In the blur, Ah Xiu felt a rough and warm big hand, gently holding his hand, and wiping his face with a cool and soft towel. It's so reassuring, Ah Xiu thought vaguely.

Slowly opened his eyes, it was already dusk, and seeing Zhu Yuanzhang looking at the concern written on his face, Ah Xiu felt very happy: as the years go by, this kind of ordinary sense of security is the most suitable for him.

Seeing that Ah Xiu was awake, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Awake? Hungry or not? When you passed out, Lian'er and I were terrified, but luckily the doctor said that you were overworked, otherwise I would have locked you up and wouldn't let you run around again! ”

Ah Xiu was about to argue, but Hu came with the child in his arms. walked to the bed and saluted Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and asked her to sit down. Hu Shi heard that Ah Xiu woke up, so he didn't sit, but just knelt down with the child:

"Cheap concubine Hu, take Xiao'er, kowtow to Mrs.!" Ah Xiu hurriedly got up to help, Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that she would get up, so he helped her to sit on the chair: "Ah Xiu doesn't like people like this, just thank her in your heart." ”

"The prince is right, since I am an older sister, I naturally have to take care of my sisters, not to mention that human life is at stake, where is it for you to thank me for helping?" Ah Xiu also hurriedly explained, "Besides, you just gave birth to a child, so why bother to come out and suffer the wind." ”

Hu Shi lowered his head and wiped his tears, and said: "Madame has always cared for us, if it weren't for my sister this time, I'm afraid the child and I would have died a long time ago!" How can you not thank my sister! ”

Ah Xiu was embarrassed to get up, and said with a smile: "I'm just helping, why be so polite, show me the child, I haven't looked at this little thing carefully!" ”

Hu Shi hurriedly handed the child over, Ah Xiu wanted to get up, and was pressed by Zhu Yuanzhang again. Zhu Yuanzhang took the child and showed it to Ah Xiu, "Sure enough, it's a painful child, look at these eyebrows, it's exactly the same as the prince!" Ah Xiu smiled.

Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded and said, "En!" I also think that this kid has thick eyebrows and big eyes, which is very lovely. Hu said: "Since it was Mrs. who saved our mother and son, please give him a name!" ”

"Justified and justified! Ah Xiu, you also have a great relationship with this child, come up with a name! Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile when he heard it.

Ah Xiu shook his head and said, "I won't name it, let's call it the prince, this child has a big life, and the prince should take a tougher one." ”

As he was talking, a subordinate outside the door shouted: "Lord Qiqi! Good news ahead: the whole territory of Wuchang has been conquered! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang heard that the man retreated, groaned, and suddenly said with great joy: "There is!" The child's name is Zhu Zhen! When he is older, he will be named the king of Chu! ”

When Ah Xiu heard it, he also felt that the name seemed familiar, and nodded yes.

After deciding on the name, the subordinate came to report that someone in the army asked to see him, so Zhu Yuanzhang had to go to the front hall, and before leaving, he told his subordinates to prepare a meal for Ah Xiu and send it to the house.

When Hu saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was gone, he sat down next to Ah Xiu and asked in a low voice, "How can my sister deliver the baby?" I don't dare to ask in front of people, so I beg my sister to tell me! ”

Ah Xiu said casually: "Before marrying the prince, I learned the art of Qi Huangmao Mountain, but I didn't expect to be able to use it, and now it can be regarded as fate!" My sister wants to learn? ”

Hu Shi did not doubt him, and replied: "My sister is laughing, the slave family just thinks that my sister is better than others everywhere, and I admire it in my heart!" ”

As he was talking, Lian'er and Huilan also came. The Hu family hurriedly got up and saluted them, and Lian'er Huilan also returned the salute, so the Hu family also retreated and went back first with the child in his arms.

Huilan sat on Ah Xiu's bed, Lian'er sat on the stool next to her, both of them looked worried, Ah Xiu looked at them and laughed:

"I don't take a mirror and look at you, look! Am I not good-looking? Outsiders thought I was terminally ill. ”

"My sister just laughed, and she didn't want to think about how worried we were at the time, when Lian'er told me, she dropped all the tea cups I bluffed on the ground, and now she still cares about laughing at us!" Hui Lan blamed Ah Xiu and said.

"Huilan doesn't matter, I watched my sister fall, and she was a little farther away, but she couldn't reach it! Fortunately, the prince is by his side, otherwise how could he have broken it! Lian'er also blamed.

Ah Xiu was inexplicably moved, thought about it, and asked with a wicked smile: "Now that the prince has been called the king for a while, the titles of the ladies have not seen the prince's heart, and now since you are so hearted, I will ask the prince to make one of you a concubine and a side concubine, okay?!" ”

When Hui Lan heard this, her face blushed to the root of her ears, and she scolded with a smile: "Sister is so boring, use these words to shame us!" Lian'er was straight, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes!" Sister, this is disgusted with us! ”

Ah Xiu also laughed, and the people happened to set up the meal, asked the two, and knew that they hadn't eaten either, so they ordered someone to add dishes and chopsticks, brought their food, got out of bed, and pulled the two to eat together.

While eating, a maid brought in a three-layer dark red lacquer gold thread food box, saying that it was the dish that the prince asked someone to add to Ah Xiu. Ah Xiu nodded and asked her to open it to see that it was two dishes and one soup.

Ah Xiu's heart warmed when he saw the materials, there was his favorite chestnut stewed chicken before the crossing, and there were just two more moist shiitake mushrooms in it.

Looking up and asking the maid the reason for the dish, the maid hurriedly said: "Back to the princess and the two side ladies, this is a soup made of chestnuts and chicken breast, with two shiitake mushrooms slightly put, called 'Fengli Branch'." It is to replenish the princess's spirits and qi. ”

"This is 'shredded meat with eggplant sauce', which is fried with eggplant and fried with bean sauce, which is salty and fragrant. This is 'Baihua Tofu', which is stuffed with shrimp and dried bamboo shoots. It's also for dinner. ”

Ah Xiu waited for her to finish, and said with a smile: "It's hard for you to say it carefully, and it was sent from afar." "Thinking about it again, I feel that something is wrong, but I don't know what to say.

Lian'er laughed first: "Sister Huilan, have you listened carefully?" Hui Lan smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes!" It couldn't be clearer! The two stared at Ah Xiu and laughed.

The maid didn't know what to laugh at, confused and nervous, Ah Xiu saw it and wanted her to go down to receive the reward. Suddenly he came back to his senses and asked the servant, "What do you call me to do?" ”

The maid was stunned at first, and suddenly realized that she replied: "It's the maid who is confused!" I forgot to tell the princess, the prince just left the house, and when he left, he specially told the housekeeper to inform the whole house, and he has asked for a reward, and you are now the princess! ”

After the maid finished speaking, she hurriedly said hello to Ah Xiu, Huilan and Lian'er had already laughed and leaned back, Lian'er covered her mouth and smiled: "Congratulations sister!" Congratulations to Sister Xi! Then he laughed again.

Ah Xiu then remembered that he had just joked with them about the canonization of the princess, but now he has been sealed, although he is his wife, the canonization must be himself, but it is really a coincidence.

The two of them blushed with a smile on Ah Xiu's face, and then slowly stopped and let the jacket go down to receive the reward. Huilan straightened her bun, helped Lian'er tighten her hairpin, and looked at Ah Xiu smiling without saying a word.

Lian'er smiled and said: "It can be seen that God can't see you teasing us with titles, otherwise how could it be so coincidental?" Now that you are the princess, we are still the side lady! He laughed again.

Ah Xiu was also amused, and scolded with red cheeks: "Look at me and I don't pull your mouth!" You little hoof, laugh at me laughing so wildly! "Reach out and grab Lian'er.

When Lian'er spoke, she secretly moved her body out early, and when she saw her like this, she ran behind Huilan and said again and again: "Huilan save me!" The princess is hungry, this is to eat people! ”

Hearing her say this, Hui Lan couldn't breathe when she laughed, Ah Xiu was angry and laughing, her stomach was sour, she shook her head again and again, and she could only sit down. The three of them quarreled for a long time, Lian'er waited for herself and Ah Xiu to have their breath even, and then returned to the table and continued to eat together.

Seeing this, Hui Lan moved the green vegetable tofu away and replaced the stuffed tofu, but Ah Xiu only needed the green vegetable tofu, and Hui Lan had no choice but to say: "I have never seen such a princess, and she actually treats green vegetable tofu as a treasure!" ”

Lian'er also stopped Ah Xiu and didn't let him change: "Yes! My sister is a princess, but she doesn't eat as much as the rich wife in the township! I'm afraid no one will believe it. I passed out again today, and now you don't have to fight. ”

"The extra dishes sent are also hard work made by the subordinates, and they are also arranged by the prince. It must take more thought and money than your fried tofu with green vegetables, sister, don't grab it. Hui Lan also chimed in.

Ah Xiu thought about it and felt that what they said was also irrefutable and truthful, so she had to continue to eat the food in front of her. just explained that he was used to coarse tea and light rice.

After eating, Lian'er asked her subordinates to come in and remove the table. After waiting a little longer, the people offered tea and fruit again, and the lights were brighter, and the three of them sat together to eat tea and chat.

Ah Xiu saw a string of sandalwood beads hanging from Lian'er's wrist, so she asked her, "Does Lian'er believe in Buddhism now?" Lian'er looked at her and said with a smile:

"Yes! It is also good to have nothing to do, occasionally recite scriptures, copy scriptures, and pray for the prince's sister Huilan and the young master. ”

Ah Xiu nodded and asked her to fade the beads to see. On the beads, carved were six-character mantras, although they were not precious objects, but they were made very delicately, so she returned them and asked:

"Where did you ask for it? Come with me tomorrow, and I'll also go and ask for a string of them, and when I'm busy these days, when I'm free, I want to recite sutras or something. ”

When Hui Lan heard this, she thought about it and covered her mouth and chuckled: "Sister is already like a living Bodhisattva if she doesn't recite the Buddha, and if she recites the Buddha tomorrow, won't she become an immortal?" ”

Ah Xiu blushed and said with a smile: "It's broken, it's broken!" Huilan is now also learning badly with Lian'er, and she will only make me happy every day! ”

Huilan was about to answer, but a maid came outside, it was Cui Mo in Zhilan's house. Na Cuimo came over and saluted, and said hurriedly: "Princess! My wife looks like she's about to give birth! Let me sue Mrs. Sù! ”