Capital.

Beijie Minxiang.

In a small courtyard, Hu Fei stood with his hands behind his hands. He looked at Xiao Wu who was kneeling in front of his mother's grave and crying bitterly. He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

Xiao Wu's mother has passed away, but because Xiao Wu was arrested, he was not able to see her mother for the last time.

However, what makes Xiao Wu even more desperate is that his father was injured by a drugstore clerk and suffered from grief due to the death of a relative. He is now bedridden. If it were not for the help of neighbors, Xiao Wu would have been

Both parents died.

Behind Hu Fei, there was an old man standing with a respectful expression.

The steward of Prince Yan's Mansion, Ge Yang.

The carriage of Prince Yan's Mansion is still parked outside the door. According to King Yan's order, Ge Yang needs to send Hu Fei all the way to the palace, and then take Hu Fei to Prince Yan's Mansion.

But after Hu Fei returned to Beijing, he didn't go anywhere and came directly to this small courtyard. It seemed that in his eyes, Xiao Wu's affairs were more important than other things, even more important than meeting Zhu Yuanzhang.

Ge Yang had already stepped forward to remind him no less than three times, but was interrupted by Hu Fei every time. He wanted to wait until Xiao Wu calmed down before leaving.

Although he did not have a close relationship with Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu was the only one who had seen Xiao An appear before. Coupled with his experiences and his rare filial piety, Hu Fei removed him from the hard labor of the city guard.

I rescued him and planned to take him with me.

After a long time, Xiao Wu finally recovered from the grief of losing his mother, kowtowed three times, stood up, walked out of the house, and came to Hu Fei.

"Xiaowu has no way of repaying the kindness of the young master. In the future, he will definitely act like a cow or a horse to repay the young master for his great kindness and virtue."

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Wu knelt in front of Hu Fei, with a grateful look on his face and said decisively.

"I don't need you to act like a cow or a horse. If you are willing, after your mourning is over, come to the Hu Mansion to find me, and follow me as a long-term follower from now on."

Hu Fei looked at Xiao Wu on the ground and said slowly.

"Thank you, sir!"

Xiao Wu nodded gratefully and said with a sigh of relief.

"Do you have any money with you? Lend me some for now and I'll return it to you another day."

Hu Fei turned to look at Ge Yang, smiled and asked.

After hearing what Hu Fei said, Ge Yang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly took out a few taels of silver from his sleeves and handed it to Hu Fei's hand.

"Get up, take this money, and hire a doctor to look at your father first. It's important to treat him."

Hu Fei motioned for Xiao Wu to get up, put the silver in his hand into Xiao Wu's hand, and said slowly.

"Thank you, sir!"

Xiao Wu bowed gratefully and said tremblingly, his eyes moistening once again.

"Forget it, Young Master. From now on, just like the people in the Hu family, please call me Young Master."

Hu Fei said calmly as he turned around and walked out.

"Yes, Master!"

Xiao Wu nodded heavily, said loudly, and watched Hu Fei leave.

From this moment on, he had secretly vowed to be loyal to Hu Fei throughout his life, even if he died.

Hu Fei walked out of the yard and got on the carriage. Ge Yang quickly ordered the coachman to drive the carriage straight to the palace gate.

If it were any later, not only His Majesty in the palace would not be able to wait, but King Yan would also be unable to wait.

...

Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

"Your Majesty, Hu Fei has arrived."

Pang Yuhai quickly walked into the hall, glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, who had a gloomy expression, and whispered.

"He still knows how to come?!"

"Let him in!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said dissatisfied.

He had been sitting here waiting for Hu Fei, but after waiting for a long time, he never received news that Hu Fei had entered the palace, and he was already a little impatient.

Soon, Hu Fei followed Pang Yuhai into the main hall.

"Hu Fei, a humble minister, comes to see His Majesty!"

Hu Fei walked closer, bowed respectfully, and said loudly.

Seeing Hu Fei at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but start looking up and down.

At this time, Hu Fei was still wearing hard labor clothes. He looked much darker and his figure was stronger. It seemed that even the temperament between his eyebrows and eyes was a little different.

After not seeing each other for just half a month, Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect that Hu Fei would change so much. It seemed that he had indeed gone through a lot.

For a child of an idle aristocratic family, half a month of hard labor is already quite a punishment, and some people may not be able to last even a day.

But Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Fei now and found that not only did Hu Fei persevere, but he actually didn't cause any trouble among the city guards. He really worked hard as a hard worker.

"I'm free of charge."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said slowly.

I was originally planning to vent my pent-up anger, but when I saw Hu Fei's appearance, most of my anger was gone.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Hu Fei thanked him and stood up slowly.

"How's it going? How have you been during these half-months of hard labor?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Fei and asked slowly.

"It's very fulfilling. It's rare to have such an opportunity. If His Majesty hadn't suddenly issued a recall order, I would have wanted to stay in the city guard army for a longer time."

Hu Fei nodded and said seriously.

"Don't come here! You will tell me what I am willing to hear! It seems that the punishment is not enough!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said angrily, but he was not really angry. He had already seen Hu Fei's mouth.

Hu Fei laughed twice and said nothing.

"Have you realized your mistake now? Do you dare to make the same mistake again in the future?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Fei and asked again.

"Your Majesty said I was wrong, so I was wrong, but I don't regret what I did that day."

Hu Fei cupped his hands and said seriously.

"you..."

After hearing what Hu Fei said, Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment and pointed at Hu Fei. He was speechless for a moment and his eyes widened with anger.

This time I was really angry. Hu Fei's words made it clear and he still refused to admit his mistake.

"I heard that you killed those assassins who assassinated King Yan outside the city?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, calmed down the anger in his heart, and asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, that's right."

Hu Fei nodded and said.

"Are you that powerful?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Fei doubtfully and asked hesitantly.

"To be honest with Your Majesty, although Wei Chen has been naughty since he was a child, my father also found several martial arts masters for Wei Chen and learned a few moves, but they were all just showy and could not be put on the stage."

"The reason why Wei Chen was able to kill those killers without leaving a trace was because they had been fighting for a long time with the soldiers protecting His Highness King Yan, and most of them were injured. In addition, they had been running for a long time, and their physical strength was already exhausted."

"At that time, Wei Chen was holding the golden dragon dagger given by His Majesty, which was indestructible. He also lied that 50,000 elite soldiers were on the way. When the other party heard this, they immediately became confused. This allowed Wei Chen to take advantage of the loophole and kill them all.

Behead!"

"If it weren't for the golden dragon dagger given by His Majesty to protect him, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to escape this disaster. Therefore, the credit for rescuing His Highness King Yan should belong to Your Majesty, and I don't want any reward."

"Your Majesty, you don't know. The scene was very dangerous at that time. Dozens of masters all surrounded me. Although I was scared, I knew that I could not lose the face of my Ming people, so I pulled out the golden dragon.

The dagger is said to be late but soon..."

"shut up!"

Hu Fei began to dance as he spoke, and recounted the situation at that time with a solemn expression. However, before he finished speaking, he heard Zhu Yuanzhang drink coldly, and looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's face, he had already darkened.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's sharp shout, Hu Fei cupped his hands and closed his mouth knowingly.

"It's okay, go back home and stop causing trouble!"
To be continued...