Chapter 68: Dethroning the Crown Prince?

Gu Jingchun, who was lying under the quilt, paused when he heard this.

It turns out that Gu Jinxi would feel lost if he woke up in the morning and couldn't see her.

It seemed that she needed to find an opportunity to have a good talk with him.

Let him know that when he grows up, his mother will no longer be able to coax him to sleep.

This way, you won’t feel lost in the morning.

Gu Jinxi said as he sat up.

"Since uncle coaxed me to sleep, can I treat him to breakfast today?"

Shen Hechuan nodded when he heard this.

"good."

"But uncle needs to prepare something, how about you go and clean up first?"

"Uh-huh."

Gu Jinxi nodded, quickly got up with his short legs, and ran downstairs.

After Gu Jinxi left, Gu Jingchun immediately lifted the quilt and stood up.

When she saw Shen Hechuan's smug face, she was still angry and kicked him hard before leaving in a huff.

Thanks to him, she now needs to go back to her room to comb her hair. Otherwise, how would she explain if Gu Jinxi asked?

Gu Jingchun returned to his room angrily.

Lan Xin looked at her like this and joked with a smile.

"Miss, you haven't been this happy for a long time."

"happy?"

Gu Jingchun paused.

"right."

Lan Xin explained.

"I've never seen you look so lively. It's like you're radiating happiness from the inside out. You look several years younger."

Hearing this, Gu Jingchun muttered softly.

"What's so fresh about her? She's clearly pissed off by that guy."

Although Gu Jingchun said this, he still told Lan Xin to comb her hair faster.

However, after she finished combing her hair and went to Gu Jinxi's room, Shen Hechuan was nowhere to be found.

She looked at Gu Jinxi's pouting face, glanced around, and then asked, "Where is the prince?"

Gu Jinxi sighed.

"Leave."

"Another person came and said something to him, and his face turned cold, and he stood up and left."

"How did he leave? Was he seen by anyone?"

Gu Jinxi pointed to the sky.

“It flew away.”

Thinking of this, Gu Jinxi was very envious.

Although he is very strong now, he still can't fly.

Oh, he really wanted to be taken flying by his uncle again. Last time, he was called down by his mother before he could have enough fun.

The next time he meets his uncle, he will definitely ask him to take him flying again.

When Gu Jinxi thought of this, he felt a little less depressed.

"Mom, come and eat, it will get cold soon."

Gu Jingchun nodded, feeling a little depressed.

"This guy didn't even say a word when he left."

She muttered softly and sat down to eat breakfast with her son.

However, what she didn't know was that Chen Hechuan's figure flying down from the roof happened to fall into the eyes of a little girl.

Her mouth dropped open in shock, and she carefully examined the yard he had left.

Then he hurried back to report.

Waited until I arrived at my young lady's yard.

Bai Lu immediately told Gu Yunjin everything she had seen.

"Are you serious?"

"Seriously." Bai Lu nodded firmly.

"I saw it with my own eyes and confirmed that it was a man who flew out from the eldest lady's yard."

"That man is tall, I won't be mistaken."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yunjin immediately smiled triumphantly.

"OK!"

"I was wondering how a widow could raise a child, but it turns out she's been doing such shameful things."

"I didn't expect that she couldn't stand loneliness this much. It hasn't been long since she returned to Tiandu, and she can't help but start cheating on men."

Gu Yunjin became more and more proud as he spoke.

"Send someone to guard her yard. If anyone goes there, notify me immediately. I want everyone to see what kind of person she is."

******

In the Golden Palace.

Chen Hechuan arrived late.

As soon as he stood still, he met Emperor Rong Cheng's cold eyes.

"Father!"

He bowed.

Before he finished the ceremony, Emperor Rongcheng threw down a pile of memorials.

"Look at what you've done!"

"You are truly amazing. I trust you, so I entrusted the defense of Tiandu to you. But how do you repay my trust?"

Emperor Rongcheng became more and more angry as he spoke.

"You actually let Da Qi steal the defense map. What crime should you be punished for?"

Shen Hechuan felt the wrath of Emperor Rongcheng and immediately knelt down.

Prince Rui beside him also spoke up when he saw this: "Royal brother, this matter is of great importance. It concerns the safety of our Tiandu and the Imperial City."

"If Da Qi takes the opportunity to attack us, wouldn't that be a piece of cake?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan chuckled.

"He Da Qi doesn't have this ability yet."

Prince Rui also chuckled when he heard this.

"Your Highness, that's easy to say, but the defense map is in the hands of the enemy. If they want to attack, we won't have enough time to adjust even if we want to."

As Prince Rui spoke, he looked at Chen Hechuan carefully, with a barely perceptible smugness in his tone.

"My royal brother has been in charge of the defense for many years and has never disclosed anything. He is so careless this time. I wonder if he did it on purpose!"

After Prince Rui finished speaking, the court officials were in an uproar again.

Some ministers directly followed Prince Rui's words and used this as an excuse to impeach the crown prince.

The people on the Crown Prince's side directly impeached Prince Rui for making random inferences without any basis in facts, which tarnished the reputation of the future crown prince.

However, Emperor Rongcheng, who was sitting above, kept looking at the two of them coldly.

It was not until the situation between the two sides became increasingly heated that he spoke coldly.

"Prince, what else do you have to say?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Hechuan immediately kowtowed and said, "Your son has nothing to say. This defense map was indeed stolen by Da Qi."

"And as King Rui said, this minister indeed did it on purpose."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the court officials present were in an uproar.

Some ministers with bad tempers directly scolded Chen Hechuan for not caring about the lives of the people of Tiandu and the country of Dacheng, and said that he was simply not fit to be the crown prince of a country.

Some ministers even took the opportunity to kneel down and shouted that Emperor Rongcheng should depose Shen Hechuan from the position of crown prince and let Prince Rui ascend the throne.

The court officials who favored King Rui knelt on the ground.

Emperor Rongcheng looked at the ministers who were half kneeling below with a gloomy expression.

He twirled the ring on his finger without making any expression, making it hard to tell what his emotions were.

After a moment, Emperor Rongcheng looked at Shen Hechuan who was kneeling on the ground.

"Prince, do you admit your guilt?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Hechuan slowly raised his head and looked straight into Emperor Rong Cheng's eyes.

"I, your son, do not know my crime."

He said this and slowly straightened up.

"My son's actions will not affect Dacheng or Tiandu. On the contrary, they will be beneficial to the future stability of our country and the court."

"What nonsense!"

Prince Rui shouted sternly.

"We've already given them the defense map, and you're still saying it's good for the country. Do you think we're all stupid?"

The court officials also nodded and echoed.

However, the old minister who had always supported His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spoke again, asking everyone to remain calm and listen to Shen Hechuan's explanation.

As expected, Shen Hechuan slightly curled the corners of his lips.