Little Zhu looked around, a pang of sadness in her heart, "Dad has a nickname, but we don't!"

“That’s our given name. What’s a nickname?” Zhu Yunying pinched Little Zhu’s head and said, “You have a nickname too. We’ve always called you Yin’er. Isn’t that a nickname? Come on, there are still many people waiting outside. You’ll lead the imperial clan to the sacrificial ceremony later. Let your Fifth Prince lead you there.”

Old Zhu watched with a smile as Zhu Yunying led little Zhu out of Fengxian Hall, then plopped down on his chair. "Sister, I always feel like I'm about to go and join you and Biao'er. I'm thinking about it, I'm worried about it, but I'm also afraid. If I leave too, Ying'er will probably end up like me back then."

Looking at Empress Ma's portrait, tears welled up in Old Zhu's eyes. "If we're gone, I know he'll definitely become the same Hongwu Emperor as us. Our Ying'er shouldn't be as heartless as us. Our Ying'er was such a kind and gentle child before!"

Zhu Yunying was unaware of what was happening inside the Fengxian Hall. However, the moment he stepped out of the Fengxian Hall, Zhu Yunying, who had been wearing a faint smile on his face, flicked his sleeve and his expression turned indifferent.

He is no longer Zhu Xiong Ying of the Zhu family, but Emperor Ying Shi of the Ming Dynasty.

The young Zhu is the same. He is extremely good at changing his expression. He is no longer the little great-grandson who likes to act cute in front of his father, but the stern-faced crown prince. As the imperial heir and the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, he is naturally extremely serious.

Zhu Yunying looked ahead and said, "You lead the imperial clan to the Imperial Ancestral Temple for the sacrificial ceremony, and then go to the Hall of Literary Glory. We also need to go to the Altar of the Land and Grain; we can't be late."

The Imperial Ancestral Temple, the family temple where the emperor worshipped his ancestors, is located east of Chengtian Gate, opposite the Altar of Earth and Grain across the imperial road. The Altar of Earth and Grain was the altar where the emperor offered sacrifices to the land and grain.

Little Zhu immediately accepted the decree, saying, "Your subject obeys."