have less contact with Duke Ying in the future."

Guo Ying heard Zhu Zhi say, his brows gradually frowned and murmured: "Oh, why did Old Fu do this? He is not unaware of the emperor's temper. He has always cherished the people's strength."

Zhu Zhi said: "So, my father was very dissatisfied with the memorial and refuted it. In the future, Lord Taishan himself should be careful. I heard that we have 100 slaves in our family and 2,000 acres of land in our hometown?"

Guo Ying said: "Yes, what?"

Zhu Zhi said: "Mr. Taishan, the son-in-law has something that should not be said."

Guo Ying said: "Look, please speak quickly. Why are you polite to you?"

Zhu Zhi said: "My father has never liked luxury. If we don't need so many people in our family, we can also dismiss the people we serve. The minimum limit is enough. There is also land. If there are fewer people raised, can we save less? It is better to sell it to the landlord in the village to gain the reputation of the simple marquis."

Guo Ying was naturally a smart person who could stand strong during the Hongwu period. After hearing Zhu Zhi's words, he immediately smelled the smell and said, "Why, the emperor wants to touch the old fu?"

Zhu Zhi said: "This son-in-law is not very accurate, but Lord Taishan should be careful in this matter. Those censors are not vegetarians."

Guo Ying nodded slowly and said, "Oh, it is not my intention to raise so many people. Your Highness also knows that Xiu'er has many brothers and sisters, and everyone has to call her servants. It seems that we can't hold them back, and a group will be dismissed in a few days. Your Highness reminds you, yes."

Zhu Zhi said: "Lord Taishan is currently in great honor, but you still need to be careful."

Guo Ying was taught a lesson by his son-in-law. Instead of being angry, he was happy and said, "Your Highness is very right. I am careless. It seems that your highness is mature, and his future is limitless."

Zhu Zhi quickly shook his fingers and said with a obedient voice that he was already a vassal king who was about to leave the capital, and his future was unlimited. Could it be that Zhu Zhi, the former, had any ambitions with his father-in-law? Guo Ying knew that he was reckless and was not talking about it. But he still felt that his son-in-law knew great gifts and Ming Xiaojie, as if he had changed his personality from the prince who only knew how to play guns and rods and hunted horses, and he became more and more at ease with him.

Guo Ying said again: "Your Highness, Zhen'er is the prince consort and you don't have to do anything, but Ming'er is old and doesn't want to stay in the capital and live a life. Your Highness will go to Liaodong next year to see if he can set up a seat in the royal palace."

Zhu Zhi said: "I will not avoid my relatives, but I don't know what position Lord Taishan wants to give him?"

Guo Ying said: "Ming'er doesn't like martial arts, so he doesn't need to join the army. However, he has read some books since he was a child and knows the numbers. It's better to just go to the royal palace to be an accounting room."

Zhu Zhi thought, too, since ancient times, the most important thing in China is human rights and financial power. You can feel at ease if you put a family member in this position, and said, "What if you want him to be a royal palace treasure? I don't need the Ministry of Personnel to ask about it. I just feel a little wronged."

Guo Ying said: "What's wrong with this? Come on, call the second young master."

Not long after, a young man in his twenties, not tall and looked quite like Guo Xiu, walked into the study and saw Zhu Zhi, and knelt down to greet him: "Guo Ming has met His Highness the King of Liao." Zhu Zhi quickly helped him up, and he saw this man's beautiful face and eyes were also a clever person.

Guo Ying said: "His Highness of the Liao Dynasty is graceful. You are allowed to enter the palace to be a treasure. You must be loyal and devote all your efforts to assist you. Do you know?"

Guo Ming quickly bowed again and said, "Ming should repay His Highness's grace."

Zhu Zhi said: "Haha, how did this family speak two words?" On that day, Zhu Zhi had dinner at his father-in-law's house and took his wife and children home in the evening.

As for Jiao Zilong and the others, they couldn't make it work for a while, so Zhu Zhi simply gave them a few days off. Guo Ming also moved to Zhu Zhi's mansion a few days later to manage the finances of the royal mansion.

After three days of talking with Zhu Zhi, Guo Ying dismissed fifty servants in the mansion. After half a month, he bought a thousand acres of fertile land in the countryside, and 500 acres of them were sold at a low price to the tenants. The emperor knew it and felt very relieved.

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Chapter completed!