This is such a mess, yet within over a year, I've managed to stabilize the livelihood of Yan's people, though slightly more difficult than before, and even though the treasury is stretched thin, when Mao Mingcai submitted a memorandum to repair the Wang River, the court could still squeeze out some funds for investment.
Ji Chengjue felt he had done well, better than anyone else could have managed with his father's "grand empire plans."
"My second guilt, I failed to attentively serve my mother, causing her premature demise; I am unfilial, and I am guilty."
Upon hearing this "second guilt,"
the row of princes kneeling behind, except for Ji Chengsu, all raised their heads in surprise to look at the crown prince kneeling at the front.
Including Ji Chengjue.
Previously, Ji Chengjue did not feel the crown prince was targeting him over the treasury issue, as he was scapegoating for his father in this matter; implicating himself was like implicating his father's prestige.
