.After accompanying my father, who was getting weaker and weaker, I left his bedroom and asked the eunuch to lead me to the yard where my mother lives. Because my mother was granted by the emperor's grandfather, she is now the concubine of her father, so the place where she lives cannot be the same as before. As soon as I walked into the yard, I heard the voice of the nineteenth sister: "He is back, Brother Seventeenth is back."

As soon as I finished speaking, everyone in the room walked out together, including my long-lost mother, Uncle Zhu Lu, the eighteenth brother and the nineteenth sister. They came to me together. As soon as I saw my mother, I couldn't help but walk forward quickly and kneel down and kowtowed to her.

Mom helped me up, and I looked at Uncle Zhu Lu standing beside me. It was the first time I saw him since I left Yanjing at the age of nine. My childhood memories made me unable to help but hug Uncle Zhu Lu and said, "Uncle Zhu Lu, Changluo seems to you all these years!"

Since I was a child, Uncle Zhu Lu loved me very much because I had never felt my father's love at that time. In my heart, I always regarded Uncle Zhu Lu as my father, and often thought: "Will the father be like Zhu Lu?" Uncle Zhu Lu probably also treated me like his biological son, so the relationship between me and him has always been very close.

When I hugged Uncle Zhu Lu, I found that his body had lost a lot of weight and was trembling slightly. It was obvious that he must be very excited at this moment.

Letting go of Uncle Zhu Lu, I held my mother with one hand and the nineteenth sister in the other. As soon as I sat down, my mother asked, "There have been many bad things in this period. Why is the Emperor summoning you back? You... you must be careful."

I knew that my mother must have heard about the eldest brother and the fifth brother, so she was worried about me, afraid that I would be implicated. I smiled slightly, looked at the four of them, and said, "Father called me back this time. I asked me to assist in the government affairs. I had met my father before. He had asked three Yangs to compile a draft edict to make me the crown prince. I would call Daqi in the morning court tomorrow and read it in public."

"Ah?" Mother, Uncle Zhu Lu and Sister Nineteen were both shocked. Then Sister Nineteen came to her senses first and smiled and said, "I knew that my father would definitely make Brother Seventeen the crown prince. Among these brothers and younger brothers, Brother Seventeen is the most talented."

The Eighteenth brother had heard the wind for a long time, so he just smiled at me and didn't say much.

My mother and Uncle Zhu Lu looked at each other in surprise, and then she said, "That's fine. That's fine."

Those who sit in the house are all the people who treat me the most sincerely. I know that my mother said "good" not because I can become the crown prince and become the emperor in the future, but because my peace and safety make her feel at ease. The parents in the world are like this, and they don't expect much success for their children, but as long as they can be safe for a lifetime, they are already satisfied.

That night, I tasted the meal I made by my mother again, and talked and laughed with my eighteenth brother and nineteenth sister, as if I was back in my childhood. That feeling was really comfortable.

Until nightfall, my eighteenth brothers and nineteenth sisters were about to say goodbye and leave. I sent them to the gate of the courtyard. The nineteenth sister suddenly whispered a few words to the eighteenth brother. The eighteenth brother smiled hurriedly, and then said to me that I would leave when I saw you tomorrow.

In an instant, there were only sisters and Zijiu left in front of the yard, and the situation made me feel a little embarrassed. These days, I have been avoiding Zijiu a little because I really don’t want to have any male and female entanglements with her. I always feel that she is just a little girl. Maybe she was too attached to my brother in the past, so that she felt that kind of feelings would arise in her heart... Next, as long as I keep a certain distance from her and when she finds a good family, she will gradually become weak in the future.

"Brother Seventeen, do you... do you really don't like me at all?" Sister Seventeen was silent for a long time, and finally got the courage to speak to me.

"I-I of course-I like you." I knew I was not satisfied with my words, and the love I said was not the same as what the nineteenth sister said.

"Brother Seventeen, I have been thinking about you and you these days - I have been thinking about you. If my father really wants to force me to get married, then I can't see you often." Sister Seventeen looked gloomy, as if she was very afraid of getting married.

I said in a whisper: "Silly girl, you will get married after all. There are many good men in this world. You have never been out, so I don't know. When you get married in the future, you will no longer miss Brother Seventeen."

"No, I will think of you, I will always think of you!" The nineteenth sister shook her head desperately, "Brother Seventeen, when I think of it, if I can't see you in the future, my heart will be like being cut by a knife, which is very painful... Brother Seventeenth, I don't want to get married, as long as I can see you often by your side, okay?"

The nineteenth sister suddenly rushed over and hugged me. Her hands hugged me very tightly. The look of my pity made me feel inexplicably gloomy.

For a moment, I didn't know what to do, because I suddenly realized that I had always ignored the sister's intentions. Although we are brothers and sisters, we have not lived together since we were young, but instead were more like childhood playmates. Over the years, the nineteenth sister probably thought this way in her heart, but I have always regarded her as her sister and didn't think much about it.

"Don't cry, don't cry, Brother Seventeen will feel distressed!" At this point, I can only try my best to comfort Sister Seventeen, "If you don't want to get married, Brother Seventeen will never force you. If you want to meet Brother Seventeen more, Brother Seventeen will go see you more."

"Really?" The nineteenth sister's voice was obviously filled with joy. She wiped away the tears from her face and continued to lie in my arms for a long time...

When the nineteenth sister left the yard, I stood alone in the open space of the yard for some time, and then turned around and walked into the house. After taking two steps, I looked up and saw my mother looking at me at the door of the house, with a hint of worry in her eyes. Perhaps the conversation and actions between me and the nineteenth sister were seen and heard.

My mother asked me to follow her into her room. She turned off the door and window again, then pulled me to sit on the edge of her bed and whispered: "Chang Luo, you have finally grown up for so many years. Mom... I actually have something in my heart that I always want to tell you. But... I just don't have a chance."

Except for doing something wrong when I was a child, I rarely see my mother talking to me with such a solemn expression. I took her hand and said in harmony: "Mom, my son is connected to you. If you have anything, just tell me, I will do it for you."

The mother hesitated for a while and finally said, "Chang Luo, actually... you are not the son of your father."

I was shocked when I heard this, and my eyes widened and looked at my mother. I couldn't believe that she would say such a shocking thing.

"You——You are not your father's son. Before my mother entered the palace as a maid, she had a baby marriage outside the palace. That man and my childhood sweetheart were excellent since childhood..."

My heart was in a mess and I listened silently to my mother's words.

"Later, because my mother's family was poor, I sent me to the royal palace as a maid and stayed in the royal palace for three years. My mother stayed in the royal palace for three years. Finally, she found an opportunity to go home to visit her relatives. "I got pregnant with you when I went home to visit my relatives this time."

"Then why is Father...you..."

"Don't be anxious, listen to my mother finishing her words slowly." My mother patted my shoulder like she was a child, calming me down. "After I returned to the palace, I felt pregnant. At that time, my mother was so scared that I was afraid that others would know about this matter, and there would be some be beaten to death. I was thinking about how to escape from the palace, but I happened to be attracted by the drunk King Yan at a dinner party. King Yan forced me to spend the night with him. Later, I couldn't hide the pregnancy, and I was recorded in the book by the eunuchs. You became a prince in the palace."

"Then. Who is my biological father?" I couldn't help asking, and a hint of murderous intent appeared in my heart.

My mother didn't notice my true intentions and said, "You can ask your biological father who is, it's not in vain to teach you how many years you have raised you. Alas, your father received letters from me secretly outside the palace. He knew that I had a child and was very anxious. In addition, I couldn't get the news. Finally, I made up my mind and cut off my life and went to the palace to be a eunuch."

"What?" I suddenly guessed my biological father's identity, but I didn't dare to confirm it.

"Child, your biological father is your Uncle Zhu Lu!" Mother finally told the whole truth, which made me sit there blankly and unable to come back to my senses for a long time.

When my mother told me about this, I first had the idea of ​​not letting the matter leak out. If others knew about this, it would be a serious crime to deceive the king and behead him. All my efforts before would be gone. Perhaps in other words, if my biological father was not Uncle Zhu Lu, I might immediately send someone to kill him to eliminate this trouble. But after knowing that he was Zhu Lu, I felt a little grateful and admiration in my heart, because he had suffered great sins for his mother and me and endured great torture. Just imagine how such a person would betray me and my mother.

I calmed myself down a little. Although I was not able to fully accept this fact, I quickly thought about a solution. I first said to my mother: "Mom, you must not mention what happened today to others. You must know that now is the important time. This matter is related to our life and death. If others notice a little strangeness, our family will not be able to escape."

Mom, who has lived in the royal palace for so many years, naturally knows how powerful it is. She nodded and said, "I know this, but I saw you and Raochun before... Mom doesn't want to see you and feel uncomfortable!"

I nodded and said, "Mom, please treat it as if you have never told me this. Don't let Zhu Lu go. - Dad knows that I already know this, and everything will be as usual, and wait until I ascend the throne in the future."

My mother nodded, agreed, and asked some questions about Houzhao's child. Speaking of Houzhao, Houzhao was her grandson, but she had never seen her before. I couldn't help but put aside the previous things that shocked and bothered me, and told her some interesting things about Houzhao to her, and promised her that she would definitely bring Houzhao's child to her for her to see.

I returned to my room with this secret in my heart. I was so worried that I couldn't sleep. I just felt that my world seemed to have changed. Now the only thing that made me feel at ease, my mother and Uncle Zhu Lu... My father kept this matter for so long, and nothing happened because of it. I don't have to worry, but the only thing that made me uncomfortable was that my mood had changed a lot.

This sleepless night finally passed. Although I still had many worries and sorrows in my heart, I made up my mind to get the world no matter what. This is my only goal.

During the morning court, my father called Daqi, and all the court officials came to the hall. My father asked Sanyang to read out the edict he issued in public and made me the crown prince supervising the country. In the future, all the court affairs were handed over to me. Even my father said that he would come less, so he gave it to me to call him.

When this edict to establish the crown prince was issued, I could clearly see the third brother showing resentment and resentment. Perhaps he was not satisfied with his father's will, but he could do anything to me, so he could only swallow his anger.

My father was obviously afraid that the third brother would do something. After the edict was issued, he ordered the third brother to return to his fiefdom and not to come to court at will. Then, my father removed some officials from the officials, most of whom were the disciples of the eldest brother, the third brother and the fifth brother. It seemed that my father was really determined to pass the throne to me.

Two days later, I learned from the imperial physician that it turned out that because in the elder brother's alchemy case, the elder brother asked the eunuch to increase the dosage of the father's father's body, and the elder brother had no longer supported it for a year, so he was so anxious to arrange his funeral.

The imperial physician boldly told me about his father's illness in order to curry favor with me, the future emperor. When I heard this news, I didn't know whether it was joy or sorrow. If it was said that for the throne and my life experience, the illness of my father seemed to be a great thing for me. But I have admired my father since I was a child, and I studied and learned all of them to attract my father's attention. At this time, I heard the news that he would not have been sick for a long time, and the grief in my heart was really uncontrollable. Perhaps I have always regarded him as my father. The strong family affection would not disappear so easily into my heart. Until this time, I still felt that I was the real descendant of the Zhu family.

In addition to my grief, I also felt that the world was already in my hands. This feeling made me feel a little empty in my heart, as if I got the things I had been waiting for for a long time, but I didn’t feel anything. This is my world!

Half a year later, I got the world, ascended the throne and became the emperor of Da Wu, changed my reign to Honghe, and my sick father became the Supreme Emperor.

Although I really wanted to establish the capital in Nanjing, Zhu Zhu told me that moving the capital twice in a year was not beneficial to the government. In addition, the construction of the new palace built by my father's father has begun, so I could only give up the idea and set the capital in Yanjing and renamed it Beijing.

In the second year of Honghe, Wang Shu Ning and Wang Brother Han rebelled. I had long been aware of it and came to fight in person. Because Wang Shu Ning and Wang Brother Han were not affiliated with each other and had different intentions, they were soon defeated. I did not kill them, but put them all under house arrest in Shanhaiguan area. From then on, the vassals surrendered and the world was peaceful.

My wives and children quickly moved to Yanjing. In order to let the people of the world know the ethics of the elders and the younger generations, Houzhao was naturally appointed as the crown prince by me.
Chapter completed!