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

At that moment, the guards had just arrived at the door.

Before they could rush inside, they heard the Emperor shouting for them to get out.

Everyone was stunned.

They all stopped in their tracks.

You look at me, I look at you.

I don't know whether I should stay or leave!

Are you suggesting we leave?

In case His Majesty has been kidnapped by villains, the order just given was issued under duress.

If something happens to His Majesty and the Empress once they leave, it would be a crime punishable by the extermination of their entire family.

Who can shoulder this responsibility?

But you want to stay?

His Majesty told you to get out, but you insisted on staying.

To put it bluntly, this is disobeying an imperial edict, which is also a crime punishable by death!

Everyone was suddenly caught in a dilemma.

Just then, a clever boy had a sudden inspiration and came up with a good idea. So he immediately shouted loudly at the gate:

"Your Majesty, I just heard a noise inside. If you've been kidnapped, just cough, and I'll immediately lead men in to protect you!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the tightly closed door was suddenly opened a crack from the inside.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang, dressed in a dragon robe, walked out from inside.

However, his expression at this moment revealed a bit of strangeness, and a trace of horror remained on his face.

It's as if I just witnessed something unbelievable!

Zhu Yuanzhang snapped out of his daze, his gaze sweeping over the crowd before him. His brow furrowed suddenly, and he said with a hint of anger in his voice, "I told you to get out! Didn't you hear me?!"

Upon hearing this, the guards felt a surge of anger, wishing they could clench their fists and roar at Old Zhu, "Fine, get out!"

But the truth is, as soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, all the guards scattered like birds and beasts, and none of them dared to look at him again.

But before they had run a few steps, Old Zhu suddenly called out to them, "Wait a minute."

Everyone froze on the spot.

"Which one was speaking just now?" Old Zhu asked.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately moved aside without hesitation.

This completely exposed the person who had just spoken to Old Zhu.

"???"

The man's expression was still somewhat bewildered.

He didn't even realize what was happening before he turned around and found himself all alone.

His brothers, who usually called him sworn brothers, had already retreated to a distance of five meters.

"Bastards, you're disloyal!" The man broke down immediately, cursing them in his mind.

So this is what they mean by: everyone enjoys the good times, but I'll shoulder the burden when things go wrong?

"Boy, what's your name?" Zhu Yuanzhang walked up to the man with a stern face and asked.

This startled him.

He thought the emperor was asking his name because he was preparing to kill his whole family.

"Your Majesty, my name is Zhao Erniu."

"Zhao Erniu, is it? I order you to immediately take men and guard the palace gates. Without my order, not even a fly is allowed to enter!"

"Your Majesty, spare me! I... um?"

Zhao Erniu was dumbfounded. The Emperor asked for his name, wasn't he going to kill his whole family?

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned as he looked at the stunned guard in front of him, thinking to himself, "Is this kid not smart enough? Should we replace him with someone else?"

Fortunately, Zhao Erniu reacted in time, knelt on one knee before Old Zhu, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said in a loud voice, "Your humble servant obeys the decree!"

Hey, this kid's not stupid anymore.

"Keep a close watch on him, don't let anyone in. If you do a good job, I'll promote you to centurion tomorrow!"

After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and went back into the house.

The door was closed once again.

After Old Zhu left, the group of guards all surrounded him again.

"Congratulations, Commander Zhao! Don't forget your brothers now that you've made it big!"

"Erniu, last time I visited your home, I brought you a calendar. When you become a centurion, don't forget your brother!"

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On the other side...

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated before returning to the palace, because he was unsure whether the thing inside was a person or a monster.

It should be noted that not long ago, he had just held a family banquet here, when Empress Ma was still a middle-aged woman.

The result was that they hadn't seen each other for only a few hours.

His sister miraculously regained her youth, transforming from a middle-aged woman into a beautiful young girl.

Old Zhu's first reaction was that his wife had been switched with someone else's.

But just thinking about it makes it seem impossible.

Zhu Yuanzhang wasn't a fool.

Even if someone dared to switch the package, it would be impossible to get them a Pro Max Ultimate Edition.

Isn't this treating Old Zhu like a fool?

Later, he thought of the strange tales circulating among the people, such as the transformation of a painted skin and the transformation of a fox spirit.

The thought that his sister might have been kidnapped by a monster and was now in a state of uncertainty made Old Zhu extremely anxious.

He hadn't let the guards rush in earlier because he was afraid of alerting the enemy and harming his sister.

Whether the other party is a monster or a ghost,

It actually transformed into the appearance of a girl instead of directly choosing to eat people, so it must have some ulterior motive.

As long as there's something in the picture, things are easy to discuss!

Old Zhu chose to go alone this time because he wanted to talk to this imposter inside and see how he could get his sister released!

Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly stepped into the bedchamber, his gaze sweeping directly to the bed, only to find that Empress Ma, who had been sitting on the bed just moments before, was nowhere to be seen.

Old Zhu's heart sank suddenly, and a sense of fear instantly gripped his mind.

His sister has disappeared!

Old Zhu panicked completely. He quickly turned around, wanting to call the guards outside to come and find someone.

As a result, he had only just turned his head.

Empress Ma stood behind him, looking at him expressionlessly, less than a foot apart.

This unexpected scene.

It almost scared Old Zhu out of his wits.

I felt that nothing in the world could be more terrifying than this.

"That's weird!" Old Zhu shouted, instinctively trying to dodge backward, but his legs were too weak to support him, and he ended up falling to the ground with a thud.

"Strange? Where's the strangeness?"

Unexpectedly, while Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid, Empress Ma was even more frightened. She immediately hugged Yu'er, who was standing next to her, and the two of them were trembling with fear.

As a woman, she was most afraid of this kind of thing.

I didn't believe it before.

But ever since Ming'er fed her that pill,

She believed it!

When Zhu saw Empress Ma's reaction, his expression froze.

This doesn't make sense, does it?

Shouldn't I be the one who's afraid?

Empress Ma furtively glanced around, and finding nothing amiss, her courage grew. She turned to the old Zhu, who was slumped on the ground, and asked, "Chongba, what did you see that frightened you so much?"

"I was scared by you!" Old Zhu thought to himself.

However, you can't say such things out loud.

He couldn't be sure whether the Empress Ma in front of him was real or fake!

"I must have been seeing things, it was a false alarm, I'm fine!" Old Zhu hurriedly stood up, dusted himself off, and forced a smile.

Upon learning it was a false alarm,

Empress Ma breathed a sigh of relief and said irritably, "How old are you? You're still so jumpy! You really scared me to death just now!"

"I was really scared to death by you! You appeared out of nowhere just now, and you didn't even make a sound when you walked. I have no idea what kind of monster you are!" Zhu Yuanzhang muttered to himself.