So he had no choice but to create some trouble himself. After hearing that his father was alright, he immediately went to Lianfu Tower. Regardless of the outcome, he was still thinking about having a secret rendezvous with a woman at that time, and his position as crown prince was over.

And just like that, his wish came true; his father deposed him from his position as crown prince a few days later.

I touched the gray hair at my temples. It's so good. I won't have to dye my gray hair anymore.

Gazing at the sunrise on the horizon, Zhu Zhi smiled, cupped his hands to his mouth, and shouted, "Zhu Zhi, for the rest of your life, may you be safe and happy!"

...

Zhu Dan ordered people to build tombs for Zhu Heng and his virtuous concubine, and buried them next to Zhu Zhen's tomb, so that the family of three could be reunited underground.

After arranging these matters, Zhu Dan went to the Cisui Palace, where the Empress Dowager resided.

"Grandmother, your grandson wishes to bestow the title of Princess Zhenguo upon Miss Lu Xiaoyun of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."

The Empress Dowager paused slightly in her teacup, put it down, and asked with a smile, "Oh, Your Majesty, could you tell this old woman why?"

Zhu Dan: "He made great contributions on the day of the palace coup. In fact, he should have been rewarded long ago. I have suggested it to my father many times, but my father has never agreed."

The Empress Dowager remained silent. She knew why the late Emperor had not rewarded her. He was wary of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. He knew nothing about the Lu family's daughter's extraordinary martial arts skills. It was already a mercy that he did not issue an edict to punish her for deceiving the Emperor.

But the world is watching, and the royal family's behavior is far too callous.

"This time, Miss Lu has once again saved Zichen Palace from crisis, so it would be inappropriate not to reward her. Therefore, I have come to discuss with Grandmother the possibility of bestowing upon her the title of Princess Zhenguo. Grandmother, what do you think?"

The Empress Dowager looked at Zhu Dan and sat on the dragon throne. Her thoughts were different. In the past, the emperor made all the decisions on major matters of the dynasty, but he asked for her opinion on such a small matter as bestowing the title of county princess upon Lu Xiaoyun.

Well then, I might as well go along with his wishes. It's just a small matter.

She smiled slightly: "The Emperor also said that she has made two great contributions. In my opinion, it would be better to simply confer upon her the title of Princess and grant her a fief of two thousand li."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Dan was overjoyed, but he didn't show it on his face: "Isn't this going too far?"

The Empress Dowager gave him a reproachful look: "In my opinion, it's not an exaggeration at all. In the Zichen Palace incident, she did save the lives of you and Prince Yu'er."

Zhu Dan was overjoyed and stood up to bow deeply to the Empress Dowager: "In that case, your grandson thanks Your Majesty on behalf of Miss Lu."

"What about Yu'er? He has also made great contributions. Have you thought about how to reward him?"

Zhu Dan then expressed his thoughts: "Before his death, Father Emperor left a will bequeathing Huainan to Fourth Brother. However, Huainan is not as prosperous as Jiangnan. Therefore, I think it would be better to give both Huainan and Jiangnan to Fourth Brother."