Chapter 623 Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

"Culprit? Do you mean to ask me to open the coffin and desecrate the corpse?" The Emperor narrowed his eyes and stared at him.

He was not stupid. Although all the evidence pointed to Pingyang, he knew the real culprit was Consort Shu. However, he could not find any evidence and could only silently end this matter and investigate it privately.

He did not expect that this old man would try to shift the blame onto Gu Chengrui.

While the Emperor had used Gu Chengrui as a target to find a balance in the middle so that his three sons could restrain each other, he didn't want Gu Chengrui to take the blame for others.

As expected, Prime Minister Su continued, "As the saying goes, the son will pay for the mother's debt. Although Princess Pingyang is dead, she has a son."

Gu Chengrui only narrowed his eyes after hearing that and had no intention of speaking out.

The Emperor looked at Gu Chengrui and asked in a bad mood, "Gu Chengrui, what do you say?"