Ministry of Justice, Heavenly Prison.
"Aha ~"
The prisoners yawned and leaned against the wall with their heads tilted. They wanted to sleep, but they couldn't.
An hour had passed, but the matter was not over yet. The entire imperial prison was still noisy.
"Huff huff, unfilial son, I thought you had turned over a new leaf and changed your ways. I didn't expect you to be so useless. If you have the ability, stand up!”
Zhu Yuanzhang held the Journey to the West high and ran back and forth. By this time, he was already panting from exhaustion, and his chest was heaving up and down.
"Huhu, is there a need, Father? Didn't I just joke that Big Brother isn't here? You won't let me off and must kill me today?”
Zhu Rong was also out of breath from exhaustion. The only thing he was glad about was that he had not been caught by Zhu Yuanzhang so far and was unharmed.
" Phew…Book…My book…"
Zhu Biao's body was not in good shape under the father and son's constant teasing. Now, he was already extremely well-trained. He collapsed on the ground and panted heavily, but even at this moment, his eyes were still fixed on the Journey to the West in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands.
"Imperial Father, return the book to your son!”
"Phew…Your Highness, are you alright?”
Madam Chang pulled Zhu Biao's arm and saw that his forehead was covered in sweat. Her heart ached. Although she was also very tired, she quickly took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped Zhu Biao.
Chen Hong and Zhao Erhu, on the other hand, had their backs against each other, both of them looking helpless.
As for Huang Zicheng…uh, he was still twitching.
"Are you joking?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was about to calm down, but when he heard Zhu Rong's words, he was furious again.
"Do you know how worried your sister-in-law was when she couldn't find your brother? At what time do you still have the mood to joke with me?”
"How did we have a son like you back then? She was already an adult, but she was still like a child. She was not sensible at all!”
Zhu Rong corrected him seriously,"
"What does it have to do with you? It was clearly Mother who gave birth to me. At most, you only sowed the seeds and then took root and sprouted. The matter of growing strong and healthy was all our own efforts.”
"Scram to the side. Stop talking nonsense.”
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and pointed at Zhu Rong with Journey to the West in his hand."
"If you're a man, then stand up for us!”
"I won't!"
Zhu Xiong shook his head without hesitation.
"Come over if you have the ability!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened in anger. He gritted his teeth and nodded.
"Alright, let's go over, but don't let your big brother stop us.”
"That's impossible."
Zhu Xiong shook his head, reached out his hand to help Zhu Biao up from the ground, and pushed him forward again.
"Who asked him to be my big brother? Right, Big Brother?"
Zhu Biao smiled bitterly, but he could only nod.
"…Yes."
Zhu Yuanzhang said resentfully,"
"Aiya, Biao Er, why are you like your mother? Always protecting this unfilial child? What's so good about him?"
"Do you know that this unfilial son can have today because he was spoiled by you as his elder brother and your mother?”
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang said this, Madam Chang, Zhao Erhu, Chen Hong and the others all sighed.
Even the felons who had always been on good terms with Zhu Rong could not refute him.
Corey, who was twitching on the ground in pain, even had the mood to laugh in disdain!
However, Zhu Biao waved his hand and cupped his hands at Zhu Yuanzhang.
"No, Imperial Father. Second Brother is very different from before. He has already changed.”
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. He sized Zhu Biao up and said,
"…Are you crazy?"
"Your son is telling the truth."
Zhu Biao nodded without hesitation. He stepped forward and pointed at the Journey to the West in Zhu Yuanzhang's hand.
"Imperial Father, if you don't believe me, you can take a look at this book. It's really wonderful and won't stop. From this, it can be seen that Second Brother is only ignorant on the surface, but he's actually very talented!”
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and looked at the Journey to the West in his hand. He then remembered that Zhu Biao had just said that this book was written by Zhu Xi. He immediately smiled speechlessly.
"Him? He can write books?"
"Stop fooling around, Biao 'er. You've been deceived by this unfilial child. He has never studied hard since he was young. He knows fewer words than us. If he can write a book, even the Yellow River will go against its current!”
Zhu Biao's face turned pale and he hurriedly waved his hand."
"Sigh, Imperial Father, you can't say such things carelessly. Be careful not to anger the heavens and invite sin.”
"This book was indeed written by second brother. Your son has personally tested it, and the story in this book is exactly the same as what second brother said. If it wasn't written by him, who could it be?”
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand in disbelief.
"What's so difficult about that? Couldn't this unfilial child memorize the story of this book in advance?”
"Look at him. He eats, drinks, and plays every day. He does all kinds of evil things.”
"Even if there is time, are there any famous biographies of the past dynasties written by someone like this unfilial son?”
When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, besides Zhu Biao, Madam Chang, Zhao Erhu, and Chen Hong also frowned.
It was the same for the prisoners in the imperial prison.
After all, the impression Zhu Xiong gave others was too deep. No matter what, it was difficult to associate him with a scholar who could write like ink!
Huang Zicheng, who had been smoking on the ground for almost two hours, felt that his chance had come again. He could do it again. He immediately endured the pain and stood up. He cupped his hands towards Zhu Yuanzhang and said,
"The…the emperor's words are reasonable. This lowly official also feels that it's not very possible.”
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and looked at Huang Zicheng with dissatisfaction. Why does it have to do with you everywhere?
However, because of Zhu Rong's righteousness, Zhu Yuanzhang ignored Huang Zicheng and looked at Zhu Rong directly.
"Unfilial son, you have been a liar since you were young. You are used to deceiving others. Your elder brother is honest. You can deceive him, but you can't deceive us!”
"Tell me, who wrote this book?"
Zhu Rong raised his eyebrows and looked at the Journey to the West in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands. His eyes narrowed.
At this juncture, regardless of whether anyone would believe him if he told the truth, the old man was so angry with him. If it was proved that he did not write this book, he would be locked up in the prison for at least a year.
Who could endure this? He couldn't even play cards every day!
He had no choice but to walk down this path until the end!
"Second brother…second brother…say something, could it be that father was right? You didn't write this book?"
Zhu Biao's face turned pale when he saw that Zhu Rong didn't answer. He hurriedly pulled Zhu Rong's arm and said nervously,"
"No way, you can't really lie to me too, right?”
"Sigh!"
Under everyone's gaze, Zhu Rong sighed faintly and pulled Zhu Biao's arm. Under his despairing gaze, the corners of his mouth slowly lifted into a smile.
"If I didn't write this book, who else could it be?”
At this point, Zhu Rong stepped forward and looked into Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes. For the first time, he said,"
"Father, I want to make a bet with you!"
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