Forced love, an inescapable fate

Jingguo, the imperial palace.

In Chengming Hall, the ministers who came to the morning court were arguing over the issue of appointing a crown prince.

"Sending the Sixth Prince to Qi as a hostage was against the rules. His biological mother was the Queen, so he should have been the Crown Prince of Jing. However, at that time, the strength of our Jing was far inferior to that of Qi, so we had no choice but to send him to Qi as a hostage. Now that we have our General Feng Zong, Qi is losing ground on the battlefield. How dare they act as arrogantly as before? The Sixth Prince's years as a hostage in Qi gave Jing a chance to breathe. Now we have negotiated terms with Qi, and the Sixth Prince will return soon. He is rightfully the Crown Prince of Jing."

The speaker was Fang Zheng, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate. After he finished speaking, the group led by him echoed him.

"What Censor Fang said is correct. Although the Queen passed away two years ago, our Jing Kingdom has always appointed the heir apparent as the crown prince. The Sixth Prince's biological mother is the Queen. I agree to appoint the Sixth Prince as the Crown Prince."

"I agree."

"We agree to make the Sixth Prince the Crown Prince."

However, at this moment, a mocking voice was heard in the hall.

"Tsk tsk, you said he was a hostage, I'm afraid Qi has already raised him into a waste. I wonder what you are thinking about making a waste the crown prince?"

"Moreover, as far as I know, the Sixth Prince's status in the Qi royal family is not even comparable to that of an ordinary eunuch. He is so weak that he could even step on a lowly palace maid. Let alone the Crown Prince, even if he returns, he'll be a useless piece of shit. Do you think he's qualified to be the Crown Prince of Jing? Besides, when we sent him to Qi as a hostage, why didn't you remember that his biological mother was the Queen? Now, you want to make a useless prince the Crown Prince. Isn't that a bit ridiculous?"

He said this without the slightest bit of politeness, and his tone was full of disdain. Although the words were harsh, they were also the truth.

A group of ministers, led by Left Censor-in-Chief Fang Zheng, were so angry at his words that they were speechless.

"Taifu Wen, how can you say that? No matter what, the Sixth Prince is doing this for our Jing Kingdom. You... are simply unreasonable."

Grand Tutor Wen Muchuan had a sneer on his face.

"Why, I am only telling the truth. Am I wrong? You have evil intentions, and you don't allow others to state the facts?"

"You...you, what nonsense! We are all here to help His Majesty. We don't have any such dirty thoughts as you claim."

"When did this Master ever say you had dirty thoughts? Look, you've confessed it all yourself."

"Wen Muchuan, don't go too far."

Fang Zheng was so angry that his body was shaking. He glared at the man in front of him who was speaking sarcastically, but he could do nothing.

In his decades of service as an official, he had never seen anyone as rude as Wen Muchuan.

Moreover, Wen Muchuan is very young, not even 25 years old. He is tall and has narrow eyes. Whenever he looks at people, he always has an arrogant look that no one can catch his eye. What he says is even more arrogant. When talking to him, you always feel that you will be angry to death in the next second.

However, such a young and arrogant man had risen to the position of Grand Tutor in just a few years, and he was deeply favored by the Emperor. Although many people in the court disliked him, what could they do? He was still the most powerful person in front of the Emperor.

Now that he has openly spoken out against making the Sixth Prince the Crown Prince, I'm afraid this will not happen.

Seeing that they had almost finished arguing, the person in a higher position slowly spoke.

"I understand your feelings, my dear ministers. I did owe the Sixth Prince a debt when he was taken hostage to Qi. However, what Minister Wen said is also reasonable. The Crown Prince's matter is of great importance and must be handled with extreme caution. I will give this matter some time to consider carefully. This morning's court session ends here. May you return."

The emperor had already spoken, so it was not appropriate for them to continue arguing.

After kneeling down, Fang Zheng glanced at the tall man who was still arrogant, snorted coldly, and turned away.

Wen Muchuan just slowly moved his eyelids and glanced sideways.

"A bunch of idiots."

He still looks down on everyone as always.

......

As for what happened at the morning court of Jing State, the news reached Jiang Ci's ears on the fifth day.

He held the note in his hand, his expression unclear.

Bai Yu looked up at his expression and felt that he shouldn't be so calm.

"What has she been doing these days?"

Jiang Ci suddenly asked.

"Huh? Who?"

Bai Yu didn't react to who he was talking about for a moment. When he saw Jiang Ci looking at him as if he was an idiot, he realized who he was asking.

But I don’t quite understand why he suddenly asked about Mu Qingli.

He was stunned for a moment, then answered truthfully.

"Princess Qingli has been doing the same thing as usual these past few days. Apart from eating and sleeping, she also exercises in the yard. However, the moves she makes are very strange. I have never seen them before."

Jiang Ci raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.

"Never-before-seen moves? Exercises? Is that all?"

Bai Yu thought carefully about Mu Qingli's actions in the past few days, and found that there were some details that he had overlooked.

"Oh, right. She seems to be very curious about who secretly sends her food. These past few days, when I was delivering food, she actually hid in the dark. If I hadn't been so cautious, I'm afraid she would have discovered me."

After Bai Yu finished speaking, Jiang Ci just said lightly.

"That's not surprising. It would be unreasonable if she hadn't always been curious about who sent her food."

"she……"

Before Jiang Ci could finish his words, he heard footsteps outside.

Bai Yu immediately disappeared.

"Brother, are you there?"

Mu Qingli stood outside the door and called out softly.

Hearing her voice, Jiang Ci stood up, and his expressionless face instantly showed a gentle smile.

If Mu Qingli saw this, he would definitely call him a "master of face-changing".

He opened the door and looked at the visitor with a bit of flattery.

"Sister, you're here."

Mu Qingli felt a little embarrassed about Jiang Ci's performance. She had said that she would come to see him the next day, but she didn't come due to health reasons.

Seeing his flattered expression, she felt a little guilty.

"I'm sorry. Japan said they would come to see you the next day, but because of the wound, they didn't come to see you. Are you angry?"

Jiang Ci laughed softly.

"How could I be angry? Sister's health is the most important thing. I wonder how her injuries are recovering?"

"It's much better now, you don't have to worry."

"Ah That's good."

After saying this, they didn't speak again, and for a moment, the air was silent.

In order to break the silence, Mu Qingli coughed lightly a few times.

"Brother, can I go in and see your room?"

She pointed behind Jiang Ci.

Jiang Ci was stunned, seemed to think for a moment, and then nodded slightly.

"Naturally."

Then he turned sideways and said to Mu Qingli, "Come in."

Mu Qingli smiled at him and walked in.

At first glance, it wasn't much different from her room. It seemed that the royal family of Qi really treated them both equally.

After taking a look at the simple room, Mu Qingli wanted to leave even more.

No matter what, we have to find a way to leave here as soon as possible.