Chapter 126 Unrestrained Speech
Gu Shuyan had no intention of giving the Crown Prince any face. Although no female relatives witnessed yesterday's events, the news spread just as quickly.
It seems that by now, every ordinary person in the city knows about the Crown Prince's romantic escapades at the Duke of Anguo's mansion yesterday.
"Shut up! How could you be so cruel, you country bumpkin? How can you talk about your own sister like that?"
Enraged, the Crown Prince disregarded the fact that Gu Shuyan was a young lady from a respectable family and began arguing with her in public.
Gu Shuyan was naturally not afraid. If even the Crown Prince didn't care about his image, why should she care?
"I suppose Your Highness did not hear clearly. Li Yingxue has been taken away by her biological parents, and my Gu family has already removed her from the family register. As for my younger sister, she is only ten years old. I beg Your Highness not to tarnish her reputation."
Gu Shuyan spoke with righteous indignation, and the Crown Prince could find no rebuttal. In the end, he could only glare at Gu Shuyan with a flushed face.
"Why is Your Highness glaring at me? Why aren't you going to find your concubine?"
Gu Shuyan kindly reminded him, but then seemed to think of something and said helplessly, "I just wonder if His Majesty would still agree to this marriage if he knew that the Crown Prince's concubine had a guard serving her during their intimate moments. Sigh! It's really worrying."
Gu Shuyan remained completely unfazed, and spoke with utter unbridled abandon.
Seeing the whispers and gossip around him, even the most thick-skinned prince couldn't stand it anymore.
"Return to the manor!"
The crown prince turned around and angrily led his entourage away.
Inside the palace, Yun Yichen stood with his hands behind his back, below the emperor, without uttering a word.
After the eunuch relayed the new information, the emperor flew into a rage and overturned the entire table.
"You unfilial son, you are simply lawless."
The emperor was so angry at the thought of the crown prince doing such an absurd thing that it made his lungs ache.
Recently, due to the Crown Prince's behavior, court officials have begun to criticize his position as heir apparent. However, instead of restraining himself, he has become increasingly reckless in his actions.
Especially during sexual intercourse, a guard was allowed to watch; even the emperor would feel ashamed just thinking about it.
Yun Yichen remained silent as he watched the emperor rage.
After a long while, the emperor finally asked him, "Does my esteemed minister have any insightful opinions?"
“Your Highness’s actions this time were indeed inappropriate. It would be better for Your Highness to go and apologize in person, and then give the woman to that guard. Such a person who bewitches the emperor is really not suitable to stay by Your Highness’s side.”
Yun Yichen spoke in a businesslike tone, showing no intention of taking advantage of the Crown Prince's misfortune.
The emperor nodded in satisfaction, glanced at him discreetly, and continued, "Recently, Jiaozhou has been plagued by floods. The prefect of Jiaozhou has submitted several memorials requesting that I send an imperial envoy to resolve this matter. I wonder if the Grand Secretary has anyone to recommend?"
Seeing that the emperor was trying to play games with him, Yun Yichen sneered inwardly while stepping forward and respectfully cupping his hands in greeting.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the best candidate for this imperial envoy is none other than His Highness the Crown Prince. If His Highness can make a contribution in this project, then no one will dare to say that His Highness is incompetent."
The emperor clearly wanted the crown prince to go, but he was worried that if he brought it up in public, everyone would object, so he sent Yun Yichen, who always had the final say, to go first.
Even if Yun Yichen knew he was being used by the emperor, so what? He got to this position because of his understanding of the emperor and his pragmatism.
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