Chapter 717

Speaking of the Crown Prince, Huo Zhao was curious about something else: "Father, why did you leave back then?"

Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince—what an exalted and noble position! Huo Zhao now has a better understanding of this so-called power and knows that if Chen Zongwen had stayed in Luoyang and hadn't left, his status would have been incredibly high.

Chen Zongwen downed a cup of tea in one gulp and said, "Because I think that His Highness the Crown Prince is not fit to be the heir apparent."

Chen Zongwen opened his mouth, looked at Huo Zhao, and then closed it again.

As a renowned Confucian scholar, he could readily quote classical texts, but in front of this young woman...

Chen Zongwen knew his daughter best, so he said, "The position of Crown Prince is not something that His Majesty can just decide to appoint based on his personal preference. Even so, not everyone is capable of holding the position. In my opinion, the previous Crown Prince did not have the virtue to match the position, so the greater his abilities, the greater the potential threat he would become."

"Tell me, what if it explodes while I'm in it? Wouldn't that implicate your mother? So after thinking it over, I decided it's best to run away."

Huo Zhao twitched the corner of his mouth: "Father, is the reason really that simple?"

"So what? Just see if your father is right or not," Chen Zongwen said. "Besides, if I didn't run away, how could I be your father?"

Chen Zongwen poured himself a cup of tea, shook his head, and sighed, "Everything in this world is governed by fate."

Looking back now, it's really interesting.

Chen Zongwen had long known that something big would happen to the Crown Prince, but he never expected that he would form such a connection with Huo Zhao and even the entire Huo family.

It's truly moving.

As he was thinking, Chen Zongwen subconsciously looked at Huo Zhao.

Then they saw Huo Zhao sitting with Madam Chen, whispering, "Mother, what happened to Father? Is he going to become a monk?"

The emotions that had just arisen in Chen Zongwen's heart vanished instantly, and he even wanted to teach the child a lesson.

What nonsense!

She said her father was going to become a monk!

Seeing Chen Zongwen so angry that he was puffing out his beard and glaring, Madam Chen and Huo Zhao couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Just then, the wet nurse arrived.

Shen Nianchu was held in her wet nurse's arms, her round eyes wide open as she looked at Chen Zongwen and Madam Chen, her appearance extremely endearing.

Upon seeing Huo Zhao, Shen Nianchu immediately opened her arms to hug him.

After being taken into Huo Zhao's arms, the timidity in her big eyes disappeared completely, leaving only pure curiosity.

Madam Chen raised her hand and poked Shen Nianchu's forehead: "What, it's only been a short time since you last saw your maternal grandmother, and you've already forgotten her?"

When Chen Nianchu was poked, she seemed to remember something. She giggled and threw herself into Madam Chen's arms. Chen Zongwen looked on with great envy: "This child is so clever! Is this your child with that Prince Shen?"

Huo Zhao nodded.

Chen Zongwen nodded and then said, "This child looks clever, and his father is also quite good. He will definitely not have to struggle as much with his studies as you have."

Huo Zhao: ......

Madam Chen watched the two of them secretly competing, then silently turned around with Chen Nianchu in her arms, saying, "I won't talk to those two frivolous people."

Although Chen Nian didn't understand what was being said at first, he still clapped his hands with delight.

Just then, another set of footsteps sounded.

Everyone turned to look.

Shen Rang has arrived.

As soon as he arrived, Chen Nianchu, who had been jubilant just a moment ago, fell silent. He wrapped his arms around Madam Chen's neck, and the smile on his face instantly became much quieter.