Princess Su was very happy to see me. She asked me again and again how my life was, whether I was married, and whether I had any likes and dislikes.

I answered them one by one.

When Princess Su found out that I had come here alone before, she felt very distressed and wanted to make up for all that I had missed before. She held banquets for me, introduced me to various connections, and tried her best to integrate me into their world.

"You are the son of Prince Su and a member of the royal family. You don't have to be afraid of anyone outside, nor do you have to agree with or please anyone. You can express your own thoughts in front of others. I and the royal family are behind you, and no one dares to offend you." Princess Su said to me.

But my identity was fake, and I felt guilty. The life of the children of the powerful in Beijing had nothing in common with the life I had lived for the past ten years.

They live a life of luxury and despise money. I cannot learn that kind of nobility and heroism. If I try to learn it, I will end up with something worse than a tiger. I feel very uneasy.

In addition to me, there are four other princes in the Prince Su's Mansion. Because of the relationship between Prince Su and the emperor, they were granted the title of prince at birth and had fiefs and estates. They were truly born to enjoy a life of luxury.

I heard that the prince wants to choose from these four princes, and now I am included. It’s strange that these four princes have many wives and concubines, but none of them has given birth to a son.

The emperor, as the elder brother of Prince Su, was over forty years old and had three princes and six daughters. However, due to various reasons, the last prince died a year ago, leaving no bloodline.

Uncle Liu told me that the emperor intended to adopt the grandchildren of Prince Su's Mansion, and asked me to make plans early and fight for it.

It just so happened that Princess Su wanted to find a girl for me. For a moment, I thought of Yun Yuan, but in the end, I said, "Let mother decide."

Princess Su introduced me to her close friend's daughter, Miss Fu, and when I went to the appointment, I met Miss Zhou, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister.

There was a carriage out of control and chaos on the street. She was hit and I helped her up.

Afterwards, Uncle Liu said to me secretly, "The Prime Minister is the head of all officials. If you can marry his legitimate daughter, you might be able to compete for the position of Crown Prince in the future."

Hearing this, my heart moved.

Yes, none of the four princes in the Su Palace has a simple power, and I have nothing except a little favoritism from the Su Princess. Having a powerful in-laws can help me quickly gain a foothold among my brothers.

I'm very tempted.

My relationship with Miss Fu didn't go very smoothly.

I knew nothing about the fashionable things in Beijing, and I didn't know how to respond to what Miss Fu was saying. After a few words, her smile became more forced.

After saying goodbye to Miss Fu, I met Miss Zhou again. When she saw me, she came over to thank me and we had a very pleasant chat.

Miss Zhou was very understanding. After hearing that I had the title of scholar, she praised me for my promising young age and discussed poetry, songs and works of famous authors with me. Knowing that I had just arrived in the capital and was unfamiliar with the place, she took the initiative to invite me to travel with her.

A few days later, Princess Su learned that I had been in contact with Miss Zhou and took the initiative to ask me what I thought. Seeing that I had no objection, she went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to propose marriage.

The proposal went smoothly and we got married soon.

One month after our marriage, Zhou was found to be pregnant. I was very excited. Although she was not my first woman, she was pregnant with my first child.

I hope she can give birth to a boy and become the eldest grandson of Prince Su's Mansion.

If what Uncle Liu said is true, my bloodline might be able to inherit the throne in the future. What a great honor that would be. I wonder how much regret the family that kicked me and my mother out would have.

With the support of the Prime Minister's Office, I am living like a fish in water in the Prince Su's Mansion.

The four arrogant prince brothers finally looked at me straight in the eye, and did not dare to trip me up. They took the initiative to invite me out for a drink.

I raced horses, walked birds, watched operas and listened to music, and spent lavishly on romantic occasions...

Just when I was gradually getting used to such a luxurious life, Ji Huai's appearance shattered my beautiful dream, reminding me that no matter how glorious I looked on the outside, I was just a despicable thief inside.

Ji Huai was very surprised to see me, but there was an expression in his face that I couldn't understand. It wasn't like he was happy that I was not dead, but rather like he was asking for something.

My hand holding the wine glass was trembling slightly. When Ji Huai came to find me, I asked Liu Bo to arrest him and put him in the secret cell while he was off guard.

Because of our past friendship, I didn't kill him. I gave him some food every day to keep him alive. In order to prevent others from noticing my abnormality, I would just put down the food and leave, refusing to sit down and communicate with him.

Ji Huai didn't understand why I treated him like this. He always wanted to stop me and ask me to tell him the reason. In order to make him calm down, one night, I stopped as he wished.

He asked me why I did this to him.

I thought, who asked him to come to me? As long as he was there, my identity would be easily exposed. I was being extremely generous by not killing him.

But he knew nothing.

I could only tell him that I had married a new wife who was now almost five months pregnant.

Sure enough, Ji Huai misunderstood and thought that I locked him up because I was afraid that Yun Yuan would come looking for him. But it’s better this way. At least he didn’t suspect anything else. It can be seen that my mother’s “admonition” to Ji Huai was very successful.

When I said I would go back to find Yun Yuan, I wasn't just saying it.

She was the first woman I fell in love with, the first woman in my life. When I thought that Yun Yuan might have remarried, my heart ached and I couldn't wait to rush back to Taoshan Village.

But I was afraid of being caught, so I didn't dare to do anything.

Princess Su trusted me enough and didn't ask anyone to check my past experience, but that was not the case for my four brothers who were princes.

They used to look down on me and didn't care about my experience, but now it's different. They have already regarded me as a competitor.

In my words, I am a child who grew up in the mountains and makes a living on the products of the mountains. They have not found my true identity yet, but I know they are already investigating.

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