"Hahaha, I will finally pay my respects to the Crown Prince, Your Highnesses!"
A burly general wearing armor, bronze skin, and a beard appeared on the side of the ship and personally held the gangway. "Your Highnesses, please get aboard."
"It's time for you to celebrate your honor." Zhu Biao bowed his hands politely and took his brothers on board the ship to pay homage to his mother.
Zhu Zhen followed behind his fifth brother and turned to Marquis Deqing when he heard his voice. He was really majestic and looked like a fierce general.
'He is Liao Yongzhong...' His Royal Highness the King of Chu couldn't help but sigh to himself, his father really had no taboos. He dared to let the shipwreck builder go to pick up his mother.
"Your Highness, watch your step." Feeling his gaze, Liao Yongzhong bowed slightly.
"Why is your beard red? Is it dyed?" Zhu Zhen asked like a curious baby.
"Haha, I have been on the water all year round, and my beard has become rusty." Liao Yongzhong proudly touched his red beard.
"Hey, it's a pity..." Zhu Zhen shook his head and sighed, and followed his brothers over.
"What's a pity?" Liao Yongzhong was stunned. Is it a pity for this beautiful beard?
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As soon as His Highness the Crown Prince stood on the deck, two young men wearing dragon robes greeted him excitedly.
"Brother!" A handsome young man with handsome eyes, white teeth and red lips rushed forward to salute and pay homage to His Royal Highness.
"Hahaha, third brother, you're fine." Zhu Biao also strode up to meet him, supported him, and gave him an affectionate bear hug.
'It turns out that he is Jin Wang Zhu? The third brother is so handsome, even more handsome than the eldest brother.' Zhu Zhen couldn't help but sigh. People like him and the fourth brother who are not good at appearance are even more incomparable.<
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But when he saw the other brother, he felt confident in his appearance again.
"Big, big brother..." The other one is naturally the second brother Qin Wang Zhu Xiang. He doesn't move slowly, but speaks slowly and stutters.
"Bye, meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Haha, second brother, you have lost weight." Zhu Biao also gave Zhu Feng a big hug.
"Director Fox..." Zhu Zhen looked at the second brother. He was more than half a head taller than the fourth brother, but his head was very square. He had a pair of big cheeks with a light beard, and he didn't look very smart at first glance.
Those squinting eyes.
Just like the reincarnation of a Tibetan fox...
After they finished the ceremony, the younger brothers also came forward to pay homage to the second and third brothers.
"Hahaha, fourth child, you, you guy, want to die, brother." Zhu Xi hugged the fourth child and refused to let go.
"Me too." Zhu Di also hugged his second brother and never let go, and the two of them almost started kissing.
"Five hundred, don't just keep making out, come in and see your mother." Zhu? rolled his eyes and reminded the two of them.
"Oh, okay." King Qin and King Yan finally let go and quickly followed his elder brother into the cabin.
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The decoration in the spacious cabin is very simple.
Empress Ma, surrounded by a group of female officials, sat on the throne and received an audience from the concubines, princes and princesses.
She is forty-four years old this year, with a kind and unpretentious face, and a pair of big feet. If she hadn't been wearing an apricot-yellow gown and a Yanju phoenix crown on her head, it would be difficult to associate her with the queen of a country.
But look at the respect that everyone in front of her has from the bottom of their hearts. Even the coquettish bitch like Concubine Da Ding is respectful and respectful, and you will understand that she is the natural mother of a country.
"Everyone, please get up." Queen Ma raised her hand gently. "We are all one family, so don't be so polite."
After giving the Sixth Palace Empress a seat, she looked at the empty chair on her left with a sad expression.
"On the twenty-seventh of last month, when I received an urgent report that my grandson was critically ill, my second and third sons and I hurried back. Unexpectedly, we hurriedly rushed, but we still didn't see her for the last time."
All the concubines, princes and princesses shed tears together with the queen.
Empress Ma waved to the two girls who were crying the most: "Jing Jing, Funing, come to the queen mother's side quickly."
"Mother..." The two princesses threw themselves into her arms like swallows throwing themselves into the forest, and burst into tears.
Everyone started crying even harder. Even Zhu Zhen was affected by the atmosphere and his nose felt sore.
He already recognizes these two sisters. The older one is his eldest sister Zhu Jingjing, who is thirteen or fourteen years old. The younger one is his sixth sister Zhu Funing, who is only five or six years old.
Both of them were born to Concubine Sun. Because Lao Zhu stipulated that the princess should not be named princess until she got married, so there was no title for the time being.
"Good boy, stop crying. Don't you still have a queen mother?" Empress Ma's eyes were red and she wiped the tears of her two daughters and said: "From now on, you will move to Kunning Palace and live with the queen mother. I won't let you suffer any grievances."
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"Well, thank you, Queen Mother..." The two sisters cried harder, but they were obviously much more relaxed.
"Okay, let's not be wordy here anymore. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it later when we go home." Queen Ma pulled her two daughters to their feet and asked everyone to get off the boat and return to the palace.
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On the way back, the scene became even more lively.
From the moment you leave the pier to the water west gate, a ten-mile journey, the roadside is crowded with people supporting the elderly and the young.
When they saw the queen's phoenix carriage, they looked at the dust and worshiped, shouting that the queen may live a thousand years and the empress may have a long life.
After entering the city, the roads narrowed, and the scene became even more exaggerated. People came to see the Queen Ma and her husband. They pushed and shoved each other, and many people shouted hoarsely.
The officers and soldiers of Yingtian Mansion and the Pro-jun Duwei Mansion no longer cared about showing off. They quickly held hands and formed a two-line human wall to prevent the tidal wave of people from rushing into the empress's holy carriage.
Zhu Zhen clearly remembered that when they left the city, although there were many people watching, most of them were watching the excitement. Even His Royal Highness did not cause much reaction.
But now, there are not only several times more people, but also ten times more fanaticism.
Obviously, these people came here for Queen Ma.
He had no doubt that as long as that kind aunt stood high and shouted, they would follow her through fire and water without hesitation.
"In the second year of the Battle of Dragon and Phoenix, it has been eighteen years since your father captured Jiqing Road and changed its name to Yingtian." Concubine Hu Chong noticed his doubts and explained softly:
"For eighteen years, your mother has cared for the people of Jinling City as her own children and led them to restore production; she established a charity house to take care of the old, weak, orphans, and disabled people; she always tried her best to protect them from being harassed by officers and soldiers, and from being bullied by local tyrants and evil gentry.
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"It was your mother who allowed them to live and work in peace and contentment in troubled times, and even their lives became more and more prosperous. It was your mother who advocated a thirty-one tax on shops, and also advocated the abolition of the numerous tax customs in the Yuan Dynasty to encourage the development of industry and commerce. This Nanjing city
Today's prosperity is inseparable from the care of Queen Mother..." Concubine Hu Chong sighed in admiration: "The Queen is really amazing."
Zhu Zhen nodded and understood. 'Love the people like your own children' is easy to say, but how many people in high positions are willing to do it?
‘Benefiting the common people’ is easy to say, but how many of those big shots can do it?
Queen Ma was willing and did it. Naturally, the people would do the same and love her like their mother.
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As a result, the driver did not return to the Forbidden City until dusk.
Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately put aside his busy official duties and held a grand family banquet in person to welcome Empress Ma.
Empress Ma also thanked the emperor calmly. Everything was in compliance with the law and there was no abnormality.
But all the concubines and concubines were very sensible. After filling their bellies, they all left together and asked the queen, who was tired from traveling and traveling, to rest early.
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to keep them for a while but refused...
‘Obviously, I usually stay put...’ In the blink of an eye, all the family members were gone, and Zhu Yuanzhang felt furious and wanted to leave.
"We can't sleep so early. Why don't we go back to Qianqing Palace to criticize the memorial for a while, and then come back and have a good sleep."
He had already planned that he would not come back until he got to Qianqing Palace. After two hours, someone would say, ‘Your Majesty is not done yet, please rest first.’ That’s it.
His abacus was brilliant, but as soon as he raised his buttocks, Queen Ma said calmly: "Close the door!"
The female officer guarding the door of the palace immediately snickered and closed the door tightly.
