The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 67 A Warm Family of Four

Back at Qianqing Palace, Chen Jingke sat tiredly on a chair and panted. It was quite tiring after running all day.

But Zhu Xiongying still looked very excited. After sitting for a while, he stood up and said:
"Let's go and pay our respects to the Royal Grandmother."

Chen Jingke smiled in his heart, it was just an excuse to pay respects to the queen.

I must have shown off a lot today, and I couldn’t help but want to show off in front of my parents and get compliments.

But seeing through it without saying anything, he pretended not to know anything, got up and followed him.

All the way to Kunning Palace, I met Ma Xiuying in the garden.

Zhu Xiongying ran over quickly, held her hand and said coquettishly:

"Royal Grandmother, I'm here to see you."

Chen Jingke saluted from a distance: "I've met your empress."

Ma Xiuying first nodded to Chen Jingke, and then looked at her eldest grandson.

Who is she? She can tell at a glance that this kid must have done something good and has come to seek praise from her.

I couldn't help but be curious in my heart, but on my face, I pretended to be calm and said:
"Stand still, as a great grandson, how can you behave like this?"

Zhu Xiongying felt aggrieved, but still took two steps back and met Li again.

"The royal grandmother may live a long and healthy life."

Chen Jingke felt funny in his heart. He could naturally tell that Ma Xiuying was deliberately teasing Zhu Xiongying, so he stood aside and watched the fun with interest.

Ma Xiuying laughed secretly and asked: "I heard that you left the palace today, tell me what you did?"

Zhu Xiongying immediately became energetic and talked about what he had seen today, and the topic soon turned to the restaurant.

At this point, he stopped and looked at Ma Xiuying.

Three big words were clearly written in those eyes: Ask me quickly.

However, Ma Xiuying would never fulfill his wish and pretended to be disappointed:

"I thought you saw something interesting outside, but it turns out you were just wandering around."

Zhu Xiongying was anxious and said quickly: "Yes, yes, my grandson met Fang Xiaoru in Zhuangyuan Building."

Ma Xiuying raised her eyebrows and said casually: "Who is Fang Xiaoru? Is he famous?"

Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but feel a little discouraged and could only introduce:
"He is a leader among the younger generation of scholars, and the emperor praised him for his great talent."

On the side, Chen Jingke's focus changed. He thought that Zhu Yuanzhang also seemed to have the habit of raising his eyebrows.

But also normal.

Husband and wife have a deep relationship. As they live together for a long time, they will become more and more like husband and wife, and some habits will tend to be the same.

The relationship between Lao Zhu and Queen Ma is recognized by history, and it is normal for many of their expressions to be the same.

Seeing that the teasing was over, Queen Ma finally decided to cooperate with her precious grandson:

"Oh, I remembered that I and Dad are both students of Song Jinglian (Song Lian)."

"He was recruited into the palace by your grandpa in March... He should have come to take part in the imperial examination."

"What, you talked to him?"

Zhu Xiongying perked up and said quickly: "Yes, yes, hehe...he is in the restaurant..."

He briefly recounted what Fang Xiaoru said.

Ma Xiuying frowned slightly, thinking that her grandson had been persuaded by him, and said seriously:
"Fang Xiaoru is a man of great talent, but he is too naive. He is not feasible to restore Zhou Rituan. You must not be deceived by him."

Zhu Xiongying quickly shook his head: "No, no. At that time, everyone was speechless by his argument, and his grandson stood up and refuted him."

Ma Xiuying was surprised: "You said you stood up to refute him?"

Zhu Xiongying said excitedly: "Well, I will..."

As soon as the words came out, Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was heard from far away: "Haha... Where are you, dear grandson? Let Grandpa Huang take a look."

Everyone turned around and saw Zhu Yuanzhang striding towards this side, followed by Zhu Biao trotting behind him. "See your Majesty, see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand casually, came to Zhu Xiongying, and said happily: "My dear grandson... Haha, Grandpa Huang is so happy today."

Ma Xiuying said angrily: "Doesn't he look like an emperor?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a 'hehe' smile: "Sister, you don't know, our dear grandson refuted Fang Xiaoru today and was speechless. How can we be unhappy?"

Ma Xiuying immediately thought of Zhu Xiongying's words just now. He actually refuted Fang Xiaoru?Still have nothing to say to refute it?

Thinking of this, she couldn't sit still and quickly urged: "Tell me quickly, what happened?"

Zhu Yuanzhang told the story again, and finally said proudly: "How about it, our good grandson is really good."

Ma Xiuying looked at Zhu Xiongying in disbelief. Is this really what her eldest grandson said?
Unbelievable, unbelievable...God opened his eyes.

However, although she was excited in her heart, she remained calm on her face and praised:

"Yes, it's reasonable. He is really a good grandson of his grandmother."

Zhu Xiongying suddenly felt elated, his little face flushed with excitement, he couldn't even be modest, he just grinned stupidly.

Zhu Biao was also very happy, but he couldn't see the old man doting on the child so much, so he said:

"It's really not easy for Ying'er to explain this in a clear and coherent manner."

"But it's because of Jing Ke's good teaching and Fang Xiaoru's humility, otherwise there would be no chance for him to shine."

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "You can choke yourself to death if you don't speak, right?"

In front of his mother, Zhu Biao also had a rare moment of toughness: "If you do this, be careful of spoiling him."

Zhu Yuanzhang became even more angry: "You..."

Seeing that the father and son were about to quarrel, Ma Xiuying frowned and said:
"Shut up, both of you. An emperor and a prince are both incompetent."

Both father and son closed their mouths angrily.

Ma Xiuying said: "Jing Ke's good teaching is the first achievement."

Chen Jingke quickly said humbly: "Your Majesty, you are too praised. It is your great grandson who is smart, and I dare not take the credit."

Ma Xiuying smiled and said: "Don't refuse, I know it all in my heart."

Chen Jingke cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, empress."

Ma Xiuying nodded and continued: "Fang Xiaoru is a gentleman. He knows right from wrong and will not forcefully argue for the sake of face."

Then she touched Zhu Xiongying's head and said kindly:

"But Ying'er can learn and use it flexibly, and it is even more rare to think of refuting it in such a short period of time."

Zhu Xiongying calmed down a lot now and said modestly: "What the Imperial Grandmother said is that without Jing Ke's guidance, how could I have said these words."

Ma Xiuying was even more satisfied: "Yes, you are not arrogant because of this, and grandma is even happier."

"Many times bring harm, but humility benefits. I hope you can be open-minded and accept advice well in the future, and don't be stubborn and self-indulgent."

Zhu Xiongying said solemnly: "Thank you for the teachings of the emperor's grandmother. My grandson has taken note of it."

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang said diligently: "My sister is very good. You are the first to make my dear grandson so smart."

Ma Xiuying glared at him: "You only know now?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said quickly: "We have known it for a long time. We knew it when you taught Biao'er."

Ma Xiuying gave him a knowing look, and then said:

"I'm happy today. I told the imperial kitchen to make dinner a little more sumptuous."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up and he said quickly: "Okay, okay, please be rich. Tell the imperial kitchen to bring us all the fat chicken and fat knuckles."

Ma Xiuying glanced at him, but did not object. Instead, she said to Chen Jingke:

"Jing Ke, please stay and have dinner together."

(End of this chapter)