roccoschili Chapter 1: Transmigrated as Zhu Di's 4th Son
Chapter 1: Transmigrated as Zhu Di's 4th Son
"Biao'er..."
The first thing Zhu Yang saw after transmigrating was a face filled with tears and weathered by life.
It was blurry and indistinct, his face deeply lined with wrinkles, and a hot tear fell onto his small face.
Upon hearing this heart-wrenching cry, he almost thought he had transmigrated into the body of Zhu Biao, the most favored crown prince in history.
Overcome with excitement, he urinated uncontrollably.
The swaddling clothes became soaking wet in an instant.
He started crying at the top of his lungs, but his breathing sounded weak.
The imperial physicians present all shook their heads and sighed.
This old man was none other than Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang stepped back slightly, letting a palace maid change his diaper, and asked in a deep voice, "Fourth Prince, what's going on?"
A handsome young man stepped forward in response. He was Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan, the baby's adoptive father, and was over thirty years old.
Zhu Di's voice was filled with sorrow, "Father, this child was born on the same day my eldest brother passed away. He was born with congenital deficiencies, I'm afraid..."
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily in a low voice, "What I'm asking is, why did you ignore his mother after she became pregnant? Even if she was just a palace maid, she was still the mother of your child!"
Zhu Yuanzhang slammed his hand on the table and stood up. "It seems that Xu Da's eldest daughter is not one to tolerate people."
Zhu Di hurriedly explained, "No, Father, this has nothing to do with Miaoyun. It was all my negligence. I thought Zihe was pregnant and shouldn't travel a long distance, so I didn't bring her to Beiping." Zhu Di blushed and explained embarrassedly, "Isn't the fifth prince's daughter born to a concubine?"
You good-for-nothing, you always defend your wife without hesitation whenever she's mentioned.
Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him fiercely.
Zhu Di lowered his head and, despite his father's displeasure, handed over the child's birth time.
Zhu Yuanzhang took it and was instantly stunned. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Zong Le, come here quickly, look..."
Zongle was the Left Assistant of the Buddhist Registry.
Zong Le took a closer look and also noticed the coincidence.
The timing of Crown Prince Zhu Biao's death and the birth of this child coincided perfectly.
What a coincidence!
Could it be...?
The emperor, who was over sixty years old and had just experienced the pain of losing his son, naturally hoped that there was a concept of reincarnation.
Zong Le stood there stunned. Under Zhu Yuanzhang's earnest gaze, he quickly gathered his thoughts, "Perhaps the Crown Prince's soul has transferred into this child..."
"Take the child back to the palace," Zhu Yuanzhang said, his word carrying weight, and made the decision on the spot.
"Father, don't let this child catch the illness..." Zhu Di advised awkwardly.
"Bullshit!" Zhu Yuanzhang cursed and turned to leave.
As Zhu Yang was carried past Zhu Di, he glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and thought to himself, "This cheap father of mine has none of the legendary heroic spirit of the Yongle Emperor!"
Upon returning to the Qianqing Palace, the first thing Zhu Yuanzhang did was to name his child Zhu Gaoxi.
According to the imperial physician's diagnosis, Zhu Gaoxi was not long for life, but Zhu Yuanzhang refused to believe it, thinking that his imperial aura could protect the child.
Looking at the child's innocent smile, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart almost melted. "Xi'er, from now on, Zhu Gaoxi will be your name, given to you by your imperial grandfather."
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, his grandson Zhu Yunwen, dressed in mourning clothes, walked in.
"Yunwen, this is your fourth uncle's fourth son. Look at him, he looks exactly like your father when he was born," Zhu Yuanzhang wiped away a tear. "Back then, when we were leading Chang Yuchun to fight the Yuan army, we were so happy when we received the news that we immediately arranged a marriage between our children with Chang Yuchun's family."
"Biao'er, I'm twenty-eight years old, and this is the first time I've had a son," Zhu Yuanzhang said, bursting into tears.
Zhu Yunwen quickly patted Zhu Yuanzhang's back to help him catch his breath.
Zhu Gaoxi was deeply moved by this heartwarming scene when an annoyed voice suddenly rang out.
"This is troublesome. What is the Prince of Yan planning to do by leaving his son in the capital?"
These are Zhu Yunwen's true feelings; he can hear Zhu Yunwen's inner voice!
That's awesome!
For Zhu Yang, a recent college graduate, the biggest surprise of all was that he had unknowingly and inexplicably transmigrated into the body of an infant.
The Prince of Yan is your fourth uncle, yet you don't even call him your fourth uncle, how rude! Zhu Gaoxi couldn't help but feel indignant on behalf of his cheap father.
When he got angry, his energy was depleted very quickly. Zhu Gaoxi was starving, and he cried with all his might.
Before the crying had subsided, a beautiful woman hurried into the hall and said softly, "Is the child hungry?"
"Consort Ning, it's perfect that you're here to take care of Gao Xi," Zhu Yuanzhang said.
After being fed by his wet nurse, Zhu Gaoxi fell into a deep sleep.
When Zhu Gaoxi was awakened by hunger again, he was about to burst into tears when a clear, ethereal voice suddenly resounded in his mind.
"The life extension system is officially launched, granting an initial lifespan of one year."
"Binding successful. Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang has extended the life of his grandson Zhu Gaoxi."
"For every 100% of Zhu Yuanzhang's satisfaction with Zhu Gaoxi, his life could be extended by one year."
"Current satisfaction rate is 35%";
Zhu Yang was stunned. He had transmigrated with a system?
Strange, why is Zhu Yuanzhang's satisfaction with me so low? Didn't he like me a lot?
Zhu Yang was completely baffled.
"Your Majesty, the child is awake. This child is so chubby-cheeked, and has such bright, dark eyes. He looks just like Tan'er when he was little." Consort Guo Ning's eyes blurred with tears as she thought of her son who died young.
Zhu Gaoxi understood; it turned out he had a common face and looked like everyone else.
While nursing, Zhu Gaoxi searched his mind for information related to Consort Guo Ning.
Guo Ningfei's father, Guo Shanfu, was skilled in physiognomy.
Once, when Zhu Yuanzhang passed by their house, Guo Shanfu exclaimed, "Your Excellency's nobility is beyond words!" So he sent his sons, Guo Xing and Guo Ying, to cross the river with Zhu Yuanzhang and betrothed his daughter to him.
Marquis Guo Ying of Wuding and Marquis Geng Bingwen of Changxing were the only two founding heroes who survived when Zhu Yuanzhang passed away.
Consort Guo Ning had only one son, Zhu Tan, the tenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, who was the Prince of Lu.
After Zhu Tan took up his post, he devoted himself to the pursuit of immortality and died at the young age of nineteen due to an overdose of elixirs.
The next day, Zhu Di and his beautiful wife knelt together in the Qianqing Palace, begging to bring Zhu Gaoxi back to Beiping.
How can I survive if I leave the capital?
Zhu Gaoxi burst into tears.
At this stage, besides eating and sleeping, all he does is cry and laugh.
"Look how frightened the child is," Zhu Yuanzhang reprimanded sternly.
When Zhu Gaoxi was brought to the palace yesterday, Xu Miaoyun happened to be temporarily visiting her parents' home and was not there.
But during the time she disappeared, Zhu Gaoxi almost died, otherwise Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't have been alarmed.
Zhu Yang time-traveled at that very moment.
I heard that Empress Xu was a famous and virtuous empress in history, how could she be so careless?
Zhu Gaoxi had a poor impression of his stepmother.
Zhu Yuanzhang was clearly also dissatisfied with this daughter-in-law. The woman didn't care about the children and frequently went back to her parents' home, which was not in line with the style of the Zhu family.
Furthermore, the way the fourth brother was so affectionate and tender towards his wife, almost like a spineless coward, made him feel extremely ashamed.