The Ming Dynasty: Starting with the Somersault Cloud, Old Zhu was so envious he cried!

After Old Zhu finished his rant,

Empress Ma remained expressionless and asked calmly, "Are you finished?"

Upon hearing this, Old Zhu's breath hitched, and a strange sense of fear welled up in his heart, making him feel somewhat apprehensive.

But when he came to his senses,

A surge of anger welled up inside me.

He thought to himself that as the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, a dignified man of seven feet tall, how could he be afraid of his wife?

So, Old Zhu stubbornly insisted:

"We've always told you that a doting mother spoils her son, but you never listen and always protect him."

"Now look what's happened! This brat dared to kidnap an official from the imperial court right in front of us today; tomorrow he might dare to tear down the Fengtian Hall right in front of us!"

"This mischievous nature of yours is all because you spoiled me."

Upon hearing this, Empress Ma, who had been suppressing her anger for a long time, could no longer hold back and completely erupted.

"You Zhu Chongba, if you cause trouble tomorrow, you'll say it's because I spoiled you, and if something goes wrong, you'll blame it on me."

"Then why didn't you say it was me who taught him when you decisively defeated the Northern Yuan cavalry and made such a great contribution?"

Empress Ma paused, then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with disdain and said, "And last night, I don't know who it was, praising Ming'er as his good son, a treasure bestowed upon him by heaven. How could he have forgotten so quickly?"

Old Zhu's expression froze. Being exposed by the girl in public made him lose face.

"Cough cough...!" Zhu Yuanzhang coughed twice, forcibly trying to maintain his masculine authority, but his voice sounded somewhat weak.

"Girl, we're talking about that brat Zhu Ming, who openly kidnapped a high-ranking official. Why are you bringing up yesterday's story?"

Empress Ma immediately retorted, "I'm just worried that someone is getting old and forgetful, and might forget what they just said last night!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless.

Meanwhile, Yu'er and the other palace servants all lowered their heads and pursed their lips tightly.

At this moment, they probably recalled all the sad things they had encountered in their lives!

"You, you..." Old Zhu was so angry that he couldn't even utter a complete sentence. He pointed at Empress Ma with one trembling hand, while silently clenching his fist with the other.

"What, you want to hit me if you can't win an argument? Here, hit me, just kill me!" Empress Ma thrust her face forward without any fear.

Startled, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly withdrew his trembling finger, loosened his clenched fist, and unconsciously took a half-step back.

"What...what are you doing!" Zhu Yuanzhang exclaimed in a panic, quickly explaining, "When did we say we were going to beat you? Stop this nonsense!"

Looking at Zhu Chongba's flustered appearance.

A hint of a smile flashed in Empress Ma's eyes, but her face remained impassive as she said calmly and respectfully, "Since you're not going to take action, let's talk things out. Ming'er may have made a mistake, but you can't pin everything on me!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned pale and then red, his expression extremely embarrassed. He couldn't hit him, nor could he scold him.

Finally, Old Zhu sighed helplessly and waved his hand weakly, saying, "Fine, fine, I can't argue with you, but we can't just let this matter of taking Mao Xiang away tomorrow go!"

Seeing the Emperor's humiliation, Yu'er and the others nearby...

She couldn't help but chuckle to herself: "In the whole world, only the Empress dares to treat the Emperor like this."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had given in, Empress Ma stopped pressing him further.

That's just how relationships between husband and wife are!

Arguments and quarrels are fine, but neither party should be too domineering; it's best to stop when the argument is over.

"Chongba, I don't necessarily want to argue with you. I admit that I spoiled Ming'er a bit in the past."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but think to himself:

Are you spoiling him a little? You want to hold him in the palm of your hand and grant him every wish!

Empress Ma had no idea that Zhu was inwardly criticizing himself. Seeing his stern face and silence, she assumed he had taken her words to heart.

So she softened her tone and her expression became gentler, no longer the confrontational person she had been just moments before.

"But this child isn't bad at heart. Although he's a bit playful, he's kind-hearted. He must have his reasons for kidnapping Mao Xiang!"

However, Old Zhu grumbled in dissatisfaction:

"Even if he had something important to do, why didn't he explain it to us?"

"If he explained the reasons to me, how could I possibly disagree? Or is it that he doesn't even have time to say a few words to us!"

The voice just fell.

Empress Ma figured it out.

The reason why Old Zhu was angry

It wasn't about Mao Xiang being kidnapped at all.

Instead, Zhu Ming returned to the palace twice this morning, but did not come to see him on his own initiative either time.

First they kidnapped Imperial Physician Dai, and then they abducted Mao Xiang.

Even a fool could see that Zhu Ming had encountered some trouble outside!

As a result, she didn't tell him anything and just wanted to solve it herself, which made him, as a father, feel a deep sense of loss.

After figuring out the reason, Empress Ma's expression suddenly turned speechless, and she said in an annoyed tone, "Alright, how old are you? Why are you still acting like a child and getting jealous!"

After his thoughts were exposed, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately became agitated and vehemently denied it, saying, "Who's jealous? I'm not jealous at all! I'm warning you, don't talk nonsense, or I'll sue you for defamation!"

At this moment, Old Zhu wished he could point his finger at Empress Ma and shout to everyone, "She's slandering me! She's slandering me!"

Seeing that he was so concerned about saving face, Empress Ma didn't want to press the issue further, so she could only smile and say, "Alright, alright, I misspoke."

"I just hope he comes back soon tomorrow. Then you can have something to say to him and give him a proper talking-to!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang remained defiant, saying, "When that brat gets back, we'll definitely give him a good scolding!"

Seeing this, Empress Ma was unwilling to argue with him any further, so she curtsied and prepared to take her leave.

"Chongba, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now!"

Zhu Yuanzhang still harbored a stubborn pride. Hearing that his sister wanted to leave, he casually said, "Go back if you want. Why are you telling us?"

Unexpectedly, Empress Ma refused to say another word upon hearing this and turned to walk straight out of the Imperial Study.

As Zhu Yuanzhang watched his sister's departing figure, he felt a sudden emptiness in his heart and secretly regretted it.

I want to slap myself for being so foul-mouthed!

Empress Ma walked out of the palace gate and came to the corner of the corridor. Suddenly she stopped and turned to Yu'er and the other maids behind her, saying, "You should all go back now."

The maid Yu'er was taken aback, her face full of doubt. "Shall we go back first? What about Your Majesty the Empress?"

"Me..." Empress Ma smiled mysteriously, then softly uttered three words: "Somersault Cloud!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a fluffy, soft cloud, just big enough to carry one person, appeared out of thin air in front of everyone and floated quietly in mid-air!

Yu'er was so shocked that she covered her mouth, her eyes wide open, almost bulging out of their sockets!

"Your Highness! Isn't this the Sixth Prince's flying magic weapon? How come you have one too?"