"He can't forcefully take away your family's assets, and he's afraid that you have a backup plan. If he's pushed too far, he might wipe out his entire royal family. So he's being extremely cautious with every step he takes."

"Both right and wrong?"

Prince Yu nodded. "He is indeed that kind of person."

"Secondly, as emperor, he lacked confidence because a portion of his military power was in the hands of his uncle and nephew. He had to find a pretext to do anything."

Even if he now knows that the crown prince has the intention to kill the emperor and seize the throne, he does not dare to depose the crown prince directly because he cannot find that 'pretext'.

"In the eyes of outsiders, this crown prince is gentle, sensible, and calm, and has never done anything rebellious."

"To attack the Crown Prince without a pretext would make people think that the image of a sage ruler he has painstakingly maintained is a facade, and he would never attack the Crown Prince before finding a pretext."

"The crown prince can't be deposed, and with the prince as his backer, changing the era name would be an easy thing, wouldn't it?"

Prince Yu listened silently as she finished speaking, and he appreciated his princess consort even more.

Their insight and strategy are in no way inferior to those of men.

The princess's eyes gleamed with a confident and cunning light, making it difficult for him to look away.

After a moment of silence, he said:

"Does the Princess also find the reign title 'Yongping' unpleasant to hear?"

"That's right, it's so plain and uninteresting, it doesn't sound good at all. Let the Crown Prince take the throne and quickly change the era name."

Prince Yu lowered his head to hide his smile, "It's quite amusing to hear such treasonous words coming from the Princess Consort's mouth."

Gu Jiangli leaned against Prince Yu's shoulder, "It's my good fortune to have someone like Your Highness who understands my thoughts."

As they approached the entrance to the Prince's residence, the carriage stopped, and Prince Yu suddenly asked her again:

"Your Highness, do you really not want me to rebel? If I do it myself and become emperor, you will be the empress who rules the world."

Gu Jiangli paused for a moment, then burst out laughing.

She's already been an empress dowager, why would she care about being an empress?

“Your Highness, how can one become emperor just to make his wife empress? I understand that your ambitions lie elsewhere.”