Standing before Prince Qi, Wen Xunpeng, who had reported this matter, looked pale and trembled slightly, clearly afraid that Prince Qi would vent his anger on him under such circumstances.
But he still had to continue.
"Your Highness, this is no simple matter now. With His Majesty acting as he is, he likely places great importance on Su Ziji. Su Ziji is the Crown Prince's son to begin with, and now he is to be entered into the imperial clan registry. He lacks nothing in terms of righteous legitimacy. Moreover, the Emperor has chosen a clan name for him. I fear many court officials will side with him."
How could Prince Qi not understand his adviser's words?
He said coldly, "Father Emperor must be going senile. He only just demoted my people and Prince Shu's people, and now he is immediately raising Su Ziji up."
"Make arrangements. Have our men impeach him. We absolutely cannot let him enter the registry in peace. Even if all we can do is disgust him, I will disgust him."
Prince Qi slammed his hand down hard. The advisers at his side had wanted to persuade him, but for the moment, none dared speak while Prince Qi was in such a rage.
In truth, by their reckoning, the Emperor was plainly bringing Su Ziji into the game in order to form a balance with the various princes. This showed that the Emperor had grown wary of his two most powerful sons—Prince Qi and Prince Shu—and had thus adopted this measure to keep them in check.
The Emperor was already wary of them, yet they still insisted on stirring up trouble at such a time. Would that not only provoke more of the Emperor's suspicion and displeasure?
But whether the Emperor was wary of them was