Summary of the previous chapter: When Li Kezhuo took the emperor's pulse, Ma Xiaoquan's sneer was seen by Lu Zhan, and Lu Zhan took this opportunity to unite Fang Congzhe to attack Ma Xiaoquan, but fortunately, the crown prince Zhu Youxiao appeared in time and rescued Ma Xiaoquan

++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ma Xiaoquan stayed in Cining Palace until after lunch, and then returned to Qianqing Palace with Zhu Youxiao.

At this time, Li Kezhuo happened to bring the red pill.

Zhu Youxiao stopped Li Kezhuo, looked at the red pill in his hand, and asked, "Is this red pill really effective for my father?" ”

Li Kezhuo actually has no bottom in his heart, but the emperor said that he wanted to eat it, so he can't say that it has no effect, right?

"Back to the prince's words, it works, it definitely works!"

Ma Xiaoquan shook his head lightly and interjected: "Master Li, why does this red pill look weird, I heard that this lead is eaten too much, but it is not good for the body." ”

Ma Xiaoquan originally wanted to say that if he ate too much lead, he would die of lead poisoning, but then he thought about it, if he said so now, he would probably be hated by Li Kezhuo.

Ma Xiaoquan's question, Li Kezhuo has heard too much, he smiled: "This is a friend of His Royal Highness the Prince, hehe, no, this is red lead, it is not toxic"

Ma Xiaoquan pursed his lips and did not say anything.

Everyone understands the truth that medicine is poisonous, not to mention heavy metal lead, Li Kezhuo, aren't you talking nonsense with your eyes open?

Ma Xiaoquan didn't pay attention to Li Kezhuo anymore, anyway, it wasn't him who took the red pill, and he couldn't care so much.

"Okay, let's go in quickly~" Zhu Youxiao waved his hand at Li Kezhuo.

Li Kezhuo bowed and walked into the Qianqing Palace quickly

Ma Xiaoquan walked up to Mrs. Ma and handed Mrs. Ma a pot of hot water and a few meat buns.

"Grandma, haven't eaten, eat quickly, this is made by His Royal Highness the Prince's imperial kitchen, it tastes super good~"

Old Madam Ma turned her head to look at Fang Congzhe and the others, and when she saw that these guys were all with chapped mouths, she held back her hunger and thirst and shook her head, refusing to eat or drink.

Ma Xiaoquan grabbed Mrs. Ma's hand: "Grandma, you can just eat, this is given to you by His Royal Highness the Prince, and I didn't steal it, I don't believe you asked His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Mrs. Ma still didn't dare to eat it.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao came over and said to Mrs. Ma with a smile: "You are Mrs. Ma, Ma Xiaoquan is my good friend, I gave you this meat bun and hot water, eat it quickly." ”

Mrs. Ma was very frightened, tremblingly took the meat bun and the kettle, and then ate it in a big gulp.

Fang Congzhe and the others were very envious of Mrs. Ma's ability to eat and drink, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only prepared one person's portion, hey~~ When he was hungry and thirsty, a eunuch suddenly came out of the palace and said that the emperor was going to take red pills.

When the ministers heard this, they all straightened up and stopped their hunger and thirst for a while.

Subsequently, another eunuch came out to spread the word, saying that the emperor had taken the red pill and was now recuperating.

When the ministers heard this, their hearts suddenly became nervous.

Ma Xiaoquan held Mrs. Ma's hand, felt that Mrs. Ma's palms were sweaty, and couldn't help but smile and whispered: "Grandma, don't worry, it will be fine." ”

Old Madam Ma nodded and hummed softly

An hour later, the eunuch came out of the palace again, saying that after the emperor took the red pill, his body was sweating slightly, and his whole body was very comfortable.

When the ministers heard this, they knelt on the ground and shouted, "Long live, long live, long live."

Ma Xiaoquan knelt down helplessly, but he pretended to kneel, after all, Zhu Changluo, the lascivious emperor, beat his sister-in-law's idea, and Ma Xiaoquan couldn't kneel for such an emperor

After kneeling, the work of the ministers finally came to an end, and after another long live long live, the ministers retired.

Because Mrs. Ma ate meat buns and drank hot water at noon, Mrs. Ma at this time, although her body was a little tired, her spirit was very good, on the other hand, Fang Congzhe Lu Zhan and others, from morning to now, have not eaten or drunk water, one by one they are so hungry that their eyes are full of gold stars, and Ma Xiaoquan's heart is dark.

Back at Ma's house, Ma Xiaoquan immediately went into the small black room with Mrs. Ma to discuss.

"The first head of the family, you just whispered on the road that the emperor would meet"

"Shh~~" Ma Xiaoquan made a quiet gesture, "Grandma be quiet, be careful that the wall has ears." ”

Old Madam Ma nodded, lowered her voice and asked, "Is it true that the emperor will die?" ”

Ma Xiaoquan nodded.

"First family master, where did you find out?"

Ma Xiaoquan said: "But anyone who has studied medicine knows that it is a medicine that is poisonous, not to mention lead, Li Kezhuo's two goods actually said that red lead is not poisonous, isn't this talking nonsense with his eyes open?" ”

Old Madam Ma reacted and said in surprise: "Then the emperor took the red pill, isn't it?"

Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Fortunately, I destroyed the pill of my Ma family in Fenglai Tower, otherwise, the red pill that Li Kezhuo offered today is very likely to be my Ma family." ”

"What? The first generation of the head of the family, is Li Kezhuo related to Cui Wensheng? ”

Ma Xiaoquan sneered: "If I don't get close to the prince, I really don't know, but since Zheng Guifei moved to Cining Palace, she has occasionally contacted Cui Wensheng, and the prince once said that Cui Wensheng and Li Kezhuo have communicated to infer that these two people are related to Zheng Guifei."

Old Madam Ma nodded: "At the beginning, the dispute between Emperor Wanli and the national capital lasted for many years, and in the end, the eldest son Zhu Changluo inherited the unification, but Zheng Guifei has always held a grudge against Wanli for not establishing his son Zhu Changxun as the national capital, and I am afraid that there is a reason for this matter."

Ma Xiaoquan was a little surprised, and said, "Grandma, you are a woman, you didn't expect to know so much about national affairs?" ”

Old Madam Ma sighed helplessly: "Hey, this is also what the old man often talked about when he was alive, and I remembered it a lot, so I naturally remembered it." ”

"I see, but it's good that grandma knows so much."

Old Madam Ma said, "The first generation of the family master, what should we do next?" ”

Ma Xiaoquan smiled: "I'll try my best to have a good relationship with Zhu Youxiao, grandma, can you give me some activities here, I want to be an official." ”

"Being an official?" Old Madam Ma looked at Ma Xiaoquan in surprise.

"Why, can't you?"

Mrs. Ma smiled bitterly: "It's not that it can't, it's just the reputation of the previous Quan'er (referring to the dead four young men of the Ma family) in Beijing."

Ma Xiaoquan scratched his head and said helplessly: "Ouch, how did I forget about this, it's trouble~~"