Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 78 Prince Han's Funeral Continued
After Zhu Zhanhe sent away Little Nose, his uncle, his third uncle and others, he went straight into the house. Looking at the room full of mourners, he felt very annoyed.

"Okay, let's all go." Zhu Zhanhe came to the main hall, took off his mourning clothes, turned his back to the Prince of Han who was nailed in the wardrobe, threw the mourning clothes in his hand to the young eunuch beside him, and said in a deep voice.

In an instant, in the Hanwang Mansion, which was originally filled with crying and noise, it seemed as if a dragon roared, and suddenly there was silence.

The mourners felt their scalps go numb, as if the air had been sucked out of them, and they all knelt on the ground, unable to get up.

"What are you still standing there for! Why don't you leave!" At this time, Wei Jizhong, who had little presence on the side, suddenly stood up and asked everyone to leave quickly because he saw the unhappy face of his own prince.

Then, everyone reacted and left quickly on tiptoe, afraid of making any noise.

"Mother, let my brothers and sisters go back," Zhu Zhanhe said to his mother.

"Take them back to rest, and send those who need to go to school there!" Zhu Zhanhe then said something to the eunuchs and palace maids who were specifically serving these younger brothers and sisters.

Suddenly, these people rushed forward as if they had been pardoned, hugged their masters and ran away.

"He'er? What are you doing...?" The Princess of Han looked at her son who suddenly dismissed a group of people, her face full of confusion, not knowing what had happened.

"Mom, it's okay. I want to say a few words to Dad. You go and get some lucky money for the eunuchs in the palace, prepare some wine and food, and let them rest." Zhu Zhanhe said to his mother with a calm face.

"Okay!" Princess Han looked at the palace eunuchs in every corner around her and nodded in agreement.

A moment later, Princess Wei of Han came out with a plate filled with silver ingots.

"Thank you for your hard work, eunuchs. My Han Palace has prepared wine and food for you. Please take a rest." Princess Wei was also very capable. She handed the whole plate directly to the red-robed eunuch who was in charge, and warmly invited them to go downstairs to eat.

After a moment of hesitation, the leading eunuch looked at the towering figure in the hall, nodded with a smile on his face and agreed. After all, he had received gold beans from the Prince of Han once before, so he couldn't be ungrateful.

Seeing the eunuchs in the palace leaving one by one, Zhu Zhanhe looked at his mother again.

"Mom, if my dad has something to do later, let him deal with it quickly!
After he's done, let him go to the inner room of the study. I'll be waiting for him there! Dad and I have something to discuss tonight, so please don't come to us!" Zhu Zhanhe said with a smile on his face, looking at his mother without letting her refuse.

"Okay!" Princess Wei of Han looked at her son's serious face and agreed with her head down.

Zhu Zhanhe came to the big wardrobe where his father was hiding, reached out his hand and with a "pop", he punched a hole in the wooden board on one side of the wardrobe.

"Dad! You heard what your son just said. If you have anything to do, please deal with it quickly. I will wait for you in the inner room of the study tonight." After Zhu Zhanhe finished speaking, he turned around and left in a cool manner.

Only Prince Han and Princess Han were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

Seeing a hole, Princess Han quickly passed some cakes and drinks to Prince Han...

While the funeral was going on in the Prince of Han's mansion, the imperial palace on the other side was bustling with activity. Today was the day when the results of the imperial examination, which was held every three years, were announced.

Although Emperor Yongle was very angry with his son, he still had to happily hold this grand banquet. However, everything was not as expected.

At the banquet, this year's new top scholar Yu Qian drank too much before attending the banquet and angrily scolded Emperor Yongle on the spot. The scene was simply shocking.

The banquet ended abruptly.

The imperial palace, the bedroom of Emperor Yongle. Emperor Yongle was so exhausted these past two days that he didn't have the energy to curse.

At the gate of the bedroom, Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi was watching the drunk Yu Qian sleeping, with a look of helplessness on his face.

In the room, Emperor Yongle wanted to change his mood, so he started talking to his favorite grandson Zhu Zhanji.

"Let's not talk about anything else today, not your second uncle, nor the drunk bastard outside the door. Let's talk about something else. You talk first." Emperor Yongle wanted his grandson to talk about something happy.

For example, regarding Sun Ruowei's situation, Emperor Yongle hoped that his grandson would tell him the truth! Zhu Zhanji had been surrounded by Jinyiwei and imperial guards since childhood. Emperor Yongle knew everything about Zhu Zhanji, so how could he not know about Sun Ruowei's situation?!
At this moment, Emperor Yongle hoped that his grandson would tell him the truth! All the problems would be borne by him as the grandfather!
But Emperor Yongle was disappointed. Zhu Zhanji had no intention of confessing anything. With a look of disappointment in his eyes, Emperor Yongle took the initiative to change the subject.

"Come here, boy, let me tell you something new!" Emperor Yongle stood in front of the clothes rack, stretched out his hand with his back to Zhu Zhanji. Zhu Zhanji stepped forward with great insight to help him take off his coat.

"Grandpa, please speak." Zhu Zhanji secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his face full of interest.

"The last time I was assassinated, your second uncle's Zhan He also saved me and made great contributions. I rewarded him with a gold medal and asked him to make a request to me.

Just today, that guy actually asked Hu Shangyi to return the gold medal, and also asked Hu Shangyi to prepare a lot of things, including food, drinks, and daily necessities. He even asked for a hundred doses of the medicine I had taken!

The Han Palace is not without these things. I really don’t know what he wants to do! Boy, do you know what your brother wants to do? Emperor Yongle took off his coat and looked at his grandson in front of him with a questioning look, hoping to get some useful clues.

"Zhanhe! He asked Hu Shangyi to prepare something?!" When Zhu Zhanji suddenly heard the name Zhu Zhanhe, for some reason, his mind suddenly became dazed.

He instantly remembered what Zhu Zhanhe had said to him: I am going to cause a big disaster! Then my elder brother (Zhu Zhanji) will be the first to know!
"What? What do you know?!" Emperor Yongle looked at his eldest grandson who was in a trance, and guessed that the boy in front of him must know something, so he asked.

"Grandpa, I can't say I know either, but a month or so ago, Zhan Heben told me he was planning to get into big trouble! He also told my dad to take good care of himself.

He also said that this was both a disaster and a great joy, and that many people would die! He also said that it would require several generations of our Zhu family to work together! And he would let me be the first to know. But until now, there has been no movement." Zhu Zhanji looked at his grandfather in front of him and spit out all the information he knew without hesitation.

"Oh~? Now that you mention it, I'm quite interested!" Emperor Yongle frowned and looked at his most beloved grandson in front of him with a complicated expression. Somehow, he suddenly felt a little annoyed.

"You go back to sleep, I want to sleep too." Emperor Yongle ordered the guests to leave.

Zhu Zhanji bowed and retreated with a confused look on his face.

"You really haven't learned your father's strengths. He is also your brother." Emperor Yongle looked at Zhu Zhanji's receding back and threw himself heavily on the bed. A voice full of loneliness came from his lonely back!
(End of this chapter)