"Why is Your Majesty's face so red?"

"Is it possible that you kowtowed too hard in the Fengxian Hall?"

"That shouldn't be the case. If that's the case, then why does the Fifth Highness look so normal?"

"Um...this..."

When Fengxian Dian came out, Zhu Youxiao, who was too drunk, immediately turned red. Fortunately, he was just easy to get drunk and was not drunk. Otherwise, Zhu Youjian's crime would have been serious.

"Your Majesty, are you okay?"

Seeing Zhu Youxiao's appearance, Fang Congzhe, the chief minister of the cabinet, came up and expressed concern.

"I'm fine. I'll move to the banquet hall. After quickly concluding the enthronement ceremony, presiding over the court meeting is the most important thing."

Zhu Youxiao also knew that he had lost his composure. He glanced at Zhu Youjian and saw that his brother looked at his nose and his heart with a guilty conscience.

He had no choice but to explain to Fang Congzhe, feeling thankful that the taste of mung bean cake overshadowed the smell of rice wine.

"Since there is no problem, your majesty, please go up to the palace and go to Jiyan Hall. We will first take the ministers to Wenhua Hall to prepare for the court meeting."

Seeing Zhu Youxiao insisting that he was fine, Fang Congzhe could only take a step back. As a prince, Zhu Youjian did not need to go to Jiyan Palace at this time.

The previous time they went, they went as father and son, but now the successor emperor went to pay homage to the previous emperor. There was no need for him, a vassal king, to go.

So when he saw the officials leaving, he was ready to get on the elephant chariot and drive away, but just as he was about to drive away, Wei Zhongxian came over and said with a flattering look on his face:

"Your Majesty, Fifth Highness, Your Majesty has told you to go back to the East Palace to change clothes during the court meeting, and then go to Qianqing Palace to wait for him."

Dead eunuch...

Looking at Wei Zhongxian's old face, which was in his fifties and heavily powdered, Zhu Youjian was speechless and could only nod slightly, and then got on the elephant carriage with his growling stomach.

"Cheng'en, hurry, hurry, return to Xu Qin Palace and ask the chef in the East Palace to cook me more food."

"yes."

Seeing what Zhu Youjian said, Wang Chengen immediately drove the elephant chariot towards Xuqin Palace.

Two quarters of an hour later, when they arrived at Xu Qin Palace, the chef in the East Palace had also finished cooking.

Two young eunuchs were carrying the sedan that was carrying the food. When they saw Zhu Youjian, they were in a hurry. They bowed for fear of spilling the food, but failed to do so for fear of being scolded.

"Stop saluting and bring the dishes in quickly. Cheng'en, please ask someone to go to the Ministry of Finance to ask when the money for the construction of the imperial mausoleum will be allocated."

Zhu Youjian entered the Xuqin Palace in a hurry. Seeing this, Wang Chengen could only ask someone to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to ask, and he followed Cao Huachun into the palace.

However, after entering the palace, plates of dishes were placed on the table.

After all the dishes were served, Zhu Youjian had just changed out of his imperial robes, and the eunuch delivering the dishes also announced the dishes:

"Breakfast at Xu Qin Palace: Pan-fried goose, stir-fried pork with cabbage, mugwort with clear juice, steamed pig's trotters, noodles with chopsticks, bean soup, and tea."

Five dishes, one soup, a bowl of noodles, and a cup of bubble tea are not rich in the breakfast in the inner court, but it is the breakfast set by Zhu Youjian himself.

He would not be like Chongzhen in history, who foolishly made cabbage and tofu soup every day.

Saving money will not save a large army, but making money is the way to go.

Therefore, he had already informed the chef of the East Palace and set standards for his three meals a day.

His three breakfast meals include three meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes, one soup, one staple food, and one tea.

Lunch consists of four meat dishes, six vegetarian dishes, two soups, one staple food, and one tea.

Dinner consists of two meat dishes, four vegetarian dishes, one soup, one staple food, and one tea.

All dishes are changed every day, never repeated, and will be reincarnated every ten days.

In other words, in ten days, in addition to the staple food, he had to take turns eating 250 dishes and 30 kinds of tea.

It seems like a lot, but after careful calculation, his food allowance is only 620 taels of silver per month, or 7,440 taels a year.

Compared to him, Zhu Youxiao spent more than 6,000 taels a year on soup and rice at the Yangxin Hall alone. Counting other dishes, it can be said that the expense was nearly 30,000 taels.

This is quite frugal. His ancestors Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji, as well as the recent Emperor Wanli, spent at least 50,000 taels of silver on food a year.

But even so, in terms of food, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were already the most frugal royal family except those of the Qin and Han Dynasties.

Zhu Youjian would not treat himself badly. As soon as he changed his clothes, he started to eat the food in big gulps.

Time is of the essence. Logically speaking, the court meeting after the enthronement ceremony will only be used to determine the era name starting next year, as well as other minor matters, so it won't take too long.

Therefore, there is not much time for him to eat.

After finishing the meal, he had to go to Qianqing Palace to beg for something from his good brother, and by the way, he had to ask for the money that should be paid by the Ministry of Revenue.

Thinking like this, Zhu Youjian finished the food three times, five by two, and rinsed his mouth with tea.

After everything was done, he got up and changed back into his regular clothes.

"Let's go, Qianqing Palace!"

If he said one sentence, Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun would be busy.

They made arrangements before and after, and then ordered people to prepare chariots. When everything was ready, they escorted Zhu Youjian to Qianqing Palace.

Coincidentally, as soon as they left the East Palace, they saw the court at the Wenhua Palace being dismissed, and they thought that Zhu Youxiao had returned to the Qianqing Palace.

As a result, Zhu Youjian was no longer in a hurry and asked Wang Chengen to leave slowly, while he was thinking about how to reconcile with the emperor's brother and ask for something.

He thought about it and realized that the most annoying thing about his dear brother was to stay by his side.

This thing couldn't be simpler.

It was only a hundred and twenty miles from Changping to the capital. If he could ride a horse skillfully and make the inns along the way his own, and change horses, he could reach the capital in one day at most.

If it didn't work out, he would go back to the capital every five days.

Thinking like this, Zhu Youjian also had an idea in his mind.

When the chariot arrived at the gate of Qianqing Palace, Wang An, who had been waiting here early, greeted him.

"Your Highness, Banzai is waiting for you inside."

"OK" Seeing Wang An taking the initiative to show his kindness, Zhu Youjian nodded, and then said:

"When you go to Nanjing, help me inquire about the situation there. The more carefully you inquire, the sooner you will come back."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I know what to do." Wang An bowed slightly and saluted, and then led Zhu Youjian into the Qianqing Palace.

Just when they came in, the food from the imperial chef had just been served.

"Brother is here? Come and have something to eat together."

Compared with Zhu Youjian's breakfast, Zhu Youxiao's breakfast included five meat and six vegetables, two soups, one side, one fragrant rice, and twice the amount of tribute tea.

This extravagant breakfast made people's teeth hurt after seeing it, but Zhu Youjian didn't feel it was extravagant or wasteful when he saw it. Instead, he didn't salute and sat directly next to Zhu Youxiao:

"I've eaten. I came here this time to tell my brother that I want to take away a batch of armor weapons from the armor factory."

"Then we will escort the emperor's coffin to Tianshou Mountain tomorrow. The main palace room in Tianshou Mountain has also been completed."
Chapter completed!