Hearing that Xiao Zhang's had left the palace, Ma Xiuying was melancholy, but she was afraid that Xiao Zhang's would not want to see her again, and the relationship between mother and daughter would come to an end. She still asked someone to take some royal items to reward Xiao Zhang, and she originally planned to keep Xiao Zhang's family in the palace for a few days, and the idea of paying a good tribute had to be abandoned.

The old lady was very unwilling to go, and accepted all the things that the master had rewarded. Xun Ying said lightly. She doesn't have a preference for Xiao Zhang, she thinks that Xiao Zhang is a selfish and extremely realistic woman. Xiao Zhang's family once caused Zhu Yuanzhang to lose military power, but because of Xiao Zhang's fake transmission of Guo Zixing's last words, Guo Tianxu was not allowed to sit big and cover the sky with one hand.

"She's kind to me after all. Ma Xiuying shook her head noncommittally, Xunying has never been married, and she will not understand a woman's feelings of giving wholeheartedly to her husband and children. In time, if something endangers her husband and children, she may choose to hurt others to protect her relatives, just like Xiao Zhang.

Seeing that Ma Xiuying didn't want to say more, Xun Ying diverted the topic and asked, "The wives have all entered the palace, is the master summoned now?"

"Is Chang Meirong here? Ma Xiuying quickly gathered her mind and put her mind on the future crown princess.

"With your mother-in-law here, does your daughter-in-law dare not come to see you?" Xun Ying joked with a smile and went out to deliver the message.

The women waiting outside heard that the first thing the queen summoned was the family members of the Duke of Eguo who often met spring, and they all cast envious eyes. With Chang Meirong, the crown princess, I am afraid that the family of Eguo will be even more favored.

Chang Meirong followed closely behind her mother Lan, and stepped forward to salute. The childishness on the face of this beautiful and innocent girl has not completely faded, but her demeanor is faintly graceful, her eyes are clear and confident, her demeanor is elegant and dignified, and her answers are not reserved.

What satisfies Ma Xiuying the most is that the two families exchanged birthdays, Chang Meirong is already a royal person, but she is not luxuriously dressed, only a porcelain hairpin is inserted in her hair, her ruddy face is slightly covered with thin makeup, and she is dressed in a long aqua blue skirt that is decent and pleasant. This is a girl who knows a lot of measure. Ma Xiuying appreciated it more and more, and took off a jasper phoenix bracelet from her hand and put it in Chang Meirong's hand, "Take good care of the prince in the future, if the prince bullies you, this palace will call the shots for you." ”

Chang Meirong lowered her head shyly and lovely, and replied softly: "The courtiers should keep it in mind, thank the queen for the reward." ”

Ma Xiuying smiled: "In the future, we will be a family, and we will be called the queen of the palace?"

Lan hurriedly tugged Chang Meirong.

Chang Meirong raised her head, saw Ma Xiuying's kind attitude and warm smile in her eyes, plucked up her courage, and shouted shyly, "Queen Mother......"

Ma Xiuying said with a smile: "Good boy, the prince is blessed to marry you, and I, a mother, are also happy for him." He said to the Lan family again: "The Duke of Eguo has been fighting abroad all the year round, and he has worked hard. The emperor has promised to return to Beijing in the near future, and when he returns to Beijing, he will hold a wedding for the crown prince. In the future, the crown princess will enter the palace, and the palace will allow you to enter the palace often to visit the crown princess. ”

"Thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother. Lan's face was happy, she and Chang Yuchun were separated all the year round, the husband and wife were rarely reunited, and their daughter was about to get married, this woman was inevitably sentimental and worried. The two news announced by Ma Xiuying were tantamount to the arrival of the gospel for her, making her smile at the corners of her eyebrows and eyes.

Later, Ma Xiuying successively met with more than a dozen ladies of the third grade or more, and before she knew it, it was evening.

Seeing that the hour was almost up, she was about to announce that she would let the concubine and the wife enter the table, Zhao Cheng came to deliver the decree, and Zhu Yuanzhang invited her to go up to the city tower to watch the fireworks.

Ma Xiuying was slightly stunned when she saw Zhao Cheng, "Why did you come to deliver the decree, when will you return to the palace?

Zhao Cheng looked reserved, but only answered the first question, "Queen Xie is concerned, and the servant returned to the palace four days ago to resume his duties." ”

Ma Xiuying asked again, "What about your family?

Zhao Cheng paused and said, "The slave has recovered, and the slave let his mother and son return to their hometown." ”

Xun Ying couldn't help but exclaim, "Your child is still so young!"

Zhao Cheng said calmly: "The slave has given them all the money and property they have saved over the years, and they will have no problem living in the future." ”

Xun Ying wanted to say something, but Ma Xiuying interrupted: "Chief Manager Zhao will go back to reply first, and the palace will go over immediately." ”

Zhao Cheng was ordered to leave, and Xun Ying complained in a chattering voice: "This person is really true, his wife and son finally found him, and he sent him away in a few days." Zhang Weiwei said that his wife was sick and dying, how could she recover so quickly, this person was really ruthless. By the way, why didn't he report to his master when he returned to the palace?"

"He didn't come back to the palace to report because he was afraid that I would hand over the errand of the chief manager to someone else, so he first stabilized the sacred heart in front of the emperor. If the emperor hadn't asked him to pass on the decree, I'm afraid he wouldn't have shown his face in front of me. Ma Xiuying looked at Zhao Cheng's back and thoughtfully, "This person is either too power-conscious, or he has been parting for too long and has lost his family affection." Besides, he is now a eunuch, and it must be awkward to get along with his wife...... Forget it, we don't have to worry too much about his family affairs. ”

"It's really worthless for that mother and son, and they can't even spend a year with their relatives. Sunkage spat in a sloppy slur. She herself is an orphan, and she can't see the death of her family and the separation of her wife, if she still has relatives alive, no matter what it becomes, she will cherish this family affection.

Ma Xiuying retracted her gaze, "Everyone has their own ambitions, Zhao Cheng is the chief steward respected by everyone in the palace, what can he do as a eunuch when he leaves the palace? Maybe this choice is good for him and his family, at least the mother and son will have no worries about food and clothing in the future." ”

Xun Ying was dumbfounded, shaking his head and not knowing what to say.

Ma Xiuying left Xunying to arrange for the concubine and the wife to sit at the table, and she took Fushun and others to the city tower.

Zhu Yuanzhang has already stood on top of the city tower, looking at it, the lights outside the palace are colorful, the fire trees and silver flowers, and the night sky is like being dotted with countless dazzling gems, and the stars in the sky are slightly dim.

Ma Xiuying walked towards Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile on her face, and asked casually: "The right person is in charge of Zhao, and the concubine was taken aback, I didn't expect him to return to the palace so soon to be reinstated." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "That kid came back after finishing his housework, and he was a little unaccustomed to waiting for me without him a while ago." ”

"Chief Manager Zhao is loyal to the emperor, can the emperor reward his family?"

"Hehe, I wanted to give his son an official position, but he resigned on the grounds that his son was young, but I changed his wife and son to good status, and allowed his son to study in the school in the future. ”

Ma Xiuying's mood was a little calmer, it seemed that Zhao Cheng was a smart person and knew how to advance and retreat. If he really dared to ask his son for an official, I was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would not laugh and talk like this.

"Let's not talk about that, let's take a look at the fireworks offered by the Ministry of Works, I warned them that if the fireworks are not good-looking, I will punish them with their money. Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand and made a gesture.

"Bang!" A loud sound, the fireworks rose into the air, and then one after another fireworks of different shapes bloomed in the air, some like meteors crossing a beautiful arc, some like fireflies dancing in the night sky, some like cosmos blooming happily, and some like parachutes slowly falling from the sky.

Looking at the colorful and colorful fireworks, Ma Xiuying pursed her lips and joked: "The Ministry of Industry officials' fortunes have finally been saved." ”