Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 1376: Brine and order tofu

After being released, Zhu Zhen's motorcade quickly crossed half of the imperial city and arrived at Chunhe Palace.

Zhu Xiongying had been waiting at the palace gate. When he saw Zhu Zhen getting off the carriage, he hurried over to greet him: "Sixth Uncle, you're finally here!"

"Xiongying." Zhu Zhen put his arm around his shoulders and asked, "What's the matter?"

"You'll know when you go in." Zhu Xiongying pulled him inside.

Zhu Zhen couldn't help but praise him, "Oh, good boy, you have made progress. You are more careful with your words now."

"Alas, family disgrace should not be made public." Zhu Xiongying sighed like a little adult, making Zhu Zhen almost laugh out loud.

When the uncle and nephew arrived at the back garden, Zhu Zhen saw Lan Yu kneeling there with his upper body naked and his back covered in blood.

"My uncle and my father are having a fight..." Zhu Xiongying said in a low voice and pulled Zhu Zhen into the warm room.

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In the warm room, Chang was sitting restlessly. When she saw Zhu Zhen coming in, she was like seeing a savior: "Sixth Uncle, you are finally here."

Zhu Zhen was wondering why the mother and daughter had the same line, and explained softly: "The road was closed and it took us some time."

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm glad you're here." Chang asked him to sit down and sighed faintly, "Uncle, have you seen my uncle?"

"I saw it." Zhu Zhen nodded and asked, "What happened?"

"Alas..." Chang sighed again and told Zhu Zhen everything she had learned. At the end, she couldn't help but wipe her tears and said, "The Crown Prince didn't intend to beat him. He asked for it. The Crown Prince did nothing wrong. He deserved to be beaten. He knew he was wrong and was willing to accept any punishment, even dismissing him as a duke."

Chang paused and said, "But he couldn't accept it, so he changed 'Liang' to 'Liang' and wrote the crime into the iron certificate. He felt that he had failed his ancestors and couldn't face his descendants, so he refused to get up even if he died... He was so angry that your eldest brother went into the study."

"This is not the first time that a crime has been written on an iron certificate. When Duke Xin was conferred the title of Marquis of Zhongshan, there was also a dishonorable record on the iron certificate." Zhu Zhen reminded softly.

"I know." Chang nodded and said helplessly, "But, once he has made up his mind, nothing can change his mind. No matter how much you persuade him, he won't change his mind. I'm really worried that he will make your eldest brother very angry."

"Well, I'll go and help brother vent his anger later." Zhu Zhen responded.

"Uncle Six, please help persuade your eldest brother to stop ignoring my uncle." Chang begged, "Given my uncle's character, if your eldest brother ignores him, he will be in trouble within two years. It's not a pity for him to die, but your sister-in-law and my family will be implicated by him."

"There are many people who will be implicated by him." Zhu Zhen said with a wry smile, "It's not just my sister-in-law's family."

"Yes." Chang said worriedly, "He has gotten too obsessed with this and has forgotten how many people's lives and fortunes are at stake."

"I'm going to say something unpleasant, sister-in-law, please don't be upset." Zhu Zhen whispered, "Lan Yu is not suitable to be the leader. He is too selfish and impulsive."

"Sixth uncle is right." Chang nodded sadly and said, "What kind of person was my eldest brother raised by him since he was a child? Now the emperor has abolished his title and sent him to Longzhou. Alas, it's all because my father passed away too early..."

"Sister-in-law, let's stop gossiping." Zhu Zhen said, "I'll go talk to Lan Yu first, and then find my brother."

"Oh, good. I'm sorry to trouble Sixth Uncle again." The Crown Princess said gratefully.

"It's not a big deal." Zhu Zhen smiled and said, "It's just a piece of cake."

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Lan Yu knelt straight in the yard. Although the February weather in Nanjing was not as biting as in the Great Wall, it was still cold enough to make people shiver. Zhu Zhen approached and took a closer look. He saw that his body was already trembling slightly.

"How long do you plan to kneel?" he asked in a deep voice.

Lan Yu suddenly looked up and saw that it was Zhu Zhen. She immediately burst into tears and said, "Sixth Prince, please don't worry about me. Let me kneel and die."

"Do you think I am willing to take care of it?" Zhu Zhen said unhappily, "My sister-in-law insisted on calling me here. What can I do?"

"It's great that Your Majesty is willing to help!" Lan Yu immediately kowtowed to Lao Liu as if she had seen a savior: "As long as Your Majesty helps me change my title and the iron certificate, Lan Yu is willing to be your concubine for the rest of my life!"

"Don't, I haven't agreed to help you yet, I just agreed to talk to you." Zhu Zhen stopped him.

"Please tell me what you want to talk about, Your Majesty." Lan Yu nodded heavily.

"We can't continue to cause trouble for Big Brother here. We need to find another place to talk." Zhu Zhen said calmly, "Help General Lan up."

The guards stepped forward to support Lan Yu. This time Lan Yu did not resist and was taken into the west side hall.

"You all go out." Zhu Zhen waved his hand and said, "I learned battlefield first aid on the front line. I will just apply medicine to him."

Then he said to the imperial physician, "Leave the medicine box behind."

"Yes." The imperial physician responded hurriedly, and left with the guards. The palace servants also closed the palace door from the outside.

"It's just a minor injury. Don't bother your Majesty." Watching Zhu Zhen open the medicine box, Lan Yu hurriedly said in fear and trepidation, "It's okay even if you don't use medicine."

"Lie down, what if it gets infected?" Zhu Zhen opened a bottle of alcohol cotton wool. "It will hurt a little, but I'm sure you, General Lan, can bear it."

As he spoke, he used tweezers to pick up a large ball of cotton wool soaked in alcohol and pressed it against his back. Lan Yu screamed and almost jumped up. The pain made him put on a mask of pain.

"Hey, aren't you as strong as steel and not afraid of pain?" Zhu Zhen increased his strength and ordered, "Lie down and don't move."

"No, I can stand the torture, but I can't stand this." Lan Yu gritted her teeth, tensed her muscles, and endured Zhu Zhen's stimulation one after another.

"Being whipped a few times is not called torture. Only a brave man who can survive all kinds of punishments in the Jinyiwei prison can say that." Zhu Zhen said calmly, "If my elder brother really wants to punish you, you won't be able to hold out for long."

"Yes, the prince is kind and I have offended him so much, so he will only give me a light punishment." Lan Yu nodded.

"My elder brother is kind, but that's not a reason for you to push your luck." Zhu Zhen stabbed him again, causing Lan Yu to shiver in pain. "You're such a disappointment. If I had known this would happen, I would never have gone against the crowd and given you a chance to redeem yourself and make meritorious contributions!"

"How many people want to lead the troops to Buir Lake? Everyone knows that this battle is of the highest value. If the Duke of Ying led the troops himself, they would not say anything. But I chose to use you, the one who just caused such a big mess! How could they accept that? They all scolded me behind my back for being nepotistic, did you know that?!" Zhu Zhen said angrily.

"Your Majesty, your kindness is so great that I will never be able to repay you in my lifetime..." Lan Yu said with great shame.

"So this is how you repay me? You did all kinds of bad things along the way, and you were reported by the Yuan Lord, but you refused to accept the punishment and came to my brother to make trouble! Is this what a human being would do?!" Zhu Zhen became angrier and angrier, and his attacks became heavier. Lan Yu did not dare to say a word, and could only grit his teeth and bear it.

(End of this chapter)