The entire room fell silent, everyone waiting for Consort Yan's reply.
The Yan family is so shameless that they actually put an outsider's memorial tablet in the ancestral hall. When people first found out, they laughed at them. It was ridiculous that a dignified Duke would fawn over someone like that.
As time went on, more and more people admired their shamelessness, as they had gained far too much advantage from this memorial tablet.
Now that His Majesty is giving Consort Yan another chance to "repay" the Empress, clever people have figured out the implications.
Consort Yan is going to be a tough nut to crack!
"Of course I agree," Consort Yan said, barely able to keep her smile.
The emperor nodded with pleasure, then turned his sharp, hawk-like eyes to the crown prince and slowly said:
"It's good that your mother has agreed. The Empress's children are few and far between, which pains me deeply. Now that the Crown Prince is here to bring joy to her, I can finally rest easy."
This is shocking! No one expected that the emperor would change the crown prince's mother with just a few words.
It was common for empresses to adopt sons born out of wedlock, but this empress had been dead for more than a decade.
The fact that a son born out of wedlock has become the crown prince is quite intriguing.
The crown prince felt extremely uneasy. He immediately stood up, his face covered in cold sweat, and remained silent, unsure of how to answer.
It's one thing for the mother to be heartbroken that her son is willing, but what will others think of such a weak crown prince who can even have his mother replaced?
Directly defying the emperor is risky; the emperor isn't exactly known for his doting on his children, and who knows how furious he might get.
The crown prince remained silent for a long time, while the emperor's face remained indifferent. Suddenly, the emperor slammed a wine cup from the table onto the crown prince's head.
"explain!"
The crown prince was hit on the forehead, his skin instantly turning blue and purple, looking utterly disheveled. "Your subject does not wish to."
He harbored the hope that his father was merely testing his ability to take responsibility, and loudly spoke his true feelings.
The emperor laughed twice, pointing at Consort Yan, the Crown Prince, the Duke of Yan, and even his beloved daughter, Princess Jingning:
"You're all a bunch of hypocritical dogs who talk a good game. You say you can't repay the Empress's kindness, but when I told you to go and repay her, why are you unwilling now?"
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