Jiang Yan: Any Palace Servant Arranged by the Lü Clan Will Be Executed! The Eastern Palace Has Changed!

"Father."

"Do you think that Xiongying and his mother catching Smallpox back then might truly have been deliberate?"

Now that there were no outsiders present, Zhu Biao could not help voicing this suspicion.

At this.

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke slowly, with a trace of melancholy, "In my view, perhaps that really was the case. At least from what we can see now, if it was deliberate, then it definitely had something to do with the Lü clan."

"If she did it, and if Sister Chang's death was also connected to her, then I truly will tear her into ten thousand pieces," Zhu Biao said through gritted teeth.

"Rest assured."

"The Imperial Guard will investigate thoroughly."

"If they truly did it, then I guarantee that the Lü Family, along with every last member of their clan, will die horribly," Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly.

Coming back to himself.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao with a meaningful smile. "Biao'er!"

"Yunteng has suffered so much injustice for so many years, yet you knew nothing of it. Have you realized anything from this?"

Zhu Biao pondered for a moment before giving a bitter smile. "I underestimated the human heart."

Hearing that answer.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded approvingly. "If this matter can make you understand how frightening the human heart is, then it was worth it."

"By now, you should also understand the significance of the Imperial Guard's existence."

"The human heart is unfathomable."

"A minister you see as utterly loyal may actually be harboring ulterior motives."

"And a minister you see as disloyal may in fact be wholeheartedly devoted."

"As Emperor, if you judge whether someone is loyal based solely on what you see on the surface and what you personally think, that is simply not enough."

"Therefore."

"The Imperial Guard exists so that I can