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Chapter 566: No Second-hand Goods

Fifteen years old may be a very young age in modern society, but in the decadent feudal society, it was already the age to start a family and build a career, so Zhu Gaochi and Crown Princess Zhang Yan were not too surprised by their son's precocity. Moreover, Zhu Gaochi did not have only one son, but had ten sons.

At this age, Concubine An is enjoying matters between men and women. Lying comfortably in Su Ning's arms, she suddenly feels that it is a great honor to be able to walk out of the palace alive in this life.

Zhu Gaoxu's recent days were not as good as he had imagined. He was overwhelmed by the political affairs of the Ming Empire every day. Suddenly, he felt that these trivial matters were really annoying and he did not feel at all refreshed as the emperor.

Although Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi repeatedly offered to resign, and Zhu Zhanji no longer fawned over Zhu Di, Zhu Gaoxu was too incompetent in government affairs. He soon made numerous mistakes while serving as regent, which made Zhu Di very angry with him.

In the Yongle Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi is irreplaceable by anyone. Suning actually really wants to stay away from the court and simply hand over the Ming Dynasty to the second-in-command Zhu Gaoxu, and see what this guy can do.

However, the civil service group in the Ming Dynasty has already emerged, and even Emperor Yongle has to be a little wary of it. In addition, the second son Zhu Gaoxu is really not up to the task in government affairs, so the position of crown prince Zhu Gaochi, who is supported by the civil service group, is still very solid.

Suning was lying comfortably under the grape tree to cool off, while Concubine An, wearing a gauze scarf, was feeding Suning grapes. Those days were very free and comfortable, and it felt like this was the life a man should enjoy.

"Nephew, you are living a carefree life!" Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt angry when he walked into the Prince's Mansion. He felt that the wolf cub in front of him was the real winner in life.

"Hey! Second Uncle, how come you have time to come here? Shouldn't you be busy with things now?" Suning couldn't help but said jokingly.

"Hmph! Nephew, are you mocking me?" The second son Zhu Gaoxu immediately raised his eyebrows and said.

"Second Uncle, you are the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Your nephew will have to rely on your care in the future. How dare I mock you!"

"Nephew, you really don't want to be the emperor anymore?" Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but be surprised, suppressing his pride.

"No! I just want to live with the woman I love. It feels more enjoyable than being busy with all kinds of affairs." Su Ning said, holding Concubine An's hand.

"Haha, nephew, your uncle will give you a few more beauties in the future." Seeing that Su Ning wanted beauties instead of the kingdom, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but feel surprised.

"Thank you very much, uncle. However, my nephew still prefers the original one, so I hope uncle won't be stingy when the time comes."

"Don't worry! Second uncle is not that kind of person."

Thinking of the Zhu Gaoxu in the original drama who was so suicidal that he actually recommended the second-hand Hu Shanxiang to Zhu Zhanji, Su Ning half-jokingly reminded him that if he still did evil things in this life, then don't blame him for being ruthless, because he would definitely make him suffer more than being a "clay pot chicken".

Zhu Gaoxu did not chat with Su Ning for long. After all, he came to see the crown prince Zhu Gaochi. However, just as he and Zhu Gaochi left the crown prince's mansion, Zhu Di's personal eunuch Xiao Bisi came to the crown prince's mansion with a palace maid.

"Your Highness, the Emperor thought the treasure you presented to him last time was useful, so he specially gave him another maid." Little Nose explained with a smile on his face.

"Maid?" Su Ning looked up in surprise at the palace maid who was lowering her head behind Xiao Bisi.

"Yes! Your Highness, this girl's name is Sun Ruowei." Little Sniffle explained with a smile, but he didn't notice Su Ning's shock.

"Your Highness, I am your servant Sun Ruowei." Sun Ruowei stepped forward and greeted him.

"What?" Su Ning really couldn't imagine that Zhu Di would give Sun Ruowei to him as a maid.

Looking at Sun Ruowei's playful expression, Su Ning felt mixed emotions. He had done such a thorough job this time, but fate still sent Sun Ruowei to his palace.

"Little snot, thank the emperor for his reward for me." Su Ning quickly regained his composure. Sun Ruowei, the "Empress of the Demonic World", was just a woman.

"Your Highness, I will definitely pass this message to the Emperor." Little Sniffle nodded with a smile, then went straight to the point, "The Emperor sent me to ask if the little blue pills from last time are still available."

"No more! Those are the only two I have."

"Ah?" Little Sniffle showed an obvious look of disappointment.

You have to know that he came here with a mission this time. Zhu Di was obviously very satisfied with the effect of the small blue pill. He had been thinking about the masculine power he felt that day, so he wanted to ask for some more from the crown prince.

Without Zhu Zhanji's attentive care, Zhu Di still met Emperor Jianwen with the help of Prince Zhao Zhu Gaosui. Emperor Jianwen then made many requests, including the release of the orphans of the Jingnan Rebellion and Sun Ruowei and his daughter from the Nurgan Regional Command. This led to Zhu Di's magical move of giving Sun Ruowei to Suning.

When Zhu Gaochi and Zhang Yan saw that Zhu Di had sent another maid to Su Ning, they really didn't know what to say. You know, Su Ning was only a fifteen-year-old boy, and now he already had two beauties serving him. They didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

After Su Ning was alone, Sun Ruowei finally asked her question, "Who are you?"

"What do you think? Your husband Zhu Zhanji? Or your son Zhu Qizhen?" Su Ning asked in return, then looked at Sun Ruowei with a playful expression.

"You are not Zhu Qizhen. He doesn't have your ability at all." Sun Ruowei looked at Su Ning firmly and shook her head.

"Sun Ruowei, so you mean that I am your husband Zhu Zhanji?"

"I" Sun Ruowei also felt confused at this time.

"Sun Ruowei, who I am is not the most important question. The question is whether you can change your destiny if you have a chance to do it again?" Su Ning said to Sun Ruowei meaningfully.

"This"

"Sun Ruowei, I feel like you seem to have a deep connection with the Zhu Ming royal family. I have already come this far, but I didn't expect that you would still run to my side. It seems that everything you have done is in vain." Suning couldn't help but remind the other party.

"No! I will definitely run away with Brother Xu Bin." Sun Ruowei still believed that she could change her fate.

"Sun Ruowei, is it really okay for you to discuss another man in front of a man?"

"I"

"Okay! Go down! I don't need your service here anymore." When Su Ning saw Concubine An coming, he sent Sun Ruowei away.

Concubine An and Sun Ruowei exchanged a sensitive glance, each seeing the wariness in the other's eyes. After Sun Ruowei left the bedroom, Concubine An looked at Su Ning coquettishly, "Grandson, do you know this Ruowei?"

"Yes! She is the remnant of Jianwen whom I captured with my own hands." Su Ning pulled the soft and boneless Concubine An into his arms, and explained with a smile.

"Ah? Then why is she here?" Concubine An couldn't help but feel surprised.

"What? Xijuan, are you jealous?" Su Ning looked at the woman in his arms with a playful look. "I'm not."

"Well, then serve me and let me rest!"

"Yes! Grandson." Xijuan looked at Suning with a smile on her face.

Sun Ruowei, who was waiting outside at this time, also heard the noise inside the bedroom. Of course, she could imagine what Su Ning and Xi Juan were doing, but Sun Ruowei felt a strange feeling in her heart.

Although he had learned from Xiao Bishen that Suning no longer had the little blue pill, Zhu Di, who had already tasted the sweetness of it, was not willing to give up and still summoned Suning to his presence.

"Zhu Zhanji, what do you want?" Zhu Di came up and went straight to the point.

"Your Majesty, please forgive my stupidity. I really don't understand." Su Ning pretended to be confused. After all, not competing is the highest level of competition.

"Hmph! I know you definitely have some more blue pills. Just give them to me. I will never treat you unfairly." Zhu Di didn't care about Su Ning's pretense of ignorance.

"Your Majesty, I really have nothing left. I have taken only those two little blue pills."

"I can allow you to enter the treasury and choose any three treasures." Zhu Di directly put forward the conditions.

"I am really gone." Su Ning sneered.

"The command of the Jinyiwei."

"Your Majesty, everything I said is true." Su Ning didn't want something that didn't belong to him.

"Zhu Zhanji, I'm giving you face, don't be ungrateful. I only want two, and I won't ask you for more in the future." Zhu Di immediately became furious when he saw that Suning could not meet the conditions he offered.

"Your Majesty, I want the original manuscript of the Yongle Encyclopedia." Seeing that the time was ripe, Suning directly put forward his conditions.

"Yongle Encyclopedia?" Zhu Di was really surprised. He didn't expect Suning would want this.

"Yes!"

"Okay! I promise you." Zhu Di finally agreed.

Suning took out two small blue pills again and handed them to Zhu Di. Zhu Di took the small blue pills with joy and sent Su Ning away. In fact, the Imperial Hospital could also prepare the medicine for the lone wolf, but Zhu Di, who was suspicious by nature, did not dare to take it, and it did not have the same effect as the small blue pills.

Seeing the resentful look in Concubine Park's eyes every day, Zhu Di felt uncomfortable, so he had to lower himself to beg his grandson. However, Zhu Di didn't know that two hearts could not satisfy him at all, and he would still keep asking Suning for more.

Although Zhu Gaochi and Suning repeatedly voluntarily resigned and went to their fiefdoms, Zhu Di still could not let them leave, because he also wanted to rely on Zhu Gaochi to check and balance Zhu Gaoxu in the military, and he also ordered to arrange for the crown prince to marry a concubine.

I don't know what Zhu Di was planning, but he actually arranged for Hu Shanxiang, who was recommended by Sun Ruowei and Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu. In fact, Su Ning had met Hu Shanxiang several times. Although they had no conversation, he was really disgusted by her self-righteousness.

"Your Majesty, is there no woman left in the Thirteen Provinces of the Ming Dynasty? Why are all the girls you choose Jing Qing's daughters?" After knowing the news in advance, Su Ning ignored the ecstatic Zhang Yan and went straight to Zhu Di.

"What? Hu Shanxiang is also Jingqing's daughter?" This was the first time Zhu Di heard the news.

"Yes! Jing Qing has two daughters. The eldest daughter was taken away by Sun Yu, who is now Sun Ruowei. The younger daughter was sent to the palace to become a maid and became the current Hu Shanxiang." Su Ning explained helplessly.

"Well, it seems that our Zhu family and this Jingqing are destined to be together!" Zhu Di said with a smile, not caring at all. It was obvious that he no longer felt a grudge against Jianwen in his heart.

"Your Majesty, you probably don't know that my second uncle had already enjoyed Hu Shanxiang before recommending her?" Seeing Zhu Di who didn't care, Su Ning said with a sneer.

"What? Your second uncle would never do such a thing." This time Zhu Di was really furious.

"Your Majesty, if you want to know these things, it is impossible to hide them from you. It is obvious that you don't care about these things at all."

Suning is extremely disgusted with Zhu Gaoxu, this little expert in courting death. He wants to disgust others even if it means he is seeking death. This shows how inhuman his mentality is, so Suning will definitely kill him in the future.

"Zhu Zhanji, am I, your grandfather, really so unbearable in your heart?" Zhu Di, who understood what was happening, showed a helpless expression.

"Your Majesty, this is the reason why my second uncle Zhu Gaoxu is such a shrewd man. He is a master at courting death. Now that you are still alive, he can do such excessive things. When you pass away one day, there will be no one to control him. So I beg Your Majesty to allow our family to be enfeoffed in Yunnan, otherwise I will not promise you that I will not kill my second uncle."

"Zhu Zhanji, can't you understand me, your grandfather?"

"Grandpa, you were the greatest victor in the Jingnan Campaign, but you also set a bad precedent for future generations, making the Jingnan Campaign a legal cover for innocent rebellion. Future generations will definitely follow your example."

"Zhanji, did grandpa really do something wrong?"

"Grandpa, you're right! But a man who has done what he has done should not dwell on it. That's why your grandson doesn't understand why you're looking for Emperor Jianwen."

“Zhanji, some things are easier said than done.”

"Grandfather, you and Taizu will make the same mistake. Since you have chosen the lineage of the Grandson to inherit, you must completely abandon other dangerous heirs. Maybe you don't care who wins in the end. After all, in the eyes of you grandfathers, whoever wins is your descendant."

"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Grandpa will never kill your uncle."

"Your Majesty, now that you understand the reason behind the incident, I will leave the matter of Hu Shanxiang to you to deal with." Seeing that Zhu Di was still unwilling to kill Zhu Gaoxu, Su Ning no longer worried about this issue.

"Well, Zhanji, do you have any other requests?"

"Your Majesty, if you have no objection, I suggest that Hu Shanxiang be given to my second uncle as a concubine. I believe he will understand the meaning of this."

"Zhanji, you are killing people and destroying their hearts!" Zhu Di looked at Su Ning in surprise.

"Your Majesty, I am not as complicated as you think. I just want to live my life in peace."

(End of this chapter)