Lao Zhu was seriously ill. Although the news was blocked, as time went by, some rumors were inevitable. After all, he was the emperor. There were countless pairs of eyes staring at him in the world. If there was any movement, some smart people would definitely notice it.

Zhu Biao was even more anxious. After all, Beijing was too far away from Jinling, and it might take more than ten days to pass the message alone. If something happens to Jinling, he might not have time to react in Beijing, so he could only prepare secretly to deal with possible situations.

It is also under this situation that the entire Beijing city is loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Zhu Biao even wanted to transfer Lan Yu from the northwest back to Beijing to take charge. After all, if you want to maintain the stability of the Ming Dynasty, the military power must be held in your hands. Lan Yu is the person Zhu Biao trusts the most. With Lan Yu's position in the army, as long as he comes back to take charge, he doesn't have to worry about any problems in Beijing.

However, Li Jie persuaded Zhu Biao to stop him. After all, the situation on Lao Zhu is unclear now, and he had previously judged that Lao Zhu would not have any problems. If Lan Yu rashly transferred back, it would not only make too much noise, but it might also cause other problems.

Li Jie did not tell Zhu Yuning about the news that Old Zhu was seriously ill at first, mainly because she was afraid that she would worry. However, as time went by, Zhu Yuning also noticed something was wrong, so after asking repeatedly, Li Jie could only tell her the truth. As a result, Zhu Yuning was worried that he would not have enough food and was thinner.

Fortunately, ten days later, Jinling sent Lao Zhu's news again. This time it was no longer a letter, but a public news. Lao Zhu told Zhu Biao that his condition had improved and that he could now go to court to handle official duties normally, which also made everyone feel relieved.

However, this storm did not dissipate. Lao Zhu's illness has already seen his aging, which will be a huge impact on the entire Ming Dynasty. After all, the entire Ming Dynasty was defeated by Lao Zhu, and it was also him who supported the entire empire. Now Lao Zhu's body can't stand it anymore, which means that the Ming Dynasty is about to usher in the first change of the throne.

No matter which dynasty, the replacement of the throne was full of various risks and even caused severe turmoil. Some dynasties were even destroyed because of this. Although Zhu Biao had been the prince for decades and was deeply loved by the people in the court and the people, facing the real succession of the throne was still a huge test for him.

"Your Majesty's condition has improved, but his body should be a little weak. Then next year's migration should be delayed, right?" In the Forbidden City, Li Jie, Zhu Biao, Zhu Yunsheng and his son were also discussing the matter.

It is now winter. According to the original plan, Lao Zhu would set off at the beginning of next year and lead the officials left behind in Nanjing to move to Beijing. By then, the entire capital will be completed. However, Lao Zhu's illness may disrupt the entire plan.

"No, my father's handwritten letter was also accompanied by the official documents. He said in the letter that everything was going according to the plan. I was worried that my father was afraid of another accident, so I wanted to come to Beijing as soon as possible to meet us." Zhu Biao frowned at this time.

Zhu Biao was still worried about Lao Zhu's health. If Lao Zhu's health still did not recover next year, with his personality, he would definitely force himself to bring people to Beijing. If something happens to you along the way, it will be difficult to deal with.

"We all know the temper of Grandpa Emperor. Even the nine-headed cows can't get back what he decided, so it's useless to write a letter to persuade him now!" Zhu Yunxiu said helplessly at this time.

Li Jie nodded in agreement when he heard this. Lao Zhu's bad temper was indeed a problem. So he finally thought about it and suggested again: "How about this, I will go back to Jinling now to see how your Majesty is. If your Majesty's body is still very weak next year, then I will try my best to advise Your Majesty to delay the departure time. If Your Majesty's health is fine, I can take care of Your Majesty's body personally along the way!"

"This method is good! Apart from my father, only my brother-in-law, can the emperor listen to it!" Zhu Yunhuang immediately nodded in agreement.

"This..." Zhu Biao was a little hesitant when he heard this. After a while, he spoke, "But this also makes you too hard!"

"It's okay, I'm going back by boat anyway, and there's no hard work along the way. In addition, my parents are also planning to come to Beijing next year and set off with them just now, but Yu Ning needs His Highness to take care of me!" Li Jie smiled again. He is now a family, so he has to consider Zhu Yuning when he goes out. Of course, with Zhu Yuning's personality, he will definitely not stop him.

"Don't worry, brother-in-law, I'm here!" Before Zhu Biao could answer, Zhu Yunxi next to him patted his chest and promised.

However, just as Zhu Yunxi finished speaking, an eunuch suddenly rushed over with a happy face and shouted: "Report to the Prince's Highness, the Princess's Mansion has sent someone to report the good news!"

"What kind of good news?" Zhu Biao was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Li Jie next to him. However, Li Jie was also confused at this time. When he went out this morning, there seemed to be no happy events at home.

"Princess... Your Highness is happy!" The eunuch reported with a happy expression.

"What?" Zhu Biao, Li Jie and Zhu Yunxi all stood up, especially Li Jie, who looked unbelievable. He and Zhu Yunning had been married for a long time, but both sides had no children. Although Li Jie didn't care, there were inevitably some rumors, and Zhu Yuning felt a little pressure because of this.

"Is this news sure?" Li Jie suddenly woke up and asked again.

"It's certain that the princess personally sent someone to send the message, saying that it was diagnosed by the imperial doctor in the mansion!" the eunuch replied immediately.

"Hurry! Let's prepare the horse, I want to go home!" Li Jie shouted happily when he heard this, and immediately stepped out. Zhu Biao and Zhu Yunxi also woke up at this time. He immediately asked to prepare the car, and they also wanted to visit Zhu Yuning in person.

Li Jie rode all the way out of the Forbidden City. Now he was thinking about his wife's pregnancy. No wonder Zhu Yuning was not thinking about food during this period. Originally, Li Jie thought she was just worried about Lao Zhu. Now it seems that it is probably the early reaction of pregnancy. I guess Zhu Yuning himself did not notice it.

When Li Jie ran back to the mansion, the mansion was full of joy. Hu Yingyu was also distributing rewards to the mansion in the front hall. After all, such a big happy event, of course, everyone in the mansion should be happy.

Seeing Li Jie coming back, Hu Yingyu immediately came forward and accompanied him to see Zhu Yuning. On the way, Li Jie also asked about Zhu Yuning's pregnancy.

It turned out that after Li Jie left the mansion this morning, Zhu Xueqing came to find Zhu Yuning. The two sisters chatted and played chess like usual, but at this moment, Zhu Yuning suddenly felt unwell. At that time, she thought that it was because she was too worried about the situation in Jinling during this period, so she didn't care too much, thinking that it would be fine if she had a rest.

However, Zhu Xueqing was worried, so she asked someone to call the imperial doctor to treat her. Only then did she find that Zhu Yuning was actually pregnant. This scared Zhu Yuning. After the surprise, she remembered to report to Li Jie in the palace.

While talking, Li Jie finally came to the bedroom of the two. When he entered the room, Zhu Yuning was half lying on the bed. Zhu Xueqing held her hand and was chatting. When she saw Li Jie come in, Zhu Xueqing was the first to speak: "Brother-in-law, you have to thank me this time. If it weren't for me, you and your sister might not know about pregnancy yet!"

"No problem, I'll give you a big red envelope later!" Li Jie laughed loudly, then quickly walked to Zhu Yuning, grabbed her hands and said, "Yuning, how do you feel? Are there any discomfort?"

Seeing Li Jie's concern, Zhu Yuning couldn't help but cover her mouth and smiled: "Husband, don't be too nervous. I just found out that I was pregnant. I don't feel anything. I just haven't thought about food for a while. Now it seems that it's because of pregnancy."

"Yes, I'm confused, but Yuning, you are pregnant now, so you should pay more attention to what you want to eat. I'll cook for you during this period!" Li Jie immediately slapped his forehead and said again. He just wanted to be by his wife at all times, but he completely forgot about what he said he would go back to Jinling to visit Lao Zhu.
Chapter completed!