Zhu Yuanzhang, who commanded the wind and rain, lived a long and arduous life.

Zhu Yao snorted: "Hmph, Grandpa is not telling the truth. He could heal his leg injury so quickly. Even the most skilled imperial physicians around Fourth Grandpa could not do that. He must be a god or something."

Zhu Changye smiled calmly: "Alright, alright, great-grandfather is an immortal, he shouldn't have lied to our Yao Yao."

Zhu Yao was very happy to hear this.

The sadness I felt from crying for most of the day has subsided somewhat.

Moreover, she discovered that,

Being with Zhu Changye gives me an instinctive sense of security and a feeling of dependence.

This is something I never experienced when I was with my grandfather.

She used to be a little afraid of her grandfather, but she would subconsciously want to pull her great-grandfather's beard.

Yeah!

You naughty Yao Yao, how could you do this!

Zhu Yao was startled by her own thoughts and quickly shook her head.

"Great-grandfather, you are a celestial being, can you save Grandpa and Mom and Dad?"

Zhu Yao couldn't help but ask.

Zhu Changye smiled faintly and said, "Child, this is something your great-grandfather cannot do."

"why?"

“Hmm… Life and death are predestined. If some people receive preferential treatment, it is unfair to others. The underworld values ​​fairness, and my great-grandfather was one of the officials who maintained fairness.”

"Huh? This is so complicated... But Grandpa..."

Mentioning her grandfather again caused Zhu Yao's previously cheerful mood to turn somber once more.

After all, he was her grandfather, with whom she spent every day. No matter how badly he treated her, he was still her blood relative.

Zhu Changye remained silent in response.

He didn't know how to comfort the little girl; he wasn't good at comforting people.

In the past, when the children in the family had conflicts, it was always Mrs. Chang Le who stepped in to resolve them.

Therefore, the only option is to remain silent.

Not knowing how to comfort Zhu Yao, Zhu Changye was relieved that the little girl had finally given up on suicide.

As for the grief of losing her grandfather, let time slowly smooth it out for her.

"Plop..."

Zhu Yao was still feeling sentimental when her stomach started growling.

Instantly, her face turned red.

She spent so long preparing medicine for her grandfather, and then cried for so long by his bedside, and she couldn't eat anything.

Zhu Changye smiled and asked, "Hungry?"

"Yes... a little."

"What to eat?"

"Grandpa, Yao Yao has no appetite."

"Hmm... candied hawthorn? Sesame seed cake? Or marshmallow? Or...?"

Zhu Changye called out the names of the food to himself.

Zhu Yao's attention was drawn to the food, and she felt a sudden urge to eat.

She had wanted to eat these things before, but her grandfather wouldn't buy them for her. He gambled away all his money, saying that if he didn't gamble until he had the last penny left, who knew who would win or lose?

She had no money, so she couldn't buy these things and could only eat dry white rice.

Zhu Yao was very happy when her fourth grandfather came to visit, because he would always buy her some delicious little toys.

"Grandpa, Yaoyao wants candied hawthorns!"

He said it subconsciously.

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhu Yao regretted it.

She used to ask her grandfather to buy her candied hawthorns, but he refused, saying it wasn't good for children to eat them.

Sometimes when she comes back after losing money, he tells her to get lost.

She secretly glanced at Zhu Changye, feeling a sense of panic.

Zhu Changye smiled and looked at her: "Okay, then let's buy candied hawthorns."

"Hey, Grandpa, you said yes to Yao Yao?"

"That's right, it's because our Yao Yao likes to eat it."

"Waaah, great-grandpa, you're so kind! Hug me!"

Zhu Yao, now in his arms, grew bolder and hugged Zhu Changye tightly, rubbing against him vigorously.

Zhu Changye couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time: "We haven't bought it yet. We'll talk about it after we buy it."

Zhu Yao snorted, "Hmph, I don't care, Yao Yao wants to hug Great-Grandpa!"

She was actually a spoiled child by nature. When her father was alive, she often acted spoiled towards him, but after he died and she lived with her grandfather, she didn't dare to do so anymore.

Grandpa always looked worried, and she was afraid that acting cute would only make him more worried.

But her great-grandfather was different; she saw it.

Seeing that,

Just like the doting look in her deceased father's eyes.

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….…….….….….

late at night.

Yingtian Prefecture, the Imperial City.

"Oh!"

Lu Ben was forced to kneel before Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him, grunted, and said, "Lu Ben, do you know why we sent you here?"

Lu Ben nodded with a bitter smile: "Your Majesty, this old minister knows that it was this old minister who sent people to incite the people to question... question the Director of the Imperial Observatory of our Great Ming Dynasty."

"Good, you remember too." Zhu Yuanzhang stood up, walked towards him, and looked at him.

He wanted to say something swearing, but he didn't say it; he just walked around him.

Then, she pointed at him.

"Lu Ben, you, you're also a relative of the Zhu family, don't you know what kind of person we are?"

"You almost destroyed our Great Ming Dynasty by doing this!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said irritably.

If it doesn't rain today, with such a huge commotion, the prestige of the Ming Dynasty will truly be ruined.

If an ordinary person committed this crime, Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't bother saying anything to them and would simply order the Embroidered Uniform Guard to execute them.

But Lü Ben was different; he was a relative of Zhu Yunwen's, Zhu Yunwen's maternal grandfather.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew Lü Ben's temperament. With the new supervisor so successfully taking office, Lü Ben was bound to take some action. However, he did not expect that Lü Ben would take such an extreme approach.

"Your Majesty, I...I was wrong."

"I was blinded by power! I've been waiting for that position for years, and suddenly someone comes to replace me. I... I can't stand it!"

"Now that the new director of the Imperial Observatory is indeed capable of leading the Imperial Observatory, I humbly submit and become his subordinate."

Are you really willing to admit defeat?

Actually not.

However, Lu Ben dared not be too forceful about losing his head. If he were too forceful, any chance of maneuvering would be lost and he would be beheaded.

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, "Hmph, you know you're wrong now? Where were you before? Luckily it rained today, otherwise you, Lü Ben, would be guilty of a thousand deaths!"

Lü Ben kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Your Majesty, I was wrong, I truly know I was wrong."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him, thought for a moment, and said, "Lu Ben, you're getting on in years. Take this opportunity to retire back to your hometown and enjoy your old age."

"The Imperial Observatory should let those young people lead it."

Upon hearing this, Lü Ben's pupils widened.

Your Majesty... is using this incident to resign from your post!

He was unwilling to accept it.

but!

If an ordinary person did this, they would lose their head, let alone keep their job.

"Your Majesty, take the order."

Lü Ben knelt down on both knees.

Soon, Lü Ben was taken away by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Zhu Biao then walked in.

In fact, Zhu Biao was always outside, but since Lü Ben was his maternal grandfather, Zhu Yuanzhang had Zhu Biao listen outside to avoid suspicion.

"Father, thank you, Father."

Zhu Biao clasped his hands in a fist salute and breathed a sigh of relief.

That afternoon, after Lü Ben was arrested, when she returned home, Lü Shi cried and begged him to tell him her grievances. She even dragged Zhu Yunwen along, saying how difficult it had been for Lü Ben to raise her, and pleaded for her life.

Even a cold-blooded person would be moved by the pleas of his wife and children, let alone a sentimental person like Zhu Biao, which is why he pleaded with Zhu Yuanzhang for mercy.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him and said irritably, "We originally wanted to let Lü Ben try out as the new supervisor, but we didn't expect him to almost lose control of the situation. Tell Lü Ben to enjoy his old age in peace."

"Don't dwell on these matters of the imperial court."

Zhu Biao nodded repeatedly.

Then he spoke up, "Father, why did you take such a risk this afternoon? Couldn't we have waited quietly in the palace until noon? Why did you have to go up to the city wall and tell the people it was raining?"

"What if it doesn't rain?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said seriously, "It's raining."

"But what if it doesn't happen? The prestige of our Great Ming Dynasty will plummet."

"It's raining."

"...Father, it's still too risky. I think..."

"Biao'er, stop talking!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand impatiently. "Would our father harm us?"

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