Queen Ma smiled and said: "Praying for sacrifices to work hard and hurt money, the current appearance of the concubines is the will of God, why should we fight against this?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was cut by a thousand cuts, and for the first time, he felt that he had boundless power but was isolated and helpless.

A few days later, Shi and his mother, Mrs. Li, were summoned to the palace to meet Empress Ma.

None of them knew what was going on.

The news that Queen Ma was seriously ill was locked up in the palace, and no one dared to spread it to the outside world.

Shi was elated, he liked Queen Ma's gentle heart, and was grateful for Queen Ma's selfless help.

Queen Ma was the only person he had ever seen who had so many virtues in one.

Queen Ma is high up but thrifty like a peasant woman, and powerful but angry like her mother.

She saved Shi's father, and she was also willing to save the people of Honest Valley, who she didn't know.

Another important point is that Shi found that there was something in Queen Ma's eyes that he couldn't tell but was eager to understand.

Kunning Palace was stuffy and hot, and before noon, the room was like a steamer.

The wind was frightened by the sun and heat, and the leaves curled up pitifully to reduce water loss.

Queen Ma lay on the bed and was dying.

The two palace maids stood at the head and foot of the bed and gently shook their fans.

Shi gasped when he saw Queen Ma. It didn't take long for Queen Ma to be like a different person.

The stone doubted himself. Will he bring bad luck to Queen Ma? Why is it that every time I see Queen Ma, Queen Ma is haggard and weakened?

Wrinkles crawled like spider webs on Queen Ma's shriveled forehead and towering cheekbones.

Her hair was all gray, as pure as snow, and her thin body fell apart when the breeze blew it.

Mrs. Li stepped forward, knelt on the ground and bowed: "See the queen mother!" And the stone bowed down.

"Get up." Queen Ma said softly. Her body moved slightly, but in the end it remained the same.

When Mrs. Li raised her head, tears surrounded her eyes.

She recalled the first time she saw Queen Ma.

It was on the walls of the city in a hail of bullets.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang crossed the river with a large army and left the families of officers and soldiers in Hezhou. They are isolated and their lives are hanging by a thread.

Queen Ma wields a big sword and leads her family to fight on the city wall. She optimistically encouraged them to hold on to the city and wait to be reunited with their families.

She took the lead in killing the enemy, rushing to the front, leaving all the food and medicine for others.

At that time, she was a heroic heroine.

"Mrs. Li, don't be sad, people always die, sooner or later. While you are alive, try your best to do everything well, and there will be no regrets or pain when you die. Hongu is now very calm and content, don't be sad. ”

Mrs. Li nodded, and wiped the tears from her eyes with her sleeves: "The queen mother's strength is unmatched, and the concubines should remember that they will take the queen mother as an example." ”

Queen Ma turned her gaze to the stone and said to him with a smile: "Stone, last time you asked the palace, the palace can help you do it." ”

"Queen Xie, Queen Xie!" The stone fluttered to his knees, "Knock knock!" "A few knocks.

"Silly boy, get up! How can you kowtow like this, don't break your head. Queen Ma was distressed, "You have to promise this palace one thing." ”

"The Queen, please command. Even if it's 10,000 pieces, the stone will definitely do it. ”

"Well, just one piece. No matter what happens in the future, you must be filial to your father and mother and love your brothers and sisters. After finishing speaking, Queen Ma was panting and sweating profusely.

"Well, Queen, that's as it should be." Shi wondered in his heart, he didn't have brothers and sisters, did Queen Ma remember wrongly?

However, he did not show it, and said quite obediently, "Even if you don't tell the order, the stone will do the same." ”

Mrs. Li's face was solemn, and she knew that this was not an easy thing to do.

"Well, good boy, you go outside first, and talk to Mrs. Li in this palace." Queen Ma's eyes were as clear and clear as the water of the lake, and she was reluctant to ripple on the face of the stone.

"Mrs. Lee." Queen Ma stretched out her withered hand, and Mrs. Li stepped forward to hold Queen Ma's hand.

"Thank you and the donor for taking care of the stone over the years. The stone grows so healthy and happy, Hongu is very comforted. ”

"Queen, this is our blessing. You can trust him to us and my wife with confidence, which is the greatest trust in us. ”

"Both of you are so kind, this palace is always afraid that one day the emperor will ...... It will be upon you. If this palace is alive, it can still dissuade the emperor, and if this palace is gone, this palace is worried about ......"

"Queen Mother, as you said, life and death are fateful. Whatever happens, it's already predestined, so why bother? ”

Queen Ma nodded with satisfaction, admiring Mrs. Li's calmness and calmness.

"There is a letter under the pillow of the palace, Mrs. Li, you can help the palace take it out."

Mrs. Li took out the edict and held it tightly in her hand.

"If the emperor wants to dispose of you, you will take out this edict, hoping that he will change his mind."

"Don't worry, the queen mother, the stone is our own flesh and blood. As long as we live, we will always protect him. ”

"Hmm." Queen Ma's hand hung weakly on the edge of the bed, and she looked at Mrs. Li serenely and stopped talking.

She knew that Mrs. Li understood her intentions, and she didn't need to say a word, just like for many years, although she and Mrs. Li rarely saw each other, Mrs. Li always made her feel at ease.

"Queen Mother, you rest and rest, what you need most when you are sick is to recuperate, and the concubines and stones will not bother. If you still want to meet us, feel free to summon us. ”

Mrs. Li saw that Queen Ma was sick and broken, and she couldn't bear to disturb it anymore.

Queen Ma nodded.

Mrs. Li gently put Queen Ma's hand into the quilt, saluted, held back tears and sadness, and slowly walked out of Queen Ma's bedroom.

On the way back to Li's house, Mrs. Li was silent and worried.

An ominous thought flashed through the stone's heart.

Queen Ma looks very sick, is she not long left?

Shi didn't dare to ask about Queen Ma's condition, he was afraid that the answer would be what he thought.

Why did Queen Ma call him and his mother to Kunning Palace at this time? Does she have anything to explain to them? Could it have something to do with him?

"Mother, what did the queen mother say to you?" Stone pretended not to ask.

"Nothing." Mrs. Li said lightly, "The queen mother is asking if you listen to your mother's words." She said that if you are disobedient, she will ask your mother to punish you. ”

"Mother, I'm not a child anymore. How can you deceive me with such a statement? If that's what you said, why would the queen have to break me up? Wouldn't it be better to lecture me in front of me? ”

"You don't care what the queen mother says, in short, you remember, no matter what happens, you must listen to your father and mother."

"It's natural, I've always listened to my father and mother since I was a child, and I will always listen to it in the future." Stone was a little weak-hearted, and Mrs. Li glared at him.

"Stone, these days I have been eating fasting and chanting Buddha with my mother, and praying for the queen's mother."

"Yes, mother." A heavy boulder pressed against the heart of the stone, and the noise and bustle of the street suddenly had nothing to do with him.

Since Empress Ma became seriously ill, Zhu Yuanzhang's time to deal with government affairs has been greatly reduced. The Upper Dynasty was shortened from one hour to half an hour.

After going down, he accompanied Queen Ma, personally fed Queen Ma, and ate himself after Queen Ma finished eating.

Zhu Yuanzhang also added a small bed next to Queen Ma's big bed, and he slept on this makeshift bed every night.

In the middle of the night, Queen Ma's moaning or coughing could not escape Zhu Yuanzhang's ears. He nervously got up to check, gave Queen Ma some water, shook her hand, and patted her chest.

On this day and night, Zhu Yuanzhang lay on the bed and tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

He was hot and dry, as if he had drunk strong wine.

In a daze, Zhu Yuanzhang saw a woman walking towards him.

Her messy hair obscured her delicate appearance, and her curved body distorted her graceful figure.

She was holding a baby in her arms, she didn't raise her head to look at Zhu Yuanzhang, she just looked at the baby stupidly.

"King," she suddenly said to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Look at his little mouth, small eyes, and little nose, how similar he is to you." He will definitely be an amazing hero in the future. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang moved his gaze to the baby. The baby's chubby fleshy hands kept waving in the air, as if he wanted Zhu Yuanzhang to hug him.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but stretch out his arm, and the woman suddenly panicked, knelt on the ground and begged bitterly: "Please, king, don't take him away from me." He's still so young......"

The moonlight shone on the baby's face, and the four pupils in a pair of eyes looked at Zhu Yuanzhang curiously.

"Shut up!" Zhu Yuanzhang's only remaining mercy was lost, and he yelled angrily, "He's a scourge!" I'm about to be the emperor, and the whole world is mine. Do you want this one scourge to ruin my whole world? ”

"King, he is not a scourge, he is your son!"

"How can my Zhu Yuanzhang's son have four eyeballs? He must be a ghost reincarnated! ”

The woman shook her head in despair and muttered: "He is not a scourge, he is not a scourge, he is your son......"

The woman's figure became more and more blurred, and the pleas from her shell faded away.

Another man came towards him, a handsome young man he had never seen before.

"Zhu Yuanzhang!" The young man put his fingers on his crown and roared like thunder, "It's really intolerable for people like you to live in this world just for yourself and the beasts of the country!" Today, I will do the right thing for heaven, kill you scum, and avenge them! ”

The young man drew his long sword, and the sword light cut through the darkness, and together with the beasts that burst out of the four eyes, it pointed directly at Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned and did not dodge. There was a sharp pain in his chest, and blood kept gushing out like freshly dug well.

He quickly covered his chest with his hands, blood gushing out from between his fingers.