"I can wear it myself. You can step aside first."

"Yes, slave sisters resign."

A group of little palace maidens bowed respectfully, turned around and walked towards the door of the palace.

Young Master Liu sat on the chair, looked at the tea on the table, frowned slightly and shook his head.

"Willow Pine."

"The little one is here."

Young Master Liu pushed the tea cup aside and pointed at the wine bag at Liu Song's waist.

"The weather is a bit cold, let's change the drinks."

"Yes, let me pour you some wine."

Little Chengzi hurriedly walked to Young Master Liu and bowed nervously.

"Your Majesty, how about I prepare a stove for you to keep warm?"

Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and picked up the drink poured by Liu Song. Looking at Xiao Chengzi's nervous face, he gently shook his head.

"No need, I won't be able to stay in the palace for long, so there is no need to waste any more briquettes.

Wouldn't it be better to share the saved briquettes with the little eunuchs and the little maids to keep out the cold at night?"

Hearing Young Master Liu's sincere tone, Xiao Chengzi's eyes suddenly turned red and she knelt down without hesitation.

"The old slave takes the place of the eunuch in the harem. Ladies in the palace, thank you for your kindness. Long live, long live."

"Okay, okay, get up quickly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Young Master Liu finished a glass of wine, signaled Liu Song to give him a refill, and looked at Little Chengzi with a faint smile.

"Little Chengzi."

"The old slave is here."

"Since I ascended the throne and proclaimed myself emperor, you have served me for seven years."

"Your Majesty, that's right."

"As far as I know, according to the regulations of the imperial court, the eunuchs and ladies in the harem have a month-long rest period every six months, and they can go home to visit their relatives once.

The general situation is that the days when each eunuch and maid are on duty are rotated.

If I remember correctly, that should be the case, right?"

"Your Majesty, it is true."

"In my impression, you haven't asked me for a break in the past seven years.

Could it be that you no longer have any relatives in your family?"

Xiao Chengzi's expression tightened and she lowered her head instinctively.

"Return to Your Majesty, I, my slave..."

Seeing Xiao Chengzi's reaction, Liu Dashan frowned slightly and took a sip of his drink.

"No need to hesitate, just answer truthfully."

"Your Majesty, I have two elder brothers, one eldest sister, one younger brother and three younger sisters in my family."

"Hey, your family is prosperous.

In this case, how could you become a eunuch in the palace?"

"Back to Your Majesty, there are too many brothers and sisters in the old slave's family. At that time, due to a drought in the old slave's hometown, the food produced in a year was simply not enough to eat.

So...so..."

Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"I understand."

"Your Majesty is Holy Ming."

"Have you missed home these past few years? Tell the truth."

"Your Majesty, this old slave is very homesick, but he doesn't dare to miss home."

"Oh? Why is this?"

"Your Majesty, after so many years, I still send silver coins home every year.

However, the old slave never received a reply from his family.

The old slave doesn't know if his father, mother, and brothers and sisters are still alive.

Therefore, the old slave missed his hometown very much, missed his elders and brothers and sisters at home, but he was also very afraid of hearing the news that they were no longer alive.

In these years, the old slave has never dared to ask His Majesty for Xiu Mu to go home to visit his relatives.

I’m just afraid, afraid that my only thought will be gone.”

Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly, reached out and handed the wine glass to Liu Song.

"Willow Pine."

"Pour wine."

"yes."

"Little Chengzi, where is your hometown?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Yuzhou Prefecture, Song Dynasty."

"Yuzhou Prefecture, Song Dynasty?"

"right."

"The Song Dynasty in Yuzhou is a fertile land for thousands of miles and one of the granaries in the world. It is really a good place!

Even the state capitals in various places in the south of the Yangtze River are still a few points behind Yuzhou Prefecture."

As Liu Mingzhi spoke, he drank all the wine in his glass, got up and wandered back and forth in the hall.

"Little Chengzi."

"The old slave is here."

"I will grant you four months of rest and return to your hometown to take a look."

Little Chengzi's body trembled suddenly, and she looked at Young Master Liu in astonishment.

"His Majesty!"

"Why, don't you want to go home and take a look?"

"Old slave, thank you very much, Your Majesty. Long live our Emperor."

"Little Chengzi."

"The old slave is here."

"Now you are the general manager of the imperial court, ranking fourth in the imperial court.

However, in terms of status, you, a fourth-rank internal manager, are no less generous than a second-rank official in the imperial court!

Therefore, when you go home to visit relatives, you must dress lightly and be as simple as possible, and try not to interact too much with officials from various prefectures in Yuzhou Prefecture.

This is human nature and cannot be avoided. I understand this.

But, rules are rules.

If you violate the rules, then don’t blame me for not thinking of our many years of relationship as king and minister."

Xiao Chengzi's body trembled and he nodded hurriedly.

"I understand, I understand.

Please rest assured, Your Majesty, if I violate the rules even a little bit, I will not be held accountable by Your Majesty, I will have someone bring my head to plead guilty to Your Majesty."

Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and nodded, then reached out and took the wine bag in Liu Song's hand.

"Go pack your bags."

"Old slave, thank you for Your Majesty's grace. Long live our Emperor."

"Okay, let's go."

"Old slave, please retire."

Young Master Liu held up the wine bag and took a few sips of wine, then stretched lazily.

"Liu Song, have the dragon robes and crowns been packed away?"

"Go back to Master, everything is already packed in the baggage."

"Okay, let's go,"
Chapter completed!