Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Zhu Di was particularly irritable during this period.

As a married prince, he should have been enfeoffed soon.

But during this period of time, he kept hearing all kinds of "bad news"!
The most important one is to reduce the power of the feudal lords.

According to the news he heard, not only was the power of the princes drastically reduced.

The key is that the treatment of royal family members and the granting of titles will be greatly reduced.

For Zhu Di, everything else was easy to deal with. He was not that short of money.

At least for him, the fourth-ranked Prince of Yan whose fiefdom is in Beiping, even if the treatment of royal family members is reduced, he can still ensure that he lives a comfortable life in his own home.

After all, any prince with some ability would have some property.

But for a young man who had been determined to conquer the country since he was a child, this reduced his power to command the troops, which was a big problem.

For this matter, he went to the palace every few days, either to find Zhu Yuanzhang or Empress Ma, all for the purpose of taking control of the army.

In a desperate situation, he even shouted out some ridiculous words in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, saying that he wanted to be in charge of the army even though he didn't want to be crowned a king.

Of course, what he got was just a scolding and a kick in the butt from Zhu Yuanzhang.

Not to mention Empress Ma, who only wished her children could live a peaceful and stable life.

fight?

It's not like all the generals in the court are dead, so just let them go.

Therefore, Empress Ma was more than happy to prevent Zhu Di from leading the troops.

Zhu Di was somewhat depressed as he did not receive support from Zhu Yuanzhang or Empress Ma.

Even though they had just gotten married, he didn't feel much better.

Fortunately, his lovely wife Xu Miaoyun was always there to comfort him, otherwise he would have been extremely depressed.

Originally, Zhu Di planned to keep quiet for a while, and wait a few years until his elder brother Zhu Biao succeeded to the throne before he came to ask for help. This could be considered a roundabout way.

But unexpectedly, a new piece of news appeared.

His father, mother, elder brother, and elder sister-in-law all practiced a technique to prolong their lifespan.

At first, he thought it was nonsense.

After all, there are too many emperors in history who sought immortality and immortality, but what was the result?

Either they lose their lives in confusion or they become addicted to it and eventually the government is corrupted.

When his father was educating them when they were young, he often called this kind of emperor a fool.

Therefore, Zhu Di didn't take these rumors to heart at all.

But in just a few days, these rumors not only did not disappear, but became more and more intense. Even Zhu Di, who was at home accompanying his wife and not attending court, heard that the matter had been brought to the court.

Even after this incident, Zhu Di still didn't believe it.

It was not until he entered the palace again by chance and met his completely different father and mother that he fell completely silent.

He sat in the Jinshen Hall and Kunning Palace for a while respectively, and chatted with his father and mother about family matters. Then he returned to his own palace with a solemn face.

Seeing Zhu Di's rare solemn look, Princess Xu Miaoyun of Prince Yan directly waved away everyone else, took Zhu Di's hand and asked softly.

"Fourth brother, is there anything bothering you?"

As the daughter of Xu Da's family, Xu Miaoyun can be said to have been familiar with these princes since childhood.

Among them, the most familiar one is Zhu Di, Zhu Laosi, who had longed for the military since childhood, always liked to roll around in the army, and had learned military tactics from Xu Da.

It is also because of this that she calls him Fourth Brother instead of husband, prince or the like.

She has been called this since she was a child and is used to it.

Zhu Di turned his head to look at his childhood sweetheart, smiled bitterly and patted her hand.

"I went to the palace today and saw that my father and mother had both become younger." "It seems that the method of prolonging life must be true."

"Although I haven't seen my elder brother and his wife, since my father and mother are both young, I think it must be true for my elder brother and his wife as well."

"After all, this rumor is very plausible. I used to scoff at it."

"Now it seems that I am the big fool!"

For a moment, Xu Miaoyun didn't understand what Zhu Di was so upset about.

"Uh, Fourth Brother, isn't this a good thing?"

Zhu Di smiled bitterly and sighed: "Miaoyun, if it is just to prolong the life of father and mother, then as a son, I would naturally be more than happy."

"But now it seems that anyone can practice this method!"

"At least Father, Mother, Big Brother, and Big Sister-in-law have all practiced."

"But today, after I entered the palace, I stayed in the Jinshen Palace and Kunning Palace for a while, and met my father, the emperor, and my mother, the empress."

"But...but, they never mentioned letting us practice!"

"You said I...I..."

Looking at Zhu Di who even began to stutter, Xu Miaoyun understood everything.

My husband feels wronged.

After all, he is still a son, so it doesn’t matter if he loses the throne just because he is not the eldest son.

But now, you don’t even give me a way to prolong my life?
Shouldn't this thing be practiced with one's own son right away?
After all, since Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife could practice, and Zhu Biao and his wife could also practice, why couldn't the young couple practice?

This thing is not a throne, only one person can sit on it!
"Fourth brother, perhaps Father and Mother have other considerations?"

"Instead of complaining to yourself here, why don't you just ask Father and Mother directly?"

"I guess there must be a reason why Father and Mother arranged this!"

Xu Miaoyun's words are well-reasoned and are the most correct choice at the moment.

But Zhu Di smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Miaoyun, you don't know my father and his family's temperament. In fact, when I met him and my mother today, they didn't take the initiative to mention this matter. In fact, they were telling me that this matter is not something I can interfere with."

"If it is convenient to say, or if they are willing to say, they will give me an explanation today."

"And they didn't give me a reason. Not only did they not give me a reason, they didn't even mention it. So there is only one possibility, that is, I am not supposed to know this person."

"So, even if I ask now, I will definitely not get anything out of it!"

Xu Miaoyun fell silent after hearing this.

The couple stopped talking completely.

But not long after, Xu Miaoyun suddenly raised her head.

"No, Fourth Brother, you still have to go and ask!"

"You must ask this question seriously!"

"No matter what the final reason is, even if you get scolded, you have to ask!"

Zhu Di was stunned when he heard this: "Miaoyun, why is this?"

"I just told you, they won't tell you."

Xu Miaoyun shook her head firmly: "They can refuse to give it to us, but at least we have to try it once!"

"Not only for fairness, but also for our future children."

"You have to try it once!" (End of this chapter)