TPITWOHEF

Chapter 191

"Father Emperor, the essays the Crown Prince of Chu presents to you, and all the advice he gives, are actually written by the four chief eunuchs at his side!"

"Are you sure you want to entrust the kingdom of Chu and its people to such a crown prince?!"

Yun Wu, having been punished with house arrest, threw caution to the wind before leaving.

The King of Chu's gaze wavered, eventually turning into a heavy sigh. "You may go back now."

Yun Wu's face was filled with disappointment and dejection.

"Father Emperor, please go and see the literary gathering in Jing Country."

"I truly hope you and..."

Yun Wu trailed off, holding back her words.

But the King of Chu, lying on his sickbed, raised an eyebrow.

Go see the literary gathering in Jing Country?

The King of Chu closed his eyes, signaling refusal.

Yun Wu turned away in despair!

"Father Emperor, my royal sister is falsely accusing me! You saw it, she's loyal to Jing!" The Crown Prince of Chu was still shouting.

The King of Chu weakly opened his eyes, full of disgust and embarrassment.

The Empress of Chu gave her precious son a look, signaling him to be quiet, but it was already too late.

The King of Chu let out a light snort, "Send the Crown Prince to the Jade Pavilion Palace to kneel and copy scriptures as punishment. The Empress is confined to her quarters. From this day forward, no one is allowed to enter the Crown Prince's palace. Anyone who violates this order will be executed!"

The Empress of Chu's face turned pale.

The Crown Prince of Chu trembled.

After they left, the King of Chu turned to Prime Minister Ji Duan, "Prime Minister, what do you think of the Crown Prince?"

The spring warmth was just beginning, but Ji Duan felt a chill down his neck, cold sweat streaming down.

What did he think of the Crown Prince?

He dared not imagine that the future ruler of the country would be as the princess had described.

If state affairs were handed to the Crown Prince, wouldn't it be the same as handing them to four eunuchs?

Throughout history, it was always written that treacherous court eunuchs would ruin the country!

By then, even as the Prime Minister, he wouldn't be able to compete with these four eunuchs trusted by the new emperor!

They... they would be sleeping in the same bed as the new emperor.

They would even be under the new emperor.

Prime Minister Ji Duan shuddered at the thought of this scene.

What could he think of such a Crown Prince? He thought it was terrible!

In any previous dynasty, he would have suggested deposing this Crown Prince and be done with it!

But the King of Chu had only this one legitimate son, so how could he evaluate him?

Ji Duan took a deep breath, "This old minister believes that this matter still needs to be thoroughly investigated. What the princess said today, this old minister is hearing for the first time."

"If what she said is untrue, we must clear the Crown Prince's name."

The King of Chu gave him a long, deep look, understanding that this old fox wouldn't tolerate any impurities. Given any other choice, he wouldn't want to support the Crown Prince in the future.