Chapter 439
Chapter 439
For the royal family, the most important thing was the continuation of their bloodline; as long as they had the eldest grandson, it would be Gu Jing's biggest bargaining chip and many courtiers would naturally lean towards him.
However, before he could say a few more words, Gu Jing impatiently interrupted him and said that he had his way.
Lord Chengen was afraid of arousing Gu Jing's rebellious mentality, and could only temporarily give up.
However, now that the situation was developing as he had expected, seeing how the emperor became increasingly dissatisfied with Gu Jing.
Although Gu Jing had just achieved military success in suppressing bandits in Jinzhou and Miss Qin was carrying the emperor's first grandchild in her womb, the emperor's dragon body was also getting good. If Gu Jing could only patiently spend a few years making some achievements to change the emperor's mind, after all, the sixth prince was only six years old, and he could neither lead troops to fight nor receive any job. Even though he was now in charge of supervising the country, it was still the old ministers who handled court affairs. However, on the other hand, as long as there were no accidents, the sixth prince would be considered to have done meritorious deeds.
Meanwhile, the second prince has become increasingly eccentric lately and refuses to listen to him.
The lamp in the study room was brightly lit.
Lord Chengen was in a bad mood, so he dismissed the servants and sat alone behind the case.
Suddenly, the lantern by the window swayed as the candle flame flickered, and a black figure darted through and sat firmly on an armchair by the window.
"Lord Guo!" The visitor's face was visible under the light from the window, with a faint smile on his face.
Lord Chengen was startled and stood up subconsciously. He got up in a hurry, bumping himself into the chair behind him making a "thud" sound.
He immediately recognized an uninvited guest in front of him. He was Gu Xi, Wang Yu's third son.
Why was he here?! Lord Chengen was startled, as he looked at Gu Xi warily, fearing that the other party would do something wrong.
Gu Xin who was sitting on the armchair casually cupped his hand to Lord Chengen and said with a smile. "I have been wanting to talk to Lord Guo for a long time, and now that Lord Guo and I can be considered as a family, we can finally talk, right?"
Lord Chengen: "..."
Gu Xi faintly said, "What are you still hesitating about, lord? When the emperor returns from the winter hunt, he will make the sixth prince the crown prince. You should have predicted this too, right?"
When facing Lord Chengen, Gu Xi did not even bother to talk courtesy and talked to him casually with a dismissive attitude.
Lord Chengen: "..."
Lord Chengen could not care less about courtesy with Gu Xi, as he realized that what Gu Xi said was very possible.
Upon careful consideration, the emperor may have left the sixth prince to oversee the country and convey this message to his courtiers.
If everything in the court remained stable during the winter hunting period and the emperor returned to the capital, there would not be many people opposing the proposal to establish the crown prince. At that time, as long as the emperor perseveres a little longer, establishing a crown prince may indeed become a reality with at least a 70% or 80% chance. Even if there was a 20-30% chance that it would not work this time, what about the next time?
Lord Chengen: "..."
Gu Xi added with an air of calmness, "Lord Guo, you can think about it again, but I'm afraid that, by then, you won't even have the chance to do anything."
The cold wind howled outside the window, and the shadows of the trees in the courtyard swayed wildly in the cold wind, like a swarm of demons dancing around, exuding an ominous atmosphere.
The entire capital was shrouded in thick darkness as the night became deeper, and the stars and moon in the night sky looked down below, seemingly taking in all the changes in this world. The night was both long and short, as the sky would eventually lighten up again, the moon would set, and the sun would rise.
Today, Qin Zening, on his rest day, invited the clan head and elders to Marquis's mansion, making the mansion lively.
"Uncle," Qin Zening greeted the clan head, "I have invited you all to come here to remove Qin Xin from the clan."
Madam Su was divorced by Qin Zhun, so her name was naturally not in the genealogy anymore, but Qin Zhun's family was still in the genealogy, and Qin Xin was officially adopted by Qin Zhun.
Qin Zhun was corrupt, and although he violated the national law, he was not exterminated. Fifteen years ago, when the late Marquis was exiled, the Qin family also did not exterminate his family because they wanted to clarify their relationship.
But Qin Xin was different, Qin Zening could not tolerate her, this white-eyed wolf remaining in the Qin family tree.
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