roccoschili Chapter 246: What they are fighting for is not just the position of crown prince!
Chapter 246: What they are fighting for is not just the position of crown prince!
"Crown Princess, you are looking for me."
Qi Tai stood in front of the hall of the East Palace, looking at the Crown Princess who was sitting there with a gloomy face, obviously extremely angry.
And Zhang Yong, who was standing behind Lu with a gloomy look on his face.
When the eldest grandson of the emperor called him just now, he had more or less guessed what had happened.
"Qitai, don't you have anything to say to me?"
Facing Qi Tai, Lu didn't even use a respectful title at this moment. He just called him by his name and spoke in a deep voice.
The oppressive feeling of being in a high position for a long time made the servants around him bow their heads.
"Have."
Qi Tai raised his head and looked at Lu neither humbly nor arrogantly, with the same serious expression on his face.
"I thought that the Crown Prince was kind and virtuous, and the Emperor's eldest grandson was intelligent. There shouldn't be such a villain in the East Palace."
He pointed at Zhang Yong and repeated what Zhu Yunwen had just said.
Crown Prince Zhu Biao was a benevolent man, and he protected countless scholars under Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the eyes of these scholars, Zhu Biao's status was undoubtedly high.
That is why he warned Zhu Yunwen to stay away from people like Zhang Yong.
That was why he was speaking bluntly to the angry Crown Princess at this moment.
"Did you know he's mine?"
Seeing Qi Tai not giving her any face in front of her and bluntly saying that he wanted to expel Zhang Yong, Lu's voice became even more gloomy.
"How can I be a sinister villain? I think you are jealous of me serving the Crown Princess."
Seeing that Qi Tai had made the Crown Princess unhappy, Zhang Yong started to act like a bully. He took half a step forward, pointed at Qi Tai's nose and started to curse him.
Qi Tai has been teaching the emperor's eldest grandson in the Eastern Palace for so long, but he still cannot gain the trust of the Crown Princess.
Seeing that he had only been around the Crown Princess for a few days and was already able to serve her personally, he felt jealous.
"Belly sinister heart of a gentleman."
Looking at Zhang Yong's bullying look, Qi Tai just snorted disdainfully.
He was not interested in gaining the trust of the Crown Princess. The ultimate goal of a scholar was to assist a wise ruler and leave a good reputation for generations to come.
In this respect, he is fundamentally different from eunuchs like Zhang Yong.
"If the Crown Princess finds me being intrusive, I will leave."
Qi Tai stood straight, no longer looking at Zhang Yong, but spoke to Lu.
"you!"
I was so angry, but Qi Tai didn't take me seriously at all. It was clearly his undisguised contempt.
Zhang Yong gritted his teeth, took another step forward, and now stood in front of Lu. He pointed at Qi Tai and was unable to utter a word for a long time.
"how?"
Seeing Zhang Yong so angry, yet still calm, he raised his head slightly and looked at Zhang Yong coldly: "For a villain like you, just use whatever tricks you have."
"Get out!"
It was only at this time that Mrs. Lu spoke coldly and called Zhang Yong back.
With Lu's order, no matter how resentful Zhang Yong was, he could only groan and retreat.
"Mr. Qi Tai."
After calling Zhang Yong, Mrs. Lu calmed down and her tone became a little gentler when she called Qi Tai.
Zhang Yong was the one who gave me advice, but Qi Tai was the teacher I found for Zhu Yunwen.
She can still tell which is more important.
What's more, it is not easy to find a teacher better than Qi Tai.
"Is there anything else, Princess?"
However, in the face of Lu's slowing attitude, Qi Tai did not buy it and his tone remained dull.
"Mr. Qi Tai is a role model for scholars all over the world. Why bother with a servant?"
Mrs. Lu was stunned for a moment in embarrassment, laughed dryly a few times, and tried to calm Qi Tai down.
If Qi Tai left, she didn't know where to find such a good teacher to teach Zhu Yunwen.
"Mr. Qi Tai, you said I was a villain, do you have any evidence?"
Seeing that Lu was trying to keep Qi Tai, Zhang Yong's attitude changed a little, and he looked at Qi Tai and started asking questions.
Qi Tai, if he says he is a villain, he must have evidence.
"Wang Ganju's confession must have something to do with you."
Upon hearing this, Qi Tai stood up straighter, looked directly at Zhang Yong and sneered.
Although he was not directly involved in these things, he was not stupid.
"What do you know?"
When Lu, who had just tried to ease the relationship with Qi Tai, heard Qi Tai mention Wang Ganju's name, he immediately became alert.
What other secrets does Qi Tai know?
"It's just that when the little prince came here last time, he happened to hear about Wang Ganju's matter."
Qi Tai looked directly into Lu's eyes and said in a deep voice.
"So, you want to force Wang Ganju to confess and then kill me?"
After Qi Tai finished speaking, his expression became even more determined.
After knowing the methods of the Crown Princess and Zhang Yong, he had already put aside his anger when he came this time and dared to provoke the Crown Princess and Zhang Yong.
"Do you have any evidence?"
Seeing this, Zhang Yong frowned and started yelling in a shrill voice.
Unexpectedly, there was a person named Qi Tai in the East Palace who heard the conspiracy between him and the Crown Princess.
If Qi Tai really had evidence, he would have to kill the person to silence him.
"Even if I don't have evidence in my hand now, can you deny it?"
Qi Tai raised his head and became excited.
He believed that his inference was correct, otherwise the Crown Princess and the eunuch would not be so excited.
Zhang Yong was relieved when he heard that Qi Tai had no evidence and everything he said was just his inference. Just as he was about to open his mouth to defend himself, he heard Lu say, "Yes, it is indeed related to me."
Lu stood up, walked down from the upper seat, and looked at Qi Tai: "Wang Ganju confessed his guilt. It was indeed me who ordered him to do so."
As if she was afraid that Qi Tai didn't understand, she walked in front of Qi Tai and repeated it again.
"Princess!"
Zhang Yong looked at Lu in shock. Qi Tai clearly had no evidence, so why would the Crown Princess admit it so voluntarily?
Doesn't this make the situation even more irreversible?
"Crown Princess, you..."
Seeing the Crown Princess not only admitting it voluntarily but also doing it so confidently, Qi Tai was also shocked.
The fact that the Crown Princess is so calm now shows that she knows exactly what she is doing.
"I admit that I was the one who made Wang Ganju plead guilty, but what does that have to do with anything?"
Unlike the shocked Zhang Yong and Qi Tai, Lu seemed extremely relaxed at this moment.
"But you have to know that if Wang Ganju had been tortured into confessing by Zhu Ming, we wouldn't be able to talk to you here today."
Seeing that Qi Tai's momentum had weakened, she turned around, walked back to her seat, looked at Qi Tai, and spoke slowly.
"Do you know that what Zhu Ming and Yun Wen are fighting for is not just the crown prince, but the whole world!"
The so-called crown prince is the future emperor.
What Zhu Ming and Zhu Yunwen were fighting for was actually the entire Ming Dynasty after the death of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Who wouldn't be tempted by this supreme position above everyone else?