As soon as the Ninth Prince came back from court, he received the imperial edict to divorce his concubine, which shocked him for three hundred years.

She has only been married into the Ninth Prince's Mansion for a few days? She's already getting divorced?

Of course he was unwilling to do so. Xia Xue accepted him when she asked him to marry her, but now she inexplicably asked him to divorce his concubine. Could she at least give him a reason?

When the Ninth Prince entered the palace, the Emperor naturally knew why he came and interrupted him, saying, "Do you know how the late Emperor ascended to the throne step by step from being the son of an unpopular maid in the laundry department?"

The Ninth Prince was stunned, as if he realized something, but did not speak.

The emperor continued, "Because he had Ye Chengfeng, who could pacify the world with his pen and decide the fate of the world with his martial arts. He not only helped him build his career and stabilize the country, but also suppressed the rebellion of the kings in one fell swoop and helped him ascend the throne in the critical moment of his survival."

The Ninth Prince already knew what his father wanted to say. In the past, he was in charge of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue. In the court, he had the Prime Minister and Liu Sheng, which could barely be considered a three-way balance of power.

Now that Prince Xiang has returned to the capital and the Prime Minister has stepped down, Prince Xiang not only holds a large number of troops, but also controls the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Justice. In the south, he is a powerful figure who can command the support of hundreds of people.

If he wanted to ascend the throne of the emperor, he must have the strong support of a figure like the prime minister of the past.

That person is Liu Sheng.

"You must choose one between the country and the beauty." The emperor looked at him and spoke from the bottom of his heart.

Compared with King Xiang, he actually likes the Ninth Prince more.

Because no matter how powerful the ninth prince was, as long as he was alive, the ninth prince could not threaten his imperial power. But King Xiang was different, he was indeed brave and dared to do anything.

The Ninth Prince seemed shocked. He raised his head and looked at the emperor with complicated eyes.

The emperor was not in a hurry and waited for him patiently.

Finally, he compromised and kowtowed heavily: "I understand."

The emperor seemed to have expected it long ago. Power is dazzling, and we are all ordinary people. How many people can really love beauty over power?

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, doted on Yang Yuhuan, didn't he? But that didn't stop him from having children with other women, and in the end he even strangled her to death for the throne.

The emperor is destined to be a lonely man, because there is no one at the top of the world, and he himself does not allow anyone to walk hand in hand with him.

He can't feel it now, because he hasn't sat in this position yet.

After leaving the palace, the Ninth Prince was somewhat absent-minded. For the sake of the country's stability, he married Xia Xuejian. Now, in order to get Liu Sheng's help, he divorced Ye Qingwan.

Looking back now, he seems to have been making sacrifices on this road to succession. Sometimes he can't help but wonder, will he be able to get whatever he wants after becoming emperor?

Liu Sheng took Ye Qingwan out of the city and walked slowly along the path towards Yuhang.

"It's over, I forgot to bring Qingqing with me." Ye Qingwan suddenly woke up. She had promised solemnly before that she would take him with her wherever she went in the future.

"I have asked Shihu to inform him." Just as Liu Sheng finished speaking, he heard the sound of horse hooves flying behind him.

Ning Shaoqing came over quickly, with a fierce expression on his face: "You are such a heartless person, you didn't even take me with you when you went out to play."

Ye Qingwan knew she was in the wrong, so she reached out to pull him: "Oh, I didn't leave without you. I left in a hurry and didn't make it in time."

"Don't be angry, my dear."

Ning Shaoqing pulled his sleeve back in angrily and said, "Hmph, liar, I'm really angry this time, the kind that can't be appeased."

“My dear…”

Ye Qingwan kept coaxing him, but he just wouldn't listen. Liu Sheng was amused by his appearance of a turtle chanting sutras: "Change the horse?"

Ning Shaoqing was stunned and realized that he was talking to him. Why change the horse for no reason?

Then he glanced at Ye Qingwan on the horse and immediately understood. He was no longer angry and said happily, "Okay, okay."

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Liu Sheng smiled and dismounted. The two of them switched places, with Ning Shaoqing holding Ye Qingwan and riding Liu Sheng's horse.

At this moment he seemed to understand why Liu Zhaoren liked it. This saddle was clearly made specifically for Ye Qingwan. It was soft and comfortable, suitable for a girl to sit on for a long time, but it was rather cumbersome and could not be used for fast riding.

Therefore, in order to be light, most saddles are made of hard leather, which is light and wear-resistant.

This time it was Ye Qingwan's turn to be confused: "Why are you suddenly not angry anymore?"

Ning Shaoqing said arrogantly: "Why do you care about me?"

Ye Qingwan:? ?

He looked at the tutor again, and he just smiled. Whether he was trying to coax or lie to someone, the principle was the same, he had to please them in order for it to be effective.

Ye Qingwan still didn’t understand, but looking at their tacit expressions, why did it feel like a domineering president and his proud little wife?

Hey, some weird knowledge has been added again.

In fact, it was quite pleasant along the way. As a vicious female supporting role, I used to be acting all the time, 365 days a year, without a break. I was working overtime even in my dreams. Oh my God, it was more tiring than the college entrance examination.

Now my main storyline is finally gone, cool~

Go and warm up the pot of wine, I’ll feel so happy after drinking it.

But you still have to collect the skill points today. You don’t have to do the work, but you have to get the salary.

[I declare that Ye? The vicious female supporting role? The mother of all the staff? Qing Wan, will be closed today. Now the pressure is on the Ninth Prince. ]

[Ninth Prince, you must work hard and don't let mom worry about you. When mom comes back from her trip, I will bring you some delicious food.]

[I heard that there are many beauties in Yuhang, so mom will find a few pretty ladies for you. ]

[As for you, just be responsible for fighting with King Xiang. As the saying goes, brothers born in an imperial family are half killed. If they don't die today, they will be cut into pieces tomorrow. Anyway, you will be the head of the family in the end.]

[Alas, the world is really dangerous, and people's hearts are hard to predict. I'd better go and waste my time. If you don't waste it, how can it be called time, right? So just waste it. ]

The Ninth Prince, who had just returned to the palace, was shocked to see Ye Qingwan's subtitles and suddenly laughed, a sneer.

She was right about one thing: if brothers are born in an imperial family, half of them will be killed.

In this case, it is better for me to kill others than to be killed by others.

And looking at how happy she was, she really didn't have him in her heart at all.

Well, then just waste your time.

Let me do the killing. Father is right. Only when he becomes the emperor will he be qualified to talk about feelings and have whatever he wants.

Yuhang is some distance away from the capital, and they walked and stopped along the way, enjoying the mountains and rivers, and did not feel tired at all.

When I passed by a small town, I happened to encounter a temple fair. It was crowded with people and very lively.

"Sugar man, sugar man, I want to eat sugar man." Ning Shaoqing pointed at the sugar man and looked at Ye Qingwan eagerly.

Ye Qingwan also pointed at the sugar man and looked at Liu Sheng eagerly: "Master, I want to eat the sugar man."

Liu Sheng smiled, took out the money and handed it to the vendor.

“Wow~”

The two of them excitedly took one each. Ye Qingwan took the candy man and stuffed it into his mouth: "Master, try it, it's delicious."

"Okay." Liu Sheng took a light bite.

"Is it delicious?" Ye Qingwan looked at him expectantly.

Liu Sheng smiled: "It's delicious."

Ning Shaoqing suddenly brought the candy man in his hand to his mouth: "Master, mine tastes good too."

Liu Sheng glanced at him and bit off half of it in one bite.

Ning Shaoqing: ...

Why is it different from what I thought?!

But I still looked at him and asked, "Is it delicious?"

Liu Sheng was somewhat helpless: "It's delicious."

Then she and Qingqing ran in front, buying and eating as they ran, while Liu Sheng followed behind slowly, taking out the money, feeling helpless and amused.

After walking for a while, Ning Shaoqing was full and said to Ye Qingwan secretly, "It's great to hang out with Master Liu."

Ye Qingwan had an expression of disapproval, the Grand Tutor had the ability to make money.

Speaking of which, when I was a child, I used to superficially believe that money was omnipotent. When I grew up, I found out...what I thought when I was a child was not wrong at all.