Chapter 71 The Mean Guanyin Slave

An hour later, when Zhu Yuanzhang had asked the doctors who treated Empress Ma and Zhu Xiongying respectively, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned Zhu Chong alone in the inner house.

When the father and son met again, Zhu Chong could clearly feel that Old Zhu looked several decades older, and there were now several more wrinkles on his face that had not existed just now.

Zhu Chong could probably guess the reason, but he didn't ask, just as he didn't ask about Empress Ma and Zhu Xiongying's illness, as if he had become an outsider at this time.

"We have already made arrangements for your mother and your eldest nephew. You can return to your Prince Qin's Mansion later."

Zhu Chong didn't expect that the first sentence Lao Zhu said to him was this, but that was not the end, Lao Zhu had something to add.

"Everything that happened today ends here. After the Xu family girl marries into your house, I will issue an order for you to leave the capital and return to your fiefdom. When the time comes, you can take them with you and leave Yingtian Prefecture."

If other people, such as his other legitimate sons, heard what Old Zhu said, they would probably ask more questions.

But Zhu Chong did not ask, and did not even think of meeting Empress Ma. He just silently bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and prepared to turn around and leave.

Old Zhu's eyes were fixed on his son. He watched Zhu Chong listen to his words quietly, bow to him quietly, and finally stand up to leave. Old Zhu's eyes were inexplicably warmed, and he couldn't help but call out.

"Second brother, you have to remember that we do all this for our family and for the Ming Dynasty. You have to understand us!"

Zhu Chong paused for a moment, but did not look back. However, after he stepped out of the gate of the mansion and saw the carriage prepared by the Jinyiwei, he had already made a decision in his heart.

Zhu Chong had never been very interested in the throne, believing that such a position was too far away for him. Now that he had a second chance to live, he would of course enjoy his life. Wouldn't it be better to be an idle prince and live a carefree life than to be a hard-working emperor?

But reality dealt him several blows one after another, and Zhu Chong now realized that as the son of Old Zhu, it was a joke to want to keep himself out of trouble.

Since he first traveled through time and was exiled, and was assassinated by an imposter Jinyiwei on the way, some things have changed.

In other words, history was no longer the same as it was from that moment on. This feeling became stronger and stronger after Zhu Chong returned to Yingtian Prefecture.

After returning to the Prince of Qin's Mansion, Zhu Chong went straight into his study and unexpectedly found that Guanyin Nu was waiting there.

"Just now, your emperor sent me the antidote to the life and death talisman and sent someone to tell me to set me free. What exactly do you and your son mean by that?"

Hearing Guanyinnu's question, Zhu Chong was stunned at first, and then he couldn't help but sneer. Old Zhu really had a good plan.

Guanyin Nu was originally a chess piece used by Zhu Yuanzhang to deal with the Northern Yuan general Wang Baobao, but after Wang Baobao's death, this chess piece has lost its original meaning.

Old Zhu must have known that Zhu Chong and Guanyin Nu did not get along, but for the sake of face, he forced Zhu Chong and Guanyin Nu to get together.

However, after experiencing what happened today, Old Zhu may have figured it out, or he may have other ideas. He might as well use this incident to set Guanyinnu free, so that Xu Miaoyun can marry into the family and become Zhu Chong's main wife.

In this way, Xu Miaoyun would not be wronged, and at the same time, Xu Da would be given an explanation, and some people's gossips would be shut up. It can be said that multiple birds are killed at one stone, so Zhu Chong said that Zhu had a good plan.

Zhu Chong actually didn't have any feelings towards Guanyin Nu. She was just a tragic chess piece and a pretty vase. In some ways, Zhu Chong's actions today also solved a problem for him.

After all, with Guanyin Nu by his side, what he is going to do in the future may cause some troubles, after all, this girl is the former Princess Yuan.

So Zhu Chong faced Guanyin Nu's questioning and directly asked: "Why, I gave you freedom, but you still don't want it?"

"Who do you think I am?" Guanyin Nu heard this, but her eyebrows raised, her eyes widened, and she scolded sternly: "I am your legitimate princess, and you and your son think that you can get rid of me with just an antidote?"

Zhu Chong was stunned. What's going on? You're still being arrogant even though I gave you freedom. What's wrong with you? Who spoiled you like that?

"Then what do you want?" Zhu Chong laughed in anger. He was very angry today and was worried that there was no one to vent his anger!

Unexpectedly, Guanyinnu changed her expression when she heard Zhu Chong say this, "Have you been involved in your brother the Crown Prince's family affairs?"

"Hmm?" Zhu Chong's anger instantly vanished. How did this woman know? Old Zhu had kept the secret so strict. Guanyin Nu was outside the palace, so it was impossible for her to get the news so quickly. Could it be that there were other forces around her that he didn't know about?

Seeing Zhu Chong looking at her with a strange look, Guanyin Nu sneered and said, "That's it. I was wondering why you two were so kind. It turns out you are just trying to cover up your own shame!"

"Speak more clearly. What do you mean by covering up the shame? Who are you covering up for?" Zhu Chong was a little annoyed. Anyone who was slandered like this by a woman would be extremely annoyed.

"Isn't it?" Guanyin Nu's tone was still sharp and sarcastic. "Ever since your prince brother's wife died suddenly in childbirth and his concubine kept jumping around, I knew something was going to happen sooner or later!"

"The Crown Princess died? When did it happen?" Zhu Chong was stunned. Zhu Biao's wife died, such a big thing, why didn't the puppet mention it to him?

"No matter how big the emperor is, what's more important than the Crown Prince being seriously ill?" Guanyinnu's tone was filled with unspeakable mockery. "That's right, the Crown Princess is responsible for two lives. If Zhu Xiongying dies, as long as one of your brother's concubines can be promoted to the Crown Prince's wife, her newborn son will become the eldest son!"

"Shut up!" Zhu Chong was furious. Although he had guessed that today's incident was related to the prince, he did not expect that there were so many inside stories involved.

"Why, your family dares to do this, and won't let anyone say anything?" Guanyin Nu sneered. "What a coincidence! After the Crown Princess died, the Queen kept saying in public that Zhu Xiongying was the only legitimate son in the Crown Prince's Mansion."

"Just a few days after I said that, Zhu Xiongying and the Queen both contracted smallpox and were on the verge of death. And yet, I didn't expect you to suddenly intervene today. Did you discover something, so I'm giving you my freedom so you can get what you want?"

"You..." Zhu Chong was completely convinced by Guanyinnu's reasoning. Although this woman did not guess completely right, she was basically right. Obviously, she was not idle during her stay in Yingtian Prefecture.