0p0 Chapter 234 The Troubles of Happiness
Chapter 234 The Troubles of Happiness
In front of the gate of the imperial prison, several eunuchs walked in front and swept the floor of the prison again.
Four palace maids held flower baskets in their hands and carefully scattered the petals all over the ground, using the fragrance of the flowers to cover up the damp and moldy smell of the imperial prison.
The Jinyiwei on both sides saw this, but did not dare to say anything. They could only look quietly at the woman surrounded by the crowd.
"Crown Princess, why are you here?"
The jailer looked at Lu, who was approaching slowly and dignifiedly, and approached her with a smile.
Although she is the Crown Princess, this imperial prison is not an ordinary place and one cannot come here casually.
"Yunhuan is also my son. Since he is here, I naturally want to come and see him."
Without even lowering his head, Lu just glanced at the jailer out of the corner of his eye and spoke in a cold voice.
"That is, that is."
Even though Lu's attitude was defiant and he didn't take them seriously at all, the jailer didn't dare to say anything and could only smile awkwardly.
"Your Highness, the Crown Princess is here to see you."
Only the few Jinyiwei who were in charge of guarding Zhu Yunhuan looked at Lu who was slowly approaching, turned around and spoke softly.
Zhu Yunhuan opened his eyes and looked at the dignified and proud woman. A hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly concealed.
"What are you here for?"
He opened his mouth slowly and asked Lu in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.
"You are also from the East Palace, why can't I come and see you?"
As Lu spoke, she reached out to touch Zhu Yunhuan's face, looking like a loving mother.
Zhu Yunhuan took a step back, making Lu's move in vain, and said coldly: "Thank you for your concern, Crown Princess. Please go back."
Mrs. Lu's hand fell in the air, and froze for a moment before she withdrew it in dismay: "After all, I am your elder. I was also wrong for you to learn Gu magic secretly, and it is right for you to hate me."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen snorted with disdain again.
The woman in front of him knew better than anyone why he was in this situation.
Now he comes here pretending to be hypocritical.
The Jinyiwei guards standing by were even more confused as they watched the two of them interacting.
What kind of conflict does this prince have with the crown princess that makes them treat her so coldly?
"Forget it. Seeing that you are fine, I feel relieved."
As Lu said this, she turned around and looked at the Jinyiwei who were watching the show just now: "Who has come to see Hu'er in recent days?"
Seeing the Crown Princess's gaze on them, the Imperial Guards immediately stood up straight.
After hearing Lu's question, he looked at Zhu Yunhuan hesitantly.
Seeing that Zhu Yunhuan did not respond, he began softly, "Recently, the young grandson Zhu Ming has been coming here quite frequently."
"What did you say?"
Lu nodded and then asked again.
Zhu Ming came here often, which surprised him a little.
Not long after Zhu Yunhuan returned to the capital, Zhu Ming went to Shanxi to provide disaster relief. How come the two of them are so close now?
"This, I did not hear clearly."
The Jinyiwei shook their heads.
It’s not that they intentionally concealed it, but every time Zhu Ming and Zhu Yunhuan talked, they were sent out and Liu Jin was asked to watch outside the door, so they couldn’t hear anything even if they wanted to.
"My son Yunxun, I'll have to trouble you to take care of him during this period."
Lu didn't say anything else. She just chuckled at the Jinyiwei and left.
"Prince, what are you doing?"
It was not until the Crown Princess and the people he brought with him left that the Jinyiwei turned around and looked at Zhu Yunhuan awkwardly, with a look of confusion on their faces.
"do not mind."
Zhu Yunhuan didn't say anything and sat back in the corner.
Lu came here today and asked if anyone had seen him. It seems that Zhu Ming's advice was effective.
The Jinyiwei looked at each other in bewilderment. As outsiders, they still couldn't understand the relationships between the royal family members.
"Grandpa Emperor, are you here?"
Zhu Ming stood in front of the gate of Daming Palace, shouting at the top of his voice while striding inside.
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head from the pile of memorials on his desk and looked at his precious grandson.
"What's wrong, Ming'er?"
He walked over and brought Zhu Ming to sit next to him.
After reading memorials all day, he was tired, so he chatted with Zhu Ming to relax.
"Did they find out something during the trial of Wang Ganju?"
He took Zhu Ming's hand and patted it gently.
Wang Ganju's case involves many things. Even if Zhu Ming doesn't find out anything during the investigation, he won't blame him.
"Wang Ganju's matter is easy to handle."
Zhu Ming shook his head. Wang Ganju had long been abandoned by the Crown Princess and her companions.
Their only use now is to exchange for Zhu Yunhuan, who seems to be equally useless to them.
"Then why did you come to see me today?"
Seeing that Zhu Ming was not here for Wang Ganju's matter, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused and asked in confusion.
"The celebration banquet will take a few days, and we need to prepare a lot of things to reward the soldiers."
As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang's face became embarrassed.
His grandson returned from disaster relief and successfully quelled the mutiny.
His son Zhu Di and Lan Yu defeated the 18 tribes on the grassland and plundered their homes.
With so many happy events, he was overwhelmed with preparations for the celebrations.
This is probably the trouble of happiness.
"Can't we look for Grandpa Huang if everything is fine?"
Zhu Ming pretended to be displeased and asked back.
"Sure, sure, my dear grandson, you can come to me whenever you want."
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed even louder and patted Zhu Ming on the face.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Crown Princess is outside the palace gate."
Zhu Yuanzhang had just been joking with Zhu Ming for a while when Yun Qi ran in and bowed.
"What is she here for?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked a little annoyed as his leisure time joking with Zhu Ming was interrupted.
But the person outside the door was his favorite, and also the Crown Princess, so he couldn't let her stay like this forever.
"Let her in."
He spoke in a muffled voice and gave instructions to Yun Qi.
Not long after Yun Qi left, the sound of Lu's unhurried footsteps could be heard.
"I have met my father."
She walked up to Zhu Yuanzhang, bowed respectfully, and called him "behaved".
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was unhappy, he had to admit that Lu had done nothing wrong on the surface and wanted to be respectable.
If Lu never took action against Zhu Ming again, for the sake of Biao'er and Yunwen, he would not want to take action against Biao'er's widow either.
Zhu Ming looked at Lu who came in, fell silent, and watched from the side without saying a word.
He was also curious about what matter had Lu come to see the old man at this time.
Lu's eyes swept over Zhu Ming who was sitting next to Zhu Yuanzhang. Her movements froze, but she didn't say much. She lowered her head as usual.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Zhu Yuanzhang cleared his cough, looked at Lu, and asked in a deep voice.
It's really strange that Zhu Ming and Lu came to see me so tacitly today.
He didn't think this was just a simple coincidence.