Zhu Biao had dinner with his father, the emperor and his mother, and then returned to the East Palace. Even if he is the prince, he can only return to his east palace at night and cannot stay in the harem.
When Zhu Biao left, the scene of family laughter and laughter quickly disappeared.
Lao Zhu's face was solemn, he lowered his head and looked at the table in front of him, not knowing what he was thinking.
When Queen Ma saw Lao Zhu's appearance, she knew that he was suspicious and dissatisfied with that person. After a long time, he sighed and persuaded: "Chongba, it was I who went to Qingtian to invite him out. You can't be dissatisfied with him because of this incident. Maybe he, like the imperial doctor, thought that ginseng was a great tonic. Well, after all, even all the imperial doctors think so, so it is not a mistake for him to prescribe such a prescription."
Queen Ma tried to comfort her, but it was a pity that Lao Zhu didn't take this approach at this time.
Lao Zhu stroked Empress Ma's hair with pity and said in a deep voice: "We can rely on you for other things, but not for this matter. I must ask to get to the bottom of it. Sister, have you ever thought about what would happen if this happened? If the thing is true, then he is harming your life. The imperial doctor does not know the taboos of ginseng, does he definitely not know? Isn’t he known as the prophet of the unknown? He may not know things that even Han Du knows. "
Seeing Lao Zhu's reluctance in this matter, Queen Ma felt warm and at the same time felt a little inexplicable anxiety. She was the one who came to ask him to come out in person back then, and that person indeed made many meritorious deeds during Lao Zhu's rise to conquer the world. It can be said that Lao Zhu turned bad situations into safety many times because he listened to that person's advice.
It is precisely because this person made great contributions in the process of conquering the world, and after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, I don't know why the emperor gave him the lowest reward. As a result, Queen Ma had always felt guilty towards him.
If, if this matter is proven to be true. Doesn't that mean that this person has been malicious towards himself from the beginning, and uses the unknown taboo of ginseng to harm himself? When Queen Ma thought of this, she suddenly became upset and did not dare to think about it any more.
If the truth of the matter is like this, then people's hearts are a little too dark.
In order to escape from the thoughts in my heart, but also to prove that I was wrong. Empress Ma suddenly asked desperately: "Chongba, there is a doubt that has always been in my heart. He clearly made great contributions back then. Even among the six founding fathers of the country, no one can compare with him in terms of credit. Why didn't you seal other countries? The dukedom was given to a very low-ranking earl instead?"
Queen Ma looked at Lao Zhu with burning eyes, wanting to hear a clear answer from him.
Unfortunately, Lao Zhu's answer surprised Queen Ma even more.
"I don't know why either."
"What? You decided on the title yourself, and you don't know why?" After hearing this, Queen Ma immediately stood up and exclaimed.
When Lao Zhu saw Queen Ma standing up, he helped her sit down slowly, "Don't be so excited when you have just recovered from a serious illness. Come, sit down and talk."
Queen Ma sat down as instructed and looked at Lao Zhu intently, waiting for his explanation.
Lao Zhu helped Queen Ma sit down, then sighed slightly and said, "I really don't know." He looked into the void and murmured to himself. Lao Zhu's thoughts seemed to have drifted back to the time when the Duke was giving the reward. "Sister, do you believe it? I had a feeling at the beginning, a very bad feeling, that I couldn't give him a high position."
Empress Ma simply couldn't believe her ears. The emperor, who had always been clear about rewards and punishments, would actually erase a person's huge achievements based on a sense of absurdity.
"You mean, you didn't have any evidence at the beginning, and just based on a feeling, you tried your best to suppress his credit?"
Lao Zhu nodded solemnly and said: "That's why, there is no other reason. I thought he was different from Xu Da and the others at the beginning, but I couldn't tell what the difference was."
This makes no sense.
Queen Ma was silent after hearing this. She originally thought she could get an answer to her doubts from the emperor's mouth, but she didn't expect that after hearing the emperor's words, she became even more confused.
The two of them were each thinking about their own thoughts and were silent to each other.
Finally, Lao Zhu said: "Sister, where is that prescription?"
Hearing this, Empress Ma sighed helplessly, "Your Majesty, is it really necessary to find out everything? It was I who repeatedly begged him to come out of the mountain. Besides, the sages have said that a gentleman does not care about his heart when he talks about his deeds. There is no limit to what he thinks about his heart. Man. Let’s not talk about what he thinks in his heart, but he has repeatedly made extraordinary achievements since he followed the emperor and made great contributions to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. And even if you suppress him, he does not complain at all. He has always been I have worked hard to advise you, and it is hard work without credit. Can’t the emperor just look at his past achievements and stop pursuing this matter? Besides, he has been dead for many years, why doesn’t the emperor just let it go? "
In Queen Ma's view, this person still had merit, and he had been dead for many years. Even if we pursue it now, what's the use? Anyway, I am now at peace, so why not just let it go and let the world see a magnanimous emperor.
But Lao Zhu didn't think so, and said calmly: "If he uses such means to deal with me, I may not be able to spare him, but I will never allow anyone to dare to do this to you. I must investigate this matter. The truth will come to light. Give me the recipe and I'll ask Han Du."
Seeing that the emperor was resolute, Empress Ma knew that talking more would be useless. He had no choice but to stand up and take out a brocade box from the bookshelf. When he came to Lao Zhu, he placed the brocade box on the table and opened it. A piece of yellowed tissue paper was folded and placed inside.
Lao Zhu didn't wait for Queen Ma to take action, so he reached out and picked up the paper. After opening it and checking it carefully, it was obvious that Lao Zhu had seen this recipe before. Seeing that there was no problem, he put the paper inside the sleeve robe.
He stood up and said, "Sister, you have just recovered from a serious illness. It's better to rest early. I won't disturb you anymore." After that, he left Queen Ma's palace.
When he walked outside the palace gate, he saw Xiao Cui guarding the outside, so he ordered, "Take good care of the queen and make her happy these days."
"Yes." The female officer replied calmly, speaking politely to Lao Zhu. Without saluting Lao Zhu, he turned around and walked into the palace.
Lao Zhu's face was embarrassed by the female officer's attitude. Fortunately, it was dark and no one could detect Lao Zhu's expression, otherwise Lao Zhu might have gone on a killing spree.
Things between men and women are extremely delicate. If you don't get it, you will always be in turmoil, and those who are favored will always feel confident. This sentence is the same whether it is for men or women.
