"What's going on?" Zhu Xiongying asked curiously as he saw these people mobilizing forces like this.
"Your Highness, His Majesty's imperial edict has arrived!" Chen Ergou introduced by his side.
"Imperial edict? What imperial edict?" Zhu Xiongying asked, confused.
At this time, what imperial edict should be conveyed to the East Palace?
"I don't know this slave!" Chen Ergou said respectfully.
"Yes!" Zhu Xiongying nodded, knowing that this matter was indeed not something he, an eunuch, could know.
Even though he, the eunuch, was the person next to Zhu Xiongying, he was just a slave.
Not everything can be known to him.
If he could have guessed Lao Zhu, he would have died.
"Then let's take a look!" As he said that, Zhu Xiongying walked towards this side.
"Xiongying!" Lu also came over, and she also got the news.
"Brother!" Zhu Yunwen, who was following him, glanced at Zhu Xiongying and shouted timidly.
"Yeah!" Zhu Xiongying nodded and said nothing.
And Jiang Wei, who hadn't gone very far at this time, got such news and came back at this time.
The people who delivered the order have also arrived, headed by Lao Chen and the old eunuch beside Lao Zhu, followed by people from the Royal Forest Army.
"See Your Highness Taisun!" After seeing Zhu Xiongying, Old Chen saluted directly without rushing to convey the order.
"Haha, Eunuch Chen is so polite, get up!" Zhu Xiongying said with a smile.
Of course, being polite was just polite. It was a complete dream to expect Zhu Xiongying to please him.
Even if Lao Chen has always followed Lao Zhu, compared with Zhu Xiongying's status, it is still far different.
Even if Zhu Xiongying kills Lao Chen, nothing will happen.
But Zhu Xiongying would not do such a stupid thing.
He is so respectful and has served Lao Zhu for so many years. He is not a murderer and there is no need to do anything wrong.
Lao Zhu's side is different from any previous emperor or any dynasty.
In other dynasties, when faced with people like Lao Chen, even the prince would not easily offend those close to the emperor.
Especially for such an old eunuch, otherwise he will be able to give you eye drops at any time.
It may be difficult for them to accomplish something, but it is definitely very simple to do something bad.
Even if he is a prince, he may need to establish good relations with others and require bribes, but on Lao Zhu's side.
See if Lao Chen dares to give Zhu Xiongying any eye drops.
Zhu Xiongying is like this, let alone Zhu Biao, executive deputy emperor, are you just talking about it?
Before Zhu Biao died, almost all government affairs were in Zhu Biao's hands.
That is to say, there is no official title yet.
Although Zhu Xiongying does not control so much government affairs now, Zhu Xiongying's status is no different than Zhu Biao's.
Even more, because of Zhu Biao's passing, Lao Zhu cherishes this ancestral-grandson relationship even more.
Now Lao Zhu, apart from Daming, the one he cherishes most is probably his great grandson Zhu Xiongying.
As for the eunuchs, in Lao Zhudi's eyes, they were slaves, like animals that could be slaughtered at any time.
Moreover, Lao Zhu showed no mercy when he killed.
"Grandpa, do you have any orders?" Zhu Xiongying asked Lao Chen.
"Your Majesty, you should read your Majesty's imperial edict!" Lao Chen directly handed the edict to Zhu Xiongying respectfully.
"Huh? Give it to me?" Zhu Xiongying didn't expect that this old Chen would do this.
"Yes, since His Highness is here, it will naturally be given to His Highness!" Old Chen said with a smile.
"Okay!" Zhu Xiongying didn't care, these were nothing.
This old Chen is also a wonderful person.
This is probably not Lao Zhu's order. Lao Zhu probably didn't even expect that Zhu Xiongying came directly.
With that said, Zhu Xiongying directly opened the imperial edict to see what was written.
After seeing it clearly, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Xiongying's mouth.
Everyone in the East Palace has almost arrived, and his two sisters have also arrived.
At this time, Zhu Yunxi was much more honest when he heard that Lao Zhu's imperial edict had arrived.
"Okay, everyone is here, let's take the order!" Zhu Xiongying looked at the people in the East Palace calmly and said.
"Yes, long live my emperor!" Everyone knelt down.
Zhu Xiongying took a look, then unfolded the imperial edict and read aloud,
"In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, we named our eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying as our great grandson and heir to the throne of the Ming Dynasty."
"After Zhu Yuanzhang controls the funeral sky, he will inherit the throne of the Ming Dynasty!"
"In addition, all affairs in the East Palace are in charge of the great grandson Zhu Xiongying, and no one else is allowed to interfere. Thank you for this!"
After finishing reading, Zhu Xiongying also merged the imperial edict.
"Long live my emperor!" All the people shouted again.
However, at this time, the faces of Lu, Zhu Yunwen, and some people behind her were much uglier.
Especially Lu and Zhu Yunwen, after hearing such an imperial edict, Lu subconsciously grabbed her handkerchief again.
The handkerchief in her hand has really suffered a lot in Lu's hands these days.
Zhu Yunwen, who was beside him, looked even paler at this time, his eyes were lifeless and lost.
He knew that he was no longer the grandson that the emperor loved most, and he no longer had any hope.
The throne that was at his fingertips was far away from him from now on.
Zhu Xiongying didn't care what they thought.
"Okay, the imperial edict has been announced!" Zhu Xiongying said, handed the imperial edict to Chen Ergou beside him, and said,
"Take it to my palace!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" Chen Ergou took it respectfully.
"Yeah!" Zhu Xiongying nodded, then looked at the people in the East Palace and said,
"There won't be any big changes in the East Palace at present. If there are any orders, I will arrange for Chen Ergou to read them out!"
"Okay, it's nothing, let's get down!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" All the servants responded.
As for Lu and Zhu Yunwen, what can they do at this time?
Is it Lao Zhu’s imperial edict that they can object to?
We can only plan slowly in the future. As long as Lao Zhu does not die and Zhu Xiongying does not ascend the throne, Lu will not be able to stop thinking about planning for her son.
But Zhu Xiongying won't care about this.
"Chen Ergou, please arrange things in the East Palace!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
"Jiang Wei, catch whoever needs to be caught!" Zhu Xiongying said.
"Xiongying, who are you going to arrest?" Hearing that someone was going to be arrested again, Lu was subconsciously nervous.
This little beast really can't stop for a moment. Is this going to completely wipe out the people in her East Palace?
"The matter of Princess Jiangdu and Princess Yilun still has the remnants of the previous Yunxi."
"As the general manager of the East Palace, shouldn't I take some responsibilities?" Zhu Xiongying said coldly.
"Catch him!" Zhu Xiongying shouted suddenly.
"Yes, Your Highness!" After saying that, Jiang Wei went directly to get the person.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, please forgive me. I was just negligent, not intentional!" When he heard that Zhu Xiongying wanted to arrest the manager, Mr. An was so frightened that he knelt down and began to beg for mercy.
"Hmph, whether it is really negligence or something else, we will tell after the investigation, but you are still suspected!"
"At the very least, you will be held responsible for dereliction of duty!" Zhu Xiongying said coldly.
"Xiongying, is there any misunderstanding?" Lu wanted to continue struggling.
As for Zhu Yunwen, he looked helpless at this time and didn't know what he was thinking.
"Mother and concubine, there is no misunderstanding. The lives of the two sisters are so poor that there are almost no servants."
“Even the cooking is done by myself, and I haven’t bought any clothes for an unknown amount of time.”
"I need to know what's going on!"
"Okay, nothing's wrong. Mother and concubine, just take some more rest!" Zhu Xiongying said nonchalantly.
Jiang Wei also stepped forward and arrested the person directly. He himself understood what was going on.
Regardless of whether this Mr. An was intentional or unintentional, even if he was truly negligent, don't even think about coming back.
You’ve taken the wrong side, do you still want to come back?
