"The only one who will inherit the throne in the future is the Crown Prince. He is the heir apparent."
“But people say that the current crown prince is only favored by the emperor and is not as capable as the eldest and fourth princes.
Who knows what changes will happen in the future." Chang'an said disapprovingly, as if he hadn't noticed the flash of anger on the emperor's face.
"What do people say?" asked the emperor.
Chang'an raised his eyes and continued to look at the chess piece. He looked like he was really thinking about where to place the chess piece in his hand. "Your Majesty, please don't pretend to understand and be confused.
Changan will not tell you who heard these things from.
I believe the Emperor also knows the little secrets of the ministers in the court."
"Go on."
Chang'an continued, "As for the other princes, to be honest, there's really no one that Chang'an is interested in."
"Hmph! What a big tone!" The emperor deliberately retorted to her, "I've given you my choice of princes, and you still say there's no one you like?
With your scarred face, even if my princes offered to marry you, they probably wouldn't want you. Why are you still so picky?"
"Whoever said that, Ye is willing."
"Ye?" the Emperor asked, "Is it the Fourth Prince?"
He didn't know that the word "Chang'an" he blurted out just now was actually said casually.
Chang'an, who had been killed and reborn, could no longer talk to others without any defense. Even on the surface, he still looked relaxed, innocent and harmless.
The emperor looked at Chang'an, who had a somewhat dejected expression on his face, and asked, "Why aren't you talking?"
"Well... that's all."
"Okay, then I'll ask. As far as I know, you once had feelings for the Fourth Prince, right? I could even say that you and the Fourth Prince were quite affectionate."
Chang'an looked at the emperor in surprise, then lowered her head sadly. When it was her turn to make a move, she deliberately lost a piece to the emperor.
At this time, the emperor was even more convinced that Chang'an was distracted by the fourth prince Bei Ming Ye.
"If you wish, I can grant your wish." The emperor continued, "The Fourth Prince is a good man and capable. In my eyes, he is indeed comparable to the Crown Prince, and even surpasses him in every aspect.
If you say you prefer the Fourth Prince over the Crown Prince, that is reasonable."
"He is indeed a very nice person." Chang'an smiled. "In the general's mansion, not many people like Chang'an. In the past, because of the scar on Chang'an's face, many people avoided him.
Only the Fourth Prince would smile every time she saw Chang'an, and would also chat with Chang'an. Over time, Chang'an also developed admiration for the Fourth Prince.
A person's most important thing is his kind heart, and appearance is not important. He also said that he would find an opportunity to ask the emperor for permission to grant the marriage.
But later, the Emperor had already issued an edict granting the marriage between the Fourth Prince and Sister Shirou."
"I heard that the Fourth Prince originally came to see you, but later had sex with the future Crown Princess in your boudoir..."
"No." Chang'an was anxious. "It's not my cousin, it's my sister Shirou. Your Majesty, haven't you already granted her marriage?"
"Today, it's just you and me. Besides, I've already issued an imperial decree to you, allowing you to say anything. Besides, do you really think I know nothing about that matter?"
"Actually, no matter who had a relationship with the Fourth Prince, Chang An has decided not to marry him.
Although I like her in my heart, Chang'an has a good relationship with Sister Shirou, and the most important thing is that we are blood relatives.
Chang'an didn't want to become enemies with her sister and let them become jealous of each other for a man in the future.
"No, you have a very good relationship and are sisters. If you marry the same man, you can take care of each other and see each other every day. Isn't that a good thing?"
"Your Majesty, that's just your idea. Or rather, it's just a man's idea.
Ask yourself, if you love someone, are you willing to share your lover with others? Just look at the women in your harem and you will know.
No woman is willing to do that, including Chang'an.
As a woman, if she really cannot escape such a fate, then Chang'an can only hope that the woman she shares a husband with has no blood relationship with her. Even if they are competing for her favor, even if they are enemies, Chang'an will go all out without hesitation.
"This girl, what she said is very clear and straightforward." The emperor asked tentatively, "So, Fourth Prince, you will not marry?"
Changan hesitated slightly, "No... anymore."
The emperor continued, "Does that mean you, the prince, are unwilling to do so?"
Chang An affirmed, "I don't want to. Besides, what about the future Crown Princess and my cousin?"
"Actually, this is the real reason why you don't want to marry into the royal family, right?" The emperor almost confirmed, "You have your heart set on the Fourth Prince, but I ordered him to marry your cousin instead. And you don't like the other princes, do you?"
Changan blinked and smiled awkwardly, "Playing chess, Your Majesty, it's your turn to make the move."
"The other princes are unwilling. Then...what about the ninth prince Bei Mingxuan?" The emperor was still testing.
"He often visits your father, so you must be very familiar with him. Besides, the Ninth Prince's biological mother, Concubine Tong, has always been very friendly with your mother. The Queen Mother asked the Ninth Prince to bring you to the palace today because Concubine Tong wanted to see you."
Chang An thought to himself, from the eldest prince, to the crown prince, to the fourth prince, it was finally Bei Mingxuan’s turn to test him, “Your Majesty, you are wrong.
The person the Ninth Prince often looks for is Chang'an's father, not Chang'an.
The one he was familiar with was Chang'an's father, not Chang'an. As for the Ninth Prince, although he was very handsome, even the most handsome among the princes, he never took the initiative to talk to Chang'an. Even when he met him at my father's place, he just nodded to Chang'an without saying a word.
Many times, Chang'an suspected that the Ninth Prince hated Chang'an, but for the sake of Chang'an's father's face, he had to nod and look at me.
As for who Chang'an's mother is good friends with, Chang'an really has no idea. After all, Chang'an has never even met his mother. On the contrary, the Queen Mother really likes Chang'an.
"I see." The emperor suddenly felt enlightened. "Just now I said that I envy the Ninth Prince's unrestrained and uninhibited nature, and even his quietness. You didn't say anything, so it turns out you don't understand him.
Tell me, why did you deliberately provoke me in the Imperial Study and burn the Southern Kingdom's imperial edict? What are you worried about? And in Anxi Palace, you pretended to be interceding for the Queen, proving that she didn't have time to poison her, but in fact you were hinting at me. But I was a little confused and didn't understand. What exactly were you hinting at me?
Chang'an looked carefully into the emperor's eyes and found that his eyes were still calm, but his tone was tainted with anger and a hint of temptation.
That kind of temptation is like the big bad wolf saying to the little white rabbit, "Little white rabbit, come here, I will play with you and I will never eat you."
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