Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 556 Who will be the crown prince? (Subscribe please!!)

"Dad, are you here just to stop me from going to His Majesty?"

After Lu reacted, he asked quickly.

Lu Ben nodded, "Yes, I also know that your majesty sent the two princes, Xiongying and Yunwen, to Ouyang Lun!"

"I was just worried that you would do something stupid, so I rushed to find you."

"Fortunately I arrived in time, otherwise I would have watched you do something stupid."

"Father, I went to His Majesty to plead for my son Yunwen. How could this be considered a foolish thing to do?" Mrs. Lu said disapprovingly, "If I did nothing and watched Yunwen go to the clan house and be tortured by Ouyang Lun, I would feel really bad!"

"Silly daughter! Do you think you can change this matter by going there?" Lu Ben sighed.

"Father, your Majesty and I have a deep love for each other. Your Majesty will definitely agree to it for the sake of our love. Before, Yun Wen was in the clan house, and it was your daughter who went to ask for mercy, so Yun Wen was released from the clan house early. It will work this time too!"

Lu said with confidence.

"Confused!"

"Could the situation back then be the same as it is now?" Lu Ben asked in a deep voice.

"What's the difference? Back then, I was just a little princess consort, but now I'm the queen. It's my responsibility to manage the harem and educate the princes. It's not Ouyang Lun's turn!" Mrs. Lu said in a deep voice: "If my daughter were to tell it, Your Majesty handed Yunwen over to Ouyang Lun this time, it's most likely that Ouyang Lun usurped the throne. He wanted to hold Yunwen hostage to threaten Your Majesty!"

"My daughter has long heard that Ouyang Lun is a treacherous minister. I didn't quite believe it before, but now it seems that Ouyang Lun is most likely the traitor!"

Seeing the hatred in Lu's eyes, Lu Ben was quite helpless, but it was not for Ouyang Lun's sake. He simply felt that his daughter was a little reckless.

"My daughter, you think this is too simple! Just listen to me!" Lu Ben interrupted Lu and said, "As far as I know, it was His Majesty who took the initiative to ask the two princes Yunwen and Xiongying to go to the clan house to study with Ouyang Lun!"

"And before that, His Majesty also went to Taile Palace!"

what! !

Hearing what her father, Lü Ben, said, Lü was quite shocked, and a look of panic and fear appeared on her face. "Father, are you saying that this matter was decided by the emperor?"

"Probably!"

"Otherwise, why didn't His Majesty let the two princes go to the clan residence earlier, but had to wait until he came back from the Taiyue Palace to summon Ouyang Lun immediately, and took the initiative to propose this idea?" Lu Ben said helplessly: "So, daughter, do you think that if you go to His Majesty now, you can change this situation?"

Hearing this, Lu looked a little depressed. She sat back in her seat and murmured, "Why is this happening? Doesn't the emperor hate Ouyang Lun the most? Why would he send his own grandson to the clan house?"

"Humph! There are just as many rumors that His Majesty the Retired Emperor dislikes Ouyang Lun as there are rumors that His Majesty the Retired Emperor dotes on Ouyang Lun. You never know which one is true and which one is false!" Lu Ben continued, "Daughter, now you understand why your father came all the way to stop you!"

After muttering a few words, Lu's face still showed reluctance.

"Father, even if it was arranged by the Retired Emperor, so what?! Now my husband is the Emperor, and I am the Empress. I can still go to His Majesty to change this arrangement. Educating children is my job. At worst, I can go to the Taile Palace to apologize to the Retired Emperor!"

"But I really don't want Yun Wen to suffer anymore. If others want to suffer, I won't stop them, but not my son!"

Lu shook his head.

"Daughter, I understand your feelings for Yunwen, but this is actually not a bad thing!" Lu Ben suddenly said.

"press!?"

Mrs. Lu was stunned for a moment, and asked quickly, "Father, what do you mean by this? You know what means and courage Ouyang Lun has. He even beat up His Majesty! As for His Majesty's other brothers, the King of Yan, the King of Xiang, the King of Qin, etc., he can kick and scold them whenever he wants."

"With Yun Wen's personality, how could he bear this?"

"My daughter, don't just think about this. Shouldn't you think about why His Majesty only sent Princes Xiongying and Yunwen to Ouyang Lun? You should know that His Majesty has other princes."

If Lu Ben said that, he would directly control Lu for thirty seconds.

"Dad, what do you mean?"

Lu became much calmer.

"What do you mean? My daughter is so smart, how could she not understand?" Lu Ben said with a smile.

"Dad, what you want to say is that the reason why His Majesty arranged Yunwen and Zhu Xiongying to go to the clan house together is actually because he is considering which of them to make the crown prince?!" Lu's voice was trembling.

"That's right!"

Lu Ben nodded and continued, "After learning the news, I discussed it with the old prime minister for a long time. I am extremely fortunate that the emperor and his majesty have already begun to think about the candidate for the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the third emperor!"

"From the current perspective, the only possible candidate for the crown prince is Zhu Xiongying and Yun Wen!"

"This is undoubtedly great news for us, because it means Yun Wen already has a 1 in 20 chance!"

Mrs. Lu nodded excitedly, "Father, that's exactly why I want to bring Yunwen back. We should train Yunwen well. With Yunwen's intelligence, he will definitely win!"

Lu Ben shook his head. "The old prime minister and I have considered this and we both agree that now is not the right time!"

"Why?" Mrs. Lu was puzzled. "Ouyang Lun doesn't like Yun Wen in the first place. How could he teach Yun Wen seriously? If he favors Zhu Xiongying, what will happen to Yun Wen?"

"Daughter, don't be anxious. Let's observe and see what His Majesty and the Emperor's attitude is towards the Crown Prince. If we can determine that Yunwen and Zhu Xiongying will compete to see who is better and who will be the Crown Prince, we will immediately find a way to bring Yunwen back!"

"Can't we think of a solution now?" Lu said anxiously.

"My daughter, why don't you understand? Although we can be sure that Yunwen has a chance to become the crown prince through this incident, we cannot be sure whether this is a test from your majesty! If you act rashly, it will only harm Yunwen." Lu Ben continued, "Don't worry, my daughter. Yunwen has you as his mother, the queen, and I, the old man, planning for him in the court. He may not have no chance!"

"But Zhu Xiongying is the eldest son, and Lan Yu is Zhu Xiongying's uncle. I'm afraid that the Huaixi Party will support him. Moreover, I heard that Ouyang Lun likes Zhu Xiongying very much. If the Prince Consort Party also supports Zhu Xiongying, and the two largest forces in the court support Zhu Xiongying, what chance does my Yunwen have! If it doesn't work, I can only take risks!" Lu said in a deep voice. "Daughter, don't be impulsive!" Lu Ben hurriedly said, "Father has already planned. In the past, His Majesty did not ascend the throne, and many things were full of variables. Some things are inconvenient for father to do, but now it's different. His Majesty has successfully ascended the throne, and my daughter has become the queen. There must be a place for my Lu family in the Ming Dynasty court!"

Seeing that her father, Lu Ben, was confident, Lu Shi became interested. "Father, please tell your daughter what your plan is."

"The old prime minister told me about your majesty sending the two princes to study at the clan residence. Do you know what this means?" Lü Ben said with a smile, "This shows that the old prime minister intends to support Yun Wen!"

"Li Shanchang will support Yunwen? This is unlikely, right? Lan Yu." Lu said with some surprise.

"What's impossible about this? The old prime minister is such a smart man. He took the initiative to show goodwill, which is enough to show that Yunwen has a good chance. As for Lan Yu, he is indeed Zhu Xiongying's uncle, but Chang is dead, and Chao Chang Yuchun is also dead. The Huaixi Party supports your majesty's legitimate son. Zhu Xiongying is the legitimate son, and Yunwen is also the legitimate son, and he is smarter than Zhu Xiongying!"

"If they support Zhu Xiongying, they can only rely on themselves. If they support Yun Wen, they can cooperate with my Lu family! We can also join forces to deal with Ouyang Lun!"

"This will better support the interests of the Huaixi Party. No matter how powerful Lan Yu is, can he control the entire Huaixi Party? As long as the old prime minister is still here, it's impossible!"

"As for Zhu Xiongying, it's very simple. When our Yunwen ascends the throne in the future, we can spare Zhu Xiongying's life and make him an idle prince. This will also give Yunwen a reputation of cherishing his brothers."

The more Lu listened to Lu Ben's words, the brighter his eyes became, and then he frowned again, "But if the Huaixi Party supports Yun Wen and Ouyang Lun supports Zhu Xiongying, our chances of winning are still slim!"

Hearing this question from the Lu family, Lu Ben smiled instead, "At present, Ouyang Lun has no obvious inclination. If he knows the current situation, it will be fine. If he doesn't, then the Huaixi Party and our Lu family will join forces to get rid of Ouyang Lun!"

"In the future, you will be in charge of the harem, and my father and the Huaixi Party will join forces in the court. What kind of trouble can Ouyang Lun cause?"

"Since father has considered it so carefully, I will listen to you and your wife and not go to see His Majesty for the time being." Mrs. Lu nodded.

"That's right." Lu Ben nodded with a smile.

Inside Taile Palace.

Queen Ma was sitting in the pavilion, mending clothes with needle and thread in her hands.

When Zhu Yuanzhang came over and saw her, he immediately stepped forward and took the clothes, "Sister, we let you live in this Taile Palace so that you can cultivate yourself, not to let you work."

"Your health isn't very good to begin with, and now you have to do all these things. What if you get completely exhausted?"

Empress Ma took the clothes back from Zhu Yuanzhang and started to mend them again. "Chongba, you know me. I can't sit still. If I don't do something, I will feel uncomfortable!"

"The doctor told me not to do any strenuous exercise. I can't do any of these things, such as square dancing, aerobics, or badminton. All I can do is sew some things."

"If you don't let me do this, then I'll just sit there and wait to die."

"Uh..." Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded. "Pah, why are you saying such unlucky words? We two can live thousands of years!"

"You believe this?" Queen Ma said with a smile.

"Ahem, believe it or not, we want you to live a long life." Zhu Yuanzhang muttered, "Don't sew for now. There's a shadow play next door. It will start after dark. Many palace maids, eunuchs, guards and some officials in the palace have gone back to watch it."

"Let's go watch the shadow play too!"

"Shadow puppetry, I remember you liked drama more? Why do you like shadow puppetry again?" Queen Ma said with some surprise.

"We like them all, especially the ones produced by the Imperial Clan House. They are so good! Journey to the West, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dream of the Red Chamber, Water Margin, etc. are all good. And the shadow play is also smoother than those outside. Except for being in black and white, it is no different from real dramas! It's so enjoyable to watch!"

"Let's go. If we go too late there won't be any seats left." Zhu Yuanzhang took Empress Ma and left.

"Zhongba, there are so many people here. What if we are recognized?" Queen Ma said worriedly.

"Sister, don't worry about this. We have made preparations in advance. We have specially asked Ji Gang to arrange a disguise master from the Jinyiwei. As long as he disguises us, I guarantee that even if Ouyang Lun is sitting next to us, he will not be able to resist! Haha!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

"Okay! Then I will go with you to see what this shadow play is that can make you so addicted!" Queen Ma nodded and put down the needlework in her hands.

"Let's go!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took Empress Ma's hand again, and the two of them first walked through a forest, and then came to a high wall. This high wall completely separated the Zongrenfu and Taiyue Palace. The height reached an astonishing ten meters, almost as high as the city wall. Theoretically, no one could climb over it.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang took Empress Ma's hand and came to another place that looked like a rockery.

Zhu Yuanzhang pressed a certain spot on the rockery, and the stone wall slowly opened, revealing a fairly spacious passage inside.

The Jinyiwei were standing inside.

"Greetings, Your Majesty! Your Majesty the Queen!"

"Zhongba, you built such a luxurious tunnel just to get to the clan house?!" Queen Ma said in shock.

"Haha, that's right, but this is definitely one of the most correct things I've done in my life. I've always been curious about why Ouyang Lun always likes to stay in this clan residence. Now I understand. To be honest, I also want to move into the clan residence! It's so comfortable!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with envy.

"But with this method, our lives are pretty much the same as Ouyang Lun's, and the key is that we don't have to spend our own money, haha!"

Empress Ma rolled her eyes immediately, but she was also somewhat curious about what life was like in the Clan Court. She had also heard that even palace maids and eunuchs hoped to work in the Clan Court, and only then would they work in the Emperor and Empress' palaces.

"Sister, let's change our appearance first, and then we'll go to the clan residence!"

"Today I will take you to have a good look around the Zongrenfu. It is more fun there than our Changle Palace. By the way, we can also go and see our grandchildren!"

"OK!"

When talking about her grandchildren, Empress Ma felt a little missed as she hadn't seen them for a long time.

With the disguise of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma soon became an official and a female historian.

(End of this chapter)