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Chapter 44 Empress Ma summons Song Shen

Hongwu ten years.

Kunning Palace.

After listening to what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Empress Ma was so angry that her whole body was shaking. Her performance was not much better than when Zhu Yuanzhang was angry.

Standing aside, Zhu Biao looked at his mother's appearance and couldn't help but shrink his neck, feeling a little scared.

He knows better than his father what his mother looks like when she loses her temper.

When they were young, Zhu Yuanzhang was away fighting outside, and the two of them lived together in the Prince of Wu's mansion. Some blind people offended their mother, but she did not indulge them at all because the man was not at home. She was ruthless in dealing with them.

Since childhood, Zhu Biao was more afraid of his mother than his father who fought bloody battles to ascend the throne.

Therefore, he dared to talk back to Zhu Yuanzhang, but when facing his mother who was trembling with anger, Zhu Biao dared not say a word and kept his mouth tightly shut.

Zhu Yuanzhang helped his wife sit down, patted her back for a long time to help her calm down, and finally she calmed down.

The first thing Empress Ma did after she recovered her breath was to point at Zhu Biao's nose and start scolding him!
"Zhu Biao, you are so indecisive, and you are still the crown prince. I think all the books you read in the past have been turned into dog stomachs!"

She stared, pointed at Zhu Biao with one hand, and used the other hand to wrinkle her clothes.

Zhu Biao immediately knew that he was in trouble.

His mother always called him Biao'er, except in specific occasions when she would call him Taizi. Otherwise, she would only call him by his full name when she was extremely angry.

Queen Ma gritted her teeth:
"Your father is right. How can you be so confused? Can a child who has not yet been born be more important than Ying'er?!"

"I'm telling you, no matter how many children you have in the future, I will only recognize the ones born to my daughter-in-law as my grandchildren in this life. Other than that, all others are the emperor's grandchildren. Do you understand?"

Zhu Biao was speechless.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was watching the fun, chimed in:
"That's right, that's what I meant, but Biaoer just doesn't believe it!"

"If you ask me, we should let Zhu Yunwen die in the womb now. This would only be a sin of killing a life. Biao'er, you are kind-hearted, but you have to think about it. In history, he caused the rebellion of the princes and made the fourth son fight from the north to Yingtian Prefecture. How many people died during this period?"

"The one baby in your family is a human life, but the lives of others are not lives?"

"Hey, sir, you said I was cruel, but look at me, you're even crueler than me!"

I don't mean to be sarcastic.

Zhu Yuanzhang really thought so.

He also cares about his wife and son, which is completely understandable. It is human nature. Who doesn't want his family to live a better life? Especially when he is rich and powerful and has become an emperor.

But now someone told him that Zhu Di was going to rebel, his first reaction was the same as before, he was ready to whip Zhu Di to death immediately.

Both the world and family are important, but they must be prioritized.

Zhu Yuanzhang himself was a person who had struggled to survive the chaos of the late Yuan Dynasty. He knew better than anyone that no one could really stay out of war. Whether from the perspective of his family or to ensure that the Zhu family could maintain their rule, Zhu Yunwen should not have been born.

long silence.

Zhu Biao sighed and was about to say something.

But Queen Ma suddenly said:

"Since Biao'er is in such a dilemma, let's do this. Send Song Shen to the palace so I can see him."

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were both horrified:

"No, no, no, this won't work!"

Empress Ma's tense face relaxed a lot, and she looked at the father and son with amusement:
"What are you afraid of? I won't eat him." "Don't worry, I've been the queen for so many years, I know my limits. He is Song Lian's eldest grandson, and Song Lian is Biao'er's husband. Song Shen was injured a few days ago. I know you asked people to express condolences, but it's reasonable for us to meet him."

"Originally, we should let Biaoer meet him to reassure the Song family, but I don't think it's appropriate under the current circumstances. Neither you two are suitable. You just met him this morning, and it's easy to be exposed, so I have to meet him."

"If I talk to him in a different identity, what if I can get more information out of him?"

"After all, according to what you said before, this young man is a good guy, and he knows how to hide his shortcomings. Putting aside the clichés, I really want to have a chat with him."

Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang looked at each other and felt that what she said seemed to make sense.

If Song Lian was just an ordinary gentleman, this would certainly not be necessary.

Not only did he teach Crown Prince Zhu Biao for many years, but he also had a very high prestige among the literati. Of the once famous Four Masters of East Zhejiang, only Song Lian is left now. It can be said that now, except for the group of Huaixi nobles, most of the literati, no matter what their stance or where they stand, have great respect for Song Lian in their hearts.

Otherwise, if Song Shen, the eldest grandson, had gone blind, Song Lian would not have had to bring him to the banquet to show his injuries and calm people's hearts.

The royal family should treat such talents well, and simply sending them some comfort items seems not enough.

"That's fine."

Zhu Yuanzhang understood the interests involved and finally gave in:
"Sister, you must be careful when you speak, don't let the cat out of the bag. The system space said that Song Shen didn't know that we were all real people, and he thought that Biao'er, the First Emperor and the others were all fake, so he told us everything in class without hiding anything. If the cat is out, we won't be able to find out anything in the future!"

Queen Ma rolled her eyes at her husband with a disdainful tone.

"Do you think I'm like you, always speaking without thinking and doing whatever I want?"

"Don't worry, this time, I will make him willingly give me something!"

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The next morning.

"What? The Queen has ordered me to see her?!"

After receiving the news from home, Song Shen, who was basking in the sun outside, jumped up from his wheelchair.

He was shocked:

"What about grandfather? What did grandfather say?"

The person who came was the servant that Song Lian brought with him.

Hearing this, the servant smiled bitterly and said:

"When the old master heard about this, he was extremely anxious. His health was not good, but he did not dare to tell anyone, fearing that someone would make a fuss after hearing about it. He is now lying down."

"Sir, the palace wants you to go to the audience now. I'm afraid you should start bathing and changing clothes now, otherwise it will be too late to meet the Queen."

I understand. I understand completely.

Song Shen took a breath.

First, my grandfather was really seriously ill this time and he was not doing it for show.

Second, he really wanted to meet the Queen, and outsiders had to avoid suspicion when meeting her and could not enter the palace too late.

He covered his forehead.

It's so hard to have a day or two of peace...

What the hell is going on!

(End of this chapter)