Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 22: The Wise Empress Xu of the Ming Dynasty (Seeking follow-up reading and investment)

Inside Kunning Palace, the old man was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He paced back and forth at the gate of the inner palace, glancing towards the palace gate from time to time, looking for the figure that had been haunting him.

"Little Sniffle, go and ask, why hasn't this come yet?"

Seeing that it was almost dark and the little bastard had not arrived yet, the old man could not stay any longer and urged Little Nose in a low voice to go and ask.

"Ugh."

Little Sniffle responded, and he sent someone to ask for who knows how many times.

"Oh, your majesty, look here you are."

Little Nose, who had just run down the stairs, saw a small figure coming towards the palace gate. He cried out excitedly and turned to report to Zhu Di.

"You little brat, it's already so late. Why are you here just now?"

Seeing the little figure running over, the old man was both happy and angry. He couldn't help but curse, but he kept walking quickly to meet the little figure.

"Have you brought anything?"

Zhu Zhanjun patted the box in his hand, and the old man was excited to start.

"Grandpa, let me take it. I don't know if this magical thing has any special quirks. If someone else takes it and it disappears, it will be a big loss."

The old man quickly withdrew his hand, "Yes, yes, you take it."

"Seal off Kunning Palace. Not even a fly is allowed in without my order."

Since it was related to his own wife, the old man did not dare to be careless and directly ordered the closure of Kunning Palace.

The palace guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards, who had been on standby for a long time, surrounded the Kunning Palace behind them, looking in any suspicious direction with cold eyes.

The Kunning Palace was empty, with no luxurious items except for some flower decorations.

As a virtuous queen of the Ming Dynasty, Empress Xu learned a lot from her mother-in-law, Empress Ma, and frugality was one of them.

Because of her frugal character, Kunning Palace, the most desired place for women in the world, was not as splendidly decorated with carvings and countless treasures as imagined.

The only few decorations were the dowry she brought when she got married and the gifts the old man gave to his wife during the New Year and other festivals.

The old man might have been worried that someone would disrupt his wife's treatment, so except for the closest little Sniff and one of Queen Xu's maids, the only two of them were in the entire palace.

Coming to the hollow carved bed, Zhu Zhanjun looked at Empress Xu, who had been paralyzed in bed for two years and whose limbs were thin due to lack of exercise.

Thinking back to the days when his grandmother took him to play when he was young, his eyes slightly red as he knelt beside the bed and grabbed that thin hand.

Empress Xu, who was lying on the bed without even putting on makeup, moved her eyes and looked at her grandson whom she had not seen for two years.

"Grandma, your little monkey Zhanjun is back."

Hearing the call, Empress Xu blinked slightly, a trace of crystal fell from the corner of her eyes, but there was an unconcealable joy in her eyes.

"You two go out first."

The old man waved his hand.

Little Sniffle took Empress Xu's personal maid to the outer hall and gently closed the door.

"Miaoyun, I brought this little bastard back to you. You should be relieved now."

The old man sat beside the bed, took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the tears from Empress Xu's cheeks.

Empress Xu blinked and gave the old man a hint of response.

"Two years ago I told you that this child went to the temple to pray for you, but I actually lied to you."

The old man slowly helped Empress Xu up and let her lean on his broad shoulders. He said apologetically, "Actually, I was afraid that you would worry. This child did not go to the temple, but traveled thousands of miles to the top of the world in the north to find the legendary golden lotus seeds that can revive the dead."

Empress Xu looked straight at Zhu Zhanjun, especially when she saw Zhu Zhanjun's weathered face that looked no longer like a young man, a hint of heartache flashed in her eyes.

Zhu Zhanjun just looked at Empress Xu with a silly smile, grabbing her hand and stroking his face.

"Thank God, the child returned safely and the legendary golden lotus seeds were found."

"You are more fortunate than me. You have this kid who, for you, is willing to endure hardships and difficulties. Just because of a legend, he traveled thousands of miles to the top of the world to find the legendary golden lotus seeds, just to save you."

"If I become like you, those bastards will probably only think about fighting for the throne, and no one will think about me. I envy you from the bottom of my heart. You have raised a good grandson."

Then he pointed at Zhu Zhanjun and said, "Although this brat is filial, he just doesn't listen to anything. He left a letter and ran away with some guards. You don't know how worried I am. I didn't dare to tell you because I was afraid you would miss him. When you get better, you must teach this brat a lesson."

Zhu Zhanjun, who was listening, just smiled and nodded vigorously. "Alas."

Old Zhu in the space couldn't help but sigh when he saw Empress Xu in such a situation.

Zhu Zhanjun told him about Empress Xu's situation. It was due to premature childbirth and constant fatigue that something went wrong inside her body and caused her paralysis.

Now seeing Empress Xu in this state, Zhu Yuanzhang felt particularly sorry for Xu Da, who had fought for him all his life.

I had originally wanted to let the other person's daughter enter the royal family and enjoy a good life, but it ended up like this.

"Little bastard, be filial to your grandma. This is what our Zhu family owes to the Xu family."

After giving some instructions, Lao Zhu turned off the screen from the inside and went to the fields carrying his hoe.

After all, he is the father-in-law. It is inappropriate for him to just stand by and watch how his daughter-in-law is doing. He just needs to understand the situation. As for the rest, he has his own son and great-grandson.

As he was speaking, the old man, whose eyes turned slightly red, kicked Zhu Zhanjun.

"What are you waiting for, kid? Hurry up and get the things out. I haven't heard your grandma scolding us for two years."

Zhu Zhanjun nodded hurriedly and opened the box carefully.

On the way here, he pretended to go to the toilet and took the lotus seeds out from the space.

As the box opened, a golden light burst out, attracting the attention of the old man and Queen Xu.

It was a golden lotus seed, surrounded by a dreamy golden light.

The old man kept stretching out his hand, but took it back halfway.

Who knows if there is any special saying about this magical thing.

If his grandson picked it and brought it back, and if someone else touched it and it disappeared, he would regret it forever.

"How do I use this?"

The old man looked at Zhu Zhanjun nervously.

Zhu Zhanjun picked up the golden lotus seeds, slowly handed them to Empress Xu's mouth and said, "It should be eaten. After all, it can't be used as an external garment."

The old man nodded and looked at Queen Xu nervously and expectantly.

However, Queen Xu did not open her mouth as the two men expected. Instead, she kept her mouth tightly closed and looked at them with rejection, and her gaze kept jumping back and forth between them.

"Miaoyun."

The old man shouted angrily.

He knew that his wife did not want to eat the golden lotus seed and wanted to save it for them in case of emergency in the future.

Zhu Zhanjun stretched out his hand and wanted to force-feed her, but Empress Xu clenched her teeth and refused to let go.

"What are you doing."

The old man raised his voice in anger. He pointed at Zhu Zhanjun and angrily said to Empress Xu: "This brat went through so much hardship and even gambled his life. What was it for? Wasn't it just for you?"

"You know what? When I was bathing this child, he had scars all over his body. Some were caused by frostbite, some were caused by injuries, and some were caused by being bitten by wild animals."

"What pushed him to keep moving forward despite all the hardships is you, the grandmother who loves and pampers him. If you refuse now, you know how much it will hurt the child."

"I know you want to keep this thing for me and the child's sake, just in case for us in the future."

"But have you ever thought that you are the most important person to me and my child? The imperial physician has told me many times that your body is already at the end of its life. If anything happens to you, it will be the end of the world for me and my child."

"Miaoyun, Fourth Brother has never begged anyone in his life. This time, Fourth Brother is begging you. Stay alive. Stay alive for me and the child."

Zhu Zhanjun also had tears in his eyes. Looking at Empress Xu whose eyes were wet with tears, his eyes were full of determination and decisiveness.

"Grandma, if you don't eat it, Grandpa and I won't keep this lotus seed. We will smash it and throw it into the stinky ditch."

"To me and Grandpa, something that can't save you is useless trash in our eyes, even if it is the most precious thing in the world."

"Yes." The old man nodded firmly, looking at Empress Xu and saying word by word: "If you don't eat it, I will smash it."

"It only blooms once in ten thousand years, and it only bears fruit once in ten thousand years. It cannot save my queen. It is the most useless thing in the world."

After hearing the heartfelt words from the grandfather and grandson, Empress Xu's firm defense was finally broken. She looked at the grandfather and grandson with tears in her eyes and slowly opened her clenched teeth.

(End of this chapter)