Daming Wuhou

I don't know if Zhu Biao was aware of Emperor Hongwu's actions. He stayed silent for several days and never asked Lu Changting to go to the East Palace again.Lu Changting also took advantage of this time to rest in Yan Wang's mansion.

In a blink of an eye, it was Emperor Hongwu's birthday.

Zhu's family is not a person who likes extravagance, so this birthday party didn't make any big arrangements, just to show the royal air, the most basic rules must be paid attention to.Of course, Lu Changting could no longer be in the birthday party with his white body, so he changed himself and became Zhu Di's attendant.

On October 18, 21th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang turned 57 years old.

When other princes and nobles entered the hall one after another, Lu Changting and Zhu Di were already in the hall.

Zhu Di looked at the crowd walking into the hall with a cold face, but shook Lu Changting's hand calmly: "I have wronged you."

Lu Changting felt that these words were a bit nasty, he moved his tingling legs, and said in a low voice: "It's nothing." Lu Changting really didn't care.Is it important to appear in the hall in what capacity?What matters is who he will be in the future.

Zhu Di noticed the movement of his wrinkled face, and immediately understood, so he took the initiative to reach out and pass through Lu Changting's clothes, and then touched Lu Changting's thigh.

Lu Changting froze suddenly, his voice was suppressed to the extreme: "Fourth brother, what are you doing?"

In order to facilitate the conversation with Zhu Di, Lu Changting did not stand straight beside him, but chose to sit cross-legged beside Zhu Di. Because of the cover of the table and the robe, others only thought he was sitting on his knees. By Zhu Di's side, it didn't attract anyone's attention at all.It's just that the legs have been crossed for a long time, and it is inevitable that they will feel sore.

Zhu Di's deep voice rang softly in Lu Changting's ear: "I haven't practiced the horse stance less, are my legs weak? Fourth Brother rub it for you."

It was obviously a very common sentence, but when it came out of Zhu Di's mouth, Lu Changting felt that there was an indescribable erotic taste.

At first it was just numb legs, but now they are really soft.

Lu Changting couldn't help stretching out his hand to push him, and the voice almost came out of his teeth: "Fourth brother."

Zhu Di responded in a low voice, not aware of anything wrong.At the same time, he exerted strength with his hands, which seemed to be extremely strong, but in fact, he gently rubbed Lu Changting's thigh with strength.His strength was well controlled, and when the tingling and crispness mixed together, Lu Changting was so comfortable that he almost groaned.Fortunately, he pressed his lips together tightly.

When Zhu Di rubbed his thighs all the way to his calves, Lu Changting's back was already covered with a thin layer of sweat.

At this time, the eunuch in front of the hall said "Your Majesty".

The princes, nobles and civil and military officials knelt on the ground.

Lu Changting was startled, and hurriedly stood up, Zhu Di withdrew his hand obediently, and greeted his father with his brother.

Emperor Hongwu and Zhu Biao walked together, which was an honor that other princes and princes couldn't even ask for.

Soon, Emperor Hongwu and Zhu Biao took their seats, and others also took their seats one after another.

Standing behind Zhu Di, Lu Changting's vision suddenly widened a lot.It just so happened that among so many people, someone was looking at him. After noticing the gaze, Lu Changting immediately looked back.Lu Changting was stunned by this glance.

There are not many people who are acquainted with Lu Changting, except for Zhu Di, there is only Zhu Xi.It's just that it's not Zhu Yu who is looking at him now, but the King of Qi Gong Zhu Yu who he met on the day he entered the capital.

Zhu Mi's gaze was sharp and arrogant, even a little aggressive.Seeing Lu Changting looking towards him, Zhu Yu immediately raised his lips and smiled, showing an extremely arrogant and wicked expression at Lu Changting.

Lu Changting secretly frowned.

Is there anything wrong with Zhu Mi?What's the point of making such an expression on purpose?

At this moment, Lu Changting felt another gaze cast on him.Lu Changting quickly took his gaze away from Zhu Mi, and then looked to the other side.

Sitting on the other side is Zhu Xun. I haven't seen you for a long time, and after going through all the troubles of the second concubine, the aura on Zhu Xun's body has been restrained, and the maturity on his face has become more mature. At least it can give people With a steady feeling.

Lu Changting looked at Zhu Xi who looked like this, smiled at him indiscriminately, and then quickly returned to composure.

Zhu Xi was slightly taken aback, probably because he didn't expect Lu Changting to smile at him, so he also showed a strong smile.

It's just that Lu Changting had already looked away at this time, so he didn't notice Zhu Xi's smile.

Some disappointment quickly flashed across Zhu Xi's eyes.

But as Emperor Hongwu spoke, everyone's attention was also focused on Emperor Hongwu.

Lu Changting looked in the direction of Emperor Hongwu, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously. It took him a lot of effort to suppress the joy in his heart and not let it show.As expected, Emperor Hongwu quickly mentioned the White Lotus Sect. After all, this matter was not only a great achievement for Zhu Di, but also a great achievement for Emperor Hongwu to enhance his power.

At the beginning, Emperor Hongwu naturally didn't hide this matter anymore, and wished he could tell the world immediately.

It's just that when the officials heard the words "Bailianjiao", they couldn't help showing a look of anxiety.

They couldn't help but think about it... The White Lotus Sect and the Ming Sect have always been the two most troublesome anti-thief organizations among the people, and they can be said to be inexhaustible. There is no light.The emperor suddenly brought up the White Lotus Sect at such a time, could it be that he wanted to commit a crime of negligence that they failed to catch?All the officials were terrified, and the little eyes they looked at Hong Wudi became strange.

As long as the princes and nobles are relaxed.After all, since Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor, except for a few older sons, he has always been extremely generous to his offspring. It is enough to eat, drink, have fun and have children, so even if Zhu Yuanzhang has an outbreak at this time, it will not to their heads.

Emperor Hong Wu noticed the tense or relaxed expressions of these people, and he felt a little funny in his heart.

He paused, and said: "The folk cult organizations are rampant, do you have a good plan?"

The ministers immediately grimaced.Sure enough, it came!Isn't this our birthday?Can't you relax?

Emperor Hongwu admired the bitter-faced ministers below, and then said: "Forget it, there is no need for any good strategy."

After hearing this, everyone felt even colder in their hearts, thinking that Emperor Hongwu had accumulated anger in his heart, but at this moment he was holding back his anger.

Emperor Hongwu didn't look at their expressions any more, and said in a low voice: "King Yan has already captured a person with a high status in the White Lotus Sect. With him in front, it will be much easier to catch the remaining traitors of the White Lotus Sect. gone."

Everyone in the hall opened their eyes wide.

King Yan?

King Yan captured the key figures in the White Lotus Sect?

Therefore, the emperor mentioned this matter not to reprimand them, but to draw King Yan to...

They didn't have a deep impression of King Yan. After all, above King Yan, there was a prince with both ability and political integrity, and Zhu Xi was favored... There are so many sons of Emperor Hongwu, how can all of them attract the attention of the outside world?

It wasn't until this time that everyone was suddenly awakened to the impression of King Yan.

It seems to be extraordinarily heroic...

Everyone hurriedly knelt down on the ground and flattered Emperor Hongwu first: "Your Majesty, the Son of Heaven, the White Lotus Sect is a traitor. It is time for your Majesty's birthday. Even the heavens cannot tolerate such thieves making trouble, so I just told them to be together." Immediately capture! Your Majesty is mighty, King Yan is mighty!"

Their voices are pretty neat.

Lu Changting believed that if they spoke separately, there must be a series of even better compliments from their mouths.

The ministers were shocked and delighted.

But when the other princes and princes looked at Zhu Di again, there were more or less subtle changes in their eyes.

Both Lu Changting and Zhu Di noticed this, but they were miraculously calm at the moment.

Lu Changting's eyes swept over those princes and princes without any trace...what is there to be afraid of?In the future, these gazes will only increase and not decrease.From today onwards, Zhu Di is no longer the low-key and unknown king of Yan who occupies a bitter cold place and is not taken seriously.

These people are only jealous for a while now, how could they have thought that the people in King Yan's mansion have even greater ambitions?Lu Changting lowered his eyes slightly.That's good too... This can save others from being on guard, and when Zhu Di becomes stronger, it will be too late for them to react.

Just as Lu Changting thought, although Zhu Di gained a lot of limelight because of this, he did not attract everyone's attention.It's just that with the incident of the White Lotus Sect in the foreground, Emperor Hongwu's birthday was even more lively, and there was a little more sincere joy.

All the princes and princes congratulated Emperor Hongwu on his birthday, and sent their birthday gifts one after another, but their faces were all in a bad mood.They have made careful preparations, but it's a pity that with Zhu Di in front, how can they get the congratulatory gifts in hand?Compared with the congratulatory gift of "White Lotus Sect", everything was compared.

Zhu Di's face remained unchanged, and he sent it up with a brocade box.

Emperor Hongwu didn't even look at it, so he wanted to hand it over to the eunuch beside him, but he suddenly remembered that this son had gnawed down the hard bone of the White Lotus Sect. Compared with other princes who only knew how to eat and drink, Emperor Hongwu rarely rose With some appreciation, the more I looked at Zhu Di, the more pleasing to my eyes, so I withdrew the hand that was about to be handed over to the eunuch, and opened the brocade box in front of Zhu Di.

Such an action is regarded as a manifestation of honor and favor.

The other princes obviously saw something too, and even glanced at Zhu Di jealously.

Lu Changting was watching from behind, he saw the jealous looks of those princes, and also saw Zhu Di standing there calmly.Lu Changting suddenly felt a sense of pride in his heart.He pursed his lips, held back his smile, and continued to watch Emperor Hongwu open the brocade box.

Zhu Di didn't have much father-son friendship with Emperor Hongwu. If it is true, it might not be as deep as his relationship with Empress Ma.Especially after realizing that Emperor Hongwu only had absolute protection for the prince, Zhu Di had no admiration for Emperor Hongwu. This birthday, the White Lotus Sect was not so much to please Emperor Hongwu as it was for him Own.Naturally, when preparing the gift, Zhu Di didn't put much thought into it.Inside is a piece of warm jade found by his subordinates, which is said to be rare and hard to find, but how can there be anything really rare and hard to find in the royal family?

But Emperor Hongwu looked at Zhu Di pleasingly at this time, and even the piece of warm jade in the brocade box became more pleasing to his heart.

"Okay! Fourth brother's piece of jade is exactly what he wants!" Emperor Hong Wu didn't hesitate to smile on his face, and immediately laughed out loud.

The rest of the people naturally followed suit and praised Zhu Di's filial piety.

Lu Changting couldn't count how many subtle glances he attracted.

After Zhu Di delivered the congratulatory gift, he quickly returned to his seat, and then Lu Changting changed his posture and sat cross-legged next to Zhu Di again.

Zhu Di whispered: "But I feel impatient? I can go back in a while."

Although it was a bit boring, it was still within the range that Lu Changting could bear. He shook his head and didn't talk to Zhu Di too much.After all, on such an occasion, Lu Changting really didn't want to be seen by others about his unusual relationship with Zhu Di.

After all, Emperor Hongwu was old, and he was overwhelmed with government affairs every day, so how could he have extra energy to hold a birthday?Not long after, Emperor Hongwu took the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunqi away first, and then the young prince presided over the overall situation.

Zhu Di had a backlog of displeasure towards Zhu Biao in his heart, so naturally he didn't want to save face for Zhu Biao at this time.He immediately got up and took Lu Changting to bid farewell to Zhu Biao.Zhu Biao is a good-tempered elder brother, and since Emperor Hongwu has already left, he will naturally not stop Zhu Di.Not only that, Zhu Biao also asked a few more questions with concern: "Is the fourth brother unwell?"

Lu Changting saw the unhappiness that Zhu Di suppressed in his heart, and he didn't want Zhu Di to be exposed to Zhu Biao's eyes so soon.Zhu Biao has a good temper, but it doesn't mean that he is stupid and can't detect other people's disgust.So Lu Changting was the first to say, "I'm not feeling well."

Zhu Biao had already seen how much Zhu Di cared about Lu Changting, so he didn't doubt it at this time. Instead, he said a few words of concern to Lu Changting: "If it is serious, please ask an imperial doctor to take a look. The health is the most important thing."

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Lu Changting looked indifferent, not flattered at all.

The people next to him could only see the prince talking with a handsome young man, and couldn't help but cast a jealous look at Lu Changting.

"Then, then Changting will go back with the fourth brother to have a rest." How dare Zhu Biao delay Lu Changting's rest?After all, the life of the Crown Princess and the safety of the East Palace are still tied to Lu Changting. If it wasn't for the birthday of the emperor at this time, Zhu Biao would have wished to call an imperial physician to visit Lu Changting himself.

Lu Changting breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly left the hall with Zhu Di.

After walking out, Lu Changting saw that the expression on Zhu Di's face did not soften, but became even colder.

Lu Changting knew that it should have something to do with Zhu Biao, but at this time he was still in the palace, and it was really hard for Lu Changting to speak, so he forcibly held back the desire to speak.After completely walking out of the palace, Lu Changting held Zhu Di's hand and said in a low voice, "What's wrong with the fourth brother?"

Zhu Di shook his head.

The two got into the carriage, and the wheels of the carriage started to turn, and the sound of horseshoes rang in my ears... After a long time, Lu Changting suddenly heard Zhu Di say, "Zhu Biao is the prince..."

Lu Changting was a little confused when he heard that, what happened to Zhu Biao being the prince?

Then Lu Changting heard him sneer.

Lu Changting's heart tightened instantly.

...Zhu Di is completely dissatisfied with Zhu Biao?

It came faster than expected.

For a moment, Lu Changting didn't know whether he should be happy that he was on the track of history so quickly, or whether he should cry for Zhu Biao...

The expression on Zhu Di's face returned to calm, and there was no trace of indifference or unhappiness anymore.He poured a cup of tea and handed it to Lu Changting: "Are you hungry?" His tone was gentle as if the sneer just now didn't come from his throat.

Since Zhu Di didn't intend to continue talking about this topic, Lu Changting just passed it along.

"I'm hungry."

Zhu Di smiled: "Actually, the food on the table doesn't taste very good."

Lu Changting nodded: "Look at it, there's not even any heat, and I don't have much appetite after looking at it."

"I'm going back, I'll ask the kitchen to make something to eat... What does Changting want to eat?"

Just as Lu Changting was about to answer, there was a sound of hooves approaching.

"His Royal Highness King Yan! Mr. Lu!"

It must have been the man on horseback who was shouting.

Who dares to gallop a horse like this in the imperial city?Shouting so loudly?

Lu Changting suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, and he hurriedly raised the curtain of the car.Zhu Di held him down with one hand, and said first, "What's the matter?"

Zhu Di's voice was calm and condensed. The man was in a hurry, but after being poured with "ice water", he calmed down: "His Royal Highness, please take Mr. Lu back." The man paused, extremely cautious Authentic: "...something happened in the East Palace."

Lu Changting raised his eyebrows slightly, and patted the back of Zhu Di's hand: "Let's go."

The gentle look on Zhu Di's face faded, and the coldness appeared again.However, something happened in the East Palace, and the begging came to him. Naturally, he couldn't turn a blind eye, otherwise it would cause big trouble in the future... He was fine, but Chang Ting was not.

Zhu Di had no choice but to order Cheng Er to change direction.

The carriage turned around and ran towards the palace again.

Lu Changting asked the man in a low voice: "What happened to the East Palace?"

The man looked at Lu Changting, but his mouth was tightly shut, and he didn't intend to speak at all.

Seeing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but become colder.

It's about the East Palace, so it's understandable that he doesn't want to talk about it here, but the mistake is that this person shouldn't have ignored Lu Changting.If you don't take Lu Changting seriously like this, who else will you invite?

There were bursts of coldness in Zhu Di's heart, and he unceremoniously settled the account on Zhu Biao's head.

When they entered the palace again, the eunuch immediately led them to the East Palace, and Cheng Er and the others were stopped outside.

After entering the Eastern Palace, Lu Changting did not see Zhu Biao either, presumably at this time he was still at a disadvantage.

The eunuch leading the way turned around and said, "Master Lu, this way."

The coldness in Zhu Di's heart had reached its peak, he grabbed Lu Changting and said, "Where is the prince?"

The eunuch was stunned, and said: "His Royal Highness is still in charge of the overall situation during the birthday."

Zhu Di pulled Lu Changting and sat down on a chair beside him, saying, "If elder brother doesn't come, how dare we walk around in the East Palace? We'll wait until elder brother comes."

The eunuch leading the way and the man riding the horse were stunned at the same time. They never expected Zhu Di to say such words at such an urgent moment.

They didn't notice that there was a cold look in Zhu Di's eyes at this moment.