Dressed as a widow, raising cubs, farming and building infrastructure in Ming Dynasty

Such a noble young man claimed to be the Duke of Zhenguo Zhu Shou.

The middle-aged man calls himself Zhu Qi, the Marquis of Funing, and the young man beside him is his second son Zhu Gang.

Ma Ang was confused.He has heard of the Marquis of Funing, Zhu Shou, the Duke of Zhenguo?Why haven’t I heard of him after being an official for many years?

Moreover, this man's face was somewhat familiar, and he quickly remembered that the noble man who trampled the crops in Shabaozi Town a few years ago seemed to be him!
Ma Ang did not dare to neglect and was very energetic to entertain.

Not long after, when it was lunch time, Funing Hou enthusiastically proposed to stay for dinner.

Four people at the table ate and drank politely, changing glasses.

After three rounds of drinking, Funing Marquis Zhu Qi said he was too drunk and asked Ma Ang to take him to rest first.

But Duke Zhen Guo pointed to the fish stew on the table and said, "This fish is well cooked. Why don't you ask the cook to come out and see it."

Ma Ang was slightly stunned.Today's meal was all prepared by Qin Liu. Do you want Qin Liu to come out to meet the guests?

Isn't this against the rules?

Ma Ang returned to the back hall hesitantly and told Qin Liu about the matter.

Qin Liu smiled and said, "That's not easy to handle. Just let Yingying deal with it."

Yingying is a girl Ma Ang bought after looking at her for a long time. Her surname is Du. She has always wanted to give her to Ma Ang as a concubine, but she has not been taken over yet.

Zhu Shou, the Duke of Zhenguo, turned gloomy when he saw Ma Ang bringing out an unfamiliar girl, saying that it was cooked by his wife Du.

Hou Ning, who was sitting next to him with a smile, was so frightened that he immediately stood up and bowed.

After a pause, Funing Hou said: "Master Ma, please ask your wife to come out and talk."

Qin Liu lingered in the back hall, but finally couldn't escape and came to the room where the banquet was held.

Funing, Ma Ang and others have already left, and there are only "Zhen Guo Gong Zhu Shou" and Funing Hou's second son Zhu Gang in the room.

Qin Liu knelt down and saluted unambiguously: "Ms. Liu, a commoner woman, pays homage to the emperor."

Zhu Shou, the Duke of Zhenguo, was Emperor Zhengde.

Zhu Gang, who was sitting beside him, stood up quickly and knelt down to salute.

He had never met the emperor before and did not know that this friendly-looking young man was the emperor.

The so-called Zhenguo Gong was a title he gave himself. His nickname was Shou'er, so he gave himself another name - Zhu Shou.

"Ping Sheng. It's time for you to explain your child's life experience clearly to him."

Emperor Zhengde looked at Zhu Gang, who looked very similar to himself, and said with a complicated expression.

In this life, he only had this bit of flesh and blood, which made him very emotional.

The past events of that year and all the uneasy thoughts that had been in my heart suddenly came out.

Qin Liu said: "Your Majesty, the civilian woman suffered a brain injury and can't remember the past. She only remembers carrying her child to Sandcastle Town after waking up."

Emperor Zhengde said with a deep expression: "Then I will explain it in detail."

"The Madam Ma in front of me is actually Liu Xuejiang, the granddaughter of former Chief Assistant Liu Jian and Lord Liu."

"Back then, the Empress Dowager left Miss Liu Xuejiang to stay in the palace. But unexpectedly, by some strange combination of circumstances, Miss Liu and I... became intimately connected."

"Afterwards, Miss Liu gave birth to the child in a farm on the outskirts of Beijing regardless of the damage to her reputation. For the sake of reputation, the Liu family announced that Miss Liu died of illness."

"Later, I ordered people to build a leopard room and wanted to bring the mother and son into the palace to raise them."

"Unexpectedly, before anything could be done, Miss Liu and her children were attacked and killed. The farm on the outskirts of Beijing where they lived was set on fire."

"I rushed over after hearing the news, but it was already too late, and I was attacked by ambushes. Miss Liu's father, Liu Dong, a driver of the Ministry of War, was assassinated in order to save me."

"Ms. Liu's uncle and cousin, two dignified court officials, were also murdered on the same day."

Zhu Gang, who was only nine years old, kept shaking his hands. "The whereabouts of Ms. Liu and her child are unknown, and their fate is unknown."

"I have ordered people to search all over the country for many years, but there is no news at all. I thought they had been murdered."

"It wasn't until the powerful eunuch Liu Jin executed her that she came before me again."

"Over the years, she lived in Shabaozi Town with her children. She assumed the identity of a widow and became the daughter-in-law of the Li family. She also had a disabled father-in-law and two children, Li Dalang and Li Erlang."

"There are many people who want to find Li Erlang. With the blood of the emperor, as long as I am recognized and placed on the royal jade plate, someone can push me down and help the young prince ascend the throne."

"When the prince grows up to be about 20 years old and has his own opinions, he can be kicked out and replaced by a younger prince to succeed the emperor Zuo."

"For my safety and for Erlang's safety, Funing Hou and the Liu family finally came up with this compromise idea."

"Let Li Erlang join the family tree of Funing Hou Zhu's family and become the second son of Funing Hou Zhu Qi, with the surname Zhu Minggang."

"This is who you are, kid."

"Do you want to recognize your ancestors and return to your clan and rule the world in the future?" Emperor Zhengde asked in a deep voice.

"No!" Qin Liu looked at Zhu Gang with tears in his eyes, "Child. As parents, we just want our children to live a safe and happy life, and not to have such a heavy responsibility!"

Zhu Gang was completely confused.

I am just a nine-year-old child, how can I bear such shocking news?

He is actually the emperor's son? !
No matter how hard-hearted Emperor Zhengde was, he couldn't help but stretched out his hand and touched Zhu Gang's little head.

The child is nine years old, and this is the first time he has spoken to the child face to face.

As for his own biological mother, Zheng, he didn't even have much memory.

This is the sorrow of an emperor. Blood and family ties are all used as bargaining chips for people to plot and use.

The so-called emperor is a real loner.

Emperor Zhengde did not urge the stunned Zhu Gang to express his position, but brought both him and Qin Liu back to the palace.

Nine years.

Before the children were born, he had been looking forward to taking them back to the palace and living in his carefully built and extremely safe leopard room.

Today, I finally got what I wanted.

Although the child's mother is already married, it is not the happy family reunion he expected.

Before leaving, Funing Hou gave a cautious reminder: "Your Majesty, this Mrs. Liu is a married woman, and..."

Emperor Zhengde raised his eyebrows, "So what if I'm a married woman?" He thought for a while, "Isn't Ma Tongzhi's sister also in this house? Take her back to the palace with you. If anyone talks, just seduce her. .”

As for Zhu Gang, he adopted a more cautious strategy.

He also took in a group of adopted sons, all of whom were given the surname Zhu. Zhu Gang was just an inconspicuous one among them. He also left a few younger ones to live in the adopted son's mansion not far from the Leopard House.

Within a few days, memorials from the ministers of the DPRK flew over like snowflakes.

They were all news about the impeachment of Emperor Zhengde for bringing Ma Ji, a married woman and the sister of the idle general Ma Ang, into the palace for many days.It is said that Maggie is still pregnant.

This move would be suspected of interfering with the royal bloodline.

Even the cabinet ministers could not withstand the pressure and issued memorials to admonish Emperor Zhengde.

Emperor Zhengde scorned these memorials.

Since he came to the throne, he has been scolded by various memorials, and he has long been accustomed to it.

On the contrary, the young Zhu Gang was filled with indignation when he heard these.