But people with different stances inevitably make different decisions, and this time Shen Shi did not step forward to help him up.
"Since Prime Minister Lin is unwilling, I, the prince, have no choice but to go to my father, the Emperor." After a long silence, Shen Shi finally spoke with a firm tone.
"I'll leave the person here for now, Prime Minister Lin, please go back!" After saying that, Shen Shi walked out on his own without waiting for a reply.
After Shen Shi left, Prime Minister Lin, who had been kneeling in the reception room, slowly rose with the help of servants.
He simply couldn't understand why the Fifth Prince would be interested in Gu Yuanbai.
But the Fifth Prince insisted on keeping the person. As a subject, could he forcibly take him away? Let His Majesty decide.
What he needed to do now was to go to the palace to plead guilty. After leaving the Fifth Prince's villa, Prime Minister Lin rushed to the Qianqing Palace without stopping.
He then launched into a tearful plea to Shen Tunan, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me," and "This old minister is incompetent."
Shen Tunan, unaware of what had happened, was completely bewildered.
Fortunately, after crying, Prime Minister Lin explained the whole story.
After hearing this, Shen Tunan didn't know how he felt.
Shen Tunan undoubtedly genuinely liked Consort Zhang; otherwise, he wouldn't have defied public opinion to welcome her into the palace as a consort.
But his feelings toward his son, Gu Yuanbai, were much more complicated.
The birth of this child is evidence of his misconduct and adultery with his brother and sister-in-law.
Therefore, it was difficult for Shen Tunan to like him, let alone bring him to the palace.
But he is, after all, his own son; even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected.
Thinking of this, Shen Tunan, sitting on the dragon throne, rubbed his forehead, waved his hand at Prime Minister Lin below the throne, and said, "Let him be."
This statement implies that the decision to have Gu Yuanbai follow Chen Shi was implicitly accepted.
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Lin was overjoyed, finally relieved of his anxieties, and immediately bowed in gratitude, saying, "Your Majesty is wise."
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