Chapter 58: Wow! The Young Prince is Going All Out for His Grandfather (2 / 2)
The Crown Prince clapped his hands and spread them wide: “Isn’t that simple? My father has always had a very straightforward mindset—he believes the more descendants, the better. Before he became emperor, he even adopted a large number of foster sons and went around boasting that he had a hundred sons. In reality, his biological children numbered fewer than ten. Back then, he would often lament to me about how unfortunate it was that Zhang Meiren’s child with her former husband wasn’t a boy. If it were, they could have gone to war together as father and son, which would have given him more confidence in fights.”
“I even remember he once had this crazy idea: he would take concubines, and his retainers would secretly visit his harem to impregnate them. This way, he could produce as many sons as possible in the shortest time and expand the family. For this goal, not a single one of his concubines was shorter than seven feet tall. The only reason this plan didn’t succeed was because he hadn’t anticipated how extraordinarily gifted he was. He conquered the world in just thirteen years, leaving no time to implement it. After becoming emperor, such things were no longer feasible.”
Prime Minister Dou’s pupils shook in shock.
The Six Ministers’ pupils shook in shock.
No wonder they’d always felt that the emperor gave them strange looks back during the wars—especially the generals. No wonder the emperor would occasionally sleep foot-to-foot with them and inquire after their health… particularly their height!
All the officials collectively wore expressions of utter despair.
Why did they have to know these things? Crown Prince, couldn’t you just keep these stories to yourself?
The Crown Prince cast them a sidelong glance and shook his head: “Why are you all so conservative?” After shaking his head, he let out a long sigh, clearly frustrated by their outdated ways.
“So, from beginning to end, my father despised the Crown Grandson and Consort Qin for cuckolding him. He was never angry about the issue of muddling the bloodline. Do you understand?”