Chapter 524 Don’t Try to Guess What the Emperor Is Thinking (1 update)

Lu Chengtian spent the past three days feeling very refreshed. Unfortunately, his sons were not in the palace and did not cause any trouble. The atmosphere in the palace became better.

Lu Chengtian was in a very good mood. Although he had to review a large number of memorials every day, didn’t he have eight ministers to help?

The workload was halved. Everything was going well in the court recently. Except for the two youngest sons who had not yet married, the other sons had also started families.

In addition, the concubines in the harem were also gentle and considerate. No one bothered him. Lu Chengtian could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

After lunch, the seventh prince came to pay his respects, and Lu Chengtian took everyone to visit the Yu Garden.

As the only prince who has to study in the palace every day, the Seventh Prince can be said to be the only one among all the princes who can contact the emperor at any time.

Because of his young age, it is not time for him to enter the court, and the huge impact of his grandfather's corruption, he has less help in the court. He can only show his presence in front of Lu Chengtian and be an obedient, well-behaved, and smart (?) son.

A few days ago, after Lu Chengtian finished his daily affairs, he took the memorial to the prince's bedroom and taught the prince in person.

The only one who can be taught by the emperor is the prince.

This is a special honor for the prince. Apart from the prince, no other favored prince can be taught by the emperor.

Because this is a signal to the outside world, a signal that the emperor is very optimistic about and very satisfied with this prince.

The fight for the throne in the royal family is already very fierce, and every time the throne is passed, it is accompanied by blood and tears.

Those who are favored by the emperor are definitely strong candidates for the throne, and then they will naturally be supported by some ministers who want to take sides.

For the prosperity of the family, many officials want to get involved in the fight for the throne.

At the beginning, Lu Chengtian did not like the prince, and liked the seventh prince more. Specifically, he was not close to the prince, and usually only asked about his homework. However, the emperor not only asked about the prince's homework, but also the homework of other princes, and he was still very concerned.

Asking about the prince's homework is not a privilege for him. On the contrary, the emperor often takes the seventh prince to various occasions, and sometimes even allows the seventh prince to play in front of the emperor. This is a privilege!

In addition, the concubine in the palace is favored, and the empress died early. There is no one who can remind the prince in front of the emperor all the time. It is because of this that the court officials feel that the possibility of the prince succeeding to the throne is extremely low, and the seventh prince, who is deeply loved by the emperor, is more likely.

Of course, there are also many ministers who are optimistic about other princes. No matter what, no one thinks that the prince has the possibility of succeeding to the throne.

After all, the emperor is in his prime, and it is still a long way to talk about succession. The prince is the prince now, who knows if he will still be the prince in the future?

As time goes by, there will be more changes, and they will continue to change. Who knows what it will be like in the end?

The court officials who held such views were extremely nervous when Lu Chengtian brought the emperor to the palace and taught him personally.

The emperor has changed so much.

How can he change so suddenly without any signs? Some ministers were very nervous.

What is the emperor teaching by words and deeds? Need I say more?

Basically, it is the way of being a monarch and the strategy of governing a country.

It seems that the prince's position is quite stable, so what good can these ministers who support other princes get?

The ministers who were caught in the dispute over the succession to the throne were extremely nervous, worried about their official careers in the second half of their lives and the future of their families.

Some people have even begun to plan how to return to the prince's camp.

It can be said that in just three days, many court officials have experienced a turbulent emotional journey.

Fortunately, on the fourth day, the emperor handed the prince's education to someone else and did not take care of it himself. But

the group of ministers did not know whether they should be relieved. After all, the emperor did not invite someone else this time, but the Duke of Zhenguo!

This is the prince's maternal family!

And it is the emperor's foreign relative whom he has always disliked!

For the sake of the prince's education, the emperor can even tolerate the foreign relative. It can be imagined how much weight the prince has in the emperor's heart!

The crowd's speculation is also the seventh prince's speculation. No, he is getting more and more impatient.

When accompanying Lu Chengtian to visit the Yu Garden, the seventh prince especially wanted to test something to reassure himself.

However, the emperor was a man of deep thoughts. Although the Seventh Prince was not very smart and always thought highly of himself, he had grown a little after experiencing the sudden collapse of his grandfather's family.

At least, he knew very well in his heart that his little tricks were not good enough in front of Lu Chengtian.

Whenever he asked, the other party would be able to see through his mind at a glance.

However, if he did not get an answer to such a great opportunity, he would not know if he would have such an opportunity again in the future. A

strong struggle flashed in the Seventh Prince's eyes.

Just when he had finally prepared himself mentally, took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and wanted to grit his teeth and stomp his feet to try to test it with a small question, Lu Chengtian spoke first.

"I don't know how the teaching of Duke Zhenguo and the prince is going?"

The Seventh Prince was delighted when he heard this. This was like a godsend. It really gave him a great opportunity!

"After all, Duke Zhenguo is the grandfather of the prince. He must be very concerned about the lessons of the prince. Your father doesn't have to worry."

Lu Chengtian nodded in agreement when he heard it. "You are right. Duke Zhenguo will definitely do his best for the prince. The prince should also study hard when facing his grandfather, right?"

The volume of the last half of the sentence became lower and lower. It was obvious that he was very unconfident.

You can't torture Duke Zhenguo like you tortured his old father, right?

After all, Duke Zhenguo is already quite old.

Dequan, who was following beside him, thought about the news he had just received, and couldn't help but twitch his mouth. He didn't want to report it.

Thinking about his hair that was getting thinner and grayer, he decided to retire and return home to live in the palace. Otherwise, he was worried that if he continued like this, he might die at any time.

When it comes to the matter between this father and son, not everyone can do it.

Who would be a good person to be caught between this father and son and be tortured by them all day long?

"What are you thinking about? Why don't you get out of here?" Lu Chengtian glanced over from the corner of his eye and immediately saw Dequan with a very different expression.

"It's been three days. What's going on between the Crown Prince and the Duke of Zhenguo? A veteran like the Duke of Zhenguo will surely make the Crown Prince focus on his studies."

Dequan walked over quickly, hunched over, lowered his head, and didn't dare to look Lu Chengtian in the eye. "Your Majesty, there is no trace of the two people in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion or the East Palace."

Lu Chengtian suddenly had a bad premonition, "Where did that person go? He can't just disappear, can he?"

The Crown Prince couldn't be so cruel that he even troubled his own grandfather?

For some reason, Lu Chengtian actually felt a strange joy in his heart.