() Zhu Di's heart was still beating wildly, although it sounded like his father's tone seemed to be softened, but who knew whether it would be thunder or a gentle drizzle, so he had to kowtow again noncommittally,

"It's all the sons and daughters who are not good, and the sons and daughters have lost their honor, and I hope that my father will forgive my sins."

"Well, you know it,"

Seeing that the fourth son's face turned a little blue, knowing that he was really scared, Zhu Yuanzhang said secretly: Fortunately, at least he didn't push the blame on Yun Wei along the way, and it can be regarded as the eldest husband who dared to take it. The mood really relaxed, said,

"Remember, don't do it again!"

"Yes, Erchen knows."

Zhu Di replied cautiously.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at a son and a grandson kneeling in front of him again, and said,

"Get up, both of you, and come in with me!"

"Yes."

The uncle and nephew stood up together and followed him into the imperial study.

The attendants who were hiding in the distance didn't know what was going on, but they saw that the imperial grandson and His Royal Highness King Yan seemed to have been reprimanded by the emperor, and they didn't dare to talk nonsense, and they all went to do their own things.

Fortunately, the turmoil subsided like this, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not mention this matter again, and gave them a few days off after a while.

I had been thinking about Chai Jingnan, who lived in the Xu Mansion, so I had time to leave the palace, so Zhu Di hurriedly took Zheng He to the Wei Mansion.

Seeing him coming, Xu Huizu got up and saluted, saying,

"Your Highness, have you come back from the palace?"

"Where?"

Zhu Di showed a helpless wry smile and said,

"It was my father who gave me a few days off so that I could walk around at will, so I rushed back."

"That's right."

Xu Huizu still had that calm expression, as if there was no word "emotion" here at all, so although Zhu Di respected him, he couldn't help but keep some distance.

After taking a seat in the front hall, his spirit was slightly relaxed, and Zhu Di asked,

"Brother Hui, that little guard I brought didn't make trouble for the house, did he?"

"What about the kid?"

Xu Huizu smiled lightly,

"It's really grown up, strong martial arts, skilled, these days, as soon as you have time to increase your life, you can learn martial arts with that kid, which is also a promotion for him."

"It's good that you didn't cause anything,"

Zhu Di could finally breathe a long sigh of relief,

"Jing'er is really naughty, I'm worried that he won't be obedient. So, I'll go back and see him. ”

"Okay, Your Highness, please."

Xu Huizu nodded.

Zhu Di took Zheng He all the way towards Xu Zengshou's courtyard, and there was still some distance away, so he could hear the sound of blades colliding.

It can be said that they are fighting, in fact, it is more appropriate to use the word "teaching" to describe it, I saw Xu Zengshou holding a knife in both hands and attacking vigorously, while Chai Jingnan held a sword with one hand and easily resolved the opponent's offensive one by one, but the two of them got along unexpectedly well.

"Fourth uncle!"

Chai Jingnan caught a glimpse of Zhu Di and the others, so he grabbed a sword flower, led the knife that Xu Zengshou had just chopped in the other direction, and put the sword into the sheath and ran over.

Xu Zengshou, who was almost flashed, tried his best to stand firm, and looked back and said happily,

"Big brother-in-law, you're finally willing to come back!"

Seeing that the two of them ran in front of him, Zhu Di smiled and asked,

"Longevity, did Jing'er cause you any trouble?"

"It's not a problem,"

Xu Zengshou glanced at Chai Jingnan and said,

"It's just that sometimes I run away and can't find it."

"Jing'er? Is this true? ”

Zhu Di looked at Chai Jingnan and asked.

Chai Jingnan was a little aggrieved and unhappy,

"Who asked the fourth uncle, you won't come back to take a look, Jing'er is here to protect you, and she is not a guest at someone else's house, of course she will go to you."

"Looking for me?"

Zhu Di was even more surprised,

"Hey, Jing'er, where did you find me? Could it be ......?"

"Yes, I went to the emperor's grandfather's house to find you,"

Chai Jingnan said innocently,

"But there are too many houses and too high walls, I don't know where to see the fourth uncle, and I'm very tired from jumping around, so I won't go after a few times."

"Jing'er ......"

Zhu Di really didn't know what to say,

"You really dare to go to the palace, it's not a fun place, Yulinwei and Jinyi are all over the place, if you are really discovered, trespassing in the forbidden palace is a crime of killing your head!"

"Oh, I see,"

Chai Jingnan nodded and said with a smile,

"After walking a few times, Jing'er also saw that the guards in the high wall were still very strict, thinking that the fourth uncle should be very safe in there, so he was relieved and would not go again."

"It's best this way,"

Zhu Di sighed helplessly and said,

"The fourth uncle has to stay with his father for a while longer, and he can't come back to see you often, Jing'er, you can go around and have fun, just don't make trouble."

"Jing'er knows."

Chai Jingnan replied very dryly.

Anyway, it's another instruction, and my heart is more or less steady. Zhu Di took the time to ask Xu Huizu about the situation in the north, and learned that it was relatively calm in recent times, so he could rest with peace of mind for a few days, and when he returned to the palace again, he immediately entered a state of clear distinction between monarchs and ministers, and at the same time he was more cautious.

After the last "incident", the relationship between the uncle and nephew has undergone some subtle changes.

From Zhu Di's point of view, he was a little more disappointed and unfair, because he still had the possibility of "his father may have other considerations" in his heart, and felt that as long as he showed his talents and advantages, and let the old man know that his fourth son had the qualifications to become the new monarch, he would reconsider the qualified candidate for the prince. But now it seems that the father and emperor are to protect this imperial grandson and restrain himself, so he was edicted into the palace to discipline.

But Zhu Yunwen got two completely different revelations from it, first of all, he seemed to understand why the fourth uncle never behaved "casually" towards him, and was always cold and respectful, that was because the imperial grandfather was present, and if it was in private, the fourth uncle would joke with himself like others. And there is another thing that touched his heart, that is, when he saw the panicked appearance of the fourth uncle when he was reprimanded by the imperial grandfather, it was the first time he saw such a fourth uncle, he was always calm and chic, confident and gentle, but he behaved like a helpless and frightened child at that time.

If you can't get his warmth, then it's a good thing to be able to get his submission—

Suddenly, such a thought flashed in Zhu Yunwen's mind, and at this time, he began to feel that as a prince, he got not only pressure, but also a kind of power and motivation, and he couldn't help but have a real longing for the position of emperor......