Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang

"Who is it?!"

The suddenly appearing figures immediately put Zhu Yuanzhang on high alert.

An aura of slaughter emanated from his body.

"Imperial Grandfather!"

The next moment, Zhu Xiongying ran over, holding a bowl of dumplings in his hands.

"Xiongying!"

The murderous aura around Zhu Yuanzhang instantly retracted, and he hurriedly picked him up.

"Xiongying! Is Xiongying back?"

Empress Ma also became agitated, trying to sit up from the bed, but it seemed somewhat difficult.

Zhu Biao hurriedly said, "Mother, don't get excited. Lie down and rest well. It is Xiongying who has returned."

Empress Ma couldn't listen at all, continuing, "Eldest grandson, come to Imperial Grandmother quickly, let Imperial Grandmother get a good look at you."

"Imperial Grandmother."

Zhu Xiongying was carried by Zhu Yuanzhang to the side of the bed.

After putting him down, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around, his gaze sweeping over Qin Ning and Jiang Yanran, and shouted in a deep voice, "Who are you? Why did you suddenly appear here? Did you kidnap our eldest grandson?"

"Imperial Grandfather, this is Big Brother Qin Ning, and Big Sister Jiang Yanran. They didn't kidnap Xiongying, they even gave Xiongying delicious food." Zhu Xiongying hurriedly said, and then raised the dumplings in his hand.

"This is... bianshi?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was momentarily stunned.

Dumplings had existed before the Ming Dynasty.

However, at that time, people generally called them bianshi or water snacks, rather than the dumplings of later generations.

"Hello, hello, Emperor Old Zhu. My name is Jiang Yanran, and this is Qin Ning. The two of us came from the future generations."

Jiang Yanran looked a bit excited. Previously, when Qin Ning first took her to the Tang Dynasty, she felt it was very surreal. She never expected that she would now actually meet the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang.

"The Hou family?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "Why have we never heard of this surname?"

"Uh, not a surname, it's the future generations."

Jiang Yanran paused for a moment. "I mean the future generations hundreds of years from now."

"Hundreds of years from now?"

Hearing this, not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but also Zhu Biao and Empress Ma showed surprise on their faces.

"Nonsense! Do you think we are that easy to fool? Mao Xiang!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and shouted directly towards the outside of the hall.

Following that, Mao Xiang rushed in with a group of guards, instantly surrounding Qin Ning and Jiang Yanran.

In the eleventh year of Hongwu, there was no such term as the Jinyiwei, because the Jinyiwei began in the fifteenth year of Hongwu.

At present, they should be called the Gongwei Division or the Pro-Military Commandant's Office, led by Mao Xiang.

"Buzz!"

Qin Ning gently waved his hand, and the next moment, Mao Xiang and the others let out strange cries. Then, their bodies began to deform, unexpectedly turning into the shape of dogs.

Such a scene immediately frightened Zhu Yuanzhang and the others present.

"You, you... are you a man or a ghost?" After a good while, he finally reacted, looking at Qin Ning with extreme wariness, and shielded Empress Ma and the others behind him.

"Don't be nervous, we are not bad people."

Qin Ning smiled faintly, and then continued, "As I just said, we came from the future. Whatever you want to say, we can talk about it slowly later. Empress Ma is in poor health, I can treat her first."

"You also know medicine?" Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised, and then frowned again.

Obviously, he was not at ease letting this person of unknown origin get close to his wife.

"Father, why not let this gentleman try."

At this time, Zhu Biao spoke up, "This gentleman has such methods. If he really harbored ill intentions toward us, I'm afraid our fate right now would only be similar to Mao Xiang and the others."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang also calmed down, and finally nodded.

Indeed.

Qin Ning's methods just now were simply too terrifying, absolutely unprecedented.

The other party just gently waved his hand and turned so many living people into dogs.

Thinking so, he quickly took a few steps back and gave up his position.

Qin Ning first walked to a nearby table, poured a cup of tea, then gently tapped it twice with his finger before bringing the tea to Empress Ma.

Jiang Yanran, who was on the side, smiled, "This is immortal tea. You will be better after drinking it."

"Immortal tea?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was half in belief and half in doubt.

Empress Ma said, "Chongba, bring the tea to me. I believe them."

Zhu Biao had already made it very clear just now.

If these two really had any ill intentions toward them, there would be no need for such trouble at all.

Soon, under the anxious gazes of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, Empress Ma drank the tea in the cup clean in one gulp.

"My dear, how do you feel?" Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly asked.

Zhu Biao on the side couldn't help saying, "Father, even if it really is immortal tea, it couldn't be this fast..."

However, before his voice died away, Empress Ma's complexion actually improved at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After just a few seconds, Empress Ma became much more energetic, completely changing from her previous frailty and fatigue, and was actually able to get up from the bed by herself and take a few steps.

"Chongba, I feel as if there is nothing wrong with me at all."

Empress Ma was also full of surprise, with a look of disbelief. Then she looked at Qin Ning and spoke solemnly, "Thank you, sir!"

"You're welcome." Qin Ning waved his hand gently.

"Imperial Grandmother, eat."

At this time, Zhu Xiongying once again handed the dumplings he was holding to Empress Ma.

Empress Ma looked at him dotingly, then used the spoon in the bowl to scoop up a dumpling and put it into her mouth.

"The taste is actually so delicious, completely different from the bianshi I've eaten before." Empress Ma's eyes lit up.

Jiang Yanran smiled, "That is natural. These are dumplings Xiongying brought from the future, much more delicious than the bianshi of your era."

"You mean... Xiongying just went to your future?" Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised.

No wonder he had people searching everywhere but couldn't find him at all.

Subsequently, Jiang Yanran briefly explained the matter to them.

After listening, Zhu Yuanzhang and the others only felt it was very surreal.

"Let's go. If you don't believe it, I can take you to the future to have a look right now. Don't worry, when the time comes, if you want to come back, you can come straight back." Qin Ning spoke.

"We can go too?" Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes.

This was an opportunity to travel to the future. If he said he wasn't tempted, it would definitely be a lie.

After pondering for a moment, he was heard saying again, "Biao'er, you stay behind to take charge of the overall situation. I and my dear will go over and take a look first."

"This..."

Hearing this, Zhu Biao was somewhat disappointed. He obviously also wanted to go over and take a look.

However, thinking that if both the Emperor and the Crown Prince left, wouldn't the Great Ming be turned upside down?

So of course he had to stay behind to take charge.

"Don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to visit the future later."

Qin Ning patted his shoulder. As soon as his words fell, he slightly raised his hand. On the ground, Mao Xiang and the others, who were barking wildly like dogs, quickly reverted to human forms.

Then Qin Ning, taking Jiang Yanran, Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, and Zhu Xiongying, disappeared from the spot together.

Inside the villa.

Qin Ning and the others appeared out of thin air.

On a sofa not far away, Li Shimin, Empress Zhangsun, Qin Fei, and the others were watching television.

Seeing Qin Ning's group appear, they quickly came forward to greet them.

"Hmm?"

Li Shimin immediately spotted Zhu Yuanzhang, who was wearing a dragon robe. Zhu Yuanzhang also noticed him. As their eyes met, the atmosphere seemed to freeze for a split second.

"Which generation grandson of mine are you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke first. Seeing Li Shimin dressed in a dragon robe, his immediate reaction was to assume the man was the current Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty.

"To hell with your grandson! Your Great Ming fell hundreds of years ago." Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Li Shimin let out a chuckle.

Then, raising his head, he declared with immense pride, "I am the Grand Commandant of the Great Tang, Director of the Department of State Affairs, Director of the Secretariat, Director of the Shaanxi-East Circuit Grand Branch Department of State Affairs, Director of the Yizhou Circuit Branch Department of State Affairs, Governor of Yongzhou, Area Commander of Liangzhou, Governor-General of Puzhou, Grand General in Command of the Twelve Guards, Supreme Pillar of State, Prince of Qin, Taizong, Grand General of Heavenly Strategy of the Great Tang, and Heavenly Qaghan, Li Shimin!"