Time Travel: The Useless Prince, First Destroy the Princess

"Come sit over here!"

Liu Yan looked at the young, beautiful, smart and intelligent queen, then looked at his good-for-nothing son and sighed.

Since there were no outsiders around, Liu Zhi naturally sat next to Liu Yan.

Liu Yan looked at her and said with a smile: "The Crown Princess is really outrageous. I will help you vent your anger!"

It seems that Liu Yan is very fond of Liu Zhi.

This made Liu Zhao feel much more at ease.

This is the person I should trust the most right now!

Even Liu Yan was not as trustworthy as her.

"Your Majesty, I, your concubine, just don't want Zhao'er to be bullied!"

Liu Zhi looked at Liu Zhao with red eyes.

"I know you two have a good relationship, but Zhao'er is in this state. If she doesn't have a strong princess consort, she will be bullied by outsiders!"

"Outsiders? Who among the outsiders dares to bully him?"

Liu Zhi was a little confused.

"There are some things I can't help!" Liu Yan sighed softly, "The Crown Princess is tough, and with the Duke of Qi's support, outsiders will be wary of her. But the Crown Princess's temper really needs to be improved!"

"Yes, I understand!"

Liu Zhi immediately understood Liu Yan's thoughts. He was worried that Liu Zhao would not be able to handle state affairs after he succeeded to the throne, and that power would eventually fall into the hands of others.

Sima Yu was a tough guy, and with the support of the Duke of Qi, the possibility of power falling into the hands of others was much smaller.

In order to be favored, one must not only be beautiful but also be smart and understanding.

But Liu Zhi always kept in mind the golden rule that the harem should not interfere in government affairs, so she was unwilling to say much.

Liu Yan also liked Liu Zhi's intelligence. She could understand what he meant with just a look or a word.

This is the case in normal times, and it is the same during sex.

"It's a pity that the Crown Princess hasn't given birth to a grandson yet. Otherwise, I would be more relieved if Zhao'er succeeded to the throne!"

The lack of successor was Liu Yan’s biggest concern.

When Liu Zhi heard that Liu Yan wanted a grandson, her heart ached, her eyes turned red, and a line of tears fell.

The emperor must be feeling bad because she couldn't even give birth to a prince for him.

"Your Majesty, I am also incompetent and have failed to give it to Your Majesty! That's why the Crown Princess said today that I am a chicken that can't lay eggs!"

As Liu Zhi spoke, tears couldn't stop flowing.

Sima Yu’s words were so hurtful!

"This shrew is so hateful. How unreasonable!" Liu Yan couldn't help but slam the table.

I was thinking of just teaching him a lesson, but he said such nasty words, isn't it like cursing myself as a rooster!

We have to take drastic measures!

"Your Majesty, I feel truly guilty!"

"I don't blame you. Maybe it's just like my great uncle said, it's fate!"

Liu Zhi didn't answer and wiped her tears carefully.

Liu Yan knew what Liu Zhi meant.

Over the past year, he had spent most of his time with Liu Zhi, but there was no movement.

Maybe it is really the adverse consequences of excessive indulgence!

Or maybe it's because I'm middle-aged and can't do it anymore!

But then he thought again, when he was young, he and Liu Xing were inseparable day and night, and they were deeply in love, but Liu Zhao was their only child, so what was there to blame?

Moreover, in the ten years since the founding of the country, he had favored no less than a hundred concubines, but not a single one of them had made any move!

It was really destined that I, as the founding emperor of the Jing Dynasty, had no successor.

Liu Zhao listened but didn't dare to show any expression on his face.

This time travel is really good. If there were a few princes, I would probably just be able to play a supporting role and be lucky enough to keep my life!

And the probability of losing your life is infinitely high.

And Liu Zhi doesn’t have any children, which is great news for me!

After a moment of silence, Liu Yan looked at Liu Zhao and asked, "Zhao'er, have you read the Buddhist scriptures?"

Without outsiders around, Liu Yan's tone became much more relaxed.

"I have read it!" Liu Zhao replied hurriedly.

"Do you understand?"

Liu Zhao really didn't understand and could only shake his head.

The Buddhist scriptures were obscure and difficult to understand, and Liu Zhao even doubted whether the translator really understood them.

Speaking of reading Buddhist scriptures, Liu Zhi suddenly became more energetic and asked, "Your Majesty, are these Buddhist scriptures really useful?"

"Of course it would be useful, but the Buddhist scriptures are too long. If Zhao'er were extremely intelligent, it wouldn't be difficult for him to finish reading them, but under the current circumstances, it's probably difficult to achieve! It seems that we can't hold out too much hope!"

Liu Yan obviously didn't want to spoil Liu Zhi's fun, so he said it with a stiff upper lip.

"That may not be the case!" Liu Zhi frowned. "The monk said that after reading ten scriptures, one's wisdom will be awakened. Will all wisdom be awakened after reading them all? Then, as long as you read a little bit, your wisdom will be awakened a little bit!"

"That makes sense!" Liu Yan nodded.

Liu Zhi's explanation was nothing more than standing on her own standpoint and deceiving herself in a favorable direction.

When Liu Zhao heard what Liu Zhi said, he immediately thought that if he wanted to become the smart Liu Zhao, he had to take it slowly!

This is a really good idea!

"I was wondering why Zhao'er suddenly attacked today. Turns out it was because he was reciting Buddhist scriptures!"

Liu Zhi thought about the incident of Liu Zhao beating Sima Yu, which was indeed a bit strange!

A beautiful fantasy began.

"How can I even begin to explain this? I only read for the whole morning! It's not that amazing!"

Liu Yan was also puzzled.

However, it is human nature to hope that good things will happen, and Liu Yan is no exception.

I would rather trust it to have it than to trust it to have nothing.

I suddenly felt happy.

"Your Majesty, don't you know? Today, the Crown Princess hit Zhao'er, and Zhao'er actually fought back, and the beating was quite severe! Later, the Crown Princess insulted me again, and he attacked me again!"

Sima Yu is coming to confront me, so I definitely can't hide this.

Liu Zhi naturally had to let Liu Yan know first.

"Really? Doesn't the Buddhist scriptures emphasize patience? How could it lead to irritability?" Liu Yan looked at Liu Zhao in disbelief.

Although I have not read the Buddhist scriptures, I have some understanding of Buddhist theories.

Liu Zhao's heart tightened and he avoided his gaze.

But judging from Liu Yan's expression, he should be protecting his own son.

"Indeed, Zhao'er always submitted to the Crown Princess in the past, but today he fought back. It seems this Buddhist scripture really does have the effect of opening up wisdom!"

"Zhao'er, how many Buddhist scriptures have you read?" Although Liu Yan was happy in his heart, he did not quite believe it, so he turned to ask Liu Zhao.

"Read a paragraph!"

Liu Zhao answered cautiously and in a low voice.

"Read a paragraph?" Liu Yan laughed dumbly, then said, "Tell me, why did you fight back today?"

"Your son, your son feels that you cannot suffer any loss!"

Liu Zhao deliberately kept it simple.

"Haha! I can't suffer any loss, okay!"

Liu Yan laughed.

Liu Zhi also laughed.

"I thought it had something to do with Buddhist scriptures. Turns out it's just about not getting hurt!"

Liu Yan was in a good mood.

"Your Majesty, I believe this Buddhist scripture is indeed of miraculous use. It must be the gateway to unlocking wisdom!"

"I hope so!" Liu Yan was happy at this moment. No matter what, Liu Zhao dared to fight back against that fierce woman. He had really made progress.

With time, even if I don’t become much smarter, I should still be able to handle basic government affairs!

Of course, this is just my own wishful thinking.