In the seventh year of Hongwu, the legitimate eldest grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, was born.
He who resides as the legitimate heir will surely ascend to t...
Looking at his worried grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, "Good, your aunt is eating and sleeping well, and in the throes of new marriage, she hardly remembers her nephew!"
"My eldest aunt loves me the most!" Zhu Xiong Ying puffed out her chubby face and glared at Zhu Yuanzhang. "Grandpa Emperor, why didn't you tell me about my eldest aunt's marriage?! Grandmother Emperor, you should have told me first, so I could have gone to see my eldest uncle first!"
Empress Ma chuckled and asked with a smile, "Why should I send you to take a look?"
"I'm just a little kid!" Zhu Xiong Ying, who was used to acting cute, said matter-of-factly. "I'll go see my uncle first. If he likes kids, he'll definitely treat my aunt well in the future. Never mind, my aunt is already married. You'll have to tell me about my aunt's marriage!"
Empress Ma was overjoyed, and then deliberately teased Zhu Xiong Ying, "If we let you go, and they find out your identity, how could your uncle not treat you well!"
“Yes!” Zhu Zhu chimed in, “You are the Crown Prince. Even if it weren’t you, people would still treat me with respect. What can you possibly see from that?!”
Zhu Xiong Ying pretended to think for a moment, then said, "Grandpa Emperor, how about having my great-uncle take me out? Just say I'm Little Zhu from my hometown of Fengyang, then they won't know who I am!"
Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma were overjoyed. Zhu Yuanzhang continued to tease them, "Don't talk nonsense. Even Little Zhu from our hometown of Fengyang could guess that you are our eldest grandson!"
“Then say I’m a young man from the Ma family of Guide Prefecture!” Zhu Xiong Ying said, his eyes darting around. “That way they won’t know!”
Empress Ma was taken aback, then picked up Zhu Xiong Ying in one lap. “My dear grandson! Remember this well, you are Zhu from Fengyang. Zhongli, Haozhou, Fengyang, that’s where your roots are!”
"Grandmother, I am also a little horse from Guide Prefecture!" Zhu Xiong Ying struggled, thinking that acting cute was not a crime. "I have my father's blood in my veins. My father has the blood of my grandfather and grandmother. So I have the blood of my grandmother and the blood of the Ma family of Guide Prefecture!"
Empress Ma felt a warmth in her heart; this precious grandson had not been spoiled in vain.
"Grandmother, your grandson can feed himself!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was jealous. "How come my great grandson has the blood of the Ma family? He is a descendant of our Zhu family, and no one can take him away!"