Ma Xiuying entered the house and saw clearly that in addition to a few princes in the room, there were also Zhu Shouqian and Hua Wei, but they were sitting in the corner playing chess, so Ma Xiuying didn't see them outside.

At this time, those who spoke closed their mouths, those who sat stood up, those who were playing chess stopped, and they all asked Ma Xiuying for peace.

Ma Xiuying glared at the children, and asked with a straight face: "You don't go to school well, and you came to the East Palace to influence the prince's study?"

In addition to Zhu Hu, who was only six years old, Zhu Zhang, Zhu Li and Zhu Di were twelve years old, ten years old and eight years old respectively, and Zhu Shouqian and Hua Wei were also seven or eight years old.

Zhu Fan lowered his head and did not dare to answer.

Zhu Li was straightforward, "We didn't go to the class, the second emperor brother pulled us directly to the eldest emperor." ”

Zhu Di bowed down and replied: "After the queen of Qiqi, the son and the husband asked for leave and wanted to borrow some classics from the eldest brother. Brother Hu was curious, so Erchen brought him along. ”

Ma Xiuying glanced at Zhu Di unexpectedly, Zhu Di is not as old as Zhu Li, but he is much more stable in speaking and doing things than Zhu Li, it seems that the last punishment left a deep impact on him.

Zhu Di is only eight years old this year, but he is the most top-notch among the princes, and his appearance is also similar to Zhu Yuanzhang, especially the high forehead and long face, which is simply printed in the same mold as Zhu Yuanzhang. Therefore, among the princes, Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite child except for Zhu Biao is Zhu Di, before Zhu Di rebelled against Long Wenyuan, Zhu Yuanzhang never punished him for anything. If it weren't for the fact that what he said touched the interests of the imperial power, maybe Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't have punished him.

Ma Xiuying also likes Zhu Di very much, this child is not only sensible but also smart and filial.

In the past, Ma Xiuying had handed over the power to manage the palace to Guo Hui and Guo Ninglian, once Li Qier accidentally offended Guo Hui, Guo Hui relied on the identity of the side concubine, forced Li Qier to kowtow and admit her mistakes, and also deducted Li Qi'er's monthly case for a month. Ma Xiuying was not in the palace at that time, and she didn't know about this matter, and some servants who saw the wind and made the rudder were harsh on Li Qi'er's clothing. As a concubine, Li Qi'er silently suffered the grievances and did not mention them to anyone.

The careful Zhu Di didn't say anything after finding out, only saved his monthly routine and handed it to Li Qi'er, and began to study hard, and finally stood out when Zhu Yuanzhang assessed the children's academics, and successfully attracted Zhu Yuanzhang's attention and love. When Zhu Yuanzhang proposed a reward, Zhu Di put all the credit on Li Qi'er's education supervision.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy and rewarded Zhu Di and Li Qi'er's mother and son, after this out, the servant no longer dared to embarrass Li Qi'er.

Later, Ma Xiuying learned about this and asked Zhu Di why he did this, and Zhu Di replied that only if his son is promising, his aunt will be taken seriously.

Thinking of this, Ma Xiuying looked at her children again, in addition to Zhu Biao being sensible, Zhu Fan and Zhu Li were a little stubborn, which was not only related to their age, but also the influence of the servants, just because they were sisters-in-law, these servants all competed to curry favor with each other, coaxing the two children to be arrogant and arrogant, and there was no one in their eyes.

The more she thought about it, the more angry she became, Ma Xiuying reprimanded Zhu Fan and Zhu Li: "Go back and kneel for an hour, copy Xunzi's persuasion fifty times, and you are not allowed to skip class without permission in the future, and tomorrow the queen mother will select some talented young people to accompany you to study." ”

"Queen Mother!" Zhu Fan and Zhu Li's painful expressions on their faces were no better than those few punished little internal prisoners, copying books is still a trivial matter, and it is a big deal to be supervised to read when you can't skip school in the future.

Zhu Biao has a generous nature, and is very friendly to his younger siblings, and he couldn't bear to see the two younger brothers being punished, so he hurriedly interceded from it, "The queen mother is angry, it's all the fault of the sons, and the sons and daughters asked the younger brothers to come over to play to delay their studies, and begged the queen mother not to punish the younger brothers, so they punished the sons and daughters alone." ”

Ma Xiuying sighed, Zhu Biao always defends his younger brothers like this, looking at the book in his hand, he knows that it must be Zhu Fan who disturbs him uninvited, but he wants to take the responsibility on himself. Looking at his anxious and pleading eyes, Ma Xiuying softened her tone, "Since the prince intercedes for you, you will each copy ten times to persuade you, and skipping class is not allowed to happen again." ”

Zhu Fan and Zhu Li hurriedly admitted their mistakes, unwilling to stay for a moment, and ran away like a burning buttocks. Zhu Di also took Zhu Hu and immediately saluted and retired.

After only Zhu Biao was left, Ma Xiuying returned to her motherly appearance, pulled Zhu Biao to sit down, and carefully inquired about his study and life.

Zhu Biao replied one by one.

Ma Xiuying was very happy to hear his answer in an orderly manner, and said lovingly: "You can be diligent and studious, and the queen mother is very happy, but you also have to pay attention to rest, don't exhaust yourself." If there is a shortage of food and clothing, let someone come and say to the queen mother. By the way, there are a few inner prisoners in your palace, and the queen mother thinks that they are very incompetent and have been sent to be punished. ”

"The sons thank the queen mother for her teachings and concern. Zhu Biao smiled gently, diverted the topic, brought a plate of dim sum, and said: "The fourth emperor brother brought some dim sum made by Concubine Niangniang to his son, and the queen mother tasted it." ”

Ma Xiuying twisted a piece of strip-shaped dim sum and put it in her mouth, the taste was sweet and soft, and she asked curiously: "What is this? It tastes good." ”

"It's winter melon candy, I heard the four emperor brothers say that the production process is quite time-consuming, and the concubine Niangniang worked hard for a few days to make such a point, so the four emperor brothers all took it to give it to the sons. ”

Ma Xiuying knew that winter melon could clear away heat and quench thirst, so she couldn't help but sigh: "Sister Concubine has a heart." ”

Zhu Biao said again: "In addition to snacks, Concubine Qi also made a few pairs of shoes for her son, all of which fit very well. ”

"She treats you as her own child," Ma Xiuying blushed slightly, because she is not a woman, so she has never made clothes and shoes for her children, "Speaking of which, without her, there may be no you, she is your savior, even if you become an emperor in the future, don't forget her kindness." ”

"Erchen keep it in mind. Zhu Biao heard Ma Xiuying say that Li Qi'er once sacrificed his life to save his mother and son, so the women he respected most in his heart were Ma Xiuying and Li Qi'er.

After chatting for a while, Ma Xiuying finally got to the point, "Your father plans to choose a concubine for you recently, what do you think?"

Zhu Biao said calmly: "The sons and daughters are all up to the father and the queen mother. ”

Ma Xiuying was stunned and didn't know how to speak, and she didn't know who Zhu Biao's humility and obedience learned from, and she didn't have the temperament of her and Zhu Yuanzhang. Anyone involved in marriage will fight for it more or less, but Zhu Biao has no opinion. Maybe it's related to his poor health since he was a child and he often recuperates, so this child's personality is too quiet, so quiet that it makes people feel distressed. Ma Xiuying secretly vowed that she must choose a smart, lively, gentle and considerate wife for Zhu Biao, and not ask anyone to bully her.