The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 152 Zhu Xiong Ying's Scheme, Forgotten Things

The Ming side found out too quickly and too much. They not only knew that the scouts were military officers, but also that they were sent by their own brother. If there really was a traitor, their chances of success were slim.

"Fourth brother? Is it the fourth prince, Prince Yan, that Your Highness mentioned?"

King Zhu Shuang of Qin nodded helplessly.

"It's that kid. I don't know what he's been up to lately. He's been acting all mysterious. Today I saw him leading a squad of Imperial Guards in flying fish robes. A prince doing this kind of espionage is outrageous!"

King Zhu Shuang of Qin was also somewhat angry.

If I had known something this big would happen, I wouldn't have stayed home. Now I'm so anxious and worried.

I heard that the third brother has been busy lately, and he has even skipped several days of classes at the main hall. If it weren't for the warrant given to him by U.A. High, the teachers at the main hall would have been in an uproar long ago.

There is also the twelfth brother, Zhu Bai. Although Zhu Bai is young, he is currently reviewing memorials in the Hall of Diligent Governance, along with Liu Sanwu, Hu Weiyong, Yang Siyi, and others.

Thinking about it carefully, he realized that he was probably the oldest useless person, and he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

Seeing Wang Yuemin lost in thought, King Zhu Shuang of Qin hurriedly comforted her.

"Were you scared?"

Wang Yuemin came to her senses and nodded gently.

King Zhu Shuang of Qin spoke softly.

"Don't worry, with me here, I will definitely protect your safety. Although there aren't many experts in my palace, there are still some guards. If anyone dares to harm you, they will have to step over my dead body to get past them!"

Wang Yuemin's expression was complicated, and she was extremely conflicted.

On one hand, she didn't know whether the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying had been successfully assassinated by her; on the other hand, she didn't know how to face Prince Qin Zhu Shuang, after all, she was the one from the scout unit, someone whom Prince Qin Zhu Shuang hated to the extreme.

When the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying returned to the Hall of Diligent Governance, the Twelfth Prince Zhu Bai hurriedly ran over.

"U.A., are you alright? I heard you were assassinated. Are you alright?"

Zhu Xiong Ying patted his chest with a smile and said.

"Don't worry, what could possibly happen? I'm a hunter, how could I be hurt by a bunch of prey?"

Zhu Bai was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.

"Did you know all along that these assassins would try to kill you, so you deliberately lured them out?"

Zhu Xiong Ying smiled but didn't say much, though his barely concealed smile betrayed him.

Zhu Bai breathed a sigh of relief, but said with a face full of resentment.

"You knew about this, so why didn't you tell me? Do you know how worried I've been about you for so long?"

At this moment, Prince Yan, Zhu Di, walked in wearing a flying fish robe. Looking at the tea on the table, he picked up the teapot and took a big gulp.

"Xiongying, we've captured almost all the scouts in Yingtian Prefecture. I've handed them all over to Third Brother. I just don't know what useful clues we can get out of them!"

Zhu Bai's eyes lit up when he saw Zhu Di dressed in a flying fish robe.

I have to say, he looks incredibly handsome in that flying fish outfit.

"Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother, you look so dashing in that flying fish robe! Did Father entrust the Embroidered Uniform Guard to you?"

Prince Yan, Zhu Di, shook his head.

"What are you thinking? I'm just borrowing the tiger's power to temporarily take charge of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in Yingtian Prefecture. This job was given to me by Xiong Ying!"

"However, I can't compare to you. At such a young age, you're already handling state affairs with several officials in the Hall of Diligent Governance. Your fourth brother doesn't have that ability, but I can still lead a team to arrest someone!" Zhu Bai said with a face full of resentment.

Everyone knows that he represents the royal family and handles matters within the cabinet.

But few people know how he got through that period.

In addition to his studies at Dabentang, he also had to complete the writings that Liu Sanwu had given him.

At the beginning, it wasn't that difficult to simply read through Liu Sanwu's annotations and then summarize them in the same way.

However, ever since Zhu Xiong Ying abolished the Central Secretariat and established the Grand Secretariat.

As the youngest among them, he immediately felt immense pressure and could only consult the older members whenever he had a spare moment.

There were so many things to do in the Six Departments that even he felt he had lost a lot of weight compared to before.

"Fourth Brother, how about we switch places? I don't want to stay in this place any longer. I used to think I could share Father's burdens, but today I realized how tiring it is for Father to review these memorials. Even with the assistance of several senior officials, it's still so tiring. It shows how much suffering Father endures!"

Prince Yan, Zhu Di, sighed. How could he not know this? Zhu Yuanzhang was a diligent emperor, reviewing memorials every day and basically only getting two hours of sleep each day.

Now that Crown Prince Zhu Biao is older, he has a lot more free time.

Therefore, all the princes envied Zhu Yuanzhang's unusual treatment of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, and they also longed for this kinship, but they did not envy Crown Prince Zhu Biao's power.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. This crown is far too heavy for them to support right now.

Prince Zhu Di of Yan hurriedly waved his hand.

"No, no, no, I can't stand staying in this one place every day. Let me just stay here for a few days and pretend to be powerful in my flying fish costume!"

At this moment, Prince Yan, Zhu Di, seemed to have thought of something and said in a low voice.

"By the way, Xiong Ying, I ran into Second Brother at the city gate today. He must have heard about this too. He seemed very anxious. He cares about you a lot. Why don't you send someone to let him know you're safe?"

Zhu Xiong Ying's face showed struggle, but she still shook her head.

"Let's wait until Uncle finds out. If we let him know too soon, who can be sure that Wang Baobao's sister won't try to harm him?"

"The less Uncle knows these days, the safer he is!"

At this moment, a palace maid arrived at the Hall of Diligent Governance; she was none other than Yu'er, the palace maid who served the Empress.

Zhu Xiong Ying was curious when he saw Yu'er arrive at this place.

"Sister Yu'er, what brings you here?"

Yu'er said softly.

"It was Her Majesty the Empress who sent me, saying that she wanted His Highness the Crown Prince to come to him!"

Then he said in a low voice.

"Her Majesty the Empress is not in a good mood, Your Highness the Crown Prince, please be careful!"

Zhu Xiong Ying's expression changed immediately upon hearing this. Although Empress Ma knew he had a plan, she did not know it was such a dangerous one.

She had promised Empress Ma that she would go to Renshou Palace after the matter was over.

I was so busy just now that I completely forgot about it.

(End of this chapter)