Yuan Niang saw that she looked wrong, and she didn't know what she was thinking of. Her teeth were chattering with fear, and she felt distressed. She hugged her and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
She said softly: "Sister is here, don't be afraid!"
How could Jiang Liniang not be afraid?
That is the emperor who holds the highest authority in the world!
He is still an emperor who can be described as "Zhu Yuanzhang"!
If he knew his secret, would he arrest him and burn him to death?
There is also Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite punishment - skinning and grass pulling!
Jiang Liniang’s hair stood on end!
Yuan Niang noticed that her sister was trembling in her arms, so she hugged her tighter, gently stroked her hair with her hands, and called her name: "Liniang, Liniang..."
After the sister in my arms calmed down a little, I asked her: "Did something happen to Jiang Shishi? What did he tell you?"
My sister's expression changed after she asked about Jiang Shishi.
Jiang Liniang nodded first, then shook her head, and then she suddenly realized - Huh?
That’s not right!
If the future brother-in-law is Zhu Yuanzhang, then my sister is Empress Ma. Is there any thigh thicker than this in the world? !
The officials of the Hongwu Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty regarded Empress Ma as their own mother sincerely!
Jiang Liniang hugged her golden thigh tightly and said worriedly: "Sister!"
Yuan Niang touched her hair and said gently: "What?"
Jiang Liniang: "I'm a little scared!"
Yuanniang said: "What are you afraid of?"
Jiang Liniang: "You said that if I do something weird, will my brother-in-law blame me? If he is angry, you must protect me!"
Yuan Niang saw that she was like a little child, leaning on her arms with a face full of attachment, and couldn't help but smile: "Okay, I'll protect you!"
Jiang Liniang felt unsure, and said with a sad face: "Sister, I'm serious, you must remember what you said today!"
Yuan Niang held her hand and solemnly promised: "You are my sister and my relative. How can I watch others hurt you? No, Liniang, don't be afraid."
Jiang Liniang said with lingering fear: "Is it settled?"
Yuan Niang nodded seriously and crossed her fingers together: "It's settled!"
…
In fact, after Zhu Yuanzhang left Qiyun Tower, he also noticed that something was wrong.
"Do you feel..."
He said uncertainly: "My sister-in-law is a little weird, isn't she?"
Li Yuanda said: "Didn't you say it before? It looks a bit silly."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought and shook his head: "She shouldn't be this kind of person."
The emperors were in space, and when they looked out, their angles were somewhat different from those of ordinary people.
At this time, Liu Che thought again and again and couldn't help but said: "Didn't she stay at the door a little too long? Pei Renfang, she has seen it before. As for Lao Zhu, he is neither a peerless handsome man nor a peerless horse-faced man." , and someone had previously told her that there was a guest in the inner room, so there was no reason for her to be stunned on the spot, and she couldn't react for a while."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the phrase "peerless horse face", he immediately made a long face and said: "Hey!"
Li Shimin also said: "It's a bit strange to say so!"
Ying Zheng, who had rarely spoken, suddenly said: "She was looking at the top of Lao Zhu's head. She looked at it many times from the time he entered the door to the time he left. She also looked at the top of Pei Renfang's head several times."
The other emperors subconsciously looked at the top of Zhu Yuanzhang's head.
Li Shimin said: "This is obviously nothing!"
Ying Zheng said: "Maybe she can see something that we can't see? Maybe this is the real reason for her abnormal expression."
"That's it..."
The emperors held their chins, thoughtfully.
The fun-loving Liu Che was the first to suggest: "Lao Zhu! Didn't you make an appointment with your uncle to go to Jiang's house? Go try your sister-in-law and see how she reacts!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was still very protective: "Hey, you're almost done! What if you scare someone into something crazy? I'm going to be angry!"
Liu Che was just gearing up: "Hey, how can it be so serious? Aren't you curious? What on earth can she see above people's heads to make her so abnormal? She can't see through you. Is it true?!"
Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."
Zhu Yuanzhang began to think deeply.
Liu Che enthusiastically began to write a script for him: "You go to Jiang's house as usual, eat as usual, find a dark time when no one is around, lower your voice, and say to the little girl - actually, you know who I am, right? "
Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."
Liu Che, just be a human being!
The rest: "..."
Bamboo shoots are still your bamboo shoots, pig!
Chapter 62
Zhu Yuanzhang still did not accept the script handed over by Liu Che.
If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if a person observes it, there will be no disciples. It is enough to know that the sister-in-law with an extraordinary background has no bad intentions. Why do you have to reveal all the secrets of others?
It makes people afraid not to speak up, and it also hurts feelings.
The Jiang family does not treat their old wife poorly, and he cannot do such a thing.
As the saying goes, it is rare to be confused. If you turn a blind eye, the matter will be over.
I just followed the previous agreement with Jiang Ning, found a time, handed in the post, and visited Jiang's house.
Queen Mother Dou knew that he had a sweetheart among the people. In the past, she was worried that Dou Jing would cause trouble, so she never mentioned it. But now that Dou Jing has fallen, she has not even issued an order to establish a queen. She feels a little strange.
For this reason, Zhu Yuanzhang was specially invited to come over and said: "Children have always mourned for their parents. How can there be any reason for cousins to mourn for their cousins? Even if there were, three months would be enough. Your Majesty has already done so, and It’s time to appoint a queen and calm people’s hearts.”
Zhu Yuanzhang respected his sister-in-law and told her exactly what he was thinking: "Yuan Niang and I have known each other since we were young, and I sincerely want to marry her as my wife. Yuan Niang lost her parents very early." , was raised by uncles and aunts, with deep affection. In this case, before issuing the decree, how could we not pay homage to the elders who raised her without following the etiquette of future generations? "
Queen Mother Dou was startled at first, and then was greatly moved: "Your Majesty's generosity is not only a blessing to the Jiang family, but also a blessing to all the people in the world."
He also joked: "As the saying goes, a sister-in-law is like a mother. This time Your Majesty leaves the palace and goes to the Jiang family, it can be regarded as the first time you visit Yue's family. Do you need me, the sister-in-law, to go and see the in-laws?"
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said: "If my sister-in-law is willing to take care of it for me, I will be lucky!"
Empress Dowager Dou's words were originally said in a joke - there is no precedent for a widowed empress to leave the palace. At this moment, seeing the emperor's sincere expression, she couldn't help but feel a little absent-minded.
She pondered for a long time, and finally said tentatively: "There is something that I knew was presumptuous, so I never dared to mention it before. I just heard His Majesty mention it, so I asked boldly."
Zhu Yuanzhang made a gesture of listening attentively.
Empress Dowager Dou then said: "I entered the palace at the age of six and was the wife of the late emperor. It has been more than twenty years now. My fate has been entangled with the palace for a long time and cannot be separated. But Mr. Dou Together with Dou Jieyu and the other concubines in the harem, they are all still very young..."
At this point, she paused hesitantly, and then continued: "A few years before the late emperor's reign, his health was not very good, and he was also less promiscuous. In fact, many of his concubines did not even have sex with women. Fortunately, it was just a false name. In the past, before the death of Emperor Dai Zong, he also ordered the dismissal of his concubines and asked them to leave the palace and remarry. When the late emperor was still alive, he occasionally revealed this intention, but at that time It’s time to discuss the dispute over the reserve, so I can’t take care of it.”
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he already understood what Empress Dowager Dou wanted.
He did not rush to agree or object, but said curiously: "It's just Mr. Dou, why even Dou Jieyu——"
After hearing this, Empress Dowager Dou smiled slowly: "Your Majesty Dou is the sister of my compatriot, so I naturally love her. And Dou Jieyu and the other concubines are the same as me, although they are not from the same mother. Could it be that Isn’t that a pitiful person?”
Let them all out of the palace?
Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated.
The first emperor once did this, but subsequent emperors did not do so. Of course, there are reasons...
His thoughts moved slightly, but he was noncommittal: "Sister-in-law, please give me some time and ask me to think about it."
Empress Dowager Dou did not force him to agree immediately, but nodded gently and agreed.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled again and said: "Then it's decided. I'll ask my sister-in-law to come out of the palace with me someday and go to my Yue's house to meet me."
Empress Dowager Dou's heart moved slightly, knowing that what she said before had some validity, she immediately replied with a smile: "Okay."
…
Jiang Ning found an eighth-rank official position in the Shaofu, and his father Jiang Mantun was also recruited by his son to work as a clerk, helping his son and daughter run errands. Although he had no rank, he went out to say he was in When a young man works as a temporary worker, ordinary people will always take a high look at him.
Fei and Yuan Niang took care of everything.
Everyone in the Jiang family was busy with work, and there was no one at home during the day. The attendant who delivered the greeting card arrived and took a look at it, but he did not dare to write the greeting card with the names of the emperor and the empress dowager. He handed it to another place and waited outside the door honestly from daytime until sunset, then finally saw the Jiang family father and son who left early and returned late.
After Jiang Ning found out the other party's intention, she felt very apologetic and repeatedly invited the other party to come in for tea.
Jiang Mandun heard from his son that Mr. Shi had found a reliable match for his niece. He was very embarrassed to see that his family had been waiting for so long, so he and Jiang Ning forcibly beat her up. After entering the house, he went to the kitchen to boil water and make tea - at this time, Yuan Niang and Fei Shi had not returned yet.
The attendant was sweating profusely - he asked his uncle to chat with him and his father-in-law to boil water. How could he afford such treatment?
He handed over the greeting note respectfully, broke free from Jiang Ning's shackles, and escaped tremblingly.
Jiang Mandun also blamed his son: "Why didn't you keep the person?"
Jiang Ning was very innocent: "He ran too fast!"
Then he looked at the time agreed on the greeting card and said, "Yuan Niang's future husband and eldest sister-in-law will come to our house the day after tomorrow."
Jiang Mandun responded and said with calculation: "Then we have to call Liniang back in advance and ask her to recognize her - forget it, you go find her now. Plan what you will do then. We have to do it so that people will not be caught off guard when it really arrives. If the preparation is not good and people look down upon her, people will laugh at Yuanniang if she gets married."
Jiang Ning responded, quickly went out and went to Shi's house to find her sister.
Jiang Liniang returned home with her brother. As soon as she entered the door, she smelled the aroma of food. When she entered the front hall, she heard her parents talking.
Fei asked her husband: "Just my niece-in-law and his sister-in-law—why don't his parents come?"
Jiang Mandun scolded his wife very well: "Don't ask this question when people come. Dalang said, my niece-in-law's parents are gone."
Fei exclaimed, "Why did you find such a person?"
After thinking for a while, he nodded again and said, "That's fine, some people's parents-in-law are hard to take care of!"
