The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 29: The pious Zhu Ju, burning incense and worshipping Zhen Wu in the palace

Dalan was shocked.

"Your Majesty, this... your humble servant..."

Ma Xiuying looked at Dalan and said expressionlessly:
"Perhaps I am too kind on weekdays, so some people in the palace have begun to ignore me."

"Dalan, do you know that the Sixth Prince Zhu Ju is my own flesh and blood?"

Pfft!
Dalan knelt down on the ground and said hurriedly:
"Your Majesty, I have spoken out of turn! I..."

At this moment, she felt the pressure from the Queen!
She is afraid!

"Your son is bullying my son. You even call him a little beast."

Ma Xiuying interrupted her and said coldly,
"Yes, very good."

"My son is a little beast in your eyes, then what about me? Am I an old beast in your eyes?"

Daran: “!!!”

"I dare not! Queen, I really said something wrong!"

"I deserve to die. I deserve to be slapped!"

Snapped!
Snapped!
Snapped!
Darlan's voice trembled as he slapped himself in the face seven or eight times in a row!

The fair face quickly became red and swollen.

But the Queen didn't call for a stop, so how could she dare to stop? She could only continue to slap herself!
"okay."

Seeing blood oozing from the corner of her mouth, Ma Xiuying waved her hand and said calmly,
"Get up! Your face is crooked. How can you serve His Majesty in the future?"

"I dare not..." Dalan covered her face with tears in her eyes, but she did not dare to let them flow.

"Since you want to kneel, then kneel down."

Ma Xiuying walked past her, came to the door, leaned sideways and instructed,

"Zhu Yu has such a bad taste. In the final analysis, it is because you, as a mother, have not taught your son well, so that his thinking has become problematic."

"If the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked. As a concubine in the harem, you should be virtuous and kind. No dirty words should come out of your mouth. But today you are spewing shit. It really makes me feel cold."

"I wanted to punish you severely, but since you slapped yourself, I will just assume that you admitted your mistake and punished yourself."

"I will punish you to copy the "Rules for Women" thirty times. I will send someone to teach you etiquette. You must learn it well. If you dare to talk nonsense and swear again in the future, I will never let you off easily!"

Dalan trembled and knocked his head to the ground.

boom!
"I will accept the punishment..."

"Thank you... Queen!"

Swish.

Ma Xiuying turned away and left
As a queen, she could be kind to those below her and tolerant to other concubines.

But never be insulted!

Using words like "beast" to insult Zhu Ju is actually insulting her!
If you don't take some drastic measures against this kind of arrogant behavior, do you really think she is a piece of clay?

Da da!

When Ma Xiuying stepped over the threshold, Dalan could no longer hold back his tears, which burst out in an instant!

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

She just sat on the ground sobbing in an ungraceful manner, and in a blink of an eye, her face was covered in tears.

The crying woke Zhu Yu up from his sleep.

"Mother, you...what's wrong with you?"

"Why are you crying? Ah! Mother, what happened to your face? Who hit you?!"

Zhu Yu rubbed his sleepy eyes and was a little sleepy to get up, but when he saw Dalan's appearance, his sleepiness disappeared instantly!
"Fuck!"

Dalan rushed over and hugged Zhu Yu, crying,

"You must strive to be proud of yourself! You must strive to make your mother proud in the future!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

……

The storm subsided and two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Early one morning, Ma Xiuying was still sleeping soundly when suddenly a smell drifted into her room.

"Cough, cough..."

She coughed, frowned, opened her eyes, sniffed, and said unhappily,
"What is the taste?"

"Who is burning incense outside?"

"Someone come——" This smell was very similar to the cypress scent in the Taoist temple she had visited before.

"Empress, are you awake?"

The maid Cuizhu came forward, gently helped her up, and helped her wash.

"Is there something going on in the palace today? Why is there such a fragrant smell?"

Ma Xiuying asked, holding her hair up.

"Your Majesty, it's... the Sixth Prince."

Cuizhu looked a little strange and replied,
"He got up early in the morning to burn incense, saying that today is the third day of the third lunar month, which is something... oh, yes, it's the birthday of the Great Emperor Zhenwu, and we have to burn incense and worship."

Ma Xiuying: “…”

"This child is so... pious!"

She held her forehead and said,

"Let's go and take a look."

Although she felt somewhat helpless, Ma Xiuying did not stop Zhu Ju's behavior.

Everyone has their own hobbies, it’s just that my child’s hobbies are a bit unconventional.

It's a bit off, but acceptable.

In the courtyard, an altar was placed in the middle, with a gilded statue standing on it.

The statue holds a golden sword in his hand and steps on a turtle and snake. He looks righteous and majestic.

In front of the statue, there were fruits, water bowls, and an incense burner with three incense sticks in it.

The cigarette smoke flew in the wind and just happened to be blown into Ma Xiuying's bedroom.

I saw Zhu Ju kneeling in front of the altar, muttering something:
"The North Pole Xuan Ji, the Central Sky Kui Gang, the heaven and earth are connected, and the yin and yang are in motion..."

"The turtle and the snake merge, the dragon and the tiger form a team, and with one strike of the magic sword, the demon king will be slain!"

"Hurry up and obey the command of the Supreme Prime Minister of the North Pole Xuantian Yuxu, the benevolent and powerful God!"

boom!
After reciting a passage, Zhu Ju kowtowed three times, which made Ma Xiuying marvel at him.

"I've never seen this kid so respectful before."

"What is the origin of this god?"

She asked casually, and Zhu Ju just finished worshipping, and quickly stood up and answered:

"This is the Great Emperor Zhenwu, also known as Master Yuxu, who guards the north and wipes out all the demons in the world!"

"He also has a particularly domineering title, called the Nine Heavens Demon Slayer Patriarch!"

"Any evil spirit is a piece of cake in front of him. He can kill tens of thousands of demons with just a breath!"

"Mom, you should come and worship as well. Today is the birthday of the Great Emperor Zhenwu. If you worship, you will receive the blessing of the Great Emperor, and evil spirits will not dare to approach you, and demons and ghosts will not dare to invade you!"

When talking about his professional field, Zhu Ju was beaming with joy and knew everything about it like the back of his hand.

"Well... okay, I'll say goodbye too."

Ma Xiuying did not resist. She walked forward and kowtowed like Zhu Ju.

Praying to gods and worshipping Buddha is something that no mortal can escape, not even Zhu Yuanzhang.

Just think of it as seeking peace of mind.

"Where did you get these things, including this statue?"

After Ma Xiuying finished her worship, she stood up and pointed at the altar and asked.

As far as she knew, there was no statue of Zhenwu Emperor in the palace.

Zhu Ju chuckled.

"I asked my eldest brother to help me with all this."

He gave a thumbs up and spoke highly of Zhu Biao.
"What a great brother! He agrees to whatever I say, and does it really well!"

"This gilded bronze Zhenwu statue has a handsome and majestic shape. He personally selected it carefully. I fell in love with it at first sight. It's awesome!"

Ma Xiuying: “…”

"I thought I had spoiled you enough, but I didn't expect your elder brother to be even more indulgent and do things like this for you personally."

She said helplessly,

"Okay, okay, are you done with the worship?"

"Come here after you've finished worshipping. Mother has something important to do for you today."

(End of this chapter)