Fierce Consort (Part 2)

Chapter 172

The Zhenguo Duke nodded and said: "It is a little, and he's also a little unambitious. Everything revolves around his wife for him."

Emperor Xi was a little uncomfortable from being choked up, "Does Uncle Mao Shan not wish for old fourth to take Our place?"

"This old official is naturally considering what's best for the nation. The fourth prince isn't steady enough. His strong points are extremely obvious but his drawbacks are also extremely obvious. Majesty should reconsider." The Zhenguo Duke paused and spoke again: "Majesty has already long since come to a decision, right? Why hesitate?"

This decision wasn't made prior to this matter. It was made several years ago when Emperor Xi ruled out the Yun Prince Luo Huai Yuan.

Not only was Luo Huai Yuan's personality not suited to be the monarch of a nation, there were other complicated reasons. The Shen household was also part of the reason.

The Zhenguo Duke understood this and Emperor Xi understood as well. Although the two didn't discuss things outright, they had a tacit understanding.

It's just that times were different now. Only the fourth prince and fifth prince remained as suitable candidates. The Luo surname needed to remain in power, and cannot be changed to Xiao. No matter how much the court was in favor of the crown prince's son, Emperor Xi wouldn't permit such a thing to happen.

Compared to the unknown fifth prince, Emperor Xi was naturally leaning more towards old fourth who had left an impression on him before. Unfortunately, without even considering his personality, Emperor Xi was very conflicted since Luo Huai Yuan had married Yan Yan.

To put it plainly, it was because of the Shen household.

Emperor Xi had always been guarded against in-laws becoming too influential. He was afraid of the Xiao clan, but wouldn't he be afraid of the Shen household? Of course, their natures were different. However, in the eyes of a monarch, they were still the same.

The Zhenguo Duke actually understood Emperor Xi's feelings. Ultimately, he was just uneasy. Something that was most important to him was now out of his control. Anyone would be unsettled.

The Jing Prince was the source of Emperor Xi's unease.

The prosperity of the nation was the most important. Emperor Xi had to consider the Grand Xi's future but he knew extremely little about the Jing Prince.

After a long, long time, Emperor Xi sighed and wearily waved his hand for the Zhenguo Duke to leave.

In the tenth month of the thirty-fifth year of the Xi Calendar, the emperor summoned the fifth prince Luo Jing back to the capital. The next chapter of the Grand Xi Nation began.

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Actually, the same problem had occurred between the Jing Prince and Luo Huai Yuan.

The two of them worked together to screw over the people in the capital. The crown prince and Jin Prince were screwed to death, and many of the noble households were also screwed bloody. The two of them were clear of remaining mess.

Emperor Xi wouldn't allow a young monarch to appear. Therefore, the successor could only be chosen from one of the remaining princes.

The Qi Prince had been involved in the rebellion and had also lost an arm. He was naturally not qualified. Thus, there was only the Yun Prince and the Jing Prince left.

Luo Huai Yuan was extremely clear about his own status. He had been the one who ordered his people to take advantage of the chaos to cripple the Qi Prince's arm. After the matter, he had told the Jing Prince it was to remove any future problems.