Daming: I am the Crown Prince

Chapter 45 Heart knot
Before he could even sit down for a while, Zhu Yunhuan stood up again and went to look for his uncles.

Zhu Di looked haggard with sleepy eyes. He had not slept well in the past few days. He kept vigil until late at night, went to court before dawn and stayed up until morning. He also had to go to the East Palace. He came back and slept for more than two hours. He was still tired.

Zhu Di casually pointed at the chair and said, "You take a rest. Your fifth uncle hasn't gotten up yet."

Zhu Yunhuan complained, "Since the uncles want to take a break, why did Second Uncle call me over?"

Zhu Gang walked out, shaking his sleeves, and said to Zhu Yunhuan, "You didn't even greet me when you saw me."

"Uncle, do you want to bow four times, or something else?" Zhu Yunhuan asked with amusement, "Why don't you wait a moment? I just greeted Uncle Four. It's not right to bow to you but not to him."

Zhu Gang looked at Zhu Yunhuan and said, "Wait a moment, your second uncle will be here, he is washing up."

After a while, Zhu Chong came over and said directly, "Give us a salute!"

Zhu Yunxun was both angry and amused, but he still stood up and said, "Nephew Zhu Yunxun, hello to your uncle."

Zhu Chong squinted his eyes and did not speak for a long time. Zhu Yunxun could only continue to keep bending over and raising his hand.

After about a minute or two, Zhu Yunxun couldn't help but say, "Second Uncle, is that enough?"

Zhu Chong chuckled and said, "Not yet, you continue to bow. I am your uncle, please don't lose my manners."

Zhu Yunhuan was not fooled and stood up directly, "Second Uncle, are you teasing me?"

Zhu Gang looked at Zhu Chong and said, "Second brother, now I understand why you built a dragon couch for yourself that year. Even if you close the door of the palace and sleep secretly, you will definitely sleep well on the dragon couch."

Zhu Chong immediately raised his fist, but Zhu Gang dodged.

Zhu Chong pointed at Zhu Gang and said angrily, "Do you think I'm blocking your way? Or do you think that if I'm alive, you can't be the leader of the kings?"

Although I have done some ridiculous things, some people are not suitable to hear them.

After joking, Zhu Chong said, "Do you know what happened in the morning court?"

Zhu Yunhuan shook his head and said pitifully, "What can I know? I can only leave the palace a few times. The farthest I have ever gone is to Zhongshan and to go out of the city to pick up the uncles and bring them back to the capital."

Zhu Gang said with a wicked smile, "Leave the palace? Leave the city? Don't even think about it. You never know, you might be surrounded by a city wall in the future!"

It's true, I'm not exaggerating.

If he becomes the crown prince, he will basically stay in the imperial city in the future and will not leave the imperial city easily, let alone Yingtian Prefecture.

If he failed, his fourth uncle would be standing by. The high wall of Fengyang, his hometown, would be where Zhu Yunhuan would live.

Zhu Su ran over angrily, his hair dishevelled and his face dirty, "You guys don't take me seriously at all! We agreed to receive the gift together, but you chose to receive it first."

Zhu Yunhuan joked, "Fifth Uncle, I have never received any courtesy from you."

Zhu Chong looked at Zhu Yunxun and said, "You are a smart man. Do you know why I insist on you bowing?"

"I am a junior." Zhu Yunxun pretended to be ignorant and said, "I will ask Yunwen to come over later, along with my fourth and fifth sons, and ask them to follow suit and salute."

Zhu Chong chuckled and said, "No need. When we went to the East Palace, your fourth and fifth sons bowed to us."

Seeing that Zhu Yunhuan's expression remained unchanged, Zhu Chong asked, "Let's go to the East Palace, is that okay?"

"If you don't go to the East Palace, your nephew will have to say something." Zhu Yunhuan said with a smile, "Second uncle, I'm not bragging, I'm really not a stingy person."

Zhu Chong retracted his smile and became serious. "I asked you to come here, regardless of whether you really don't know what's going on in the court, but I have to say something. Today in the court, we all made it clear that the position of crown prince has nothing to do with us. Do you understand, nephew?"

Zhu Yunxun nodded, "Nephew understands."

Although the chances are slim, it is a consensus that the princes will officially withdraw from the competition for the crown prince position after today's morning court session.

Zhu Chong, the current leader of the court, formally expressed his position in the court, which was also for the people of the world to see. Such a performance is also very meaningful, so that some people don't think too much. It must be formally proposed in a formal occasion to be convincing.

Zhu Chong continued, "My nephew, I understand. Your uncles are all honest and timid." Zhu Yunhuan didn't believe it and said jokingly, "Second uncle, don't talk about my past as a playboy, and I won't talk about your past. Let's stop laughing at others, what do you think?"

Zhu Chong laughed and immediately said, "Okay!"

Seeing that it was almost time, Zhu Yunhuan said, "There is no way to hold a banquet now, so I will go back first. I will have a good drink with my uncles when I have the chance in the future."

Zhu Su was anxious and said, "You haven't saluted me yet!"

Zhu Di stopped him and said, "Old Fifth, your nephew has already performed the ceremony."

"How can it be the same?" Zhu Su said unhappily, "In the future, who knows what it will be like!"

Zhu Yunhuan smiled and bowed, then said, "When you meet the emperor's uncle in the future, won't you still have to perform family etiquette?"

Zhu Su was fearless and acted like a dandy. "How can it be the same? Now I ask you to bow, and I can rely on my uncle's seniority. Next time we meet, I will bow first, and you will only bow in private. But I may not dare to accept it. How can I explain this?"

Zhu Yunhuan joked, "Don't worry, Uncle Wu. As long as I bow, Uncle Wu will accept it."

Zhu Chong suddenly said, "We have the same idea. We will accept the gift first, and we will not lose anything. Nephew, I have made it clear to you. We said it in the court that the court can only have a grandson now!"

Zhu Gang also quickly added, "We went to the East Palace because of etiquette. We all understand that your sister-in-law is just your mother."

Zhu Di chimed in, "We haven't seen Yun Wen yet. He doesn't see us, and we don't see him. This is best, and it saves trouble."

Zhu Su looked strange. When he met Zhu Yunwen, he seemed to have a good conversation with him. After all, Zhu Su was known as a playboy, but he was also good at studying.

After separating from several vassal kings, Zhu Yunhuan was naturally very excited.

Of course he knew that the position of crown prince would ultimately be decided by Zhu Yuanzhang, but judging from the current trend, he was not just slightly ahead of Zhu Yunwen, he was far ahead, and the position was even basically secured.

He would not underestimate the influence of several princes. They might not be able to influence Zhu's decision, but Zhu would consider their attitudes and opinions to some extent.

Now the princes have officially withdrawn from the competition for the crown prince, and they seem to be more optimistic about Zhu Yunhuan.

This is a very good thing. From being not even considered in the beginning to now having the position of crown prince within reach, Zhu Yunhuan could not help but be happy.

Destiny has already begun to change!

When returning to Rouyi Palace, one naturally had to pass by Fengxian Hall, so Zhu Yunhuan went in and burned a stick of incense.

Looking at the tablets of Zhu Biao and Crown Princess Chang, Zhu Yunhuan was just in a daze, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Perhaps Zhu Yunhuan took too long to think, half an incense stick of time had passed. He knelt on the cushion in a daze without saying a word. Immediately, a young eunuch quietly ran to the Wuying Palace.

Old Zhu appeared soon and said, "Your uncle is looking for you?"

"Yeah." Zhu Yunxun came back to his senses and quickly replied, "He said a few words."

Old Zhu sat on the futon and touched Zhu Yunhuan's head. "You, can't you resolve the knot between you and your father?"

Zhu Yunhuan flatly denied it, "What kind of grudge could there be? Not at all!"

Old Zhu didn't believe this and said, "You are a smart man with a mature mind. We won't talk about some things. They are between you and your father. Your uncles have no intention of becoming the crown prince. Did they tell you about this?"

Zhu Yunxun nodded and said, "I told you, this has been obvious for a long time, and everyone knows it."

Old Zhu nodded, and then continued, "They came to you instead of Yunwen, and I asked you to do something instead of Yunwen. You must understand what I meant. But you need to change your temper. Don't keep many things in your heart all day long. You can't tell others, and you can't tell me either."

Zhu Yunhuan asked directly, "My father's funeral has been held, so the matter is settled?"

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Biao's spirit tablet and said, "It's been decided, it's been decided a long time ago. When he died, we thought about burying him and appointing a crown prince. We can give him more time, so we will. You, don't mess with us at this critical moment, we can't stand it!"

(End of this chapter)