Chapter 39 Whisper

Zhu Yuhuan only needed to make sure that he had a clear conscience, and the specific decision should be left to Empress Zhang and Zhu Zhanji.

Although no one said it, Zhu Yuhuan could understand why they were so tolerant of her. After all, she was just a "princess". No matter how powerful she was, what use could she have?

Although Zhu Yuhuan was a little unhappy, since everyone thought so and it would be more conducive to her achieving her goal, she just let them be.

She had just arrived at the parade ground, but found that the parade ground today seemed completely different from what she had seen before, especially the number of people, which seemed to have decreased significantly.

Zhu Yuhuan was stunned when he saw this scene. As a gust of wind passed by, he vaguely felt that everything had changed and people had changed.

She had forgotten that Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Di had completely different personalities, and Zhu Gaochi was a peaceful emperor who paid more attention to recuperation. Naturally, he would not allow the palace to always be filled with military training and fighting.

In a peaceful world, there is no need for soldiers.

Zhu Yuhuan looked at the high platform where he could watch the soldiers' drills on the parade ground, and suddenly felt complicated.

Now she could feel more and more that Zhu Di's departure had taken away something from the palace.

"Girl?"

Zhu Yuhuan heard the familiar voice, quickly turned around and looked at the other party, and said in surprise: "Shi Lin?"

Shi Lin saluted her, then smiled innocently and said, "Now I should call you Princess. I heard that His Majesty has conferred upon me the title of Princess Shunde. The Commander said this is an honor no one else has, which shows how much His Majesty values ​​me... no, as a Princess. I haven't even congratulated the Princess yet."

Seeing that he was becoming more polite, Zhu Yuhuan walked up to him and said, "Shilin, bend down."

Shi Lin was a little confused, but he still followed Zhu Yuhuan's instructions and bowed obediently.

Zhu Yuhuan then reached out and knocked on his forehead. She deliberately used all her strength. Even a martial artist like Shi Lin gasped because of her excessive strength and lack of defense. He covered his head with one hand and knelt on one knee.

"Hiss... Girl, you haven't seen me for over two months. Your hands have gotten stronger!"

Zhu Yuhuan hummed, patted the non-existent dust on his hands with satisfaction, and then said: "Now I feel much better."

Shi Lin finally recovered and said with a bitter face, "Girl, what are you doing?"

They haven't seen each other for a long time, why did the girl hit him the first time she saw him?

Zhu Yuhuan asked with a half-smile, "So you're not calling me 'Princess' anymore?"

Shi Lin finally understood what Zhu Yuhuan meant. He chuckled and said, "The commander has specifically reminded me that there is a distinction between the ruler and his subjects. From now on, you can't just call them that casually."

Zhu Yuhuan put his hands on his hips and said, "I allow you to call me that. Now, wherever I go, people call me 'Princess'. It makes my head buzz. Can't I find some peace and quiet here with you?"

Shi Lin could only respond, then asked, "Why did the princess leave the inner court again? I heard from the commander that after a girl is conferred a title, she can no longer enter and leave the inner court at will. She must learn the rules and regulations, and then prepare to get married..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhu Yuhuan frowned and spitted several times, saying, "Can you please stop saying such unlucky things?"

She had just taken the first step to break the rules after becoming a princess, so why was someone reminding her to get married? She really didn't like to hear it.

Seeing this, Shi Lin had no choice but to shut up.

Zhu Yuhuan looked at the somewhat empty and desolate training ground not far away and asked, "I haven't said anything yet, why is this training ground so empty? Even if the number of drills is reduced, it can't be so empty, right?"

Shi Lin didn't expect her to ask this first, so he immediately explained, "Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has strictly controlled the deployment of the imperial city's defenses. The original daily rotation of martial arts training has been changed to training every three days. Otherwise, there might not be enough guards on duty. I heard from the commander that daily training will no longer be necessary..."

Zhu Yuhuan couldn't help but frown and said, "It's been over two months since Great-Grandpa Long Yu returned to the capital. Logically, the troops originally stationed in the capital should have all withdrawn, and Shuntian's defenses would not be empty. Why did they cancel the daily drills..."

Shi Lin glanced around to make sure no one was around, then he bent down again, leaned close to Zhu Yuhuan, and whispered, "I heard it from others. Duke Yingguo Zhang Fu followed the late emperor on the expedition. When the late emperor passed away, he intended to pass on the news to the King of Han, but he didn't find out the exact time of the late emperor's death in time, so the news never reached the King of Han... Young lady, you don't know that there are many people in this army who are involved with the King of Han and Duke Yingguo. Now, except for us, the guards who have just arrived in the capital for the northern expedition, everyone else has been disbanded and reorganized to prevent any involvement."

"I see. So now the defense of the palace can only be entrusted to you, a group of new guards who have no vested interests with the King of Han..." Zhu Yuhuan finally understood and patted him on the shoulder. "You know so much... Did you hear it all from others?"

Who is so bold and well-informed that they dare to spread such news so casually...

Shi Lin was exposed by her and smiled awkwardly before saying, "Actually, this is what I heard from the commander. I didn't understand it at the time, but I understood it later. Since you are here, I must tell you and see if what I said makes sense."

Zhu Yuhuan sighed and said, "Good, good, you've made great progress." Seeing Shi Lin's proud expression, she suddenly looked around and said, "Where's the master? Why isn't he here?"

Shi Lin made a silent gesture and then whispered, "The commander is busy with the recent interrogation. You can't say more about this to the girl."

Zhu Yuhuan blinked, pointed to the sky tentatively, and asked in a low voice, "Rebel?"

Shi Lin was startled by her and subconsciously raised his hand to cover her mouth, saying, "Don't say that!"

Seeing his reaction, Zhu Yuhuan knew that he had guessed correctly, and immediately nodded vigorously, indicating that he would not go out and talk nonsense.

Shi Lin then realized that he had just overstepped the bounds and quickly withdrew his hand to apologize.

Zhu Yuhuan took a breath and raised his hand to signal him not to worry about it.

Shi Lin asked bitterly, "Girl, can you guess this?"

"You said so much earlier, so it's only natural for me to make some connections," Zhu Yuhuan said innocently. "And I wasn't so sure at first, but then you covered my mouth, and then I understood everything."

Since he was worried that some of the King of Han's men might remain in the army and become traitors to the King of Han in the future, the current Emperor Zhu Gaochi should naturally find a way to find out those who were once related to the King of Han and send them to a place where they would not endanger themselves... As for why he didn't execute them directly, one reason was that Zhu Gaochi had a relatively kind temperament and would not kill them directly. The second reason was that he and the King of Han were brothers from the same mother, and he probably knew this weak brother very well. He knew that he didn't have the courage to rebel directly, so he just needed to use some small tricks to scare him.

Shi Lin couldn't help but choke when he heard her words, and muttered, "Please don't tell the commander, otherwise I will get into big trouble..."

Zhu Yuhuan looked around and then said to Shi Lin, "Since Master is still busy today, I will go back first. Please tell Master that starting tomorrow, I will come every three days, just like the other guards."

Shi Lin responded obediently after hearing this.

Zhu Yuhuan had just turned around and was about to leave when a familiar voice came from behind him:

"I haven't seen Master for so long, why don't you come and say hello?"