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

Empress Ma turned around and sat back down in her chair.

I had just sat down.

The little guy immediately came over.

He was also holding a cup in his hand, which he handed to Empress Ma.

"Mother, you must be exhausted after traveling all this way in this sweltering heat."

"Have a cold drink to cool off first. If you want anything to eat later, just tell me and I'll bring it to you right away."

Empress Ma looked down.

The glass contained a dark sauce mixed with red fruit puree, topped with a thick layer of crushed ice, and wisps of white steam rising from it.

The most outrageous thing is,

A thin pink tube was inserted in the middle.

Empress Ma: "..."

She picked up the glass, swirled it, and felt the cool sensation through the glass.

"Ming'er, did you conjure this up again using the magic weapon your master gave you? But what's that dark stuff on it?"

Zhu Ming raised his little face, his expression fawning as he said:

"Mother is truly intelligent!"

"This is called chocolate strawberry smoothie. That dark stuff is chocolate sauce. It's the perfect way to cool down in the summer."

"Mother, you must try it, it's delicious!"

Empress Ma was skeptical.

She picked up the thin pink tube and looked it over.

"What is this now?"

"This is called a straw. Drinking with this won't get your hands dirty."

As Zhu Ming spoke, he demonstrated to Empress Ma:

"Mother, just hold this in your mouth and suck on it once."

Empress Ma glanced at him.

I did as instructed anyway.

Hold the straw in your mouth, take a gentle sip, and the cool, sweet taste melts instantly on your tongue.

The dark sauce melts in your mouth, rich and fragrant, mixed with the sweet and sour taste of red fruit puree.

Surprisingly, this stuff tastes pretty good.

Empress Ma's eyes brightened slightly.

Zhu Ming watched from the side, secretly relieved.

Thank goodness.

Food guides that never fail to work.

Now Mom won't spank me anymore, right?

Empress Ma glanced at him with amusement.

The little guy's little scheme.

It was all written on their faces.

Isn't it just a way to cover up what happened earlier with a smoothie?

Empress Ma knew exactly what was going on.

But she didn't say anything, and continued to hold the cup, slowly sipping her shaved ice.

It's icy cold and sweet, and it really tastes good.

Empress Ma sipped her shaved ice while turning to look at Zhu Ming and asking about the evening's plans.

"Ming'er, I just heard from Miaoyun that you plan to invite the four major families to a banquet tonight. What are your plans for then?"

Zhu Ming raised his head, glanced at Empress Ma, and his eyes were somewhat unfocused.

He said, somewhat guiltily:

"No... I didn't do anything."

"I just wanted to treat them to a meal and reconnect with them."

Empress Ma put down her cup and looked down at him.

Just look at that expression.

Still trying to lie to her?

Row.

Today, I'll let your mother teach you properly.

What is real acting?

Empress Ma's expression changed; her eyes, which had been smiling just moments before, instantly became misty.

She lowered her head slightly, and her voice softened.

With a hint of sorrow and grievance, she was just like Lin Daiyu possessed.

"Ming'er, you promised your mother that you would never lie to her in this lifetime."

"You've only been out of the palace for a short time, and you're already hiding everything from your mother."

Empress Ma raised her sleeve and gently wiped the corner of her eye.

"Enough, enough, a son is beyond his mother's control once he grows up."

"You've grown up and have your own ideas now."

"Mother doesn't blame you!"

Zhu Ming: "..."

The little guy stood still, and a series of punches completely stunned him.

No, what's going on?

Everything was fine just now.

How could it suddenly be like this...?

The little one looked at his mother's pitiful appearance.

A strange sense of guilt arose in my heart, as if I had really done something heinous.

Zhu Ming swallowed hard and quickly explained, "Mother, I...I didn't lie to you."

"I am...I am..."

Empress Ma raised her head and looked at him with teary eyes.

"What is it?"

Zhu Ming: "..."

It’s over.

We've been tricked.

With his shoulders drooping, the little guy had no choice but to tell everyone his entire plan.

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you, alright?"

"I plan to ambush three hundred axemen behind the tent."

"Then I smashed the cup, and they immediately rushed in and wiped out the four major families!"

Zhu Ming spoke with great enthusiasm, saying that the so-called four great families were all trash in front of him.

Empress Ma: "......"

Three hundred axemen?

Did they use smashing a cup as a signal?

Who taught him these schemes?

You'd better teach your mother something good!

Empress Ma turned her head and looked at Wang Defa, who was kneeling on the ground beside her, her eyes carrying a hint of danger.

Wang Defa was kneeling on the ground, trying to minimize his presence.

Suddenly, I sensed that gaze.

A shiver ran through my body, and even the hairs on my skin stood on end.

He quickly raised his head and waved his hands frantically, saying:

"Your Majesty, spare my life!"

"This wasn't my idea!"

Empress Ma frowned: "If it wasn't you who produced it? Then who was it?"

The voice just fell.

Zhu Ming immediately chimed in, "It's Fourth Brother! He taught me all of this!"

"So it's the fourth prince..." Empress Ma raised an eyebrow, her eyes gradually turning dangerous.

Meanwhile, at the Prince of Yan's residence in the capital.

Zhu Di suddenly sneezed and rubbed his nose.

It was the hottest time of the year, and the sun was scorching.

He felt a chill run through his body, as if something bad was approaching him.

"Strange, why do I suddenly have a bad feeling? Could someone be trying to set me up?"

......

Empress Ma composed herself, turned to look at Zhu Ming, and earnestly instructed him:

"Ming'er, stay away from your fourth brother from now on. He's not very bright, and he might lead you astray."

Although Zhu Ming didn't understand, he could only obediently nod in agreement with his mother.

"Yes, Mother."

Empress Ma nodded in satisfaction.

Then, she changed the subject.

"As for your plan..."

Empress Ma shook her head.

"There are too many vulnerabilities."

Zhu Ming was taken aback: "A loophole?"

Empress Ma counted on her fingers, analyzing each point for him one by one.

"First, where is a county magistrate who's been sidelined supposed to find three hundred executioners?"

"Even if we find them, are you sure how many of those three hundred people are our own?"

"I'm afraid you'll have to smash the cup as a signal then."

"When they stormed in, they weren't targeting the four major families, but you."

Zhu Ming: "..."

The little guy opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Empress Ma continued:

"Secondly, you've turned your banquet into a trap. Leaving aside whether the four major families dare to come, even if they did, how many people could they possibly send?"

"I'm afraid it's just a family head with a few servants. Even if you kill them all, it won't hurt their family at all."

"Which family that has been entrenched in the area for so many years doesn't have a backup head of the family?"

"Once the patriarch dies, others will immediately take his place. You might kill one, but there will be ten or a hundred more. Can you kill them all?"

Zhu Ming was speechless after being rebuked. He stood there, scratching his head in frustration.

His "perfect plan," which he had learned from his fourth brother, was analyzed by his mother in this way.

It's riddled with holes and full of flaws.

Zhu Ming swallowed hard and asked in a low voice:

"Then... Mother, what do you think we should do?"