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

Chapter 375 The Resentment of the Lü Clan
Thinking of this place, he was very dissatisfied.

But he still took a deep breath and said.

"Alright, I understand. Go back and tell my father I'll be there soon!"

At this moment, apart from Zhu Xiong Ying, the expressions of the other ministers and advisors who were following Zhu Xiong Ying were also not particularly good.

As expected of Zhu Xiong Ying, he was personally greeted by His Highness the Crown Prince upon his first appearance, a treatment that ordinary people do not receive.

At this moment, Huang Zicheng frowned, thought carefully for a moment, and then spoke.

"Your Highness, if you don't want to go, that's fine too!"

"Just claim you're sick!"

"Even if His Highness the Crown Prince knew, he wouldn't say anything!"

Zhu Yunwen shook his head upon hearing these words.

"No, he is a prince, and I am a prince too, so I am absolutely not the one who should be involved in this matter!"

"Since they want us to go greet him, then let's go. What's the big deal?"

Soon, Zhu Yunwen returned to the East Palace. Looking at the palace in front of him, his eyes were full of complex emotions. His biological mother, the Crown Prince's concubine, was imprisoned in this palace.

Speaking of which, his mother did many things for him, all in an effort to win over those officials. In the end, her father discovered this and imprisoned him in the Crown Prince's residence, preventing him from leaving.

However, they did not strip him of his title as the Crown Prince's concubine, which can be considered as saving him some face.

However, Zhu Yunwen has never been to this place since the incident.

They were afraid of implicating themselves.

Now that Zhu Xiong Ying has returned, he doesn't know what to do next, so he has come to this place once again.

"Your son, Zhu Yunwen, greets Your Majesty!"

At this moment, the Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Lü, heard what was being said outside, and her expression became extremely complicated.

He felt extremely resentful ever since he was imprisoned.

He was worried that Crown Prince Zhu Biao would be angry with Zhu Yunwen because of this incident, but he also hoped that Zhu Yunwen could plead for him. However, after so much time had passed and no news had come, he realized that Zhu Yunwen probably had not pleaded for him. Thinking about it, this was indeed the case.

I am now a sinner.

If Zhu Yunwen frequently came to this place, it would likely have a significant impact on him, which would be a great loss. He would definitely regret all the effort he had put into winning over his son. So he was very conflicted. However, when he saw that Zhu Yunwen had indeed not come to this place and seemed to have forgotten about him, he realized that although he was very good to Yunwen, Yunwen might not remember him.

At this moment, he no longer had any of his previous expectations. He simply looked at Zhu Yunwen in front of him with a calm expression and said...

"So it's Yunwen. Is there something important you've come to see Mother about?"

Zhu Yunwen frowned. He didn't know why, but he felt that his mother seemed different from before. It seemed that her tone towards him had changed, but he didn't know why.

"Mother, Zhu Xiong Ying has returned from the southwest!"

Upon hearing this name, the Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Lü, began to show anger in her eyes.

Inside the palace, the disgust in his eyes was undisguised. After a long time, perhaps realizing that he couldn't get out of there and couldn't offer any help, he took a deep breath.

"You're back, come back from over there."

Now you wield considerable power; you're perfectly capable of challenging him!"

"As for whether you can succeed, that depends on yourself. Also, if you have nothing to do, go visit your royal grandfather more often. Although your royal grandfather likes gentle and refined people like your father and you, basic decisiveness and methods are also indispensable!"

"More importantly, you need to let them see your filial piety. As the saying goes, filial piety is the most important of all virtues. Only when you are seen as a virtuous person who is extremely kind to them and to your uncles and brothers will you have a better chance!"

Zhu Yunwen was somewhat puzzled after hearing this.

"But Mother, you said before that those vassal kings were all arrogant and domineering, and never took us seriously. You said that once I ascended to that position, I would demote them all to commoners. Why has it suddenly changed now?"

When the Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Lü, heard this, she was furious. How could she have given birth to such a stupid son?

"I'm telling you all this so you can do what you'll be doing once you're in that position, provided you have power. Right now you have nothing, so it's way too early to be saying all this!"

"Remember, never say such a thing to anyone, not even a word. Otherwise, if it gets to the ears of those vassal kings, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"There are some of those vassal kings who can be won over!"

"Now that Zhu Xiong Ying has changed their system of succession to the throne, although some princes are able to expand outwards to acquire more land, many other princes do not have much ability!"

"This will greatly limit their power and influence, so there must be many people in the court who are dissatisfied with Zhu Xiong Ying. Try to win over more of them so they will stand on your side!"

"By then, it won't be so easy for him to do anything to you. This is all I can do."

"From now on, it's up to you to walk this path," Zhu Yunwen said, nodding firmly as he looked at the door in front of him.

"Please rest assured, Mother, once I ascend to that position, I will definitely release you!"

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Lü, smiled and nodded.

He would rather leave this place than stay here.

However, this order was given personally by His Highness the Crown Prince.

Even Zhu Yunwen wasn't really that useful; if he angered Crown Prince Zhu Biao, it would backfire.

As the husband of Crown Prince Zhu Biao for so many years, he understood Zhu Biao's personality very well.

This Zhu Biao is not as benevolent and kind as he appears on the surface.

If you really want to provoke him, his methods are probably not much different from those of Zhu Yuanzhang.

I just hope that my son will one day be able to take that position.

Once Zhu Yunwen ascends to that position, he will be the Empress Dowager, and then who will dare to stop him?

Unfortunately, Zhu Xiong Ying was in their way, a complete stumbling block. Besides Zhu Xiong Ying, Crown Prince Zhu Biao was also a stumbling block.

As long as Crown Prince Zhu Biao is in this place, Zhu Yunwen will absolutely not be allowed to ascend to that position.

(End of this chapter)