Chapter 22: Delivering soup at night, the queen protects the calf
In the palace, go in through the Changshou Gate and you will find the Queen’s Kunning Palace.
The interior of the palace is luxuriously and magnificently decorated, and the walls of the palace are decorated with exquisite paintings and carvings, making it look mysterious and elegant.
At night, the yellow lights from the balcony are reflected in the sparkling water, which is refreshing.
Under the moonlight, the gardens and waterscapes around Kunning Palace become more quiet and solemn.
The long corridors and cloisters in the distance are hung with red lanterns, swaying in the wind, which is poetic and picturesque.
Walking there, you can only hear the gentle rippling of the lotus pond water surface, and the breeze blowing by, slightly cold, also makes people feel a fresh and pleasant natural atmosphere.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked the imperial chef to make a bowl of tangerine peel and eight delicacies soup, and delivered it himself.
"Sister, we know you haven't slept yet, so we asked someone to make a tangerine peel and eight delicacies soup, which is good for your health. You are weak, so you need to take more supplements."
Zhu Yuanzhang was in a happy mood and stepped in.
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's voice, Queen Ma snorted and lay down on the bed, not wanting to pay attention to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Oh, sister, sister, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable again?"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Empress Ma ignored him, put away the tangerine peel and eight delicacies soup, and hurried over.
Queen Ma seemed to be angry and said "cough" twice.
"I'm in very good health. How can I feel uncomfortable? I don't need any tangerine peel and eight delicacies soup."
Queen Ma did not continue to lie down, but stood up and turned her face elsewhere.
Although he was angry, he still looked dignified, but his face was slightly pale.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Empress Ma cough again, she seemed angry, so he quickly asked: "Who made this girl angry? Is it those brats? Let's see if we don't beat them to death with the dragon whip."
"Don't go too far. Who else dares to make me unhappy in this huge palace?" Empress Ma glared at Zhu Yuanzhang, then coughed softly, and continued: "I have been to the capital for half a year."
It's been over a month and he hasn't come to see me yet. Who said he would be released after half a month, but now it's over."
At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized.
He had just come back from the cell. Zhu Biao and Zhu Di went back to their respective places. Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the weather was fine, so he came to find Queen Ma.
Empress Ma took this opportunity to plead with Zhu Xi from the side, hoping that her son would come out.
"Sister, you don't have to worry about that brat. He's living a happy life. The prison has become his own courtyard. He eats, drinks and has fun inside. He has nothing to worry about. There's no need for people outside to worry."
Zhu Yuanzhang quickly explained to Queen Ma.
Queen Ma also knew that her son would not suffer. Although the second son was a bit of a fool, he was extremely favored by Queen Ma. This was all her own pet peeve.
It's hard to say that Zhu Yuanzhang will be spoiled, but they are princes, so it's normal to be spoiled a little.
As long as the boss Zhu Biao is good, Zhu Yuanzhang thinks it's okay. Not everyone else wants to become a prince.
"Don't just say that it's not easy for Ping'er to come back this time. Several brothers heard that they were coming back to celebrate the New Year. You see, Ping'er came all the way here. He was the first one to arrive, but he didn't expect that he would be here.
On the first day, I was imprisoned by your father."
Empress Ma then sat down at the table. The temperature of the tangerine peel and eight delicacies soup was just right. She also picked it up and took a sip, which made her throat feel better.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Queen Ma had calmed down a little, so he came over and said: "Sister, you don't know, originally we wanted the second child to come out this time, but we were afraid of missing him. The second child has to leave this time."
Just out of luck, I met a strange person."
Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang tell the story of how Zhu Ping met an inmate like Zhang Feng after he entered the prison.
"Sister, you don't know, this man is really good at fortune-telling. It is said that Xiao Yin and Yang are connected to the Eight Trigrams, and he can also use the Feng Shui technique of analyzing Jin Ding acupoints, and the means of fortune-telling is to use a particularly novel thing called playing cards!
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When Zhu Yuanzhang talked about Zhang Feng, he thought of the information that Mao Xiang and the others had found. Just by looking at the information, he knew that this man was not a simple person.
"Is this person really that powerful?" Queen Ma was dumbfounded, as if she was listening to a story.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "We didn't believe it at first. We thought it was a demon who actually cursed Jiangyin Hou and Qichun Hou, so we took the boss and the fourth son over to eavesdrop."
"Who would have thought that as soon as he opened his mouth or shut up, our Ming Dynasty would be destroyed."
When Zhu Yuanzhang talked about the first time he eavesdropped, Empress Ma couldn't help but laugh and said with a smile: "You can't punish people for words. The people below have nothing to do to talk about the country. Who doesn't talk about changing dynasties and changing dynasties? These are all casual words with no intention!"
Empress Ma has seen too much bloodshed over the years. Now she is staying in Kunning Palace and doesn't want to hear about Zhu Yuanzhang's murder again.
"Of course, how can we punish people for words? Moreover, what he said is different from that of ordinary people. Ordinary people open their mouths and keep silent about changing dynasties. That is a kind of complaint, but Zhang Tianshi analyzed the root cause."
Zhu Yuanzhang was completely convinced. Ordinary people would never be able to tell something that was thousands of years old, but they still analyzed everything logically.
After a pause, he continued: "It's a good thing that the second child can stay with Zhang Celestial Master and grow in knowledge. Let's let him stay for a few more days and learn more."
"And what he said came true. Sister, do you remember Jiangyin Marquis Wu Liang? Zhang Tianshi told his fortune on November 11th, saying that he would die on the 26th. It turned out to be true.
Wu Liang really died on the 6th."
Zhu Yuanzhang told Empress Ma about Wu Liang and Kang Duo again. Wu Liang was going back to Qingzhou, and he and Kang Duo had arranged a trick with Zhang Feng. Now Wu Liang has come true.
"I remember that Wu Liang was seriously injured in his early years, but isn't Kang Duo the son of Kang Maocai?" Empress Ma thought of Kang Maocai, who was an official in the Yuan Dynasty in his early years and later led his troops to join Zhu Yuanzhang. These are all Zhu Yuanzhang's veterans. "Kang Duo should be the only one."
He must be in his early twenties, how could his life be so short?"
"At that time, it was said that Kang Duo would not wait until July next year." Zhu Yuanzhang also recalled those who reported to him at the time, and said: "There are still eight months left. Then let Kang Duo enter the palace and let Chen Junzuo take a look. Maybe there is something
What kind of hidden disease? Once cured, it should be fine."
Empress Ma nodded, feeling a little uncomfortable in her throat again, and drank the tangerine peel eight delicacies soup, and said: "Maybe Zhang Tianshi also knows the art of Qihuang. In his early years, he often heard that nine out of ten are doctors."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded thoughtfully, and this explanation was easy for Zhu Yuanzhang to accept.
After seeing the hidden diseases in Wu Liang and Kang Duo, it is indeed possible to calculate the time of their death.
But, what about the later ones about Xu Hui and about Fu Youde and the others going to Yunnan to fight?
Zhu Yuanzhang continued to talk to Queen Ma: "Sister, I think he is not only good at medicine!"
Chapter completed!