My husband, please respect yourself. The princess is here to grab the bride.

Bai Shaoqiu did not refuse Tang Xianxian's request to send him away in her carriage.

Since Qian Sheng said that the neighbors in Xiling City were looking for a punching bag, he didn't want to be that punching bag because his silly brother-in-law was not around.

But Tang Xianxian suddenly said that she had something else to say to him... This made him a little nervous again.

He thought Tang Xianxian would continue to talk about love, but he was overthinking it!

"How much do you know about the situation in North Korea?"

Bai Shaoqiu was startled and pondered for a moment: "I am a lazy person and do not seek fame, so I don't care about state affairs."

"I just met Qi Shaotong at the Zhuxi Literary Gathering. He did tell me a little bit... He was talking about what happened in Akinohara."

Tang Xianxian smiled slightly: "That's too far away. What I want to tell you is that you could have lived a quiet life in Xiling City, but since you became the son-in-law of the prince's palace, you can no longer stay out of it."

Bai Shaoqiu frowned slightly but didn't ask why.

"The Emperor has issued an imperial decree, appointing you as the Prince's son-in-law. This in itself is an unusual event."

"I didn't care about state affairs originally, but because of you, I've been spending time with Elder Fang and Elder Si these past few days, so I took the initiative to ask about some of them. They... pretty much told me everything they knew."

"The Left Prime Minister Ye Qionglou's faction has almost taken control of the government!"

"The Zhenxi Palace stands with the Right Prime Minister Qin Shiwen!"

"If Ye Qionglou wants to get rid of Qin Shiwen, they must first eliminate his forces...Zhenxiwang Mansion is not the first to be hit, the first to be hit is the Taiwei Mansion."

"Old Fang said that no one expected the Grand Marshal's Mansion to be defeated so quickly, because Grand Marshal Fu was the backbone of the Xingguo army!"

"After General Fu retired, the Northern Frontier General Wei Buyi was recalled to the capital... Wei Buyi was a slave released by the Qin family. He had been in charge of the Northern Frontier Army for over ten years."

"The great victory against Northern Liang eleven years ago was personally commanded by General Wei."

"Old Fang is very worried. After General Wei enters Kyoto...I'm afraid he will be in great danger."

"From now on, Ye Qionglou's faction will probably focus their attention on Zhenxi Palace!"

"And you are a chess piece they have placed in the Zhenxi Palace."

"Mr. Si believes that they originally intended to use you to disrupt the Zhenxi Palace."

"This means... it would be best if the King of Zhenxi kills you. If he holds back, then Princess Changying will suffer a great injustice."

"Prince Zhenxi will definitely feel dissatisfied with his father, and Dongfang Changying..."

Tang Xianxian glanced at Bai Shaoqiu and said, "Dongfang Changying is not a woman who will just swallow her anger and accept everything!"

"On the contrary, she looks weak but is actually tough!"

"She will never really marry you!"

"If two or three years pass and you still have no descendants, I'm afraid those people in the temple will resort to new tactics."

"For example, please ask the Emperor to issue another decree to summon you and Princess Changying to the capital."

"For example, they sent a royal doctor to check your pulse or something."

"In short, what they want is to make the emperor even more dissatisfied with the King of Zhenxi, and then issue an edict to abolish the title of King of Zhenxi, in order to remove the military power held by the King of Zhenxi!"

"Now, without external support, Prime Minister Qin will have a hard time staying in the court."

"Ye Qionglou will be able to control the government and become the most powerful official in Xingguo!"

Bai Shaoqiu was listening very carefully.

Only then did he interrupt and ask, "The Emperor doesn't care?"

"I don't know about that either. Elder Fang said... this is the mind of the emperor. Qin Shiwen is too upright, which is disliked by the emperor."

"But Qin Shiwen is a veteran of three dynasties, so it would be difficult for my father to decree his retirement."

"Also... Elder Fang said that what's really involved here is the fight for the crown prince!"

"Father is forty years old this year, in the prime of his life, yet he hasn't appointed a crown prince."

"This left behind the disaster of the Eastern Palace."

"Ye Qionglou's daughter, Ye Yun, is the current queen, but her son is not the eldest son, but the third prince."

"My eldest brother was born to Concubine Qin... Concubine Qin, she is the daughter of Qin Shiwen!"

"Ye Qionglou believes that the Crown Prince must be the Queen's son, but Qin Shiwen believes that seniority should be respected and that the eldest son should be made the Crown Prince..."

"Anyway... it's a mess. Just keep these things to yourself. Don't let a single word of it get out!"

Bai Shaoqiu nodded slightly, thinking, isn't this just one of those bloody palace dramas on TV?

Throughout the dynasties, the struggle for the crown prince was always bloody!

Everyone wants to be emperor!

But there is only one dragon throne!

Whoever sits on it can decide anyone's life or death with just a word!

This is the supreme power!

In Bai Shaoqiu's view, the dispute between Ye Qionglou and Qin Shiwen, the two prime ministers, has nothing to do with justice and is just a dog-eat-dog fight.

It's all about getting the most benefit in the end.

He did not sympathize with Qin Shiwen for being at a disadvantage, nor did he think that Ye Qionglou's methods were insidious.

If he were not the son-in-law of the royal family, he would actually be happy to just watch this palace drama.

But he happened to be the son-in-law of the palace, and the palace was also involved in this mess——

Although Tang Xianxian only talked about the relationships between these characters, Bai Shaoqiu already understood his current situation.

If I had known this would happen, why would I have held this literary gathering?

This guy became famous and was going to Kyoto, so he walked into the whirlpool of Kyoto, like walking into a trap!

愚！

So stupid!

"Is it okay if I don't go to Kyoto now?"

Tang Xianxian raised her eyebrows slightly: "It's not up to you now!"

Bai Shaoqiu understood.

He stole the limelight and won the first prize at the Zhuxi Literary Meeting today. It would have been fine if he was not the son-in-law of the royal family.

As a mere leader of a literary society in Xiling City, he was not qualified to enter the sight of those bigwigs.

But he is the son-in-law of the royal family!

He is a piece of trash that those people have deliberately picked out!

This loser has suddenly become a genius with extraordinary talent...

The bigwigs in Kyoto would probably be surprised to hear this, and they would probably become interested in him.

They will definitely find a way to recruit me to Beijing.

One side certainly doesn't want the son-in-law of the Prince of Zhenxi's Mansion to turn from a waste into a genius, because then he will face crises on all sides when he goes to Kyoto.

The Qin Prime Minister will be delighted.

I will definitely find ways to protect him!

By protecting him, you can gain further friendship from the Zhenxi Palace—

Judging from what happened at Lanting today, the prince and princess have completely changed their attitude towards me. So when I set out on the road to Kyoto, I guess a letter has already been sent to Prime Minister Qin's residence.

In this way, he became the focus of the game between the two factions.

If he died in Kyoto, it would mean Ye Xiang won.

If he could leave Kyoto alive...it would mean that Prime Minister Qin had won the game.

But the situation in Kyoto is that Ye Xiang has the upper hand, so the possibility of dying in Kyoto is greater!

Bai Shaoqiu smiled bitterly:

"How powerful are you in Kyoto?"

Tang Xianxian pursed her lips: "Where do I get any power from?"

"...Then how can you guarantee that I will not be harmed by the wicked and leave safely?"

Tang Xianxian pondered for three breaths:

"If my aunt is willing, you will have nothing to worry about in Kyoto!"

"...Then is your aunt willing?"

"I haven't gone back to ask my aunt yet, how would I know?"

Are you kidding me?

This is a game of life!

Bai Shaoqiu felt a little melancholy.

What should we do?