After returning to the room and closing the door, I explained without waiting for him to ask me again: "First of all, it is the old lady doctor who accompanied the emperor's grandfather back, but if there is a little abnormality, the old lady doctor will definitely be able to give first aid next to him; Secondly, a discerning person knows at a glance that the imperial grandfather wants to talk to the old lady doctor alone, and if you forcibly follow it, it will make your imperial grandfather unhappy; Besides, if you really don't feel at ease, you can ask Lu He to wait for a trip to inquire if the emperor's grandfather has returned to the palace safely, and it is better than arguing with him at the moment. ”

After listening to my reasoning, Ah Ping's mood finally stabilized, and he buried his head in my shoulder and said weakly: "Daughter-in-law, I'm really scared." ”

I wrapped my arms around him and patted him on the back, "I'm just as scared as you are, but the emperor's grandfather, Fushou Tianqi, will definitely be fine." ”

"Did you say that Old Man Jiang didn't tell the truth? That's why the emperor's grandfather broke up, and I want to talk to him alone? ”

"No, you should rest assured of Imperial Doctor Jiang's medical skills." comforted Ah Ping on his lips, but I also had the same question in my heart, whether Zhu Yuanzhang was already suffering from a hidden illness and needed to quit drinking, and in the past, only one drink would not harm his body, but this time he was really greedy for a cup, could it be this reason that caused the sudden fainting just now?

Later, he sent Lu He to inquire, saying that after the emperor went back to the palace, Imperial Doctor Jiang also came out after a while, and his face was not abnormal.

That's nothing, just a false alarm. It's just that this false alarm made me uneasy, and I was more worried that history had changed because of me, in case Zhu Yuanzhang died early, wouldn't it be that Ah Ping would ascend the throne as emperor in advance? Will Zhu Di immediately send troops to seize the throne?

In addition, I finally remembered the important thing that I had forgotten before, that is, if Zhu Yuanzhang's birthday was held in time in January, would his many sons and princes who had been exiled from the genre come back to celebrate their father's birthday? I wanted to ask Ah Ping, but he was worried about his imperial grandfather's health, and he didn't have the heart to care about anything else.

Ah Ping got up early the next morning, saying that he had to go over to see if the emperor's grandfather was okay to rest assured.

I lay alone in bed for a while before I got up, and after yesterday's aftermath, my mind was complicated and unspeakable. After a simple wash, he came to the courtyard and saw Yan Qi and Lu He grafting a tomato seedling, and the two of them were about to meet without knowing it.

I walked over and looked at it for a moment and then ordered, "Green Lotus, help me boil some water to drink." ”

Lu He answered and got up and went to the stove room to boil water, and there were only me and Yan Qi left in the courtyard. Seeing that he was busy, I didn't mean to step forward to help, and suddenly asked casually, "Is that you?" ”

Yan Qi raised his head when he heard this, his young face was expressionless, "What are you asking?" ”

I sighed lightly and said in a low voice, "Xiao Qi, even before just now, I couldn't be sure that it was yours. ”

Yan Qi's eyes flashed, but he asked, "Now it's confirmed?" ”

"You didn't even pretend to be innocent and try to deny it."

The air was silent, and the young man lowered his head, and only after a half-ring did he ask, "Will you tell Childe?" ”

I raised my head to look at the floating clouds in the sky, and said in a quiet voice: "Ah Ping treats you well, why can't you let go of your grudges?" ”

"Childe treats me well, without Childe, there would be no me Yan Qi, but when I closed my eyes, I saw exile, killing, and corpses, each of them is a person who is related to me by blood."

I squinted slowly, "Is it the Zhulian Nine Clan?" What is the grave sin of your family? ”

Yan Qi smiled, his face seemed to be a little green, but this smile was full of vicissitudes.

He said: "I don't know how big the crime is, I just know that in an instant, my family was ruined, people were displaced, and I was so young that I didn't even know what death was, but I began to flee everywhere for my life." ”

It's very sad that when I don't do anything, I become a fugitive, and I don't even know why. If Ah Ping hadn't saved him, would he have been buried under the loess one day, or would he have lived an inferior life? However, even if it is for the sake of Ah Ping's life-saving grace, he should not ...... Laugh at! It dawned on me, "Actually, you didn't really want to hurt him." ”

"He killed my whole family, I hate him to the core, how can you think I don't want to hurt him?" Yan Qi asked me in turn, the corners of his mouth slightly raised to express sarcasm. I shook my head and said negatively: "Xiao Qi, cynicism is something in the bones, and it is not suitable to pretend. As you said, when something happened at home when you were too young, you must have been ignorant and didn't even understand what was going on, even if you gradually understood it as you grew older, and there was resentment, but you couldn't talk about hating him to the core. So, you may have added something to the dish to make him fall into a coma for a short time, but after all, you read Ah Ping's favor more, and you didn't really kill him. ”

"Xu Lan, you are so hateful!" Yan Qi was annoyed and angry.

Normally, I would have laughed, but at this time, I couldn't laugh, Yan Qi was as young as the sea, but he had clear grievances. He has hatred for Zhu Yuanzhang, after all, a killing order kills him all over the house, and among those who die, he is the closest person, but Ah Ping is kind to him. I think every time Zhu Yuanzhang comes, he must be hesitating, if he hadn't entered this palace and didn't see Zhu Yuanzhang in person, maybe he would have been a simple young man; But reality pulled him into the palace, and he repeatedly saw the culprit of the family feud, how much restraint does it take to not act recklessly.

Just thinking about this makes me admire him, and I ask myself if I can do it.

"The surname Yan is definitely not your original surname, can you say your real surname?" I suddenly wanted to know more about this child, he must be lonely inside. Yan Qi lowered his head, thinking that he didn't want to say that I was going not to force it, but just wanted to divert the topic when I heard him spit out a word, although his voice was very soft, but I still heard the word - Hu.

Hu? Was there an official surnamed Hu in the Ming Dynasty? Yan Qi said that he was still young and ignorant at that time, so it must have been at least ten years ago. I searched in my mind for some of the Ming history I had seen in my previous dream, and suddenly my heart was shocked, I only remember one person who was the most famous official surnamed Hu in the Zhu Yuanzhang era, that is, Hu Weiyong, the prime minister of the dynasty! was punished for the crime of rebellion, and even the nine clans were widely implicated, and it lasted for ten years.

It doesn't matter whether he really rebelled or not, some people say that Hu Weiyong is narrow-minded, some people say that Zhu Yuanzhang is suspicious and scruples, in short, after this Hu Weiyong, Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister, and he was in charge of all things.

Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial talent is really related to his diligence, he is the first emperor in history to abolish the prime minister system, and he is the sole ruler of all major and minor decisions in the country, and he works until late at night, and there is no emperor after him who is as diligent and diligent as him.

I didn't ask Yan Qi if he was really the descendant of Hu Weiyong, because there was no need anymore, yes or no, it couldn't change the beginning, and it couldn't change the status quo. sighed lightly, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Before you make certain decisions, think more about your son, you should have seen his state when it happened, please don't ignore his trust in you." ”

Yan Qi paused and nodded awkwardly.

There is no need to be harsh, even if Yan Qi really did it yesterday, it would be understandable, but if Ah Ping knew the truth, I am afraid it would be very sad. Even if this matter is over, Zhu Yuanzhang did not come to investigate, Ah Ping did not know why, and I did not ask Yan Qi what he did in the dish.

I learned from Ah Ping that the princes and vassal kings of all sizes were coming back from outside one after another, and the whole imperial city was filled with a cheerful atmosphere, and Ah Ping often had to welcome guests in the main hall as the emperor's grandson, and sometimes he came back very late.

Maybe the only thing that hasn't affected this atmosphere is my Orchid Garden, as always, living a quiet and simple life, whether it is Yan Qi or Green Lotus, they will not envy the colorful liveliness outside. Yan Qi is still devoted to the vegetable garden, being a vegetable farmer all day long, and Lu Lotus will practice boxing in the yard when he is idle.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you really wouldn't have seen that this stupid girl had some kung fu.

Zhu Yuanzhang should be busy with the birthday banquet, and he has no time to come to me again, but it saves me from worrying. I'm afraid that he will come to Yan Qi again and make another mistake, and Zhu Yuanzhang seems to be a very easy-going person now, but the emperor in history I know is very suspicious. Maybe he was quiet on the surface that time, but in fact, he had secretly begun to pay attention to Ah Ping.

That's why I wait for Ah Ping to come back almost every night before I go to bed, and before I go to bed, I ask who is coming today. As the birthday got closer and closer, I became more and more anxious, because I heard from Ah Ping a few days ago that King Yan of Beiping had sent someone to summon him back earlier, and he said that he would not arrive in the future. Ah Ping didn't come back late that night, I went to the door to see a few times, and I always felt worried in my heart.

Seeing me like this, Green Lotus asked if I wanted to inquire, and I was hesitantly trying to agree, but I heard a voice not far away. Squinting and staring at it, the silhouette of a figure walking in it recognized Ah Ping at a glance.

Seeing that I was waiting at the door, Appleington stopped to say a few words to the others, and walked quickly to me.

When he got closer, he asked, "Are you in a hurry?" Uncle Yan Wang came back today, and he was a little late drinking. I should have someone come and report it first. ”

"Uncle Yanwang?" I tensed.

Ah Ping didn't notice my abnormality, walked over and put his arm around my shoulders and walked into the courtyard and said: "It's Uncle Wang who went to Beiping to guard, he came back with my two cousins, our brothers haven't seen each other for a long time, so they drank a few more glasses, and it was my two brothers who just walked back with me." ”

In the end, I still waited for Zhu Di!