It was already dark, but Zhu Biao was still staying in his study. He was holding a paintbrush in his hand and was drawing a painting with all his attention. The picture was a woman in a palace outfit, with a dignified appearance and a quiet expression, and a faint smile on her lips.

When Zhu Biao finished drawing the last stroke, he was stunned for a while when he looked at the portrait. The woman in the painting was his first wife, Chang.

Zhu Biao and Chang were born in the same year. At that time, Chang Yuchun had just defected to Zhu Yuanzhang. When men were fighting outside, women took care of their children at home. At that time, Empress Ma also organized the women's relatives among the army to weave cloth and grow grain to support the generals of the former army. The children also gathered together to play. Zhu Biao and Chang were playmates since childhood. They can be said to be childhood sweethearts. It is worth mentioning that the name of Chang was still given by Zhu Yuanzhang for her.

Later, Zhu Biao was named the crown prince, and Chang was soon named the crown princess. The couple had a deep relationship and gave birth to four children in a row. Unfortunately, when giving birth to Zhu Yunyu, Chang died of postpartum bleeding, which made Zhu Biao extremely sad, and he was not very close to Zhu Yunyu, his own son.

At this moment, I suddenly heard an eunuch outside the study door report: "Your Highness, Your Highness, the Emperor is back!"

"Let him come in!" Zhu Biao took a long breath and stabilized his emotions, then ordered outside the door.

The eunuch agreed to turn and leave. Zhu Biao also put down the brush in his hand, then picked up the portrait of his wife and blew it gently so that the ink on it would dry faster.

After a while, Zhu Yunxiu walked into the study and bowed to Zhu Biao and said, "Greetings to Father!"

However, Zhu Biao frowned and said, "Why are you covered in fireworks?"

"Is there any?" Zhu Yunxiu raised his arms and smelled it. Sure enough, he found a strange smell on his body, which made him feel a little embarrassed, "I settled the accounts next to the canteen of the glass workshop this afternoon. The cooking smelled very much, so I was also stained with some smell."

"Set accounts? Did Li Jie ask you to settle accounts?" Zhu Biao asked with an interesting expression when he heard this. He asked Li Jie to take Zhu Yunyu to the glass workshop. As for what he did after he went there, it depends on Li Jie's arrangement.

"Yes, Li Bandu asked me to calculate the in and out accounts of the kitchen for the day." Zhu Yunhuang nodded.

"Then have you calculated it?"

"This..." Zhu Yunxiong blushed, "I didn't calculate it at first, but later Li Bandu taught me a very simple method. I just learned some superficial knowledge and could already calculate the kitchen accounts by myself. According to Li Bandu, if I learned all his methods, I could even calculate the in and out of the treasury in the future!"

Zhu Yunxiu showed a proud look at the end of his speech. He originally didn't believe Li Jie's words, but after he started to learn the new algorithm, he had no doubts anymore. Although he lost this bet, he was not discouraged at all, because Li Jie said that only they understood this method of calculation. If it spreads out in the future, it would definitely make a big splash!

"Count the national treasury?" Zhu Biao laughed silently when he heard this. In his opinion, this was just Li Jie's way of inspiring Zhu Yunsheng, so he didn't care.

"Besides settle accounts, what else have you done? Why did you come back so late?" Zhu Biao asked with a smile again. After only half a day of going out, Zhu Yunyu learned to settle accounts, which was also a good achievement.

"I..." Zhu Yunxiu suddenly hesitated for a moment, then said, "I still eat in the workshop, and I will eat whatever the craftsmen eat."

Zhu Biao finally showed a shocked expression when he heard that his son was eating the same meal as the craftsmen. He had never done this before, but he did not expect that his son, who was less than twelve years old, could do it.

"Is it delicious?" Zhu Biao was silent for a moment before asking.

"Not delicious!" Zhu Yunxiu grinned, "The rice is brown rice, and there is no oil or water in the dish. It is almost the same as boiled in white water. I couldn't eat it after a few bites, but I saw that the craftsmen were very sweet, and even Li Banjuan ate it without changing his face. I didn't want people to think I was spoiled, so I ate it with a bit of bullet and finished it."

Zhu Yunxiu hesitated again when he said this, and then said, "After the meal, I asked Li Bandu, why did the craftsmen eat such a bad meal, very delicious, just like eating delicacies from mountains and seas?"

"How do you answer Li Jie?" Zhu Biao asked curiously again.

"Li Bandu said that the craftsmen have been doing heavy work for the whole afternoon and are tired and hungry. When people are hungry, everything they eat is delicious!" When Zhu Yunxiu said the last sentence, he also showed a puzzled expression on his face, because he had never been hungry before, and he didn't know what it felt like to be hungry?

Zhu Biao could understand Li Jie's answer, but he had never been hungry. Even when he was a teenager, he would follow a group of people to serve him. Moreover, looking at Zhu Biao's body shape, you can tell that he is a delicious person and never feels wronged.

"It's not bad. In just half a day, you learned a lot. Li Jie has also put his heart into it. I'll feel relieved if you follow him!" Zhu Biao praised immediately. Zhu Yunxi's performance today was really beyond his expectations.

"Thank you for your praise. I have learned a lot from reading with Li Ban, but I have also seen many things that I can't understand. I believe I will definitely find the answer in the future!" Zhu Yunsheng said with an unprecedented firm expression.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Yunxiu, come and see what this is!" Zhu Biao waved to Zhu Yunxiu, signaling him to walk to him.

Zhu Yunxi stepped forward, and when he saw the painting on the desk, he also showed a surprised expression. Then he asked, "Father, who is the woman in the painting?"

"She is your mother!" Zhu Biao reached out and stroked Zhu Yunxi's hair and said softly.

"I...my mother!" Zhu Yunxiu burst into tears when he heard this. He even stretched out his little hand to touch the woman in the painting, but when he reached it halfway, he shrank back, as if he was afraid that the painting would be damaged, and the tears on his face flowed silently.

Looking at his son's appearance, Zhu Biao felt very guilty. If his father hadn't scolded him to wake him up, he might have kept making mistakes.

"Yun Yu, I'll give this painting to you. If you miss your mother in the future, open it and take a look!" Zhu Biao said to his son gently again. He had always kept what Li Jie said before, so he specially painted this portrait of his deceased wife.

"Thank you father!" Zhu Yunxi wiped his tears, but the tears in his eyes poured out again. First, it was because he was sad because he saw the portrait of his mother, and second, he felt his father's care for him for the first time.

Zhu Biao untied his heart and chatted with Zhu Yunxi for a long time before he let him take the portrait back to rest.

However, Zhu Biao did not rest. He took a piece of rice paper again, spread it on the desk, picked up the brush and pondered for a while, and then started to draw another portrait again.

At the same time, when Li Jie returned to the door, he saw a familiar carriage at a glance, which made him step into the house happily. Sure enough, he saw Liu Ying who was talking to Li Zhu.

"Meet uncle!" Li Jie immediately stepped forward and saluted Liu Ying, then turned his head and looked around, which made him ask in confusion, "Didn't your cousin come?"

"No, your cousin doesn't know what he is busy with recently. He often doesn't have home, so I'm lazy to find him." Liu Ying's expression became a little serious when he said this, "I came today to tell you that something might happen in the court!"

"Big thing? What big thing?" Li Jie was also shocked when he heard this.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ying shook her head and replied: "I don't know!"

"Brother, aren't you kidding? You don't know how you say something big is going to happen?" Li Zhu couldn't help asking at this time.

"It's because I don't know that it's even more terrifying!" Liu Ying's expression became even more serious at this time. After saying that, he personally closed the door of the living room, and then lowered his voice, "I have some acquaintances in the court. According to the news I have received, the Governor's Office of the Five Army recently issued several military orders, and it seems that the army has taken some actions."

"This is normal. Some time ago, Quanning Wei and Ying Changwei rebelled, and the imperial court raised an army to suppress it. Our Military Weapons Bureau also received an order and rushed to make a lot of weapons to send to the army." Li Zhu said disapprovingly that the surrounding area of ​​the Ming Dynasty was not peaceful, and the movement of the army was normal.

"It would be fine if it was just a military mobilization. The key is that the Jinyiwei in the city has been extremely active recently, with their figures everywhere. Coupled with the abnormal movements of the army, do you still think it is normal?" Liu Ying glared.

"The Jinyiwei is also..." Li Zhu was also shocked when he heard this. The Jinyiwei's reputation was once fascinated by the fact that he finally stopped in the past two years, but now he is active again. Could it be that the court will deal with another major case?

"Are you finally coming?" Li Jie whispered at this time. Li Shanchang was not killed suddenly. In fact, a few months before Li Shanchang's accident, Zhu Yuanzhang threw many people into prison under the banner of arresting the Hu Party. Later, he used the confessions of these arrested people to involve Li Shanchang.

"What is coming? Jie'er, do you know something?" Liu Ying immediately asked when he heard Li Jie's whisper. Now Li Jie is a companion to the Eastern Palace and is closer to the power center of the Ming Dynasty than him, so it is normal for Li Jie to hear some rumors.

Li Jie hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and then decided to remind Liu Ying, so he spoke: "I don't know much, but I heard that His Majesty had a conflict with the prince last night, and His Majesty even took action!"

Liu Ying's expression changed drastically when he heard this. It must be a huge matter to make Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao and his son quarrel, or even take action. Combined with the news he received, this made him vaguely have a guess.

"Brother, have you guessed something?" Li Zhu immediately asked after seeing Liu Ying's appearance.

"This... is hard to say!" Liu Ying looked hesitant, and his eyes became a little complicated when he looked at Li Zhu. Finally, he couldn't help but reminded him, "Brother-in-law, I have been out less recently, so don't go anywhere. I have to discuss with Jieer more when I encounter problems, and I will talk about it after I have survived this time!"
Chapter completed!