Ming Dynasty, starting from the empty seal case

Chapter 21 Heroes are different after all!
  Inside Kunning Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang has already taken his seat.

In his arms, he held a porcelain doll about three years old, carved from pink and jade.

His black and white eyes were blinking, and there were cakes on his small lips. From time to time, he looked at Zhu Xiongying in his arms and kicked his calves.

It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang cherishes his grandson very much. He held him in his arms since he came in and never left his hand.

After sitting down, he seemed to have forgotten what he had just said to Queen Ma. He just looked at his eldest grandson, asking about this one and looking at the other one.

"Xiongying, let's not worry about eating. Tell grandpa, how many words have you recognized recently?"

Zhu Xiongying, who was only three years old, raised his head, counted his fingers, and finally made a gesture that Zhu Yuanzhang could not understand.

"Okay, the child is only three years old. It will be good if he can learn to count. What words can he recognize?"

Queen Ma also walked in, followed closely by Zhu Biao.

In addition, on the other side of the hall, there is a woman with a somewhat heroic eyebrows. The woman has plain makeup and wears a green satin dress.

Seeing Queen Ma coming, she hurriedly greeted her, then looked at Zhu Biao, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Jing'er, please sit down too. What are you talking about standing here? Come to Kunning Palace more often these days when you have nothing to do. As the Crown Princess, you have to help with the affairs in the harem."

Queen Ma pulled the woman to sit down, her brows soft.

Chang Jing nodded, "I listen to my mother."

Unexpectedly, after hearing these words, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been teasing his great grandson, raised his head and said dissatisfied:
  "Mom, queen and father, we are just a family here, don't be polite, and don't bring those deceptive rules here, just go through the motions in front of outsiders. We are just like ordinary people, 豼The two of us were shouting like father and mother."

"Our eldest grandson calls us like grandparents... It sounds friendly to us, right?"

Queen Ma also nodded and said, "That's it. Just listen to your father and sit down."

"Yes." Chang Jing agreed, then looked at Zhu Biao and then slowly sat down.

The woman was naturally the first crown princess of the Ming Dynasty.

The daughter of Chang Yuchun - Chang Jing!
  Chang Yuchun was the most powerful general in the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Needless to say, Zhu Yuanzhang had a close friendship with him. After his death from illness, Zhu Yuanzhang posthumously named him the "King of Kaiping"!
  And Chang Jing can say that they grew up watching her.

He and Zhu Biao were childhood sweethearts in their early years, and they made an engagement soon after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

After that, Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma fell in love with the princess even more.

Maybe here.

Zhu Yuanzhang is not the Hongwu Emperor who will chop off people's heads if he makes any move.

He really looks like an ordinary elder of the family.

"By the way, before dinner started, Queen Ma seemed to have thought of something. Jing'er came today and brought good news to your old Zhu family."

Ok?
  Hear this.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head, with some confusion in his eyes.

Zhu Biao also looked puzzled.

However, the two people's doubts only lasted for a moment. After carefully chewing on the three words "Lao Zhu's family", the two of them seemed to react at the same time.

Zhu Biao looked at Chang Jing even more excitedly, "You...you..."

Lao Zhu was also a little surprised.

Facing the gazes of several people, Chang Jing also lowered her head with some joy.

"I've been feeling a little uncomfortable recently, so my mother asked Dr. Zhou to come over and check her pulse. Dr. Zhou said that it should be... that she is pregnant."

"However, the imperial doctor of Ximai Zhou is not sure, and is going to wait and see again in a few days."

"Really?" Zhu Biao smiled, but soon became sad.

Chang Jing's health has been poor since she gave birth to Xiongying... He knew this, and their original plan was to wait for a few years before looking at it.

I didn't expect it to be so soon...

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think too much, he just felt that today's anger and unhappiness were all washed away by this good news.

"Haha, good, more children, more blessings, more children, more blessings!"

"Xiongying, you are going to have a younger brother again. Maybe he will also be a younger sister."

"Speaking of it, the hero in the palace has too few playmates. Most of them are called uncle and aunt. It would be nice to have a younger brother to play with when he grows up."

Chang Jing said softly: "Dad, Xiongying is not alone. He also has a younger brother in the East Palace to accompany him."

"You mean Yunwen?" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded, "The same goes for that kid, but he was taught too well by Lu. He was only two years old and couldn't speak clearly or stand firm. Lu asked him to teach him. What rules, huh."

He gets angry when he mentions this.

But these words, that is, they were said to people around him. He would not specifically tell Lu about this matter, that is, he just mentioned it in front of Biao'er. As for how to do it, it was still their own business.

After all, this is the royal family, father takes care of mother, we will not interfere.

"It's good to follow the rules, but we must not teach our eldest grandson like this. If you don't know how to teach, just leave us here. In the future, our eldest grandson will make the rules." As he said that, Lao Zhu followed The grandson in his arms pressed against his forehead.

When Queen Ma heard this, she instinctively wanted to persuade her, but she also smiled slowly.

Heroes are different after all.

"If we really want to be happy, we have to think of a name for this child. We have already thought of it. The names of Biao'er and the other brothers are all named with the character "wood". From now on, our third generation will have the character "fire".

"Wood makes fire! Take the word '祥'..."

Chang Jing raised her head in surprise, "That hero..."

"Didn't I already say it? Heroes are different." Lao Zhu waved his hand, making no secret of his preference.

"Okay, don't talk about this before you even finish your horoscope." Queen Ma interrupted.

The family chatted about their daily life, plus there was good news.

No one mentioned the previous unhappiness, and the meal was completed in a short time.

After finishing the meal, several people did not leave their seats, but waited for the maid to take away the plates.

Queen Ma then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Take it out."

"What..." Zhu Yuanzhang pretended not to know.

Empress Ma said helplessly: "You just told us that those of us around us are not as good as a child. That memorial also showed us how wrong we are. I heard that you were in disbelief in every possible way in the court, and you came back with an attitude It suddenly changed and it became worse than us. I really want to see what a six-year-old child wrote."

Let’s get down to business.

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped teasing his eldest grandson and sat him down on the stool he carefully placed aside. Chang Jing quickly came over and hugged him.

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang take out the memorial from his sleeve.

"Except for what I just said, sister, you are really right. We just don't believe this was written by a child. You will know after you read it."

With that said, he gave the memorial directly to Queen Ma.

Zhu Biao also looked over. Chang Jing originally wanted to avoid suspicion and walked away, but she looked over because she was too curious. Her father didn't say anything anyway.

Immediately, the family of five stared at the crooked characters. Zhu Yuanzhang thought it was okay to read it.

Zhu Biao, Queen Ma and Chang Jing immediately frowned.

Why is it written so ugly?
  Zhu Xiongying also blinked, thinking he was looking at "whose" homework, as long as it wasn't his own.

Just, after seeing the first sentence.

Queen Ma frowned and said, "This... why are you praising you for killing well and wonderfully? However, it does seem to be a child's tone."

"You'll know when you look down." Zhu Yuanzhang motioned for him to continue.

Immediately, Queen Ma began to read formally with curiosity.

It didn't matter that he was flipping through it. His expression immediately became serious after reading it.

"The choice of words is good, but it is indeed not what a child should have..."

"What you say to your father is good, whether it's public or private. To be able to say it to this extent is considered the most filial and pure thing."

"Also, if what is said above is true, then his father is a good official who has done his duty. Chongba, you want to kill him. You are too domineering and cold-blooded. What are you thinking?"

Empress Ma had a look of emotion on her face. The more she looked at the back, the more her brows tightened. In the end, she started to cry out for Su Guiyuan.

"I'm asking you to continue reading. I'm not asking you to scold me about who should be killed or not. We have a balance in our hearts. You continue to read..."

Queen Ma sighed. It could be seen from the front that these were the words from the heart of the son of a man, and she was filled with unspeakable anger.

His father was a scholar who passed the imperial examination. He did not make any progress for five years and could only watch others rise. In the end, he fell into the empty seal case because of his duties. Who would not be angry to see this.

"Chongba, what you are doing is not the same as the corrupt officials and ignorant kings you once hated who made things difficult for the people and framed good ministers?"

The more Empress Ma continued to read, the more she couldn't bear it, and finally she compared Zhu Yuanzhang with a corrupt official and a foolish king.

"Oops! We're so anxious." Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang blushed when he was told, "I asked you to look down, look down, is that what I told you? Don't compare us with Hunjun , Our eyes are poisonous."

Queen Ma was patient. In fact, he just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to scold him. The more anxious she saw him, the more angry she felt in her heart.

however.

Wait for her to continue reading,

In particular: Zhu Yuanzhang knew the reason for the empty seal case, but he deliberately initiated it. He built a plank road openly and secretly infiltrated Chen Cang.

There is also the theory of the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the fall of the Han Dynasty, the destruction of etiquette, including the taxation system at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, which led to the integration of officials and gentry, and remote areas were still under the influence of the old officials at the end of the Yuan Dynasty...

Her expression suddenly became extremely serious.

(End of this chapter)