Daming: I am the Crown Prince

Chapter 163 Be confident
Although the incident happened suddenly, Zhu Yunhuan did not panic. He had some plans in mind, so he quickly arranged some things and everything seemed to be in order.

After arranging a series of things, Zhu Yunhuan ran towards the Wuying Palace.

The guards and eunuchs guarding outside the Wuying Palace would not stop the Crown Prince at all, at most they would report it sometimes. But today's situation was special, even if the Crown Prince sometimes did not look like a prefect, but His Majesty did not mind, so there was no need to stop him.

Seeing the crown prince running towards them madly, the guards and eunuchs were shocked and hurried to report to Zhuge Liang.

Zhu Yunhuan rushed into Wuying Hall and said directly, "Everyone who is not involved should leave first."

Old Zhu nodded and said, "Zhang Fusheng, take your men and wait outside."

While others were still leaving, Lao Zhu said, "Catch your breath first. It's not proper to be in such a hurry! We are still here. The Ming Dynasty will not fall!"

"Second uncle!" Zhu Yunhuan gritted his teeth and panted, saying, "Fortunately, I was careful, otherwise my second uncle would have been harmed!"

Old Zhu, who was relatively calm and rational, stood up suddenly and asked, "What? What did you say?"

"My second uncle was almost poisoned, but he was saved!" Zhu Yunhuan said quickly, "I just received a letter, and I guess I'll have to continue receiving letters in the next two days. Grandfather, don't worry too much, I've asked someone to bring my second uncle back!"

Old Zhu slammed the imperial desk and shouted, "What's going on? Speak!"

Old Zhu was a very protective person, and he didn't want to endure the pain of losing a son, having suffered the pain of losing one himself. Hearing that Zhu Chong almost died, even though he had experienced so many ups and downs, Old Zhu was a little panicked at this time.

"He's been saved, my second uncle is fine!" Zhu Yunhuan said again, "Grandfather, don't worry too much, my second uncle is fine!"

Zhu Yunhuan shouted to the outside of the door, "Zhang Fusheng, send the messenger over and have him report to His Majesty again."

Although his expression was still a little flustered and worried, Lao Zhu forced himself to sit down and asked, "What's going on?"

Zhu Yunhuan explained, "My second uncle has always been tyrannical in the palace. With Shang Bing coming to Beijing again, I was worried that there would be no one in charge of the palace, so I asked the Jinyiwei to keep an eye on it. It turned out that three old women tried to poison my second uncle. The fruits and wine were filled with poison and were delivered to my second uncle. Fortunately, they were stopped."

Old Zhu was panting, seemingly relieved.

Suddenly, Old Zhu stared at Zhu Yunxun with sharp eyes, "Is it really such a coincidence?"

"How can I direct and act in such a play?" Zhu Yunxun said confidently, and his voice got louder as he looked at Old Zhu. "I poisoned my second uncle to act out such a play, and then I want to take credit for it! Am I stupid or is my second uncle stupid? He can't even see such a clumsy play?"

Old Zhu's demeanor changed immediately, and he quickly said, "How could I doubt you? You're just being suspicious!"

Zhu Yunhuan was even more dissatisfied and had to ask for an explanation. "Why do you say I am suspicious? Didn't you just say that I poisoned my second uncle and then had someone stop me? Yes, everything was a coincidence. It was all arranged by me, the crown prince. It just so happened that the Jinyiwei came over and found out the hidden drugs. It just so happened that my people came over and almost stuffed the poison into my second uncle's mouth!"

Old Zhu was so embarrassed. He had just instinctively doubted it because it was such a coincidence.

But now, his grandson is angry, and Old Zhu, who has been a hero and strong all his life, has lost his confidence.

"My second uncle will be back in a few days. You can ask him in person then. I don't care anymore!" Zhu Yunhuan waved his hands, ready to walk away in anger, "lest the emperor suspect me. The King of Qin might also suspect me! What a coincidence, I, the grandson of the emperor, have the motive to do this!"

Seeing Zhu Yunhuan trying to run out, Old Zhu shouted, "Stop him!"

Zhang Fusheng and the guards tried to stop him, but Zhu Yunhuan lowered his head and rushed straight ahead with a short run. The guards and eunuchs dared not really stop him, so after a chaotic scene, they could only watch Zhu Yunhuan run away.

"What the hell is this!" Old Zhu slammed the table, very angry, "Where is the dead man?"

A young eunuch quickly handed the letter sent by the Jinyiwei to Zhu Yuanzhang, and then went to urge the messenger.

It was not a big deal that his grandson ran away in anger, and Old Zhu thought that he could just go and comfort him later. He now wanted to find out what was going on with the second son, and how the King of Qin was almost poisoned to death by three old women?
Old Zhu looked at the letter and couldn't help cursing, "This beast deserves to die!"

Zhu Yunhuan looked angry, but as soon as he left the Wuying Palace, he looked relaxed.

He swung his sleeves and walked back to the East Palace at a leisurely pace. "Grandfather will be here soon. You two should hide. No matter how I call you, don't come out."

Zhu Yourong asked quickly, "What happened again?"

"It's a fight!" Zhu Yunhuan said as a precaution, "You can say he's angry or you can say he's negotiating terms. Anyway, I'm in the right this time. He won't be able to do anything to me and will definitely come after you two. You just stay away."

Zhu Youling was still a little worried, "Little brother, if the royal grandfather really gives an order, how dare my elder sister and I disobey?" Zhu Yourong also hurriedly advised, "Little brother, you should obey the royal grandfather and stop fighting with him all the time."

Zhu Yourong and Zhu Youling sometimes really couldn't understand some things. For example, their younger brother seemed to be very good with the royal grandfather, but sometimes he would quarrel with him like he was doing now, and had no intention of giving in at all.

As the crown prince, you should obey the emperor. This is the safest and most filial approach.

"Then you can go somewhere else first." Zhu Yunhuan said lazily while lying on a chair in the sun, "Anyway, it's best if you two don't help each other today. Grandfather won't embarrass you for my sake."

Zhu Yourong and Zhu Youling looked at each other, both sisters were helpless, but they were used to it. At the beginning, they were still worried and nervous, but they had seen this kind of thing happen so many times in the past two years. If it didn't happen a few times every year, they would find it a little strange.

After reading the letter and carefully asking the messenger some questions, Old Zhu stood up and walked towards the East Palace.

Seeing Zhu Yunhuan lying on a chair basking in the sun, Old Zhu quickly scolded, "Is this how you serve the Crown Prince? Aren't you afraid of getting cold? Hurry up and bring the quilt!"

Zhu Yunhuan turned over and faced away from Old Zhu, looking as if he was very angry and hurt!

Old Zhu looked around and didn't see his two granddaughters. This was a bit bad. He originally thought that he couldn't control his grandson who was being bullied, so he would control his two granddaughters and let them help persuade him, which would definitely be effective.

Staring at Zhang Fusheng, Old Zhu asked, "Where are the princesses?"

Zhang Fusheng lowered his head and said quickly, "I just went to Concubine Ning's place."

"Call him back!" Old Zhu was very angry. "Yun Hun was upset, and they, as his sisters, didn't even try to persuade him. How can this be?"

Zhu Yunhuan turned his head and glanced at Old Zhu, "Are you going to make things difficult for them again? They are timid to begin with, and when they see us quarreling, even if they don't cry in front of us, won't they cry at night?"

Old Zhu slapped his thigh, "Yes, yes, yes! We were a little careless, these two are not very capable."

Old Zhu sat on a chair and said, "I asked, it's your second uncle who deserved to die, that beast brought it upon himself. But Yunxun, you know me, I just can't let go of these children and grandchildren in this life."

"It's better to ask clearly, so that you won't think that I did something wrong." Zhu Yunhuan said in a muffled voice, "This is such a coincidence, so coincidental that it seems like I arranged it."

Old Zhu was so embarrassed. This grandson was really too much of a grandson. He kept poking at people's lungs whenever he found something to say.

Old Zhu asked, "You and I may be angry, but how are we going to arrange this?"

"What else can we do? We are here to pay homage to the emperor. Let's get Second Uncle back first." Zhu Yunhuan said directly, "I'll send the Jinyiwei over, and I'll also send my eldest uncle over in person. With Second Uncle's temper, he will definitely mess around. Let's just bring him back."

Old Zhu nodded quickly and said, "That's the thing. We have to let him come back first."

"I am too embarrassed to talk about some of the things my second uncle has done over the years." Zhu Yunhuan said, "After his concubine Deng was sentenced to death, my second uncle got a little better, but not much better."

Old Zhu immediately said, "Your second uncle was a very good boy when he was young, but that vicious woman taught him bad things!"

When these words came out of Old Zhu's mouth, Zhu Yunhuan did not doubt them for a moment. It was not that he doubted the truth of these words, but that in Old Zhu's eyes, his children and grandchildren were the best, and the bad things they did were all taught by others.

However, the Deng who was executed by Zhu Yuanzhang was not very good. Even though she was the daughter of Deng Yu, she and Zhu Chong were like-minded. They privately built the dragon bed, wore the queen's clothes, and the two of them also enjoyed abusing the palace people.

Zhu Yunhuan continued, "I want to bring him back to my second uncle first. We can't just let this matter go. It's not that I'm cruel, but if my second uncle doesn't learn his lesson, he might cause such a thing again in the future, or even make it worse."

When Old Zhu heard this, he felt even more embarrassed. He was supposed to teach his son, but his son failed to teach him well, and his grandson had to worry about it instead. How could Old Zhu save his face?

Old Zhu, who was in the wrong, said, "Okay, I think there is no problem with this matter. The second son needs to be disciplined. After returning from this trip, we must severely punish him and never let him continue to be such a jerk!"

"Uncle Ten is ridiculous. If Uncle Two really does this, can't we give him the posthumous title of Min?" Zhu Yunhuan said angrily, "He doesn't want to save face, but I still want to save face!"

Zhu was even more embarrassed. He had already given one of his sons the posthumous title of King Luhuang. If the second son did not change his title, King Qinmin would not be able to escape. If another King Li appeared, it would be really embarrassing.

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunhuan and said, "Yunhuan, when we are gone, please be nice to your uncle."

"Yes." Zhu Yunhuan said, "We need to take good care of it now, otherwise it will be too troublesome in the future."

(End of this chapter)