Zhu Yunye was taking a leisurely walk in the imperial garden, and a female officer walked in under the leadership of the eunuch.
Seeing that the person coming was the maid beside his mother, Zhu Yunye waved his left hand to ask the surrounding maids and eunuchs to move away.
"My servant pays homage to the Emperor." The female officer came to Zhu Yunye and bowed.
"Mother Li, there is no need to be polite, please get up quickly." Zhu Yunye quickly extended his hand to signal.
Aunt Li opposite him was much older than the average female official. Originally, whether she was a female official or a palace maid, she was allowed to leave after staying in the palace for a certain age.
And the reason why she hasn't left yet at such an age is because she can't bear to leave Han Jingyun and voluntarily continues to stay by Han Jingyun's side to serve him.
Zhu Yunye would also give a certain amount of respect to the female official who had served his mother for most of her life.
Upon hearing this, Grandma Li nodded and stood up.
Before she could speak, Zhu Yunye smiled and asked, "Mother Li is here today. Does the Queen Mother have any orders?"
Ever since the queen mother moved into Cining Palace, she has almost lived in seclusion. Even if Zhu Yunye wanted to see his mother, he had to go in person. So far, the number of times the Queen Mother has sent people can be counted on one hand.
And as long as the queen mother sends someone here, there must be something important to do with him.
Nanny Li lowered her head and bowed again, "The Queen Mother, please ask the Emperor to come and speak to you immediately."
"Oh?" Zhu Yunye's face quickly became serious.
Although the Queen Mother had sent messages in the past, she would usually take into account his busy government affairs and would just wait until he was free to go.
But this time, the queen mother was urging him to hurry over.
"I know." Zhu Yunye straightened his clothes and said, "Let's go now."
Aunt Li quickly returned the greeting, "The message has been brought, I will take my leave first."
Zhu Yunye nodded.
Grandma Li took a few steps back, then turned around and left quickly.
The eunuch in charge of the ceremony heard the conversation between the female officer and the emperor, and asked the eunuch to prepare for the eunuch without waiting for the emperor's instructions.
Now that he saw Grandma Li walking away, he immediately stepped forward and bowed: "Your Majesty, the royal banquet is ready."
Zhu Yunye nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered: "Send it to Cining Palace."
"yes."
Soon, Zhu Yunye arrived at Cining Palace and walked straight in. He found that his mother was not waiting for him leisurely in the garden today, but was in the bedroom.
"My son, I pay my respects to my mother." Zhu Yunye was slightly surprised and then quickly paid his respects.
When Han Jingyun saw his son coming, he couldn't help but smile on his face and stretched out his hand to signal: "Emperor, please get up quickly. It's already hard for you to take care of everything. Didn't you tell me before? We don't need to be so polite between mother and son."
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Zhu Yunye stood up with a smile and held the Queen Mother's hand, "It's my fault that I made the Queen Mother worried."
With that said, Zhu Yunye came to his mother's side.
Han Jingyun's eyes signaled the female officer to pour tea for the emperor, and then he waved lightly for everyone to leave.
Seeing such a scene, Zhu Yunye's eyes became even more surprised. After everyone left, he asked in a serious tone: "May I ask, Queen Mother, what happened?"
Han Jingyun did not answer directly, but took a sip of tea first, put down the tea cup, and then slowly said: "Yesterday, Mrs. Lu came to see my mother."
"Mr. Lu..." Zhu Yunye was startled at first, and then his expression quickly darkened.
When Zhu Yunye heard his mother mention Princess Lu, he immediately thought of Zhu Yunwen, his half-brother. The ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty established the eldest rather than the virtuous. Although he was the eldest son and the legitimate heir to the throne, the fact that Zhu Yunwen was older than him was always a thorn in his heart.
And he knew from his uncle's mouth that Zhu Yunwen did not covet the throne. On the contrary, both Dowager Lu and Zhu Yunwen were involved in the early death of Zhu Xiongying, which shows that they are also eyeing the throne.
The reason why Zhu Yunye let their mother and son go in the first place was not because of his kindness as a woman, but because his father held his hand before his death and asked him to promise to allow them to live.
Zhu Yunye did not make things difficult for their mother and son in these years. Although they were placed under house arrest in a palace, their food and drink expenses were never less than half a penny.
Now that he heard that Mrs. Lu showed signs of being evil and even begged to come to the queen mother, Zhu Yunye looked a little ugly.
Seeing that his son had not spoken for a long time and kept his head lowered, Han Jingyun couldn't help but asked with some confusion: "What's wrong with you?"
Zhu Yunye then raised his head, showed a forced smile, and said in a very depressed mood: "It's nothing. I wonder why Concubine Lu is looking for the Queen Mother?"
Han Jingyun is very sensitive to mathematics, but very slow to the intrigues in the court. If it weren't for Zhu Biao who protected her unconditionally, she might have been killed long ago before she could survive for a few chapters. This was why Han Du firmly opposed her marrying Zhu Biao.
Han Jingyun didn't think much and said directly: "She said that King Han Le was old and should have gone to join the feudal clan long ago. And she was tired of the life in the palace and wanted to go outside the palace."
Just like Phan...
When Zhu Yunye heard this, his eyes immediately narrowed, his spirit was tense and his whole body was full of vigilance.
The rebellion of King Yan may have been gradually forgotten by the world, but Zhu Yunye always remembered it in his heart. As an emperor, he could not be too vigilant about this. After all, no one knew when a feudal prince would rebel under the banner of Qingjun.
In order to avoid this situation, his father did not forget to take back the military power of other vassal kings after expelling King Yan to America.
But Zhu Yunye is even better. Even Zhu Yunyu, his brother from the same mother, has never thought about asking him to join the feudal clan. Now Zhu Yunwen dares to propose that he go to join the feudal clan?
"What? Is there something wrong?" Seeing his son's ugly face, Han Jingyun also guessed that the matter might not be as simple as Mrs. Lu said.
Zhu Yunye laughed dryly and asked in a harsh voice, "What do you think, Queen Mother?"
"I don't know." Han Jingyun shook her head bluntly, indicating that she had no idea about this and could not give Zhu Yunye any advice.
Suddenly she thought of her brother and looked up at her son: "As you know, my mother is not good at these things. Maybe you can ask your uncle, he can always think of ways to deal with these things."
"Uncle..." Zhu Yunye originally thought of a countermeasure.
He had always been obsessed with Zhu Yunwen. If it weren't for his father's request, he would have dealt with Zhu Yunwen long ago and wouldn't have waited until today. Now Concubine Lu dared to ask for vassal status. Since they dared to commit suicide like this, Zhu Yunye didn't mind granting them permission.
However, after listening to his mother's words, he suddenly changed his mind. Although his idea could also solve Zhu Yunwen's problem, no matter how he comforted himself in his heart that Zhu Yunwen had found it himself, he always violated his promise to his father, which was a bit unsightly.
"Perhaps, uncle has a better way."
Thinking of this, Zhu Yunye smiled and nodded: "Okay, mother, I will ask my uncle later."
Seeing that his son trusted his eldest brother so much, Han Jingyun felt happy that the whole family was enjoying themselves. I chatted with my son for a while and had a special meal before letting him leave.
