Night falls and the bright moon rises.

The palace was already brightly lit at this time.

It was different from when Zhu Youxiao had just ascended the throne. At that time, the lighting of the lamps in the palace had to be planned in advance. The location and time of lighting had to be calculated, otherwise the money would easily be overspent.

Over the past few years, life in the palace had become a little better, and Zhu Youxiao was indeed wealthy. Although not extravagant, he could live a normal life and light the lamps when it was time.

Nowadays, the imperial palace is no longer pitch dark everywhere. Instead, it is bright and clear everywhere.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao came to Kunning Palace.

Tonight's dinner was held in Kunning Palace, hosted by Empress Zhang, who planned everything. Zhu Youxiao was just a tool.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao was just a tool.

After arriving here, the dinner was all arranged in accordance with the rules. Zhu Youxiao was in charge of showing affection with Empress Zhang.

During this process, Zhu Youxiao could only cooperate and appropriately welcome Dayuer and her sister.

Empress Zhang arranged a palace for Bumbutai and the others to live in, and also distributed rewards to the other concubines. The whole dinner was finally over.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao’s mission is not over yet, he has to continue.

There was no surprise tonight. He would stay in Kunning Palace to accompany Empress Zhang and show his love for her.

The next morning, when it was bright, Zhu Youxiao came to the Qianqing Palace from the Kunning Palace.

It’s a bit difficult to show affection, and they did it several times last night.

No, I’m too old, and if I continue like this, there will be problems.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Chao and said, "I'm not going anywhere tonight. I'm going to rest in the Qianqing Palace."

"Okay, Your Majesty." Wei Chao agreed quickly.

In reality, Wei Chao was also a bit worried. After all, the Emperor had been traveling so long, and with the two Mongolian sisters in Liaodong, the Emperor seemed to be enjoying himself and not wanting to leave.

Now that she has returned to the capital, the Empress has resorted to the same tactics again. If the concubines who follow her do the same, the Emperor will truly be unable to bear it.

Wei Chao made up his mind that since the emperor had given the order, he would go back and tell everyone not to disturb him for the next two days.

In reality, Zhu Youxiao knew he couldn't remain quiet for long. He didn't want to talk about the others; he had to go to the two imperial concubines and appease the woman he had brought back from Jiangnan.

Having too many women is a very troublesome thing.

"Okay, bring the memorials from the cabinet and the General Staff Office. I want to take a look." Zhu Youxiao ordered Wei Chao.

I have been away from the capital for such a long time, and I really need to take a good look at what has happened recently, whether my subordinates have handled anything improperly, or whether there is anything that needs to be changed.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Chao agreed quickly.

Of course, not everything was delivered. The first thing that arrived was an outline, which recorded the court's approvals and petitions received during this period.

There are probably some key points on it, such as what the matter is and how to deal with it. If Zhu Youxiao thinks it is appropriate, he will skip it; if he thinks it is not appropriate, he will take it back and look at it in detail; if he still thinks it is not appropriate, he will ask someone to deal with it.

This busy work lasted the whole morning, and time passed by unknowingly.

But fortunately, there were no major mistakes.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty's official system had been in operation for more than two hundred years, and they handled many things very well, so Zhu Youxiao didn't have to worry about anything at all. Once the rules were established, his subordinates would do the job well.

In recent years, the rules of Zhu Youxiao's reform have been running very well. It only takes big things and good luck. Wherever there is a famine, he will provide money and food relief. Wherever there is a rebellion, he will send troops to quell it.

Everyone under me can do a good job.

Seeing that it was noon, Zhu Youxiao stretched his body, looked at Wei Chao and said, "I am really a little hungry. What are you having for lunch today?"

"Your Majesty, everything has been arranged for the Empress." Wei Chao said hurriedly.

In fact, when saying this, Wei Chao was a little embarrassed, and at the same time he looked at Zhu Youxiao cautiously, fearing that he would be angry.

Under such circumstances, Wei Chao was afraid that the emperor would punish him.

Zhu Youxiao was in a good mood today, after all, he hadn't noticed anything wrong this morning. He said, "Then bring everything up."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Chao agreed quickly.

Soon, the dishes were served.

Zhu Youxiao saw this dish, braised sea cucumber with scallions, at first sight.

Speaking of which, ever since the Imperial Household Department began doing business all over the country, the logistics of the Ming Dynasty has become much smoother.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has established a very complete logistics system throughout the country, and even has warehouses in various places. Of course, many of them are in cooperation with local merchants, adopting the form of chain franchising.

However, in this era, this logistics system is already very powerful. Apart from its weak capacity and slow speed, it is very similar to the logistics systems of later generations.

As a result, goods from all over the world began to circulate. For example, the sea cucumber Zhu Youxiao was eating was from Liaodong. Of course, it was already dried when it arrived, but it was still delicious after being soaked.

Scrambled eggs with leeks is a very homely dish.

Cumin lamb is Zhu Youxiao's favorite dish.

There was another pot next to it. When I turned it over, I saw that it was turtle soup.

Zhu Youxiao raised his head and looked at Wei Chao, with some inexplicable meaning in his eyes.

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