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Chapter 793: 793: The Poor Little One Bullied by the Green Tea Brother
Chapter 793: 793: The Poor Little One Bullied by the Green Tea Brother
Chapter 793: Chapter 793: The Poor Little One Bullied by the Green Tea Brother
Li Hongyuan was silent for a while.
Jiang Ning thought he had fallen asleep, so she moved her arm and pulled herself closer to him.
“Why aren’t you talking?” Jiang Ning’s face was already next to his chin.
This obstructed her breathing, so she couldn’t help but feel a little awkward and pushed him: “Aren’t you uncomfortable sleeping like this?”
“Not uncomfortable.”
“Why don’t you answer my question?”
“I also naturally hope that Lin Shimo can assist me.”
“Then why don’t you try to win him over?”
“It’s not that I don’t want to, but I can’t.”
“Afraid Emperor Father will know?”
“Sort of. Right now, Emperor Father is more pleased with Li You than I am. If Li You pleases Lin Shimo, Emperor Father can tolerate it. But if I, the Crown Prince, also tried to win over Lin Shimo, I’m afraid Emperor Father would give me an ugly look.”
Jiang Ning was silent for a moment and said, “Being the Crown Prince is not easy for you.”
“It’s normal.”
“The Emperor has already lost two Crown Princes. He should cherish this third one.”
The first Crown Prince was the Empress’s legitimate son, the father of Li Tingqian, who had already passed away. The second one was Prince of Huai, whose legs were broken and was confined to the Prince of Huai’s mansion.
Li Hongyuan was indeed the third one.
Everyone thought he would be the last, but everything became uncertain after Li You’s powerful return.
Now Li You is about to lead an army to attack the Silla. If he achieves great merit from this, the threat to the Crown Prince will increase greatly.
In the past few days, Li Hongyuan could not leave the East Palace because many officials kept urging him not to let Li You have the chance to gain merit.
Since they were rooting for the East Palace, their futures were tied to the Crown Prince.
If the Crown Prince prospers, they prosper too.
But if by any chance…
If Li Hongyuan loses his position as the Crown Prince, their future is doomed.
Just before Li Hongyuan arrived, two ministers tearfully begged him to personally lead the army and establish outstanding military achievements for the Great Sheng Court, thus solidifying his position as Crown Prince.
Li Hongyuan never told Jiang Ning about these things, but she could imagine it.
She knew that Li Hongyuan had been under great pressure lately.
Half from Emperor Father, half from the Small Imperial Court surrounding him in the East Palace.
Jiang Ning asked, “Have you talked about this with my father and uncle?”
“No.”
“Why?”
“They want Li You to go, and I want Li You to go too.”
“You really expect Li You to die in battle?”
“No, I hope he can win.” Li Hongyuan said, “It would be better if he can triumph without losing a single soldier.”
“I can understand your feelings, but how is that possible?” Jiang Ning pinched his chin, moving him further away from her so that she could breathe better, and continued, “Do you wish Li You to die or survive and return?”
“It depends on his own fate.”
“Don’t you wish he dies?”
“No.”
“This is strange. Do you still have brotherly affection with him?”
“Of course not.” Li Hongyuan closed his eyes and mumbled, “It’s just that if he died, Emperor Father and the ministers would be even more displeased with me.”
Jiang Ning couldn’t help but chuckle softly.
“What are you laughing at?”
“I’m laughing at you for being like a pitiful little guy being bullied by a green tea brother.”
“Since I’m so pitiful, do you want to comfort me?”
Li Hongyuan’s hand moved downwards——
Jiang Ning snorted but did not refuse.