"The emperor returns to the palace!"

With the spread of the palace people, Ma Xiuying seems to have suddenly found the backbone, her mind is clear, she is Ma Xiuying, she came to this world for Zhu Yuanzhang, she has completed the meaning of this life to help Zhu Yuanzhang become the emperor, why be confused?

Ma Xiuying sorted out her regular clothes and led the palace people to kneel outside the Kunning Palace to welcome the holy car.

Zhu Yuanzhang strode over, helped Ma Xiuying, and said with a smile: "All the way back to the capital, I either heard the people talking about the queen's good deeds of giving porridge, or saying that the royal family was sympathetic to the people, and the queen's move won my heart." ”

Ma Xiuying said humbly: "It's not only the concubines who go out of the palace today to give porridge, but also the concubines, they are all very hard, and the emperor can't just commend the concubines." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly, "Haha, when I see them when I look back, I will commend them one by one." ”

"The concubine has left Laba porridge for the emperor, can the emperor taste it? The concubine has ordered someone to send Laba porridge to each minister's house. Today, there are several masters such as the host of Jiming Temple who entered the palace to pray for the royal blessing. Although she knew that every move in the palace could not escape Zhu Yuanzhang's ears and eyes, Ma Xiuying was still used to informing Zhu Yuanzhang of her daily agenda, which was the habit of the two and the trust between husband and wife.

"I also pray to my ancestors in the Taimiao Temple to bless the coming year, the wind and rain, the country and the people. Zhu Yuanzhang also said his itinerary.

Xun Ying saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood, and said boldly: "It's a coincidence, the emperor and the queen want to go together." Without waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to ask, she pointed to the palace gate and said: "The emperor looked at the couplet written by the queen's mother, and the slave maid didn't lie. ”

"You talk a lot. Ma Xiuying scolded Xun Ying.

Sunkage grinned and held the lantern up to the couplet.

"Min'an Guotai is in a prosperous era, the wind and rain are in praise of the Chinese New Year, and the mountains and rivers are magnificent. The queen really has a good relationship with me. Zhu Yuanzhang finished reading word by word, "Hey, why did this blessing fall?"

"Blessing has arrived! Blessing has arrived! The emperor Chrysostom said that blessing must arrive!" Xun Ying shouted excitedly, as if this blessing word was the method she had come up with.

"Haha, it turns out that this is the meaning, interesting. All are rewarded!" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized, smiled more and more, looked at the couplet again, and walked into Kunning Palace with great satisfaction.

"What about the princes?" Ma Xiuying looked around and couldn't see Zhu Biao and the other princes.

Zhu Yuanzhang took off his big hat, "I saw that the prince was tired of carriages and horses, and he had already asked him to go back to the East Palace to rest, and the other princes and ministers also let them go back." ”

"The prince is okay, right?" Ma Xiuying's heart tightened, Zhu Biaoda fell to the root of the disease from the mother's womb, although he has now recovered from conditioning, but how can he be completely relieved to be a mother.

Zhu Yuanzhang comforted: "The prince is just a little tired, you don't have to worry about him, he still has to inherit my inheritance, how can there be anything?"

"It's the concubine who is too worried. "If conditions permit, Ma Xiuying really doesn't want Zhu Biao to drag his weak body to manage the government in the future. But this thought can only be thought in the heart, and can never be spoken.

After serving Zhu Yuanzhang after changing clothes and eating, Ma Xiuying said with a straight face: "There is a matter for the concubine to ask the emperor to decide." ”

"Speak!"

Ma Xiuying explained the situation of the Jiang family and the little boy, and said: "These dead soldiers are all heroes and martyrs of our dynasty, and the concubine begs the emperor to order the widows and children of the heroes and martyrs to be compensated, so that the soldiers will not be cold, but also let them have no worries, and they will be more heroic in killing the enemy." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang groaned slightly, "You're right, you can't make them chill." Tomorrow, the court will let the military department take charge of this matter. ”

Ma Xiuying solemnly bowed, "The concubine has thanked the emperor for his great kindness on behalf of thousands of soldiers and their families. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Is Jiang's husband really not in the palace? This woman is a chaste woman who cares for young children alone and looks for her husband for thousands of miles." ”

Ma Xiuying said regretfully: "The concubine has checked the roster of palace people, but there is no one named Zhao Dahu. ”

"Zhao Dahu?" Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, seemed to remember something, and said to Xun Ying: "You go and call Zhao Cheng in." ”

"Yes, the concubine hasn't checked the guards and guards who followed the emperor out of the palace. Ma Xiuying's eyes rekindled hope, hoping that Zhao Dahu could be found among these people.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said an answer that Ma Xiuying couldn't think of anyway, "I remember that Zhao Cheng used to be called Zhao Dahu in the army. ”

"The emperor is saying that Zhao Cheng ......," Ma Xiuying covered her mouth in disbelief.

"No, I have to ask to know. Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was calm, but his eyes also flashed with excitement.

Ma Xiuying and Xunying glanced at each other, and at the same time a thought came to mind: It can't be so coincidental, right?

"The slave has seen the emperor and the queen. Zhao Cheng's face was respectful, his dark face was completely different from that kind of white-faced and beardless chamberlain, although he bowed, he could still see that his body was relatively burly.

Zhu Yuanzhang said succinctly: "You can tell me about the situation in your home before you entered the palace." ”

Zhao Cheng returned to the palace and heard that Ma Xiuying was checking the palace roster, although he couldn't guess Ma Xiuying's intentions, but since Zhu Yuanzhang asked his head, he still told him in 1510: "The slave's ancestral home is Dingyuan, and he joined the Red Turban Army at the age of seventeen, and was originally a subordinate of Li Xixi, and later Li Xixi was defeated by Li Siqi, and the slave went to Hezhou to meet the emperor to recruit soldiers, and was appreciated by the emperor and accepted as a personal soldier around him, and followed the emperor to fight everywhere, thanks to the emperor's refusal to abandon the slave and be disabled, and stay in the palace until now. ”

"Do you have any other relatives at home?"

A trace of gloom flashed in Zhao Cheng's eyes, "The slave has had both parents dead since she was a child, and she once married a daughter-in-law in the countryside, but later the slave went back to find her, and I heard that she was killed by the Yuan people." ”

"You used to be called Zhao Dahu in the army?"

Zhao Cheng nodded inexplicably, the emperor should know his previous name, why did he ask knowingly. The name Zhao Cheng was changed after he became the head of the palace and felt that "Zhao Dahu" was not imposing enough.

Hearing that what Zhao Cheng said and the information she knew could be checked, Ma Xiuying estimated that Zhao Chengcheng was the person she was looking for, she was not at ease, and still asked: "Before your wife married you, she was called Jiang?"

"How does the queen mother know?" Zhao Cheng's eyes widened, Ma Xiuying knew that her previous name was not strange, but how could she know her daughter-in-law's previous surname?

Ma Xiuying said with a smile: "This palace has good news for you, your wife is not dead, and you also have a son, who is now ten years old." ”

Zhao Cheng was stunned, and didn't seem to understand Ma Xiuying's words, until Xunying reminded him that the queen had found his wife and children, and he stupidly squeezed out two words: "Really?"

Ma Xiuying didn't reproach him for his gaffe, and said affirmatively: "After a while, this palace will ask Zhang Guards to take you to meet the mother and son, and this palace thinks that eight out of ten of them are your lost wife and children." ”

"My daughter-in-law is not dead, I still have children?" Zhao Cheng muttered to himself, his voice trembling, and tears flowed out involuntarily.

Xun Ying coughed, Zhao Chengcai came back to his senses, and hurriedly knelt down, "The slave got carried away in front of the emperor and the queen, and begged the emperor and the queen to punish him." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "If your family can really be united, I will be happy for you." I don't blame you for your misdemeanor this time. ”

"Thank you for your kindness. After Zhao Cheng thanked him, he looked at Ma Xiuying with a blank eye.

Ma Xiuying covered her mouth and chuckled, "They are placed in an inn on the outskirts of the city, you go and change into ordinary people's clothes, and when Guard Zhang comes back, I will lead you over." ”

Zhao Cheng couldn't tell whether he was excited or excited, his mouth kept trembling, "Queen Xie, Queen Xie, Queen Xie......"