My hotel is full of emperors throughout history.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened instantly, staring intently at the dazzling bright yellow dragon robe on Zhu Di's body.

Zhu Di was slightly taken aback when he heard this. He glanced at the television first, and then said to Chen Mo in front of him with some surprise.

"Did you turn on the TV?"

"No!"

"Then why did I hear my father's voice?"

Chen Mo looked behind Zhu Di and fell silent.

Although he didn't say anything, his eyes were constantly giving Zhu Di meaningful glances.

"Fourth brother???"

Zhu Biao was stunned when he saw Zhu Di wearing a dragon robe as soon as he entered the room.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di was even more astonished.

"That's strange! How come I can hear not only my dad's voice, but also my older brother's?"

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the television again, and then hesitated for a moment when he saw that it was off.

"Could it be that my tireless travel back to Beijing has caused me to hallucinate?"

Zhu Di paused, thinking of what Zhu Yuanzhang had looked like in the past, looked at Chen Mo, and couldn't help but complain.

"Let me tell you! My husband is so biased!"

"I and the other kids were like children picked up along the way; only my eldest brother was our biological son!"

"My elder brother has properly trained all the civil and military officials!"

"However, I must admit, my eldest brother is truly good to us younger brothers!"

Zhu Di sighed.

"Back then, because we couldn't memorize the text, the old man was so angry he wanted to beat my third brother and me, but luckily my eldest brother was there!"

"Otherwise, given the old man's temper, I don't know how long I'd be bedridden!"

Old Zhu's face darkened even more upon hearing this.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao, who was standing to the side, showed a touch of emotion on his face.

But the next second.

"It's a pity he died so young!"

"Otherwise, there's no way I could have quelled the rebellion!"

"Forget about the Jingnan Campaign; I'm afraid the moment you have that idea, I'll be leading my men to Yingtian myself!"

Zhu Biao's expression froze, his gratitude turning into a blank look.

"And also... speaking of the old man, I have to mention his terrible temper!"

Zhu Di then brought up Zhu Yuanzhang again.

Zhu Di would get angry whenever Zhu Yuanzhang was mentioned, and continued to complain.

"He likes to swear at the drop of a hat!"

"It's one thing to swear, but he also likes to whip people with his belt!"

"You're already an old man, and you can still give me a younger brother!"

"Truly, he's still going strong for his age!"

"It's one thing to have a younger brother, but he also points at us, a group of vassal kings, and curses and beats us!"

After saying this, Zhu Di recalled how Zhu Yuanzhang used to curse people, coughed, and then pretended to speak.

"Have we been too lenient with you?"

"See if we don't beat you to a pulp!"

"You little brat! If I don't beat you to death today, I'll change my surname to yours!"

At this point, Zhu Di smiled and looked at Chen Mo, asking a question.

"You tell me, even if he takes my surname, he'll still be surnamed Zhu, right?"

Chen Mo kept his mouth shut and didn't say anything, but kept staring at Zhu Di's back and kept giving him meaningful glances.

Zhu Di didn't understand his meaning at first and asked with a puzzled look.

"Why aren't you saying anything, Shopkeeper Chen?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a cold laugh came from behind him.

"So, does my surname belong to you, or does yours belong to me, Zhu?"

"Of course he took my surname. After all, he said it himself: if I don't beat him to death, I'll take his surname. And look at me, I'm still alive and well."

Zhu Di answered instinctively.

As soon as I finished speaking, I immediately felt something was wrong and turned my head back.

In that instant, their eyes met, and time seemed to stand still.

Zhu Di turned his head sharply back.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"Mr. Chen, your inn is really eerie!"

Zhu Di chuckled repeatedly.

"I can only hallucinate the old man's and my older brother's voices, but how can I also see people?"

Then Zhu Di continued speaking to himself.

"Hmm! I guess it's because I was traveling day and night on my way back to the capital from the Northern Expedition."

After saying this, Zhu Di turned his head back once more, and then turned back again.

Whether he was trying to calm himself down or something else, he took a deep breath, pointed behind him, and smiled at Chen Mo.

"Look! This is our old man. Doesn't he look incredibly imposing, exuding an aura of dominance?"

"Actually, what I said just now was just a joke, Mr. Chen, please don't take it to heart."

"My dad loves me the most!"

"Without my father, there would be no Zhu Di!"

"And my older brother, isn't he a handsome man?!"

"Wait! Something's not right! Why are they still holding Mother?"

"It's one thing to be carrying the Empress Dowager, but why are you walking this way?"

Zhu Di laughed heartily, but the smile on his face grew increasingly ugly.

Then, he smiled at Chen Mo and muttered to himself.

"As expected! I must be too tired! Shopkeeper Chen, I'm going back to my room now!"

After saying this, Zhu Di stood up, but before he could take a step, he was pressed down by his father.

"Yo~!"

Zhu Yuanzhang gave a cold laugh.

He looked at Zhu Di in front of him, then at Zhu Biao beside him, and remained silent for a while.

"This humble citizen, Zhu Chongba, along with my lowly wife, Ma Xiuying, and my son, Zhu Biao, pay our respects to the Yongle Emperor, Zhu Di."

Zhu Di: ? ? ?

Zhu Di remained silent for a long time.

Having known Zhu Yuanzhang very well, he knew very well that the old man was truly angry.

There's a saying that goes something like this.

The calm before the storm is always exceptionally quiet.

This statement is very applicable to the current situation.

Old Zhu looks just like this now.

"Father...please don't joke like that! Your son really can't accept that!"

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Zhu Di could only force a smile that looked more like a grimace.

But Old Zhu acted as if he hadn't seen it and just sneered.

"You still remember I'm your father?"

"Make it up!"

"Keep making things up? We're listening. You're surnamed Zhu? Hmm?"

Old Zhu stared straight at Zhu Di, as if demanding an explanation.

Zhu Di pondered for a moment, then spoke in a serious tone.

"Father, actually just now I... I was... I was discussing music with Shopkeeper Chen!"

"Yes! Music! That 'Have we been too lenient with you?' is an ancient chanting style..."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and subconsciously reached for something at his waist, but then suddenly realized he was still holding a girl.

Zhu Di also realized what he wanted to do. When he saw Empress Ma in his arms, it was as if he had seen a savior. He hurriedly and anxiously said.

"Father! What's wrong with Mother?"

"At this point, my own affairs must be put aside! Saving Mother Empress is the most urgent matter!"

After speaking, Zhu Di looked at Chen Mo.

"Manager Chen!!! Quick! Take Mother to the hospital!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhu Di, carrying Zhu Yuanzhang who was holding Empress Ma, rushed to the backyard, opened the carriage door first, and beckoned Old Zhu to get in.

He greeted them while chuckling at Old Zhu.

"Old man, you've never seen this thing before, have you? It's called a car. It can run really fast without oxen or horses; it just needs gasoline!"

Zhu Di raised his head, his face full of pride.

Upon hearing this, Old Zhu's face darkened, and he blurted out a curse.

"Shut up! You worthless bastard!"

"What time is it? Why are you still spouting this useless nonsense?!"

"Of course we know this thing is called a car! You little brat, you don't need to show off like that!"

After saying that, Old Zhu glared fiercely at Zhu Di.

"Instead of spouting nonsense, hurry up and come fetch your mother!"

"If you utter another word of nonsense, I'll beat you to death, you little brat!"

Halfway through his sentence, Old Zhu seemed to remember something, and his face hardened.

"We haven't settled the score with you yet about why you wore a dragon robe!"

"We'll settle this properly with you after your mother goes to the hospital."

As Old Zhu spoke, a sinister smile flashed across his face.

"Since we're at the hospital, I don't have to worry about accidentally killing you!"

"Then we'll show you what it means to be half-dead!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di shrank back and turned to go back to the inn.

"Then you all go ahead! I suddenly remembered that there are still some matters in the court that haven't been resolved. We'll talk about them later, Father."

Zhu Di forced a smile and said this, then turned to get out of the carriage and leave.

MD!

The old man has already said that, so he's an idiot if he comes back next time!

From now on, whenever the old man is around, he won't be here!

If he's there, the old man definitely won't be!

He refused to believe that the old man could travel back to his Yongle reign and attack him!

However, it seemed that Zhu Di had seen through Zhu Di's plan, and a faint voice came from behind Zhu Di.

"If you dare to leave, we'll go back and take action against Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di froze, and when he turned around, he saw his father looking at him with a cold smile.

"Get out of here! Get out of here now!"

"We won't stop you!"

"Anyway, we have a Zhu Di there too, but we're not sure what we'll do to him then."

Old Zhu sneered.

"You'd better hope we don't affect you!"

Zhu Di stopped in his tracks.

Seeing this, Old Zhu continued his sarcastic remarks.

"Get out of here! If you don't leave, you're not that Yongle Emperor!"

Zhu Di remained silent for a long time, then suddenly turned around and said with a fawning smile.

"Father, what are you saying! Mother has been so good to me, how could I possibly abandon her and go back alone!"

After saying that, Zhu Di winked at Zhu Biao.

"You agree, right, brother?"

Zhu Biao's lips twitched slightly, but he still cupped his hands in greeting to Old Zhu.

"Father, at this point, it's more important to take Mother to see a doctor first."

"We can talk about my fourth brother's matter anytime, but Mother's illness cannot be delayed any longer!"

"Right, right, right! We can't let this brat ruin our girl's chances!"

Old Zhu hurriedly said, then glanced at Zhu Di. Although he didn't make any explicit threat, the meaning in his eyes was quite clear.

If you really dare to leave, then even the former Prince Yan, Zhu Di, will be in trouble.

Zhu Di remained silent for a while, then obediently climbed into the carriage.

When Zhu Di returned, Old Zhu immediately spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"Oh! The second emperor of my great Ming Dynasty has returned again?"

"Weren't you leaving?"

"What's the point of coming back? At most, we'll break Prince Yan Zhu Di's legs and imprison him in the Imperial Clan Court for life."

"What does this have to do with your Emperor Zhu Di?"

"Dad, can we not talk about that?"

Zhu Di was about to cry.

He had imagined what it would be like to meet the old man, but he never expected to meet him now!

"Alright, buckle up, I'm about to drive."

After Chen Mo spoke, Zhu Di finally stopped talking to Yin Yang, glanced at Zhu Di, and then continued to take care of Empress Ma.

"Girl, hang in there a little longer, it'll be over soon."

"We'll be at the hospital soon! They can definitely cure you here!"

Zhu Di could only sit awkwardly beside Zhu Biao, but feeling uncomfortable under Zhu Biao's strange gaze, he still tried to explain.

"Brother, I don't want to rebel either!"

"But that brat Zhu Yunwen... Yunwen is pushing people too far!"

Upon hearing this, Old Zhu nearly exploded with anger and turned around to hurl insults.

"You fucking rebelled, fine, but you're blaming Yunwen for it!"

"Look at you! A dignified emperor who doesn't even dare to admit it openly!"

"So what if you covet the throne! You're already emperor, and you're still pretending to be all high and mighty in front of us? Haven't we given you enough beatings?"

Old Zhu stared coldly at Zhu Di.

"You usurper, you treacherous son! How could we have given birth to such a little brat!"

"Don't think we're letting you off the hook just because we're not smoking now! Just you wait... hehe~!"

"Father!"

Finally, Zhu Di, who had been keeping his head down and enduring all this, exploded, suddenly raising his head and almost roaring.

"Old man, you only talk about how I am! Why don't you look at what that little beast Zhu Yunwen has done?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Di remembered that Zhu Biao was still standing there. A look of embarrassment flashed across his face as he explained to Zhu Biao.

"Brother! When I said Zhu Yunwen was a little beast, I wasn't talking about you, you big beast. To be honest, I still really respect you as my older brother!"

Zhu Biao's lips twitched.

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered.

"What did you do? What did you do to rebel against him and seize his throne?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di's chest heaved, but he didn't flinch, meeting Old Zhu's gaze directly.

"All you do is accuse me of usurping the throne! Accuse me of being a rebellious son! Do you even know what that little beast Zhu Yunwen did after he became emperor?!"

"He listened to the slander of those pedantic scholars Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng, and began to reduce the power of the princes only a few days after ascending the throne!"

"It's just a matter of weakening the power of the regional military governors..."

"But he's not weakening the power of the feudal lords; he's taking the lives of us, his own uncles!"

Zhu Di's voice was tinged with sobs and boundless hatred.

"The King of Zhou, the King of Dai, the King of Qi, the King of Min... one by one he deposed them and reduced them to commoners. The King of Xiang, Zhu Bai, was even driven to the point of not being able to bear the humiliation and committed suicide by setting his entire palace on fire!"

"That was your own son, my own brother, Father! He was driven to his death by your precious grandson!!"

He suddenly grabbed the back of the front seat, his knuckles turning white from the force, and roared at Zhu Yuanzhang.

"They drove me to my death!!!"

"He's not just weakening the regional military governors; he's weakening the very flesh and blood of the Zhu family!"

"He wants to wipe out all his uncles who might threaten his throne!"

"If I, Zhu Di, do not raise an army, the next one to self-immolate or be imprisoned to death will be me! The next one will be your fourth son!!"

"Purge the court of corrupt officials? Pacify the nation? I was doing that to save myself! I was doing it to survive!!"

Zhu Di finally couldn't hold back his tears, which rolled down his cheeks, a mixture of anger and immense grievance.

"In your eyes, I am a usurper and a rebellious son!"

"But back then, if I didn't resist, I was doomed! Tell me, what should I do?!"

"Are we just going to sit here and wait to die?! Are we going to let Yunwen slaughter all of our own Zhu family?!"