Huangxiu

Chapter 773 Breaking the situation
Li Miaotan withdrew her charming eyes from the exotic flowers and turned to look at him.

It's like a clear spring coming towards you.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at her quietly.

Li Miaotan's eyes were clearly black and white, and her deep and quiet pupils stared at him, as if she wanted to see through him.

Chu Zhiyuan also wanted to see through her.

The closer I got, the more I felt she was shrouded in a mist.

It seems like the super sense has lost its power.

Li Miaotan said softly, "You will also be living in the Imperial City from now on. There are some things you need to know in advance to avoid any mistakes."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and asked, "What's the matter?"

"You should have understood the situation here in advance, right?"

"I have a general idea, but Yujing's spies are not very convenient here."

"The most important ones are my three royal brothers, the eldest brother, the second brother, and the third brother."

Chu Zhiyuan leaned forward and stared at her.

"My eldest brother is brave and resolute, has a fiery temper and a bad temper, and is deeply loved by the army."

"The eldest prince's roots are in the army." Chu Zhiyuan nodded slightly.

"My second brother is gentle, modest, flexible, and well-known for his virtue."

"The second prince's roots are among the civil officials." Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

"As for the third brother... he is too weak-willed and naive. He actually doesn't like the throne."

“Hmm—?…The Third Prince’s roots are not among the meritorious service?”

As far as he knew, those who supported the Third Prince were the descendants of meritorious service, including the dukes, marquises and earls.

"It's just that Third Brother is the Queen Mother's son, so we have to fight for it."

"If the Third Prince has no ambition to fight for the throne... then it's a bit dangerous."

"You see the danger, don't you?"

"The fight for the throne is extremely cruel. People with soft hearts are already at a disadvantage. If their fighting spirit is not strong, they are almost doomed to fail."

"That's right." Li Miaotan sighed and shook his head, saying, "Third brother likes to practice cultivation the most and doesn't like worldly affairs. But as the son of the queen mother, if he doesn't seize the throne, the queen mother will be embarrassed in the future and her life will be difficult."

When the next emperor ascends the throne, the current queen will naturally become the empress dowager, and even the emperor's biological mother will have to take a back seat.

Not to mention the emperor's biological mother, even the emperor would feel uncomfortable and dissatisfied.

If the Emperor is unhappy, how can the Empress Dowager be in a good situation?
It’s better for her to live out her retirement in peace like ordinary imperial concubines.

More importantly, as queen and queen mother, they are protected by special treasures that can keep them immune to all diseases and keep their youthful looks young.

Once you get this kind of treasure, losing it is like losing your life.

The emperor and empress of the Phoenix Dynasty have a very strong relationship. As the empress's biological son, the third prince has a huge advantage.

What's more, he looks very much like the emperor of the Phoenix Dynasty, as if they were carved from the same mold.

The emperor's old ministers highly identified with him.

A combination of various factors led to the Third Prince being framed.

He was half-hearted and reluctant, and had been in a state of hesitation.

Chu Zhiyuan frowned when he heard this.

How can the fight for the throne allow for such indecision and hesitation?

This is a sign of inevitable failure.

"Fortunately, I can help a little and give some advice."

"Where's the queen?"

"The Queen Mother is not good enough. She doesn't care about these things. She spends all day fiddling with flowers and plants and studying medicine."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded thoughtfully: "This is a good thing."

If the queen also helps, it will only make things worse and make the emperor wary.

It doesn't matter if the twelfth princess helps, it's also reasonable.

She has two major bloodlines in one, and has an extraordinary aptitude in martial arts and a high level of cultivation.

Now she has gone beyond the category of a princess and is worthy of being a prince.

Li Miaotan's eyes flickered and she smiled.

The Ninth Prince was indeed as Li Yuzhen said, an extremely intelligent person. Just think about it, with such amazing understanding, how could he be a dull idiot?

People are just spreading rumors. Given his situation, it is normal for his reputation to be ruined.

Normally, it is enough for a prince to spread a few rumors. No one will stand up for him and he will not be held accountable, so he will naturally spread rumors without restraint.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "So, you are supporting the Third Prince behind the scenes and participating in the fight for the throne?"

Li Miaotan said: "Even if I didn't want to help, I would still be thrown into the Third Brother's camp."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "You two are born from the same mother. Your blood relationship cannot be severed. Third Prince, you must be very dissatisfied with me, right?"

"Now that things have come to this, even if Third Brother is not satisfied, he will not do anything rash. The matter of Lord Xiao Ming was not Third Brother's idea."

"Oh——?" Chu Zhiyuan frowned: "Isn't Lord Xiao Ming a subordinate of the Third Prince?"

"Yes."

"So, the Third Prince's control over the various forces under his command is not strong enough to control them?"

"...Yes." Li Miaotan said helplessly: "Third brother is too weak, and these meritorious men are all reckless and it is difficult to suppress them."

After making great contributions, one often retires with the country, which naturally gives him confidence.

Chu Zhiyuan frowned and said nothing.

The coach lacks fighting spirit and his subordinates are a group of disorganized people. How can we fight this battle?
Just surrender, there's no need to make a fuss.

He looked up at Li Miaotan.

Li Miaotan said softly: "Don't worry about this matter, Third Brother will take care of it."

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "This young Marquis Ming has a very good relationship with the Third Prince, right?"

"I grew up with him, and he was my third brother's playmate in the palace."

"This is a bad start," Chu Zhiyuan sighed, "I guess the other two princes will follow suit."

Li Miaotan nodded slowly: "That's what I'm afraid of."

How could the other two princes let go of this opportunity when their own family members start attacking them first?
The person who said these words in the restaurant might not be Lord Xiao Ming, but might be someone belonging to the other two princes.

As soon as you arrive in the imperial city, you will be involved in the fight for the throne.

But in the Yujing Dynasty, he was not qualified to participate in the fight for the throne.

This has to be said to be a great irony.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Now Lord Xiao Ming has also been held hostage. Everyone in the imperial city knows that he is dissatisfied with me as his consort and wants to replace me."

"And me." Li Miaotan pursed her red lips and snorted, "Take this opportunity to pull me off too."

To associate myself with Lord Xiao Ming is to lower my own status.

No matter how favored a princess is, once she marries into a marquis's mansion, she will only be the marquis's wife.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "The best way is to make Lord Xiao Ming bow his head to me in public, but this is impossible, right?"

If he could make Lord Xiao Ming bow to him, he would be able to elevate the princess and himself again.

But given Lord Xiao Ming's temperament, he would not do as the Third Prince forced him to do.

Now this embarrassing situation is still difficult to resolve.

No matter how good the twelfth princess's qualifications, bloodline, and cultivation are, her husband is incompetent, which shows that there is something wrong with her vision of people.

A flower stuck in cow dung will naturally lose its prestige.

Whether it was towards the twelfth princess or himself, he was constantly losing prestige.

"It's hard to make him bow his head." Li Miaotan shook his head: "Especially in public."

"Is it because I am from the Yujing Dynasty?"

"...Yes." Li Miaotan sighed, "Young Marquis Xiaoming hates the Yujing Dynasty deeply."

"He should follow the eldest prince." Chu Zhiyuan said.

"If I wasn't the third brother's playmate, I would really join the eldest brother."

"It's difficult..." Chu Zhiyuan sighed.

Li Miaotan said, "I thought of asking Yuzhen to beat him up and drive him out of the imperial city and let him stay in the military camp."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "For the time being, this is the only way to break the impasse... I think I should spread the news that I have mastered the Heavenly Dragon Yin."

"This is too dangerous!" Li Miaotan shook his head quickly.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "This is the best way."

(End of this chapter)