Daming: I am the Crown Prince

Chapter 14: How to Cope
Zhu Yunhuan didn't seem to be aware of it at all. After kneeling in Fengxian Hall for a while, he returned to Rouyi Palace.

Zhu Yourong and Zhu Youling came over to ask when they saw Zhu Yunhuan, "Little brother, what's going on? I just heard that you were called to the Fengtian Palace?"

"What's going on? Why do I hear people say that someone is impeaching you?"

Zhu Yunhuan smiled and said to his two sisters, "Grandfather Huang specially wanted to see my ability and let me appear in the court."

Upon hearing what Zhu Yunhuan said, Zhu Yourong and Zhu Youling were immediately very surprised and happy. They certainly knew how difficult it was for a royal grandson like Zhu Yunhuan to appear in the court.

After Zhu Yourong was happy, he felt something was wrong. "Didn't they say someone impeached you?"

Zhu Yunhuan explained, "Someone impeached me, but it's not a big crime. As long as I haven't done anything wrong, I will naturally stand out when I go to the court to argue. By then, all officials will have a scale in their hearts."

After hearing Zhu Yunhuan's explanation, Zhu Yourong and Zhu Youling became happy.

Since I want to fight for the throne, I must have more momentum. Zhu Yunwen's son has some reputation, but it's all hearsay, from some tutors in the East Palace and some teachers in the main hall.

Even though many people have heard that Zhu Yunwen has the elegance and benevolence of the former crown prince, many people have never seen it. Especially those civil and military officials in the outer court, they don't know what level Zhu Yunwen, the second grandson of the emperor, is like.

Zhu Yunxun suddenly remembered something and asked, "Is it easy for you to leave the palace now?"

Zhu Yourong shook her head and said, "After my father left, she wouldn't let us leave the palace."

Zhu Yunhuan had a plan in mind, and said, "I went to ask my grandfather for a palace token today to leave the palace, but I don't know if he will allow it. If he doesn't allow me to leave the palace, you can leave the palace. Anyway, you are not living in the East Palace now."

Zhu Yourong said worriedly, "It would be great if I really could leave the palace, but I'm afraid my grandfather wouldn't agree."

"He won't let me leave the palace, and he won't let you leave the palace either?" Zhu Yunhuan was still somewhat confident. "I met my second uncle in the court today. When you leave the palace, go to the Prince of Kaiping's mansion. Tell my grandmother and my second uncle that I want to fight for the throne."

Zhu Yourong and Zhu Youling nodded immediately and suddenly felt a little dazed.

In the past, I was just a yes-man in front of them, and I had almost no opinion of my own. But now it is different. I have arranged things clearly, and I am now the backbone.

But they didn't feel disappointed, instead they felt very happy and excited. Since I want to fight for the position, I must have some skills and means. It is definitely a good thing that I am so independent now!

Zhu Yunhuan continued, "But you still have to tell my second uncle and the others not to build momentum for me outside. That matter still depends on the emperor's grandfather's opinion. It's not good for me to build momentum now."

Zhu Yourong asked in confusion, "Little brother, why is it not good? If you want to fight for the throne, the Kaiping Palace will definitely wave the flag and shout for you."

Zhu Yunhuan said, "It hasn't come to that yet. Besides, this trip is different. My grandfather is a man of great talent and power. Some noise from the outside court is not too big for him. Creating momentum will only backfire and make people laugh. There is no need to do that."

Zhu Youling said with some doubt, "But that family is different. They have been interacting with some civil servants before. Look at these days, many civil servants are jumping up and down."

Zhu Yunhuan said sarcastically, "That was because I didn't strive for success and didn't show off my abilities before, so it was okay for them to just jump around a bit. As long as I want to fight for the throne, the more they jump around, the harder Grandfather will punish them."

Zhu Youling asked quickly, "What's the reason for this?"

Zhu Yourong interrupted immediately and said, "If you don't understand, don't think about it. It's good enough as long as I have my own ideas."

Although they were fifteen or fourteen years old, Zhu Yourong and Zhu Youling were women after all. They did not know much about the intrigues in the court and could not understand some of the situations.

They didn't have the ability to manage the household, but they could compose poems and couplets, and looked like talented women. Such talents were certainly not a bad thing in them, but they were not of much help to Zhu Yunhuan in his fight for the throne.

The young eunuch Zhang Fusheng entered the palace cautiously, knelt down and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty has ordered: You are not allowed to leave the palace."

Zhu Yunhuan sat down on the chair and said helplessly, "I guessed it. He will definitely not let me leave the palace."

Zhang Fusheng added, "Your Majesty has granted the palace token. If the two princesses leave the palace, they can dispatch guards and carriages at any time."

Zhu Yunhuan asked casually, "Who will guard the imperial city tomorrow?" Zhang Fusheng said with a bitter face, "Your Highness, how can I know this!"

Zhu Yunhuan thought about it and said, "Forget it. There are benefits to not knowing."

Zhu Yourong and Zhu Youling were very happy, not because they could leave the palace tomorrow, but because many things were just as they had expected.

Moreover, although it seems that there are some discords between me and the Royal Grandfather, the Royal Grandfather seems to treat me much more intimately, unlike when he treated Zhu Yunwen, that house-born son, with all the rules.

This is very important. Since you want to fight for the throne, the emperor's opinion is naturally the most important.

People in Rouyi Palace were jubilant, but the atmosphere in Chunhe Hall of the Eastern Palace was not so good.

Lu's face was gloomy. She originally thought that it was a good thing for the playboy Zhu Yunhuan to be called to the court, and he would definitely be severely punished.

Even if he was not deposed, once his reputation of being unfilial was confirmed, he would naturally have no chance of being named the Crown Prince.

I was still trying to find out the news, but the eunuchs and maids who were sent out soon came back.

This was a bit unusual. Lu knew that it was taboo for the East Palace to inquire about the news. But when the prince was here, His Majesty turned a blind eye to these things.

After the Crown Prince left, His Majesty deliberately allowed the Lu family to arrange some people to serve Yunwen, and allowed some people to inquire about the court's movements under the banner of Yunwen.

Now, not only were those people repelled, but Concubine Guo Ning, who was in charge of the imperial palace, even brought people over personally and beat a eunuch to death with a stick. The reason was that this man had secretly inquired about the emperor's daily life - an unforgivable crime.

When the prince was around, Lu knew a lot of things, but now that His Majesty has suddenly isolated the Eastern Palace, it is not easy to find out the news from the court.

Zhu Yunwen came back worriedly and said, "Mother, Mr. Huang has been locked up and imprisoned!"

Mrs. Lu was shocked. Huang Zicheng was the pioneer in impeaching the playboy. "Yun Wen, what's going on?"

Zhu Yunwen said in a panic, "I don't know what happened, but I heard that Mr. Huang was locked up and taken to prison. Mother, should I go and plead for him?"

Mrs. Lu paced back and forth anxiously, and then said, "No! Don't beg for mercy! It's a small matter that he angered your royal grandfather, but it will be a big deal if you are implicated. You just need to obey your royal grandfather and please him. Don't worry about the rest. Huang Zicheng is in prison, so what does it have to do with you?"

Zhu Yunwen originally wanted to continue trying to plead for Mr. Huang. He admired and recognized Huang Zicheng's talent, but on second thought, he felt that Huang Zicheng should be Huang Zicheng. The most important thing now was to please the Emperor's grandfather. This was the most important thing.

Other things are not worth mentioning at all. If he is made the crown prince and inherits the throne, maybe he can rescue Mr. Huang by then.

It doesn't matter if he really can't be rescued. There are countless talented people in the world. Even without Mr. Huang, there might still be Mr. Zhao, Mr. Qian, and Mr. Sun. There are so many talented people in the world. There is no need to make the emperor's grandfather unhappy because of a Mr. Huang.

The atmosphere in Rouyi Palace and the East Palace is completely different. Because of Zhu Yunhuan's proactive attacks and efforts, the moods and destinies of many people will begin to change.

Outside the palace, Chang Sheng was excited after leaving court, and for a moment he was a little overwhelmed.

In the second year of Hongwu, his father died suddenly in the army. In the fourth year of Hongwu, his sister was named the Crown Princess and gave birth to two sons and two daughters. However, his sister died in the eleventh year of Hongwu, and his eldest nephew also died in the fifteenth year of Hongwu.

Even his eldest brother was demoted for committing a crime in the 20th year of Hongwu, and died in Longzhou last year.

The once glorious lineage of Prince Kaiping was left with only his uncle, Duke of Liang, Lan Yu, to support it, and Chang Sheng also acted cautiously in the court.

But now it seems different. The little nephew of my family who was said to be a playboy is really not a playboy. The kid seems to have some abilities.

But Chang Sheng couldn't guess what his nephew was thinking, and he didn't know how to cooperate with his nephew. What should he do?

I have to find a way to contact my nephew and give him advice. I also have to interact with the military heroes of Huaixi and strengthen my nephew's strength!

(End of this chapter)