On the way to the harem, Chen Zuyi walked with difficulty. His mother was not favored in the harem, so the palace was also in the most remote corner. Luoxia Palace, this is his mother's residence. There were no palace guards at the door, and there were no palace maids waiting when they entered the courtyard. When he entered the palace, an old palace maid saw that it was the eldest prince who came, and hurriedly went in to report it.

Chen Zuyi waited for tea in the outer hall, and gently walked out of the inside A beautiful woman less than forty years old, dressed as a concubine. He knew that this was the mother of the eldest prince, and there was no doubt about it.

"Is my mother okay lately?" Chen Zuyi knelt on the ground in an orderly manner, and his words carried the concern of a son.

The eldest prince's mother is called Lu Yunxiu, who is originally a Han woman. Because of the early death of his parents, the family is in the middle of the road. She had no relatives in Nanyang, and in order to stutter food, she had no choice but to sell herself into the palace as a maidservant. I don't know that once after Mana Jagana was drunk, he happened to meet her on the way back to the dormitory, and the so-called drunken disorder was like this, and she was XX in the flowers.

Manaja Gana forgot about it before he woke up, but fortunately, the countries of Nanyang were deeply influenced by the Han Empire, and there were also female officials in the palace to record the king's affairs. As a rule, every woman who was favored by the king had to undergo a medical examination the following month, so that the king's blood would not be buried. It was this physical examination that Lu Yunxiu was told by the imperial doctor that she was pregnant. In this way, she was promoted from a maidservant to a princess.

When Princess Lu saw Chen Zuyi for the first time, she couldn't help but hesitate, so she didn't have time to help Chen Zuyi. Then her face returned to calm, and her words were full of intimacy, "Wang'er, get up quickly, come and sit here for your mother!" Bring me my candied fruit to taste, for it is a gift from your majesty! ”

Chen Zuyi stood up and sat down on the chair closest to Princess Lu. Rubbing his hands together a little nervously, he realized that something was wrong, and he held back and put them on his legs.

"Come and tell Wei Niang, why did it take more than a year for you to go to Daming to pay tribute, have you ever been to your grandfather's ancestral land to worship?" Princess Lu stared intently at her son, carefully observing his every move.

Damn it! Ben Kieran didn't say anything about his mother, how can this be?! Chen Zuyi complained in his heart, and he still maintained the smile on his face, "Mother, don't blame, this time the fleet I led did not reach Daming because of the storm at sea, but arrived in Luzon. Therefore, the retainers did not go to worship the ancestral land. ”

"Then do you remember where your grandfather's ancestral land was?" A sneer appeared at the corner of Princess Lu's mouth.

"Uh......, please punish my mother, I forgot my mother's explanation!" Chen Zuyi could only kneel down in front of this woman again, feeling bitter in his heart. I don't think he can say anything about the powerful people in the Nanyang Secret Path, but no one can be qualified to make him so low.

"Here comes the preserves...", Cha Mo looked at the eldest prince who knelt down again, and her mind was a little unable to turn. But he also carefully placed the candied fruit next to the princess.

"Cha Mo, you are watching from outside the palace, don't let people approach the main hall!" Princess Lu didn't let Chen Zuyi get up this time, but drove away the old palace maid who was serving her.

When Cha Mo walked out of the main hall door, she said coldly, "Who are you?" Where is my son now? ”

"Mother, I..."

"Shut up! I just asked you in Chinese, and you can reply fluently in Chinese without the slightest stumbling, and my son can't speak so fluently at all! And I never told him about his grandfather! ”

"Alas!" Chen Zuyi gently got up from the ground and sat back on the chair, this time he was not nervous, he took a sip of tea gently, and then spoke, "The eldest prince Ben Kilan is very good now, Princess Lu don't worry!" As for me, I'm just a guy who has swapped identities with Benkiran. I have no ambition for him, I have no fighting spirit for him. He wanted to find a quiet place to retreat, and I wanted to fulfill my ambitions, so I came! ”

After Chen Zuyi finished his passionate words, he sat there in silence and did not speak again. He didn't know what to do with the rest. If you are ruthless, you should kill this woman and find a way to escape from the country of Boni. For such a woman, he is not so ruthless, and he is not willing to fail like this. So he was silent, a little bit of luck in his heart, but would she?

"I just want to ask, what happened to Benkiran?" Princess Lu took a deep breath, suppressed the impulse to make people, and asked slowly.

"I promise he didn't do anything, he just lived in seclusion on an island, and the three Praetorian guards who followed him, Chiho, came back with me. If you don't believe it, you can summon them into the palace to ask. Chen Zuyi said sincerely.

"How can I trust you?" Princess Lu asked rhetorically word by word, she had already planned, if this person could not win her trust, she would definitely let the Praetorian Guards take him away, and as for life and death, it would depend on his creation.

"Both he and I ignored a mother's instincts, so we didn't prepare anything special. Still, I'm willing to try to convince you of my plans. Chen Zuyi looked at Princess Lu, and continued, "Ben Jilan once told me a very secret thing, when he was six years old, the current second prince was still the third prince. He was playing with the second prince in the harem garden, and he did something horrific, he put ......"

"Alright! I believe it! Princess Lu stopped Chen Zuyi's narration with words, and looked at this person who was exactly the same as her son incredibly. If it weren't for the fact that she was sure that she had only given birth to one, she thought that she had given birth to twins. "Since he told you all the secret things, I believe that he is indeed willing to switch identities with you."

"It's okay if I don't expose you, you have to promise that it won't harm my son's life, and if you have the opportunity, you have to arrange for our mother and son to meet, are you willing?" Princess Lu looked at the guy who looked exactly like her son a little nervously.

"Please rest assured, his mother is my mother, and I will arrange for you to meet you when I have the opportunity in the future, and I will be filial to you like him!" Chen Zuyi said sincerely, his back was already wet with sweat, and he was almost desperate, thinking that he was going to plant it this time.

"Okay, I'll believe you once! In the future, I will try my best to pretend that nothing is wrong in front of people, and I hope you don't forget your promise! Princess Lu gently pushed the candied fruit in front of her, "You can taste it, you must have never eaten it before." It is said that this is a method learned from Daming, alas, it has been more than thirty years since he left his homeland! ”

Chen Zuyi casually picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and put it in his mouth, and the taste was not other than sweet. He was not as curious about pastries as he was about Princess Lu's past, "If Princess Lu doesn't mind, can you tell me how you came to this Nanyang?" ”

"Alas! You still call me mother, look at your face, listen to you call strange names, I'm awkward! Besides, if outsiders listen to it, it will be another disaster! If you don't think about yourself, think about me! Princess Lu talked a lot about defending herself, and her face was a little red.

The strange thing is that Chen Zuyi didn't feel annoyed, but felt very warm, as if he had returned to that small fishing village, and every night when he ate, his mother was always verbose until it was endless, and he was very annoyed at that time!

"Everything is arranged by my mother!" Chen Zuyi smiled obediently, his eyes full of tenderness.

"Ahem......" Princess Lu first blushed, then calmed down, looked at the familiar face, and gradually relaxed her inner defense, "Your grandfather Lu Shan used to be an official of Dayuan, and the official was not big, so he sat in the magistrate of Jianshan County. That year, Zhu Yuanzhang rebelled, first defected to Guo Zixing, and later led people to split up with Guo Zixing, and then stormed Jianshan County, and the city was broken. Your grandfather fled south with me. Finally, he went to sea and came to live in the country of Boni. ”

"Why did my grandfather run away? He can return to the imperial court and serve again! Chen Zuyi asked puzzled.

"Silly boy, Da Yuan, our Han status is already very low, although there are many officials in the court, but if it is a Han official who loses the city, it is a capital crime!" Princess Lu explained with a smile that she had forgotten that it was not her son in front of her.

"Then you can also surrender Zhu Yuanzhang, if you surrender at that time, my grandfather will be a big official by now!"

"Later, I also asked your grandfather about it, and your grandfather said: As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang rebelled, what he needed was not talent, but prestige. If surrendered, he got just beheaded! So he couldn't be recognized on either side, so he had no choice but to flee to Nanyang with me! ”

Chen Zuyi thought about it very reasonably, nodded and said: "It's really not easy for my mother and grandfather!" How did the mother enter the palace? ”

"Your grandfather brought me to this strange place, but fortunately I still speak Chinese here, so I started a small business and survived. Twenty-five years ago, when I was fourteen. Your grandfather died of illness because of his illness, which also drained the family's wealth. I sold my family property and buried my father. Just in time for the palace to recruit palace maids, in order to survive, I could only sign a contract to enter the palace as a handyman. Later, you were ...... by your father, who was drunk, and then there was you. ”

Obviously, the last memories were not pleasant, and the more Princess Lu spoke, the more silent she became, and finally she stopped talking.

"Mother, don't worry, I will make you beautiful!" Chen Zuyi smiled and held Princess Lu's hand, his face was very sincere.

Princess Lu unconsciously looked at her son's face and whispered: "I know that you have been very depressed all these years, because I don't have a strong family support, and you have not been married so far!" It's also bitter for you! ”

"It's all gone! Mother just waits for the blessings! This time, my father named me the general of Yipin Zhenguo, and tomorrow I will go to the front line to supervise the army and train the troops! When I get to that seat, see who dares to look down on my mother! ”

"Don't talk nonsense, it's serious to do your errand well!" Princess Lu hurriedly stopped her son's words and looked around nervously, "I have time to visit Wei Shangshu of the Ministry of Lower Rites, I heard that he is very supportive!" ”

"The child understands! Thank you mom for the reminder! Chen Zuyi kowtowed to Princess Lu seriously, and Princess Lu hurriedly pulled him up. This can be regarded as a mutual acceptance of both sides.

Princess Lu was first angry and frightened today, and then extremely happy. Now it seems that he does have an extra son, and he is a twin son! In the evening, Chen Zuyi was left to eat in the harem, because she was not favored, the queen did not distribute much food, only two dishes and one soup were sent.

But the two still ate very happily, and during this period, Chen Zuyi stuffed another 50,000 taels of silver tickets to Princess Lu, so that she had the opportunity to send someone to buy some tonic for herself. This made Princess Lu even more pleased. The previous son was incapable, only spiritually cared, and now the son is also very concerned about filial piety, what is she not satisfied with!