As for Zhu Yunying, who was far away in Yingtian Prefecture, he was quite happy at the moment, as was Old Zhu.

Old Zhu sipped his wine contentedly and said, "Our palace hasn't had any new members for a long time. My grandson is truly accomplished!"

In Old Zhu's eyes, his grandson was just that successful. Now in his seventies, Old Zhu could no longer have children one after another. The palace seemed to have been relatively peaceful for two years, but Old Zhu's beloved grandson stepped up.

Zhu Yunying was also quite happy and said to Old Zhu, "Although we have children, we are thinking of having a few more offspring. Yesterday, I was talking to Miaoqing about giving Yin'er a younger brother or sister."

"Great! This is a good thing!" Old Zhu said to Zhu Yunying with great joy, "Even if Yunhu is a good-for-nothing, he's still your brother! Having a brother will make things easier in the future."

Actually, there were some things Old Zhu didn't say. Don't be fooled by how little Zhu is running around all day. In this era, quite a few children die young. Old Zhu himself has several children who didn't grow up, so there are some things that do need to be prepared for.

If such preparations are unnecessary, that would be ideal. If they are not unnecessary, it's good to make up for them in time, since it concerns the throne.

Zhu Yunying naturally understood this principle, so he said with a smile, "Grandson also thinks that it would be best if Lady Wang gave us another daughter this time. Little Ruyi is much more considerate than Yin'er. That child Yin'er is only good for being naughty."

Old Zhu was a little unhappy. His grandson was good, but his great-grandson was even better. He shouldn't say anything bad about his great-grandson.

Stopping the small talk, Old Zhu asked, "We've had someone choose an auspicious date. In a few days, you'll issue an edict, and construction on your mausoleum should begin."

Seeing the somewhat expectant look on Old Zhu's face, Zhu Yunying chuckled, "A few days ago, I went to pay my respects at my grandmother's mausoleum and looked around for a while, but I couldn't find our mausoleum. However, I could see the mausoleums of my father and mother."

Old Zhu got a little angry and annoyed. "Your father's tomb is in the east, and yours is in the west. You can see them right away!"

Zhu Biao's tomb has naturally been upgraded. When Zhu Biao was buried, it was built according to the standards for a crown prince, and no separate spirit path stone carvings or imperial bridge were found. In other words, Zhu Biao's Eastern Mausoleum and Xiaoling Mausoleum share a main spirit path, which can be seen as Zhu Biao's favoritism towards Zhu Biao and also clarifies some of the specifications of the Ming Dynasty imperial mausoleums.

Old Zhu continued, "Your mausoleum is connected to ours, so we're building your mausoleum in the style of ours."

Zhu Yunying didn't see any problem at all and said with a smile, "Our father's mausoleum must be an imperial mausoleum. I was just thinking a while ago about having the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works modify it and make the burial mound bigger. My mausoleum can be smaller if it's smaller."

Old Zhu chuckled and said to Zhu Yunying, "Your father had no choice; he never ascended the throne, so we could only posthumously confer titles upon him. As long as you live many more years, your mausoleum will continue to be built. We don't care about those empty rituals; the bigger your mausoleum, the happier we are. We will issue an edict for you tomorrow, so you don't need to guard our mausoleum."

Zhu Yunying smiled but remained silent. His tomb was undoubtedly an imperial mausoleum; there was no doubt about that. As for the worry that he might be stripped of his imperial title after his death, there was no need to worry. Rebellion in the Ming Dynasty was impossible.

The family now has a relatively solid foundation, so even if Zhu Yunying makes reckless mistakes, it's unlikely the dynasty will die after only two generations. Of course, it's also possible that he'll be hastily buried like Emperor Yang of Sui.

These things can be discussed briefly. As for the mausoleum, Zhu Yunying didn't really need to worry too much; Old Zhu could arrange everything perfectly for him.

Indeed, this was the case; Zhu Yuanzhang's Xiaoling Mausoleum defined the regulations for Ming Dynasty imperial tombs. The imperial city he built in Yingtianfu also determined the style of the Forbidden City in Beiping. Historically, these regulations established by Zhu Yuanzhang influenced both the Ming and Qing dynasties.

These things were naturally none of Zhu Yunying's concern. Perhaps it was because he wasn't particularly concerned about what would happen after his death, at least not as much as some people are nowadays, so he was easy to talk to.

But the most important reason was that Zhu Yunying trusted Zhu Yunming. He knew that Zhu Yunming would rather suffer himself than let his children and grandchildren suffer.

He should do other things. As an emperor, Zhu Yunying had many things to deal with. He didn't have that much time or energy for other things.