At the end of the banquet, Zhu Yuanzhang personally sent Ma Xiuying back to Kunning Palace, it was a miracle that Ma Xiuying could stand up after a stroke, he knew that God still favored him and Ma Xiuying.

The three Zhu Biao brothers cautiously followed behind them, happy for Ma Xiuying in their hearts. At the moment when Ma Xiuying had a stroke, the brothers were so frightened that they were afraid that Ma Xiuying would not be able to afford to fall ill.

Ma Xiuying saw that Zhu Yuanzhang sent her back to the palace and called the three brothers as well, so she asked: "The emperor wants to discuss the matter of the concubine for the sake of Zhang'er and Qi'er?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Just to tell you about this, they should have left in October because you ...... Now that I see that you have improved, I plan to send them to the domain after the fifteenth day. ”

Ma Xiuying couldn't help but feel sad and sighed: "The children have grown up, it's time to spread their wings and soar, go." She thought for a moment and asked, "How does the emperor plan to arrange other princes?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "In the future, the princes who have reached the age of fifteen and are feudal will all go out of Beijing. "I don't think so much about other princes, Zhu Yuanzhang, and when they reach the age, they will all be sent to the domain, and there are only a few people like Zhu Fan and Zhu Di who have long been crowned kings and are still stranded in the capital.

"What about King Yan?" Ma Xiuying used to call Zhu Di Di'er, but now she can no longer be as intimate with Zhu Di as before.

"Of course, he also has to go to Beiping to take up the domain. Speaking of Zhu Di, Zhu Yuanzhang is still very satisfied. Zhu Di has made a lot of contributions to the army over the years, and he is very brave back then, if it weren't for the identity of the prince, he would definitely make Zhu Di a general.

Zhu Di can't be allowed to go to Beiping, and Zhu Di started an incident in Beiping. Ma Xiuying's eyes flashed, she lowered her head and thought, if she let Zhu Di go to Beiping, she would undoubtedly let the tiger return to the mountain, but if she really wanted her to poison Zhu Di, she couldn't bear it, after all, the child she watched grow up, and she was also very filial to her.

History said that Zhu Di was very ambitious, but Ma Xiuying saw Zhu Di as a sensible and diligent child, and how could Zhu Di predict what would happen decades later, there must be other reasons why he finally became emperor. In view of such thoughts, Ma Xiuying really can't be ruthless to deal with a child who doesn't know anything, and besides, Zhu Di has been away from the palace for many years, so it is not easy to deal with him.

After thinking about it, Ma Xiuying decided to weaken Zhu Di's power first, cut off his wings, and only let him be a mediocre prince. In this way, Zhu Di, who has no political power, will not threaten the throne of her son and grandson, and at the same time can leave a life.

She said: "Beiping and Mobei are adjacent to each other, the Yuan people are not dead, will it be too dangerous for you to send King Yan to guard Beiping?"

Zhu Yuanzhang showed a pleased smile on his face, "Don't underestimate Di'er, he has learned many skills in the army over the years, and it is he who asked to go to Beiping, saying that he would guard the frontier for the Ming Dynasty and not let the Yuan people invade the Central Plains." ”

"King Yan is really brave and resolute, quite the style of the emperor back then. Ma Xiuying praised and changed her words, "A few days ago, Concubine Qi found the concubine and begged not to let King Yan go to such a dangerous place, she said that the domains of Zhang'er and Qi'er are all in the belly of the Central Plains, why did the emperor send King Yan to the barbarian land, the emperor's arrangement was too partial." ”

Ma Xiuying is not a fool, she has felt Li Qi'er from being a sister to being a sister to being a weak friend to being hostile over the years, especially Li Qi'er's later provocation openly and secretly made her understand that this woman is afraid that she will not be at ease. Since Li Qi'er refuses to be honest, she might as well use some means to make her honest.

Zhu Yuanzhang was really furious when he heard this, "When will it be her turn to put her beak in my decision, someone will come ......?"

Ma Xiuying hurriedly said: "It's a big holiday, why should you be angry and make everyone unhappy." The concubine felt that her words were not untargeted, if you sent Zhang'er and Zhen'er to a remote place, the concubine would not be happy. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted and didn't speak, but he was extremely disgusted with Li Qi'er in his heart, and a little concubine dared to point fingers at him, is it because of the good life now that makes her forgetful, it seems that it is time to reduce the supply of Begonia Garden.

Ma Xiuying sighed: "You, don't blame her for having such thoughts, who is a mother who doesn't treat her children as pearls in her eyes and treasures in her palms, and concubines also wish her children to be safe." ”

Speaking of this, she looked at the three Zhu Biao brothers lovingly, and the three children listened to their parents' conversation honestly, and did not dare to interject a word.

"So the concubine can understand her feelings, and besides, King Yan also grew up as a concubine, and if he really wants him to go to that remote place, the concubine can't bear it. Ma Xiuying took retreat as advance, and finally said her true intentions, "The concubine feels that King Yan is filial and sensible, so she might as well let him go to the town to guard the central capital." I heard that there are frequent floods in Zhongdu, which causes the project to be delayed, the craftsmen are miserable, and the officials are passive and negligent, if the prince comes to supervise, it may be possible to improve the current situation and let the Zhongdu be completed as soon as possible. ”

Zhongdu is a capital built by Zhu Yuanzhang in his hometown of Fengyang, Anhui Province, based on the imperial palace of the capital, and tens of thousands of craftsmen and soldiers, soldiers and civilians have been mobilized in the country.

The construction project of Zhongdu is very huge, which has not been completed for many years, and Zhu Yuanzhang also has to build the imperial tomb to worship his ancestors. Ma Xiuying's suggestion made him faintly moved.

Ma Xiuying made persistent efforts and said: "Although there are clansmen who sacrifice and sweep the mausoleum of the emperor, how can there be relatives in the same line to guard the mausoleum piety, if the emperor thinks that it is not appropriate to send King Yan to Zhongzhong, the concubine thinks that it is okay to let Zhang'er and Zhen'er go alone." Seeing Xiongying coming to give tea to the concubine today, the concubine sighed that the princes had not honored their imperial grandfather and grandmother well. ”

After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he canonized his family, his father was named Emperor Renzu Chun, his mother was named Empress Chun, including his brothers and sisters who died early were also given the titles of prince and princess, so Ma Xiuying used Emperor Taishang to call Zhu Yuanzhang's father.

Zhu Biao immediately said: "Erchen is willing to go to Zhongdu to worship and sweep the ancestral grave." ”

Zhu Fan and Zhu Di also said: "Let Erchen go, Erchen will definitely comfort the imperial grandfather and grandmother, and urge the craftsmen to complete the construction of Zhongdu as soon as possible." ”

Both of them knew that Zhu Yuanzhang regarded filial piety as very important, even if he was reluctant in his heart, he had to volunteer. Guarding the middle capital, to put it nicely, is actually guarding the ancestral tomb, how can you be free in the domain, and I don't know how the queen mother came up with this bad idea.

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was still a little shaken, and he was the emperor, how could he let his father and mother lie alone on the ground, and he should indeed send a junior to serve. He no longer hesitated and said: "The prince wants to stay in the capital, and the supervisors of the domain of Zhang'er and Di'er have been arranged, and it is not easy to change, so let Di'er go to Zhongdu." ”