Ming Dynasty: Traveling through the harem, Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded

Chapter 86: Madam, Your Majesty is crying so hard after you left
"Zhongba, are the things you said true?

The descendants of the future emperor will not be the descendants of Biaoer, but the descendants of Lao Si?
The Ming emperor after Zhu Yunwen was actually the fourth son? And he stole your prestige?"

In the grand living room of the magnificent Kunning Palace, Empress Ma covered her mouth and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in disbelief.

After separating from Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang rode quickly to the harem without stopping.

He first played with his two grandsons Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yunhuan for a while.

When Empress Ma came back from the vegetable garden, he kept telling her everything that had happened yesterday.

Upon learning that Zhu Di had become the emperor, Empress Ma was also quite shocked.

She knew her son's naughty nature.

But he never expected that he would become the emperor in the end.

"Hey, sister, tell me what will happen in our family in the future."

Zhu Yuanzhang, with a frown on his face, leaned on the table with one hand to support his face.

After glancing at the other person, Queen Ma immediately stood up and massaged the other person's shoulders to relax him.

Gentle persuasion said:
"Okay, Chongba, these things will happen in the future, you should not worry about them now, we still have a long life in the future.

Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Besides, didn’t Yang Chen say that the fourth son became emperor out of necessity?

If Yunwen hadn't pushed them too hard, these uncles wouldn't have rebelled.

It has been like this since ancient times, so there is no need for you and me to overthink it."

"But sister, we are."

"Alright, stop! I'm warning you, the harem is my territory, and all these matters are the responsibility of you as the emperor, not me as the queen.

I just want to ask you, did Yang Chen tell you how to solve it? "

"Yes, I have."

"That's okay!"

Empress Ma slapped Zhu Yuanzhang lightly on the back.

He secretly rolled his eyes, sat down again and said patiently:

"Since you've thought it through, don't worry about it. If you have the time, you might as well take some time to deal with the memorials and leave them all to Biao'er alone.

You have the nerve to be the emperor, don't you know who is the emperor between you and your son?"

After Empress Ma said this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt that the haze covering his head disappeared instantly.

He took the opportunity to tell what he thought was good news.

"Sister, let me tell you something good. Didn't that bastard Yang Chen say that he could make a weapon to defeat the Northern Yuan cavalry?

We gave the order to let him leave the palace. Biaoer has already found a house in the south.

That place used to be Shen Wansan's residence. It's idle anyway, so we might as well order him to move in.

Let's research weapons. This guy's mouth is really noisy.

If you hadn't forbidden us to touch him, I would have sewed his mouth shut long ago!"

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be venting his anger, and Yang Chen was an unforgivable villain.

At the end of the story, Old Zhu's face was filled with joy, like a child who had found money.

It was only in front of Empress Ma that he would not hide his temper, revealing his peasant nature.

Upon hearing the news, Empress Ma did not react much.

Although she didn't want to admit it, Yang Chen became more and more crazy every time he spoke.

Every incident might be just a story in his eyes, but in the eyes of everyone in the Zhu family it is a very serious matter.

"Since you have arranged for him to stay outside the palace, you must remember to send someone to protect his safety, and make careful arrangements for servants and maids.

All the things needed for daily life such as horses, money, silks, etc. must be prepared.

No matter how much help they have given you, no matter how unpleasant the words they use, they are still your great benefactor, Zhu Yuanzhang.

We must repay others in public and private, understand?"

How could Zhu Yuanzhang not know what Empress Ma said? He just didn't want to admit it in his heart.

"For this kid to receive such care from you, sister, his ancestors must have burned incense for eight generations.

Don't worry, sister. Biaoer will take care of these trivial matters, and Mu Ying will also help.

As for guards, we decided to arrange some people to protect him secretly.

Prevent anyone from the court from approaching him."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed slightly.

Recently, there have been a few individuals in the court who have been doing dirty things in private, and Zhu Yuanzhang has long wanted to take action to take them down.

However, the evidence is still not sufficient, and it will be difficult to convince the public if he is arrested.

For this reason, Lao Zhu wanted to throw the bait down to make a nest to see if he could catch a bigger fish.

If the other party can't help but take the bait.

Then Lao Zhu will pull up at lightning speed.

Look how big this fish is!
The East Palace, the side hall where Yang Chen lives.

Knowing that he would be able to leave the palace in a few days, Yang Chen began to make preparations in a hurry.

He didn't want to stay in this palace for a moment.

He wrote a letter for this purpose.

The general content was to ask Zhu Yuanzhang not to send secret guards to keep an eye on him all the time.

He has to be monitored when he eats, sleeps, and poops. It's really uncomfortable to live under the eyes of other people.

Living in the East Palace, which is Zhu Biao's home, Yang Chen feels like a dependent, and there are some things he can't let go of.

Even if we want to monitor him, we should at least wait until the sun rises the next day.

After all these days, he no longer believed that Lao Zhu didn't know that he slept until noon every day.

I don't have the energy to deal with other things.

After writing the envelope, Yang Chen handed it to Xiao Xia.

Xiaoxia comes from the water town in the south of the Yangtze River. She has a small and delicate face that makes people love her.

But she was the tallest among the four maids.

Yang Chen once personally measured the other person's height. According to the measurement in centimeters, Xiao Xia was actually 1.69 meters tall.

When putting on shoes, I look like I'm about 1.7 meters tall.

Her face looks like a loli, but she has the figure of a queen. Among the four maids, Yang Chen likes Xiao Xia the most to accompany him to bed.

He is not a eunuch, it is impossible for him to remain calm when a beautiful woman sits on his lap.

"This letter must be delivered to the Crown Prince. Remember, you must tell him to do his best to get this done."

Xiao Xia bowed slightly with her slender and graceful figure and took the envelope from Yang Chen with both hands.

Whispered agreement.

"I understand, sir. I will personally hand it over to the prince."

Yang Chen made a nasal "hmm" sound and turned around to busy himself.

Xiaoxia, who left the East Palace, was in a dilemma. She didn't dare to do exactly what Yang Chen said.

After spending some time together, the four maids all knew Yang Chen's personality and his special identity.

In the three or four years they had been in the palace, they had never seen any guest receive special treatment from Zhu Biao.

In addition, there are leather-armored guards protecting them at all times.

In the study room in the side hall, Yang Chen washed his face with cold water.

After wiping it clean, he sat on the chair. The desk was a mess, with pens, ink and folded rice paper everywhere.

After he couldn't bear to look at it anymore, he picked out a few usable ones and laid them out neatly.

After dipping the brush in ink, Yang Chen began to paint according to his own imagination.

"The bullets of a double-barreled shotgun are fired by a firing pin. With current technology, it is probably impossible to produce a durable firing pin.

The breakaway structure doesn’t necessarily require the use of a firing pin, as long as the bullet can be fired, any method is a good one.”

After constructing a rough model in his mind, Yang Chen began to sketch everything he had in mind.

Originally he was planning to go outside, and Zhu Biao would arrange for the Ministry of Industry to order the people from the Military Equipment Bureau to follow Yang Chen.

No matter how he orders us around, as long as he can develop weapons to defeat the enemy, let him do whatever he wants.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang had other plans. He wanted Yang Chen to draw a template first.

After researching a rough outline, he will hand it over to the Military Equipment Bureau. As for the perfecting part, he will have forty days to do it, as long as Yang Chen can hand it in within the specified time.

He can do whatever he wants with the rest of the time, and to a certain extent, Yang Chen is still quite free.

As for the grenade, Yang Chen planned to fill it with granular black powder first to test its power.

How to detonate it was a problem that troubled him all night.

In order to detonate a wooden-handled grenade, there must be a friction wire and rock particles as a fuse, and finally the TNT explosive wrapped in wax paper at the head of the wooden-handled grenade is activated.

He definitely couldn't make explosives of such great power in a short time.

Even if it can be made, it will be in liquid form. Without diatomaceous earth to absorb it, these liquid explosives will explode at the slightest touch.

Only half a fist's worth of it is enough to blow a person to pieces.

Yang Chen didn't dare to hold this thing himself, in case Old Zhu got the urge and wanted to do it himself.

Bang! With a bang, he was the murderer of Emperor Hongwu, and no matter how he explained, he would not be able to escape the death penalty.

Therefore, he planned to redesign it, keeping the prototype of the wooden-handled grenade unchanged, but removing many unnecessary things inside.

Keep the fuse, which is ignited by a fire stick. All you need to do is mix the hemp rope with saltpeter and black charcoal crushed into powder.

It can form a fuse like a firecracker.

Yang Chen believed that with this kind of technology, the Ming Dynasty craftsmen would be able to make a perfect example under the pressure of the Nine Clans Candy Crush Saga.

These tedious tasks took Yang Chen nearly two days.

In order to make these things clearly understandable to the Ming Dynasty craftsmen, he used a piece of rice paper to paint almost every detail.

Anyone with a normal brain would probably understand the meaning of his drawings.

"Sir? Did the Queen send someone to look for you?"

Hearing the sweet sound like a silver bell coming from outside the door, Yang Chen changed his clothes and walked outside.

"The Queen is looking for me? That's strange. Why would the Queen look for me?"

Yang Chen was so curious that he didn't think much about it. He would know the answer soon anyway.

When he walked to the door, he found two figures there. One was his maid Xiaodong, and the other was the smallest girl among the four.

I just turned fifteen the day before yesterday. Girls of this age are very close to the end of puberty and can already judge how tall and big they will be in the future.

The other figure was someone Yang Chen once knew.

That was Bing'er, Queen Ma's personal maid.

"Miss Bing'er, long time no see. I wonder why the Queen asked you to come to see me?"

Standing behind the threshold, Yang Chen raised his hand to salute and asked the other party's purpose.

Bing'er smiled and half-bowed, returning the greeting. "Good morning, Young Master Yang. The Queen sent me here to discuss your plans to leave the palace. By the way, Young Master Yang, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also waiting for you in the Queen's bedroom. Please come with me."

Knowing that he was about to leave this place, Yang Chen could hardly hide the joy on his face.

He turned around, grabbed Xiaodong's shoulders and said excitedly.

"Great! Xiaodong, tell the three of them to pack their things and get ready to leave the palace with me.

Remember, you must bring my shoulder bag with you."

"The servant knows."

"Okay, I'm at ease with you doing it, Miss Bing'er, please!"

Seeing that Xiaodong understood what he said, Yang Chen stepped out of the door. Bing'er also walked outside, and Yang Chen followed behind her.

At the entrance to the harem, Yang Chen looked up at the blue sky and the vermilion city walls.

He felt that the air was so fresh today and his mood was so good.

Even the glaring sun seemed to him to be smiling upon him.

"It's been almost ten days since I last saw the Queen. Miss Bing'er, how is the Queen these days?"

A question came from behind, Bing'er turned her head slightly and responded without stopping.

"My dear Young Master Yang, since the Crown Prince moved into Kunning Palace, the entire harem has become much more lively. The Queen is also in a very good mood and is in much better health than before."

"That's it"

Knowing that the Queen was in good health, Yang Chen felt relieved.

As long as Empress Ma of the Ming Dynasty is alive, the sky of the Ming Dynasty will not fall.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang was a mad bull, he would not lose control to the point where he was difficult to restrain.

Soon, the two of them arrived outside the gate of Kunning Palace.

Bing'er pushed the door open and brought Yang Chen in.

"Empress, Bing'er has brought Young Master Yang here."

"Let him come."

"Yes."

After receiving the order and following Bing'er's instructions, Yang Chen easily crossed the screen and came to a spacious hall.

In addition to Empress Ma, there is also Zhu Biao here.

Two people were playing with a child around a basket, and next to them was a child staring at them with curiosity with big round eyes.

This young child is Zhu Xiongying.

"Yang Chen pays his respects to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be in good health and live a happy and healthy life."

"Not bad, not bad. I haven't seen you for a few days. You look much more energetic now. It seems that your life in the East Palace is quite good."

"Mother, you don't know him. Yang Chen sleeps until my morning court session is over every day. I also arrange four young and beautiful maids to serve him personally.

How can you not be energetic if you have enough food and drink?"

Zhu Biao jokingly followed his mother's words.

Queen Ma, who knew the whole story, covered her mouth and smiled.

She could hear the change in Zhu Biao from her son's words.

The two of them became close friends. Compared to the relationship between the emperor and his subjects, Empress Ma would rather her son have more friends.

Otherwise, living under a mask all day long is really tiring.

Faced with Zhu Biao's teasing, Yang Chen just rolled his eyes.

"Your Highness, you are joking. I woke up so late just to get the things out as soon as possible.

Otherwise, your father would tell me that I am incompetent and laugh at me in front of me."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about these things, Yang Chen, I called you here today because I want to tell you something.

Soon you will leave the palace and go outside, and you will be free.

If you have any difficulties in the future, you can send someone to find the prince. If that doesn’t work, come to me.

We are all your best support.

As for Chongba's matter, you actually know that Chongba is a suspicious person by nature, and there is nothing he can do about it given his position.

He must have looked for you a lot these days, and will continue to look for you in the future, so when the time comes, you can speak softly to him for his age and not be too straightforward.

You always talk about respecting the old and loving the young, so just treat it as respecting the old."

Yang Chen was somewhat surprised that Queen Ma came to see him just when he was about to leave the palace.

He didn't expect that the other party would actually ask him to do something.

This actually flattered him a bit.

He glanced at Zhu Biao and found a helpless smile on his face.

It was obvious that this was Empress Ma's own plan, and Zhu Biao was unaware of the inside story.

Being honored by a country like this, Yang Chen quickly stepped back and bowed, saying:

"Empress, you are killing me. His Majesty's temper won't let me give in. If I can, I would rather avoid him."

Queen Ma shook her head and smiled bitterly, knowing that what she said was completely useless.

But these are what need to be said. If they come in handy in the future, it won't be a waste of words.

"Well, in that case, let's not talk about these things. Yang Chen, you came to Daming all alone.

After I leave the palace, it would not be good if I don't have some money when I get married.

In order to make your life easier outside, I will give you this money. I just hope you can live well in Ming Dynasty in the future."

"My lady, I don't fit in with other people. Who would be blind to marry their daughter to me in the future?

What if His Majesty dislikes me and charges me with the crime of killing my entire clan? Wouldn’t that implicate others?”

"No matter what, I still have to give you the money, Biaoer, go get the things I prepared this morning."

"I'll go right away, kid."

As Empress Ma finished speaking, Zhu Biao walked towards the side room.

When he turned the corner and disappeared, Queen Ma asked in a low voice:
"Yang Chen, from now on you will officially serve the Ming Dynasty, and I will be your best backing force. Chongba will not use force against you.

So I wonder how long I have left.”

Queen Ma spoke very quickly and directly.

But at the very end, the hand that she was holding Zhu Xiongying could not help but twitch a little, which was a sign of nervousness.

I have said before that I had passed away before the 25th year of Hongwu.

He asked Zhu Biao the exact time, but Zhu Biao couldn't explain clearly.

I also asked Zhu Yuanzhang this question, but when Zhu Yuanzhang heard this question, he was not even willing to pretend to be stupid.

He simply fled, saying that he had some memorials to deal with.

"Don't be afraid, grandma. Xiongying is here. He's already a big boy and can protect grandma."

The child in his arms was the most innocent. Feeling the worry on the face of his loving grandmother, Zhu Xiongying said the most manly words in his most childish voice.

"Grandma is not afraid. She is just a little worried that she won't be able to see the day when Xiong Ying gets crowned."

Looking at her grandson who cared about her, Queen Ma suddenly felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

When people get old, they always have more concerns even if they have relatives around them.

"Ah~ Madam, since you have asked me this, I will not hide it from you. His Majesty has secretly come to me before, and I told him the truth.

In the world I live in, you passed away shortly after the Crown Prince.

The day you left, His Majesty wept bitterly in front of the bed, and for decades afterwards, His Majesty never had the slightest intention of establishing a new empress."

The truth cannot be hidden, and she couldn't leave for the time being. From Empress Ma's attitude, she knew that she must know the truth.

He had no other choice but to tell the truth.

When Queen Ma knew her fate, she did not look sad, but smiled instead.

"The emperor wept bitterly and decided not to appoint another empress. I was right to choose Chongba in this life."

"grandmother."

Children do not know the complex emotions of adults, especially the current appearance of Empress Ma, who seems sad but is actually happy, which makes Zhu Xiongying feel conflicted and confused.

"Okay, Xiongying, grandma is fine. Grandma is very happy. Tonight I will tell you the story of your grandfather's childhood. He was much more naughty than you!"

Even after Empress Ma knew that she would die in the 15th year of Hongwu, she did not feel any emotion.

The more I fall, the more I cherish the time I am alive.

"Empress, allow me to mention something unpleasant, which is that you are the most important person in His Majesty's heart.

You are the only one in the entire Ming Dynasty who can stop him from losing his mind, so I hope you can take care of yourself.

I'm worried that one day His Majesty will go crazy and the Prince won't be able to stop him!

You don't know, according to the records of your death, on the day you passed away, all the civil and military officials in the court felt more miserable than if their own mother had died.

Because once you leave, they won’t know who to turn to when they are faced with a life-or-death crisis.”

"Tsk! I was wondering why Chongba always told me that you were a jinx. It turns out you have a really powerful tongue. How can you be so rash in your words?

I know everything you said. I think the biggest reason why I died in the 15th year of Hongwu was Xiong Ying and Chongba’s violent temper.

But he has changed over the past few days, and I am now taking care of Xiongying personally.

I'm fine, so you don't need to worry too much."

Queen Ma felt a little upset about what Yang Chen said.

What does it mean that he is gone? The Minister of Cultural Relics cried more painfully than if his own mother had died.

How old is she? How old are those ministers? I'm afraid some of them are much older than her.

After being reminded by Queen Ma, Yang Chen touched his nose and smiled awkwardly.

I also know that what I said is not very good.

Just then, Zhu Biao appeared again.

"Mother, I have brought the things."

"Okay, leave it to Yang Chen."

After Empress Ma said this, she planned to leave with Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yunhuan.

Zhu Biao brought a box and handed it to Yang Chen.

"This is the money that my mother and I prepared for you. I have already arranged a place to stay. Big Brother Mu and the fourth brother are waiting for you at the gate of the palace.

After you leave the palace, you will be responsible for paying the monthly wages for the maids and servants in the mansion.

There are five thousand taels of silver here, enough for you to use for a while."

"Five thousand taels? How did you put so much money in the box?"

Yang Chen was a little surprised when he heard the number, so he opened the exquisite box with curiosity.

After seeing what was inside, his expression instantly became interesting.

"The five thousand taels you mentioned are the legendary precious notes that are too hard to wipe shit with?"

(End of this chapter)