Chapter 448: Drinking poison to quench thirst

Zhu Gaoxu seemed to have returned to the days when he was first granted the title of Duke of Yunnan: when the weather was good, he would go out for a walk, then return to the palace, and his life was mostly the same. But it seemed very different, probably because his mood was different.

Back then, he had no control over many things and had to rely on the attitudes of his father and the court, but he didn't have as many worries. But now, it's the opposite.

Zhu Gaoxu left the parade ground and returned to the study in the front hall. He was used to working here, and many things were placed in convenient places.

Walking in through the carved wooden door, there is a mahogany rectangular desk in the middle, with a chair with a futon behind it. In front of the desk are some waist-shaped stools of different heights and a round table.

There is a row of wooden windows with light grey gauze curtains on the east side, facing the corridor and patio, where you can