On this day, a major event occurred in the Ming Dynasty: the Crown Prince was identified, and the news was quickly announced to the world.
Almost everyone in the capital was shocked.
The aristocratic officials, in particular, were shocked by Zhu Yuanzhang's choice of Zhu Yunwen.
They were even more afraid of Zhu Yunwen's ruthless methods in the court.
The fact that such a capable and resourceful grandson of the emperor, who could easily subdue officials, became the crown prince was not a good thing in the eyes of many officials.
No official wants to face an emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang.
The pressure is too great; the entire court will be under immense pressure.
But it is precisely because of this that officials can be effectively and directly restrained.
Then, at that moment in the Eastern Palace, Lady Lü also heard from some eunuchs that it seemed the Crown Prince was standing to the side during the morning court session.
This made Lady Lü laugh with delight:
"Today, His Majesty summoned Zhu Yunwen to the morning court session and is about to set up a crown prince. I would hardly believe it if he didn't make Yunwen the crown prince."
Thinking of this, he waited excitedly in the East Palace for Zhu Yunwen to return and tell him the good news in person.
However, what returned was a listless and dejected Zhu Yunwen.
The moment she saw Zhu Yunwen, a bad feeling welled up in Lady Lü's heart.
A hint of panic flashed across Lady Lü's face, but she quickly stepped forward and said to Zhu Yunwen:
"Yunwen, I heard that the Emperor has established a Crown Prince. Is it you? Tell your mother quickly!"
A tear appeared at the corner of Zhu Yunwen's eye, and then he looked at Lady Lü and said:
"It wasn't me, it was him, it was that damned Zhu Yunwen..."
These words struck Lady Lü like a bolt from the blue. After trembling violently, she collapsed to the ground and was hurriedly helped up by a group of maids.
Lu Shi's face was pale, and she kept saying, "Impossible, absolutely impossible, how could it be him? This is impossible."
She acted as if she were going crazy, repeatedly repeating those same few words, as if this incident had dealt her a huge blow, making it impossible for her to believe.
However, the facts left her no choice but to believe them.
Zhu Yunwen continued cautiously:
"My grandfather, the Emperor, bestowed upon me the title of Prince Jianwen and ordered us to move out of the Eastern Palace and into the Prince Wu's residence, where Zhu Yunwen lived."
Lady Lü kept shaking her head, saying, "This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible. Not only have they made Zhu Yunwen the grandson of the emperor, but they also want us, mother and son, to move out of the Eastern Palace? This is absolutely unacceptable... I must go to the emperor, I must go to the emperor."
Zhu Yunwen quickly stopped his mother and said:
"Stop making a scene, or I can't imagine what kind of attitude Grandpa will have towards us!"
Lady Lü looked at Zhu Yunwen and said, "Then what should we do? Are you willing to be just an ordinary prince? Are you willing to hand over the lofty throne to Zhu Yunwen? Are you really willing to accept that?"
Zhu Yunwen clenched his fist and said, "Of course I'm not reconciled, I'm not reconciled at all, but what can I do? Zhu Yunwen is already the Crown Prince, what can I do?"
At this point, as if answering his own question, his eyes turned fierce again as he said:
"The only way is to conserve my strength and secretly cultivate my own power. When my grandfather dies, I will take back everything that belongs to me."
Upon hearing this, Lady Lü immediately looked at Zhu Yunwen. There was no fear in her eyes at Zhu Yunwen's words, only madness, intense madness.
Then she said, "Yes, yes, we should take all of this back, we must take all of this back. This originally belonged to you. Zhu Yunwen only temporarily took it away. He has no chance to become emperor yet, absolutely no chance."
Yunwen, we must secretly begin to cultivate our own power. When your grandfather passes away, before Zhu Yunwen ascends the throne, we will seize that position directly.
"The next emperor can only be you, and must be you. No one can change this absolute fact."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly. That crazy plan sprouted rapidly in his heart like a seed after the rain.
Meanwhile, at the residence of Zhao Sili, the military commander.
The military commander, who was only a sixth-rank official, was extremely happy at this moment.
Because Zhu Yunwen became the crown prince during the morning court session today, although Zhao Sili did not have a very good impression of this future son-in-law before.
However, it is undeniable that Zhu Yunwen today is very different from before.
They are no longer the useless bunch they used to be, nor do they have the same poor character.
On the contrary, Zhu Yunwen at this moment demonstrated abilities, talents, and all the qualities he possessed that were absolutely top-notch.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to sit in the position of the Crown Prince.
The key point is that after Zhu Yunwen became the crown prince, he proposed this marriage immediately.
Furthermore, they proactively announced that the Ministry of Rites should make preparations as soon as possible.
How could this not make Zhao Sili happy?
For the daughter of a sixth-rank official to marry the Crown Prince and become the future Empress was an absolute honor and a great privilege.
Zhao Sili called his daughter over and told her about it.
Zhao Qingzhu was somewhat surprised, not because she was surprised that Zhu Yunwen said he wanted to marry her, after all, the relationship they had built up over this period of time was no longer as simple as that of a fiancée.
To her surprise, Zhu Yunwen actually became the crown prince.
"Daughter, you have truly brought honor to our Zhao family. From now on, you will be the Crown Prince's Consort of our Great Ming Dynasty, and in the future, you will be the Empress."
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