On the bedside table, the little girl was in a daze, nervous and scared.
Uncle Li, Uncle Li, my niece is really tight-lipped this time, barely revealing any flaws. This old woman is too difficult to deal with, you can't beat me up... Zhu Wanqing was uneasy.
It wasn't until Fengyu left the palace gate and took the completely opposite route to Lianjia Village that she realized that she had made a mistake.
Zhu Wanqing relaxed: That's great, I don't have to be beaten by Uncle Li.
At the same time, she couldn't help but wonder who the big brother this old woman was talking about was.
The little girl is a smart person and knew that she couldn't guess the reason even if she guessed it, so she directly used the simplest method-asking.
"Empress Dowager, I am a commoner girl in the capital. She has no relatives except her godfather. I wonder what eldest brother you are talking about...?"
Sun did not hide anything and said with a smile: "Prince."
"Ah?" The little girl opened her mouth wide in surprise and said with a smile, "How...how can the prince be the eldest brother of a commoner girl? The Queen Mother is really good at...joking."
"Yes or no, you will know at a glance." Sun showed a meaningful smile.
Zhu Wanqing couldn't help but shudder when she saw it, just like Snow White when she saw the evil queen.
So scary!
Fengyu was spacious and soft, stable and not bumpy at all, but Zhu Wanqing was restless and uneasy.
She wanted to test Mr. Sun, but Mr. Sun had been shrewd for most of his life, and his rank was so high that a ten-year-old girl could not compare. He ignored her at all.
After trying to no avail, Zhu Wanqing did not dare to test, lest she say too much and make too many mistakes.
She could only recall her second uncle's words in her mind to comfort herself.
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East Palace.
Zhu Jianshen stared straight at Yu Qian's mouth opening and closing, his eyes were dull and his mind was wandering too much.
"Prince, Prince..." Yu Qian shouted several times, but there was no response, "Prince!!"
"Ah~" Zhu Jianshen responded, finally coming back to his senses, "What's wrong?"
Yu Qian opened his mouth, then held back, and changed his words: "What's wrong with the prince?"
"Ah, I feel uncomfortable, I feel so uncomfortable." Zhu Jianshen walked down the slope and said, "It's already noon, so I won't leave you to eat."
Yu Qian: "..."
He was not greedy for the meal, but he felt that the prince's attitude towards learning was becoming more and more perfunctory and not at all correct.
"Prince, your age is the right age for learning. Why do you..." Yu Qian smiled bitterly, "Why do you always think about playing."
"Ang, I understand, please remember your teacher's teachings." Zhu Jianshen said perfunctorily, not caring at all.
Yu Qian frowned and was about to speak at length when he heard a high-pitched voice:
"The Queen Mother has arrived...!"
Hearing this, he could only give up his words of admonishment for the time being, hurriedly handed over his hands, turned around and left the school.
Zhu Jianshen stood up dejectedly and walked out, not feeling as happy as his grandson seeing his grandma.
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"Your Majesty, Yu Qian, please see the Queen Mother."
"My grandson has met grandma."
"Ping Shen." Mrs. Sun waved her hand, stepped forward to help her grandson up, with a kind face, "Jianshen has grown up, he is already so tall."
After hearing this, Zhu Jianshen's unhappy mood disappeared and was replaced by joy, but then he became sad again.
What's the use of growing up? Sister Zhen'er is no longer here!
Marquis Yongqing, let's wait and see... Zhu Jian's teeth itch with deep hatred, and he greets Li Qing's ancestors for eight generations every day.
This is a required course!
I examine myself three times every day. Have I ever scolded Marquis Yongqing? Is the scolding harsh enough? Is there something missing?
Yu Qian saw that it was already noon and he couldn't stay any longer. He was about to excuse himself and go home to eat, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in the crowd.
Why is she here? Yu Qian looked puzzled.
He had met Zhu Wanqing, but only briefly, and he did not know her identity.
Yu Qian only thought that this was the adopted daughter-in-law of Li Qing's son, but he didn't think much about it.
However, with the arrival of Zhu Wanqing, he couldn't help but think more.
——Could it be that the Queen Mother also fell in love with this little girl and brought her here... That's not right. The Prince is getting older, but he has not yet reached...
Um? Wait, this little girl... looks familiar?
"Yu Qing's family, have you finished your homework today?" Mrs. Sun wanted to drive people away.
Yu Qian didn't want to leave, not because he liked to hear gossip, but... he felt that something big might happen next.
"Back to the Queen Mother, the prince still needs to consolidate his homework today. I will prepare for the afternoon class first." Yu Qian cupped his hands and walked towards the school.
As soon as he was out of everyone's sight, he stopped, hid behind a tree, and observed secretly.
It was still far away and he couldn't hear the sound, so he could only see with his eyes...
A young eunuch brought a basin of water, and then Mrs. Sun said something. Then all the slaves dispersed and retreated. In the end, only two young ones and an old one were left.
Mrs. Sun said something to the two little guys, but they were very resistant, especially the little girl, who shook her head and backed away, seemingly very frightened.
And then... Mrs. Sun took out a small knife from nowhere. It was shining brightly and facing the sun, it was particularly dazzling.
Yu Qian couldn't sit still anymore. He didn't know what happened specifically, but he knew that he could no longer stand by and watch.
'Teng Teng Teng...' Yu Qian ran wildly. He was an old man in his sixties. At this time, he exploded with all his strength, which was not much worse than when he was young.
"Queen Mother!" Yu Qian shouted in a deep voice, arriving before anyone arrived.
Mrs. Sun trembled, and the knife in her hand fell to the ground. Immediately, she became furious, "What are you yelling at?"
"Uh...it's nothing." Yu Qian stepped forward quickly and explained, "I just want to tell the Queen Mother that the Prince has been very careless in his studies recently. I hope the Queen Mother can give the Prince some advice."
After all, it is very unwise to fall out rashly before you understand the situation.
After all, Sun is also the empress dowager of the Ming Dynasty. As a minister, she cannot be too rude.
Zhu Jianshen: (￢_￢) Don’t you even betray anyone when you complain?
Mrs. Sun frowned and said, "I know, please step back."
"Yes." Yu Qian cupped his hands and took two steps back.
"I want you to go back." Mrs. Sun added, very annoyed.
Yu Qian said, "The prince's studies must be taken seriously. I cannot go back now."
"You..." Sun was angry, "Yu Qian, you also follow Li Qing's example of not following the rules, right?"
Yu Qian lowered his head and said nothing, but did not retreat.
Mrs. Sun hummed: "Sure, you don't take me seriously now that my power has become weak, right? Okay, I've taken note of this account."
Then, she turned her head and simply ignored Yu Qian, "Hurry up, you two."
"No, don't." Zhu Wanqing shook her head desperately. She had realized the seriousness of the problem.
The old woman brought her to see the prince and asked the two to shed blood to recognize their kinship. In other words, the two were probably brother and sister, and it was concluded that the old woman was not the second uncle's biological mother.
Without him, my mother wouldn't be able to do this.
It would be nice if the second uncle's mother was his mother. There is no need to bother with it. Moreover, the second uncle has always been in the capital. There is no such thing as an illegitimate daughter. Even if there is, why should the emperor who has the power of the world cover it up?
If it's not my second uncle's biological mother, it can only be my father's biological mother, which is my own grandmother.
At the same time, it also shows that the prince of Ming Dynasty is not the son of his second uncle, but his father's son.
The old woman did this to verify that her father was still alive, find him through herself, and then let her father take over and drive out her second uncle. gòйЪ.ōΓg
But the problem is that daddy doesn't want to be an emperor, and she doesn't want to be a princess either.
It makes sense, it all makes sense...Zhu Wanqing peeled off the cocoons and finally figured out the truth, but she was even more frightened.
Without him, I feel guilty!
The whole thing was exposed as soon as I tested it!
"It's just a moment, it won't hurt." Mrs. Sun said seductively, "After that, whatever you want, I...grandma will satisfy you."
Zhu Wanqing shook her head desperately: "No, I don't want it."
Zhu Jianshen wasn't that scared, but he didn't want to cut his hand for no reason. "Grandma Huang, you said she is my sister, how is that possible?"
"It's impossible to tell with just one try!" Mrs. Sun said, "To see more, you come first and show off with your sister."
Zhu Jianshen shook his head slightly: "My grandson thinks this is unreasonable."
He put forward his own point of view: "Even if there is an eventuality, it has always been done between the elders and the younger generations. How can there be blood recognition among peers?
Furthermore, we are not mothers, so what can we test?
Grandma Huang, you are the biological mother of the father and the emperor, this matter..."
Barabara...
Zhu Jianshen took out the damage and successfully removed himself. In one sentence: If you want to test it, just do it. Don't use my blood.
Mrs. Sun smacked her lips and felt that it made sense. She no longer hesitated at the moment. She drew the knife across her fingertips, dropped a few drops of blood into the basin, and then said:
"Girl, it's your turn."
What should I do? Zhu Wanqing was furious, "If the prince doesn't test it, I won't test it either!"
"Who do you think you are? You have the final say?" Sun sneered, "Don't force me to use violence!"
She didn't care whether Zhu Wanqing was a princess or not, so what?
What does a little girl mean?
Zhu Jianshen was the prince and the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. Even if the Sun family maintained their identity, they would not dare to quarrel with them. But Zhu Wanqing was different. The princess was nothing if she married someone.
Yu Qian realized that he had to stand up, so he took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "The Queen Mother..."
"you shut up!"
Sun was completely willing to fight. The worst outcome would be to make a mistake and lose someone. But if the fight was successful, she could get back everything she lost.
She is thick-skinned and not afraid of embarrassment, and as far as Yu Qian is aware, she is confident that Yu Qian will not talk nonsense.
"I won't be happy if I don't vomit!"
"Hold it in." Mrs. Sun ignored the Queen Mother's majesty and went directly to catch Zhu Wanqing.
When Yu Qian faced the shrew-like Sun, he didn't know how to deal with it for a while. If the emperor was okay, he would have to look down on his old face and imitate the official to hug his thigh. But this is the Queen Mother, she can't hug her thigh too, right?
In this moment of confusion, Zhu Wanqing was caught.
If the little girl was in her teens, if she really wanted to run away, Mrs. Sun, who was in her early sixties, would not be able to catch up. But she was too scared, her legs seemed to be filled with lead, and she could not move at all.
'Bah! A deep cut was made on the palm of Zhu Wanqing's hand, the skin and flesh were turned out, and blood spurted out.
Mrs. Sun quickly caught a small amount, then walked to the edge of the basin and dripped the blood into it. During the whole process, she never thought about Zhu Wanqing.
Afterwards, he didn't care about the little girl who was in terrible pain, and just stared at the basin nervously.
After a while, a wild smile appeared on her old face:
"Melt, melt...!"
