Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

"Okay! Okay! Okay!"

"Hahaha..."

After hesitating for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said "hello" three times in a row, and then laughed at the meeting. All the murderous aura in his heart dissipated, and his eyes looking at Hu Fei were full of heartfelt approval.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction, Zhu Biao nodded approvingly at Hu Fei and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

What Hu Fei said just now not only solved the problem of empty seals, but also saved the lives of more than forty officials. This achievement cannot be described in words.

"It is my great honor to be able to share your Majesty's worries. I hope that I will not disappoint Your Majesty."

Hu Fei cupped his hands and said with a smile.

"It is my great fortune to have you in the imperial court, and it is also the great fortune of the Ming Dynasty! I am very relieved!"

"Tell me, what reward do you want? I promise you all!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, don't worry about the rewards for now. Should Teng Shangshu and the arrested officials be released?"

Hu Fei smiled, cupped his hands, and asked with a smile.

"Let it go, let it go! Let it go now!"

"Teng Qing, I have decided to take back what I just said. Your responsibility will not be held any longer. But you have heard what Hu Fei just said. After returning, we will implement the seal seal and the trial of the guard station as soon as possible after returning, and they will be implemented after the year!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and looked at Teng Demao who was kneeling on the ground, and said in a deep voice.

"Thank you for not killing me, Your Majesty. I will do my best to serve you!"

After listening to this, Teng Demao finally relaxed and kowtowed respectfully in thanks.

"Mao Xiang, immediately release the forty-one state officials captured in the capital, and distribute travel expenses to them to go home!"

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Mao Xiang again and said loudly.

"I obey the order!"

Mao Xiang immediately agreed, glanced hard at Hu Fei's back, gritted his teeth, and quickly left the hall.

As Mao Xiang left, Teng Demao also stood up and resigned.

Suddenly, only Hu Fei and Zhu Yuanzhang and his son were left in the hall.

"Tell me, what reward do you want?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Fei again and asked with a smile, feeling very good.

"Your Majesty, I have just said that it is my duty to serve your Majesty for the imperial court. I dare not ask for credit. But if your Majesty insists on rewarding me, I am brave enough to ask your Majesty to do it for me and Princess Anqing." Marriage granted!"

Hu Fei cupped his hand, hesitated, and said seriously.

After listening to Hu Fei's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's face stiffened and he frowned slightly.

Although he had guessed that Hu Fei might bring up old matters again, he was still a little uncomfortable with it.

"Father, I just wanted to ask, what is the incident about Princess Anqing that Hu Fei just mentioned? Did something happen that I don't know about?"

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's expression, Zhu Biao bowed his hands and asked slowly.

Hearing Zhu Biao's words, Hu Fei couldn't help but smile in his heart.

"You really don't know about Chang Shu and Hu Fei?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look at Zhu Biao and asked in a deep voice.

"My son, I don't know, so I ask my father to make it clear."

Zhu Biao nodded and pretended to be confused seriously.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, and then told Zhu Biao about the private meeting between Hu Fei and Princess Anqing and their lifelong decision.

"Is this happening?! Hu Fei, you are so brave!"

After Zhu Biao heard this, he turned to look at Hu Fei, widened his eyes and asked.

In order to cooperate with Zhu Biao's acting, Hu Fei hurriedly bowed and saluted, showing a trace of fear.

"Father, since this matter has been reported to you, it means that many people know about it. If my father vetoes it, it will be a small matter to separate the two of them, but the loss of the royal family's face will be a big deal."

"But I feel that it is not a bad idea to choose Hu Fei as Chang Shu's consort. Hu Fei is the son of the prime minister, and he does not feel wronged by his status. In addition, Hu Fei is now the God of Poetry in the Ming Dynasty, and his talent has already made it possible for his father to

It’s obvious that he is a rare talent.”

"Didn't he always not want to become an official? Then it would be better to follow his and Chang Shu's wishes. After he becomes the consort, he will still have to serve the court even if he does not want to become an official!"

"What do you think, Father?"

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said seriously.

After hearing Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but feel something in his heart.

Yes, Hu Fei had made many meritorious deeds during this period, but he never asked for rewards. As a result, he could not find a chance to reward Hu Fei with an official position.

If Hu Fei really became the emperor's son-in-law, he would be both the emperor's son-in-law and a court official. Even if he didn't want to become an official, he would never want to stay out of it.

But he had just rejected Hu Fei not long ago, so he was unwilling to comply with Hu Fei's wishes so happily.

"I still need to think deeply about this matter, and we will talk about it later."

"Since you don't want the reward, then step back!"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment, looked at Hu Fei, waved his hand and said.

"Wei Chen resigns."

Hu Fei hesitated for a moment, bowed his hands, and said respectfully.

The matter was at this point and he couldn't push it too hard, so he didn't choose to continue to pester him, and just regarded it as a blessing in disguise.

But he is confident that Princess Anqing will be his sooner or later!

"The minister also resigned."

Zhu Biao also bowed his hands and said goodbye to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Seeing Zhu Biao leaving with Hu Fei, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, remembering that when Zhu Biao first arrived, he clearly claimed that he had court affairs to discuss with him, but at this time he left without saying anything, and he immediately understood something in his heart.

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Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but snorted, but a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Hu Fei and Zhu Biao walked out of the hall and were stopped by Zhu Biao after only a few steps.

"Your Highness, is there anything else?"

Hu Fei stopped, saluted Zhu Biao who was catching up, and said hello respectfully.

"My performance in the palace just now has to impress me. To be honest, did you expect that scene just now?"

Zhu Biao looked at Hu Fei, with a slight smile on his face, and asked casually.

"What does your highness mean by this? I don't understand."

Hu Fei smiled, cupped his hands and said.

"Huh, you don't have to pretend, but I don't want to know the details. You did a good job just now, but remember, it's best to explain things clearly in person in the future. Don't use others as pawns just because you think you are a little clever!"

Zhu Biao looked at Hu Fei, his face suddenly darkened, and he said stiffly.

After hearing Zhu Biao's words, Hu Fei felt nervous and hurriedly bowed respectfully.

"Don't worry, my father will no longer stand in the way of your affair with Chang Shu, and it should be announced soon."

Zhu Biao glanced at Hu Fei, suddenly changed the subject, and whispered something while walking out of the palace.

"Congratulations to Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Hu Fei hurriedly turned around and held up his hands, watching Zhu Biao leave.

Looking at Zhu Biao's leaving figure, Hu Fei breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Zhu Biao must have connected with the words he asked Xiao Qi to bring before, and thought that all this had long been part of his plan, but maybe it was

He knew that he wanted to marry Princess Anqing, so he didn't pursue it.

To be honest, if Zhu Biao hadn't been there to help today, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly, so he was serious about his gratitude to Zhu Biao.

As for the disadvantages of the empty seal, he got the tip from Han Yike, but he just made up a convincing excuse casually. It was also an indirect reminder to Zhu Yuanzhang that Han Yi was a good official and might be able to use it again in the future.

But then he thought that he would soon become Princess Anqing's consort, and temporarily put all these things behind him, and couldn't help but smile with anticipation on his face.

And what is gratifying is that this time he not only took the opportunity to demonstrate his abilities again, but also made Zhu Yuanzhang no longer so resistant to the matter between him and Princess Anqing, and also resolved the empty seal of one of the four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty that shocked history.

case and saved countless innocent people who would be implicated in the empty seal case in the future.

If he remembered correctly, there were 70,000 people implicated and killed because of the empty seal case.

Now that it ends with this ending, it can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.

Hu Fei, who was in a good mood, looked back at the majestic Yangxin Palace behind him, with a slight smile on his lips, turned around and walked out of the palace with his hands behind his back.

But before he had taken a few steps, he saw a familiar figure looking at him from a distance. Before he could get closer, he had already begun to salute respectfully.

It was Teng Demao who had resigned to Zhu Yuanzhang long ago.

"My lower official, Teng Demao, has met Mr. Hu."

When Hu Fei came closer, Teng Demao greeted him respectfully.

Looking at Teng Demao with a bloody head, Hu Fei couldn't help but shook his head and sighed.

He also understood Teng Demao. Although he was not an important contributor to the Ming Dynasty, he could be regarded as a good official because he devoted his whole life to the Ming Dynasty.

It's just a pity that such a good official gave birth to a son like Teng Ziqian, which makes people sigh...
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