Queen Ma had no children in her life, treated all her concubines equally, was unbiased towards anyone, and even fulfilled the responsibility of an uncle and grandmother to Zhu Shouqian, the son of her nephew who committed "rebellion", and received the palace to raise her. It is the duty of a mother-in-law to protect and educate the descendants of the royal family, and if her husband is allowed to get angry and beat the prince to death or cripple, this is her unkindness as a mother-in-law.

So Queen Ma calmly watched Emperor Hongwu swing the whip, and felt that the punishment was enough, so she came to the rescue, married for many years, knew her husband's temper, and poked Emperor Hongwu's "seven inches" as soon as she opened her mouth:

He respects warriors and hates cowards.

Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyi had a private meeting, Zhu Yuanzhang was embarrassed to scold other people's daughters, so he had to be angry with his son, but Zhu Di took all the responsibility on himself, and the scars all over his body aroused Zhu Yuanzhang's fatherhood and admiration.

This unsuccessful son is so daring, not the kind of cowardly soft egg who escapes.

Looking at the dense old scars, and then looking at the bloody new wounds, Zhu Yuanzhang said that it was fake if he didn't feel distressed, since Queen Ma came to persuade him, he took the opportunity to go down the steps, threw away the whip, and scolded: "Se Ling Zhi is dizzy!" How did I give birth to such a bastard son! ”

Zhu Di knelt down and said: "Ask my father to fulfill it!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's face became more and more pale.

Seeing that the father and son were deadlocked, Queen Ma said: "Come on, give medicine to King Yan, the emperor has a headache again, King Xuanzhou entered the palace and gave the emperor an injection." ”

King Xuan Zhou entered the palace to fulfill his filial piety, hoping to alleviate the conflict between father and son through the relationship between King Zhou and King Yan's brothers.

In the side hall, Queen Ma personally gave medicine to Zhu Di's scarred back, and said in a low voice: "If you want to get your wish, shut up immediately, don't contradict your father." ”

The wound was as painful as burning, Zhu Di was used to the pain, and he remembered Xu Miaoyi in his heart, "Queen Mother, Erchen likes the eldest lady of the Xu family, she has a stronger temperament, not as soft and soft as other young ladies of the family, but Erchen likes her tenacity, she is a good girl with affection and righteousness, fearless, she has promised to be my Princess Yan." ”

Queen Ma smeared the plaster and sighed: "Reasoning, you and Xu Miaoyi's family background and appearance are all a good match, but what your father dislikes her the most is fearless, to be honest, even I think Xu Miaoyi's temperament is too wild and unrestrained." We are a royal family, and we have to follow the rules in everything, unlike people in the market, it doesn't hurt for women to be spicy. ”

Talking about marriage with the father and queen mother, it is far from enough to talk about the love between men and women, and it can only be regarded by parents as being in love, tempted by beauty, and not enterprising, so they need to say something practical to impress them.

Zhu Di said: "Queen Mother, Erchen will take his wife and children to the Yandi in the future, and the north of Yandi will directly fight against the Northern Yuan, and there are tribes such as the Jurchens in the east, as well as the Goryeo Kingdom." It used to be the capital of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and many people were not convinced. If you want Yan Di to be peaceful, Erchen needs a virtuous helper, how can a soft Yan princess cope with such a complex environment? Erchen hopes that the future Princess Yan will be strong and wise, and when Erchen goes north to the desert grassland, he does not have to worry about a fire in the backyard and an enemy on his back. Erchen felt that Xu Miaoyi was the best candidate for Princess Yan. ”

Queen Ma smiled and said: "You, since you were a child, you have been like a little adult, thinking more long-term than ordinary people, you haven't married a wife and had children, so you thought of going to Yandi to become a domain." I think your standard is not to marry Princess Yan, but to ask a town house immortal to put at home for you. ”

Listening to Queen Ma's relaxed words and being able to joke, Zhu Di was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "Thank you for the success of the queen mother!" ”

Queen Ma continued to ointment his back, "I didn't promise anything." In fact, Xu Miaoyi has a wild temperament, and her character is good, if we parents are not the last resort, we are actually willing to fulfill the wishes of our children......"

Speaking of this, Queen Ma was stunned, thinking of Wulang and Wang Yinnu, alas, what a bad fate. Marriage will eventually give way to politics.

Empress Ma continued: "There are only two points, the first is that the Duke of Wei must agree to this marriage, and our royal family must not forcibly marry someone else's daughter; Second, you have a lot of affection for Xu Miaoyi and took a beating for her, but what did she think in her heart-"

Zhu Di hurriedly said: "Don't worry, the queen mother, she must be willing, you can announce her into the palace and ask her face to face." ”

Queen Ma shook her head, "A woman's heart, a needle under the sea." If you are good to her, she may not be able to repay you the same affection, shaving your head and being hot will not be beautiful after all. If you don't marry her, she may not be what you imagined you wouldn't marry. ”

Zhu Di said firmly: "Queen Mother, she is a firm person, as long as she makes a decision, she will not change, 'My heart is a stone, and I can't turn it'." ”

Queen Ma said: "It's not that I don't believe in her firmness, she even dares to contradict your father, it can be seen that she is a strong-willed woman." But as you said, Princess Yan is not so easy to be. As a princess, she must first regard herself as the daughter-in-law of the Zhu family, the princess of Yan, and put your interests first, instead of only treating herself as the granddaughter of the Xie family and the daughter of the Xu family, and has always only thought about investigating the case and taking revenge. ”

Zhu Di was shocked and said: "Queen Mother, people are not grass and trees, how can they be indifferent to their background, if they only care about their own wealth and turn a blind eye to questions, in this way, Fang seems cold and ruthless, and such a princess and princess of Yan dare not marry." Xu Miaoyi attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and only then can she work together with her sons and daughters to guard Yandi. ”

Queen Ma said: "I'm not asking her to completely give up investigating old cases and ignore the blood relationship of her grandfather's family, but there must be a priority in everything, right?" I am your mother-in-law, so I naturally put your interests first. I also hope that the future daughter-in-law will stand firmly on your side no matter what happens, don't know the importance and put the cart before the horse. Yandi is too important to Daming, otherwise your father would not have sealed you to such a dangerous pass. The selection of Princess Yan should be cautious, you are the prince, the descendant of the most noble family in the world, your marriage is not only a private matter, but a state matter. ”

Zhu Di tried his best to fight for Xu Miaoyi, and said: "But if a person is not a sage, who can be without fault?" Although Xu Miaoyi has many shortcomings, she is the person that Erchen likes, and she is also the woman who Erchen thinks is the most capable of taking on important responsibilities. ”

Queen Ma sighed: "I know her benefits, she is indeed a good girl, and she also wants to fulfill your intentions, otherwise why would I talk to you about this call?" I have been married to your father and wife for many years, and I know him very well, he disagrees with this marriage, and beats you severely, and thinks that Xu Miaoyi is not good enough, but thinks that Xu Miaoyi does not value you very much! ”

"Your father believes that in Xu Miaoyi's heart, the old case of the Xie family is more important than you, the blood bond of the Xie family is more important than the love for you, and the overturning of the case for the Xie family is more important than the dignity of the royal family! This is the biggest obstacle that stands in the way of your marriage! If you don't solve this obstacle, you want to combine in the name of justice, if it is not the queen mother who pours cold water on you, it is really more difficult than ascending to the sky, you can't be together. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di's heart was surging, Xu Miaoyi left the Xu family and returned to the market to be a doctor, which actually proved that in her heart, the Xie family's unjust case was put in the first place, but he couldn't bear to blame, but felt pity.

Queen Ma pierced Zhu Di's heart with a word, and said: "I am also a person from the past, I like a person, I usually like all of her, everything she does is right and reasonable, even if it is unreasonable, you will find enough reasons to infer reasonable, this is love, love makes people firm, but also makes people blind." ”

Zhu Di was determined and said: "Queen Mother, Erchen believes in his vision and judgment, Xu Miaoyi has been wandering for ten years, and it is not an overnight achievement to save her heart, she is also slowly opening up to Erchen with great difficulty, things have begun, there will be improvement, not to mention that the truth of the Xie family's case will be revealed one day." No one is born a princess, Xu Miaoyi will slowly grow into an impeccable princess Yan. ”

Queen Ma seemed to be touched by Zhu Di's words, looked out the window with a long look, and sighed: "It's not easy to be a woman, especially a woman who is a big man, she must focus on the overall situation and the interests of her husband, and she can't waver at all." ”

"Take myself as an example, I was born in a wealthy family, I enjoyed wealth when I was a child, surrounded by slaves and maids, and I had no worries about food and clothing, but unfortunately my father died early, and the people in the family were unreliable, before my father died, he entrusted me to my friend Guo Zixing. Guo Zixing is a bold person, I was accepted as a righteous daughter, as my own child, but did not require me to change my surname to Guo, Guo Zixing is also a wealthy businessman, but later in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, all kinds of natural disasters, the people are not living, and there is chaos everywhere, I followed my father-in-law Guo Zixing to wander away, and suffered a lot, as long as the father-in-law has a bite to eat, it must be left to me first, and then it will be distributed to his children and wife, and later, the father-in-law's wife Zhang died of starvation. ”

Zhu Di looked up at Queen Ma suddenly, he only knew that his mother had been adopted by Guo Zixing, but this kind of secret matter was the first time he heard his mother talk about it.

Queen Ma smiled bitterly: "For this reason, Mrs. Zhang's three sons don't like me, but they are forced by their father-in-law's deterrence, and they don't dare to bully me openly." Later, the father-in-law married another lady, also surnamed Zhang, but because of the guilt of the first Mrs. Zhang, he was only a concubine and did not straighten out. ”

Zhu Di said: "Erchen knows that this little Mrs. Zhang, Concubine Guo Hui in the palace is her daughter. ”

Queen Ma nodded, "Mrs. Xiao Zhang is very good to me, she gave birth to her own daughter Concubine Guo Hui, and she also treats me as a pearl in her palm, and the three brothers are not allowed to bully me secretly." So now in the palace, I also value Concubine Guo Hui very much, in order to repay the kindness of raising me back then. Later, the father-in-law raised troops and joined the Ming Sect at that time, and your father took Xu Miaoyi's father Xu Da, as well as Kaiping King Chang Yuchun, two Fengyang fellows, to seek refuge with the father-in-law. ”

Speaking of which, there is a rare hint of girlish coquettishness in Queen Ma's solemn demeanor, "At that time, the war was chaotic, and my youth was delayed, and I was not married in my twenties. ”

Queen Ma drank half a cup of tea, calmed her posture, and said: "After marriage, there are also non-stop wars, and my father-in-law quickly became the overlord of one party, and your father is his most important general, and even his three biological sons are ranked behind." But there are rumors around you that your father is secretly plotting rebellion and wants to replace him. The three righteous brothers also fell into the well because of the old grudge against their mother who starved to death in the past, as well as the fact that they were not convinced that your father was reused. Stepfather is suspicious, relieved your father of the emperor's military power, and sent him to prison! ”

Zhu Di suddenly brightened up and said: "Queen Mother, I understand what you mean, you were a married couple on the one hand, and a father-in-law who was as kind as a mountain on the other, and you were in a dilemma. But in the end, you chose to stand on your father's side and helped him solve the crisis of trust, and Guo Zixing finally let his father go. After his father ascended the throne, regardless of his previous suspicions, he posthumously crowned Guo Zixing as the king of Chuyang last year. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang has more than once mentioned this in front of his children, when he was in prison, hungry and cold, Queen Ma made cakes to see him, in order to let him eat a hot meal, Queen Ma put the freshly baked cakes close to her body, and when she was sent to prison, it was still hot, and Queen Ma's skin was burned and blistered. The history books also record that Queen Ma "stole cooking cakes, conceived to advance, and the meat was charred", how strong and affectionate.

Queen Ma nodded, "It's good that you understand, husband and wife are one, your interests are her interests, and those who fly separately cannot be called husband and wife, it's just a life together." I hope you can marry a woman with one heart and one mind with you, and guard the Yandi and the most important pass of the Ming Dynasty together. ”

"When your father was imprisoned, many people persuaded me to reconcile with him and find another husband, but I sternly refused. I gave all the jewelry and good clothes to Mrs. Xiao Zhang, and begged her to say a few good words for your father in front of my father-in-law, I stayed awake day and night, boiled my eyes red, made clothes and shoes for my father-in-law, and did my filial piety, and finally moved my father-in-law and let your father go. ”

Although Zhu Di had heard of these past events before and seen them in the history books, Queen Ma told it lightly in person, and she was still very shocked, Zhu Di was very moved and said: "The queen mother has suffered. ”

Queen Ma shook her head, "I don't feel bitter, because I know that this man is extraordinary, and he will do great things in the future, and I will do my best to help him realize his ideals, and he is indeed worthy of me to pay so much for him." He is fighting in the front, no matter how dangerous the military situation is, I will calmly take you children to live, and the concubines in the palace will still weave and embroider cloth, make their own food, and never let him worry about family affairs. ”

"That year, your father and Chen Youliang fought a war, the army was defeated, and the rich families in the city and even many officials and their families ran away with their belongings, I took out all the property in the palace and distributed it to the soldiers who defended the city, and swore never to go out of the city for half a step, which stabilized the hearts of the people and the army."

"Think about it carefully, is Xu Miaoyi willing to do this for you? She ran around for the Xie family's old case, will she do the same for you? ”

Zhu Di looked at Queen Ma fixedly, "She will, she will." If there is one of them, I will be in prison. According to her temper, she may not be like you to 'steal the cake and eat the meat', but she will definitely lead a group of people to make a plan to rob me and get me out. ”

Queen Ma smiled and said, "No matter what method you use, as long as she firmly stands in the same boat with you and puts you first." I have set her a test, and if she can pass it, I will persuade your father to agree to the marriage. 166 Reading Network