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

Xu Miaoyun held Zhu Di's rough, calloused hands with both hands, looked at Zhu Di closely with her phoenix eyes, and spoke seriously.

"Fourth brother, we are children, and we will be parents in the future!"

"For such an important matter for our children, we can't have any tacit agreement."

"Even if there is a 99% chance that your father will reject your proposal, you still have to ask."

"If I don't ask, you won't give up, and I won't give up either!"

"So, for our own sake and for our children's sake, even if there is only a glimmer of hope, you have to give it a try!"

"As for me, I also want to know the reason and the answer!"

"This way, even if I can't make it, I will know clearly, instead of being confused like I am now."

Zhu Di was stunned when he heard this, and then he forced a smile and said, "My beloved concubine is indeed the daughter of a general. Her aura and manner are different!"

Xu Miaoyun glared at Zhu Di fiercely and said angrily, "What are you talking about?"

"Do you think I have a bad temper?"

"Let me tell you, I am now the Princess of Yan, listed in the Imperial Clan's Jade Book. It's no use regretting this!"

Zhu Di chuckled twice: "What do you mean by regret or not?"

"We grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and it would be the best thing for us to get married."

"Besides, your temper hasn't just started today. We've been together for so many years, we know each other."

Xu Miaoyun also laughed out loud when she heard this, with a hint of sweetness and pride on her face.

This is what Xu Miaoyun is most proud of.

As the daughter of Xu Da, King of Zhongshan, she was not only graceful but also extremely intelligent since childhood, and her vision was quite high.

She was precocious and had already started helping her father with all the affairs at home and also assisting in military affairs.

It can be said that if Xu Miaoyun had not been a girl, she would have become a new generation of general in the Ming Dynasty and made the Xu family famous.

However, precisely because of her strong ability, high family background and good looks, her marriage has caused many people to worry about it.

At least when Zhu Yuanzhang proposed marriage to Xu Da and wanted Xu Miaoyun to marry Zhu Laosi, Xu Da rejected it outright.

After all, for Xu Da, there was no need for his daughter to marry into the royal family or become a queen or princess.

On the contrary, Xu Da, a veteran daughter-slave, was particularly unwilling to let his daughter jump into the mud pit of the Zhu family and get into trouble.

This is exactly the same as what Master Hu did back then.

But in the end, after repeated persuasion from Zhu Yuanzhang, and even the visit of Empress Ma in person, and after obtaining Xu Miaoyun's consent, Xu Da finally gave in.

That’s right, in fact, this marriage was finally successful because of Xu Miaoyun’s nod.

If Xu Miaoyun didn't nod herself, Xu Da, who doted on his daughter to the core, would definitely have opposed it to the end.

The reason why Xu Miaoyun chose Zhu Di was that after rationally analyzing the suitable families of the right age with Xu Da, she believed that Zhu Laosi was the best match.

The situations in other families might not be that complicated, but the husbands are not as good as Zhu Laosi.

The final result was just as Xu Miaoyun had expected.

After they got married, they lived in harmony and treated each other as equals, and their life was extremely comfortable.

At the same time, because the two are so familiar with each other, there is no need for them to hide anything at all.

Anyway, I've known what the other person looks like since childhood, so what's the point of hiding it?
Therefore, Xu Miaoyun spoke out her suggestions without hesitation, instead of following the practice of other women to keep the peace.

After Zhu Di exchanged a few playful words with Xu Miaoyun, the expression on his face faded again.

"Miaoyun, why else would you be called the female Zhuge?"

"You really see this matter more clearly than I do." "But I won't hide it from you. I don't dare to go!"

Xu Miaoyun looked at her husband confessing his cowardice in front of her, but she smiled and shook her head.

"My husband is wrong. We don't have to do it. We just want to ask for a reason!"

"If my husband really doesn't want to go, then it's fine for me to go to the palace for a walk!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di looked at Xu Miaoyun deeply, and then spoke quietly.

"I'm not afraid of getting scolded or beaten for asking, I'm afraid of being disappointed!"

"I'm afraid that the answer I get in the end is the one I least want!"

After these words were spoken, both husband and wife fell silent.

At this moment, Xu Miaoyun finally understood what her husband was afraid of.

Afraid that I am the insignificant child in my parents’ eyes!
In other words, he was afraid that his parents would completely favor his eldest brother Zhu Biao.

Perhaps because he had already said it out loud, Zhu Di simply didn't hide it anymore and expressed his last bit of concerns.

"Miaoyun, I have known since I was a child that our family business and the throne belong to my eldest brother."

"It doesn't matter, he is the boss!"

"Besides, he has always loved us younger brothers and sisters since we were young. He is really an amazing big brother."

"And except for the throne, which my father and mother couldn't give me, everything else was basically fair to me."

"So, we, the younger brothers and sisters, all support our eldest brother. We support him to be the crown prince and to succeed the throne in the future."

"Except for him, we won't obey anyone!"

"But what about now?"

"He hasn't even ascended the throne yet, but my father has already started paving the way for him to reduce our treatment, titles, and rights."

"Okay, this is for the sake of the world, I'll endure it."

"What about this method of prolonging life?"

"Why can't I have it?"

"Am I not the son of Zhu Yuanzhang?"

"Miaoyun, I'm really scared. I'm afraid that my father will tell me that he didn't pass it on to me because he was afraid that I would influence my eldest brother!"

"So, today when I entered the palace, I talked about everything except this matter."

"You can say that I am deceiving myself or taking chances, but I really don't dare to ask!"

"Because I'm afraid that after asking, the affection between father and son will fade!"

Zhu Di's words came from the bottom of his heart.

After hearing what her husband said, Xu Miaoyun, the female Zhuge Liang, was speechless.

Because what he said is so true.

That’s too stupid!

Even if you guess the result, you still don't dare to ask. You just hide your head and pretend you don't know.

Isn't this just deceiving yourself?
But what else can we do?
Is she really going to get things clear for the sake of this small family and her children as she just said?
In fact, with Xu Miaoyun's intelligence, how could she not see that this matter would actually have no result?
But she was such a strong-willed person that things had to have an outcome.

Even if the result is bad, it must be made clear and explicit.

But Zhu Di couldn't bear it anymore!
This filial child is so wronged! (End of this chapter)