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

Chapter 363 Imprisoning Lady Lü
Secondly, Zhu Xiong Ying, for reasons unknown, dared to leave Yingtian Prefecture with his troops to take charge of the overall situation in the southwest. Naturally, the suffocating situation has been largely stabilized by him.

However, having offended so many countries in one fell swoop, it's likely that both Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Crown Prince Zhu Biao will punish him upon his return, making it even more likely that he will ascend to the throne.

Just as he was looking forward to this day, he received news that Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Crown Prince Zhu Biao were seriously ill.

This made him feel somewhat excited.

I never expected such a good thing to happen.

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Crown Prince Zhu Biao fell seriously ill, and the Crown Prince...

Since Zhu Xiong Ying is not in the capital, if something happens to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, he will be the only one who can take over that position.

Moreover, there are so many knowledgeable officials in the imperial court. I must abolish all of Zhu Xiong Ying's policies and then make good use of the scholars in the country to create a truly peaceful and prosperous era.

After writing about this place, he was extremely excited, as if a wonderful life was right in front of him, and that dragon throne was beckoning to him.

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared in the palace. The Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Lü, and Zhu Yunwen were both startled when they saw the figure. The person who came was none other than Crown Prince Zhu Biao.

Both men were greatly surprised to see Crown Prince Zhu Biao appear in this place; they never expected that the Crown Prince Zhu Biao would come here.

At this moment, everyone was very puzzled. Wasn't it said that Crown Prince Zhu Biao was seriously ill and unable to get out of bed? Yet, the Crown Prince's concubine still looked so energetic.

Lady Lü frowned, but quickly recovered and said with a smile.

"Your Highness is so kind, you're alright."

I've been so worried about you these past few days!

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao smiled and walked in. He looked at Zhu Yunwen beside him and said with a smile.

Yunwen!

"Speaking of which, I've been very busy with things lately and haven't been able to take care of you. Please don't hold it against me!"

Zhu Yunwen replied in a serious tone upon hearing this.

"Please rest assured, Father. Everything you have done is for the sake of our Great Ming Dynasty, so that our Great Ming Dynasty can become stronger. As citizens of the Great Ming Dynasty, we can only live better lives when our country becomes stronger!"

"There is no doubt about that, so I will definitely do anything that can make the Ming Dynasty stronger!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this.

For some reason, the Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Lü, felt that something was off about Crown Prince Zhu Biao at this time.

In short, it's somewhat different from what I've seen before.

Just then, Crown Prince Zhu Biao smiled and said.

"In that case, you may leave now. I have some things to discuss with your mother!"

Although Zhu Yunwen was puzzled as to why he said that, he nodded and turned to leave the place.

After he left, only Crown Prince Zhu Biao and his concubine, Lady Lü, remained in the palace.

There was an awkward silence; what exactly was Crown Prince Zhu Biao trying to do? "When did His Highness the Crown Prince recover from his illness? I haven't received a single word about it!"

"Originally, I was thinking of going to the palace to take care of Your Highness personally, but that would be more appropriate!"

"But almost everyone in the palace belongs to the Empress Dowager, so this is something I really can't decide!"

"So I've been burning incense and praying to Buddha all this time, asking for God's blessing!" Crown Prince Zhu Biao stared intently at his concubine, Lady Lü, with a forced smile.

If I hadn't known the truth, I probably would have been completely fooled by him.

During this period, all of the Crown Prince's concubine Lü's actions were under her surveillance.

He met with quite a few officials there.

"I am very pleased that you could think of these things, but there is no need for it. I am not sick at all. I only said this on purpose to deal with the envoy from Yue!"

"The Xiong Ying army is currently attacking the Da Yue Kingdom in the southwest. If we agree to make peace here, wouldn't that put Xiong Ying in a difficult position?"

"So I simply pretended to be ill in bed with my father, so that those envoys wouldn't be able to find us and would be spared the trouble!"

Upon hearing this, Consort Lü of the Crown Prince suddenly realized why Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Crown Prince Zhu Biao had fallen so ill.

The strange thing seemed to appear suddenly and then just as suddenly disappear.

It turned out that all of this was for Zhu Xiong Ying. After thinking of this place, her eyes were filled with jealousy.

Why? Just because Zhu Xiong Ying is that man's son, he can get anything he wants, even Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Crown Prince Zhu Biao have to clean up his messes. Where can you find justice in this?

An anger flashed across the eyes of the Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Lü.

"So that's how it is. Zhu Xiong Ying is not eating or dressing well in the southwest, and the constant fighting is just too troublesome. Should we write an imperial edict to request His Majesty to transfer him back?"

How could Crown Prince Zhu Biao not know what his concubine, Lady Lü, was planning? She wished that Zhu Xiong Ying would stay on the frontier forever and never return.

In that case, no one in the court would be able to compete with Zhu Yunwen for that position.

However, at this moment, Crown Prince Zhu Biao smiled and said...

"You're right. Xiong Ying is still young. It's not a good thing if he stays in the southwest region for too long." Now that he has eliminated Da Yue, Yue Li, and the Liang King, who knows what else might be hidden here.

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Lü, couldn't help but sigh. Originally, she had only wanted to test him.

We were waiting to see if Crown Prince Zhu Biao actually had this idea. It turns out that Crown Prince Zhu Biao really did have such an idea.

This is going to be troublesome; there will be fewer people in the court who support me.

Thinking of this, the Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Lü, felt extremely resentful. Crown Prince Zhu Biao was really being unfair.

They are all his sons, so why is he so good to Zhu Xiong Ying, but cares so much about Zi Yun Wen Wen?

So Crown Prince Zhu Biao couldn't see it at all. At this moment, Consort Lü, sitting beside the Crown Prince, looked at Crown Prince Zhu Biao with a dry laugh and said.

"Your Highness, is there anything I can do? You can leave everything here to me and I guarantee I'll handle it perfectly."

At this moment, Crown Prince Zhu Biao looked at his concubine, Lady Lü, and said...

“I understand that you have always wanted to groom Yunwen to take that position, but I am telling you that this is impossible. Father has already personally chosen Xiong Ying as his successor, and that will not change. So this matter remains the same!”

After saying that, he turned around and left the place.

The Crown Prince's concubine's expression was extremely complicated.

(End of this chapter)