Inside the Kunning Palace.

Zhang Yue was reading on the couch in the house, and Xiaotong came in with refreshments from outside and put the refreshments in front of Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue lazily picked up a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth, and said while eating, "It's really boring!" ”

Xiao Tong came over mysteriously, "Niangniang, Xiao Tong went to the Imperial Tea Prison to get tea today, and heard two anecdotes from the eunuch on duty. ”

Zhang Yue's eyes lit up, and he was interested, although the emperor spent almost all of his leisure time in Kunning Palace to accompany Zhang Yue, he rarely mentioned the political affairs of the previous dynasty, so Zhang Yue knew very little about the affairs of the previous dynasty.

"Xiaotong, let's talk about it."

"Obey the order, the first thing is that I heard that the former Shoufu and Taifu Wan'an had dedicated a special book to the first emperor before, and the emperor was very angry when he found out, and ordered Lord Huai'en to question Wan'an in front of many ministers in the Wenhua Palace, and asked him if this was written by the courtiers?"

Zhang Yue picked up the teacup and took a sip, "What book?" The emperor was so angry. ”

Xiao Tong's face was slightly red, and he said a little shyly, "I heard that it is...... It's a picture of the spring palace, and there is also ... There are detailed annotations and experiences, and they are all written by Wan An himself. ”

"Poof-" The tea in Zhang Yue's mouth squirted out, and he coughed several times in a row, "Cough!" What?! Spring palace map? This Wan'an old thief is really wonderful! ”

"No, I heard that in the Wenhua Hall at that time, the important ministers of the court and the officials of various ministries, as well as many guards and eunuchs on duty, were all there. Wan An's face was green at that time, and he knelt on the ground like mud. ”

"Did the emperor order Huaien to investigate and punish him?"

"No, the emperor just asked Lord Huai to question him, but on the second day, Wan'an resigned, and then fled back to his hometown in Hebei. Ha ha! ”

Zhang Yue's heart was happy, she suddenly remembered the book in the brocade box found in the imperial study a few days ago, could it be that the spring palace map given by Wan An to the first emperor, no wonder the emperor's face was so wonderful at that time, and he didn't let her read the content of the book.

Anyway, when the wicked man was removed, she was still very happy in her heart, and said with a smile,

"Haha! This old thief, his nephew Wan Chao did evil, his son Wan Hong grabbed me and blackmailed the emperor, almost didn't kill us, after the emperor ascended the throne, he didn't punish them, I still wonder, this time the wicked people have to be removed, it's really happy. Xiaotong, let the imperial dining room add a few more dishes to celebrate in the evening, by the way, prepare some wine. ”

"Okay!"

"By the way, what's the other thing?"

Xiao Tong's face was a little hesitant, and he hesitated for a moment and said, "Oh, I heard that these days, some courtiers have persuaded the emperor to take concubines. As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Yue's face tentatively.

Zhang Yue's heart moved, but his face did not show it, "And then?" How did the emperor reply? ”

"I heard that the emperor did not express his position, but there is a young scholar Xie in the Hanlin Academy who said that the emperor has always ruled the world with filial piety, and when he ascended the throne, he had already set the system of filial piety for Emperor Xianzong for three years, and now it is very inappropriate to choose a lady to prepare for the choice of concubines. I heard that although this Bachelor Xie is not of high grade, he is famous for his seniority and high knowledge, and the emperor thought that what he said was very reasonable, so he adopted the old bachelor's suggestion. The matter of the concubine was put on hold. ”

Zhang Yue's expression was a little melancholy, "Is it because of filial piety?" ”

Xiaotong said with a smile, "So Niangniang, the matter of choosing a concubine will not happen in three years!" ”

Zhang Yue looked at Xiaotong happily, smiled bitterly, and then did not speak, and the book that stayed in his hand could not be returned to his senses for a long time.

In the evening, Zhu Youzhu held a few books in his hand, and returned to Kunning Palace with a happy expression, and found Zhang Yue in a daze at the dining table, he walked up to her with a smile, "Yue'er, what are you thinking?" ”

Zhang Yue came back to his senses, and hurriedly stood up and wanted to give a salute, "Your Majesty, are you back?" ”

Zhu Youzhu took Zhang Yue's hand and sat down with her, "Didn't I tell you that in the future, in Kunning Palace, there will be no outsiders, and these false gifts will be waived?" You see, between ordinary people and husbands and wives, how can there be daily salutes. ”

Zhang Yue muttered to himself, "Ordinary people and husbands and wives only have each other. ”

Zhu Youzhu didn't hear what she said clearly, "Yue'er, what did you say?"

"Nothing."

Zhu Youzhu handed her a few books in his hand, and Zhang Yue took them, "What kind of books are these?" I saw that the top one was the "Atlas of the Four Seas" that she wanted to read in the imperial study that day.

Zhu Youzhu said softly, "That day, I saw that you risked wrestling in the study and wanted to take this book, I must have liked it very much, so I flipped through the book carefully, only to find that there were four volumes of this book, and the rest were in the library hall, so I took them together today and brought them to you." ”

A burst of complicated emotions surged in Zhang Yue's heart, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

"Silly Yue'er, this little thing is so polite to me. Let's eat. ”

Zhu Youzhu glanced at the dinner, "Today's dinner is very rich, and there is wine, how can there be any happy events?" ”

Xiao Tong next to him smiled, "Your Majesty, it's because..."

"For no reason." Zhang Yue interrupted Xiaotong's words, and handed the book in his hand to Xiaotong to put away.

"I suddenly want to eat more and drink more."

Then he bowed his head sullenly to eat, poured wine into the wine cup from time to time, and drank it by himself without asking Zhu Youjiao.

Zhu Youjiao's dark eyes flashed with a layer of concern and worry, and he asked softly, "Yue'er, where is it uncomfortable?" ”

Zhang Yue whispered, "No." After saying that, he was still eating by himself.

After a meal, Zhang Yue drank half a pot of wine, felt his head swollen, his heart was bored, the wine came up, he sweated a lot, and went to the bath pool alone.

Zhang Yue's whole body was soaked in the bath, the warm water stimulated the skin of her whole body, her swollen head was much clearer, and her thoughts swirled with the curling water vapor.

The emperor did promise that she would be his only wife, but in addition to his wife, there were also concubines. The concubine is the emperor's concubine, and today I heard that the emperor did not accept a concubine only because of filial piety, that is to say, it is still possible to accept a concubine after three years, and then she will share a husband with other women.

When Zhang Yue was thinking wildly, a gust of water surged, splashed, and the next moment, she was swept into a solid and warm embrace in the water.

She suddenly raised her eyes, and the pair of deep eyes that came into sight seemed to be dyed with the brightness of the bright moon outside the window, and she quietly looked at her for a moment before gently pulling a smile on her lips, "Yue'er, what's wrong tonight?" Not happy? ”

Zhang Yue turned his head away from Zhu Youjiao's gaze, "I heard that someone in the previous dynasty suggested that the emperor take a concubine." ”