The main halls of both the Qianqing Palace and the Kunning Palace are similar in layout to the Fengtian Hall.

At this moment, Zhu Ying was wearing a royal robe and sitting upright on a phoenix chair, looking at Zhu Yunwen who was bowing below.

After Lan Rong left, Zhu Ying, who was reviewing memorials, heard the report from Guo Zhong, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, that Zhu Yunwen wanted to see him.

Zhu Ying was somewhat surprised at Zhu Yunwen's request for a meeting.

Although he had never met him, Zhu Ying already had a fixed impression of Zhu Yunwen.

In Zhu Ying's heart, Zhu Yunwen naturally wanted to eat himself.

He had already been named the crown prince and was just waiting for the auspicious day to be crowned, but then suddenly someone like Cheng Jiaojin showed up.

Putting myself in his shoes, Zhu Ying himself also found it difficult to accept, especially as he was a 14-year-old boy.

After a moment's hesitation, Zhu Ying asked Guo Zhong to bring him to the main hall, while he himself sat on the phoenix chair in the main hall of Kunning Palace and waited.

This was the first time Zhu Ying sat on the phoenix chair.

For Zhu Yunwen, all his doubts suddenly became clear when he saw his elder brother's face that was very similar to his father's. He also wondered why his grandfather, the emperor, doted on him so much.

No matter who sees the eldest brother, they will definitely associate him with the father at the first moment.

His graceful demeanor and even his eyes were too similar to his father's.

At this moment, the sky was filled with thunder and dark clouds. The lighting in the hall was mainly candlelight, which was rather dim.

That familiar outline made Zhu Yunwen's whole body tremble slightly.

He didn't even dare to look up and meet his elder brother's gaze.

Some people you will only understand after you see them.

When fear reaches its extreme, one's thinking will change. At this moment, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but feel jealous.

"Why do you look so much like father? It's as if he were reborn. No wonder Grandfather Emperor likes you so much that he doesn't even care about me."

"What should I do? Can I really fight against Big Brother? Am I just going to surrender to him and admit defeat?"

"I am unwilling to accept this. Why did you come back, brother? Why did you come to take away everything from me? This throne should be mine, it's mine!"

Zhu Yunwen, who lowered his head, did not notice that his originally handsome face had become extremely hideous and distorted.

Sitting on the Phoenix Chair, Zhu Ying frowned.

He just said "stand up", but Zhu Yunwen, who was sitting below him, seemed not to have heard it and was frozen.

"Yun Wen."

Zhu Ying shouted again in a deep voice, which brought Zhu Yunwen back to his senses.

Zhu Yunwen reacted and immediately calmed down his emotions. He looked up and said, "I'm sorry, big brother. When I first saw you, I thought I saw my father and was shocked."

Hearing this, Zhu Ying stared at Zhu Yunwen, and then smiled gently.

Although it was dark, it did not have much impact on Zhu Ying's vision. Zhu Ying could see the subtle expressions on Zhu Yunwen's face very clearly.

Although Zhu Yunwen tried his best to cover it up, how could he possibly hide it from Zhu Ying?

The current Zhu Ying is not the Zhu Ying of his previous life, but the Zhu Ying who has worked hard in the Ming Dynasty for ten years and built up such a powerful force.

It can be said that Zhu Yunwen had seen countless people, and this cover-up had no effect in front of Zhu Ying.

The remaining unwillingness was too obvious in Zhu Ying's eyes.

The reason why he chuckled was because Zhu Ying understood that this was in line with Zhu Yunwen's own young personality.

Looking at Zhu Yunwen like this, Zhu Ying thought in his heart.

"It shouldn't be Huang Zicheng who taught him. If he had such a brain, he wouldn't have played Zhu Di in history."

'Li Jinglong might have thought of it, but he certainly wouldn't teach him this way. In terms of relationship, Li Jinglong hasn't reached this level yet.'

"It seems that there is a master behind my brother. Who could it be?"

But after a moment's hesitation, a name came to mind. The only people who could influence Zhu Yunwen were his closest people, and there were only a few of them around Zhu Yunwen.

At present, Zhu Yunwen has not yet been named the Crown Prince, nor has he become Emperor Jianwen. It has been less than two months since he was named the Crown Prince.

It can only be her, Zhu Yunwen’s biological mother, the current Crown Princess, Lu.

Thinking of this, Zhu Ying smiled and asked, "This isn't the first time we've met. We must have met when you were four years old."

"Although I have forgotten many things, brothers are blood relatives."

"By the way, I wonder if Auntie is doing well recently."

When Zhu Yunwen heard his elder brother call her "Auntie", his pupils shrank.

Aunt is the name for a concubine or a side room.

According to my mother's current status, my eldest brother should call her aunt.

This is also the thing that Zhu Yunwen cares about most when he came here, that is, what his eldest brother thinks of him and his mother.

It's just a difference in one word, but the key is huge.

If the eldest brother does not recognize his mother's status as the Crown Princess, it means that the eldest brother can completely abolish his mother's position as the queen.

Once my mother's legitimate wife was abolished, I would no longer be a legitimate daughter, but would return to being a concubine's daughter.

In the Ming Dynasty today, women have no status. For example, Lu, even though she is now the Crown Princess, does not even have a name.

This is a male-dominated society, and many married women take their husband's surname.

For example, if Lu was not the crown princess or concubine of the royal family and did not have the title of "Niangniang", the complete and correct name should be Zhu Lu.

The husband's surname comes first, and your own surname comes last.

"Brother, do you really not understand, or is it intentional?"

Zhu Yunwen panicked.

The eldest brother is like a father. This is not just a simple saying. In the Ming Dynasty, which followed the system of primogeniture, he is a man who can truly replace the father.

Some old customs of the Yuan Dynasty also have a certain influence on etiquette and law.

Among the Mongol nobles, the eldest son had the right to dispose of everything related to his father. The current Ming Dynasty also has a similar concept.

My father can make my mother the Crown Prince's wife, and my eldest brother now has the power to abolish it.

While thinking, Zhu Yunwen inadvertently looked up and saw the smile on his elder brother's lips, and he immediately understood.

My eldest brother definitely knew about it, and he might have reminded me on purpose.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yunwen became very nervous. His mother had never told him about these things, and he had no idea how to deal with them.

She could only tremble and even bow in response, "Thank you for your concern, big brother. Mother is fine. But after hearing the news that you have returned, I often miss you."

"Mother has missed Big Brother so much over the years. As soon as she knew about this, she immediately asked me to come and pay my respects to Big Brother."

At this point, Zhu Yunwen gritted his teeth and continued, "Big brother is the master of the Eastern Palace and the owner of Chunhe Palace. I wonder when big brother will move into the Eastern Palace so that I can help prepare for it."

Hearing this, Zhu Ying was stunned.

'Good fellow, are you really that sensible?'

'Why don't I believe it? This is too high a level of ideological awareness.'

Don't get me wrong, he was not thinking about Zhu Yunwen in front of him, but the Lu family behind him.

"Perhaps she was afraid that I would abolish her position as the principal wife, so she taught Zhu Yunwen to say this. That's right, the old man even gave me the military power, so it's not difficult for Lu to guess."

In fact, Zhu Ying didn't take Lu and Zhu Yunwen too seriously.

To put it bluntly, these two women have no qualifications to fight against me. They must be at least at the level of Zhu Di.

Nowadays, no matter what strategies you have, they are far less effective than having soldiers and horses in hand.

Who can object to building your own exclusive army?

Do you really think Zhu Ying wouldn't kill anyone?

"I don't have much impression of Chunhe Palace. My grandfather told me that I grew up in Kunning Palace when I was a child. I have lived here since I entered the palace."

"I do feel somewhat familiar with Kunning Palace. We need to train soldiers in the next few days. If I am free on a certain day, I will go to visit my aunt."

Hearing his elder brother say this, Zhu Yunwen suddenly felt a little relaxed.

He was really worried that his elder brother would directly take away Haruhe Palace.

Although he knew that Chunhe Palace would definitely not belong to him in the future, for him, Chunhe Palace was the place where he had grown up for the past fourteen years. Naturally, he would be reluctant to leave when he was suddenly forced to do so.

Even if he didn't leave, he would have to move out of his original palace and live with his many younger brothers and sisters.

"If big brother can come, I think mother will be very happy. Big brother must arrange for the officials to notify you before you come, so that mother and I can prepare well."

Zhu Yunwen said respectfully that at this point he had completely lost his temper.

Just the word "aunt" made all the resentment and anger in his eyes disappear. Now the only thought in his mind was how to protect his mother's status, or in other words, his own legitimate identity.

Even if they are crowned kings, the treatment of legitimate and illegitimate children is completely different.

The difference between a vassal king and a county king is huge.

At this moment, Zhu Yunwen no longer wanted to stay here. He just wanted to go back quickly and tell his mother about this.

If his elder brother is really so determined, what should he do?

The Emperor is old, and even if he helps me, he can only help me for a while.

In this matter, Zhu Yunwen completely understood his mother's previous teachings.

Why did my mother come to pay her respects in person and have such a correct attitude?

In Zhu Yunwen's subconscious mind, his identity as the eldest brother was still unclear, so why should he lower his status like this?

It seems that if I don’t have a good relationship with my eldest brother now, I won’t just be lowering my status in the future, but I will really be lowered.

"It's almost stopped raining outside. I still need to review memorials, so I won't keep you here. If you are free tomorrow, you can go with me to train the soldiers."

"I will tell grandpa, you don't have to go to the morning court tomorrow, the eunuch will come to inform you then."

The rainstorm came and went quickly.

The heavy rain outside has stopped and the sun is shining.

Zhu Ying was too lazy to say more, or talk about brotherly feelings. Looking at Zhu Yunwen's thin figure, he simply made up his mind to take him for some training.

No matter what his temper is, I will train him hard when the time comes and smooth out all his edges.

Military training is the easiest way to transform a person.

"I will follow your instructions and wait for your orders tomorrow."

"Okay, let's go back."

"Thank you, brother."

Zhu Yunwen turned and left. After leaving the hall, he couldn't wait to hurry back to Chunhe Palace to discuss things with his mother.

His heart was completely confused, his mind was in a mess and he had no idea what to do.

Zhu Yunwen did not take seriously what his elder brother said about the training of soldiers. He did not realize at all what kind of training he would go through in the days to come.

Looking at Zhu Yunwen's hurried back, Zhu Ying's mouth curled up.

'Just a kid.'