Chapter 463 Chang Qiu Luan 6
The Crown Prince carefully considered his wife's words. Thinking of the Fourth Prince's devilish personality, a sinister premonition suddenly washed over him. "No way? Even though the Fourth Prince is a bit mischievous... he should still know his place... right?"
"He must have realized the seriousness of the situation by now. After all, the palace gates are locked at this time. Even if he wanted to escape, he doesn't have wings."
Chang Qiuluan smiled and took his son away from the prince, leaving him standing there alone, thinking for a long time.
It was the fifth year of the Hongwu reign. According to the original plot, it was Uncle Xu who was ordered to lead the troops to rescue the besieged Zhu Wenzhong and Lan Yu's army. However, thanks to the combined power of the "People's Livelihood Encyclopedia" and her medical skills, the Yuan court had been completely eradicated by the second year of the Hongwu reign. Only two remnants remained, hardly a threat.
Therefore, the imperial court had been primarily preoccupied with recuperation and restoring the people's strength in recent years. The occasional battles were mostly against Japanese pirates along the coast. The court and the people took them for granted. However, in the first half of last year, a group of reckless pirates landed and began looting and burning in Fujian, infuriating the emperor. He immediately dispatched troops, employing a nearly dimensional strike that took six months to defeat.
So why did it take half a year?
Well, the battle ended up at the doorstep of those Japanese pirates, and guess what happened?
Hey, that tiny place actually has gold and silver mines! And the output is quite high!
Of course, that place is now our Japan, and the gold and silver are naturally nationalized.
After this battle, the emperor realized the enormous benefits of foreign wars and also became more wary of foreign enemies. What he thought about those weak but rich countries, other countries would naturally think about the Ming Dynasty, which would one day become weak.
So how can we prevent the Ming Dynasty from suffering the same fate as the former Song Dynasty and Japan?
Zhu Yuanzhang was determined to send his son to guard the border, and at the same time, he had to train new generals and soldiers. He couldn't just blindly think that it was a peaceful era and extremely suppress the military and promote culture.
Civil officials and military generals must grasp both sides and both sides must be strong.
This time, Xu Da had received his orders to rush to Beiping to train his troops, and on the way, he married into his family, leaving his unlucky fourth son to worry about for his father-in-law. This was called outsourcing the son. When the two of them got married, the Prince of Yan went to his fiefdom, and he could just work with his father-in-law. How reassuring!
It’s a good idea, but unfortunately my son’s rebelliousness breaks my heart.
Zhu Di was rebellious by nature and disliked being bound by constraints. At this age, he was at the peak of his rebelliousness. If he had listened obediently to his father and brother, he would not have been a headache.
Chang Qiuluan asked someone to help her roll up her sleeves, then casually took some disinfectant and swelling-reducing medicine from the medicine cabinet behind her, ground it into a paste, and sealed it. Lizhi, who was helping her, was a little puzzled:
"Why did the Crown Princess suddenly want to do this? No one in the palace will get hurt."
"How do you know the master won't get hurt? If the master makes a mistake, he'll be beaten by his father." Chang Qiuluan put the packed medicine box into his sleeve and pinched the little girl's face with a smile, "Maybe my medicine isn't enough for someone else."
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"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would like you to go to the Imperial Study."
Chang Qiuluan paused fiddling with the abacus, looked up from his palace duties, and met the Empress's eyes.
"I guess there's news from the fourth brother. I'll take my leave first."
The queen nodded and gently took her hand: "Thank you for your hard work. Come to my palace for dinner tomorrow. I will cook a treat for you myself."
"How can I trouble Mother? If Dad knew, he would be unhappy. It's better for my wife to cook. I came up with a new medicinal recipe yesterday. The prince and Xiongying also liked it. It doesn't taste like medicine. Would you be so kind as to try it?"
"Then tomorrow, we'll cook together, and call Ningguo and the others over to help us. And... the girl from the Xu family, let's have a good meal."
After discussing with her daughter-in-law, Empress Ma leisurely strolled to the imperial study. Zhu Yuanzhang's loud voice could be heard through two doors.
Naturally, with Empress Ma, the true guardian of the imperial family, present, the noise soon died down. By the time the Empress emerged from the Imperial Study, the Emperor's expression had returned to normal.
"Serve the food."
Chang Qiuluan glanced at the sky outside and simply asked the palace maid to bring his two sons to have dinner first. He played with them for a while and then coaxed them to sleep before the prince came back.
It was already pitch black outside. As soon as Zhu Biao entered the room, he sat down in the armchair and breathed a deep sigh of relief.
"Have you accompanied Dad to see the fourth child? Was Uncle Xu beating him hard?"
Chang Qiuluan took the meal that had been prepared by the servants long ago. It was just three simple dishes and a soup. She placed the meal on the table while waving away everyone, and then asked about Zhu Di's situation.
"His skin was torn and his face was completely bloodless." Zhu Biao's face was filled with heartache as he spoke of his brother. He pulled Qiu Luan and shook his head. "But he wasn't wronged. Who told him to make such a mistake?"
"Did you give him my medicine?"
"He did. He told me to thank you very much and said that he would definitely bring you a thank-you gift when he goes to Peking with Uncle Xu."
"Amitabha, I'll be so lucky if he can avoid trouble in Peking." Chang Qiuluan smiled and pulled Zhu Biao up: "Okay, we've already sent him off, don't think too much about it, let's eat first."
Zhu Biao stood up with Qiu Luan's help, his mind still full of thoughts. He was pulled to the table by his wife in a daze and sat down. He didn't react until the dish was in his mouth. He looked up and saw Qiu Luan's smile was not right, so he quickly took the chopsticks from her hand.
"Oh, today we have my favorite braised pork elbow. You've worked so hard, helping mother manage the inner palace and taking care of two children every day. You should let others do these kitchen chores next time."
"You refuse to eat what others cook, and you're so busy every day, worrying about state affairs and family matters. If you don't eat well, I'll have to give you my best medicine for peace."
Chang Qiuluan put his hand on his chin and smiled gently, "What do you think, Your Highness?"
"Well, I think this food is really good, and Jiu Niang's cooking is the best for my taste."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was always well-mannered and dignified outside, now lowered his head and hurriedly accepted the loving feeding from his wife, and actually ate up all the food on the table.
"Have some digestive tea."
After the meal, Chang Qiuluan asked someone to serve the digestive tea she had prepared. After a quarter of an hour, it was at the perfect temperature.
Zhu Biao was holding a cup of tea and was about to say something when he saw Lizhi, who was beside his wife, holding out a box containing several brand new pieces of jewelry.
"I've never seen you wear these before. Are they new?"
"Mother has an appointment with Miss Xu tomorrow. As her sister-in-law, shouldn't I help my brother-in-law with some makeup?"
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