Looking at Zhu Youjiao's appearance, Empress Zhang just smiled.

She knew that His Majesty was jealous.

The son didn't tell him about his father's return, but informed himself first, Your Majesty was not happy.

Glancing at the emperor and his husband helplessly, Empress Zhang pulled him by the hand.

The purpose is very simple, just to tell him that the crown princess is still here, you pay attention.

After being pulled by Queen Zhang, Zhu Youzhang's face also became embarrassed, and then he covered it with a smile.

Princess Xia was very envious at this time.

Although many people are criticizing the emperor for having only one queen and no other women, the royal heirs are not vigorous, especially only one prince.

Many courtiers felt that this was wrong.

But for the crown princess, this is definitely something to envy.

Even for all women in the world, this is something to envy.

People say that they will charge an extra 35 yuan of rice, and they will buy a concubine, not to mention the emperor who is rich in the world?

But this rich emperor, he only has such a woman as the empress.

Although the crown prince is also very good to herself, Princess Xia feels that she may not be so lucky.

But soon, Princess Xia threw this idea out of her mind. She is the crown princess, the future queen, such an idea is really unacceptable, she has to play her role well

When talking about the crown prince in the palace, Zhu Houzhao had already arrived at the gate of the capital.

Let the Black Dragons return to their camp, and they will take turns returning home to visit their families in the next few days.

After all, they have been out for so long and have been by Zhu Houzhao's side, and this time they have made such a great contribution, which is the reward they deserve.

After returning to the palace, Zhu Houzhao did not stop, and went to see his father as soon as possible.

Glancing at his dusty son, a touch of distress flashed in Zhu Youzhang's eyes.

The Ming Dynasty is now thriving, paying more and more taxes, the state is sufficient, and the most important thing is that the combat effectiveness of the army has increased linearly.

In the past, the courtiers and the emperor had to worry about fighting here today and fighting there tomorrow, but now they don't have to worry at all, no matter where the war is fought, the Ming Dynasty can win, and it can be said that there is no fear.

Now they are more worried about the surrounding countries, they look at Da Ming in fear, for fear that Da Ming will accidentally send troops to them.

This has also led to a particularly large number of countries that have come to Beijing to worship in recent years, and no one in the surrounding states and subject countries dares to make a mistake, and they are all cautious.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Youzhang's life is naturally better.

For having such a good life, Zhu Youzhang's heart is happy on the one hand, and grateful on the other. As for who to be grateful, it is, of course, to the son.

At the same time, Zhu Youzhu also has a sense of happiness and excitement in his heart, he has such a son, and the Ming Dynasty has such a future prince, which is a very good thing.

It's just that watching his son running around, Zhu Youzhu felt a little distressed in his heart. He knew very well in his heart that the Ming Dynasty was able to have this day thanks to his son running around.

Seeing that his son was going to salute him, Zhu Youzhu smiled and said, "Okay, let's get rid of it." ”

Wait until your son stands up. Zhu Youzhu continued: "When you come back this time, don't mess around anymore and stay in the capital for more time." Now the places are also good, and the courtiers in the court can handle it, and they can just let them go if there is anything. You don't need to run around anymore, just accompany the crown princess well, and it's only serious to have a few more grandchildren for me. ”

Whether it is Zhu Youzhu or Empress Zhang, they are very concerned about this matter. After all, the two of them have relatively few heirs, except for Zhu Houzhao's son, there is only one daughter.

If it weren't for the fact that Lao Lai had a daughter, I'm afraid I would have guarded this son for the rest of my life. So they are still very, very looking forward to the third generation of the royal family.

It's just that his son has been married for so long, and there has been no movement, and the most important thing is that he has never stayed in the capital, running around all day long.

So this time, Zhu Youzhu also made up his mind and would never let him run around again. You must know that this time it is very dangerous in Jiangnan, and his son was assassinated several times when he was in Hangzhou, and he even took someone to fight with King Ning.

Although there was no danger, it still scared Zhu Youjiao. I can only have this one son, and the Ming Dynasty only has this one prince, what if there is a three-long and two-short one?

You must know that in Zhu Youzhang's view, nothing is more important than his son.

What kind of rebellion, what other messy things, just have a courtier who can deal with it, there is no need to let his son take risks. So he will definitely not let Zhu Houzhao run around again this time.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao was not ready to run around anymore.

This time he went to Jiangnan, and it was already the last time he went out. The reason is also very simple, because it is not necessary. In the past few years, he has been running around, basically appearing in the places where Daming needs him the most.

Jiangnan is already the last time this time, and his own counterinsurgency over there is enough to form a deterrent in Jiangnan. Now the land inventory is also in full swing, so there is no need for him to go to Jiangnan again.

The only thing that Zhu Houzhao needs to implement is that the officials and gentry pay for the grain in one piece, and with his current strength and prestige, he does not need to preside over this matter at all, and it can be handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Department of Taxation.

He doesn't have to worry about the rest, the military reform has almost been completed, and the rest is just some leftovers.

The internal political integration of the Ming Dynasty is also almost complete.

After so many years, Zhu Houzhao can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The rest of the thing is to build a shipyard to trade at sea, set up a city shipping department, let Daming go farther away, and even carry out overseas immigration in the future. Nothing else.

"Yes, Father." Zhu Houzhao bowed down and agreed. He wasn't ready to leave again.

Seeing that his son agreed so happily, Zhu Youzhu nodded with satisfaction.

Of course, there is no lack of vigilance in my heart, after all, my son agrees very happily every time, but when it comes to the next time, he still goes his own way.

So Zhu Youzhu was still vigilant in his heart, but he also made up his mind, anyway, he didn't let his son go.

But now that his son has just come back, there is no need to talk about these things, so Zhu Youzhu said; "Let's go back and get ready. Have a good rest for a few days, you haven't seen the crown princess for so long, and don't snub others. ”

"Yes, father, my son understands." Zhu Houzhao once again respectfully agreed.

Although things were arranged like this, it was impossible for him to go back to the crown princess directly.

As the saying goes, after marrying a daughter-in-law and forgetting her mother, the old lady's heart is sensitive. If he goes back to the crown princess directly now, the old lady will definitely be unhappy.

So after leaving his father's place, Zhu Houzhao went to his mother's place.

After chatting with his mother, he coaxed his mother very happily, and promised her that he would not leave again, and at the same time accepted his mother's teachings and let him have a child quickly, and Zhu Houzhao returned to his Xianyang Palace.

Although I haven't been away for too long, I still feel like I'm away from life when I come back again.

Looking at the crown princess who came out to greet him, Zhu Houzhao walked up with a smile and stretched out his hand to help her up.

Seeing that she had some thin faces, Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "This is worried about this palace, right?" Look at you, you're all thin. You have to take good care of your body, otherwise how can you give birth to a healthy son for this palace? ”

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Princess Xia's face instantly showed a flush.

Although she was a little shy, she still looked at Zhu Houzhao with burning eyes.

She really wanted a child too.

For the crown princess, having children and not having children are not the same thing at all. As long as she can give birth to a son, or the eldest son, the queen's position will be properly gone.

So how important a son is to a woman is naturally self-evident.

"The concubine is very healthy, but she has eaten a little lighter recently." Princess Xia said.

Zhu Houzhao pulled the crown princess inside, and then instructed Liu Jin beside him: "Prepare bath water, the palace will take a bath and change clothes, and I will go to eat with my father and mother at night." ”

Princess Xia followed Zhu Houzhao in, her face was unusually ruddy.

Of course she knew what to do, but naturally she couldn't refuse at this time, and she didn't want to say no.

The two of them took a comfortable bath inside.

Zhu Houzhao also checked the crown princess's body, and it was indeed as she said, she was very healthy and had no problems.

After taking a bath, Zhu Houzhao asked people to bring up the food and eat it.

Taking a bath itself is easy to get hungry, and Zhu Houzhao has done a lot of exercise, so he is naturally even more hungry.

There were still a few hours before dinner in the evening, and he didn't want to wait for that. If I really wait until that time, I'm afraid I will already be hungry.

After eating, Zhu Houzhao pulled the princess into the room again. This time, I didn't do anything between husband and wife, but started talking.

Zhu Houzhao knows that feelings are to be cultivated, so he has always paid attention to this aspect. Holding the crown princess in the room, Zhu Houzhao told her about his affairs in Jiangnan.

The crown princess listened softly, showing a smile from time to time, hugging Zhu Houzhao's waist.

Everything is so harmonious.

In the evening, the two of them went to Kunning Palace together, accompanied the emperor and empress to dinner, and then returned to Xianyang Palace again.

This night was destined to be a sleepless night.

Early the next morning, Zhu Houzhao rarely didn't get up early.

On the one hand, I am really tired, mainly psychologically. After being in Jiangnan for such a long time, whether it is leading troops to fight or strategizing, it takes a lot of energy, and it is normal to be a little tired.

In addition, some of them were not controlled last night, so I was even more tired.

The husband and wife slept until three o'clock in the morning, and then ran to greet their father and mother.

When the Emperor and Empress saw the two of them, they looked at each other tacitly, and then smiled.

Zhu Houzhao didn't feel anything, his skin was very thick, and he didn't pay attention to it at all.

On the contrary, it was the crown princess, who was somewhat embarrassed, for fear that the emperor and queen would say that she was greedy. After all, pestering the prince to do this kind of thing is easy to hurt the prince's body, and it is easy to be disliked by the emperor and empress.

After lunch, Zhu Houzhao left Kunning Palace with the crown princess.

On the way back, Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand to hold the crown princess, looked at her blushing appearance, and said with a smile: "You don't have to think about it, the father and the queen mother are hoping that we can have a son." They won't care about this matter for the time being. ”

Listening to Zhu Houzhao's words, the crown princess's face was a little hot, but she was still a lot more relaxed.

She leaned on Zhu Houzhao's shoulder with a little happiness, and the two of them went back to Xianyang Palace together.

In the next few days, although everyone in the court knew that Zhu Houzhao had returned, he never showed his figure.

For this counterinsurgency, the imperial court naturally wanted to reward meritorious deeds, and Zhu Houzhao did not participate.

As for King Ning, he was directly given to death.

Although he did not cut off his head, he was given a white silk, which was regarded as leaving him a whole corpse.

Others should be copied from their homes, and they should be beheaded and beheaded, without much hesitation.

For these things, Zhu Houzhao did not participate in any of them.

The whole court found that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was different, he seemed to be like a prince now, just reading in the palace every day, or accompanying the princess to play, fly kites, and go out of the city to play.

Regarding the fact that the crown prince took the princess out to play, the courtiers turned a blind eye. But it's not that they think it's appropriate, it's that they don't want to provoke the previous prince again.

The current prince has the appearance of a prince, he reads every day, accompanies his own woman, and gives birth to a few more heirs for Daming, this is what the prince should do, what do you have to do in the court?

knew that it was inappropriate for the prince to do this, and no one bothered the prince.

For this situation, Zhu Houzhao is also happy to be like this and readily accepts it.

Two months have passed in a flash, and everything seems to be back to normal. King Ning's rebellion seems to have passed like this, and only the people still talk about it after dinner.

Liu Jian, a member of the Cabinet University, also returned from Nanjing, and all the brochures for land inventory were handed over, and everything was carried out in an orderly manner.

Although there are many things in the court this year, and there are rebellions, the money in the court is still very sufficient, so everyone can be regarded as having a good year.

Winter comes early, and once it snows, the weather becomes cold.

Zhu Houzhao was dressed in a big hat and took the crown princess to build a snowman in the courtyard.

Next to him is his sister, Princess Yongning.

For Zhu Houzhao's return, she is the happiest. There were people to play with her, and there were a lot of gifts to receive, so she was very excited.

For his only sister, Zhu Houzhao is also willing to take her, which can be said to be tantamount to raising his sister as a daughter.

After all, in this era, the eldest brother is like a father, not to mention that Zhu Houzhao has no children yet?

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