According to the unofficial histories, Chu Yuan-chang's mother was a servant in a wealthy household. By chance the master's son was born at the very same moment as Chu Yuan-chang, but these two "companions in fate" ended up very differently--Chu Yuan-chang rose to be emperor, while the master's son proved a complete failure in life.
依據野史記載，朱元璋的母親在一個富貴人家幫傭，朱元璋出世時，小主人也正好呱呱墜地，可是這對「同命鴛鴦」後來的遭遇完全不同﹘﹘朱元璋貴為皇帝、小主人卻潦倒終生。