We were housed in a relatively large cabin, and I may not think anything of it, but the crew and Jean Gu all had pain on their faces, maybe that was where they lived, but now it was ruined by a storm.

This large steamer was an official ship, and many officers and men were stationed on board. Because the ship was large and stable, the storm did not have much effect on it, and when the storm became less at dawn, officers and men came to the cabin to check on us. I sat in the corner of the cabin and couldn't hear what they were saying, but when I saw an officer and soldier come in and say something, they all gave way to the hatch and stood on both sides.

A man dressed in a black satin brocade robe walked in, wearing a black gauze hat with a precious jewel fastened to it. Needless to say, this person must be honorable, he listened to the report of the officer and soldier who was interrogating just now by the door, and his eyes suddenly swept inward, and he couldn't help but jump in his heart when he passed over me, what a fierce gaze.

Originally, the line of sight swept past this corner, but suddenly turned back and settled on me. Some looked left and right inexplicably, and the people next to them seemed to be at a loss, and when they turned their eyes, they found that the man in brocade had turned around and left.

But Aunt Qin came and said that the adult wanted to see me, and warned me not to talk nonsense, and the lives of a boatload of people hung on me. I felt heavy on my shoulders as soon as I was buttoned by this hat, and as an officer and soldier came to the bow of the boat, the man in black brocade was standing with his back on his back. I heard the officers and soldiers report respectfully: "My lord, the people have already been brought." ”

"Go down."

It was a deep voice, and up close it looked like the man was tall. After the officer and soldier retreated, the man in black slowly turned around, his eyes fell on my face for a long time, and he was about to ask what was going on with me, but in the next moment he found that the other party suddenly knelt in front of me. This really frightened me, this person is respected by the officers and soldiers as an adult, whether it is from the perspective of clothing or aura, he has a very high status, but now he kneels down to me, what does it mean?

"See the mother."

I was stunned, not quite understanding his words, "What mother?" ”

He looked up at me, a gaze I didn't quite understand. I am the cook of a merchant ship, this person is an adult on an official ship, why should he not look at me with an excited and respectful gaze, why should he be excited?

He said: "You are the former queen of the Ming Dynasty, and Wechen went to sea to find you on the orders of the emperor, and this trip is the second time Wechen has gone to sea." I shook my head again and again and vetoed: "You must have recognized the wrong person, how can I be the former queen, you get up quickly and don't kneel on me anymore, I can't afford it." ”

He frowned and really got up, but stared at me and said, "Don't pretend not to know me, Niangniang, we have met a few times, and I believe you must be deeply impressed by me." He paused, and then continued: "If Niangniang still insists that she doesn't know me, then you might as well recall that a person named Ma He once saved you and kidnapped you in the palace. Thanks to the emperor's favor, Weichen made military exploits in Zhengcunba in Yanjing, so he was given the surname Zheng by our emperor. ”

Although I was ignorant, I also listened to it, he said that his original name was Ma He, and he was given the surname Zheng by the emperor because of his meritorious service, so he is now called ...... Wait, "What do you say your name is now?" ”

"The surname is Zheng Minghe."

Zheng He? Zheng He! There was a white light that hit me directly, and gradually took shape, and my eyes became more and more frightened, is it Zheng He who went to the West? It's like a dot through a line, all avenues are opened, and many images flash through my mind and a lot of information quickly converges. I couldn't hear what the person in front of me was saying with his mouth open and closed, only that he knew that he had completely sunk into the ocean of memory, and that he was floating and sinking in the deep sea.

When I surfaced, my mind went blank, and even if the memory wasn't fully restored at this point, it was enough to shock me. And there was a steady stream of stuff that seemed to be pushing into my head, and it hurt, it really hurt.

I'm not Zhang Yue, I'm Xu Lan!

"What did you just say?"

"Back to Niangniang's words, Weichen just said that since the fire in the palace, the emperor has never believed that Niangniang was buried in the fire, and has been ordering Weichen to search for you outside, and later found that someone had seen you appear on a fishing boat at sea. So the emperor ordered Weichen to go down to the West to find you, and now it is the second time to go to sea. ”

It's really a trip to the West! The person in front of him who should have been called Ma He should really be the famous Zheng He in history.

suddenly asked, "Who is the emperor?" ”

Zheng He was slightly silent and replied respectfully: "It's the former Yan King." ”

"What era is it now?"

"Yongle."

I closed my eyes, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, the emperor of Yongle. The empty spaces were finally filled, and at the same time there was a surge of pain, a fatal pain. My legs weakened and I took a step back, Zheng He was startled and reached out to help, I stabilized my body and stared at him and burst out of the words between my teeth: "What about him?" ”

Zheng He's eyes shrank, he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at me, it was impossible for him not to know who I was asking, and he was heard in silence replying: "When Weichen attacked the imperial city with the emperor, a fire broke out in the harem, and when the fire was extinguished, only a few charred corpses were found, and the body was the same as ...... His Royal Highness the former Emperor is similar to you, and your Highness, but the Emperor doesn't believe it......"

I stepped forward and grabbed him by the placket of his chest, "What did you say?" ”

Zheng He was silent, looking at me calmly, but at this time, he was most afraid that the air would suddenly be quiet. I almost yelled, "What did you just say?" What His Royal Highness, what His Royal Highness, who are you talking about? ”

Zheng He: "His Royal Highness is Zhu Yunwen, and His Royal Highness is your son." But fortunately, His Royal Highness was saved by Weichen to eliminate the rebellious party, and now he is safe in the palace, and the emperor loves him very much. ”

I fell to the ground with my legs limp, and Zheng He's exclamation came from above my head: "Niangniang? "I don't have the heart to pay attention to him, I just think about what he just said, he said that he found a few corpses in the fire in the harem, there are ...... Ah Ping's, there are "me", and Yuan'er's! And Yue'er was also arrested by Zhu Di.

Obviously, Yuan'er and Yue'er had already been handed over to Yan Qi and Uncle Mu to be sent to the two places respectively, how could this happen?

"You're lying to me!" roared accusatory, but there was more pathos in the voice that came out,

"Wechen didn't dare to deceive Niangniang, Wechen was ordered to go to the sea to look for you for nearly a year, and now I finally found you, I implore Niangniang to return to the palace with Wechen and reunite with His Royal Highness as soon as possible." Zheng He knelt on one knee and begged.

My sanity was completely overwhelmed, and I screamed at the person in front of me like crazy: "Get out! Get out of here! ”

"Wechen will retire first." Zheng He really walked away, leaving me alone to sit on the deck, and it was still drizzling in the sky, but the haze was not as dark as my heart. I don't want to believe Zheng He's words, but the cold history is written like this, trying every means to circumvent history and seek opportunities to steal life through the cracks, but the causal cycle finally came to a dead end.

The nails of my clenched hands had already dug into the flesh, and there was blood on my fingertips, but I didn't feel pain. In vain, he lost all his strength, and lay on the deck little by little, tears flowing into his dark heart, but they did not flow out. Cognition has long been mentally prepared for the final ending about him, but Yuan'er ...... He was so young that he couldn't even escape this catastrophe.

Suddenly, I was stunned, no, Zheng He said that the bodies of me, Ah Ping, Yuan'er and several others were found from the fire, but am I not here? Then the corpse in the fire must be fake, isn't this method similar to transferring me from Concubine Lu's palace back then? Then this arrangement can only be Ah Ping, since he arranged it for me, how could he not arrange it for Yuan'er? So can I think of it - since I'm alive here, Yuan'er is still alive?

But what about Ah Ping? Shen closed his eyes, forced the wetness in his eyes back, gritted his teeth and shouted back: "Horse and you come out!" ”

After a moment there were footsteps, and as I expected, he didn't go far. When he came to his side, he heard him ask, "What is the matter with Niangniang summoning Weichen?" I asked in a cold voice: "Why do you make me believe that Yue'er is in the palace?" ”

But when Zheng He stretched out his palm to deliver an object, his eyes suddenly froze, it was...... Yue'er's thousand-eyed Bodhi?! I snatched it, and my heart sank to the bottom when my fingertips rubbed the lines, and Yue'er's Bodhi was not only engraved with the name, but also engraved by Yuan'er The moonlight, which cannot be copied. I only heard Zheng He say on the side: "The emperor guessed that if you learned that His Royal Highness was in the palace, he would definitely question it, so he told Weichen to show you this thing after finding you." ”

"Who is the rebel party you said you would cut off?" I asked suddenly.

The space was silent for a moment, and Zheng He was heard to say slowly: "Former Jinyi Guard Commander Mu Jin." ”

My voice trembled: "He died at your hands?" ”

"Weichen is not the opponent of the Commander of the Wood, he died from the random arrow, and he also pressed the Second Highness under him when he died."

The heartstrings suddenly broke and the pain melted, Uncle Mu!

After being silent for a long time, I asked again: "How to deal with their afterlife?" ”

"Buried as royalty."

"Royalty?" I laughed loudly, "Emperor Jianwen has been in power for four years, and after his death, he only talked about his status as an emperor, and Zhu Di didn't even dare to admit that he was the emperor?" Yes, after all, he is seeking to usurp the throne, if he recognizes Ah Ping as the emperor, then how can he serve the world? But did he think that if he closed the eyes and ears of the courtiers, could he stop the whole world? ”

Zheng He didn't say anything, and he didn't dare, because what I was talking about was his master, the current Yongle Emperor Zhu Di.