My aunt is Queen Ma

Chapter 26 You Are Ma Yu
Hearing someone claiming to be the Queen's uncle, Zhu Chong did not get angry, but said to Ma Yu:
"Tsk, there are actually people who are bolder than you, daring to pretend to be my mother's elder."

Ma Yu didn't say anything, but his eyes narrowed slightly.

Is that the problem? No, it isn't.

The real question is how that person got in.

You don't really think that anyone can break into the Yingtian Prefecture Prison if they want, do you?

What's more, the one who is actually in charge of this place is the Guard Bureau.

Not to mention Empress Ma's cousin, even if Zhu Yuanzhang's biological uncle came, he would have to consider whether to force his way in.

Now not only has he broken in, but he has also come all the way right under our noses.

If you say there are no ghosts here, then there really are ghosts.

Ma Yu subconsciously thought that Zhu Yuanzhang was hiring someone to deal with him.

But he immediately dismissed the idea.

Although he is an openly anti-fan, he will not do so mindlessly.

Zhu Yuanzhang would not do such a childish thing.

If it wasn't Zhu Yuanzhang who did it, then things would be interesting.

It seems that Emperor Hongwu's control over the government is not as tight as imagined.

I want to see what this person is going to do.

Just as I was thinking about it, a group of people appeared around the corner, making a lot of noise.

Master Ma was wearing gorgeous silk clothes and rushing in waving a wooden stick in his hand.

Five or six spies from the Guard Bureau wanted to stop him, but they were beaten and screamed in pain. They did not dare to hurt him and could only retreat step by step.

Ma Yu just looked at him coldly.

Those secret agents from the Guard Bureau performed very hard.

But once doubts arise, their performance becomes full of loopholes.

And...it's not so much that they were beaten back, but rather that they were guiding the old man towards the cell step by step.

There really is a ghost.

Moreover, he was able to reach into the Guard Bureau. The number of people in the Ming Dynasty who had this ability could be counted on one’s fingers.

It seems that my appearance has made some people feel threatened.

Soon a group of people came to the cell where Ma Yu was.

Mr. Ma swung the wooden stick in his hand again, and the spies from the Guard Department quickly moved away, just enough to clear the cell behind them.

Then he shouted through the cell bars:
"You two little bastards, who is Ma Yu?"

Before Ma Yu could speak, Zhu Chong spoke first:
"Where did this old beast come from? How dare you act so arrogant in front of Grandpa?"

Master Ma was furious: "How dare you insult the emperor? You are indeed a criminal and a traitor."

"Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of the Queen."

As he said this, he opened the cell door and rushed in, raised the wooden stick in his hand, and smashed it at Zhu Chong on the head.

Zhu Chong subconsciously stretched out his arm to block it.

How could his fleshy arms overcome the wooden stick? He screamed in pain from being hit.

The incident happened suddenly. The secret agents from the Guard Division who were acting outside wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

He could only watch helplessly as Master Ma's wooden stick fell on Zhu Chong.

At the same time, it also hit their hearts.

They knew that something big had happened.

Ma Yu couldn't help but gasp, and quickly stood up and prepared to pull the old man away.

However, Zhu Chong's reaction was faster than his, and he bounced directly from the ground by exerting force with his legs.

Then he kicked Master Ma in the stomach.

In anger, he kicked Ma Baye without holding back, knocking him to the ground, where he held his stomach and groaned.

Ma Ye, who was following behind, was so scared that his face turned pale, but he bravely stood in front and tried to stop Zhu Chong.

Ma Yu originally wanted to stop Master Ma Ba, but when he saw that the situation was not right, he quickly grabbed Zhu Chong:

"Don't be impulsive. His identity is unknown. If he really is your mother's relative, I'm afraid it will end badly."

But Zhu Chong winked at him and then struggled and shouted:

"Where did this old beast come from? How could my mother have such a relative? He must be an imposter."

"You dare to hit me... Don't stop me, I'm going to beat this old beast to death."

Although he struggled fiercely, Ma Yu, who was holding him, didn't feel any strength at all.

Of course you don't know, this guy knows it better than anyone else, he is just pretending now.

Even those two hits he just received were probably fake.

Otherwise, it is impossible that a teenager who has practiced martial arts for several years would have a reaction speed worse than that of an old man in his fifties.

Thinking about what happened just now, he interrupted me before me, actually just wanting to take the blame on himself.

No matter who this old man is, no matter how he broke in, and no matter how many calculations are behind it.

It is useless to him as a prince.

Especially since he was hit twice with sticks.

The legitimate prince was beaten. Even if it was a misunderstanding, even if the old man was really the cousin of Empress Ma, there was only one way to deal with this matter.

In other words, he noticed something was wrong from the very beginning.

He really is worthy of being a living beast in his previous life, his brain is really useful.

But Zhu Chong did not say anything about the abnormality, but silently used his own way to help himself solve the problem.

Thinking of this, Ma Yu couldn't help but feel moved.

I will never call him a beast again.

As the two were "pulling", the spy from the Guard Division outside finally reacted and rushed in crawling.

"Second Prince, calm down. Second Prince, calm down... The Eighth Master is really the Empress's uncle."

Zhu Chong stopped struggling and asked doubtfully, "Is he really my mother's uncle?"

A spy said with a sad face, "Really? How dare I joke about such a thing?"

"Besides...if it weren't for his identity, we would have stopped him long ago and wouldn't have let him get here."

Zhu Chong was a little embarrassed at first, but then, as if he had found someone to blame, he pointed at them and said:

"It's all your fault. My dad told me to keep a close eye on this place, and you actually dared to let anyone in."

The spies dared not shirk their responsibilities and begged for mercy.

Ma Ye, who was standing next to him, was so shocked by this sudden change that he stood there in shock.

Master Ma also stopped wailing and lay on the ground pretending to be dead.

They naturally knew that the second prince had angered the empress and was thrown into prison.

But I didn't know the details, and I didn't know that Zhu Chong and Ma Yu were imprisoned together.

At this time, he realized that he had chosen the wrong target and hit the second prince. He was so scared that he was at a loss.

If there were a place that sold regret medicine, they would probably buy it and make a living.

But there was no need for them to react. The fact that the legitimate prince was beaten must be reported to the emperor.

What's more, Zhu Chong deliberately took advantage of the situation and kept clamoring to file a complaint.

Soon the news reached the palace.

When Zhu Yuanzhang, who was reviewing memorials, learned about this, he was so angry that he broke the pen in his hand with a "click".

The eunuchs serving around were all trembling with fear as they knelt on the ground. "Get out!"

As the voice sounded, the eunuchs hurriedly got up and left the hall as if they had been pardoned.

After everyone left, Zhu Yuanzhang threw the broken pen in his hand heavily to the ground:

"Li Shanchang, our patience is limited."

After a long time, he finally controlled his emotions and ordered people to bring Zhu Chong, Ma Baye and others over.

Empress Ma also got the news and came over first, saying with a grim expression:

"This farce needs to end."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a gloomy face: "It's time to end it, but if it weren't for this farce, we wouldn't know that our heads are in the hands of others."

Queen Ma asked in confusion, "What happened?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly, "Li Shanchang summoned Shi Jian to his residence with a single command, and they held a secret conversation for over an hour before he left."

"Today, Mr. Ma Ba brought Ma Ye, an old man and a young man, and broke into the Yingtian Prefecture Prison."

Queen Ma was shocked: "How could it be..."

No matter how good a relationship is, it needs careful care.

The relationship between Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma did not come out of thin air, but developed bit by bit.

For example, regarding state affairs, as long as Zhu Yuanzhang was around, Empress Ma would basically not ask about them unless Zhu Yuanzhang took the initiative to talk to her.

This can be considered a tacit understanding between the two parties.

The more this happened, the more Zhu Yuanzhang respected her.

Li Shanchang called Shi Jian to his house with just one word. Zhu Yuanzhang had known about this matter for a long time, but he did not tell Empress Ma.

So when she suddenly heard this, she was horrified:
"Why didn't you tell me before?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily, "As soon as I told you, you went to Li Shanchang to persuade him. It's always like this."

"But has he ever listened? He's become more and more arrogant and doesn't take us seriously at all."

Empress Ma sighed deeply and said, "I have been thinking about the friendship we have had for so many years. I don't want everyone to have such a bad ending and be ridiculed by future generations."

Looking at his sad daughter-in-law, Zhu Yuanzhang felt very distressed and became increasingly dissatisfied with Li Shanchang:
"If you do this, it will only encourage his arrogance."

"That's why I didn't tell you this time. I just wanted to see what Li Shanchang was going to do."

"If he goes too far, we have a good reason to punish him so that he won't go further down this wrong path."

Empress Ma smiled bitterly and said, "I thought it was too simple... But how do you plan to deal with this matter?"

"Bai Shi has been through thick and thin with us. He should be credited with the greatest contribution to the Ming Dynasty's conquest."

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily, "If we didn't care about the friendship we've had over the years, we would have taken him down long ago. Why would we let him do this?"

"Don't worry, we're just going to give him a warning, we won't really do anything to him."

At this point, he said coldly: "As for Shi Jian, since you don't know who the owner is, there is no need to keep him."

Empress Ma showed a trace of pity on her face, but she did not persuade him any further. She just warned:
"He has also made great contributions to the country. Don't make things difficult for his family."

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at her and said helplessly: "You are just too kind-hearted."

As the head of the secret service, Shi Jian colluded with foreign officials even after the emperor made it clear that he wanted to consolidate power.

Regardless of whether he has ulterior motives or not, he will end up dead.

No emperor would keep him.

Queen Ma was kind-hearted, but not stupid, and it was impossible for her to plead for him.

Being able to protect his family is the most we can do.

In fact, not only him, but the entire Guard Bureau also needs to be reshuffled.

Otherwise, your head might be chopped off in your sleep one day.

At this time, Empress Ma said again: "Since Ma Yu has been exposed, there is no need to keep him in prison any longer."

"It's time to let him out."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very reluctant. He felt uncomfortable letting this brat out so easily.

But he also knew that Shi Jian had leaked Ma Yu's secret.

If he is left in prison any longer, he will probably be harmed by someone.

Just like how Mr. Ma Baye and Ma Ye were able to break into the Yingtian Prefecture prison today.

So he could only reluctantly say: "Tian De sent us a victory report, Zhangde Prefecture has been captured."

"Let's release him first on the pretext of providing clues to the Yin and Shang Dynasty characters."

"But the true pardon will have to wait until the ritual vessel is found."

Empress Ma said, "That's the only way."

Soon Zhu Chong, Ma Baye, and Ma Ye were brought back, and Ma Yu was also brought over.

As soon as they met, Ma Baye and Ma Ye knelt down.

However, before they could say anything, Zhu Chong knelt down and apologized:
"Mother, I didn't know that Master Eight was your uncle. I kicked him in anger. Please punish me for being unfilial."

When he bowed, his sleeve 'accidentally' slipped down, revealing a purple-red mark on his forearm.

It happened that both Empress Ma and Zhu Yuanzhang saw it, and the couple's expressions changed immediately.

The report just now did not mention that he was injured.

Before Empress Ma could speak, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were already blazing with anger:

"Chuang'er, what's wrong with your arm?"

Zhu Chong quickly lowered his sleeves and said evasively:

"No...nothing, just an accidental bump."

Zhu Yuanzhang took two steps at a time and walked over, grabbing his arm and exposing the two marks again.

Zhu Chong grinned and said, "Dad, it hurts...ah, it's okay, it just hurts a little bit."

The more he did this, the angrier Zhu Yuanzhang became.

How could someone who had fought in the army not recognize that these were stick marks?

Someone actually dared to hit his son so hard.

Tolerable or unbearable.

"Tell me, who beat him? We will kill all his clans."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Ma rolled his eyes and fainted from fright.

Although Ma Ye was also very scared, he mustered up the courage to kowtow and said:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. Eighth Grandpa didn't know that it was the Second Prince who... who..."

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at him intently and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth:

"Tell us everything clearly."

Ma Ye quickly recounted the story, saying that he had heard rumors from Mr. Ma Baye outside, and then decided to go to the prison to avenge the queen.

Even the misunderstandings in the middle were explained clearly.

Ma Yu, who was hiding aside, was also a little scared. Zhu Yuanzhang was really angry.

But he also looked at Ma Ye with admiration. This kid is quite brave.

After listening to his description, Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned pale and he said "good" seven or eight times in a row.

But in the end, he still cared about the relationship between husband and wife, and said with a suppressed anger:

"Sister, they are your relatives, so we won't punish them. You can deal with them yourself."

Then he turned his gaze and shouted angrily, "Bring Shi Jian up to us."

(End of this chapter)