King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

"Empress Dowager, I am not a good person either. I am the daughter of the Empress Dowager. Everyone says that I am bullying others by taking advantage of my power. Now I am being punished by the Emperor and the Empress. If I marry her, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the Empress Dowager?"

Zhu Tan had no choice but to laugh at himself. Instead of marrying Queen Mother Wang, he would rather choose Zhang Maozhi's daughter than marry her.

The Queen Mother's smiling face suddenly became a little embarrassed. She was acting as a matchmaker for her niece for a reason.

Her brother, the eldest son, married the daughter of a school lieutenant, and her eldest daughter married the Marquis of Dingxi.

However, these two families ran into trouble and were brought to court by Zhu Youtang.

If he doesn't marry into the Zhang family, his brother's two relatives, as well as his nephews and nieces, will be affected.

The Queen Mother was about to continue.

A dull sound came from the direction of Qingning Palace and the Prince's Eastern Palace, and then a cloud of smoke spread towards them at an extremely fast speed.

Zhu Tan first thought of Zhu Houzhao.

"Zhengde, you little bastard, what on earth are you trying to do?"

The smoke spread so quickly that Zhu Tan hugged Zhu Xiurong in his arms and was about to rush out the door, but the door was already covered by thick smoke.

He wasn't sure if it was poison, so he turned around and rushed in.

Queen Mother Wang originally wanted to act as a matchmaker for Zhu Tan, but that would have been a step down on her status, so she sent away all the eunuchs and maids early on.

The sudden change made her instinctively want to avoid it.

But when she got up, she tripped and fell to the ground.

"Help, help!"

When the Queen Mother smelled the unpleasant smell, she became even more anxious. The only person who could save her now was Earl Jianchang.

Zhu Tan deliberately ignored it. Who knows what Zhu Houzhao was doing? What if it was a biological weapon?
However, when he turned around, he found that the Queen Mother was about to cry, her eyes full of desire to survive. It would be such a pity if he just watched her die.

Zhu Tan went back, hugged Zhu Xiurong, supported the Queen Mother, and rushed into the backyard of the palace quickly.

The place was filled with smoke and dust, and Zhu Tan took Zhu Xiurong and Queen Mother Wang to the rear.

The entire hall was covered in thick smoke and fumes, and the air was filled with a pungent stench.

Zhu Tan had taken a fire prevention course, so at this moment, she had no time to go out of her way to find water.

He let go of Zhu Xiurong, unbuckled his belt, and pulled at his shirt, but failed to pull it out. The material of the skirt was quite good.

The Queen Mother's clothes were much thinner. The situation was urgent, so she had no time to think and began to tear them off.

Zhu Tan tore off the Queen Mother's skirt, leaving her confused.

However, just when she was distracted, Zhu Tan tore off two pieces of clothes, making the clothes on Queen Mother Wang instantly cool. Queen Mother Wang subconsciously covered them with her hands.

"You!" Regnar was stunned.

The Queen Mother saw Zhu Tan covering Zhu Xiurong's eyes with one hand and spitting saliva, wetting three pieces of her clothes.

Seeing Zhu Tan peeing in front of her, her face suddenly turned red with shame, her heart was burning with anger, and she forgot to look back.

Zhu Tan took out three wet pieces of cloth, covered Zhu Xiurong's nose with one hand, and covered herself with the other hand.

Seeing the Queen Mother standing there blankly, she shouted, "What are you thinking about? If you don't want to be killed, shut up."

The Queen Mother shuddered and instinctively did as Zhu Tan said.

"Go over there!" Regnar nodded.

Zhu Tan looked around, hugged Zhu Xiurong in his arms, motioned for the Queen Mother to follow her, and the two walked towards the spacious backyard.

After walking for several hundred meters, Zhu Tan found a huge water tank in the yard.

It was a large, rough-hewn vessel, like modern country pottery, and could accommodate three persons.

Zhu Tan first placed Zhu Xiurong in a large vat. He loved his niece very much and would never let her get hurt.

After saying this, he also helped the Queen Mother up and placed her inside.

Isn't he a coward? He stepped into it.

Although this aquarium is not small, it still seems a bit crowded for three people, not to mention that there are several fish in it!

Water splashed everywhere, and several small fish were frightened and jumped up, hopping around on the ground.

When the smoke cleared, Zhu Tan did not see any flames and breathed a sigh of relief.

He was also a little worried about his nephew Zhu Houzhao. He didn't know what the nephew had done. He hoped that if Emperor Zhengde failed, he would also die!
My eldest nephew is my support!
While thinking, Zhu Tan felt something was wrong.

He first let Zhu Xiurong go and let her sit on his left.

Zhu Tan was about to reach out his hand to pull the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother wanted to stay away from Zhu Tan.

Push hard, no good.

The Queen Mother was also too excited. She held Zhu Tan's arm so tightly that both of them could not help but shiver.

The Queen Mother was completely stunned, especially when Zhu Tan's hands began to become uncontrollable.

She felt like she was struck by lightning. She was shaking all over, clenching her teeth so tightly that blood was almost dripping out.

"Uncle, you are pushing me."

Zhu Xiurong shook her head and wanted to move away.

Zhu Tan had no choice but to make way for himself so that he could be closer to the Queen Mother.

At this time, Zhu Tan and Queen Mother Wang were replaced by Zhu Xiurong. When Queen Mother Wang saw that Zhu Xiurong could not see her, she turned around reluctantly, her face flushed.

This scene made Zhu Tan feel a little uneasy.

The Queen Mother gasped for air and felt weak all over. Tears actually fell from her almond-shaped eyes.

This special situation made Zhu Tan a little excited.

Suddenly, he leaned over and kissed the Queen Mother on her lips.

The Queen Mother subconsciously tried to break free, but in the end, her mind went blank. She didn't know if it was because of fear or lack of oxygen.

Zhu Tan has had a lot of experience, both in his previous life and in this life.

This was a complete look as if he had done nothing. Then, he opened his mouth and asked curiously: "Did we not do anything?"

The Queen Mother was confused and answered without hesitation: "I have never been favored." There was a hint of pornography in the conversation between the two.

At this moment, the sound of a bronze bell rang, waking the two men from their thoughts. They saw that there were already many people busy in front of the hall, and the smoke gradually dissipated, as if all this was an accident.

The eunuchs and palace maids came in, and Zhu Tan said, "We are here to get some clean clothes to go to the Queen Mother."

The eunuchs hurriedly said yes, and Zhu Tan also got out of the tank, took over Queen Mother Wang and Zhu Xiurong, and put the remaining fish back into the tank.

Zhu Xiurong was enjoying it! Second uncle, I want to fight again. "

This niece is really open-minded.

Zhu Tan looked at the Queen Mother again, only to see that her face was flushed like a ripe tomato, with a large area of ​​skin on her chest exposed. She couldn't help but bend down to avoid exposing herself.

Zhu Tan took off his outer coat and wrapped the Queen Mother's neck tightly.

A touch of emotion flashed across the Queen Mother's face, but she said her thanks too quickly.

Zhu Tan lowered his head, leaned close to Queen Mother Wang's ear, and whispered, "What a pity that the late emperor didn't favor her! If I have time in the future, I will often visit the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother did not expect Zhu Tan to be so presumptuous after getting out of the jar, but Zhu Tan slapped her hard on the butt.

She was so frightened that she almost collapsed to the ground. In panic, she rushed to the eunuchs and servants who were rushing towards her.

Zhu Tan laughed, somewhat self-deprecatingly.

The mother of Emperor Xianzong was actually an old maid. If this were to be spread, who would believe it?

But if you think about it carefully, this is not impossible. Zhu Jianshen fell in love with Queen Wu, who was about the same age as him. At that time, Emperor Xianzong Zhu Jianshen drove her off the throne because he beat her.

It was normal that her next queen mother was not favored at all and lacked love between men and women.

Shaking away the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Zhu Tan carried Zhu Xiurong on his back and walked directly towards Zhu Houzhao.

Compared to the death of Queen Mother Wang, if something unexpected had happened to Zhu Houzhao, he would definitely regret it to death!

When they arrived at Youchunfang, Zhu Tan started laughing.

He shouted and saw Zhu Houzhao's face turned ugly.

Emperor Zhengde was drenched in sweat, and with every step he took, drops of water would slide down his clothes.

"Second uncle!" Song Ruiping shouted.

Zhu Houzhao also had a look of horror on his face. He had just been playing around before, but this time it was a big deal. He still has lingering fears!
"What are you doing?"

"I'm going to do what my second uncle said. I'm going to put baking soda and the thing he said together, and then add some concentrated sulfuric acid in it. Then, that thing will explode."

Zhu Tan finally breathed a sigh of relief. This was just a fire-fighting test in a middle school and there was no danger at all.

"To put out the fire? But why did you make such a fuss?"

Zhu Houzhao said with lingering fear: "I broke a bottle of sulfuric acid and poured it into a large bucket of liquid!"

"Okay, be more careful next time and strictly follow the procedures. Come on, pack up your things."

Just as Zhu Tan was about to go in, he saw a middle-aged man who was a bit sloppy and had a beard. He was definitely not a eunuch.

Seeing Zhu Tan's puzzled expression, Zhu Houzhao immediately introduced him, "Second uncle, this is the Zhan family's Right Instructor, Prince Wang Hua."

Chu Pipa raised her eyebrows. This was Wang Hua, the Grand Secretary during the Chenghua period, that is to say, Wang Hua’s son Wang Shouren, who would later become Wang Yangming!

Zhu Tan greeted Wang Hua happily, but was scolded by Wang Hua.

Wang Hua was frightened by this scene. He had just attended a lesson with Zhu Houzhao today and was about to leave the Prince's Mansion, but was messed up by Zhu Houzhao.

He also heard the conversation between the uncle and nephew, and it turned out that the root of the problem was Earl Jianchang.

Zhu Tan was very embarrassed. He originally wanted to get close to Wang Hua and establish a good relationship with Wang Shouren, but now it seems that his first impression of the other party was not good.

At this moment, the two eunuchs He Wendi and Dai Yi walked in and wanted to see what was going on.

After knowing that it was just an accident and nothing serious, she hurried back and told Zhu Youtang about her discovery.

Wang Hua left the palace and cleaned his room. Zhu Tan put on Zhu Youtang's clothes and had dinner with Zhang Heling next to Zhu Youtang.

This was a rule set by Qin Shi Huang that every emperor had to dine alone with him.

Even if it was a woman he liked, she could only watch from the side instead of eating with him.

However, there is no such rule in front of Zhu Youtang.

The family sat together in a harmonious atmosphere, especially this time, the mother of the two imperial uncles, Jin, was also there.

Just like an ordinary civilian family, when Zhu Youtang was having a meal, he liked to talk about his own family affairs rather than the state affairs. In a few words, he changed the topic to Zhu Tan's marriage.

Empress Zhang brought Zhu Tan's favorite dishes to him.

"Second Master, there is only half a month left until the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. By then, all the women in the capital will come to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday. You must choose carefully to see if you can find a suitable girl."

Jin said hurriedly, "That's right! You see, Erlang is already twenty years old. If he doesn't get married, it will be too late."

Chu Susu was filled with despair. What he hated most was being urged!

Compared to his own wedding, he is much busier, as there will be a grand inspection of the noble families tomorrow, and he also has to deal with Concubine Shao.

He still remembered that when Empress Zhang helped Jiajing Zhu Houzhao ascend the throne, he suffered a lot, especially Concubine Shao, who made her suffer the most.

Zhu Youtang was also very concerned about Zhu Tan's lifelong event, so he was happy to talk to Empress Zhang, and took out a guarantee and said: "Whoever Erlang likes, I will give her a marriage, and I guarantee that Erlang will be satisfied."

Zhu Tan almost rolled his eyes at him, thinking, I like the Queen Mother, do you still want to marry her? You will kill me.

Zhu Tan took a look and found that it was Zhu Houzhao.

Suddenly remembering what Zhu Houzhao was thinking, he quickly changed the subject, "Brother-in-law, when the nobles come to inspect tomorrow, you must bring Ah Shou with you! Ah Shou should also go and see how boring it is to stay in the East Palace!"

Zhu Youtang followed her words and said, "You just want to see him, but you can't act like this anymore. From now on, you should just stay with your second uncle!"

Zhu Houzhao was immediately overjoyed. He really wanted to go and inspect, but he was afraid of being restricted in front of his father. However, if he went to his second uncle, he would definitely spoil him.

After dinner, Zhu Youtang went to court diligently to review memorials, while Zhu Tan played with Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Xiurong.

The brother and sister, one was very frightened, and the other was so tired that they went to bed early.

A maid was helping Zhu Tan bathe and change clothes. Zhu Tan couldn't help but think that this brother-in-law really only had eyes for his elder sister, Empress Zhang. As for the many women in the harem, he didn't care about any of them! (End of this chapter)