"If someone hit you, would you be so bent on revenge that you'd even sacrifice your own son?"
Elder Gu shook his head. "Absolutely not."
"So, I think someone must have planted the idea. Only then would Prime Minister Gao think along these lines. Besides, Gao Qi is sickly and will have trouble finding a wife when he's older, which is why they thought of me."
"This... Who would make such a wicked suggestion?"
"The Emperor."
Ye Qianning hadn't been able to figure it out just a moment ago, but now it all made sense.
Elder Gu's eyes darkened, and he froze. If it were anyone else, the combined power of the Gu family, the Zhan family, the Xiang family, and Lou Mountain could easily crush them.
But the Emperor was a different matter...
If an imperial decree were issued, who would dare to defy it?
A surge of anger shot to his head, and he slammed his large hand heavily on the table.
