"It's what you mean by going behind my back and being nice to other women." After a while, he quickly used the original vocabulary, and then remembered that Ah Ping didn't understand. After listening to my explanation, he immediately shook his head: "Daughter-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely not." I don't want to look at other women, the key is how to convince the emperor's grandfather, this is what worries me. ”

Since I felt sorry for him, it was impossible to ignore it, so I stroked his head and asked, "Tell me about the scene when you went to find your imperial grandfather after the birthday banquet." He stated according to his words, and after listening to it, I shook my head: "Your attitude is wrong, how can you send your imperial grandfather back to the palace to directly inquire about this matter?" ”

"So how do you ask? I was so anxious that I knew that you would definitely be angry with me when you returned to Lanyuan alone. ”

I sighed, and I couldn't bear to count him down, so I analyzed him directly: "You think, if your imperial grandfather really had the heart to do this, a holy decree would have been promulgated a long time ago, and you would not be able to return to heaven at that time." The reason why the birthday banquet has not been decided today proves that there is still a mystery in your imperial grandfather, if you talk about it in a roundabout way, and the congratulatory gift you have prepared with your heart tonight will definitely add a lot of points to you, and it is not non-negotiable. ”

"Roundabout?" On weekdays, Ah Ping is quite shrewd, but once he encounters something about me, his brain is like a paste, and even he himself said: "I won't go around about you." ”

This is indeed true, from the past to the present, because I have fought with Zhu Yuanzhang several times, each time it is almost hard-hitting, the effect is not good, but it is not as bad as imagined. Suddenly, I felt that this might be the mode of getting along with their ancestors and grandchildren, what kind of person Zhu Yuanzhang is, I have seen more flattery, and I have seen more roundabout routines, but Ah Ping's straightforward way of communicating with him can get his praise more.

Ah Ping saw that I had been silent, thinking that I was worried, so he leaned closer to me and said, "Daughter-in-law, don't worry about me, I can feel the temper of the imperial grandfather, as long as he doesn't touch that bottom line, he won't be angry." I'll go early tomorrow morning, and I'll be grinding with him, believing that he will see my painstaking thoughts and dispel that thought. ”

I'm afraid that I will have to make you pay something in exchange. I silently said in my heart that Zhu Yuanzhang's governance of the country is undoubtedly very disciplined, and he also used this kind of discipline on his well-cultivated grandson.

The previous gambling and obstruction, and then the relaxation, are actually pushing Ah Ping forward from a certain point of view. Ah Ping finally grew little by little according to his way, became stronger little by little, and approached the imperial road.

I think it's ridiculous, and I tried to change and reverse this history, but I couldn't handle it just because of my feelings.

On the second day, Ah Ping got up before dawn, when I opened my eyes in a daze, and talked at night until I couldn't stand the sleepiness and fell asleep, but I still slept lightly. Seeing his back leave, I closed my eyes again and continued to sleep.

When I woke up, the room was already bright, the room was quiet, and there didn't seem to be any sound outside. After lying down for a while, he got up, and he wanted to call the green lotus to fetch water to freshen up, but he walked out of the bedroom door and froze his feet. No wonder it was Zhu Yuanzhang who was so peaceful today!

The green lotus did not serve beside him, and Zhu Yuanzhang sat there alone in the hall, although there was tea in the teacup, it seemed that he had not moved a sip, and it was not steaming. It can be seen that he has been sitting here for a while, and he doesn't have to think about it to know that he must have ordered not to let the green lotus wake me up, I'm afraid that I will be the biggest card in the whole world, and I actually let the emperor wait.

The voice of the step was slightly heavier, which immediately attracted the attention of Zhu Yuanzhang and turned his head, and I immediately called out first: "Grandfather Huang." He replied, "Are you awake?" Seeing that I nodded, he ordered directly: "Then come and make tea for me." ”

I glanced at the teacup on the table, and couldn't help but smile: "No matter how anxious Grandpa is, he has to wait for me to freshen up first." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry, but only urged: "Then go quickly." ”

When I walked to the stove room, I saw Green Lotus and Yan Qi whispering together, and when I entered the door, I immediately stopped, I frowned slightly and glanced at Yan Qishen, he lowered his eyes. I learned from the mouth of the green lotus that Zhu Yuanzhang came in the morning and heard that I was still sleeping, so he sent her back and sat alone in the hall, she didn't have a chance to call me even if she wanted to.

Back in the hall, I poured the tea that had been cooled and washed tea for Zhu Yuanzhang again. He glanced at the brown and asked, "Is there no new tea?" I smiled and shook my head: "No, the imperial grandfather, if it is autumn today, the new tea has sunk, this is what Ah Ping took back two days ago, you try to drink it to see how it tastes." ”

He took a sip, and after a moment of aftertaste in his mouth, he stretched his eyebrows and said: "Yes, although it is not as fresh as new tea, the bitterness of tea lingers in the mouth, and it seems to be more layered than new tea." ”

"Ah Ping also said the same after drinking it, and said that when the emperor's grandfather comes, he must brew it for you to taste."

Zhu Yuanzhang took another sip, but drank a cup of tea to the end. I looked amused, and immediately filled it for him. Good tea does make people want to drink more and more, but the previous conditions did not allow it, in the original era tea is one of my major preferences, is the old tea culture is relatively more. However, now I have the conditional equipment, but I can't drink it when I'm pregnant, so I can only smell the tea to satisfy my cravings.

"Don't you ask Ping'er what he asked for in the palace this morning?"

I moved my hand slightly, I knew that Zhu Yuanzhang came to Lanyuan for that matter, and he deliberately left Ah Ping, that is, he was looking for me to talk. There is nothing to retreat from, since he asked, he said bluntly: "It's for the side concubine." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Ping'er has passed the weak crown, and it is common sense for the harem to choose a side concubine for him." What are your thoughts on this? I lowered my eyes slightly, and said calmly, "I don't agree." ”

The air was condensed for a moment, and Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be stunned, he didn't expect me to speak bluntly without roundabout.

He picked up the teacup again and gently lifted the lid across the water, and then asked lightly, "Did you instigate Ping'er to come to me to make trouble?" I couldn't help laughing, I couldn't afford this crime, shook my head and replied, "It's not." The emperor's grandfather and granddaughter-in-law have a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not. ”

"Say what you want."

"Your views on the matter of side concubines should be different from those of the harem, their purpose must not escape your eyes, but Ah Ping doesn't say that he is young, but after all, he has just studied politics with you for a short time, do you think he can hold which side of the power with his current qualifications?"

In my statement, Zhu Yuanzhang changed his warm eyes just now and looked at me sharply, and the light in his eyes was as terrifying as when I first saw him, but I didn't avoid that gaze and looked straight at him.

In his eyes, I have always been a village woman who came out of the countryside, relying on Ah Ping's protection to survive, and then he vaguely saw the shadow of Queen Ma from me, which is why he was impressed with me. But it wasn't enough to make him think highly of me, and he never imagined that I could say such a thing about imperial power.

I only heard him ask: "These are what Ping'er told you?" ”

I shook my head and replied calmly, "Ah Ping never talks to me about political affairs. However, since I learned about Ah Ping's identity, he will often teach me to read and write, and I will also read more books. "I can only use this argument to confuse the past, this excuse can no longer be used by Ah Ping, and Ah Ping must have doubts in his heart, but he didn't come to ask.

Zhu Yuanzhang finally eased his expression after staring at me for a while, and praised in his mouth: "It is not easy for you to have this insight, and you really need to learn something in your spare time, otherwise Ping'er will inherit the unification in the future, and if you don't have any knowledge in this country, you will definitely be laughed at and generous." There is some truth in what you said about the side concubine, let me think about it again. ”

I was overjoyed, and my face immediately smiled. Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it and shook his head and said: "This is still not good, when the appearance remains the same at all times, even if you are happy and angry, you should hide it in your heart." ”

"Grandfather Huang, it's not that you don't want to pretend in front of you, how powerful your eyes are, even if I have a tense face, I will definitely be seen through by you."

"Of course." Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think about it, and there was even more smug in his eyes.

The "high hat" must be something that everyone likes to wear, and I am not a sycophant, my own Taoism is far from that of this emperor. It seems that Ah Ping is right, as long as he has mastered that degree when talking to Zhu Yuanzhang, don't take those many imaginary things to talk about it in a roundabout way. There are so many people he has seen and people he has suspected.

After drinking a pot of tea, Zhu Yuanzhang got up, but he was not in a hurry to ask me to find someone to call someone who was waiting outside. I just walked to the courtyard and looked quietly, and suddenly asked, "Is that the person in the painting you?" ”

My heart was moved, knowing that he was asking about the painting last night, and I didn't hide nodding yes, and telling me what it was like that day. Zhu Yuanzhang has been listening quietly, his expression is very serious, and when he heard me talk about the appearance of the imperial grandmother in Ah Ping's impression, his face was touched: "This child really has an impression of Xiuying, at that time, Xiuying liked to move a chair and sit in the yard to look at the many orchids she planted herself. Now that I think about it, I failed her. ”

"Don't say that, grandfather, grandmother has loved you for many years, and she must know your heart."

Originally, it was just a relief, but I saw a trace of pain on Zhu Yuanzhang's face, and then spoke with emotion: "She has accompanied me through countless springs and autumns, and she should be the person who knows me best in this world, but in the end, she went first." I was sad but helpless, I could only prevent seeing things related to her, but last night, I looked at the blurred outline in Ping'er's painting, but suddenly I couldn't remember what she looked like. A long sigh, incomparably vicissitudes: "I am really old." ”

The years are urging people to get old, and he is indeed old. There are only three years left before that day comes, and he is 71 years old, and now he is 68 years old. At this age, he should enjoy his old age in peace, but he is still busy with state affairs day and night, and even today even his grandson's marriage to a concubine has to be decided by him. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, it is not difficult to be an emperor, but it is difficult to be a good emperor.