Ming Dynasty: What's wrong with being a leisurely crown prince?

Chapter 54 Zhu Gaosui, Prince Zhao of the Ming Dynasty: Provocation and Questioning

Inside the study of the Eastern Palace.

Zhu Gaochi looked at the final plan that he had discussed with Jiang Yongwen and Dai Sigong.

"Now that it's decided, let's start using it. You two will personally go and get the medicine, and there can be no mistakes."

Then come to the East Palace, I will personally brew the medicine!

Zhu Gaochi looked resolute, but in reality, he wasn't very worried.

Because he has something that can save lives; just one pill can cure all illnesses and restore the body to its original state.

Zhu Gaochi was also hesitant about how much to use this time.

To completely cure it, you must use the whole seed; even a little less won't work.

It would be too miraculous to cure Xu Miaoyun's illness completely now; she must be treated with a combination of medications over time.

Using too little won't work either, as you won't see a direct effect.

Zhu Gaochi was well aware of the commotion he had caused this time; even if he didn't know the situation outside, he could guess it.

Throughout the entire Ming Dynasty, even Jiang Yongwen and Dai Sigong, who were standing right in front of him, were not confident, and others would not be optimistic about him either.

Everyone is waiting for the results, because these results will directly affect everyone.

Jiang Yongwen and Dai Sigong listened to Zhu Gaochi's words with troubled expressions.

Did they actually want to discuss these things with Zhu Gaochi?

They didn't want it at all, but they had no choice.

"Your Highness, if the situation worsens, I implore you to plead with the Emperor to spare my family and grant me an heir."

The two knelt on the ground, having given up all hope for themselves.

Now all we hope is that their families and their children will survive.

Even if they decided on this prescription together, if it couldn't cure the disease before, can it be cured now?

The medicine used was mild; even if it didn't work well, it wouldn't harm Xu Miaoyun's health.

Now, Zhu Gaochi has added several strong medicines, resulting in either a cure or a worsening of the condition.

The Ming Dynasty court primarily used mild medicines.

Zhu Gaochi didn't know who made this decision, but looking at Jiang Yongwen and Dai Sigong, and thinking about what happened during the Hongwu reign, Zhu Gaochi suddenly realized that using mild medicine seemed to be a factor in preventing these people from being implicated.

After all, the medication is gentle and the treatment is slow, but it won't make things worse. At most, the medication might not be effective.

Zhu Gaochi personally helped the two up. These two men, especially Dai Sigong, were quite old.

"Please rise, both of you. Even if something goes wrong, I'm still here to face you. I have confidence in myself, so how can you be discouraged?"

Just go for it, follow the recipe we've set, and you'll be fine!

Zhu Gaochi offered some words of comfort, then led the two out.

Once outside, as Jiang Yongwen and Dai Sigong went to fetch medicine, a squad of Imperial Guards immediately followed.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaochi remained completely calm; it would have been strange if the Embroidered Uniform Guard hadn't come.

Zhu Gaochi then returned to the house, took out a candy bean, and cut it in half.

He was convinced that with this amount, he wouldn't be able to see the results.

After I finished doing all that and was about to leave, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Zhu Gaoxu strode up to the desk and slammed his hands on it.

"Boss, have you made up your mind? Are you really confident?"

Zhu Gaoxu showed no anger; instead, his eyes held a hint of anticipation.

Based on his understanding of Zhu Gaochi, he believed that Zhu Gaochi was not the kind of person who would put himself in danger.

The most fundamental reason is that he has no choice but to believe.

Now that the die is cast, it's impossible to get Zhu Gaochi to stop.

At this point, even if Zhu Gaochi wanted to stop, it was impossible.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu's anxious look, Zhu Gaochi patted Zhu Gaoxu's shoulder and laughed, "Second brother, I said I could cure Mother, so don't forget the agreement we made before."

Zhu Gaochi didn't say much; things had already come to this point, and anything he said would be futile.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't make a scene; he just watched Zhu Gaochi.

A moment later, another person rushed in.

"Brother, please don't do anything reckless! You don't know anything about medicine. Mother's illness can't be cured just by reading a few medical books. What you're doing is harming Mother! How can you face her?"

"Third brother, I know whether I've done anything wrong."

If I have wronged Mother, then what about you? What are you?

At least I know to read medical books. What have you been doing besides reading them?

When my second son and I weren't by our mother's side, it was you who stayed with her. What did you do to help her?

"Besides leading those people in the Prince's mansion to amass wealth, what else can you do?"

Zhu Gaochi gave Zhu Gaosui a very unfriendly look.

Zhu Gaosui's words were extremely venomous, providing him with a pretext for ruining his reputation.

Zhu Gaosui was different from Zhu Gaoxu. With Zhu Gaosui, one cannot simply retreat; only by making this person know to respect him can one calm him down.

Zhu Gaochi's words made Zhu Gaosui blush with embarrassment. He wanted to refute, but for a moment he didn't know how to do so.

"Boss, don't be so arrogant! I won't allow you to treat Mother like this!"

Seeing Zhu Gaosui's anger and embarrassment, Zhu Gaochi laughed for a moment.

"Arrogant? Third brother, if you can just watch and do nothing, then you can just stand by and watch."

Zhu Gaosui's face turned extremely gloomy. He had not expected that Zhu Gaochi would actually break off relations at this time.

Based on his understanding of Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaochi wouldn't do that; shouldn't he have been polite and courteous?

Now, he's the one being put in an awkward position by Zhu Gaochi.

His original purpose was to embarrass Zhu Gaochi and to completely destroy him.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu grabbed Zhu Gaosui and pulled him over.

"Third brother, put away your thoughts, everything is for saving Mother now!"

If the eldest son cannot be cured and something happens to Mother, I will personally kill him.

If you only have one mouth, then shut up!

"Second brother, you..."

Zhu Gaosui was equally surprised when he saw Zhu Gaoxu's cold expression.

These two have gone mad!

Zhu Gaosui said nothing more, his heart filled with extreme anger.

He now only wants to see Zhu Gaochi not only fail to cure Xu Miaoyun, but also worsen her condition. When that happens, he will definitely watch Zhu Gaoxu kill Zhu Gaochi, and then his chance will come!

How could Zhu Gaochi possibly succeed in this? He would never allow Zhu Gaochi to succeed!

At this moment, Zhu Gaosui's heart was extremely twisted.

Zhu Gaochi gave Zhu Gaosui a deep look, said nothing, and left directly.

Upon arriving outside, Zhang Yan and Zhu Zhanji were waiting.

Zhu Gaochi came to Zhang Yan and, seeing that her eyes were red and she had obviously been crying, hugged her in front of everyone.

"Believe me."

"I trust you."

Zhang Yan wasn't shy at all. She rested her head on Zhu Gaochi's shoulder and smiled slowly.

After loosening his grip, Zhu Zhanji came to stand in front of Zhu Gaochi.

"Dad, you have to succeed!"

"Don't worry, kid."

Zhu Zhanji looked downcast just now, clearly having designs on him, which Zhu Gaochi noticed.

Zhu Gaochi could understand why he had reservations about this matter.

After all, he had not yet been able to completely convince Zhu Zhanji, and this would not happen again after this incident.

He could understand why no one genuinely believed him.

It's only because he had that candy that he was able to cure Xu Miaoyun; otherwise, he would have been skeptical if anyone else had said they could cure Xu Miaoyun. That's normal.

Even though she knew it was impossible, Zhang Yan chose to believe him. Whether Zhu Zhanji could only believe him or just said that on the surface, it was already quite good.

Time passed in everyone's tense mood, and darkness fell as night slowly descended.

Jiang Yongwen and Dai Sigong returned to the East Palace with the prepared medicine.