"Of course it's because Prince Yu is rich. Do you think your father values this jade vein so much? It's because this jade vein is more valuable than gold. With money on his side, he can gain a foothold in front of his uncles, nephews, and princes."
“If he loses you as his son, he can gain all of this, so it's not a loss for him. Anyway, he has many sons; even if he loses you, he still has four.”
Gu Jiangli's words were like a heavy hammer blow to the Crown Prince's head.
He swayed and fell back onto the ground.
To discover that the father one has always revered is actually a wicked villain who would even send his own son to his death to achieve his own goals is an unbearable blow.
Those around them couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
They had always held this emperor in the highest esteem and trusted him implicitly.
Because he was always kind and smiling to all of them, and never looked down on them because of their humble origins.
They all thought he was a kind emperor who was approachable and loved his people like his own children.
But after hearing what the princess said, he realized that if he could even betray his own son for huge wealth, what were ordinary miners like them?
The atmosphere inside the narrow mine tunnel was unusually heavy.
Everyone's face looked extremely grim.
Gu Jiangli was quite tired after saying so much in one go, so she nestled back into Prince Yu's arms and said:
"Your Highness, why don't you just kill the Crown Prince? The Emperor wants you to rebel anyway, so why not just rebel and show him?"
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