Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!

1043: Chapter 1043: Good Emperor 1043: Chapter 1043: Good Emperor The Emperor magnanimously admitted, “Yes, I am pleased, I am very pleased.

Zhou Shuren has never truly been loyal to anyone.

Don’t be fooled by his constant claims of loyalty to me; in fact, he’s loyal to himself.

Just now, for the first time, he bowed to me with such respect.”

He had seen too many cunning people, so many that he couldn’t even count them all, but he had always seen clearly.

The Crown Prince spoke up, “He has always been preparing a way out for the Zhou family.”

The Emperor said, “Dynasties can change, let alone families.

Thinking of the future for one’s family and leaving a way out is long-term consideration and a sign of valuing one’s family.

I would be more uneasy if he didn’t leave a way out.”

The Crown Prince twitched the corner of his mouth, “Father Emperor is a good Emperor.”

The Emperor understood what the Crown Prince meant, “When you ascend to the throne, you will know how difficult it is to strike a balance.

No monarch dislikes loyal officials, but when it truly comes to a choice, you will understand.”

The Crown Prince observed his father with closed eyes; his father’s prestige in the hearts of the people increased year by year.

At the founding of the dynasty, many people hated the Emperor, but he was a good Emperor.

He always held the people and the realm in his heart, and even though the officials in the court feared him, the people’s love for him grew ever stronger.

The Crown Prince didn’t know if he could do as well as his father, but he knew that if he ever faced a choice between loyal officials and the realm, he would make the same choice as his father.

After leaving the palace, Zhou Shuren didn’t know what kind of odd conversation had occurred between this father and son; his heart had calmed down, and he carefully recalled the Emperor’s words.

Initially, the Emperor’s dark sense of humor hadn’t frightened him; now it had.