Daming prepares the emperor

Today is New Year's Eve.

Zhu Xing got up very early, although he didn't sleep well all night, he was not sleepy at all, he was very energetic, like a hyperactive monkey.

Mrs. Li hugged Zhu Xun, and smiled to see how Zhu Xun insisted on dressing himself but was trapped by the belt.

"Wear red, festive."

Zhu Xi said with disgust, "I don't want to wear red."

A child's mind is the most difficult to guess, Li Shi didn't make things difficult for him, and asked the maid to get another dress, and asked, "Where are you going?"

Zhu Xi put on the shoes for himself, fell back on the bed with all his strength, then sat up immediately, excitedly said: "Go and play with brother."

When Zhu Biao was mentioned, the smile on Li's face froze. If Zhu Yuanzhang loved Ma Xiuying and Zhu Biao so much, it was impossible for her not to be jealous.

But Ma Xiuying not only has an unshakable position with Zhu Yuanzhang, but also is very respected by the soldiers. It is impossible to win by helping Zhu Yuanzhang manage the family members of the army.As for Zhu Biao, at first she thought that the child would be counted according to the child, but she didn't expect that Comrade Zhu's love was like a bowl of extremely uneven water. It's not that he didn't pour anything into other children, but it was completely different in the end.

In this way, the thoughts of fighting for power and power disappeared, leaving only dissatisfaction and perseverance in Li's heart.Every time he heard his son praise his brother, Li felt very embarrassed and couldn't reprimand Zhu Xi, because Zhu Biao had indeed defended Zhu Xi's ass under Lao Zhu's vicious hands many times.

Zhu Xi didn't understand his mother's thoughts at all, so he ran out happily, skipping breakfast, let alone following his maid and servants, and ran straight to Zhu Biao's independent small study.

It's snowing outside.It snowed for the first time last night, and the sky and the earth were very quiet, even the sound of falling snowflakes seemed to be heard.

Zhu Xi stepped on the snow, leaving a string of footprints behind him. He was wearing a heavy cotton coat, and he looked like a small ball rolling on the road from a distance.

After passing the pond, passing the corridor, and running to a place where tall bamboos are planted, Zhu Biao's study is behind.

The door was closed, and the windows were also closed. Zhu Xi stood outside, unable to see anything. He wanted to go in but dared not. Seeing that the snow was good, he buried his head and pushed the snowman up.

Zhu Biao was reading with a book in his study, and he was keenly aware of the movement outside. He took a look outside and used magic power to see through it. The page goes out again.

When he finally put down the book, he saw the little guy running from the front of the house to the back of the house, squatting in the corner not knowing what he was doing.

There are several dark wooden boxes in the corner.

Zhu Xi took the branches and poked them, but before he could take them, it was dark, and the white sky collapsed to the ground, covering his head and face.

It turned out to be snow.

"Bah, cough cough." He frantically patted the snowflakes off his head, spit out the snow that had melted into water in his mouth, and jumped up and down like a rabbit that suddenly fell into the ice water.

Zhu Xi looked up and said sillyly: "Brother, you're out!"

Zhu Biao took a towel to wipe the ink on his hands, looked at Zhu Xi and said, "What are you doing here so early?"

It was he who did the prank just now, using a dustpan, and the material was the snowman's head made by Zhu Yu.

"Look for my brother to play!"

"Looking for me to play? Why do you suddenly want to play with me today?"

"Brother, I know you are off today, and you don't have classes or practice martial arts, so I came here."

"Yeah." Zhu Biao nodded, and asked again, "What were you doing in that corner just now?"

"I want to see if the mouse is caught in the box."

"There will be mice in the box?"

"This is a mousetrap box." Zhu Xi said, "There are a lot of mice recently. I heard that food is thrown away in the kitchen every day, and a lot of furniture has been bitten."

Zhu Biao was busy practicing martial arts and studying all day long, but he didn't know about it. After hearing what he said, he remembered that the general's mansion seemed to have been cleaned a few days ago, and several such boxes were placed behind each house. .

Under his slender eyes, Zhu Biao saw a few mouse hairs scattered around.

Mice come out in winter because there is not enough food in autumn, so since you have already been here and found that there is food in the mousetrap box, why are you not fooled?

If you are not fooled, you are not hungry. If you are not hungry, why go out when it is snowing heavily?

"Rat infestation in winter...strange."

Zhu Xi ran behind Zhu Biao, pushed him forward, and hurriedly said: "What's strange, the mouse is also celebrating the New Year. Brother, hurry up, my mother will call me back soon."

"Okay, come and post couplets with me if you have nothing to do."

It is said to be posting couplets, but in fact the two of them are not tall enough, and they can't even step on a chair, so they still have to ask the maid to post them.

As soon as the couplet was pasted at the door, Zhu Biao took out two or three red lanterns to hang up, and the bright red immediately had the taste of the New Year.These red lanterns were pasted by himself. The wick inside was dipped in special oil, and the talisman paper that Liu Bowen taught him to draw not long ago was added to the bottom, which has the effect of exorcising evil spirits and avoiding demons.

Hanging on the door of his own study, Ma Xiuying's courtyard, Comrade Zhu's house, and the rest of the aunts were divided into a few -- of course they didn't know who made these lanterns.

Zhu Biao took advantage of the time when Zhu X looked up at the lantern, quietly squeezed a snow ball, took the opportunity to stuff it in Zhu X's collar, and hurried to the door when he was yelling.

As soon as the snowball touched his neck, more than half of it melted, dripping down, soaking most of Zhu Xi's clothes, making him shiver from the cold.Soon he jumped up, jumped to find Zhu Biao, and ran out while calling his brother.

The elder brother in his mouth succeeded in one blow, and he had already left the yard, waiting outside for him to watch a joke.

Teasing children is really a stress-relieving thing, and it’s interesting to see them anxious. Now Zhu Biao is regarded as a child and is often teased by his parents. Fortunately, he has younger brothers and sisters to tease, and he has developed a Food chain, this is the benefit of the elder brother.

He lay in ambush at the door very well, and when Zhu Xi rushed out to look around, Zhu Biao let go of the short tree branch that had been pressed in his hand for a long time, and with a slap, Zhu Xi's face was covered with snow.

Zhu Xi: "...Brother!"

Zhu Biao said gently, "What's wrong?"

Zhu Xi jumped angrily: "Brother, you are too much, you are cheating, how could you treat me like this!"

The child's round face was already flushed with anger, staring at Zhu Biao, not necessarily very angry, but his eyes had become watery, the corners of his mouth turned up and down for a while, he wanted to laugh and cry, but he couldn't. No less.

Zhu Biaoyu said earnestly: "Second brother, this is to exercise your masculinity. Don't you always want to go to war? It's not so comfortable to join the army. Now you can't even stand a little snowflakes. How can you become a general in the future?"

Zhu Yu was stunned, and held back for a long time before saying, "I'm still young! If you can't stand the cold, you need to exercise."

"Yes, it is to exercise from a young age. So I just helped you and asked you to exercise in advance." Zhu Biao grabbed Zhu Xi's shoulders and led him to the main courtyard, saying as he walked, "Second brother, Food and drink are being prepared in the main courtyard, do you have anything you want to eat?"

When Zhu Xi heard it, he couldn't remember whether it was cold or not. He said excitedly: "My mother doesn't allow me to eat candy, I want to eat candy! I also want to play firecrackers and set off fireworks! I also asked Xu Yungong to play together, he Playing Yuanbing this time—brother, are you coming?"

Zhu Biao said: "...I'll forget it. Cough, Xu Yungong, is Uncle Xu Da's eldest son?"

Zhu Xi replied: "Yes, he is two years older than me, brother, he is amazing! Of course he is still much worse than you, but his strength is very strong!"

While talking, the two of them had walked halfway facing the wind and snow, and the snow was getting bigger and bigger, becoming the size of pear blossom petals. The sloping roofs and plum trees in the distance were stained white, and gradually merged into the torrent of snow, forming a pale color. , cool color.

Suddenly a group of people came in front of them. They were crowded and dressed in red, blue, yellow and green clothes. The figure in the front was tall and tall. The rest of them followed behind him and did not dare to pass. Form a protective stance.

Needless to say, this person is Zhu Yuanzhang. He is wearing a black cloak with a cloak on the outside. The hood of the cloak has a circle of brown fur. It was forced by Ma Xiuying to wear it, and according to his own statement, it is not cold at all.

The person who was half a step behind him was Wu Ce.Even in this weather, Wu Ce was still in unlined clothing with narrow sleeves and strong clothes, looking like a quack.Although he was smiling, he stood in a position where he could see all directions, hear all directions, as if he was about to make a move at any time.

Seeing the two brothers, Zhu Yuanzhang changed direction and walked towards them.

"Biao'er, and Ji'er." Zhu Yuanzhang called.

Zhu Xi's whole body trembled, and he subconsciously wanted to hide, he faltered and called "Father", and then he was about to run behind Zhu Biao.

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted: "Come out, don't hide behind your brother!"

Zhu Xi stood up again with a sad face.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked suspiciously: "What are you hiding from when you see us? Did your kid commit another crime?"

Zhu Xi immediately said: "No! I came to find brother when I came together, and I haven't done anything yet!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao testified: "Second brother did come to see me early in the morning."

"Oh." Zhu Yuanzhang responded, and said to Zhu Biao, "Your mother prepared melon and fruit snacks early in the morning, and also arranged a lot of dishes, and I want to eat them in the hall."

Zhu Biao smiled and said, "Did Mother make pancakes for Dad?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "So what if it's baked! We just love sesame seed cakes."

Zhu Xi looked at Zhu Biao talking and laughing with Comrade Zhu with admiration and reverence. On the one hand, he felt that I could do it with me, but on the other hand, he knew that he was not good at it.

As if suddenly realizing that there was a group of people following behind him, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "It's all gone, gone. Go for what you should do, Wu Ce—you follow. Biao'er, Xing'er, let's go."

Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Biao with his left hand and Zhu Xi with his right hand, and walked towards the main courtyard together.

"father."

"Ok?"

This sentence was called by Zhu Biao. Zhu Xi didn't even dare to breathe, he was as stiff as a puppet, his legs almost forgot to turn, and he almost jumped away.

"Is Brother Zhu Ying here?"

"We asked, your mother brought him over early in the morning, and I think he's eaten by now." Zhu Yuanzhang replied, "It's you, what are you doing in the study?"

Zhu Biao smiled and said, "Practiced a few pictures, and also wrote some homework assigned by Master Song for the spring break."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with satisfaction: "Okay, not bad. Eat more later, today I slaughtered a whole pig, let's eat!"

Sure enough, there was a whole pig.There was even a suckling pig.

There are several charcoal basins in the house, which are as warm as spring, and there is a special place for ventilation, so that people will not be poisoned.Several jugs of warm wine were wrapped in a thick cloth cover and placed on the table. No one dared to touch them, and kept them until Zhu Yuanzhang came.

There are many chairs beside the big round table, and the table is full of all kinds of dishes, steaming with white smoke, steamed, boiled, fried, porridge and soup, all chicken, duck and fish are on it.There is a large plate in the middle, and on the plate is the red and shiny roast suckling pig.

There is also a small table, where maids keep filing in, and put fried peanuts and melon seeds, candied walnuts on it, and colorful melons and fruits are placed on the plate with hooked flower branches, which is really eye-catching.

Ma Xiuying was wearing a maple-leaf-red coat with a large front, and the sleeves were rolled up. She walked in with her hands in her pockets, holding a branch of wintersweet, which she put lightly on the porcelain vase at the door.

Behind her was Li Li and a group of concubines. The only ones with their children were Li, Yi and Sun. The other aunts were not pregnant for the time being. One was because Zhu Yuanzhang was too busy, and the other was luck.

Mrs. Li is holding Zhu Yan, who is two or three years old, Mrs. Yan is holding Zhu Di, who is five or six months old, and Mrs. Sun is also holding Zhu Jingjing, who is less than one year old. The location is also better.

After Ma Xiuying entered the door, she saw Mu Ying who was already in the room at a glance, smiled and took his hand, and said: "Ying'er, come, sit in the middle today, sit next to your parents, and eat more."

Mu Ying respectfully said: "Mother, my son wishes you New Year's greetings."

After she was about to kneel and kowtow, Ma Xiuying hurriedly stopped him and said, "How can you do such a heavy ceremony? It doesn't have to be like this between you and me. I've always regarded you as my own son. Remember it."

Mu Ying's eyes turned red quickly, she pursed her lips and smiled, and didn't speak much. He is 15 years old, and the older he gets, the more taciturn he is.

The experience of exile and the kindness of his upbringing made him have extremely deep feelings for Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying, which cannot be shaken by other people or things.

After a while, someone came again, and a woman walked slowly.She is dressed like a lady, with gold and silver ornaments on her head, but her demeanor and movements are undoubtedly not well trained, she is a little shy, her face is very similar to that of an ordinary peasant woman, with traces of weathering, many words are deep deep wrinkles.

Behind her was a young man who held his chest up and raised his head, and looked imposing. His eyebrows were somewhat similar to Zhu Yuanzhang's, with thick eyebrows, a straight nose, and a slightly arrogant smile on his face. This was still in the Shuai's mansion. If When people are outside, it is estimated that it is more than a little obvious.

Behind the young man was a young girl, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with average appearance, wearing a lotus-stem green skirt, and her behavior was gentle and gentle.

Ma Xiuying went up to meet her and said happily, "Sister-in-law, you brought Wenzheng and Minjing here."

Mrs. Wang also showed a happy smile, and stayed with Ma Xiuying affectionately: "My brother and sister, we are still a bit late, and we can't help you much. Look at you—it's been a while, and you look even more beautiful."

Before Ma Xiuying could reply, two more people came in at the door.

two men.

The older one had a big gray beard, dark skin, a big round face, a little fat, but also a little strong. It seemed that the fat was brought about by the fat, and it seemed that the fat was made because of the strong. It was hard to tell the difference.

The young man's face is longer, his complexion is fairer, not as handsome as the young man in front, but he is also full of energy, his movements are vigorous and powerful, and he looks alive and lively, giving people the impression that he is much closer than the first young man.

"Brother-in-law." Ma Xiuying called out.

The elder responded, and talked to her with joy on his face.

One after the other, five more people came.

The first three are Wang Shi, Zhu Wenzheng and Zhu Minjing.Wang is Zhu Yuanzhang's sister-in-law, that is, the wife of his elder brother Zhu Xinglong, and Zhu Wenzheng and Zhu Minjing are their children.In the fourth year of Zhizheng, the famine in Huaibei was so severe that Zhu Xinglong and Zhu Yuanzhang's parents starved to death together.When Zhu Yuanzhang raised his troops, the Wang family took Zhu Wenzheng and defected here.

The latter two are Li Zhen and Li Wenzhong. Li Zhen is Zhu Yuanzhang's brother-in-law and Zhu Fo's daughter's husband.Li Wenzhong is their son, who is just in his twenties this year.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was still young, the family couldn't handle the cooking, and almost all survived by Li Zhen's relief, so he had a very good sense of this brother-in-law, and he could see it as his own brother.

There were no generals or outsiders here, they were all Comrade Zhu’s family members, this was specially arranged by him because he wanted the whole family to have a meal together.

This group of people arrived, chattering, noisy and bustling, very lively.The aroma of the food, the steaming heat, and the prosperity of the lantern couplets are mixed together, making people happy even from a long distance.

Zhu Biao could see the most clearly. The eyes of the high-powered telescope saw every small detail clearly. The white air above the crowd mixed with the new year's new year's red luck, and they were all included in his eyes.

A place with such a look must be a wealthy family who can buy new year's goods, with a prosperous population and full of New Year's flavor.

Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that the corners of his mouth were about to go to the sky, and he strode into the threshold, dragging Zhu Biao and Zhu Chen in by the way.

Fortunately, Zhu Biao said that he had grown taller, while Zhu Xi was completely taken in, and he was stunned. When he came over, he pulled his collar hard and coughed for a long time.

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang came in, everyone's movements subconsciously became smaller, and then louder voices broke out to welcome him.

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The author has something to say:

Zhu Wenzheng's younger sister is Princess Fucheng, there is no record, so I picked up the name Zhu Minjing by myself.