Chapter 266 I shouldn't have asked that earlier
They were naturally referring to several ministers in the cabinet. Gu Jin looked at Minister Sun, who seemed to be smiling but not smiling, upon hearing this.
"What do you think, sir?"
He kicked the ball back exactly as it was, and Minister Sun couldn't help but laugh out loud upon hearing this.
"My lord, you really are..."
Minister Sun exchanged a glance with Gu Jin, and both of them understood what he meant.
"Now that His Highness the Crown Prince is under house arrest and the Crown Princess has gone to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the Crown Prince's residence is likely to become increasingly lively."
After Minister Sun finished speaking with a pointed remark, his servant came forward to greet him. Upon seeing this, Minister Sun bid farewell to Gu Jin and boarded his own carriage.
After the Sun family left, Gu Renjie quickly caught up with Gu Jin: "Father, the Sun family probably has big ambitions."
"Don't speak nonsense."
Gu Jin understood Gu Renjie's words perfectly. He was saying that Minister Sun had seen through the emperor's intention to change the crown prince, so he proposed to promote the fifth prince to the throne.
But they haven't left the palace yet, so they can't say these things carelessly. If someone with ulterior motives hears them, it will only bring disaster upon their family.
Gu Renjie naturally knew he shouldn't have asked that question, so he nodded and followed Gu Jin into his own carriage. Once they finally returned to the Marquis's residence, Gu Renjie went directly to the study with Gu Jin.
"Father, His Majesty has confined the Crown Prince to his quarters today. What is the meaning of this?"
After dismissing the servants, Gu Renjie felt less restrained. Although he believed the emperor was going to abandon the crown prince, he still knew less about their emperor than his father did.
"I dare not presume to guess His Majesty's will, but since it is only a house arrest, the Crown Prince is not without a chance to turn things around. At least, the cabinet members will still try to persuade him in the current situation."
The emperor is not an indecisive person; the fact that he directly ordered a stay-at-home order today shows that he does things efficiently.
If the emperor knew he was determined to depose the crown prince, Gu Jin believed the emperor would depose him immediately. Since the emperor hasn't deposed him yet, the crown prince remains the crown prince.
"The cabinet ministers might try to persuade His Majesty, but what about Yun Yichen?"
As Gu Renjie spoke, his gaze cautiously swept across Gu Jin's face, his eyes subtly probing.
"Although Lord Yun's style of doing things leaves no room for compromise, this concerns the crown prince of a country, so I suppose he has his own considerations."
As Gu Jin spoke, he looked up at Gu Renjie and said, “Renjie, sometimes you can’t judge a person by appearances. Lord Yun has been in office for many years. Perhaps you should learn from him.”
After saying this, Gu Jin patted Gu Renjie on the shoulder, called over a servant to ask about Ji Shi's whereabouts, and then left the study.
Left behind, Gu Renjie stood in the study, pondering Gu Jin's words intently. After a long while, he finally came to his senses and went out.
The crown prince was suddenly confined to his quarters by the emperor, and he suppressed his resentment while outside.
But as soon as he returned to the Crown Prince's residence, the Crown Prince could no longer suppress his anger and rushed straight to the Crown Princess's courtyard.
He wanted to vent his anger on this stupid woman, but as soon as he entered the courtyard, he was told that the Crown Princess had been taken away. The Crown Prince had no way to vent his anger, and he couldn't go to Li Yingxue to vent his anger, so in the end, the Crown Prince could only go to Lady Yan's place.
Seeing the Crown Prince's grim expression, Chunxiang hurriedly came forward to greet him.
"Your Highness, what's wrong? You look so pale. Are you feeling unwell?"
As Chunxiang spoke, she leaned her soft body against the Crown Prince, and her worried expression instantly soothed the Crown Prince's agitated heart.
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