Time travel is risky, and love requires caution

There are many complicated reasons why the second prince of Ximo was sent as an envoy to Beiwei.

After the death of her eldest son, the Queen Mother was heartbroken and began to transfer more of her emotions and hopes to the second prince.

Although the second prince was not her own, she treated him as her own because he had been raised by her side since childhood. However, no matter how kind or how deep the affection was, it was not as good as the love between mother and child. If someone harmed the interests of her child, no mother would remain indifferent. Even if they were her own children, a mother could not be impartial, let alone her own son and adopted son.

As the second prince grew up, he gradually realized the embarrassment of his position, so he was very good at judging the situation and restraining himself. On the one hand, he was grateful for the Queen Mother's upbringing, but on the other hand, he knew that he could not have any conflict of interest with the eldest prince, otherwise the Queen Mother would never be lenient to him. Therefore, he was like the shadow of the eldest prince in many cases.

Now that the eldest prince has died on the battlefield, his shadow can finally step into the spotlight. The Queen Mother has also changed from secretly guarding against him to relying on and supporting him.

For such a long time, the eldest prince has not been named the crown prince because he has always been restrained by the third and fourth princes. In order to hone the competitive consciousness of the princes, King Ximo has been watching from the sidelines, not giving absolute support to any party, nor completely suppressing any party.

King Ximo felt that if he did not allow his sons to engage in healthy competition and survival of the fittest while he was still alive, thereby forming spontaneous leadership and obedience, he would definitely wait until he died and his sons, none of whom would submit to each other, would fight for power against each other.

It was a pity that the eldest prince was not very talented and had not been able to subdue or intimidate the third and fourth princes for so many years. If it were not for his status as the eldest son, he would not have been able to fight them for so many rounds with his own wisdom. Moreover, due to the incompetence of the eldest prince, the third and fourth princes found many opportunities and accumulated a lot of strength.

So after the Second Prince took over, he had to put a lot of effort into getting things in a situation where he could compete with the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince. However, this also forced the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince to join forces to target him, and he barely managed to hold on.

Now that the King of Ximo wants to take the Sixth Prince back to the country, the balance that the three princes have finally achieved is about to be broken. The Second Prince is not worried that the Sixth Prince will be a threat to him. After all, the Sixth Prince has been away from Ximo for so many years and has no one to rely on in Ximo except the King of Ximo. But if the Sixth Prince is bribed by the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince, he will be completely isolated. Instead of this, he might as well win over the Sixth Prince first.

Therefore, this time when he went to Beiwei to attend the Chunrong Meeting, he actively sought to be an envoy. Firstly, he could accumulate his political achievements in Ximo, secondly, he could establish his own diplomatic image to the other two countries, and thirdly, he could be the first to get close to the Sixth Prince. Even if the Sixth Prince was won over by the Third Prince and others in the future, they would still be somewhat suspicious of the Sixth Prince.

After he arrived in Ximo, he arranged for his men to carefully investigate the Sixth Prince. The Sixth Prince had been a hostage in Ximo all these years, without any great ambitions or achievements, but he was very close to the Seventh Princess of Beiwei.

Although the Northern Emperor was very caring towards the Sixth Prince, the Second Prince also knew the art of being an emperor. It was impossible for an emperor of any country to treat a hostage from another country sincerely. It was just a superficial act for outsiders to see.

After the Second Prince had spent several times with the Sixth Prince, although the Sixth Prince respected him very much and also showed that he wanted to be close to him and was willing to assist him in the future. Judging from his experience of seeing countless people, the Sixth Prince was very mature for his age. He felt that this was probably related to the fact that the Sixth Prince was a hostage in a foreign country at a young age, and he felt a little sympathy for the Sixth Prince. However, due to the environment in which the Second Prince grew up, he inevitably became a little more suspicious of everyone and everything. He habitually doubted the Sixth Prince, worried that the Sixth Prince had some plans, and also worried that he would raise a tiger to harm him.

But since the King of Ximo wanted to take the Sixth Prince back to the country, he could not disobey his father's order. However, in his heart, he silently hoped that the Northern Emperor would not let him go, which would save him a lot of trouble. Or if the Sixth Prince had an accident on the way back to Ximo, he could also shift the blame to the Third Prince, but this method was too risky. He was not willing to gamble his future for a Sixth Prince who was still uncertain.

The second prince has attended banquets of all sizes held by the Northern Emperor these days, and met the princess of Beiwei and the princess of Nanshen, so he had other ideas. If he could marry the princesses and princesses of other countries, it would definitely be helpful to him.

It was a pity that he was already married, and his princess was of ordinary birth, chosen by the Queen Mother, and was related to the Queen Mother's family, so he was actually not happy about it. But at that time, the eldest prince was still alive, so in order not to arouse the Queen Mother's suspicion, he still agreed to the marriage.

He had never been moved or had any feelings for his princess, he just played the role of a good husband to the queen and others. Up to now, the princess had no children, and his several children were all born to concubines.

With his current conditions, he is definitely not the best candidate for marriage in everyone's eyes. Divorcing the princess is not a trivial matter, and we cannot give the Third Prince and others the opportunity to make a big fuss about it. What's more, he still needs the full support of the Queen Mother's family.

So the second prince chose the sixth prince as the best candidate for marriage.

The Sixth Prince is now almost fifteen years old and has reached the age where he can get married. Anyway, the Sixth Prince will get married sooner or later, and the marriages of princes and nobles are all based on interests. Instead of letting the Sixth Prince's marriage be used by others, it is better to use it for oneself.

If the Sixth Prince can arrange a marriage with a princess this time, he can either stay and become the princess's consort, and not return to the country to cause trouble. Even if he returns to the country, there is no need to worry about him establishing in-law power in the country, after all, if he marries a princess, he cannot take concubines at will.

If the Sixth Prince truly surrenders to him, then he will have gained an additional foreign force, and this foreign force will not retaliate against him. If that really happens, he can just get rid of the Sixth Prince and be done with it.

So these days, the Second Prince has been very active in taking the Sixth Prince to various banquets, observing the possibility of marriage between the Sixth Prince and several princesses of Beiwei.

After observing for several times, he was a little disappointed. Although the fifth princess and the sixth princess took the initiative to show their goodwill, his sixth brother ignored them. On the surface, he was humble and polite, but in fact, he was deliberately keeping a distance from others.

Unfortunately, the Second Prince never met the Seventh Princess at the banquet, and was full of curiosity about her. He did hear that a few days ago, the Seventh Princess and the Third Princess of Nan Shen went to the Sixth Prince's mansion to look for the Sixth Prince, which somewhat relieved him, but also made him more curious about the Seventh Princess.

However, he had learned that the Northern Emperor would hold a state banquet in two days to see off the Ximo and Nanshen envoys, and he was sure that the Seventh Princess would show up at that time.