When the sky was bright, except for the forbidden army sergeants on duty, there was still no one moving around in the palace, and it seemed cold and empty.

The noise and chaos of last night and night made everyone in the palace tremble, and now although the rebellion has been calmed down, everyone is still hiding in the palace where they live, and they are not out.

Empress Xu was reluctant to stay in the palace at this time.

She had been seriously ill for several months at this time, but she still insisted on her sick body and ordered the female officer around her to prepare for the drive, and she wanted to go to the palace to see her in person.

The people around her all persuaded her that she should recuperate at this time and not move her sick body, but she resolutely refused, and said: "Now that there is such a big turmoil in Beijing, since this palace is the queen, she should accompany the emperor to tide over the difficulties together, how can she lie high in the palace as if nothing happened?"

She insisted on letting the female officials around her support her, climbed into the car with difficulty, and the group went straight to the palace where the emperor was staying.

Empress Xu is the founding father of the Ming Dynasty, the eldest daughter of Xu Da, the king of Wuning, Zhongshan, and the eldest daughter of Xu Da, who has been gifted and intelligent since she was a child, loves to read, and is known as "female students".

Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang had already heard of her virtuous name, and intended to marry Xu Da, so in the ninth year of Hongwu, he officially married her to her fourth son Zhu Di and was canonized as Princess Yan.

Later, she followed Zhu Di to the Beiping Domain, and was cautious in dealing with people, and was very loved by Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma, and became a virtuous helper by Zhu Di's side.

Later, in the Battle of Jingyan, Zhu Di led his troops to attack Daning. Jianwen general Li Jinglong took the opportunity to lead an army of 100,000 to besiege Beiping City, and only the prince Zhu Gaochi led 10,000 troops to defend Beiping at that time.

At that time, the princess Empress Xu was fearless, calm and resolute, and first persuaded Yao Guangxiao to fully assist the prince to defend the city. And the deployment of defense is also a resolute support for the decision of the prince.

Li Jinglong attacked the city with all his might, but the troops in the city were insufficient, and Empress Xu went to inspire the wives and even the common people of the generals and sergeants, mobilized them, and distributed soldiers and armor, so that they could also go to the city to defend it, and finally succeeded in defending Beiping City.

Later, Zhu Di successfully won the world, ascended the throne as the emperor, and named her the queen of the main palace.

She repeatedly admonished that all the people in the world had just experienced a war rebellion and urgently needed to recuperate, and repeatedly advised Zhu Di that the talents in the court were all left by Emperor Taizu Gao, and that they should be treated equally, and they should not be alienated because they had served Jianwen.

Zhu Di also has great respect for her, and always obeys her advice and adopts it one by one.

At this time, the chariot had just left the palace gate, and the cool breeze outside blew, and Queen Xu couldn't help coughing violently.

She coughed so violently that her eyes flowed from her eyes, but she still felt a deep worry in her heart.

Her worries were not for her own body, but for her brother.

Queen Xu is Xu Da's eldest daughter, and originally had four younger brothers, except for the third brother Xu Tianfu, who died early, and three who grew up.

It's a pity that in the Battle of Jingyan, the fourth brother Xu Zengshou secretly exchanged news with the Yan army because he supported Zhu Di, the king of Yan, and secretly informed Emperor Jianwen of his military deployment, which was discovered by Emperor Jianwen and finally killed.

The two younger brothers who are still alive, the second brother Xu Yingxu served as a commander in the army, supported Zhu Di, and he had no political ambitions, so he expected to have no worries for the rest of his life.

But the remaining younger brother Xu Huizu really worried Queen Xu.

As the eldest son of his father Xu Da, Xu Huizu inherited the title of Duke of Wei from his father, and has always firmly supported Emperor Jianwen and opposed Zhu Di, the king of Yan.

He grew up beside his father since he was a child, and he was quite strategic in managing the army and fighting. During the Battle of Jingjing, he was ordered to lead the army to participate in the Battle of Baigou River and successfully rescued Li Jinglong, who was in a desperate situation. Later, Qi Meishan defeated the Yan army again, almost leaving Zhu Di cornered.

It's a pity that Emperor Jianwen later listened to slander and was afraid of his in-law relationship with Zhu Di, so he removed his military power and transferred back to Nanjing, which allowed Zhu Di to turn defeat into victory later.

After Zhu Di entered Beijing and became emperor, Xu Huizu stayed alone in the ancestral hall of his father Xu Da, and did not welcome the new emperor. Zhu Di was furious and interrogated him personally, but he didn't say a word, just took out the iron coupon of the Danshu given by the ancestor of the family, which included the article "children and grandchildren are exempt from death".

Although Zhu Di was angry, he had nothing to do, so he had to cut him off his title and confined him to the mansion to think about it.

Now I heard that he, like myself, is also seriously ill and is already in danger. Maybe this is the destiny of heaven, and it is difficult for the descendants of the Xu family to have a long life.

But Empress Xu was still very worried in her heart.

She knew her brother too well.

The stubborn temper in his body that is unyielding and believes that death will never change in the slightest because he has thought about it in the mansion.

Although he is now seriously ill, is he really sick, or has he been cured?

Who knows?

Queen Xu is still very clear about her own illness.

Although the imperial doctors were all comforted and didn't care, they just needed to recuperate and so on, but from their anxious and worried looks, Queen Xu had already guessed a few points.

Recently, the disease has become more and more serious.

I'm afraid that there is not much time left for herself, Queen Xu is already mentally prepared, she is not afraid.

However, she was worried about her younger brother Xu Huizu, what would he do if he was not sick or cured after he left?

Could it be that he will change his stance and push Zhu Di? This is obviously impossible.

As the Duke of Wei, his father is the founding father of the country with outstanding military achievements, and the power relationship in the Korean and Chinese armies is complicated, if Xu Huizu does something about the truth, no matter whether he succeeds or fails, it will bring irreparable disasters to the Xu family and even to the Ming Dynasty.

When he is still there, he may still think of the love between his sister and brother, keep to himself, and dare not act rashly.

But once he is gone, who else can balance him?

Every time Empress Xu thought about this, she felt deeply worried.

Anyway, this is undoubtedly the best result, even if his eldest sister can't stand him.

Empress Xu has been thinking about this idea for a long time, but she has never made up her mind.

The chariot was getting closer and closer to the temple of the body, and there were obviously more forbidden army sergeants guarding both sides of the road than usual.

Hearing that the rebellion in the capital last night involved the battle between the crown prince and the king of Han, Empress Xu sighed and shook her head.

Empress Xu had three sons, the crown prince Zhu Gaochi, the king of Han Zhu Gaochu, and the king of Zhao Zhu Gaosui. These three sons and one mother are compatriots, but unfortunately their personalities are very different and different.

In the matter of establishing a prince, Empress Xu firmly supported her eldest son Zhu Gaochi. is not only because of Zhu Gaochi's gentle and honest character, but also because she is familiar with history books, and has long known that abolishing the long and standing up for the young has been the way to take trouble since ancient times.

For this matter, she once looked for Yao Guangxiao, Yao Guangxiao is not only a monarch and a minister to Zhu Di, but also a teacher and a friend, and his words have a lot of weight for Zhu Di.

It was precisely because of their support for Zhu Gaochi that in the end, Zhu Di still canonized this eldest son whom he didn't like very much, and even commented that "the son is not like the father" as the crown prince.

Empress Xu even said to Zhu Di, saying that the two children, King Han and King Zhao, have bad character, and there must be experienced and calm ministers around them to serve as ministers and subordinates, and teach and assist them wholeheartedly.

She herself will admonish these two sons whenever she has the opportunity, she is not an eccentric mother, but she is the queen, the mother of the world, and many things have to be considered more.

Now it seems that her hard work is only useless. The fight between the three sons not only did not subside, but I am afraid that it intensified.

Although Empress Xu still doesn't know the specific details and truth of the rebellion in the capital last night, based on some rumors heard by the palace maid, she already feels that this matter is absolutely inseparable from her three sons.

Knowing a son is like a mother!

Zhu Di is scheming, but he is not generous and benevolent enough, and many times, even Queen Xu can't see what he thinks clearly.

Although the crown prince Zhu Gaochi has a benevolent temperament, he is too dull and almost pedantic, which is also where he has always found it difficult to please his father.

If he leaves like this, who will shield him from the wind and rain in the future, and will he be able to deal with this open and dark arrow from the government and the opposition, and even from his own brothers?

When Empress Xu thought of this, she felt extremely heavy worry in her heart.

Thinking about it, the chariot had already come to the outside of the temple.

The female officials beside her helped Queen Xu to get out of the chariot with difficulty, and walked up the dozens of steps in front of the hall step by step.

Several inner eunuchs standing at the entrance of the hall saw the queen mother arrive, and quickly knelt down and lay on the ground to meet the driver: "The queen mother is in good health, why did you come here?"

Empress Xu leaned on the female official beside her, gasped for a while before relieving a little, looked at the inner eunuchs lying on the ground at the entrance of the hall and asked, "Is the emperor okay now?"

The inner eunuchs knelt on the ground and didn't dare to raise their heads, and responded: "Qi Yu Niangniang, the emperor is in good health, but at this moment, he is not in the palace." ”

There was a night of commotion inside and outside the palace, presumably the emperor also stayed awake all night, and when he heard that he was in good health, Queen Xu felt a little more at ease.

She asked, "Where has the emperor gone at this moment?"

The voice of the inner eunuch revealed a strange nervousness: "The slave really doesn't know that the emperor left alone just now and went to the palace." ”

Empress Xu frowned and reprimanded: "Nonsense! As a personal internal prisoner, in such a chaotic and dangerous time, he actually let the emperor walk in the palace alone, you still don't know where he went, what crime should you be guilty of?!"

The inner eunuch knelt on the ground and trembled, kowtowing like pounding garlic: "The queen forgives her sins, it is really the emperor's strict order that we are not allowed to follow, how can the servants have such courage?"

Empress Xu didn't reprimand the inner eunuchs again, of course she knew that this must be Zhu Di's own meaning.

But now that this chaos is settled, Zhu Di must have been busy all night without closing his eyes, at this moment, where is he mysteriously alone?

Empress Xu stood in front of the palace, turned her head to look at the palace city that looked empty, and frowned, maybe in this palace city, there were any secrets she didn't know?