If not abolished

Chapter 274 Oath

"Come in with me first." Seeing that he really knew nothing, the prince had no choice but to call him in for a talk.

Zhu Zhanji had no choice but to follow the prince to the main hall.

"Father, can you tell me now?" Zhu Zhanji asked anxiously.

The prince sat down and said, "Sit down first. You are so grown up but you don't know how to be steady."

Zhu Zhanji sat down again as he was told.

"News just came from Le'an that the Prince of Han has passed away." The prince said in a heavy tone.

Zhu Zhanji was shocked, “How could this be? Zhanhe has always been in good health, and…” Moreover, in his previous life, Zhu Zhanhe clearly died in the 19th year of Yongle, so how could he die so much earlier this time?

"I heard that he had some acclimatization problems when he first arrived in Le'an, and he's been having symptoms intermittently, and he's never fully recovered. No one expected that it would happen all of a sudden... Sigh... Your royal grandfather has lost his grandson now. If you go to him and tell him about those things now, I'm afraid he'll doubt your motives and position. Besides, your royal grandfather released him immediately and only asked him to return to the mansion to reflect on himself. It can be seen that your royal grandfather couldn't bear it. After all, the King of Han just lost a well-known prince. If this son also... So now you know why I stopped you just now?"

"Son, I understand. What father is thinking is that I was too impulsive. But I have been planning this matter for such a long time, and now it is so unclear. I feel unwilling..." Zhu Zhanji naturally understood what the prince meant, but it was also true that he felt unwilling in his heart.

"Okay, I guess you have been setting a trap for Zhanqi all this time." The prince counseled his son, "Agui, at the beginning of every dynasty, turmoil within fifty years is common, and recuperation is a project of several generations. Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Taizu worked hard for more than thirty years, and the people were almost stable. But then your grandfather Jingnan fought for several years, and the world was finally stable. Your Majesty went to the West and the North, which were all laborious and costly. If there were to be a change of regime that mobilized a large number of troops later, I am afraid that the dynasty could not afford it. So Agui, it's okay to fight a little bit at ordinary times, but no matter what, we are all family, and we must not hurt each other's lives at any time. As the saying goes, leave a way out for everything, and don't do things to the extreme. Do you understand?"

"I understand the truth, but father, you have always been magnanimous, but the uncles always want to kill us."

"Agui, if we become the same as them, what's the difference between us and them? The most important thing for a person is to stick to his bottom line, otherwise, what's the difference between him and an animal? Agui, you must never attack your relatives at any time. I want you to remember this and swear in front of me."

"I..." Zhu Zhanji couldn't bring himself to utter this oath when he thought about how he would kill all of his second uncle's family in one day.

"Agui, even if you don't swear now, you must remember this." The prince said solemnly.

"I understand." Zhu Zhanji actually regretted what he did that year, and he had nightmares afterwards. He had let down too many people in his previous life, so he decided not to start over again in this life. If his second uncle still rebelled at that time, he would at most imprison the person, but at least he would not endanger his life or bloodline.

"I swear that I will never kill my uncles in my lifetime. No matter what happens, I will save their lives."

"Okay, remember what you said today." The prince did not want to force him to say these words. He just felt that if he did not stop him, his son would be quite cruel to his younger brothers. It was all for power, and everyone had changed beyond recognition.

"Father, do you have anything else to say?" Zhu Zhanji asked.

"There's nothing else to say. You can go back first. Oh, by the way, deal with those two palace servants as soon as possible. Your grandfather will definitely try to cover up this matter."

"I understand." Even if the prince didn't say it, Zhu Zhanji was prepared to deal with those two people. After all, they were no longer useful now.

After Zhu Zhanji came out, Wu Cheng immediately went to greet him, "Your Highness, what did the Crown Prince say?"

"The Emperor will probably not pursue this matter any further, so let's leave it at that. By the way, deal with that eunuch and Wu Yingyue. There's no need to keep those who are no longer needed."

"Yes."

Zhu Zhanji turned around and said, forget it, "It's not suitable to see blood these days, just beat them up, whether they can survive or not depends on themselves."

"I understand." Wu Cheng didn't ask anything because he clearly felt that Zhu Zhanji was in a bad mood.

Han Palace

Wang Jundai received the news early, and she and Sun Ruoji were waiting at the door early in the morning. News about the Prince of Han also came with them.

So everyone had sad expressions. Originally, Sun Ruoji was planning to dress up, but after hearing the news, she immediately took off her makeup, otherwise she would have made a big mistake.

"Why hasn't it arrived yet?" Sun Ruoji came out and stood here early in the morning, and now he can hardly stand.

"It should be soon. Why are you in such a hurry? If you can't wait, go back. I will tell you then that I have been missing Your Highness these days and have been feeling unwell. I don't think Your Highness will blame me." Wang Jundai said.

"When did I say I didn't want to wait? Your Majesty, please don't talk nonsense. I just wanted to see His Highness earlier to ask a question, but Your Majesty said this to me. I am who I am, but I can't learn to pretend to be sick even when you are not sick." Sun Ruoji would not be fooled by her this time. If she wanted to deceive her with a few words again, she would not be so easily fooled. She wanted to send her away so that she could show her presence in front of His Highness, but it was impossible.

"You..." Wang Jundai didn't say anything, but the maid beside her couldn't help it, and Wang Jundai pulled her to stop her.

There is no point in getting angry for a moment. Winning the argument doesn't mean anything, so why bother?

Just as they were talking, the servant who had been investigating ahead came back and said, "Your Highness is back, Your Highness is back."

"Seriously, did you see it clearly?" Sun Ruoji spoke first without caring about hierarchy.

"To reply to your Majesty, I have seen it clearly. It is indeed your Highness's carriage."

All of a sudden, the people at the door straightened their clothes and expressions and waited.

Sure enough, after a while, a carriage came towards them.

Then it stopped at the door and Zhu Zhanqi walked down.

"Greetings, Your Highness." Everyone saluted.

"Everyone, stand up." Zhu Zhanqi also heard the news on the way. He couldn't hold back his tears in the carriage just now, and his voice is still a little hoarse.

"Your Highness, please accept my condolences. The palace still needs you to support it." Wang Jundai comforted.

"I know, go in first. Thank you for your hard work these days. Is everything okay in the mansion?" Zhu Zhanqi has been locked up in the palace these days, but the mansion is still so well organized. It's all thanks to Wang Jundai.

"Your Highness." Sun Ruoji was very dissatisfied when she saw that Zhu Zhanqi didn't even look at her and was only talking to Wang Jundai.

"Well, what's wrong? What's the matter?" Zhu Zhanqi knew that she was a troubled person, and it was difficult for Wang Jundai to make her behave herself.

"This... is nothing. It's just that I haven't seen Your Highness for a few days. I miss him very much, but when Your Highness came back, he just talked to his sister and didn't even look at me."

"Okay, I still have something to discuss with the princess, so I'm afraid I'll be very busy during this period. You just stay here and take good care of the children. I'll come to see you when I'm done." After saying that, Zhu Zhanqi left with Wang Jundai, leaving Sun Ruoji alone.

"Your Highness..." Seeing him walk away without even turning his head, Sun Ruoji stamped his feet in anger. "What are you looking at? Why don't you go back quickly? Are you standing here to make people laugh at you?"

"Your Highness looks haggard. I'm afraid you're too tired and haven't slept well these past few days. Would you like to rest here with me first?" Wang Jundai suggested when she saw how tired he looked.

"Lie down for a while and rest your mind. I'm afraid you won't be able to fall asleep." Zhu Zhanqi was physically tired, but he couldn't fall asleep at all.

"Okay, then I will stay here with Your Highness. Please lie down, Your Highness."

After Zhu Zhanqi lay down and closed his eyes, Wang Jundai was sitting next to him and was about to get him something to cover himself with, but she was grabbed by the hand as soon as she stood up.

"Just sit here." Zhu Zhanqi opened his eyes and said.