On this day, Lan Yu and Zhu Yunwen secretly chatted in the room for half a day.
In the past half day, Zhu Yunwen said a lot, which also helped Lan Yu understand a lot.
What made Lan Yu understand even more was that Zhu Yunwen was no ordinary person.
He analyzed some of the things he found out, as well as his views on the future, including a detailed explanation of several possible outcomes for Lan Yu's future fate.
This made Lan Yu realize that if she hadn't had that conversation with Zhu Yunwen last night, and if she hadn't injured her leg today, she would surely have died under Zhu Yuanzhang's sword in the near future.
In other words, Zhu Yunwen had already foreseen all of Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts and Lan Yu's fate.
This fourteen-year-old boy cleverly plotted to injure his thigh.
This gave them a chance to escape Zhu Yuanzhang's execution and save their own lives.
Similarly, if this fourteen-year-old boy were determined to deal with me, it wouldn't be too difficult for him.
If you can save yourself with a scheme, you can also kill yourself with a little thought.
Zhu Yuntong's terrifying nature forced even Lan Yu to take him seriously.
Having finished their conversation, Zhu Yuntong stood up, slightly clasped his hands in greeting, and said:
"What I had with my great-uncle today must not be known to a third party, otherwise we will both be in danger. Now, we are all in the same boat, great-uncle, please don't make a mistake!"
Lan Yu nodded solemnly and said, "Of course."
Zhu Yunwen smiled and nodded, saying:
"Then I'll take my leave. I'll come visit my great-uncle again when I have time."
Lan Yu nodded.
As Zhu Yunwen turned to walk to the door, about to open it, he heard Lan Yu suddenly speak:
"Yunwen, please believe your great-uncle. I am just a martial artist and have no other great ambitions. I only wish for a life of wealth and honor so that everyone in the Lan family can live in peace. I also hope that your mother's family, the Chang family, can all get better and better. I have absolutely no ulterior motives."
Lan Yu's words were tantamount to expressing his determination and loyalty to Zhu Yunwen.
This was also a message to Zhu Yunwen: if Zhu Yunwen were to ascend the throne one day, he, a military man, would never dare to interfere in politics as a relative of the empress…
Of course, he believed that with Zhu Yunwen's current abilities, even if he were to ascend the throne, he himself would not be able to prevent the maternal relatives from interfering in politics.
Upon hearing Lan Yu's words, Zhu Yunwen smiled from the bottom of his heart.
He knew that two simple conversations had completely won over Lan Yu.
Actually, relatively speaking, Lan Yu is a person who is quite easy to win over.
All you need to do is analyze the pros and cons for him. Besides, the two of them are related by blood.
Naturally, it would be easy to subdue it.
After fading from his smile, Zhu Yunwen didn't turn around, but slowly said:
“I don’t have many relatives in this world, but you are my great-uncle.”
After saying that, he pushed open the door and left.
Lan Yu watched the receding figure outside the door and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he muttered to himself:
"I hope that you, like your father, the former Crown Prince, will possess strong methods to win the respect of more people."
Meanwhile, after Zhu Yunwen returned to the Eastern Palace, he saw Lady Lü and was reprimanding Princess Jiangdu and Princess Yilun.
Zhu Yunwen's face immediately turned ugly, and he quickly stepped forward.
As they drew closer, they could hear more clearly what Lady Lü said to Princess Yilun and Princess Jiangdu:
"You two don't study properly; you spend all your time looking for your older brother. Do you want to be as useless as him?"
Princess Yilun pouted slightly and said with a wronged expression:
"Third Brother is not a useless person. He is very capable, extremely capable."
Princess Jiangdu also said:
"That's right, you're not allowed to say bad things about Third Brother."
Madam Lü sneered and said, "You two brats, haven't you figured out the situation yet? Your good-for-nothing brother, no matter how arrogant he is, can't protect you."
Lady Lü's vicious words thoroughly angered Zhu Yunwen. This woman, like her son Zhu Yunwen, was adept at disguise and extremely hypocritical.
Back when Zhu Yunwen's mother, Lady Chang, was still alive, the lady was just a concubine. She would call Lady Chang "elder sister" all the time, showing that they were extremely close.
After Lady Chang passed away, Lady Lü began to have many schemes. First, she deliberately led Zhu Yunwen astray.
He was deliberately being very harsh on Princess Jiangdu and Princess Yilun.
He clearly treats these three children badly, yet he acts as if he cares about them a lot.
Having fooled the late Crown Prince Zhu Biao, now that he is dead, Lady Lü no longer needs to conceal her actions.
Anyway, since she's in the Eastern Palace, no one outside will know what kind of person she is.
The saying goes, "A mother's status rises with her son's." She believed that Zhu Yunwen was currently highly valued by Zhu Yuanzhang and was very likely to become the crown prince and the future emperor, so she naturally became more and more outrageous.
Princess Yilun, unable to bear Lady Lü's repeated claims that her brother Zhu Yunwen was a good-for-nothing, glared at her with wide eyes and angrily retorted:
"Third Brother isn't a good-for-nothing! Who says Third Brother is a good-for-nothing? Who is the good-for-nothing then?"
These words enraged Lady Lü, who raised her hand to strike Princess Yilun.
At that moment, Zhu Yunwen stepped forward and grabbed Lü's wrist.
He then flung it away forcefully and shouted:
"If you dare to touch my two sisters, I'll make you suffer a terrible death."
Lady Lü turned around, glanced at Zhu Yunwen with some surprise, and then said angrily:
"How dare you treat me so disrespectfully, considering I am your mother?"
Zhu Yunwen frowned and said:
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