Palace of Earthly Tranquility, Forbidden City, Nanjing.
"Mother, don't worry. With Second Brother here, Father will be fine.”
Zhu Biao put down the Journey to the West in his hand and looked at the middle-aged woman pacing back and forth in the main hall of the Palace of Earthly Tranquility.
The middle-aged woman was dressed simply and did not have any makeup on her face. Even so, one could still see the beauty of her youth.
She was Zhu Yuanzhang's first wife who had gone through thick and thin with him. She was Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Xi, and Zhu Di's biological mother, Empress Ma of the Ming Dynasty.
"Ai, Biao 'er, mother is not worried about your Imperial Father. Back then, he and I had made it through so many dangers. Now, it's just a locust plague, how can we do anything to him?”
Empress Ma sighed and said with a worried expression,"
"What I'm worried about is your brother, Pin 'er!”
Zhu Biao's brows relaxed, and he immediately waved his hand at his mother,
"If that's the case, then mother, you don't have to worry.”
"You don't know, but Second Brother is very different from before.”
"Not to mention the 'Journey to the West' in my son's hands, even the 'Immortal by the River' that he composed in the Heaven Prison shocked all the officials in the court.”
"From this, it can be seen that second brother has really listened to mother's previous teachings and is going to be a good child.”
Empress Ma frowned slightly, her expression still tense."
"I hope so!"
Poor parents. To Empress Ma, the palm of her hand and the back of her hand were all flesh, and she had always treated them equally.
However, due to Zhu Rong's various actions, Empress Ma could not rest assured. Helplessly, she could only dote on Zhu Rong more.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang's temper was really hot. If she didn't protect him as a mother, it was difficult to guarantee that Zhu Rong wouldn't be beaten up until he cried out!
At this moment, the sound of hooves could be heard outside the Palace of Earthly Tranquility.
Empress Ma and Zhu Biao looked at each other. The former hurriedly stepped out, while the latter stuffed the Journey to the West into his pants again before following closely behind.
" Mother, save me!!!"
Riding on the mule, Zhu Xi and Zhu Xi dismounted as soon as they entered the Palace of Earthly Tranquility. They shouted as they ran toward the main hall with their arms wide open,
"Father is going to eat his cubs!"
"What?"
Empress Ma had just walked out of the main hall when she heard Zhu Rong's words and raised her eyebrows in disbelief.
However, at this moment, a furious roar resounded throughout the entire Earth Peace Palace.
"Unfilial son, what nonsense are you talking about?”
Accompanied by an angry roar, Zhu Yuanzhang rode his tall horse into the Palace of Benevolence and Longevity, his old face incomparably ashen.
"Mother, look, look. Son is right, right? Father is crazy!”
Zhu Rong hurriedly hid behind Empress Ma and pointed at Zhu Yuanzhang while holding her mother's shoulder.
"Bastard!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were about to split open, but when he saw Empress Ma's face darken, he immediately panicked and hurriedly reined in his horse.
"Sister, don't listen to this unfilial son's nonsense. Since when did we have to be vicious and eat our own children?”
Zhu Xiong reported without hesitation,"
"Why not? When you were at West River, you threw a torch at our son, and Third Brother was also slapped twice by you!”
At this point, Zhu Rong immediately reached out and pulled Zhu Rong. He looked at Empress Ma with an aggrieved expression and solemnly emphasized,"
"Mother, you don't know, but that's a torch. It's a torch that was just taken out from the bonfire.”
"If this son didn't dodge it and was hit by Father's torch, he wouldn't be able to see Mother in this lifetime.”
"And the kind where even the whole corpse is burned. Anyway, at that time, if you still want to see me, you can only hold two handfuls of ashes.”
"Right, Third Brother?"
Zhu Rong was stunned, but then he remembered that Zhu Yuanzhang had indeed given him two slaps. He immediately nodded at Empress Ma and said,
"Yes, yes, yes."
"Bastard!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's veins bulged on his forehead as he stared at Zhu Rong and Zhu Rong."
" Third Brother, how dare you join hands with your Second Brother to deal with us? What a bunch of rebels…"
"Enough!"
Before Zhu Yuanzhang could finish his words, Empress Ma's voice rang out in the entire Palace of Earthly Tranquility,"
"Zhu Zhongba, what are you trying to do?”
"Do you still remember what you said to me when you married me? Now, you've become the emperor and changed your name to Zhu Yuanzhang. You've forgotten everything!”
Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned pale and he quickly dismounted. Looking at Empress Ma, who was trembling with anger, his heart thumped and he habitually revealed a fawning smile.
"It's not a girl. How could we forget what you said?”
"But the key is that unfilial son…"
Empress Ma frowned and stared at Zhu Yuanzhang,"
"You still call him an unfilial son? Addicted?"
Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly waved his hand and said,
"Alright, alright, alright. Pin 'er, is that enough?”
At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang looked around and saw that all the eunuchs and palace maids of the Palace of Earthly Tranquility were present. Outside the palace, Zhao Erhu was still waiting with the Brocade Guard and the Royal Guards. His face immediately turned red. He immediately took a step forward and held Empress Ma's small hand, whispering into her ear,
"Don't be angry, don't be angry. It's actually just a small matter. Sister, it's not that serious. Let's go in and talk.”
"Humph!"
Empress Ma glanced coldly at Zhu Yuanzhang. She knew that she had to give him some face in front of others, so she immediately turned around and walked towards the main hall.
However, her small hand shook off Zhu Yuanzhang's big hand without hesitation.
The three Zhu brothers who were watching from the side curled their lips in unison. However, when Zhu Yuanzhang looked over fiercely, Zhu Biao and Zhu Xi immediately looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle.
Zhu Rong was not afraid at all. Instead, under Zhu Yuanzhang's furious gaze, he took a step forward and hugged Empress Ma's arm."
"Mother, let me help you in. Don't lower yourself to Father's level. If we anger your body, how can we brothers live?”
"Good children, you are so sensible!”
Empress Ma looked at Zhu Rong with a gratified expression.
"Of course."
Zhu Rong nodded without hesitation, and at the same time, he shot a smug look at Zhu Yuanzhang.
Come on, hit me!
"Hehehe…"
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he gritted his teeth. He stared at Zhu Rong's back, wishing he could grab his neck and throw him into the river.
However, when he saw Empress Ma beside Zhu Rong, his face turned pale and he could only helplessly give up on this unrealistic idea.
At the same time, Zhu Biao and Zhu Xi were whispering to each other,"
"Eldest Brother, if Father can't hold it in and insists on beating Second Brother in front of Mother, who should we help?”
"Of course I'll help Imperial Father!"
"No way, big brother. Under such circumstances, we should help second brother!”
"You don't understand. If Imperial Father really dares to beat Second Brother in front of Imperial Mother, then Imperial Mother will probably beat Imperial Father. However, Imperial Father still has to attend court tomorrow, so it's not good for him to have any injuries on his face.”
"Oh, I understand. So if mom beats dad later, we have to protect her.”
"To be precise, it's to protect Imperial Father's face!”
"…I see!"
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