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

Chapter 527 Lady Lü was afraid
Prince's East Palace.

This place should have been a resting place for the Crown Prince, but unfortunately, Crown Prince Zhu Biao has not returned to this place for a long time. During this period, Crown Prince Zhu Biao has been living in the Qin Zheng Hall.

Similarly, there is still one person confined within the Eastern Palace, namely the Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Lü.

Because the Lü clan had previously gathered many ministers to expel Zhu Xiong Ying and then put their own son Zhu Yun Wen in that position, this thoroughly angered Crown Prince Zhu Biao, so Crown Prince Zhu Biao...

Lady Lü was confined to the Eastern Palace.

Originally, Lady Lü had hoped that Zhu Yunwen would take that position and release her, but when Zhu Yunwen came looking for her later, his attitude completely disheartened her.

It was then that Lady Lü realized that she had never truly understood her son. Every day, she told her son that he must work hard to win the favor of the Crown Prince and Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, so that he could sit on that throne and become the most honored person in the world.

It was precisely for this reason that this matter became an obsession for Zhu Yunwen, and everything he did was driven by it.

Especially when he saw Zhu Xiong Ying being the center of attention while no one paid any attention to him, he felt even more desperate, so he vowed in his heart that he would surpass Zhu Xiong Ying no matter what.

Later, Lady Lü did something foolish: she had an affair with a princess of the Khmer Empire.

Although he seemed to have gained a fiefdom, he had actually lost that opportunity forever. The Khmer Empire had now been destroyed, and he had no idea what had become of his son.

Just then, a maid came in to report that the Minister of Rites, Lü Ben, had arrived.

When Lady Lü learned that her father had come to this place, she was extremely surprised. She was very curious about how her father had come to this place. Since she had been confined to the Eastern Palace, not only her foolish son, but even her own family members rarely came to this place, which made her very disappointed.

When Lü Ben arrived at the palace, he frowned as he looked at Lady Lü sitting at the very top.

At this moment, Lady Lü was dressed in extremely plain clothes, and she no longer looked as dignified as before, which made him extremely dissatisfied.

Regardless of anything else, this is still our family's daughter. Now that she has married into the royal family, she represents the face of the royal family. How can she dress like this?

At this moment, Lady Lü saw Lü Ben's expression through the curtain.

A hint of desolation flashed in his eyes at that moment.

"Please forgive me, Father, for this palace is usually deserted, so I haven't paid much attention to such matters. Please don't take offense!"

Upon hearing this, Lü Ben sighed. He knew something about his daughter's current situation, but he didn't know how to say it, since it concerned His Highness.

"We can't say it's His Highness's fault, can we?" he said, looking at Lady Lü.

"Daughter, you've suffered so much these past few days!"

"Don't worry, your hard times are over. It won't be long before you leave this place!"

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope flashed in Lady Lü's eyes.

But then, as if remembering something, his eyes suddenly darkened.

"Father, do you think your daughter believes this?"

"This is His Highness the Crown Prince's order. Without His Highness's permission, I will never be able to leave this place!"

"Perhaps I'll spend the rest of my life in this dimly lit room!"

At this moment, Lü Ben said firmly, "Don't worry, daughter. As long as you believe in me, you will definitely not stay in this place any longer. Do you know that Yunwen has returned!"

When Madam Lü heard this, she was stunned for a moment, her eyes filled with disbelief. Her beloved Yunwen had actually returned. But if Yunwen really had returned...

Why doesn't he come to see me? Doesn't he miss me at all? Thinking of this brought him no comfort, but rather extreme pain.

Lu Ben was unaware of these things, and then he excitedly said...

"No matter what, Yunwen is, after all, the emperor's grandson."

Although he made some mistakes before, no one is perfect, and I believe His Majesty will forgive him. In fact, he might even be able to ascend to this position!

After hearing this.

Lady Lü was stunned for a moment, and then looked at her father with disbelief.

Under normal circumstances, his son Yunwen would never be able to reach that position. If he were to actually reach that position, there would only be one possibility. Thinking of this, he was filled with disbelief.

“Father, do you mean to…” Lu Ben smiled and made a shushing gesture.

Lady Lü listened to these things with some disbelief, trying to calm herself down.

Is this really my father? I can't believe he would have the audacity to do something like this.

“Father, you are far too audacious. The Zhu family’s government is extremely stable right now. Even if you had such thoughts, the possibility is very low. Moreover, there are many officials and generals in the court and among the people who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty!”

"If we can't deal with them, everything else is just wishful thinking!"

"Don't do anything foolish that could ruin the entire Lü family!"

Lü Ben was immediately displeased upon hearing this.

"Don't worry, I would never have said these words if I didn't have enough confidence. There are quite a few people helping us now!"

"Zhu Xiong Ying insisted on implementing the land tax reform and the gentry's tax payment system. Now look what happened! He has offended almost all the civil and military officials in the court, especially all the powerful families!"

"Daughter, you must know that only a powerful and influential family can form an empire."

"Whether their foundation is stable or not, with the powerful clans of the world no longer supporting the Zhu family, how powerful can they still be?"

"I think it won't be long before they face opposition from the whole world!"

"In that case, why don't we take this opportunity to promote Yunwen to that position!"

"If Yunwen ascends to that position, you will be the Empress Dowager, and our Lü family can go even further and become the most prominent family in Jiangnan!"

As Lü Ben spoke, he became more and more excited, seemingly having convinced himself, but the Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Lü, knew that these were just wishful thinking.

She used to think the same way, but now she has a new idea: the one who truly controls the court is absolute power.

For example, the Zhu family not only had the support of troops from all over the country, but could also mobilize all the resources of the entire Ming Dynasty. Such power was already very stable and could not be compared with those aristocratic families and scholars.

(End of this chapter)