Today is the fifteenth, and according to the usual month, Zhu Yuanzhang has to rest in Kunning Palace on the first and fifteenth days of the Lunar New Year, so he didn't leave in a hurry today after talking to Ma Xiuying as before.

"The emperor finally has time to try the foot soup prepared by the concubine today." Ma Xiuying smiled and asked Fu'an and Fude to carry the barrel up.

Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised: "What kind of foot soup?" ”

Xun Ying replied: "The queen is worried that the weather is cold, and the emperor neglects to take care of the dragon body, so she found a foot soak recipe to dispel dampness and evil in the Tai Hospital, knowing that the emperor is going to rest in Kunning Palace today, so she specially asked the palace people to prepare it early for the emperor to use at any time." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang bowed his head at Ma Xiuying, "You have a heart." ”

Ma Xiuying leaned over, personally probed the temperature of the water, and said with a smile: "It's not a complicated recipe, it's just to put ginger, tangerine peel, and mint in the water. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang took off his boots, put his feet into the hot water, and his face immediately showed a sense of comfort. He wears leather boots all day long, especially in winter, his feet are sweaty and cold, and it is very uncomfortable to cover the boots with moisture and stickiness.

Ma Xiuying instructed the palace people to dry Zhu Yuanzhang's boots, and sometimes she really couldn't understand Zhu Yuanzhang's aesthetics. The boots were originally worn by the peddlers' pawns for convenience, but they became treasures, and he not only wore them himself, but also stipulated that officials should also wear them, the difference was that he wore leather boots embroidered with dragon patterns, and the officials wore foundation soap boots, and civilians, servants, and servants could not wear boots.

According to Ma Xiuying's own wishes, it is better to wear cloth shoes, but in order to cooperate with Zhu Yuanzhang, she also wears thick-soled crested shoes.

The two sat on the chair and laughed while soaking their feet, and suddenly the palace people told them that Concubine Hui had a fetal gas.

Fushun led Guo Xia, who was full of anxiety, and when she saw Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying, she immediately knelt down and cried bitterly, "Concubine Hui's whole body is as painful as a knife, and her lower body is red, so she begged the queen to send a doctor for treatment." ”

"How so?" Ma Xiuying frowned slightly, she was not worried about Guo Hui's body, but felt that Guo Hui's time every time she was sick was so coincidental, and now Zhu Yuanzhang was resting in Kunning Palace, and there was a situation over there.

"The queen exempted Concubine Hui's embroidery and weaving, but Concubine Hui also wanted to do her best, so she found her own fabric embroidery, but after sitting for a long time today, she suddenly became dizzy when she stood up, and accidentally stepped on the ice and slipped." After Guo Xia finished speaking in a panic, she secretly looked at Zhu Yuanzhang again, and said: "Concubine Hui Niangniang is too excited, and the slave begged the emperor to move to Jingyang Palace to see Niangniang." ”

"How did those palace people take care of Concubine Hui!" Zhu Yuanzhang looked angry, raised his feet and walked out.

"The concubine will go with you." Ma Xiuying looked at Guo Xia, who was bowing, her eyes flickering. Some people are really unrepentant, and they have repeatedly played tricks in front of her, knowing that Zhu Yuanzhang is resting in Kunning Palace, and they dare to instigate Zhu Yuanzhang to go to Jingyang Palace, and they are getting bolder and bigger.

Rushing to Jingyang Palace, the imperial doctor had already diagnosed Guo Hui's condition and was prescribing medicine.

The palace people in the hall knelt on the ground, all of them were desperate, and they didn't dare to make a sound.

Ma Xiuying asked before Zhu Yuanzhang got angry, "How is Concubine Hui?" ”

In fact, the imperial doctor did not have a big problem when he investigated Guo Hui's body, but Guo Hui's scream was too miserable, and he looked like he was about to die, he didn't dare to expose Guo Hui's performance, nor did he dare to answer rashly, so he said thoughtfully: "The fetus in Concubine Hui's womb is fine, but Concubine Hui is frightened, restless, and mentally disordered." The minister prescribed some prescriptions to calm the fetus, and Concubine Hui should be able to get better after taking the medicine. ”

Hearing that the fetus was fine, Ma Xiuying didn't bother to look at Guo Hui, and asked the palace people, "This palace has ordered Jingyang Palace to burn an extra fifty catties of charcoal every month, why is there still ice water in the palace?" ”

The attendant who was in charge of cleaning Jingyang Palace hurriedly defended: "I beg the queen to spare my life, no matter what happens to the slave, the slave carefully cleans the palace every day, I don't know where this ice water comes from." ”

"As a palace envoy, you are not only derelict in your duties, but also vainly trying to shirk your responsibilities. Someone will drag me down and cut ......" Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to ask someone to cut down the inner servant directly, but suddenly remembered Ma Xiuying's advice, and changed his words: "Well, hand it over to Gong Zhengsi to convict!" ”

Guo Hui waited on the bed for a long time, but didn't see Zhu Yuanzhang come forward to care, but only cared about punishing the servant, couldn't help but be annoyed and angry, and cried: "Your Majesty, it's the concubine's fault, the concubine saw that the plum in the bottle looked good today, so she sprinkled some water on it, forgot to ask the palace people to clean it up, and then stepped on it......"

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang step forward and said: "You just ask them to do these things, why do you do it yourself, and you are not cautious when you are pregnant." ”

Guo Hui became more and more embarrassed, she came up with such a trick in order to see Zhu Yuanzhang, who knew that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have half a word of pity, but blamed her. She simply covered her stomach, curled up, and shouted, "Ah, the concubine is so painful, the concubine is so scared......"

In the end, it is his own woman, Zhu Yuanzhang slowed down his tone and comforted: "The doctor said, the child is fine, you are fine, you can recover after a good rest, I am still waiting for you to give me a big fat boy." ”

Guo Hui begged helplessly: "Can the emperor accompany the concubines, with the emperor by his side, the concubines' hearts can be steady." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang coaxed: "Okay, good, good, I'm here." ”

Ma Xiuying watched coldly, not to mention that Guo Hui's name was too fake, even her confidant palace maid Guo Xia couldn't see half of the sad and anxious look on her face, so she knew that these two were acting for Zhu Yuanzhang. However, she was soft-hearted, thinking that a woman was pregnant and a man should care about it, so she didn't expose the truth, and said half-truthfully: "Since the emperor can make Concubine Hui feel at ease, the emperor will accompany Concubine Hui more, and the concubine will retire first." ”

"Queen!" Zhu Yuanzhang stopped Ma Xiuying, but his hand was tightly grasped by Guo Hui, and he was in a dilemma, and finally he didn't know what to say, and told him with concern: "Be careful on the way when you go back." ”

"Emperor Xie is compassionate." Ma Xiuying retired and left, regardless of the palace people who had been kneeling on the ground, anyway, these people were not from Kunning Palace, no matter how Guo Huiai tossed her, she would not feel distressed, and Zhu Yuanzhang had calmed down his anger, so he should not punish them again.

Xun Ying followed Ma Xiuying's side step by step, and when she left Jingyang Palace, she asked: "Master, the imperial doctor said that Concubine Hui is fine, and she is still pretending, obviously trying to win the emperor's sympathy, why do you still let the emperor stay there?" Today is the day when the emperor stays in Kunning Palace, and the slave and maid see that she is deliberately against you. ”

"It's true that she is pregnant, and it's understandable for the emperor to accompany her." Ma Xiuying has long been indifferent to the affairs of men and women, to be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang has slept with so many women, and she is really reluctant to serve Zhu Yuanzhang, so it doesn't matter if Zhu Yuanzhang stays in Kunning Palace or not.

Xun Ying was unhappy, "But the slave always feels that she is uneasy and kind, and her confidant Guo Xia, when she mentions Concubine Hui in front of you and the emperor, she is a mother." With you, the lady of the main palace, who dares to call yourself a mother, they obviously don't take you seriously. ”

Ma Xiuying smiled confidently: "If anyone in the palace looks at me and is not convinced, it is probably Concubine Hui, she has been difficult to get along with me since she was a child, and now every time she sees me, she has to bow her head and salute, there must be resentment in her heart, and I never expected her to greet me with a smile." Of course, if she dares to have a bad heart, it will be easy for me to clean her up! Now it's just for the sake of the child, and I'm too lazy to worry about her for the time being. ”