Seeing Lao Zhu leave, Zhu Biao waited for a while, looking left and right. Seeing Zhu Biao's appearance, Queen Ma said angrily.
"Everyone has gone far away. If you have anything to say, just tell me. You are so afraid of your father. Why did you go there so early? You dare to hide it from him. It's really embarrassing."
"Mother, this matter is too involved. I can't make the decision. I can only discuss it with my mother."
"You tell me."
"My mother is like this. It was indeed Zheng Tiling from Huimin Pharmacy who asked Er Chen to come over, but he said a reason, and Er Chen didn't know how to respond. That's it~~~"
After speaking, he called two palace maids and demonstrated awkwardly. By the time the performance was over, Zhu Biao was already sweating profusely.
"He also said that if the child wants to be healthy, he must be fed. Otherwise, he will be very weak and die easily."
Zhu Biao breathed a long sigh of relief when he finally finished relaying what Zheng Xiong said.
After listening to Zhu Biao's story, Queen Ma sat on a chair and thought quietly. This would be a big problem. Lao Zhu is a person who can listen to other people's opinions, but compared with the national policy, Zheng Xiong is obviously not enough. This time, he was tricked by his own son, and it was really a headache to go around and throw such a hot potato to him.
Speaking of which, this family is not a good person, and they have a way of winning people's hearts. Lao Zhu plays the bad role, and the two of them play the bad side. As ministers, they have to be grateful and work hard. The key is to only ask them, and they will definitely handle things beautifully for you, which is different from those who only write blank checks.
Now that Zheng Xiongqiu has come to visit, Queen Ma will naturally put more effort into handling it for him. Who wouldn't like such a capable and unambitious younger brother?
Queen Ma glanced at Zhu Biao. She was still a little too young. She just let Zheng Xiong go without letting him express his loyalty. This business was a loss.
Just when Queen Ma was about to ask Zhu Biao to go back, Lao Zhu responded with a counterattack, and the little eunuch on the side quickly explained the situation to Lao Zhu.
"Zheng Xiong is very courageous. He is not just giving advice, he is here to overturn the table and make me feel uncomfortable."
"Father, please calm down. What Zheng Xiong said is not unreasonable. Er Chen feels that this woman is taking human life seriously by giving birth to a child at a young age. Er Chen waited for Zheng Xiong to leave yesterday and looked at the records before the caesarean section at Huimin Pharmacy. It's not a big deal at all. But please, father, please think again."
"Why don't you want children anymore? Chang is only sixteen, why do you have to wait for me for two years, you bastard?"
"No, we have Tai Hospital and Huimin Pharmacy here. Careful treatment will give you some guarantee. If you don't have enough breast milk, you can hire a wet nurse. This is no problem for your son."
"Can you hire a wet nurse? Ordinary people can also hire a nurse. Their children will starve and even die in their infancy. Do they have the background of Tai Hospital and Nanjing Cheng Huimin Pharmacy? One death and two lives are possible. You How to learn from the sages’ books.”
Zhu Biao was so dizzy after being scolded that his answer was wrong, so he just lay down.
"My son made a mistake, please punish me father."
"Where did I go wrong? Why did I go wrong? Please explain it to me carefully."
"My son did not consider the problems of ordinary people. He only saw this corner of Nanjing City and was confused by the appearance."
"That's not enough, keep talking."
"My son~ my son."
Zhu Biao hesitated for a long time and could only kneel on the ground.
Empress Ma was a clear observer and could tell that Lao Zhu was just angry. Although the national policy had been decided, Lao Zhu had his own insistence on treating ordinary people.
At the same time, Lao Zhu is also a contradictory person. When it comes to national affairs, he will just immigrate if he is told to immigrate. He does not care at all that ordinary people are not accustomed to the local environment and are buried in a foreign land. The same love for the people as a son is also vividly displayed in him. It is Lao Zhu's masterpiece that ordinary people refuse to bow to their officials. Corrupt officials who dare to bully the people are served with a butcher's knife. When he occasionally goes out, he is approachable and has no airs at all.
Seeing that Lao Zhu's anger had dissipated a lot, Queen Ma spoke at the right time.
"Why are you angry with Biao'er? He didn't offend you either. Now that you're angry, you can talk properly."
"Why am I still angry? It's Zheng Xiong today. He brought up the advice given by the pharmacy. It's reasonable and well-founded. We do take it seriously. But what if someone uses you as a weapon next time and convinces you? Do you dare to come over? You lied to us by talking back to us."
Zhu Biao looked aggrieved. He didn't dare to say anything or ask anything. "You are me, you are the best, I obey you."
Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Biao quietly for a while, and his anger dissipated a lot.
"Okay, now that you've calmed down, you can sit down and talk about what you think."
"Humph, what else can I think? Your good son has said something reasonable, so let him say it."
Zhu Biao had nothing to say. It was all wrong anyway, so he just knelt down.
Seeing that Lao Zhu was getting angry again, Queen Ma hurriedly comforted him.
"No matter what Biao'er says, I still have to listen to you. Just say it nicely. Since it's up to Biao'er, don't make it difficult for Biao'er."
"The national policy cannot be changed. Weddings and funerals have been a tradition for thousands of years, and we cannot change it at will. Didn't Huimin Pharmacy have a journal? It has been published in two issues now. We have read both, and the articles are all about benefits. The results of the Huimin Pharmacy during this period should be published by himself. It should have some effect. Let's ask the officials below to publicize the journals of the Huimin Pharmacy with the people. We don't need to get involved in this whirlpool and let Zheng Xiong do it himself. If we handle it well, it will be a trivial matter to give him another promotion. If we handle it badly, it has nothing to do with us, and he will be the one who takes the blame."
Zhu Biao's conscience noticed and he raised his head weakly.
"Father, isn't this good? After all, Zheng Xiong asked me to come here. If this is not handled well, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to face it."
"What the hell, just learn from us and stay at home for a few days when you get back. You won't have to come to the palace. We will spread the word to the outside world that you were grounded by us because of Zheng Xiong's matter. We will give it to you." You sing this blackface, and you're afraid that he won't be grateful and burst into tears."
Zhu Biao asked blankly, as if he had discovered a new world.
"Then how should we go about getting married?"
"You don't need to worry about the marriage. We are not used to him making so many demands. There are many older women in the Jiaofang Department and they have nowhere to go. He was just promoted to an official position. Isn't he lazy? , just let him pick up the Jiaofang Secretary by the way, let him choose as he pleases, let us know when he has chosen, and we will give him a marriage, so that it will save trouble."
"Would it have a bad reputation?"
"You're such a kind kid. His reputation is much better than yours. A little stigma is nothing. Besides, we don't have time to find him a beautiful girl who's only 18 or 19 years old. Maybe he can't get enough of her."
"I'm going back right now."
"Go back."
"Come here and prepare a decree."
Zheng Xiong, who was lying in bed before he got up, suddenly received the order and hurriedly got dressed.
Bow and listen.
"The Emperor of Heaven has ordered Zheng Xiong to take charge of the Huimin Pharmacy and achieve great results. Now that we are in short supply of talents in the Ming Dynasty, we have ordered Zheng Xiong to take charge of the Huimin Pharmacy and the Jiaofang Department."
"In addition, two issues of the journal of Huimin Pharmacy have been very effective. We have specially opened three new issues of the journal, with the theme of women being weak and mothers being strong, and describing the dangers of early marriage and early childbearing. We have copied it to Huimin Pharmacies in various places. I recommend this."
"Ti Ling, Your Majesty asked me to bring you a message. When you bring the Jiaofang Secretary, you can choose any girl in it. Once you have chosen, Your Majesty will grant you a marriage."
There was also this good thing. I didn’t think much about it for a while and just received the order to express my gratitude.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor."
His father and mother looked bitter, Jiaofangsi had a bad reputation, and now his reputation was ruined.
Zheng Xiong didn't care. The reputation of Jiaofangsi was relative. It was a formal official cultural organization responsible for large-scale singing and dancing in the palace, not an official prostitute set up by the government.
Even if some of them are dirty, no matter what, let's pick them anyway.
Zheng Xiong is in a good mood, and I, Zheng Xiong, the ladies from the Jiaofang Division, are here.
(End of chapter)
