"Your Majesty."
"At least today, you stood on my side."
"You did not favor Zhu Di."
Looking at the deeply moved Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Ying spoke from the bottom of his heart.
Although he had lost his former memories.
Still.
Zhu Yuanzhang's familial affection for him was entirely genuine.
"You nearly died at his hands. If I still protected him and refused to let you punish him after that, then I would have failed."
"If you had not been so exceptionally gifted, perhaps he truly would have had you killed on the Northern Frontier, along with those fifty thousand soldiers who fought for the country." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, looking somewhat weary.
For his own interests.
Zhu Di had intended to kill Zhu Ying and had even sold military intelligence to the Northern Yuan. This left Zhu Yuanzhang deeply disappointed.
"Father."
"It is all in the past now."
"Now that all the feudal princes have arrived in Yingtian, it is time to clear Xiongying's name and return him to the imperial clan." Zhu Biao said slowly.
Hearing this.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. "I instructed Liu Jing long ago. Preparations are already underway."
"That is good." Zhu Biao smiled, then looked at Zhu Ying with anticipation. "Once Xiongying returns to the imperial clan, take him to see his grandmother. Perhaps returning to the place where he truly lived during his childhood will allow him to recover the memories he lost."
At this.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded expectantly as well.
Although it had now been fully confirmed that Zhu Ying was his grandson, his memories had yet to return. Zhu Yuanzhang could not bring himself to hear Zhu Ying call him Grandfather again, and Zhu Ying could not bring himself to say it.
If his memories returned.
Everything would be different.
His grandson would truly