stared at the old man outside the door.

For a moment, Lu Shi showed a look that he couldn't grasp the essentials.

Is it really an old man?

How could the old man be here?

Did the old man hear all of what he said just now?

After reacting, Lu Shi was shocked, his hair stood up coldly like a demon, and his dazed brain was like a blank piece of paper.

This time, it was Zhu Yunwen who reacted first, and hurriedly greeted him, pretending to be calm:

"The Emperor...... Grandpa, you're here! ”

His voice trembled slightly, but the hand under the sleeve could no longer be controlled, and he trembled as if he was sick.

Lu Shi also woke up suddenly, and hurriedly climbed down from the sickbed.

"The concubine greets Your Majesty!"

As if he didn't see the two, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, turned around and was about to leave.

"Grandpa!"

Zhu Yunwen hurriedly pounced and grabbed Zhu Yuanzhang's clothes.

He knew that if his imperial grandfather left like this, then his mother would definitely die, so he had to leave his imperial grandfather behind no matter what, so that there would be a chance of survival.

"Grandpa Huang, grandson hasn't seen you for a long time, grandson...... My grandson misses you so much! ”

Zhu Yunwen raised his teary eyes and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in a daze.

To say that Zhu Yuanzhang has no feelings for Zhu Yunwen is a lie.

After Zhu Xiongying left at that time, Zhu Yuanzhang also taught Zhu Yunwen carefully, and Zhu Yunwen likes to read, which is very much in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, and even after the prince left, Zhu Yuanzhang once wanted to cultivate Zhu Yunwen.

But after the return of the eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying, he gradually found that this simple-minded child seemed to have become complicated.

However, he also understands that after all, he did give most of his love to his returning eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying, and this child should feel unbalanced in his heart.

Since he has Zhu Xiongying in his heart, don't give Zhu Yunwen hope.

So Zhu Yuanzhang was deliberately avoiding Zhu Yunwen for a period of time, so that he could understand what he should do and how to do it.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang was full of deep love for each of his children and grandchildren, and he killed many people in his life, but he did not do anything to his own children and grandchildren.

"Kid."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunwen for a while, and finally spoke up: "You are also a good boy, but unfortunately, some people want to teach you badly!" ”

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly looked at Lu Shi who was lying on the ground with a pair of tiger eyes.

"Grandpa Huang, it's not like this, my mother is a beloved son, so she said some nonsense, please don't blame Grandpa!"

Zhu Yunwen hurriedly explained with tears in his eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't pay attention to him, but said leisurely: "We thought that we could see through all the loyalty, treachery, good and evil, and thought that no one in this world could deceive us, but just now we found out that we were wrong!" ”

"Over the years, how many heroes and traitors have been defeated at our feet, and they have all gone to the grave one by one, but I didn't expect that we were deceived by a woman's family!"

Hearing this, the Lu family, who was lying on his stomach, couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Zhu Yunwen wanted to speak, but was blocked by Zhu Yuanzhang's big hand, only to hear him continue: "After we conquer this country, watch out day and night, I am afraid that someone will want to damage our country, but we can't imagine that there is a ghost in our own house!" ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly became sharp.

"In our life, we have come over the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood, and we have never been afraid of the enemy with open swords and guns, we are afraid of those who hide in the dark and stab the knife, but I didn't expect that the person who stabbed the knife was actually our own family! Damn you! ”

Hearing this, the Lu family kowtowed again and again: "The concubine should die!" The concubine is ignorant, the concubine is ignorant, the concubine should die! ”

Lu Shi didn't defend at all, she knew that she couldn't have the possibility of surviving, she just wanted not to let herself affect her son, then she would die if she died.

"You're damned! Sin deserves death! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth, like an angry lion, and said hatefully: "Our Zhu Yuanzhang is really blind!" Fortunately, our eldest grandson has a big life, otherwise you won't be able to compensate for a hundred cheap lives! ”

"Great grandson...... Big life? ”

Lu Shi muttered in a puzzled voice, raised his head in a daze, and found that the old man was followed by a person.

Take a closer look.

Lu Shi's two thin eyebrows jumped in surprise all of a sudden, his face turned pale due to the spasm of his heart, and his sharp voice was filled with horror: "How is it possible? How can it be?! ”

Zhu Yunwen also looked at it suddenly, and when he saw the person's face clearly, it was like being struck by lightning, his mouth opened as big as the mouth of a box, and he was stunned for a moment, and then he swallowed two or three mouthfuls of saliva, as if his throat was dry.

"It's you!!"

Zhu Yunwen exclaimed, and the melody suddenly sounded in his ears......

"Humph!"

Looking at the stunned mother and son, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted heavily and said lightly: "Give the crown princess a decent look!" ”

After that, Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Xiongying and turned around and left, without the slightest drag.

He didn't want to find out what had happened, because it was all in the past, and it didn't matter.

Now that his eldest grandson is back, he won't let anyone hurt him anymore, that's the most important thing.

"Grandpa ......"

After Zhu Yunwen was stunned, he shouted and wanted to catch up, but was pulled by the Lu family.

"Don't! Don't ......"

Lu Shi grabbed Zhu Yunwen's hand tightly, and kept shaking his head and said: "Don't go, my mother is self-inflicted, everything has nothing to do with you, if you go to beg your imperial grandfather, it will involve you, and your mother will not be blind when she dies!" ”

"Mother!"

Zhu Yunwen shouted, and tears kept falling like pearls with broken threads.

"Good son!"

Lu Shi trembled and stretched out his hand to help Zhu Yunwen wipe away the tears on his face, his eyes were full of pity, and he tried to squeeze out a smile, and said: "Mother is wrong, it was Mother who hurt you, Wen'er is right, it is actually good to be a rich and idle king peacefully......"

"Mother!"

Zhu Yun choked up and said, "Shall we go back to the fiefdom together?" ”

Lu Shi shook his head with a smile: "My mother also wants to, but my mother has no chance, because my mother has done something wrong, and people must be responsible for their own mistakes." ”

"Mother should not, you shouldn't, you shouldn't force you to try to get involved in that position because of your own selfish desires, that position shouldn't belong to you, it's my mother's delusion, you are a good boy, all this is my mother's fault, it's all up to my mother!"

"Don't, don't ......"

Zhu Yunwen's head shook like a rattle, and he sobbed: "I'll go and ask the imperial grandfather again, what feudal king, what royal children, the children don't want them all, the children just ask the imperial grandfather to let his mother accompany the children......"

Lu suddenly grabbed Zhu Yunwen's arm and shouted: "Bing'er, listen to your mother, don't go!" ”

Zhu Yunwen still wanted to say something, but at this time, the eunuch behind him had already stepped forward with a three-foot white silk and said, "His Royal Highness King Shou, please avoid it!" ”

Hearing the sound, Zhu Yunwen turned his head suddenly, his eyes were red, like a wounded beast, and roared: "Get out!" ”

However, the eunuch was unrelenting, and continued: "His Royal Highness King Shou, please stay away!" ”

"Get out!"

Zhu Yun roared: "You damn eunuchs, can't you understand the words of this king? ”

The eunuch no longer paid attention to Zhu Yunwen, but handed Bai Aya to Lu Shi's body, and said emotionlessly: "Niangniang, please." ”

Zhu Yunwen pounced violently, threw the eunuch to the ground, and smashed his fist hard, instantly beating the eunuch to the point of bleeding from his mouth and nose.

"Burn, stop!"

Lu Shi shouted, took a hairpin from his head and put it against his throat: "If you don't stop, my mother will die for you now!" ”

"Don't!"

Only then did Zhu Yunwen hate to let go of the eunuch under him.

Lu Shi looked at the eunuch, and said with pleading in his tone: "Father-in-law, can you give me a little more time, I will say a few more words to my son, just two sentences, after I finish speaking, I will not embarrass my father-in-law." ”

The eunuch got up from the ground and nodded helplessly.

Lu Shi hurriedly pulled Zhu Yunwen to his side, and said in a low voice: "Wen'er, you must remember every word your mother tells you now, understand?" ”

Zhu Yunwen looked at Lu Shi with a pair of teary eyes and nodded slowly.

Lu Shi said in a low voice: "The first point, after my mother is gone, you must not resent, this is what your mother deserves, you must not resent your imperial grandfather, nor can you resent anyone, you must promise your mother!" ”

Seeing that Zhu Yunwen didn't answer, Lu Shi said sharply again: "Promise my mother, otherwise my mother will not be blind under Jiuquan!" ”

Zhu Yunwen nodded tearfully at this time.

Lu Shi knew that his time was running out, so he hurriedly said: "The second point, after my mother leaves, you will immediately ask your imperial grandfather to leave the Jingshi, go to the fiefdom to be a rich and idle king, live your life well, and don't worry about the affairs of the Jingshi anymore, remember?" ”

Zhu Yunwen nodded tearfully again.

Lu Shi continued: "On the third point, my mother asked you, do you know the person your imperial grandfather just brought? ”

Zhu Yunwen nodded, and said hoarsely: "He...... He is that Huang Xiongying! ”

"It turned out to be him!"

Lu Shi suddenly suddenly, she figured out everything in an instant, stared at Zhu Yunwen and said quietly: "Bing'er, that person is your eldest brother, Zhu Xiongying, the eldest grandson of the emperor who died ten years ago!" ”

Swish!

Zhu Yunwen's eyes widened suddenly.

Lu Shi couldn't care so much, and hurried up and said: "Although my mother doesn't know what's going on, you must promise your mother that you must not provoke him, if anything happens in the future, you must stand on his side, remember?" ”

Zhu Yunwen looked at Lu Shi in a daze.

At this time, the eunuch stepped forward: "Niangniang, the time is almost up, don't make it difficult for the slaves and maids." ”

"Hurry up and promise my mother!"

Lu Shi clenched his hands tightly, and his nails had already been cut into Zhu Yunwen's flesh: "Quick!" Don't let your mother go uneasy! ”

The eunuch learned to be obedient this time, and several people stepped forward together, held Zhu Yunwen firmly, and dragged him out of the door.

Zhu Yunwen panicked and wanted to struggle.

But how could his weak body be the opponent of several eunuchs who were still in the body of a child, which made him hurriedly roar: "Mother, the child agrees!" The children have all said yes! ”

When Lu Shi heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and squeezed out a loving and relieved smile to Zhu Yunwen.

"Mother, please."

Lu Shi took the white silk, and then suddenly felt the fear of death.

In the face of death, few people can be calm.

Obviously, the Lu family is not a part of the few, just for a moment, she seems to be ten years old.

She tried to stand up, but her legs were as soft as noodles.

Fortunately, Bing'er is not there......

At this moment, in addition to the fear of death in Lu's heart, it was all her precious son Zhu Yunwen, for the sake of her son, she had to die, and she had to die simply and completely.

A horizontal heart.

Lu Shi got up and threw Bai Aya against the door beam with all his strength.

The white silk falls, like a pear blossom blooming in her hometown.

Lu Shi slowly tied a knot, then tremblingly climbed onto the stool and hung his neck on the white silk.

Wei'er, my mother is gone, my mother is sorry for you......

Smack!

The stool was kicked over.

Lu's body was hung with white silk......

I don't know how long it took.

The eunuchs were gone, and the East Palace fell silent.

Under the swaying palace lamp, Zhu Yunwen staggered and ran to the princess's bedroom.

Suddenly.

"Mother!"

A heart-rending cry echoed in the crown princess's bedroom.

Immediately afterwards, a suppressed, painful cry seemed to be pulled out from the depths of the soul with difficulty, and spread throughout the room, weaving a dark blue sorrow, and the palace lamp became hazy and faint.

Later, the crying, the crying all over the room.

The shrill and hoarse cry was so bitter, as if it had been soaked in Coptis water.

Zhu Yunwen was crying loudly, only to hear a call to his mother, but did not shout anything else......

……

In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, the third day of the eighth month.

The crown princess died, saying that she died of illness and was sent back to her hometown Shouzhou for burial.

This sudden news surprised everyone in the government and the opposition.

Almost everyone understands in their hearts that the crown princess did not die of illness, not long ago Zhu Yunwen was just named King Shou, and now the crown princess died suddenly, and after her death, she was sent back to Shouzhou for burial.

Originally, most of the courtiers thought that the emperor was going to choose Zhu Yunwen, but now, no matter how the crown princess died, all this shows that Zhu Yunwen has lost the opportunity to become the prince.

It's not Zhu Yunwen, so who does the emperor want to choose?

King Qin? King Jin? King Yan? Or the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunxi?

Except for a few people who knew the inside story, all the rest of the people had a question mark in their hearts......

……

The Zhuangzi at the foot of Jubao Mountain is sunny.

"Huang Gongzi, what is this?" A pleasant voice rang out.

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said to the beauty beside him: "This is the glass greenhouse I made." ”

"Glass greenhouse?"

Xu Miaojin showed a curious look and asked, "What's the use of this thing?" ”

"Farming!"

"Farming?"

"Yes, it looks useless now, but once it is winter, it is very useful, you look at this transparent glass, the sunlight can shine into the greenhouse through the glass, so that the indoor environment temperature continues to rise, and the glass can make the indoor air that has been heated not to be emitted outward, but also to isolate the cold air from the outside, so that in the cold winter, the indoor temperature is kept higher than the outside state, in order to provide conditions conducive to the rapid growth of crops......"

Zhu Xiongying used the knowledge he knew as much as possible to introduce Xu Miaojin in an easy-to-understand manner.

Xu Miaojin didn't understand what he didn't understand, but the more he didn't understand, the more he sighed at Zhu Xiongying's profound knowledge, and couldn't help but praise: "Huang Gongzi knows so much!" ”

Xiaobao on the side raised his little face and said: "My father still knows a lot of things, but he is busy all day long, and he doesn't know how to find a mother for Xiaobao to come back!" ”

Syllable!

Zhu Xiongying gave Xiaobao a brain meltdown, which made Xiaobao resentful.

Xu Miaojin couldn't help but wonder.

Walking into the glass greenhouse, Zhu Xiongying pointed to the melon seedlings that had grown and said: "This is the watermelon that Xiaobao wants to plant, and it should be able to eat it in winter, but in winter, a freak like Xiaobao wants to eat watermelon!" ”

"Humph!"

Xiaobao snorted: "Then don't eat it then, I'll invite my sister to eat!" ”

"Okay! Then sister, thank you Xiaobao first! Xu Miaojin smiled and supported Xiaobao.

Zhu Xiongying was speechless, daring to love this stinky little treasure's elbow had already turned out.

"What is this?"

Xu Miaojin pointed to the lilac shoots growing in the ground.

Zhu Xiongying said with a smile: "This is the sweet potato, the first batch before, I have already planted a piece outside, and these are the second batch I just cultivated." ”

"Sweet potato?"

Xu Miaojin was stunned when she heard this: "I don't seem to have heard of this kind of thing." ”

"Of course you haven't heard of it."

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said: "This is the new crop I found, don't underestimate this sweet potato, its yield per mu can reach twenty-five stones!" ”

"Twenty-five stones?"

Xu Miaojin couldn't believe his ears, and after a while, he was surprised: "Is it really so productive?" ”

Zhu Xiongying was not surprised by Xu Miaojin's questioning, after all, in this era, anyone who listens to this data will not believe it.

"If you don't believe me, we'll see it again in more than two months when the harvest comes."

"Nope."

Xu Miaojin shook his head and said seriously: "I believe it." ”

Zhu Xiongying was slightly stunned, and looked at Xu Miaojin with a good-looking smile, but Xu Miaojin lowered his head a little embarrassed.

"Sister, don't look at these boring things, it's not fun at all, come with me to touch the fish!"

Xiaobao's coquettish voice broke the slightly embarrassing atmosphere at the right time.

"Okay!"

Xu Miaojin showed a sweet smile.

Zhu Xiongying no longer cares about the eldest and the youngest daughter, it is rare to have free time today, so she can enjoy this leisure time.

Once you return, everything will be different......

More than an hour passed, and when Xu Miaojin and Xiaobao came back, Zhu Xiongying was dumbfounded.

Where does this Xu Miaojin still have the appearance of a young lady, a wild girl who has just crawled out of the mud pit.

Looking at Zhu Xiongying's surprised gaze, Xu Miaojin smiled instead of being annoyed, and said a little proudly: "What? Weird, isn't it? Don't underestimate me, I'm a good place to go up, and I can fish in the ground! ”

seems to fade with Xu Miaojin's beautiful appearance, as well as her reserved and cold temperament.

In fact, no woman is lonely, it's just that they don't meet a man who can make them lose everything, and once these coldness fades, they may be more enthusiastic.

As the saying goes, the goddess you must not blaspheme in your heart, you may not be able to ......

"But ......"

Zhu Xiongying laughed dryly and said, "I'm afraid I don't have any clothes here that you can wash and change." ”

"Huh?"

Xu Miaojin was dumbfounded all of a sudden.

She didn't take this into account, she was soaking wet, and her clothes were covered in mud, so how could she wear them back?

Zhu Xiongying glanced at the annoyed Xu Miaojin and said with a smile: "Why don't I let Lao Xu take me a set of clothes and change them for you?" ”

"Huh?"

"Don't?"

"Yes!"

Xu Miaojin rushed out, and then felt that he had answered too quickly, and his pretty face couldn't help but blush slightly......

The sun rises on the horizon, and the golden afterglow sprinkles all over the earth, and the whole Zhuangzi seems to be dyed with a layer of gold.

The golden light shined through the trees in the village and sprinkled onto the dining table in the room.

On a wooden table, a few simple meals are arranged.

Xu Miaojin had already changed into Zhu Xiongying's clothes, although they were wide and inappropriate, they still did not hide their pretty, but when they thought of wearing the clothes of the man opposite, Xu Miaojin's heart was scurrying with deer......

She was used to staying in the room on weekdays, and she accompanied Xiaobao to touch the fish for a long time, but she was already tired and hungry, and she didn't have the image of the eldest lady in the past, so she picked up the rice and started eating.

In one bite, the taste of the half-fat fried meat and rice blended perfectly in her mouth, making her face full of satisfied pleasure.

"It smells so good!"

"Eat more fragrant!"

Zhu Xiongying said, and sandwiched a piece of fried meat with three layers in Xu Miaojin's bowl.

"I want it too! I want it too! ”

Seeing this, Xiaobao on the side hurriedly shouted......

Lao Xu in the distance looked at it and unconsciously showed a loving smile.

His real name is Xu Guangzu.

He worked as a cook for Zhu Yuanzhang for twenty-three years, and was later promoted to Guanglu Siqing, from the third grade, in contrast, the famous Liu Ji is only the envoy of the Taishi Academy, and his status is only slightly higher than Xu Guangzu's stir-fried food.

However, he is just a cook, where does he know what to do in the court!

After doing it for a few years, he retired from the court, and Zhu Yuanzhang arranged for him to go to this Zhuangzi, which made him like it very much.

has served the old emperor for more than 20 years, and now he is serving his eldest grandson, which makes Xu Guangzu feel very honored......

……

In the Temple of Fengtian.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon chair, and the ministers of civil and military affairs below held the wat board, standing respectfully.

After discussing the politics for a day, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be in a very good mood, and said with a smile: "Rank ministers, there are still two months, the Longevity Festival is coming, and it is the 25th year of the founding of the country, which means that there will be a lot of excitement, and you can drink freely again!" ”

"Haha-"

His Royal Highness and all the civil and military officers laughed one after another.

At this time, the emperor on the dragon chair was happy, and said about the Halloween, so the atmosphere in the court was relatively relaxed.

The so-called longevity festival is the emperor's birthday, taking the meaning of longevity without borders.

This is a national festival, to celebrate the emperor's birthday, is a very important etiquette in the entire court, the whole country celebrates, very grand, similar to today's National Day.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and sighed: "Last night, we were thinking, why are we sixty-five?" These sixty-five years, in the blink of an eye, have passed, but we still don't feel like we have lived much! ”

"Hahaha-"

His Royal Highness's ministers laughed again, dutifully doing their role of praise.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to sigh: "Time is like an arrow! The older this person is, the faster the days will pass, you shout long live every day, but we don't know how many years we can live, this is another blink of an eye, sixty-five years have passed, I'm afraid we won't be able to blink! ”

"So this time, we decided to let our sons come back on the day of our long birthday, we haven't seen them for many years, and we want to see our sons too!"

His Royal Highness, all the civil and military officers nodded one after another.

Some exaggerated, and even wiped the corners of their eyes with their hands.

Liu Sanwu, a scholar from Hanlin, stood up and said, "The reunion of flesh and blood is a great gift of humanity, and Your Majesty's move is very in line with the usual way!" ”

"The ministers seconded it!"

Other ministers also stepped forward.

After the princes were divided, they could not return to Beijing if they had no important matters.

Now, the emperor wants to see his sons, how can they obstruct him?

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Spread the message!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a newly appointed personal eunuch handed over Huang Cancan's holy decree to the hands of Li Yuanming, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Li Yuanming, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, respectfully accepted the holy decree, faced the ministers, and read it:

"Holy Decree! This Wanshou Festival, call all the vassal kings back to Beijing, everything should be simple, extravagance is strictly prohibited, the vassal kings return to Beijing, no fanfare, no harassment of the locality, only allow a team of fifty people into Beijing, the process of spending no more than one hundred taels of silver! ”

"Ministers at all levels inside and outside the capital, all those who pay tribute to the birthday gift, the value shall not exceed ten taels of silver, and officials below the seventh grade do not need to give gifts, just pay tribute to the congratulatory message!"

"Civil and military officials above the third grade need to submit a separate copy of the performance, and review the self-examination of whether they are loyal and brave, whether they are honest and honest, whether they are officials who obey the law, and whether they are in line with the way of sages!"

"In this way, we can show that I am a saint and a sage, which is not only in line with the celebration of longevity, but also in line with the image of the prosperous era, admire this!"

After the holy decree was recited, all the ministers bowed down and shouted in unison.

"Wait, obey!"

(End of chapter)