Li Wenshi replied, "Of course! No matter how popular the Second Prince is, the Third Prince is the son of the main wife. The King cares about bloodline the most. No matter how bad the Third Prince is, he still has people in the court. The King has to care about this. "
"What do you mean?"
Li Wenshi was silent for a moment. "Let's wait. Unless it's absolutely necessary, don't elect the Third Prince with the King. Otherwise, if something happens, we will be digging our own graves."
"Yes, I considered this too. That's why when the King asked me for my opinion, I could only play dumb."
"That's for the best."
Both of them knew that they couldn't openly stand on the Third Prince's side. Otherwise, if the Second Prince was elected, they would be the first targets the Second Prince would eliminate after he ascended to the throne.
They couldn't take this risk!
Li Wenshi said, "Oh right, your Shilin has always been close to the Third Prince. You have to persuade him not to go to the Third Prince's residence."
"Yes, I know."
At that moment —
The Third Prince's residence.
In the courtyard behind.
A young man in purple was practicing with his sword. Every step was very solid, but he was somewhat inexperienced.
There was also a young man in grey sitting at the stone table reading a book.
One intellectual and one martial. It was exceptionally harmonious.
After a while, the young man in purple sheathed his sword. He was already sweating profusely.
The servant quickly passed him a handkerchief.
He threw the long sword in his hand to the servant, wiped his hands with the handkerchief, and threw it.
As soon as the servant took the sword, he immediately caught the handkerchief.
The young man in purple was the Third Prince of Huyi!
And the young man who was reading was Gong Shilin!
The Third Prince sat opposite Shilin.
Gong Shilin pushed a cup of tea in front of him. He didn't even lift his head as he said, "Drink some."
"Thank you." The Third Prince gulped down the cup of water. It wasn't enough, so he poured another cup.
Gong Shilin continued reading and asked Z without blinking, "You've been practicing swordsmanship all day. Aren't you tired?"
"Tired, of course I'm tired!" The Third Prince was straightforward and said, "But you also know that Father likes people with talent and martial arts. My second son's kung fu is excellent, and Father has praised him many times. I can't lose to him, so of course I have to quickly practice."
"He has been practicing since he was young. Do you think you can make it in time?"
"I was born smart, so I can learn everything quickly. It's just a few fancy moves. It won't be difficult for me at all. I just need to show it off in front of my father. I'm not going to the battlefield to kill enemies."
Gong Shilin smiled and didn't say anything. He turned a page of the book in his hand.
After a while.
Gong Shilin's eyes suddenly darkened. He put down the book in his hand and asked, "By the way, why haven't I heard you mention the Princess after so long? The last time I saw her was at the palace banquet. " The Third Prince's expression changed in an instant. He clenched his fists and slammed them on the stone table. "It's fine if you didn't mention it, but I get angry the moment you do. Originally, as long as I married that princess of the Great Lin, my Imperial Father would definitely pass the throne to me. However, that princess's mother and brother met with mishaps in the Great Lin.
Even if I fall, what hope do I have? "
"You mean … you've been giving her the cold shoulder?"
"What else? Do you think I should keep a woman who has no value to me by my side? " The Third Prince had originally thought that Jing Yi would become the Emperor of the Great Lin. Then, as long as he married Jing Yi's sister, Jing Xuan, the Great Lin would be his biggest backer. He had long planned this wishful thinking, which was why he begged the King of Huyi to go to the Great Lin to propose for him.
How could he have known that things would turn out like this the moment Jing Yi's rebellion failed. He had lost everything. However, he had no choice but to marry that princess of the Great Lin.
Gong Shilin didn't know what to say, so he simply kept his mouth shut.
He continued reading. The Third Prince stood up and looked at the distant sky. His lips curled into a sinister smile. "However, even so, it doesn't change the fact that I'm the future King of Huyi. No matter how hard Second Brother works, no matter how much he contributes to Huyi, everything he does today will only help me consolidate my position.
In the future, I will be the King, and he … is destined to be the one who guards my country. "
The Third Prince's eyes were filled with the desire to control power.
What difference was there between him and Jing Yi?
In the west wing of the backyard.
Although this place looked grand and majestic, it was a place where people of status lived.
However, it was very cold and cheerless inside.
A woman was sitting inside the room.
She was dressed in simple yet elegant clothes, and her long black hair hung loosely over her shoulders. She only had a simple hairpin to hold her hair in place.
Jing Xuan sat on the chaise longue in front of the window, concentrating on embroidering a handkerchief.
She wasn't embroidering mandarin ducks, peonies, or bamboo.
She was embroidering words.
She didn't know when she started to fall in love with the habit of embroidering words on handkerchiefs. In the year since she married to Huyi, she had embroidered many words.
So many that she couldn't even remember.
Moreover, she embroidered those words very well!
She still remembered the unruly and headstrong Jing Xuan of the past. How was she a gentle woman who knew how to sew?
Time and experience could really change a person completely!
One of the maids brought in a pot of tea, placed it on the table, and left silently.
As soon as she went out, the two maids began to discuss.
"Since the Princess married here, she either sat in the courtyard or in a daze in front of the window all day, or sat there embroidering. She didn't embroider mandarin ducks, but only embroidery words all day long. Why do you think so?"
The other maid glanced inside, then shook her head and said, "How would I know? As maids, we can only watch. We can't say or ask."
"Actually, the Princess is also very pitiful. Since she married here, she has only seen the Third Prince twice. Any woman would not be able to stand it."
"Isn't that so?"
Both of them felt very regretful.
In the room.
Jing Xuan finished the last stitch.
The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and her fingertips gently touched the word on the handkerchief.
It was the word "light".
The embroidery was done in less than an hour.
She didn't know why she embroidered this word. Maybe she liked it.
She gently folded the handkerchief and put it on the table in front of her. She got up and walked to the window, looking at the big tree outside.
It was already winter!
The leaves were already yellow, and they were falling one by one.
Because it had rained last night, there was still some water in the potholes on the ground. The yellow leaves fell into the water, creating a circle of small ripples.
But Jing Xuan's heart was extremely calm!
She liked her current life very much.
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