Your Highness, Her Highness has escaped again.

"Empress! The Empress is in trouble!" A little palace maid with messy hair ran anxiously to Empress Gu Wanran. She knelt down with a thud and wailed," Your Highness, please go and see His Highness the Crown Prince! He's causing trouble again!"

"What trouble did the Crown Prince get into this time?" Gu Wanran pressed her temples with a headache and asked.

The Empress was both angry and worried about her son. No matter what, he was still a crown prince. He only knew how to fish and catch prawns all day long. Occasionally, he would even climb trees to catch birds, causing the entire palace to be restless.

Even the old scholars in the study room couldn't do anything to him. If you were to say that he was joking, he could also talk about the Four Books and Five Classics and the way of governing the country. Compared to the other princes, he was not a little better.

However, if it was him, he would be jumping up and down all day without any proper manners. No one would dare to say that he was the Crown Prince of the Beixun Nation…Gu Wanran had a headache over this, but Emperor Xu Chengen did not say anything and allowed the Crown Prince to mess around.

They had been husband and wife for more than ten years. How could Gu Wanran not know what Xu Chengen was thinking?

Back then, Xu Chengen was just an ordinary prince in the Beixun Nation. Not many people were willing to follow him and recommend him to be the crown prince. After all, his mother was just a little palace maid. Without the help of his relatives, his position in the imperial court was like walking on thin ice.

Gu Wanran's background was not high either. Her father was just a local official. It was difficult to even see the old Emperor, let alone help his son-in-law.

However, no one could guess the old Emperor's thoughts. At that time, the old Emperor was already very sick, but he was not in a hurry to appoint a crown prince. Instead, he said that he wanted to see which of his daughters-in-law could give birth to his precious grandson first. He was prepared to appoint his grandson as the crown prince.

At that time, other than Gu Wanran, the First Prince's main consort, the Third Prince's side consort, and the Fifth Prince's main consort were also pregnant. Amongst these people, the one who had given birth in the earliest month was the First Prince's wife. The First Prince was very happy. The old Emperor was on the verge of death. As long as the child in his concubine's stomach was a son, then wouldn't the throne be right in front of him?

However, this man's plan was not as good as God's plan. The First Prince's wife had passed her due date for a long time, but she still had not given birth. This made the Great Prince extremely anxious. He couldn't sleep for the entire night, hoping that someone would come and tell him that the main consort was about to give birth.

Coincidentally, these pregnant women had given birth to children on the same day. What was even more coincidental was that they all gave birth to daughters.

The Eldest Prince and the Third Prince were both children of the late Empress, so the old Emperor naturally valued them greatly. He had sent someone to take care of them as soon as they were pregnant. When they gave birth to a child this time, he immediately reported it. Although the Fifth Prince was not born of the late Empress, at least she had a mother who was an Imperial Consort! This treatment was naturally not bad! The news of the birth of a girl reached the old Emperor's ears one step later than the other two princes.

Xu Chengen was not valued at that time. Even his nanny was the one who took up the role of midwife. Although the child was also a girl, everyone present was their own people. In addition, they were already prepared, so they simply switched the beam and the pillar and carried the boy born by the nanny's daughter-in-law to the old emperor.

The old Emperor had not expected that his son, whom he had least valued, would give birth to a precious grandson for him. He was naturally overjoyed. He looked at the word generation left behind by his ancestor and found that it happened to be the word generation. After thinking about it, he gave the child the word Chu. He even wrote an imperial edict to confer the title of Crown Prince.

The Eldest Prince and the others would also be conferred the title of king and have fiefs. However, this was not just a little bit inferior to being an emperor. How could they be convinced? He wanted to catch his brother who had suddenly appeared on the spot.

But what could he do if he was not convinced? The imperial edict had already been written and announced to the world. They couldn't possibly force the abdication, right?

Although Xu Yanchu could be a boy or a girl, this child was still a girl. Now that she had the identity of a man, Gu Wanran was worried about what to do in the future.

On the other hand, Xu Chengen was happy every day. It was not easy for him to get an important position from the old emperor. He was full of passion in everything he did. Even when there was a war in the border, he dared to be the first to rush forward. It would have been fine if he hadn't gone, but once he did, he was carried back.

However, it wasn't as if he had gained nothing. At least he had taken the head of the enemy general. The old Emperor was so happy that a large pile of rewards poured into the manor and he even brought Xu Yanchu to his side to educate him.

Fortunately, Xu Chengen's mind was still clear. He remembered that Xu Yanchu's background was a big knife hanging over his head. He knelt for three days and three nights and still did not hand Xu Yanchu over to the old Emperor for upbringing.

It was not that Xu Chengen had never thought of having another child. When the time came, he would replace Xu Yanchu. However, the concubines in the residence seemed to be cursed and all the children they gave birth to were daughters.

It was not until many years after the old emperor passed away that Gu Wanran gave birth to the son that Xu Chengen had always dreamed of.

However, Xu Yanchu was already eight years old at that time, and the ministers in the court had already recognized Xu Yanchu. It was extremely difficult for Xu Chengen to replace Xu Yanchu.

Now that his youngest son, Xu Yanwu, had begun his enlightenment, Xu Chengen naturally indulged Xu Yanchu even more. He was waiting for Xu Yanchu to act so recklessly to the point where both men and gods would be furious. Then, he would take the opportunity to depose Xu Yanchu, the Crown Prince, and replace him with Xu Yanwu.

Xu Yanwu was also a legitimate prince. No one would say anything if he was made the crown prince.

Unfortunately, although Xu Yanchu had caused a ruckus, none of the officials had ever submitted a memorial to depose the Crown Prince. Even the Grand Tutor had said that Xu Yanchu was a rare talent for governing the country.

Speaking of which, Xu Chengen himself also admired Xu Yanchu's talent. If she was not his daughter, he would not have tried to depose the Crown Prince.

As a mother, Gu Wanran naturally did not want her daughter to continue suffering like this. But a few days ago, Yun Pin was pregnant. The experienced midwives all said that her child would definitely be a little prince. Xu Chengen was so happy that he stayed at her place for three consecutive days. He even promised that when she gave birth to a prince, he would make her a noble consort.

According to Xu Chengen's love for Yun Pin, if Yun Pin really became an imperial concubine, coupled with the frequent actions of the Yun family, it was possible that Yun Pin's son would become the crown prince. At that time, it was hard to say whether she would be able to secure her position as the empress, let alone Xu Yanchu and Xu Yan.

Instead of giving up the position of Crown Prince, it was better to let Xu Yanchu sit firmly in this position! After all, Xu Yanchu was the Crown Prince personally conferred by the late Emperor. In addition, her talents were recognized by the ministers in the court. Naturally, the Emperor would not easily replace her.

Moreover, the reason why Xu Chengen could become the emperor was because when the previous emperor passed away, Xu Yanchu was still young and could not take on great responsibilities, so Xu Chengen could sit on the throne.

Now that Xu Yanchu was already thirteen years old, Xu Chengen was naturally afraid that he would not be able to sit still in his seat.

"Go, call the Crown Prince over." Gu Wanran stood up and said," Just say that I have something important to discuss with the Crown Prince."

Now, it was time for her to calm down!