Originally, he wanted to come over today to see his son and tell him how he felt 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 ceremony.
The Si Li Jian was one of the twelve supervisors in the inner court of the Ming Dynasty who managed eunuchs and palace affairs. It was known as the First Department.
It was the chief yamen among the twenty-four eunuch yamen in the Ming Dynasty, and also the most powerful person in the entire eunuch system.
In charge of court etiquette. During festivals such as Zhengdan and Winter Solstice, when congratulations and other etiquette are given to married women, he will be in charge of the etiquette of his class, and he will also be responsible for detecting violations of etiquette and laws by internal officials.
In addition to patrolling the Jinyi Guards at night, everyone else, including Jiang Yu, the personal guard, was already off duty.
After all, it is impossible for these young men to be on guard duty at night in the palace. If someone were to guard the palace, the grassland would be completely green.
In today's Ming Dynasty, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, to a certain extent, is equivalent to the duties of the Night Guard.
Including the supervision of the entire palace and the control of intelligence information in the harem, all are within the scope of the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
Zhu Yuanzhang was walking aimlessly in the palace, with Liu He carefully waiting behind him.
He could see that His Majesty was in a depressed mood now.
With his throat rolling, he wanted to remind him that it was late at night and it was time for His Majesty to go back and rest.
But when the words came to his lips, he could not say them out after all.
Liu He is not young anymore, and he has a deep understanding of the pain His Majesty has experienced in losing his son.
After all, his adopted son unfortunately died of illness a few years ago.
Although eunuchs have lost the ability to have children, their families still exist. Generally, eunuchs who are well off will choose to find a suitable child from the family to adopt.
They are also close relatives by blood, and eunuchs often treat their stepsons as their biological sons.
Walking, walking, Zhu Yuanzhang came near a palace.
"Liu He, where have we been?"
The palace was very big, and Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but ask after he came back to his senses.
Liu He looked up and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, we are near Kunning Palace."
Hearing the word "Kunning Palace", Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but tremble.
Kunning Palace is the queen's bedroom and was once the residence of Queen Ma.
Although in theory, Zhu Yuanzhang lived in the Qianqing Palace, he basically slept in the Kunning Palace every two days.
But since Empress Ma died, Zhu Yuanzhang rarely came over.
He didn't come because every time he came, Zhu Yuanzhang felt extremely heartbroken.
This place holds so many beautiful memories for him.
After the death of Queen Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang never established a new queen.
This Kunning Palace has always been vacant.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little hesitant at this moment, and took a gentle step towards the direction of Kunning Palace.
The next moment he took it back.
He wanted to take a look, but didn't dare to go.
After going back and forth several times, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly and finally walked into Kunning Palace.
Liu He quickly helped open the side door of Kunning Palace.
Even though no one lives here, there are still many palace maids and eunuchs on duty.
Little lights can also help people see their surroundings clearly.
"Greetings to Your Majesty." The palace maids and eunuchs inside saw the Holy One coming and hurriedly paid homage to him.
"Everyone, please go out, we want to be alone." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and ordered 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, please step back as well." Zhu Yuanzhang said again.
"Your Majesty, please let me serve you by your side."
Liu He hesitated for a moment and then said respectfully.
It was late at night and the light was not very good. Your Majesty is not young now. It would not be good if something went wrong.
As an eunuch, Zhu Yuanzhang was Liu He's only support. His loyalty was of course unquestionable.
"We're old, we're old, people, we still have to accept old age."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he sighed and said, and did not let Liu He back down.
When he reached the steps in front, Liu He quickly stepped up to help him, but Zhu Yuanzhang also avoided it, and walked into the courtyard of Kunning Palace.
Ten years have passed in a hurry, things have changed and people have changed.
Zhu Yuanzhang walked tremblingly to the side of a swing, stretched out his hand and stroked it.
In my mind, the scene more than ten years ago is as vivid as 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 has grandpa gone? Why hasn't he come back to sleep yet?"
"Don't you think grandpa's beard pricks you? Why do you still want grandpa to sleep with you?"
"Well... Grandpa's belly is round, it can be used as a pillow."
"Ha, grandpa is here."
"Grandpa, why does grandma say you are the emperor? You are obviously grandpa."
"Grandpa is not only the emperor, but also the grandpa of our eldest grandson."
"Wuwuwu, grandpa is just grandpa, not the emperor, no, wuwu..."
"Okay, okay, grandpa is not the emperor, he is our eldest grandson, he is nothing."
"whee..."
Scenes of the past, scenes of life with his eldest sister and grandson, kept flashing in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.
When he opened his eyes again, he was already in tears.
"Sister, have you seen that our eldest grandson is not dead? He is not dead. He is back."
"Sister, you shouldn't have left. If you leave like this, our eldest grandson will cry if he can't see you when he returns to the palace."
"If he cries, who will comfort him? We can't, we can't."
Zhu Yuanzhang choked with sobs and kept talking in a pleading tone.
How he wished he could turn back time and play on the swing again with his favorite eldest sister and grandson.
After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang dragged his heavy footsteps and walked into Kunning Palace.
Liu He followed closely and did not dare to disturb.
When he walked into the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the dragon bed that had been laid, and stared at it for a long time.
Finally, he unbuttoned his clothes, took off his shoes and socks, and walked towards the bed.
Lying quietly on the bed, Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes, as if he could smell the scent of his former eldest sister.
And the milky smell of my eldest grandson.
Two lines of clear tears rolled down, but Zhu Yuanzhang refused to open his eyes to wipe them away.
He was afraid that when he opened his eyes, the familiar smell would disappear.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang is like a helpless child, hugging the quilt tightly as if hugging a big sister.
Da Sun's childish voice seemed to ring from his ears again.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was completely immersed in the memories of the past.
For a long time, Liu He, who was standing quietly aside, heard His Majesty's snoring.
Then he slowly stepped back, carefully closed the door, and called the eunuch on duty.
"I hope your Majesty will have a good dream tonight."
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