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The two were kneeling in the main hall at this time, Zhu Di and Concubine Wang were sitting at the top. Concubine Wang brought Zhu Di a bowl of sobering tea, and Zhu Di took it and drank it.

Concubine Wang immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty, "I am guilty, please punish me severely, Your Majesty."

"What are you doing?" Zhu Di looked confused.

"It's all my fault. I didn't ask anyone to keep an eye on Miss Sun, which is why this happened." Concubine Wang said with her head down.

Zhu Di helped her up and said, "How can you be blamed for this? This is their own fault. Don't take it upon yourself."

On the other side, the King of Han went back to rest when suddenly someone came to report that His Majesty wanted him to come over.

"It's so late, what important matter has father told you that requires you to come over so urgently?" Zhu Gaoxu had just settled down. If it were anyone else, he would definitely get angry, but when he heard that it was his father, he could do nothing.

"I don't know either. It was Eunuch Wang who came in person and told you to go over quickly, as if it was a very urgent matter." said the palace servant.

"Wang Jinghong came here in person? That must be a big deal." Zhu Gaoxu thought, what is the big deal? No matter what, I will know when I go there.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty invites you over." When Wang Jinghong saw Zhu Gaoxu coming out, he hurried to greet him.

"Wang Daban, thank you for coming here so late at night. Just let a little eunuch come over."

"Working for His Majesty is not hard at all."

Zhu Gaoxu was walking in front, and for some reason, he always felt a little uneasy. This feeling of the unknown was quite uncomfortable. He looked back at Wang Jinghong who was following behind him, smiled and said, "I don't know why my father is so anxious to ask me to come over. I wonder if Wang Daban has any news?"

"Well, please forgive my humble attitude. Your Majesty just asked you to come over. As for what it is, I don't know. It may be a big deal. I can only talk to Your Majesty alone." Wang Jinghong refused to disclose.

Zhu Gaoxu thought, Wang Jinghong is just like Zheng He, his mouth is always hard to open, but it is also possible that he really doesn't know, then what is it that even Wang Jinghong can't know? Could it be that his father finally saw his ability and finally decided to depose his crippled elder brother and make him the crown prince? As he thought about it, he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

Wang Jinghong saw the smile on Zhu Gaoxu's face, shook his head and said nothing. He wondered whether His Royal Highness the Prince of Han would still smile when he saw that scene later.

After a while, the King of Han arrived at Zhu Di's residence. Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt a little chilly and thought it might be windy at night, so he went in.

Zhu Gaoxu walked in with a smile on his face, but when he saw the situation inside, he stood there in a daze.

"You came quite quickly." Zhu Di saw that he was standing there without even knowing how to salute, so he refrained from going over and kicking him twice.

Zhu Gaoxu finally responded, "I, your son, pay my respects to your father. May your majesty be blessed with good health."

"I wish you good health and happiness, but how can I be happy with all the good things you do every day?" Zhu Di couldn't help it, and he picked up something on the table and threw it at you in anger.

Zhu Gaoxu felt very wronged. He had done nothing, but he was called over and beaten before he could even start talking. It was really... He then saw his youngest son in the palace. This kid must have done something bad, so he came here to be scolded in the middle of the night. Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhu Zhanqi, wishing he could poke two holes in his body. Zhu Zhanqi lowered his head at this time and did not see his father's angry expression.

"Your son is truly innocent. You don't even know what happened. Please enlighten me, father." Zhu Gaoxu had been beaten and scolded. He needed to know the whole story, otherwise he wouldn't know how to respond.

"You are embarrassed to listen, but I am embarrassed to say it. It really brings shame to the royal family." Zhu Di said angrily.

Concubine Wang looked at the situation and hurried out to persuade them: "Your Majesty, calm down first. Now that the incident has happened, you should think of a way to cover it up. It's useless to just get angry."

"My beloved concubine is right." Zhu Di turned to Zhu Gaoxu and said, "Your good son took advantage of the palace banquet to flirt with the concubines in the side hall. What do you think we should do about this?"

"This..." Zhu Gaoxu racked his brains but could not figure out this. He cursed his youngest son countless times in his heart. He did such a thing and got caught. It was bad enough if he was caught, and he was caught by his father himself. This kid was really unlucky.

"My grandson and Miss Sun are not having an affair. I want to marry her." Zhu Zhanqi had been silent until he heard Zhu Di say that he and Sun Ruoji were in that kind of relationship, and he retorted.

"What did you say? You kid, marry her, do you know she is meant for Zhanji?" Zhu Di couldn't believe it. What was this? Two brothers fell in love with the same person. Or was it the tradition of the Han Wang family? The Han Wang coveted the position of the crown prince of the East Palace, but his son coveted his future sister-in-law. Zhu Di didn't know about the various things in the harem. Those were always managed by the imperial concubine, and he didn't ask much, so his memory was still on Zhu Zhanji's deep love for Sun Ruoji.

"What? You and Zhanji are fighting for a woman!" Even Zhu Gaoxu was shocked, but he was not against his son's behavior. He was shocked because he felt that this boy was really promising. He was worthy of being his son. He had the ability to steal Zhu Zhanji's woman. Well done.

"I don't care, I'm going to marry her. Grandfather Emperor, you made a promise to your grandson at the banquet, and now your grandson wants to fulfill that promise. Please give Miss Sun to me." After saying this, Zhu Zhanqi kowtowed three times.

"You..." Zhu Di didn't expect that this guy was waiting for him here? "You said, your son, you take care of it?" Zhu Di threw the matter to Zhu Gaoxu.

"Father, you can't be so partial. Zhanji is your grandson, and Xiaoqi is also your biological grandson." Zhu Gaoxu continued, "Besides, have Zhanji and Miss Sun made it clear that they are married? It's not the case that Xiaoqi stole his girl and Zhanji didn't marry her."

"Well, you put the blame on me." Zhu Di was so angry at these two people, "I am biased. I didn't stop him from marrying anyone. But why did he choose Zhanji?"

"Father, this shows that Xiaoqi has good taste. I have heard that this Miss Sun is a famous virtuous woman. You can't just think of the prince's family as the best. Besides, Zhanji likes her, but has he asked the girl's opinion? Since the girl and Xiaoqi are hugging each other, it means that the girl has taken a fancy to Xiaoqi. You can't break up the couple. The two children are in love with each other, you can't break them up." Zhu Gaoxu said a lot of unreasonable things.

Zhu Di became more and more confused as he listened, "What kind of nonsense are you talking about?"

"Your Majesty, what the King of Han said is not wrong. We should ask the girl herself. We can't force a couple to break up, but we can't match them up with the wrong couple either. There are many good girls in the world. If she doesn't want to, then forget about it with Zhanji." Concubine Wang always spoke at the critical moment and woke Zhu Di up. But thinking of Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Di still asked in a low voice: "Is this okay? What if Zhanji knew that I gave the girl he liked to someone else and he was angry with me?"

Concubine Wang replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, don't forget that Zhanji was also at the scene just now. After seeing that kind of scene, even if he liked the person very much, he probably wouldn't want her. At most, he would be sad for a while, but how could he be angry with you? This was not your doing. Besides, given the current situation, you either grant these two people a marriage, otherwise this Miss Sun might not survive. Otherwise, what will happen if this matter gets out? Considering Zhanqi's current enthusiasm, if you grant Sun the death penalty, he will be heartbroken, and you will hurt the hearts of your two grandsons. What do you think?" Concubine Wang's analysis, Zhu Di thought about it and felt that it made sense. Now this Miss Sun and Zhu Zhanqi were indeed unclear, and their Agui would never want such a woman no matter what.

"So I promise them now?"

"Your Majesty, we can't just agree to it now. Zhanqi must be punished for having a secret meeting with someone in the palace and given a warning. Otherwise, it will be bad if someone follows suit in the future."

"That's true, but I just rewarded him at the palace banquet, and now I'm punishing him before the night is over. I don't know what others will think. It will also be bad for my reputation if this gets out." Zhu Di said distressedly.

"Then I'll punish you in a few days. There's no rush. Let's put off the marriage."

"also."

"Well, I just discussed with the imperial concubine, and the marriage will be discussed later. It's so late today, let's go back first."

"Father, you..."

"Shut up, I'll give you a beating."

Zhu Gaoxu didn't dare to speak.

"Grandpa Emperor, grandson."

"What do you mean by 'you'? Don't think you can do anything just because you get a reward today. I will deal with you in two days. Humph." Zhu Di really didn't want to see them, so he went to the inner hall after saying that.

Concubine Wang tried to smooth things over again, "Okay, let's all go back. Xiaoqi, don't worry. In a few days, your grandfather will think it through and agree to your request. Now you go back first."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Zhu Gaoxu and his son left, Sun Ruoji was left alone.

Sun Ruoji hadn't said anything just now. Of course, no one asked her to speak. The turmoil in her heart could not be calmed for a long time. Didn't he ask her what she thought? Why did he decide without asking her?

"Your Highness, Your Highness, I really have never had any relationship with His Highness Qi..." Sun Ruoji said as he knelt and crawled to the feet of Noble Concubine Wang.

"It doesn't matter whether it's true or not. Agui will never want you again. If you know what's best for you, you might be able to become a concubine. Otherwise..." Concubine Wang twitched her foot and ordered, "Send Miss Sun back. You must keep a close eye on her this time. Don't let her run away again. If anything happens again, you will bear the consequences yourself."

"Yes."

Sun Ruoji suddenly said, "It was you who did it, wasn't it? It was you who harmed me."

"How dare you! You think you can slander the Imperial Concubine?" The palace maid came over and slapped Sun Ruoji.