Ming Dynasty: Empress Ma and I swapped clothes!

Chapter 137 Health Preservation Exercises, One Practice Per Day

Silent all night.

At dawn the next day, Ma Xiuying arrived at the Imperial College with light steps, and then went to the area where the sons of the Xun Gui were located.

Her intuition told her that, although the literati in the Xun Gui region were currently...

It was just a basic prototype, but it was clear to the naked eye that with the opening of the military academy, these noble young men, especially those who had no skills or connections, would be among the first to be selected.

In this way, the value of this product is naturally much higher.

It could even be said that this group of people, the Xun Gui faction, is the one that will be able to compete with those literati in the court in the future. There are certainly many intricacies involved in this.

Ma Xiuying glanced around and saw that Li Jinglong, Feng Cheng, Tang Ding, and the others were all silently making noises in their hearts.

"What's going on?"

Why does the boss seem a little different today?

"Isn't the boss still the same boss? What's different? I think you should stop spreading rumors."

As Li Jinglong spoke, he glanced at Ma Wenxiang again, but after looking at him for a long time, he couldn't figure out what was wrong with him, so he could only put the matter out of his mind for the time being.

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At this moment, inside the Kunning Palace, Ma Wenxiang got up very early and was practicing his unique health-preserving exercises in the palace courtyard.

As time went on, he practiced his health-preserving exercises more and more skillfully.

Ma Wenxiang is also confident that as long as he persists, that day will come sooner or later.

His health-preserving exercises can revitalize the body.

Even if we don't expect to live for another forty or fifty years, it's still very possible to live for another one or two decades, provided we take good care of ourselves.

In this way...

He was able to make a living somewhat more securely.

Looking around, there were quite a few people in Kunning Palace at this moment.

Needless to say, Crown Prince Zhu Biao was present, as were the other sons Zhu Shuang, Zhu Gang, and even Zhu Su.

In addition to Empress Ma's own children, the children of other concubines also came here.

Ma Wenxiang blinked and saw that Zhu Zhen, the future Prince of Chu, and Princess Huaiqing were also there, clumsily but in a convincing manner, beginning their rehearsals.

Judging from their behavior, it seems they weren't just there to practice health exercises; perhaps they also harbored some intention to befriend the Empress.

After all, since Consort Sun was imprisoned in Anle Hall and banished to the Cold Palace, and even the Tenth Prince Zhu Mang was about to be demoted to a commoner, coupled with the approaching date of the enfeoffment ceremony, many people in the palace were naturally filled with anxiety.

Whether it was his mother or the princes and princesses, their concerns were understandable, at least in Ma Wenxiang's view.

People without thought, he must worry about.

Moreover, this is a crucial moment in the palace that will determine the fate of most people for half their lives, so how could we not take this matter to heart?

This is only human nature, and at least Ma Wenxiang can understand it to some extent.

Ma Wenxiang glared at him and said directly, "Xiao Liu, practice hard and don't get distracted. And Huaiqing, look at your body, you've become so weak."

"Now is the time to strengthen our bodies, do you understand?"

As soon as Ma Wenxiang's shout fell, Princess Huaiqing, who had been named, and Zhu Zhen, whom Ma Wenxiang had mentioned, looked embarrassed. They quickly straightened their faces and began to practice diligently.

Huaiqing is actually quite good; he's also an ambitious person.

As for the future King of Chu, Zhu Zhen at this time, he was one of the few members of the Zhu family who could achieve great things. He was brave and skilled in warfare.

For this reason alone, Ma Wenxiang is willing to pay more attention to Zhu Zhen.

Ma Wenxiang vehemently denies the claim that "a conflicted person needs a loving partner who can patiently guide them," considering it utter nonsense.

Could it be that your patient and persuasive lover owed you something in your past life?

It's ridiculous that I have to clean up all this mess for you.

Good students are naturally favored by teachers, and bad students are naturally disliked by teachers.

It's just a normal thing, so why make any complicated arguments about good or bad? It's just human nature, that's all there is to it.

After being called out by Ma Wenxiang, and seeing that the two students were training even harder, Ma Wenxiang smiled slightly and offered a little encouragement.

Huaiqing and Zhu Zhen are also quite promising; judging from their appearance, their health cultivation exercises are becoming more and more effective.

Seeing this, Ma Wenxiang also felt a faint sense of comfort.

However, as a result, those former students, apart from Crown Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Shuang, Zhu Gang, and the others, were not exactly innocent either.

Zhu Shuang glanced at Zhu Zhen and thought viciously to himself: This Zhu Zhen kid does have some skills, but he has already received his mother's praise so easily on his first day here.

If we let him stay here any longer, what would happen?

No, I need to practice health preservation exercises properly, and even read military books and classic texts by sages, so that I can completely suppress Ma Wenxiang.

Apart from the eldest son, who in the Zhu family have I, Zhu Shuang, ever feared?

Zhu Shuang thought viciously to himself.

But I'd rather not say it.

There is some truth to what he said.

As the second son of the Zhu family, he is likely to receive the largest title and the largest fiefdom in the future.

As the second son, he naturally carried considerable hopes from his father and the Ming Dynasty emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. It seemed reasonable to have such expectations of him.

That's perfectly reasonable.

Zhu Shuang nudged Zhu Gang beside him. These little kids thought they were being discreet and wouldn't be noticed by Ma Wenxiang, but in reality, almost all of their actions were seen by Ma Wenxiang.

However, since the two didn't go too far, Ma Wenxiang chose to turn a blind eye, and that was all.

After the two had been whispering for a while, Ma Wenxiang gave them a look that was almost enough to teach them a lesson.

"What are you yelling about?"

"The health exercise class isn't over yet. If you keep not paying attention, you won't need to come next time."

Ma Wenxiang gave a soft shout, and Zhu Shuang and Zhu Gang immediately shut their mouths.

Huaiqing and Zhu Zhen, on the other hand, chuckled to themselves, seemingly unintentionally.

The act of secretly laughing depends on the person. If it's your own younger brother, the older siblings naturally won't care much. But if it's an outsider, the situation is quite different.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Shuang glared fiercely at Zhu Zhen, seemingly regarding him as his rival for a long time to come.