Chapter 40: The Dispute between the Legitimate and Illegitimate Children
When Erhu saw Zhu Yunwen coming over and heard what he said, he was completely stunned.
What’s going on? Is this kid so confident? Doesn’t he think it’s given to him?
When Erhu was thinking this, Zhu Yunwen had already confidently walked past him and took the food boxes from the two eunuchs.
This made Erhu even more confused. How could he tell him tactfully that this was not for him?
Zhu Yunwen just stretched out his hand to take the food box, but he saw the two eunuchs suddenly take a step back.
"Your Highness, this is a gift from the Emperor to my little rebellious grandson."
Zhu Yunwen was stunned when he heard this. Although he didn't know who the little rebellious grandson was, he was sure that it was not him.
I am the most respectful and filial person, how could the Emperor call me like that?
When Zhu Yunhuan heard the words "little rebellious grandson", he asked weakly.
"Uncle Tiger, this isn't for me, is it?"
Erhu laughed when he heard this.
"Your Highness Yunxun, you guessed it right. This is what the Emperor gave you!"
"Don't just stand there like an idiot. Come over here and thank me!"
“Ohhh…”
Zhu Yunhuan stood up under the confused gazes of Zhu Gui and Zhu Zhi, walked up to Erhu and bowed as a way of thanking him.
This made Erhu's scalp tingle. Is this grandson's way of expressing his gratitude so perfunctorily?
My dog is more professional than you!
Even if you don't kneel down and kowtow, at least bow!
However, when he saw that his grandson had already taken the food box and ran back happily to show off to his friends, he no longer worried about it.
Zhu Yunhuan took the food box back to Zhu Gui's small table. In front of Zhu Gui and Zhu Zhi's incredulous looks, he opened the food box, took out the lion's head and crucian carp soup, and warmly invited the two to eat together.
The two looked at the lion head and crucian carp soup, then looked at Zhu Yunhuan, and then shook their heads helplessly.
"Zhu Yunxun, you haven't forgotten the rules, have you?"
"Food given by the emperor should be eaten in person. It cannot be given to others casually. And it is best to eat it all. This shows respect."
Zhu Yunhuan was very confused when he heard this.
"Why?"
"That's the rule, we don't know why!"
After Zhu Gui finished complaining angrily, he waved at Zhu Yunhuan as if he was chasing away a fly.
"Go, go, go and eat it somewhere else. Don't leave us here hungry!"
Zhu Yunhuan was not annoyed when he heard this. Instead, he took the plate with the lion's heads and put two into each of their bowls.
While dialing, he was talking at the same time.
"ah!"
"How could I be so careless that I dropped two of them!"
"ah!"
"How come two more of them fell!"
"My two little uncles, look at all this has fallen off. It would be a waste if we don't eat it."
"Grandpa Huang taught me that every meal should be cherished with a smile. Every piece of cloth should be cherished with a smile."
"If this is wasted, Grandpa Huang will definitely be angry."
When Zhu Gui and Zhu Zhi heard this and saw how tactful this boy was, they stopped hesitating and picked up their bowls to eat.
At the same time, in the minds of both of them, their evaluation of Zhu Yunhuan rose sharply.
It turns out that this guy has already occupied a seat with the emperor without saying a word!
It seems that it is hard to say who will be the Crown Prince!
When the other princes and grandchildren in the small dining hall saw the lion's head to eat, they almost cried with greed.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the table opposite him, his eyes filled with tears, and he looked at his elder brother with grievance.
"Brother, I want to eat lion's head too!"
When Zhu Yunwen heard this, his face immediately turned dark.
"Shut up!"
"Eat, eat, eat. All you do every day is eat. Do you think you are a pig?"
"Besides, what's so delicious about a lion's head? Go home tonight and ask mother to stew a chicken for you!"
"I don't want to... I just want to eat the lion's head, woo woo woo..."
Zhu Yunwen had been embarrassed in front of so many people, and he had been furious for a long time. Now Zhu Yunwen was throwing a tantrum, which made him even more furious.
"Zhu Yunxuan!"
"Can you please eat properly? If you continue to make trouble, I will beat you!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen cried even more sadly, but he didn't dare to make a fuss anymore.
Because his elder brother's words were not just threats. If he dared to continue making trouble, his elder brother would really beat him.
Just when Zhu Yunhuan was crying loudly, Zhu Yunhuan came over, put two lion heads into his bowl, then patted his little head and said.
"Don't accuse me of taking advantage . One chicken for two lion heads, you've made a fortune!"
"Now we're even!"
When Zhu Yunwen saw that he had a lion head, he was so happy that his eyebrows were not visible, and he lay down in the bowl and started to eat.
As children, they only see food and not the tower.
After Zhu Yunhuan comforted Zhu Yunwen, he looked at Zhu Yunwen with dissatisfaction.
"Second brother, you are such a mean person . You didn't help my fourth brother when he was bullied. Now my fourth brother wants a lion's head, but you got excited and threatened to beat him up!"
"Fourth brother, you are so unlucky to have such an unreliable brother like you!"
After Zhu Yunhuan had bullied Zhu Yunwen, he swaggered back to Zhu Gui's table with a plate in his hand, shocking both of them.
This grandson's words are so powerful. Wouldn't the emperor's eldest grandson be furious?
Sure enough, Zhu Yunwen soon got furious.
"Zhu Yunxun, what did you call me just now!"
"Second brother?"
"Although my eldest brother died early, you can't deny that he did exist."
"Let's start from my eldest brother Zhu Xiongying. Aren't you the second oldest?"
Zhu Yunwen's face turned green with anger when he heard this.
"Zhu Yunxun!"
"Your eldest brother Zhu Xiongying was only eight years old when he died. He wasn't even old enough to be crowned king!"
"According to convention, those who are not crowned kings are only included in the genealogy, not ranked in order of seniority!"
When Zhu Yunhuan heard this, he couldn't help but look at Zhu Gui and Zhu Zhi beside him. He knew nothing about the rules of the Ming Dynasty and didn't even know there was such a rule.
When Zhu Zhi saw Zhu Yunhuan looking at him, he nodded secretly at him to show that there was indeed such a rule, but Zhu Gui, who was sitting next to him, stood up suddenly.
"Zhu Yunwen, what you said is wrong."
"In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, my father posthumously conferred the title of King Yu on my eldest grandson and bestowed upon him the posthumous title of Huai to express his condolences and remembrance..."
"you……"
"What do you mean by 'I'? Am I wrong in what I said? Or do you think it's wrong for the emperor to posthumously confer the title of King Yu on your elder brother?"
"I……"
Zhu Yunwen was speechless after hearing Zhu Gui's words, and he couldn't find any excuse to refute.
Zhu Gui knew very well that he was destined to be a vassal prince in this life. Even if all his ten older brothers died, it would never be his turn to become the crown prince.
Relatively speaking, although Zhu Yunwen was a generation younger than him, he was the most popular candidate for the successor.
He was destined to be a vassal king, so why would he have the time to provoke the future emperor?
However, Zhu Yunhuan's performance today and the imperial meal just now gave him a glimmer of ambition.
If I help Zhu Yunhuan to compete for the position of successor, won't I gain more in the future?
Zhu Yunhuan didn't think so much. Seeing that his elder brother had been crowned king, he immediately decided on the order.
"Since my eldest brother has been crowned king, he is the undisputed eldest brother of our Crown Prince's Mansion. You can only be second as the emperor's second grandson, and I am third!"
When Zhu Yunhuan said this, he called out to Zhu Yunhuan again.
"Zhu Yunwen, from now on, I'll let you be my fourth brother. Do you have any objections?"
Zhu Yunwen was eating happily. When he heard Zhu Yunwen calling him, he immediately wiped his mouth with oil and went back.
"No comment!"
"If I can eat lion's head every day, you'd let me be your fifth brother!"
Seeing that the child was so cooperative, Zhu Yunhuan immediately rewarded him with a lion head.
"Since everyone has no objection, then it's settled!"
"From now on, no one is allowed to call my second brother the eldest grandson of the emperor. Everyone must call him the second grandson of the emperor!"
Erhu, who was asking about the emperor's grandchildren's morning situation, suddenly felt a pang in his heart when he heard this.
This seems to be a dispute over ranking among children, but in fact it is a dispute over the legitimate and illegitimate heirs to the Ming Dynasty!
But at such a young age, could Zhu Yunhuan really have such deep thoughts?
