gnovel Chapter 39 Zhu Di: I will kill your entire clan!
Chapter 39 Zhu Di: I will kill your entire clan!
"May I ask, Your Highness, what exactly happened yesterday that you mentioned?" Du Tong asked, his face full of confusion.
Zhu Gaoxu said weakly, "I guess I cursed the Embroidered Uniform Guard all afternoon yesterday, and in the end, I was so angry that I caught a cold. I still don't look well at all."
Du Tong and others: ...
They were even more bewildered; they had naturally heard about this matter.
It is said that yesterday at noon, Zhu Gaoxu gave a severe scolding to the Imperial Guards who were lying in wait. The last Imperial Guard couldn't take it anymore and was scolded to death on the spot by the Prince of Han.
And now, His Highness the Prince of Han is unwell, is it because of what happened yesterday?
Upon realizing this, Du Tong and the other imperial physicians exchanged glances.
"Your Highness, rest assured, I will prescribe medicine for you. You must take good care of yourself these next few days," Du Tong said.
The Princess Consort of Han said, "In that case, on behalf of my husband, I thank all the imperial physicians."
Du Tong and the others all waved.
Not long after, they all left the Prince of Han's residence.
The Princess Consort of Han personally saw them off as they left.
"Take care, and come again if you need anything," the Princess Consort of Han said warmly, leaving the imperial physicians completely bewildered.
"Your Highness, they've all left." As someone who served the Prince of Han, Huangfu Yun couldn't help but speak up.
"Finally gone. Those people from the Imperial Medical Academy are all troublesome." The Princess of Han frowned, her tone quite displeased.
"You continue to keep watch here. No one is allowed to enter the Prince's room," Princess Han ordered. "If anyone dares to trespass, I will hold you accountable."
Huangfu Yun nodded quickly: "Please rest assured, Your Highness."
The Princess Consort of Han nodded in satisfaction.
She walked into the room and immediately saw Zhu Gaoxu sitting there, his face calm.
This was a stark contrast to his sickly appearance just moments before; he was practically a different person.
"My lord, are you really alright?" asked the Princess Consort of Han.
"Of course," Zhu Gaoxu said. "I've told you before, I'm a cultivator."
"Since I am a cultivator, it is impossible for me to actually be sick."
Princess Han gave a thumbs up and said with admiration, "Husband, you were amazing just now. I really thought you were sick when you were like that."
"Don't worry, I'm fine," Zhu Gaoxu said. "You stay outside and keep watch. I'm going to refine this beauty pill now."
"This Beauty Pill, although not as good as the Rejuvenation Pill and the Youth Preservation Pill, will still take some time to refine in bulk," Zhu Gaoxu said.
"My lord, are you really planning to wholesale and refine elixirs for a large-scale sale?" asked the Princess Consort of Han.
"Of course," Zhu Gaoxu said. "I'll make His Majesty envious."
"He's broke fighting, and neither is the boss. Do you think if I had money, he'd beg me on his knees?"
Princess Han's eyelids twitched. Had she heard correctly? The Yongle Emperor was to kneel and beg him?
How dare he?
How could he dare to make such a request!
Putting aside the identities of the emperor and his subject, just considering their father-son relationship, the father shouldn't kneel down and kowtow to his son, right?
"You just stay outside and keep watch. If the imperial physicians prescribe medicine, you can take it first," Zhu Gaoxu said.
"Uh-huh!"
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Inside the Fengtian Hall.
Zhu Di walked through the main hall.
He still couldn't quite believe that his second son was really sick.
"This kid did it on purpose, he definitely did it on purpose!" Zhu Di was very convinced.
He knew his second son's personality better than anyone else.
That's why he knew all too well that this Zhu Gaoxu was definitely faking it.
The second son has always been very energetic; it's impossible for him to fall ill like this.
He was faking illness.
There was only one reason why he feigned illness: he did not want to oversee the country.
The imperial physicians returned to report.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Du Tong was the first to come over.
Zhu Di said, "Tell me, is this second son truly ill, or is he faking it?"
"Your Majesty, he must be truly ill," Du Tong replied.
"Hmm?" Zhu Di looked at him. "You haven't been bribed by him to join me in deceiving me, have you?"
thump!
Du Tong turned pale with fright and knelt down on the spot, his voice trembling as he said, "Your Majesty, I saw it with my own eyes. His Highness the Prince of Han really fell ill. Our people all saw it with their own eyes."
Du Tong dared not hide anything and told the whole story.
They even went so far as to say that His Highness the Prince of Han's illness was probably related to his cursing of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to death yesterday!
"absurd!"
"That's utter nonsense."
Zhu Di trembled with rage: "Is it because you cursed a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to death, and then you got so angry that you fell ill?"
"Damn it!"
"I summoned him at noon, and he didn't fall ill immediately, did he?"
Du Tong knelt on the ground, not daring to speak.
Zhu Di did not believe in superstition.
"I want to go and see for myself!"
"I want to see if this second son is doing this on purpose!"
Having said that, he stormed off to the Prince of Han's residence.
Seeing this, Du Tong and the other imperial physicians quickly followed.
No one expected that Zhu Di would head straight for the Prince of Han's residence; even the Princess of Han was caught off guard.
"Where's the second son?" Zhu Di roared. "Tell him to come out and see me!!"
Princess Han forced herself to say, "Your Majesty, the Prince is lying in his room. He is very ill and cannot pay his respects to Your Majesty."
"snort!"
Zhu Di ignored her nonsense and walked to the door, pushing it open with both hands.
The King of Han who appeared before him lay on his sickbed, his face deathly pale and lifeless.
"Your Majesty, you've arrived?" Zhu Gaoxu looked up at him. "I've fallen ill and am unable to pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Zhu Di didn't speak; he simply walked over.
Seeing the King of Han's appearance, he had no choice but to believe it.
"Second brother, are you really sick?"
"Cough cough..." Zhu Gaoxu coughed.
"Don't you dare lie to me. If you do, then I'm telling you, that would be the crime of deceiving the emperor." Zhu Di frowned.
"Ahem!"
"Cough cough!!"
Zhu Gaoxu's cough grew louder.
Zhu Di: ...
He took a deep breath.
"Your Majesty, the imperial physician said that the Prince needs to rest," Princess Consort of Han reminded him.
"OK!"
No one knows whether Zhu Di believed it or not.
He then said, "During this time, you should stay home and recuperate. But as I told you, once you recover, the important responsibility of regent will still be entrusted to you!"
Zhu Gaoxu coughed up a mouthful of blood on the spot, almost spitting it on Zhu Di.
"Your Highness, are you alright?" Princess Han was also startled, because she was unsure whether her husband was really acting or had genuinely made himself sick.
Du Tong and the others quickly took the pulse of the Prince of Han.
"How is the situation? How is the second son?" Zhu Di was equally startled.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Prince of Han is weak and anemic, and just now he was so agitated that he vomited blood. He needs to rest." Du Tong said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I have already prescribed medicine for him. As long as he rests for a few days, he will be fine."
"Damn it!" Zhu Di roared, "I told you, if anything happens to the Second Prince, I will slaughter your entire clan!"