Chapter 19

Zhu Biao could accept this title.

But Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen could not bear it.

Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang had even planned for the future.

Before Zhu Biao died, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang had already conceived the idea of moving the capital.

Once the edict was issued.

Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang could seize the opportunity to announce the relocation of the capital to Beiping.

Then he would install the Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, as Crown Prince, and directly convert the Forbidden City in Jin Ling into the Prince of Yu's residence.

Even so.

Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang, gazing at the imperial edict before him, could not help but shed tears of old age.

"Biao'er, oh Biao'er, you are unfilial!"

"If you were still alive, how would I have been reduced to this!"

"..."

Heartbroken as he was.

Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang understood the truth that when a person dies, their light is extinguished like a lamp.

The departed were gone.

Old Zhu needed to consider more for those still living.

Just as Old Zhu was silently mourning.

Suddenly, wails of grief drifted in from outside the Qianqing Palace.

"Why are you blocking this official! This official must see His Majesty!"

"Get lost! What assassin! This is the Crown Grandson!"

"..."

Just as Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzling over this.

Two figures with heads swollen like pig heads, accompanied by Qi Tai whose head looked as if it had been squeezed by a doorframe, quietly appeared in the main hall.

Even though it was his own grandson.

Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang nearly failed to recognize Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen for a moment.

"Yun, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen?"

Only at this moment did Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen cease pretending to be virtuous and wise.

Now, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen's mind held only one thought.

That Su Qiao must die!

Die quickly!

Immediately, right now!

With a "thump," he knelt before Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang and wailed.

"Imperial Grandfather, you must seek justice for Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen!"

Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen with confusion and asked.

"Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen, did you go poke a hornet's nest?"

Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen, with a face full of grief, wailed.

"No, it, it was Su Qiao!"

Having said this, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen knelt on the ground and began to sob.

"Grandson, Grandson thought Imperial Grandfather was merely overcome with rage, and seeing that Su Qiao, that Su Qiao was also talented material, felt a desire to cherish talent."

"Thinking that Su Qiao must have some misunderstanding regarding Grandson."

"Today, I specially went over, wishing to have a good talk with Su Qiao."

"Unexpectedly, unexpectedly that rogue Su Qiao tricked Grandson into opening the prison gate, then locked Grandson and Master Huang inside the cell."

"Afterward, several times, no, ten-plus times, no, dozens of times, he slapped Grandson across the face..."

Before he could finish.

Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen noticed Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang's expression gradually turning gloomy.

"Speak, why stop speaking?"

Sensing something was wrong, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen immediately lowered his head.

"Grandson is guilty."

Seeing Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen's demeanor, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but slam the table and ask.

"How are you guilty? I told you to continue speaking, did I tell you to confess your crimes?"

Sobbing, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen said.

"Grandson should not have privately gone to the Imperial Prison..."

"You're talking nonsense!"

Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table with his palm.

This was the second time in recent days that Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang had so intimately "praised" Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang rose from his seat, slamming the table, and stared fixedly at Qi Tai, asking.

"Qi Tai, where were you when Su Qiao slapped the Crown Grandson?"

The corner of Qi Tai's mouth twitched slightly.

He remained kneeling, stammering as he spoke.

"Your subject, your subject... when that Su Qiao locked the door, he shut your subject outside the cell..."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang immediately turned his gaze to Huang Huang Zicheng on the other side.

"If that is so, then what were you doing, Huang Huang Zicheng?"

Huang Huang Zicheng lowered his head and said,

"Your Majesty, that Su Qiao slapped this subject first! At the time, this subject was already slapped unconscious; Minister Qi and the Crown Prince both witnessed it."

Qi Tai and Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen sensed that something was amiss.

They hurriedly spoke up to defend Huang Huang Zicheng.

Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang paid no attention whatsoever to the others.

Fixating his stare on Huang Huang Zicheng, he gritted his teeth and asked,

"So you entered the prison cell, did you not?"

Overwhelming pressure surged directly toward them.

A dense killing intent filled the entire great hall.

The crowd could even faintly smell a hint of blood.

Huang Huang Zicheng answered, trembling with fear,

"Yes... but this subject threatened to die for it; it was all that Su Qiao..."

"Why are you still alive?"

Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang coldly tossed out the words.

Huang Huang Zicheng instantly clamped his mouth shut.

Looking at the shivering Huang Huang Zicheng, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang sneered,

"We are not saying you must die."

"We are asking you: why, before your death, did you allow Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen to fall into Su Qiao's hands?"

"You, Huang Huang Zicheng, have been well-versed in historical texts since childhood."

"Could it be that you do not even know the principle that when the ruler is humiliated, the minister must die?!"

Twenty-one, just based on the fact that you are still alive!

The moment the words fell,

Huang Huang Zicheng instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

At that moment, the look in Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes as he gazed at Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen contained nothing but disappointment.

Only disappointment.

Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen had once again chosen the most wrong answer.

He had just emerged from the Imperial Prison.