Splendid Palace.

"enough!"

"I am not the grandson now! Do you want me to be guilty of fighting for the heir apparent?!"

Zhu Yunwen's face instantly darkened, he stared at Huang Zicheng with dissatisfaction and shouted in a deep voice.

He knew that the urgency of people like Huang Zicheng was secretly instructed by his mother and concubine. Although it was a lie to say that he was not interested in the position of crown prince, he never expected that the fight would end with fratricide and no end.

Huang Zicheng shrank his neck and bowed respectfully, not daring to say anything more.

Li Jinglong on the side did not interfere from beginning to end, as if he was indifferent. But in his heart, he only recognized the second emperor's grandson as the crown prince. No matter what he was required to do in the future, he would do it without hesitation.

...

At this time, in the wandering palace, there was singing and dancing, and everything was peaceful.

Zhu Yunxi was lying in the arms of two maids in purple clothes, watching with interest the maids in purple clothes who were dancing in the center of the side hall, with a look of enjoyment on his face.

Zi Ning knelt and sat aside, passing fruits and wine glasses to Zhu Yunxi's mouth from time to time.

Compared with the tense tensions between the various forces, he seemed to be the most indifferent person.

Watching beauties dancing is indeed a feast for the eyes, not to mention that except for the maids newly assigned by Zhu Yuanzhang, all the beauties in the Wandering Palace are one in ten thousand beauties.

The first condition for joining Feihu is that you must be beautiful and in good shape! And it had to be Hina, even though he had never touched it.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps was heard, and Hong Yuan quickly walked in from outside the hall.

"Your Highness, King Qin and King Yan have already entered the palace and should be almost at the Minghe Palace by now."

After Hong Yuan came closer, she cupped her hands and said respectfully.

"Sit down and enjoy it together."

Zhu Yunxi smiled, pointed to the empty seat beside him, and said something with a smile. He never wanted to take his eyes away from the dancing beauties for a moment, as if he really didn't care about the outcome of today's Minghe Hall.

Hongyuan rolled her eyes and ignored him. She stood aside and watched everything in the hall with cold eyes.

...

Minghe Hall.

Accompanied by Wang Defa, King Qin Zhu Xi slowly walked into the hall. After seeing Zhu Yuanzhang sitting on the dragon couch, he couldn't help but reveal a long-lost smile that hung on his face from beginning to end. The fierceness disappeared instantly.

"My son sees my father!"

As he approached, Zhu Ping knelt on the ground respectfully and spoke loudly.

Zhu Di stood aside, looking intently. No one took the initiative to say hello to the two brothers. They looked like two strangers.

As Zhu Xi knelt down to salute, Wang Defa had already turned around and left the hall.

For this confrontation, Zhu Yuanzhang had already dismissed everyone, and now there were only three of them, father and son, in the hall.

"Do you know your guilt?!"

However, Zhu Yuanzhang's face did not show any joy at the meeting between father and son. Instead, his face instantly darkened and he shouted sternly.

"What's the crime of my son?!"

Zhu Xi was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with an innocent face, not knowing why.

"You still don't admit it until now?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes and asked coldly.

"Father, it is clear that I really don't know what mistake I have made? I hope that my father will make it clear!"

Zhu Xi looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a blank expression, showing a hint of weakness that he would only show when facing his father.

"Liu Sanwu, a great scholar of the Hanlin Academy, once advised me and strongly recommended Yun Wen to be my great grandson! He will succeed him as the crown prince! Didn't you secretly give the order?! In order to achieve the goal in your heart?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked coldly with a stern face.

"My son is wronged!"

"Who in the imperial court doesn't know that my father has always been intolerant of cliques between royal relatives and courtiers?! How dare I knowingly commit such a crime?!"

"Someone must have framed me!... Fourth child, is it you?!"

Zhu Xi looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with an aggrieved look, and explained earnestly. At the end of the sentence, he suddenly turned to look at Zhu Di, who had always been silent beside him, with a dissatisfied look on his face!

"nonsense!"

"Now I'm asking you why you dragged me into this?!"

"Father, my second brother has wronged my son for no reason. I hope you will understand clearly that even if someone is really instigating it, it is someone else and not my son!"

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, glared dissatisfied at Zhu Xi, who had dragged him in as soon as he opened his mouth, and hurriedly said to Zhu Yuanzhang, cupping his hands.

"Who else could it be if not you?!"

"You and I haven't seen each other for a long time. We finally met in Kyoto and you didn't even say hello. Do you still think I'm your second brother?!"

"Being so indifferent doesn't mean you are dissatisfied with me?!"

Zhu Xi snorted coldly and said in a deep voice.

"What a bad person to complain first! You are the one being blamed now! Don't change the subject and confuse the audience!"

"Father, your heart is like a clear mirror. If there is no proof, why would you be summoned to the capital?!"

Zhu Di did not give in and said dissatisfied.

"enough!"

Just as the two were arguing, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped them with a stern face.

"What do you think this is?! Is this Caishikou?! How can it be decent to be so messy and biting each other?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the two of them dissatisfied and scolded them with some disappointment.

"Father, it was he who wronged his son and his ministers first, and it was not his sons and ministers who deliberately provoked disputes."

Zhu Di bowed his hands and said a little aggrievedly.

"Of course I will ask his questions clearly, but you can't escape the involvement! I will ask you later!"

"Tell me, what is the relationship between you and Liu Sanwu?! Since there is no secret party, why have they been so close in the past two years?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at Zhu Di impatiently and scolded him, then looked at Zhu Xi again and continued to ask in a deep voice.

"Back to my father, I just respect Liu Sanwu's erudition and often ask him for advice. Hasn't my father always taught us to ask for advice from knowledgeable people? As time goes by, our visits have become more frequent."

"But this really has nothing to do with the crown prince's canonization! Father, please enlighten me!"

"My son just wants to improve himself so that he can be able to take care of his father's worries. He has absolutely no other intentions! If you dare to say even half a lie, the sky will thunder!"

Zhu Xi looked at Zhu Yuanzhang seriously and said decisively, every word firm.

"really?!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Zhu Xi had sworn a poisonous oath to prove his innocence, he couldn't help but frowned and asked hesitantly.

"Everything I say comes from the bottom of my heart! I don't dare to say anything false!"

"The position of Crown Prince should be decided by the father himself. How dare my sons and ministers dare to overstep this?!"

"What's more, even if it was really my son who secretly instigated Liu Sanwu, how could my father easily believe the slanderous words if he knew everything? If Yun Wen was not really a talented prince and was highly appreciated by his father, how could his father easily appoint him as the crown prince? Grandson?"

Zhu Xi nodded and said with a serious face, and every sentence was on point.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he nodded hesitantly, and the anger on his face gradually faded.

"What about you?! What can you say?!"

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look aside and pointed the finger at his fourth son, Zhu Di.

"My son has nothing to do with this matter from beginning to end! He has never had any intention of competing for the throne! We can learn from this!"

"What's more, the person who hinted that the second brother and Liu Sanwu were secretly forming a party was Yunxi, and I never even said a word that day!"

"Furthermore, my son has been stationed in Beiping all year round. I can't think of it as my son who was thousands of miles away and secretly instigated Yunxi to stand up and talk nonsense during the registration ceremony, right?"

Zhu Di shook his head and explained excitedly, his face full of innocence.

"Who?! Yunxi?!"

"That dude left behind by eldest brother?!"

"Is it really him?! Father, do you think that my son secretly instigated Liu Sanwu and wanted to fight for the heir apparent based on that loser's words?!"

As soon as Zhu Di finished speaking, Zhu Xi beside him exploded. He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise and said unwillingly, his brows filled with hatred for Zhu Yunxi.

"enough!"

"What we're talking about now is between you, don't get involved with other unrelated people!"

"Which is right or wrong, I have my own conclusion in my heart!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his face immediately darkened and he said dissatisfied.

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's scolding, Zhu Ping hesitated to speak, but it was obvious that his teeth were itching with hatred.

"Have you two never thought about replacing Yun Wen and winning the position of prince yourself?!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang paused for a moment, he continued to ask, his eyes constantly moving between the two of them as he spoke.

"I swear, absolutely not!"

"My father is in good health, and he will live a long life! Long life! Only my father is qualified for the Ming Dynasty! My sons and ministers are not talented and have little knowledge, and they are not worthy of the position of heir apparent!"

"My father is a wise man! I have never thought about whose hands the Ming Dynasty will be handed over in the future. Only my father can make the decision! I will never dare to interfere without authorization!"

When the two heard this, they rushed to speak without hesitation.

After listening to the two people's answers, the dissatisfaction on Zhu Yuanzhang's face gradually calmed down. He looked at the two people meaningfully and suddenly fell into silence.

However, the two people who were standing and kneeling still looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with firm faces, as if they were about to take out their hearts and show them to Zhu Yuanzhang...

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