After Zhu Yuanzhang left, Xun Ying couldn't help but ask: "The master is worried about the trivial matters in the palace, why do you have to do all this work? ”

Ma Xiuying said indifferently: "It is precisely because these concubines are bored that the palace wants to find something for them to do, saving them from only knowing pleasure and comparison all day long, and there is nothing to do." ”

Before Zhu Yuanzhang changed the imperial garden to the imperial vegetable garden, it did not have much impact on the concubines, and they didn't need to grow vegetables, but they just lacked a place to enjoy the scenery. This time, Ma Xiuying plans to let each concubine participate in the work specifically, and not give them leisure time to be bored and make trouble.

"The master asked Yang Jieyu to weave more fabrics, and she didn't have time to come to Kunning Palace to complain. Xun Ying covered her mouth and smiled, it turned out that Ma Xiuying's intention was here. There are a lot of concubines in the harem, if a person weaves a piece of cloth for three or five days, the number is very considerable, and I don't know how many lonely and widowed old people can be helped in a month.

As soon as the news that the queen would personally lead the princess and concubines to embroider and weave, it immediately caused an uproar in the harem.

Not to mention that the princesses are from noble backgrounds and never know how to work, even most of the concubines are also young ladies who are held in the palm of their hands by their families.

As soon as they thought that the white and tender jade hands would become the coarse palms of the textile mothers, the concubines wanted to cry. There is a dynasty of the palace like the palace of the Ming Dynasty, which is a vegetable and a weaver, they want to live a rich and comfortable life, not to enter the palace to endure hardships and be a textile girl!

Forced by Zhu Yuanzhang's order, the concubines dared to be angry about Ma Xiuying's arrangement, so they had to instigate their daughters to intercede with Ma Xiuying.

Several princesses, Princess Lin'an, Princess Ningguo, Princess Chongning, etc., cried to Ma Xiuying: "Queen Mother, there is no shortage of weavers in the palace, and robes are also made by the weaving department.

Ma Xiuying asked Xunying to find a small chamberlain. In these years, there were many poor families who could not afford to raise their children, so they were forced to send their children to the palace as eunuchs.

The little chamberlain was working in the palace, and was suddenly summoned by Ma Xiuying, I don't know what happened, I was terrified, sweating profusely, and I didn't dare to lift my head into the hall and lay on the ground to say hello.

Ma Xiuying asked the little chamberlain to stand up, asked him about his age, and then said to the princesses: "This child is the same age as you, and he can already run for service." Do not be lazy and incapable of learning at a young age. Waving off the little chamberlain, he continued: "Your father once said to the crown prince, 'Look at the livelihood of the small people, in order to know the difficulties of food and clothing'. You grew up in a wealthy family, and you don't know the hardships of the people, and you don't know how to cherish food and clothing. Today, I experience the difficulties of food and clothing, and every time I eat, I think about the difficulties of the crops, and every time I wear clothes, I think about the hardships of weaving. In the future, when you get married, you will be able to be diligent and thrifty. ”

The princesses fell into contemplation.

Ma Xiuying asked Xunying to take out a few exquisite glass bottles and said: "The queen mother has asked the imperial doctor to make a hand balm, which contains special nourishing ingredients, which can be applied to the hands after daily work, which can not only immediately heal the wounds on the skin, but also make the hands more delicate and moisturized." Only princesses who are willing to work can get this plaster. ”

"Erchen is willing to spin. Several princesses were shy and timid, holding the glass bottle and retreating silently.

Xun Ying laughed so hard that her stomach hurt, and the princesses' emotions were driven by a few bottles of plasters at once, which was also too easy to dispel. In fact, those plasters are the putty ointment usually used in winter, but Ma Xiuying asked people to add some spices to it and then put it in a beautiful glass bottle, which coaxed the princesses around.

The princess was persuaded, the concubines naturally had no way, every day after asking An to stay in the side hall of Kunning Palace embroidery and weaving for half a day, there was a little freshness at the beginning, and after three or five days, they felt bored and unbearable, looking at their hands full of needle eyes, and only hearing the sound of the weaving wheel in their ears, these concubines were going crazy. Within a few days, Yang Jieyu, who had just been relieved of the punishment, made another mistake and did not want to come again under the pretext of illness.

Ma Xiuying had her own way to deal with it, and personally took the imperial doctor and the weaving cart to visit.

At this time, how dare Yang Jieyu dress up in a fancy way, her old clothes are clothed, her face is deliberately coated with a layer of ginger water, her eyes are blurred and there seems to be no focus, and when she asks Ma Xiuying for peace, she also supports the palace maid weakly with both hands, her legs are weak, and she looks like she is about to fall down at any time.

Ma Xiuying asked for warmth and let the doctor diagnose and treat him.

The imperial doctor didn't want to offend Yang Jieyu, and he didn't dare to deceive Ma Xiuying, and after the diagnosis, Mai Nuonuo said: "Jieyu is just cold, damp and dry, take a little heat and detoxification laxative medicine, and rest for a few days to recover as before." ”

Ma Xiuying did not expose Yang Jieyu's pretending to be sick, and said lightly: "In this case, Yang Jieyu will be able to give birth to her, and if you don't prevent illness, the palace will temporarily deduct your brand, and then serve the emperor when you are well." ”

Yang Jieyu was anxious, she had missed Zhu Yuanzhang's luck last time she was punished, and this time she was deducted by Ma Xiuying, wouldn't she have to wait until the Year of the Monkey Ma Yue? ”

Ma Xiuying seemed to smile, "Yang Jieyu is unwell, or will she be raised for a few more days?"

Yang Jieyu bit her lip, "I couldn't embroider and weave with my sisters today, and the concubines are a little unaccustomed to it." The concubine will suddenly feel that she has the energy to weave. ”

Ma Xiuying acted as a reason: "But Yang Jieyu still has to focus on her body." In this case, the palace will bring a weaving cart and put it in your hall, and if you feel refreshed, you can move and move, and if you are not feeling well, rest and rest. ”

"The concubine thanks the queen for her compassion. Yang Jieyu lowered her head and hid the anger and resentment on her face. Some time ago, Cheng Mu Guifei punished her for thinking about it behind closed doors, and today Ma Xiuying brought a weaving cart to let her weave cloth alone in her residence, obviously continuing to humiliate her. Anyway, Ma Xiuying said that she would weave cloth again when she had the energy, and she would delay it until the end of the month.

However, this thought had just risen, and Ma Xiuying said unhurriedly: "Every month, the palace will reward the most diligent concubines, and Yang Jieyu must also work hard." ”

Yang Jieyu's smile froze on her face, thinking, it seems that she has to let the palace maid help her weave.

Unexpectedly, Ma Xiuying's words were not finished, "The emperor asked the concubines to work to let you know that food and clothing are difficult, understand the hardships of the people, and you can't live up to the emperor's wishes." ”

As soon as these words came out, whoever dared to let the palace maid help him weave cloth was against Zhu Yuanzhang's will, Yang Jieyu gritted her silver teeth, and said hard: "The concubine must understand the emperor's will and seriously understand the hard work of the people." ”