Zhu Xiong did not do this to harm Zhu Di.
After all, his fourth brother, Zhu Di, was his brother from the same mother. He had protected him since he was young.
On the contrary.
Zhu Rong did this to save Zhu Di.
If this matter spread, his reputation would not be good.
Zhu Xiong came over in a panic, claiming that he knew Zhu Di's whereabouts.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma hurriedly pulled Zhu Rong back.
"Fifth brother. Father and Mother usually dote on you the most. If you really know where Fourth Brother is, tell me quickly. I don't want Father and Mother to worry."
Especially Empress Ma, who was on the verge of tears.
"Father, Mother, don't worry. Fourth Brother is fine."
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.
"Fifth Brother, in that case, you know where your fourth brother is?”
Zhu Xiong shook his head blankly.
"You little rascal. Are you trying to fool us?”
"Your fourth brother's disappearance is a big deal. Are you still in the mood to joke?"
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand and was about to hit Zhu Rong.
He knew it. This Fifth Brother was usually sloppy. What could he do?
"Father, don't hit me. Although I don't know where Ling went, I know his purpose.”
Empress Ma quickly stopped Zhu Yuanzhang's hand.
"Chongba, you're too impulsive. You didn't even listen to the child.”
Zhu Yuanzhang's raised hand froze in the air.
"Old Fifth, then hurry up and tell me."
Zhu Rong explained the reason.
"Fourth Brother told me before that he always wanted to go to the military camp to fight. Father and Mother don't agree."
"Son, it's probably because of this reason that Fourth Brother disappeared at this critical moment.”
Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma understand why Zhu Di had escaped.
"This child…"
"It's not that we don't want him to go out. It was those princes who were saying that he had placed all the power in the hands of his own son. I let my own son go to war and risk his life for them. It's my fault if he falls.”
"It's also very difficult for us to be stuck in the middle. Sigh, even if Fourth Brother wanted to go to the battlefield, he didn't need to use this move.”
Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma felt their hearts ache, but they also blamed Fourth Brother for not greeting them.
However, compared to their abnormal worry, Zhu Rong was very calm.
"Father, Mother, don't worry too much. According to what your son knows, fourth brother should have mixed into the northern expedition.”
"Now that Uncle Xu is in command, even if Fourth Brother joins the team, it will be good for him to gain experience. With Fourth Brother's personality, it's useless even if you beat him up every day. Let Uncle Xu discipline him for you. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?”
Zhu Yuanzhang was about to wipe his tears when he heard this.
"Old Fifth, you usually look sloppy. What you said makes sense. You're almost on par with your big brother.”
Just as they were talking, Crown Prince Zhu Biao came to see them.
"Father, we still haven't found fourth brother."
Zhu Yuanzhang already had news of Fourth Brother, so he wasn't that worried anymore.
"There's no need to look for them. Hurry up and order everyone to retreat. He didn't want to go looking for her with such great fanfare and damage Fourth Brother's reputation.”
Zhu Biao felt strange.
"What's wrong, Father? Do you have Fourth Bro's whereabouts?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
"Old Fifth said that Old Fourth is very likely to be in the team and is going north. Fourth Brother was right. He could let a foolish kid like him go to the battlefield to gain experience. It would save him the trouble of acting like a green-haired youth and arguing with us all day long.”
Zhu Biao frowned.
"Fourth brother, you were a little reckless. However, since he had his whereabouts, there was no need to worry.”
Only then did the few of them feel relieved.
Zhu Yuanzhang kept thinking about what he wanted to say to Zhu Rong, but he couldn't think of anything at the moment.
"Fifth Brother, right, I remember now. Your big brother has already told you about the marriage between you and Xu Miaoyun, the eldest daughter of the Xu family, right?”
Zhu Xiong nodded.
"I did. Father, are you afraid that your son will suffer? You've seen how powerful Uncle Xu's eldest daughter is. You are afraid that he will bully your son, right?"
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Rong, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Old Fifth, let me tell you what's good about you?”
"Sigh, no wonder your Uncle Xu refused to agree to this marriage. With your sloppy appearance, when will you be able to behave properly?”
Empress Ma and Zhu Biao looked at each other.
Sigh.
This Fifth Brother was quite confident sometimes.
Zhu Rong narrowed his eyes, and his temper flared up.
"What is it? Father, do you think Uncle Xu and the others still don't agree?”
Empress Ma smiled bitterly.
"Old Fifth, Mom and Dad have said a lot of good things about you in front of your Uncle Xu, but unfortunately, he refused to agree no matter what.”
"Sigh, but they didn't completely reject you. They only said that as long as you pass their inspection, they will acknowledge you as their son-in-law.”
"If it doesn't pass, then there's nothing we can do.”
At the mention of this, Zhu Yuanzhang was annoyed.
"Don't mention that old fellow. He clearly knew that No. 5 had never learned martial arts properly and would skip classes every few days when he went to the main hall. Yet, he still had to let Lan Yu and Song Lian inspect No. 5's martial arts and studies. Wasn't this forcing him?”
"Damn it, if you don't agree, then don't agree. I don't believe that the fifth prince can't marry a beautiful wife.”
From Empress Ma and Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Rong guessed what Xu Da had said.
This was to test his literary and martial arts skills.
In the eight years since he transmigrated, Zhu Xiong had followed the system's instructions and earned a lot of Salted Fish Points. He had unlocked the memories of his previous lives and received a lot of rewards.
Putting all of this aside, as a transmigrator, it was simply too easy for him to understand what was going to happen in this world and what had happened in the past.
"Father, Mother, aren't we just examining the civil administration and martial arts? Alright, your son agrees."
"Just wait and see. Your son will not disappoint father and mother.”
Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma acted as if they didn't know Zhu Rong.
"Son, do you have a fever?”
"Lan Yu is a famous general on horseback, and Song Lian is a scholar of the Imperial Academy appointed by your father. They are knowledgeable and not easy to fool.”
"You…Sigh, forget it. Let's just tell that old fellow that we don't want this marriage.”
Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to go through the motions, but later on, he thought that the two of them were not easy to fool. If he forced Lao Wu to go, wouldn't he be a joke to others?
He, Zhu Yuanzhang, knew exactly what Old Xu was up to.
"Don't, don't. Father, Mother, just watch.”
At this moment, a young eunuch outside the door reported in a shrill voice.
"Your Majesty, General Lan and Scholar Song of the Imperial Academy Hospital are here to see you.”
Got it.
Old Zhu was completely at his wit's end. He had to bite the bullet and attack!
I'm asking for flowers weakly. Flowers are 830, and I'm still 170 short of more.
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