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

Chapter 301 It's just a stone

Crown Prince Zhu Biao's face darkened.

This Imperial Seal is a symbol of the emperor and a symbol of power.

The fact that Zhu Yuanzhang could not find the He Shi Bi jade, which symbolized power, remained a regret for a long time.

Unfortunately, the He Shi Bi jade was lost during the Song Dynasty, and its whereabouts have remained unknown. It is now unexpected that it has appeared in this place.

This is what Crown Prince Zhu Biao said with some excitement.

"Ultimate Brother, if you give this to your grandfather, I'm sure he'll be very happy!"

Looking at Zhu Xiong Ying's appearance, he felt a little scared.

"You wouldn't be thinking of taking this for yourself?"

At least some people in the world can resist the temptation of this thing, including him.

The fact that this thing appeared in Zhu Xiong Ying's hands, no matter how it came about, if outsiders knew about it, they would definitely think that Zhu Xiong Ying was the only legitimate candidate. If Zhu Xiong Ying thought so too, wouldn't that conflict with his father's ideas?

The thought of this place filled him with fear.

Zhu Xiong Ying smiled as she looked at her father's terrified expression.

"Father, rest assured, I have no interest in such things. To others, this may be a symbol of power, the Imperial Seal of the State, but to me, it is just a stone!"

"It is this thing that can protect the prosperity of the nation, so that the Song Dynasty would not have perished, and the previous dynasties would not have perished either. We really rely on ourselves!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, realizing that Xiong Ying was indeed not as foolish as he had imagined.

Two people came to Renshou Palace together.

At this time, Empress Ma had already set up a stove, and there were many baked flatbreads next to the stove.

Zhu Yuanzhang was holding a bowl of millet porridge and eating sesame seed cakes in big mouthfuls.

He seemed to be eating very quickly, and if outsiders saw this, they might accuse Zhu Yuanzhang of being impolite.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care that Empress Ma had taken the initiative to make him a steamed bun, which was already a rare thing. Moreover, the taste was unimaginable. He didn't believe that anyone in Renshou Palace would dare to spread his affairs.

Upon seeing Crown Prince Zhu Biao and the eldest grandson Zhu Xiong Ying arrive at this place, Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly said...

"Xiong Ying is here, and so is Biao'er! Come quick, come and make some sesame cakes made by your royal grandmother. They're hundreds of times tastier than anything made in the imperial kitchen. Come and have a taste!"

Zhu Xiong Ying ran straight over there.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the Crown Prince Zhu Biao beside him and said...

"You should go eat too. Your father is in a good mood today, so you can have two, or just one!"

Upon hearing this, Crown Prince Zhu Biao's lips twitched.

It felt like my seniority had been lowered by a generation in front of Zhu Xiong Ying, as if my father no longer cared about me.

At this moment, Zhu Xiong Ying was eating the sesame seed cake in front of her with big bites.

It must be said that these freshly baked sesame cakes taste really good, no wonder Zhu Yuanzhang had been thinking about them for so many years.

"Grandpa, the steamed buns made by Grandma and Grandpa are absolutely delicious, the taste is indescribable!"

Upon hearing Zhu Xiong Ying's words, Zhu Yuanzhang said smugly.

"Of course! When I was imprisoned, if it weren't for the few sesame cakes your imperial grandmother sent me, I probably would have starved to death long ago, and you little brats would be gone!" As he spoke, Crown Prince Zhu Biao had already eaten one and was about to eat the second when Zhu Yuanzhang slapped his hand away with a face full of dissatisfaction.

"Eat, eat, eat! All you do all day is eat! Look at you, look at U.A., how can there be such a big difference between these two!"

Zhu Biao seemed to have long been numb to such words, and continued to eat his sesame seed cake in the same spot.

"By the way, Father, Xiong Ying has come to give you a very interesting gift this time!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up; he hadn't expected his eldest grandson to be so filial.

"Good, good, good, he's definitely our good grandson! He's much better than the others. Let Grandpa see what gift our grandson has prepared for us!"

Zhu Xiong Ying casually pulled out a jade seal from his pocket, smacking his lips as he ate it.

"It's nothing particularly useful, just the Imperial Seal of the State!"

Zhu Yuanzhang casually took the jade seal and said directly.

"Oh, I thought it was something important, but it's just the Imperial Seal of the State. That's nothing..."

"Wait a minute, what did you just say about the Imperial Seal of the State? Which Imperial Seal of the State?"

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang looked carefully at the ancient jade in front of him. The four characters "Received the Mandate of Heaven, May Your Life Be Long and Prosperous" were written on it in seal script. Moreover, one corner of the jade was repaired with gold.

Upon seeing this, he was extremely excited and stared intently at Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiong Ying in front of him.

"Could this really be the Imperial Seal of the State carved by Qin Shi Huang after he unified the six kingdoms?"

Hearing this, the person nodded.

Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely excited when he heard this, never expecting that he would actually find such a thing.

The Imperial Seal of the State was an extremely important matter for every emperor, but unfortunately, it mysteriously disappeared during the Song Dynasty.

The palace now houses the Ming Dynasty Imperial Seal, which was carved by the emperor himself, as well as the Yuan Dynasty Imperial Seal, which Lan Yu and his entourage seized from the Yuan emperor Togus Temur when they recently traveled north and captured him.

However, in terms of significance, none can compare to this Imperial Seal of the State, which has been passed down directly from the Qin Dynasty.

Thinking of this place, he was very excited and looked at it back and forth.

When Empress Ma arrived at this place and saw Zhu Yuanzhang's current state, she said with some dissatisfaction.

"Look at your two children! In this place, what kind of state do you look in? People who don't know better would think something's wrong with you!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said excitedly.

"You don't understand. This is the Imperial Seal of the State. It has been lost for so many years, yet it has been found again. This is enough to prove our legitimacy!"

Many people, both in and out of the court, believed that Zhu Yuanzhang, who came from a beggar background, was not worthy of the position and that he was not destined by Heaven. Now that Zhu Yuanzhang has this thing, it is enough to refute these fallacies.

Empress Ma pursed her lips and said.

"Look at the state you're in front of the child! No matter how good this thing is, it's just a rock at best. What good can it possibly be!"

At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly asked them about the origin of this thing, and after some questioning...

Zhu Yuanzhang then learned that this item had actually been obtained from Kökö Temür.

"No wonder we couldn't find this thing. We thought it was with the Yuan court, but it turns out it's in Kökö Töngke's hands!"

(End of this chapter)