In the 12th year of Yongle, in the Prince's Mansion.
The chubby Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi was lying on a rocking chair, playing with the puppy in his arms from time to time.
"You only know how to lie down and tease your dog. Look at how fat you are. You don't even know how to get up and move around.”
A grumbling voice sounded from behind.
Zhu Gaochi turned his head and saw a beautiful woman in luxurious clothes standing behind him.
"Sigh, the old master is back. Can't I rest for a few days? I was so busy when he was on the expedition.”
Zhu Gaochi smiled.
He noticed that the unhappiness on Zhang shi's face had not dissipated. After spending many years together, he immediately understood something.
"What? Which child made you unhappy again?”
Hearing this, Zhang shi rolled her eyes at him and sat down on the stool beside him.
"Who else could it be other than Zhanji? Why do you think he's so mischievous?”
Zhang shi began to complain to him.
Zhu Gaochi narrowed his eyes, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up.
"Have you forgotten that Zhanji was raised by the old man? He wouldn't dare to mess around.”
"As for Zhan Jue."
He paused.
"When he was born, the world had already calmed down and he didn't suffer much. Coupled with his young age, it's normal for him to be a little mischievous.”
He smiled and comforted Zhang shi.
"Hmph, it's all your fault. Who asked you to spoil him?”
Zhang shi coldly snorted.
"Hey, how can you blame me?"
Zhu Gaochi felt helpless.
"Besides, if you want to spoil him, you're the one who dotes on him. Usually, when he makes a mistake, you'll protect him like you're protecting your own child."
Zhu Gaochi expressed that he would not take the blame.
"You!"
Zhang shi was suddenly speechless. She had no choice but to ask Zhan Xi to be her youngest son.
As a mother, how could she not feel pain?
Boom!
A loud bang came from behind.
The powerful vibration even caused the courtyard to tremble a little. The two of them were also so frightened that they shivered.
The puppy in Zhu Gaochi's arms was curled up in his arms, barking loudly.
"What's going on?"
Zhu Gaochi stood up in shock.
Zhang shi leaned against him and shook her head with a dumbfounded expression.
"It seems to be coming from our backyard.”
Zhu Gaochi looked in the direction of the sound with a grave expression.
Wait, behind?
Isn't that where Zhan Chen lives? Could it be?
Suddenly, he thought of something.
"Quick, immediately gather the guards and head to the backyard.”
As he spoke, he forced himself to stand up slowly.
Zhang Shi also seemed to understand something, and her face instantly turned pale.
"Crown Prince, this…"
She looked at him anxiously.
Zhu Gaochi patted her hand, signaling her not to worry.
Then, she rushed towards the backyard with a solemn expression, and Zhang shi followed closely behind.
In the backyard.
The originally elegant and peaceful courtyard had now become a ruin, and black smoke would occasionally rise from it.
It was hard to imagine what had happened here.
Amidst the ruins, a pile of rubble suddenly trembled.
A hand suddenly reached out from below, and then a young man with a dusty face crawled out.
"Pui, pui."
The young man spat out two mouthfuls of saliva.
Then, he looked at the ruins in front of him, his tattered clothes, and his messy hair.
"Sigh, this is too big."
At this moment, he was a little embarrassed. Who knew that the black gunpowder was so powerful?
He had thought that he had been very careful, but in the end, not only did he destroy the courtyard, but he had also almost died.
He looked down at his feet. If it weren't for the two eunuchs protecting him at the risk of their lives, he might have to send it again.
He just didn't know if he could still transmigrate if he died this time.
Looking at the two of them buried deep in the ground, he was afraid that he would not be able to get them out.
However, it did not matter. With such a huge commotion happening on his side, the people in the residence must have sensed it. Presumably, they would rush over later.
Thinking of this, he found a place to lie down and sat down without caring if it was clean or not.
"However, I don't know what the reward is for taking such a big risk this time.”
"System."
He muttered in his heart.
[Mission: Successfully develop and test black gunpowder.]
The mission was completed.
[Reward: One Immortal Cultivation Technique]
Yes!
It was actually a cultivation technique?
Seeing the reward given by the system, Zhu Zhan was a little stunned.
His system had never been so generous before.
However, thinking about it, those things before were all small fights. This time, they had fiddled with black gunpowder.
Moreover, he had almost killed him. He could not leave without a good reward.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Just as he was still excited about the cultivation technique…
A group of fully armored guards rushed in from the door. As soon as they entered, they immediately surrounded the entire ruins.
They reacted quite quickly, he thought to himself as he looked at the guards.
That's right, this was the crown prince's residence after all.
"Zhanchen? How is Zhan Chen?"
An anxious voice came from the door.
Soon after, Zhang shi hurriedly walked in, followed by the panting Crown Prince.
Zhang Shi saw him sitting on the ruins as soon as she came in. At this time, she couldn't care less and rushed towards him.
"Zhanchen? Are you alright?"
She went forward and hugged him, protecting him in her arms.
Mother, I'm fine."
Zhan Chen smiled and pointed at the ruins.
"Mother, my two servants are still down there. They protected me just now.”
Zhang shi didn't pay attention to his words. She first caressed his body to make sure that there were no wounds on his body before wiping her tears.
"Alright, mother will get someone to get them out.”
As she spoke, she called for a few guards to get her out.
"Huff huff huff."
At this time, Zhu Gaochi had also rushed to his front, panting heavily with the support of two servants.
"Zhan Jue, you, are you alright? Where is the thief?”
His gaze stopped on Zhu Zhanshi for a moment, then looked around in an attempt to find the thief caught by the guards.
"Thief? What thief?"
Zhu Zhanxin looked at him in confusion.
"Didn't you get assassinated? Where are those thieves?”
Zhu Gaochi asked in surprise.
"There are no thieves."
"Then what's going on?"
Zhang shi also began to ask him.
"This, I accidentally made it when I was fiddling with the gunpowder.”
He scratched his head awkwardly.
"Gunpowder?"
Zhu Gaochi was stunned.
"So, no thief tried to assassinate you?”
Zhang shi stared into his eyes.
Zhu Zhan Xin shook his head.
"Wait, where did you get such a huge amount of gunpowder?”
Zhu Gaochi sensed something and looked at him.
If he wanted to turn this courtyard into this state, the amount of gunpowder needed was definitely not a small amount.
However, Zhu Zhan never left the house. Where did he get so much gunpowder? One had to know that Da Ming's control over gunpowder was quite strict.
"Father, you gave this to me."
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