When Zhu Fan heard this explanation, he was speechless for a while.

It’s only been a few years since we last met. Has this grandson become so naughty?

I wanted to slap him a few times, but after seeing my eldest nephew's miserable ass, I couldn't do it.

However, it felt relieved when it thought that it was just as naughty back then and hated reading and writing.

As a child, how can you not be playful?

Although Zhu Fan expressed his understanding of Zhu Yunxi's behavior, he still turned him over, put him on horseback and scolded him.

"Zhu Yunxi, you are the only remaining legitimate son of the crown prince. Now that the crown prince has passed away, you are the future of the Ming Dynasty..."

"Therefore, whether you like reading or not, you have to work hard in the future. Only in this way can you win the favor of your grandpa, and you will have a chance in the future..."

As a vassal king, Zhu Fan could only talk about this.

Because if you keep talking, you might end up harming this child.

If this child, under his own instigation, develops a desire to seize the legitimate heir, but is ultimately defeated by Lu's son, then his fate in the future will definitely be extremely miserable.

What's more, he hasn't seen his father for several years, and he still doesn't know what his father's attitude is towards the child.

Therefore, he couldn't say many things.

"Did you remember it?"

Zhu Yunxi felt the strength from Zhu Fan's hand and nodded quickly like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Third uncle, I remember what you said. I will study hard in the future and make Grandpa Huang happy!"

When Zhu Fan heard what Zhu Yunxi said, he immediately turned his horse's head and looked at Zhu Gui with cold eyes.

"Zhu Gui, do you know you are wrong!"

When Zhu Gui heard this, his calves were twisted. He respected the third brother the most, but he was also the most afraid of the third brother.

Because the third brother is different from others, he really dares to beat him if he gets into his hands.

"Third brother, I didn't do anything wrong, right?"

Zhu Fan saw that he still didn't know where his mistake was, so he immediately picked up the riding crop and whipped him.

"The prince's eldest brother has passed away. You don't want to keep vigil for your eldest brother, but you bring Zhu Yunxi to a place like this. How dare you say that you are right?"

Zhu Gui asked with a confused look on his face.

"What kind of place? Didn't we just go shopping..."

Zhu Fan pointed at the plaque of "Qin Yue Tower" and asked sharply.

"How old is Zhu Yunxi? You take him to hang out in places like Qin Yue Tower. Do you think you are such an uncle?"

When Zhu Gui heard this, he shouted that he was wronged.

"Third brother, you have wronged me. We were just passing by and didn't go in at all..."

"Passing by is already a heinous crime, but you actually want to bring him in?"

Zhu Gui explained to himself while ducking left and right to avoid the whip.

"Third brother, please listen to my explanation..."

"He doesn't blame me for this, it's Zhu Yunxi... he insisted that I take him... out of the palace..."

"Pa bang bang..."

Zhu Fan didn't listen to Zhu Gui's explanation and whipped him a few times before he spoke.

"How old is he, how old are you!"

"He is not sensible, are you also ignorant?"

"Someone is coming!"

"Tie him up to the king, take him to the palace together, and throw him in front of the prince's eldest brother to make amends!"

Zhu Fan's guards knew that the prince was angry and said angry words, so they did not actually try to kidnap him.

He just brought over a horse and handed it to Zhu Gui, asked him in a low voice if he knew how to ride a horse, and when he nodded, he let him ride by himself.

The group of people came to the gate of the palace. Just as Zhu Fan was about to dismount and walk, a eunuch ran over and said.

"Your Majesty has decreed that His Royal Highness the King of Jin is allowed to ride into the palace!"

Zhu Fan also wanted to see his father as soon as possible. After hearing this decree, he clasped his fists and bowed in the direction of the palace gate as a token of gratitude.

Then he took Zhu Yunxi, the treacherous nephew, Zhu Gui, the silly brother, and more than a dozen followers, and rode into the palace all the way to the gate of Qianqing Palace.

Lao Zhu had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw his third son coming back, his eyes were filled with muddy tears.

"Your Majesty!"

"Father?"

"Your hair..."

When Zhu Fan saw his father's head full of white hair, he collapsed instantly.

He clearly remembered that the last time he met his father, he was still full of black hair. He accompanied him hunting and he was not out of breath all morning.

However, after not seeing each other for two years, my father turned out to be very haggard. He was so old that he almost didn’t recognize his biological son!

Lao Zhu hurriedly walked down the steps. Seeing this, Zhu Fan quickly turned over and dismounted, stepped forward to support him and shouted affectionately.

"Father, how come you have aged so much all of a sudden, wuwuwu..."

"That's right, my son almost forgot to pay tribute to his father..."

However, before he could kneel down and kowtow, he found himself being hugged by his father.

"Third brother, we finally have you back, woo woo woo..."

Lao Zhu cried very sadly, but no one understood his sadness.

Since the prince passed away, he immediately sent letters to the princes who were entrusted to various places, hoping that they would come back to say goodbye to their eldest brother.

However, it had been more than ten days since the letter was sent out, but no prince had come back. How could he not feel sad?

When he thought that his eldest son could not be buried and was suffering in the hot sun every day relying on ice cubes, his heart ached so much that it almost broke into pieces.

The kings of Zhou and Chu who were very close now did not arrive, but the king of Jin who was far away in Jinyang arrived first.

While Lao Zhu felt deeply relieved, all that was left in his heart was emotion and gratitude to God.

Finally, our old Zhu family has a good man who values ​​love and justice!

Lao Zhu hugged Zhu Fan and cried for a long time, and then his mood gradually calmed down. While wiping his tears with his sleeve, he held Zhu Fan's hand and talked.

"Lao San, you have suffered a lot along the way, haven't you?"

"Reporting to my father, I received the news that my eldest brother passed away, so I rushed back day and night, for fear that I would not be able to see my eldest brother for the last time."

"Changing horses but not people?"

"Um!"

"How many horses were killed?"

"Dozens of horses..."

When Lao Zhu heard this, he patted Zhu Fan heavily on the shoulder.

"Third brother, my father is indeed right about you. If you have such a heart, it is not in vain for your elder brother to treat you so favorably!"

When Zhu Fan saw his father praising him so much, there was no joy on his face. Instead, he looked even more sad.

"Father, I'm afraid I'll be late when I come back along the way and keep you and my eldest brother waiting..."

After hearing this, Lao Zhu looked up at the sky, took a deep breath and said sadly.

"You're fine!"

"Not only were you not late, you were the first one to come back..."

Zhu Fan was stunned when he heard this and asked with a puzzled face.

"How can it be?"

"Aren't the fifth brother, sixth brother and their fiefdoms very close to Beijing?"

When Lao Zhu heard these two people, he said with a dark face.

"Don't mention those two white-eyed wolves to me. Your eldest brother and I just hurt them for nothing!"

When Zhu Fan heard this, he was very angry.

I have a long journey, so even if I come back a few days later, it is still normal. But one of the two is in Kaifeng, and the other is in Changsha. Neither of them is closer than me, and they haven't arrived yet. They are really not the sons of man.

Lao Zhu obviously didn't want to mention those traitors. After saying a few words to Lao San, his eyes suddenly glanced at the sneaky duo.

"Lao San, why did you bring these two evil deeds back?"

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he was so frightened that his heart jumped into his throat. He was afraid that his third uncle would accuse him of his treachery and let him be beaten severely by Lao Zhu again.
To be continued...