The king couldn't help but chuckle, pointing at Li Bingchen and laughing, "Heh heh, you little rascal, you've got quite the story to tell. When did I say I wouldn't consider the personal wishes of that little Yun Duo from the Gu family? Don't you know that Yun Duo doesn't want to marry into our royal family?"
“She definitely doesn’t want to!” Li Bingchen said without hesitation.
"Oh? Are you a mind reader? You know everything she's thinking?" the King asked deliberately.
"I don't know, but I just know!" Li Bingchen felt a pang of sadness. Yun Duo was his only friend. If she was forced by her father to marry the fourth son, he felt he would definitely die.
As for why he's the fourth child...
Is there even a question?
The king had five sons. The first three were either adults or close to adulthood. The only ones who were about the same age as Yun Duo were the fourth son and him.
The fourth prince is the son of the king and queen, the king's most legitimate son. If he doesn't allow the fourth prince to marry Yun Duo, does he expect him, a lowly and neglected illegitimate son, to marry Yun Duo?
His father, the king, just said that he wanted to win over the diplomat.
For the diplomat Gu, marrying his neglected illegitimate son would probably be more of an insult than a way to win him over.
So what else is there to say? It's definitely the fourth one...
Thinking of this, Li Bingchen felt even more heartbroken, his nose stung, his eyes hurt, and tears welled up uncontrollably in his eyes. He felt incredibly wronged.
He was an illegitimate child, he was of low status, but was that his own fault?
It's not like he wanted to be this king's illegitimate son!
Why should we treat him like this?
What did he do wrong to pull away his only friend from his side?
Li Bingchen forced his eyes wide open, trying to hold back the tears from rolling down his cheeks. Looking at his king father, he spoke slowly and deliberately, his face full of stubbornness: "Yun Duo would never agree to a marriage alliance with Li Binghao. Li Binghao is so bad. She saw him bully me with her own eyes. We are good friends. She will not agree to it!"
His tone was resolute, but his heart was pounding with anxiety.
"You brat!" This was the first time the king had seen his youngest son like this, and he felt a pang of sadness and heartache. He couldn't help but reflect on himself, wondering if he had gone too far. This was still a child; even if it was to discipline him, he should have stopped.
But... it really is surprising.
Who would have thought that even though he was caught raising poisonous ants and was likely to face severe punishment and possibly the Queen's cruel revenge, he hadn't thought of crying. But now, he seemed like a stubborn little pitiful person, so aggrieved that he was about to cry.
Therefore, the influence that young lady of the Gu family has on him, his son, is probably much greater than he thinks.
I don't know if letting... this be a good thing or a bad thing.
For a moment, His Majesty the King was somewhat disheartened.
Suddenly, I'm starting to not want this kid to have any deeper entanglement with the Gu family's little girl.
However, the king is the king after all. The old father had his feelings, emotions, and struggles, but more than anything, he was considering the impact on the entire country.
He felt that the most important thing right now was to get Gu Shaoyong to willingly, tirelessly, and by any means necessary bring back top elites from all walks of life from abroad.
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