However!
Lan Yu's words had also completely sunk into Zhu Yunteng's mind.
"Great-Uncle, all these years, I actually bowed and scraped before the enemy who killed my mother and harmed my brother. I even... even feared her to the extreme."
"I... I'm truly useless."
Zhu Yunteng's voice trembled as he spoke, filled with intense unwillingness and regret.
At this.
Lan Yu stepped forward and placed both hands on Zhu Yunteng's shoulders.
"Back then in the Eastern Palace, you were isolated and helpless. The Lü clan bullied you because you were the youngest son. You cannot be blamed for that."
"In the end, that venomous woman was simply too vicious."
"But things would be different from now on. You already have your own understanding, and your elder brother would soon return."
"Once you return to the Eastern Palace, what you must do is clear away every obstacle to your elder brother's return, including the Lü clan." Lan Yu spoke in a deep voice, staring at Zhu Yunteng with great expectation.
"Can I really deal with the Lü clan?" Zhu Yunteng asked doubtfully.
Although he had now overcome the fear in his heart, thinking of how the Lü clan ruled the Eastern Palace with one hand still made Zhu Yunteng uneasy.
After all, he had been isolated and helpless.
"Yunteng."
"You still have not understood what Great-Uncle meant."
Lan Yu shook his head, then said sternly, "Remember, you are the Crown Princess Consort's son, the Eastern Palace's Legitimate Son. Other than the Crown Prince, no one in the Eastern Palace holds a nobler status than you."
"So long as you are unwilling, no one in the Eastern Palace apart from the Crown Prince can force you, much less bully you."
"The Lü clan."
"All she relies on is borrowed power. She cannot