Chapter 358: Established as Crown Prince
Tiandu.
In the palace.
After Shen Hechuan learned that Gu Jingchun was missing, he immediately became anxious.
It had been several days, and even though he had blocked the city gates and checked all the vehicles coming in and out, there was still no news of her.
At the same time, he also sent out several groups of people to chase in the direction of Mo Junxing.
But despite this, no news came.
This made Shen Hechuan make up his mind.
But at this moment, those ministers still insisted on using Gu Jinxi and Gu Jingchun's identities as an excuse.
This made Shen Hechuan's anger continue to rise, and his patience had reached its limit.
Therefore, at the morning court today, the court officials also had the opportunity to make memorials.
Chen Hechuan directly winked at the young eunuch beside him.
The young eunuch nodded immediately and read out the imperial edict.
The content of the imperial edict was very simple. It stated that when Chen Hechuan was fighting, he met a woman and fell in love with her. They got married in front of local villagers and had a child.
At that time, Shen Hechuan was unaware of the child's existence and was completely immersed in the battle.
Later, he was separated from that woman.
It was not until many years later that he found the woman and discovered the existence of his son.
The woman's name was Gu Jingchun and her son's name was Gu Jinxi.
After hearing the imperial edict, the ministers were so surprised that they remained silent for a long time.
None of them had expected that Gu Jinxi was actually His Majesty's biological son.
It is no wonder that Emperor Rongcheng was particularly fond of Gu Jinxi when he was still alive.
The current Queen Mother also dotes on him and treats him like her sweetheart.
The ministers had previously thought that Gu Jingchun had deceived them, but they didn't expect that it was actually Shen Hechuan's child.
No wonder.
The ministers suddenly realized.
But Old Master Wang had a very proud look on his face.
An expression that said, "I've guessed what's going on. I advised you not to meddle in other people's business, but you kept coming here to cause trouble."
However, there are always a few court officials who don't understand what is being said.
One of the ministers immediately stood up to object.
"Your Majesty, I feel there are still some doubts about this matter."
"Not to mention that woman has been separated from you for many years, and you have no idea where she is. You might be deceived by her, so as not to confuse the royal bloodline."
After these words were spoken, all the ministers present closed their eyes, and were worried about this minister.
Isn't this guy saying that Shen Hechuan might be cuckolded or raising someone else's child? "
Shen Hechuan couldn't help but sneer.
"Are you saying that I might have mistakenly recognized my own child?"
"So, do you think the Empress Dowager and the late Emperor would mistake their grandson and great-grandson for each other?"
After Shen Hechuan finished speaking, Old Master Wang also stood up.
"Your Majesty, I can testify that the little prince looks exactly like you when you were a child, especially his nose and mouth, which are very similar to yours.
And your cleverness is exactly the same as when you were a child.
I wouldn't dare say anything about others, but I watched you grow up with my own eyes, so I'm sure of that."
After Old Tutor Wang finished speaking, the ministers all nodded.
But the minister wanted to say something else, but Shen Hechuan shouted at him.
"My dear minister, you have been inciting other ministers to come and report on this matter several times since the past few days.
Now that everything has been explained clearly, you still won't give in. What's your intention?"
He paused and continued.
"I have learned from my investigation that there are spies from the Great Qi in our court, specifically used to confuse the public. I wonder if it could be you, my dear."
After Chen Hechuan finished speaking, the minister immediately knelt down and shouted that he was innocent.
But Shen Hechuan stopped listening to his explanation and immediately sent someone to investigate.
Now, all the ministers became obedient and began to praise Gu Jinxi for his intelligence and cleverness, saying that he was a model of a future benevolent monarch.
Chen Hechuan nodded upon hearing this and took the opportunity to issue another imperial decree.
After this imperial edict was announced, the ministers were even more surprised.
Even Old Master Wang looked up in surprise.
Because this imperial edict directly named Gu Jinxi the crown prince.
He was about to speak, but seeing Shen Hechuan's expression, he quickly lowered his head and shouted, "Your Majesty is wise."
After that, the officials no longer had any reason to blame Gu Jingchun and Gu Jinxi.
This news quickly spread throughout Tiandu after the morning court session.
Everyone was shocked.
They all sighed that Gu Jingchun was lucky enough to have given birth to His Majesty's child long ago. No wonder she was treated differently by Shen Hechuan and taken into the palace.
Not long after the two imperial edicts were issued, Chen Hechuan knelt at the door of Shou'an Hall.
For this, the Queen Mother sighed deeply.
When Nanny Li saw this, she felt very distressed.
Looking back and forth anxiously.
"Your Majesty, the sun is so bright outside. If Your Majesty continues to kneel, it will probably be bad for your health!"
"Can you bear to see His Majesty suffer?"
The Queen Mother snorted coldly and turned her head away with all her might.
"If he wants to kneel, then let him kneel. Does he think I don't know what he's thinking?"
"Now that Gu Jingchun has disappeared, even though he didn't say anything, I suspect he'll want to go look for her himself."
"He has only just ascended the throne. If he runs away now, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the court officials and unrest in the court.
Moreover, if someone with ulterior motives gets to know the news and uses it to harm him, what will he do if something unexpected happens? "
"What shall we do with our great kingdom?"
"I've already lost my son, and now I absolutely cannot let anything happen to my grandson."
After the Queen Mother finished speaking, Nanny Li also understood the seriousness of the matter and dared not to persuade her anymore.
But looking at Chen Hechuan kneeling outside, he couldn't bear it after all and just kept sighing.
But unfortunately, the timing is not right.
There was a loud thunder and then it suddenly started to rain heavily.
But Chen Hechuan was still kneeling in the heavy rain, his back straight, showing no sign of leaving.
The heavy rain hit his face, making it impossible for him to open his eyes, and also messed up his hair, making him look disheveled.
When Nanny Li saw this, she became flustered again.
"Your Majesty, look at His Majesty. If he continues to be drenched like this, how can his body withstand it?"
The Queen Mother was already hesitant as she looked at the heavy rain outside. When she heard this, she couldn't help but sigh, stood up, and immediately looked outside with concern.
Seeing Shen Hechuan's figure swaying in the wind and rain, she couldn't help but sigh.
"That's all."
"Let him in."
"It's fate after all!"
The second day.
When all the officials were waiting to attend court, they did not wait for Chen Hechuan, but instead waited for the Empress Dowager and an imperial edict.
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