Chapter 234 Destiny is mine!

"Your Highness, what should we do next?"

"Since others want us to take action, I will not do what they want!"

The Second Prince recalled Fan Xian, who was an interesting person. From the first time they met, he felt that Fan Xian was inexplicably familiar, but he didn't know where this familiar feeling came from. He was sure that Fan Xian felt the same way.

Brothers? Only royal brothers.

"Of course someone will take action. Let's not talk about those far away. Let's talk about my brother, the Crown Prince. I'm afraid he is impatient right now, right?" The Second Prince laughed, but his smile was a little bitter. After a moment, he sighed again and murmured, "What a pity for the Eight Generals!"

In two battles with Li An, all eight generals were lost.

Even his most trusted ninth-grade swordsman Xie Bian was lost, which disrupted many of Li Chengze's plans.

The person opposite was about to say something, but suddenly stopped talking because the hostess of this palace arrived.

"Husband." Ye Ling'er spoke softly. She was still a little worried, so she followed over to see what happened.

"Ling'er."

The second prince smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to support his wife, and asked her to come to his side.

"Didn't I tell you that I have some important matters to deal with? It's windy here, you should go back."

Ye Ling'er shook her head gently. She didn't know how to comfort him, so she just held Li Chengze's hand tightly, very hard.

The second prince's subordinate hurriedly lowered his head, his eyes on his nose, and his nose on his heart.

"You knew already?"

Ye Ling'er bit her lip lightly and nodded with difficulty.

"After you left, the servants from each mansion came home and spread the news."

Li Chengze looked at her helplessly. Although he had not had much contact with his wife before, he knew her personality. After marrying him for more than a year, she had been focusing all her attention on him.

Therefore, many things made Li Chengze hesitate.

"Let those guests go back. This place is no longer a safe place!"

"There is no need to talk or do so much. Everyone has left, and I don't know what they are thinking." Ye Ling'er looked at the person opposite her who was bowing his head and not saying anything. She sighed slightly, and it seemed that her husband was hiding a lot of things from her. She continued, "The eldest prince has arrived at the mansion and is drinking tea in the hall. You can go over there as soon as you finish your instructions."

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Li Chengze teased, "His Royal Highness, the eldest prince, seldom comes to his brother's house. Let's go over now. We can't keep him waiting for too long!"

After saying that, he took Ye Ling'er's hand and walked towards the hall.

The subordinate bowed slightly and left in the opposite direction. Only Ye Ling'er turned her head slightly, thinking about something.

In the hall.

Not only did the eldest prince Li Chengzong come to visit, but also his wife, the eldest princess.

This eldest princess was, of course, the woman who had traveled thousands of miles from Northern Qi to marry into the Kingdom of Qing. The two of them were very intimate while drinking tea. Although they treated each other with respect, there was affection in their eyes, and it seemed that they had developed a certain affection.

The second prince had only met the eldest princess once. After greeting each other, Li Chengze did not speak in a hurry, but glanced at Ye Ling'er.

Ye Ling'er instructed. Although she was somewhat curious about the eldest prince's visit, she also knew that the two must have something important to discuss. So she smiled softly at the eldest princess and said, "Your Highness, shall we go to the backyard to have a private chat?"

The eldest princess glanced at the eldest prince, and when he nodded, she turned around and smiled: "I couldn't ask for more."

After the two girls left, the hall fell into a brief silence.

Li Chengze raised his hand slightly, signaling the eldest prince to have some tea, and asked softly, "Brother, you came to visit suddenly, but was it because of Father's summons from the palace?"

The eldest prince Li Chengzong is now in charge of the palace guards. In addition to protecting the emperor's safety, he also often does errands and notifications, so Li Chengze asked this question.

Unexpectedly, Li Chengzong shook his head and said, "Brother, why do you have to pretend that you don't know? The truth about Fan Xian's life experience has already spread throughout the city!"

"I just found out about the banquet he was holding in his mansion before." Li Chengze smiled bitterly.

Li Chengzong nodded, his tone somewhat serious: "This matter is very strange, and it spread too quickly. The people who distributed these letters disappeared without a trace afterwards. It is obvious that they came prepared."

He played with the porcelain cup in his hand and continued, "I can't stay here for too long, so let me make it short! This time, I am following my father's order to dispatch troops to Jiangnan to escort Fan Xian back to the capital. At the same time, we are also to guard against the Black Cavalry of the Supervisory Council. You should understand what I mean!"

This is what keeps you from crossing the line!
"I don't know if this is what our father meant, or what you meant?" Li Chengze said in a relaxed tone, not caring at all.

"This is my own idea! I guess it's also my father's idea!"

The eldest prince raised his eyebrows and his tone gradually became louder: "Before, it was you who was arguing with the crown prince, and now there is another Fan Xian. Li Xian. Whether it is for the overall situation of Qing Kingdom or the case of deficit in the Ministry of Revenue that was just closed not long ago, please do not act rashly during this period of time!"

Li Chengze smiled and looked at his brother, sipped the tea in his cup and said, "Brother, you shouldn't say this to me. It would be more appropriate to say it to the crown prince, right?"

"Although we have rarely interacted with each other, I know you very well! You can still persuade him at this moment, as for the crown prince?" Li Chengzong did not say the next words. He just sighed and said, "I have the blood of the Dongyi people. The throne is absolutely impossible for me. After I got out of this quagmire, I have some different views."

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I first returned to Beijing. I didn't think much of Fan Xian (I'll just call him Fan Xian)! When I was still fighting the barbarians in the west, I heard that a poet had emerged in Beijing. But I'm a rough man who only knew how to fight, not how to play with romance. I also didn't know how these could help the common people of the world."

Li Chengzong changed his tone and said, "It's just that too many things have happened since I returned to Beijing. Not to mention that I had a completely different opinion of Fan Xian during the battle at Xuankong Mountain, but after seeing what Fan Xian did in the Supervisory Council, I realized that he was a man who was ruthless but gentle, talented but also had wild ideas!"

"I wonder what my royal brother wants to say?" Li Chengze had already lost all expression on his face. He silently put down the teacup in his hand and asked in a deep voice.

"I want you to put away those inappropriate thoughts! Who can inherit the throne is decided by our father. If he doesn't give it to us, we can't snatch it!"

As if he felt his words were somewhat empty, the eldest prince added: "Let's not talk about the title of Crown Prince for now. Fan Xian now controls the Overwatch Council and the Imperial Treasury. You cannot contend with him!"

That’s not necessarily the case!

Li Chengze’s biggest trump cards now are the eldest princess and the Ye family!

It's not that there aren't people who know that the princess is on his side, but few people believe that the princess will do her best to help him! After all, a crazy woman is always unexpected, betrayal and sitting on the fence is the norm!
As for the Ye family, Ye Wan is now half disabled and Ye Liuyun can only sit in a wheelchair.

And the only Ye Ling'er is also wholeheartedly loyal to him. If the Ye family wants to continue its glory, then they can only put the weight on themselves!
The prince would never believe in marrying his daughter to the Ye family!

So, destiny is in my hands!

(End of this chapter)