Crown Prince's Counterattack

Mrs. Lu sent away all the eunuchs and maids serving in the palace, and was silent for a long time, while Yuan Wu quietly stood aside, she knew that her master was not in such a good mood right now.

Suddenly, Mrs. Lu raised his arm, waved the hot tea that had just been brewed on the table and poured it on the ground, the water stains on the ground spread all over the ground, a little mist rose up, and the sound of the teapot cracking could be heard not far away. When they heard the eunuchs and maids standing outside the door, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were standing outside the palace and did not need to be the punching bag of the masters.

Although the entire East Palace is rumored that the princess is kind and kind, and treats her servants leniently, but the real situation is that they, the old people who have served by Lu's side for many years, know whether the princess is really what others say.

"Your Majesty, calm down and watch your hands carefully."

Yuan Wu looked nervous, and quickly squatted down to check if Mrs. Lu was injured. She didn't relax until she found that Mrs. Lu was only stained with water on the edge of her cuffs.

Lu's body stiffened and tossed and followed her, all her thoughts were on another matter now.

"His Highness actually brought that evil seed to greet His Majesty, how did you make me calm down?"

Lu yelled at Yuan Wu, her expression was agitated, her eyes were tearing apart, her body was trembling uncontrollably, and her originally soft voice became a little harsh because of her excitement.

"Young lady—please keep your voice down"

There was obvious fear in Yuan Wu's eager voice, how could the empress call His Highness the Third Highness a villain? If others hear this...

"This is in the palace, be careful that the walls have ears!"

Yuan Wu lowered his voice, no matter how angry the empress is, she shouldn't give others a chance to catch her. Although it is said that the servants in the palace are all confidantes, but there is no way to protect others, and those people standing at the door She's going to give a warning later, too.

Mrs. Lu glanced at Yuan Wu, who was in a hurry, and then sat down calmly, restoring the image of the graceful and magnanimous princess in the past. She couldn't see the appearance of the hysterical woman in the market at all, and there was even a faint smile on the corner of her mouth. It's just that the faint cold light from those phoenix eyes made Yuan Wu suddenly feel shuddering.

"Okay, I'm fine now, you can go out too"

Lu Shi opened his mouth and ordered.

"But ma'am..."

Yuan Wu looked at Mrs. Lu worriedly, she really didn't look like she was okay.

"go out!"

Lu's beautiful face seemed to be covered with a thin layer of frost.

Yuan Wu lowered his head, and finally left the hall obediently.

There was only Mrs. Lu left in the entire palace, and the exquisite and luxurious decorations seemed unable to alleviate the deep loneliness in her heart. She sat up from the chair and walked around in the huge palace by herself. Dragging on the ground...

Mrs. Lu never thought that the evil breed would have a chance to come back. His Highness took him to pay his respects, which meant that His Highness began to value that child. For so many years, His Highness has never done such unnecessary things. She almost At all, he thought that he had almost forgotten that child, why did things develop like this now? !

Even though she knew that both His Highness and His Majesty valued her Wen'er more, she didn't dare to bet, what if His Highness got confused?She couldn't help wondering whether His Highness's neglect of the child for so many years was intentional, and her Wen'er was just a bright target. Thinking of such a possibility, Lu's heart shuddered, and a huge panic filled her heart Spread, no, this kind of thing must not happen.

Seeing that child, she thought of Chang Shi who had been dead for many years, no, she should not live in her shadow anymore, she should stop thinking about pestering her, she would never let that scoundrel harm her Wen'er of.

In the fourth year of Hongwu, that was the year she entered the palace, she was sent into the East Palace by a small sedan chair through the side door, without a phoenix crown and Xiapei, and without the blessings of relatives and friends. There were also several ministers' daughters who entered the palace.

The prince is gentle and courteous, a person like the breeze and the moon, not to mention the noble status. Her daughter's thoughts are all on him. At that time, her status was the highest among the same group of people, so her status was also high. The tallest one, she is knowledgeable and interesting, and has a delicate appearance, so His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dotes on her very much, knowing that the Crown Princess will enter the palace later...

Your Majesty is a person who pays attention to the concubines, so His Highness also attaches great importance to the Chang family, even before she gave birth to the eldest son, she sent the harem soup to avoid the son, in order to ensure that the eldest son was born under the name of the crown princess.

At that time, she was so jealous of that woman, she also came from a famous family, why could she only be a concubine when the Chang family was upright? Around her, she was really unwilling to be deprived of the right to bear children for the man she loved...

Later, the eldest grandson of the emperor was born, and the world was blessed with grace. The East Palace was full of joy, and fireworks were set off for several days to celebrate, but she watched the sky full of dazzling lights, and couldn't sleep all night.With the eldest grandson of the emperor, the position of the crown princess Chang's is stable, and the crown prince is even more happy. The relationship between the two is getting better, but the days when he comes to the harem are becoming less and less.

If he doesn't come, there's no point in eating the most delicious delicacies and wearing the most gorgeous dresses, but she still dresses up and waits for him every day, because she knows that she will always have a chance, the only thing she can do Yes, it is patience...

Mrs. Lu went to the vanity mirror and opened the sandalwood box in front of the mirror stand. Inside was exactly the nine-tailed phoenix hairpin, which was radiant and colorful.

She waited for that opportunity, so today she can live in this noble palace, replacing everything that woman has. Since she could do it back then, she can do it now, no one can take away everything that belongs to her child.

"I knew I shouldn't have softened my heart that once."

Lu's face was the same, but there was a touch of regret in his tone.

"But it's not too late now, ha ha ha ha..."

Low laughter rang out in the empty hall, and the eunuchs and maids guarding the door were taken away by Yuan Wu early on.

"Your Majesty, the prince has come to greet you?"

"Hurry up!"

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly put down the pen in his hand, with a kind smile on his face.

Sima Yi walked in with the two little guys, Zhu Yuanzhang also quickly left the seat, and pressed Sima Yi who was about to salute him on the seat covered with thick cushions, but the other two little guys didn't This is the treatment, and he stood up after politely saluting, and stood aside and listened to the two of them talking obediently.

"You are not in good health, so you don't have to always come to greet me"

"I know that my father is sympathetic, but this is just a filial piety of my son. I want to visit my father more while I can still move around, isn't it good?"

"You are still the most filial"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed with emotion, he didn't know what he thought of, and his face was a little ugly.

Sima Yi wisely chose not to intervene. He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang must be angry with the princes who caused trouble in Nanjing a few days ago. I have taught a few princes a lesson, but now it seems that the anger has not dissipated.Sima Yi didn't dare to say anything more, it would be bad if he was misunderstood as provocation, so he just quietly waited for Zhu Yuanzhang to come back to his senses.

Naturally, Zhu Yuanzhang would not discuss with his elder son what was wrong with the younger sons, so he naturally set his sights on the two little grandchildren who had been silent all the time.

"You are... the mistress, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was a little hesitant, he looked Zhu Yunxi up and down, and showed some confusion at the right time, and the memory went back in his mind.

In fact, no matter how unfavored Zhu Yunxi was, as the emperor's grandson, he would attend the family banquet every year. However, at that time, Zhu Yuanzhang's attention was focused on those princes and grandchildren he liked, and his impression of those he didn't like was natural. Not deep anymore.

"Grandfather Huihuang, I am... Xiaosan"

Zhu Yunxi stood up from behind Sima Yi, the fleeting disappointment in his eyes disappeared without a trace the moment he raised his head. Although he had guessed for a long time, he was still a bit disappointed when he actually faced it, but he Is it a child struggling to survive alone in the harem? Even at his age, he still has the most basic ability to hide emotions. The young man's eyes reveal pure admiration, It is easy to make people feel good, but sitting opposite him is a founding emperor who is used to the ups and downs of the world.

"I didn't expect you to be so big in a blink of an eye"

Zhu Yuanzhang expresses his feelings about the twilight of the years. No matter how wise the monarch is, he likes new life and hates death like all the old people in the world.

After a few unsalty questions and answers, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunqi on the other side, and at this time, his eyes showed real joy and doting.

"Grandfather, hello~"

The young man's clear voice was full of obvious flattery, and this kind of natural intimacy arose spontaneously, and the voice of the emperor's grandfather naturally distinguished him from other emperors and grandchildren.

"Good! Good! All good!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, obviously very happy to see his favorite emperor and grandson, which was in stark contrast to the faint expression when he talked with Zhu Yunxi just now.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang smile, the little entanglement in Zhu Yunwen's heart just now disappeared. Since he was a child, his father has always only valued him, but he has clearly felt the change in his father's attitude since these days. He valued him, but he also paid more attention to the third brother who had no sense of existence before, which made him feel a sense of panic that his father would be snatched away, and he was determined to bring the third brother to pay his respects today.

Seeing the grandpa Huang talking to the third brother first, he was really worried that the grandpa who loved him the most would be snatched away, so he deliberately acted like a baby to the grandpa, but after the incident, he felt very ashamed again, I feel that I am too narrow-minded, as an elder brother, I should be humble to my younger brother, and the third brother also had a bad life since he was a child, Zhu Yunqi was a little confused.

"I heard from the Grand Tutor that you have been studying well in the study these past few days. You are doing well! You really deserve to be a child of the old Zhu's family. You really gave the Grandpa Huang a face. He said, whatever you want, the Grandpa will reward you!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, looking very bold and generous, which made everyone present laugh.

"The grandson likes to study, so the grandson doesn't want to reward him. The grandson only wants the emperor's grandfather to live a long and healthy life, and live forever!"

"Well, Grandpa Huang must be healthy and healthy. Seeing you get married and have children, okay?"

The rough palm fell on Zhu Yunwen's head, Zhu Yuanzhang was really in a good mood at the moment.

Zhu Yunxue stood aside and watched the two grandparents being intimate, with no strange expression on his face, and he didn't seem to feel disappointed by it. Sima Yi stretched out his hand and patted the back of Zhu Yunxue's hand to express his comfort. Zhu Yunxue looked at Sima Yi in a little surprise. , the eye sockets are slightly moist.

Zhu Yunqi was facing Sima Yi with his back at this time, so he didn't see this scene at all, but Zhu Yuanzhang just happened to see this scene, and continued to talk to Zhu Yunqi with a flash of eyes.

After Zhu Yunqi and Zhu Yunxi left, only Zhu Yuanzhang and his son were left in the room. At this time, the atmosphere between the two had changed from warm to serious.

"What do you mean by bringing that child to see me today?"

"Didn't the father already guess it?"

Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's questioning tone, Sima Yi appeared very calm, coughing from time to time to brush up Zhu Yuanzhang's sympathy.

"It's because I guessed it that I can't believe it"

Seeing Sima Yi's current appearance, Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he couldn't let it out, so he could only hold it back, feeling really helpless towards this son.

"I thought that you refused to agree to Li Yunwen as grandson at the beginning because you felt that his age was still undetermined, but after you brought that child here today, I understood your intentions, but I will not Agreed"

Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude is very firm, and Sima Yi is not disappointed. He brought Zhu Yunxi here today just to express his attitude, and let Zhu Yuanzhang understand that he still has this grandson. With this consideration, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely treat Zhu Yunxi more in the future Pay attention, he believes that this son will not let him down.

"Your father understands Yun Wen's love for you, but you know that Yun Wen is not suitable for being an emperor, and he doesn't like intrigue in the court. Can he take this position? Instead, It’s better to let him do what he likes, this is the way to truly love him.”

Now that the vassal king is getting bigger, the place is uneven, and his temperament like Zhu Yunqi is only suitable for being a Taiping emperor. What this dynasty needs is an emperor who can expand the territory. This is the answer that history told him, and it is also what he really saw. of.

Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude was a little shaken, but he faintly felt a little reconciled. For his favorite grandson, he naturally wanted to give him the best. In his opinion, the best thing is the throne, this boundless power, but today His crown prince told him that this position was not as good as he had imagined, and his expectations for that child were wrong, which undoubtedly made him a little hard to accept.

"Since you say that, do you think that child is suitable?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked forcefully, he really couldn't like Brother Kemuke's child.

"I don't need my son to tell you this answer, he will prove it to you"

"Okay, then I'll wait and see!"

This is the beginning of the game between the father and son of the heavenly family.

"His Royal Highness, Prince Min and Prince Gong have arrived."

"Oh? Did they come together?"

"Returning to His Royal Highness, it is true that we came here together."

"Okay, take them to the side hall to wait for the orphans"

After tidying up his unexpected mood, Sima Yi washed himself up before going to meet the guests.

As soon as they entered the door, the two princes stood up and saluted Sima Yi, and Sima Yi politely helped them to sit down.

"I heard that elder brother has a serious illness. I have precious medicinal materials brought from the fief here. If elder brother needs it, younger brother is willing to give it to me. I only hope that elder brother is in good health."

Zhu Yan's tone was sincere, and he looked at Sima Yi with a bit of worry in his eyes.

"It's just a little Fenghan, but I still want to thank the third brother for his kindness."

Sima Yi's eyes flashed, and he said politely.

"What? Is elder brother sick?"

Sima Yi's consideration was suddenly disrupted by Zhu Shuang's interjection.

"Second brother, what do you do every day? You don't even know that eldest brother is sick. Aren't you just in Nanjing?"

There was obvious displeasure in Zhu Yan's tone, and there was a look of hatred in his eyes.

"I'm sorry, brother"

Zhu Shuang was not angry when he was reprimanded by his younger brother, but just looked at Sima Yi with a blushing face, with guilt in his eyes, but he didn't know what to say.

"Forget it, the second brother can't help himself, so don't be too harsh."

Sima Yi liked Zhu Shuang's simple and honest nature very much, so he pleaded for him, but the reason was true.

Zhu Yuanzhang recalled Zhu Shuang to Beijing on the grounds that Zhu Shuang made too many mistakes in the fief. It can be seen that he made a mess of the fief. It's normal to not know, but it's just to take advantage of the recent good times to let him out for a good year.

"Since the elder brother has forgiven you, then I have nothing to say, but the second brother, you must not make trouble for the elder brother anymore."

Sima Yi smiled and listened silently.

Zhu Shuang looked disapproving, he never felt that he was causing trouble to his elder brother.

"Brother, I'm going crazy here in Beijing, you beg my father for me, and let me go back to the fief."

Zhu Shuang begged with a bitter face, obviously this kind of pain has surpassed his self-esteem, or he has no lower limit in front of Sima Yi.

The one who was the most angry was Zhu Yan, who had just told him not to cause trouble to his eldest brother, but he immediately forgot when he turned around, and it was still in front of him.

"Okay!"

Sima Yi readily agreed, it was just a trivial matter anyway.

"Brother, you are the best"

Zhu Shuang instantly became excited as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.

"Brother, don't get too used to him!"

Some people can't see it.

"We are brothers, and we should help each other. There may be some troubles in Beijing recently. You all stay in the mansion honestly and don't cause trouble, you know?"

"yes, Sir"

Both of them readily agreed, and Sima Yi also showed a satisfied smile.

Just as the two were about to leave, Zhu Bian suddenly remembered something.

"Brother, you should have used up the inkstone I brought from the fief last time. I brought some specially this time. They are very good. I believe you will like them."

"Okay, then I'll accept it, thank you third brother for your hard work"

Sima Yi ordered Eunuch Meng to accept the gift brought by Prince Gong, and Sima Yi personally sent him to the gate of the palace.