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

Chapter 229 The Greatest Happiness in Life
Zhu Zhanjun paused in making tea and looked up at the old man.

The old man held the teacup tightly in his hand, the tea in the cup swayed slightly, and his eyes looked straight at Zhu Zhanjun.

There is tension, anticipation, and even more fear.

When people reach old age, their greatest recognition and acceptance of their parents’ expectations is what they want.

Their own experiences made them understand how difficult it was for their parents.

When they are old, they remember the lessons and teachings of their parents when they were young.

I woke up many times in the middle of the night, dreaming of scenes from my youth, and my pillow was wet with tears.

They hope that if their parents were still alive and saw their achievements today, they would praise them.

While they are looking forward to it, they are also afraid in their hearts that everything they do will not meet their parents' expectations and they will disappoint their parents.

Under the old man's deep gaze, Zhu Zhanjun shook his head.

There was a flash of loneliness in the old man's eyes, and at the same time he was secretly relieved.

"But he can see it. He can see it all."

Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Zhu Zhanjun's next words made the old man's heart rise again.

"What do you mean? What can you see?"

Zhu Zhanjun pointed around and then pointed at the two of them.

"I can assure you that Great Grandfather cannot appear in this world, but he can see everything and hear our conversation."

The old man instantly looked around nervously, as nervous and guilty as a child who had done something wrong.

It took a long time for him to calm down. He held the teacup and his lips moved. He didn't know what to say for several seconds.

After a long while, he finally asked, "When did it start? Who else exists?"

Zhu Zhanjun took the cold tea from the old man's hand, poured it outside the pavilion, brewed another cup, and handed it to the old man.

"Since my grandson has returned from the north."

"As for the people, haven't you seen them all?"

The old man's eyes moved deeply, and he said in a deep voice: "So they are all real, all those people?"

Zhu Zhanjun nodded and said, "You have already guessed it, right? Although they changed their names, you know their habits. Grandma actually figured it out that day."

"Although I didn't admit it, grandma already knew it."

"What about your great grandfather and your grandmother?"

Thinking of that dream, the old man asked nervously again.

Zhu Zhanjun nodded: "Except for the great grandfather who can't come out for some reasons, who do you want to see?"

The old man's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "Can't everyone come?"

Zhu Zhanjun shook his head: "Due to some special reasons, they can only appear for one day, one day a month."

After saying these words, Zhu Zhanjun found that the old man actually breathed a sigh of relief.

"You're such a grandmother."

The old man pondered for a long time, and finally decided to meet Empress Ma. (This book is based on the fact that Zhu Di is the child of Empress Ma.)
No matter how old a person is, he will always be closer to his mother than to his father.

When most of the kids come home or have something to do, the first thing they ask is “Mom”, “Where is my thing?”
There are only two situations in which one can look for his father.

First, I need living expenses. Second, Dad, where is my mom?

In fact, there is not much difference between ancient times and modern times. In fact, people's feelings for their mothers are usually greater than those for their fathers.

"it is good!"

Zhu Zhanjun nodded and agreed.

"Wait a moment."

Just as Zhu Zhanjun was about to stand up to invite someone, the old man quickly reached out to stop him.

Zhu Zhanjun turned around, and the old man said nervously, "I'll go change my clothes first, and then ask someone to prepare some food that your great-grandmother likes to eat."

After saying that, he left in a hurry.

Looking at the old man's nervous yet happy back, Zhu Zhanjun shouted, "Don't call too many people, two or three will be enough."

The old man, who was about to walk out of the garden, waved vigorously behind him.

"I know. Don't worry. I know what's going on."

Looking at the old man jumping and dancing out of the garden, Zhu Zhanjun couldn't help but smile.

"Little bastard, are you really going to show your hand?"

Lao Zhu's voice rang in my ears, his tone was so solemn.

After slowly sitting back on the futon, Zhu Zhanjun picked up the steaming fragrant tea, first put it to his nose and sniffed it gently, then took a sip and savored it slowly: "It's only a small part. He didn't come to the space, and I still won't tell you about the space."

Knowing that his mother could only come for one day, the old man was particularly cautious.

Not only did he seal off the Kunning Palace, he also personally brought Empress Xu, the Crown Princess, and his grandson's wife to prepare a table of dinner for Empress Ma.

There were not many people attending this family dinner.

In addition to the old couple, there were Zhu Pangpang and Crown Princess Zhang, Zhu Zhanjun and his wife, and Xu Da who was specially invited to accompany the guests.

"father!"

When her identity was confirmed, Empress Xu, who was in her 50s, threw herself into Xu Da's arms and cried like a baby.

"Alright, alright girl, you're going to be a grandmother, but you're still like this. Aren't you afraid that the younger generation will laugh at you?"

Xu Da patted his daughter's back and spoke with a smile on his face.

The old man and Zhu Pangpang, who were standing by, saw this heartwarming scene and smiled.

"father in law!"

"Grandpa!"

After Xu Da had appeased Empress Xu, the old man stepped forward and bowed, while Fatty Zhu wanted to perform a great salute.

"Okay, little fatty, it's hard for you to walk with your body like this. If you perform a big ceremony, I'm afraid you won't be able to get up later."

Xu Da nodded to the old man, and finally laughed and teased his grandson. Zhu Zhanjun quickly helped his father up, and Zhu Pangpang smiled and said, "Grandpa, I'm trying to lose weight."

"Hahaha……"

Xu Da laughed and pointed at Zhu Pangpang: "It's a bit difficult for you to lose weight. You have been like this since you were a child. You keep shouting about losing weight every day, but you haven't lost any weight."

"Your grandmother said at the beginning that you were born to be rich and noble."

"Ha ha……"

Zhu Pangpang laughed foolishly and thought of the kind old lady.

After Zhang and Huo Wenxiu came forward to greet each other, the old man looked at Zhu Zhanjun nervously.

Zhu Zhanjun nodded, said wait a moment, winked at Xu Da, and walked towards the specially prepared screen.

As everyone was expecting, a ray of light flashed behind the screen, and Zhu Zhanjun supported the young Queen Ma and walked out around the screen.

"mother!"

Looking at that face that couldn't be more familiar, the old man couldn't bear it any longer. He rushed forward quickly, threw himself at Empress Ma's feet, hugged her legs, shouted, and burst into tears.

There is longing in the crying, but also endless grievances.

Hearing her son crying, Queen Ma touched his head with heartache.

"Silly boy, mother knows you have been wronged."

After Empress Ma said this, Zhu Di cried even louder.

"Mother."

Empress Xu also walked forward with tears in her eyes and hugged Empress Ma tightly.

Being hugged by her son on the legs and by her daughter-in-law on the upper body, Empress Ma did not know whether to laugh or cry, but she still patted their heads and backs with her hands and comforted them softly.

"Alright, alright, why are you two crying here on your wedding day? Aren't you afraid that the younger generation will laugh at you?"

Xu Da, who was standing by, saw that the two men still did not let go, so he stepped forward and scolded them in annoyance.

After hearing the scolding from their father and father-in-law, the two men wiped away their tears, let go of Queen Ma and stood up.

"Daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law, come quickly and pay your respects to your grandmother and your great-grandmother."

There were still tears in Empress Xu's eyes. She turned around and greeted the mother and daughter who were standing beside her and also had red eyes.

In fact, Crown Princess Zhang had never met Empress Ma.

When Empress Ma passed away, Zhu Pangpang was still a teenager. Although she had entered the Prince of Yan's Mansion, she had never been to Jinling to meet Empress Ma.

But as a member of the royal family, if you have no expression on your face at this time, the elders may not say anything, but they may be unhappy in their hearts.

In addition to this aspect, the relationship between mother and son, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also deeply touched them.

Women are the most easily moved, and when the two factors are combined, the emotions also take over.

Hearing Empress Xu's call, the mother and daughter who were standing together hurried forward.

"Granddaughter-in-law, great-granddaughter-in-law, greetings to grandma, great-grandma!"

"Okay, okay, everyone, get up!"

Although they were often seen in space projection, this was the first time they met in reality.

Elders often have an inexplicable fondness for their juniors. Looking at the mother and daughter, Empress Ma liked them from the bottom of her heart.

Without waiting for the two men to bow, he hurried forward and stretched out his hands to help the two men up, one on the left and one on the right.

Holding the hands of the two men, Empress Ma kept looking around and smiling at Zhu Pangpang and Zhu Zhanjun.

"They are all good girls. You and your son must not wrong these two girls, otherwise I will be the first one to not forgive you two."

Zhu Pangpang and Zhu Zhanjun nodded repeatedly, and were almost about to swear to the heavens and the earth.

"This is my first time meeting you two, and I haven't prepared anything."

Queen Ma smiled and took out two wooden boxes from her sleeves, handing them to Zhang and Huo Wenxiu, one on the left and one on the right.

Except for Zhu Zhanjun, the owner of the space, no one else can bring anything out except clothes when going out for a walk.

Upon learning that she would be reunited with her family tonight, Empress Ma instructed Zhu Zhanjun to prepare a gift for the meeting during the day.

Just now, behind the screen, Zhu Zhanjun secretly slipped the gift to Queen Ma.

Looking at the box handed to them by Empress Ma, the two men didn't know whether they should accept it or not, and looked at Empress Xu.

Empress Xu walked forward with a smile and patted their hands.

"You can't refuse a gift from an elder. This is specially prepared for you by your grandmother and great-grandmother. Why don't you thank them quickly?"

The mother and daughter then accepted it and bowed to Queen Ma to express their gratitude.

Empress Ma smiled and nodded repeatedly, then patted Huo Wenxiu's hand and said, "Girl, you must work hard. Our family is waiting for you to have many children."

Huo Wenxiu glanced at Zhu Zhanjun secretly and hummed shyly.

"Hahaha……"

Thinking of his future great-grandson, the old man laughed and walked forward to support Queen Ma.

"Mom, are you hungry? Let's eat and talk at the same time."

After Empress Ma nodded, the old man supported Empress Ma as they walked away and said, "Since we heard that you were coming, the three of us have been busy all day."

"There are no outsiders here today, so don't be shy, just sit together."

When they arrived at the table, Queen Ma smiled and asked everyone to take a seat.

Although a table full of food was prepared, it was not any delicacies from land or sea, just simple home-cooked meals.

The old man knew Queen Ma and knew she didn't like extravagant things, so he prepared things that ordinary people could access.

Simple chicken, duck, fish and meat, or newly emerging fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes.

"Mom, please try this stewed chicken. This is made by your son. You used to like my stewed chicken, but then I went to Peking and never had the chance to make it for you. You must try it today."

The arrival of Empress Ma made the old man particularly excited. He did not let anyone add more dishes. He held the spoon in one hand and the chopsticks in the other, and kept putting various dishes into Empress Ma's bowl.

Those cries of his mother seemed to bring him back to the time when he was a young Zhu Di and always stayed by his mother's side.

(End of this chapter)