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Chapter 563 New Functions of the System
The news that Xu Bin was punished by castration by the emperor was immediately heard by Sun Ruowei. Sun Ruowei no longer cared about the harem not interfering in politics and immediately hurried to the emperor's Qianqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, why did you execute Xu Bin?" Sun Ruowei questioned the emperor in front of her.

"Mother, I have tolerated him for a long time. If it weren't for you, I would have had him tortured to death long ago." The emperor said to Sun Ruowei with gritted teeth.

"Why? Why do you, Your Majesty, hate him so much?" Sun Ruowei looked at the emperor in confusion.

"Mother, just now Xu Bin actually presented me with the 'immortal pill' he made. Do you think it's necessary for me to like him?" The emperor explained indignantly.

"What? Your Majesty, maybe he really means well." Sun Ruowei also realized that Xu Bin had gone too far and was simply courting death.

"Alright! I'm not a three-year-old child. I know exactly what the so-called elixir is. I'm giving you, my mother, face by not killing him directly."

"Your Majesty, I suspect it was you who reactivated the Nurgan Regional Command, which reminded him of his bad past, leading to his wrong behavior." Although she knew that Xu Bin had gone too far this time, Sun Ruowei still wanted to plead for Xu Bin.

"Hmph! Womanly kindness! The abolition of the Nurgan Regional Military Commission has completely cost the Ming Dynasty a vast territory and rendered the people there barbaric." Upon hearing Sun Ruowei's speculation, Su Ning scoffed at Zhu Zhanji's original decision, which directly caused the Ming Dynasty to lose control of the Nurgan Regional Military Commission and Annan. "If it were me who made the decision, I would definitely not have pardoned the orphans of the Jingnan Rebellion. Instead, I would have continuously sent more people from the Central Plains and then developed the Nurgan Regional Military Commission."

"Your Majesty, you will never be able to change your habit of ostentation." Sun Ruowei couldn't understand the emperor's love of ostentation.

"Everywhere the sun and moon shine is the territory of the Great Ming. You people will eventually become national sinners."

At this time, a Jinyiwei hurried into the Qianqing Palace and reported to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the traitor Xu Bin suddenly bit his tongue and committed suicide. Now there is no way to save him."

"What?" Sun Ruowei collapsed to the ground.

"Empress Dowager?" "Mother?"

Soon Sun Ruowei was carried to the bedroom of the Qianqing Palace. The imperial physicians came to the Qianqing Palace for treatment as soon as possible. The imperial physicians began to give Sun Ruowei medicine in a hurry, and only then did Sun Ruowei wake up.

"Your Majesty, I want to talk to you alone." Sun Ruowei asked Su Ning as soon as she woke up.

"All of you go down!" Suning ordered all the palace maids and eunuchs to leave.

"Yes! Your Majesty."

After everyone in the bedroom had left, the emperor looked at Sun Ruowei lying on the bed, "Mother, do you have anything to say?"

"Your Majesty, why are you so heartless?" Sun Ruowei looked at Su Ning with a pale face.

"Mother, I believe I have done my utmost." The emperor said disapprovingly.

"Your Majesty, if I could have the chance to start over again, I would definitely not choose to join the royal family." At this time, Sun Ruowei was full of regrets about her life.

"Mother, sometimes a person's fate is predetermined. No matter how unwilling you are, it is something that cannot be changed." Based on her understanding of Sun Ruowei, she did not have much feelings for Xu Bin, and her original choice of Zhu Zhanji was the result of her careful consideration.

"No! I can definitely change my destiny."

"Why don't you give it a try?" Suning thought of the new function of his system and couldn't help but look at Sun Ruowei with interest.

"Try it? Do I still have a chance to try it?" Sun Ruowei looked at Su Ning in surprise.

"Yes! But you are destined to be in vain." After saying this meaningful sentence, Sun Ning waved at Sun Ruowei lying on the hospital bed, and Sun Ruowei in front of him immediately disappeared.

Sun Ruowei looked around blankly, and suddenly realized that this was the antique shop. Just when Sun Ruowei was feeling at a loss, a figure that only existed in her dreams appeared, and then Sun Ruowei couldn't help but hug the other person tightly.

"Dad, I miss you so much!" Sun Ruowei thought she was dreaming and cried bitterly.

"Ruowei, we just failed in the assassination! You don't have to be so sad, right?" Sun Yu looked at his daughter with a helpless smile.

"Assassination? What assassination?" Sun Ruowei looked up at her father Sun Yu with tears and snot.

"Bang, bang, bang" a series of rapid knocks on the door disturbed the father and daughter who were both confused.

"Ruowei, please restrain yourself for a moment. It might be the Jinyiwei who came to search." Sun Yu guessed the identity of the person and explained to the excited Sun Ruowei.

"what?"

Watching her father, Sun Yu, open the door, Sun Ruowei recalled her first meeting with Zhu Zhanji. Suddenly, she realized she was lying on a hospital bed in the Qianqing Palace. How had she suddenly appeared there over forty years ago? Could this have all been because of the mysterious Zhengtong Emperor?

Just when Sun Ruowei was feeling puzzled, Sun Yu had already opened the door of the antique shop, and Zhu Zhanji, dressed in the Jinyiwei Feiyu uniform, appeared in front of her in a domineering manner. Then Sun Ruowei looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face in front of her in a daze.

"Sir, we are all law-abiding businessmen. We hope you can show some mercy." Sun Yu explained hurriedly with a smile on his face.

"Behave yourself? I think you are not simple!" Zhu Zhanji looked at Sun Ruowei with red eyes fiercely.

"Huh?" Sun Yu noticed the stunned Sun Ruowei and quickly pulled her behind him. He then explained with a smile, "This official is my son. He grew up in a small town and hasn't seen much of the world."

"Oh? Is she really your son? How can she be so delicate and tender? You should know that homosexuality is prevalent in Nanjing recently. You and your son should pay more attention to it!" Zhu Zhanji said with a smirk on his face.

"Ah?" Sun Yu and Sun Ruowei were both confused, and Sun Ruowei stared blankly at the man in front of her, always feeling that there was something different about the other person.

"Sir Huang, we found this." A Jinyiwei said in surprise while holding a broken arrowhead.

Zhu Zhanji took the arrow from the Jinyiwei with a playful look on his face. At the same time, the other Jinyiwei nervously surrounded Sun Yu and Sun Ruowei. Zhu Zhanji then looked at Sun Yu and Sun Ruowei meaningfully, "Can you explain, please?"

"Ah?" Sun Yu and Sun Ruowei were both confused at this time. Sun Ruowei clearly remembered that Zhu Zhanji had helped them conceal the matter, but now he directly exposed them.

"Humph! Since there's no explanation, come with us!"

Zhu Zhanji and four Jinyiwei escorted Sun Yu and Sun Ruowei, father and daughter, out of the antique shop. Then Zhu Zhanji asked one of the Jinyiwei leaders, "Captain Liu, where is the emperor now?" "Sir Huang, the emperor should still be in Jiming Temple." Although Captain Liu did not know Zhu Zhanji's true identity, he still answered respectfully.

"Well, then let's go directly to Jiming Temple." Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but smile mischievously when he thought about his next move.

"Yes! Master Huang."

Sun Ruowei looked at Zhu Zhanji's back in front of her blankly. The strange feeling became stronger and stronger. She felt that this Zhu Zhanji was always different from the one in her memory. There was a weird feeling everywhere. In her memory, Zhu Zhanji did not take her father and daughter to Jiming Temple, but always wanted to find out about the orphans of the Jingnan Rebellion from them.

Zhu Zhanji led everyone to Jiming Temple quickly, and then personally escorted the bound father and daughter to Zhu Di. "Your Majesty, these two are the assassins who escaped today."

"What?" Zhu Di and his daughter Sun Yu looked at Zhu Zhanji in confusion.

Zhu Di was confused because Zhu Zhanji was too fast, while Sun Yu and Sun Ruowei, father and daughter, were confused because they felt that Zhu Zhanji was too careless. How could he determine their identities based on just the arrowhead of a broken arrow?

"Your Majesty, this man's name is Sun Yu. He was originally a general in the Jingnan Army. When they attacked the Imperial City of Nanjing, he was entrusted by the Imperial Censor Jing Qing to escape Nanjing with Jing Qing's daughter. The woman disguised as a man beside Sun Yu is Jing Qing's daughter, Sun Ruowei."

"What?" Sun Ruowei looked at Zhu Zhanji blankly. She was now certain that this "Zhu Zhanji" was not that "Zhu Zhanji".

"Well, what else?" Zhu Di looked at the stunned Sun Yu and Sun Ruowei, father and daughter, without comment, and then looked at Zhu Zhanji meaningfully again.

"Your Majesty, according to a tip from my top-secret insider, after the Jingnan Campaign, a mysterious figure calling himself 'The Emperor' secretly selected suitable talents from among the orphans of the Jingnan Rebellion and trained them, leading to this assassination attempt. Furthermore, according to this insider, this 'Emperor' possesses immense power, not only colluding with the orphans of the Jingnan Rebellion but also entangled with various tribes of the Mongol steppes. This Northern Expedition was also caused by the 'Emperor's' deliberate leak of secrets, resulting in the failure of Your Majesty's 500,000-man army."

"Zhu Zhanji, is your information really reliable?" Zhu Di's voice was chilling at this moment, and he felt like a volcano about to erupt.

"Your Majesty, this humble servant's insider holds an important position within the Imperial Guard. I believe the head of the Imperial Guard must be fully aware of this. The only reason he hasn't reported this to Your Majesty is that he's waiting for a good price."

"Hmph! Zhu Zhanji, you might as well just say that it was the two brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui who were plotting a rebellion." Zhu Di had a strange feeling when he heard Zhu Zhanji mention the "Emperor" and the head of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"The Emperor's clear warning!"

"Zhu Zhanji, if it is really them, how do you think we should deal with them?" At this time, Zhu Di looked at his grandson with a playful expression.

"kill!"

"Get out! Get out of here!" Zhu Di angrily picked up the inkstone on the table and smashed it hard on Zhu Zhanji's brow. Zhu Zhanji's brow kept bleeding. "Evil creature! All you can think about is killing your own uncle. You really disappoint me."

Zhu Zhanji didn't care about his wound at all. He felt as if it was not his own body. Then he silently left Jiming Temple and went straight back to his current home, the East Palace.

When the fat Zhu Gaochi and the Crown Princess Zhang Yan saw their son's miserable condition, they immediately surrounded him nervously and shouted for the imperial physician to come and treat him, "Zhanji, what's wrong with you? Why are you dressed like this?"

"Dad, Mom, this was made by my grandfather using an inkstone."

"Huh? How did you offend him again?"

Just at this moment the imperial physician came over in a panic, so Zhu Zhanji stopped explaining and let the imperial physician treat him. Soon Zhu Zhanji felt much better.

"My Lord Crown Prince, my Lady Crown Princess, the Emperor's grandson's wound is very deep. Please be careful to avoid getting it wet in the next few days. Avoid spicy food and alcohol."

"Well, all of you go down!" Crown Princess Zhang Yan angrily drove away the imperial doctors.

"Yes! Please leave."

After the imperial physician left, Zhu Zhanji had Crown Princess Zhang Yan dismiss all the palace maids and eunuchs. He then quietly explained the entire matter, "Dad, I've discovered that the person who attempted to assassinate the emperor was an orphan of the Jingnan Rebellion, and I've also discovered that my second and third uncles were the masterminds. Grandfather asked me how to deal with them, and I said one word: 'Kill them.' As a result, I'm now like this."

"Oh! You really deserve it! How can you answer your grandfather like that! Aren't you seeking death on purpose?" After understanding the whole story, Zhu Gaochi realized that it was his son who had offended Zhu Di.

"Crown Prince, how can you talk like that? The second and third sons are planning a rebellion. Is there anything wrong with what Zhanji said?" Crown Princess Zhang Yan was a little unhappy.

"I"

"Dad, why don't you stop being the crown prince?" Zhu Zhanji suddenly looked at the fat Zhu Gaochi expectantly.

"Ah?" Zhu Gaochi and Crown Princess Zhang Yan looked at Zhu Zhanji in shock.

"Dad, I heard that my second uncle doesn't like the Yunnan fiefdom chosen for him by grandpa, but I feel that Kunming in Yunnan is like spring all year round. Why don't we just go to Yunnan as a family?" Zhu Zhanji expressed his thoughts.

"Zhanji, are you confused because of the fever?" Crown Princess Zhang Yan immediately put her hand on Zhu Zhanji's forehead.

"Dad, Mom, I'm very clear-headed now. No matter who becomes emperor between you and Second Uncle, the other will die miserably. Even if we win and don't kill Second Uncle, he will commit suicide or constantly challenge our bottom line."

"This" Fat Zhu Gaochi agreed with his son Zhu Zhanji's statement.

"Dad, you know my second uncle's temper very well. You should know that what I said is true, so we should take the initiative to leave."

"Zhanji, it would be so great to be an emperor! You have seen too little about the winners and losers." Princess Zhang Yan, who was standing by, was somewhat unhappy.

"Mother, look at my father's health right now. Even if he becomes emperor, how many years can he last?" Zhu Zhanji pointed at the chubby Zhu Gaochi and said with a wry smile, looking at the power-hungry Crown Princess Zhang Yan. "Grandpa threatens me every day, and my second and third uncles are plotting against me. Do you think I'll live long?"

"what?"

"Dad, Mom, being an emperor is really boring. Being on guard every day like Grandpa is really not something that ordinary people can endure."

"Zhanji, have you really figured it out?" Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Zhanji with a complicated expression.

"Dad, I've figured it out. Just give the throne to my second uncle. We won't fight with him anymore."

(End of this chapter)