Ming Dynasty: Empress Ma and I swapped clothes!

Chapter 107 Ma Xiuying Recognizes a Godmother

Upon seeing Ma Xiuying, Wang Shiyun's expression became conflicted, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

After a long while, the two stared at each other for a long time before Wang Shiyun finally reacted. After regaining her senses, she quickly bowed and then took a deep breath before whispering, "Your Majesty, the servants in the manor just told you that Your Majesty has returned, so I cooked some noodles for you. If Your Majesty is hungry, you can have some food first."

Having said this, Wang Shiyun dared not do anything else.

Looking at the "child" in front of her, she felt no worry.

After all, her own child went to the palace to become the Empress, where she was going to enjoy a life of luxury, not to suffer. Moreover, they could see each other every ten days, and they still could see each other now, didn't they?

Although it's a little strange, it's still easy to get used to.

Just as Wang Shiyun was about to leave, Ma Xiuying suddenly stopped her.

"Your Majesty, is there anything else?"

Wang Shiyun kept her head down, not daring to look. After all, no matter how you looked at him, he was still her own brat. But now that he had become an empress, she naturally felt very strange.

"Actually, you can treat me like a child."

Ma Xiuying's sudden words greatly shocked Wang Shiyun.

"Actually, the so-called Empress is just an ordinary woman. If that doesn't work out, I can recognize you as my godmother."

When Ma Wenxiang said these words, Wang Shiyun felt awkward, but at this moment, she was more shocked by what Ma Xiuying had said.

Realizing what she had said, she quickly shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, how can this be?"

"Could it be that my godmother dislikes me?"

Xiuying used retreat as a strategy for advancement.

"How dare I?"

Wang Shiyun looked terrified and quickly shook her head. Her knees buckled instinctively as she was about to kneel down again; it had almost become a conditioned reflex and muscle memory for her.

And this was hardly her fault; after all, the person in front of her was the Empress, and there were probably government officials secretly protecting her.

How could she have acted disrespectfully in the slightest?

The next moment, someone's head might fall to the ground.

Even though Wang Shiyun knew in her heart that Ma Xiuying would not do such a thing, she still couldn't help but let her mind wander.

"What should the godmother say?"

A sly glint flashed in Ma Xiuying's eyes.

In this way, it seemed that Wang Shiyun had no choice but to accept it.

"Wenxiang".

Wang Shiyun tentatively called out the name again.

Ma Xiuying responded softly.

As the two spent time together, Wang Shiyun gradually got used to it, realizing that the Empress in front of her was easier to get along with, and as she became bolder, everything became more comfortable.

The two then got along quite well.

And so, three full days passed.

Within the Ma family, Wang Shiyun and Ma Xiuying had become extremely close.

Wang Shiyun also learned about the various hardships of this concubine's status in the palace. She was noble in public, but she would suffer in private. Even as a concubine in the palace, she still had hardships that others did not know.

In the past, she had no relatives or friends, so she couldn't speak out. But now that she had Wang Shiyun, she was naturally willing to confide her bitterness.

"I never imagined that you, Xiuying, would come from such a family. You must have really suffered over the years."

Wang Shiyun gently stroked Ma Xiuying's face in the courtyard.

Ma Xiuying smiled sweetly after hearing this, her voice as clear as a silver bell: "It's nothing, we got through everything in the end, and now we still have our godmother, don't we?"

"So now I have a family again."

"Uh-huh."

Wang Shiyun nodded emphatically.

The two women got along extremely well.

However, at this moment, Ma Xiulin, who had just entered the courtyard, was slightly dumbfounded when she saw this scene.

What did he see?

My daughter-in-law calls the Empress "child," does this feel like a dream?

At this moment, Ma Xiulin rubbed his eyes, feeling a wave of fear, but he was still able to step forward and stop it.

He wouldn't have the guts.

So after Ma Xiuying went to the Imperial Academy, he rushed over as fast as he could, and looking at his daughter-in-law, he asked urgently, "What are you doing?"

"That's Her Majesty, my daughter-in-law."

Wang Shiyun rolled her eyes at him, then said with a hint of smugness, "What's wrong with Your Highness now? Isn't Your Highness a member of the Ma family anymore? You're still my son's body, after all."

Besides, the Empress isn't as formidable or fierce as you imagine, and she doesn't harbor any ill will towards us. There's no need to make a fuss over nothing."

"Perhaps Her Majesty also wants us to treat her well in this way."

When Ma Xiuying was alive, the two naturally had a deep mother-daughter relationship.

But now, when facing Ma Xiulin, Wang Shiyun also has her own explanation.

Wang Shiyun is a young lady from a once-wealthy family who has fallen on hard times, so she doesn't blindly obey her husband's family on many matters and naturally has her own opinions.

And these words were spoken.

This left Ma Xiulin, who was standing in front of him, feeling a buzzing in his head, and the more he thought about it, the more sense it made.

to the end.

He excitedly approached Grandpa Ma and told him his suggestion.

Immediately, they were met with Old Master Ma's iron fist of love.

"How can the Empress be the same as your wife, my wife, and the two of us? The Empress took the initiative to ask for it, which is why it was possible."

"What, do you think you, a grown man, would try to take advantage of the Empress? If you want to die, you should first consider the fate of the Ma family. Then you can die however you want."

Grandpa Ma slammed his hand on the table in front of him and then gave Ma Xiulin a hard knock on the back of the head.

Ma Xiulin belatedly realized what was happening, smacked her lips, and couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

He didn't dare to complain and immediately went back to his room.

Then focus on your studies.

After all, the provincial examination followed by the metropolitan examination is about to begin, and many things need to be prepared well so that no mistakes or negligence can be made.

The first imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty was held in the third year of the Hongwu reign, but the second imperial examination was held more than a decade later.

More than a decade or so—this is already the most beautiful and youthful period for most writers.

Especially the Ma family father and son, to sum it up in one sentence: If we miss this opportunity, will there be a second chance?

Whether I will be able to pass the exam again in my lifetime is truly unknown.

That's precisely why we need to act quickly.

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Meanwhile, Ma Xiuying listened intently to the teacher's lecture inside the Imperial Academy.

Previously, in the Ma family, it was really just ordinary books and the private school.

She could hear it all so vividly, there's no reason why she wouldn't be able to after arriving at the Imperial Academy.