emperor:"……"
Everyone wanted to laugh but dared not.
Of those present, only Gu Shouxin knew the truth. The emperor was aware of Li Shan's various schemes, but he allowed her to continue her reckless behavior. The reason was simple: the emperor needed an insignificant person to disrupt the court and then take the opportunity to clean up the government.
The emperor was lazy by nature, so he was naturally happy to have someone sabotage him.
He'd disliked Prime Minister Lin for a long time, but he couldn't find a way to get to Lin's weak points and couldn't take him down in one fell swoop!
He doesn't like to slowly kill someone; he prefers to kill them with one blow.
Therefore, Li Shan's existence led him to consider a way to kill her outright.
With the capital under his control, Li Shan would not harm the Third Prince, and therefore would not cause the Empress any distress.
To put it bluntly, from the moment the emperor learned what kind of person Li Shan was, she was merely a tool for him to test the Third Prince.
Li Shan's tool worked; the Third Prince was proven incapable of inheriting the throne.
If the Empress does not conceive this time, or if she does conceive and gives birth to a princess, then the Emperor will immediately find an opportunity to let the Third Prince see Li Shan for who she truly is, and then spend time choosing an heir from the Third Prince's sons to groom.
But if the Empress becomes pregnant this time and successfully gives birth to a son, then Li Shan's existence is to disrupt the Lin family, clear some obstacles for the Emperor, and reduce the Emperor's worries. When the time is right, Li Shan's mission will be completed, and she can then bear the consequences for what she has done.
The emperor was playful and a bit lazy, but he was shrewd. The emperor trained by the Empress Dowager was no slouch. He controlled all kinds of information about the officials and would strike at the right time.
Even if he overlooked something, he kept the Great Zhou firmly under his control, and no one could overthrow his regime.
Therefore, Li Shan's existence initially troubled him, since if he had to choose a crown prince from his existing sons, it would be the third prince.
But he was a very open-minded person. He believed that Li Shan's existence was a test for the Third Prince. If the Third Prince failed the test, then he could just have another child.
Grandma Gu looked at the group of men and said, "It's getting late. You should all go back to your rooms or go home. As someone who's been through this, I advise you to go to bed early and get up early for good health. If you want to continue eating, drinking, and having fun for decades to come, try to drink less until midnight. Especially you, Your Majesty, Old Xiao said you'd better drink less."
The Emperor: "My aunt is right."
Grandma Gu nodded and went back to her room.
Prince Kang muttered under his breath, "My royal uncle doesn't seem like my royal grandmother's son at all; my royal aunt seems more like my royal grandmother's daughter."
Cheng En Gong nodded: "Yes, yes, every time Aunt Lan scolds someone, I feel like when I was studying in the palace, the Empress Dowager was checking the Crown Prince's homework."
The former crown prince, now the emperor, wiped a bead of sweat from his brow: "Indeed!"
The three Gu brothers exchanged glances. "Well, to be honest, we've had it even worse than you guys. We've been controlled by our mother since birth!"
Regardless, I couldn't drink any more of this wine.
Compared to Cheng En Gong, Uncle Gu felt that it was good that Huihui hadn't married far away, and went back to his room to sleep with a relaxed mood.
Prince Kang and Duke Cheng'en left with the help of their attendants and returned home by carriage.
When Gu Shouxin returned to his room, he made a point of cleaning it again, knowing that his wife didn't like the smell of alcohol.
After a short while, the Gu family also quieted down.
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