Fourth Prince: ...Alright, Mother, skip me and give the order directly to A-Yuan. It's also because my mother-in-law has taken a liking to her daughter-in-law.
I'm not jealous!
I wouldn't overthink things—I'm not stupid! My mother didn't think I was too naive, which is why she always gave my daughter-in-law such advice!
The fourth prince wasn't very clever, but he did have some magnanimity.
A brief moment of unease passed by, and he continued to be happy—
His mother and A-Yuan have a good relationship and get along well, so he doesn't have to be caught in the middle.
Unlike Helian Jue, or rather, unlike a saint, he was so pitiful to have such a bizarre foster mother as Empress Dowager Ashina.
The fourth prince was pleased to discover that the emperor next door wasn't living such a carefree and unrestrained life.
However, this good mood was completely shattered when he saw the Fifth Prince wearing an eye patch over his right eye.
"What? Fourth brother, are you surprised to see me?"
"Yes! Times have changed. I, Helian Cong, have lost an eye and have been demoted from my royal title."
"And you, you've returned from Lingnan in all your glory, and you're even a prince of the highest rank!"
"...It's perfectly normal for you to look down on me."
The Fifth Prince said he "understood," but his tone was cold.
His surroundings exuded a sinister aura that even the Fourth Prince found terrifying.
The person before me is no longer the spirited, noble, and elegant young man he once was.
He was like a demon crawling out of hell, his intact left eye gleaming with a bloodthirsty light...
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