Chapter 37 Queen Ma’s open-mindedness
"Zhu Chongba, what do you mean?" Queen Ma's eyebrows wrinkled.
"Mom, father, don't you mean that?" Princess Anqing said cautiously.
Queen Ma glanced at He Xi, Princess Anqing, and Zhu Yuanzhang, and suddenly she felt thoughtful. Said: "Go, go out and talk, this is not the place to talk."
As soon as she finished speaking, Queen Ma walked away.
The prince got up from the ground and was about to follow the queen when Queen Ma said, "You look after the child here."
"Yes." The prince didn't know what was going on, but he didn't dare to disobey his mother.
After the queen left, Zhu Yuanzhang, He Xi, and Princess Anqing followed her out.
The queen came out and got on her carriage. With an order, she arranged the surrounding maids and eunuchs to the far side of the square. I can only watch from a distance.
The queen is sitting in the carriage. Zhu Yuanzhang came in and sat in. But there’s not much space in the carriage. It's just a walk around the palace. If He Xi and Princess Anqing squeezed in, some spaces would be too small. Generally speaking, this should be a walking chariot.
It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang hates treating people as animals. During the Hongwu period, most officials rode horses. Only those who are weak, old and sick can sit in the sedan chair. Queen Ma naturally responded to Zhu Yuanzhang's call. In addition, she is old, her waist and knees are often sore and weak, and she cannot walk long distances. The Ming Dynasty Palace is really not small.
There is this little carriage.
The queen saw He Xi and Princess Anqing and said, "Just listen below."
He Xi and Princess Anqing could only wait outside.
Queen Ma said: "Tell me. What are you hiding from me?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Sister, it's nothing? I didn't hide anything from you."
He Xi secretly said in her heart: "My Majesty, my father-in-law, you are wrong. I can tell that you are out of breath. Not to mention Queen Ma."
Zhu Yuanzhang was so heroic that he really wanted to trick people into dying without even knowing how he died. He Xi fought against Zhu Yuanzhang several times, and he had already resigned himself to being defeated. He was beaten to death by Zhu Yuanzhang. But I have never heard Zhu Yuanzhang's tone like this. Three parts are nervous, three parts are guilty, two parts are forcing themselves to be calm, and two parts are hesitant.
Let He Xi never be together with Zhu Yuanzhang, the first hero.
As expected, Queen Ma sneered and saw through Zhu Yuanzhang at a glance, saying: "Zhu Chongba, no matter how difficult the situation was before, you never lied to me, but now you know you have lied to me. Tell me, am I going to die?" "
Zhu Yuanzhang's voice suddenly became excited and he said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I won't let anything happen to you."
Queen Ma has been here for so many years. With rich experience, he has actually already made some assumptions. What happened to her made Zhu Yuanzhang so nervous? At her age, after thinking about it, it was just a matter of life and death.
That's why Queen Ma asked this question.
It's just that she didn't expect that this would really happen. Her face suddenly turned pale.
Although Queen Ma is a heroic woman, she is not so open-minded when it comes to matters of her own life and death.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Queen Ma like this, he wished he could give him a slap in the face. One thing is born and another thing descends. Zhu Yuanzhang fell into the hands of Queen Ma all his life. Recalling that back then, Zhu Yuanzhang was still a small leader in the rebel army. The adopted daughter of the rebel leader, Queen Ma, valued her.
It's like, for a person who has been denied and not recognized, suddenly there is someone willing to believe in you with his life.
This kind of trust is precious.
Queen Ma was the only sunshine and the only gain in Zhu Yuanzhang's miserable life for the first twenty-four years. It was only after marrying Queen Ma that Zhu Yuanzhang's life turned around and took off. The significance of Queen Ma to Zhu Yuanzhang cannot be overstated.
This is why Zhu Yuanzhang treats the world, even if he is with someone he has been with for many years, he will drink with you from a golden cup and show no mercy. But for Queen Ma, she couldn't even say a harsh word or a lie. Even if he wants to lie to her, once he opens his mouth, everything will be flawed.
Queen Ma took a deep breath and said, "Did you see those things from the future?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Don't think nonsense-----"
Queen Ma said: "Don't tell me. Anqing, tell me. I know you must know."
Princess Anqing was speechless. Faced with the Queen's questioning, she didn't know what to say for a while. Said: "I, I, I," she looked at He Xi and then at Zhu Yuanzhang. She didn't dare to say it even if her father and the emperor didn't tell her. At the same time, she didn't dare to lie to her mother. She thought of it and said, "Mom, I don't know."
Queen Ma stared at Princess Anqing, smiled slightly, and said, "Then why did you come with me?"
Princess Anqing said: "I-----"
Queen Ma said, "Say it."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, as if there was nothing he could do about his silly daughter. What do I know was written on her face, ask me quickly, ask me quickly. There is no use in resisting. Said: "Say it."
When Princess Anqing heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said, she felt as if she had been granted amnesty, so she spoke in detail.
Queen Ma was mentally prepared. But he also felt a tremor in his heart and said: "August, that is, there are still more than three months."
"Don't worry." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I have thought of many ways, and I will ask Doctor Dai to take a look at you later. Don't worry. You will definitely be fine."
After hearing this, Queen Ma suddenly smiled and said: "I believe you, but this is a matter of the future. Now to solve the current affairs, Xiongying's affairs, I must do it according to my wishes. If you don't pay attention to what you say, since it has been made clear. Xiongying said he couldn't live in the East Palace anymore. The child is eight years old this year. When he turns twelve or thirteen, he can just come out and live on his own."
"You don't want the child to live with me, so be it. Anqing, you are also an aunt, let the child live with you for a few years."
Speaking of this, what can Princess Anqing say? Princess Anqing glanced at He Xi and said, "Okay."
Queen Ma said: "Then go and see the child. The child's illness has not passed yet."
Say it, Queen Ma is about to get off the carriage.
But she didn't know why, she stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Princess Anqing gave her a hand. In fact, Queen Ma was not as calm as she appeared.
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In the East Palace, in the evening.
A palace maid said, "Young Master is sweating."
In an instant, the queen, Zhu Yuanzhang, the prince, and Princess Anqing all crowded forward. But he saw beads of sweat pouring out on Zhu Xiongying's face.
He Xi said: "Your Majesty, empress, leave a space for Doctor Dai."
Doctor Dai stepped forward and diagnosed Zhu Xiongying's pulse. He lifted the quilt again, touched Zhu Xiongying's body, then stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the emperor's grandson has passed the most dangerous period."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Then when will he wake up?"
Doctor Dai said: "You should wake up now."
After Dai Shenyi finished speaking, Zhu Xiongying groaned and said, "Mom, I'm thirsty."
This sentence suddenly detonated the whole scene. The prince poured water and fed the child one mouthful at a time.
The child drank the water. Said he was hungry again. According to the doctor's advice, let the child eat some white porridge. After finishing the work, the child fell asleep again.
Dai Yuanli said: "Your Majesty, empress, prince, and grandson have had enough sleep today. They will probably wake up in the middle of the night. Then let him eat some white porridge. Don't eat too much for these two or three days. After three days, everything will probably be as usual. .”
Zhu Yuanzhang used it himself and felt the child's body temperature, which was almost better.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy. He glanced at He Xi and Princess Anqing, then took a deep look at Queen Ma, and said, "Okay, I will promote Dai Yuanli to the Imperial Hospital Envoy."
Dai Yuanli said: "Your Majesty, I am ashamed to serve you."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I said you can do it, so you can do it. He Xi."
He Xi said: "I am here."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You will give him the responsibility for the previous mess."
He Xi's heart moved and he immediately understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant.
During this period, He Xi developed some common medical knowledge for later generations, but it was just common sense. He Xi did not understand medical skills, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not trust the imperial doctors around him. Today, Dai Yuanli cured Zhu Xiongying and rewrote history.
It also allowed Zhu Yuanzhang to see the hope of curing Queen Ma.
This made Zhu Yuanzhang want Dai Yuanli to assume more responsibilities. It just so happened that He Xi also had this intention.
