Ming Dynasty: Abandoned baby at the beginning, Zhu let me be the emperor

"Humph, assassination!"

In the East Palace, Lu listened to the report from the people below, sneered, then sat back down and said disdainfully: "Why didn't you kill him?"

Zhu Ming had offended so many people, so it was reasonable for him to be assassinated.

But she didn't hear anything and didn't even know who did it.

"So how is he now?"

After calming down, Mrs. Lu looked at the kneeling eunuch and asked again.

"It seems that there is nothing serious..."

The man responded tremblingly and buried his head even lower.

"You're lucky to be able to do this."

Lu sneered again. He and Xu Miaojin faced so many assassins' premeditated attacks, yet they only suffered minor injuries?

"Go down."

After listening to the man's report, Lu waved his hand again and asked the man to retreat.

"I don't know who did it this time, and it's a surprise to the enemy."

After confirming that Zhu Ming was assassinated but not seriously injured, Lu became a little annoyed.

She really hoped that something would happen to Zhu Ming so that she wouldn't have to deal with it.

However, the failure of their plan made both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ming alert.

Whatever they want to do, they will be afraid to act rashly.

"Crown Princess, I feel that this matter is not that simple."

Seeing that Lu was angry, Zhang Yong quickly stood up and tried to calm Lu down with a smile.

"What do you mean?"

Mrs. Lu was somewhat puzzled by what Zhang Yong said. She looked at him out of the corner of her eye and asked in a deep voice.

He also felt that there was something suspicious about this matter, but he couldn't tell what was strange about it.

"The little prince has always been a smart person, how could he suddenly go out without a guard?"

Seeing this, Zhang Yong also walked behind Lu and began to analyze it one by one.

"How did those assassins know that the guards around the young prince would be empty that day?"

"Although the young prince and the Duke of Wei's daughter know a little bit of fighting skills, they are still children. They were very lucky to only suffer minor injuries under the attack of several well-prepared assassins."

"Moreover, the young prince was stabbed several times, but he was not injured. No matter how you look at it, it is too much of a coincidence."

Zhang Yong analyzed this, and Mrs. Lu also nodded.

She had always thought that Zhu Ming's assassination was too strange, and now that Zhang Yong pointed it out, she suddenly understood.

"what do you mean……"

Her face turned cold and she looked at Zhang Yong.

Did Zhu Ming stage the assassination attempt himself?

"I am only stating the suspicious points, I dare not make any firm conclusions."

Zhang Yong chuckled, stepped back and said no more.

"What is this guy planning?"

Although Zhang Yong was not sure, putting so many coincidences together, the truth of the matter was self-evident.

Even Mrs. Lu didn't expect that Zhu Ming could be so cruel to her.

He made such a huge sacrifice this time, and what he was scheming for must be no small thing.

"Crown Princess, the Prince of Yan is here."

While Mrs. Lu was still lost in thought, a palace maid ran in from the door and called out respectfully.

"Let him in."

Lu nodded. It went without saying that Prince of Yan Zhu Di came because of the assassination of Zhu Ming.

"Uncle, how come you have time to come here today?"

Coming out from the inner room, looking at Zhu Di who was just brought in by the servants, Mrs. Lu smiled politely.

"Princess, you don't have to be so polite."

Zhu Di, however, had a sullen face as he looked at Lu, who had a forced smile on her face, and then he looked at the servants serving on his left and right.

"Let's all go back."

Lu naturally understood what Zhu Di meant. She waved her hand and asked the servants around her to retreat, leaving only Zhang Yong behind her.

"he……"

Zhu Di looked at the young eunuch behind Lu with some caution.

He had seen this man before. In the military camp, he was looked down upon by Yao Guangxiao.

"Don't worry, Fourth Uncle. He is one of us."

Mrs. Lu just chuckled, but did not mean to let Zhang Yong leave.

"It seems that the East Palace is indeed a little short of manpower."

Zhu Di did not force anything more, but just shook his head with disappointment.

"If the Crown Princess needs it, I can borrow some skilled people to serve her."

After listening to Zhu Di's words, Lu's face turned cold.

If Zhu Di were to arrange for someone to come in, the Eastern Palace would probably also be under the surveillance of Prince Yan.

"Is Fourth Uncle coming here just to talk about these trivial matters?"

She looked straight at Zhu Di and spoke coldly.

"Does the Crown Princess know about the assassination of my little nephew?"

Seeing that Lu was getting impatient, Zhu Di stopped talking nonsense and looked at Lu and asked tentatively.

"I just found out, what does Fourth Uncle mean?"

Upon hearing this, Lu also frowned.

"So, what does the Crown Princess think about this?"

Zhu Di nodded. In this respect, they were the same.

After he learned about Zhu Ming's assassination, he rushed over immediately to test the Crown Princess's attitude.

"What do you think, Uncle?"

Faced with Zhu Di's question, Lu did not give a direct answer. Instead, she narrowed her eyes dangerously, looked at Zhu Di and asked back.

"I think this matter is still a little suspicious."

Looking at Lu's attitude, Zhu Di guessed something and shook his head.

"It seems that Fourth Uncle has also noticed it."

Seeing that Zhu Di was finally honest in front of her, Lu no longer concealed anything and said in a deep voice.

"Since you've figured it out, what do you think we should do now?"

Zhu Di and Lu both saw that there was something fishy about Zhu Ming's assassination. Even though they didn't know what he was planning, they started thinking about how to respond.

"Otherwise, tell His Majesty about this?"

Lu hesitated for a while before looking at Zhu Di again and asked tentatively.

"No."

Zhu Di shook his head and rejected Lu's idea without even thinking about it.

"Father thinks so highly of him that he will not listen to anything else at this moment."

In terms of understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang, Lu was still far behind her biological son Zhu Di.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Zhu Yuanzhang loved his grandson dearly at the moment, and they had no evidence at the moment, and if they rashly went up to identify him, they would only be accused of sowing discord.

"What does Fourth Uncle think?"

His idea was rejected, and Lu could not think of any solution for a moment, so he could only tentatively ask Zhu Di.

"Even if you and I know that he staged the assassination, it is only speculation and there is no evidence."

Zhu Di touched his chin, his eyes dim and unclear, and said hesitantly.

"That kid's purpose is not clear either. We can only respond to changes by remaining unchanged."

As the art of war says, remain still as a mountain.

Now that Zhu Ming’s purpose is still unclear, they cannot act rashly.

"I'll send someone to the place where he was assassinated to see if there is any evidence."

Lu also nodded and agreed with Zhu Di's proposal.

Even if they want to convict Zhu Ming, they need to obtain evidence first.