As the saying goes, things are like masters.

Kunning Palace, the palace where the most honorable women of the Ming Dynasty lived, was as simple and beautiful as its mistress.

Empress Ma didn't like extravagance, not to mention that the palace has not been renovated since it was completed, and even exotic flowers and herbs were replaced with radishes, cabbage and rapeseed flowers, and expensive furnishings were replaced by weaving and silk reeling machines.The few things in this palace that can be called luxurious and exquisite are all gifts from her son.

Zhu Yuanzhang has many descendants, not only his own sons, but also a bunch of adopted sons and adopted sons.As the head mother of this big family, Empress Ma loves and takes good care of all the children. She remembers every child's birthday, honors, and even childhood scandals clearly. No matter where the children are, they can I often receive care from my mother.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's children respected this mother very much. Whether it was the parents and children stationed in various places, or the adopted son who was conscripted and guarded everywhere, once they found something delicious and fun, they would immediately think of their mother. Empress Ma's palace was filled with the hearts of these children.

Today, though, a new addition is coming to those collections.

The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang stepped into the Kunning Palace with great enthusiasm. The emperor who was born in the army walked so fast that he had already entered the inner hall when the notification sounded.

Holding a box in one hand, Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out the other hand to help Empress Ma, who had bowed down after hearing the sound, turn around and sit on the main seat of the Eight Immortals Table. A series of movements were very familiar.

"Daughter-in-law, come quickly and have a look, Fu Youde sent a good thing."

Empress Ma pursed her lips and smiled, poured him a glass of water after sitting opposite him, and then raised a handkerchief to wipe his forehead: "General Fu? Isn't he in Yunnan? What did you bring from so far away for you?" Happy to be like this?"

"Hey, you can't imagine what that vulgar man sent us." Zhu Yuanzhang leaned his face to let his wife wipe it, and said with a smile on his face, "He drew us a picture."

"Huahua?" Empress Ma was surprised, she couldn't help but blinked, as if she couldn't understand what she just heard, "Well, this old master went to Yunnan, and he was taught this kind of kung fu?"

"Unexpectedly?" Zhu Yuanzhang winked at her, opened the box himself, carefully took out a few pieces of drawing paper, and the waiter who was waiting on the side immediately came over to act as a personal body display cabinet with great winking.

"How is it?" Zhu Yuanzhang flicked the drawing paper lightly, and his expression was a little proud. Seeing the surprised expression on his wife's face, he showed a look of satisfaction.

Empress Ma was really surprised. On the drawing paper, the person was wearing a phoenix-winged helmet, a full body armor, covered arms on his shoulders, a bright heart guard on his chest, and a quiver with long knives. Call it lifelike and extremely heroic.

The most important thing is that the person in the painting is more like herself than the court painter Zhu Yuanzhang found before, and she can tell who it is at a glance: "This painting is Yinger?"

"Yes." Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, and showed the second picture. The person in the painting is also armored and sharp, but he is a little older, and there is a sharpness between his brows. "Sapphire? This is sapphire." ?”

"Right, look at this again."

This time, Empress Ma was even more pleasantly surprised: "Oh, this is Chun'er? I haven't seen you for a year, and I've grown up and become stronger!"

She looked at the painting in disbelief, and then at Zhu Yuanzhang, a little afraid to say: "Well, this old master went to Yunnan to fight a war or to learn from a teacher?"

Zhu Yuanzhang finally couldn't hold it anymore, he patted the table and laughed loudly: "It's not that we look down on him, it's just that this old boy has a headache when he picks up a brush, even if Wu Daozi is alive, he can't teach him. This painting is drawn by him , nor did he draw it."

As he spoke, he patted Empress Ma's hand to signal her to come along. In the small courtyard of Kunning Palace, a small tent was placed at some point. Zhu Yuanzhang walked to the small tent and opened the curtain to signal Empress Ma to enter. , as soon as the curtain fell, he sat on a chair in front of the tent, and then he heard his wife's strange and surprised cry with satisfaction.

"How about it, did we appear in the painting?"

Empress Ma raised the curtain, poked her head out to look at Zhu Yuanzhang, then retracted to look at the drawing paper, and was immediately amused: "So that's the case, let me tell you, how could the old master have such an elegant mood. This is the painting method in Yunnan." ?"

"No, it was taught by his adopted son." Zhu Yuanzhang walked to the edge of the tent and motioned Empress Ma to change seats with him. A piece of paper, and the rest is written about his two adopted sons."

"Two?" Empress Ma moved a little uncomfortably in the direction of her seat, but was immediately stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang's shout. She changed back to her previous sitting position and asked, "Why did you take two at once?"

"It's said that they are a pair of brothers, both of whom are good seedlings who practice martial arts. What's rare is that their temperament and character are both first-class. The old Fu is really happy to see him, and he feels that he has moved his mind when he found a good relationship with others. Ah, that's right. , He also said that Lan Yu also wanted to recognize the two babies as his sons, so he specifically asked us to make the decision for him, and quickly help him naturalize the child, so that the child will not be cheated away."

"Marquis of Yongchang?" Empress Ma frowned slightly, "If I remember correctly, he is only a daughter, and he has no parents yet?"

"That's right, Lan Yu said that if he recognized a adopted son, he would be able to help take care of his daughter in the future."

"Nonsense," Empress Ma scolded softly, but there was not much blame in her tone, instead there was a sense of ridicule: "Who will bully his daughter in the future, isn't it afraid that he will come to the door with a knife in hand?"

Lao Zhu could understand the feelings of a general, he touched his chin: "You don't know about this... daughter-in-law, it's still different for a father to come out and a brother."

"What's the difference?" Empress Ma glanced at the small black room in confusion, seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang just laughed and didn't answer, her eyes immediately turned to Xu Huizu who followed Zhu Yuanzhang, "Huizu, tell me."

The young man who was affected by Chi Yu showed a trace of hesitation and embarrassment. He pursed his lips and bowed to Empress Ma, unable to utter a word for a long time.

On the contrary, Zhu Yuanzhang in the tent saw him slapping his knees in such joy, and saw his daughter-in-law's brows gradually raised, and her eyes became sharper when she looked over, so he said, "Hui Zu, it's okay, just tell me, I promise, your words are here. In the courtyard, it will never be passed on.”

"Yes," the young man's resolute cheeks were stained with a thin blush, and he lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "If a girl is bullied, her father is an elder after all, and peace is the most important thing. But it's okay, brother. See you on campus."

What this means is that if the daughter in the family is unhappy, the old father will have to endure for the future life of the daughter and the relationship between the in-laws even if the teeth are broken. The man was beaten up to relieve his anger.

Ahem, this is actually the consensus of most of the men who have daughters in their families who don't appear on the stage, and generally they don't tell the girls.

Empress Ma is the only daughter in the family and has no biological brothers. Her cousins ​​also lost contact because of the war, so she didn't know this truth before. When she first heard this, she blinked her eyes in surprise, and she still didn't realize it. : "That's not very good, why are you coddling..."

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she was overjoyed, and seeing Xu Huizu's embarrassed face was even more overjoyed.

Of course Xu Huizu was embarrassed and twitchy. He was the eldest son of Wei Guogong Xu Da and heir to the title.Zhu Yuanzhang trusted Xu Da, the hero of the founding of the country, and believed in their family tradition and character, so Xu Da's eldest daughter immediately brought his wife to ask for marriage as soon as he became an adult.

That's right, Xu Huizu's eldest sister is the wife of Zhu Yuanzhang's fourth son, Zhu Di.

So let Xu Huizu say that if the female relatives are bullied, the brothers will meet with the brother-in-law/brother-in-law at the school, does it mean that if Zhu Di bullies his eldest sister, he must be prepared to roll up his sleeves.

This is fine in an ordinary family, but in front of the first family of Ming Dynasty, ahem, that is quite treacherous.It's no wonder that he had to come after Emperor Hongwu said he would pardon him.

Seeing that the young man's face was blushing, Empress Ma changed the subject very considerately: "So that's the case, then it seems that it is quite important for Lan Yu to find a brother-in-law for her daughter... Speaking of which, Chong Ba, we Does the kid at home also have...?"

"Hey, you women don't need to know about this issue." Zhu Yuanzhang coughed lightly. Even though he said so, he also revealed quietly: "We don't know about the others, but when Xiaosi got married, some boys in our family in Beijing But they are not idle."

Empress Ma frowned slightly when she heard the words, and said politely with a smile: "The captain's son-in-law of the Xiaosi family was admitted in the imperial examination before, but he is a literati, you have to let them take it easy."

The fourth princess, Princess Anqing, is the younger sister of the two princesses born to Empress Ma. He is well-behaved and sensible, so Zhu Yuanzhang likes it very much.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was also extremely concerned about the selection of her husband-in-law.

Ouyang Lun, the captain-in-law, was born as a Jinshi and has solid knowledge. In addition, he was born in a commoner family. Zhu Yuanzhang chose him to set a model for the world. It can be said that as long as this person has some talents, don’t leave The wrong way, the future is bound to have a bright future.

Considering that the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is mainly occupied by powerful nobles, Ouyang Lun, a new force who entered the imperial examination, also needs a help, and his status as a son-in-law is his help.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew about this matter, even though the princes were going to warn the son-in-law not to bully their sisters, but in the eyes of outsiders, this move was not intimacy.

Those who fight and make trouble are their own family members, and those who are respectful and polite to each other are outsiders, just like Fu Youde and Lan Yu, if they were not really close to him, they would not come here to talk to him about recognizing their son.

Thinking of this, Emperor Hong Wu felt a little happy. If these two people were in front of him now, he would encourage them to fight, man, just talk with your fists if you have something to do.

As for the fact that the Mu family brothers were robbed by two people to recognize their son, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't take it seriously at all.As for talent, it's normal for someone to scramble for it.

And looking at what Fu Youde wrote in the old boy's letter, here, Lang specially taught Fu Youde the ancestral secret method (←The letter to the leader needs to be artistically processed) for the purpose of better governance in Yunnan. Well, not to mention the fact that old Fu boasted that he is both civil and military at a young age.

If he met such a child back then, he might have rolled up his sleeves and joined the snatching queue. Son, the more the better.

But now he can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, because——

No matter how well the children in your family teach, they will all end up under the account of the old man!

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little elated, and seeing that the painting in his hand was eighty-nine points formed, he immediately put down the pen and happily shared the fruits of his labor with his wife.

This portrait painted by the Ming emperor for the empress has since become the most important collection of Empress Ma. Even though Zhu Yuanzhang specially asked professional painters to learn this painting method and redraw the color picture for her in the future, it cannot replace the status of this portrait. .

The trend of husband and wife portraits gradually emerged among the nobles, and this trend gradually moved downwards, and finally entered the folks, and created a new painting genre in the future.

But before the real rise of this genre, the painting method known as wood and white painting was most commonly used... for the issuance of arrest warrants and household registration.

And the first person to enjoy this kind of household registration is the founder of the genre—Mubai himself.

While working as a model while teaching others how to draw their own wooden white: 囧!

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