Ma Xiuying casually flipped through the family tree, and under the names of her grandparents, there was a cloud of ink first, followed by her father and mother and her own names. She smiled coldly in her heart and said, "Since you are from my clan, why have I never seen you look for me when I was alone?"

The patriarch explained awkwardly, "Uh-huh...... After the death of Niangniang's parents, we once sent people around to find Niangniang's whereabouts, but at that time, the soldiers could not find the traces of Niangniang, and now we finally have eyes in the sky, so that we know the whereabouts of Niangniang. ”

"You came to me to hand it over to the government, right? At that time, I was a remnant of the Liu family. I've never forgotten how you treated my mom and dad. The corners of Ma Xiuying's mouth were smiling, but the words she said were like frost in winter.

The face of the patriarch who was originally smiling changed suddenly, and at the same time his heart trembled, this girl actually knew all the truth back then, and they were thrown into the net together, waiting for Ma Xiuying to settle accounts after the autumn? Before entering the door, he thought of countless calculations, and at this moment he was so frightened that he disappeared, and he didn't dare to mention the idea of asking Ma Xiuying to support the clansmen, he just wanted to save this old life and return to Su County safely.

Seeing that the situation was not good, a clansman knelt on the ground with a puff and said humbly: "Niangniang forgives the sin, it was all a good thing that Liu Wu did at the beginning, and it has nothing to do with the grass people and others! Originally, the grass people and others were going to arrest him and ask you for the crime, but who knew that this beast got the news early in the morning and fled with his family overnight. ”

"The whole world belongs to the prince, where can he escape?" Ma Xiuying sneered, looking at the Liu clansmen with panicked faces, and suddenly became interested, it is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, strictly speaking, these clansmen are not big traitors, if they are severely punished, there will be people who will not accept it. Besides, she plans to move her father's grave back to the ancestral grave, and in the future, she will rely on these clansmen to repair and pay tribute, and it will not be good if it is too stiff.

In fact, according to her own intentions, it is good to let her father and mother stay in a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, but if people in this era cannot be buried in the ancestral grave after death, they are like lonely ghosts, and she can't let her father and mother not be at peace after death.

In this matter, Xun Ying also strongly persuaded her to move Liu Dashan and the Ma family's graves back to the ancestral tomb, if it weren't for this reason, Xun Ying was unwilling to let the Liu clan see Ma Xiuying.

Ma Xiuying thought for a while and softened her tone, "You and the others are all my clansmen, and the broken bones are still connected to the tendons, since the fault is not you, then I will only pursue Liu Wuyi." In a few days, I will discuss with you about moving my father's and mother's bones back to the ancestral grave, and you can go down and rest. ”

Nuo Nuo, a member of the Liu clan, withdrew, and one of them quietly asked, "Patriarch, is this Ma Xiu...... What does the princess mean, neither punishing us nor giving us benefits. ”

The patriarch looked left and right, and lowered his voice, "What can it mean, I see that this ghost girl has a lot of eyes, it's not easy to fool." You all give me some peace, don't mess with her. No matter how high her status is, she can still leave the clan behind? Her parents will still go to the ancestral grave, and the benefits of the clan will naturally be indispensable at that time. ”

After the Liu clan left, Ma Xiuying suddenly had a feeling of wanting to cry bitterly, "Father, mother, daughter is not filial, she has always let you be deserted in the suburbs, and now I can finally let you move back to the ancestral grave." ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang returned home, he saw Ma Xiuying with red eyes, and said in surprise: "I heard that your clan is here, why are you so sad?"

"I'm happy. Ma Xiuying sighed leisurely, unwilling to mention the sad things in the past, "The clansmen have promised me to move my father's bones back to the ancestral grave, so that even if I die now, I will be worthy of my father." ”

"What nonsense, our good days are still very long. Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, and when he saw Ma Xiuying's tearful appearance, he couldn't help but coax: "Don't be sad, I posthumously named my father-in-law King Xu, and my mother-in-law posthumously named Mrs. King Xu, okay?"

"Hmm. Ma Xiuying nodded, her father and mother did not enjoy their own blessings during their lifetime, so they could only make up for it in this way.

Seeing that Ma Xiuying was still sobbing, Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "My father-in-law and mother-in-law have no son, I can't see that your family is gone, so it is better to choose someone in your clan to pass on to your father-in-law, and let him inherit his father-in-law's title in the future." ”

"No, I don't know the character of my people, and if I pick a person with bad character, won't I disgrace my father. ”

"But in this case, you have neither parents nor brothers, only the clansmen left, how about I recruit them to the court and give them official titles?"

"No! High-ranking officials should be rewarded to virtuous ministers, not to relatives, and the prince should not show favoritism. Ma Xiuying resolutely refused, "I understand your intentions, but I don't want my clan to be too strong." Once they get the rights, they may use my banner to disrupt the government and harass the people. If you look at the examples of foreign relatives in the previous dynasties who interfered in politics and brought disaster to the country and the people, we cannot repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

People are selfish, the clansmen are not good to their parents, Ma Xiuying didn't punish them, even if they were gracious, they still wanted to be good, dreaming!

Zhu Yuanzhang thought that other women had to give their families official titles by themselves, but Ma Xiuying didn't want the opportunity to send them to him, so he couldn't help but nodded and said: "Among so many women, you are the only one who understands the righteousness, only you really think about me." I started from cloth clothes, and I can be an emperor, relying on meritorious heroes on the outside and a good wife on the inside. Every time I think of the hard days when I lived with your stepfather in the past, I secretly sigh to myself, if you hadn't mediated and secretly helped me, how could I be where I am today? Thou hast followed me on my expeditions, and thou hast put on my armor and boots with thy own hands, and thou hast done countless toils. The ancients said that there are good women in the family, just as the country has good women. Now that I have such a virtuous wife, I am convinced that the old saying is true!"

Ma Xiuying said: "I also heard that it is easy for husbands and wives to protect each other, and it is difficult for monarchs and ministers to protect each other, I am very happy that you do not forget the poor wife, but I also hope that you will not forget the minister of distress!"

Zhu Yuanzhang praised: "Empress Tang Youchangsun persuaded Taizong not to forget Wei Zheng, you can be comparable to the ancients!"

Ma Xiuying excused herself: "How dare I compare with the ancients. ”

"Haha, dang, in the past, didn't you say that I would be Mingjun, then you must be my virtuous queen!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly, and ordered Liu Jili to add this article when he passed it on.

Everyone heard that Ma Xiuying led by example, and Zhu Yuanzhang's other concubine families had no way to ask for rewards, and they were helpless and a little dissatisfied with Ma Xiuying, so although Ma Xiuying later became the most noble woman in the harem, she still erected some enemies, leaving a little hidden danger for the future helm of the harem.

The Liu clan stayed in the palace for a few days with great expectations, but the final result was that Ma Xiuying rewarded them with some gold and silver, and sent someone to go back with them to bring the tomb of Liu Dashan and his wife back to the ancestral grave.

Even though the Liu clan had complaints, they didn't dare to show it on their faces, and returned to Su County honestly. However, although they did not get an official position from Ma Xiuying, because there was a queen in the clan, the people of Su County did not respect it, and even the officials and squires of Su County were polite and respectful to the Liu clan, which was also an unexpected joy.