"Dad, no......" Stone's nose soured.

He had never noticed that Li Shanchang had so many white hairs on his head and such deep wrinkles on his forehead. He never thought that Li Shanchang would one day be so weak and helpless in front of him.

"Stone," Li Shanchang gently stroked the stone's head, it was the first time he had done it in ten years, "you have grown up, and you have to start taking responsibility." If your father is not there, the Li family will have to rely on you to take care of it. ”

Stone nodded incessantly, the words choked in his throat, unable to speak.

"Dad, don't worry. I won't let anything happen to the Li family! In addition to looking for Queen Ma, I also have to ask the four princes and General Xu. ”

"The Four Princes?" Li Shanchang didn't know the curvilinear relationship between the stone and the four princes, "Are you very familiar with him?" ”

"I know a Taoist priest, he is a person next to the Four Princes."

"Daoist?"

"Dad, you don't care about it. I now know the truth that the more people I know, the more roads I have, but unfortunately I used to look down on the officials who interacted with my father. ”

"They? It's just a joke. If something happens to my father, you see who will come to help my father and help the Li family, and they will all protect themselves. It's a blessing to have a friend who can stick a knife in your ribs. ”

"Dad, General Xu seems to be a very righteous person, he should be able to help Dad."

"Don't go to him, Daddy and he were never in the same boat. The water in officialdom is too deep, stones, you don't understand it yet. ”

"But I saved Mrs. Xie and Miss Xu, General Xu won't sell me this favor, right? It's a pity that Mrs. Xie still died, I don't know who had to kill her, if I find out this person, you say General Xu ......"

"Shhhh Don't talk nonsense! Mrs. Xie hanged herself, what does it have to do with others? Li Shanchang was a little panicked.

"She didn't hang herself, I saw her body, she was strangled by someone else!"

"Shut up!" Li Shanchang stood up, and the chair behind him suddenly fell to the ground.

Li Shanchang leaned down and whispered in the ear of the stone: "Remember, don't tell anyone in the future that Mrs. Xie didn't hang herself!" ”

"Daddy......"

"If you don't want to be killed, do as I say!"

Zhu Yuanzhang did not forget to ask the little eunuch to report to him in real time about Queen Ma's three meals a day in Fengtian Palace.

The three-day fast made Queen Ma's already thin body even worse.

"Why is the queen so stubborn? You have to fight against me! Zhu Yuanzhang slammed the piece in his hand on the dragon case and walked away.

Although she ate little, the work in Queen Ma's hands did not stop for a moment.

From time to time, she rubbed her blurred eyes, spat out the phlegm stuck in her throat, stretched her sore back, and then continued to check the accounts of the harem's expenses.

"Queen!" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly appeared outside the house.

Queen Ma looked up at the door, lowered her head again, and said lightly: "Your Majesty, come in!" ”

"Can you eat more?" Zhu Yuanzhang got straight to the point. He put his hands behind his back, unable to sit down because of the heat.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is fasting."

"Don't fast, you have to eat!" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Queen Ma like a minister who had made a mistake.

"The concubine is doing good things for Mr. Song." Queen Ma is always calm.

Zhu Yuanzhang's fire met the water, and it was extinguished before it was ignited.

"Queen, do you have to force me?" His tone turned out to be a little aggrieved.

"Does the emperor have to force Mr. Song to death?"

"I ...... I'm going to kill the chickens and monkeys, or they'll all want to fight against me! ”

"Haven't the chickens been killed? And kill a large group, enough. ”

"Do you think I want to kill them? They...... They are all comrades who have shed tears and blood with me......"

Queen Ma's misunderstanding of him deeply hurt his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang choked up a little and turned his back.

Queen Ma immediately put down the ledger in her hand, stood up, and walked to Zhu Yuanzhang's side.

When the bullets were raining, she didn't see Zhu Yuanzhang grieving.

She gently stroked Zhu Yuanzhang's back and whispered softly: "Your Majesty ......"

"They share the hardships with me, but they can't share the blessings with me, they want to be my place." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"The emperor once said, 'The Taishang is a saint, the second is a sage, and the second is a gentleman. Song Lian is not a gentleman, he can be described as a sage. 'How can a virtuous man behave like a villain?' What's more, he has already resigned and returned to his hometown. He let go of his ambitions in order to reassure the emperor, how could the emperor be suspicious of him for no reason? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang did not interrupt Queen Ma's persuasion as emotionally as before.

Empress Ma continued, "He is the prince's teacher, the emperor has always taught the prince to respect the teacher, and the prince also takes the emperor as an example, the emperor must not take this wrong step." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a long time and said, "Alas, then exile him to Maozhou." ”

A smile appeared on Queen Ma's haggard face. This is already the best result.

Although it was exile, she could arrange for the escort to take care of Song Lian all the way, and instructed the local officials to treat Song Lian well.

In this way, Song Lian can be regarded as escaping.

Li Shanchang was escorted to the Imperial Prison one step later than Song Lian, but he did not dare to expect that he would be lucky enough to be exiled.

According to Li Shanchang's instructions in advance, Shi came to Kunning Palace in a hurry.

Although it didn't take long, Queen Ma was much older than the last time they met.

Half of her hair was in a bun of silver, her eyes were sunken, and the wrinkles on her face spread around like the roots of a tree that were full of life.

Shi suddenly felt distressed, and he couldn't even bear to let Queen Ma worry about the Li family anymore, so he pleaded with the emperor in a low voice.

He knelt on the ground, his head bowed, biting his lip, not knowing how to speak.

"Stone, get up." Queen Ma said with a pleasant face.

The stone was motionless.

Queen Ma put down the needlework in her hand: "Stone, what's wrong with you?" Doesn't it hurt to kneel on your knees? ”

Caring will be touching at any time, the stone nose is sore, and tears come out of the eyes.

"Stone, about your father, this palace has already pleaded with the emperor. But when the emperor was angry, no one could persuade him. The palace wanted to wait for a suitable time to mention it to the emperor. ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother!" The stone "plopped plop" and kowtowed incessantly.

"Silly boy, get up." Queen Ma stretched out her hand to pull him.

Stone stood up and hurriedly wiped away tears with the back of his hand.

"Silly boy, cry for what. Your dad will be fine. Queen Ma smiled and patted the position next to her, "Come, sit down." ”

"Child, how have you been doing in the Li family all these years?" The queen looked at the stone, her eyes full of love, exactly the same as when Madame Li looked at the stone.

"Well, my father and my mother are very good to me, and the rest of the family is good to me."

"That's good, that's good." Queen Ma was full of emotion, and breathed a sigh of relief, the stone didn't understand why Queen Ma was like this.

Every time he saw Queen Ma, he felt that the way she looked at him was a little strange.

Queen Ma seems to have watched him grow up, but in fact, this is the third time he has seen Queen Ma.

Queen Ma seemed to have a thousand words to tell him, but she couldn't say them.

Could it be that there is some kind of connection between Queen Ma and herself? Why did he never hear his father and mother mention it? If there is a connection, what would it be?

Shi looked at the kind woman in front of him stupidly, until a palace maid walked in and said, "Queen Mother, the emperor has come to the morning and is about to come." ”

The queen stretched out her thin and shriveled hand and gently stroked Shishi's face: "Shishi, you go back first, your father will be fine, don't worry." ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother!" The stone stood up, lay on the ground, kowtowed three times, and left the Kunning Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang came to Queen Ma's room to have lunch with Queen Ma. Zhu Yuanzhang seems to be in a good mood.

"Your Majesty, what's the happy event?" Queen Ma asked.

"Haha, Mu Ying is good, it is a good news, Mu Ying led the army to travel for seven days and nights, raided the Yuan army camp, captured the fire and Aizu, and did not damage a single soldier of our army."

"Congratulations to the emperor!" Queen Ma asked the palace maid to take Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite bamboo leaf green and poured him a small half cup.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang was poisoned in the water and land puja, his body is no longer suitable for drinking, and he will only drink half a glass on the big day.

"Hmmm! It smells so good! I didn't expect that Kunning Palace still hid my favorite wine, did the queen drink it behind my back? ”

"Is it fair that the concubines give the emperor a cheer, and the emperor gives the concubines a big hat?" Queen Ma stretched out her hand and wanted to snatch the wine glass in Zhu Yuanzhang's hand.

"Don't, you can't let a boiled duck fly, or you won't be able to sleep for three days!" Zhu Yuanzhang tightly guarded the wine glass.

"Hahaha, the emperor has rejuvenated, can the concubines really grab wine and eat with you?"

"The queen mother is the world, naturally she will not do such a stubborn thing." Zhu Yuanzhang's vigilance had just relaxed, and Queen Ma snatched the wine glass in Zhu Yuanzhang's hand coldly.

"What does the queen do?" Zhu Yuanzhang stood up, and the smell of wine made him swallow his saliva.

"The emperor has to promise the concubine one thing, and the concubine will return this cup of wine to the emperor." Queen Ma smiled slightly.

"Say! I am happy today, and I promise you everything! Zhu Yuanzhang boldly promised.

"Really?"

"Seriously!"

"Regarding the matter of Li Hangong, does the emperor have any suggestions to consider his concubines?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's big hand waving in the air slowly placed on the table, and his eyes also moved away from the wine glass.

Li Shanchang suffered on his own, knowing that Hu Weiyong was plotting rebellion but did not report it. Leaving this person behind is a scourge, the queen doesn't need to persuade me anymore, it stirs up my interest! ”

"The emperor's good interest is because Ying'er has made meritorious contributions, so Ying'er can ask the emperor to pardon Li Shanchang, right?" Queen Ma put down the wine glass in her hand, this chip was no longer useful.

"Ying'er won't come to meddle with such idle matters, the queen doesn't want to talk nonsense."

"Ying'er loves the lieutenant generals and soldiers of the army and never kills innocents indiscriminately. If he was here and knew that the emperor had no evidence but convicted Li Shanchang of death, he would also beg the emperor to spare Li Shanchang from death. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's face lengthened, but like any time before, the Thunder Fury was defeated before it could gather.