nucmednet Chapter 219 Heading to the East Palace
Chapter 219 Heading to the East Palace
"After all, he is also the son of the late crown prince and the grandson of General Chang Yuchun."
The black-robed monk sighed.
"Yao Guangxiao."
Zhu Di suddenly spoke, interrupting Yao Guangxiao's words.
His gloomy face made people shudder.
"Your Highness, who do you think is most likely to be crowned as the heir to the throne among all the current heirs?"
Facing Zhu Di, whose face had become ferocious, Yao Guangxiao remained calm and continued to ask questions.
Zhu Di pondered for a while, but still hid his thoughts: "Of course it is Zhu Yunwen, and... Zhu Ming."
Speaking of the position of crown prince, these two are undoubtedly the most popular among the current royal heirs.
"Your Highness, this is not from your heart."
Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Di like this, shook his head, and smiled.
Zhu Di was stunned, then looked at him with even colder eyes.
This guy has been arousing my ambitions ever since he met me.
There is no doubt that Yao Guangxiao is a smart man. He has not missed anything he has predicted, including his hidden ambition.
"Let's get down to business."
He spoke in a deep voice. This time, he didn't want to hear any irrelevant answers from Yao Guangxiao.
"Your Highness, in my opinion, the imprisonment of the prince must be inextricably linked to the two heirs of the throne."
Seeing this, Yao Guangxiao restrained his joking expression and looked at Zhu Di seriously.
"During this period, the young grandson of the emperor was in Shanxi to provide disaster relief and had no motive. The only person who could possibly frame the prince was..."
Yao Guangxiao stopped talking here and just looked at Zhu Di and nodded: "This is also a good thing for Your Highness."
"The two heirs are fighting for the throne. Your Highness holds the military power, so he must be the one they want to fight for."
After Yao Guangxiao finished speaking, he stood up and stopped talking.
With Zhu Di's ambition and ability, he naturally knew what to do.
"The poor monk retires."
When Zhu Di came to his senses, Yao Guangxiao had already walked out of the tent, leaving him alone.
In the East Palace, Lu was wearing a cloak, holding her forehead with her hand, her brows furrowed, and her heart seemed to be filled with unsolvable sorrow.
Even Zhu Yunwen had never seen his mother like this.
"Mother, is there something on your mind?"
Zhu Yunwen spoke softly, saying that ever since Zhu Ming went to Shanxi to provide disaster relief, his mother had become more and more depressed day by day.
But she never opened her mouth to him and told him anything.
"It's okay, you go down first."
Mrs. Lu looked at her well-behaved son, waved her hand and asked him to leave.
Zhu Yunwen opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but when he looked at Lu's expression, he fell silent again.
"Wen'er has withdrawn."
Since Mrs. Lu refused to talk to him, he could not say anything more. He could only bow to Mrs. Lu again and said, "Mother, go to bed early."
After saying that, he turned and walked out of the lobby.
"It seems I came at the wrong time."
Zhu Yunwen had just come out of the door when he saw Zhu Di striding towards him.
Seeing the seemingly disharmonious atmosphere in the East Palace, Zhu Di laughed and joked.
"I've met the emperor's uncle."
After all, Zhu Di was his elder, and even if he had something on his mind, Zhu Yunwen couldn't be impolite in front of him.
"Yeah, he looks a bit like an elder brother."
Zhu Di looked Zhu Yunwen up and down like an ordinary elder and nodded.
In terms of appearance, Zhu Yunwen was handsome and weak, just like his older brother.
But in terms of style of doing things, Zhu Ming is more stable.
"Yun Wen, you go down first."
Lu was in the upper seat. When she saw Zhu Di coming in, she asked Zhu Yunwen to step down again.
This fourth uncle is not an easy character to deal with.
It’s a rare opportunity for me to return to the capital, and I actually end up coming to the East Palace.
"Yes."
Since there were outsiders present, Zhu Yunwen no longer forced himself and responded obediently.
"Princess, it's been a long time."
Zhu Di raised his head, looked directly at Lu who was sitting in the high seat, and said with a smile.
"Uncle, there's no need to be so formal."
Lu said with a smile.
After the greetings, Zhu Di did not speak any more. He just found a seat and sat down, looking at Lu quietly.
Judging from the look of things, it was clear that he wanted Lu to take the initiative to ask him why he came.
"I wonder why Fourth Uncle has the time to come to my place despite his busy schedule?"
Lu coughed lightly and asked with a smile.
He looked so hospitable, and there was no trace of the gloomy look he had just had.
"I came for my nephew who's in jail."
Zhu Di shook his head, his eyes full of disappointment: "Logically speaking, why would he, a prince, touch witchcraft?"
Hearing Zhu Di speak, Lu immediately became alert and looked at him coldly: "Maybe he has gone astray due to lack of discipline after arriving in his fiefdom."
"What the Crown Princess said is not impossible."
Zhu Di sighed with regret, looked at Lu, and said, "But I am his fourth uncle, and the Crown Princess is the child's eldest mother. As elders, you and I cannot escape blame."
"Yunhuan did something wrong, Your Majesty will have his own way."
Seeing this, Mrs. Lu frowned even more.
What Zhu Di meant by this... doesn't seem to be that simple.
Too much talk will lead to mistakes, and she didn't want Zhu Di to focus all his attention on Zhu Yunhuan's affairs.
"Alas, I hope this child will reflect on himself in the imperial prison."
Zhu Di shook his head and sighed again.
"Is there anything else, King Yan?"
When Lu looked at Zhu Di, even the way she addressed him became a little unfamiliar.
The Prince of Yan was clearly far away at the frontier, but he had spies in the palace and knew too much about this matter.
"It's no big deal."
Zhu Di changed his expression and laughed a few times: "I feel that I have been away from my elder brother's family for a long time, so I came to visit them."
Only after she understood the meaning of Zhu Di's words did Lu change her expression.
Now she finally understood that Zhu Di was suspicious after knowing about Zhu Yunhuan's affair, and he came to express his position on the matter.
"Biao'er is still your nephew, so it's not like Fourth Uncle should be estranged from him."
She smiled and waved her hand: "Someone come, bring the tea."
The servant outside the door then came in and respectfully poured a cup of tea for Zhu Di.
"Uncle, drink."
Lu laughed.
Zhu Di knew that his purpose of coming to the East Palace had been achieved.
As long as you drink this cup of tea, you will be on board the Eastern Palace.
"When Biao'er grows up, if there is any problem with the army, I will definitely help him with all my strength as his fourth uncle."
Zhu Di said this, picked up the cup of tea and drank it.
"There are still some things to do in the military camp, so I'll leave first."
Having achieved his goal, Zhu Di did not stay in the East Palace for long. He stood up and walked out of the palace gate.
After watching Zhu Di leave, Lu poured herself a cup of tea and drank it.
Zhu Di is a man with the eyes of an eagle and the mind of a wolf, and he has military power, so at least he can still be used now.