Su Qing answered without any concealment.
"Is that so? My dear brother, you're quite the rascal!"
The eldest prince's smile remained, but he was clearly not entirely convinced.
However, he didn't ask any further questions and chatted warmly with Su Qing for a while.
Then, using the excuse that it was too late, they gently persuaded the person to leave.
After Su Qing left, the eldest prince's smile faded, and he sat there waiting for a moment.
Soon a figure entered and whispered a few words in the eldest prince's ear.
A look of surprise flashed in the eldest prince's eyes; he hadn't expected that what the dragon said was true.
He wasn't surprised that his brother would do that, but he was astonished that the dragon had told the truth without hiding anything.
However, he soon understood what the dragon was doing.
If it were him, he would probably do the same.
After all, in this situation, telling the truth is the best approach.
"I understand. Go and call Rose here!"
The eldest prince pondered for a while, then spoke to the people around him.
"yes!"
The man respectfully accepted the order and quickly left, soon returning with a girl into the palace.
With long white hair and purple eyes, she was none other than Princess Rose.
"elder brother!"
The eldest prince nodded, looked at his younger sister, and his eyes revealed a clear sense of apology.
His tone carried a hint of helplessness and self-blame.
"It's my fault for being useless, otherwise I would never have made you make such a big sacrifice."
"Don't say that, I don't blame you!"
Rose quickly said, "As long as you can become king, then all the sacrifices will be worthwhile."
The eldest prince sighed: "No matter what, it's all my fault. If I could get the support of other kings, I wouldn't need you to marry this dragon."
"Even though this dragon is worthy of you in terms of status and position, it is still a dragon after all."
Princess Rose sighed, a hint of sadness flashing in her eyes.
Even an ordinary girl, when she finds out she's going to marry a lizard...
Their mentality is probably going to explode.
On the other side, Su Qing paced back and forth in the room, deep in thought.
He realized he seemed to have forgotten to ask one thing: when would the money arrive?
Although the other party promised him 50 million magic crystals, that wasn't his goal.
But the thing is, it would be good if we could get our hands on it first.
Oh well, let fate decide. Once I take over the Rose Empire, everything will be mine.
Too lazy to think about anything further, Su Qing went to sleep and slept until dawn the next day.
After washing up in the morning, he was received by the king.
Entering the most magnificent palace, Su Qing looked at the frail and elderly king before him and finally understood why the competition between the two sides was so fierce.
The old king really doesn't have many years left to live!
"I was quite busy yesterday and didn't have time to meet with you. I hope the Dragon Lord will forgive me."
Su Qing smiled and waved her hand gently: "The king deals with important matters, so of course important matters come first."
The old king smiled, exchanged a few polite words with Su Qing, and quickly shifted the topic to his two sons.
"Eldest brother and third brother, you should have met the Dragon Lord yesterday. What do you think of them?"
He asked Su Qing what she thought of his two sons.
The drooping eyelids obscured the sharp gaze in his eyes.
Su Qing answered without hesitation: "A handsome man!"
The old king chuckled: "Then who do you think is more suitable for my position, either of them?"
Su Qing hesitated slightly. What was the other party's purpose in asking him this question?
Test your opinion of the two of them to determine your own thoughts.
Unable to figure it out, Su Qing decided to answer truthfully: "The Eldest Prince!"
This is the truth. After a brief interaction with those two yesterday, and comparing their behavior and shrewdness, Su Qing could easily tell that the eldest prince was clearly more deep-thinking and unfathomable.
In contrast, the third prince's performance was quite poor.
When they spent time together, Su Qing felt that the eldest prince was superior.
If he had a choice, he would definitely choose the eldest prince as his successor.
What he couldn't understand was what the faction that chose the third prince was thinking.
"hehe!"
The old king smiled gently: "Yes, the eldest son is outstanding in every way, while the third son is not particularly outstanding among my dozens of sons. So why did he end up competing with the eldest son for this position?"
Su Qing tilted her head slightly, listening intently, but the old king stopped talking.
I'm about to die!
The old king spoke with a sense of desolation.
Su Qing quickly comforted him, "Don't talk nonsense. You can live for at least another year or two."
The old king was taken aback. What he meant by "immediately" was that you've reduced the timeframe from ten years to one or two years in one go. I'm truly grateful.
But he didn't dwell on the topic and coughed lightly.
“When I’m alive, I have my support, and the boss can still keep them in check. But after I die, the person behind the third brother will make a move, and the boss definitely won’t be able to withstand it. I hope that at that time, you can stand up and help the boss.”
The old king revealed everything, knowing that such things couldn't be kept secret, and that he himself needed the dragon's power.
Rather than hiding it and causing unpleasantness later, it's better to explain things sooner rather than later.
Seeing that the other party was so straightforward, Su Qing didn't hide anything: "Okay, but you should also know that there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world, let alone free luncheon meat. But for dinner, I prefer to eat..."
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