My father is Yongle, and all I want is to cultivate immortality.

Chapter 30 Zhu Di convenes a meeting to discuss the matter of the Prince of Han taking up his fief.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui stared wide-eyed at Zhu Di, their eyes wide with disbelief.

Zhu Di couldn't help but smile. Seeing his two sons looking like this, he immediately burst out laughing.

"What's wrong? Don't you recognize your old man?" Zhu Di laughed.

"Father, is this the Rejuvenation Pill that the second brother gave me? Is this what happened after I ate it?" Zhu Gaochi asked.

"Of course," Zhu Di smiled. "How about it, Second Prince's elixir?"

"That's great!"

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui spoke in unison.

"Alright, let's get back to the main topic." Zhu Di said softly, "This time, I've summoned you here for only one thing."

"Father, please speak," Zhu Gaochi said hastily.

"That second son of yours, he insists on going to Yunnan to take up his fiefdom. What do you all think about this?" Zhu Di asked, squinting his eyes. "What's your attitude towards this second son insisting on going to his fiefdom?"

"Father, the second son is our brother. We treat each other with the utmost respect. How can we let him go to Yunnan?" Zhu Gaochi was the first to speak.

Zhu Gaosui nodded in agreement: "Yes, Yunnan is far away and remote. No matter what, we do not support him going to Yunnan to take up his fiefdom."

Zhu Di couldn't help but smile.

Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui, and finally looked at the former.

"Your Highness."

"Your subject is here!"

Zhu Di laughed and said, "You are the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, and now the Prince of Han. If you stay in the capital all the time, aren't you afraid that he will make some underhanded moves?"

"And the third brother, he's a member of the Han King's faction. Aren't you afraid they'll team up against you?"

thump!

Zhu Gaosui felt a sudden tightness in his chrysanthemum and was so frightened that he knelt down on the spot.

He exclaimed in utter terror, "Father, you've misunderstood! How could I possibly join forces with my second brother to go against my eldest brother!"

"We're brothers, blood is thicker than water!"

Zhu Gaochi also spoke up: "Yes, the three of us brothers are of one heart and mind, how could we bear to be separated?"

"Father, I disagree with sending my second son to Yunnan to assume his fiefdom!"

Zhu Gaosui also spoke up: "Brother is right, I disagree!"

The two brothers, having reached this point, united against a common enemy!

They were still waiting for Zhu Gaoxu to give them the Rejuvenation Pill.

If the second son really goes to Yunnan to take up his fief, who will they ask for the Yuan Dan (a type of elixir)?

They want to be young too!

Who doesn't want to be young?

"Alright, I understand what you mean." Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction. This was exactly the attitude he wanted.

"After you return, inform your people that they all acted in this manner," Zhu Di said. "I will ask the same question again at tomorrow's morning court session."

"If any officials under the Crown Prince, or anyone else, dare to support the Prince of Han going to his fiefdom, you should know what the consequences will be, right?"

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui felt a sudden unease.

"Yes, Father!"

"We'll go back and make the arrangements now!"

Go!

Seeing this, Zhu Di waved his hand.

After the two left, Zhu Di smiled slyly.

"Second Prince, you want to go to your fiefdom, but I absolutely refuse!"

…………

Inside the Prince of Han's Palace.

Zhu Gaoxu had just returned when he suddenly sneezed.

"Who?"

"Who's talking badly about me?"

Zhu Gaoxu frowned.

"Husband, what's wrong with you?" Princess Han asked worriedly.

"It's nothing, I just feel uneasy." Zhu Gaoxu had a vague sense of unease in his heart.

"By the way, did His Majesty agree to let you go to Yunnan to take up your fiefdom this time when you went to the palace to present medicine?" Princess Consort of Han asked.

"No, that old bastard is wicked; he's been dragging his feet!"

Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth and said, "It seems that this time, if we want to go to our fiefdom, we can't rely on this old bastard."

The Princess Consort of Han turned pale with fright, and she immediately covered Zhu Gaochi's mouth with her hand.

"Be careful what you say! You must be careful what you say!" Princess Han warned. "Walls have ears these days. If the Embroidered Uniform Guard hears what you say, then you'll be in trouble."

"What are you afraid of?"

"Let me tell you, what's there to be afraid of?"

Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath.

If he hadn't insisted on cultivating immortality in secret, wanting to leave the capital with minimal cost, it wouldn't have been difficult for him, given his cultivation level as a Qi Refining cultivator, to leave the capital.

However, he still couldn't reveal his identity as a cultivator too much, because only by cultivating in seclusion could he have the last laugh.

The mere exposure of his alchemy skills has already caused considerable trouble. If his identity as a cultivator is also exposed, what will become of him?

Even if Zhu Gaoxu's identity as a cultivator is to be revealed, it will have to wait until he reaches the Core Formation stage or the Nascent Soul stage!

If it were someone else, it might take hundreds of years to reach these levels.

But for Zhu Gaoxu, this didn't seem to be a difficult task.

He possesses a cultivation space, giving him a significant leap forward compared to others.

"Your Highness, someone from the palace has arrived."

A servant came to report.

"Um?"

Upon seeing this, both the Princess Consort of Han and Zhu Gaochi himself were stunned for a moment.

"Have people come from the palace?"

Before the two of them could react, Little Snot came to deliver the imperial edict.

"What is the emperor up to now?" Zhu Gaoxu asked with dissatisfaction. This old bastard Zhu Di had stood him up more than once.

"His Majesty said that Your Highness, Prince of Han, should attend the morning court tomorrow, as there is an important decision to be made."

"Hmm?" Zhu Gaoxu's expression changed slightly, but then it was replaced by joy.

"What important matter does my father want me to discuss at the morning court session?" Zhu Gaoxu's expression changed.

Just a moment ago he was calling me "Your Majesty the Emperor," but now he's calling me "Father."

Little Snot shook his head: "Your Highness, His Majesty didn't say, so this old servant doesn't know either."

"Alright, I understand. Go back and report," Zhu Gaoxu said.

"Yes, yes..." Little Snot turned to leave.

"Wait a moment!"

Zhu Gaoxu, at this moment, suddenly called out to Little Snot.

"Your Highness, is there anything else you need?" Little Snot asked.

Zhu Gaochi took out a few gold beans.

"Keep this. If anything happens at the palace in the future, be sure to tell me immediately," Zhu Gaoxu said.

"This...how could I possibly accept this?" Little Snot looked even more embarrassed.

Although he was in a difficult position, his hands were not idle.

The little snot was taken away with one hand.

"That's right."

Zhu Gaoxu said, "Go."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Little Snot looked delighted, and then he walked out step by step.

Zhu Gaoxu watched the little snotty-nosed girl's departing figure, and then turned to look at the Princess of Han.

"Do you know why I gave him these golden beans?"

Princess Consort of Han laughed and said, "That's because Your Highness wants to keep another spy on you."

"Pop!"

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu kissed his beloved concubine.

"My beloved wife understands me best!"

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but smile.

"My lord, His Majesty summons you to the morning court tomorrow. Has he decided to send you to your fiefdom in Yunnan?" the Princess Consort of Han asked.

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said, "That's hard to say."

"Because nobody knows what His Majesty the Emperor is really thinking."