The prince, King Yan and King Chu were imprisoned in the east room of Qianqing Gate.
Although the edict stated that the three of them were to be imprisoned, most of the bodyguards and soldiers were sons of distinguished nobles. They had grown up naked with the Crown Prince and King Yan since childhood, so how could they embarrass the three Highnesses?
The one on duty, Li Jinglong, quickly brought in the heater, hot soup, and snacks. Seeing that they were wearing thin clothes, another one, Xu Huizu, brought them cloaks to keep the three highnesses warm.
"We are standing guard outside, what else do you need? Prince, your highnesses just say." The two young princes showed no arrogance in front of the three highnesses.
"Thank you both, that's great." The prince smiled and shook his head.
"Then let's go out first." Li Jinglong and Xu Huizu pretended to sing and then left.
When there was no one else in the room, Zhu Di hugged Zhu Zhen, rubbed his head vigorously, and praised:
"Okay, Lao Liu, if something happens, you're welcome!"
"You will never do such stupid things in the future." Zhu Biao stopped the fourth child from ravaging Zhu Zhen, pulled him to him, and carefully arranged his wrinkled leather clothes, while saying distressedly:
"Your fourth brother is just thick-skinned. If something happens to your little kid, my father and I will have to feel guilty for the rest of our lives?"
"Hey, I didn't know why I rushed out." Zhu Zhen said with an innocent smile.
"I think you're quite sober?" Zhu Di looked at Zhu Zhen with a smile, and imitated his tone and said: "With one sword blow, there is no place to buy regret medicine!"
"Lao Wang persuaded my mother and concubine with these words..." Zhu Zhen said without blinking.
"That's it." Zhu Di nodded understandingly. This was in line with the character of a concubine. He smiled and nodded and said, "It's amazing to be able to learn and apply it."
"Really?" Zhu Zhen was very happy, as if he took the fourth brother's praise very seriously.
"Of course, what your fourth brother said is wrong?" Zhu Di raised his chin.
"Yeah!" Zhu Zhen nodded vigorously, looking like a little fan of King Yan.
"By the way, Lao Liu, if you replaced the eldest brother with me, would you still take action?" King Yan asked again with a smile.
"Of course." Zhu Zhen said matter-of-factly: "The fourth brother is also my brother."
"What about second brother and third brother?" Zhu Di asked.
"Second brother, third brother..." Zhu Zhen scratched his head, looking unfamiliar.
"Okay, stop teasing me." It was the eldest brother who helped him out.
"Lao Liu, please don't feel bad about your father because of this matter. His old man has this kind of explosive temper. He gets angry at the slightest sign and doesn't care if he gets the upper hand."
Zhu Biao took off Zhu Zhen's leather hat and combed his hair again while educating his sixth brother with sincere words:
"But it's not that I don't care. My father is still clear in his heart and he won't really lose his mind... For example, this time, my father is the emperor. With his skills, if he really wants to kill me, you, a kid, can do it.
Can you live in it?"
"So my father doesn't really want to kill eldest brother, he just wants to scare you?" Zhu Zhen looked surprised.
In fact, he knows. The eldest brother is known as the most stable prince in history, and the father has a sharp heart. How can he be chopped off just like he said?
"I was also startled at the time, and I didn't react until I thought about it." Zhu Biao smiled and said: "So when encountering this kind of situation, we can just hide and wait until he calms down before talking about anything. Remember?" "Yes, remember." Zhu Zhen nodded obediently, then sighed and said: "Brother, it's not easy for you. While protecting your younger brother, you have to speak for your father."
"Hahaha, it's all for our family." Zhu Biao touched his head happily, rolled up his sleeves coolly, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, his eyes narrowed in enjoyment.
Sometimes people are so easily satisfied. A word from a child is enough.
Zhu Di also ate and drank a lot, because he had to rush to the morning meeting and didn't have time to use his breakfast. He was already hungry.
Zhu Zhen, who always had a good appetite, couldn't eat anymore.
"Eat it," Zhu Di put a meat pie into his hand and mumbled while chewing, "Only when you are full can you withstand the beating."
"Are we really going to be beaten? A whip or a stick?" This is what Zhu Zhen is worried about, and he can't take it anymore.
"That kind of thorny thorns." Zhu Di said, having been an old user for many years. "My father said that thorns can remove wind and can be used to flog people although they are painful but not harmful, so they are a kind instrument of torture."
"Vitex really doesn't hurt?" Zhu Zhen couldn't believe it.
"The skin will be ripped open, but the muscles and bones will not be injured." Zhu Di said lightly: "In the eyes of my father, isn't that called mercy?"
Zhu Zhen's mouth twitched, obviously frightened.
"Don't worry, Sixth Brother." Zhu Biao comforted him and said, "This happened because of my elder brother. You are innocent. No matter how many whips you have, my elder brother will bear it for you."
"Brother, you are the foundation of a country, how can you be punished? If you are spanked, it will bring shame on our royal family." Zhu Di slapped his chest and said: "I am thick-skinned and thick-skinned, so all your share belongs to me!
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Zhu Zhen was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that he could take over each other's beatings.
"Then when I grow up, I will take the place of fourth brother." After holding back for a long time, he finally said something.
"Haha, okay." Zhu Di laughed loudly. "That's it."
"When he grows up, you are already a father." Zhu Biao said with a speechless face: "Will he still be beaten at that time? Isn't it too pitiful?"
"Isn't the eldest brother going to be a father next month?" Zhu Di asked back: "If it's different, will I be beaten?"
"Oh, it's really..." Zhu Biao was speechless for a moment.
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As a result, the brothers were worried for nothing, and they didn't get the whipping in the end. They were just imprisoned for three days and then released...
First, the father couldn't bear to beat the prince, so naturally he couldn't beat the other two accomplices.
Secondly, and the most important reason, Queen Ma returned to Beijing early.
Zhu Yuanzhang called the prince into Qianqing Palace from Qianqing Gate, and ordered him to lead his younger brothers and sisters to accompany the empresses out of the city to meet Queen Fengjia.
"I'm afraid it's inappropriate for a son to wear a sinful body." Zhu Biao was polite.
"Okay, okay, don't bother with Qiao here." Zhu Yuanzhang stood up helplessly, walked up to him and said, "Dear gentlemen, do you still have an overnight feud?"
"I don't dare." Zhu Biao said respectfully.
"Oh, boss, just treat your poor old father as a pity and don't be angry, okay?" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a low voice.
"Dad..." Zhu Biao shouted aggrievedly, tears welling up in his eyes.
"We were wrong, we were wrong." Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that he had gone too far and had done too much harm to the prince. He put his arms around his son's shoulders and said: "I promise not to do this again. If you become the emperor again, we will become the emperor." Your Majesty, please go, okay?"
"Father, be careful what you say." Zhu Biao smiled helplessly. This father is really heartbreaking.
"Haha, I finally laughed." Zhu Yuanzhang happily shook his son's neck and said his true purpose:
