Ming Dynasty: Pick up attributes from the battlefield to create the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 261 Lan Yu is overjoyed, the Lü family is terrified! Inside the main hall of Wenyuan Pavilion!

Zhu Yunwen!
He was a coward by nature.

If Zhu Yunwen was weak because he was suppressed and bullied by Lady Lü, then Zhu Yunwen's character and talent were simply lacking.

"How to do?"

"what should I do?"

Zhu Yunwen murmured to himself, filled with terror.

Faced with these fierce-looking Imperial Guards, he had no idea what to do.

Inside the palace, no further movement was heard from Lady Lü, perhaps she had reached the extreme of fear.

Simultaneously.

Inside the East Palace.

The location of Consort Chen's palace.

"Mother concubine."

"Something has happened in the palace."

A young woman hurried into Consort Chen's palace, her face serious.

“Yunling.”

"How old are you? You're getting married this year, so you need to behave more gracefully and elegantly, and not be impulsive."

Upon seeing the young woman arrive, Consort Chen, sitting upright in the hall, adopted a somewhat stern expression.

Obviously.

Consort Chen was one of Zhu Biao's concubines, while the beautiful young woman in palace attire before them was Zhu Biao's eldest daughter, Zhu Yunling.

She was also born to the former Crown Princess.

Since the death of the Crown Princess.

Zhu Yunling was then raised by this Chen family. Unlike the Lü family, who cared for the children of the former Crown Princess, Chen had no children of her own, so she naturally took good care of him and fulfilled her duties.

This also made Zhu Yunling willingly call her "Mother Consort".

"Mother concubine."

"Many Imperial Guards have entered the Eastern Palace and have sealed off the entire palace, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving."

“Even the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, that… that Jiang Huan who is known as the ‘Butcher’, has come.” Zhu Yunling said very seriously.

Hear this.

Consort Chen's expression also changed: "The Embroidered Uniform Guards have entered the Eastern Palace?"

"impossible."

"Your Highness despises the Embroidered Uniform Guard the most. The Eastern Palace has always been a forbidden area for the Embroidered Uniform Guard. How dare these Embroidered Uniform Guards enter the Eastern Palace?" Consort Chen asked in surprise.

"Mother concubine."

“That Jinyiwei butcher is directly under the command of my grandfather, so this must be on his orders. And his entry into the Eastern Palace must have been with my father’s permission,” Zhu Yunling said after thinking for a moment.

Hear this!

Consort Chen nodded in understanding: "That should be the case."

"But what could possibly alarm the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

"And they'll even have to come to the Eastern Palace to investigate?"

This was something no one could have imagined.

"Mother concubine."

"Could it be that something has happened to the Lü family?" Zhu Yunling said with a hint of speculation.

But as soon as she finished speaking...

Consort Chen's expression changed drastically in an instant. She stood up abruptly and glanced cautiously at the palace entrance.

"Don't talk nonsense."

"Don't you know that the entire Eastern Palace is her spy network?"

"I've gotten along with her peacefully all these years, and she hasn't done anything to you, all because I don't talk too much. But if I do talk too much, the consequence is that she'll deal with me."

“That woman is incredibly vicious, you know that,” Chen Fei said with great concern.

You can tell.

She was terrified of Lady Lü; otherwise, as a fellow concubine, she wouldn't have been so afraid and worried.

"Mother concubine."

“I really can’t stand what the Lü family has done to Yun Tong over the years.”

“Yun Tong was such a good child, but she was bullied like that. If her older brother were still here, he wouldn’t have ended up like this.”

"It's hateful that I can't even protect Yunhuo."

When Lu Shi was mentioned, Zhu Yunling was filled with hatred. Thinking of the suffering her younger brother had endured over the years, she felt even more guilty and remorseful.

Because all she could do was watch; she had no other way to change anything.

"Ugh."

Seeing her daughter like this, Consort Chen also looked helpless: "Lady Lü is deeply favored by your father, and she also has the power to control the internal affairs of the Eastern Palace as the Crown Princess. We can't fight against her. If we even open our mouths and say a word, we will be targeted by her. These words can only be said between my daughter and me. We must not say them to anyone else. There are also spies placed by Lady Lü around me. She is watching us very closely."

In this regard.

How could Zhu Yunling not know that even if she truly hated him, she could only suppress it in her heart, and there was nothing she could do about it?

At this moment!

A series of hurried footsteps approached.

Consort Chen and her daughter immediately looked outside the palace.

Several Imperial Guards dressed in flying fish robes had already arrived at the palace gate.

"Jinyiwei?"

Both men were startled when they saw the Imperial Guards.

"By order of the commander, we request that Madam and the Princess enter the palace for an audience." The head of the Imperial Guards bowed to Consort Chen.

Hear this!

Consort Chen and her daughter Zhu Yunling exchanged a glance, both looking on with a mixture of panic and confusion.

They all seem to be thinking about it.

Could it be that the Imperial Guards who entered the Eastern Palace this time were targeting them?
Could it be that Lady Lü attacked them?
Both of them realized this at the same time, and their faces immediately showed panic and even fear.

The head of the Imperial Guard smiled and immediately said, "Please rest assured, Madam and Princess, we have invited you to the palace not to hold you accountable, but to inquire about some matters concerning the Crown Prince's Palace. It has nothing to do with you two personally."

The Embroidered Uniform Guard appeared.

This must be a big deal.

If things aren't explained clearly, and the two people in front of us make a mistake, then that would be a crime.

They're definitely going to be in deep trouble.

"May I ask, what exactly happened in the palace?" Consort Chen asked, mustering her courage.

"Young Master Yuntong entered the palace to meet the Emperor and, as a grandson of the Emperor, filed a complaint against Consort Lü for years of oppression and injustice."

"Now the Emperor and the Crown Prince have issued an order to thoroughly investigate the Eastern Palace."

"Besides inviting the ladies and the princess, all the palace servants around Consort Lü have been taken away."

"Now we are just waiting to enter the palace to report to the Emperor and the Crown Prince." The Imperial Guard did not hide anything and told the truth.

After all, these things would no longer be secrets once they reached the palace, and the Eastern Palace had already been sealed off, so Lady Lü had no chance to make any arrangements.

Hear this!

Consort Chen and Zhu Yunling stared wide-eyed, a look of disbelief washing over them.

"Yun Tong, he actually went to the palace to appeal to the Emperor?" A hint of joy appeared in Zhu Yunling's eyes.

"Is this...is this still Yunhu?" Consort Chen was somewhat shocked.

She knew Zhu Yunwen's character all too well; he was incredibly cowardly when bullied, and he wouldn't dare to resist, let alone face Lady Lü.

Now, they've actually gone to the palace to lodge a complaint?

"Both of you."

"In order not to delay the Emperor and the Crown Prince's time."

"Please move aside, a carriage is already prepared outside the East Palace," the Imperial Guard said again.

"Yes, yes, yes." Consort Chen nodded repeatedly.

In the corner of his eye, Yu Guang and Zhu Yunling exchanged a look of unspoken joy.

"Yunxun."

"Finally, I'm free from this misery. The Lü family will finally get their comeuppance." Zhu Yunling was overjoyed at this moment.

The fact that the Embroidered Uniform Guard was able to conduct a thorough investigation suggests that the Lü family truly has nothing left to change this time.

Even though she was trying to deduce it.

However, not everyone in the Eastern Palace is fearless of death, and many things are known to them.

In front of Zhu Biao, Lady Lü indeed behaved as gentle, elegant, and courteous, displaying the demeanor of the mistress of the Eastern Palace, but in reality, she held absolute power within the Eastern Palace.

When she first started raising Zhu Yunwen, Lady Lü didn't dare to go too far, only using the guise of raising and educating him to suppress him. However, as Zhu Yunwen grew up and his personality became extremely timid, Lady Lü naturally had no more scruples. Moreover, none of the concubines in the Eastern Palace dared to oppose her, which further fueled her arrogance.

That's exactly right. All it takes is for the Embroidered Uniform Guard to investigate.

It will soon be clear whether Zhu Yunwen was telling the truth.

There is more than one witness.

of course!

If it really is like history.

Zhu Xiong Ying will never return. Zhu Yun Tong will never see his elder brother again. Perhaps the Lü family will continue to be arrogant, and eventually he, the legitimate son, will be completely marginalized and will have no chance at all.

Ultimately, Zhu Yunwen successfully ascended to that position.

but now.

History has gone astray.

As the Embroidered Uniform Guards left, news of what happened in the Eastern Palace spread to the Imperial Palace and even to Yingtian City through various channels.

The most attention was focused on the Duke of Liang's mansion.

main hall.

Lan Yu and Chang Mao sat facing each other, drinking wine.

"General."

"A message has come from the Crown Prince's Palace."

"Great news."

The commander of the personal guards rushed into the hall, extremely excited.

"What is it?" Lan Yu asked immediately, also with a hint of doubt.

after all.

Although Zhu Yunwen returned, it was probably only his first day back, and he likely only displayed some of his authority as the eldest son, nothing more.

"Young Master Yuntong went to the palace to meet the Emperor and complain about the Lü family's years of oppression."

"This news was just delivered by someone sent by Li Li," the commander of the personal guards said excitedly.

Hear this!

Lan Yu and Chang Mao both stood up, their eyes wide, and exclaimed in surprise, "Yun Tong is so decisive?"

Obviously.

Neither Lan Yu nor Zhu Yunwen expected that Zhu Yunwen would be so decisive, taking action against Lady Lü on his very first day back in the Eastern Palace.

"General."

"I must say, Li Li did a very good job this time."

"It was he who persuaded Young Master Yunwen that if you're going to do it, then do it thoroughly."

"Before entering the palace to meet the emperor, Li Li even led his guards to lock Lady Lü in her bedchamber, so that even if Lady Lü knew that her son was going to the palace to meet the emperor, she would not be able to stop him."

"His Majesty has directly dispatched the Embroidered Uniform Guard into the Eastern Palace," the commander of the Imperial Guards added immediately.

Hearing that the Embroidered Uniform Guard had entered the Eastern Palace.

Lan Yu and Chang Mao could hardly hide the excitement on their faces.

"Hahaha."

"Great."

"I never expected that Yunwen would give us such a big surprise on his first day back in the palace."

“The Embroidered Uniform Guard has already entered the Eastern Palace. Given the stupid things that Lady Lü did and how she bullied Yunhu, there must be many people in the Eastern Palace who know about it. As long as the Embroidered Uniform Guard investigates, there’s no way they won’t find out.”

"This time, the Lü family is finished."

“Not only is the Lü family finished, but her illegitimate son will never again have thoughts that don’t belong to him,” Lan Yu said with a loud laugh, extremely excited.

Chang Mao nodded excitedly, his face flushed: "Uncle, Yun Tong is really amazing this time. He did such a big thing without making a sound. He can use this to finish off the Lü family. When Xiong Ying returns to the Eastern Palace, the Lü family will probably be gone."

Hear the words.

"Humph."

"Perhaps Lady Lü can still use her silver tongue to get rid of him, but the Crown Prince will no longer trust her. When Xiong Ying returns, crushing her will be as easy as crushing an ant."

"Yun Teng, very good." Lan Yu smiled in agreement, her expression filled with satisfaction for Zhu Yun Teng.

"Uncle."

“These days have been effective in teaching Yun-teng.”

"It's all thanks to my uncle," Chang Mao said with admiration.

“It’s not just me.”

"Yun-tong was so decisive this time, not only because of our teachings, but most importantly because of Xiong-ying."

“From childhood, Yun-teng was taken care of by Xiong-ying. How could he bear to think that his older brother and mother were harmed by that vile woman, Lü Shi?”

"It's all because Yunhu knew his elder brother was still alive, which helped him to pull himself together again," Lan Yu said thoughtfully.

He understood perfectly what Zhu Yunwen was thinking.

Although they could serve as guides to help Zhu Yunwen move on from the past, the greatest support for Zhu Yunwen came from his elder brother, who was also the source of his confidence.

"My uncle is right."

Chang Mao nodded in agreement, then seemed to remember something and asked, "So, what do we need to do now?"

"There's no need to do anything. Yun Tong's audience with the Emperor has already done everything that needed to be done."

"With the Embroidered Uniform Guard and Jiang Huan personally investigating, we can just watch the show."

"Anyway, the Eastern Palace is going to change hands soon. That bitch Lü, hmph, now it's that old bastard Lü Ben who's worried." Lan Yu sneered, full of mockery and schadenfreude.

now.

All you really need to do is watch the show.

"This time, Yun Tong did a good job."

"When Xiong Ying returns, we must give him a good compliment," Chang Mao said, laughing heartily.

Both of them were extremely happy.

And this moment.

Just as Lan Yu had predicted.

The Crown Prince's palace has its own spies and informants.

After the Embroidered Uniform Guards left, their informants relayed the news to the Lü residence.

"what?"

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard is searching the Eastern Palace?"

"Is Yan'er imprisoned in her palace and unable to leave?"

"Have all the palace servants around her been taken away by the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

When Lü Ben, who was on leave, heard the news, his old face tightened, and boundless fear welled up inside him.

As Lu's father, he knew all too well what he and Lu had done over the years.

Every single one of these actions is a crime punishable by the extermination of the entire clan!
"Why is this happening?" Lu Ben looked at the person in front of him with great confusion.

"Reporting to Your Excellency."

"It seems...it seems that Zhu Yunwen entered the palace to pay homage to the Emperor and reported to the Empress."

"So...that's why we attracted the attention of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, who came to the Eastern Palace to investigate." The messenger replied respectfully.

"Zhu Yunxi sued?"

Lu Ben frowned, equally surprised, but his old face was tense and solemn.

But at the moment.

There was no room for Lü Benduo to think about anything.

Inside the main hall of Wenyuan Pavilion!

Jiang Huan has already arrived.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Your Majesty, I have brought all the ladies of the Eastern Palace, the princesses, the palace servants of Lady Lü, and the other palace servants responsible for the daily life of Prince Yuntong to the outside of the palace." After arriving, Jiang Huan knelt down and bowed before Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Where is Lady Lü?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

"He is currently being held in the Eastern Palace and has not been summoned," Jiang Huan replied respectfully.

"Come one by one."

"Let the Crown Prince's concubines and daughters enter the palace first."

"We need to get to the bottom of this," Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

This time.

He must seek justice for his grandson.

……

(End of this chapter)