Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 20 The old man wants to congratulate His Highness in advance

"Mr. Ma doesn't need to be polite."

Zhu Gaoxu stopped in front of the door and signaled to Ma Hetong.

Just as Ma He turned around to knock on the door, the door was opened by a pair of big hands from the inside. Zhu Di, with a solemn expression, took the lead to greet him. He grabbed Zhu Gaoxu's left hand and said, "Come in and talk."

"I admire the second young master's courage and his courage." Monk Dao Yan, who was following Zhu Di, said unhurriedly.

Ma He was quite surprised when he heard what Monk Daoyan said.

In his impression, the old monk had always been very noble. Even though Zhu Gaoxu had been very smart since he was a child, the old monk rarely talked to him. But now he praised Zhu Gaoxu for the first time, which was really surprising.

However, when he thought about it, Ma He took it for granted. He knew many secret things and thought Zhu Gaoxu was worthy of the old monk's praise.

A moment later, in the study.

Zhu Gaoxu told Zhu Yuanzhang the news of canonizing Zhu Yunwen as King of Wu County, and also told Zhu Di in detail about Zhu Yuanzhang's temptation to him just now.

"Your grandpa is old and suspicious. I was worried just now that you would be punished. I wish you could come back safely!"

Zhu Di did not hide his inner joy and smiled happily.

Monk Dao Yan was also overjoyed and couldn't help but praise: "The second young master is really both wise and brave!"

After a pause, he cupped his hands towards Zhu Di and said, "I would like to congratulate Your Highness in advance."

Zhu Di waved his hands calmly and said: "Master's words are serious."

Now that Zhu Yunwen has been named the King of Wu County, Zhu Gaoxu also feels that Zhu Di's chances of being established as the prince in the future are a little better.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang had called him King Wu before establishing the Ming Dynasty, at this time and that time, King Wu did not mean that he was a prince, let alone the king of Wu.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang's fifth son, King Zhou Zhu, was first named King of Wu. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that Wu land was a land of national wealth and was not suitable for establishing a vassal. In the 11th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yu was renamed King of Zhou.

In other words, Monk Dao Yan, Zhu Di, and Zhu Gaoxu all believed that Zhu Yuanzhang had the intention to make up for Zhu Yunwen, otherwise he would not have named Zhu Yunwen the one-character prince, and he was also the "Wu" who was the land of national wealth.

"Xu'er, you have made great achievements and deserve a reward!"

Zhu Di smiled and spoke, took off a beige dragon-shaped jade pendant from his right belt, stretched out his hand, and handed the jade pendant to Zhu Gaoxu.

"This is the dragon pendant that your grandpa gave me when I was crowned. Now it belongs to you, take it!"

Zhu Gaoxu's heartbeat accelerated, and he stretched out his hands excitedly. When he was about to pick up the jade pendant, he suddenly felt that Zhu Di's move might be a test.

So, he immediately waved his hand and said: "This is what Grandpa Huang gave to Dad. The child cannot accept it."

"Take it!"

Zhu Di's face darkened and he said, "I will talk to your brother (Zhu Gaochi) over there."

Only then did Zhu Gaoxu accept the jade pendant.

Zhu Di said again: "Put it on."

Zhu Gaoxu reluctantly put on the dragon-shaped jade.

"good very good!"

Looking at Zhu Gaoxu, who is 1.6 meters tall, about [-] years old and very strong, Zhu Di seemed to see what he looked like when he was young.

This thought flashed through Zhu Di's mind, and then he regained his composure from joy and asked: "Xu'er, did you just say that Yunwen suffered from an unspeakable disease?"

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Monk Daoyan and saw that he had no intention of leaving, so he understood that Zhu Di had already regarded him as his absolute confidant.

He hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to tell everything, so that Zhu Di would not have any feelings for him when he learned the truth in the future.

"Yes, Dr. Zhang is loyal and honest, and he would never dare to deceive Grandpa Huang. Therefore, I think that Brother Yunwen must have a stubborn disease that is difficult to cure." Zhu Di carefully tasted the meaning of Zhu Gaoxu's words, and frowned at Dao Yan next to him. The monk gave a "what do you think" look in his eyes.

Monk Dao Yan paused and said bluntly: "Your Highness should pretend not to know about this matter, let alone delve into it."

"Master's words make sense." Zhu Di reacted instantly and said.

What kind of people Zhu Di and Monk Dao Yan were, they immediately figured out the key. No wonder people in the East Palace and Imperial Hospital were executed by Zhu Yuanzhang not long ago. It turned out to be this reason.

As the saying goes, there is no airtight wall in the world. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang killed a group of insiders, how could the act of not having 300 taels of silver be hidden from those who were interested?
At this moment, Ma He's slightly anxious voice sounded outside the door: "Your Highness, someone is coming from the palace."

"Please come in quickly." Zhu Di said in a deep voice.

Ma He opened the door in response, and Zhu Di and others had already stepped forward to greet them.

The messenger said: "According to your majesty's oral instructions, please invite your highness, Prince Yan, to go to Wenhua Hall to discuss matters."

Zhu Gaoxu frowned when he heard this. Zhu Yuanzhang had just learned of Zhu Yunwen's "bad news", and then he met the King of Jin asking for an audience. But now Zhu Yuanzhang is eager to summon Zhu Di, which is obviously not a good thing.

Zhu Gaoxu was not the only one to understand this. Monk Dao Yan and Zhu Di himself also changed their expressions slightly and fell silent.

After seeing off the herald, Zhu Di sat on a chair in the study and thought: "Maybe someone leaked the news."

Monk Dao Yan then said: "It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a disaster that can't be avoided. What's supposed to come will always come. Your Highness is following the right path, just relax."

Zhu Gaoxu didn't understand what kind of riddle Zhu Di and Monk Dao Yan were playing. He had doubts in his heart but didn't ask. The doubt on his face only flashed away.

Despite this, the slight change on Zhu Gaoxu's face was actually noticed by Zhu Di, who was as careful as his hair.

Zhu Di stared at Zhu Gaoxu and spoke in a powerful and contagious voice.

"Gao Xu, it's rare for you and my son to meet each other. If your imperial grandfather doesn't send someone to call you back, you will stay in the hotel these days. I have a lot to say to you. As for keeping you in the hotel, I Report to the meeting."

"My child obeys the order." Zhu Gaoxu responded quickly.

Then, Zhu Di suddenly put on a smiling face, stood up happily, nodded to Monk Dao Yan, and then strode out of the study.

Zhu Gaoxu and Monk Daoyan stood up to see each other off.

When Zhu Di saw Ma He following him, he glanced sideways at him and said, "Ma He, you stay in the hotel and take the second young master around."

"Yes." Ma He responded respectfully.

After everyone sent Zhu Di away from the hotel, Monk Daoyan greeted Zhu Gaoxu very politely and went to his residence. Ma He, on Zhu Di's order, led Zhu Gaoxu to start visiting the hotel.

About half an hour later, a servant in the palace found Zhu Gaoxu and Ma He who were resting under the pavilion in the backyard of the hotel and reported, "Second Young Master, Manager Ma, the eldest Young Master is here."

"Where is my eldest brother now?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

The servant lowered his head and said respectfully: "The eldest son is warming himself by the stove in the front hall."

"Take me to see him." Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

Not long after, Zhu Gaoxu, led by his servant, came to the front hall of the hotel with Ma He.

As soon as Zhu Gaochi saw Zhu Gaoxu, his eyes were instantly attracted by the beige dragon pendant tied around the latter's waist.

He stared at the jade pendant, gritted his teeth and said, "Second brother, before you came to see dad, why didn't you call me together? Do you still see me as your elder brother? Do you still know the etiquette?"

Zhu Gaochi was indeed kind to others, but that didn't stop him from feeling jealous after seeing the jade pendant.

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PS: Someone asked me if the protagonist should be the emperor in the future. Here is my reply: yes, he must be!
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