The mourning hall of the Prince's Mansion.

Even if Lao Zhu emptied the cellar of ice, he could only suppress the heat of the dog days, but he could not suppress the anger of the feudal lord.

The king of Qin, Zhu Shuang, sat on the ground with his horse and golden sword, facing the king's younger brother in front of him. The king's nephew spoke vociferously, scolded Fang Qiu, and complained that Lao Zhu was on top.

"I'm telling you, it won't matter if you kneel down tomorrow morning. The old man is obviously angry with us!"

"Why should that good-for-nothing Third Brother get sick from exhaustion on the road and blame us instead?"

"And you!"

"Zhu Ru, weren't you making a noise and getting hungry just now? Do you think someone is taking care of you?"

"I say, if you are more thoughtful, you should ask someone to tell your family quickly and ask them to send you a set of gifts and some food mats. When the old man thinks of you stepmothers, it may be the year of the monkey and the moon of the horse.

Got it!"

The King of Qin did not inherit any of Lao Zhu's brains, but instead inherited 100% of his bad mouth.

The princes in the mourning hall were already kneeling impatiently, but now that they heard King Qin's instigation, some of them were immediately shaken.

The first person to sit down was Zhu Zhen. Next, he made friends with Zhu Zhen, the king of Chu.

These two guys are very careless, and it was the same this time when they came to Beijing. They didn't leave until they reached Jiming Post, and then squatted in the post to listen to the news, for fear that their father would take action on them.

It was not until Zhu Fan, Zhu Shuang, and Zhu Di came to Beijing one after another that they found out that nothing happened to the three brothers, and then they rushed to Beijing again.

Now seeing Zhu Shuang taking the lead, the two of them also sat down.

However, these two people were not able to sit safely, for fear that they would be treated like chickens and killed by their father, so they planned to drag a few people into the water.

When the time comes, the law will not punish everyone, even if my father is angry, he can't do anything to them!

"Don't be stupid and kneel down. Didn't you hear what second brother just said? We are all stepmothers, and the old man never cares about us at all!"

With these two people as examples, others could not help but be swayed, especially the King of Lu, Zhu Zhaohui, who was not only the lowest among the vassal kings, but also pitifully young.

His father Zhu Tan died early, and he succeeded to the throne when he was three years old, and he is only six years old this year.

This time when I went to Beijing for the funeral, I hitched a ride with my seventh uncle Zhu Shu. Even though he was forced to kneel when he entered the palace, he also brought a wet nurse with him as an exception.

Therefore, when he saw the three uncles sitting on the ground, his already overwhelmed little body immediately slumped and sat directly on his calves.

After that, it was Zhu Shu, but Zhu Shu was timid. He wanted to sit down and take a break, but he was also afraid that his father would come to admonish them later and see them sitting on the ground with their arms stretched out and punish them for being disrespectful to the prince's eldest brother.

So, he took a trick and patted Zhu Zhaohui's thigh, signaling him to lie on his lap.

Zhu Zhaohui didn't know why, he thought Uncle Qi was considerate of him and pitied him.

Little did he know that his shameless seventh uncle just wanted to use him as a cover.

The old man cherished his young sons and grandsons the most. Even if he suddenly came to check the post and saw Zhu Zhaohui lying on his lap, he would forgive himself.

After these princes let themselves go, Zhu Di, who was still kneeling upright, looked very different.

Zhu Shuang had always disliked this fourth brother. Seeing that he was still pretending now, he was the first to start complaining.

"oops!"

"I, the King of Qin, have become useless. In the old man's heart, I have long been a rebellious son. All I have to do is have him put a sign on my forehead!"

"You are not like your fourth brother. You have done everything you should do, but you are praised by the whole court for your civil and military skills. The old man even praises you!"

"Perhaps, when we see people in the next few days, we will have to bow to them and then bow our heads!"

After hearing Zhu Shuang's words, everyone looked at Zhu Di with all their eyes, which made Zhu Di feel like a thorn in his back.

"Second brother, I haven't offended you, have I?"

"You are in Shaanxi and I am in Peiping. We are not in conflict with each other. Why are you always at odds with me?"

Zhu Di replied to Zhu Shuang and then sat on his calf.

Firstly, his kneeling legs were numb, and secondly, he didn’t want to be too unsociable and make other brothers jealous.

Seeing that Zhu Di stopped kneeling, Zhu Shuang stopped targeting him and continued to criticize the old man's partiality.

"By the way, what do you think the old man thinks?"

Hearing this, Zhu Xi deliberately pretended to be stupid and asked.

"What do you think?"

Zhu Shuang mouthed towards the memorial tablet in the mourning hall.

"Don't act stupid with me, I don't believe you don't know what I'm talking about!"

"Tell me, who does the old man want to pass the throne to? Is it the fourth child or the eldest grandson of the eldest brother's family?"

A trace of displeasure flashed across Zhu Di's face when he heard this.

"Second brother, Zhu Xiongying has passed away a long time ago. Why do you still mention the emperor's eldest grandson?"

Zhu Shuang groaned dissatisfiedly.

"Can the dead still compete with the living?"

"Furthermore, the palace has called Zhu Yunwen's grandson the eldest grandson of the emperor for many years. My father has already acquiesced. I don't believe you haven't heard of it!"

"Isn't there also Zhu Yunxi?"

"I remember they are only less than two years apart, right?"

The King of Qi, Zhu Shu, couldn't help but muttered a few words. He didn't say this to show support for Zhu Yunxi, but just wanted to create a fight out of habit.

Zhu Shuang sneered when he heard this.

"That kid can't do it!"

"Too cowardly, far worse than Zhu Yunwen."

"I heard that Zhu Yunwen has been wise since he was a child. He is smart and eager to learn, respects his teachers, honors his parents, etc."

"I also heard that when my eldest brother was seriously ill, my grandson took care of me without taking off his clothes, which attracted praise from everyone inside and outside the palace."

Zhu Zhaohui, who was already dazed and about to fall asleep, was immediately unconvinced when he heard this. He was already young, and when the child's desire for comparison came up, he couldn't care so much.

"Second uncle!"

"My mother-in-law said that I am also very filial, and I am also very studious. Now I can memorize the Three-Character Sutra!"

Seeing that his grandson suddenly interrupted, Zhu Shuang retorted mercilessly.

"Are you worthy of competing with Zhu Yunwen?"

"Even though you and he are both grandsons of the emperor, one of you is in heaven and the other is on earth!"

"Second uncle, to put it mildly, how often can you see your grandpa?"

"If my guess is right, you don't even remember what your grandpa Huang looks like!"

"Your father was not popular when he was alive, so you still want to care about the Ming Dynasty's throne?"

"Second uncle advises you to give up this idea as soon as possible. Even if all our uncles die, you will not be able to inherit the throne of Ming Dynasty!"

When Zhu Zhaohui heard this, he cried "Wow" and asked with an unconvinced face.

"Why can't I get the throne? I am also the grandson of Grandpa Huang!"

In fact, Zhu Zhaohui's words were just the angry words of a child. Not to mention that he didn't know what the emperor did, he didn't even know what King Lu did.

After all, he has only been weaned for a few years, so how can he understand so many twists and turns.

When Zhu Shu saw that Zhu Shuang was still stretching his neck and wanted to speak, he immediately scolded him.

"Second brother, please stop saying a few words."

"Zhu Zhaohui is still a child. If he is angry and cries, you can comfort him!"

When Zhu Shuang heard this, he immediately shut up. He was not even willing to coax his own child, so how could he be interested in talking to this little brat?

Just when Zhu Shuang was thinking about how to start a conversation, he saw Crown Princess Lu leading Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxu into the mourning hall. Behind the three of them were followed by a dozen palace maids and eunuchs, each carrying a Food box.

"I have met all the royal brothers and nephews!"

"Yunwen, Yunwen, why don't you come forward and pay homage to your uncles?"

"Yun Wen pays homage to all of you, uncles!"

"Yun Chen pays homage to all of you, uncles!"

Zhu Yunwen was very respectful in his etiquette, but in comparison, Zhu Yunwen was a little less interesting.

But no matter who of them came forward to greet them, all the feudal kings just sat on the ground, showing no intention of getting up.

Zhu Shuang drooped his eyelids and pretended not to see it. Zhu Di looked at it, but it was better not to look at it. On the contrary, his sharp eyes scared Zhu Yunwen to the point where he could not help but take half a step back.

Zhu Tong responded with a smile, but it was a superficial smile. King Chu snorted with his nose, which he took as a greeting.

Only King Qi was more modest. He nodded towards Zhu Yunwen and said that this kid is really sensible, which was the best response to him.

When Mrs. Lu saw the expressions of the vassal kings treating her son, a chill suddenly rose in her heart.

If the old man really passes the throne to Yun Wen in the future, his uncles will also be a big trouble!
To be continued...