In the early morning of the second day after returning from the banquet in Li Dongyang's mansion, Zhang Yue was already three poles old when he got up.

Perhaps because she hadn't drunk alcohol for a long time, Zhang Yue's head hurt a little, and she ordered Rushui to bring her a bowl of hangover tea to drink, so that she felt more relaxed.

Approaching noon, Zhu Youzhu did not go back to Kunning Palace for lunch as usual, Zhang Yue was about to send someone to inquire, and a little eunuch came to pass on the emperor's message: The emperor will give a banquet to the new household servant Bai Ang in Kunning Palace tonight, and Li Dongyang, the second assistant of the cabinet, will accompany him, and order the queen to prepare according to the system.

Zhang Yue was stunned for a moment, and then understood that the emperor wanted her to take this opportunity to reveal her identity to Bai Ang, her heart warmed, and the emperor was thinking about her all the time.

She hurriedly asked the small kitchen of Kunning Palace to prepare the dishes for tonight's banquet, and personally cooked a few dishes that Li Dongyang and Bai Ang loved to eat in her memory.

Just after the unitary hour, Zhu Youzhu led Bai Ang and Li Dongyang to Kunning Palace. The banquet in the hall had already been prepared, but there was no trace of Zhang Yue.

Zhu Youzhu smiled and asked Zhiqiu, who was kneeling on the ground, "What about the mother?" ”

Zhiqiu replied, "Back to the emperor, Niangniang asked the emperor and the two adults to eat first, and she was later at the table." ”

Zhu Youzhu glanced at Bai Ang, and smiled at Li Dongyang, "Then let's take a seat!" ”

Li Dongyang and Bai Ang bowed their heads respectfully and said yes, and the three of them immediately entered the table, Zhu Youzhu sat on the most respected seat, Bai Ang and Li Dongyang sat at the bottom, and the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace all withdrew, leaving only Xiao Jing standing behind Zhu Youzhang, and from time to time he served vegetables for the emperor.

Zhu Youzhu moved his chopsticks a few times: "Bai Qing, how do you feel about this dish today?"

Bai Ang quickly stood up and replied respectfully, "The dishes are very exquisite, and the whole dish is... It's all the food that the minister loves every day. Thank the emperor for the grace of the banquet. ”

Zhu Youzhu waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down, "Bai Qing, you don't have to be restrained, sit down and talk." ”

Bai Ang secretly glanced at Li Dongyang, and Li Dongyang's eyes hinted that he didn't have to be nervous, so he sat down cautiously.

At this time, a little eunuch came in from outside, bowed his head and carried a pot of wine, walked up to Bai Ang, lifted the wine jug, poured a glass of wine into Bai Ang's wine glass, and said, "My lord, please enjoy." ”

Bai Ang felt that the voice was a little familiar, turned his head slightly, and with a "snap", the chopsticks in his hand fell to the ground, "Little ......", he realized that the emperor was beside him, and quickly held back the exclamation in his mouth.

Zhang Yue, who was wearing eunuch clothes beside him, was holding a wine jug and looking at him with a smile.

Zhu Youzhu couldn't help laughing and deliberately asked, "Bai Qing, is there anything wrong?" ”

Bai Ang hurriedly replied, "No, no..... the first time the minister got a banquet from the emperor, he was nervous for a while, and the emperor lost his temper, so please forgive the emperor." ”

"It's okay!"

Zhang Yue finished pouring the wine and retreated to the back to stand.

Bai Ang glanced at her, why did Xiao Wu appear in the palace? Or is it a eunuch dress? What does Little Five do? Could it be that the girl he likes is in the palace? Countless questions arose in my mind.

He hurriedly looked at Li Dongyang, Li Dongyang's expression of watching the play, and looked back at him with a look of indifference.

Zhu Youzhu remained silent and said loudly, "Today in the court, Bai Qing's strategy to control the water is recognized by me, but the doubts of other courtiers are not unreasonable. ”

Bai Ang didn't dare to think nonsense anymore, and replied respectfully, "The minister's policy of 'blocking the north and spacing the south' advocated by the minister. The core of this is 'dredging', and the excavation of canals is the most important measure of 'dredging'....."

Zhang Yue was behind him, and he sneezed tactfully and loudly at the right time.

Bai Ang's heart trembled violently, and he hurriedly peeked at the emperor, only to see that the emperor had nothing to do, as if he hadn't heard, and gave him an encouraging look to continue talking,

"Lift...... initiatives, in ...... In this... In this regard, the minister thinks..... Thought it was ......"

At this time, Zhang Yue behind him walked directly to Zhu Youzhang's side, sat down next to Zhu Youzhu very naturally, gently supported his cheeks with his hands, and stared at Bai Ang, as if he was listening to him very carefully.

"......" Bai Ang was completely stupid, his tongue seemed to be knotted, and he couldn't say a word. There was silence for a moment.

After a while, Zhang Yue couldn't hold it back, and laughed out loud. Li Dongyang also laughed.

Bai Ang looked at the two of them even more panicked, and then looked at the emperor in a blink of an eye, the corners of the emperor's mouth also rose, Bai Ang seemed to understand something, but he didn't understand anything.

Zhu Youzhu chuckled and said, "Yue'er, stop teasing your second senior brother. Let's be honest with her. ”

Yue'er? Who is Yue'er? The emperor is talking to Xiao Wu?

Zhang Yue stood up, took off the hat of the eunuch on his head, and his black hair poured down like a waterfall, Bai Ang was stunned for a moment, and lost his voice, "Xiao Wu, why are you ...... How is it a woman's .....?"

Zhang Yue smiled, "Second Senior Brother, I was originally a woman. ”

Li Dongyang spoke at the right time next to him, "Senior brother, Xiao Wu is a daughter, when she went up the mountain to apprentice, the teacher already knew, and Yuan Mo and I also accidentally learned because of our presence that the teacher was thinking long-term, and it was inevitable that there would be extraneous branches, so Xiao Wu had been showing people in men's clothes." ”

Bai Ang came to his senses and turned his eyes to look at the emperor, "Oh, that... That little five...... Emperor? ”

Li Dongyang hurriedly said, "The little fifth girl's name is Zhang Yue, and now she is the queen of my Ming Dynasty. Senior brother, you can't be rude in front of the emperor. ”

"Queen....." Bai Ang was stunned for a while.

Zhu Youzhu smiled and said, "Bai Qing, Yue'er is naughty, don't be surprised!" ”

Bai Ang came back to his senses and hurriedly replied, "The minister doesn't dare." ”

Zhang Yue hurriedly explained, "Second Senior Brother, Xiao Wu is just joking with you, don't you be angry?" ”

Bai Ang hurriedly said, "Don't be angry, don't be angry." ”

Li Dongyang said with a smile, "Your Majesty, my senior brother can't adapt to the change in Xiao Wu's identity for a while, so he will be a little out of shape." ”

Zhu Youzhu smiled and said softly to Zhang Yue, "Go and change your clothes." ”

Zhang Yue nodded obediently and retreated into the inner hall.

Bai Ang looked at Zhang Yue's back, his eyes were still a little dull, Li Dongyang briefly told him about Zhang Yue's experience since he entered Beijing, and Bai Ang was amazed after hearing it.

After a while, Zhang Yue changed back into the queen's regular clothes and returned to the banquet, Bai Ang had come to his senses, looked at Zhang Yue, the surprise in his heart had long since dissipated, and was replaced by a faint worry, looking at Zhang Yue, he opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't say it.

Zhu Youzhu said slowly, "Bai Qing, what you just said about water control was interrupted by Yue'er, and you didn't finish it, so let's continue to talk about it now." ”

Bai Ang reined in his mind and said seriously, "Yes, the minister's policy of 'blocking the north and spacing the south' advocated by the minister. The core of it is 'dredging', and the excavation of the canal is the most important measure of 'dredging', and our experience in the past is to dig a large canal. Chen's idea was different, when Chen was young, he followed Xu Youzhen to control the water, and he once saw with his own eyes that Xu tried to dig several small canals with a total flow equal to a large canal within a small embankment. The effect of this diversion is very good. Unfortunately, after Xu Youzhen was convicted, all his previous political achievements were overturned, and all the official records of this attempt were also destroyed, and there is no way to prove it. ”