Ming Dynasty: Traveling through the harem, Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded

Chapter 69 I'm afraid he will bully my daughter

Walk out from Wenhua Hall.

At the door was Zhu Chong, lying on a chair. He was dying and the long bench was covered in blood.

There was a bloodstain on the ground that had been dried by the sun.

There was not a single piece of healthy skin on Zhu Chong's entire back, and there were even some bloodthirsty insects circling around him.

If it weren't for the guards driving them away, there would probably be many bugs sucking his blood.

Zhu Chong himself had completely fainted, and only his weak breathing could prove that he was still alive.

"Your Majesty, the King of Qin is already in critical condition. If he is not treated, I am afraid..."

A guard who had been squatting on the ground and feeling Zhu Chong's pulse with his hand stood up and spoke to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his eyes and glanced at the other party coldly. He put his hands behind his back and ordered in a cold tone:

"Lock him up and send the royal doctor to treat him. If he dies, it is his fate. If he survives, let him eat one meal a day, no meat, and only leftovers."

After giving his instructions, Zhu Yuanzhang walked away.

Originally, he was very confident in his son, thinking that no matter how bad the other party was, he would not do anything wrong.

For this reason, he solemnly vowed in front of Queen Ma that under his teaching, his sons would all become talented people.

But Zhu Chong's actions ultimately disappointed him.

If the other party did not do any of these things, Zhu Yuanzhang would still choose to believe his son rather than Yang Chen, after all, there is no evidence.

But what Zhu Chong did was really too much. He actually imprisoned Guanyin Nu.

He was sure that Yang Chen had never seen Guanyin Nu, but he knew it clearly. This was enough to show how much trouble his son would bring him in the future, which was recorded in a separate page of history.

How could Zhu Yuanzhang be kind to his son after making him lose face in front of Yang Chen?

As soon as he left, Zhu Biao, Yang Chen and Zhu Di walked out of the Wenhua Hall.

"Hurry and do as my father ordered."

Zhu Biao also gave orders, but his eyes still showed displeasure towards Zhu Chong.

The three of them originally planned to walk side by side, but halfway through, Zhu Di left alone.

Yang Chen returned to the Eastern Palace with Zhu Biao.

When he arrived at the Eastern Palace, Zhu Biao did not imply that he should be imprisoned as Zhu Yuanzhang requested. Instead, he stipulated that as long as he did not run around within the Eastern Palace, no one could interfere with him.

At this moment in the harem, Zhu Yuanzhang was eating while telling Empress Ma everything that had happened today.

Putting down his bowl and chopsticks, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the ceiling and sighed:
"Sister, what's wrong with our Ming Dynasty? We originally set up the household registration system for the benefit of the world, but why does it become different in Yang Chen's words?
Aren't I fit to be the emperor?"

After learning what happened today, Queen Ma answered the other party's confused questions while embroidering insoles.

"If you ask me, you are just thinking too far ahead. You are suitable to be the emperor of Hongwu, but not suitable to be the emperor of Ming Dynasty a hundred years later. The world changes every year. As an ancestor, how can you predict the changes in the future?

If future generations follow the ancestral instructions you gave them, they will definitely encounter problems.

Just like Chongzhen, who could have thought that a prince like him would eventually become an emperor. "

"Come and lift your feet up. Let me try and see if they fit you."

"Oh! I was talking to you about something serious, why are you measuring my feet?"

Although he said this, Lao Zhu actually stood up obediently.

Queen Ma did not say much about this, but focused on doing her own thing.

"It's a little big. I'll come back and alter it later." When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Empress Ma wanted to stay up all night to help him alter his shoes, he suddenly became anxious.

Grab the shoes from the other person's hand.

With a joyful look on his face he said:
"Sister! You spent almost half a month sewing these shoes. It was so time-consuming and laborious. I don't want you to modify them anymore. The shoes don't fit because of my feet. Don't worry about it. Just give me a good rest."

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang, who looked like a child, Empress Ma smiled brightly, full of kindness.

"Okay, Chongba, I've been listening to you nagging for most of the day. You must be feeling much better now, right? If you're not feeling so bad, go and accompany Xiongying and Yunxun."

Empress Ma packed up the tools for sewing shoes and gave Zhu Yuanzhang instructions.

Putting away the shoes in his hand, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in response:

“I know, but sister, I have something I want to ask your opinion on.

You said that Yang Chen suddenly appeared in our Ming Dynasty. Could it be that God does not want the Ming Dynasty to be replaced in the future? "

"Maybe. Since he has already appeared, why don't you try to accept it? He is all alone and has no one else besides me."

"It is because he is lonely that I have a headache!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone sounded quite helpless. He felt very distressed by people like Yang Chen who ignored the imperial power.

There is no certainty at all that we can control him.

To put it bluntly, it means that you can't find the other party's weakness.

Yang Chen is now fearless and can kill or chop people up at will. He has no idea whether this guy is really afraid of death or just pretending to be afraid of death.

Sensing her husband's worry, Queen Ma suddenly had an idea and said:
"In that case, why don't you just find him a woman to accompany him?

I think the eldest daughter in Mu'er's family is pretty good. Her name seems to be Mu Lingxi. She is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and has a beauty that can make the moon and flowers ashamed.

If she were allowed to get close to Yang Chen, considering Yang Chen's current age of vigor and vitality, do you think he would eventually fall for this gentle woman?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Empress Ma's suggestion, he immediately expressed his approval and said with a frown:

"Sister! How come I didn't realize that you are more thoughtful than me? This beauty trap has been a strategy to attack people's hearts since ancient times. If Yang Chen falls into the trap, he will not be without leverage in the future!"

Rolling her eyes at Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma said in a sneer:

"Why do you think I chose Mu'er's daughter? It's because of her special status. If Yang Chen wants to achieve success in the future, he must have a high status.

He and Biaoer are of the same age. Compared to you and me, we are both old.

If the opportunity wasn't wrong, I would have thought about finding a suitable princess to marry Yang Chen and let him become our consort."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly changed.

"No, no, our daughters are our darlings. If they marry that little bastard, what if we bully him in the future and he bullies our daughters?"

"Zhongba, you still have the nerve to criticize me. You think more about things that haven't even started yet than I do. What if Yang Chen still doesn't like our daughter?"

"Fuck him! If I become his consort, it will bring honor to his ancestors. How can he be so unworthy?"

"Okay, okay, sister, I don't want to discuss these things. I just want to talk to you about the family matters and not mention that little bastard."

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang took Empress Ma's hand, and the two talked about the past and the future.

The topic of conversation was nothing more than matters concerning offspring and grandchildren.

During this period, Empress Ma said that she had a premonition that she might pass away soon, and asked Zhu Yuanzhang to remain true to himself and not be replaced by hostility.

(End of this chapter)