Last night, Empress Ma was seriously ill. Before she died, she finally revealed the monstrous secret hidden in her heart.
Ying Ge 'er, Zhu Xiongying, was born in Yingtian Prefecture in the twenty-seventh year of Zhizheng of the previous Yuan Dynasty.
The eldest son of the Ming Crown Prince Zhu Biao and the Ming Crown Princess Chang, the eldest grandson of the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and the Ming Empress Ma Xiuying.
His grandfather was the grandson of the late Kaiping Zhong Wu King of the Ming Dynasty, and his granduncle was the Duke of Liang, Lan Yu.
From a young age, he had shown his natural talent, intelligence, kindness, and friendliness.
It could be said that it was a collection of ancestral etiquette, civil officials and generals favored in one body.
If there were no accidents, according to the principle of succession, Zhu Xiongying would be made the emperor's grandson.
However, an accident happened.
In the eighth year of Hongwu, on a certain day in the eighth month of autumn, it was the season of autumn.
Empress Ma brought Zhu Xiongying, who was nine years old at the time and was about to be conferred the title of Imperial Grandson, out of the palace for an autumn outing.
However, he did not expect that Zhu Xiongying would disappear under the protection of hundreds of Imperial Guards.
Such bad news caused Empress Ma to cry in grief and fall unconscious for a full three days.
Her birth mother, Ming Crown Princess Chang, was also in pain.
Zhu Yuanzhang issued an imperial edict to all the subjects of the world. If anyone could provide information about the eldest grandson of the emperor, they would be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold. If they could find the person, they would be conferred the title of marquis!
Secretly, he had his personal guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards investigate day and night.
But in the end, they still gained nothing. Because of this, countless palace guards, Brocade Guards, and eunuchs were heavily hammered, their heads rolling and blood flowing like rivers.
Zhu Xiong Ying's disappearance had always been a thorn in the Zhu family's heart.
Especially Empress Ma, who blamed herself and felt extremely guilty. She had the thought of dying several times.
In the end, there was no other way. Zhu Yuanzhang could only order everyone not to mention this matter again to prevent Empress Ma from being sad again.
Zhu Xiong Ying had disappeared in the eighth year of Hongwu. It was already the fifteenth year of Hongwu, a total of seven years.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have much hope in finding him.
In fact, there was not much hope for him to survive.
However, he never thought that his eldest grandson would grow up under the care of his wife.
Back then, there was no demonic wind at all.
It was the remnants of the White Lotus Society from the former Yuan Dynasty who attacked Empress Ma and Zhu Xiong Ying's autumn outing team.
He wanted to kidnap Zhu Xiong Ying and use the eldest grandson of the Great Ming Emperor as a hostage.
They didn't succeed, but Zhu Xiongying's head was severely injured in the chaos.
Although he managed to keep his life, he lost his memory.
This was a huge matter. After all, Zhu Xiongying was already nine years old at that time, and he would soon be conferred the title of Huang Ming's great-grandson.
Moreover, the royal family's trip was a top secret.
How could the remnants of the White Lotus Society get the news and ambush them in advance?
Ma Xiuying was able to become the wife of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor in history, and the empress of the Ming Dynasty.
He was absolutely smart. He knew that the other party had connections in the imperial court.
Therefore, after much consideration, Empress Ma chose to hide the truth and announced that Zhu Xiong Ying was missing, pretending to be extremely sad.
In reality, he had raised Zhu Xiongying in a small courtyard by the Qinhuai River until now.
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked when he heard the news from Empress Ma last night.
After accompanying his wife for a long time in the mourning hall today, he left the palace.
According to the address given by Empress Ma, they found Zhu Ying.
Hence, the previous scene happened.
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Carrying the vegetable basket, Zhu Ying walked back to the front door of his small courtyard.
He took out his keys and unlocked the door. Just as he was about to step over the threshold and enter the courtyard, he stopped.
Zhu Ying turned his head and looked behind him.
He saw Zhu Yuanzhang standing behind him in a daze, staring straight at him.
This was because Zhu Ying looked a little similar to Ma Xiuying.
Although they only looked 30% similar, their temperaments were 70%.
After all, Zhu Ying was raised by Ma Xiuying. After spending so many years together, their temperaments would naturally be similar.
Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's dazed expression, Zhu Ying suddenly felt a pain in his heart.
It was as if he could empathize with the grief that the person in front of him was experiencing.
Looking at his slightly graying hair, he was probably about the same age as Grandma Ma.
Zhu Ying smiled and said,
"Old Master, why don't you come in and have a seat? While he was at it, he asked the kid to make some dishes for lunch?”
How was this smile that made people feel like they were bathed in the spring breeze similar to his wife?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it for a long time before he came back to his senses.
"Old Master? Old Master, did you hear me?”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded silently and walked forward with his hands behind his back.
Seeing this, Zhu Ying hurriedly made way and followed him into the courtyard.
The grandfather and grandson who had not seen each other for seven years finally met again today.
They were finally reunited at home.
"Old Master, you're going to eat well today. It just so happens that I bought some good vegetables.
Just sit down and have a cup of tea. I guarantee that you'll eat until your tongue is gone.”
"Haha!"
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