Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 315 Old friends reunite, father and son are strangers
After the Lantern Festival, Ma Ji resumed his daily life of studying literature and martial arts.

Now that the first lunar month is halfway over, spring is about to begin on the ninth day of the second lunar month. More and more people from all over the country are coming to the capital, and soon all the large and small inns in the capital are filled.

On the 20th of the first lunar month, because Gu Yong had already handled the handover at the Ministry of War and now took office, Ma Ji could only study by himself in the study.

Zhan Chun suddenly burst in excitedly, shouting: "Master, here we come, everyone is here!"

Ma Ji couldn't help but smile, put down the book and asked with a smile: "This kid talks without any beginning or end, everything comes up?"

Zhan Chun calmed down a little, straightened out his thoughts and then reported: "Master, some of your good friends, Ning Caichen, Zong Zimei, and Wang Shixiu are here together!"

Ma Ji was a little surprised, wondering how these three strangers could come together. He immediately got up and took Zhan Chun to the door of the house to greet them.

Outside the gate of the mansion, three young men with different looks but all stood out, attracting passers-by to steal glances. They were Ning Caichen, Zong Zimei and Wang Shixiu.

Ma Ji cupped his hands and smiled from afar: "We haven't seen each other for a long time. I didn't expect you to come to Beijing together."

The three of them also returned the gift with their hands.

At this moment, there were leftover tables for four people in the flower hall. Naturally, it was impossible to invite Li Hui to sit here, so everyone went to the front hall together.

"It's really a coincidence."

Because Li Hui still dressed as a member of a wealthy family, he was still known as a "Huang Yuanwai".

He first asked the three if they had found a place to stay.

Although his teacher Gu Yong regarded him as his nephew, and the servants in the house also regarded him as their real young master, he could not accept it calmly and take his place as his successor.

Ma Ji suddenly understood and hurriedly let the three of them into the mansion and served tea in the flower hall to entertain guests.

He did not invite Ning Caichen and Wang Shixiu to live here.

Ma Ji nodded and said: "This is the best."

Wang Shixiu said with a smile: "We still have to borrow from Zimei. Now the inns in the capital are full, and even if they are willing to pay a high price, it is hard to find a room. Fortunately, Zimei's family has a good wife, and the wife sent people to Beijing to buy it a year ago. In a spacious house, Caichen and I chatted in Zimei's house. "

The four people in the seat stood up together, and Ma Ji introduced both parties.

On the way, Ma Ji quietly winked at Gu Yong and asked about Li Hui's purpose, but Gu Yong only shook his head and had no intention of explaining.

When the banquet was over, Ma Ji invited three people to sit down. Zhan Chun was holding a pot and pouring wine. While drinking, the four of them talked about their farewells and civil and military skills. They were very in tune with each other.

Ning Caichen smiled and said: "It's a coincidence that Shixiu and I both arrived at Yingtian first. We happened to meet Zimei when we were looking for the northbound passenger ship at the dock. After talking to each other, we realized that we are all your friends. Zimei Hao Kuo chartered a large ship by himself and planned to bring his family to Beijing, so he kindly invited me and Shi Xiu to go with him. "

Ma Ji was slightly surprised. Firstly, he did not expect Li Hui's arrival, and secondly, he did not notice the approach of these three people at all. Just like the time in Xishan, if both times were the work of this Eunuch Cao, then he His cultivation must have reached the upper third level.

While they were drinking and talking, they suddenly saw Long'an Emperor Li Hui and Gu Yong walking in together, followed by Cao Jirong, the eunuch in charge.

Although he couldn't make the decision to take in friends, he still came a few days earlier than the three of them. It was still appropriate for him to act as a landlord and help the three of them.

At that time, Ma Ji ordered Zhan Chun to order a banquet at the best restaurant outside and bring it to the mansion.

In fact, he was also wondering.

Just now he was handling official business at the Ministry of War, when Li Hui suddenly came with Cao Jirong and said he wanted to take a look at his house.

The emperor's words were his will. Although Gu Yong didn't know why, he could only temporarily put down what he was doing and accompany Li Hui back home. When they arrived at the front hall, Li Hui and Gu Yong sat in the front, accompanied by Ma Ji and four others.

When the servants in the mansion served tea, Li Hui smiled and asked about the family backgrounds and studies of Ning Caichen, Zong Zimei and Wang Shixiu.

Although the three of them did not know Li Hui's identity, they saw that Gu Yong was still somewhat respectful to him, and Ma Ji secretly reminded him with his eyes, so they all answered Li Hui's questions seriously.

Ma Ji watched from the side and had a strange feeling in his heart. Although Li Hui didn't seem to pay special attention to any one of them, the way he looked at Zong Zimei and the tone of his words were always slightly different.

Li Hui sat there for about half an hour, then said he had something to do at home and got up to leave.

Gu Yong led everyone to send him and Cao Jirong outside the house and get on the carriage.

After the carriage had traveled some distance, tears suddenly fell from Li Hui's eyes.

These tears were tears of joy. While weeping, he looked at the sky and cupped his hands and said: "Wan'er has a spirit in the sky. Finally, I, Li Hui, have a son, and I, Dayu, have an heir!"

As he spoke, an invisible force enveloped the carriage, and even the coachman sitting on the shaft would not hear his words.

Cao Jirong also shed a few tears with Li Hui. When he calmed down a bit, he asked: "When will Your Majesty plan to reveal His Highness's identity to the world?"

A sarcastic smile flashed across the corner of Li Hui's mouth: "Over the years, because I have never had any children, not only my brothers have ambitions, but even the Queen Mother always advises me to make Lao Shi the crown prince. This time I I want them to know that I not only have a son, but he is also a son who is outstanding and talented!”

Cao Jirong understood immediately: "Your Majesty plans to wait until His Highness passes the scientific examination before announcing his identity?"

Li Hui nodded: "I have just tested the child's talent and learning, and he is not inferior to Ma Ji. As long as there are no accidents, there will be no problem. When the palace examination comes, I will hand-pick him into the first class." List!"

Cao Jirong said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will make sure that everyone pays attention to all aspects of the examination to ensure that there will be no accidents."

Li Hui nodded with satisfaction, and then asked another matter: "I heard that the child already has a family. What kind of person is that woman? Is she worthy of being my prince?"

Cao Jirong immediately became energetic and said with a smile: "There is a story here. His Highness's adoptive parents lived in Yangzhou from Taiyuan and got acquainted with a Mrs. Lin who lived under the Red Bridge. That Mrs. Lin had a female name of Tang Heng. , the diminutive name is Chang'e, she is born as her name suggests, and she really has the appearance of Chang'e in the moon palace.

"When Mrs. Lin saw that the Zong family was rich, she wanted to use her daughter to get along with her. She joked that she would marry her daughter into the Zong family. Little did she know that a year later, the Zong family and his wife died of illness. His Highness did not manage well, and the family gradually declined. Mrs. Lin disliked poverty and loved being rich. He wanted to regret the marriage, but he didn't want to bear the reputation of breaking the contract, so he proposed to His Highness that he should be betrothed with a hundred taels of gold.

"His Highness was at a loss for ideas at that time, but it was Miss Tang who came to his door late at night and gave him a hundred taels of gold, thus consummating their marriage. After getting married, Miss Tang only asked His Highness to focus on his studies, while she took care of the family business for him. In just a few years, he earned hundreds of millions of dollars in property."

Li Hui held up his palms and smiled and said: "In this way, this is a strange woman, who is worthy of being my beautiful wife."

Cao Jirong said hesitantly: "In addition to his wife, His Highness also took a woman named 'Dandang' as his concubine. According to the old slave's investigation, there seems to be something wrong with this woman..."

Li Hui suddenly changed his expression and shouted: "Since you know it's inappropriate, why do you just say now that you can't get rid of her as soon as possible!"

Cao Jirong said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. What I said inappropriately does not mean that this woman is not good for Your Highness, but that her identity is somewhat different."

Li Hui softened his expression, glared at him and said, "Speak clearly once you have something to say!"

"Yes, I obey the order." Cao Jirong nodded repeatedly, and then said, "Old slave has found out that Dian Dang is not a human being, but a fox demon that has become a pill."

Li Hui was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed dumbly: "What's wrong with this? Emperor Taizu Wu took a fox demon who had survived the thunder tribulation as his concubine. The current King of Lu is the fox demon. From this, it can be seen that my son has the legacy of Taizu, which is really rare!"

Cao Jirong saw that His Majesty, who had always been cold and strict, seemed to have changed his temper. No matter how he looked at him, he found His Highness who had not yet recognized his ancestors to be pleasing to his eyes. He couldn't help but laugh and cry.

(End of this chapter)