My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 7 Empress Xu's Promise
Xie cried and recounted those things, while the Queen and the Crown Princess were extremely shocked!
The Queen took Mrs. Xie's hand and said, "Mother, you said my brother is better? Did Baoer cure him? Ahem~"

The queen became excited and started coughing again.

Xie patted the queen on the back and said, "Yes, what is His Majesty thinking? Bao'er can cure you, but he didn't let Bao'er come to treat you and even put you in prison!"

Crown Princess Zhang quickly said to Mrs. Xie, "Old Madam, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding. Father is very concerned about Mother's condition, so don't say anything nonsense!"

"Mom, don't talk nonsense! Cough cough cough~" Xu Miaoyun also reminded Xie not to talk nonsense.

Mrs. Xie was not afraid. Her husband was dead, her grandson was arrested and imprisoned, and now her daughter was so sick and her eldest son was imprisoned. What else was she afraid of?
I am already over 60, am I still afraid of death? Zhu Di wants to kill my daughter, so I can't scold him?

"Mother is not lying. The Jinyiwei came to our house early in the morning and took Baoer away. Oh, my poor daughter, my poor Baoer!" Xie said and started crying again!
"Mother, don't be anxious. Someone, come and call the third brother over. Cough cough cough~~" The queen coughed while asking someone to call Prince Zhao over.

"Yes!" A palace maid came to summon him immediately.

"Mother, you should take a break and don't worry! Baoer will be fine. Mother, my daughter is not dead yet. I can still save my nephew!" The queen continued to comfort Xie.

"Don't say such unlucky words. Mother just hopes that all of you are well. The fourth brother is gone, and you are the only ones left. I can't bear it if anyone goes before me!" Mrs. Xie said as she sat there wiping her tears.

Crown Princess Zhang also hurried to help comfort her. After she was done, Zhang left the Queen's bedroom, called a maid next to her, and whispered, "Go back to the East Palace immediately and tell her that it is rumored that Shakyabao cured my uncle, and now Shakyabao is in prison. Let the Crown Prince come to my mother's bedroom as soon as possible. Don't let anyone else know what you said!"

"Yes!" The maid returned to the palace immediately.

It can be said that Crown Princess Zhang is the one who least wants anything to happen to the Queen. She knows that the Queen likes the Crown Prince very much and has always supported him, but the Crown Prince is frail and sickly.

The King of Han has always been brave and has served in the army for many years. He is in good health and has a large number of supporters in the court who all hope that the King of Han can become the crown prince.

After a while, King Zhao came to the Queen's bedroom and knelt beside the bed.

"Mom, are you feeling better?" Prince of Zhao Zhu Gaosui knelt there and asked with concern.

"Mother wants to ask you, is Shakya Bao in the imperial prison?" Xu Miaoyun asked while sitting there. In their small family, Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun always asked them to call them father and mother, and she also called them the eldest, the second and the third.

After all, this title had been used for more than 20 years, and after Zhu Di ascended the throne, he was too lazy to change it.

"Well, my father ordered me to arrest him." Zhu Gaosui said timidly. Zhu Gaosui was arrogant outside, but in front of Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun, he was as obedient as a cat. He answered whatever they were asked and said everything he could and couldn't say.

"Your uncle is really well. Was it Baoer who cured him?" Xu Miaoyun continued to lean there and asked.

"Now the news is, but, mother, you said that Shakyabao fights and causes trouble every day. If you said he wrote a good article, I would believe it. But you said he can cure diseases, especially diseases like this, who would believe it? Anyway, dad doesn't believe it either." Zhu Gaosui said while kneeling there.

"But your uncle is better now. It was Sakya Bao who cured him." Xie said anxiously.

"Grandma, that being said, but, wasn't it my uncle who asked someone else to treat my mother, and then handed the treatment method over to Sakya Bao, and then let Sakya Bao treat my mother and get the credit?" Zhu Gaosui turned his head and said to Xie.

"You, merit, merit, merit is more important than my daughter's life?" Xie stood up angrily, stomping on her crutches, so angry!
Empress Xu knew her youngest son's character very well. He looked very smart, but he always said foolish things and did foolish things.

At this time, a fat young man walked quickly towards Empress Xu's bedroom. Seeing Zhu Gaosui kneeling there, he also knelt down and saluted the empress, saying, "Your son greets you, mother. Are you feeling better?"

The visitor was Zhu Gaochi, the eldest son of Zhu Di and Empress Xu, and the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty.

"Well, why are you here? Have you finished handling government affairs?" The queen asked with a smile when she saw Zhu Gaochi, and said at the same time: "You get up."

"Hey, thank you, mother!" Zhu Gaochi stood up and bowed to Mrs. Xie, saying, "Greetings, Grandmother!"

"Well, I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Xie also stood up and saluted Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi smiled and nodded, then looked at the queen and said, "Mother, are you feeling better today? I have been looking for good doctors these days, and I have found a few doctors from the folks, who will be brought in in the next few days."

"Don't be anxious, third brother. Tell your eldest brother how Shakyabao cured your uncle. Cough cough cough~~" the queen continued to cough after she finished speaking.

"Sakyabao cured my uncle. Third brother, what happened?" Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Gaosui with a confused look on his face.

Zhu Gaosui had no choice but to tell everything he knew from beginning to end.

"Mother, I will go to the imperial prison and pick up my cousin." After hearing this, Zhu Gaochi immediately stood up and saluted to the queen.

"Wait!" The queen spoke to stop him. "Mother?" Zhu Gaochi looked at Empress Xu anxiously.

"You, go to your father and ask for an imperial decree. No matter whether Sakya Bao can cure mother or not, even if he kills mother, he must not be punished. Mother believes that Sakya Bao will try his best to cure mother and he will not harm me. Mother cannot let Baoer lose his life because of this!" Queen Xu leaned there and said with a firm attitude.

"Yes, mother, I will go right away!" Zhu Gaochi bowed again, then kicked Zhu Gaosui and said, "Get up, follow me to find father."

"Hey." Zhu Gaosui immediately got up. He had been kneeling for a long time and his knees were sore.

Soon, the two of them left Empress Xu's bedroom. Zhu Gaochi pulled Zhu Gaosui aside and asked sternly, "Tell me clearly, is my uncle well or not?"

"Okay, nothing happened!" Zhu Gaosui said impatiently.

"Since you are well, why don't you let Sakyabao come to the palace to treat your mother? Why didn't you tell me?" Zhu Gaochi stared at Zhu Gaosui and asked.

"If my father won't let me, what can I do? I have reported everything truthfully, but he doesn't believe me. Besides, it was just yesterday's incident and I am still investigating it!" Zhu Gaosui said helplessly.

"Hey," Zhu Gaochi sighed after hearing this. How could he not know why Zhu Di didn't believe it? Even if it was true, Zhu Di didn't want to believe it. Then Zhu Gaochi waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go to Dad together."

"If you want to go, you go. I won't go. I don't want to be scolded. Boss, I still have things to do. Dad asked me to investigate. See you later!" After saying this, Zhu Gaosui trotted away without looking back.

"Hey, third brother, third brother!" Zhu Gaochi shouted anxiously, but Zhu Gaosui pretended not to hear him. Zhu Gaochi sighed and could only shake his head, holding up his hem, and quickly went to find Zhu Di.

After arriving at Zhu Di's study, Zhu Gaochi saluted first. After Zhu Di said no need to salute, Zhu Gaochi bowed and asked, "Dad, I heard that Shakya Bao could cure my uncle. Is that true?"

When Zhu Di heard this, he got a headache and threw the imperial edict next to him to Zhu Gaochi. Zhu Gaochi quickly caught it and unfolded it to read.

Zhu Di said, "Go to the imperial prison and bring Sakya Bao out."

Zhu Gaochi first hummed and continued to read the imperial edict. After reading it, Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Di in surprise and said, "Dad, this, this imperial edict is not acceptable. If the imperial edict is issued like this, mother will not let Shakyabao rescue us."

Zhu Di wrote in the imperial edict that if Empress Xu could be cured, then there would be no punishment for fighting in the Imperial College and destroying the calligraphy of ancient sages, but if she could not be cured, she would be buried with her.

When Zhu Di heard Zhu Gaochi's words, he pinched his nose with a headache.

"Dad, think about it, Sakya Bao is my biological nephew, and my eldest nephew. If that's the case, I will definitely not let Sakya Bao save me. Dad, I told you to come and ask for a favor. No matter whether Sakya Bao can cure me or not, or even if he kills me, I cannot punish him for it. I said that Sakya Bao cannot harm..."

"Enough!" Zhu Di interrupted Zhu Gaochi impatiently and continued, "Tell me yourself, is Shakyabao a person who can cure diseases?"

"Dad, no matter whether it is true or not, my uncle is cured. It is said that it was cured by Sakyabao, so why not let Sakyabao give it a try?" Zhu Gaochi said as he saluted Zhu Di.

"Then tell me, did your uncle do it on purpose? Did he want Sakyabao to achieve such a great contribution so that I would release him?" Zhu Di stared at Zhu Gaochi and continued to ask.

"Dad, I believe that my uncle is not such a person. My mother and my uncle have had a very good relationship since childhood. My uncle may think of other ways, but I don't believe that he can use my mother to do this!" Zhu Gaochi bowed his head and continued to speak to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di was keeping his eyes on Zhu Gaochi.

After a while, he said, "You should know how much impact your uncle's release will have on you and my family."

"I understand clearly, but now is not the time to consider these things. It is mother's illness that matters. If mother gets better, it will be a blessing for father, for me, for the second and third brothers, and for the whole world!" Zhu Gaochi bowed deeply again.

After hearing this, Zhu Di waved his hand impatiently and said, "Go and draft the decree yourself!"

"Thank you, father!" After hearing this, Zhu Gaochi immediately lifted up the hem of his skirt and quickly went to the desk next to him. The eunuch who was waiting beside him came over immediately to grind ink.

After Zhu Gaochi finished writing, he showed it to Zhu Di. Zhu Di waved his hand and pointed to the eunuch who was holding the seal next to him. The eunuch immediately came over with the seal to stamp.

"Father, there is no time to lose. I will go to the imperial prison and get Sakya out first." Zhu Gaochi rolled up the imperial edict.

"Get out!" Zhu Di said to Zhu Gaochi.

"Yes, father, I will take my leave." Zhu Gaochi immediately saluted. Just as he turned around, Zhu Di said, "Tell that kid that if he can't cure the disease, he can be spared the death penalty, but he can't escape the punishment of life!"

(End of this chapter)