Daming prepares the emperor

In the forest path of the Imperial Garden.

The summer flowers are about to fall, the heat subsides, and the autumn wind gradually blows up. The eaves of the palace protruding to the sky seem to catch a piece of white cloud. The sound of children playing echoes among the grass and trees, dyeing the solemn Forbidden City similar to the folk wheat fields. warmth.

"Jing Ning, come here quickly."

Ma Xiuying wore a moon-white long dress with green silk and satin trim, her hair was lightly pulled up, and a golden phoenix-shaped hairpin was inserted on it. Her actions were full of dignity and charm.

At this time, she was squatting on the ground, with one hand on her knees and a colorful windmill in the other, calling for the princess to run towards her.

Zhu Jingning is four years old this year. Although there are still knots on her head, her face is also round. She even wore a lake blue lotus leaf gauze skirt today, which looks very cute, but her expression is serious like an adult. Li is only interested in pen and paper. In his free time, he likes to listen to Li Li reading. The temptation to go out and play with three characters is better than sleeping.

In her world, mud, sweat and dust are very evil monsters.

Therefore, her body is worse than that of children of the same age, especially Zhu Jingjing, which makes Empress Ma a headache, and tries to trick her out for a walk every day.

"Mother." Zhu Jingning pursed her lips, "I already have a windmill, and I can make one myself."

Ma Xiuying frowned and said, "You have a windmill? Who gave it to you? You know how to make windmills, why doesn't mother know?"

Hearing this sentence, Zhu Biao slowly retracted the foot that was about to step forward, and tried to hide behind the tree.

It's a pity that his Yishan crown and red round neck embroidered dragon robe are too conspicuous, Zhu Jingning looked at him right away, pointed to the front and said: "It was given by the elder brother, and also taught by the elder brother."

Ma Xiuying squinted her eyes and looked back: "Biaoer?"

Zhu Biao seemed to be stared at by a beast, froze for a moment, then slowly moved out, and smiled as if nothing had happened: "Mother, the weather is fine today, you brought Jing Ning out, are you also walking around?"

"Yes." Ma Xiuying glanced at him and stood up, "Otherwise, how could we see our versatile prince."

"Mother." Zhu Biao picked up Zhu Jingning who was running towards him, "The last time I came back from the palace, I brought toys for Zhu Xi, the others and Jing Jing. I can't live without Jing Ning."

"That's the case, you can't spoil her like this all the time." Ma Xiuying sighed, "It's hard for Mother to coax her out now, just this one time, and I asked you to mess things up."

Zhu Biao said: "Longsheng's nine sons are all different. We Jingning just like to be clean and restrained. It's not a big deal. Isn't it, Jingning?"

He looked at the little girl in his arms.

Zhu Jingning put her arms around Zhu Biao's neck, nodded vigorously, and showed a big smile to her brother.

Seeing their brother and sister get along harmoniously, Ma Xiuying couldn't be unhappy, but she couldn't show it on the face, and she still reprimanded: "It's outrageous, how can you pamper a child like you."

"If mother is worried, why don't you call Liuchubai and Jufei to play catch with Jingning and let them run around here." Zhu Biao thought for a while and said, "Most children like cats and dogs."

Ma Xiuying's eyes lit up: "It's also a good idea."

Zhu Jingning didn't care what they were talking about, she tugged on Zhu Biao's sleeve and said, "Brother, did you bring me something good?"

"Of course I have." Zhu Biao freed up a hand, took out a straw grasshopper from his bosom and put it on top of Zhu Jingning's head, "Press it and try."

Zhu Jingning grabbed the thing above her head, put it in her hands and pressed it obediently, the grasshopper flicked and jumped out, Zhu Jingning exclaimed, hurriedly got off Zhu Biao, and ran after the grasshopper.

Li Li, who was standing behind Ma Xiuying, hurriedly followed, leaving only Zhu Biao and Ma Xiuying in place.

"Let's go." Ma Xiuying sat down in the courtyard beside her, "What happened this morning? I received many invitations from married women. For some reason, they all wanted to come to the palace to see me."

"Are they all honorable wives?" Zhu Biao asked.

Ma Xiuying recalled for a while, then nodded.

Zhu Biao told her what happened recently, and repeated Liu Ji's request, and finally said: "I heard that Li Shanchang fell ill when he went to court, and the imperial doctor sent by his son prescribed medicine for him. A few people passed by, and they all said that there was no problem. They should have made up their minds to retreat for a while. In this way, it is not easy for the palace to refuse the requests of the wives. Things are getting big."

"Well, it's a trivial matter." Ma Xiuying said, "The palace is dull and boring, it's good to see some sisters-in-law from back then."

Zhu Biao said: "When Dad comes back, our family will go out for an autumn tour, go boating on Poyang Lake, and eat spring pancakes in the Qinhuai River."

"You will paint cakes for me, the king of a country, how can it be so easy to move around?"

"Then don't take dad, I'll take you and Jingning."

Ma Xiuying smiled: "Your father can't listen to this. If you say it in front of him, you will have to sulk for several days."

"But your father went to Bianliang this time to make us angry." She then said helplessly, "Specially provoked trouble at this time, and then walked away by himself. What a rascal."

It seems that mother has also seen father's plan, Zhu Biao finds it funny, it's strange that someone doesn't sleep for a few days and is cold under the quilt.

"Biao'er, are you busy?" Ma Xiuying waved to Zhu Biao, and Zhu Biao walked over and sat down beside her, wiping the back of his head with one hand.

"You are only in your teens this year, and you are going to be in charge of the country. Sometimes mother thinks about it and feels very scared. People say that Huiji will be hurt. If you have any concerns, you must tell mother, although our identities are very different now. Now, but what is there to be a queen? It's so boring to be bored in this heavy palace wall all day long."

Startled, Zhu Biao quickly raised his head to look at Ma Xiuying's face, her eyes were indeed filled with tears, glittering and translucent, her eyebrows were knit together, as if there was endless sorrow.

The empress who is the mother of the world plays an irreplaceable bonding role between the emperor and the prince, like the scabbard that binds a sharp sword, but her own sadness is ignored, and her worries cannot be resolved. She is trapped in the deep palace and loses her freedom. with vision...

Zhu Biao thought of this in an instant, self-blame surged into his heart desperately, wishing to give himself two punches bang bang, and then bang bang two punches to his unreliable father, but when he came back from a trance, he realized that something was wrong .

Gentle personality, no worries about eating and drinking, loved by her husband, filial son, planting vegetables and weaving, teasing her daughter, and occasionally a large group of court ladies and eunuchs accompany her to decorate furniture. Mother has obviously come here in the same way before, and there is nothing wrong with it. Are you sad?

"Mother." Zhu Biao's eyes gradually became fierce, and when he was about to ask if someone bullied her, or if some monster with a high level of cultivation could cause trouble in the palace, he was taken aback and stared at Ma Xiuying's stomach, " Mother, you..."

"I'm fine." Ma Xiuying said to herself, "I don't know what's wrong, I'm in a bad mood recently, and I'm not feeling well. I didn't fall asleep after thinking about it all night. I think I missed your father."

"..." Zhu Biao was forced to eat a mouthful of dog food, "Mother, it's a good thing to see those wives now, and you chatting and talking, just relieved the mood."

"It makes sense." Ma Xiuying said, "We had a very good relationship when your father was the Marshal."

"But what I want to say is that I think there may be other reasons for your bad mood."

"Ok?"

"I seem to have a younger sister." Zhu Biao said, "I mean the third one."

The imperial physician who just came back from Li Shanchang's residence came to Kunning Palace again.

He said that this is a normal situation. At the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, when the seasons change, people's diseases are more common. It is common for pregnant women to feel depressed at this time. up.

Because of this incident, ordering women to visit the queen in the palace was put on the agenda even more. The nobles all over the city wandered around during the day, and began to please their wives when they returned home at night. They must find out some news, even if they can't, they must Coax the queen well, so that she will have a chance to intercede when she ends up in the end.

The well-dressed women entered the palace one after another, affecting the hearts of the courtiers. For several days, no one found out anything. It was frustrating. After knowing that the Queen's side could not be breached, the thoughts on her faded away. Many, instead continue to devote themselves to the cause of torturing Liu Ji and Li Shanchang, the gifts are getting more and more expensive, and the number of servants squatting at the door has not decreased but increased.

But if he didn't pay attention, what happened at this time made Huaixi complain again and again.

"Ma'am, I'll eat some of this."

"Let's eat." Ma Xiuying said with a smile, "Li Li, go get two more plates."

"Our family can't eat this kind of fruit." Xie Cuie said, "How can we grow it?"

Xie Cui'e is Xu Da's Xu Xian wife, Xie Zaixing's youngest daughter, her father defected, her sister married Zhu Wenzheng, the ending was not very good, only she herself, although she became the daughter of a guilty minister, but because she married Wei Guogong, He was more favored and gave birth to several children, so he lived a good life.

She has a carefree personality, is good at swords, and has lived in the army. Ma Xiuying, who is generous and steady, happens to have something to talk about, and she also hits it off with others. It is also the reason for escaping the tragedy of the Xie family.

"It was sent by the prince." Ma Xiuying said, "I don't know how to make it. If you like it, you can take some back when you leave."

"Then let me thank you for your kindness first."

The wives sitting around were so jealous that they were about to bite their handkerchiefs, secretly cursing Xie Cui'e for attracting the queen's attention, so that others had no chance to show off.

After Xie Cui'e had eaten the melons and fruits, she chatted with Ma Xiuying and drank a cup of tea. Suddenly, she sniffed hard and said, "Why do I smell a medicine?"

Ma Xiuying said: "I drank it."

"Madam is sick?"

All eyes converged, and the mouths were ready to speak out the words of concern.

Before they could say anything, Xie Cui'e asked again: "Madam is she pregnant? This smell is so familiar."

Ma Xiuying smiled: "You have a good nose."

Xie Cui'e said: "Since you are pregnant, you have to pay attention to your body, why don't we accompany your mother around."

This is still a good word, know to add you after me.

Everyone agreed one after another, surrounded Ma Xiuying and went out.

After going out, Xie Cuie looked back and said, "This palace is really well built, much better than my house."

The wives who had just praised her in their hearts looked at each other, their faces turned pale at a speed visible to the naked eye, and they secretly glanced at the queen to observe her reaction.

Ma Xiuying has always been magnanimous, and she really likes Xie Cuie, so naturally she doesn't care about it, and said comfortingly: "Your family is not bad."

Xie Cuie said: "It's still far away."

The wives wanted to shut her up, so the voices of the conversation couldn't help but become much quieter. Finally, a few witty and eloquent people cheered up the atmosphere, and finally came to the imperial garden.

The scenery in the imperial garden changes every day. In order to keep it fresh, a dedicated gardener sets it up every day. The flowers in the four seasons are not the same, and the body shapes are also beautiful. With the rockery and flowing water, it can be called a superb view in the world.

Xie Cui'e widened her eyes, looked at the exotic flowers and plants in the garden, and said under the desperate eyes of the wives: "This garden is so beautiful, if only my family's is like this."

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The author has something to say:

Mrs. Xie's story is more recorded in unofficial history, and there is no official history, so it should be fabricated by literati, just like Xu Da eating roast goose.