After staring at Zhu Ying's face for a long time, the bigger she got, the more beautiful she became. The emperor just sighed deeply.
"I really shouldn't have told you the story of Emperor Taizu since you were a child... Neither of my two sons took it to heart. On the contrary, you kept it in your heart all day long, almost going crazy! Yingying
, that was all many years ago. If we count it from the time Emperor Taizu disappeared at sea, it has been more than eighty years. There are too many various rumors..."
"But the rumors are different from the facts! If Your Majesty, you say that what you hear is false, and what you see may even be false, then the things I have personally tasted cannot be false, right? When I land, I will be the daughter of Duke Zhao's mansion. You
Both the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother dote on me. There is no treasure in the world that I have not seen before! There is no delicacy in the world that I have not tasted."
"But this time in Cangzhou, I ate something that I had never tasted before, and it tasted incredible!"
Zhu Ying talked about the delicacies made by Zhang Shou with great enthusiasm, and her face was filled with happiness. When the emperor saw it, his expression gradually softened unconsciously. He had several daughters.
She was either respectful or reserved in front of her. Even though she was talented and beautiful, Princess Yongping, whose biological mother was Concubine Yu, behaved dignified and dignified most of the time and never lost her temper.
But probably just like he used to like Concubine Yu, who had a clear temperament and never pretended to be pretentious, because he knew that it was difficult to tell who was Princess Yongping and Zhu Ying, and since the infant Zhu Ying was often taken to stay in the palace by the Queen Mother,
He has always treated her like a daughter, and what he likes to see most is her bright and sunny smile.
No matter whether she is happy or satisfied, disgusted or angry, Zhu Ying will show it all on her face without any concealment. Her emotions and sorrows can be clearly seen at a glance, and she doesn't even bother to hide them. Thinking of those bits and pieces of the past, he couldn't help but stand up
He stood up, just like he did to the little girl who looked like a dumpling when he was a child, and directly tapped Zhu Ying's forehead with one finger.
"Oh..." Zhu Ying quickly took a step back and then said angrily, "Your Majesty, I am not a child anymore. Have you listened to me carefully?"
"Listen, you said that the guy nicknamed Lao Xianyu brought tomatoes, potatoes, corn, peanuts and other kinds of seeds back from Haidong, but he couldn't grow cotton well, and the rubber trees couldn't even survive.
One tree...oh, that one is almost dead." As the emperor said this, he suppressed his smile and said lightly, "But Zhang Shou also sent someone to report these things to me one by one."
"In fact, your wishful husband's behavior is very unexpected. Since he went to Cangzhou, he usually only followed your eldest brother's lead and made symbolic announcements, but privately, he kept sending letters to Si Li Jianwai Yamen
, and then sent it to me through the hands of Chu Kuan, taking care of everything in detail. However, private memorials are greater than public memorials, which is a taboo for officials. Isn’t he afraid that others will say that he is a flatterer? "
"He doesn't care!" Zhu Ying snorted, but her face was not angry, but looked very happy, "He said he was not very interested in being an official. Instead, he saw that my second brother and Zhang Chen and Lu Sanlang had their own
As he progresses, he will find it more interesting. The memorial is not only for you, the emperor, but also for many officials. Of course, it is high-sounding and full of words."
"Since there are other channels that can directly reach Tianting, why should we not use them just to avoid suspicion? Besides, he also told me that those plants from Haidong are delicious and secondly, the most important thing is to satisfy the hunger. Many places are not like
For rice and wheat, the yield is high due to such a good choice of land..."
"Okay, okay, I understand, don't brag about your wishful husband in front of me anymore, I will become jealous!" The emperor had to gesture to Zhu Ying to stop quickly, and when she closed her mouth without saying anything, he
But he said bluntly, "No matter what he thinks, these are not the reasons for him to spare a group of people who invaded the palace and took the life of the eldest prince hostage."
Seeing that the topic finally came to this most important matter, Zhu Ying couldn't help biting her lips, then she suddenly felt her heart change, looked directly into the emperor's eyes and said: "What if it's me? What if I'm forced to
I have no choice but to hold the eldest prince hostage and demand justice from you, the emperor? In fact, if it were not for your sake, I would have beaten him up in front of you a long time ago!"
"Ever since he was a child, he couldn't bear to see me coming in and out of the palace as if I were home. He pretended to be gentle and generous in front of me like a good brother, but he instigated people to be against me in front of the second prince. He even instigated a servant to let a cat out to scare me. Then
If it weren’t for the powerful Mother Li that my grandmother sent me, I almost got scratched by that wild cat. I couldn’t swallow this breath, and I didn’t want to ask for help, so I practiced martial arts hard.”
"Finally, I have some talent in martial arts training, and I am better than him who only cares about fighting with others all day long. That day, I asked someone to remove his cronies, and I personally held a stick and waited on his path, beating him severely.
I beat him up, and after I beat him, I told him that a gentleman's revenge is never too late in ten years. I am a villain, so I can only wait for one year! If he wants to trick me behind my back, I will beat him in front of him!"
The emperor did not expect that Zhu Ying would reveal the past events. The eldest prince had a bruised nose and a swollen face, but he said that he fell while walking without looking at the road. Of course he knew, and later Chu Kuan quietly told him that it was Zhu Ying who beat him - but then
Now Zhu Ying was nine years old, and the eldest prince was thirteen. He thought that it was just two children messing around, and the eldest prince chose to tolerate it, so he didn't go into it too deeply.
I didn’t expect this to be the case!
He lowered his face and said, "What do you mean by not wanting to ask for help? Later, when you came to me to complain, why didn't you act pretentious?"
"Later, it was because I was severely scolded by my grandmother." Zhu Ying snorted a little unconvinced, "Grandma said that just by beating him like this, I vented my anger, but others thought I was unreasonable.
, so whenever someone offends me, he should report it to the emperor without mercy. As long as I don’t make excuses and just tell the truth, that’s fine!”
Seeing that the emperor suddenly became speechless, Zhu Ying took a step forward again, slapped the big case with both hands and said: "It's not just him, I have tolerated the second prince for a long time! He is pretentious, impulsive and irritable. I remember when he was fifteen years old.
, and said in that disgusting tone that he could reluctantly let me be his concubine...go to hell!"
Normally, the emperor would have angrily scolded the girls to stop swearing, but at this moment, he was silent. Zhu Ying later often complained to the eldest prince and the second prince in front of him, but the accusation was
The complaints were often about the stupid and wrong things the brothers did outside, and never about herself.
In other words, this girl who prefers to rely on herself will usually solve problems that involve herself, so as not to cause trouble in front of him. Unless the brothers scratch her vagina.
That Ni Lin used to be part of the Zhu family, but now... there should be one more Zhang Shou!
"The third prince and the fourth prince have been so well-behaved since childhood. They are the youngest in the Banshan Hall, but Ah Shou said that most of the supervisors are very convinced of them, even if those who are not convinced are sarcastic or even indifferent in front of them.
The two brothers just ignored it and only had a few quarrels with others!"
"Don't say that they are still young now. Your Majesty, you know what the eldest prince and the second prince were like when they were young! It's the mother's fault if you raise them or not. But you, the emperor, are also at fault, as well as those who taught the eldest prince and the second prince.
The ministers of the second prince, they are not wrong! They say that the court’s face must not be lost, isn’t it to restore the face of the eldest prince, that’s why they kill people!”
"shut up!"
The emperor finally couldn't help scolding him. When he saw Zhu Ying taking two steps back depressedly, but lowering her head and not apologizing, as if she was stubborn like I was right, he couldn't help but take a breath and try his best.
Calm down your unreasonable boredom.
"I know everything you want to say..."
"No, Your Majesty, you don't know!" Zhu Ying suddenly raised her head again, but said word for word, "The world that Emperor Taizu hoped for is not what it is now! He hoped that the world would have its own land for the cultivators and its own land for the residents.
House. He hopes that all children in the world will be able to read and write and be well-educated from an early age. He hopes that the Ming Dynasty will be able to sail all over the world and forge ahead. He hopes that all people in the world will be happy and happy!"
"I have sneaked into the ancient and modern Tongji Library more times than anyone else! I can't do anything about the manuscripts that no one can understand, but at least I can understand his instructions, but those authentic manuscripts that admonished ministers and ancestral instructions to children and grandchildren,
Many letters of regret for failing to make the law fair were either shelved or packed in boxes! Therefore, I have always felt that when Taizu went to sea..."
"He must be very disappointed. He went there with the hope of rebuilding a pure land in a foreign country!"
"Yingying, that's enough!"
The emperor stopped Zhu Ying again. He saw that the beautiful little girl he had watched grow up had red eyes, but she did not shed a single tear. Instead, she looked at him stubbornly. He couldn't help having a headache, but more
But I feel that Zhu Ying is either like Jiuniang who is extremely stubborn, or... she is like Concubine Yu who uses gentleness to cover up her tough nature.
Anyway, neither he nor Zhu Jing has such a personality. He is willful and impulsive to the point of being a bit independent, but he is not a person who would rather bend than bend. Zhu Jing is so cold and hard that he can even be called cold, but Zhu Ying is not like this from the inside out.
All bursting with brilliance and hot temper.
He sat down slowly, rubbed his brows, and then said in a calm tone: "Your eldest brother is with Zhang Shou. Naturally, he and Zhang Shou have discussed how to deal with the prisoners. And Zhang Shou has already informed me in advance.
, I have already asked Chu Kuan to go around and send the memorial to the General Affairs Department again. Moreover, although I am angry, I also appreciate that he deserves to be punished for his crimes, and his behavior is merciful. "
Seeing that Zhu Ying's mood had stabilized and she just pursed her lips and remained silent, the emperor said helplessly: "However, I cannot resolve the issue in the court alone."
"Then let's argue. Anyway, if you don't argue, you won't be able to understand, and if you don't argue, you won't be able to understand!"
Zhu Ying raised her eyebrows indifferently, and then said with clear eyes: "As long as Your Majesty can feel that Ah Shou is right and can spare those eight people, will other people use any selfish means or other tricks?
, I’m not even afraid!”
She paused for a moment and then snorted coldly: "Although you, as a father, must be angry when I say this, it was only after I arrived in Cangzhou that I realized what kind of scum the eldest prince is! He is even worse than the second prince.
Much more of a bastard!"
Before the emperor had time to react, he saw Zhu Ying running out at a faster speed than when she came. But when she reached the door, she turned back to him and smiled sweetly: "I'm leaving first. I'm going to Qingning now."
Please pay your respects to the Queen Mother!"
The emperor could only smile bitterly at the way this girl swept through his Dongnuan Pavilion like a whirlwind and then disappeared without a trace. However, after he understood the true meaning of some of Zhu Ying's words, he
He also showed a smile.
After all, what Zhu Ying is worried about is that he will anger the so-called rebellious people because of the eldest prince's affairs, and anger Zhang Shou and Zhu Tingfang who protect these people but criticize the eldest prince and even the officials and gentry. As for other people who may have bet on the eldest prince,
The officials who were angry because of this incident, those officials who had now changed sides but were committed to maintaining the dignity of the so-called royal family... she didn't take it seriously at all.
Alas, he was scolded for not teaching, it was his father's fault, but he couldn't get angry. Instead, he was a little complacent here. Could this girl have seen through it a long time ago?
After a trip to Qingning Palace, Zhu Ying talked endlessly about what she saw and heard in Cangzhou, and then the Queen Mother stayed for a dinner. She was scolded and given advice. Only then did Zhu Ying
After leaving the palace. Although she had been sleepy and tired for a long time, especially after going home and taking a shower before, she was always energetic, as if she was not rushing back to Beijing.
So, when she got on the carriage that the Queen Mother had specially prepared for her, she fell asleep with her head tilted as soon as she got on. When the carriage stopped at the gate of Duke Zhao's Mansion, Zhu Hong who followed him called out twice but did not respond, and opened the sedan curtain.
When she saw the scene, she was startled, and she quickly ordered someone to deliver the letter. After a while, Mother Li hurried out, pedaled up and checked, and laughed.
"The eldest lady is asleep! Hey, she used to be the most sleepy person, but this time she is so tired, it's hard for her!"
First, a sedan chair was called. Mother Li took Zhu Ying down in person, put her on the sedan chair, and carried her all the way back to the room. When she saw Zhan Jin and Liu Yin making the bed for the young lady to sleep,
Next, everyone just hummed a few times in a daze the whole time, without even opening her eyelids, and she couldn't help but feel more and more pity for him.
So, after she came out, she immediately slipped Zhu Hongti to Qing'an Hall, and in front of Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang, she interrogated Zhu Ying in detail about her trip to Cangzhou. When she learned that Zhang Shou was there, not only did she
I once worked in the kitchen to show off my skills, and when I learned that Zhu Ying had gone to dig into the tunnel, I immediately went down to find someone. Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
The marriage contract has been finalized, and neither of them can regret it. Now it seems that although Zhu Ying has sacrificed a lot, Zhang Shou is really very good to her.
Just when the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law turned away from Zhu Hong and planned to discuss many things in Cangzhou, they heard a burst of voices coming from outside. Not long after, the door curtain was lifted directly, and immediately after, Zhu Jing strode forward.
Came in.
"Yingying is back? I heard that she still works day and night? Does she know that although Linhai camp has been cleaned up over and over again, there are still a few fish that have slipped through the net! Just yesterday, Linhai camp commander Xiong Wei encountered an assassin.