Seeing Nie Xing's furious eyes and dumbfounded expression, Zhu Gaochen revealed a playful smile.
Just as the other party was about to speak.
Zhu Gaochen turned around and left, not giving him the chance to ask a question.
Nie Xing saw him leave and immediately shouted,""Come back here and make yourself clear!”
Zhu Gaochen acted as if he didn't hear Nie Xing's angry roar and walked away without looking back.
Torturing a prisoner, especially an orphan like Nie Xing, was useless against him. The best way was to torture him mentally.
Zhu Gaochen deliberately mentioned Sun Ruowei in front of him without saying anything else, which made him curious and worried!
Everyone had curiosity and thirst for knowledge.
Especially when he heard about the person he missed the most.
"Come back here! Speak clearly!"
Nie Xing endured the pain and gripped the cell door tightly. He desperately wanted Zhu Gaochen to come back and explain everything.
He and Sun Ruowei grew up together, and it could be said that she was the person he cared about the most.
Now that Zhu Gaochen mentioned her in such a place, he had no idea whether it was a good or bad thing.
After leaving the Imperial Jail, Zhu Gaochen brought Zhao Yun back to King Nan Manor.
They had just arrived at King Nan's estate.
Zhu Gaochen saw an old eunuch leading a few young eunuchs standing at the entrance of his mansion.
The old eunuch leading the group was Zhu Di's personal eunuch, Little Snot.
"Oh, King Nan, you're finally back. His Majesty was looking for you.”When Little Snot saw Zhu Gaochen return, she immediately went up to him.
"Old Master is looking for me?" Zhu Gaochen was stunned and muttered in his heart.
Although he did not know why Zhu Di was looking for him, Zhu Gaochen still followed Little Snot to the palace.
In the palace.
Zhu Di's bedroom.
As soon as Zhu Gaochen arrived, he saw Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi walking out with a nervous expression, holding a scroll tightly in his hand.
"Fourth brother." When Zhu Gaochi saw Zhu Gaochen, he quickly walked towards him.
"Big brother, what's wrong?" Zhu Gaochen asked.
"Old Master just gave me a painting and asked me to mention a poem on it. I don't know how to mention it.”Zhu Gaochi looked worried.
With that, he opened the scroll in front of Zhu Gaochen.
As the scroll unfurled, it was a colorful picture of three fierce tigers.
In the painting, the three tigers were an adult tiger and two tiger cubs.
"Fourth Brother, what kind of poem do you think can be made to match the tiger painting that the old master gave me? You have to help me with this matter.”Zhu Gaochi said in panic.
After all, it was given by the emperor, so he definitely couldn't be careless when mentioning poems.
Not only would it ruin the painting, but it might also make the old master unhappy.
However, if he wanted to mention a poem suitable for the occasion, he had to figure out the meaning behind the tiger picture. Only then could he mention the poem according to the meaning.
"I'm not too sure either." Zhu Gaochen glanced at Hutu and shook his head.
"How about this? If you can guess the meaning behind this Tiger Map, tell me. As long as this matter succeeds and the old master is happy, I will give you benefits. How about it?”
Zhu Gaochi adhered to the principle of having more people and more power, and began to rope in Zhu Gaochen.
Zhu Gaochen thought for a moment, then nodded and said,""Alright, I'll tell you when I think of it.”
With that, Zhu Gaochen walked straight into Zhu Di's bedroom.
Inside the bedroom.
Zhu Di was dressed in coarse clothes and was reading memorials with his head lowered.
"Father." Zhu Gaochen casually cupped his hands and bowed to Zhu Di.
Zhu Di raised his head when he heard the voice. He was used to Zhu Gaochen's casual attitude, so he didn't say anything. Instead, he smiled and invited him to sit down.
"Father, why are you looking for me?" Zhu Gaochen asked.
Zhu Di put down the memorial in his hand and smiled."I asked you to investigate the matter of Jingnan's orphan. How is it going?”
Zhu Gaochen shrugged and spread his hands,""No progress."
Seeing his indifferent expression, Zhu Di laughed and said,""Only you, brat, dare to be so shameless as to brush this one off.”
Indeed, wasn't the Emperor's order filled with fear and trepidation? Who dared to slack off?
Even if they had no clue, they would change to another set of words to stabilize the Saint's heart.
However, Zhu Gaochen did not play by the rules.
Zhu Di changed the topic and asked,""The city defense will be changed the day after tomorrow. Is there any movement from the Han King?”
Zhu Gaochen shook his head, indicating that he did not know.
"I asked you to investigate Jingnan's orphan in private, but you didn't make any progress. I asked you to pay attention to your second brother's movements, but you don't know what you've been doing these past two days?”
Zhu Gaochen had made some progress on two consecutive matters, and Zhu Di was a little annoyed.
Seeing the displeasure on Zhu Di's face, Zhu Gaochen argued,""I followed Father's instructions and investigated Jingnan's orphan in private. Besides, you asked me to observe the Han King's movements while I was at it. What do you mean by conveniently?”
Zhu Di didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He hadn't even blamed Zhu Gaochen for not doing his job well, but the other party was being reasonable to him.
"When are you free?" Zhu Di asked with a fake smile.”
" Actually, I'm still free, but…" Zhu Gaochen pursed his lips and started to hesitate.
"But what?" Zhu Di was curious.
" Father, you know that I didn't dare to investigate Jingnan's orphan openly, right? I don't have enough manpower either. In addition to their failed assassination attempt, it's very difficult for me to investigate. I also have to keep an eye on the King of Han."
Before Zhu Gaochen could finish, Zhu Di raised his hand and scolded,""Get to the point!"
"I have to pay more!" Zhu Gaochen hurriedly replied.
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