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Chapter 50 Emperor Yongle, you've finally met your match?
"We'll tolerate this kid faking illness. But if he has such a miraculous elixir, let the Crown Prince try it first!"
He summoned Zhu Zhanji.
"Is there only one of these powerful pills?" Zhu Di asked.
Zhu Zhanji understood that his grandfather had also taken a liking to this powerful pill.
"My second uncle only gave me one pill at the time. As for the other pills in the bottles, I don't know if they were miracle cures," Zhu Zhanji said with a wry smile.
"Yeah?"
Zhu Di stroked his chin.
Zhu Zhanji took a power pill and was able to lift a cauldron. If he took one, wouldn't his strength double?
When he goes to fight in the northern desert, how many people can he beat with one punch?
Thinking about the effects of the Power Pill, he really wanted to try one.
Having tasted the benefits of the Rejuvenation Pill before, he naturally longed for this Power Pill as well.
Zhu Zhanji said, "If Grandfather wants to ask about the Power Pill, he can only ask Second Uncle. The pills are all with him."
Zhu Di ordered someone to go to the Prince of Han's residence to invite the second son.
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Inside the Prince of Han's residence, Zhu Gaoxu was still planning to refine elixirs when the Embroidered Uniform Guard came to report him.
"His Majesty has ordered you to go there," the Imperial Guard said.
"I'm not in a good mood, I'm not going," Zhu Gaoxu said calmly. "Go back and tell His Majesty that I'm not fully recovered yet, and I still need to recuperate."
"But Your Highness, you've clearly been fine these past two days," the Imperial Guard said cautiously.
Snapped!
Zhu Gaoxu slapped him.
"You talk too much!"
"Yes...yes..." The Imperial Guard was so frightened by the slap that he could only hurriedly go back to report.
"His Majesty has summoned you, are you really not going?" Princess Consort of Han asked.
"It's obvious to anyone that His Majesty is after my elixirs," Zhu Gaoxu said. "Whether he wants my elixirs or not depends on my mood."
With a flick of his finger, he unleashed a fireball spell, which destroyed a stone table.
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Inside the Fengtian Hall, the Imperial Guards came to report.
Zhu Di was furious when he heard this.
He hadn't expected Zhu Gaoxu to dare to do such a thing.
"How dare you! Do you really think you can act with impunity just because you've mastered a little alchemy?"
"Very well, I'd like to go and see for myself."
After saying this, Zhu Di left the Fengtian Hall and went directly to the Prince of Han's residence.
This matter attracted the attention of the Crown Prince's Palace and the Prince of Zhao's residence.
Neither the Crown Prince nor Prince Zhao, Zhu Gaosui, could sit still.
How could they not see that Zhu Gaoxu was trying to escalate the situation?
"If something happens, you stay home. I'm going to see the second son," Zhu Gaochi said.
"What's the point of going? Let them make a scene, let them make a scene." Crown Princess Zhang Yan was hoping things would escalate further.
"Anyway, it's a matter between the second son and the old man, so let's not get involved."
"No matter what, we're brothers. If I just stand by and do nothing, the old man will cause us trouble the next day."
"After all, we're all family, so there's no need to distinguish between us."
Zhu Gaochi saw things very clearly.
Now that the second son and the emperor are about to quarrel, if the eldest brother doesn't say anything, given Zhu Di's suspicious nature, he will definitely suspect that he is taking advantage of the situation.
Not only him, but even the third brother came to find him.
"Big brother, what should we do?"
"I just received the latest news: Father Emperor went straight to the Prince of Han's residence." Zhu Gaosui's face was ashen.
"Let's go, let's go take a look first," Zhu Gaochi said hurriedly.
The two headed towards the Prince of Han's residence.
On the way, Zhu Gaosui asked, "Did my nephew really take that powerful pill?"
"This pill does have some effect. After Zhanji took it, his strength did increase."
"No wonder the old man was so envious. I just didn't expect the second son to refuse to give our father even one," Zhu Gaosui said slyly. "But to be honest, the old man has already taken the Rejuvenation Pill, and now he's even trying to get his hands on this Strength Pill. Why does he seem to like taking advantage of people so much?"
"Be careful what you say, be careful what you say!" Zhu Gaochi quickly gave him a wink, signaling him not to speak carelessly.
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Inside the Prince of Han's Palace.
Zhu Di has arrived here.
"Where is the second son? Where is that bastard?" Zhu Di roared.
Princess Consort of Han came out and quickly said, "Your Majesty, the Prince is not feeling well and is resting in his room."
"Very well, I want to see if he's really sick or faking it." Zhu Di's eyes flashed, and then he rushed into the Prince of Han's room.
When he opened the door, he saw Zhu Gaoxu lying on his sickbed.
"Stop pretending. Do you think I don't know your situation?"
"If you were really sick, why would Zhanji have been coming here to see you these past two days?" Zhu Di glared at Zhu Gaoxu on the bed and said indifferently.
Zhu Gaoxu was also straightforward. He didn't feel embarrassed at all and sat down directly, crossing his legs.
Zhu Di: ...
This kid is really straightforward; he said he wouldn't pretend anymore, and he didn't.
"What brings Your Majesty here today?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.
"Alright, stop pretending. I've heard that Zhanji has been completely transformed after taking your elixir." Zhu Di's eyes flashed.
"Give me a straight answer, do you still have that 'powerful pill'?"
Zhu Gaoxu said, "No, I only refined that one pill!"
Zhu Di took a deep breath; he still didn't quite believe it.
"Second Prince, I know you've been harboring resentment lately."
"I didn't send you to Yunnan, so you still feel somewhat distant from me."
"But you should know that as a father, I don't want my son to go to that place in Yunnan."
"I still hope that you will be by my side."
Zhu Gaoxu said, "I really don't have any more of these 'powerful pills'."
He tried everything, from kind words to nagging, and even played the emotional card, but the guy just wouldn't listen.
Is he really not there, or is he pretending not to?
Seeing Zhu Di so angry, Zhu Gaoxu was secretly delighted.
This is exactly the effect he wanted.
"Why……"
Zhu Gaoxu sighed.
"That super-powerful pill my nephew took was incredibly difficult to make!"
"The success rate of refining this 'power pill' is still very small, and there are many defective products."
"These past two days, the Crown Prince has tested countless pills, and has inadvertently made quite a few laughable mistakes."
"That's why, at the very end, I painstakingly refined a powerful pill to help him successfully test the elixir."
Zhu Gaoxu's eyes darted around, and he stared at his father.
"You brat, why are you looking at me like that?" Zhu Di felt a little guilty under that gaze.
Zhu Gaoxu laughed and said, "Your Majesty, if it really doesn't work out, why don't you skip court for the next couple of days and come here to test your elixirs?"
Zhu Di: ...
He was a little intimidated by this kid.
He knew everything that had happened to the Crown Prince at the Prince of Han's residence these past two days.
If he were to test the elixir here, who knows if that devilish son would kill him?
Zhu Gaoxu smiled inwardly as he looked at his father's expression.
"Your Majesty, no, I call you Father, why don't you come and help me test the elixirs these next couple of days?"
Zhu Di was so frightened that he took two steps back, feeling quite flustered.
Zhu Zhanji, who was standing nearby, saw this and was surprised to find that his grandfather had been intimidated by his second uncle.
However, just thinking about how his second uncle had made him test the pills these past two days made him shudder.
If my grandfather were also testing elixirs here…
The good grandson dared not think any further.
Zhu Gaoxu smiled gloatingly.
Emperor Yongle, you've finally met your match!