Chapter 171: The consequences are chilling

Perhaps because he was stimulated, Seeing Qi Wuxiu always liked to pull a sentence from the east and a sentence from the west when he spoke; just after mentioning the Crown Prince, he pulled the topic to the concubines.

Chen Guanlou didn't disturb him either, just listened to him talking nonsense, and finally managed to sort things out.

The royal family banquet, the atmosphere was not harmonious.

The old Emperor was obsessed with cultivation; even when attending the family banquet, he was dressed as a Daoist priest, and the concubines were both obsessed and resentful. On the scene, the most resentful was the Crown Prince, who said "How can there be a thirty-year Crown Prince in the world." He left on the pretext of washing.

Then, in the process of washing, he slept with a small palace maid.

At that time, Seeing Qi Wuxiu was serving in the side hall and witnessed the Crown Prince's licentious scene with his own eyes. Learning that the small palace maid was actually from the Taiji Palace, he was even more shocked.

The palace maids of the Taiji Palace were naturally the old Emperor's people, regardless of whether they had served in bed or not. No one was allowed to touch a blade of grass or a tree in the Taiji Palace without the old Emperor's word.

How bold the Crown Prince was, bold to the point of not knowing life or death. Knowing that the palace maid came from the Taiji Palace, knowing that the banquet was being held next door, knowing that the old Emperor might break into the side hall at any time, knowing that once the matter was exposed, he would definitely suffer the old Emperor's crazy blow. But he still did it.

In front of the guards, he favored the palace maid without any avoidance.

Seeing Qi Wuxiu was deeply stimulated.

He had seen many men and women's love; if it were just an ordinary pair of men and women, he would definitely not be stimulated. However, that person was the Crown Prince.

For a time, he really couldn't accept that the Crown Prince acted so crazily, having a tendency toward self-destruction.

"Can the country be handed over to such a person?" Seeing Qi Wuxiu asked himself, "I used to hear people mention the Crown Prince, saying that the Crown Prince was a rare and wise ruler, humble in accepting advice and following good advice."

After listening, Chen Guanlou laughed, laughing at Seeing Qi Wuxiu for being too naive, still harboring dreams and longings. He is a secret agent working for the Brocade Uniform Guard; he can't even accept this battle. What is the Brocade Uniform Guard doing, cultivating for so long, only to cultivate such a secret agent?

"What are you laughing at?"

"I laugh at you for being too foolish! Among the royal family, who is not crazy, who is not wild? As the supreme figure in the world, born with everything in the world, except for that position, life has no pursuit. If you are not crazy, can you be a member of the royal family?"

"This statement is wrong!"

"Where is it wrong?"

"However, for so many years, the court officials have praised the Crown Prince as a qualified wise ruler, which proves that the Crown Prince is normal most of the time. If you are crazy, can't you close the door and go crazy in the East Palace? With the Crown Prince's intelligence, don't you know that going crazy at the family banquet will be discovered sooner or later? Are you not afraid of angering His Majesty?"

"Does it mean that if the Crown Prince doesn't anger His Majesty, he can get His Majesty's praise and favor? If you hate someone, you won't stop hating them just because they did something good; instead, you will hate them even more."

"Why do you say His Majesty hates the Crown Prince?" Seeing Qi Wuxiu was unconvinced.

Chen Guanlou sneered, "Look at you, being foolish again! His Majesty doesn't like the Crown Prince; everyone knows it. Perhaps he liked him in his early years; anyway, he has definitely become more and more hateful in recent years. Even Jiang Tu is more favored before His Majesty than the Crown Prince."

Seeing Qi Wuxiu was so angry that his chest kept heaving, obviously very angry, but he was unable to refute.

"But why does he want to do this?"

"Venting! Disgusting people! The interest came! Just want to find unhappiness! Any reason is enough for the Crown Prince to do the thing of sleeping with a small palace maid at the New Year's Eve banquet. Anyway, His Majesty hates him, and he won't depose the Crown Prince just because of one more thing of sleeping with a small palace maid. However, I think the Crown Prince's behavior can be called an older rebellious youth specifically going against his father."

Seeing Qi Wuxiu was confused. Through the literal meaning, he finally understood what an older rebellious youth was, and corrected it, "The Crown Prince is middle-aged and cannot be called a youth."

Chen Guanlou lowered his head and smiled, "Then call it an older rebellious middle-aged person; this is appropriate, right."

"The description is really appropriate." Seeing Qi Wuxiu smiled bitterly.

Chen Guanlou asked a multi-mouthed question, "You, and your elders, all support the Crown Prince?"

"Don't you support him? The Crown Prince inherits the throne as a matter of course; there won't be a second possibility."

"Why won't there be a second possibility?" Chen Guanlou was very curious; deposing the Crown Prince is not a very strange thing, right?

Seeing Qi Wuxiu stood up abruptly, "Doing the matter of deposing the Crown Prince will definitely shake the foundation of the country. Right now, the national affairs are difficult, the imperial court has no money, and even the officials' salaries cannot be paid. At this time, carrying out deposition is clearly adding fuel to the fire. The imperial court doesn't have that capital and cannot withstand such turmoil. The officials in the court will absolutely not agree to do so."

Chen Guanlou nodded repeatedly, full of agreement.

The three words "depose the Crown Prince" are simple to say, but to really do it is absolutely a earth-shattering event, and the pattern of the whole world will be changed.

He echoed, "That's true. Many ministers have invested their entire family wealth in the Crown Prince. Once His Majesty carries out the deposition, it means that the savings of several generations will be lost in one go. No one can accept this. His Majesty cannot do this! No one is willing to place bets again at this time, unless it is a favored minister like Jiang Tu."

"Exactly! The Crown Prince was born to Empress Wenzhao, and his status is the most orthodox, and no one can compare to him. Depose the Crown Prince—you can think of it. Don't talk nonsense in the future; I will treat it as if I didn't hear it." Seeing Qi Wuxiu was annoyed.

The old Emperor had three empresses in his life; Empress Wenzhao was the old Emperor's original wife, and her status was the most noble. The Crown Prince was Empress Wenzhao's only child, and his orthodoxy, no one could compare. If he doesn't become the Crown Prince, who will? If he doesn't inherit the throne, who can? If the old Emperor reveals the slightest idea of deposing the Crown Prince, he will definitely be opposed by the court officials collectively. Not only will civil officials oppose, but martial generals will also oppose. By the way, Empress Wenzhao's maternal family is also a noble.

The old Emperor's second and third empresses were short-lived and left no children. Afterward, the old Emperor no longer appointed an empress. The harem was managed by several concubines together.

The old Emperor and the Crown Prince had a bad father-son relationship; the key is that the old Emperor didn't look at any son with satisfaction. No one thought that the old Emperor would depose the Crown Prince. Even if someone thought in this direction, they would eventually shake their heads and deny it; unless the old Emperor was old and muddled, he would never take this step.

Even if the old Emperor was really old and muddled and wanted to depose the Crown Prince, the court officials would not agree, would hold the bottom line to the death, and would reject the old Emperor's decision. They would absolutely not allow the old Emperor to act arbitrarily. Even if they risked their lives, they would stop this matter.

Dying for one person to protect the whole family, waiting for the Crown Prince to succeed to the throne, the family turns over—this business, whether it is a loss or a profit, the court officials can calculate clearly.

Once the Crown Prince is deposed, the family will fall, and three or five generations will not be able to climb up, completely falling into decline. This consequence, let alone bearing it, just thinking about it makes people feel chilling. ===== CHAPTER 172 =====