Zhu Yuanzhang quietly left the Renzhi Hall.

He originally wanted to come and see his son today and express his feelings about seeing his eldest grandson.

But when he heard the conversation between his granddaughter and grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little sad.

Accompanying Zhu Yuanzhang was Liu He, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department.

The Silijian was one of the twelve bureaus in the Ming Dynasty that managed eunuchs and palace affairs, and was known as the first department.

It was the chief yamen among the 24 yamen of eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, and also the most powerful person in the entire eunuch system.

In charge of palace etiquette. In charge of the ceremonies of New Year's Day, Winter Solstice, etc., and the ladies' greetings, etc., and in charge of the rank and position of the officials, and the inspection of the internal officials who violated the etiquette.

At night, except for those on duty and patrol, all the other Jinyiwei, including Jiang Lin, the personal bodyguard, had already gone off duty.

After all, it is impossible to let these hot-blooded young men be on duty in the palace at night. If they were to commit embezzlement, the green grassland would be completely green.

In the current Ming Dynasty, the Silijian, to a certain extent, is equivalent to the duties of the Jinyiwei at night.

The supervision of the entire imperial palace and the control of intelligence information from the harem were all within the scope of the Silijian.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked aimlessly in the palace, with Liu He serving him carefully behind him.

He could see that His Majesty was in a depressed mood.

His throat rolled, and he wanted to remind His Majesty that it was late at night and he should go back and rest.

But when the words came to my lips, I couldn't say them.

Liu He is not young anymore, and he deeply understands the pain that Your Majesty has experienced in losing a son.

After all, his adopted son unfortunately died of illness a few years ago.

Although eunuchs have lost their ability to reproduce, their families are still there. Generally, officials who are doing well will choose to find a suitable child from their family to adopt.

Even if they are blood relatives, eunuchs often treat their step-sons as their own sons.

As he walked, Zhu Yuanzhang came to the vicinity of a palace.

"Liu He, where are we now?"

The palace is very big, Zhu Yuanzhang asked after coming to his senses.

Liu He looked up and said, "Your Majesty, we are near Kunning Palace."

Hearing the word "Kunning Palace", Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but shudder.

Kunning Palace is the queen's bedroom and was once the residence of Queen Ma.

Although theoretically Zhu Yuanzhang lived in the Qianqing Palace, he basically slept in the Kunning Palace every other day.

But since the death of Empress Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang rarely came.

The reason why he didn't come was that every time he came, Zhu Yuanzhang felt extremely heartbroken.

This place holds too many beautiful memories for him.

Even after Empress Ma passed away, Zhu Yuanzhang never appointed a new empress.

The Kunning Palace has remained vacant ever since.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little hesitant at this moment, and took a step lightly towards Kunning Palace.

But the next moment he took it back.

He wanted to go and see, but he didn't dare to go.

After going back and forth like this for a few times, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly and finally walked into the Kunning Palace.

Liu He hurriedly helped open the side door of Kunning Palace.

Even though no one lives here, there are still many palace maids and eunuchs on duty.

The dim lights also allow people to see the surroundings clearly.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." The palace maids and eunuchs inside, upon seeing the emperor coming, hurriedly paid their respects.

"Go out, everyone. We want to be alone." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and instructed the palace maids and eunuchs around him.

Soon, the palace maids and eunuchs filed out from another side door.

In the entire Kunning Palace, only Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu He were left.

"Liu He, you should step down too." Zhu Yuanzhang said again.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to serve you."

Liu He hesitated for a moment, but still spoke respectfully.

It is late at night and the lighting is not very good. Your Majesty is not young anymore. If anything goes wrong, it will be very bad.

As a eunuch, Zhu Yuanzhang was Liu He's only support, and his loyalty was of course unquestionable.

"We are old. We are old. As human beings, we should accept our age."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and did not let Liu He retreat.

When they reached the steps in front, Liu He hurried forward to support him, and Zhu Yuanzhang also stepped aside, and they walked into the courtyard of Kunning Palace in this way.

Ten years have passed in a flash, and everything has changed.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked tremblingly to a swing and reached out to touch it.

In my mind, the scenes from more than ten years ago are as vivid as if they happened yesterday.

"I don't want grandpa to play with me, I want grandma to sit on the swing with me."

"Okay, okay, grandma will play with you."

"Where is grandpa? Why hasn't he come back to sleep yet?"

"You don't like your grandfather's beard pricking you, so why do you want grandfather to sleep with you?"

"Well... Grandpa's belly is round and can be used as a pillow."

"Ha, grandpa is here."

"Grandpa, why did grandma say you are the emperor? You are obviously grandpa."

"Grandpa is not only the emperor, but also the grandfather of our eldest grandson."

"Wuwuwu, grandpa is grandpa, not the emperor, no, wuwu..."

"Okay, okay, grandpa is not the emperor. Grandpa is just our eldest grandson's grandpa, nothing else."

"whee……"

Scenes from the past, including his life with his eldest sister and eldest grandson, kept flashing in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.

When he opened his eyes again, tears were already streaming down his face.

"Big sister, did you see that? Our eldest grandson is not dead. He is back."

"Big sister, you shouldn't leave. If you leave like this, our eldest grandson will cry if he doesn't see you when he returns to the palace."

"If he cries, who will comfort him? I can't do it. I can't do it."

Zhu Yuanzhang choked up and continued speaking in a pleading tone.

How he wished that time could go back so that he could play on the swing again with his beloved elder sister and grandson.

After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang dragged his heavy feet and walked into the Kunning Palace.

Liu He followed closely behind and did not dare to disturb him.

Walking into the bedroom, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the prepared dragon bed and stared at it in a daze for a long time.

Finally, he undressed, took off his shoes and socks, and walked towards **.

Lying quietly in bed, Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes, as if he could smell the scent of his former sister.

There is also the milky scent of my eldest grandson.

Two lines of tears rolled down, but Zhu Yuanzhang refused to open his eyes to wipe them.

He was afraid that if he opened his eyes, the familiar smell would disappear completely.

Zhu Yuanzhang now was like a helpless child, hugging the quilt tightly as if he was hugging his older sister.

The eldest grandson's childish voice seemed to ring in my ears again.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was completely immersed in his past memories.

After a long time, Liu He, who was standing quietly by the side, heard His Majesty's snoring.

Then he slowly retreated, carefully closed the door, and called the eunuch on duty.

"I hope Your Majesty can have a good dream tonight."