East Palace, Chunhe Hall.

As the crown prince, Zhu Yunwen still had a very high status in the palace.

The news that Zhu Yuanzhang was away from home at the moment soon reached Zhu Yunwen.

"What's going on? Why is the Emperor leaving the palace so late at night?" Zhu Yunwen was already preparing to go to sleep but was startled by the news.

"It seems that Marquis Xiping has passed away." The eunuch replied cautiously.

Such things are not a secret in the palace and can easily spread.

"Uncle Mu, what happened? Why did Uncle Mu pass away suddenly?" Zhu Yunwen was stunned and then asked.

"This...I don't know." The eunuch replied.

Zhu Yunwen frowned. He did not feel as disgusted with Mu Ying, the Emperor's grandfather, as he did with his uncles like Zhu Di.

For Zhu Yunwen, the news of Mu Ying's death was just a pity, not a sadness.

His only puzzlement was why the Emperor suddenly left the palace after receiving the news of Mu Ying's death.

Huang Zicheng was not around at the moment, and Zhu Yunwen couldn't find anyone to discuss with for a while, and his mind was full of thoughts.

He suddenly felt that there seemed to be something wrong with his and Huang Zicheng's guesses.

Logically speaking, it was impossible for the Emperor to go to Fourth Uncle's mansion so late.

Given the emperor's temper, it is even more impossible for him to favor a woman after receiving the news of Mu Ying's death.

The person who can allow the emperor to leave the palace to meet under such circumstances must be very important to the emperor.

But no matter how hard Zhu Yunwen thought, he couldn't figure out who this person was.

There was not even anyone who suspected or speculated.

Even in the dark, Zhu Yunwen suddenly had a premonition that this person was extremely important to him.

It might even affect his throne.

"No, I have to talk to Huang Zicheng tomorrow. I must do everything I can to get information about this person."

A hint of determination flashed in Zhu Yunwen's eyes.

It is a very dangerous thing to rashly inquire about the whereabouts of the Emperor.

It would be easy for the Jinyiwei to find out.

However, Zhu Yunwen felt this kind of palpitations in his heart, and he felt that things were not as simple as he had imagined.

It's worth it even if it means sacrificing a few people.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yunwen returned to bed again, keeping his eyes open, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

It was midnight, eleven o'clock at night.

Even the singing along the Qinhuai River had become weaker.

At this time, Zhu Ying was already preparing to go to bed.

Suddenly, there was a noise outside. Zhu Ying frowned, took off his silk pajamas and changed into cloth.

Only then did he open the door and go out to check the situation.

However, when he opened the door and saw the person coming into the yard, Zhu Ying was startled, and then said:

"Old man, it's already this time, why are you here?"

Zhu Ying took a closer look and suddenly realized that the old man's expression was a little strange, and there seemed to be traces of tears on his face.

He hurried over and asked nervously, "Grandpa, what's going on?"

"We have another son who has passed away."

When he saw his eldest grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer hold back and suddenly burst into tears, as if he wanted to vent all his sorrow to his eldest grandson.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Ying hurriedly helped the old man to sit down in the pavilion in the yard.

"My dear old man, please accept my condolences."

Zhu Ying had no experience in comforting people, so he could only support the old man and speak softly.

But from what the old man said, it seemed that another son had died.

Zhu Ying thought about it for a moment, but couldn't think of who it was.

After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang finally calmed down and looked at Zhu Ying's face, as if he had found support.

"It's so late. I didn't want to come to you, but I'm really sick and can't sleep."

"Now, all my old friends have left. When I look around, I can't find anyone I can get close to."

Zhu Yuanzhang's voice clearly contained some interference.

"Old man, if you can't sleep, let's prepare some snacks and drink a cup of wine."

"If you feel sleepy, sleep here with me tonight."

Zhu Ying said.

He knew that the old man at this time was completely immersed in sorrow.

Drinking a few glasses and having a good sleep will help the old man recover better.

The old man is not young anymore, and excessive sadness can easily affect his physical health.

Zhu Ying called Zhang Bo and asked him to ask the chef to cook some side dishes and then bring the wine.

"Master, have you ever tasted this wine?"

After taking the glass and wine from Uncle Zhang, Zhu Ying asked the old man.

This was something Zhu Ying grew himself in the Western Regions and brewed into wine before bringing it here.

There isn't much stock, so I try a different flavor occasionally.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's mind was diverted. He smiled and said, "You really think I don't know anything. This is just wine from the Western Regions."

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang even recited some poems about wine.

The grape wine is in the luminescent cup, and the pipa music is urging me to drink.

Don’t laugh at me lying drunk on the battlefield. How many men have ever returned from the battles throughout history?

For a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but feel a little heroic.

The luminous cup in the poem is made of jade, but the luminous cup in Zhu Ying's hand is made purely of transparent glass.

Such transparent glass is rare even in the entire Ming Dynasty.

The glassmaking process is not complicated. After hundreds of failed attempts, we finally made a few usable glass cups.

Under the moonlight, the color of the wine slowly flowed into the glass.

"Grandson, you are really interesting."

It was the first time that Zhu Yuanzhang saw such a transparent glass cup without any impurities.

"If you like it, just take it. It's no big deal." Zhu Ying replied nonchalantly.

Soon, some hot dishes were delivered.

Zhu Yuanzhang ate a few bites of hot food and drank a glass of wine, and he felt relaxed.

Looking at my eldest grandson again, I couldn't help but feel much better.

The anger in my heart calmed down.

It’s just a pity, he originally wanted Mu Ying to come to the capital to escort his eldest grandson.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but ask Zhu Ying: "Grandson, what do you think of the Duke of Liang?"

Zhu Ying was eating when he heard the old man's words. He was stunned for a moment, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

After a moment of hesitation, he frowned and said, "Lan Yu is extremely arrogant and domineering. He has adopted more than a thousand sons and is lawless. If he had not made great contributions, he should have been executed long ago."

Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously very satisfied when he heard his eldest grandson's answer.

However, the fact that his eldest grandson called Lan Yu by his name made Zhu Yuanzhang realize something.

You have to know that Lan Yu is the Duke of Liang. Not to mention ordinary people, even ministers in the court who have a lot of opinions about Lan Yu will call him the Duke of Liang.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang raised his lips slightly and said to his eldest grandson:

"When the time comes, we'll arrange for you to meet Lan Yu, how about that?"