In the main hall of the Palace of Earthly Tranquility.
The door was closed, and there were only five people.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma sat in the main seats, while Zhu Biao and Zhu Bi sat in the guest seats. Zhu Bi stood beside Empress Ma, massaging his shoulders while looking at Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile.
Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened as he stared at Zhu Rong.
The father and son looked at each other across Empress Ma. The moment their eyes met, it was as if intense sparks could burst out in the air.
"Tell me, what exactly happened?”
Empress Ma did not even need to look to know that her husband and son were fighting with their eyes again. Her beautiful face was filled with helplessness.
"Humph!"
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and was about to explain when Zhu Rong's voice sounded first,"
"Mother, do you still need to ask?"
"You know my son's character. He has always been honest and obedient. If others don't provoke me, I will never provoke others, let alone Father!”
When these words were said, not to mention Zhu Yuanzhang, even Zhu Biao and Zhu Xi, who were sitting in the guest seats, could not stand it anymore.
The helplessness on Empress Ma's pretty face instantly increased.
"My God, Second Brother, how can you say such things?!”
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't hold back the anger in his heart. He stood up from the main seat and pointed at Zhu Rong.
"If you're honest and obedient, can we still find bad people in the Ming Dynasty?”
The corner of Zhu Rong's mouth twitched. He had already guessed that Zhu Yuanzhang would say this, so he had already prepared his retort.
"Father, you can't say that. There's a saying that a scholar should be treated differently after three days of separation.”
"In the past, I didn't have a choice. Now, I want to be a good person.”
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and waved his hand.
"Forget it. I know you. You say that every time, but every time you cause trouble, it gets bigger and bigger!”
At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his head and looked at Empress Ma, who was sitting on the main seat without saying a word. He took a step back before he dared to say again,
"Sister, it's not that we're criticizing you, but as the saying goes, a loving mother will spoil her son.”
"It's all because of you that Second Brother is where he is today!”
Empress Ma frowned and looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang coldly."
"A loving mother and a strict father. I was pregnant for ten months before I gave birth to Pin 'er. He's a piece of meat on my body.”
At this point, Empress Ma slammed the table angrily, scaring Zhu Biao and Zhu Xi to stand up quickly from their chairs. Empress Ma immediately pointed at the two of them and said,
"I've been used to Biao 'er, Pin' er, and Di 'er since I was young. I don't think there's anything wrong with this, nor do I think there's anything wrong with them.”
"On the contrary, you only know how to hit and scold all day long. Let's not talk about Biao 'er. Biao' er has been obedient and sensible since he was young.”
"But now, it's all my fault. Alright, since that's the case, I don't want to be your empress.”
Empress Ma waved her sleeves and left.
Zhu Yuanzhang was so frightened that he quickly reached out and grabbed Empress Ma's arm, saying helplessly,"
"Aiya, sister, we didn't mean that. Why did we suddenly talk about the trash queen? To be honest, I've never thought of it this way!”
Seeing this, Zhu Biao and Zhu Xi were already panicking, but they didn't know how to persuade him.
Seeing that the situation was about to become awkward, Zhu Rong immediately took a step forward and said to Zhu Yuanzhang,
"Aiya, Father, look at what you've done. Aren't you going to admit your mistake?"
Zhu Biao and Zhu Xi's eyes lit up when they heard this. They turned to look at Zhu Yuanzhang and said,
"That's right, Father. Admit your mistake."
"Imperial Father, what you said just now was indeed wrong. It's only natural for Imperial Mother to be angry. Hurry up and admit your mistake!”
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face was filled with grievance. He did not even know what he had done.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang could only look at Zhu Rong hatefully and then smile at Empress Ma."
"Alright, sister, it's all our fault. Don't be angry anymore. Don't say things like crippling the empress again.”
The corner of Zhu Rong's mouth curled up. He immediately stepped forward and pulled Empress Ma's arm.
"Alright mother, for the sake of your son, forgive father this time.”
As soon as he said this, Zhu Yuanzhang's hands instantly clenched tightly, and his chest surged with anger.
Empress Ma shook her head and sighed. She looked at Zhu Rong with relief and then said to Zhu Yuanzhang,"
"Sigh, Chongba, I don't want to criticize you, but you really need to change your old standards.”
"Biao 'er is right. Pin' er has really turned over a new leaf. Listen to what he said just now.”
"Why can't you just put aside your prejudice? To properly get to know and accept Pin 'er. Could it be that once a person made a mistake, there was really no turning back?”
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to endure it, but when he heard this, he couldn't help it. He immediately stared at Zhu Rong and said,
"But this unfilial child has made more than one mistake!”
Empress Ma's face darkened as she looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said,
"That's because Pin 'er was still young, just a child.”
"Didn't you roast the landlord's cow and eat it when you were young? But now, he had become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty!”
Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned red. Who could bear to bring up old scores?
"No, sister. We were only seven or eight years old when we roasted the cow, but this unfilial son is now in his early twenties.”
At this point, seeing Empress Ma speak again, afraid that she would bring up some old scores, Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly waved his hand and said,
"Alright, alright. Let's not talk about the past. Let's talk about today.”
"This unfilial kid just said that we should hit him with a torch, but do you know why we hit him?”
"Locusts, this unfilial kid gave us a locust to eat!”
"And he even used two leaves to clip it and handed it directly to us. Why did he do that?”
"Isn't it because he's afraid that I won't eat the locusts when I see them? That's why he deliberately did this. His goal is to make a fool of me and see me make a fool of myself!”
Empress Ma's pretty face was stunned. She immediately turned to Zhu Rong and said,
"Pin 'er, is this true?"
Seeing this, Zhu Biao and Zhu Xi exchanged a glance and hurriedly retreated. At the same time, they cast Zhu Xi a look of hope.
Zhu Rong looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise.
After all, eating locusts was not a glorious thing. His cheap father was also a person who cared about his face. Logically speaking, he should have kept his mouth shut.
He didn't expect that this time, in order to beat him up openly, he didn't even care about his face!
Fortunately, he had predicted Zhu Yuanzhang's prediction in advance.
"Sigh, what else can I say now?”
Zhu Rong sighed faintly. Looking at Empress Ma's incredulous eyes and Zhu Yuanzhang's smug face, his usual generous look was gone. He immediately cupped his hands and nodded seriously.
"That's right, mother, this matter was indeed done by my son, but I did this for Great Ming!”
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