In the next few days, Zhu Youzhu was really busy, he hardly saw him during the day, and even if he came back from dinner, he ate in a hurry, and then went to the imperial study to discuss with the ministers.

Zhang Yue was grounded and not allowed to leave the palace for a month. She was really bored, and fiddled with the jade Huarong Dao that Yuan Mo gave her in the house.

Xiao Tong entered the hall, walked up to her, handed her an envelope, and said softly, "Niangniang, this is a letter from the Hami merchant that Mu Bin just got from the Hami merchant, and the lord of Guli County wrote to you." ”

Gu Li and Zhang Yue have been in correspondence, but in the past two months, they have not received a letter from Gu Li.

When Zhang Yue heard that it was Gu Li's letter, he quickly put down the jade plate in his hand, took the letter, and couldn't wait to open it and read it, and couldn't help but be shocked.

In the letter, Guli said that her father, King Chungshun of Hami, had died last month, and that her brother Hanshen had succeeded King Chungshun and guarded Hami.

The grief of losing her father has not yet faded, and Turpan has taken the opportunity to invade Hami many times, and her brother has organized soldiers to meet the enemy with all his might.

Guli also said that the war on the frontier is tense now, and her sweetheart has also been sent to the front line to participate in the war. Now she only hopes that the war can be quelled as soon as possible, and her sweetheart will be safe and return as soon as possible.

Zhang Yue thought of Zhu Youjiao saying that the Western Regions had not been peaceful recently, could it be that he was referring to this matter. She was not interested in court politics, but this matter was related to the safety of her good friend Gu Li, so she immediately took it to heart, and hurriedly asked Xiaotong to go to the Imperial Tea Prison to get some new tea, and inquired about the news along the way.

Not long after, Xiaotong came back from the Imperial Tea War,

Zhang Yue hurriedly asked, "How is it?" What do you hear? ”

Xiaotong said, "I heard from the prince of the imperial tea supervisor that the emperor has indeed been worried about the affairs of the Western Regions these days, and it seems that the border situation is very tense. The emperor has been consulting with his ministers for a few days. Both Hami and Turpan sent envoys. ”

Zhang Yue hurriedly said, "Did you decide to use force to help Hami and fight against Turpan?" ”

"I don't know, no matter how well-informed the Imperial Tea Supervisor is, it is impossible for the imperial court to know the military secrets."

Zhang Yue showed a look of disappointment, and Xiaotong seemed to remember something again, "Niangniang, I also heard one thing, the emperor issued an order the day before yesterday to let several princes who had been crowned kings in the palace go out of the palace to build a mansion." It is said that in a few years, when the princes are older, they will be released to the fiefdom. ”

When Zhang Yue heard this, his heart was relieved, it must be the emperor who wanted to help King Xing leave the control of Concubine Shao and let him go out of the palace to build a mansion.

She was happy that King Xing was able to live freely, but on the other hand, she was still worried about the crisis in Hami.

At dinner, Zhu Youzhu still did not come back.

It wasn't until late at night that Zhu Youzhu returned to Kunning Palace, his bright eyes full of exhaustion.

Zhang Yue hurriedly handed him a warm water-soaked wipes and asked him to wipe them briefly. Subsequently, he asked Xiaotong to prepare a few delicious and light side dishes. Zhu Youzhu ate a little and put down the dishes and chopsticks.

Zhang Yue said with some distress, "Your Majesty, eat more, it's been so hard these days." ”

A smile welled up on Zhu Youzhang's lips, "I'm already full, Yue'er doesn't have to worry." ”

After the palace maids removed the meal, Zhang Yue saw that Zhu Youzhu didn't seem to have the intention of going to the imperial study immediately as a few days ago, but asked Xiao Jing to take a stack of folds and put them on the side of the couch, and then picked up one and looked at it.

Zhang Yue asked, "Your Majesty, don't you go to the imperial study to discuss matters today?" ”

Zhu Youzhu didn't raise his head, and said in a deep voice, "I've been discussing with the ministers for several days in a row, and the bow is too tight and easy to break, so it's good to loosen it properly." Let them rest tonight. ”

Zhang Yue's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning, she slowly walked to Zhu Youzhang's side, and suddenly reached out and took away the fold in Zhu Youzhang's hand.

Zhu Youzhu was stunned in his eyes, and looked at Zhang Yue with some puzzlement.

Zhang Yue smiled, "Then shouldn't you take a break and don't look at it." ”

Zhu Youjiao's face was full of tenderness, "Yue'er, I'm not tired....."

"And say that you are not tired, these days, on which day do you sleep for more than three hours? Those ministers can still take turns to see and rest, but you are alone, and no one can replace you. ”

A trace of joy flashed in Zhu Youzhang's eyes, "Is Yue'er feeling sorry for me?" ”

"......" Zhang Yue's face turned red, and then he hid his shy expression, and reached out to pick up the fold in his hand and the fold on the couch and put it in Xiao Jing's arms on the side.

"Xiao Jing, you will take it to the imperial study in a while, and the emperor will not be allowed to see it again tonight."

Xiao Jing looked at Zhu Youzhu at a loss, and saw that Zhu Youzhu had no intention of stopping it, so he hurriedly ordered the eunuch on duty outside the hall to send the music fold out of the hall.

Zhu Youzhu leaned on the pillow of the couch, looked at Zhang Yue with interest, if there were shallow ripples in his eyes, he said leisurely after half a sound,

"Yue'er, do you want to 'rest' with me now?"

After Zhang Yue recalled the meaning of coming over to rest, she knew that she had been molested by Zhu Youzhang, and she came to Zhu Youzhang's side with some indignation, "What do you want?" Rest, is there only that... Is that rest? Really! ”

Zhu Youzhu looked at Zhang Yue's anxious explanation, and the smile in his eyes became stronger, "Then how can you rest?" ”

"Let's go for a walk in the Imperial Garden. Lingering in the landscape garden is also a kind of rest. ”

Zhu Youjiao's eyes flashed, and he readily agreed.

The two didn't alarm too many palace people, only let Xiao Jing and Xiaotong follow far behind, Zhu Youzhu held a lit lantern in his left hand, and held Zhang Yue's hand in his right hand, strolling in the imperial garden.

The Imperial Garden is particularly quiet at night, and the breeze blows through at night, making it particularly pleasant. Zhang Yue took several deep breaths in a row, feeling very comfortable physically and mentally.

"Yue'er, I remembered that when I was in the academy, I went down the mountain with you to investigate the girl's disappearance and returned to the mountain late, and you just took a lantern to light the way and went up the mountain with me."

Zhang Yue's eyelashes curled slightly, "Well, time flies so fast." The days at the college were unforgettable, happy and simple. ”

Zhu Youzhu asked, "What now?" ”

"Huh?!"

"Are you having a good time now?"

“... Well, the days with you are bound to be happy. Zhang Yue didn't say the second half of the sentence in his heart, but it was not simple.

Zhu Youzhang's eyes flashed slightly, and he clenched Zhang Yue's hand more and more.

The two of them walked to the edge of the pool in the Imperial Garden, and stopped, the moon was very bright tonight, and the reflection in the water was very beautiful.

Zhang Yue leaned on Zhu Youjiao, "By the way, King Xing's matter, thank you!" ”

Zhu Youzhu hummed softly.

"I received a letter from Gu Li today, the situation in Hami is very tense, and Gu Li's sweetheart has gone to the front line. Guli was worried about him. ”

Zhu Youjiao's eyes deepened slightly, "The situation in Hami is indeed very tense. Turpan relied on the support of the Tatars behind him, and also sent envoys, nominally to negotiate peace, but secretly he was spying on the reality of my Ming Dynasty. ”

"It's disgusting! Then is our Ming going to send troops to help Hami resist Turpan? ”