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

boom! boom! boom!

"Hey girl, open the door! Let's talk this out!"

There was no response from inside.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt somewhat embarrassed as a man, so he continued to knock on the door.

boom! boom! boom!

The force was greater than before.

"Girl, open the door right now! We're warning you, this is treason!"

"If it were anyone else, and she dared to treat us like that, we'd immediately banish her to the cold palace!"

No sooner had the words been spoken than the tightly closed vermilion gate creaked open.

Empress Ma stood outside the door in her nightgown, her eyes cold and her face expressionless as she stared at Zhu Yuanzhang.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the door was finally open, a fawning smile instantly appeared on his face, and he leaned forward as if to squeeze inside.

Before he could even lift his foot, Empress Ma's cold voice rang out first: "Your Majesty, did you just say you wanted to send me to the Cold Palace?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's smile froze instantly, and he immediately cowered, his face full of flattery, saying, "Sister, you've misunderstood. As long as you let us in, we won't pursue this so-called crime of deceiving the emperor!"

Unexpectedly, Empress Ma refused to budge, coldly asking, "And if I don't yield, will Your Majesty punish me?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was completely speechless.

How could he dare to punish Empress Ma?

The old brothers from Huaixi who had fought alongside him to build the empire, they didn't recognize any of them except Ma Xiuying as their sister-in-law.

So, Old Zhu lowered his tone, rubbing his hands together and saying with a forced smile, "Little sister, I was just kidding!"

"If you feel uncomfortable, you can hit or yell at me, but you have to let us in first."

"There are too many people outside. After all, we're still the emperor. Can't you give us some face?"

Old Zhu thought to himself, as long as he was allowed in and the door was closed, whether he was beaten or scolded, it would just be a little fun between husband and wife.

But it wouldn't do if a bunch of servants saw it; it would damage his imperial image.

If word gets out that he has some kind of unusual fetish, and that the more people criticize him, the more excited he gets!

Does that mean he doesn't want to maintain his reputation?

Unexpectedly, Empress Ma not only didn't step aside after hearing this, but instead scoffed, "Ha? Now you know you need to save face?"

"When you just threatened to banish me to the cold palace, didn't you even consider giving me the slightest bit of face?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was rendered speechless by a single sentence, his face turning pale and then red, looking extremely embarrassed.

At that moment, his eyes darted around, and he thought of taking advantage of the moment when Empress Ma finished speaking to step inside.

result!

"Bang!"

The door slammed shut, the wind rushed in, and the door panel slammed shut, nearly hitting his nose!

Immediately afterwards, Empress Ma's indifferent voice came from inside the hall: "If you have the ability, then issue an edict to punish me for deceiving the emperor. I will be waiting inside at any time."

Zhu Yuanzhang stood frozen outside the door, his face filled with despair, wishing he could slap himself twice!

Serves you right for being so cheeky...

Now look what's happened! Not only can you not get any meat, you can't even get through the door, and the girl is angry with you!

What kind of mess is this?!

Actually, if it were any other time,

It's one thing if the girl won't let me in.

But just now, he had eaten a large amount of highly nutritious food before coming here.

Now that the medicine is taking effect, I feel unbearably hot all over, and it feels like there's a fire burning inside me, making it impossible for me to calm down.

At this moment, Eunuch Li, who was responsible for serving the emperor closely, cautiously stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Empress refuses to open the door. Should this old servant summon other consorts to come and serve Your Majesty in bed?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, and he felt a surge of excitement.

Yeah, he has more than one woman besides that girl.

In my opinion, Consort Sun is quite good!

However, before he could even nod...

Empress Ma's clear voice rang out again from inside the palace, its power penetrating: "Zhu Chongba, if you dare to summon any of your concubines to your bedchamber tonight, for a whole month to come, you will not be allowed to set foot in this palace!"

Swish!

The light on Zhu Yuanzhang's face vanished instantly, and his smile disappeared without a trace.

He turned his head sharply and glared fiercely at the talkative Eunuch Li, his eyes filled with murderous intent!

Can't you speak a little quieter?

Now look what's happened, the Empress overheard it.

In this vast harem, he couldn't even visit the chambers of any of the concubines!

Eunuch Li trembled under the glare and lowered his head with a wronged expression.

Who would have thought that there was such a thick door separating us?

The Empress can actually hear him speak; she's practically a superhuman!

After a long pause, Eunuch Li asked in a low, weak voice, "Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up and sighed deeply, his face filled with utter despair: "What else can I do? Go back to the imperial study and sleep!"

Left with no other choice, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and returned to his study with a sullen expression.

In the middle of the night, Old Zhu, lying in bed, felt extremely hot and excited. He tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep, and he also felt extremely uncomfortable!

Why can everyone else sleep peacefully while he's the only one suffering here?

No!

I can't be the only one suffering!

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly sat up in bed, a cunning thought flashing in his eyes. He raised his voice and shouted, "Guards! Convey my imperial decree: immediately summon Hu Weiyong, Wang Guangyang, Song Lian, and Zhan Tong to the palace. Tell them I have urgent matters to discuss with them!"

The eunuchs guarding the door were stunned when they heard this.

In the middle of the night? A high-ranking official from the court has come to report something. What could be so urgent?

However, before the eunuch could receive the decree...

Old Zhu, inside the house, asked again, "By the way, is Liu Bowen in the capital now?"

The eunuch immediately bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, Liu Chengyi is on a local mission and has made a special trip to Yingtian Prefecture to report on the people's conditions in Zhejiang. He is currently residing in his residence in the city and has not returned to his hometown of Qingtian."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and quickly said, "Then summon him as well, and have all five of them enter the palace immediately!"

That's why they say Old Zhu is cunning!

Liu Bowen resigned from his official post long ago.

But Old Zhu still wouldn't let him go.

We have to summon him every now and then to scare the old man.

After receiving the order, the eunuch hurriedly left the palace to report.

at the same time,

Hu Weiyong's residence.

The Right Chancellor of the court, Hu Weiyong, had taken off his official robes and was playing hide-and-seek with two of his concubines in his house.

"My lord, I'm here! Come and arrest me!"

"Master, come and get me! Master!"

Hu Weiyong, whose eyes were covered with gauze, was seen happily playing and frolicking with his two concubines.

If someone else saw this scene, they would probably be shocked.

Hu Weiyong was the Right Chancellor of the current dynasty. Compared to the somewhat weak-willed Left Chancellor Wang Guangyang, he inherited all the political legacy of his mentor Li Shanchang.

He was implicitly the head of all officials, and one could even say that in the imperial court, he was second only to the emperor.

Such a big shot, yet he is so dissolute and depraved in private.

It seems that the more serious a person appears on the surface, the more contrasting their inner self is!

One of the concubines, while trying to dodge, deliberately pretended to twist her ankle and was accidentally caught by Hu Weiyong.

"Prime Minister, you've caught me. According to the agreement, you can do whatever you want to me!"

He listened to the sweet, delicate voice of the woman in his arms.

Hu Weiyong could no longer hold back and was about to take off his pants and make his move.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the door, followed by a servant kneeling down and urgently reporting.

"My lord, something terrible has happened! An imperial envoy has arrived, summoning you to the palace immediately for an audience!"

Hu Weiyong was completely stunned after hearing this.