Chapter 263 Understanding the general situation

The emperor believed he had loved this son enough, but the son was completely oblivious to his good intentions.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

As the emperor was grieving, the head of the Senate stepped forward.

Seeing this, the Emperor didn't even bother to speak, but simply raised his hand slightly. The head of the academy immediately said, "Yesterday, I heard a rumor that the former eldest daughter of the Gu family, Li Yingxue, has now entered the Crown Prince's residence as a concubine. If I remember correctly, Li was supposed to marry His Highness the Crown Prince's guard. How come she's already in the Crown Prince's residence after only a few months?"

The chief's soul-searching question made the crown prince tremble. He hurriedly explained, "Father, that guard suddenly died a few months ago, so I brought Li into the mansion to take care of him."

"Sudden death? But I heard that the guard's death was suspicious." The head of the academy showed no respect for the crown prince.

Sitting in his position, you don't need to have a high official rank, but absolute impartiality is a must.

He had heard some gossip a few days ago, but he thought it was just people talking nonsense. However, after hearing about what happened at the Crown Prince's residence yesterday, he couldn't help but suspect that the death of the guard was actually the Crown Prince's doing.

"Humans are prone to illness because they eat grains and other foods. Who knows how that guard suddenly died? Trying to slander me without using your brains is pointless. I think your Senate is better off gone!"

Feeling guilty, the Crown Prince was busy refuting the Chief of the Imperial Academy's words, but he completely forgot that speaking these words rashly in front of the Emperor at this time would only make the Emperor think that he was getting restless.

"Shut up! I think you've grown too big for your britches and don't respect anyone anymore."

Sure enough, upon hearing the Crown Prince's words, the Emperor angrily slammed his fist on the table.

To dare to dissolve the Senate is an extremely important prosecutorial department. Over the years, the Senate may seem insignificant, but in reality, it has solved countless problems for the emperor.

The Crown Prince actually said in public that he didn't want a Senate. Wasn't he just asking people to call him muddleheaded and ignorant?

It's a mystery how someone as sensible as the Empress could have given birth to such a stupid son, especially since he was born of the legitimate wife.

The emperor was so angry that his chest heaved, and he ordered the head of the Senate to recount what had happened the previous day.

When the emperor heard that the Crown Princess wanted to frame Gu Shuyan, he felt dizzy.

"Duke Anguo, what a fine daughter you've raised!"

The Emperor looked at the Duke of Anguo as he spoke. His own son was already brainless, and now his daughter-in-law was just as clueless. With a Crown Prince and Crown Princess like this, the Emperor truly didn't know what kind of ruin they would bring to the Great Zhou Dynasty after his death.

The Duke of Anguo had already made preparations at his residence yesterday, so he remained much calmer when he heard the emperor's reproach.

"It is all my fault for failing to properly educate my daughter. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

Duke Anguo knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor to admit his mistake. Seeing his sincere attitude, the emperor felt much better.

"Enough, enough. I haven't taught the Crown Prince well either, so you can't be blamed for this."

After the emperor finished speaking, he looked at Gu Jin and asked, "Minister Gu, what do you have to say about this matter?"

Since the truth is that it involves someone else's daughter, the emperor couldn't possibly ask Gu Shuyan whether he would pursue the Crown Princess's responsibility. Naturally, he could only ask Gu Jin, the father.

"Your Majesty, I have heard about what happened yesterday from my wife. Although my daughter suffered some grievances, in the end, no harm was done. Therefore, I thank Your Majesty for your concern on behalf of my daughter. As for the Crown Princess, I dare not say more about matters of the royal family."