CH 57.2
Chapter 57.2 – I Will Listen To Your Highness
Liang State and Rong State had never truly stopped fighting, but now that war was imminent, the entire court looked solemn.
At this time, the Third Prince stood up again and appealed for a fight passionately, “Royal Father, the big war this time is different than usual. To prevent the border army from slacking off, This Child requests that you give me an order to go to the northern border to supervise the war.”
Previously, the Third Prince’s actions drew the Emperor’s ire when he plotted to get Qi Yang married off in a political marriage with Rong State. But now the situation had changed, and the Crown Prince had just recently committed a failure when handling matters. His suppressed bluster started rising up again.
On paper, it sounds like he was going to the northern border to supervise the war, but the real purpose was to take leadership of the military power.
Most of the civil and military officials in the court were bright men, so how could they have failed to see through the Third Prince’s thoughts? Some people agreed with him, and some people stayed silent. When they looked at the Crown Prince at standing at the lead, he was looking down and didn’t seem like he wanted to say anything at all.
The Emperor looked at the Third Prince, and then at the Crown Prince. He intended to let the Crown Prince take this opportunity to gain some prestige in the army, but on second thought, the war this time really was different than the past. He shouldn’t let him take the risk.
With that in mind, the Emperor nodded and said, “Alright.”
The Third Prince himself did not expect the position of military supervisor would fall into his lap so easily, so he was pleasantly surprised. He quickly thanked the Emperor for his kindness, and he looked at the Crown Prince again before returning to his position, his eyes full of smug.
Even when returning to his position, he couldn’t help but think that he had just asked to fight so righteously and awe-inspiringly, while the Crown Prince didn’t even dare to stand up and say anything. When they compared the two, his Royal Father and the court officials would surely see that the Crown Prince was a coward and couldn’t bear the responsibility.
Once he repelled the barbarians in the northern border and came back with achievements, he would be showered with honor on his return. The Crown Prince, the mountain that had been oppressing him for twenty years, can also finally be moved away…
The more he thought about it, the happier he became. He never once thought about the dangers of going to the border.
When the court meeting was over, the Third Prince was soon surrounded by a lot of people. Some were congratulating him, some were wishing him success, and others simply showed their faces. The officials surrounded him like stars orbiting the moon as he stepped out of Xuanzheng Hall.
Before he left the palace gates, he looked back and saw the Crown Prince walking alone, so he became more and more satisfied.
News that the Third Prince asked to go to the northern border didn’t reach Qi Yang’s ears until the middle of the afternoon, and this was still thanks to the Third Prince’s Mother Consort talking about it everywhere in the royal harem.
After hearing the news, Qi Yang went to the Eastern Palace to personally ask the Crown Prince what had happened.
The Crown Prince told her that he didn’t care that the Third Prince made a big splash today. Instead, he looked a bit amused as he said, “Royal Sister seem to have become more concerned about political affairs nowadays. In the past, I’ve never seen you running here alone because of court affairs.”
Qi Yang blinked her eyes as she replied, “I’ve grown up after all. Royal Brother can’t always keep treating me like a child.” After saying that, she said seriously, “What’s more, I’m not asking this question because I’m concerned about government affairs, but for the sake of Royal Brother. The northern border is filled with fighting, and I really don’t know how it’s going to be like if those fierce Rong State barbarians are really going to fight seriously. Swords and arrows have no eyes; being a supervisor will still be dangerous.”
After hearing this, the Crown Prince flicked her forehead and scolded her while smiling, “Are you not worried about your Third Brother being in danger on the battlefield?”
When Qi Yang heard the Third Prince being mentioned, she curled her lips as if she didn’t want to talke about him. “Other people can go where they please. He has other motives; why would he listen to outsiders’ advice that it’s dangerous?”
The Crown Prince’s attitude towards Qi Yang was not surprising, the siblings had been close ever since they were young. The Third Prince had also completely infuriated Qi Yang with the previous issue with the political marriage. Now, the two were already like fire and water.
Of course, the Third Prince was ambitious, so the Crown Prince didn’t want to mediate their relationship either.
But what Qi Yang had been thinking inside was something else. She now knew that Xie Yuan of Rong State was connected to the Lu family. Looking back at her past life, she could now come up with another explanation – the Third Prince in her past life was quite close to Lu Qicheng. Even after Lu Qicheng died, he still made things difficult for her for his sake.
In the end, she was spurned by her father and was framed by others; there were traces of him on all of these.
Back then, the Third Prince was at the height of his power in the royal court. The Crown Prince was also dead, so he was basically only missing the official title as the Crown Prince.
In just a few years, the once ambitious-but-inept prince had undergone such a change, who was guiding him behind the scenes?
Qi Yang did not understand it before, but now she seemed to have understood something.
As for the Crown Prince. In her previous life, there was no large-scale war in the northern border, so the Crown Prince just went there to accumulate some prestige in the army. It was just a small battle, but unexpectedly the Crown Prince was shot in the knee by an arrow1, leaving him with a problem in his leg ever since.
The Crown Prince was born dignified, and he was admired for his wisdom and virtue ever since he was young, garnering praise from everyone. It was quite a big change for him after he was injured and became disabled. Adding to that, some people worked behind the scenes to fuel the flames, gradually leaving him with a knot in his heart.
In the end, although the Emperor never revealed an intention to abolish his position, the Crown Prince still ended up dying in depression first.
Since there was such a thing, regardless of whether there was really a plot or not behind the Crown Prince’s injury back then, Qi Yang would not feel at ease if he went to the border battlefield again. Now, since the Third Prince had volunteered himself to go, Qi Yang was very happy. But she also couldn’t help but think; now that Lu Qicheng wasn’t around, would he still be able to get in touch with Xie Yuan?
Author notes:
Lu Qipei (covering her face): It’s over, I answered too quickly. Her Highness must think that I’m a narcissist!
Qi Yang (…): I didn’t think like that at all, okay? I was just suspecting that you’re my reborn Prince Consort.
Lu Qipei (!!!): You almost made me fall of my horse!
Translator notes:
Even Chinese webnovels make Skyrim jokes ^.^
Liang State and Rong State had never truly stopped fighting, but now that war was imminent, the entire court looked solemn.
At this time, the Third Prince stood up again and appealed for a fight passionately, “Royal Father, the big war this time is different than usual. To prevent the border army from slacking off, This Child requests that you give me an order to go to the northern border to supervise the war.”
Previously, the Third Prince’s actions drew the Emperor’s ire when he plotted to get Qi Yang married off in a political marriage with Rong State. But now the situation had changed, and the Crown Prince had just recently committed a failure when handling matters. His suppressed bluster started rising up again.
On paper, it sounds like he was going to the northern border to supervise the war, but the real purpose was to take leadership of the military power.
Most of the civil and military officials in the court were bright men, so how could they have failed to see through the Third Prince’s thoughts? Some people agreed with him, and some people stayed silent. When they looked at the Crown Prince at standing at the lead, he was looking down and didn’t seem like he wanted to say anything at all.
The Emperor looked at the Third Prince, and then at the Crown Prince. He intended to let the Crown Prince take this opportunity to gain some prestige in the army, but on second thought, the war this time really was different than the past. He shouldn’t let him take the risk.
With that in mind, the Emperor nodded and said, “Alright.”
The Third Prince himself did not expect the position of military supervisor would fall into his lap so easily, so he was pleasantly surprised. He quickly thanked the Emperor for his kindness, and he looked at the Crown Prince again before returning to his position, his eyes full of smug.
Even when returning to his position, he couldn’t help but think that he had just asked to fight so righteously and awe-inspiringly, while the Crown Prince didn’t even dare to stand up and say anything. When they compared the two, his Royal Father and the court officials would surely see that the Crown Prince was a coward and couldn’t bear the responsibility.
Once he repelled the barbarians in the northern border and came back with achievements, he would be showered with honor on his return. The Crown Prince, the mountain that had been oppressing him for twenty years, can also finally be moved away…
The more he thought about it, the happier he became. He never once thought about the dangers of going to the border.
When the court meeting was over, the Third Prince was soon surrounded by a lot of people. Some were congratulating him, some were wishing him success, and others simply showed their faces. The officials surrounded him like stars orbiting the moon as he stepped out of Xuanzheng Hall.
Before he left the palace gates, he looked back and saw the Crown Prince walking alone, so he became more and more satisfied.
News that the Third Prince asked to go to the northern border didn’t reach Qi Yang’s ears until the middle of the afternoon, and this was still thanks to the Third Prince’s Mother Consort talking about it everywhere in the royal harem.
After hearing the news, Qi Yang went to the Eastern Palace to personally ask the Crown Prince what had happened.
The Crown Prince told her that he didn’t care that the Third Prince made a big splash today. Instead, he looked a bit amused as he said, “Royal Sister seem to have become more concerned about political affairs nowadays. In the past, I’ve never seen you running here alone because of court affairs.”
Qi Yang blinked her eyes as she replied, “I’ve grown up after all. Royal Brother can’t always keep treating me like a child.” After saying that, she said seriously, “What’s more, I’m not asking this question because I’m concerned about government affairs, but for the sake of Royal Brother. The northern border is filled with fighting, and I really don’t know how it’s going to be like if those fierce Rong State barbarians are really going to fight seriously. Swords and arrows have no eyes; being a supervisor will still be dangerous.”
After hearing this, the Crown Prince flicked her forehead and scolded her while smiling, “Are you not worried about your Third Brother being in danger on the battlefield?”
When Qi Yang heard the Third Prince being mentioned, she curled her lips as if she didn’t want to talke about him. “Other people can go where they please. He has other motives; why would he listen to outsiders’ advice that it’s dangerous?”
The Crown Prince’s attitude towards Qi Yang was not surprising, the siblings had been close ever since they were young. The Third Prince had also completely infuriated Qi Yang with the previous issue with the political marriage. Now, the two were already like fire and water.
Of course, the Third Prince was ambitious, so the Crown Prince didn’t want to mediate their relationship either.
But what Qi Yang had been thinking inside was something else. She now knew that Xie Yuan of Rong State was connected to the Lu family. Looking back at her past life, she could now come up with another explanation – the Third Prince in her past life was quite close to Lu Qicheng. Even after Lu Qicheng died, he still made things difficult for her for his sake.
In the end, she was spurned by her father and was framed by others; there were traces of him on all of these.
Back then, the Third Prince was at the height of his power in the royal court. The Crown Prince was also dead, so he was basically only missing the official title as the Crown Prince.
In just a few years, the once ambitious-but-inept prince had undergone such a change, who was guiding him behind the scenes?
Qi Yang did not understand it before, but now she seemed to have understood something.
As for the Crown Prince. In her previous life, there was no large-scale war in the northern border, so the Crown Prince just went there to accumulate some prestige in the army. It was just a small battle, but unexpectedly the Crown Prince was shot in the knee by an arrow1, leaving him with a problem in his leg ever since.
The Crown Prince was born dignified, and he was admired for his wisdom and virtue ever since he was young, garnering praise from everyone. It was quite a big change for him after he was injured and became disabled. Adding to that, some people worked behind the scenes to fuel the flames, gradually leaving him with a knot in his heart.
In the end, although the Emperor never revealed an intention to abolish his position, the Crown Prince still ended up dying in depression first.
Since there was such a thing, regardless of whether there was really a plot or not behind the Crown Prince’s injury back then, Qi Yang would not feel at ease if he went to the border battlefield again. Now, since the Third Prince had volunteered himself to go, Qi Yang was very happy. But she also couldn’t help but think; now that Lu Qicheng wasn’t around, would he still be able to get in touch with Xie Yuan?
Author notes:
Lu Qipei (covering her face): It’s over, I answered too quickly. Her Highness must think that I’m a narcissist!
Qi Yang (…): I didn’t think like that at all, okay? I was just suspecting that you’re my reborn Prince Consort.
Lu Qipei (!!!): You almost made me fall of my horse!
Translator notes:
Even Chinese webnovels make Skyrim jokes ^.^
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