The First Uncle of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 146 The Ma Family's Life-Saving Method

The atmosphere in Rouyi Palace seemed subtle, but on the surface it was still quite lively.

Ma Xun picked up some mutton slices and threw them into the copper pot. It is very good to eat hot pot in winter.

Although this is not the kind of hot pot that exists in the future, it is also very delicious and is quite popular among the people nowadays.

This is also one of the advantages of court banquets. Basically, they are divided into separate tables, with each person having a small table.

No one picked up food for him, and no one urged him to eat. He ate whatever he wanted. Perhaps it was out of consideration for Ma Xun, so there were rarely any fish or shrimp on his table.

"cough."

Ma Xun picked up the mutton, dipped it in some sauce, and started to eat it.

"Cough, cough."

"Your Highness!"

"Qi'er!"

Ma Xun suddenly noticed something was wrong. There was some chaos on Concubine Hu Shun's side, and some of the eunuchs and maids were also a little anxious.

The little body of the ninth prince Zhu Qi was picked up, and a maid was patting his back anxiously.

The noise here was getting louder and louder, and many people looked over. The child seemed to have something stuck in his throat.

Zhu Qi's face looked grim. The child could no longer cry and his little hand reached into his mouth, as if he wanted to dig something out.

There was no time to think about anything else at this moment, so Ma Xun suddenly jumped over the small table, knocking over the plates and copper pipes without caring about anything else, and he stumbled over.

"Give me!"

Ma Xun didn't care about anything and snatched the child from Concubine Hu Shun.

He bent his knees slightly so that Zhu Qi could barely sit on his lap. He passed his arms under the child's armpits, clenched his left fist and grasped the wrist with his right hand.

Ma Xun placed his fist below the child's chest and above his belly button, exerting force neither too light nor too heavy.

"cough."

Zhu Qi was still coughing and his face became increasingly uglier.

I increased the force. I was worried that I might hurt the child, but now I can't worry about that.

Ma Xun continued to exert pressure, and he didn't know how many times he had done so. He was a little panicked now, so he decided to save the child first.

"cough."

"Wow"

A small round fruit was spit out from Zhu Qi's mouth under the anxious gaze of everyone, and the child immediately started crying.

Ma Xun, still frightened, looked at the fruit on the ground. It was a longan.

Ma Xun couldn't help but cursed immediately, "Are you trying to kill him? He's just a little kid, and you're feeding him this!"

Concubine Hu Shun cried bitterly and said quickly, "He was quick and swallowed it without watching it."

As she said this, Concubine Hu Shun snatched Zhu Qi away. She must have been very scared now.

Ma Xun couldn't say anything more. Zhu Qi was only two years old. At this stage, children's hands were as fast as lightning, and they would put anything they caught into their mouths. As for parenting concepts, some parents would be careless and accidents would happen in the future.

"Watch out!" Zhu Yuanzhang looked grim. "If anything happens to Old Nine, you'll be in trouble!"

Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang had twenty-six sons and sixteen daughters, but only two sons and two daughters did not grow up.

Among the sons was Zhu Qi, who died at the age of two. There was also a younger son, Zhu Nan, who died shortly after birth and was the only one among Zhu Yuanzhang's sons who did not have a prince title.

Zhu Biao was still frightened at this time, "Luckily my uncle is here, otherwise Lao Jiu would really be gone."

Zhu Chong also said quickly, "His face turned purple."

"Still crying!" Zhu Yuanzhang immediately looked at Concubine Hu Shun, "Kowtow to me!"

Concubine Hu Shun immediately knelt down holding the child. Ma Xun was so frightened that he jumped back and dodged. He could not accept this courtesy, but his right leg hurt so much that he almost fell down.

"Take it!" Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his ruthless iron palm, "If it weren't for you, Lao Jiu would be gone."

"Brother-in-law, this won't do." Ma Xun said with a bitter face, "Sister, please persuade me, this gift cannot be accepted."

Ma Xiuying understood what Ma Xun meant and immediately said, "When Lao Jiu gets better, let him kowtow to his uncle. Shun Fei, please stand up. I will not accept your courtesy."

Zhu Yuanzhang still insisted, "She should kowtow, what does the child know?"

"No!" Ma Xiuying's voice suddenly became louder. "She is the imperial concubine. How can it be said that she wants me to accept the gift?"

Zhu Biao immediately advised, "Dad, Mom is right."

"Chongba, just listen to the Queen." Li Zhen also hurriedly advised, "I am a minister after all, how can I accept the courtesy of the Imperial Concubine?"

The others were silent. The emperor at that time was very irritable and no one could control him. To be more precise, no one dared to disobey the irritable emperor.

But Ma Xiuying was different. When the emperor's voice was high, her voice would not be low. Zhu Biao dared to persuade, but he would see if he could persuade him. Li Zhen would also persuade, and some things would be more effective if he spoke out.

The issue of whether to perform the salute and who will perform the salute has come to a temporary end.

Concubine Hu Shun was still crying, and Prince Zhao Zhu Qi was crying even more loudly.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look at Ma Xun and asked with concern, "Little brother, is Lao Jiu okay?"

"He's already vomited everything out, what could possibly happen?" Ma Xiuying's face wasn't looking good either, "Leave him here and let his uncle take care of him."

Then Ma Xiuying glared at Concubine Hu Shun and said, "If you can't take good care of the child, leave him with me to raise him!"

Concubine Hu Shun, who was crying so hard that she was out of breath, dared not say anything back, and the other concubines all stood there obediently with their heads lowered.

Concubine Da Ding held the eighth prince Zhu Zi, who was also two years old, by the hand, fearing that the child might accidentally swallow something. Concubine Guo Ning looked at Zhu Tan, who was not even one year old and was held in the arms of a maid, and breathed a sigh of relief, as the child had not yet been weaned.

Zhu Yuanzhang had no objection, so Lao Jiu could only let his younger brother take care of the patient. Everyone was relieved that with such a miraculous doctor who could save lives, there was naturally nothing to worry about.

"There's nothing to look after. It's fine once it's vomited up." Ma Xun explained helplessly, "Just comfort it for a while. The child is frightened."

Ma Xiuying immediately made arrangements, "Take him to the side hall to rest, and call the imperial physician to take his pulse. If he is well taken care of, he will take care of himself. If he is not well taken care of, let me know in advance. I will tolerate it!"

Now the emperor's concubines stood more properly, and the princes and princesses lowered their heads one by one. The queen mother was usually kind, but that didn't mean she had no temper.

Li Zhen quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "It's OK as long as the child is fine. There's no need to scare yourself. This is also because I have the ability. It's all because of the good teaching of the old man."

Zhu Biao also said quickly, "Uncle has always been good at saving people and curing illnesses. Previously, I only heard that General Chang was in danger. Now let's see, only uncle has the ability to save people at such a critical moment."

This seems a bit exaggerated. Isn't it just that the child has a choking problem?

But if you think carefully about Zhu Zi's appearance just now, and think about the consequences for some children whose throats are choked, this is not an exaggeration.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately wanted to find Ma Xun, but Ma Xiuying asked sharply, "Is my little brother injured?"

Ma Xun felt his thigh was burning and did not hide it, "I think it was burned and bumped a bit."

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately became anxious, "Call the imperial physician! Change my clothes quickly!"

"What do you need a royal physician for?" Ma Xiuying glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang with dissatisfaction, her tone full of pride, "My best expertise is surgery, respiratory diseases, and gynecology. Do I need a royal physician?"

Sis, sometimes I really need a doctor!
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized and said with a smile, "I am worried and confused. I feel bad when my younger brother gets hurt. Come to think of it, my younger brother is the better one. Not only did he save Biao'er, he also saved Lao Jiu."

The couple started praising Ma Xun. The more they looked at Ma Xun, the more they felt that he was outstanding, elegant, and heroic. He was worthy of being called their younger brother!
Zhu Biao and Zhu Chong supported Ma Xun on the left and right, and walked towards the side hall accompanied by Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying.

As for Rouyi Palace, there is nothing to worry about. Someone will naturally clean up the overturned tables.

Fortunately, I was wearing thick clothes, so my thigh was just burned and red. The bruises were not serious, just a piece of skin on the front of my calf was broken.

Zhu Yuanzhang is now calm, "Little brother, I really don't know how to thank you today."

"We are all family, how can I watch my nephew get into trouble?" Ma Xun lowered his head and looked at his injured leg, "Ask the imperial physician to apply medicine to me, I'm all burned."

Ma Xiuying was disgusted. "Why put medicine on a broken piece of skin? You don't seem to be really hurt!"

Li Zhen tried to smooth things over again, "Little brother, can you teach me that method? Jinglong likes to eat random things, and I'm scared just thinking about what happened today."

"I'll teach you later, and then teach others." Ma Xun said, "This method is simple. It doesn't matter if you learn it but don't use it. I'm just worried that no one will know how to do it when something happens."

Li Zhen also started to brag, "You are really kind-hearted. You are willing to teach others this method."

This is not an exaggeration. Nowadays, many people learn a skill and do not teach it to others, so that they can have food to eat without being afraid of being replaced, and their descendants can also have a skill to make a living.

Ma Xun wiped the blood distressedly and said, "It's not a big deal. We can promote this method when the time comes. As I said, it's good to save one more person."

Zhu Biao suddenly asked, "Uncle, where did you learn this method?"

"I figured it out randomly, and read books about it." Ma Xun said casually, then realized that something was wrong, "My father taught me that it should be passed down to males, not females."

Ma Xiuying was stunned for a moment, then became unhappy, "If you really have this ability, why would you teach you instead of me?"

"It's just a family tradition anyway." Ma Xun said, "If you don't like medicine, there's no point in teaching you."

Ma Xiuying began to doubt herself, because what Ma Xun said made sense. It was also because many scholars of this era really liked to diagnose pulses and take medicine when they had nothing to do.

Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his hands and said, "My dear brother, since you are willing to teach more people, that's a good thing. Otherwise, this is your Ma family's family tradition, and no one will argue with you. It was the Queen's order and the Prince's plea that made you willing to teach it to the people."

This time, not to mention Ma Xun, Ma Xiuying and Zhu Biao couldn't help but look at Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be justified, but still a little uneasy, "What do I need such a good reputation for?"

It seems reasonable!

Although the Heimlich maneuver is not a great skill, it can be useful at times.

Since I want to promote this method, maybe I can gain some fame.

The reputation and prestige of the Queen and the Crown Prince are already high enough, but having more is not a bad thing. Besides, with the Queen and the Crown Prince as guarantors, this method will have many people who trust it!

(End of this chapter)