Emperor Hongwu asked for the guilt, Xu Miaoyi dismissed the crimes he wanted to add one by one, and shouted grievances, deliberately pulling the matter to the cutting of the domain, that is, he did not mention the culprit who calculated her behind the scenes, Donggong.

Because she knew very well that Emperor Hongwu cared about his concubines, and in his heart, Donggong, as the heir to imperial power, was more important than any vassal king. That year, Fengyang suffered a ground flood and knew that it was the fault of the prince of the East Palace in disaster relief, but he asked Zhu Di to carry the black cauldron, so as not to hurt the prince's reputation and prestige.

So at this time, knowing that the East Palace was scheming behind her back, Xu Miaoyi must not say half a "no" word in the East Palace, even if she has ironclad evidence, Emperor Hongwu will pretend to be deaf and dumb, and in turn will suppress her.

Just like when she and Zhu Di escaped death and identified Li Shanchang as the creator of Xie Zaixing's unjust case, Emperor Hongwu knew that he was suspicious, but he took Zhu Di from the title and sent him to the border.

All kinds of lessons made Xu Miaoyi figure out the right way to deal with Emperor Hongwu: an emperor who focuses on political interests, don't think about reasoning with him and talking about evidence. The most effective way is to avoid a head-to-head confrontation with the East Palace, and at the same time arouse Emperor Hongwu's love for his sons.

Although the vassal kings are ranked behind the East Palace, compared to the courtiers who shout all day long, Emperor Hongwu is obviously partial to his sons, and he has always expected his sons to defend the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, rather than military generals.

Emperor Hongwu felt that Xu Miaoyi was rebellious and strong, he was worried that Zhu Di would be "black when he was close to ink", as long as Xu Miaoyi had anything out of line, he was jealous, and felt that Xu Miaoyi was instigating Zhu Di to unite with the vassal king and oppose the East Palace.

But Xu Miaoyi didn't mention the East Palace, indicating that she was in order to protect Yandi and the royal family. Emperor Hongwu felt that he was thinking of Xu Miaoyi too ambitious? This daughter-in-law may just want to be a good princess Yan and fulfill the responsibility of an eldest daughter-in-law?

The doubts about Xu Miaoyi in his heart were temporarily dispelled, and Emperor Hongwu still said with a straight face: "Since I decided to 'establish a state in ancient law' and reuse the vassal king, the court has been full of opposition, and it is still the case. It's just that you should keep in mind your duty, women are not allowed to interfere in politics, and no matter how bad the court is, what does it have to do with you as a woman? ”

Xu Miaoyi accepted it when she saw it, and quickly admitted her mistake, "Shiro came back this time, with new injuries and old injuries, and his daughter-in-law was very distressed, he risked his life to defend the Ming Dynasty, but he was blamed by those who enjoyed peace for no reason. The daughter-in-law and the princesses gathered to listen to a play, and they were also slandered as the vassal kings trying to do wrong, and they couldn't get angry for a while, so they were upset for Shiro and said the wrong thing, so they asked the emperor for forgiveness. The daughter-in-law will not mention the affairs of the court in the future, everything is decided by the emperor, anyway, no matter how others talk about it, the emperor will not suspect that he will treat his son badly. ”

Hearing the last sentence, Emperor Hongwu was said to be in the middle of his mind and said, "Do you really think so? ”

Xu Miaoyi said with a smile: "Of course, my daughter-in-law is also the mother of three children, I can't wait to share everything I have with the children, how can I treat them badly." It's just that Shiro is a man, he cares about the dignity of being a father, he is strict with Chi'er, and rarely gives a smile, and now he follows the practice of martial arts, and he is willing to let him eat after shooting 200 arrows every day. However, the daughter-in-law knows that his love for Chi'er is no less than that of the daughter-in-law. The emperor is also a father, so he must have the same thoughts. ”

Emperor Hongwu saw that Xu Miaoyi was still obedient and obedient in major matters, so he stopped reprimanding her, his expression softened slightly, and said: "Chi'er is your eldest son, and he will inherit the prince in the future, so of course the requirements must be stricter." It's just that you invite the princesses to gather and listen to the play, and the concubines are good friends, and they are like sisters, which is a good thing, and I didn't teach you because of this...... Why did you leave out the nephew and daughter-in-law of the East Palace, Ma? ”

Xu Miaoyi secretly slandered to herself: Luring the wolf into the room? I'm stupid!

Xu Miaoyi said with a smile: "The Ma family has just married into the royal family, and it stands to reason that those of us who are aunts should care about this first nephew and daughter-in-law." The daughter-in-law wanted to invite Ma to go to the summer resort for a party in the next post, but she heard that Ma was pregnant and it was inconvenient to travel, so she gave up. When she gives birth safely and is out of confinement, her daughter-in-law will definitely invite her to get together. ”

Anyway, when the Ma clan is out of confinement, we should also go to the domain to become a domain, and Donggong will not want to have a chance to win over any of the vassal kings.

Emperor Hongwu thought about it, what Xu Miaoyi said made sense, it was more important whether the Ma family was the first child of the fourth generation in his belly, or the royal heir.

Emperor Hongwu waved his hand, "Okay, you can step down, the main hall is about to end school, and you and Chi'er will go back to the house together." You go back and tell Shiro that Chi'er also practices martial arts in the main hall, and two hundred arrows every morning is too much, so reduce it by half, and when the child grows up, don't be too tired, pull out the seedlings to help it grow. ”

In this way, Xu Miaoyi passed the test without danger. Hu Shanwei personally sent Xu Miaoyi out of the palace and said in a low voice: "You are bold enough to dare to argue with the emperor." ”

Xu Miaoyi was confident, "Don't worry, I fell a lot of fights before, and now I know some rules for getting along with the emperor, and I know when I can fight outright, and when I have to hold back." ”

Hu Shanwei was shocked, "Even so, you have to be careful, when the emperor has a headache, he is very irritable and moody, don't hit the muzzle." ”

Hu Shanwei kindly reminded, Xu Miaoyi nodded and said, "Okay, I remember." ”

Hu Shanwei's worry did not disappear, "I advise you, you must not touch the East Palace." ”

Good friends who grew up together, open the skylight and say bright words, no need to hide it.

Xu Miaoyi said: "I didn't touch it, and I don't want to touch it, I know that any vassal king who touches the East Palace will hit the stone with an egg." It's the East Palace itself that is too suspicious, and he has to provoke our vassal king. Concubine Lu deliberately told Deng Ming the news of Wang Baobao's death, and leaked the old relationship between Princess Qin and King Zhou to Princess Zhou, which caused the vassal kings to turn against each other and fight among themselves. ”

Xu Miaoyi's eyes were a little disgusted, "Concubine Lu has been in the East Palace step by step over the years, she has been favored by the prince, and she has given birth to several good sons, the west wind overwhelms the east wind, but she shouldn't use the little tricks of Gong Dou to deal with our vassal king, and persecute Princess Qin, an innocent and poor woman, to death." ”

"Concubine Lu also spread rumors that I lent the summer resort to Princess Qin in order to renew the relationship between King Zhou and Princess Qin, how did she come up with such a vicious and stupid rumor? Shoot yourself in the foot, almost all the princesses have been to my summer resort, and as soon as the rumors spread, she is undoubtedly the enemy of all the princesses. ”

"With this kind of vision, this kind of mind, this kind of bottomless means, once Concubine Lu is really corrected in the future, and Zhu Yunwen seizes the throne, how can we vassal kings live?"

Hu Shanwei persuaded: "Concubine Lu is used to calling the wind and rain in the East Palace, and when she suddenly touched your unconvincing nail, she will definitely be restrained in the future." Everyone take a step back, and you don't want to isolate the East Palace with those princesses in the future. ”

Xu Miaoyi snorted coldly, "I'm a daughter-in-law of the fourth prince, so how can I isolate the East Palace?" It's the East Palace that looks down on us vassal kings, and always thinks that our wealth and power are separated from the hands of the East Palace, what a joke! Everything we have is given by the emperor, and Fagu Jianbang is also what the emperor says, they are all the emperor's sons, and we can't eat meat in the East Palace, and we can't even keep a bowl of porridge. ”

"The imperial court is shouting every day to cut the feudal domain, and Concubine Lu's mother's family is behind the scenes, and they still deceive themselves and think that we don't know? Most of our princes and princesses are from princely and military families, although women are not allowed to interfere in politics, but who doesn't know some of the affairs of the court, watching Concubine Lu cover her ears and steal the bell to make a scene, it is really ridiculous and hateful. ”

Hu Shanwei said: "Concubine Lu did something wrong, but the vassal king and the East Palace are facing each other, and it is the vassal king who suffers in the end after all, you have to be careful." ”

Xu Miaoyi sighed: "In fact, they are all brothers in the family, each of them has a family, and some contradictions and frictions are not a big deal." We didn't want to be estranged from the East Palace, and in the future, only the East Palace would be by the emperor's side, and we also hoped that the East Palace could help say a few good words. However, Concubine Lu did everything to provoke the infighting of our vassal king, and when the prince of the East Palace didn't care, he clearly acquiesced to Concubine Lu's behavior, which chilled our hearts, and everyone didn't dare to complain on their faces, so they could only stay away from the East Palace. If we can't fight, we can hide. ”

Then dodging and hiding, the vassal king hugged together, forming an isolated situation in the East Palace.

In the final analysis, it was Donggong who did it himself.

Hu Shanwei also understood Xu Miaoyi's situation, and sighed: "Alas, it is difficult for a Qing official to decide family affairs, let alone the royal family. You will all go your own way, and the vassal king must not leave the domain without permission, otherwise he will be regarded as complicit. Now we are advancing and retreating together, and in the future, we are thousands of miles apart, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to unite as one. The one who had the last laugh was still the East Palace. ”

Xu Miaoyi said: "Concubine Lu is probably the same as you think, so she disdains to show favor to us vassal kings, and blindly calculates and suppresses, anyway, she will have the last laugh." But what will happen in the future will be discussed in the future. We live in the present, we can only do everything at hand and have a good relationship with the princesses, and we may not be able to take care of each other in the future. ”

Looking at Hu Shanwei's solemn face, Xu Miaoyi quipped: "It doesn't matter, I've experienced worse things than this, and I've slowly survived, and God still favors me." Look at the way the emperor interrogated me today, full of temperament, dragon horse spirit, as long as the emperor is prosperous, our vassal king will not be bullied. What's more, Zhu Yunxi, the grandson of the East Palace, is honest and kind, and he takes care of Chi'er's cousins on weekdays, so the emperor can't confuse his cousins in the future. ”

Hu Shanwei smiled bitterly, "But the emperor's requirements for the prince are far more than honest and kind." Forget it, the future will be talked about in the future. You're not in a hurry, I'm worried about anything. ”

Xu Miaoyi stretched out her hand to soothe the sad look on Hu Shanwei's face, "I will go to Yandi in the future, the next time you and I meet, I don't know when, we will ......"

Xu Miaoyi suddenly felt dizzy, her standing was unsteady, and the yellow leaves in her sleeves fell to the ground. ”

Yanwang Mansion.

Zhu Di knelt in the front hall to receive the emperor's reward, this time it was no longer a stingy 100,000 treasure banknote, the emperor rewarded gold and silver, cloth, Huangzhuang, and various precious medicinal materials, to the daughter-in-law was shocked.

Xu Miaoyi was lying in bed drinking fetal pills, and the three children looked at her lower abdomen curiously.

Zhu Gaochi's eyes lit up, he was very excited, and said, "I already have two younger sisters, and I want a younger brother this time." ”

The county lord of Yong'an glared, "Isn't the girl good?" Big brother eccentric. ”

Zhu Gaochi said: "It is said that fathers and sons go into battle, and fight tigers and brothers. With a younger brother, you can fight tigers together. ”

The strong county lord of Yong'an straightened his small chest, "I will also fight tigers." ”

The eldest son and eldest daughter argued over fighting tigers, and the three-year-old Yongping County Lord looked at Xu Miaoyi with wide eyes, "Mother, did I live here for ten months before?" It's so crowded here. ”

Xu Miaoyi was troubled by the children's noise, and the three children were enough to worry about, but she didn't expect the fourth child to come silently.

Zhu Di sent away the angel, returned to the bedroom, looked at Xu Miaoyi with her children around her knees, and had mixed feelings for a while, she had been married for nine years, and there was less gathering and more separation between husband and wife, and he owed his wife too much.

When his first child was born, he went on an expedition with his father-in-law, and Xu Miaoyi was a shy newlywed wife when he left. When he came back, Xu Miaoyi hugged Zhu Gaochi, who was about to be a full moon, to greet him.

The second child, when he was in battle again, Xu Miaoyi just showed her pregnancy when she left, and when she came back, it was Zhu Gaochi who greeted her father, Xu Miaoyi was not out of confinement, and she was a snow doll-like Yongan county lord in the swaddling clothes beside her.

The third child, still fighting, when he came back, Zhu Gaochi had already gone to the main hall to study, and the county lord of Yong'an was holding his sister Yongping county lord for a nap, looking at the sleeping faces of the two daughters, his heart melted. 166 Reading Network