Chunhe Hall, where the Eastern Palace is located.

Previously, this was the residence of Crown Prince Zhu Biao.

For example, the current Crown Princess Lu, Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yunhuan, and two other younger brothers.

We were all born and raised here.

Of course, Zhu Xiongying was not like that in the past.

He slept in the Qianqing Palace, the emperor's bedroom, from birth to early death.

Now that the prince has passed away, the palace maids and eunuchs who previously served him have also been buried with him.

Zhu Yunwen was positioned as the crown prince.

He was the one who presided over the Eastern Palace.

There are a lot of halls in Chunhe Hall, including the main hall and the rear hall.

In front is the place for government affairs and study.

At the back is the sleeping quarters.

At this moment, Huang Zicheng and Zhu Yunwen were talking.

As a Hanlin scholar and companion reader in the Eastern Palace, Huang Zicheng was qualified to enter, but only in the main hall.

If you dare to go to the back hall, you can have a feast at home.

"Mr. Huang, Jiang Li is so abominable. I have no right to know what happened, but he asked Grandpa Huang to dismiss me."

The more Zhu Yunwen thought about it, the angrier he became. As he was designated as the crown prince, he was now in high spirits.

But Jiang Li's lack of respect made him very unhappy.

He was also asked to review the emperor's memorials on state affairs.

As the crown prince, Zhu Yunwen could have called himself "Ben Gong".

However, when facing Huang Zicheng, his teacher, he addressed him as "I", which made him seem more intimate.

"Your Highness, there is no need to bother with that kind of person. Perhaps he has done something dirty."

It is obvious that Huang Zicheng has the same opinion as other ministers about people like Jiang Li and he is extremely disgusted with them.

However, Huang Zicheng is still quite cautious in his words and actions.

After all, the crown prince has not yet ascended the throne, and it would be troublesome if he were really targeted by Jiang Lin.

The reputation of the Jinyiwei, especially under the leadership of the previous commander Mao Xiangdu, became notorious.

There were many ministers who were tortured into confessing and framed.

Even though the work style of the Jinyiwei has improved to some extent now, this image is still deeply rooted.

Seeing that Zhu Yunwen was still sulking, Huang Zicheng had no choice but to comfort him: "Your Highness, you can ignore this kind of villain. When Your Highness ascends to the throne, you can deal with him at will."

Zhu Yunwen felt better after hearing this, but he obviously remembered Jiang Li's name.

At this time, a eunuch came to report.

His Majesty has returned to the palace and is now in the Huagai Palace.

"Your Highness, please go over. I believe His Majesty should have finished his work by now." Huang Zicheng said.

Zhu Yunwen nodded. Recently, his grandfather the Emperor had instructed him to attend court.

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Huang Zicheng accompanied Zhu Yunwen and headed towards the Huagai Palace.

Chunhe Hall is not far from Huagai Hall. It only takes an incense stick of time to reach it by passing through the left door at the back.

Perhaps it is just that enemies meet in a narrow road and it just happens to be at this time.

After being summoned, Prince of Yan Zhu Di came from Fengtian Gate and walked to the left gate of Fengtian Palace.

The door opposite is the back left door.

The two doors opened at about the same time.

Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Di looked at each other.

Zhu Yunwen's expression, which was originally somewhat happy, suddenly became quiet.

When Zhu Di saw the nephew who had taken away his throne, he first narrowed his eyes slightly, then laughed and walked away calmly.

Zhu Di also had complicated feelings towards Zhu Yunwen.

Before Zhu Yunwen was designated as the crown prince, Zhu Di was actually quite nice to his eldest brother's son, his own nephew.

After all, he always remembers the kindness his elder brother has shown him, so he loves his elder brother as well.

But he lost the throne, which made Zhu Di a little unhappy.

Although if the eldest brother had not died, this nephew would probably have succeeded to the throne in the future.

But Zhu Di already had hope before, and after his hope was shattered, his mentality would naturally change.

And Zhu Yunwen never liked his fourth uncle.

In other words, Zhu Yunwen didn't like any of his uncles who were first-class warriors.

Zhu Yunwen, who was deeply influenced by Confucian Wen Huan, preferred to be close to Wen Cheng and others.

Zhu Yunwen secretly felt unlucky at this time, but due to etiquette, he had to avoid seeing his uncle.

Although he was now declared the Crown Prince by Zhu Yuanzhang, he had not yet been officially canonized.

The Ming Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety.

No matter what, Zhu Di is Zhu Yunwen's elder.

"Nephew greets the Emperor." After walking a few meters, Zhu Yunwen didn't want to get any closer. He bowed slightly and saluted.

Zhu Di smiled heartily, walked over without hesitation, put his arm around Zhu Yunwen's shoulders, and said:

"The emperor's uncle will have to rely on the emperor's nephew to take care of him in the future."

Zhu Di was tall and mighty, while Zhu Yunwen was only a 15-year-old boy and had not yet fully developed.

Because of the long-term study of Confucian culture, he has a feeling of a weak scholar.

The contrast is even more striking under Zhu Di's shoulders.

The moment he was hugged, he shivered subconsciously.

Zhu Di's behavior was considered as uncle-nephew relationship among the people.

But in the royal family, especially when Zhu Yunwen had already been declared the crown prince and the future heir to the throne of the Ming Empire.

It is extremely disrespectful.

Zhu Yunwen did not expect that Zhu Di would dare to be so presumptuous. He was at a loss for a moment and a little flustered. He actually let Zhu Di hug him like this and walked towards the Huagai Palace together.

Huang Zicheng saw this and quickly shouted, "Your Highness, Prince of Yan, this is against etiquette!"

Seeing Mr. Huang helping, Zhu Yunwen's eyes flashed with emotion.

However, Zhu Di directly scolded him: "You sour scholar, what does our uncle-nephew relationship have to do with you? Are you trying to sow discord between me and my nephew?"

Zhu Di naturally didn't take Huang Zicheng seriously and started scolding him directly.

Scholars like Huang Zicheng were immediately intimidated by Zhu Di's aura.

After all, Zhu Di now commands a large army and is considered the leader of the frontier kings. He is far from someone a weak scholar like Huang Zicheng can resist.

Seeing that Huang Zicheng was unable to do anything, Zhu Yunwen was hugged tightly by Zhu Di, and tears were about to come out.

"Old Four, you are so insolent, why don't you let us go?"

Suddenly, a loud shout was heard.

Hearing this familiar voice, Zhu Di quickly let go.

Turn around and look.

Standing at the entrance of Huagai Hall was my father, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that his fourth son, Zhu Di, was bullying his grandson, he strode over and scolded Zhu Di.

Zhu Di was fearless except his father Zhu Yuanzhang.

Seeing that his father was furious, he quickly lowered his head and dared not refute.

However, Zhu Yunwen's reaction at this time was very intriguing.

Instead of complaining to Zhu Yuanzhang, he spoke up for Zhu Di: "Grandpa Emperor, please calm down. Fourth uncle was just being close to your grandson."

"My fourth uncle is far away in Peking, and it's rare for us to see each other. This is just like an ordinary family, it's not a big deal."

Hearing his grandson's words, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and looked.

Zhu Yunwen's eyes were sincere, his tone was natural, and there was no sign of grievance on his face.

The matter was dropped.

After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Yun Wen, go back to the palace and study hard. I have something to discuss with your fourth uncle."

After he finished speaking, he shouted at Zhu Di, "You rebellious son, hurry up and come in with us."

After he finished speaking, he turned and walked into the Huagai Palace. He was somewhat impatient to ask Zhu Di about Zhu Ying.

Even his grandson Zhu Yunwen could not be taken care of at this moment.

"Your son obeys your order."

Zhu Di followed closely behind, and while following, he turned his head slightly and glanced at Zhu Yunwen with pride.

Zhu Yunwen was a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that the emperor would ask him to go back to the palace first.

At the palace gate, he also saw Jiang Li there.

At this moment, he was alone and disheveled in the wind.