At the thought of this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that his mind was in a mess. It was as if he could not understand Zhu Rong for a moment, and his impression of this unfilial son began to waver.
At this moment, Zhao Erhu's voice sounded outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity,"
"Your Majesty, the crown prince consort, the crown prince's secondary consort, His Highness the imperial grandson, and the Eastern Palace's study companion Huang Zicheng have something important to ask for an audience.”
"Oh?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up. When he heard that Madam Chang and Zhu Yunwen wanted to see him, he was instantly delighted.
However, when she heard the name " Corey ", all her joy disappeared without a trace.
"What is he doing here?"
Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes and suppressed the killing intent in his heart. He waved his hand and said,
"Erhu, let them in."
"Yes, sir!"
Zhao Erhu cupped his hands outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity and was about to turn around to let Madam Chang and the others in, but Madam Lu had already walked in with Zhu Yunwen in her arms.
"Not good, Imperial Father. I don't know where the Crown Prince has gone.”
After arriving at the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Madam Lu directly hugged Zhu Yunwen and knelt on the ground with a thud. She cried,
"I hope Imperial Father can send someone to find the Crown Prince as soon as possible. Otherwise, how can Yun Wen and I, an orphan and widowed mother, live?”
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly stood up from the dragon bed and pointed at Lady Lu.
"What did you say? What did he mean by not knowing where the Crown Prince went? Biao 'er isn't in the Eastern Palace?"
"Father isn't here."
Mrs Lu hugged Zhu Yunwen and shook her head while crying,
"It's almost time to go, but the Crown Prince hasn't returned to the Eastern Palace. This has never happened before. Even if he did, he would have sent someone to inform us in case we were worried.”
"But now, there's no news. Lord Huang sent people to look for him, but they couldn't find him. The six ministries all said that they didn't see him.”
After saying that, Madam Lu began to wail again, and even Zhu Yunwen, who was in her arms, was teary-eyed.
Zhu Yuanzhang was already very upset, and Madam Lu was speaking in a daze. Hearing the crying, his face immediately darkened.
"Alright, alright, stop crying. What are you talking about?”
"Biao 'er is a living person. How could he be lost for no reason?”
As soon as these words were said, Madam Lu did not dare to cry. She only hugged Zhu Yunwen's shoulders and twitched, her face full of grievances.
"Daughter-in-law, tell me what happened.”
Zhu Yuanzhang tilted his head and looked at Madam Chang.
As Chang Yuchun's daughter, in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, Madam Chang was no different from his own daughter. Otherwise, he would not have allowed her to marry Zhu Biao and become the Crown Princess.
"Imperial Father, please don't blame me. I'm just worried about the Crown Prince and don't want to cause a ruckus in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.”
Madam Chang stepped forward and put in a good word for Madam Lu before continuing,
"As for His Highness the Crown Prince, he has indeed not returned to the Eastern Palace, and no one has informed us. Worried, we sent people to look for him, but they could not find His Highness the Crown Prince. The officials of the six ministries and the eunuchs and serving girls in the palace all said that they had not seen him.”
"My sister and I are both women. We had no choice but to come to find you late at night, hoping to know the whereabouts of the Crown Prince so that we can be at ease.”
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. Although Madam Chang had expressed it very clearly, it was precisely because of this that it was even more strange.
With our boss's personality, it's impossible for him to do such a thing. He's very meticulous. If he really doesn't want to go home, he'll definitely send someone to inform his daughter-in-law so that his family won't worry.
At the thought of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes trembled slightly. He glanced at Huang Zicheng, who was standing at the back, and said in a deep voice,
"Minister Huang, have you really searched the entire palace? Is there really no sign of Biao Er?"
With a thud, Huang Zicheng quickly knelt on the ground. He cupped his hands in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and said,"
"Your Majesty is wise. How would this lowly subject dare to deceive the heavens?”
"This lowly official has already searched the palace with the eunuchs of the Eastern Palace three or four times, but we have indeed not found any trace of the Crown Prince.”
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows and looked at the eunuch beside him, Chen Hong.
"Out of the palace?"
"Uh, this…it can't be, emperor.”
Chen Hong shook his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang carefully,"
"If it was His Highness the King of Qin, it might be possible. However, His Highness the Crown Prince has a calm temperament and will not leave the palace unless there is an important matter. Even if he leaves the palace, he will report to the Emperor in advance.”
Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his chin and nodded slightly.
"That's true. They're both our sons and our sister's children, but why are the eldest and the second so different?”
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head. Unlike Madam Chang and Madam Lu, he was not worried about Zhu Biao.
After all, it was absolutely impossible for a man to be lost. Moreover, in the Great Ming Dynasty, who would dare to harm our Crown Prince?
If his guess was correct, Biao Er should be working somewhere at the moment. He had fallen asleep because he was too tired.
In this case, it was reasonable for him to forget to send someone to inform his family.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, this child is just giving me face. Although his heart is not as ruthless as mine, this model of diligence can be seen at a glance!
At the thought of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's lips curled into a smug smile. Looking at Madam Chang and Madam Lu in front of him, he immediately waved his hand and said,
"Alright, alright, I thought it was a big deal.”
"Don't worry. Based on our understanding of Biao 'er, he'll be fine. He's probably working somewhere and is so tired that he's fallen asleep.”
"I'll let Xiao Hu bring people to look for him now. Alright, don't keep disturbing my sleep with such a small matter in the future.”
Huang Zicheng was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat when he saw Madam Chang and Madam Lu nodding their heads quickly. Zhu Yuanzhang reached out and patted Zhu Yunwen's head as he shouted outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity,
"Erhu, come, come."
"Your humble servant is here."
Zhao Erhu quickly ran in from outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity. He knelt on one knee and cupped his hands in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
"May I know why Your Majesty has summoned me?”
"Isn't that so?"
Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at the people in the Palace of Heavenly Purity and said,
"Our daughter-in-law brought our grandson to look for us. She said that Biao 'er hasn't returned to the Eastern Palace yet and everyone is extremely anxious. Since that's the case, I'll have to trouble you to bring some people to look for him in the Palace.”
"If you still can't find him, then wake up all the eunuchs and serving girls in the palace and ask them one by one. I don't believe that no one in the palace has seen a living person like Biao 'er!”
As soon as these words were said, Madam Chang and Madam Lu instantly heaved a sigh of relief. Huang Zicheng was the same. There was no one that the Embroidered Uniform Guards could not find.
But this time, it was a little too fast.
"Eh, Emperor, you mean His Highness the Crown Prince?!”
It was unknown what he thought of, but the expression on Zhao Erhu's face was very strange.
"Yeah, why? You saw Biao today?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked straight at Zhao Erhu.
"This…I've seen this before.”
Zhao Erhu stammered.
"Where?"
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately asked. Madam Chang, Madam Lu, Huang Zicheng, and Chen Hong also turned to look at Zhao Erhu. Even Zhu Yunwen raised her little face.
"Outside…outside the imperial prison."
Zhao Erhu's forehead was sweating.
"Heavenly prison?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. Madam Chang and the others were also shocked.
"Why did Biao Er go to Tian…Hmm?”
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened. He finally remembered who was locked up in the imperial prison.
The veins on Zhu Yuanzhang's forehead bulged, and his face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
" That unfilial son!"
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