The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

"Nonsense!" Xie Rong shouted angrily.

He stood up suddenly and walked to the fifth prince who was kneeling on the ground.

He stared at the Fifth Prince with downcast eyes, his voice suppressing anger. "I have hired famous teachers to teach you, and I have not forgotten to check your homework every day. I have spent so much energy on you, just to let you go out and travel around when you grow up?"

"Do you know what the position of crown prince means?"

"If you become the crown prince, the kingdom of Dai Viet and everything I own will be yours!"

"But you don't want all this and just think about having fun all day long! How could you become like this!" Xie Rong said angrily, his tone full of regret and deep disappointment.

The Fifth Prince had never been treated so harshly by Xie Rong in his life. He couldn't help but tremble and his face turned pale.

But he didn't understand what was wrong with his idea. Does not being a crown prince mean he was not doing his job properly?

But he never dreamed of that position.

He knows exactly how much he weighs.

In the past, he was the youngest among all the brothers, and several of his older brothers were ahead of him, so not many people took him seriously.

His biological mother was of humble origin and he had no prominent maternal family. Most of the court officials' attention was on Prince An and his third brother, so he never felt that the position of crown prince had anything to do with him.

In his heart, only his third brother deserves that position.

My third brother has fought for Dai Viet for so many years, and has been on the verge of life and death several times. He has made great military achievements. This is what he deserves.

But fate did not fulfill man's wish. The third brother died before his father could appoint him as the crown prince.

It had only been a short time since my third brother died, but those ministers were already urging my father to appoint a crown prince and even dragged him into it.

He didn't want to be the crown prince at all.

Ever since he was old enough to understand, he had been trapped within these four red walls, surrounded by people arranged by his father.

They didn't allow him to do this or that, so he could only keep obeying his father's words and study hard. He didn't even have the right to leave the palace freely. He was like an emotionless puppet, living according to the will of others.

He had always been looking forward to growing up, hoping that one day he could leave the palace and set up his own house like his other brothers and live on his own. Then he could do whatever he wanted and go wherever he wanted, and he would no longer be bound by anything.

But if he became the crown prince, he would be trapped forever in this imperial palace with its golden tiles and red walls, and would never have freedom in his life. The heavy responsibility would suffocate him.

In fact, after his third brother's funeral, he heard some clues from what his father said.

His father is asking him to fight.

He didn't know what his father's purpose was in asking him to fight.

But no matter what, he was unwilling to do so, so he could only pretend to be stupid.

He thought that the issue of appointing a crown prince had not been decided for so many years, and after what happened with his third brother, it shouldn't be decided this quickly.

But I didn't expect that in just a few days, things would have reached this point.

What he could not have imagined was that those ministers with whom he had never had any contact would actually recommend him as the crown prince, which made him both panicked and frightened.

He was afraid that his father would think he was colluding with court officials and punish him.

But judging from what his father said and his attitude today, things didn't seem to be as he imagined, and his father seemed to favor him.

But how is this possible? It is obvious that in my father's heart, my third brother should be the most important.

However, the facts were right in front of him, and he had no choice but to believe it, but he would not accept his fate and he would fight for himself.

The Fifth Prince closed his eyes tightly, gritted his teeth, leaned forward, and knocked his head heavily to the ground. "Father, please forgive me, but I have never dreamed of the position of Crown Prince!"

"In my heart, only my third brother is worthy of this position. He has fought bravely for Dai Viet. Only he is worthy of being the crown prince!"

Seeing the Fifth Prince like this, Xie Rong was so angry that his head felt dizzy, and he regretted more and more that he had not stopped the Fifth Prince from interacting with Xie Nanyuan in time.

He calmed himself down before speaking, "I am also aware of Yuan'er's contributions to Dai Viet. His death pained me deeply, so I posthumously conferred the title of Crown Prince on him."

"But you have to know that no matter what, Yuan'er is already dead."

"If I die, everything will be gone. I cannot hand over the country of Dai Viet to a dead man."

The Fifth Prince paused, raised his head and said, "But Father, you still have the eldest and fourth brothers..."

Seeing the Fifth Prince evading responsibility, Xie Rong's anger grew even more intense, and he raised his voice, "Don't you know what your eldest and fourth brothers are like?"

"Your eldest brother is ill. Even if we were to choose one from among the royal family, it wouldn't be him. Your fourth brother..."

Xie Rong paused at this point, seeming helpless. "In short, I only have the three of you now, and you are the only suitable candidate. That's why all the court officials recommended you."

The fifth prince's body stiffened.

Xie Rong saw this and realized that it was almost time, so he said, "Since you were born into the royal family and are in this position, enjoying the offerings of the people, you must bear the corresponding responsibilities. It's best to abandon those unrealistic fantasies as soon as possible."

"I'm leaving first, you think about it carefully."

He waved his sleeves and walked out, but stopped just as he was about to step out of the threshold.

His expression paused, then he tilted his head slightly, his face calm, but the words he said made the Fifth Prince shudder, "If you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about your mother."

"You were recommended by half of the ministers. If someone else becomes the crown prince, will they be wary of you and take action against you?"

"It's okay for you, but your mother is the weakest. Will those people attack your mother?"

"Your mother worked hard to give birth to you. Don't let your selfishness cost her her life."

After saying that, Xie Rong took a big step and left.

Only the fifth prince was left, slumped on the ground, his eyes filled with despair.

-

The matter of appointing a crown prince had been circulating for several days, and Shen Qionghua and Luo Xiyao naturally heard about it as well.

Neither of them expected that the fifth prince would be the most popular candidate.

Shen Qionghua was fine, but Luo Xiyao had the best relationship with the Fifth Prince, so she naturally knew the Fifth Prince's temperament.

Knowing that he had never thought of becoming a prince, he had been cooped up in the palace for too long and only wanted to travel around the world and experience the customs and cultures of different places when he grew up.

I couldn't help but worry about him, fearing that the emperor would be suspicious of him.

However, now, because the emperor was seriously ill some time ago, the palace was heavily guarded and she could not enter the palace. She did not know what the situation of the fifth prince was like in the palace.

And at the moment, Luo Xiyao is a little too busy to take care of it, because she found that her father has been away on the expedition for such a long time and no news has been sent back.

Judging from the time, the National Defense Army should have reached the northern border long ago, but no information about the battle situation has been sent back to the capital.

Everyone in the capital was so focused on the rumor of establishing a crown prince that no one noticed anything strange.

Luo Xiyao thought about writing a letter to the Duke of Zhenguo, but then she thought that everyone already knew about Xie Nanyuan's death, but the northern border was hundreds of kilometers away from the capital, and there was a war going on, so her father might not hear about it.

If her father had not heard of it, once she sent this letter, it might affect her father and even the war situation in the northern border.

Luo Xiyao could still tell which was more important, the worries of one person or the people of Dai Viet.

After much thought, I threw away the pen and the letter was never sent.

I had just let this matter go and was thinking about asking for an audience with the Queen one day, and then going to the palace to take the opportunity to meet the Fifth Prince.

However, she didn't expect that before she could take action, the emperor issued an imperial decree to appoint the fifth prince as the crown prince and to hold the enthronement ceremony five days later.

For a moment, it resounded throughout the court and the country.