The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 348 The Crown Prince is Seriously Ill
Thinking of this, they were extremely worried.

Even members of the Lü family managed to find the Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Lü.

However, the Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Lü, was also unaware of the true nature of the matter, although...

Crown Prince Zhu Biao was recuperating in his residence, but during this time, no one except his closest confidants was allowed to enter.

Therefore, he was not very clear about the situation of the Crown Prince. Unfortunately, all the people taking care of Crown Prince Zhu Biao were sent by Empress Ma, so he dared not touch them.

At this time, the Crown Prince's concubine, Zhu Biao, made his son, Zhu Yunwen, kneel outside every day. These people wouldn't let Zhu Yunwen in, so they made him go to the ancestral hall to pray for the Crown Prince Zhu Biao.

He himself returned to his parents' home alone.

The members of the Lü family were extremely shocked when they heard this news.

At this moment, the Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Lü, sighed.

"This news is being kept so tightly under wraps, something serious must have happened, otherwise, how could this be!"

"Moreover, even His Majesty and the Empress have recently visited the Crown Prince's residence in person. I'm afraid this matter will have a huge impact on our Great Ming Dynasty!"

Everyone was shocked by the Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Lü's, speculation.

"If that's really the case, it's probably not a good thing!"

"We absolutely cannot let anything happen to His Highness the Crown Prince. If anything happens to him..."

Given His Majesty's current temperament, he will absolutely rely on Zhu Xiong Ying!

"They might give Zhu Xiong Ying more power then, making it very difficult for us to fight for it!"

Upon hearing this news, everyone was extremely anxious, knowing that they were supporting Zhu Yunwen.

But if Zhu Xiong Ying really took over their lives, things probably wouldn't be easy.

Just then, news suddenly spread that Zhu Yuanzhang had also fallen ill, and that all affairs of the court had been handed over to the cabinet for management.

Everyone was very surprised to hear this, as they never expected that the Crown Prince and the Emperor would both fall ill at such a crucial time.

The emperor must have fallen ill from worry because of the crown prince.

At this moment, the Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Lü, showed no concern whatsoever; instead, her eyes lit up.

"Gentlemen, this is good news for us. Zhu Xiong Ying is very powerful and has many supporters in the court. If he returns, our lives will probably be much more difficult!"

"Now that His Majesty and the Crown Prince are both in trouble, if the world changes, then the only one who can inherit that position will probably be Xiong Ying!"

"At this time, we should let Yunwen show his face more, while we need to win over the ministers in the court!"

Thinking of this, they rushed to win over the officials in the court. They were very active in this regard, as if they were about to conquer the world. Generally, there were not many people in the court who were truly willing to follow them, because there were no news or instructions coming from various places.

The people ahead said that His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince are unwell and are seriously ill.

However, they failed to see that with the Crown Prince and His Majesty's methods, if this matter were false, their future would likely be difficult. Moreover, even if it were true, if something happened to His Majesty and the Crown Prince, it wouldn't be a good thing for them either.

It should be noted that besides them, there was also the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying behind this.

Zhu Xiong Ying's abilities were more than enough to deal with them. After considering this, many civil and military officials were observing the situation, and only a few Confucian scholars chose to join Zhu Yunwen's forces. Inside Renshou Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang and Crown Prince Zhu Biao both had extremely grim expressions.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his crown prince Zhu Biao beside him and said...

"Biao'er, it's time to teach your daughter-in-law a lesson. She's gone too far. Lately, she's been trying to win over the ministers in the court. What does she want? Does she want to replace us, the unknown, and become Wu Zetian?"

Empress Ma responded with disdain upon hearing this.

"If he still wants to be Wu Zetian in this place, he's delusional. I think he just wants his precious son Zhu Yunwen to sit in that position!"

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned extremely ugly upon hearing this. He had no hope for Zhu Yunwen, as his previous behavior in the court had been far too appalling.

If the Ming Dynasty were truly handed over to this person, its future would be bleak.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao sighed. He had originally thought that Zhu Yiwen was indeed not very capable, and that he could always find a way to enfeoff him elsewhere later.

We didn't need to find him a big place, just a relatively stable place would be fine. Who would have thought that something like this would happen?

I never realized that the mother and son had such great ambitions.

At this moment, Crown Prince Zhu Biao sighed and said...

"Please rest assured, Father and Mother, I will handle this matter properly and there will be absolutely no trouble!"

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and said.

"Forget it, you don't need to deal with this matter. I want to see who exactly wants to side with them and make a move against our good grandson. I'll make them regret it!"

"Besides, their current identities are not suitable for them to come out. If I'm not mistaken, it won't be long before Xiong Ying launches an attack on Da Yue and Da Li. It won't be too late to deal with them then!"

Just as they had anticipated, Zhu Xiong Ying had already mustered his troops and was preparing to deal with the two countries.

First, Zhu Xiong Ying mobilized all the troops he could muster, but instead of deploying them on the border, he dispersed them to various places, and the troop movements were very frequent.

King Duan Bao of Dali has been living a very difficult time lately, concentrating almost all the forces he can mobilize on the border.

When they heard this news, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"It seems that the Ming Dynasty has no intention of continuing the war, otherwise they would not have dispersed their troops to such an extent."

He had also asked someone to visit Zhu Xiong Ying, who told him that this matter was not something he could decide, so he had to wait for Zhu Yuanzhang's order. Therefore, he was always worried during this time, not knowing how the talks in Yingtian Prefecture were going.

Not long after, rumors began to circulate that the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang had forgiven King Duan Bao of Dali. However, these were just rumors, and the people they sent out did not bring back any news.

At this moment, King Duan Bao of Dali was still very anxious.

"Why haven't our men sent out brought back any news yet? Is this even true?"

At this moment, a civil official standing nearby said with a smile.

"Don't worry, the Ming Dynasty has just fought a war, and it will definitely not start another war in such a short time!"

(End of this chapter)