The ferocious and strange epidemic epidemic in Beijing was finally brought under control, and an interesting phenomenon occurred along with the improvement of the epidemic, the rats in the capital were almost extinct, because they were all boiled into soup as a medicine primer.

Even Zhu Qizhen pinched his nose and drank three bowls of rat soup, because of this, his stomach churned for a long time, and he was so disgusted that he wanted to vomit at the mention of the word rat. During this period of time, the queen mother, the queen and the concubines in the palace were all worried, for fear that this great tomorrow would die if it was not good, so that many people would be in a catastrophe in an instant. The harem of the Ming Dynasty had a funeral system, and the concubines, nobles, talents, waiters, ladies, etc., who were fortunate enough to have children by the emperor and did not give birth, all had to enter the underground palace with the emperor who died, how could they not worry about the emperor's safety?

Zhu Qizhen was lying on the couch in the East Warm Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, his complexion looked much better, and he was playing with his newborn son. Empress Dowager Sun, Empress Qian and Concubine Zhou accompanied each other, Empress Dowager Sun sat on the edge of the couch and talked to him, Empress Qian and Concubine Zhou stood aside,

Not long after the little guy was born, he had a round head and a round brain, fat and bulging little cheeks, a well-defined nose bridge, and his eyes were wide open looking at the people around him, and he couldn't help making a "babbling" sound.

"Okay, the emperor is tired......" When the Empress Dowager Sun said this, the nurse stepped forward and hugged the little prince very interestingly.

"He looks a lot like the emperor when he was a child!" Empress Dowager Sun glanced at Zhu Qizhen with a smile, "Has the emperor thought about what to name him?" ”

Zhu Qizhen pondered for a while and said: "According to the genealogy row set up by Taizu, Gao Zhan Qi will see you...... I am the Qi character generation, and the emperor is the character generation. He is my first prince, Shen Xiao bows, just take a deep word! ”

"See deep, well, it's a good ......" Empress Dowager Sun stretched her voice and looked at Concubine Zhou.

Concubine Zhou understood, and stepped forward to give a blessing, "Concubine thank Your Majesty for your name!" ”

"You have a meritorious service to Sheji," Zhu Qizhen glanced at her and said: "I want to reward you, from a noble concubine to an imperial concubine, and other utensils, I will ask the internal officials and supervisors to draw up a list ......"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Queen Qian was listening, and her face became a little unnatural. Mother is more expensive than her son, and she knows the weight of the eldest son of the emperor born to Concubine Zhou.

"Your Majesty......" Minyu walked in at some point, holding a jasper bowl in her hand, the bowl was still steaming, seeing Zhu Qizhen's gaze looking at her, she said softly, "It's time to take medicine." ”

Zhu Qizhen frowned slightly and did not speak.

Empress Dowager Sun saw it in her eyes and said to him with a smile: "Your Majesty, you can bear the power of the Ming Dynasty!" The subjects of the world are all looking forward to your speedy recovery......" beckoned to Minyu, and when she came over, she took the medicine bowl in her hand and scooped a spoonful with a jade spoon to her lips and tasted it, and said with a smile: "Oh, it's not so bitter, while it's still hot, the emperor should drink it quickly!" ”

"Hmm......" Zhu Qizhen stared at the medicine bowl for a while, then reached out and took a drink.

"Your Majesty," at this time Empress Qian spoke, "Concubine Zhou gave birth to the emperor's eldest son for the emperor, and the credit is in Sheji; Minyu cured the emperor's illness, and his merit is in the world! I don't know how the emperor should reward him? ”

Concubine Zhou was slightly shocked when she heard this, and the meaning of the queen's words was clearly to ask the emperor to include Minyu in the harem to share her favor. The beauty of Minyu's posture is not in herself

down, and also younger. Since she was named the Sixth Rank Si Yao and sent to Changning Palace to serve her, the emperor has come here many more times than before, and it seems that he has spoken more to Minyu than to himself.

"Yes, yes, yes......" Zhu Qizhen raised his eyebrows, looked at Minyu and said: "Minyu, you have worked hard these days, running in and out of the palace...... I and the people of the whole capital can gradually improve, thanks to your clever formula, you have done a great job! Whatever reward you want, I promise you. ”

"Your Majesty, this is just the duty of the minister," Minyu said with a flat face: "The minister doesn't dare to take credit, so he deserves the emperor's reward!" ”

"That's a pretty good boy!" Empress Dowager Sun looked at Minyu and smiled: "You take care of the emperor carefully, and you are a little more careful than the closest people around the emperor!" His gaze turned to Zhu Qizhen, "Your Majesty, this child is rarely matched in this palace regardless of her character and appearance, you can't wronged her!" "The current meaning is to let the emperor take her in, and then reward her with a not low position.

"Hmm, what's this......" Zhu Qizhen didn't rush to follow the Queen Mother's words.

"Your Majesty," Minyu frowned slightly, and said before the words behind the emperor came out: "If the emperor has a slight merit in Minyu, the minister will have a reluctant request." ”

"Speak!" Zhu Qizhen's eyes looked at Minyu for a moment.

Minyu pursed her lips lightly and said: "In order to arrest the culprit who spread the plague in the capital, Yang Muyun drifted to the sea with the thief ship in Tianjin, and there is no news yet, so the minister dared to ask the emperor to send someone to find out his whereabouts. ”

As soon as the words fell, the faces of the people in the room were different. Empress Dowager Sun and Empress Qian were slightly disappointed on their faces, but Concubine Zhou was overjoyed, and said: "Yang Muyun is in danger for the emperor and the people of the capital, ...... you see it, Your Majesty."

Zhu Qizhen nodded, his face was as usual, "I know about this matter, and I will definitely send someone to find out Yang Muyun's whereabouts." ”

"Emperor Xie!" Minyu bowed her head.

"Is Yang Muyun someone yours?" Empress Dowager Sun couldn't help but ask.

"Back to the Empress Dowager," Minyu said, "When he was in Kaifeng Zhou Wangfu, the minister took care of Yang Gongzi's injuries, so he has always been ...... to him I've always cared about it. ”

"Oh, so you haven't been with him for a long time," Empress Dowager Sun shook her head and sighed, "What a stupid boy, do you know what a great opportunity you lost for this idea." ”

"Minyu is stupid and disappointed the Queen Mother." Minyu's eyes drooped.

"The path is your own choice," Empress Dowager Sun turned her gaze to the side, no longer looking at her, "this is also your creation!" ”

"What you just said is that if you don't tell me, I will send someone to do it," Zhu Qizhen smiled slightly, "You have made a great contribution, and you still have to be rewarded." Go down, and I will send a message to you. ”

"Emperor Xie!" Minyu gave a calm salute and then withdrew.

"This Yang Muyun doesn't know what's good," After Minyu's figure disappeared into the door, Empress Dowager Sun said with some anger: "Xiyuan is like a nightmare, even this little female official is so fascinated that she doesn't know how to lift up." ”

"Queen Mother," Zhu Qizhen said with a smile: "I am the Son of Heaven and rich all over the world, do you want me to compete with a minister and be jealous?" ”

"To be chosen by the emperor,

That is a great grace," the Empress Dowager continued, "This is something that many people can't ask for, but it's better for her to pretend to be confused and mistreat the emperor's grace as a thing." ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled, not wanting to entangle with the Queen Mother on this topic, and looked at Xiao Yunzi standing at the door, "Have they all arrived?" ”

"Long live the Lord," Xiao Yunzi bowed and said, "The adults are all waiting in the palace!" ”

"I'm not feeling well," Zhu Qizhen said, "That's it, you can bring them here to discuss things!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Seeing that the emperor was going to discuss with the ministers, Empress Dowager Sun couldn't talk any more, so she got up and told Zhu Qizhen a few words, just to ask him to take good care of his body, so he went with Queen Qian and Concubine Zhou.

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"Straighten your waist," under the coconut tree, Yang Muyun was seriously correcting Ruan Ling's posture of practicing martial arts, "Your eyes should look straight ahead, your breath should be even, and your wrist holding the sword should be forceful, yes, that's it......"

Ruan Ling held a wooden stick in his hand as a sword envoy, and posed as Yang Muyun said.

"Okay?" Ruan Ling glanced at Yang Muyun, "It's time to practice the next style, right?" ”

"Isn't that going to hold up?" Yang Muyun said with a straight face: "So impatient, what kind of martial arts are you still practicing?" ”

"I want to learn how to defeat those bad guys," Ruan Ling pursed his mouth, "Can these postures you teach defeat those bad guys?" ”

"The first thing to learn in martial arts is the basic skills," Yang Muyun shook his head, "How can you fight against others if you don't have a solid foundation." ”

"Come on," Ruan Ling straightened up and rubbed his sore waist and shoulders, "Don't you look older than me?" I'm fifteen, how old are you? She stared at him as she spoke.

"I ...... Not yet sixteen years old. Yang Muyun hesitated for a moment and said.

"That's right," Ruan Ling's delicate chin raised slightly, "Have you been practicing this since you studied martial arts before?" ”

"Well," Yang Muyun nodded very seriously, "I didn't move when I stood in this position for two hours." ”

"Then it's not martial arts, it's a stake." Ruan Ling said with a smile.

"My master said that only when you stand like a loose can you move like the wind," Yang Muyun didn't smile at all: "This practice is not only the style, but also the qi, and the god, you have to guide your sword style according to the method of tuna I taught you, but it's only been half a day, what are you anxious about...... It all has to be done step by step, and there are no shortcuts. ”

"You said to stand like a pine," Ruan Ling's eyes flickered, "Then you stand here and don't move, let me beat you, don't hide." ”

Yang Muyun bowed slightly, "Yes." With his hands behind his back, he stood there calmly and said, "Come on!" ”

"Then I'm welcome," Ruan Ling blinked, raised the wooden stick in his hand, and laughed coquettishly, "If you are touched by the wooden stick in my hand, even if you lose, you will have to teach me something else." ”

The corners of Yang Muyun's lips curled up slightly and said, "You just touched a piece of my hair and a piece of clothes, and you won." ”

"Oh, what did you say," Ruan Ling's eyes turned, his eyes widened suddenly, and he looked behind Yang Muyun in surprise, "Abba, why are you here?" ”