"How?"
"Twelfth Prince, Seventeenth Prince."
"Why are you still so reserved upon seeing your eldest brother?"
"And Yunteng, are you afraid your eldest brother might do something to you?"
Zhu Ying smiled as he spoke to the three of them.
As soon as those words fell.
The three of them looked at Zhu Ying with astonishment on their faces.
Clearly.
At that moment, the same thought arose in all their minds.
"E-Eldest Brother, could it be that you... you remembered?" Zhu Yunteng asked tentatively, his voice filled with unease.
"Yunteng."
"You have suffered all these years."
"I'm back."
Zhu Ying spoke gently to Zhu Yunteng, his face carrying warmth and concern.
To Zhu Ying.
Zhu Yunteng was his only biological younger brother.
He had been targeted by the Lu clan for so many years, suppressed for so many years, humiliated for so many years.
Zhu Ying knew it all.
After hearing Zhu Ying's words, excitement surfaced on Zhu Yunteng's face, followed by wild joy.
In the end.
His eyes filled with tears, which streamed down like rain.
"Eldest Brother."
"It's wonderful that you're back."
"This is wonderful." Zhu Yunteng said through tears.
"Enough."
"You're such a grown man. Why are you crying?"
"With me here, no one will bully you again."
"And Twelfth Prince, Seventeenth Prince."
"You said you would help me before. This time, it's time for you to make good on that promise." Zhu Ying smiled, his gentle gaze resting on the three of them.
When they were children.
The ones closest to him had been Zhu Bai and Zhu Quan.
They shared a deep bond.
Perhaps it was because they had been influenced by him since childhood.
Or perhaps they simply got along so well.
Thus, among Zhu Yuanzhang's many sons, these two were among the few